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A surface-modified metal, obtainable by treating a surface at least partially by polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a thermal polymerization initiator, wherein the surface is treated with a vinyl group-containing compound as silane coupling agent prior to the polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a thermal polymerization initiator, wherein a heating temperature for the polymerization of the monomer is 40°C to 90°C, wherein the thermal polymerization initiator is present as an adsorbate on the surface.
A photostable composition comprising: a carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite having the formula (I): Ca (10-y/2) (PO 4 ) (6-y) (CO 3 ) y (OH) 2 (I) wherein y is comprised between 0.01 and 2; and at least one vegetable extract of at least one plant of the Chrysanthemum or Tanacetum genus. a carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite having the formula (I): Ca (10-y/2) (PO 4 ) (6-y) (CO 3 ) y (OH) 2 (I) wherein y is comprised between 0.01 and 2; and at least one vegetable extract of at least one plant of the Chrysanthemum or Tanacetum genus.
A bottle pourer , comprising a base for fitting to an opening of a bottle, a pourer tube extending from the base for pouring liquid out of the bottle, through a mouth at distal end of the pourer tube, and a tube cover that extends from the base to the distal end of the pourer tube, wherein the tube cover is actuable at the base to move between closed and open positions, the tube cover closing the mouth at the distal end of the pourer tube in the closed position, and opening the mouth at the distal end of the pourer tube in the open position, wherein the tube cover is pivotally connected to the base, the pivotal connection configured to pivot the tube cover about an axis perpendicular to the extension of the pourer tube to move the tube cover between the closed and open positions, and characterised in that the base comprises a base cover , wherein the base cover comprises a top portion that extends inside of the tube cover , and wherein the pivotal connection is a pivotal connection of the tube cover to the top portion of the base cover.
An antenna apparatus , comprising: a plurality of antenna arrays , each antenna array having an associated antenna array plane and configured to produce a beam to facilitate wireless communication with at least one other antenna apparatus; beamforming circuitry configured, for each antenna array, to electronically steer the beam in an associated beamforming plane ; an antenna array rotation mechanism configured to rotate each antenna array in its antenna array plane so as to cause the associated beamforming plane to rotate; a mounting plate to support the plurality of antenna arrays; a mounting plate rotation mechanism configured to rotate the mounting plate about a first axis; and a further rotation mechanism configured to rotate the plurality of antenna arrays about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. a plurality of antenna arrays , each antenna array having an associated antenna array plane and configured to produce a beam to facilitate wireless communication with at least one other antenna apparatus; beamforming circuitry configured, for each antenna array, to electronically steer the beam in an associated beamforming plane ; an antenna array rotation mechanism configured to rotate each antenna array in its antenna array plane so as to cause the associated beamforming plane to rotate; a mounting plate to support the plurality of antenna arrays; a mounting plate rotation mechanism configured to rotate the mounting plate about a first axis; and a further rotation mechanism configured to rotate the plurality of antenna arrays about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.
A computer-implemented method for a node of a blockchain network, the computer-implemented method comprising: selecting one or more transactions from a blockchain for which proof of storage is to be challenged, the selected one or more transactions having a transaction depth d, wherein the transaction depth is the number of blocks or confirmations after the selected transaction; creating a proof of blockchain storage transaction which indicates the one or more selected blockchain transactions for which proof of storage is to be challenged and a proof of blockchain storage reward which can be unlocked by a storage node that stores the one or more selected transactions, wherein the one or more selected blockchain transactions have a transaction depth d which corresponds to a depth of the one or more transactions in the blockchain, and the proof of blockchain storage reward is set according to the transaction depth d such that the larger the transaction depth d the greater the reward; and sending the proof of blockchain storage transaction to one or more storage nodes on the blockchain network. selecting one or more transactions from a blockchain for which proof of storage is to be challenged, the selected one or more transactions having a transaction depth d, wherein the transaction depth is the number of blocks or confirmations after the selected transaction; creating a proof of blockchain storage transaction which indicates the one or more selected blockchain transactions for which proof of storage is to be challenged and a proof of blockchain storage reward which can be unlocked by a storage node that stores the one or more selected transactions, wherein the one or more selected blockchain transactions have a transaction depth d which corresponds to a depth of the one or more transactions in the blockchain, and the proof of blockchain storage reward is set according to the transaction depth d such that the larger the transaction depth d the greater the reward; and sending the proof of blockchain storage transaction to one or more storage nodes on the blockchain network.
An interface for a centrifugal fan comprising: an inlet shroud of an impeller ; an air intake positioned in overlapping arrangement with a portion of the inlet shroud ; and a clearance defined between the inlet shroud and the air intake , wherein the clearance forms a labyrinth fluid flow path for a leakage air flow; wherein a flange extends from an exterior surface of the inlet shroud at a generally central portion thereof; and characterized in that the free end of the flange and an adjacent end of the inlet shroud are beveled at an angle towards the central axis X about which the inlet shroud rotates. an inlet shroud of an impeller ; an air intake positioned in overlapping arrangement with a portion of the inlet shroud ; and a clearance defined between the inlet shroud and the air intake , wherein the clearance forms a labyrinth fluid flow path for a leakage air flow; wherein a flange extends from an exterior surface of the inlet shroud at a generally central portion thereof; and characterized in that the free end of the flange and an adjacent end of the inlet shroud are beveled at an angle towards the central axis X about which the inlet shroud rotates.
A method for selecting a location of a procedure site, the method comprising: identifying one or more procedure site locations within a defined area on a user interface; automatically determining by a processor a value associated with each of the one or more procedure site locations, each value being determined by how many features are located within a predetermined distance from the respective procedure site location ; assigning a visual representation to one or more of the determined values; populating the defined area on the user interface with one or more visual representations of the determined values, wherein the visual representation comprises a color, a shape, a size of a dot or other geometric shape, or any combination of the above; and using the one or more populated visual representations to confirm or modify the identified one or more procedure site locations , or to select a new procedure site location . identifying one or more procedure site locations within a defined area on a user interface; automatically determining by a processor a value associated with each of the one or more procedure site locations, each value being determined by how many features are located within a predetermined distance from the respective procedure site location ; assigning a visual representation to one or more of the determined values; populating the defined area on the user interface with one or more visual representations of the determined values, wherein the visual representation comprises a color, a shape, a size of a dot or other geometric shape, or any combination of the above; and using the one or more populated visual representations to confirm or modify the identified one or more procedure site locations , or to select a new procedure site location .
A method for user consent modification initiated by a user equipment device, UE, , comprising: the UE , determining that user consent needs to be updated; and transmitting via an application client executing on the UE , a user consent modification request through application data traffic to an edge application server , wherein the edge application server delivers the request to an edge enabler server via an EDGE-3 interface; and receiving, from the edge enabler server via an edge enabler client executing on the UE , an acknowledgement of user consent updated via an EDGE-4 interface. determining that user consent needs to be updated; and transmitting via an application client executing on the UE , a user consent modification request through application data traffic to an edge application server , wherein the edge application server delivers the request to an edge enabler server via an EDGE-3 interface; and receiving, from the edge enabler server via an edge enabler client executing on the UE , an acknowledgement of user consent updated via an EDGE-4 interface.
An apparatus for transferring personnel from or to a marine transport vessel and to or from a construction or vessel , comprising: a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator and adapted to be operably linked to the personnel to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force; a fastening device ; a control mechanism; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator and further operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into an assisted ascent or descent mode wherein the motive force generator acts upon the motive force applicator ; a measuring device operably linked to the control mechanism, said measuring device comprising a sensor and said measuring device adapted to determine a distance between said measuring device and at least one point of a surface of the marine transport vessel from or to which said personnel is to be transferred, wherein said apparatus further comprises a load sensor, said control mechanism being in communication with said load sensor and responsive to feedback from said load sensor and said measuring device,; characterised in that said fastening device is suitable for operably linking the motive force applicator to the personnel and the control mechanism is adapted to selectively activate and deactivate a fall arrest mode of the apparatus in response to the feedback from at least one of the load sensor and the measuring device. a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator and adapted to be operably linked to the personnel to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force; a fastening device ; a control mechanism; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator and further operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into an assisted ascent or descent mode wherein the motive force generator acts upon the motive force applicator ; a measuring device operably linked to the control mechanism, said measuring device comprising a sensor and said measuring device adapted to determine a distance between said measuring device and at least one point of a surface of the marine transport vessel from or to which said personnel is to be transferred, wherein said apparatus further comprises a load sensor, said control mechanism being in communication with said load sensor and responsive to feedback from said load sensor and said measuring device,; characterised in that said fastening device is suitable for operably linking the motive force applicator to the personnel and the control mechanism is adapted to selectively activate and deactivate a fall arrest mode of the apparatus in response to the feedback from at least one of the load sensor and the measuring device.
A method of validating a hypothesis that a test agent drives skin pigmentation, the method comprising: identifying a test agent for driving skin pigmentation; hypothesizing that the test agent drives skin pigmentation; providing a first cultured human skin tissue sample for a period of time under suitable conditions to test the effectiveness of the test agent for driving skin pigmentation, wherein the first cultured human skin tissue sample is between a Fitzpatrick score of II and IV; contacting the human skin tissue sample with the test agent during the period of time; generating a transcriptional profile from the treated human skin tissue sample, wherein the transcriptional profile comprises data related to transcription of at least two genes selected from the group Propriomelanocortin, Melanocortin 1 Receptor, Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, Tyrosinase, Tyrosinase Related Protein 1, Dopachrome Tautomerase TYRP2, Transforming Growth Factor 1, Endothelin 1, Lymphoid enhancer binding 1 factor, Fibroblast growth factor, v-kit, Endothelin receptor type B, Hepatocyte growth factor, B-cell CLL/Lymphoma 2, BCL-2 associated protein; and validating the hypothesis that the test agent drives skin pigmentation when the expression levels of all said at least two genes change when compared to a control. identifying a test agent for driving skin pigmentation; hypothesizing that the test agent drives skin pigmentation; providing a first cultured human skin tissue sample for a period of time under suitable conditions to test the effectiveness of the test agent for driving skin pigmentation, wherein the first cultured human skin tissue sample is between a Fitzpatrick score of II and IV; contacting the human skin tissue sample with the test agent during the period of time; generating a transcriptional profile from the treated human skin tissue sample, wherein the transcriptional profile comprises data related to transcription of at least two genes selected from the group Propriomelanocortin, Melanocortin 1 Receptor, Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, Tyrosinase, Tyrosinase Related Protein 1, Dopachrome Tautomerase TYRP2, Transforming Growth Factor 1, Endothelin 1, Lymphoid enhancer binding 1 factor, Fibroblast growth factor, v-kit, Endothelin receptor type B, Hepatocyte growth factor, B-cell CLL/Lymphoma 2, BCL-2 associated protein; and validating the hypothesis that the test agent drives skin pigmentation when the expression levels of all said at least two genes change when compared to a control.
A method for improving file system performance on a computing device by generating a file system log in a non-volatile persistent memory, wherein the non-volatile persistent memory is byte-addressable from a memory bus, wherein the file system log includes one or more log pages , wherein each of the one or more log pages includes one or more log records , and wherein each log record describes a change to a metadata table that defines, in part, a file system operation, the method comprising: appending a log record to a log page; writing a predetermined value to a checksum field of a header of the log page; generating a checksum of the log page; writing the checksum to the checksum field of the header of the log page, wherein writing the checksum includes overwriting the predetermined value; in response to a file system failure, extracting the log page, the log record, and the checksum from the file system log; writing the predetermined value to the checksum field of the header of the extracted log page; generating a second checksum of the extracted log page; determining when the extracted log page is valid based on a comparison between the extracted checksum and the second checksum; determining when the extracted log record is valid based on the validity of the extracted log page; and when the extracted log record is determined to be valid, performing a file system recovery operation, wherein the file system recovery operation updates the metadata table to ensure consistency between the extracted log record and the metadata table, wherein consistency enables continued operation of the computing device after the failure. appending a log record to a log page; writing a predetermined value to a checksum field of a header of the log page; generating a checksum of the log page; writing the checksum to the checksum field of the header of the log page, wherein writing the checksum includes overwriting the predetermined value; in response to a file system failure, extracting the log page, the log record, and the checksum from the file system log; writing the predetermined value to the checksum field of the header of the extracted log page; generating a second checksum of the extracted log page; determining when the extracted log page is valid based on a comparison between the extracted checksum and the second checksum; determining when the extracted log record is valid based on the validity of the extracted log page; and when the extracted log record is determined to be valid, performing a file system recovery operation, wherein the file system recovery operation updates the metadata table to ensure consistency between the extracted log record and the metadata table, wherein consistency enables continued operation of the computing device after the failure.
Elevator safety system for an elevator system with a self-diagnostic functionality including at least two safety channels , each safety channel configured for supplying a safety signal in case a safety issue has been detected; wherein the elevator safety system comprises a self-diagnostic evaluator , which is configured for - receiving any safety signals supplied via the safety channels ; - starting a timer for measuring a predetermined period of time in case a safety signal is supplied on one of the safety channels ; characterised in that , the self-diagnostic evaluator is further configured for - stopping any further operation of the elevator system in case safety signals are simultaneously supplied on at least two safety channels and in case the safety signal is still supplied after the predetermined period of time has expired. wherein the elevator safety system comprises a self-diagnostic evaluator , which is configured for - receiving any safety signals supplied via the safety channels ; - starting a timer for measuring a predetermined period of time in case a safety signal is supplied on one of the safety channels ; - receiving any safety signals supplied via the safety channels ; - starting a timer for measuring a predetermined period of time in case a safety signal is supplied on one of the safety channels ; characterised in that , the self-diagnostic evaluator is further configured for - stopping any further operation of the elevator system in case safety signals are simultaneously supplied on at least two safety channels and in case the safety signal is still supplied after the predetermined period of time has expired. - stopping any further operation of the elevator system in case safety signals are simultaneously supplied on at least two safety channels and in case the safety signal is still supplied after the predetermined period of time has expired.
A nanoparticle or nanoparticles' aggregate for use in prevention or treatment of a neurological disease selected from Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, depression disorder, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, stroke, aphasia, dementia, tinnitus, Huntington's disease, essential tremor, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, addiction disorder and consciousness vegetative state, in a subject without exposure of the nanoparticle or nanoparticles' aggregate to an electric field nor to any other external activation source, wherein nanoparticles' aggregates refer to an assemblage of nanoparticles covalently bound to each other, wherein the nanoparticle's or nanoparticles' aggregate's material is selected from a conductor material that is a metal selected from Tl, Po, Ag, Pd, Ir, Pt and/or Au, a semiconductor material with a band gap Eg below 3.0 eV selected from an element from group IVA of the Mendeleev's periodic table, an insulator material with a dielectric constant ε ijk equal to or above 200 and having a band gap Eg equal to or above 3.0 eV when measured at room temperature (25°C) that is a mixed metal oxide selected from BaTiO 3 , PbTiO 3 , KTaNbO 3 , KTaO 3 , SrTiO 3 and BaSrTiO 3 , and an insulator material with a dielectric constant ε ijk equal to or below 100 and having a band gap Eg equal to or above 3.0 eV when measured at room temperature (25°C) selected from Al 2 O 3 , LaAlO 3 , La 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , SnO 2 , TazOs, ReOz, ZrO 2 , HfO 2 and carbon diamond, the relative dielectric constant ε ijk being measured between 20°C and 30°C and between 10 2 Hz up to the infrared frequency, wherein i) the median largest size of the core of the nanoparticle or nanoparticles' aggregate of the population is of at least 30 nm when the material is a conductor material, a semiconductor material or an insulator material with a dielectric constant ε ijk equal to or above 200, and wherein ii) the core of the nanoparticle or nanoparticles' aggregate is coated with a biocompatible coating providing a neutral or a negative surface charge when measured in a solution of water having a concentration of electrolytes between 0.001 and 0.2 M, a concentration of the nanoparticles' or nanoparticles' aggregates' material between 0.01 and 10 g/L and a pH between 6 and 8, and wherein the nanoparticle or nanoparticles' aggregate is not used as carrier of therapeutic compound(s) or drug(s), wherein, when the material is a conductor, the biocompatible coating providing a negative surface charge is chosen from an agent providing a phosphate, a citrate, a dicarboxylic acid or a sulphate, and wherein, when the biocompatible coating is a polymer, said coating is selected from polyacrylamide, polycarbamide, a biopolymer, a polysaccharide, collagen, polyester, polyether, polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, polycaprolactone, polyvinypyrrolidone and polypyrrole.
System comprising a covering film and an adhesive closure part , having a first carrier strip with interlocking elements arranged on one side of said strip and having a second carrier strip comprising a connecting means for the purpose of attaching a moulded foam on the side of said strip facing away from the interlocking elements , wherein the interlocking elements are at least sometimes covered by the covering film , which is connected in a detachable manner to components of the adhesive closure part , characterised in that the covering film itself is formed by a ferrous non-woven material , which is furnished with an adhesive on its end face facing the interlocking elements .
A black colourant for darkening the colour tone of a target polymer or polymer colourant, the black colourant being a mixture comprising: - a carrier material; - a first pigment comprising at least black shade manganese oxide; - at least one additional pigment; wherein the or one of the additional pigments comprises a brown shade metal oxide pigment. - a carrier material; - a first pigment comprising at least black shade manganese oxide; - at least one additional pigment; wherein the or one of the additional pigments comprises a brown shade metal oxide pigment.
A composition comprising latanoprost acid, wherein the concentration of latanoprost acid is from 0.001 to 1%, such as 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%.