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The present invention is a method for producing an absorbent article. A wet resillient, cellulosic basesheet having elevated and depressed regions with an Overall Surface Depth of at least 0.2 mm is prepared. The cellulosic basesheet has an upper surface and a lower surface. A contiguous, fibrous nonwoven web having a plurality of openings is integrally attached onto the upper surface of the cellulosic basesheet such that a portion of the openings are superposed over the depressed regions of the cellulosic basesheet. An absorbent core and an impervious web are attached to the lower surface of the cellulosic basesheet such that the absorbent core is sandwiched between the impervious web and the cellulosic basesheet.

The invention relates to enhancing browsing in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display; a communication unit and a processor for browsing Internet, and a user interface for receiving a command from at least two different commands to load a page from Internet into the display. The processor is configured to display an animated icon on the display while loading the page and to select the animation on the basis of which the command was received.

A user interface is provided wherein a set of items is displayed as a set of item representations (such as icons or thumbnails), and wherein a filtered subset of those items are visually identified in accordance with a user-defined criterion. All of the item representations are displayed on the screen in some form, regardless of which of the items have been filtered out. Further, the item representations may be displayed in various formats such as collected together in arrays or carousels as appropriate. This may allow the user interface to visually distinguish between those items that have been filtered out and those that are considered relevant.

Provided are needle locks and methods of using the same for ultrasound guided catheter insertion. The needle locks hereof substantially immobilizes a needle relative to an ultrasound probe to permit manipulation of a catheter or other device through the needle. The needle locks of the present invention may be used in nerve block, venous catheter insertion procedures or other invasive procedures.

An illuminating device able to easily visualize a pedestrian, etc. on a footway by the driver of an automobile is provided. The illuminating device has a footway side light source portion for irradiating light of spectral characteristics rich in blue-green color light to the footway, and a roadway side light source portion for irradiating light of spectral characteristics rich in green-red color light to a roadway. Further, the spectral characteristics of the light irradiated from the footway side light source portion are set such that a value Ip obtained by the following formula (1) is greater than a value IC obtained by the following formula (1) from the spectral characteristics of the light irradiated from the roadway side light source portion.I=∫ab⁢S⁡(λ)·V′⁡(λ)⁢⁢ⅆλ∫380780⁢S⁡(λ)·V⁡(λ)⁢⁢ⅆλ(1)

An ultrasound machine is disclosed that displays a color representation of moving structure, such as a cardiac wall tissue, within a region of interest on a monitor. The color representation is generated by displaying at least one color characteristic corresponding to a movement parameter of the structure, such as velocity or strain rate. The movement parameter is mapped to the color characteristic by apparatus comprising a front-end that generates received signals in response to ultrasound waves. A Doppler processor generates a set of parameter signals representing values of the movement parameter within the structure. A control processor adaptively generates a mapping function based on the distribution of the parameter signals to map the parameter signals to a set of color characteristic signals. A display processor applies the mapped values of the color characteristic legend to the values of the movement parameter representing the moving structure, to display a color representation on the monitor in response to the mapping function.

An improved composite prosthesis for laparoscopic repair of inguinal or femoral hernias, and also for the laparoscopic repair of large incisional ventral hernias incorporates two different layers, namely an upper layer made of polypropylene mesh to promote tissue ingrowth, and a lower layer formed with an adhesion barrier material to prevent adhesions to the intestines. Both layers are secured together with a highly visible dark seam at the perimeter of the prosthesis to assist the surgeon in visualizing the peripheral edge. The lower layer is slightly larger than the polypropylene mesh so there is an adhesion barrier edge around the prosthesis to conceal the edges of the polypropylene mesh. The upper layer includes a guiding cone to facilitate placement of the prosthesis at the exact center of the hernial defect. The base of this cone is attached to the central part of the prosthesis, and the apex of the cone will be attached later to a guiding thread that is inserted to from the outside of the abdomen using a long straight needle through the skin and hernial sac. Furthermore the laparoscopic hernia prosthesis lower layer is provided with a bounding rim to guide the tip of the spiral tacker to the very edges of the prosthesis in order to stretch the prosthesis in place, and also to conceal the staples or tacks.

A user interface is provided wherein a set of items is displayed as a set of item representations (such as icons or thumbnails), and wherein a filtered subset of those items are visually identified in accordance with a user-defined criterion. All of the item representations are displayed on the screen in some form, regardless of which of the items have been filtered out. Further, the item representations may be displayed in various formats such as collected together in arrays or carousels as appropriate. This may allow the user interface to visually distinguish between those items that have been filtered out and those that are considered relevant.

An illuminating device able to easily visualize a pedestrian, etc. on a footway by the driver of an automobile is provided. The illuminating device has a footway side light source portion for irradiating light of spectral characteristics rich in blue-green color light to the footway, and a roadway side light source portion for irradiating light of spectral characteristics rich in green-red color light to a roadway. Further, the spectral characteristics of the light irradiated from the footway side light source portion are set such that a value Ip obtained by the following formula (1) is greater than a value IC obtained by the following formula (1) from the spectral characteristics of the light irradiated from the roadway side light source portion.I=∫abS(λ)·V′(λ)λ∫380780S(λ)·V(λ)λ(1)

A “medication communicator” chart is used as a teaching tool to educate patients and to schedule events corresponding to a prescribed medication regimen. The “medication communicator” chart includes a scheduling graph having the shape of a 12-hour or 24-hour analog clock. The scheduling graph is divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day for scheduling event information. Fields, on the “medication communicator” chart, are receptive to labels communicating information corresponding to numerous medications in the medication regimen. Timing indicators may be applied to the regions of the scheduling graph to indicate consumption or application times of each of the medications.

This invention provide novel compositions, methods and devices for sustained drug delivery. The microencapsulated sustained drug delivery compositions are deposited using oscillating needle apparatus oscillating at 10-12000 minutes per minutes. The injected compositions may undergo variety of physical chemical changes upon deposition. The physical and chemical changes enables improved drug encapsulation and sustained drug release. Also described are new methods to form polymer microparticles or polymer films / implants in situ inside the tissue. The invention also describes colored biodegradable microparticle based compositions wherein the compositions comprise drug encapsulated microparticles and coloring agent encapsulated microparticles mixed in any proportion. Medical applications of the compositions and methods described in this invention are also described.

An assay for determining presence of human DNA in a sample in which non-human DNA may also be present and for quantitating such human DNA. One embodiment uses intra-Alu based PCR and another uses inter-Alu based PCR. The assays are performed without unique, expensive equipment. The assays are based on detection of multiple-copy Alu elements recently integrated into the human genome that are largely absent from non-human primates and other mammals.

Block layout features in an interface under design are visually enhanced for a designer. When viewing the interface in a graphical design view of a development environment (DE), the DE adds a fill color for certain layout blocks making up the interface. The color selected for the block is selected to contrast against the colors of any adjacent blocks. The DE may also add visual representations showing the box model parameters of the layout blocks making up the interface. The developer is, therefore, able to see the visual block layout of the interface and also the basic layout of any of the individual blocks.

A computer-implemented method for temporal up-to-date representation of a moving section of a body is provided. A first x-ray image data record is provided containing the moving section in a specific movement phase and a first 2D x-ray image and a 3D x-ray image superimposed and registered with one another. 2D x-ray images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. 3D ultrasound images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. Extended 2D x-ray images are created from the 2D x-ray images using the first x-ray images data record. The 3D ultrasound images are used as intermediaries for movement correction. The extended 2D images are displayed.

A sledge hammer with an elongate handle having a longitudinal axis and a flexible generally geometrically uniform removable mass affixed to the handle at a distal end thereof. The mass is secured to the handle with a bolt adapted to extend through the mass and into the distal end of the handle. The bolt is threaded and engages mating threads in the handle. A cone is disposed on the distal end of the handle between the handle and the mass to secure the mass to the handle In the best mode, the mass is a ball which may be perfectly round or have one or more flat surfaces. The ball should have some dampening properties.

The present invention is an apparatus and method for applying a tourniquet device to an injured appendage requiring only one hand comprising the steps of providing a releasable cable tie having an elongate band portion with regularly spaced grooves or projections on a first surface and a relatively smooth second surface, and a shroud member disposed at a proximal end of said elongate band portion adapted to receive the distal end of the band portion and having a releasable groove or projection engaging element incorporated therein, forming a loop with said elongate band member such that the relatively smooth surface is facing radially inward and the regularly spaced grooves open radially outward, maneuvering the loop about the injured appendage, inserting the distal end of the elongate band into the shroud member such that the groove or projection engaging member is adjacent the grooves or projections, pulling the distal end of the elongate band through the shroud member until the requisite restriction of blood flow is achieved, and then releasing the groove engaging member after attending to the wound.

This invention provide novel compositions, methods and devices for sustained drug delivery. The compositions can include a fluid carrier; a plurality of first polymeric microparticles having a bioactive agent dispersed in the fluid carrier; and a plurality of second polymeric microparticles having a visualization agent dispersed in the fluid carrier with the first microparticles. Alternative compositions can include: a fluid carrier; and a plurality of polymeric microparticles having a bioactive agent encapsulated therein and a visualization agent on a surface of the polymeric microparticles, the plurality of polymeric microparticles being dispersed in the fluid carrier. The microencapsulated sustained drug delivery compositions are deposited using oscillating needle apparatus oscillating at 10-12000 minutes per minutes at an amount of 1.0E-03 mL to 1.0E-16 mL per injection.

An in-vehicle video system includes cameras that capture rear and side areas of a vehicle body, monitors that display video images captured by the cameras on screens thereof, and an ECU that shapes the video images that are displayed on the monitors. The cameras are accommodated in housings that are provided on left and right sides of a vehicle body, and side turn signal lamps are provided individually on external surfaces of the housings. The ECU controls a video image processing circuit so that the video images of the rear and side areas of the vehicle body are displayed on two portions of the screen of the monitor at different compression ratios and that the compression ratios change according to vehicle information.

A computer apparatus is described for displaying and manipulating sequences of frames of hierarchically organized framed data. The apparatus comprises means for generating a graphical user interface on a display screen, the graphical user interface having means for displaying a representation of a hierarchy of the framed data. The computer apparatus also has a pointing device for selecting a portion of the representation of the hierarchy to generate a control signal, and means responsive to the control signal to display a portion of the framed data corresponding to the selected portion of the representation of the hierarchy. The graphical user interface may be used in a computer based verification system for the analysis and display of a sequence of frames of framed data, comprising: means for generating a frame generator for receiving the frame sequence, the frame generator comprising means for processing the frame sequence in accordance with a protocol to form a modified frame sequence and for associating with each frame a description data structure for that frame, and means for outputting the modified frame sequence and the frame description data structure.

A computer-implemented method for temporal up-to-date representation of a moving section of a body is provided. A first x-ray image data record is provided containing the moving section in a specific movement phase and a first 2D x-ray image and a 3D x-ray image superimposed and registered with one another. 2D x-ray images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. 3D ultrasound images are repeatedly recorded each containing the moving section. Extended 2D x-ray images are created from the 2D x-ray images using the first x-ray images data record. The 3D ultrasound images are used as intermediaries for movement correction. The extended 2D images are displayed.

The invention provides a powdered composition of additives and a method of use thereof for increasing the visibility, potency and coverage of disinfectant solutions, such as bleach.

The present invention is an apparatus for releasably constricting one or more objects, and in particular to a restricting blood to an injured appendage comprising an elongate band and capture device that cooperate to form a releasable, adjustable loop. A release lever and a parallel thumb mount are compressed to release the elongate band from the capture device, where the thumb mount is configured to remain fixed while the release lever rotates about a fulcrum bar to disengage a projection that locks the size of the loop.

A kit for teaching mathematics that will allow students to reason and understand basic mathematical principles. The kit uses moldable materials such as: dough, clay, and commercially available plastically moldable materials e.g. “Playdough®”. The material is extruded to proper length and width befitting elementary youngsters. Cutters are used to fractionate the material. The fractions are used to solve elementary fractions, percentages, geometry, and algebra problems.

Assisting a player of a racket sport, such as tennis, in positional awareness of the racket head, both visually and physically, is disclosed by adding an axial extension to the racket handle, the axial extension of similar or greater length than that of the racket. Regardless of racket position, whether or not within the direct sight of the player, a visually obvious indicator located at the end of the extension permits positional awareness of the racket before, during, and after each swing. Such positional awareness can also be obtained when both the racket and visually obvious indicator at the end of the handle extension are not visible by physical contact, when any part of the handle extension touches the body indicating poor racket initial position, swing motion, or follow-through after each swing.

This invention provide novel compositions, methods and devices for sustained drug delivery. The compositions can include a fluid carrier; a plurality of first polymeric microparticles having a bioactive agent dispersed in the fluid carrier; and a plurality of second polymeric microparticles having a visualization agent dispersed in the fluid carrier with the first microparticles. Alternative compositions can include: a fluid carrier; and a plurality of polymeric microparticles having a bioactive agent encapsulated therein and a visualization agent on a surface of the polymeric microparticles, the plurality of polymeric microparticles being dispersed in the fluid carrier. The microencapsulated sustained drug delivery compositions are deposited using oscillating needle apparatus oscillating at 10-12000 minutes per minutes at an amount of 1.0E-03 mL to 1.0E-16 mL per injection.

A data displaying method employed for a computer system that includes a computer means 2 with a database DB; display means 3; and pointer means 4 for entering a position on the screen of the display means 3. The method includes a step of reading data from the database DB and plotting the data on the screen of the display means 3 with respect to the first variable so as to plot a main graph; a step of deciding whether or not an input from the pointer means 4 is a request for plotting data related to the second variable; a step of deciding coordinate data of a position of the main graph displayed on the screen of the display means 3; and a step of searching the coordinate data from the database DB.

Rotating anode X-ray tubes degrade over time because of the action of the electron beam altering the surface of the focal spot area of a rotating anode. This causes a degradation in a resulting object image, when the source is used in an imaging application. An X-ray tube housing assembly is discussed which allows the correction of such effects. In particular, an additional beam of the X-radiation, which is not used for imaging, may be used to correct such effects.

A statistical method is used to separate periodic from non-periodic vibration peaks in autocorrelation spectra. Generally, an autocorrelation spectrum is not normally distributed because the amplitudes of periodic peaks are significantly large and random relative to the generally Gaussian noise. In a normally distributed signal, the statistical parameter kurtosis has a value of 3. The method sequentially removes each largest amplitude peak from the peaks in the spectrum until the kurtosis is 3 or less. The removed peaks, which are all considered to be periodic, are placed into a set. The total energy of the peaks in the set is considered to be the total periodic energy of the spectrum. As the process of building the peak set proceeds, if its total energy becomes greater than or equal to a predefined energy threshold before its kurtosis reaches 3 or less, the process stops and the periodic peak set is defined.

A statistical method is used to separate periodic from non-periodic vibration peaks in machine vibration spectra. Generally, a machine vibration spectrum is not normally distributed because the amplitudes of periodic peaks are significantly large and random relative to the generally Gaussian noise. In a normally distributed signal, the statistical parameter Kurtosis has a value of 3. The method sequentially removes each largest amplitude peak from the peaks in a frequency region of interest in the spectrum until the Kurtosis has a value of three or less. The removed peaks, which are all considered to be periodic, are placed into a candidate peak list. As the process of building the candidate peak list proceeds, if the kurtosis of the remaining peaks in the frequency region of interest falls to three or less, the process stops and the candidate peak list is defined.