Abstract: A cylindrical fabric surround including a flexible fabric material which stretches during disposing of the surround over a cylindrical item, such as a bottle, causing a releasable attachment of the bottle surround with the bottle. This cylindrical fabric surround has a cylindrical, or annular surround geometry, whereby a cavity is formed therein by the internal wall of the cylindrical surround, providing a receptacle area or volume for any cylindrical item the cylindrical surround is disposed thereunto. The internal wall of the cavity provides a first wall of the cylindrical surround and the external wall of the cylindrical surround provides a second wall of the cylindrical surround. The surround also has at least one pocket, for storing at least one article, such as a phone, keys or any sundry. The pocket is generally facing upwards, but could have a plurality of pockets with at least one of with varied geometries, orientations, or placement.

Abstract: Undue scarring of healing wounds is decreased and/or the relapse rate of wounds is lowered by applying a composition that includes hemoglobin to the wound area. At least 40% of the hemoglobin in the composition is provided in CO-charged form.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining blood flow characteristics of a patient. One method includes: receiving, in an electronic storage medium, patient-specific image data of at least a portion of vasculature of the patient having geometric features at one or more points; generating a patient-specific reduced order model from the received image data, the patient-specific reduced order model comprising estimates of impedance values and a simplification of the geometric features at the one or more points of the vasculature of the patient; creating a feature vector comprising the estimates of impedance values and geometric features for each of the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model; and determining blood flow characteristics at the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model using a machine learning algorithm trained to predict blood flow characteristics based on the created feature vectors at the one or more points.

Abstract: A beam assembly includes a first beam member and a second beam member. The first and second beam members are both flexible when separated from each other. The first and second beam members each include compression and tension elements. The first and second beam members can be joined to form a stiff beam by interleaving the compression elements of the first and second beam members.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an Arthropoda repellent composition providing long-term protection, in particular against insects and ticks.

Abstract: Methods and systems for vertically landing space vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a reusable space vehicle lands in a vertical, nose-up orientation by engaging a system of cables suspended from an elevated framework during a controlled descent.

Abstract: Undue scarring of healing wounds is decreased and/or the relapse rate of wounds is lowered by applying a composition that includes hemoglobin to the wound area. At least 40% of the hemoglobin in the composition is provided in CO-charged form.

Abstract: Undue scarring of healing wounds is decreased and/or the relapse rate of wounds is lowered by applying a composition that includes hemoglobin to the wound area. At least 90% of the hemoglobin in the composition is provided in CO-charged form.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a composition, comprising hemoglobin or myoglobin, wherein in at least 40% of said hemoglobin or myoglobin the oxygen binding site is charged by a non-O2 ligand, and at least one further ingredient, a method for preparing said composition and the use of hemoglobin or myoglobin charged with a non-oxygen ligand for external treatment of wounds.

Abstract: A surgical pin compression wound dressing stabilizing system includes a compressive wound dressing module having a central orifice and radial slit, and a stabilizing device having a longitudinal passageway and a vertical slit, the slits allowing insertion of the module and stabilizing device on a surgical pin at a wound site with the surgical pin dispose in the orifice and passageway. The stabilizing device has an upright post with the longitudinal passageway and a bottom base with a recessed central cavity open at a bottom that receives and mates with an upper portion of the module. The bottom base has a lower outer annular surface surrounding the central cavity for engaging a peripheral rib on the module to enable application of an equal distribution of a downward compressive pressure on the module.

Abstract: A printed circuit board module (10) has a printed circuit board (20) with a first side (21), a second side (22) and a contact hole (30). A sleeve-type via (32) is provided in the contact hole 30. An annular ring (35, 36) is associated with the via (32), on at least one side (33, 34). The annular ring (35, 36) is arranged on the first side (21) or on the second side (22) of the printed circuit board (20). The annular ring (35, 36) is electrically connected to the via (32). The annular ring (35, 36) has an annular ring edge (40), at least in sections. The printed circuit board module (10) has a solder resist layer (50). It extends, at least in sections, from outside the annular ring edge (40) over the annular ring edge (40) to an outer region (42) of the annular ring (35, 36). An inner region (44) not covered with the solder resist layer (50), remains on the annular ring (35, 36).

Abstract: A surgical pin compression wound dressing stabilizing system includes a compressive wound dressing module having a central orifice and radial slit, and a stabilizing device formed of a single piece of material having a longitudinal passageway and a vertical slit, the slits allowing insertion of the module and stabilizing device on a surgical pin at a wound site with the surgical pin dispose in the orifice and passageway. The stabilizing device has an upright post with the longitudinal passageway and a bottom base with a recessed central cavity open at a bottom that receives and mates with an upper portion of the module. The bottom base has a lower outer annular surface surrounding the central cavity for engaging a peripheral rib on the module to enable application of an equal distribution of a downward compressive pressure on the module.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a composition, comprising hemoglobin or myoglobin, wherein in at least 40% of said hemoglobin or myoglobin the oxygen binding site is charged by a non-O2 ligand, and at least one further ingredient, a method for preparing said composition and the use of hemoglobin or myoglobin charged with a non-oxygen ligand for external treatment of wounds.

Abstract: A double shoulder threaded tool joint connection includes a pin with external threads formed between a pin external shoulder and a pin internal shoulder, the pin including a nose section between the pin internal shoulder and the pin external thread and a box with internal threads formed between a box external shoulder and a box internal shoulder. The internal threads and the external threads are arranged and designed for connection with each other so that the box and the pin are connected with a common center-line and with a primary seal formed by the pin external shoulder forced against the box external shoulder and a secondary seal formed between the pin internal shoulder forced again the box internal shoulder. The invention may be applied to any threaded joint.

Abstract: A method for preparing a composition for external treatment of wounds includes charging at least 90% of the oxygen binding sites of hemoglobin with carbon monoxide during or after isolation from its natural environment. The method further includes adding at least one further ingredient selected from the group consisting of electrolyte(s), preservative(s), stabilizer(s), anti-flocculant(s), anticoagulant(s), pH buffering agent(s), solvent(s), antioxidant(s), film-forming agent(s) and crosslinking agent(s). The method can further include packaging the composition, such as in an aerosol can.

Abstract: Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods. An aerospace system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a launch vehicle having a first end and a second end generally opposite the first end, with the launch vehicle being elongated along a vehicle axis extending between the first and second ends, and having an external, outwardly facing surface. The system can further include an annular element carried by the launch vehicle, the annular element having an external, inwardly-facing surface radially spaced apart from, and extending at least partially circumferentially around, the vehicle axis. The annular element can have a first edge surface facing a first direction along the vehicle axis, and a second edge surface facing a second direction along the vehicle axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a method is described. The method includes generating a positional relationship between one or more support structures having at least one motion capture mark and at least one virtual structure corresponding to geometry of an object to be tracked and positioning the support structures on the object to be tracked. The support structures has sufficient rigidity that, if there are multiple marks, the marks on each support structure maintain substantially fixed distances from each other in response to movement by the object. The method also includes determining an effective quantity of ray traces between one or more camera views and one or more marks on the support structures, and estimating an orientation of the virtual structure by aligning the determined effective quantity of ray traces with a known configuration of marks on the support structures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the operation of a laboratory centrifuge (1), wherein a rotor (2) rotates around a horizontal rotational axis (3). It should be avoided that during the start-up of the laboratory centrifuge (1) or the deceleration of the laboratory centrifuge (1) for small angular velocities and small centrifugal forces resulting therefrom due to the gravitational acceleration the product (6) is biased by resulting components of the acceleration in vertical direction which change their sense of direction. For this purpose the acceleration of the rotor (2) is chosen such that when arriving for the first time in a reversing angular position (twelve o'clock position) there is already a centrifugal acceleration being larger than the gravitational acceleration. The corresponding applies for the deceleration of the rotor after the centrifugation.

Abstract: A curbless shower base includes a subbase structure having a sloped floor and a zero entry. At least one side wall can be mounted flush with drywall during an installation so that a tile or other wall covering is installed flush over the at least one side wall to a floor of the subbase structure A drainage channel in the subbase structure extends substantially from a first side of the subbase structure to an opposite second side of the subbase structure. The drainage channel is sloped from the first side of the subbase structure to a drain outlet in the drainage channel, and the drainage channel is sloped from the second side of the subbase structure to the drain outlet in the drainage channel. A drain assembly has a drain outlet to connect with plumbing during the installation. A protective structure of the drain assembly at least partially surrounds the drain outlet.