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A dry sliding low friction suture having an undulated surface , the suture comprising: at least one first strand having a first Denier and a first diameter; and at least one second strand braided with the at least one first strand , the at least one second strand having a second Denier and a second diameter, wherein the first Denier is greater than the second Denier, the first diameter is greater than the second diameter, the at least one first strand forms high portions of the undulated surface, the at least one second strand forms low portions of the undulated surface, and the first and second strands are braided tightly such that no gaps are formed therebetween when bending or twisting by hand, characterized in that a distance between adjacent high portions of the undulated surface is between about 50-150 microns. at least one first strand having a first Denier and a first diameter; and at least one second strand braided with the at least one first strand , the at least one second strand having a second Denier and a second diameter, wherein the first Denier is greater than the second Denier, the first diameter is greater than the second diameter, the at least one first strand forms high portions of the undulated surface, the at least one second strand forms low portions of the undulated surface, and the first and second strands are braided tightly such that no gaps are formed therebetween when bending or twisting by hand, characterized in that a distance between adjacent high portions of the undulated surface is between about 50-150 microns.
A method for removing a polarized molecule in a fluid, the polarized molecule comprising PFAS, benzene, carbon dioxide, or sulphur dioxide, the method comprising: (a) supplying a voltage between an anode and a cathode , wherein the cathode concentrically surrounds the anode, the anode and the cathode being longitudinally elongated and generally cylindrical, said anode (a) being made of porous metal core with a layer of plasma activated carbon or (b) being unitary, uniform and solid with a plasma activated carbon and a binder evenly spread to throughout the entire cross-sectional area from end-to-end, the voltage supplied between the anode and the cathode creating a non-uniform electric field between the anode and the cathode; (b) flowing the fluid within a gap between the cathode and the anode causing the polarized molecule in the fluid to move to the anode with the assistance of step (a) without causing a corresponding electric current flow, wherein the gap is cylindrical and surrounds the anode ; and (c) trapping the polarized molecule in the electrically conductive porous material of the anode. (a) supplying a voltage between an anode and a cathode , wherein the cathode concentrically surrounds the anode, the anode and the cathode being longitudinally elongated and generally cylindrical, said anode (a) being made of porous metal core with a layer of plasma activated carbon or (b) being unitary, uniform and solid with a plasma activated carbon and a binder evenly spread to throughout the entire cross-sectional area from end-to-end, the voltage supplied between the anode and the cathode creating a non-uniform electric field between the anode and the cathode; (b) flowing the fluid within a gap between the cathode and the anode causing the polarized molecule in the fluid to move to the anode with the assistance of step (a) without causing a corresponding electric current flow, wherein the gap is cylindrical and surrounds the anode ; and (c) trapping the polarized molecule in the electrically conductive porous material of the anode.
An anchoring element for fastening a climbing formwork to a concrete body, comprising a stop anchor and a coupling element , wherein the stop anchor has a head and a threaded rod with an external thread , and wherein the coupling element is formed by a, in particular elongated, body, in particular a round body, with an axial anchor bore which has an internal thread which meshes with the external thread of the threaded rod , and a sleeve arranged around the coupling element is provided, characterized in that in that a securing element is provided which acts in a frictionally locking manner on the external thread of the threaded rod and/or the internal thread of the anchor bore and is suitable for impeding an unscrewing movement of the threaded rod accommodated in the anchor bore , the securing element being arranged on the sleeve.
A method of processing a target component in a specimen using a specimen processing chip provided with a flow-path , the method comprising: introducing a fluid in the flow-path to form an interface that divides the fluid from a process liquid used for processing the target component with a rim of the interface on an inner wall of the flow-path , the process liquid containing particles including the target component ; and moving the interface along the flow-path with the rim of the interface on the inner wall so that the particles retained in the process liquid are forced out of the specimen processing chip by the fluid , wherein: the fluid is air, wherein: the air is intermittently interposed a plurality of times in the process liquid in the flow-path to form a plurality of interposed regions of the air , each of the interposed regions having the interfaces on both ends adjoining the process liquid , and the interposed regions of the air are moved together with the process liquid in a moving direction, and wherein: the particles forced out of the specimen processing chip are counted by a flow cytometer. introducing a fluid in the flow-path to form an interface that divides the fluid from a process liquid used for processing the target component with a rim of the interface on an inner wall of the flow-path , the process liquid containing particles including the target component ; and moving the interface along the flow-path with the rim of the interface on the inner wall so that the particles retained in the process liquid are forced out of the specimen processing chip by the fluid , wherein: the fluid is air, wherein: the air is intermittently interposed a plurality of times in the process liquid in the flow-path to form a plurality of interposed regions of the air , each of the interposed regions having the interfaces on both ends adjoining the process liquid , and the interposed regions of the air are moved together with the process liquid in a moving direction, and wherein: the particles forced out of the specimen processing chip are counted by a flow cytometer.
Device for securing to a component , in particular a tolerance compensation element, having a base element and a compensation element which can be connected to the base element by means of a screw connection, wherein at an end of the compensation element facing away from the base element a stop region is formed, wherein the stop region protrudes in a radial direction beyond the base element , wherein a screw can be introduced through the compensation element and the base element into a retention means , and wherein the compensation element and the base element in a transport state are screwed completely or almost completely into each other, characterised in that a protection element is arranged and the device can be moved into a transport state, wherein the protection element in the transport state at least partially surrounds the stop region laterally and terminates in an axial direction with the stop region or protrudes beyond the stop region and the protection element surrounds the stop region in a peripheral direction completely or with interruptions so that the stop region is protected from lateral impacts.
A circuit comprising: a mode selection input that selects a mode from a set of modes comprising a first mode and a second mode; and a plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks (135; 400); wherein: in the first mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on integer operands; and in the second mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on floating-point operands, characterized in that the circuit further comprises: a circuit portion that converts an output from the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks to a floating-point number, wherein the conversion comprises: determining, in parallel, two candidate exponent values of the floating-point number; determining an estimated count of leading zeroes in the output; and selecting between the two candidate exponent values based on a determination of whether the estimated count of leading zeroes is correct. a mode selection input that selects a mode from a set of modes comprising a first mode and a second mode; and a plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks (135; 400); wherein: in the first mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on integer operands; and in the second mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on floating-point operands, in the first mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on integer operands; and in the second mode, the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks is configured to perform operations on floating-point operands, characterized in that the circuit further comprises: a circuit portion that converts an output from the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks to a floating-point number, wherein the conversion comprises: determining, in parallel, two candidate exponent values of the floating-point number; determining an estimated count of leading zeroes in the output; and selecting between the two candidate exponent values based on a determination of whether the estimated count of leading zeroes is correct. a circuit portion that converts an output from the plurality of integer arithmetic logic blocks to a floating-point number, wherein the conversion comprises: determining, in parallel, two candidate exponent values of the floating-point number; determining an estimated count of leading zeroes in the output; and selecting between the two candidate exponent values based on a determination of whether the estimated count of leading zeroes is correct. determining, in parallel, two candidate exponent values of the floating-point number; determining an estimated count of leading zeroes in the output; and selecting between the two candidate exponent values based on a determination of whether the estimated count of leading zeroes is correct.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing or treating arthritis comprising, as an active ingredient, a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, or 28.
A smoking substitute device , comprising: a puff measurement means configured to measure a puff duration associated with a user puff action; and a controller configured to change an operating temperature of a heating element of the smoking substitute device , based on the measured puff duration; characterised in that : the change of temperature occurs during the user puff action or during a subsequent user puff action. a puff measurement means configured to measure a puff duration associated with a user puff action; and a controller configured to change an operating temperature of a heating element of the smoking substitute device , based on the measured puff duration;
A vehicle thermal management system, comprising: a first thermal management system and a second thermal management system for a high-voltage system, wherein the second thermal management system comprises a heat sink , a heat exchanger , and a waste heat utilization branch ; a water pump and a high-voltage system cooling branch passing through the high-voltage system that are interconnected are arranged on the waste heat utilization branch ; a cooling liquid outlet of the heat exchanger communicates with an inlet of the waste heat utilization branch ; an outlet of the waste heat utilization branch optionally communicates directly with a cooling liquid inlet of the heat exchanger or with the cooling liquid inlet of the heat exchanger through the heat sink ; characterized in that the first thermal management system comprises a compressor and a battery pack provided with a direct-cooling device; an outlet of the compressor communicates with a first port of the direct-cooling device of the battery pack ; a second port of the direct-cooling device of the battery pack communicates with a refrigerant inlet of the heat exchanger through a first throttle branch ; and a refrigerant outlet of the heat exchanger communicates with an inlet of the compressor .
A service processing method, comprising: receiving, by a first device , a first identifier sent by a second device , wherein the first identifier is sent by the second device after the second device receives a trigger request used to perform a first service, the first identifier is in a first state or a second state, the first service is an unlocking service or a payment service, that the first identifier is in the first state indicates that a location of the second device or a location of the first device is abnormal, and that the first identifier is in the second state indicates that the location of the second device is normal; and if the first device determines, based on the received first identifier, to perform authentication, and the authentication succeeds, sending, by the first device , a second identifier to the second device , wherein the second identifier indicates that it is determined to perform the first service; or if the first device determines, based on the received first identifier, not to perform authentication, sending, by the first device , first information to the second device , wherein the first information comprises first location information and a third identifier, the first location information is location information of the first device , and the third identifier indicates that the location of the first device and the location of the second device are normal. receiving, by a first device , a first identifier sent by a second device , wherein the first identifier is sent by the second device after the second device receives a trigger request used to perform a first service, the first identifier is in a first state or a second state, the first service is an unlocking service or a payment service, that the first identifier is in the first state indicates that a location of the second device or a location of the first device is abnormal, and that the first identifier is in the second state indicates that the location of the second device is normal; and if the first device determines, based on the received first identifier, to perform authentication, and the authentication succeeds, sending, by the first device , a second identifier to the second device , wherein the second identifier indicates that it is determined to perform the first service; or if the first device determines, based on the received first identifier, not to perform authentication, sending, by the first device , first information to the second device , wherein the first information comprises first location information and a third identifier, the first location information is location information of the first device , and the third identifier indicates that the location of the first device and the location of the second device are normal.
A system, comprising: an interventional tool having at least twoimage tracking points ; an ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound probe operable for generating an ultrasound volume image of at least a portion of the interventional tool within an anatomical region; and a multi-planar reformatting imaging module operable for generating at least two multi-planar reformatting images of the at least a portion of the interventional tool within the anatomical region, each multi-planar reformatting image being normal to the interventional tool relative to one of the tracking points , wherein a generation of the at least two multi-planar reformatting images includes: an identification of each image tracking point within the ultrasound volume image ; and a utilization of each identified image tracking point as an origin of at least one of the least two multi-planar reformatting images . an interventional tool having at least twoimage tracking points ; an ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound probe operable for generating an ultrasound volume image of at least a portion of the interventional tool within an anatomical region; and a multi-planar reformatting imaging module operable for generating at least two multi-planar reformatting images of the at least a portion of the interventional tool within the anatomical region, each multi-planar reformatting image being normal to the interventional tool relative to one of the tracking points , wherein a generation of the at least two multi-planar reformatting images includes: an identification of each image tracking point within the ultrasound volume image ; and a utilization of each identified image tracking point as an origin of at least one of the least two multi-planar reformatting images . an identification of each image tracking point within the ultrasound volume image ; and a utilization of each identified image tracking point as an origin of at least one of the least two multi-planar reformatting images .
A handheld input device for a computing device, the handheld input device comprising: a body configured to be held by a hand such that one or more fingers of the hand are curved at least partially toward a palm of the hand; a pressable user input mechanism positioned on the body at such a location as to be in contact with a palm-side surface of a finger when the handheld input device is held; and a hinge coupling between the body and the pressable user input mechanism , characterised in that the hinge coupling comprises a curved spring positioned mechanically between the pressable user input mechanism and an opposing interior surface of the body , wherein the curved spring is configured to provide different paths of motion for the pressable user input mechanism based upon a direction of force applied to the pressable user input mechanism, wherein at least two of the different paths of motion comprise a different location of an axis of rotation around which the pressable user input mechanism rotates during movement and a different radius of curvature relative to the axis of rotation.
A wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, comprising: a multiple input multiple output, MIMO, orthogonal divisional multiple access, OFDM, receiver; at least one processor, coupled to the MIMO-OFDM receiver, configured to receive MIMO OFDM signals; wherein each MIMO-OFDM signal includes a plurality of subcarriers (302 i , 304 i ); characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to measure and compare a quality measurement for each of a plurality of groups (306 i , 308 i ) of the subcarriers on each MIMO-OFDM signal; wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a first channel quality value, QoS t , that corresponds to a reference data rate; wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine for each of the plurality of groups of the subcarriers on each MIMO-OFDM signal, an n-bit indication, n = 1 or 2, of the comparison between the first channel quality value and the quality measurement of that group, QoS m , wherein the comparison for the j th data frame in the i th subcarrier group, ΔQoS mt(i,j) , is calculated according to the equation ΔQoS mt(i,j) = QoS m(i,j) -QoS t(i,j) ; wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate and transmit a channel quality indicator, CQI, that includes the determined n-bit indications, which informs the transmitting transmitter to disable, adjust, or maintain the data transmission rates of particular groups of subcarriers. a multiple input multiple output, MIMO, orthogonal divisional multiple access, OFDM, receiver; at least one processor, coupled to the MIMO-OFDM receiver, configured to receive MIMO OFDM signals; wherein each MIMO-OFDM signal includes a plurality of subcarriers (302 i , 304 i ); characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to measure and compare a quality measurement for each of a plurality of groups (306 i , 308 i ) of the subcarriers on each MIMO-OFDM signal; wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a first channel quality value, QoS t , that corresponds to a reference data rate; wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine for each of the plurality of groups of the subcarriers on each MIMO-OFDM signal, an n-bit indication, n = 1 or 2, of the comparison between the first channel quality value and the quality measurement of that group, QoS m , wherein the comparison for the j th data frame in the i th subcarrier group, ΔQoS mt(i,j) , is calculated according to the equation ΔQoS mt(i,j) = QoS m(i,j) -QoS t(i,j) ; wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate and transmit a channel quality indicator, CQI, that includes the determined n-bit indications, which informs the transmitting transmitter to disable, adjust, or maintain the data transmission rates of particular groups of subcarriers.
An LED light-emitting flame lamp assembly, comprising a lamp shade and a light source disposed inside the lamp shade , wherein the light source comprises a lamp shell and a base provided at one end of the lamp shell , a lamp cap is provided on the base , a lamp board holder which is one rectangular frame or two or more rectangular frames is provided inside the lamp shell, the lamp board holder is wrapped with a cylindrical or polyhedral shaped LED circuit board , a plurality of LED bulbs are arranged on the LED circuit board , the LED circuit board , a control circuit board , a power supply and the lamp cap are consecutively electrically connected, the control circuit board comprises a controller , the controller is connected to a filter module and a voltage regulator stabilizer which are both connected to the power supply , and a PWM driving circuit which is connected to the LED circuit board , the controller sends timing signals to the PWM driving circuit , the PWM driving circuit outputs PWM signals according to the timing signals received, to control the on/off and blinking of the LED bulbs , in order to achieve a flame-like effect.
An antenna structure, comprising: a first base substrate ; a second base substrate ; a dielectric layer , disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate ; a plurality of first electrodes , disposed on a side of the first base substrate close to the dielectric layer and being spaced apart from one another; and at least one first buffer block , disposed between the first electrodes and the first base substrate , wherein the first buffer block is at least partially and directly contacted with the first electrodes , which is characterized in that , each of the first electrodes is provided with a plurality of first buffer blocks which are spaced apart and disposed between the each of the first electrodes and the first base substrate . a first base substrate ; a second base substrate ; a dielectric layer , disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate ; a plurality of first electrodes , disposed on a side of the first base substrate close to the dielectric layer and being spaced apart from one another; and at least one first buffer block , disposed between the first electrodes and the first base substrate , wherein the first buffer block is at least partially and directly contacted with the first electrodes , which is characterized in that , each of the first electrodes is provided with a plurality of first buffer blocks which are spaced apart and disposed between the each of the first electrodes and the first base substrate .