The invention relates to a compressed air tank for utility vehicles, comprising a tubular or cylindrical jacket sealed at both ends by way of welded outer bases. At least one outer base and/or the jacket is provided with a hole. A sleeve is welded onto the hole. At least the inside of the compressed air tank is provided with an inner coating. The contact surfaces between the jacket and the outer b...

A method of image processing, including: (a) calculating at least one pixel color feature (PCF) value for each pixel in a color medical image to generate a set of PCF data; and (b) filtering the PCF data with at least one spatial adaptive bandpass filter (ABPF) to sort the pixels into physiologically significant regions; wherein the at least one PCF value for at least one pixel depends on at least...

The invention relates to the use of Sertoli cells (SC) microencapsulated into hydrogel-based microcapsules, for the prevention and/or treatment of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1 DM and to a process for producing microcapsules, preferably shaped as microspheres.

A process for regenerating a spent particulate wax-containing cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst is provided. The process includes subjecting the spent wax-containing catalyst sequentially to a dewaxing treatment, an oxidation treatment and a reduction treatment. During the dewaxing treatment, the spent wax-containing catalyst is at least partially dewaxed, with dewaxed catalyst parti...

Disclosed, in one general aspect, is a musculoskeletal imaging system that includes a source of feature data extracted from imaging data resulting from imaging acquisitions from joints of different individuals affected by different diseases, and this feature data includes disease characteristic categorization information for a plurality of disease categories. A comparison module is operative to co...

The present disclosure includes methods and compositions for treating any condition involving prostatitis and similar diseases and/or conditions. These methods and compositions involve the use of targeted modified pore-forming proteins, including variant proaerolysin proteins

Disclosed are devices for cardioscopic and pericardioscopic access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise an atrial portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the atrial portal can access the atrium while the proximal end of the portal can extend to outside of the subject. The devices and methods may also include a p...

The present invention relates to processes for preparing indoline compounds, comprising the steps of:a) reacting formula (I) and formula (II) to form a hydrazone; b) cyclization of the hydrazone in the presence of a Fischer catalyst to form a 3H-indole; c) reduction of the 3H-indole to form a 2,3-dihydro-indole; d) nitration of the 2,3-dihydro-indole to form a 6-nitro-2,3-dihydro-indole; e) acylat...

A system and method for generating energy from the tuning masses relative to a ground plane and an external force In some embodiments the external force is the action of the waves The system has a first mass movable relative to the ground plane, wherein the external force induces an oscillation in the first mass relative to the ground plane A second movable mass is carried by and movable relative ...

A user agent (UA) in a wireless communication system. The UA is configured to transmit a preamble on a random access channel (RACH) to an access node in order to attach to the access node. The UA transmits a message to the access node, wherein the message contains an identity of one or more relay nodes to which the UA can be transferred. The UA requests the access node to hand-over the UA to one r...

A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape package which can contribute to resource saving while attaining easy application of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.  The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape package (10) holds therein a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (14) comprising a support (18) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (12) disposed on one side of the support (18), and is constituted of a r...

From a container sealed in a pressure-tight manner, liquid is withdrawn by way of a dispensing device having a spigot pipe and a bushing. In the storage and transport position, the spigot pipe is lowered into the bushing. It can be pulled out into a stand-by position, in which a flow path through the spigot pipe can be blocked and released by an actuating movement. The actuating movement denotes a...

The present invention relates to thioic acids according to formula (II) suitable as building block for polythioesters; Wherein X is O, N or S and whereby R1 is chosen from (-CH2-)2, -CH2-O-CH2- or (-CH2-)3, R2 is preferably chosen from a biodegradable oligomer or polymer chosen from poly (lactide) (PLLA), polyglycolide (PGA), co-oligomers or copolymers of PLA and PGA (PLGA), poly(anhydrides), poly...

The present invention is directed to an optical fiber grating having a core, that is capable of controlling the light signal transmission therethrough by causing at least one of: at least one spectral peak, and/or at least one spectral dip in its core light transmission spectrum, corresponding to at least one predetermined wavelength. The inventive optical fiber diffraction grating comprises at le...

The present invention relates to compositions with self-cleaning properties. More particularly, the invention concerns coatings or paints comprising particles coated with a catalytically active composition. In particular, a self- cleaning coating composition (paint) is provided, comprising micro-sized particles coated with a functional layer, wherein the micro-sized particles are hollow or solid b...

The invention concerns a threaded connection comprising a first and a second tubular component, each being provided with a respective male (1) and female (2) end, the male end (1) comprising, on its external peripheral surface, at least one threaded zone (3) and finishing in a terminal surface (7) which is orientated radially with respect to the axis (10) of the connection, the female end (2) comp...

La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'assistance circulatoire pulsatile non-invasive favorisant la circulation d'un volume sanguin dans le corps d'un sujet, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - une structure multicouche flexible destinée à être appliquée sur au moins une partie du corps du dit sujet, ladite structure comportant une couche interne flexible du côté du corps dudit sujet et u...

Techniques for performing duplicate detection and re-ordering for a HARQ transmission are described. For duplicate detection, a receiver determines whether a decoded packet x for an ARQ channel y is a duplicate packet based on packet x and a prior decoded packet for ARQ channel y. For re-ordering, the receiver determines whether an earlier packet is still pending on any other ARQ channel based on ...

A ferroelectric memory device includes a field effect transistor formed over a semiconductor substrate and including first and second diffusion regions, an interlayer insulation film formed over the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the field effect transistor, a conductive plug formed in the interlayer insulation film in contact with the first diffusion region, and a ferroelectric capacitor ...

The present disclosure provides teachings relating to ammonia-based hydrogen generation apparatus and associated methods of use. Exemplary methods and apparatus comprise a thermocatalytic hydrogen generation reactor which includes a reaction chamber containing a catalyst-coated substrate, and a combustion chamber containing a catalyst-coated substrate. Exemplary catalyst-coated substrates include,...