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A composition that inhibits an activity of an inflammatory interleukin-17 cytokine comprising a compound selected from a function blocking antibody targeted against an inflammatory IL-17 cytokine or an IL-17 receptor, an intrabody that binds to the IL-17 receptor complex or a synthetic intermediate of IL-17 or the IL-17 receptor complex, a soluble fragment of the IL-17 receptor complex which binds IL-17, a morpholino antisense oligonucleotide that silences gene expression of IL-17 or IL-17 receptor, a microRNA (miRNA) that silences gene expression of IL-17 or IL-17 receptor, a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) that silences gene expression of IL-17 or IL-17 receptor, and a short interfering RNA (siRNA) that silences gene expression of IL-17 or IL-17 receptor, for use in a method for reducing the severity of Dry Eye Syndrome, wherein said method comprises locally administering said composition to an eye of a subject.
Container provided with a dispensing head fitted on said container, the container containing at least one cosmetic product to be dispensed by the dispensing head, characterized in that this dispensing head comprising: - a body , - an engaging part , in particular a core , that defines with the body , at rest, a dispensing orifice having an annular section, a passage passing axially through the engaging part , allowing air to flow through the head. - a body , - an engaging part , in particular a core , that defines with the body , at rest, a dispensing orifice having an annular section, a passage passing axially through the engaging part , allowing air to flow through the head.
A device for delivering a fluid to a consumption point, the device comprising: - a pedestal comprising: • mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal to the consumption point, • a connector having an upper port and a lower port in fluidic communication, the lower port being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and • an electronic control unit for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point, - a movable casing configured to be mounted on the pedestal and comprising: • a reservoir for storing an amount of the fluid, • a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector , • fluidic coupling means for fluidically coupling the reservoir to the upper port of the connector through the pump system when the movable casing is mounted on the pedestal , and • electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing to the pedestal . - a pedestal comprising: • mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal to the consumption point, • a connector having an upper port and a lower port in fluidic communication, the lower port being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and • an electronic control unit for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point, • mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal to the consumption point, • a connector having an upper port and a lower port in fluidic communication, the lower port being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and • an electronic control unit for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point, - a movable casing configured to be mounted on the pedestal and comprising: • a reservoir for storing an amount of the fluid, • a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector , • fluidic coupling means for fluidically coupling the reservoir to the upper port of the connector through the pump system when the movable casing is mounted on the pedestal , and • electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing to the pedestal . • a reservoir for storing an amount of the fluid, • a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector , • fluidic coupling means for fluidically coupling the reservoir to the upper port of the connector through the pump system when the movable casing is mounted on the pedestal , and • electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing to the pedestal .
Fall arrester device for a carrier system for preferably movably holding at least one medical device, having at least one carrier device which comprises at least one critical point , and having at least one elongate securing part , wherein the carrier device comprises a first through-opening in a first region which is spaced apart from the critical point , and comprises a second through-opening in a second region which is opposite to the first region with respect to the critical point and is spaced apart from the critical point, wherein the carrier system has a first carrier element which has a first through-opening and a second carrier element which has a second through-opening , wherein the securing part is routed through the two through-openings , and the fall arrester device comprises a first blocking element which is fastened to a first end of the securing part , and a second blocking element which fastened to a second end of the securing part which is opposite to the first end thereof, wherein the blocking elements are arranged in such a way that a sliding of the securing part out of the two through-openings is blocked and characterized in that the through-openings are provided in a wall delimiting an interior space of the carrier device, wherein the securing part is routed between the through-openings and a recess of the first carrier element into the interior space . having at least one carrier device which comprises at least one critical point , and having at least one elongate securing part , wherein the carrier device comprises a first through-opening in a first region which is spaced apart from the critical point , and comprises a second through-opening in a second region which is opposite to the first region with respect to the critical point and is spaced apart from the critical point, wherein the carrier system has a first carrier element which has a first through-opening and a second carrier element which has a second through-opening , wherein the securing part is routed through the two through-openings , and the fall arrester device comprises a first blocking element which is fastened to a first end of the securing part , and a second blocking element which fastened to a second end of the securing part which is opposite to the first end thereof, wherein the blocking elements are arranged in such a way that a sliding of the securing part out of the two through-openings is blocked and characterized in that the through-openings are provided in a wall delimiting an interior space of the carrier device, wherein the securing part is routed between the through-openings and a recess of the first carrier element into the interior space .
A transparent article having a face provided with a nanostructure, wherein the nanostructure comprises nanopillars or nanocavities, a top part of the nanopillars or a top part of the nanocavities having hydrophobic properties, and a remaining part of the nanostructure confers antifog properties to said face of said transparent article.
A method for detecting a change in the conformational or energetic state of a polymerase enzyme during or after a polymerisation reaction, comprising the steps of: (i) immobilising the polymerase enzyme, under conditions suitable for the polymerisation reaction to occur; (ii) contacting at least part of the polymerase enzyme with an enhanced localised electromagnetic field; and (iii) detecting a change in dielectric constant during or after the polymerisation reaction, to thereby detect a change in the conformational or energetic state of the polymerase enzyme, wherein the change in the conformational or energetic state results from the interaction of the polymerase enzyme with a target polynucleotide and nucleotides during the polymerisation reaction. (i) immobilising the polymerase enzyme, under conditions suitable for the polymerisation reaction to occur; (ii) contacting at least part of the polymerase enzyme with an enhanced localised electromagnetic field; and (iii) detecting a change in dielectric constant during or after the polymerisation reaction, to thereby detect a change in the conformational or energetic state of the polymerase enzyme,
A wheel comprising: a disc face ; and a rim circumscribing the disc face and extending between the disc face and an open end thereof, the rim including: a rib extending radially inward from the rim, characterised in that the rim further includes a rim section including the rib having a second moment of area configured to enable the wheel to have: a) a substantially similar load rating and/or tire pressure rating as a wheel of similar size without the rib; and b) a lower weight than the wheel of similar size. a disc face ; and a rim circumscribing the disc face and extending between the disc face and an open end thereof, the rim including: a rib extending radially inward from the rim, characterised in that the rim further includes a rim section including the rib having a second moment of area configured to enable the wheel to have: a) a substantially similar load rating and/or tire pressure rating as a wheel of similar size without the rib; and b) a lower weight than the wheel of similar size. a rib extending radially inward from the rim, characterised in that the rim further includes a rim section including the rib having a second moment of area configured to enable the wheel to have: a) a substantially similar load rating and/or tire pressure rating as a wheel of similar size without the rib; and b) a lower weight than the wheel of similar size. a) a substantially similar load rating and/or tire pressure rating as a wheel of similar size without the rib; and b) a lower weight than the wheel of similar size.
A photosensor comprising: a vacuum tube having an inner space therein; a photocathode unit provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to convert incident light from outside into a first photoelectron; a scintillator unit provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to react with the first photoelectron to generate scintillation light; and a photomultiplier provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to convert the scintillation light into a second photoelectron, and to multiply the converted second photoelectron to generate an electrical signal, wherein the photocathode unit , the scintillator unit , and the photomultiplier are sequentially disposed on a traveling path of the incident light. a vacuum tube having an inner space therein; a photocathode unit provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to convert incident light from outside into a first photoelectron; a scintillator unit provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to react with the first photoelectron to generate scintillation light; and a photomultiplier provided on the inner surface of the vacuum tube to convert the scintillation light into a second photoelectron, and to multiply the converted second photoelectron to generate an electrical signal, wherein the photocathode unit , the scintillator unit , and the photomultiplier are sequentially disposed on a traveling path of the incident light.
A method of forming a prelam body of a smart card, the method comprising: preparing at least one contact terminal patch , which is formed by a patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3) and a plurality of conductive pads provided on a surface of the patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3), wherein the plurality of conductive pads is arranged on the patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3) in accordance with a predefined interconnection design; preparing a covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) having formed therein a plurality of openings , each opening being formed such that it accommodates for a dedicated one of the conductive pads ; preparing a prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1), the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) having at least one recess formed therein, the at least one recess being formed so as to accommodate the at least one contact terminal patch ; and mounting the at least one contact terminal patch to the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1), characterized in that the preparing of the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) further comprises: mounting the covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) to the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) in alignment with the plurality of openings such that the at least one contact terminal patch accommodated into the at least one recess in the covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) is aligned with the plurality of openings in the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) so as to accommodate the plurality of conductive pads of the at least one contact terminal patch into the plurality of openings of the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1). preparing at least one contact terminal patch , which is formed by a patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3) and a plurality of conductive pads provided on a surface of the patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3), wherein the plurality of conductive pads is arranged on the patch base layer (3, 3a, 3b, 14a-3, 14b-3) in accordance with a predefined interconnection design; preparing a covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) having formed therein a plurality of openings , each opening being formed such that it accommodates for a dedicated one of the conductive pads ; preparing a prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1), the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) having at least one recess formed therein, the at least one recess being formed so as to accommodate the at least one contact terminal patch ; and mounting the at least one contact terminal patch to the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1), characterized in that the preparing of the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) further comprises: mounting the covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) to the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) in alignment with the plurality of openings such that the at least one contact terminal patch accommodated into the at least one recess in the covering layer (20a-2, 20b-2) is aligned with the plurality of openings in the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1) so as to accommodate the plurality of conductive pads of the at least one contact terminal patch into the plurality of openings of the prelam sheet (20a-1, 20b-1).
A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wells, the method comprising: providing a substrate comprising a binary semiconductor compound having a first lattice constant; forming, on the substrate , a first stack of quantum wells comprising substantially planar semiconductor layers comprising greater than 8 and fewer than 16 layers of a first semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and greater than 8 and fewer than 16 layers of a second semiconductor alloy comprising InP, by depositing at least: a first layer on the substrate , the first layer of the first semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a second layer in contact with the first layer, the second layer of the second semiconductor alloy comprising InP; depositing , in contact with the first stack , a third layer of a binary semiconductor compound having substantially the first lattice constant of the substrate ; depositing at least: a fourth layer on the third layer , the fourth layer comprising a third semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a fifth layer in contact with the fourth layer , the fifth layer comprising a fourth semiconductor alloy comprising InP, to form a second stack of quantum wells comprising of substantially planar semiconductor layers on the third layer . providing a substrate comprising a binary semiconductor compound having a first lattice constant; forming, on the substrate , a first stack of quantum wells comprising substantially planar semiconductor layers comprising greater than 8 and fewer than 16 layers of a first semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and greater than 8 and fewer than 16 layers of a second semiconductor alloy comprising InP, by depositing at least: a first layer on the substrate , the first layer of the first semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a second layer in contact with the first layer, the second layer of the second semiconductor alloy comprising InP; a first layer on the substrate , the first layer of the first semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a second layer in contact with the first layer, the second layer of the second semiconductor alloy comprising InP; depositing , in contact with the first stack , a third layer of a binary semiconductor compound having substantially the first lattice constant of the substrate ; depositing at least: a fourth layer on the third layer , the fourth layer comprising a third semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a fifth layer in contact with the fourth layer , the fifth layer comprising a fourth semiconductor alloy comprising InP, to form a second stack of quantum wells comprising of substantially planar semiconductor layers on the third layer . a fourth layer on the third layer , the fourth layer comprising a third semiconductor alloy comprising InP, and a fifth layer in contact with the fourth layer , the fifth layer comprising a fourth semiconductor alloy comprising InP, to form a second stack of quantum wells comprising of substantially planar semiconductor layers on the third layer .
A device for relatively positioning lower and upper jaws of a subject, comprising cap splints for being disposed on the dental arches of the lower and upper jaws of the subject and connected by connecting members disposed in an occlusal position, between the cap splints, each connecting member including posterior and anterior end parts made integral with each other and hinged to a respective occlusal face of the upper and lower cap splints, so as to bias said lower cap splint towards a forward direction, such that each connecting member consists of a rigid connecting rod having a fixed length, the posterior end part of which is on the upper cap splint , said posterior end part including a head translationally movably mounted in a longitudinal guide rail partially anchored to the occlusal face of the upper cap splint , until it comes in contact against a setting stop housed inside said guide rail, so that the position of said posterior end part in said guide rail can be set as a function of the position of said setting stop, whereby the position of the posterior end part of each rigid connecting rod can be longitudinally set in the occlusal plane so as to adjust the position of the lower cap splint .
A heatable member comprising a dielectric substrate having a major surface having a first bus bar and a spaced second bus bar , and an electrically conductive coating between and in electrical contact with the bus bars , the first bus bar having a first end and an opposite second end , and the second bus bar having a first end and an opposite second end , wherein the first and the second ends of the first bus bar are offset from the first and the second ends of the second bus bar with only one end of each one of the first bus bar and the second bus bar within the boundaries defined by the ends of the other bus bar, and wherein the coating is a continuous electrically conductive coating , the coating comprising a plurality of electrically conductive segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E), each of the segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E) comprising a first end and an opposite second end , wherein the first end of each of the segments is in electrical contact with the first bus bar , the second end of each of the segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E) is in electrical contact with the second bus bar , and portions of each of the segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E) between the first bus bar and the second bus bar in spaced relationship to one another to prevent electrical contact between adjacent ones of the segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E) between the bus bars , wherein a ratio of a major segment diagonal to a minor segment diagonal is greater than 1; the heatable member being characterised in that the first and the second bus bars each have a longitudinal axis extending from their first end to their second end , and each of the plurality of segments (137 A-F, 168 A-E) have a first side opposite to a second side ; a third side opposite to a fourth side , wherein the first, second, third and fourth sides of each segment defines a perimeter of its respective segment, the plurality of segments comprises a first segment and an adjacent segment defined as a second segment, and the second side of the first segment is in facing relationship to and spaced from the first side of the second segment, wherein the third side of the first and the second segments overlays the first bus bar and the fourth side of the first and the second segments overlays the second bus bar , and a straight imaginary line normal to the longitudinal axis of the first bus bar defines a path that extends from a corner formed by the juncture of the first side and the third side of the first segment toward the second bus bar , the path crossing over the perimeter of the first segment prior to contacting the second bus bar , wherein the first bus bar and the second bus bar have different lengths and are non-parallel to one another, or have the same length and are parallel to one another.
A counter-flow heat exchanger comprising: a heat exchanger core including an inner wall and an outer wall radially outward and spaced apart from the inner wall , wherein a first flow path is defined within the inner wall and a second flow path is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall , wherein the heat exchanger core includes a primary flow inlet , a primary flow outlet and a middle portion therebetween, wherein the inner and outer walls are cylindrical and concentric at the primary flow inlet of the heat exchanger core and are gradually transitioning from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion so that the inner wall defines a first set of channels extending axially from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion of the heat exchanger core diverging away from a radial center of the heat exchanger core , and wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define a second set of channels extending axially from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion of the heat exchanger core converging toward the radial center of the heat exchanger core , wherein additional cylindrical walls are disposed radially inward from the outer wall and concentric with the heat exchanger core, wherein the additional cylindrical walls are radially spaced apart from one another and are in fluid communication with the first and second flow paths. a heat exchanger core including an inner wall and an outer wall radially outward and spaced apart from the inner wall , wherein a first flow path is defined within the inner wall and a second flow path is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall , wherein the heat exchanger core includes a primary flow inlet , a primary flow outlet and a middle portion therebetween, wherein the inner and outer walls are cylindrical and concentric at the primary flow inlet of the heat exchanger core and are gradually transitioning from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion so that the inner wall defines a first set of channels extending axially from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion of the heat exchanger core diverging away from a radial center of the heat exchanger core , and wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define a second set of channels extending axially from the primary flow inlet to the middle portion of the heat exchanger core converging toward the radial center of the heat exchanger core , wherein additional cylindrical walls are disposed radially inward from the outer wall and concentric with the heat exchanger core, wherein the additional cylindrical walls are radially spaced apart from one another and are in fluid communication with the first and second flow paths.