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Swab kit comprising a swab applicator having an elongated swab head and a swab rod , a low-absorbent, flexible sampling cloth , with an absorbancy of 3.5 g/g or less, fastened to said swab head by fastening means that fixedly attach the sampling cloth to the swab head such that during insertion and removal of the sampling cloth into and from a human or animal bodily cavity, the sampling cloth remains fixed to the swab head the sampling cloth having a distal end (4.1) and a proximal end (4.2), said distal and proximal ends (4.1, 4.2) defining an insertion direction (x) of the swab applicator inside a human or animal bodily cavity wherein said proximal end (4.2) is the end that first enters the bodily cavity and said distal end (4.1) is the end that last enters the bodily cavity wherein the sampling cloth comprises at least one flap situated at the distal end (4.1) thereof having a fixedly attached end that is fastened by the fastening means to the swab head and one free end, opposite to the fixed end, wherein said flap has a length between the fixed end and the free end of at least 3 mm characterized in that the fastening means are a continuous welding line, spot welding row, sewing line, and/or glue line. a low-absorbent, flexible sampling cloth , with an absorbancy of 3.5 g/g or less, fastened to said swab head by fastening means that fixedly attach the sampling cloth to the swab head such that during insertion and removal of the sampling cloth into and from a human or animal bodily cavity, the sampling cloth remains fixed to the swab head the sampling cloth having a distal end (4.1) and a proximal end (4.2), said distal and proximal ends (4.1, 4.2) defining an insertion direction (x) of the swab applicator inside a human or animal bodily cavity wherein said proximal end (4.2) is the end that first enters the bodily cavity and said distal end (4.1) is the end that last enters the bodily cavity wherein the sampling cloth comprises at least one flap situated at the distal end (4.1) thereof having a fixedly attached end that is fastened by the fastening means to the swab head and one free end, opposite to the fixed end, wherein said flap has a length between the fixed end and the free end of at least 3 mm characterized in that the fastening means are a continuous welding line, spot welding row, sewing line, and/or glue line.
An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, the indoor unit comprising a front design panel in which a recess is formed as a suction port through which air is sucked, the recess being depressed rearward from a front face and extending in a width direction, the front design panel including a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel , the connecting portion including a bottom wall extending rearward from the lower panel , and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall and connecting to the upper panel , the bottom wall being located below an upper edge of the lower panel , characterised in that the bottom wall and the inner wall _are configured so that light traveling along a line connecting a lower end of the upper panel and an upper edge of the lower panel is reflected off the bottom wall onto a position on the inner wall , the position being below a horizontal line passing through the upper edge of the lower panel . the front design panel including a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel , a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel , the connecting portion including a bottom wall extending rearward from the lower panel , and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall and connecting to the upper panel , a bottom wall extending rearward from the lower panel , and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall and connecting to the upper panel , the bottom wall being located below an upper edge of the lower panel , characterised in that the bottom wall and the inner wall _are configured so that light traveling along a line connecting a lower end of the upper panel and an upper edge of the lower panel is reflected off the bottom wall onto a position on the inner wall , the position being below a horizontal line passing through the upper edge of the lower panel .
A method for determining a network map defining a structure of a network comprising at least one master node and a plurality of slave nodes (6a-z), wherein each node is connected to at least one other node via respective ports and the plurality of slave nodes (6a-f) are converter cells of a modular multilevel voltage source converter, the method being performed in a network determiner and comprising the steps of: generating a probing message , the probing message comprising a forward routing table comprising a plurality of routing entries, a backward routing table comprising a plurality of routing entries, and at least one routing pointer, wherein each routing entry defines an outward port for a slave node (6a-z) to route the probing message , and the at least one routing pointer pointing how far in the forward routing table or the backward routing table the probing message has been routed; transmitting the probing message from a master node to a slave node; determining whether the probing message was successfully routed according to both the forward routing table and the backward routing table based on whether the probing message was returned to the network determiner , and updating the network map based on whether the probing message was successfully routed; and repeating the steps of generating the probing message, transmitting the probing message, and determining whether the probing message was successfully routed, to further update the network map. generating a probing message , the probing message comprising a forward routing table comprising a plurality of routing entries, a backward routing table comprising a plurality of routing entries, and at least one routing pointer, wherein each routing entry defines an outward port for a slave node (6a-z) to route the probing message , and the at least one routing pointer pointing how far in the forward routing table or the backward routing table the probing message has been routed; transmitting the probing message from a master node to a slave node; determining whether the probing message was successfully routed according to both the forward routing table and the backward routing table based on whether the probing message was returned to the network determiner , and updating the network map based on whether the probing message was successfully routed; and repeating the steps of generating the probing message, transmitting the probing message, and determining whether the probing message was successfully routed, to further update the network map.
A navigation device comprising: an outer panel including a pair of side plates separated from each other in a first direction and facing each other in parallel; and a pair of fixing portions (K) provided on the pair of side plates and to be fixed to moving body-side fixing members ; and characterized in that the navigation device further comprises: a chassis that is arranged in an orientation orthogonal to the pair of side plates at a position not corresponding to positions of the pair of fixing portions (K) between the pair of side plates when viewed from the first direction; a bracket having a predetermined shape; a sensor board that is attached to the bracket ; and an inertial sensor that is mounted on the sensor board , wherein the bracket is fixed to a portion in the chassis where an amplitude is smaller than an amplitude at other portions in the chassis when vibration is applied to the navigation device , and the inertial sensor is arranged at a position sandwiched between the pair of fixing portions (K) in the first direction. an outer panel including a pair of side plates separated from each other in a first direction and facing each other in parallel; and a pair of fixing portions (K) provided on the pair of side plates and to be fixed to moving body-side fixing members ; and characterized in that the navigation device further comprises: a chassis that is arranged in an orientation orthogonal to the pair of side plates at a position not corresponding to positions of the pair of fixing portions (K) between the pair of side plates when viewed from the first direction; a bracket having a predetermined shape; a sensor board that is attached to the bracket ; and an inertial sensor that is mounted on the sensor board , wherein the bracket is fixed to a portion in the chassis where an amplitude is smaller than an amplitude at other portions in the chassis when vibration is applied to the navigation device , and the inertial sensor is arranged at a position sandwiched between the pair of fixing portions (K) in the first direction. a chassis that is arranged in an orientation orthogonal to the pair of side plates at a position not corresponding to positions of the pair of fixing portions (K) between the pair of side plates when viewed from the first direction; a bracket having a predetermined shape; a sensor board that is attached to the bracket ; and an inertial sensor that is mounted on the sensor board , wherein the bracket is fixed to a portion in the chassis where an amplitude is smaller than an amplitude at other portions in the chassis when vibration is applied to the navigation device , and the inertial sensor is arranged at a position sandwiched between the pair of fixing portions (K) in the first direction.
An image coding apparatus for coding tiles and slices into which an image is partitioned, to generate a bitstream, the apparatus comprising: a partitioning unit configured to partition the image into the tiles and the slices; and a coding unit configured to code the tiles and slices resulting from the partitioning; wherein the type of each of the slices is either a normal slice type or a dependent slice type; a slice of the normal slice type is coded without referring to a different slice and has, in a header, information that is required to decode the slice, and can be used for a different slice; a slice of the dependent slice type is decoded using information included in a slice header of another slice; characterized in that when a first tile includes a normal slice starting from a position other than a beginning of the first tile, a second tile coded next to the first tile includes a normal slice starting from a beginning of the second tile. a partitioning unit configured to partition the image into the tiles and the slices; and a coding unit configured to code the tiles and slices resulting from the partitioning; wherein the type of each of the slices is either a normal slice type or a dependent slice type; a slice of the normal slice type is coded without referring to a different slice and has, in a header, information that is required to decode the slice, and can be used for a different slice; a slice of the dependent slice type is decoded using information included in a slice header of another slice; characterized in that when a first tile includes a normal slice starting from a position other than a beginning of the first tile, a second tile coded next to the first tile includes a normal slice starting from a beginning of the second tile.
A method for analyzing an isolated embryo of a monocot plant comprising: a. excising a piece of scutellum tissue from an isolated immature embryo wherein said excision does not cause a significant reduction in germination potential of said isolated embryo; and b. analyzing nucleic acids extracted, and optionally amplified, from the piece of scutellum tissue for the presence or absence of one or more characteristics indicative of at least one genetic trait, wherein said isolated embryo is able to germinate into a plant after said piece of tissue is excised. a. excising a piece of scutellum tissue from an isolated immature embryo wherein said excision does not cause a significant reduction in germination potential of said isolated embryo; and b. analyzing nucleic acids extracted, and optionally amplified, from the piece of scutellum tissue for the presence or absence of one or more characteristics indicative of at least one genetic trait,
A fuel nozzle assembly comprising: a fuel nozzle having a tip ; a fuel nozzle collar ; a combustion chamber end cooperating with the tip of the fuel nozzle ; an annular slot between the combustion chamber end and the tip , the annular slot having a first wall extending generally coaxially with and spaced apart from a peripheral second wall of the fuel nozzle , the first and second walls extending from an open end facing a combustor to a closed end at an opposition end thereof; and one or more gas passages extending through the first wall , and having an outlet communicating with the slot , the outlet directed toward the second wall and arranged to direct an impinging flow of gas against the second wall , the outlet located on the first wall spaced away from the closed end ; wherein the first wall is a portion of the fuel nozzle collar ; characterized in that the open end of the slot comprises at least one rounded corner formed at a junction between the first wall and a wall of the combustion chamber end of the fuel nozzle . a fuel nozzle having a tip ; a fuel nozzle collar ; a combustion chamber end cooperating with the tip of the fuel nozzle ; an annular slot between the combustion chamber end and the tip , the annular slot having a first wall extending generally coaxially with and spaced apart from a peripheral second wall of the fuel nozzle , the first and second walls extending from an open end facing a combustor to a closed end at an opposition end thereof; and one or more gas passages extending through the first wall , and having an outlet communicating with the slot , the outlet directed toward the second wall and arranged to direct an impinging flow of gas against the second wall , the outlet located on the first wall spaced away from the closed end ; wherein the first wall is a portion of the fuel nozzle collar ; characterized in that the open end of the slot comprises at least one rounded corner formed at a junction between the first wall and a wall of the combustion chamber end of the fuel nozzle .
A Type-B natriuretic signal peptide fragment agent for use in preventing and/or treating a cardiovascular disorder in a subject, wherein said agent comprises a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 9.
A combination of medicaments for use in treating cancer or neoplastic disease, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one bromodomain and extra-terminal protein (BET) inhibitor, and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one chemotherapeutic agent that does not directly inhibit BET, wherein the at least one bromodomain and extra-terminal protein (BET) inhibitor is 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-l-one or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the chemotherapeutic agent is temozolomide.
Ambient air purification device , in particular for stationary ambient air purification in the internal and/or external space, having a blower housing featuring at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet , wherein at least one air flow generating means , which can generate an air flow from the air inlet to the air outlet , is disposed in the blower housing , wherein a filter apparatus , which comprises a plurality of filter elements disposed in a V-shaped manner with respect to each other, is furthermore fluidically provided in the blower housing between the air inlet and the air outlet , characterized in that the blower housing comprises at least one service door through which an interior space of the blower housing is accessible, and in that the filter apparatus comprises a filter element carrier attached to the blower housing and supports the filter elements disposed in a V-shaped manner with respect to each other, wherein the filter element carrier can be transferred from an operating state, in which it is completely provided in the blower housing , to a service state, in which the filter element carrier projects at least partially through the service door out of the blower housing , wherein the filter element carrier is pivotably mounted around at least one axis (S) with respect to the blower housing and the transfer of the filter element carrier from the operating state to the service state and vice versa comprises a pivoting around the axis (S).
A vehicle communication method carried out by a first vehicle , the method comprising: detecting (S110, S210) whether a target vehicle exists within a preset range, the target vehicle being equipped with an ultra-wideband communication system; determining (S120, S220), when it is detected that the target vehicle exists within the preset range, whether a communication connection request is received from a first user, the first user being in the first vehicle; sending (S130, S230) the communication connection request to the target vehicle if the communication connection request is received from the first user; determining (S140, S240) whether a communication permission request sent by the target vehicle via the ultra-wideband communication system is received; establishing (S150, S250) a communication connection between the first vehicle and the target vehicle if the communication permission request sent by the target vehicle is received; acquiring (S260) content input by the first user, sending the content to the target vehicle, and instructing the target vehicle to output the content, wherein the content comprises a communication means extension request to instruct the target vehicle to indicate a communication number, wherein different communication numbers correspond to different communication means other than the ultra-wideband communication system; and establishing, using the communication number, another communication connection between the first vehicle and the target vehicle for communicating at a distance that exceeds the preset range. detecting (S110, S210) whether a target vehicle exists within a preset range, the target vehicle being equipped with an ultra-wideband communication system; determining (S120, S220), when it is detected that the target vehicle exists within the preset range, whether a communication connection request is received from a first user, the first user being in the first vehicle; sending (S130, S230) the communication connection request to the target vehicle if the communication connection request is received from the first user; determining (S140, S240) whether a communication permission request sent by the target vehicle via the ultra-wideband communication system is received; establishing (S150, S250) a communication connection between the first vehicle and the target vehicle if the communication permission request sent by the target vehicle is received; acquiring (S260) content input by the first user, sending the content to the target vehicle, and instructing the target vehicle to output the content, wherein the content comprises a communication means extension request to instruct the target vehicle to indicate a communication number, wherein different communication numbers correspond to different communication means other than the ultra-wideband communication system; and establishing, using the communication number, another communication connection between the first vehicle and the target vehicle for communicating at a distance that exceeds the preset range.
A flow restriction device , comprising: a male luer connector portion defining a body portion and a first lumen in fluid-flow continuity with the body portion; and a female luer connector portion defining a second lumen and an extension in fluid-flow continuity with the second lumen, wherein the extension comprises: a first end ; a second end ; an outer surface; and a channel defined on the outer surface, wherein the channel is helically disposed around the outer surface of the extension and extends between the first and second ends, the extension is configured to be at least partially disposed within the body portion, and the channel and the inner surface of the body portion define a fluid passage in fluid-flow continuity with the first lumen and the second lumen, characterised in that an end of the body portion of the male luer connector portion is configured to be coupled to the female luer connector portion within a body portion of the female luer connector portion. a male luer connector portion defining a body portion and a first lumen in fluid-flow continuity with the body portion; and a female luer connector portion defining a second lumen and an extension in fluid-flow continuity with the second lumen, wherein the extension comprises: a first end ; a second end ; an outer surface; and a channel defined on the outer surface, wherein the channel is helically disposed around the outer surface of the extension and extends between the first and second ends, the extension is configured to be at least partially disposed within the body portion, and the channel and the inner surface of the body portion define a fluid passage in fluid-flow continuity with the first lumen and the second lumen, characterised in that an end of the body portion of the male luer connector portion is configured to be coupled to the female luer connector portion within a body portion of the female luer connector portion. a first end ; a second end ; an outer surface; and a channel defined on the outer surface, wherein the channel is helically disposed around the outer surface of the extension and extends between the first and second ends, the extension is configured to be at least partially disposed within the body portion, and the channel and the inner surface of the body portion define a fluid passage in fluid-flow continuity with the first lumen and the second lumen, characterised in that an end of the body portion of the male luer connector portion is configured to be coupled to the female luer connector portion within a body portion of the female luer connector portion.
Method for producing an object made of a composite material made up of fibers impregnated with resin, the material being laminated over a rigid supporting core before the curing in a mold, the core being made by moulding and being composed by weight of 20-50% of expanded particles and 80-50% of unexpanded particles, wherein, after heating and curing of the composite material, the core is dissolved by means of a solvent, the solvent being a sulphoxide, i.e. a chemical compound containing a solfenyl functional group attached to two hydrocarbon groups. the material being laminated over a rigid supporting core before the curing in a mold, the core being made by moulding and being composed by weight of 20-50% of expanded particles and 80-50% of unexpanded particles, wherein, after heating and curing of the composite material, the core is dissolved by means of a solvent, the solvent being a sulphoxide, i.e. a chemical compound containing a solfenyl functional group attached to two hydrocarbon groups.
Amine of the formula (I) where A is 1,2-ethylene or 1,2-propylene, R 1 is H or an alkyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and R 2 is H or methyl. A is 1,2-ethylene or 1,2-propylene, R 1 is H or an alkyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl radical having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and R 2 is H or methyl.