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An apparatus for forming a gastroesophageal valve comprising: a longitudinal member having a distal end arranged to be received within a stomach; a tissue shaper having a chassis and a bail and hingedly coupled at at the distal end of the longitudinal member that is arranged to form a gastroesophageal valve from stomach tissue; a tissue gatherer is arranged to gather fundus tissue at or aboral to the gastroesophageal junction to reduce an esophageal opening into the stomach, wherein the tissue gatherer comprises a helical coil that is arranged to grip the fundus tissue; a longitudinal channel formed in the chassis and extending, in use, toward the esophageal opening to provide space for receiving an inner tissue layer; and a fastener deployer that deploys a fastener that is arranged to maintain both the gastroesophageal valve and the reduced esophageal opening. a longitudinal member having a distal end arranged to be received within a stomach; a tissue shaper having a chassis and a bail and hingedly coupled at at the distal end of the longitudinal member that is arranged to form a gastroesophageal valve from stomach tissue; a tissue gatherer is arranged to gather fundus tissue at or aboral to the gastroesophageal junction to reduce an esophageal opening into the stomach, wherein the tissue gatherer comprises a helical coil that is arranged to grip the fundus tissue; a longitudinal channel formed in the chassis and extending, in use, toward the esophageal opening to provide space for receiving an inner tissue layer; and a fastener deployer that deploys a fastener that is arranged to maintain both the gastroesophageal valve and the reduced esophageal opening.
A gang channel comprising: a channel member constructed of an oxide ceramic matrix composite material; and, a nut in the channel member , the nut being constructed of a ceramic material , the ceramic material being a mixture of an aluminum oxide ceramic material reinforced with silicon-carbide crystal whiskers in the aluminum oxide ceramic material . a channel member constructed of an oxide ceramic matrix composite material; and, a nut in the channel member , the nut being constructed of a ceramic material , the ceramic material being a mixture of an aluminum oxide ceramic material reinforced with silicon-carbide crystal whiskers in the aluminum oxide ceramic material .
A rotating energy storage system comprising: a power source configured to generate power; an induction machine coupled to an inertial flywheel , the induction machine configured to receive electrical energy from the power source, store the energy in the flywheel, and deliver a first portion of the energy to a first pulsed load; and characterised by a damping network configured to receive and absorb a second portion of the energy at a controlled rate to regulate torsional oscillations in a rotary motion of the flywheel caused by load swings or pulsations of the first pulsed load. a power source configured to generate power; an induction machine coupled to an inertial flywheel , the induction machine configured to receive electrical energy from the power source, store the energy in the flywheel, and deliver a first portion of the energy to a first pulsed load; and characterised by a damping network configured to receive and absorb a second portion of the energy at a controlled rate to regulate torsional oscillations in a rotary motion of the flywheel caused by load swings or pulsations of the first pulsed load.
An agent for use as a medicament for improving intestinal flora comprising a protease comprising at least one of the following polypeptides to as an active ingredient: a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 16 of amino acids are substituted, added, inserted, or deleted in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a protease activity of about 80 to 120% as compared to the protease activity (100%) of a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the protease activity is measured under the conditions shown in the description, and the polypeptide is a variant of an acid protease derived from Aspergillus oryzae, and a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 95% or more sequence identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a protease activity of about 80 to 120% as compared to the protease activity (100%) of a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the protease activity is measured under the conditions shown in the description, and the polypeptide is a variant of an acid protease derived from Aspergillus oryzae. a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 16 of amino acids are substituted, added, inserted, or deleted in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a protease activity of about 80 to 120% as compared to the protease activity (100%) of a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the protease activity is measured under the conditions shown in the description, and the polypeptide is a variant of an acid protease derived from Aspergillus oryzae, and a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 95% or more sequence identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having a protease activity of about 80 to 120% as compared to the protease activity (100%) of a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the protease activity is measured under the conditions shown in the description, and the polypeptide is a variant of an acid protease derived from Aspergillus oryzae.
An article for forming an aerosol, the article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a first major surface which is substantially flat, the aerosol-forming substrate formed from an aerosol-forming material comprising a first region having a first density and a second region having a second density, where the first density is different to the second density, the article being insertable into the heating chamber of a device for generating an aerosol.
Decelerator for landing bodies, comprising a folding braking shield and an articulated frame , to which said folding braking shield is fixed; said articulated frame comprising a central opening actuator , which consists of an inner fixed portion and an outer mobile portion , which can slide around said inner fixed portion , and a plurality of telescopically extendable spokes , each of them being hinged, at a first end of its, to said outer mobile portion and being fixed, at a second end of its, to a bigger edge of said folding braking shield ; said decelerator being mobile between - a closed condition, wherein: the spokes are in their not extended position and are arranged so as to be parallel to one another, said outer mobile portion is in a backward position, and the folding braking shield is in a folded position, and - an open condition, wherein: the spokes are in their extended position and are in a radial arrangement, said outer mobile portion is in a forward position, and the folding braking shield is in an unfolded position; each spoke comprising a locking element which are designed to lock the spoke when is in its extended position to guarantee that its extended position is maintained in said open condition; said articulated frame comprising a plurality of support cables , each of them has a first end, which is fixed to said outer mobile portion , and a second end, which is fixed to said second end of a respective extendable spoke ; said decelerator being characterized by comprising a damping assembly comprising a wheel coaxial to said outer portion , a rotary damper , to which the wheel is splined, and a plurality of retaining cables , each of them being fixed to said wheel so as to be reversibly wound around it and internally crossing a respective extendable spoke , to which it is fixed in correspondence to said second end . - a closed condition, wherein: the spokes are in their not extended position and are arranged so as to be parallel to one another, said outer mobile portion is in a backward position, and the folding braking shield is in a folded position, and - an open condition, wherein: the spokes are in their extended position and are in a radial arrangement, said outer mobile portion is in a forward position, and the folding braking shield is in an unfolded position; each spoke comprising a locking element which are designed to lock the spoke when is in its extended position to guarantee that its extended position is maintained in said open condition; said articulated frame comprising a plurality of support cables , each of them has a first end, which is fixed to said outer mobile portion , and a second end, which is fixed to said second end of a respective extendable spoke ; said decelerator being characterized by comprising a damping assembly comprising a wheel coaxial to said outer portion , a rotary damper , to which the wheel is splined, and a plurality of retaining cables , each of them being fixed to said wheel so as to be reversibly wound around it and internally crossing a respective extendable spoke , to which it is fixed in correspondence to said second end .
A method of preparing nucleic acids for analysis comprising: (a) blunt-ending double-stranded nucleic acids with single-stranded overhangs in a sample by the action of one or more enzymes providing a 5'-3' polymerase activity and 3'-5' proof reading activity, and four standard nucleotide types, wherein single-stranded overhangs with 5' ends serve as templates for extension of a complementary strand by the polymerase activity and single-stranded overhangs with 3' ends are digested by the proof reading activity producing blunt-ended nucleic acids; (b) without separating the blunt-ended nucleic acids from other components of the sample, end-tailing the blunt-ended nucleic acids by action of a polymerase without a 3'-5' proof reading function, which performs a non-template directed addition of a nucleotide to the 3' ends of blunt-ended nucleic acids, wherein A is added preferentially to G preferentially to C or T; (c) annealing the nucleic acids from step (b) with at least partially double-stranded adapters with a single nucleotide T overhang at a 3'-end, and at least partially double-stranded adapters with a single nucleotide C overhang at a 3'-end; and (d) ligating the nucleic acids to the adapters. (a) blunt-ending double-stranded nucleic acids with single-stranded overhangs in a sample by the action of one or more enzymes providing a 5'-3' polymerase activity and 3'-5' proof reading activity, and four standard nucleotide types, wherein single-stranded overhangs with 5' ends serve as templates for extension of a complementary strand by the polymerase activity and single-stranded overhangs with 3' ends are digested by the proof reading activity producing blunt-ended nucleic acids; (b) without separating the blunt-ended nucleic acids from other components of the sample, end-tailing the blunt-ended nucleic acids by action of a polymerase without a 3'-5' proof reading function, which performs a non-template directed addition of a nucleotide to the 3' ends of blunt-ended nucleic acids, wherein A is added preferentially to G preferentially to C or T; (c) annealing the nucleic acids from step (b) with at least partially double-stranded adapters with a single nucleotide T overhang at a 3'-end, and at least partially double-stranded adapters with a single nucleotide C overhang at a 3'-end; and (d) ligating the nucleic acids to the adapters.
A device for controlling and monitoring a metabolic state, activity and well-being of fish, intended to be attached to a fish's operculum, wherein the device comprises a substrate with an electronic circuit and a waterresistant coating that covers the electronic circuit, the device being configured to join temporarily or permanently to the fish's operculum, of which the physical activity and breathing frequency is to be controlled and monitored during periods of ingestion and non-feeding throughout the day, wherein the electronic circuit comprises: - a three orthogonal-axis (x, y, z) acceleration sensor configured to acquire coplanar and normal accelerations of the fish's operculum jointly and simultaneously, - a control unit connected to the acceleration sensor and which contains at least one microcontroller configured to process the coplanar and normal accelerations obtained by the three orthogonal-axis (x, y, z) acceleration sensor , separating swimming movements and movements of gill cover to determine swimming activity from the accelerations in the z (a z ) axis which is normal to the fish's operculum and a frequency at which the fish breathes from the accelerations in x, y (a x , a y ) axes which are coplanar to the fish's operculum, by executing at least one activity-monitoring routine, - a memory configured to store data acquired by the acceleration sensor and/or data generated by the microcontroller when executing an activity-monitoring routine, and - a battery connected to the control unit , wherein the substrate is configured to establish communication with an external device to which the data acquired by the acceleration sensor and/or the data generated by the microcontroller are sent. - a three orthogonal-axis (x, y, z) acceleration sensor configured to acquire coplanar and normal accelerations of the fish's operculum jointly and simultaneously, - a control unit connected to the acceleration sensor and which contains at least one microcontroller configured to process the coplanar and normal accelerations obtained by the three orthogonal-axis (x, y, z) acceleration sensor , separating swimming movements and movements of gill cover to determine swimming activity from the accelerations in the z (a z ) axis which is normal to the fish's operculum and a frequency at which the fish breathes from the accelerations in x, y (a x , a y ) axes which are coplanar to the fish's operculum, by executing at least one activity-monitoring routine, - a memory configured to store data acquired by the acceleration sensor and/or data generated by the microcontroller when executing an activity-monitoring routine, and - a battery connected to the control unit ,
A vaginal composition containing isomaltulose for use in the elimination or alleviation of odor of vaginal secretions, vaginal and vulvar pruritus, of vaginal and vulvar dryness, of vaginal and vulvar soreness, or of painful intercourse, or for use in the prevention or treatment of vaginal dysbacteriosis, or of bacterial vaginosis, wherein the content of isomaltulose in the vaginal composition is 0.05 to 20.0 % (w/w), preferably, the content of isomaltulose in the vaginal composition is 1.5 to 12.0 % (w/w), and the daily dosage of isomaltulose is 5 to 2000 mg.
Support structure for a front face module of a motor vehicle, said support structure comprising a lower crossmember , a first lateral upright , a second lateral upright and an upper crossmember , the support structure comprising a first support arm and a second support arm , these support arms being received within the support structure , the first support arm being connected via its first end to the first lateral upright , and via its second end to the upper crossmember , and the second support arm being connected via its first end to the second lateral upright , and via its second end to the upper crossmember , characterized in that the upper crossmember comprises a reinforcing plate , the second end of the first support arm and the second end of the second support arm being connected to said reinforcing plate .
Frame which is assembled from frame profiles , for a window or a door, having a facing shell composed of facing profiles , wherein - the window or the door is designed to receive a glazing unit defining a glazing plane A, - the frame profiles are extruded from hard PVC (PVC-U) and are welded together in the mitre region to form the frame , - the frame profiles have an outer visible surface , a rebate region and an outer overlap which delimits the rebate region ; - the overlap of the frame profiles has - as viewed in cross section - an upper visible surface region inclined with respect to the glazing plane A, and a seal ; - the facing profiles have an outer visible surface and an inner side , - in the mounted state, the facing profiles at least partially cover the outer visible surfaces of the frame profiles and completely cover the upper visible surface regions which are inclined with respect to the glazing plane A, - the facing profiles have an undercut on their inner sides , characterized by bores on the upper visible surface regions of the overlaps of the frame profiles , into which bores there are inserted deformable fastening means (17, 17', 17") which, with the facing profiles mounted, project behind the undercuts of the facing profiles and cause the facing profiles to be fastened to the frame profiles in a form-fitting manner. - the window or the door is designed to receive a glazing unit defining a glazing plane A, - the frame profiles are extruded from hard PVC (PVC-U) and are welded together in the mitre region to form the frame , - the frame profiles have an outer visible surface , a rebate region and an outer overlap which delimits the rebate region ; - the overlap of the frame profiles has - as viewed in cross section - an upper visible surface region inclined with respect to the glazing plane A, and a seal ; - the facing profiles have an outer visible surface and an inner side , - in the mounted state, the facing profiles at least partially cover the outer visible surfaces of the frame profiles and completely cover the upper visible surface regions which are inclined with respect to the glazing plane A, - the facing profiles have an undercut on their inner sides ,
An image forming system comprising: a forming section configured to form a color image; a correction section configured to measure at least one of a position and a density of a test pattern formed by the forming section and perform a correction function for adjusting an image forming condition based on the measurement; a determination section configured to determine whether a next page of a current print processing is a first color page of the current print processing; and a control section configured to selectively perform a first mode or a second mode if there is a print request while a correction execution condition is satisfied, wherein in the first mode, the forming section is caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is caused to perform the correction function, before a printing process begins in response to the print request, and - wherein in the second mode, the forming section is caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is caused to perform the correction function before the printing of the next page begins, if the determination section determines that the next page of a current print processing is a first color page of the print processing, whereas the forming section is not caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is not caused to perform the correction function before printing of the next page begins, if the determination section determines that the next page of a current print processing is not the first color page of the print processing. a forming section configured to form a color image; a correction section configured to measure at least one of a position and a density of a test pattern formed by the forming section and perform a correction function for adjusting an image forming condition based on the measurement; a determination section configured to determine whether a next page of a current print processing is a first color page of the current print processing; and a control section configured to selectively perform a first mode or a second mode if there is a print request while a correction execution condition is satisfied, wherein in the first mode, the forming section is caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is caused to perform the correction function, before a printing process begins in response to the print request, and - wherein in the second mode, the forming section is caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is caused to perform the correction function before the printing of the next page begins, if the determination section determines that the next page of a current print processing is a first color page of the print processing, whereas the forming section is not caused to print the test pattern and the correction section is not caused to perform the correction function before printing of the next page begins, if the determination section determines that the next page of a current print processing is not the first color page of the print processing.
A water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion comprising chemically asymmetric anisotropic powder which comprises a first hydrophilic polymer spheroid and a second hydrophobic polymer spheroid, wherein the first and second polymer spheroids are bound to each other with a structure in which one polymer spheroid at least partially infiltrates the other polymer spheroid; the first polymer spheroid has a core-shell structure; and the shell has a functional group, wherein the second polymer spheroid and the core of the first polymer spheroid comprise a vinyl polymer, and the shell of the first polymer spheroid comprises a copolymer of a vinyl monomer with a functional group-containing monomer which is siloxane; and the vinyl polymer is polystyrene, and wherein the aqueous phase part of the water-in-oil type emulsion composition comprises a salt.
A method for initializing components of an electronic device , the method comprising: receiving an input signal at an initialization block ; after receiving the input signal, changing a state of a finite state machine, FSM, of the initialization block; sending an initialization signal from the initialization block to a component on a chip; after sending the initialization signal, changing the state of the FSM; receiving a return signal from the component with the initialization block ; and after receiving the return signal, changing the state of the FSM; wherein changing the state of the FSM includes incrementing a state number ; the method further comprising comparing the state number of the FSM to a definition table stored in a memory of the initialization block , wherein the initialization block parses the information in the definition table and performs an initialization procedure according to the definition table . receiving an input signal at an initialization block ; after receiving the input signal, changing a state of a finite state machine, FSM, of the initialization block; sending an initialization signal from the initialization block to a component on a chip; after sending the initialization signal, changing the state of the FSM; receiving a return signal from the component with the initialization block ; and after receiving the return signal, changing the state of the FSM; wherein changing the state of the FSM includes incrementing a state number ; the method further comprising comparing the state number of the FSM to a definition table stored in a memory of the initialization block , wherein the initialization block parses the information in the definition table and performs an initialization procedure according to the definition table .