Abstract: A microfluidic chip for conducting microbiological assays, comprises a substrate in which incubation segments, a sample reservoir and microfluidic channels connecting said sample reservoir with said incubation segments are arranged. Said microfluidic chip further comprise a non-aqueous liquid reservoir for containing non-aqueous liquid wherein said reservoir is connectable via a releasable airtight and liquid-tight valve with said microfluidic channels connecting said sample reservoir with said incubation segments each incubation segment comprises an incubation well (113) connected by a gas-exchange channel (115) to an unvented gas cavity (111).

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a medical device for foot support related to a mechanism for attaching a calf support of the birthing bed, comprising a calf support (3) connected to a foot support (2) and a ball joint (5) connecting the calf support (3) and the foot support (2), wherein the ball part (5) comprises a pin (6) of the ball joint (5), a ball part (7) of the ball joint (5) and a housing (8), wherein the ball part (7) of the ball joint (5) is arranged in the housing (8), the medical device further comprising a pressing element (9) and a pre-biased spring (10), characterized in that the pre-biased spring (10) is arranged between the pressing element (9) and the fixed part (11) of the calf support (3), wherein at the end distant from the ball part (7) of the ball joint (5) the pre-biased spring abuts to adjacent fixed part (11) of the calf support (3) and at the end near the ball part (7) of the ball joint (5) it abuts to the movable pressing element (9) which is connected with the control member.

Abstract: A sensor device may include a substrate within the housing, a sensing element coupled to the substrate, and a shielding element surrounding the sensing element, wherein the shielding element extends through an opening of the substrate. The sensor device may further include a busbar extending through the housing, wherein the shielding element further extends through an indentation along at least one side of the busbar.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for identifying cells in an image. An apparatus for identifying cells in an image is also provided by the present disclosure. Further provided herein is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for performing the methods disclosed herein. Methods of diagnosing a disease or disorder and of treating a disease or disorder in a subject using the methods disclosed are also provided herein.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) operates by: determining an initial RU/UE association that allocates the plurality of UEs among the plurality of RUs via reference signal received power (RSRP) data received from the plurality of RUs; receiving RU conditions data corresponding to a set of RU conditions associated with the plurality of RUs; receiving RU constraint data associated with the plurality of RUs; assigning, via at least one iterative RU sleeping loop and based on the initial RU/UE association, the RU conditions data and the RU constraint data, an active mode to a first subset of the plurality of RUs and a sleep mode to a second subset of the plurality of RUs; and updating a dynamic RU/UE association based on the first subset of the plurality of RUs and the second subset of the plurality of RUs.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds suitable for use in the treatment of conditions where it is beneficial to halt bone loss and kill cancer cells, particularly in metastases to and primary tumors in the bone and surrounding tissues. Consequently the present invention provides compounds comprising a bisphosphonate moiety linked to a phytochemical, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of treatment of bone diseases and/or proliferative disorders.

Abstract: A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the interior panel having a level of translucence that is higher than the translucence of the exterior panel, the panels being joined together over at least a portion of their surfaces. Also disclosed is inspection of the sterilization wrap system for exterior panel breaches by looking for light passing through a panel facing the viewer.

Abstract: An orthodontic abutment that includes a base suitable for fixing the orthodontic abutment to an implant, a cap fixed to the base and a set of retention elements arranged along a side wall of the cap. The set of retention elements is suitable for receiving orthodontic elements and includes: a bracket with wings, a hook arranged under one of the wings of the bracket, a projection arranged on the cap oppositely to the bracket, a hollow tube formed inside the projection, a curved rod hook arranged on the projection below the hollow tube, and a button with an eyelet arranged above the hollow tube.

Abstract: A device for positioning electrically conductive segments of a winding of a stator of a rotary electrical machine, including at least one rotative ring with at least one cam arranged around a revolution axis, the rotative ring being arranged to set in a radial motion at least two series of fingers to ensure the position of the conductive segments, wherein the two series of fingers are set in motion in opposite directions one to the other, such that a finger of a first series of fingers and a finger of a second series of fingers are configured to press two conductive segments of a pair of segments against each other.

Abstract: A gearbox assembly includes a plurality of planet gears. At least one planet gear of the plurality of planet gears includes a layshaft that supports a first stage planet gear and a second stage planet gear. The at least one planet gear is characterized by a Radial Stage Distance greater than or equal to 30 millimeters and less than or equal to 100 millimeters. The Radial Stage Distance is Rrm1?Rrt2. Rrm1 is a first stage rim inner radius of the first stage planet gear and Rrt2 is a second stage root radius of the second stage planet gear.

Abstract: A device for maintaining and changing the pressure in a is provided whereby the inner pressure space of the tire is connected through a pump to a pressure accumulator which, at its input and/or output into the inner pressure space of the tire, is fitted with at least one pressure control element. The pump can be a peristaltic pump in the shape of a deformable hose placed on the perimeter of the tire, fitted with an air inlet and an air outlet, while the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on the perimeter of the tire distant from each other by a preset length, dependent on the deformation of the tire.

Abstract: Detecting mounting errors of elements on a PCB, carried out with the use of a computer includes providing an image of a PCB and an image of a reference PCB to an error detection module, detecting, in the error detection module, with the use of artificial intelligence algorithms, of errors in mounting of elements in the image of the PCB, indicating the mounting errors.

Abstract: A method of authenticating a user to a computer in an adverse environment includes receiving the user's password in a trusted user device, such as by the user typing the password, and encoding a keyword with a hash of the entered password to create an encoded keyword. The encoded keyword is sent from the trusted user device to the computer using a physical communication channel perceivable by the user; and the encoded keyword is compared in the computer with a keyword encoded with a known hash of the user's password in the computer to authenticate the user.

Abstract: A cooling assembly for a computer module has a cooling device and a mounting device. The mounting device includes a rod shaped fastening element having a male thread and a stop. The fastening element is nonrotatable and movable along its axis with respect to the cooling device. The fastening element is guided through a first hole in the cooling device and a second hole in the computer module, when the cooling device is mounted on the computer module. The stop prevents the fastening element from sliding through the first and second holes. The mounting device also has an elastic element arranged along the axis of the fastening element that presses or pulls the stop away from the computer module. A nut on the mounting device is engageable with the male thread of the fastening element. The stop and the nut are arranged at opposite sides of the computer module.

Abstract: A foldable ramp for wheelchair access to a passenger car door, can include an entry platform which can be arranged an entry positon where the ramp is folded out of the car to allow wheelchair access to the car, a transport position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in an upright position, and a passive position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in a lying positon. The ramp can include a pivoting mechanism to mount the platform to the car, and can include an interlock configured to allow movement of the platform relative to the car and fix the platform relative to at least a section of the car.