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A method for enhancing red blood cell quality and survival during storage, the method comprising: (a) depleting a red blood cell sample comprising an acidified additive solution having a pH of between 5.5 and 7.0, of both oxygen and carbon dioxide prior to storage; and (b) transferring said oxygen- and carbon dioxide-depleted red blood cell sample to an oxygen- and carbon dioxide-impermeable environment; and (c) storing said depleted red blood cell sample in said oxygen- and carbon dioxide-impermeable environment at a temperature between 1°C and 6°C, wherein 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) acid levels are maintained at higher levels during storage compared to a control sample in which carbon dioxide is not depleted prior to storage. (a) depleting a red blood cell sample comprising an acidified additive solution having a pH of between 5.5 and 7.0, of both oxygen and carbon dioxide prior to storage; and (b) transferring said oxygen- and carbon dioxide-depleted red blood cell sample to an oxygen- and carbon dioxide-impermeable environment; and (c) storing said depleted red blood cell sample in said oxygen- and carbon dioxide-impermeable environment at a temperature between 1°C and 6°C, wherein 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) acid levels are maintained at higher levels during storage compared to a control sample in which carbon dioxide is not depleted prior to storage.
A method for monitoring a bearing equipping a rotary device , comprising: - a step (E10) of obtaining a vibration signal acquired by an accelerometer sensor, said vibration signal containing a vibrational signature of the bearing; - a step (E20) of processing the vibration signal comprising the elimination of a deterministic component of the vibration signal; - a step (E30) of obtaining, for a determined defect liable to affect the bearing, a characteristic theoretical frequency of this defect and a determined maximum deviation around this theoretical frequency; - a step (E40-E50) of computing, as a function of a cyclic frequency, a so-called integrated cyclic coherence of the processed vibration signal averaged over a predetermined band of spectral frequencies; - a step (E60) of estimating a so-called actual frequency of the defect on the basis of the integrated cyclic coherence, of the characteristic theoretical frequency of the defect and of the determined maximum deviation around this theoretical frequency; - a step (E70) of computing a diagnostic indicator of the defect by summing an integer number M of integrated cyclic coherences of the vibration signal evaluated as M cyclic frequencies respectively equal to M harmonics of the estimated actual frequency of the defect; - a step (E80-E90) of comparing the diagnostic indicator of the defect with a predetermined threshold for this defect; and - in the event of the threshold being exceeded by the diagnostic indicator, a step (E100) of detecting the defect on the bearing. - a step (E10) of obtaining a vibration signal acquired by an accelerometer sensor, said vibration signal containing a vibrational signature of the bearing; - a step (E20) of processing the vibration signal comprising the elimination of a deterministic component of the vibration signal; - a step (E30) of obtaining, for a determined defect liable to affect the bearing, a characteristic theoretical frequency of this defect and a determined maximum deviation around this theoretical frequency; - a step (E40-E50) of computing, as a function of a cyclic frequency, a so-called integrated cyclic coherence of the processed vibration signal averaged over a predetermined band of spectral frequencies; - a step (E60) of estimating a so-called actual frequency of the defect on the basis of the integrated cyclic coherence, of the characteristic theoretical frequency of the defect and of the determined maximum deviation around this theoretical frequency; - a step (E70) of computing a diagnostic indicator of the defect by summing an integer number M of integrated cyclic coherences of the vibration signal evaluated as M cyclic frequencies respectively equal to M harmonics of the estimated actual frequency of the defect; - a step (E80-E90) of comparing the diagnostic indicator of the defect with a predetermined threshold for this defect; and - in the event of the threshold being exceeded by the diagnostic indicator, a step (E100) of detecting the defect on the bearing.
A system , comprising: a computer readable storage medium with computer executable instructions , including: a biophysical simulator configured to determine a fractional flow reserve, FFR, value; a processor configured to execute the biophysical simulator , which employs machine learning to determine the fractional flow reserve value with spectral computed tomography volumetric image data; and a display configured to display the determined fractional flow reserve value; characterized in that the biophysical simulator includes a feature extraction component configured to extract at least one feature from the spectral computed tomography volumetric image data, wherein the at least one extracted feature includes at least one of a spectrally enhanced myocardium deficit and a spectrally enhanced collateral flow; and a machine learning engine configured to find a function, the function mapping the at least one extracted feature onto FFR values and thereby to determine the FFR value at a predetermined location of a coronary tree by applying the function on a feature describing the predetermined location. a computer readable storage medium with computer executable instructions , including: a biophysical simulator configured to determine a fractional flow reserve, FFR, value; a processor configured to execute the biophysical simulator , which employs machine learning to determine the fractional flow reserve value with spectral computed tomography volumetric image data; and a display configured to display the determined fractional flow reserve value; characterized in that the biophysical simulator includes a feature extraction component configured to extract at least one feature from the spectral computed tomography volumetric image data, wherein the at least one extracted feature includes at least one of a spectrally enhanced myocardium deficit and a spectrally enhanced collateral flow; and a machine learning engine configured to find a function, the function mapping the at least one extracted feature onto FFR values and thereby to determine the FFR value at a predetermined location of a coronary tree by applying the function on a feature describing the predetermined location.
A mobility aid for use by a user having a lower body amputation site, the mobility aid including: a lower body exoskeleton including: a pelvic support structure ; a first leg and a second leg , each of the first and second legs movably coupled to the pelvic support structure , wherein at least the first and second legs are selectively actuable to move the lower body exoskeleton relative to a surface on which the mobility aid is positioned; a harness system configured to, when in use, secure the user to the lower body exoskeleton ; characterised in that the lower body exoskeleton further includes a carrier selectively positionable with respect to the lower body exoskeleton and, which in use, supports the user at or about an amputation site. a pelvic support structure ; a first leg and a second leg , each of the first and second legs movably coupled to the pelvic support structure , wherein at least the first and second legs are selectively actuable to move the lower body exoskeleton relative to a surface on which the mobility aid is positioned; a harness system configured to, when in use, secure the user to the lower body exoskeleton ; characterised in that the lower body exoskeleton further includes a carrier selectively positionable with respect to the lower body exoskeleton and, which in use, supports the user at or about an amputation site.
A device for ion implantation into wafers, comprising: a wafer chamber , which comprises a wafer holder configured to hold at least one wafer , and a filter chamber separate from the wafer chamber , wherein the filter chamber is sealable in a pressure-tight manner and comprises a filter holder for an energy filter chip, wherein the energy filter chip is structured to have areas of different thickness, the filter chamber comprising a first and a second opening closable by respective closures , wherein the closures are arranged in such a way that, if the closures are open, an ion beam originating from an accelerator and passing through the energy filter can strike the wafer in an unhindered manner. a wafer chamber , which comprises a wafer holder configured to hold at least one wafer , and a filter chamber separate from the wafer chamber , wherein the filter chamber is sealable in a pressure-tight manner and comprises a filter holder for an energy filter chip, wherein the energy filter chip is structured to have areas of different thickness, the filter chamber comprising a first and a second opening closable by respective closures , wherein the closures are arranged in such a way that, if the closures are open, an ion beam originating from an accelerator and passing through the energy filter can strike the wafer in an unhindered manner.
An evaluation apparatus comprising: a display ; a detecting unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point (P) of a subject; a display controller configured to display an evaluation image (E) including a main target (M) and multiple sub-targets (S), and instruction information (I) which is an image for explicitly instructing the subject to gaze at the main target (M) on the display , and then to hide the instruction information (I); a region setting unit configured to set determination regions (A, A1 to A4) corresponding to the main target (M) and the multiple sub-targets (S); a determination unit configured to determine, after hiding the instruction information (I), whether the gaze point (P) is positioned within the determination regions (A, A1 to A4) based on the detected position of the gaze point (P); an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a movement count by which the gaze point (P) has moved from one of the determination regions (A, A1 to A4) to another based on a determination result of the determination unit ; and an evaluation unit configured to acquire evaluation data of the subject based on the movement count. a display ; a detecting unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point (P) of a subject; a display controller configured to display an evaluation image (E) including a main target (M) and multiple sub-targets (S), and instruction information (I) which is an image for explicitly instructing the subject to gaze at the main target (M) on the display , and then to hide the instruction information (I); a region setting unit configured to set determination regions (A, A1 to A4) corresponding to the main target (M) and the multiple sub-targets (S); a determination unit configured to determine, after hiding the instruction information (I), whether the gaze point (P) is positioned within the determination regions (A, A1 to A4) based on the detected position of the gaze point (P); an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a movement count by which the gaze point (P) has moved from one of the determination regions (A, A1 to A4) to another based on a determination result of the determination unit ; and an evaluation unit configured to acquire evaluation data of the subject based on the movement count.
Transmitting/receiving device which is configured to implement a method for scrambling the electronic signature of a signal transmitted by a radar, comprising the generation by the radar of at least one pulse, the method comprising a step of modulating, in the pulse, the polarisation of the signal transmitted, in accordance with two polarisations which are orthogonal or opposed, the modulation of the polarisation being carried out in accordance with a predetermined modulation code, characterised in that the device comprises: - a first receiving channel which is adapted to a first rectilinear polarisation which corresponds to a first polarisation component (Ex) of the polarisation of the signal transmitted; - a second receiving channel which is adapted to a second rectilinear polarisation which corresponds to a second polarisation component (Ey) of the polarisation of the signal transmitted; and - a correlator which is common to the first receiving channel and the second receiving channel and which is configured to carry out a filtering which is adapted to the modulation code. - a first receiving channel which is adapted to a first rectilinear polarisation which corresponds to a first polarisation component (Ex) of the polarisation of the signal transmitted; - a second receiving channel which is adapted to a second rectilinear polarisation which corresponds to a second polarisation component (Ey) of the polarisation of the signal transmitted; and - a correlator which is common to the first receiving channel and the second receiving channel and which is configured to carry out a filtering which is adapted to the modulation code.
An apparatus for fabricating an elastic nonwoven material , said apparatus comprising: a first bonding module ; and a second bonding module positionable in close proximity to the first bonding module, wherein at least one of the first bonding module and the second bonding module has a face with a width dimension and a circumferential axis and is rotatable about a rotation axis, the face having a plurality of ridges , wherein the ridges are positioned such that at least two adjacent ridges overlap along the circumferential axis, and wherein the ridges extend obliquely relative to the circumferential axis, at least one of the ridges having a plurality of interspaced lands and notches , wherein each of the lands and each of the notches are oriented parallel to the circumferential axis and obliquely relative to the ridges. a first bonding module ; and a second bonding module positionable in close proximity to the first bonding module, wherein at least one of the first bonding module and the second bonding module has a face with a width dimension and a circumferential axis and is rotatable about a rotation axis, the face having a plurality of ridges , wherein the ridges are positioned such that at least two adjacent ridges overlap along the circumferential axis, and wherein the ridges extend obliquely relative to the circumferential axis, at least one of the ridges having a plurality of interspaced lands and notches , wherein each of the lands and each of the notches are oriented parallel to the circumferential axis and obliquely relative to the ridges.
A radar device comprising: a transmission radar for dividing each frequency band of a plurality N of available frequency bands having unavailable frequency bands interspersed between the available frequency bands into two or more frequency bands in such a manner that the differences between the center frequencies of the two or more frequency bands of each available frequency band after division are equal among the N available frequency bands, and transmitting, in time division manner, transmission signals of which the transmission frequencies are the center frequencies in respective frequency bands after division; a reception radar for receiving each of reflection signals that are transmission signals transmitted in time division manner from the transmission radar and then reflected from a target, and converting each of the reflection signals into a reception video signal; a rearrangement processing unit for rearranging each of the reception video signals converted by the reception radar in such a manner that sets of the reception video signals corresponding to the multiple available frequency bands before being divided by the transmission radar are arranged in a row; a band synthesis processing unit for performing a band synthesis on each of the reception video signals rearranged by the rearrangement processing unit ; and a target detecting unit for detecting a range to the target from the reception video signals subjected to the band synthesis by the band synthesis processing unit . a transmission radar for dividing each frequency band of a plurality N of available frequency bands having unavailable frequency bands interspersed between the available frequency bands into two or more frequency bands in such a manner that the differences between the center frequencies of the two or more frequency bands of each available frequency band after division are equal among the N available frequency bands, and transmitting, in time division manner, transmission signals of which the transmission frequencies are the center frequencies in respective frequency bands after division; a reception radar for receiving each of reflection signals that are transmission signals transmitted in time division manner from the transmission radar and then reflected from a target, and converting each of the reflection signals into a reception video signal; a rearrangement processing unit for rearranging each of the reception video signals converted by the reception radar in such a manner that sets of the reception video signals corresponding to the multiple available frequency bands before being divided by the transmission radar are arranged in a row; a band synthesis processing unit for performing a band synthesis on each of the reception video signals rearranged by the rearrangement processing unit ; and a target detecting unit for detecting a range to the target from the reception video signals subjected to the band synthesis by the band synthesis processing unit .
The compound (R)-2-amino-N-(1-amino-2-methyl-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration in a subject, wherein said compound is administered to the subject daily for a first period of at least one day, followed by a second period of at least one week wherein the compound is not administered, followed by repeating said first period of at least one day wherein said compound is administered to the subject daily.
A weft insertion apparatus for an air jet loom, comprising: a first tank storing compressed air; an electropneumatic regulator regulating a pressure of the compressed air supplied from an air compressor to supply the compressed air having the regulated pressure to the first tank and to a second tank ; a nozzle configured to inject the compressed air; and a valve connected to the first tank through a first connecting portion (P144) and supplying the compressed air stored in the first tank to the nozzle ; wherein the second tank is connected to the first tank through a second connecting portion (P143S, P143Sa, P143Sb, H143MS) that is provided independently from the first connecting portion (P144), and stores the compressed air having the pressure regulated by the electropneumatic regulator . a first tank storing compressed air; an electropneumatic regulator regulating a pressure of the compressed air supplied from an air compressor to supply the compressed air having the regulated pressure to the first tank and to a second tank ; a nozzle configured to inject the compressed air; and a valve connected to the first tank through a first connecting portion (P144) and supplying the compressed air stored in the first tank to the nozzle ; wherein the second tank is connected to the first tank through a second connecting portion (P143S, P143Sa, P143Sb, H143MS) that is provided independently from the first connecting portion (P144), and stores the compressed air having the pressure regulated by the electropneumatic regulator .
A composite membrane comprising a substrate comprising a microporous polyolefin membrane and a hydrophilic resin compound within pores of the microporous membrane wherein for the microporous membrane the average pore size is 1 nm to 50nm wherein the average pore size is calculated using the method as described in the description; the porosity is 50% to 78% wherein the porosity is measured using the method as described in the description; the membrane thickness is 1 μm to 12 μm; wherein the polyolefin is a polyethylene composition comprising a high molecular weight polyethylene with a mass average molecular weight of 900,000 or more and a low molecular weight polyethylene with a mass average molecular weight of 200,000 to 800,000 mixed at a mass ratio of 20:80 to 80:20; wherein the mass average molecular weight is measured using the method as described in the description; and wherein the hydrophilic resin compound is a polymer with a sulfonic acid group, carboxyl group, or hydroxyl group. the average pore size is 1 nm to 50nm wherein the average pore size is calculated using the method as described in the description; the porosity is 50% to 78% wherein the porosity is measured using the method as described in the description; the membrane thickness is 1 μm to 12 μm; wherein
A method for pressing out whey from curd, said method comprising receiving a closed casing holding a mould filled with curd , pumping out air from said closed casing such that a pressure force onto said curd can be formed, establishing a connection between a system controller and a casing controller provided in said casing, uploading instructions from said system controller to said casing controller on how to change said pressure during a pressing cycle by opening a valve on said casing, de-establishing said connection between said system controller and said casing controller, storing said closed casing and executing said instructions uploaded to said closed casing such that whey is pressed out from said curd and a cheese is formed from said curd.
A Ni-based alloy tube having a chemical composition consisting of, in mass%: C: 0.0010 to 0.0200%, Si: 0.01 to 0.12%, Mn: 0.04 to 0.50%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.0001 to 0.0020%, Cu: 0.02 to 0.80%, Co: 0.10 to 2.50%, Cr: 14.0 to 17.0%, Mo: 15.0 to 17.5%, W: 2.8 to 4.8%, Fe: 4.0 to 7.5%, N: 0.0010 to 0.0200%, Al: 0.04 to 0.50%, O: 0.0004 to 0.0100%, Sn: 0 to 0.010%, and optionally, V: 0.40% or less, Ti: 0.40% or less, Nb: 0.40% or less, Ta: 0.40% or less, Ca: 0.0030% or less, Mg: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0100% or less, and REM: 0.0100% or less, with the balance: Ni and impurities, and satisfying Formula (i) below: 0.0010 ≤ S + 2 O + 0.2 Sn ≤ 0.0170 where each symbol of an element in the formula indicates a content of the element in mass% contained in Ni-based alloy, and a content being zero means that the element is not contained. C: 0.0010 to 0.0200%, Si: 0.01 to 0.12%, Mn: 0.04 to 0.50%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.0001 to 0.0020%, Cu: 0.02 to 0.80%, Co: 0.10 to 2.50%, Cr: 14.0 to 17.0%, Mo: 15.0 to 17.5%, W: 2.8 to 4.8%, Fe: 4.0 to 7.5%, N: 0.0010 to 0.0200%, Al: 0.04 to 0.50%, O: 0.0004 to 0.0100%, Sn: 0 to 0.010%, and optionally, V: 0.40% or less, Ti: 0.40% or less, Nb: 0.40% or less, Ta: 0.40% or less, Ca: 0.0030% or less, Mg: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0100% or less, and REM: 0.0100% or less, with the balance: Ni and impurities, and satisfying Formula (i) below: