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A table extender configured to be connected to a surgical table having side rails extending along the sides of a platform of the surgical table and being spaced from the platform on rail mounts , the table extender comprising: a base comprising a proximal portion , a distal portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion; and a pair of mounts for mounting the base of the table extender to the side rails of the surgical table; and an inclinometer for indicating the angular disposition of the table extender relative to horizontal, wherein the inclinometer is attached to a mount of the pair of mounts ; wherein the distal portion of the table extender and the intermediate portion of the table extender are substantially completely radiolucent, wherein distal sections of the mounts do not extend to the intermediate and distal portions of the table extender and there is no metal reinforcement across the width of the table extender such that the only portions of the table extender that are not radiolucent are the mounts , wherein the table extender is sized to support a patient from a point proximal to the hips of the patient to a point proximal to the knee of the patient. a base comprising a proximal portion , a distal portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion; and a pair of mounts for mounting the base of the table extender to the side rails of the surgical table; and an inclinometer for indicating the angular disposition of the table extender relative to horizontal, wherein the inclinometer is attached to a mount of the pair of mounts ; wherein the distal portion of the table extender and the intermediate portion of the table extender are substantially completely radiolucent, wherein distal sections of the mounts do not extend to the intermediate and distal portions of the table extender and there is no metal reinforcement across the width of the table extender such that the only portions of the table extender that are not radiolucent are the mounts , wherein the table extender is sized to support a patient from a point proximal to the hips of the patient to a point proximal to the knee of the patient.
Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans, such as cocoa beans, or parts of beans, such as nibs, comprising a frame , a drum for receiving the beans or the parts of beans, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, in particular a gas, such as heated air, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum , a burner for heating the exterior wall of the drum, a driving means (9-12) for rotating the drum , which fluid inlet and driving means are located on the same end of the drum, a door , an outlet and an inlet for the beans or the parts of beans, and an outlet for the fluid, which door , outlet and inlet for the beans or the parts of beans and outlet for the fluid are located on the end of the drum opposite the fluid inlet and the driving means (9-12).
An end effector for a wristed surgical instrument , the end effector comprising: a first jaw member ; a second jaw member coupled to the first jaw member by a pivot pin , the first and second jaw members positioned to pivot and articulate about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin ; an actuation string ; and a blade including a cam plate supported between the first and second jaw members and secured to the actuation string , the blade movable relative to the first and second jaw members to sever tissue clamped between the first and second jaw members in response to actuation of the actuation string , the actuation string being secured to the cam plate ; characterised in that the second jaw member includes a cam plate and the pivot pin is positioned through the cam plates of the blade and the second jaw member . a first jaw member ; a second jaw member coupled to the first jaw member by a pivot pin , the first and second jaw members positioned to pivot and articulate about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin ; an actuation string ; and a blade including a cam plate supported between the first and second jaw members and secured to the actuation string , the blade movable relative to the first and second jaw members to sever tissue clamped between the first and second jaw members in response to actuation of the actuation string , the actuation string being secured to the cam plate ; characterised in that the second jaw member includes a cam plate and the pivot pin is positioned through the cam plates of the blade and the second jaw member .
A method for capturing cells of interest in a digital microfluidic system , the method comprising: (a) utilizing a droplet actuator of the digital microfluidic system to transport a sample droplet to a microwell device , the microwell device including a substrate having a plurality of microwells that open onto a droplet operations surface of the microwell device , the sample droplet including cells of interest that enter the microwells ; (b) introducing capture beads to the microwells , wherein capture elements are immobilized on the capture beads ; and (c) utilizing the droplet actuator to transport a cell lysis reagent droplet to the microwell device , wherein portions of the cell lysis reagent droplet enter the microwells and, during an incubation period, cause the cells of interest to release analyte that is captured by the capture elements on the capture beads . (a) utilizing a droplet actuator of the digital microfluidic system to transport a sample droplet to a microwell device , the microwell device including a substrate having a plurality of microwells that open onto a droplet operations surface of the microwell device , the sample droplet including cells of interest that enter the microwells ; (b) introducing capture beads to the microwells , wherein capture elements are immobilized on the capture beads ; and (c) utilizing the droplet actuator to transport a cell lysis reagent droplet to the microwell device , wherein portions of the cell lysis reagent droplet enter the microwells and, during an incubation period, cause the cells of interest to release analyte that is captured by the capture elements on the capture beads .
A transducer comprising: a piezoelectric substrate sized to permit an inner surface of the piezoelectric substrate to be placed adjacent to a distal surface of an eardrum of a human ear, the piezoelectric substrate providing piezoelectric material distributed about an opening ; a set of interdigitated electrodes communicating with the piezoelectric substrate and configured to be electrically driven to induce surface acoustic waves around the opening, converging on a point in the opening; and a nanoscale membrane supported on the inner surface of the piezoelectric substrate and acoustically coupled to the piezoelectric substrate over the opening to conduct the induced surface acoustic waves to the point for constructive interference . a piezoelectric substrate sized to permit an inner surface of the piezoelectric substrate to be placed adjacent to a distal surface of an eardrum of a human ear, the piezoelectric substrate providing piezoelectric material distributed about an opening ; a set of interdigitated electrodes communicating with the piezoelectric substrate and configured to be electrically driven to induce surface acoustic waves around the opening, converging on a point in the opening; and a nanoscale membrane supported on the inner surface of the piezoelectric substrate and acoustically coupled to the piezoelectric substrate over the opening to conduct the induced surface acoustic waves to the point for constructive interference .
An active roll-over prevention device for a three-wheeled vehicle, said active roll-over prevention device comprises a controller which is adapted to - detect the possibility of an over-roll condition based on at least one of a vehicle load, speed and acceleration from at least one sensor ; and characterised in that the controller is adapted to - drive a throttle actuator , a steering actuator and a differential actuator to prevent said roll-over condition of said three-wheeled vehicle, wherein the controller regulates the throttle actuator so that the fuel supply to the engine is reduced or stopped to avoid the roll-over condition, wherein the controller regulates the steering actuator to offer more restraining force to move the steering handle or steering wheel by the driver to prevent the roll-over condition, wherein the differential actuator is controlled to selectively distribute input torque to the left or right wheels to avoid the roll-over condition. - detect the possibility of an over-roll condition based on at least one of a vehicle load, speed and acceleration from at least one sensor ; and characterised in that the controller is adapted to - drive a throttle actuator , a steering actuator and a differential actuator to prevent said roll-over condition of said three-wheeled vehicle, wherein the controller regulates the throttle actuator so that the fuel supply to the engine is reduced or stopped to avoid the roll-over condition, wherein the controller regulates the steering actuator to offer more restraining force to move the steering handle or steering wheel by the driver to prevent the roll-over condition, wherein the differential actuator is controlled to selectively distribute input torque to the left or right wheels to avoid the roll-over condition.
A sound absorption sheet comprising: a porous substrate ; and a micro-resonance layer formed with a plurality of patterned sound absorption holes penetrating both surfaces thereof; wherein the micro-resonance layer formed with a plurality of patterned sound absorption holes has an embossed pattern; wherein the sound absorption holes have an average diameter of 0.1mm to 20mm, a ratio of the sound absorption holes per unit area ranges from 1% to 60%, and a pitch between the sound absorption holes ranges from 0.5mm to 50mm; further characterised in that : the porous substrate comprises glass fibers of 5 μm to 20 μm in diameter; and in that the porous substrate has an average pore size of 5 μm to 50 μm. a porous substrate ; and a micro-resonance layer formed with a plurality of patterned sound absorption holes penetrating both surfaces thereof; wherein the micro-resonance layer formed with a plurality of patterned sound absorption holes has an embossed pattern; wherein the sound absorption holes have an average diameter of 0.1mm to 20mm, a ratio of the sound absorption holes per unit area ranges from 1% to 60%, and a pitch between the sound absorption holes ranges from 0.5mm to 50mm; further characterised in that : the porous substrate comprises glass fibers of 5 μm to 20 μm in diameter; and in that the porous substrate has an average pore size of 5 μm to 50 μm. the porous substrate comprises glass fibers of 5 μm to 20 μm in diameter; and in that the porous substrate has an average pore size of 5 μm to 50 μm.
A counterbalance and drive system for a machine slide mechanism comprising: a machine mount supporting a vertically displaceable slide mechanism and a counterweight ; a counterbalance system including a first flexible connector suspended from the machine mount and interconnecting the slide mechanism and the counterweight so that a gravitational force acting on the slide mechanism is at least partially opposed by a gravitational force acting on the counterweight; and characterised by a drive system including a second flexible connector suspended from the machine mount and interconnecting the slide mechanism and the counterweight, the drive system including: a drive motor operatively engaged along a length of the second flexible connector for vertically displacing the slide mechanism; and a compliant connector operating within a limited range of compliance imparts a regulated amount of tension along at least a portion of the length of the second flexible connector between the engagement of the drive motor and the counterweight. a machine mount supporting a vertically displaceable slide mechanism and a counterweight ; a counterbalance system including a first flexible connector suspended from the machine mount and interconnecting the slide mechanism and the counterweight so that a gravitational force acting on the slide mechanism is at least partially opposed by a gravitational force acting on the counterweight; a drive motor operatively engaged along a length of the second flexible connector for vertically displacing the slide mechanism; and a compliant connector operating within a limited range of compliance imparts a regulated amount of tension along at least a portion of the length of the second flexible connector between the engagement of the drive motor and the counterweight.
A method for information transmission, wherein the method comprises: sending (S 110), by a first network device, network capability information of at least one network device to a terminal device according to information of the terminal device, wherein the information of the terminal device comprises user profile information of the terminal device, the network capability information being to indicate at least one of a service or a feature that the at least one network device is capable of supporting, and the network capability information comprising mapping information, and the mapping information is configured to indicate at least one of the following: a correspondence between a carrier frequency of the at least one network device and at least one of the service or the feature; or a correspondence between the carrier frequency of the at least one network device and configuration information of at least one of the service or the feature, wherein the at least one network device comprises at least one of the first network device or a network device connected with the first network device. sending (S 110), by a first network device, network capability information of at least one network device to a terminal device according to information of the terminal device, wherein the information of the terminal device comprises user profile information of the terminal device, the network capability information being to indicate at least one of a service or a feature that the at least one network device is capable of supporting, and the network capability information comprising mapping information, and the mapping information is configured to indicate at least one of the following: a correspondence between a carrier frequency of the at least one network device and at least one of the service or the feature; or a correspondence between the carrier frequency of the at least one network device and configuration information of at least one of the service or the feature, wherein the at least one network device comprises at least one of the first network device or a network device connected with the first network device.
A composition comprising a fluorinated alcohol A represented by the formula and having a boiling point of 50°C or more and less than 150°C, a fluorinated alcohol B represented by the formula and having a boiling point of 150°C or more and less than 300°C and a charge transportable compound, wherein the rate of said fluorinated alcohol B with respect to 100 parts by mass of the sum of said fluorinated alcohol A and said fluorinated alcohol B is 10 parts by mass to 90 parts by mass: C nF H 2nF+1-mF F mF OH in the formula , nF is an integer of 1 to 12 and mF is an integer of 1 to 25, provided that 2nF+1 ≥ mF.
Method for producing microstructures in a glass substrate , wherein modifications are initially introduced by means of laser radiation into at least one volume between mutually opposite outer faces , wherein a chemical conversion of the substrate material takes place because of the laser action during the modification, and a multiplicity of recesses , which in particular are conical at least in sections, are subsequently generated by an etching method by means of anisotropic material erosion in the at least one outer face of the glass substrate , wherein after the etching, a layer which is resistant to the etching action of the etching method is applied as a cover layer in a region which encloses at least individual recesses , onto only one of the two outer faces as a first outer face, and a further method of etching the glass substrate is then carried out so that material erosion takes place in the second outer face remote from the cover layer , until the recesses of the second outer face , which have been generated and/or enlarged in this way, have reached the cover layer .
A method of decoding a sequence of images from a bitstream using inter prediction, wherein the image includes a plurality of slices, the method comprising: decoding, from the bitstream, a target number for a slice including a plurality of blocks in an image to be decoded, wherein one or more of the plurality of blocks has been encoded by an inter prediction mode; performing, for each of one or more of the plurality of blocks in the slice encoded by an inter prediction mode, the steps of: generating a number of motion information predictors equal to the target number, the number of motion information predictors including actual motion information predictors obtained from image portions of said image being decoded or of a reference image ; decoding, from the bitstream, an index corresponding to a motion information predictor, wherein the target number is used to parse the bitstream to decode the index, the index being encoded so that a number of bits in the code for the index depends on the target number; selecting a motion information predictor corresponding to the decoded index from the generated number of motion information predictors; and decoding the target block using the selected motion information predictor. generating a number of motion information predictors equal to the target number, the number of motion information predictors including actual motion information predictors obtained from image portions of said image being decoded or of a reference image ; decoding, from the bitstream, an index corresponding to a motion information predictor, wherein the target number is used to parse the bitstream to decode the index, the index being encoded so that a number of bits in the code for the index depends on the target number; selecting a motion information predictor corresponding to the decoded index from the generated number of motion information predictors; and decoding the target block using the selected motion information predictor.
A process for the in situ production of a polyether from a hydroxyl group-containing vegetable oil, at least one alkylene oxide and a low molecular weight polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups in the presence of a catalyst comprising: (a) introducing the hydroxyl group-containing vegetable oil, catalyst and alkylene oxide into a reactor, (b) initiating reaction of hydroxyl group-containing vegetable oil and the alkylene oxide, (c) after the reaction in (b) has begun but before the reaction has been 20% completed, continuously introducing the low molecular weight polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of less than 250 Da into the reactor, and (d) after the in situ made polyether polyol product having the desired molecular weight has been formed, removing that in situ made polyether polyol from the reactor, wherein the low molecular weight polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups is selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, sucrose, diglycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol and mixtures thereof. (a) introducing the hydroxyl group-containing vegetable oil, catalyst and alkylene oxide into a reactor, (b) initiating reaction of hydroxyl group-containing vegetable oil and the alkylene oxide, (c) after the reaction in (b) has begun but before the reaction has been 20% completed, continuously introducing the low molecular weight polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of less than 250 Da into the reactor, and (d) after the in situ made polyether polyol product having the desired molecular weight has been formed, removing that in situ made polyether polyol from the reactor,
A vinylidene fluoride resin film comprising a film composition comprising a vinylidene fluoride resin and organic particles, wherein the vinylidene fluoride resin film comprises a plurality of protrusions on at least one surface thereof, the surface morphology of the film being measured by using a shape analysis laser microscope as given in the description; among the plurality of protrusions, the number of protrusions greater than 0.10 μm in height from a flat surface at which the protrusions are not present is from 40 to 400, per 0.10 mm 2 of the vinylidene fluoride resin film; and the vinylidene fluoride resin is a homopolymer of vinylidene fluoride. the vinylidene fluoride resin film comprises a plurality of protrusions on at least one surface thereof, the surface morphology of the film being measured by using a shape analysis laser microscope as given in the description; among the plurality of protrusions, the number of protrusions greater than 0.10 μm in height from a flat surface at which the protrusions are not present is from 40 to 400, per 0.10 mm 2 of the vinylidene fluoride resin film; and the vinylidene fluoride resin is a homopolymer of vinylidene fluoride.
A C5aR antagonist for use in a method of treatment or prevention of rheumatoid arthritis-associated bone damage in a subject having rheumatoid arthritis, wherein the C5aR antagonist is an antibody that binds the 2 nd extracellular loop of C5aR, wherein the antibody inhibits the binding of C5a to C5aR and inhibits the C5aR-mediated biological effect of C5a.