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A system for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient, the system comprising: a guide catheter advanceable through a nasal passage of the patient and including a distal end positionable at or near an opening of the Eustachian tube of the patient, wherein a distal portion of the guide catheter includes a bend having an angle between 30 and 90 degrees, and wherein the distal portion is more flexible than a proximal portion of the guide catheter; a guidewire advanceable through the guide catheter such that a distal end of the guidewire can enter the Eustachian tube; and a dilation catheter advanceable over the guidewire and including a dilator positionable within and for expanding the Eustachian tube, characterised in that the dilation catheter further comprises a marker on a shaft of the dilation catheter to identify a distance of the marker from a proximal end of the dilator, wherein the marker can be viewed from an endoscope to approximate a location of the dilator relative to the opening of the Eustachian tube based on the distance of the marker from the proximal end of the dilator. a guide catheter advanceable through a nasal passage of the patient and including a distal end positionable at or near an opening of the Eustachian tube of the patient, wherein a distal portion of the guide catheter includes a bend having an angle between 30 and 90 degrees, and wherein the distal portion is more flexible than a proximal portion of the guide catheter; a guidewire advanceable through the guide catheter such that a distal end of the guidewire can enter the Eustachian tube; and a dilation catheter advanceable over the guidewire and including a dilator positionable within and for expanding the Eustachian tube, characterised in that the dilation catheter further comprises a marker on a shaft of the dilation catheter to identify a distance of the marker from a proximal end of the dilator, wherein the marker can be viewed from an endoscope to approximate a location of the dilator relative to the opening of the Eustachian tube based on the distance of the marker from the proximal end of the dilator.
A video image distribution apparatus comprising: means for receiving a video data distribution start request from a client apparatus; means for extracting, from the video data distribution start request, information indicating a client time (T1) measured by the client apparatus as a transmission timing at which the client apparatus transmits the video data distribution start request, in a case where the extraction means receives the video data distribution start request; means for determining a video data distributable time (T2) based at least on the client time (T1); and means for transmitting information indicating the video data distributable time (T2) to the client apparatus. means for receiving a video data distribution start request from a client apparatus; means for extracting, from the video data distribution start request, information indicating a client time (T1) measured by the client apparatus as a transmission timing at which the client apparatus transmits the video data distribution start request, in a case where the extraction means receives the video data distribution start request; means for determining a video data distributable time (T2) based at least on the client time (T1); and means for transmitting information indicating the video data distributable time (T2) to the client apparatus.
A method for isolating a population enriched for bona fide pancreatic progenitor cells, said method comprising: exposing a cell population comprising at least one bona fide pancreatic progenitor cell, wherein the bona fide pancreatic progenitor cell expresses PDX1 and NKX6-1 to: a) a first ligand which binds to a first marker specific for PDX1- cells and selecting the cells that do not bind to said first ligand from said cell population, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or b) a second ligand which binds to a second marker specific for PDX1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said second ligand from the cells that do not bind to said second ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or c) a third ligand which binds to a third marker specific for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said third ligand from the cells that do not bind to said third ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells; wherein the cell population is exposed at least to the third ligand and optionally to the first and/or second ligand, and wherein the third marker is GP2; thereby obtaining a cell population enriched for bona fide pancreatic progenitor cells. exposing a cell population comprising at least one bona fide pancreatic progenitor cell, wherein the bona fide pancreatic progenitor cell expresses PDX1 and NKX6-1 to: a) a first ligand which binds to a first marker specific for PDX1- cells and selecting the cells that do not bind to said first ligand from said cell population, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or b) a second ligand which binds to a second marker specific for PDX1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said second ligand from the cells that do not bind to said second ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or c) a third ligand which binds to a third marker specific for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said third ligand from the cells that do not bind to said third ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells; a) a first ligand which binds to a first marker specific for PDX1- cells and selecting the cells that do not bind to said first ligand from said cell population, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or b) a second ligand which binds to a second marker specific for PDX1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said second ligand from the cells that do not bind to said second ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ cells; and/or c) a third ligand which binds to a third marker specific for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells and selecting the cells that bind to said third ligand from the cells that do not bind to said third ligand, thereby enriching the cell population for PDX1+ NKX6-1+ cells; wherein the cell population is exposed at least to the third ligand and optionally to the first and/or second ligand, and wherein the third marker is GP2; thereby obtaining a cell population enriched for bona fide pancreatic progenitor cells.
Embossed, deformable film with decorative surface, characterized in that the decorative surface has a coating which contains constituents as follows: a) an aqueous dispersion of a hydroxy-functional prepolymer, obtainable by reaction at least of the following components: i) a polycarbonate polyol having hydroxyl groups, ii) a polyester polyol having hydroxyl groups, iii) a polyisocyanate having isocyanate groups, iv) a compound which has at least two groups reactive towards isocyanate groups, and at least one group capable of forming anions, v) water, where components i) to iii) and the ratio of components i) to iii) are selected such that there is an excess of hydroxyl groups over the isocyanate groups, and b) nanoparticles having a number-average particle size, measured by means of laser correlation spectroscopy, of 5 to 100 nm, where the nanoparticles comprise or consist of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide, aluminium dioxide, manganese dioxide, manganese oxide, zinc oxide, zinc dioxide, cerium oxide, cerium dioxide, iron oxide, iron dioxide and/or calcium carbonate, and c) a crosslinker which has at least two groups reactive towards hydroxyl groups. a) an aqueous dispersion of a hydroxy-functional prepolymer, obtainable by reaction at least of the following components: i) a polycarbonate polyol having hydroxyl groups, ii) a polyester polyol having hydroxyl groups, iii) a polyisocyanate having isocyanate groups, iv) a compound which has at least two groups reactive towards isocyanate groups, and at least one group capable of forming anions, v) water, where components i) to iii) and the ratio of components i) to iii) are selected such that there is an excess of hydroxyl groups over the isocyanate groups, and i) a polycarbonate polyol having hydroxyl groups, ii) a polyester polyol having hydroxyl groups, iii) a polyisocyanate having isocyanate groups, iv) a compound which has at least two groups reactive towards isocyanate groups, and at least one group capable of forming anions, v) water, b) nanoparticles having a number-average particle size, measured by means of laser correlation spectroscopy, of 5 to 100 nm, where the nanoparticles comprise or consist of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide, aluminium dioxide, manganese dioxide, manganese oxide, zinc oxide, zinc dioxide, cerium oxide, cerium dioxide, iron oxide, iron dioxide and/or calcium carbonate, and c) a crosslinker which has at least two groups reactive towards hydroxyl groups.
A method for detecting a position of a movable structure , wherein the movable structure is applicable to an electronic device , the electronic device comprises a body , a front camera and a detection component , the front camera is disposed on the movable structure and is able to move along with the movable structure , the movable structure is configured to move between a first position at which the movable structure is received in the body and a second position at which the movable structure extends out of the body , the detection component comprises a first and a second distance sensors spaced apart from each other on the movable structure along a moving direction of the movable structure towards the body , the first and second distance sensors are configured to be received in the body when the movable structure is at the first position and the first distance sensor is configured to protrude beyond the body when the movable structure is at the second position, each of the first and second distance sensors contains an infrared transmitter tube and an infrared receiver tube, wherein the method comprises: obtaining (S12) a detection signal value based on logic values outputted by the first and second distance sensors , wherein the logic value outputted by the first distance sensor is obtained by determining whether the infrared receiver tube of the first distance sensor receives reflected infrared ray within a time limit after the infrared transmitter tube of the first distance sensor emits infrared ray, the logic value outputted by the second distance sensor is obtained by determining whether the infrared receiver tube of the second distance sensor receives reflected infrared ray within a time limit after the infrared transmitter tube of the second distance sensor emits infrared ray; and determining (S14) a position of the movable structure relative to the body according to the detection signal value, so as to determine a position of the front camera . obtaining (S12) a detection signal value based on logic values outputted by the first and second distance sensors , wherein the logic value outputted by the first distance sensor is obtained by determining whether the infrared receiver tube of the first distance sensor receives reflected infrared ray within a time limit after the infrared transmitter tube of the first distance sensor emits infrared ray, the logic value outputted by the second distance sensor is obtained by determining whether the infrared receiver tube of the second distance sensor receives reflected infrared ray within a time limit after the infrared transmitter tube of the second distance sensor emits infrared ray; and determining (S14) a position of the movable structure relative to the body according to the detection signal value, so as to determine a position of the front camera .
A method for side-band suppression in a Magnetic Resonance imaging, MRI, system , the method comprising: a) providing a first multiband RF pulse for simultaneously exciting at least two slices in a subject at a first and a second frequency band and using the MRI system to acquire MR signals from the excited two slices and at least one additional MR signal at a third frequency band in the first multiband RF pulse's frequency spectrum, the additional MR signal resulting from a sideband excitation due to the first multiband RF pulse of a slice different from the two slices; b) deriving a pre-compensating term from the first multiband RF pulse and the additional MR signal for suppression of at least part of the additional MR signal, adding the pre-compensating term to the first multiband RF pulse to obtain a second multiband RF pulse, thereby replacing the first multiband RF pulse by the second multiband RF pulse for suppressing at least part of the additional MR signal upon exciting at least two slices in a subject by the second multiband RF pulse. a) providing a first multiband RF pulse for simultaneously exciting at least two slices in a subject at a first and a second frequency band and using the MRI system to acquire MR signals from the excited two slices and at least one additional MR signal at a third frequency band in the first multiband RF pulse's frequency spectrum, the additional MR signal resulting from a sideband excitation due to the first multiband RF pulse of a slice different from the two slices; b) deriving a pre-compensating term from the first multiband RF pulse and the additional MR signal for suppression of at least part of the additional MR signal, adding the pre-compensating term to the first multiband RF pulse to obtain a second multiband RF pulse, thereby replacing the first multiband RF pulse by the second multiband RF pulse for suppressing at least part of the additional MR signal upon exciting at least two slices in a subject by the second multiband RF pulse.
Spacer for a joint endoprosthesis, comprising a main body , for attachment to a bone, and a joint piece at one end of the main body , wherein the main body comprises a material designed to deliver a medical active substance to surrounding tissue, and the joint piece is designed for movable interaction with a joint piece receiver , wherein a separate overcap of the joint piece is provided, which is made of a wear-resistant material and is mounted on the joint head in a manner secure against rotation, characterized in that the overcap has a plurality of through-openings arranged only in a non-load-bearing region of the overcap .
A resource determining method, comprising: determining , by a user equipment, UE, a first narrowband resource available to a machine type communication, MTC, terminal according to an index of a preamble sequence sent by the UE in a random access process, wherein the UE is the MTC terminal and the first narrowband resource comprises a narrowband frequency resource; and receiving , by the UE, control information for the UE on the first narrowband resource from a network-side device; wherein the determining, by the UE comprises: determining, by the UE, the first narrowband resource according to correspondence between the first narrowband resource and the index of the preamble sequence, wherein the correspondence is embodied by a formula or by a correspondence table. determining , by a user equipment, UE, a first narrowband resource available to a machine type communication, MTC, terminal according to an index of a preamble sequence sent by the UE in a random access process, wherein the UE is the MTC terminal and the first narrowband resource comprises a narrowband frequency resource; and receiving , by the UE, control information for the UE on the first narrowband resource from a network-side device; wherein the determining, by the UE comprises: determining, by the UE, the first narrowband resource according to correspondence between the first narrowband resource and the index of the preamble sequence, wherein the correspondence is embodied by a formula or by a correspondence table.
Electric battery module for a motor vehicle, comprising a heating and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle, said device comprising a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger , the first and the second heat exchanger being able to modify the temperature of an air flow (F) passing through in a direction of flow (D), and at least one ventilation member that is able to set said air flow (F) in motion, said ventilation member being a fan of the centrifugal type, characterized in that at least the ventilation member is disposed downstream of the first and the second heat exchanger relative to the direction of flow (D) of the air flow (F) passing through, and ensures that the air travels in a straight line from the inlet of the device to the inlet of the fan .
A motor-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising an outer casing which is held by a support unit that is attachable to a vehicle body and in which an actuator unit is received so as to be adjustable in the longitudinal direction, a steering spindle being coaxially mounted in a casing tube in said actuator unit so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis (L), wherein an adjustment drive and an energy absorbing installation are disposed between the outer casing and the actuator unit , wherein the adjustment drive has a spindle mechanism with a threaded spindle which so as to be drivable in a rotating manner by an electric servomotor engages in a spindle nut , and the energy absorbing installation comprises at least one energy absorbing element which is at least indirectly disposed between the spindle nut and the actuator unit , characterized in that the spindle nut or the threaded spindle has at least one forming element which operatively engages with the energy absorbing element and by way of which the energy absorbing element is plastically deformable.
A surface treatment device , characterized in that the surface treatment device comprises: a vacuum blast head including an injection nozzle for spraying a polishing agent for blast treatment on a surface (B1) of a material (B) to be treated, a suction hole for suctioning the injected polishing agent with suction air; and an air curtain-forming unit that injects air toward the surface (B1) of the material (B) to be treated to form an air curtain (AC) that surrounds the injected polishing agent; characterized by an auxiliary air injection unit that injects auxiliary air between the air curtain (AC) and the suction air towards the material (B) to be treated at a lower pressure than the air forming the air curtain (AC). a vacuum blast head including an injection nozzle for spraying a polishing agent for blast treatment on a surface (B1) of a material (B) to be treated, a suction hole for suctioning the injected polishing agent with suction air; and an air curtain-forming unit that injects air toward the surface (B1) of the material (B) to be treated to form an air curtain (AC) that surrounds the injected polishing agent; characterized by an auxiliary air injection unit that injects auxiliary air between the air curtain (AC) and the suction air towards the material (B) to be treated at a lower pressure than the air forming the air curtain (AC).
A method for facilitating the resolving of a hostname of an endpoint, the method comprising: at a registration server including at least one processor, the registration server configured to operate in a public network: receiving, from a first endpoint , a packet including a payload containing a first address and a hostname associated with the first endpoint ; characterized in that the method further comprises: identifying a second address from a header of the packet; initiating, using the second address, a connection to the first endpoint ; determining whether the connection is successful; comparing the first address to the second address if the connection to the first endpoint is successful, wherein if the first address and the second address are different, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with the second address, wherein if the first address and the second address are identical, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with either one of the first address or the second address, and wherein, if the connection to the first endpoint is unsuccessful, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with the first address. receiving, from a first endpoint , a packet including a payload containing a first address and a hostname associated with the first endpoint ; characterized in that the method further comprises: identifying a second address from a header of the packet; initiating, using the second address, a connection to the first endpoint ; determining whether the connection is successful; comparing the first address to the second address if the connection to the first endpoint is successful, wherein if the first address and the second address are different, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with the second address, wherein if the first address and the second address are identical, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with either one of the first address or the second address, and wherein, if the connection to the first endpoint is unsuccessful, associating the hostname of the first endpoint with the first address.
A skin care composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 20 weight % inorganic metal oxide particles, based on the weight of the composition, wherein the inorganic metal oxide particles comprise ZnO and TiO 2 , and wherein the ratio of ZnO to TiO 2 is from 1:5 to 5:1; (b) 0.1 to 15 weight % copolymer particles dispersed in an aqueous medium, based on the weight of the composition, wherein the copolymer particles comprise polymerized units derived from (i) 0.1 to 20 weight % of phosphorus acid monomers, wherein the phosphorus acid monomers comprise phosphoethyl methacrylate, and (ii) 80 to 99.9 weight % of comonomers, wherein the comonomers comprise at least one of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid; and (c) a dermatologically acceptable carrier. (a) 0.1 to 20 weight % inorganic metal oxide particles, based on the weight of the composition, wherein the inorganic metal oxide particles comprise ZnO and TiO 2 , and wherein the ratio of ZnO to TiO 2 is from 1:5 to 5:1; (b) 0.1 to 15 weight % copolymer particles dispersed in an aqueous medium, based on the weight of the composition, wherein the copolymer particles comprise polymerized units derived from (i) 0.1 to 20 weight % of phosphorus acid monomers, wherein the phosphorus acid monomers comprise phosphoethyl methacrylate, and (ii) 80 to 99.9 weight % of comonomers, wherein the comonomers comprise at least one of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid; and (c) a dermatologically acceptable carrier.