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The present invention provides for a ceramic sintered body and a ceramic filter having a long-term stability which can prevent cracks from occurring due to the breakage of ceramic particles when thermal stress is applied in regeneration process and the like, and can prevent catalyst carried from deteriorating when regeneration treatment is conducted repeatedly. The invention is a ceramic sintered body comprising ceramic coarse particles and porous bonding layers existing between the ceramic coarse particles to connect the particles and comprising ceramic fine particles having an average particle size smaller than that of the ceramic coarse particles and / or the aggregates thereof, and a ceramic filter prepared by using the ceramic sintered body.

A microphone system has a base coupled with first and second microphone apparatuses. The first microphone apparatus is capable of producing a first output signal having a noise component, while the second microphone apparatus is capable of producing a second output signal. The system also has combining logic operatively coupled with the first microphone apparatus and the second microphone apparatus. The combining logic uses the second output signal to remove at least a portion of the noise component from the first output signal.

The present invention provides ophthalmic formulations of fluticasone that provide a comfortable formulation when instilled in the eye and is effective in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and / or allergic conjunctivitis. The invention further provides methods of treating allergic conjunctivitis and / or allergic conjunctivitis in a subject in need of such treatment by topical application of the fluticasone formulations of the invention directly to the eye.

A method for generating an output sequence of samples in response to a first and a second subsequence of samples, the method comprising—applying a weighted overlap-add procedure to the first and second subsequences so as to generate the output sequence of samples, —optimizing a weighting function involved in the weighted overlap-add procedure in response to a measure of matching between the output sequence of samples and one or more target sequences of samples.

A method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting data in an MIMO communication system are provided. The method includes receiving first Channel State Information (CSI) fed back from a plurality of terminals; requesting feedback of second CSI from the respective terminals, the second CSI differing from the first CSI; and determining the terminals to be grouped by using at least one of the first CSI and second CSI, when the second CSI is fed back from the respective terminals.

A method comprising introducing an injected gas (e.g., Argon, Xenon) into a beam line region comprising a magnetic scanner is provided herein. The injected gas improves beam current by enhancing (e.g., increasing, decreasing) charge neutralization of the magnetic ion beam (e.g., the ion beam at regions where the scanning magnetic field is non-zero) thereby reducing the current loss due to the zero field effect (ZFE). By reducing the current loss in regions having a magnetic field, the magnetic beam current is increased (e.g., the beam current is increased in regions where the magnetic field is non-zero) raising the overall beam current in a uniform manner over an entire scan path and thereby reducing the effect of the ZFE. In other words, the ZFE is removed by effectively minimizing it through an increase in the magnetized beam current.

This invention pertains to the discovery that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its associated signaling pathway is involved in reversing and / or counteracting neuroadaptations within the mesolimbic system that contribute to the development and / or maintenance of addiction (e.g. alcohol addiction). This invention also pertains to the discovery that ibogaine activity is mediated by changes in mRNA expression of GDNF. Thus, in certain embodiments, this inventioni provides a method of mitigating one or more symptoms of substance abuse in a mammal by increasing the expression or activity of GDNF, BDNF, RACK1, and / or the dopamine D3 receptor (D3R) in said mammal.

A turbidimeter having an arrangement of internal surfaces, optical surfaces, and optical restrictions to the field of view of both the illumination and the detector means to significantly improve the lower detection limit of the turbidimeter by reducing the detected signal due to stray light.

An airbag device has a bag housing case, an airbag housed in the bag housing case, a plate member provided within the airbag, and a bag pressure release mechanism. When the internal pressure of the airbag reaches a predetermined pressure, the bag pressure release mechanism opens the airbag to prevent an increase in the internal pressure of the airbag. The plate member covers the bag pressure release mechanism when the airbag is in a deflated state. When the airbag is inflated, the plate member is released from coverage of the bag pressure release mechanism by an inflating force.

A method comprising introducing an injected gas (e.g., Argon, Xenon) into a beam line region comprising a magnetic scanner is provided herein. The injected gas improves beam current by enhancing (e.g., increasing, decreasing) charge neutralization of the magnetic ion beam (e.g., the ion beam at regions where the scanning magnetic field is non-zero) thereby reducing the current loss due to the zero field effect (ZFE). By reducing the current loss in regions having a magnetic field, the magnetic beam current is increased (e.g., the beam current is increased in regions where the magnetic field is non-zero) raising the overall beam current in a uniform manner over an entire scan path and thereby reducing the effect of the ZFE. In other words, the ZFE is removed by effectively minimizing it through an increase in the magnetized beam current.

A processor (110) is disclosed for processing a plurality of Fourier-transformed instances of a symbol, each instance being comprised in one of a plurality of frequency-divided multiplexed subcarriers, said processor being arranged to estimate, for each instance, the channel gain and the inter-carrier interference contribution to said symbol from neighboring subcarriers due to a time-varying channel response of the received signal, and combine the instances into a single representation of said symbol based on the estimated channel gain and the inter-carrier interference contributions. A receiver comprising such a processor and a method for processing such signals are also disclosed.

A microphone system has a base coupled with first and second microphone apparatuses. The first microphone apparatus is capable of producing a first output signal having a noise component, while the second microphone apparatus is capable of producing a second output signal. The system also has combining logic operatively coupled with the first microphone apparatus and the second microphone apparatus. The combining logic uses the second output signal to remove at least a portion of the noise component from the first output signal.

A vehicle impact attenuator that can be installed at low cost in a narrow installation space, immediately stop a colliding vehicle, and effectively mitigate the impact on the vehicle. The vehicle impact attenuator includes a shock absorber that deforms upon a collision by a vehicle to reduce the impact on the vehicle. A support is provided for the shock absorber and a holding portion holds the support (20A) in a vertical position in an installation area. The support has cuts made in it that upon application of a load equal to or exceeding a set value, fracture and function as a release mechanism to thereby release the support from being held in a vertical position in the installation area. The support is deformable by a load less than the set value.

A microphone system has a base coupled with first and second microphone apparatuses. The first microphone apparatus is capable of producing a first output signal having a noise component, while the second microphone apparatus is capable of producing a second output signal. The first microphone apparatus may have a first back-side cavity and the second microphone may have a second back-side cavity. The first and second back-side cavities may be fluidly unconnected. The system also has combining logic operatively coupled with the first microphone apparatus and the second microphone apparatus. The combining logic uses the second output signal to remove at least a portion of the noise component from the first output signal.

A vehicle impact attenuator that can be installed at low cost in a narrow installation space, immediately stop a colliding vehicle, and effectively mitigate the impact on the vehicle; the vehicle impact attenuator comprising: a shock absorber (10A) that deforms upon a collision by a vehicle to reduce the impact on the vehicle; a support (20A) for the shock absorber (10A); and a holding portion (30A) that holds the support (20A) in a vertical position in the installation area; the support (20A) having cuts (31A) that, upon application of a load equal to or exceeding a set value, fracture and function as a release portion to thereby release the support from being held in a vertical position in the installation area; and the support (20A) being plastically deformable by a load less than the set value.

Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and / or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and / or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material.

A snow and ice melt system having one or more zones, each including one or more heaters, and having one or more controllers configured to use a power output of each heater and an average temperature of each zone to determine operational control of each heater to achieve a specified result. Hydronic or resistive heaters could be used. The controllers may be configured to use a system temperature response over time to determine if a phase change of the snow or ice is occurring. The phase change might indicate that snow or ice is present on a zone and is melting. Use of a first derivative of the system temperature response over time might determine a percentage of a zone covered by snow or ice. Use of a second derivative of the system temperature response over time might determine whether melting is complete.

The present invention provides stable topical formulations of cetirizine that provide a comfortable formulation when instilled in the eye and is effective in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and / or allergic conjunctivitis. The invention further provides methods of treating allergic conjunctivitis rhinitis, and / or allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in a subject in need of such treatment by topical application of the cetirizine formulations of the invention directly to the eye.

The invention is a method for extrapolating missing near-offset seismic data (101) so that the data may be used, for example, in SRME or another multiple-reflection elimination method. The invention uses the reciprocity principle (102) to relate two seismic states (acoustic or elastic) that can occur in a time-invariant, bounded domain in space. One of these states represents the physical experiment for the acquisition of the actual seismic data where near-offset traces are missing, and the other state represents a synthetic experiment with no missing near offset traces, computer-generated on a much simpler earth model. The reciprocity relationship used to relate these two states is iteratively inverted for the missing near-offset traces (103), preferably using only part of the synthetic data (102) so as to reduce inversion artifacts. The reference model acts as a constraint on the near-offset extrapolation.

The present invention relates to a crude drug patch, and in particular to a crude drug patch which is fabricated using a gardenia having a certain function such as an antimicrobial function, a suppression and fever removing function. A homeostasis function, etc., a raw rehmannia glutinose is capable of softening a coagulated blood, mitigating a blood stasis, and curing a wound. In addition, it is possible to mitigate a pain by sticking on a diseased part such as a labor pain / anti-inflammation, sprain, bruise, muscle pain, joint pain, lumbago, shoulder pain, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, etc. based on a combined prescription of a fermented soybean paste (toenjang), wheat flour and green tea at a certain ratio. Even when a crude drug patch according to the present invention is stuck on a skin using a natural material as an effective component, there is not any side effect.

A breather structure for internal combustion engine, the structure making a breather chamber smaller and thus making an internal combustion engine as a whole smaller. A breather chamber and a small chamber are formed. The breather chamber includes a first side face cover. The first side face cover is joined to a case to cover a first one of the right and left side faces of the case. Inside the first side face cover, an auxiliary apparatus chamber is formed. The auxiliary apparatus chamber houses a clutch mechanism connecting or disconnecting the power transmission route. Additionally, formed inside a housing are an external communication port communicating to the outside of the housing, and the small chamber communicating to a crank chamber and to the auxiliary apparatus chamber. Moreover, the auxiliary apparatus chamber communicates to the breather chamber.

Disclosed is a method for dilating between spinous processes wherein a filamentous body provided with an expansion body is percutaneously inserted to locate the expansion body between the spinous processes, a filling material is injected into the expansion body to dilate between the spinous processes, and the expansion body is cut off from the filamentous body to be located between the spinous processes. This method exerts very little burden on the patient.

A receiver (1″) for a polarization scrambled optical signal comprising an adaptive equalizer (3′) and a feedback signal generating means (12) for generating a feedback signal serving to adjust the equalizer (3′) characterized by a filtering means (11) for filtering the feedback signal by selecting minimum or maximum values of the feedback signal at the scrambling frequency or a beat frequency of different scrambling frequencies of the optical signal, a fiber optical system comprising an optical fiber line (14) with at least one polarization scrambler (17) for polarization modulation of the optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber line (14) having such a receiver (1″), and a method for performing adaptive equalization therewith.

It is provided an apparatus, including base station means adapted to provide a base station functionality for a first user equipment attached to a first network and a second user equipment attached to a second network different from the first network; access barring broadcasting means adapted to broadcast, via the base station means, a first EAB parameter including a first category indication for extended access barring related to the first network and a second category indication for extended access barring related to the second network.

Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and / or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and / or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material.

A wearable device may be provided for detecting cumulative alcohol consumption. Such a wearable device may include an adhesive layer that adheres to skin and that allows sweat from the skin to pass through and a customizable ink layer that reacts irreversibly to change color along a gradient as ethanol is detected in the sweat. The customizable ink continues to increase color intensity along the gradient as ethanol continues to be detected in the sweat over time.

It is to provide a ceramic sintered body and a ceramic filter having a long-term stability which can prevent cracks from occurring due to the breakage of ceramic particles when thermal stress is applied in regeneration process and the like, and can prevent catalyst carried from deteriorating when regeneration treatment is conducted repeatedly.The invention is a ceramic sintered body comprising ceramic coarse particles and porous bonding layers existing between the ceramic coarse particles to connect the particles and comprising ceramic fine particles having an average particle size smaller than that of the ceramic coarse particles and / or the aggregates thereof, and a ceramic filter prepared by using the ceramic sintered body.

A method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting data in an MIMO communication system are provided. The method includes receiving first Channel State Information (CSI) fed back from a plurality of terminals; requesting feedback of second CSI from the respective terminals, the second CSI differing from the first CSI; and determining the terminals to be grouped by using at least one of the first CSI and second CSI, when the second CSI is fed back from the respective terminals.