Abstract: A vehicle wheel service system with a control system and air pathway coupling an inflated tire to an air discharge into a low pressure volume for accelerated deflation of the tire, and for reducing tire inflation pressure below atmospheric pressure during a tire demount procedure.

Abstract: A milking cluster pipe support (1) for fitment to the deck-side (3) of a milking parlour comprising a pivotable elongate pipe support arm (5) having pipe slots (29) and which is moveable about a pivot (7) between a deployed and a stowed position within a plane P. The pipe support arm (5) is pivotable in a first rotational sense from its deployed position to its stowed position and in a second rotational sense from its stowed position to its deployed position, wherein the first and second rotational senses are opposite to each other. The pipe support arm (5) has a centre of gravity which is located on one side of the vertical axis Y-Y in the deployed position and on the other side of the vertical axis Y-Y in the stowed position.

Abstract: A milking cluster pipe support (1) for fitment to the deck-side (3) of a milking parlour comprising a pivotable elongate pipe support arm (5) having pipe slots (29) and which is moveable about a pivot (7) between a deployed and a stowed position within a plane P. The pipe support arm (5) is pivotable in a first rotational sense from its deployed position to its stowed position and in a second rotational sense from its stowed position to its deployed position, wherein the first and second rotational senses are opposite to each other. The pipe support arm (5) has a centre of gravity which is located on one side of the vertical axis Y-Y in the deployed position and on the other side of the vertical axis Y-Y in the stowed position.

Abstract: An insulated electric cord (102) comprises an elongate covering arrangement (12) and at least two elongate electrical conductors (14, 16) held within the covering arrangement (12). The insulated electric cord (102) further comprises an elongate load bearing member (20) held within the covering arrangement (12). The insulated electric cord (102) further comprises an elongate flexible cutting member (22) held within the covering arrangement (12). The elongate electrical conductors (14, 16), the elongate load bearing member (20), and the elongate flexible cutting member (22) extend longitudinally through the covering arrangement (12). The elongate flexible cutting member (22) extends through the covering arrangement (12) adjacent the elongate load bearing member (20). The cutting member (22) is capable of cutting the covering arrangement (12), thereby allowing a portion of the load bearing member (20) to be extracted from the covering arrangement (12).

Abstract: A cardiomyocyte maturation medium comprises a base medium, one or more fatty acids such as palmitic acid, glucose and albumin. The one or more fatty acids and glucose are ideally present at a concentration ratio of about 1:10. Typically, the medium does not comprise TGF or insulin, or comprises minimal TGF and/or insulin. A cell culture vessel is provided that comprises opposed poles that facilitate force measurements of developing cardiac muscle.

Abstract: A joining assembly (12) comprises two joining devices (10). Each joining device (10) comprises a securing arrangement (46) for securing at least one article (14) to the joining devices (10). One of the joining devices (10) comprises a first attaching arrangement (30, 32), and the other of the joining devices (10) comprises a second attaching arrangement (30, 32). The first and second attaching arrangements can cooperate with each other to attach the joining devices (10) to each other.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of making an audio recording in a recording session comprises sending a first audio packet from a first device to a second device, the first audio packet comprising a portion of a first audio signal for playback at the second device; receiving at the first device a second audio packet from the second device, the second audio packet comprising a portion of a second audio signal, the second audio signal being created at the second device during playback of the first audio signal by the second device; delaying the second audio packet by an first adjustment latency, wherein the first adjustment latency is set so that a total delay between the first audio packet sent by the first device and the second audio packet received by the first device from the second device equals a fixed audio packet delay for the recording session.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for producing Engineered Heart Muscle (EHM) under chemically fully defined conditions all compatible with GMP regulations. The resulting human myocardium generates force and shows typical heart muscle properties.

Abstract: An insulated electric cord (102) comprises an elongate covering arrangement (12) and at least two elongate electrical conductors (14, 16) held within the covering arrangement (12). The insulated electric cord (102) further comprises an elongate load bearing member (20) held within the covering arrangement (12). The insulated electric cord (102) further comprises an elongate flexible cutting member (22) held within the covering arrangement (12). The elongate electrical conductors (14, 16), the elongate load bearing member (20), and the elongate flexible cutting member (22) extend longitudinally through the covering arrangement (12). The elongate flexible cutting member (22) extends through the covering arrangement (12) adjacent the elongate load bearing member (20). The cutting member (22) is capable of cutting the covering arrangement (12), thereby allowing a portion of the load bearing member (20) to be extracted from the covering arrangement (12).

Abstract: Provided herein are in vitro and in vivo methods of inducing cardiomyocyte proliferation by contacting cardiomyocytes with or administering to a subject an effective amount of an agent capable of activating sterol biosynthesis, such as mevalonate biosynthesis. Methods and compositions for regenerating a cardiac tissue in a subject that include administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of activating sterol biosynthesis in a cardiomyocyte are also provided herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for producing Engineered Heart Muscle (EHM) under chemically fully defined conditions all compatible with GMP regulations. The resulting human myocardium generates force and shows typical heart muscle properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for producing Engineered Heart Muscle (EHM) under chemically fully defined conditions and compounds all compatible with GMP regulations. The resulting human myocardium generates force and shows typical heart muscle properties.

Abstract: In some examples of the disclosure, a parameter override mechanism may include a variable length configuration data table with entries for specific models of memory devices. The configuration data table entries may include override parameters for different memory devices and may be dynamically updated with new entries and modifications of existing entries. The parameter override mechanism may be configured to automatically detect a model of memory device and select a corresponding configuration data table entry based on the detected model of memory device or restrict the use of a configuration data table entry based on the detected model of memory device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing bioengineered heart muscle (BHM) from pluripotent stem cells, generally comprising the steps of inducing mesoderm differentiation, cardiac differentiation, and cardiac maturation by directed tissue formation. The method is a robust, serum-free and reproducible way to produce BHM for multiple applications, and is applicable to multiple pluripotent stem cell lines. The present invention is also directed to the BHM produced by the method disclosed herein, as well as to uses of said BHM in pharmacologic and toxicity screenings, and its use in medicine.

Abstract: A system and method for structuring an online auction when a reserve price is not met are described. In an online auction, bidding activity is analyzed over a duration to determine whether there are multiple active bidders for the auction and whether the reserve price for the auction is met after a designated period of time. In response to making that determination, the bidder interface for a sole active bidder on the auction can be automatically updated to include a notification that the bid has not met the reserve price and an option to place a new bid on the item so that the auction is successful and does not end with no bids meeting the reserve.

Abstract: Examples described herein pertain generally to network computer systems, and more specifically, to network computer systems for evaluating contingency based outcomes for network transactions.

Abstract: A cardiomyocyte maturation medium comprises a base medium, one or more fatty acids such as palmitic acid, glucose and albumin. The one or more fatty acids and glucose are ideally present at a concentration ratio of about 1:10. Typically, the medium does not comprise TGF or insulin, or comprises minimal TGF and/or insulin. A cell culture vessel is provided that comprises opposed poles that facilitate force measurements of developing cardiac muscle.