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The present invention is directed to a hemostatic textile, comprising: a material comprising a combination of glass fibers and one or more secondary fibers selected from the group consisting of silk fibers; ceramic fibers; raw or regenerated bamboo fibers; cotton fibers; rayon fibers; linen fibers; ramie fibers; jute fibers; sisal fibers; flax fibers; soybean fibers; corn fibers; hemp fibers; lyocel fibers; wool; lactide and/or glycolide polymers; lactide/glycolide copolymers; silicate fibers; polyamide fibers; feldspar fibers; zeolite fibers, zeolite-containing fibers, acetate fibers; and combinations thereof; the hemostatic textile capable of activating hemostatic systems in the body when applied to a wound. Additional cofactors such as thrombin and hemostatic agents such as RL platelets, RL blood cells; fibrin, fibrinogen, and combinations thereof may also be incorporated into the textile. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the textile, and methods of using the textile to stop bleeding.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution which leverages peripheral resources used during the performance of system wake events to detect the presence of gesture input provided by a user during power saving operations (e.g., sleep modes). During the occurrence of a system wake event, embodiments of the present invention utilize proximity detection capabilities of the mobile device to determine if a user is within a detectable distance of the device to provide possible gesture input. When a positive detection comes in, embodiments of the present invention may use the light intensity (e.g., brightness level) measuring capabilities of the mobile device to further determine whether the user is attempting to engage the device to provide gesture input or if the device was unintentionally engaged. Once determinations are made that a user is waiting to engage the gesture recognition capabilities of the mobile device, embodiments of the present invention rapidly activate the gesture recognition engine (e.g., gesture sensor) and may coincidentally notify the user (e.g., using LED notification) that the device is ready to accept gesture input from the user.

The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. Of particular note is the stability of the system in a saline medium and to detect individual nucleotide bases in a polynucleotide in real time and which may be used to sequence DNA for many hours without change of reagents. The invention is of particular use in the fields of forensic biology, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.

The catalyst warming control apparatus of the present invention is provided for a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a generator for generating electric power from the output from the internal combustion engine, a power storage unit for storing electric power generated by the generator, and an electric motor driven by the electric power stored in the power storage unit, the hybrid vehicle being driven by at least one of the outputs from the internal combustion engine and the motor. The catalyst warming control apparatus includes a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of a catalyst or a value relating to the same; a first comparison circuit for comparing the detected result from the temperature detector with a preset reference value; and a control circuit for allowing the generator to generate electric power and to store the power in the power storage unit when the internal combustion engine is driven, and when the detected result by the temperature detector is equal to or below the reference value according to the output from the comparison circuit.

New methods for activating chromium catalysts for polymerization processes decrease the amount of time required for activation and increase catalyst activity. Rapid heating to a first temperature is followed by a first hold period before heating to a higher second temperature and maintaining the second temperature for a second hold period. In one aspect, the overall activation process takes less than 10 hours.

Methods and systems are provided for controlling and coordinating control of a post-catalyst exhaust throttle and an EGR valve to expedite catalyst heating. By closing both valves during an engine cold start, an elevated exhaust backpressure and increased heat rejection at an EGR cooler can be synergistically used to warm each of an engine and an exhaust catalyst. The valves may also be controlled to vary an amount of exhaust flowing through an exhaust venturi so as to meet engine vacuum needs while providing a desired amount of engine EGR.

The present invention relates to an innovative method for the reversible crosslinking of, for example, adhesives or coating materials. The reversible crosslinking method allows very rapid crosslinking even at room temperature and undoing of the crosslinks at higher temperatures, thereby regaining the capacity for thermoplastic processing and allowing the originally bonded substrates to be separated from one another again with ease. A particular aspect in this context is that a plurality of cycles of crosslinking and undoing of the crosslinks are possible with the present system.

A brake system includes an electric brake force generator which brakes a wheel using a driving force of an electric motor and an electric motor controller that performs a field-weakening control of the electric motor. The electric motor controller performs the field-weakening control of the electric motor which then operates the electric brake force generator. Thus, the rotational speed of the electric motor is increased when the field weakening control is performed by the electric motor controller thereby quickly activating the electric braking force generator to enhance response of brake force generation.

Methods for the preparation of substantially purified populations of dendritic cells and monocytes from the peripheral blood of a mammal is described. Also described are vaccine compositions and methods for the treatment of certain diseases and medical conditions based on the substantially purified dendritic cells and monocytes.

The present invention discloses a handheld device capable of independently actuating camera and method thereof. The handheld device comprises an input module, a storage module, a mobile phone module and a camera module. The input module has a first button and a second button. The storage module is connected to the input module and stores a first operating system and a second operating system. The mobile phone module is connected to the storage module and provides a mobile phone function. The camera module is connected to the storage module and provides a camera function. When the first button is pressed, the first operating system is activated for enabling the mobile phone module to provide the mobile phone function. When the second button is pressed, the second operating system is activated for enabling the camera module to provide the camera function.

A water activated adhesive system is described that is particularly suited for applying non-paper polymeric labels to surfaces which have low moisture permeability. The adhesive system is characterized by a dry non-tacky surface that becomes tacky in less than one second when contacted with a water-based activator. While it is a water activated adhesive, it is also characterized after aging bonded to a substrate by resistance to adhesive failure during 72 hours of immersion in ice/water mixture. The adhesive is beneficial to allow use of existing paper labeling equipment with polymeric labels.

According to the present invention, when controlling a heater in an air-fuel ratio sensor, a crack of sensor element due to an exhaust condensed water is certainly avoided. To this end, an element temperature is detected by measuring an impedance of the sensor element and a power supply amount to the heater for heating the sensor element is feedback controlled so that the element temperature reaches a target temperature. Here, the target temperature is set to a lower side temperature, compared to other conditions, on a condition that a wall temperature of an exhaust system is low and a water content in the exhaust is condensed in the exhaust system. Or, an initial value of the power supply amount is set corresponding to the element temperature before the start of power supply to the heater. Or, an increase component of the power supply amount is set corresponding to the element temperature, and the power supply amount to the heater is feedforward controlled so as to be increased gradually by each predetermined increase component from a predetermined initial value.

In one embodiment the invention is An adhesive composition comprising a) a polymer having a flexible backbone and a reactive moiety capable of cross-linking, b) a particle comprising an active agent encapsulated in an encapsulating agent wherein the active agent comprises a catalyst for cross-linking of the reactive moiety, a curing agent for the reactive moiety, an accelerator for the curing reaction or a mixture thereof; and the encapsulating agent comprises a side chain crystallizable polymer wherein the active agent is not substantially extractable from the particle at ambient conditions in a first extraction after particle formation. In yet another embodiment the invention is a process for binding two substrates together which comprises contacting one of the substrates with an adhesive as described herein, exposing the adhesive to conditions such that the active agent is released so as to contact the active agent with the polymer, contacting the two substrates such that the adhesive is located between the two substrates, and exposing the adhesive between the substrates to curing conditions. In a preferred embodiment of this process the adhesive is activated by exposure to an infrared heating source.

A method for transmitting messages in a redundantly operable communication network which includes a first subnetwork with a tree topology and a second subnetwork, wherein messages are transmitted in the first subnetwork in accordance with a spanning tree protocol. Here, communication devices associated with network nodes of the first subnetwork interchange messages containing topology information with one another to form a tree topology, messages are transmitted in the second subnetwork in accordance with a parallel or ring redundancy protocol, communication devices associated with network nodes of the second subnetwork interchange messages containing topology information for the first subnetwork with one another in accordance with the parallel or ring redundancy protocol and compare the messages with locally available topology information for the first subnetwork, and communication devices associated with network nodes of the second subnetwork determine resultant topology information for the first subnetwork based on a comparison result.

A fabric for use in chemical and biological (CB) protective garments includes at least one felt layer having from 25% to 100% carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers as a breathable physical barrier against toxic chemical droplets and/or pathogens. The felt layers are cleaned and consolidated into a mechanically competent sheet which can form adhesive seams having lapshear greater than the sheet itself. An additional supporting layer can be included. The supporting layer can be a wicking layer which is permeable with a chlorinated or otherwise chemically active solution to establish a reactive chemical barrier, the solution being dispensed on demand from a portable container. Embodiments include a second layer of CNT or of another backing fabric, sandwiching the wicking layer therebetween. Impermeable fluoropolymer seams can divide the fabric into a plurality of CNT/wicking cells. A layer of activated charcoal and/or halamine-forming hydantoin can be included for persistent reactive chemical protection.

A system controller drives a gas circulator with a purge valve closed to supply hydrogen to a fuel cell stack and then increases anode operating pressure and cathode operating pressure to target operating pressures after a predetermined condition is satisfied. This allows an amount of gas mixture of remaining oxygen and hydrogen to be suppressed compared to the case of increasing the anode operating pressure in a state where oxygen remains in the anode circulation path. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress local generation of electric potential and heat and prevent degradation of the components of the fuel cell stack. Moreover, hydrogen is not discharged during activation, which eliminates the need to include dilution equipment of combustion equipment for treating hydrogen and increases the degree of freedom in the layout of the fuel cell system.

A quick emergency escape mechanism for a shutter assembly for a building external opening has an engaging wall member adapted to be secured to a base coupled to a building structure in the vicinity of a building opening. The engaging wall member has an engaging part and a part for securing to the building structure. An engaging shutter member is adapted to be secured to a shutter panel and has an engaging part and a securing part for securing to a shutter panel. An engaging sliding latch member fastens and locks the engaging parts of the wall and shutter members and has fastening means and locking means.