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A prosthetic heart valve for replacement of a native heart valve having a native valve annulus , comprising: a stent body having a proximal end adjacent an inflow end and a distal end adjacent an outflow end and including an annulus section and a flared region proximal to the annulus section, the stent body having a radially collapsed condition and a radially expanded condition, the annulus section and the flared region increasing in diameter during transition from the radially collapsed condition to the radially expanded condition, the flared region extending from the annulus section to the proximal end of the stent, wherein the stent body further includes an aortic section distal to the annulus section ; one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body and operative to allow flow in an antegrade direction from the inflow end to the outflow end but to substantially block flow in a retrograde direction from the outflow end to the inflow end; a cuff secured to the stent body, the cuff including an outer cuff portion and an inner cuff portion, the outer cuff portion covering an exterior surface of the flared region , the inner cuff covering an interior surface of the flared region ; and one or more biasing elements engaged with the stent body and the cuff , the one or more biasing elements being adapted to bias at least a portion of the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body without piercing the cuff in the radially expanded condition when the stent body is implanted. a stent body having a proximal end adjacent an inflow end and a distal end adjacent an outflow end and including an annulus section and a flared region proximal to the annulus section, the stent body having a radially collapsed condition and a radially expanded condition, the annulus section and the flared region increasing in diameter during transition from the radially collapsed condition to the radially expanded condition, the flared region extending from the annulus section to the proximal end of the stent, wherein the stent body further includes an aortic section distal to the annulus section ; one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body and operative to allow flow in an antegrade direction from the inflow end to the outflow end but to substantially block flow in a retrograde direction from the outflow end to the inflow end; a cuff secured to the stent body, the cuff including an outer cuff portion and an inner cuff portion, the outer cuff portion covering an exterior surface of the flared region , the inner cuff covering an interior surface of the flared region ; and one or more biasing elements engaged with the stent body and the cuff , the one or more biasing elements being adapted to bias at least a portion of the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body without piercing the cuff in the radially expanded condition when the stent body is implanted.
A cracking furnace comprising a pyrolysis tube for carrying a flow of fluid, the pyrolysis tube comprising a radially inner body and a radially outer wall which together define an annular flow passage, wherein: 1) the radially inner body and the radially outer wall each have respective centre lines which extend helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube; or 2) the radially outer wall has a centre line which extends helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube; or 3) the radially inner body comprises a main body which has a centre line which extends helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube. 1) the radially inner body and the radially outer wall each have respective centre lines which extend helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube; or 2) the radially outer wall has a centre line which extends helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube; or 3) the radially inner body comprises a main body which has a centre line which extends helically in a longitudinal direction of the pyrolysis tube, so as to promote rotation of the fluid as it flows along the pyrolysis tube.
A composition comprising a crystalline form of L-ornithine phenylacetate, wherein the crystalline form exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising at least three characteristic peaks, wherein the characteristic peaks are selected from the group consisting of 5.8°±0.2° 2θ, 14.1°±0.2° 2θ, 18.6°±0.2° 2θ, 19.4°±0.2° 2θ, 22.3°±0.2° 2θ, and 24.8°±0.2° 2θ.
A camerawork generating method, comprising: generating, from a multi-view video of a same scene captured from different viewpoints, a three-dimensional model for the scene; determining a target scene that is a target for which a free-viewpoint video of the three-dimensional model as viewed from a virtual camera is to be generated, the target scene being included in the scene; and generating a camerawork representing a temporal change in a position and an orientation of the virtual camera in the free-viewpoint video ; characterised in that the camerawork generating method further comprises: in the generating of the camerawork , the position and the orientation of the virtual camera are determined based on a quality of a plurality of regions included in the three-dimensional model . generating, from a multi-view video of a same scene captured from different viewpoints, a three-dimensional model for the scene; determining a target scene that is a target for which a free-viewpoint video of the three-dimensional model as viewed from a virtual camera is to be generated, the target scene being included in the scene; and generating a camerawork representing a temporal change in a position and an orientation of the virtual camera in the free-viewpoint video ; characterised in that the camerawork generating method further comprises: in the generating of the camerawork , the position and the orientation of the virtual camera are determined based on a quality of a plurality of regions included in the three-dimensional model .
A method for preparing an amino-functional polyester, said method comprising: providing a mixture comprising at least one lactone monomer, a catalyst and a polyamine having at least one primary and at least one secondary amine group; and, subjecting said mixture to ring-opening polymerization conditions, wherein 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) and / or 1,8-diazabicyclo- -undecene-7 (DBU) is employed as the polymerization catalyst. providing a mixture comprising at least one lactone monomer, a catalyst and a polyamine having at least one primary and at least one secondary amine group; and, subjecting said mixture to ring-opening polymerization conditions, wherein 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) and / or 1,8-diazabicyclo- -undecene-7 (DBU) is employed as the polymerization catalyst.
A method for producing a contact lens comprising: the steps of: providing a contact lens mold , wherein the mold comprising a first mold half having a first mold surface and a second mold half having a second mold surface , wherein the first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface , wherein the cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded, wherein at least one of the mold halves is a precision press molded mold made from an oxide glass selected from a group consisting of borosilicates glass and fluorophosphates glass, introducing a silicone containing lens-forming composition into the cavity formed by the first and second molding surfaces , wherein the lens-forming material is crosslinkable and/or polymerizable by actinic radiation; crosslinking/polymerizing the lens-forming material in the mold to form a lens having a polymer matrix; opening the mold and removing the formed contact lens from the mold . providing a contact lens mold , wherein the mold comprising a first mold half having a first mold surface and a second mold half having a second mold surface , wherein the first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface , wherein the cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded, wherein at least one of the mold halves is a precision press molded mold made from an oxide glass selected from a group consisting of borosilicates glass and fluorophosphates glass, introducing a silicone containing lens-forming composition into the cavity formed by the first and second molding surfaces , wherein the lens-forming material is crosslinkable and/or polymerizable by actinic radiation; crosslinking/polymerizing the lens-forming material in the mold to form a lens having a polymer matrix; opening the mold and removing the formed contact lens from the mold .
An antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds and inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) for use in a method for reducing cardiovascular risk in a high cardiovascular risk patient following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, wherein said patient has hypercholesterolemia and exhibits inadequate control of other atherogenic lipoproteins despite treatment with a maximum tolerated daily dose statin therapy, wherein the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof has heavy and light chain CDR amino acid sequences having SEQ ID NOs: 2 (HCDR1), 3 (HCDR2), 4 (HCDR3), 7 (LCDR1), 8 (LCDR2) and 10 (LCDR3), and wherein the use comprises administering the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to the patient at a dose of 75 mg or 150 mg.
A method for determining whether to extend a recording of a media asset based on analyzing user data, comprising: determining that a media asset is recording during a scheduled time slot that has a start time and an end time; retrieving, from a database, inputs from a plurality of users watching the media asset ; based on the inputs, searching the database for information related to the inputs from the users; determining, from the information, candidate inputs that contain information indicating that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot; determining, from the candidate inputs, that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot; and in response to determining that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot, extending said end time by a predetermined amount of time. determining that a media asset is recording during a scheduled time slot that has a start time and an end time; retrieving, from a database, inputs from a plurality of users watching the media asset ; based on the inputs, searching the database for information related to the inputs from the users; determining, from the information, candidate inputs that contain information indicating that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot; determining, from the candidate inputs, that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot; and in response to determining that the media asset will be transmitted outside of the scheduled time slot, extending said end time by a predetermined amount of time.
A method of determining whether a colorectal cancer patient is susceptible for a treatment comprising administering adjuvant chemotherapy, if the patient is identified as likely to experience recurrence of the cancer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a cell-free blood sample obtained from the patient following surgery; (b) determining the sequence of at least a portion of each of the genes listed in Table 1; identifying the patient as likely to experience recurrence of the cancer if at least one mutation is found in the sequence determined in step (b); or identifying the patient as not likely to experience recurrence cancer if no mutations are found in the sequence determined in step (b). (a) providing a cell-free blood sample obtained from the patient following surgery; (b) determining the sequence of at least a portion of each of the genes listed in Table 1; identifying the patient as likely to experience recurrence of the cancer if at least one mutation is found in the sequence determined in step (b); or identifying the patient as not likely to experience recurrence cancer if no mutations are found in the sequence determined in step (b).
A method for determining a temperature of a fluid flowing through a pipe section , wherein: - a temperature of the pipe section is determined, - a reference temperature at a distance from a surface of the pipe section is obtained, characterized in that , - a heat transfer behaviour, in particular a thermal resistance, of a boundary layer of the fluid on an inner wall of the pipe section is determined on the basis of at least one material property and/or at least one value of a state variable of the fluid , and - the temperature of the fluid is determined on the basis of the heat transfer behaviour of the boundary layer , a heat transfer behaviour, in particular a thermal resistance, of the pipe section , the temperature of the pipe section and the reference temperature. - a temperature of the pipe section is determined, - a reference temperature at a distance from a surface of the pipe section is obtained, - a heat transfer behaviour, in particular a thermal resistance, of a boundary layer of the fluid on an inner wall of the pipe section is determined on the basis of at least one material property and/or at least one value of a state variable of the fluid , and - the temperature of the fluid is determined on the basis of the heat transfer behaviour of the boundary layer , a heat transfer behaviour, in particular a thermal resistance, of the pipe section , the temperature of the pipe section and the reference temperature.
A quality parameter measurement device for a long sheet material that comprises multiple infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and a plurality of infrared area cameras (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712), and is configured to measure, by using infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and the plurality of infrared area cameras (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712) configured to receive infrared light, a quality parameter of the long sheet material when moving toward a winder of a machine, the long sheet material having a length and a width and moving toward the winder in the length direction, wherein a plurality of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and the plurality of infrared area cameras (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712) are arranged in a machine cross direction , corresponding to the width of the long sheet material, so as to cover the entire width of the long sheet material, and fields of view of adjacent infrared area cameras overlap each other, and a number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715), each configured to emit infrared light having a different wavelength, are arranged in a machine direction , corresponding to the length of the long sheet material so as to provide irradiation areas within the field of view of the same infrared area camera (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712), wherein the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) are arranged so that infrared light emitted from each of the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and traveling via the long sheet material is measured simultaneously at the same infrared area camera (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712), and so that irradiation areas of the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) do not overlap each other. a plurality of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and the plurality of infrared area cameras (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712) are arranged in a machine cross direction , corresponding to the width of the long sheet material, so as to cover the entire width of the long sheet material, and fields of view of adjacent infrared area cameras overlap each other, and a number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715), each configured to emit infrared light having a different wavelength, are arranged in a machine direction , corresponding to the length of the long sheet material so as to provide irradiation areas within the field of view of the same infrared area camera (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712), wherein the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) are arranged so that infrared light emitted from each of the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) and traveling via the long sheet material is measured simultaneously at the same infrared area camera (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106; 712), and so that irradiation areas of the number of the infrared light sources (1110; 1112; 715) do not overlap each other.
A clamping mechanism, comprising: an upper clamping portion , a lower clamping portion opposite to the upper clamping portion , a clamping arm connected to the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion, a connecting arm rotably connected with the clamping arm , and a locking component ; wherein the locking component is disposed at a rotational connection of the clamping arm and the connecting arm , and the locking component manually limits relative rotation of the clamping arm and the connecting arm , characterized in that the clamping mechanism further comprises a gimbal motor for electrically driving the clamping arm to rotate, wherein the gimbal motor comprises a permanent magnet pole , a winding coil , and a rotating shaft ; a first end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the connecting arm ; the permanent magnet pole is fixedly disposed on the connecting arm and is coaxial with the rotating shaft ; a sleeve is disposed on the clamping arm ; the clamping arm protrudes toward the connecting arm ; a second end of the rotating shaft is inserted into the sleeve and the second end of the rotating shaft is rotably connected to the sleeve ; the winding coil is disposed on the sleeve and is located inside the permanent magnet pole . an upper clamping portion , a lower clamping portion opposite to the upper clamping portion , a clamping arm connected to the upper clamping portion and the lower clamping portion, a connecting arm rotably connected with the clamping arm , and a locking component ; wherein the locking component is disposed at a rotational connection of the clamping arm and the connecting arm , and the locking component manually limits relative rotation of the clamping arm and the connecting arm , characterized in that the clamping mechanism further comprises a gimbal motor for electrically driving the clamping arm to rotate, wherein the gimbal motor comprises a permanent magnet pole , a winding coil , and a rotating shaft ; a first end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the connecting arm ; the permanent magnet pole is fixedly disposed on the connecting arm and is coaxial with the rotating shaft ; a sleeve is disposed on the clamping arm ; the clamping arm protrudes toward the connecting arm ; a second end of the rotating shaft is inserted into the sleeve and the second end of the rotating shaft is rotably connected to the sleeve ; the winding coil is disposed on the sleeve and is located inside the permanent magnet pole .
A powder-actuated fastener driving tool comprising: a housing assembly including a main compartment assembly and a handle assembly extending from the main compartment assembly; and a strip receiver positioned in the housing assembly, the strip receiver including: a first guide groove defining wall , an opposing second guide groove defining wall , the first guide groove defining wall and the opposing second guide groove defining wall partially defining a guide groove and configured to guide a load strip to move through the strip receiver and the housing assembly, and characterised in that a plurality of residue collection pocket defining walls partially define at least a first residue collection pocket . a housing assembly including a main compartment assembly and a handle assembly extending from the main compartment assembly; and a strip receiver positioned in the housing assembly, the strip receiver including: a first guide groove defining wall , an opposing second guide groove defining wall , the first guide groove defining wall and the opposing second guide groove defining wall partially defining a guide groove and configured to guide a load strip to move through the strip receiver and the housing assembly, and characterised in that a plurality of residue collection pocket defining walls partially define at least a first residue collection pocket . a first guide groove defining wall , an opposing second guide groove defining wall , the first guide groove defining wall and the opposing second guide groove defining wall partially defining a guide groove and configured to guide a load strip to move through the strip receiver and the housing assembly, and characterised in that a plurality of residue collection pocket defining walls partially define at least a first residue collection pocket .
Microfluidic network device including a base portion comprising a plurality of microfluidic inlet channels and at least one common outlet channel , and a plurality of valves interconnecting an outlet end of each of said plurality of inlet channels to said at least one common outlet channel, each valve comprising a deflectable member displaceable between a valve closed position in which fluid communication between the inlet channel and common outlet channel is closed, and a valve open position in which fluid communication between the inlet channel and common outlet channel is open, said at least one common outlet channel comprises valve sections and intermediate sections interconnecting the valve sections, wherein each valve section of the at least one common outlet channel is configured to cooperate with a corresponding valve, the valve sections being positioned adjacent respective said outlet ends of the inlet channels, wherein the valve and intermediate sections are distributed along said at least one common outlet channel in a flow direction of the at least one common outlet channel, wherein each intermediate section interconnects two valve sections, wherein the common outlet channel extends generally in a direction transverse to the inlet channels, and wherein the valve sections of the common outlet channel extend transversely to the outlet end of the inlet channel, thus forming a "T" shaped arrangement, characterised in that the valve comprises a valve inlet orifice formed at the outlet end of the inlet channel, and a valve outlet orifice above, or forming a portion of, the common outlet channel, and separated from the valve inlet orifice by a valve separating wall portion .