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Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for determining the composition of a plaque at a plaque site, which could be inside a blood vessel. Through a combination of fluid injection with different conductivities and measurement of the resultant conductances, a parallel tissue conductance measure is obtained that assists in determining the composition of the site plaque. Lower parallel conductance levels are determinative of a higher lipid and / or fatty plaque, which is a type that may break out of its position and cause organ injury or death.

A print control device, controlling a printing device (capable of color printing and monochrome printing) to make the printing device print an image corresponding to print target data, comprises: a main data color / monochrome judgment unit which judges whether main data (included in the print target data which is made up of the main data and attached data) is color data or not when the print target data is specified, and a color restriction print control unit which makes the printing device execute the printing of the image corresponding to the print target data by the color printing when the main data is judged to be color data by the main data color / monochrome judgment unit, while making the printing device execute the printing by the monochrome printing irrespective of whether the attached data is color data or not when the main data is judged not to be color data.

A flow cytometer (700) capable of using electronics (7, 9) to analyze a large dynamic range while avoiding and / or correcting traditional limitations of acquisition electronics. The invention allows for measuring signal characteristics, which may include but are not limited to linear peak, integral, logarithmic peak, and pulse width. Other system parameters may also be generated by the invention to indicate timing or status information. Accurate and precise measurements may be performed by correcting for input errors if needed, and by transforming the input signal (1) to produce a more easily measured form.

It is disclosed a method for fabricating, modifying or repairing of single crystal or directionally solidified articles. Two single crystal or directionally solidified prefabricated parts are joint by isothermally brazing using a brazing material. After that an epitaxial or non-epitaxial layer on the surface of the created article and of the braze joint is applied using a laser metal forming process.

A selective oxidation process is performed on a gate electrode in a plasma processing apparatus 100. A wafer W with the gate electrode formed thereon is placed on a susceptor 2 within a chamber 1. Ar gas, H2 gas, and O2 gas are supplied from an Ar gas supply source 17, an H2 gas supply source 18, and an O2 gas supply source 19 in a gas supply system 16 through a gas feed member 15 into the chamber 1. At this time, a flow rate ratio H2 / O2 of H2 gas relative to O2 gas is set to be 1.5 or more and 20 or less, preferably to be 4 or more, and more preferably to be 8 or more. Further, the pressure inside the chamber is set to be 3 to 700 Pa, such as 6.7 Pa (50 mTorr).

Methods of isolating, treating, storing and processing human milk, as well as nutritional formulations of human milk comprising protective human milk proteins.

Method and apparatus for providing on-line games, wherein multiple users can play games by each manipulating their own characters in an on-line virtual world, enables users who belong to independent servers to enjoy games together. The system for providing on-line games comprises a client portion, an on-line game server portion, which plays a central role in the on-line game and a network portion, which connects the client portion and the server portion. The game server portion comprises a general server portion and a connection server portion. The general server portion provides conventional on-line games. The connection server portion provides connection between the general servers, each of which provides an independent virtual world. Through the connection server, users can interact or enjoy matches with other users who belong to others servers.

A solid oxide fuel assembly is made, wherein rows (14, 25) of fuel cells (17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31), each having an outer interconnection (20) and an outer electrode (32), are disposed next to each other with corrugated, electrically conducting expanded metal mesh member (22) between each row of cells, the corrugated mesh (22) having top crown portions and bottom portions, where the top crown portion (40) have a top bonded open cell nickel foam (51) which contacts outer interconnections (20) of the fuel cells, said mesh and nickel foam electrically connecting each row of fuel cells, and where there are no more metal felt connections between any fuel cells.

A wafer storage container has a container body and a lid. The container body has lid support inserts in a lid receptacle, and the lid has corner inserts for contact with the lid support inserts to support the lid. A supporting member is attached to the container body. The supporting member includes a base plate portion, side plates extending from the base plate portion, and a handle on each side plate for lifting the container body. The thin plate supporting member has contacting portions to support the thin plates, supporting members which elastically support the contacting portions, and a base support bar to support the supporting portions. The tip end of each supporting portion contacts a support stage, and elastically supports the contacting portions from both sides.

The present invention relates to chromotropic nitrone spin trapping agents, methods of making these agents, compositions comprising same, and methods of their use. In particular, azulenyl nitrones of the present invention are effective agents for trapping free radical species and find use as efficient antioxidants in physicochemical and biological systems. Accordingly, the invention also relates to spin adducts formed from the combination of azulenyl nitrones with free radicals. The compounds of the present invention are readily prepared from available starting materials and find further use in assays and in a number of diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications, including but not limited to the alleviation, modulation and inhibition of the negative effects of carbon-centered or oxygen-centered radical species and other products of oxidation. Moreover, the combination adducts may be calorimetrically detected and, optionally, isolated and characterized to obtain valuable information (e.g., structural and the like) about the original reactive free radical species.

A low profile smart antenna includes an active antenna element carried by a dielectric substrate, and active antenna element has a T-shape. Passive antenna elements are carried by the dielectric substrate, and they have an inverted L-shaped portion laterally adjacent the active antenna element. Impedance elements are selectively connectable to the passive antenna elements for antenna beam steering.

In secondary battery capacity adjustment apparatus and method for an assembled cell unit, the assembled cell unit includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; and a control board on which a capacity adjusting section is mounted, the capacity adjusting section being installed to correspond to each of the secondary batteries and configured to consume an electric power of a corresponding one of the secondary batteries to adjust a residual capacity of the corresponding one of the secondary batteries, a priority order of the secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted is determined in accordance with a mounted position of the capacity adjusting section corresponding to one of the secondary batteries on the control board and an electric power of each of the secondary batteries is caused to have consumed by the corresponding capacity adjusting section in accordance with the determined priority order to adjust a capacity of each of the secondary batteries.

In secondary battery capacity adjustment apparatus and method for an assembled cell unit, the assembled cell unit includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; and a control board on which a capacity adjusting section is mounted, the capacity adjusting section being installed to correspond to each of the secondary batteries and configured to consume an electric power of a corresponding one of the secondary batteries to adjust a residual capacity of the corresponding one of the secondary batteries, the number of the secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted is determined in accordance with a heat radiation quantity of the control board, and the electric power of each of the secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted is caused to have consumed by the corresponding capacity adjusting section, for the determined number of secondary batteries to be capacity adjusted, to adjust a capacity of each of the secondary batteries.

Methods of isolating, treating, storing and processing human milk, as well as nutritional formulations of human milk comprising protective human milk proteins.

A synthesized composition containing zinc ions, calcium ions, rubidium ions and / or potassium ions in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which, when applied to an open wound, effectively modulates the activity of at least MMP-2 and / or MMP-9 in the wound. A method for treatment of wounds is disclosed.

A wafer storage container has a container body and a lid. The container body has lid support inserts in a lid receptacle, and the lid has corner inserts for contact with the lid support inserts to support the lid. A supporting member is attached to the container body. The supporting member includes a base plate portion, side plates extending from the base plate portion, and a handle on each side plate for lifting the container body. The thin plate supporting member has contacting portions to support the thin plates, supporting members which elastically support the contacting portions, and a base support bar to support the supporting portions. The tip end of each supporting portion contacts a support stage, and elastically supports the contacting portions from both sides.

The present invention relates to chromotropic nitrone spin trapping agents, methods of making these agents, compositions comprising same, and methods of their use. In particular, azulenyl nitrones of the present invention are effective agents for trapping free radical species and find use as efficient antioxidants in physicochemical and biological systems. Accordingly, the invention also relates to spin adducts formed from the combination of azulenyl nitrones with free radicals. The compounds of the present invention are readily prepared from available starting materials and find further use in assays and in a number of diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic applications, including but not limited to the alleviation, modulation and inhibition of the negative effects of carbon-centered or oxygen-centered radical species and other products of oxidation. Moreover, the combination adducts may be calorimetrically detected and, optionally, isolated and characterized to obtain valuable information (e.g., structural and the like) about the original reactive free radical species.

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a thin optical disc having remote reading capability is provided. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, the optical disc includes a central clamping area that defines a central aperture operable to be engaged by a spindle mechanism of an optical disc drive, an optically-readable data storage area substantially surrounding the central clamping area, the optically-readable data storage area having a planar thickness of less than 1.20 mm, and an electronic tag coupled to or embedded within the optical disc, the electronic tag comprising a radio frequency tag or radio frequency identification tag.

An orthogonal wavelet division multiplexing (OWDM) communication system including a synthesis section and a channel interface. The synthesis section includes a filter pair bank with multiple inputs and an output that provides an OWDM signal. Each input receives a corresponding symbol of a supersymbol, where the symbols are from a selected modulation scheme. The synthesis section generates the OWDM signal as a combination of weighted OWDM pulses, where each weighted OWDM pulse represents of a symbol of the supersymbol. An OWDM Spread Spectrum (OWSS) communication system that uses broad-time and broadband pulses generated from a family of OWDM pulses together with a set of orthogonal PN code vectors. The OWSS pulses are mutually orthogonal and allow multi-user operation. Each user is assigned an OWSS pulse corresponding to a particular PN code. OWSS enables high rate operation for wireless channels with the use of an equalizer with FE and DFE sections.

A reef artifact for simulating a coral reef includes a reef-like formation, which forms a base structure for simulating coral. The reef-like formation also has structures on it that simulate reef organisms. The reef-organism structures enhance the varied and diverse coral-like surface of the reef-like formation. The reef artifact is also configured to be mounted on a sea wall or a sea floor. The reef artifact dampens the force of waves and water currents thereby reducing erosion of the sea wall. The reef artifact also provides a suitable marine environment for microorganisms and small marine animals, thereby creating a diverse marine habitat. In yet another use, the reef artifact is suited for use as a sculpture in a garden or on a patio.

A handle assembly for a reciprocating hammer tool comprises a handle for gripping, a guide rod, and an elongate aperture which slidably engages the guide rod to ensure that the handle assembly is aligned with the hammer. The handle assembly also comprises an air filled chamber bounded by a rubber membrane and disposed in a recess in the hammer housing. The air filled chamber is adapted to damp vibration during use of the reciprocating hammer. An engaging member formed integrally with handle is disposed adjacent the rubber membrane. The engaging member can move from a position in which the engaging member is inserted into the recess and fully compresses the air chamber, to a position in which the handle is pulled upwardly until the guide rod abuts the bottom edge of the elongate aperture. In this later position, the air chamber is placed under minimum compression.

A multichamber-type processing apparatus and processing method using same, in which a substrate is reliably neutralized without being damaged, thereby ensuring excellent accuracy and throughput. The processing apparatus includes a transfer chamber, etching chambers selectively communicating with the transfer chamber and providing a space to etch a first substrate therein, and ashing chambers selectively communicating with the transfer chamber and providing a space to ash a second substrate therein. A transfer mechanism is installed in the transfer chamber to sequentially transfer the substrate from the transfer chamber into the etching and ashing chambers. The substrate is electrostatically adsorbed to electrostatic chucks in the etching and ashing chambers. An monatomic nitrogen atom supply unit supplies dissociated monatomic nitrogen atoms into the etching and ashing chambers.

A wafer storage container has a container body and a lid. Thin plates are inserted into and picked up from the container body. The container has lid supporters placed on a lid receptacle of the container body, and contacting portions contact with the lid supporters to support the lid. A supporting member is a member attached to support the container body. The supporting member has a base plate portion to support the container body, side plate portions formed as standing from the base plate portion, and a handle on each side plate gripped to lift the container body. The thin plate supporting member has contacting portions to support thin plates, supporting members to support the contacting portions elastically, and base supporting bar portions to support the supporting portions. Tip end of each supporting portion contacts with a contacting portion of each supporting stage, and elastically supports the contacting portions from both sides.

A method for inhibiting the spread of nosocomial infections in institutional health care settings comprises treating outer garments, worn indoors by employed staff of the institution, to impart antimicrobial properties to those garments by immersing the garments in a solution of glyxol, eugenol and water, squeezing the solution out of the garments, curing the wetted garments under heat, and drying the cured garments; and thereafter requiring employed staff to wear the treated garments while working at the institution; laundering the garments after being worn by the staff, for further wear by the staff, and requiring employed staff to wear the treated garments after the garments have been laundered for so long as the garments retain their antimicrobial properties.

A voltage-clamping device used in an operational amplifier is provided. The operational amplifier comprises a first transistor. The cross-voltage between the gate and the source of the first transistor is near to a specific voltage and the cross-voltage between the drain and the source of the first transistor is not equal to zero, so as to generate a big substrate current. The voltage-clamping device comprises a second transistor whose source and gate are respectively coupled to the drain of the first transistor and used for receiving a bias signal, so that the second transistor is biased in saturation region, and the voltage at the source of the second transistor is made equal to the difference between the bias signal and the threshold voltage of the second transistor. Thus, the cross-voltage between the drain and the source of the first transistor is reduced and the substrate current is reduced accordingly.

In a first embodiment, an ultra-fast breakover diode has a turn on time TON that is less than 0.3 microseconds, where the forward breakover voltage is greater than +400 volts and varies less than one percent per ten degrees Celsius change. In a second embodiment, a breakover diode has a reverse breakdown voltage that is greater, in absolute magnitude, than the forward breakover voltage, where the forward breakover voltage is greater than +400 volts. In a third embodiment, a string of series-connected breakover diode dice is provided, along with a resistor string, in a packaged circuit. The packaged circuit acts like a single breakover diode having a large forward breakover voltage and a comparably large reverse breakdown voltage, even though the packaged circuit includes no discrete high voltage reverse breakdown diode. The packaged circuit is usable to supply a triggering current to a thyristor in a voltage protection circuit.

A method for treating a screw-cement retained prosthesis and an abutment are disclosed. The method for treating the screw-cement retained prosthesis comprises the steps of implanting a fixture in an alveolar bone; engaging an abutment including a first screw hole to the fixture using a screw; providing a prosthetic appliance including a second screw hole formed correspondingly to the first screw hole; and bonding the prosthetic appliance and the abutment by interposing dental cement between the abutment and the prosthetic appliance. The present invention includes advantages of a screw retained prosthesis and a cement retained prosthesis and can solve the problems of the screw and cement retained prostheses. Furthermore, in order to easily separate and remount the bonded abutment and prosthetic appliance from the fixture, an allowance groove, which may provide an allowance space, is formed in a receiving portion.