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A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity, which comprises: a seal anchor member , the seal anchor member having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one port extending between the proximal and distal ends for reception of an object (I); the seal anchor member comprising a compressible material such that: the seal anchor member is adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate a securing of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract , and a second compressed condition to facilitate an at least partial insertion of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract ; and the at least one port is adapted to deform to establish a substantial sealed relation with the object (I); and wherein at least one of the proximal and distal ends exhibits an arcuate configuration to facilitate an insertion of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract ; characterized in that in the expanded condition the perimeters of the proximal and distal ends are oblong such that the seal anchor member is configured to a rolled state to facilitate the positioning within a tissue tract accessing a narrow underlying body cavity. a seal anchor member , the seal anchor member having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one port extending between the proximal and distal ends for reception of an object (I); the seal anchor member comprising a compressible material such that: the seal anchor member is adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate a securing of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract , and a second compressed condition to facilitate an at least partial insertion of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract ; and the at least one port is adapted to deform to establish a substantial sealed relation with the object (I); the seal anchor member is adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate a securing of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract , and a second compressed condition to facilitate an at least partial insertion of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract ; and the at least one port is adapted to deform to establish a substantial sealed relation with the object (I); and wherein at least one of the proximal and distal ends exhibits an arcuate configuration to facilitate an insertion of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract ; characterized in that in the expanded condition the perimeters of the proximal and distal ends are oblong such that the seal anchor member is configured to a rolled state to facilitate the positioning within a tissue tract accessing a narrow underlying body cavity.
A method of combining data from at least one sensor configured to make measurements from which position or movement may be determined, in order to determine the evolution of a metric of interest over time, comprising: obtaining , in a first time period, first data from a first sensor mounted on a first platform; obtaining , in a second time period, second data from said first sensor and/or a second sensor mounted on the first platform or a second platform; determining the evolution of a metric of interest between first and second time instances, wherein at least one of the first and second time instances is within at least one of the first and second time periods, and; wherein the evolution of the metric of interest is constrained by at least one of the first data, second data and a motion model of the first and/or second platform; wherein the method further comprises analysing the first and second data over at least a part of the respective first and second time period in order to assess the reliability and/or accuracy of the first and second data and to obtain corrected first data and/or corrected second data, wherein the step of analysing the first and second data comprises comparing said data with each other and/or the motion model; and wherein the evolution of the metric of interest is constrained by at least one of the corrected first data, corrected second data and the motion model of the first and/or second platform; and further characterized in that the durations of the first and/or second time periods are dynamically adjusted in response to changes in the reliability and/or accuracy of the associated sensor data. obtaining , in a first time period, first data from a first sensor mounted on a first platform; obtaining , in a second time period, second data from said first sensor and/or a second sensor mounted on the first platform or a second platform; determining the evolution of a metric of interest between first and second time instances, wherein at least one of the first and second time instances is within at least one of the first and second time periods, and; wherein the evolution of the metric of interest is constrained by at least one of the first data, second data and a motion model of the first and/or second platform; wherein the method further comprises analysing the first and second data over at least a part of the respective first and second time period in order to assess the reliability and/or accuracy of the first and second data and to obtain corrected first data and/or corrected second data, wherein the step of analysing the first and second data comprises comparing said data with each other and/or the motion model; and wherein the evolution of the metric of interest is constrained by at least one of the corrected first data, corrected second data and the motion model of the first and/or second platform; and further characterized in that the durations of the first and/or second time periods are dynamically adjusted in response to changes in the reliability and/or accuracy of the associated sensor data.
A method of transmitting downlink control information, DCI, by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating (S410) a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, activation/release DCI instructing an activation or release of a SPS; and transmitting (S420) the SPS activation/release DCI to a user equipment , UE; based on the SPS activation/release DCI being generated to activate or release a sidelink SPS between the UE and another UE, the SPS activation/release DCI comprises (i) a sidelink SPS configuration index field and (ii) a sidelink SPS activation/release field that do not exist in a sidelink dynamic DCI, the sidelink dynamic DCI performing dynamic scheduling of a sidelink, wherein the sidelink SPS configuration index field informs a sidelink SPS configuration that is related to control information of the SPS activation/release DCI, wherein the sidelink SPS activation/release field informs an activation or a release of the sidelink SPS configuration, and wherein based on the SPS activation/release DCI being generated to activate an uplink SPS between the UE and the base station for a Vehicle-to-Everything, V2X, communication, the SPS activation/release DCI comprises a demodulation reference signal, DM-RS, cyclic shift field that informs an index of an uplink SPS configuration related to the uplink SPS. generating (S410) a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, activation/release DCI instructing an activation or release of a SPS; and transmitting (S420) the SPS activation/release DCI to a user equipment , UE; based on the SPS activation/release DCI being generated to activate or release a sidelink SPS between the UE and another UE, the SPS activation/release DCI comprises (i) a sidelink SPS configuration index field and (ii) a sidelink SPS activation/release field that do not exist in a sidelink dynamic DCI, the sidelink dynamic DCI performing dynamic scheduling of a sidelink, wherein the sidelink SPS configuration index field informs a sidelink SPS configuration that is related to control information of the SPS activation/release DCI, wherein the sidelink SPS activation/release field informs an activation or a release of the sidelink SPS configuration, and wherein based on the SPS activation/release DCI being generated to activate an uplink SPS between the UE and the base station for a Vehicle-to-Everything, V2X, communication, the SPS activation/release DCI comprises a demodulation reference signal, DM-RS, cyclic shift field that informs an index of an uplink SPS configuration related to the uplink SPS.
A method for producing vesicles encapsulating a functional substance, comprising the steps of: (a) putting the functional substance, lipid and water in a cylindrical container; and (b) producing lipid vesicles which comprise the lipid as a main component and which encapsulate the functional substance therein, by kneading the contents of the cylindrical container with simultaneous rotational movement of the cylindrical container around its center axis together with revolutionary movement of the cylindrical container about a predetermined axis of revolution; wherein the axis of rotation is not on parallel with the axis of revolution; wherein the functional substance is hemoglobin; and wherein the lipid is comprised of a phosphatidylcholine-type phospholipid, cholesterol, a negatively-charged lipid, and a lipid bound with polyethylene glycol. (a) putting the functional substance, lipid and water in a cylindrical container; and (b) producing lipid vesicles which comprise the lipid as a main component and which encapsulate the functional substance therein, by kneading the contents of the cylindrical container with simultaneous rotational movement of the cylindrical container around its center axis together with revolutionary movement of the cylindrical container about a predetermined axis of revolution; wherein the axis of rotation is not on parallel with the axis of revolution; wherein the functional substance is hemoglobin; and wherein the lipid is comprised of a phosphatidylcholine-type phospholipid, cholesterol, a negatively-charged lipid, and a lipid bound with polyethylene glycol.
Differential transmission for transmitting a torque to an axle of a motor vehicle , having at least one driveshaft and at least one output shaft , which are connectable in torque-transmitting manner via a clutch within a housing of the differential transmission , wherein the clutch is actuable via an actuating device , wherein the actuating device is mounted on the housing , wherein the at least one output shaft is mounted in a rotatable manner via a bearing , characterized in that the bearing is mounted on the actuating device ; wherein a stop is arranged on the at least one output shaft such that an actuating force that is provided for actuating the clutch and acts at least in an axial direction is supported on the stop at least via the actuating device and the bearing .
Body structure of a motor vehicle, comprising: - a passenger compartment floor with a central tunnel ; - a rear loading floor , raised above the passenger floor ; - a rear floor extension extending forward from the rear floor and above the passenger compartment floor ; - a rear floor extension bracket is disposed between the floor extension and the central tunnel ; characterized in that the rear floor extension support is configured to undergo vertical deformation in the event of a frontal impact on the vehicle. - a passenger compartment floor with a central tunnel ; - a rear loading floor , raised above the passenger floor ; - a rear floor extension extending forward from the rear floor and above the passenger compartment floor ; - a rear floor extension bracket is disposed between the floor extension and the central tunnel ;
A method of preparing an oil extended styrene/butadiene rubber (SSBR) comprising blending a soybean triglyceride oil with a cement comprising an organic solvent and a styrene/butadiene rubber (SSBR) and recovering a composite from the blended cement comprising the soybean oil and the SSBR, wherein the soybean oil comprises mixed saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters, and wherein the unsaturated ester portion of the soybean oil comprises at least 65 percent of oleic acid ester.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a profiled tread with grooves formed at the intended tread depth and with profile positives in which there are inserted rubber strips which extend to a depth of at least 50% of the tread depth and have a lower abrasion resistance, measured in accordance with ISO 4649, than the rest of the rubber material of the profile positives and a width (b 2 ) of 1.0 to 4.0 mm, characterized in that , considered in the new state of the tyre, running on each of the less abrasion-resistant rubber strips is a microgroove which has a depth (t) of 0.3 to 1.5 mm and the width of which corresponds at most to the width of the less abrasion-resistant rubber strip .
An image processing device comprising: pixel extracting means that extracts pixels serving as a candidate for a nucleus from pixels included in a captured image obtained by imaging a sample including a target cell having the nucleus; connected-pixel-group extracting means that extracts a connected pixel group constituted of a predetermined number of adjacent connected pixels or more from the pixels extracted by the pixel extracting means; and determining means that determines a value indicating a possibility that the target cell is included within a region surrounding the connected pixel group extracted by the connected-pixel-group extracting means, the value indicating the possibility being determined based on a value obtained by aggregating image feature amounts expressing luminance gradients determined based on luminance distribution with respect to a blue component within a plurality of different partial regions included in the region surrounding the connected pixel group extracted by the connected-pixel-group extracting means without performing normalization on each partial region, the value indicating the possibility being determined also based on a condition for an image feature amount machine-learned based on a value obtained by aggregating image feature amounts expressing luminance gradients determined based on luminance distribution with respect to a blue component within partial regions included in a region occupied by a sample image without performing normalization on each partial region. pixel extracting means that extracts pixels serving as a candidate for a nucleus from pixels included in a captured image obtained by imaging a sample including a target cell having the nucleus; connected-pixel-group extracting means that extracts a connected pixel group constituted of a predetermined number of adjacent connected pixels or more from the pixels extracted by the pixel extracting means; and determining means that determines a value indicating a possibility that the target cell is included within a region surrounding the connected pixel group extracted by the connected-pixel-group extracting means, the value indicating the possibility being determined based on a value obtained by aggregating image feature amounts expressing luminance gradients determined based on luminance distribution with respect to a blue component within a plurality of different partial regions included in the region surrounding the connected pixel group extracted by the connected-pixel-group extracting means without performing normalization on each partial region, the value indicating the possibility being determined also based on a condition for an image feature amount machine-learned based on a value obtained by aggregating image feature amounts expressing luminance gradients determined based on luminance distribution with respect to a blue component within partial regions included in a region occupied by a sample image without performing normalization on each partial region.
A compound of general formula (I) wherein - R1 is chosen from H, CH 3 , CH 2 -CH 3 , CH=CH 2 , C≡CH - R2 is chosen from CH 3 , CH 2 -CH 3 , CH=CH 2 , C≡CH - -R3 is chosen from -H, -CH 3 , =CH 2 (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 then being a double bond), ≡CH (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 then being a triple bond) - -R4 is chosen from -H, -OH and =O (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R4 then being a double bond) for use thereof for the treatment of torsades de pointes. - R1 is chosen from H, CH 3 , CH 2 -CH 3 , CH=CH 2 , C≡CH - R2 is chosen from CH 3 , CH 2 -CH 3 , CH=CH 2 , C≡CH - -R3 is chosen from -H, -CH 3 , =CH 2 (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 then being a double bond), ≡CH (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R3 then being a triple bond) - -R4 is chosen from -H, -OH and =O (the bond between the carbon of the ring and R4 then being a double bond)
A system adapted for the electroporation of one or more living cells using an electrical stimulus, the system comprising: - an optical lens having an optically transparent surface coated with transducers ; - a microfluidics structure comprising a plurality of channels integrated on the optical lens and positioned above the transducers , for directing a fluid within a sample , and - an operating device adapted to be connected to an optical source for receiving and processing images captured through optical operations, wherein the optical lens enables an optical communication between the optical source from one side of the optically transparent surface and the transducers and the sample from another side of the optically transparent surface for enabling the optical source to conduct optical operations capturing both the transducers and the sample simultaneously during a stimulation process, wherein the optical lens is a microscope objective lens, the optical source is a microscope and the optical operations comprise observing, monitoring or recording images of the transducers and the sample during the stimulation process. - an optical lens having an optically transparent surface coated with transducers ; - a microfluidics structure comprising a plurality of channels integrated on the optical lens and positioned above the transducers , for directing a fluid within a sample , and - an operating device adapted to be connected to an optical source for receiving and processing images captured through optical operations,
An exercising device , comprising: a fixing structure , comprising: a carrier ; two frames disposed at two sides of the carrier ; and a first axle and a second axle spaced apart from each other, each of the first axle and the second axle connected between the two frames ; four wheels disposed at the fixing structure , wherein two of the wheels are disposed at the first axle , and the other two of the wheels are disposed at the second axle ; and one or more restoring mechanisms disposed at the fixing structure and comprising: a restoring set , comprising a fixed portion and a link-up portion , wherein the fixed portion is connected to one of the frames ; a driving set connected to the link-up portion ; and a connecting set selectively coupled to the driving set ; wherein when the connecting set is coupled to the driving set , rotation of the one or more wheels causes the driving set to drive the restoring set such that the restoring set is allowed to accumulate energy to provide a restoring force to the driving set. a fixing structure , comprising: a carrier ; two frames disposed at two sides of the carrier ; and a first axle and a second axle spaced apart from each other, each of the first axle and the second axle connected between the two frames ; a carrier ; two frames disposed at two sides of the carrier ; and a first axle and a second axle spaced apart from each other, each of the first axle and the second axle connected between the two frames ; four wheels disposed at the fixing structure , wherein two of the wheels are disposed at the first axle , and the other two of the wheels are disposed at the second axle ; and one or more restoring mechanisms disposed at the fixing structure and comprising: a restoring set , comprising a fixed portion and a link-up portion , wherein the fixed portion is connected to one of the frames ; a driving set connected to the link-up portion ; and a connecting set selectively coupled to the driving set ; a restoring set , comprising a fixed portion and a link-up portion , wherein the fixed portion is connected to one of the frames ; a driving set connected to the link-up portion ; and a connecting set selectively coupled to the driving set ; wherein when the connecting set is coupled to the driving set , rotation of the one or more wheels causes the driving set to drive the restoring set such that the restoring set is allowed to accumulate energy to provide a restoring force to the driving set.
An air handling system , comprising: a thermal storage unit configured to: remove, under a given set of air conditions, thermal energy from air passing across the thermal storage unit and remove condensed water vapor from the air passing across the thermal storage unit and release, under another set of air conditions, the thermal energy, into air passing across the thermal storage unit and thereby heat the air passing across the thermal storage unit to reduce the relative humidity of the air; an air moving device configured to direct air across the thermal storage unit ; and a control system configured to control air flow through the air handling system such that an air flow comprising air that has passed across the thermal storage unit is maintained below a temperature threshold and a humidity threshold under: the given set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is removing thermal energy from the air passing across the thermal storage unit ; and the other set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is releasing thermal energy into the air passing across the thermal storage unit ; wherein the air moving device is configured to direct the air flow from the air handling system toward one or more thermal loads to be cooled by the air handling system. a thermal storage unit configured to: remove, under a given set of air conditions, thermal energy from air passing across the thermal storage unit and remove condensed water vapor from the air passing across the thermal storage unit and release, under another set of air conditions, the thermal energy, into air passing across the thermal storage unit and thereby heat the air passing across the thermal storage unit to reduce the relative humidity of the air; remove, under a given set of air conditions, thermal energy from air passing across the thermal storage unit and remove condensed water vapor from the air passing across the thermal storage unit and release, under another set of air conditions, the thermal energy, into air passing across the thermal storage unit and thereby heat the air passing across the thermal storage unit to reduce the relative humidity of the air; an air moving device configured to direct air across the thermal storage unit ; and a control system configured to control air flow through the air handling system such that an air flow comprising air that has passed across the thermal storage unit is maintained below a temperature threshold and a humidity threshold under: the given set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is removing thermal energy from the air passing across the thermal storage unit ; and the other set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is releasing thermal energy into the air passing across the thermal storage unit ; the given set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is removing thermal energy from the air passing across the thermal storage unit ; and the other set of air conditions and while the thermal storage unit is releasing thermal energy into the air passing across the thermal storage unit ;