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An implantable drug delivery device comprising: a web which comprises a biocompatible flexible polymeric sheet and a plurality of elongated relief openings extending through the sheet and being aligned with one another; and a plurality of solid drug components attached to the outside surface(s) of the sheet or integrated into a plurality of drug reservoirs formed in the sheet at positions interspaced with the relief openings , wherein the device is configured (i) to be rolled into a deployment shape and to unroll and automatically assume a relatively flat expanded shape following deployment to a genitourinary site within a human patient, and then (ii) to release the drug from the drug components to the site. a web which comprises a biocompatible flexible polymeric sheet and a plurality of elongated relief openings extending through the sheet and being aligned with one another; and a plurality of solid drug components attached to the outside surface(s) of the sheet or integrated into a plurality of drug reservoirs formed in the sheet at positions interspaced with the relief openings , wherein the device is configured (i) to be rolled into a deployment shape and to unroll and automatically assume a relatively flat expanded shape following deployment to a genitourinary site within a human patient, and then (ii) to release the drug from the drug components to the site.
A method for producing a drought tolerant plant or photosynthetic organism comprising: applying at least one treatment of an effective amount of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), Trimethylamine N-oxide di-hydrate or N,N-Dimethyldecylamine N-oxide (DDAO) to a plant, plant part, photosynthetic organism or seed, wherein the effective amount of the TMAO, TMAO di-hydrate or DDAO is from 0.1 to 10 g per liter for spray or irrigation, or wherein the at least one treatment is a seed treatment and the effective amount of the TMAO, TMAO di-hydrate or DDAO is from 0.1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed; and growing said plant, plant part, photosynthetic organism or seed, wherein a drought tolerant plant or photosynthetic organism is produced. applying at least one treatment of an effective amount of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), Trimethylamine N-oxide di-hydrate or N,N-Dimethyldecylamine N-oxide (DDAO) to a plant, plant part, photosynthetic organism or seed, wherein the effective amount of the TMAO, TMAO di-hydrate or DDAO is from 0.1 to 10 g per liter for spray or irrigation, or wherein the at least one treatment is a seed treatment and the effective amount of the TMAO, TMAO di-hydrate or DDAO is from 0.1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed; and growing said plant, plant part, photosynthetic organism or seed, wherein a drought tolerant plant or photosynthetic organism is produced.
Electrochemically activated salt solution (ECAS) comprising a content of total chlorine of between 1 and 500 mg/l, preferably 100-450 mg/l, a content of chloride of between 2 and 8 g/l, preferably 3-7 g/l, a redox potential of +150 to +1,350 mV, preferably +600 to +1,100 mV, more preferably + 700 to +1,050 mV, more preferably +700 to +1,000 mV, an osmolality of 20-800 mOsm/kg, preferably 200-400 mOsm/kg, more preferably 250-350 mOsm/kg, a pH value of 6.0-7.8, preferably 7.1-7.4, and at least one (salt of) boric acid and/or at least one (salt of) phosphoric acid. a content of chloride of between 2 and 8 g/l, preferably 3-7 g/l, a redox potential of +150 to +1,350 mV, preferably +600 to +1,100 mV, more preferably + 700 to +1,050 mV, more preferably +700 to +1,000 mV, an osmolality of 20-800 mOsm/kg, preferably 200-400 mOsm/kg, more preferably 250-350 mOsm/kg, a pH value of 6.0-7.8, preferably 7.1-7.4, and at least one (salt of) boric acid and/or at least one (salt of) phosphoric acid.
An indicia reader with a user perceptible indicator of a software upgrade providing an additional capability to the indicia reader , comprising: a) a housing for holding an imaging reader assembly and an electronics assembly in the indicia reader ; b) a display positioned within a top panel of the housing, wherein the display is configured to produce a user perceptible indicator in response to the software upgrade, by: i) providing a first user perception of the indicia reader prior to the software upgrade; (ii) providing a second user perception of the indicia reader after the software upgrade; (iii) wherein the difference between the second user perception and the first user perception is an additional illumination emanating from the display of the indicia reader, the additional illumination is in the form of a pictorial and provides an indication to a user of the additional capability of the indicia reader provided by the software upgrade, and the difference is in response only to the software upgrade. a) a housing for holding an imaging reader assembly and an electronics assembly in the indicia reader ; b) a display positioned within a top panel of the housing, wherein the display is configured to produce a user perceptible indicator in response to the software upgrade, by: i) providing a first user perception of the indicia reader prior to the software upgrade; (ii) providing a second user perception of the indicia reader after the software upgrade; (iii) wherein the difference between the second user perception and the first user perception is an additional illumination emanating from the display of the indicia reader, the additional illumination is in the form of a pictorial and provides an indication to a user of the additional capability of the indicia reader provided by the software upgrade, and the difference is in response only to the software upgrade. i) providing a first user perception of the indicia reader prior to the software upgrade; (ii) providing a second user perception of the indicia reader after the software upgrade; (iii) wherein the difference between the second user perception and the first user perception is an additional illumination emanating from the display of the indicia reader, the additional illumination is in the form of a pictorial and provides an indication to a user of the additional capability of the indicia reader provided by the software upgrade, and the difference is in response only to the software upgrade.
A bone connection material , comprising: an internal layer , which is formed by braiding a plurality of filaments ; and a covering layer , which encloses the filaments of the internal layer ; characterized in that the filaments each comprise: a core layer , which is made of an X-ray Opacity bioinert material; and a shell layer , which encloses a circumferential surface of the core layer and is made of hydroxylapatite (HA) or tricalcium phosphate (TCP); wherein one of the filaments is taken as a main axis, around which the other filaments are arranged to wrap. an internal layer , which is formed by braiding a plurality of filaments ; and a covering layer , which encloses the filaments of the internal layer ; characterized in that the filaments each comprise: a core layer , which is made of an X-ray Opacity bioinert material; and a shell layer , which encloses a circumferential surface of the core layer and is made of hydroxylapatite (HA) or tricalcium phosphate (TCP); wherein one of the filaments is taken as a main axis, around which the other filaments are arranged to wrap. a core layer , which is made of an X-ray Opacity bioinert material; and a shell layer , which encloses a circumferential surface of the core layer and is made of hydroxylapatite (HA) or tricalcium phosphate (TCP); wherein one of the filaments is taken as a main axis, around which the other filaments are arranged to wrap.
A silicon oxide-coated iron oxide composition for coating comprising iron oxide particles, a primary particle diameter of which is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less, wherein at least a part of the surface of said iron oxide particles is coated with silicon oxide, and wherein said iron oxide particles coated with silicon oxide is the iron oxide particles wherein at least a part of the surface of a single iron oxide particle or the surface of an aggregate of plurality of iron oxide particles is coated with silicon oxide, and the particle diameter of said single iron oxide particle or said aggregate of iron oxide is 50 nm or less, wherein said silicon oxide comprises amorphous silicon oxide, and wherein said composition comprises an iron oxide particle dispersion having the average molar absorption coefficient of 1500 L/(mol·cm) or more for the light of the wavelengths from 190 nm to 380 nm in a state that said coated iron oxide particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium.
A flooring system comprising a plurality of rectangular floor panels with short edges and long edges (2, 2', 2"), wherein the panels are adapted to be installed on a sub floor and connected to each other with a long edge mechanical locking system for locking the panels vertically and horizontally, said locking system comprising a tongue and a tongue groove for mechanically locking together adjacent edges vertical to a horizontal plane (HP), forming a vertical mechanical connection between the panels, and a locking element at a first long edge and a locking groove at an opposite second long edge thereby forming a first horizontal mechanical connection between adjacent long edges locking the panels to each other in a direction parallel to the horizontal plane and at right angles to said adjacent long edges, wherein the panels are provided with a short edge locking connection comprising a separate tongue , for locking adjacent short edges in a first vertical direction, inserted in a fixation groove at a short edge of a panel, wherein the separate tongue is at least partly flexible and/or displaceable, and a locking strip and a locking cavity for locking adjacent short edges in a second vertical direction, and wherein the long edges are provided with a second horizontal mechanical connection locking the panels to each other along said adjacent long edges, in a direction parallel to the horizontal plane and parallel to said adjacent long edges, when the panels are laying flat on the sub floor, characterised in that the short edge locking connection is configured to lock the adjacent edges in the vertical directions only, that said second horizontal mechanical connection comprises friction cavities located on the locking element , and that said second horizontal mechanical connection comprises a flexible or compressible material which is applied in an upper part of the locking groove , said flexible or compressible material being configured to expand into said friction cavities when compressed by the locking element .
A welding apparatus for butt welding steel cord ends , said welding apparatus comprising two or more clamps , each of said clamps having a clamp plane wherein the clamp opens or closes, all of said clamp planes being parallel to one another, said two or more clamps defining a cord direction perpendicular to the plane of said clamps , each one of the clamps carrying a pair of electrodes (110, 110';310, 310'; 410, 410'), the first member of said pair of electrodes having a first surface, the second member of said pair of electrodes having a second surface; said first surface facing said second surface, characterized in that when said first surface and said second surface are pressed against one another without steel cord ends in between, said first surface and said second surface are so constructed that they contact one another in two or more elongated flat areas (316 , 316 ';316 , 316 '; 416 , 416 ';416 , 416 ', 416 , 416 '), said two or more elongated flat areas having a width direction and length direction, said length direction being perpendicular to said width direction, said elongated flat areas being oriented with the length direction perpendicular to said cord direction.
An apparatus for applying reduced pressure to a subcutaneous tissue site , the apparatus comprising: a manifold having a distal end and a proximal end, the manifold comprising a flange at least partially surrounding the manifold ; a sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end , the sleeve sized and shaped for placement at the subcutaneous tissue site, the sleeve having an interior portion for receiving the manifold , the sleeve formed with an opening operable to transfer reduced pressure from the manifold to the subcutaneous tissue site; and wherein the distal end of the manifold is sized and shaped to be inserted into the interior portion of the sleeve, with the flange disposed between the manifold and the sleeve , and with the flange along the length of the opening or distal to the opening in the sleeve when the manifold is fully inserted within the sleeve , wherein the manifold is formed with a plurality of apertures , and wherein the manifold is operable to deliver reduced pressure to the subcutaneous tissue site through the plurality of apertures. a manifold having a distal end and a proximal end, the manifold comprising a flange at least partially surrounding the manifold ; a sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end , the sleeve sized and shaped for placement at the subcutaneous tissue site, the sleeve having an interior portion for receiving the manifold , the sleeve formed with an opening operable to transfer reduced pressure from the manifold to the subcutaneous tissue site; and wherein the distal end of the manifold is sized and shaped to be inserted into the interior portion of the sleeve, with the flange disposed between the manifold and the sleeve , and with the flange along the length of the opening or distal to the opening in the sleeve when the manifold is fully inserted within the sleeve , wherein the manifold is formed with a plurality of apertures , and wherein the manifold is operable to deliver reduced pressure to the subcutaneous tissue site through the plurality of apertures.
A method for preparing a protein chip comprising the following steps: a) cloning cDNA or cDNAs of interest encoding at least one membrane protein that is expressed in the cells of the nervous system of an animal, involved or suspected of being involved in the onset of encephalopathy associated with neuronal excitability disorders; b) expressing the one or more membrane proteins encoded by said one or more cDNA into cultured cells, said cultured cells being mammalian cells, using a vector for i) inserting a tag (tag sequence) into the same reading frame as the protein of interest and ii) expressing a protein fused to said tag; c) solubilizing proteins fused to said tag expressed using a non-denaturing detergent for solubilizing said membrane proteins while maintaining their conformation and their capacity for binding to a support, to obtain a solubilizate; and d) depositing the solubilizate of said membrane proteins obtained after step c) onto a support and obtaining the chip of interest. a) cloning cDNA or cDNAs of interest encoding at least one membrane protein that is expressed in the cells of the nervous system of an animal, involved or suspected of being involved in the onset of encephalopathy associated with neuronal excitability disorders; b) expressing the one or more membrane proteins encoded by said one or more cDNA into cultured cells, said cultured cells being mammalian cells, using a vector for i) inserting a tag (tag sequence) into the same reading frame as the protein of interest and ii) expressing a protein fused to said tag; c) solubilizing proteins fused to said tag expressed using a non-denaturing detergent for solubilizing said membrane proteins while maintaining their conformation and their capacity for binding to a support, to obtain a solubilizate; and d) depositing the solubilizate of said membrane proteins obtained after step c) onto a support and obtaining the chip of interest.
A method in a wireless local area network, WLAN, comprising: scanning , at a mobile device , for a first wireless communication channel that is reserved for device authentication and association; sending an authentication request to an access point via the first wireless communication channel, wherein the authentication request is sent to the access point during a time interval for device authentication, and wherein a duration of said time interval is determined by the access point based on a load and / or an expected load associated with the WLAN, wherein the duration of the time interval for device authentication is included in a beacon sent by the access point at a beacon transmit time; and receiving a reply to the authentication request from the access point via the first wireless communication channel. scanning , at a mobile device , for a first wireless communication channel that is reserved for device authentication and association; sending an authentication request to an access point via the first wireless communication channel, wherein the authentication request is sent to the access point during a time interval for device authentication, and wherein a duration of said time interval is determined by the access point based on a load and / or an expected load associated with the WLAN, wherein the duration of the time interval for device authentication is included in a beacon sent by the access point at a beacon transmit time; and receiving a reply to the authentication request from the access point via the first wireless communication channel.
A well system, comprising: a work string providing a flow path therein; a downhole tool coupled to the work string ; at least one actuation device operatively coupled to the downhole tool and configured to act on the downhole tool such that the downhole tool performs a predetermined action; and an optical computing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation device and configured to detect a characteristic of a substance in the flow path and trigger actuation of the at least one actuation device based on detecting the characteristic, wherein the optical computing device comprises (i) an electromagnetic radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation; the well system being characterized by (ii) at least one integrated computational element configured to receive optically interacted light and produce modified electromagnetic radiation corresponding to a particular characteristic of the substance; and (iii) at least one detector arranged to receive the modified electromagnetic radiation and generate an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the substance. a work string providing a flow path therein; a downhole tool coupled to the work string ; at least one actuation device operatively coupled to the downhole tool and configured to act on the downhole tool such that the downhole tool performs a predetermined action; and an optical computing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation device and configured to detect a characteristic of a substance in the flow path and trigger actuation of the at least one actuation device based on detecting the characteristic, wherein the optical computing device comprises (i) an electromagnetic radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation; the well system being characterized by (ii) at least one integrated computational element configured to receive optically interacted light and produce modified electromagnetic radiation corresponding to a particular characteristic of the substance; and (iii) at least one detector arranged to receive the modified electromagnetic radiation and generate an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the substance.
A method of encoding a linear predictive coding, LPC, coefficient in an encoding device, the method comprising: obtaining a line spectral frequency, LSF, coefficient from the LPC coefficient of a subframe in an audio signal; obtaining a first weighting function of the subframe based on a magnitude of a spectral bin corresponding to a frequency of the LSF coefficient and magnitudes of neighboring spectral bins adjacent to the corresponding spectral bin; obtaining a second weighting function of the subframe based on frequency information of the LSF coefficient; combining the first weighting function of the subframe and the second weighting function of the subframe; obtaining a third weighting function of the subframe associated with spectral sensitivity based on an interval between adjacent LSF coefficients; characterized by combining a result of the combining and the third weighting function of the subframe to determine a weighting function of the subframe; quantizing the LSF coefficient based on the weighting function of the subframe; and converting the quantized LSF coefficient to a quantized LPC coefficient. obtaining a line spectral frequency, LSF, coefficient from the LPC coefficient of a subframe in an audio signal; obtaining a first weighting function of the subframe based on a magnitude of a spectral bin corresponding to a frequency of the LSF coefficient and magnitudes of neighboring spectral bins adjacent to the corresponding spectral bin; obtaining a second weighting function of the subframe based on frequency information of the LSF coefficient; combining the first weighting function of the subframe and the second weighting function of the subframe; obtaining a third weighting function of the subframe associated with spectral sensitivity based on an interval between adjacent LSF coefficients; characterized by combining a result of the combining and the third weighting function of the subframe to determine a weighting function of the subframe; quantizing the LSF coefficient based on the weighting function of the subframe; and converting the quantized LSF coefficient to a quantized LPC coefficient.
A component mounting method for mounting a surface mount type LED on a board , the method comprising: a solder coating step of coating a solder paste to the board ; an adhesive coating step of coating an adhesive to the board so that an inclination of the surface mount type LED with respect to the board , the inclination of which being caused by reflow, is prevented when the surface mount type LED is mounted on the board ; an imaging step of imaging, from above, the surface mount type LED before being mounted, so as to acquire imaging data; a calculating step of calculating a position of a light emitting region of the surface mount type LED based on the imaging data; a mounting step of mounting the surface mount type LED on the board via the solder paste and the adhesive based on the position of the light emitting region calculated by the calculating step; and a reflow step of applying the reflow to the board , on which the surface mount type LED is mounted, characterized in that the adhesive is discharged to four corners of the planned mounting position of the surface mount type LED , so that amounts of the adhesive are equal to each other, and such as not to overlap with the solder paste a solder coating step of coating a solder paste to the board ; an adhesive coating step of coating an adhesive to the board so that an inclination of the surface mount type LED with respect to the board , the inclination of which being caused by reflow, is prevented when the surface mount type LED is mounted on the board ; an imaging step of imaging, from above, the surface mount type LED before being mounted, so as to acquire imaging data; a calculating step of calculating a position of a light emitting region of the surface mount type LED based on the imaging data; a mounting step of mounting the surface mount type LED on the board via the solder paste and the adhesive based on the position of the light emitting region calculated by the calculating step; and a reflow step of applying the reflow to the board , on which the surface mount type LED is mounted, characterized in that the adhesive is discharged to four corners of the planned mounting position of the surface mount type LED , so that amounts of the adhesive are equal to each other, and such as not to overlap with the solder paste