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Implantable cuff electrode, comprising: a flexible cuff in the form of a tube having a longitudinal slot , the longitudinal slot defining a first edge and a second edge on the cuff , a first lip being arranged on the first edge of the longitudinal slot and a second lip being arranged on the second edge of the longitudinal slot , and it being possible to seal the longitudinal slot by means of the first lip and the second lip by the first lip and the second lip at least partly extending on the cuff jacket of the cuff so as to lie one on top of the other, characterized in that the second lip holds the first lip in position by surface pressure on the cuff jacket and at least the second lip is movable in the circumferential direction of the cuff relative to the first lip and to the cuff jacket while maintaining the sealing of the longitudinal slot . a flexible cuff in the form of a tube having a longitudinal slot , the longitudinal slot defining a first edge and a second edge on the cuff , a first lip being arranged on the first edge of the longitudinal slot and a second lip being arranged on the second edge of the longitudinal slot , and it being possible to seal the longitudinal slot by means of the first lip and the second lip by the first lip and the second lip at least partly extending on the cuff jacket of the cuff so as to lie one on top of the other, characterized in that the second lip holds the first lip in position by surface pressure on the cuff jacket and at least the second lip is movable in the circumferential direction of the cuff relative to the first lip and to the cuff jacket while maintaining the sealing of the longitudinal slot .
An operation-aware aerial navigation system comprising as modules at least one navigation server , at least one navigation agent and at least one navigation client , each module consisting of several sub-modules, wherein A) the navigation server is configured to aggregate and correlate multiple data received from different data sources and from a navigation client , and to dynamically provide to a drone operator a geo-zoned map based on the aggregated and correlated data, wherein the geo-zoned map is a map of an air space that is divided into 3D zones and, wherein the data sources are selected from the group comprising at least communication network operator, lawful agency, weather agency; B) the navigation agent is running on a drone and configured to master steering of the drone; C) the navigation client is running locally by the drone operator and acting as interface between the drone operator, the navigation server and the navigation agent running on the drone; D) the navigation client is configured to compute and update a route for the drone that is involved in a given drone-operation based on the geo-zoned map, feedback from the navigation agent and an initial input of the drone operator. A) the navigation server is configured to aggregate and correlate multiple data received from different data sources and from a navigation client , and to dynamically provide to a drone operator a geo-zoned map based on the aggregated and correlated data, wherein the geo-zoned map is a map of an air space that is divided into 3D zones and, wherein the data sources are selected from the group comprising at least communication network operator, lawful agency, weather agency; B) the navigation agent is running on a drone and configured to master steering of the drone; C) the navigation client is running locally by the drone operator and acting as interface between the drone operator, the navigation server and the navigation agent running on the drone; D) the navigation client is configured to compute and update a route for the drone that is involved in a given drone-operation based on the geo-zoned map, feedback from the navigation agent and an initial input of the drone operator.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases, comprising graphene quantum dots as an active ingredient, wherein the graphene quantum dots have a size in the range of from 1 nm to 20 nm.
A composition comprising: - an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a particle size as measured by dynamic light scattering in the range of from 40 nm to 300 nm, wherein the polymer particles have a core-shell morphology wherein the core protuberates from the shell; wherein the core comprises from 5 to 90 weight percent structural units of a fluoroalkylated monomer, and - less than 0.09 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the core; and wherein the shell comprises from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of itaconic acid or a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the shell; wherein the weight-to-weight ratio of the shell to the core is in the range of from 3:1 to 50:1. - an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles having a particle size as measured by dynamic light scattering in the range of from 40 nm to 300 nm, wherein the polymer particles have a core-shell morphology wherein the core protuberates from the shell; wherein the core comprises from 5 to 90 weight percent structural units of a fluoroalkylated monomer, and - less than 0.09 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the core; and wherein the shell comprises from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of itaconic acid or a phosphorus acid monomer, based on the weight of the shell; wherein the weight-to-weight ratio of the shell to the core is in the range of from 3:1 to 50:1.
A multilayer battery module , comprising: first cylindrical battery cells disposed to stand up and arranged in lateral and longitudinal directions into a matrix form; second cylindrical battery cells disposed to stand up and arranged on the first cylindrical battery cells in a one-to-one relationship; and a heatsink made of a material with high thermal conductivity and disposed at a layer boundary between the first cylindrical battery cells and the second cylindrical battery cells, wherein the first cylindrical battery cells and the second cylindrical battery cells are disposed so that positive electrode terminals thereof and negative electrode terminals thereof face each other with the heatsink being interposed therebetween for each corresponding ones of the first and second cylindrical battery cells, wherein a portion of the heatsink facing the each respective positive electrode terminal is recessed to form a heat and gas discharge path (P), and a portion of the heatsink facing the each negative electrode terminal contacts to the respective negative electrode terminal to form a heat dissipation path, wherein the first and second cylindrical battery cells are arranged so that upper and lower portions of first and second cylindrical battery cells neighboring along a lateral direction are reversed and upper and lower portions of first and second cylindrical battery cells neighboring along a longitudinal direction are not reversed, first cylindrical battery cells disposed to stand up and arranged in lateral and longitudinal directions into a matrix form; second cylindrical battery cells disposed to stand up and arranged on the first cylindrical battery cells in a one-to-one relationship; and a heatsink made of a material with high thermal conductivity and disposed at a layer boundary between the first cylindrical battery cells and the second cylindrical battery cells, wherein the first cylindrical battery cells and the second cylindrical battery cells are disposed so that positive electrode terminals thereof and negative electrode terminals thereof face each other with the heatsink being interposed therebetween for each corresponding ones of the first and second cylindrical battery cells, wherein a portion of the heatsink facing the each respective positive electrode terminal is recessed to form a heat and gas discharge path (P), and a portion of the heatsink facing the each negative electrode terminal contacts to the respective negative electrode terminal to form a heat dissipation path, wherein the first and second cylindrical battery cells are arranged so that upper and lower portions of first and second cylindrical battery cells neighboring along a lateral direction are reversed and upper and lower portions of first and second cylindrical battery cells neighboring along a longitudinal direction are not reversed,
A laser system comprising a target a laser light source configured to emit a first beam of plane polarized light ; a beam delivery system configured to receive the emitted first beam of plane polarized light and direct the received first beam of plane polarized light to the target , the beam delivery system configured to support a change in direction and position of the received first beam of plane polarized light to a desired point on the target while maintaining the plane of polarization of the delivered beam on the target fixed; wherein a first quarter wave plate is installed in a laser beam path between the laser light source and the beam delivery system , the first quarter wave plate being configured to receive the first beam of plane polarized light and convert the plane polarized light to circularly polarized light; wherein the beam delivery system contains mirrors each configured to introduce a phase difference of zero radians or pi radians upon reflection from said mirror to preserve a polarization plane of the first beam of polarized light and wherein a second quarter wave plate is installed between the beam delivery system and the target , the second quarter wave plate being configured to receive a circularly polarized laser beam exiting the beam delivery system to form a plane polarized laser beam; and the target is either a second laser or a nonlinear crystal to be pumped by the first beam of plane polarized light and the pumped target needs the plane of polarization of the light to stay fixed. a laser light source configured to emit a first beam of plane polarized light ; a beam delivery system configured to receive the emitted first beam of plane polarized light and direct the received first beam of plane polarized light to the target , the beam delivery system configured to support a change in direction and position of the received first beam of plane polarized light to a desired point on the target while maintaining the plane of polarization of the delivered beam on the target fixed; wherein a first quarter wave plate is installed in a laser beam path between the laser light source and the beam delivery system , the first quarter wave plate being configured to receive the first beam of plane polarized light and convert the plane polarized light to circularly polarized light; wherein the beam delivery system contains mirrors each configured to introduce a phase difference of zero radians or pi radians upon reflection from said mirror to preserve a polarization plane of the first beam of polarized light and wherein a second quarter wave plate is installed between the beam delivery system and the target , the second quarter wave plate being configured to receive a circularly polarized laser beam exiting the beam delivery system to form a plane polarized laser beam; and the target is either a second laser or a nonlinear crystal to be pumped by the first beam of plane polarized light and the pumped target needs the plane of polarization of the light to stay fixed.
A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user to access a prescription resource, the method comprising: obtaining, via one or more processors, an indication of a request to access the prescription resource, the request being associated with a user; identifying, via the one or more processors, an authentication action prerequisite to providing access to the requested prescription resource; causing, via one or more processors, an audio tone to be emitted by a speaker of a first electronic computing device associated with the user; causing, via the one or more processors, a microphone of second electronic computing device to detect the emitted audio tone, the second electronic computing device being associated with the user; obtaining, via the one or more processors, an indication that the second electronic computing device detected the emitted audio tone; and based at least in part upon the detection of the emitted audio tone by the second electronic computing device, authenticating, via the one or more processors, the user to access the requested prescription resource. obtaining, via one or more processors, an indication of a request to access the prescription resource, the request being associated with a user; identifying, via the one or more processors, an authentication action prerequisite to providing access to the requested prescription resource; causing, via one or more processors, an audio tone to be emitted by a speaker of a first electronic computing device associated with the user; causing, via the one or more processors, a microphone of second electronic computing device to detect the emitted audio tone, the second electronic computing device being associated with the user; obtaining, via the one or more processors, an indication that the second electronic computing device detected the emitted audio tone; and based at least in part upon the detection of the emitted audio tone by the second electronic computing device, authenticating, via the one or more processors, the user to access the requested prescription resource.
Impregnating agent for wet wipes, characterized in that the impregnating agent is a water-based composition containing at least 90 wt.% of water, based on the total weight of the composition, as well as at least one surfactant and at least one thickener, the proportion of thickener contained in the composition being 0.1 wt.% at most, based on the total weight of the composition, characterized in that the at least one surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkylpolyglycosides, betaine surfactants, ethoxylated surfactants, sulfo surfactants and quaternary ammonium compounds, and the viscosity of the composition at 20 °C is 12 mPas at most.
A multiplex transmission method for a Discovery Reference Signal, DRS, and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, applied to a base station, the method comprising: determining, over a data transmission burst, a subframe for transmitting the DRS within the data transmission burst ; and performing multiplex transmission on the PDSCH over the subframe for transmitting the DRS within the data transmission burst , wherein the subframe for transmitting the DRS is a DRS candidate subframe, and a DRS transmission policy indicates that the subframe should transmit a DRS, wherein the DRS candidate subframe is a subframe where a DRS is allowed to be transmitted, wherein the DRS transmission policy comprises transmitting, within the data transmission burst, a DRS over a DRS candidate subframe satisfying the following condition: the DRS candidate subframe is an i th DRS candidate subframe within the data transmission burst, i being one of 1, 2, ..., I, I being a number of DRS candidate subframes within the data transmission burst. determining, over a data transmission burst, a subframe for transmitting the DRS within the data transmission burst ; and performing multiplex transmission on the PDSCH over the subframe for transmitting the DRS within the data transmission burst , wherein the subframe for transmitting the DRS is a DRS candidate subframe, and a DRS transmission policy indicates that the subframe should transmit a DRS, wherein the DRS candidate subframe is a subframe where a DRS is allowed to be transmitted, wherein the DRS transmission policy comprises transmitting, within the data transmission burst, a DRS over a DRS candidate subframe satisfying the following condition: the DRS candidate subframe is an i th DRS candidate subframe within the data transmission burst, i being one of 1, 2, ..., I, I being a number of DRS candidate subframes within the data transmission burst.
A insertion system comprising: a gripper to grip a module; a compliance element to provide movement along an XY axis and (theta) rotation; alignment fingers to align the gripper to a socket, prior to a first stage insertion control inserting the module into the socket; the first stage insertion control to insert the module into the socket, to a first level; a second stage insertion control to complete the insertion of the module into the socket, when the first stage insertion control indicates that the module is aligned to the socket, the second level insertion control exerts enough force to complete the insertion of the module into the socket. a gripper to grip a module; a compliance element to provide movement along an XY axis and (theta) rotation; alignment fingers to align the gripper to a socket, prior to a first stage insertion control inserting the module into the socket; the first stage insertion control to insert the module into the socket, to a first level; a second stage insertion control to complete the insertion of the module into the socket, when the first stage insertion control indicates that the module is aligned to the socket, the second level insertion control exerts enough force to complete the insertion of the module into the socket.
A method of fabricating a composite assembly , including: laying up a plurality of first composite plies to form a first layup; laying up a plurality of second composite plies to form a second layup; curing the first and second layup in a manner forming a respective first and second laminate each having a respective first and second cured section and a respective first and second uncured section ; interleaving the first composite plies in the first uncured section with the second composite plies in the second uncured section to form an interfacial region ; and curing the interfacial region to join the first laminate to the second laminate and form a unitized composite assembly ; wherein the step of laying up the first and second composite plies and interleaving includes: inserting a ply separator between at least one pair of first composite plies and/or between at least one pair of second composite plies in a respective first and second uncured section ; at least partially curing the respective first and second uncured section ; preventing bonding of the respective first and second composite plies in the respective first and second uncured section as a result of the ply separator being inserted between the composite plies ; and removing the ply separator prior to interleaving the first and second composite plies . laying up a plurality of first composite plies to form a first layup; laying up a plurality of second composite plies to form a second layup; curing the first and second layup in a manner forming a respective first and second laminate each having a respective first and second cured section and a respective first and second uncured section ; interleaving the first composite plies in the first uncured section with the second composite plies in the second uncured section to form an interfacial region ; and curing the interfacial region to join the first laminate to the second laminate and form a unitized composite assembly ; wherein the step of laying up the first and second composite plies and interleaving includes: inserting a ply separator between at least one pair of first composite plies and/or between at least one pair of second composite plies in a respective first and second uncured section ; at least partially curing the respective first and second uncured section ; preventing bonding of the respective first and second composite plies in the respective first and second uncured section as a result of the ply separator being inserted between the composite plies ; and removing the ply separator prior to interleaving the first and second composite plies . inserting a ply separator between at least one pair of first composite plies and/or between at least one pair of second composite plies in a respective first and second uncured section ; at least partially curing the respective first and second uncured section ; preventing bonding of the respective first and second composite plies in the respective first and second uncured section as a result of the ply separator being inserted between the composite plies ; and removing the ply separator prior to interleaving the first and second composite plies .
An illumination system for a surgical device, the illumination system comprising: a tubular body made of a light permeable material, the tubular body comprising a peripheral wall, a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; a surgical introducer configured to guide the tubular body into an anatomical structure; a light source that generates light having at least one wavelength between 200 nm and 2000 nm; and at least one light diffusing optical fiber disposed in the at least one lumen , the at least one light diffusing optical fiber having a core , primary cladding , the optical fiber further including an outer surface, and an end optically coupled to the light source; and characterized in that the light diffusing fiber comprises a plurality of nano-sized structures , wherein the light diffusing optical fiber is configured to scatter guided light via the nano-sized structures away from the core and through the outer surface, to form a light-source fiber portion having a length that emits substantially uniform radiation over its length. a tubular body made of a light permeable material, the tubular body comprising a peripheral wall, a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; a surgical introducer configured to guide the tubular body into an anatomical structure; a light source that generates light having at least one wavelength between 200 nm and 2000 nm; and
A method for the preparation of lithium carbonate from a lithium chloride containing brine solution, the method comprising the steps of: electrolyzing sodium chloride in an electrochemical cell to produce a sodium hydroxide solution, said electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and a semi-permeable membrane separating an anode chamber and a cathode chamber; contacting said sodium hydroxide solution with a lithium chloride containing solution in a reaction vessel to produce a solution comprising lithium hydroxide; contacting the solution comprising lithium hydroxide with carbon dioxide gas in a reaction vessel to produce a solution that includes lithium carbonate; and separating a product stream from the reaction vessel to provide a lithium carbonate product and a stream comprising sodium chloride. electrolyzing sodium chloride in an electrochemical cell to produce a sodium hydroxide solution, said electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and a semi-permeable membrane separating an anode chamber and a cathode chamber; contacting said sodium hydroxide solution with a lithium chloride containing solution in a reaction vessel to produce a solution comprising lithium hydroxide; contacting the solution comprising lithium hydroxide with carbon dioxide gas in a reaction vessel to produce a solution that includes lithium carbonate; and separating a product stream from the reaction vessel to provide a lithium carbonate product and a stream comprising sodium chloride.