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This invention relates to an electrophoretic display with improved contrast ratio, switching performance, reflectivity at the Dmin state and structural integrity, and methods for its manufacture.

This invention includes a clip having arms which grip living tissue, a press tube serving as a clamping member which is fitted and mounted on the clip to close the arms of the clip, a coupling member which can be inserted into the press tube and engages with the clip, and projections serving as lock portions which hold the arms of the clip in a closed state when the clip engages with the press tube.

Methods of modifying a subject's cognitive state by applying transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). In particular, described herein are methods of applying TES using a pair of electrodes each positioned at a particular location on the skin of the subject's head, or the head and neck, to evoke a predetermined cognitive state using a TES applicator. In particular, described herein are methods of enhancing attention, alertness, or mental focus or of enhancing a calm or relaxed mental state by applying high-intensity TES across electrodes positioned on the subject's temple and either the mastoid region or on the subject's neck. The subject may control the application directly and TES may be applied by a portable, including wearable, TES applicator.

Portable transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) applicators for modifying a subject's cognitive state. In general, the portable applicators described are specifically configured and adapted to be lightweight and may be wearable, and to deliver a high-intensity TES able to evoke or enhance a predetermined cognitive effect. These TES applicators may include a pair of electrodes and a TES control module comprising a processor, a timer and a waveform generator. TES control module is adapted to deliver a biphasic electrical stimulation signal of 10 seconds or longer between the first and second electrodes having a frequency of 400 Hz or greater, a duty cycle of greater than 10 percent, an intensity of 3 mA or greater, with a DC offset.

A method is provided, including identifying an electrical stimulation protocol as being suitable for augmenting genesis of one or more cell populations in at least one brain region of the subject. The cell genesis is augmented by applying the identified stimulation protocol to an SPG, a greater palatine nerve, a branch of the greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, a lesser deep petrosal nerve, a maxillary nerve, a branch of the maxillary nerve, a nasopalatine nerve, a peripheral site that provides direct or indirect afferent innervation to the SPG, or a peripheral site that is directly or indirectly efferently innervated by the SPG.

The problem to be solved by the invention is to restrain local heating peculiar to microwave heating to thereby realize the uniform heating of an object to be heated and thus enhance the condition of the object to be heated after heated.

In a microwave heating method for supplying microwaves into a heating chamber 11 storing therein an object to be heated to heat the object to be heated, microwaves are supplied into the heating chamber 11 to heat the object to be heated; the temperature of the object to be heated is measured to check whether a given temperature difference has been generated in the temperature distribution of the object to be heated; and, when the given temperature difference has been generated, the minute particles of water are supplied into the heating chamber 11 to change the permittivity distribution state within the heating chamber 11, thereby changing the distribution of electric fields caused by the microwaves supplied into the heating chamber 11.

An airfoil member, especially a rotor blade for a helicopter, includes an airfoil body and a servo-actuated flap tiltably connected to the airfoil body so as to form at least a portion of the trailing edge of the airfoil member. At least one piezoelectric actuator is arranged inside the airfoil member, and connected to the servo-flap via a transmission mechanism and a connecting rod linkage so as to tiltingly deflect the servo-flap as needed. Preferably, two counter-acting piezoelectric actuators are connected to the flap via respective transmission mechanisms and connecting rod linkages. An elongation of the piezoelectric actuators in the span width direction of the airfoil member is converted or redirected into an actuating motion in the chord length direction of the airfoil member by the transmission mechanisms. Orienting the actuators to have an elongation motion in the span width direction prevents the high centrifugal accelerations arising in the rotor blade from having negative influences on the operation of the actuators.

The present invention is directed to a pad and sound transmission system which is adapted to directly transmit audible sound waves into the body at high intensity levels. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a back pad and a seat pad. Each pad includes a speaker module having an acoustic speaker disposed within the pad and surrounded by a plurality of different layers.

A chair includes a seat, a backrest and a back frame having a rigid structure and arranged behind the backrest with an interval in between. The backrest is attached to the back frame by a first support device arranged at a height position close to an upper end of the backrest and by a second support device arranged at a position lower than the first support device and higher than a seat surface. The first support device is attached to a part close to a right-left middle part of the upper end part in the backrest. The second support device is attached to a left end part and a right end part of the backrest.

Topical cosmetic use as a whitening active ingredient of at least one peptide, comprising at least one blocked aromatic cycle and having the general formula (I): A-(Xa)m-Xc-(Xb)n-B. The invention also discloses a cosmetic composition comprising at least said peptide and a method of decreasing skin pigmentation, whitening or lightening human skin, comprising a topical application of said composition.

An auxiliary battery device for an electronic device includes: one or more auxiliary battery bodies; first and second coupling units provided on front and rear surfaces of the bodies to couple or separate the auxiliary battery bodies according to rotation of the auxiliary battery bodies; and one or more connection terminal units provided in the coupling units to electrically connect the auxiliary battery bodies when the auxiliary battery bodies are coupled to each other.

The artificial leather sheet substrates of the invention comprise a united laminate structure of a nonwoven fabric layer A and a knitted or woven fabric layer B and an elastic polymer C impregnated into the united laminate structure. The nonwoven fabric layer A and the knitted or woven fabric layer B are strongly bonded to each other by entanglement. A portion of the microfine fibers constituting the knitted or woven fabric layer B are exposed to the outer surface of the nonwoven fabric layer A. Therefore, the artificial leather sheet substrates exhibit excellent mechanical properties such as resistance to tear stress. Having a high density as compared with conventional artificial leathers, the artificial leather sheet substrates have feel and densified feel similar to those of natural leathers.

Portable transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) applicators for modifying a subject's cognitive state by applying stimulation to the subject's skin. One or more electrode may be on the subject's mastoid, and/or on or near the back of the subject's neck. The portable applicators are configured and adapted to be lightweight and may be wearable, and to deliver a high-intensity TES able to evoke or enhance a predetermined cognitive effect to stimulate either the trigeminal, facial and/or cervical plexus. These TES applicators may include a pair of electrodes and a TES control module comprising a processor, a timer and a waveform generator.

A suspended operator platform for use with a ride-on lawnmower or the like is connected to a rigid chassis of the ride-on lawnmower by a suspension system that has a parallelogram linkage. The operator platform supports an entire body of the operator and isolation mounts connect a seat assembly to the operator platform. Steering controls of the ride-on lawnmower are connected to the operator platform so that the steering controls move with the operator platform and are suspended and/or isolated from the chassis. The suspension system includes a course-stiffness adjuster and a fine-stiffness adjuster that for adjusting suspension stiffness to correspond to a particular operator and/or terrain.

The invention provides a method and a device for measuring enhanced Reference Signal Received Power (eRSRP) of Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs) of transport points in Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP), and a method and a device for maintaining a measurement set/cooperating set based on the measurement. A method for reporting eRSRP is provided, including: receiving CSI-RSs transmitted by multiple transport points; measuring and evaluating eRSRP of the CSI-RSs of the multiple transport points based on measurement configuration; and transmitting a measurement report about the eRSRP of the measured CSI-RS. The measurement problem of the enhanced reference signal power of the transport points in CoMP and the maintenance problem of the measurement set/cooperating set are solved, thereby greatly promoting the development and application of the CoMP technology.

As a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a process for making a heat-shrinkable annular film, comprising: (A) extruding an annular extrudate downward from an annular die; (B) quenching the annular extrudate by applying a quenching liquid to the annular extrudate; (C) reheating the extrudate to an orientation temperature of from 130° F. to 210° F., resulting in a reheated annular extrudate; and (D) orienting the reheated annular extrudate while the reheated annular extrudate is in the solid state, the orientation being carried out with a total orientation factor of at least 2, so that the resulting oriented, heat-shrinkable film has a total free shrink at 185° F. of at least 10 percent. The extrudate comprises at least one semi-crystalline polyamide selected from the group consisting of: (i) polyamide 6, (ii) polyamide 66, (iii) polyamide 6/66, and (iv) polyamide 6/12. The semi-crystalline polyamide makes up at least 5 volume percent of the annular extrudate. At least 50% of the quenching liquid cascades down the annular extrudate for a distance of at least 2 inches. The quenching liquid makes initial contact with the annular extrudate within 0.1 to 8 inches of the annular die.

A freeze indicator, which is preferably a self-activating freeze indicator. The freeze indicator has a substrate with a freeze indicator composition coated thereon wherein the freeze indicator has a liquid diacetylene; and a catalyst or catalyst precursor and a protective cover.

The present invention relates to novel fluorinated 3,6-diaminoxanthene compounds derived from the basic structural formula (I) and to their uses as photostable fluorescent dyes, e.g. for immunostainings and spectroscopic and microscopic applications, in particular in conventional microscopy, stimulated emission depletion (STED) reversible saturable optically linear fluorescent transitions (RESOLFT) microscopy, and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. The claimed compounds are also useful as molecular probes in various spectroscopic applications.

An integrated security circuit, for example, a microcontroller for smart cards, includes a function unit executing a security function. A control device determines the number of executions of the security function per unit of time. The continued execution of the security function is blocked when a threshold value is exceeded. For such a purpose, an analog timekeeper incorporating a charge storage device is preferably provided that measures the elapsing time even with the supply potential disconnected. A usage counter is updated whenever the security function is called. The security circuit offers increased protection against statistical attacks. The complexity involved in the implementation is justifiably low. The security circuit is compatible with the existing system.