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A protective device for an articulated vehicle provided with a plurality of carriages connected by an articulated joint, comprising: - a frame provided with a receiving cavity extending along a longitudinal direction; - a coupling member provided with a projecting portion (P1) shaped to be inserted into the receiving cavity and a supporting portion (P2) in which a housing cavity is made; - a tubular member configured to be inserted into the housing cavity in such a way as to be coupled to the coupling member ; - a laminar member defining a bellows and stably connected in use, directly or indirectly, to the tubular member ; - at least one pair of locking elements configured to be inserted in use into the receiving cavity in two different regions in order to lock the coupling member to the frame , characterized in that each of the locking elements comprises a plug , configured to be inserted into the receiving cavity , and a threaded member operating on the plug and adapted to be screwed to the frame in such a way as to lock the plug inside the receiving cavity . - a frame provided with a receiving cavity extending along a longitudinal direction; - a coupling member provided with a projecting portion (P1) shaped to be inserted into the receiving cavity and a supporting portion (P2) in which a housing cavity is made; - a tubular member configured to be inserted into the housing cavity in such a way as to be coupled to the coupling member ; - a laminar member defining a bellows and stably connected in use, directly or indirectly, to the tubular member ; - at least one pair of locking elements configured to be inserted in use into the receiving cavity in two different regions in order to lock the coupling member to the frame , characterized in that each of the locking elements comprises a plug , configured to be inserted into the receiving cavity , and a threaded member operating on the plug and adapted to be screwed to the frame in such a way as to lock the plug inside the receiving cavity .
A secondary battery system characterized by comprising a secondary battery ; a first measurement part that measures a volume change rate of the secondary battery per unit time; a designation part that designates a threshold value; and a controller configured to control a charging current flowing through the secondary battery , based on the volume change rate of the secondary battery measured by the first measurement part and the threshold value.
A medical pad for contact and thermal exchange with a patient, comprising: a fluid circulation layer (14;15) for containing a thermal exchange fluid circulatable therethrough; a first port fluidly interconnected to the fluid circulation layer (14;15) for circulating the thermal exchange fluid into the fluid circulation layer (14;15); a second port fluidly interconnected to the fluid circulation layer (14;15) for circulating the thermal exchange fluid out of the fluid circulation layer (14;15); and, a hydrogel layer interconnected to and extending across one side of the fluid circulation layer (14;15) to define an adhesive surface for adherence to a patient's skin, wherein said hydrogel layer has a thermal conductivity of at least 0.2 W/m-K (1.9 cal/hr-cm-°C), characterized in that said hydrogel layer comprises an ultra violet light-cured composition that includes: a cross-linking copolymer in an amount of between about 15% to 30% by weight of said composition; water in an amount of between about 15% to 40% by weight of said composition; and glycerol in an amount of between about 25% to 35% by weight of the composition. a fluid circulation layer (14;15) for containing a thermal exchange fluid circulatable therethrough; a first port fluidly interconnected to the fluid circulation layer (14;15) for circulating the thermal exchange fluid into the fluid circulation layer (14;15); a second port fluidly interconnected to the fluid circulation layer (14;15) for circulating the thermal exchange fluid out of the fluid circulation layer (14;15); and, a hydrogel layer interconnected to and extending across one side of the fluid circulation layer (14;15) to define an adhesive surface for adherence to a patient's skin, wherein said hydrogel layer has a thermal conductivity of at least 0.2 W/m-K (1.9 cal/hr-cm-°C), a cross-linking copolymer in an amount of between about 15% to 30% by weight of said composition; water in an amount of between about 15% to 40% by weight of said composition; and glycerol in an amount of between about 25% to 35% by weight of the composition.
A powder comprising core/shell particles having an average particle size of less than 1000 microns, each particle comprising: a liquid core that is substantially free of water, wherein substantially free means 5% by weight or less; and comprises A) a polar liquid having a percent surface polarity of at least 24%, wherein the percent surface polarity is measured using the method provided in the description; B) an acidic active agent, and C) from 1% to 5% by weight of at least one basic solubility enhancing agent that is not an active ingredient; and a shell comprising hydrophobic particles. A) a polar liquid having a percent surface polarity of at least 24%, wherein the percent surface polarity is measured using the method provided in the description; B) an acidic active agent, and C) from 1% to 5% by weight of at least one basic solubility enhancing agent that is not an active ingredient; and
A method of real-time image correction of a video stream from a surgical endoscope of a surgical robotic system, the video stream comprising a sequence of images, the method comprising: for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region ; applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region ; deriving data from the surgical robotic system ; determining a relationship between features in the image from the derived data ; determining, from the relationship between features in the image, a predicted relationship between the same features at the time of a subsequent image in the video stream ; modifying the mask based on the predicted relationship between the features at the time of the subsequent image (n) in the video stream ; and applying the modified mask to the subsequent image (n) in the video stream . for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region ; applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region ; deriving data from the surgical robotic system ; determining a relationship between features in the image from the derived data ; determining, from the relationship between features in the image, a predicted relationship between the same features at the time of a subsequent image in the video stream ; modifying the mask based on the predicted relationship between the features at the time of the subsequent image (n) in the video stream ; and applying the modified mask to the subsequent image (n) in the video stream .
A mould layer assembly (200; 300; 400; 500) comprising: a carrier defining a mould contact face on a first side, and a temperature control face on a second side opposite the first; and, an insert defining a mould profile for forming a moulded article; characterised in that : the temperature control face is separated into a plurality of temperature control zones, each zone comprising a fluid chamber at least partially defined by the temperature control surface; and, in that the insert is assembled in the carrier such that the insert overlaps at least one of the temperature control zones. a carrier defining a mould contact face on a first side, and a temperature control face on a second side opposite the first; and, an insert defining a mould profile for forming a moulded article; characterised in that : the temperature control face is separated into a plurality of temperature control zones, each zone comprising a fluid chamber at least partially defined by the temperature control surface; and, in that the insert is assembled in the carrier such that the insert overlaps at least one of the temperature control zones. the temperature control face is separated into a plurality of temperature control zones, each zone comprising a fluid chamber at least partially defined by the temperature control surface; and, in that the insert is assembled in the carrier such that the insert overlaps at least one of the temperature control zones.
Access-determining device in a building having at least one door and one electromagnet assigned to the door, said electromagnet being coupled to a voltage source via at least one switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5), wherein the switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) is closed in a base state of the access-determining device, such that the electromagnet is powered and this electromagnet causes a fixing element , which is supplied by a magnetic field of the electromagnet, said magnetic field being thus generated, and which is likewise assigned to the door, to prevent the door from opening or closing, wherein a lapse of the magnetic field of the electromagnet is caused only in an emergency state by permanent opening of the at least one switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5), and an opening of the door or a closing of the door is enabled, wherein the at least one switch is a semiconductor switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) or another switch which can be switched every millisecond, wherein the switch is controlled via a control line , and a testing means is provided which is designed to emit at least one signal for causing the opening of the switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) via the control line , based on the base state, for a sufficiently short period of time that opening or closing of the door is not yet enabled, characterised in that the testing means is further designed to test, using a detection means , whether the switch (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) is actually opened because of the at least one signal for opening, and the electromagnet is redundantly coupled to the voltage source via at least two semiconductor switches (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5) (or two other switches which can be switched every millisecond) having an associated control line in such a manner that, when the semiconductor switch is opened, the electromagnet is deenergised and the emergency state is established.
Pressure sensor, having a sensor element for measuring a pressure, a chamber in which the sensor element is arranged, wherein the chamber is closed off from the outside, wherein the chamber is filled with a fluid medium which is designed to transmit a pressure, which is applied to the outside of the chamber , to the sensor element , and having a pressure-sensitive region and a compressible element for protecting the pressure-sensitive region against an overload, wherein the pressure-sensitive region is in the form of a region which bounds the chamber , wherein the distance of the compressible element from the pressure-sensitive region is less than or equal to 1000 μm.
A medical imaging diagnosis apparatus for providing a diagnostic basis when performing computer aided diagnosis to diagnose the presence of a lesion in a target medical image, the apparatus comprising: a display; a memory configured to store instructions therein; and a processor, upon execution of the instructions, configured: to extract characteristic information related to an area suspected to be a lesion in the target medical image, as one or more image descriptors from the target medical image ; to derive a comprehensive diagnostic result for the target medical image using one or more diagnostic rules , each of the diagnostic rules comprising: one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and an individual diagnostic result corresponding to the one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and to control the display to display the derived comprehensive diagnostic result together with the diagnostic basis comprising the diagnostic rules and the corresponding image descriptors used in deriving the comprehensive diagnostic result. a display; a memory configured to store instructions therein; and a processor, upon execution of the instructions, configured: to extract characteristic information related to an area suspected to be a lesion in the target medical image, as one or more image descriptors from the target medical image ; to derive a comprehensive diagnostic result for the target medical image using one or more diagnostic rules , each of the diagnostic rules comprising: one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and an individual diagnostic result corresponding to the one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and to control the display to display the derived comprehensive diagnostic result together with the diagnostic basis comprising the diagnostic rules and the corresponding image descriptors used in deriving the comprehensive diagnostic result. to extract characteristic information related to an area suspected to be a lesion in the target medical image, as one or more image descriptors from the target medical image ; to derive a comprehensive diagnostic result for the target medical image using one or more diagnostic rules , each of the diagnostic rules comprising: one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and an individual diagnostic result corresponding to the one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and an individual diagnostic result corresponding to the one or more of the extracted image descriptors; and to control the display to display the derived comprehensive diagnostic result together with the diagnostic basis comprising the diagnostic rules and the corresponding image descriptors used in deriving the comprehensive diagnostic result.
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: a data acquisition unit that repeatedly transmits an ultrasound beam to a subject a plurality of times in a range over a plurality of scanning lines to acquire a time-series data string of reflected waves from the subject; a positional deviation amount estimation unit that estimates an amount of relative positional deviation of a scatterer of the subject which is included in the time-series data string; a data exclusion unit that excludes time-series data satisfying an exclusion condition based on the amount of positional deviation of the scatterer estimated by the positional deviation amount estimation unit from the time-series data string to select analysis target data; a Moving Target Indicator (MTI) filter unit that removes a clutter component from the analysis target data selected by the data exclusion unit ; and a blood flow information estimation unit that performs Doppler analysis on the analysis target data from which the clutter component has been removed by the MTI filter unit to estimate blood flow information of the subject. a data acquisition unit that repeatedly transmits an ultrasound beam to a subject a plurality of times in a range over a plurality of scanning lines to acquire a time-series data string of reflected waves from the subject; a positional deviation amount estimation unit that estimates an amount of relative positional deviation of a scatterer of the subject which is included in the time-series data string; a data exclusion unit that excludes time-series data satisfying an exclusion condition based on the amount of positional deviation of the scatterer estimated by the positional deviation amount estimation unit from the time-series data string to select analysis target data; a Moving Target Indicator (MTI) filter unit that removes a clutter component from the analysis target data selected by the data exclusion unit ; and a blood flow information estimation unit that performs Doppler analysis on the analysis target data from which the clutter component has been removed by the MTI filter unit to estimate blood flow information of the subject.
A power supply device configured to be mounted to a vehicle, the power supply device comprising: a first switching power supply configured to convert power to be supplied from an AC power supply outside the vehicle to a first converted power by switching, and supply the first converted power to a power storage device; a second switching power supply configured to convert, by switching, the first converted power supplied from the first switching power supply or power supplied from the power storage device to a second converted power, and supply the second converted power to a load device; a noise filter configured to reduce noise generated in the first switching power supply and the second switching power supply; and a shield covering the first switching power supply , the second switching power supply , and the noise filter , wherein the noise filter is interposed on a current path between the first switching power supply and the power storage device, between the power storage device and the second switching power supply, and between the power storage device and a branch point at which a power line from the first switching power supply to the power storage device intersects a power line from the second switching power supply to the power storage device; and wherein a current capacity of the noise filter is higher than any of a first maximum value of a current that flows from the first switching power supply and a second maximum value of a current that flows to the second switching power supply , and is lower than the total value of the first maximum value and the second maximum value. a first switching power supply configured to convert power to be supplied from an AC power supply outside the vehicle to a first converted power by switching, and supply the first converted power to a power storage device; a second switching power supply configured to convert, by switching, the first converted power supplied from the first switching power supply or power supplied from the power storage device to a second converted power, and supply the second converted power to a load device; a noise filter configured to reduce noise generated in the first switching power supply and the second switching power supply; and a shield covering the first switching power supply , the second switching power supply , and the noise filter , wherein the noise filter is interposed on a current path between the first switching power supply and the power storage device, between the power storage device and the second switching power supply, and between the power storage device and a branch point at which a power line from the first switching power supply to the power storage device intersects a power line from the second switching power supply to the power storage device; and wherein a current capacity of the noise filter is higher than any of a first maximum value of a current that flows from the first switching power supply and a second maximum value of a current that flows to the second switching power supply , and is lower than the total value of the first maximum value and the second maximum value.
A composition comprising an aqueous quality control or calibration reagent disposed in a closed system, the composition comprising: urea present in a concentration in a range of from about 0.1 mM to about 150 mM; at least one buffer; and at least one amino acid-containing composition having at least one available primary or secondary amine, wherein the ratio of urea to the at least one amino acid-containing composition is in a range of from about 0.1:1 to about 100:1. urea present in a concentration in a range of from about 0.1 mM to about 150 mM; at least one buffer; and at least one amino acid-containing composition having at least one available primary or secondary amine, wherein the ratio of urea to the at least one amino acid-containing composition is in a range of from about 0.1:1 to about 100:1.
A method for constructing an Fv library comprising individually separated Fvs based on a combination of proteins, the method comprising the steps of: (a) separately expressing a fusion protein with a selected protein sequence in a cell, wherein the fusion protein has the sequence structure "target-LPETG-linker-Sortase A-His tag", wherein target stands for a heavy-chain variable region (V H ) domain protein or a light-chain variable region (V L ) domain protein; and separately purifying the VL and VH domains containing fusion protein with the His-tag, wherein the fusion protein containing the VL domain and the fusion protein containing the VH domain both comprise a coiled coil domain or have a cysteine introduced into the respective V H and V L domain protein and wherein the His-tag is removed in the course of the purification by induction of Sortase A cleavage while the coiled coil domain is retained; (b) individually pairing the fusion protein containing the V H domain and the fusion protein containing the V L domain, prepared in step (a), outside the cell, wherein the pairing is achieved by pairing by disulfide bonds between cysteines introduced in the VL and the VH domain containing proteins, pairing by coiled-coil from the fusion between coiled-coil domains, or combinations thereof; (c) storing assembled Fvs of the paired VH domain containing fusion proteins and VL domain containing fusion proteins of step (b) in individual compartments given identification (ID) numbers. (a) separately expressing a fusion protein with a selected protein sequence in a cell, wherein the fusion protein has the sequence structure "target-LPETG-linker-Sortase A-His tag", wherein target stands for a heavy-chain variable region (V H ) domain protein or a light-chain variable region (V L ) domain protein; and separately purifying the VL and VH domains containing fusion protein with the His-tag, wherein the fusion protein containing the VL domain and the fusion protein containing the VH domain both comprise a coiled coil domain or have a cysteine introduced into the respective V H and V L domain protein and wherein the His-tag is removed in the course of the purification by induction of Sortase A cleavage while the coiled coil domain is retained; (b) individually pairing the fusion protein containing the V H domain and the fusion protein containing the V L domain, prepared in step (a), outside the cell, wherein the pairing is achieved by pairing by disulfide bonds between cysteines introduced in the VL and the VH domain containing proteins, pairing by coiled-coil from the fusion between coiled-coil domains, or combinations thereof; (c) storing assembled Fvs of the paired VH domain containing fusion proteins and VL domain containing fusion proteins of step (b) in individual compartments given identification (ID) numbers.