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Systems, delivery devices, and methods to treat to ablate, damage, or otherwise affect tissue. The treatment systems are capable of delivering a coolable ablation assembly that ablates targeted tissue without damaging non-targeted tissue. The coolable ablation assembly damages nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input.

The present invention provides-a photoluminescent phosphor coated with a coating of oxide, the phosphor comprising (1) an inorganic phosphor chosen from (a) a metal thiogallate phosphor and (b) a metal sulfide phosphor and (2) a coating that comprises at least one layer having at least one oxides. The coated photoluminescent phosphor of the present invention is more resistant to water-induced degradation than when it is uncoated.

The present invention provides that coatings applied to natural, synthetic and recombinant expressed polymer filaments can be used to modify the properties of monofilament and multifilament self-retaining sutures. In an embodiment of the invention, the coating enables the suture to be easily inserted into tissue, whereupon the extended interaction of the coating and the tissue increase the ability of the tissue retainers to hold the suture in the tissue. In an embodiment of the present invention, the coated polymers have a melting point in the range from between approximately 40° C. to approximately 180° C. while retaining tensile strength. In an embodiment of the invention, the increased strength is due in part to the tissue specific reaction generated by the suture coating.

An endoscopic suture needle and related surgical endoscopic suturing devices are to be used in conjunction with an endoscope. The invention relates to suturing of internal body tissue as part of a surgical procedure which may be diagnostic, therapeutic or both. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an endoscopic surgery system comprising a temperature biased suture needle, a needle grasping device, and an elongated catheter or other delivery tube, a endoscopic surgery system configured for use in conjunction with a flexible or rigid endoscope insertion member.

A subject of the invention is a mixture comprising in proportions by mass:

• • from 0.4 to 4%, preferably from 0.8 to 1.7%, of materials in the ultrafine particle size range, constituted by particles with a D90 smaller than 1 μm and/or with a specific BET surface area greater than 6 m²/g;
  • from 1 to 6%, preferably from 2 to 5%, of Portland cement;
  • from 8 to 25%, preferably from 12 to 21%, of materials in the fine particle size range, constituted by particles the D10 and the D90 of which are comprised between 1 μm and 100 μm and with a specific BET surface area of less than 5 m²/g, different from the cement;
  • from 25 to 50%, preferably from 30 to 42%, of materials in the medium particle size range, constituted by particles the D10 and the D90 of which are comprised between 100 μm and 5 mm; and
  • from 25 to 55%, preferably from 35 to 47%, of materials in the larger particle size range, constituted by particles the D10 of which is greater than 5 mm.

The invention also relates in particular to premixes, concrete compositions and associated objects made of hardened concrete, as well as their preparation methods.

The reverse barb system for screws and nails includes fasteners that are barbed to prevent backing out once driven into a workpiece or construction material, such as wood. A screw with barbed threads has several barbed thread sections. Each barbed thread section is a section of thread having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge defining a barb to increase the screw's resistance to backing out once driven into place. A nail with a barbed point is a nail having one or more barbs formed in the nail's point. Each barb is defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge. The barb's trailing edge forms an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the nail. The barbs extend from the nail shank to prevent the nail from backing out.

The invention provides isolated and recombinant phytase enzymes. In one aspect, the phytases are produced by modification of the wild type appA of E. coli. The enzyme can be produced from recombinant host cells. The phytases of the invention can be used to aid in the digestion of phytate where desired. In particular, the phytases of the invention can be used in foodstuffs to improve the feeding value of phytate rich ingredients. The phytases of the invention can be thermotolerant and/or thermostable. Also provided are methods for obtaining a variant polynucleotide encoding a phytase and for obtaining a phytase with thermostability or thermotolerant at high or low temperatures.

The present disclosure provides modified neuroactive steroids. The modified neuroactive steroids may comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of a therapeutic agent and/or a modifying moiety. The modified neuroactive steroid can have modified characteristics as compared to native neuroactive steroids that do not include a modifying moiety and/or therapeutic agent. The modified neuroactive steroid may be, for example, modified pregnenolone, pregnenolone metabolites, allopregnanolone, and/or allopregnanolone metabolites. The modified neuroactive steroids can be used to treat, prevent and/or ameliorating a phenotypic state of interest in a subject.

Novel aluminum alloys are provided for use in an impact extrusion manufacturing process to create shaped containers and other articles of manufacture. In one embodiment blends of recycled scrap aluminum are used in conjunction with relatively pure aluminum to create novel compositions which may be formed and shaped in an environmentally friendly process. Other embodiments include methods for manufacturing a slug material comprising recycled aluminum for use in the impact extraction process.

A lightweight automotive vehicle door assembly incorporates a modular concept having an outer door panel, an inner door panel, a reinforcement beam, and a hardware mounting module. The outer panel is preferably formed from aluminum, polypropylene or steel, while the inner door panel is preferably cast from magnesium with the hardware mounting module formed of thermoplastic. The magnesium inner panel is mounted to the outer panel by a hemming process while hardware is mounted to the inner panel through the use of two-piece thermoplastic inserts creating a dielectric barrier between the fasteners and the magnesium inner panel. The reinforcement beam is formed of a composite material consisting of a glass and carbon fiber reinforced outer skin with an interior core of polyurethane.

The present disclosure provides a separator comprising a porous substrate, a porous coating layer and a binder layer, the binder comprising at least one homopolylmer of polyvinylidene fluoride and at least one copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-co-hexafluoropropylene (HFP) so that a content difference of hexafluoropropylene (HFP) present in the two compounds is about 3 wt % or higher.

A diagnostic cylindrical probe introduced through the body surfaces to the target tissue to detect the resistance of the tissues to piercing, its electrical activity and its resistance to passage of electrical current to identify the nature of the tissue and predict the nature of its pathology during needle biopsy has a sharp piercing tip attached to its end through a coiled wire to slide over the surface of an inbuilt changeable electrical resistance incorporated in an electrical circuit to detect the mechanical resistance of the tissues to piercing, a sensor at its tip incorporated in a second electrical circuit to detect the electrical impedance of the target tissue and a secondary electrically isolated sensor incorporated with the first sensor in a third electrical circuit to detect the electrical resistance of the tissues to passage of electrical current.

The switching element of the present invention includes: an ion conduction layer (4) in which metal ions can move freely; a first electrode (1) that contacts the ion conduction layer (4); and a second electrode (2) that contacts the ion conduction layer (4), that is formed such that the ion conduction layer (4) is interposed between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2), and that supplies metal ions to the ion conduction layer (4) or that receives metal ions from the ion conduction layer (4) to cause precipitation of the metal that corresponds to the metal ions. An introduction path (5) composed of the metal and of a prescribed width is further provided on the ion conduction layer (4) for electrically connecting the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2). The application of voltage to the first electrode (1) relative to the second electrode (2) then causes an electrochemical reaction between the introduction path (5) and the second electrode (2) whereby the electrical characteristics are switched.

The invention discloses a composite electrode material and an application thereof. The composite electrode material comprises an electrode active material, oxide nanoparticles, a coating layer, an inorganic nano filler and a conductive agent, wherein the electrode active material comprises an electrode active raw material; the electrode active raw material is an anode active raw material or a cathode active raw material; the oxide nanoparticles are distributed on the surface of the electrode active raw material; the coating layer coats the electrode active material, and comprises an electrolyte material; the inorganic nano filler is dispersed in the electrolyte material; and the conductive agent is dispersed in the electrolyte material. An all-solid lithium ion battery prepared by the composite electrode material has the characteristics of low interfacial resistance, high safety performance, good chemical stability, high output energy density and the like.

The invention discloses a method for preparing high-temperature resistant essence microcapsules, which comprises the following steps: preparing aqueous solution of gelatin and aqueous solution of Arabic gum by gelatin and Arabic gum respectively, then adding oil-soluble essence into the aqueous solution of Arabic gum and performing homogenization and emulsification on the solution, and uniformly mixing the emulsified solution and the aqueous solution of gelatin to obtain emulsified liquid; adjusting the pH of the emulsified liquid to 4.15-4.17 by using edible acetic acid; dissolving a curing agent glutamine transaminase in water, and then mixing solution of the curing agent and the emulsified liquid to perform curing; filtering the cured emulsified liquid, discarding the supernate, and collecting the sediment; dissolving a wall material obtained by mixing Arabic gum, malt dextrin, glucose and isolated soy protein in the water, then adding the collected sediment into the solution of wall material to be uniformly mixed, and preparing the mixture into the high-temperature resistant essence microcapsules by adopting a spray drying method. The method prepares the oil-soluble essence into the microcapsules so as to keep the primary fragrance of the essence and ensure the using effect in high-temperature processing.

A device for surgical implantation that has a lubricious coating disposed on a polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix establishes a biocompatible and at least partially bioresorbable scaffold adapted for ingrowth of native tissue. The lubricious coating is biocompatible and bioresorbable, and acts to lubricate the matrix and decrease friction on its surface. The lubricious coating may be discrete or integrated, and may be disposed on part or the whole of the matrix surface.

A very thin, small outline, thermally enhanced semiconductor package includes a leadframe that is coined to form locking features on an exposed die pad and on a plurality of extremely narrow, closely spaced leads. The coined features improve the mechanical locking between the leadframe and the plastic body of the package to increase their resistance to delamination and subsequent penetration by moisture, and enable reliable wire bonds to be made to the otherwise extremely narrow leads.

Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery wherein the energy density is improved by increasing the range of depth of discharge to be used. Specifically disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery 20 wherein an electrode group 6 is contained within a battery case 7. The electrode group 6 is formed by winding a positive electrode plate W1 and a negative electrode plate W3 with a separator W5 interposed therebetween. The positive electrode plate W1 has positive-electrode mixture layers W2 which are formed on both surfaces of an aluminum foil and contain a positive-electrode active material. The positive-electrode active material contains lithium iron phosphate as a principal component. The negative electrode plate W3 has negative-electrode mixture layers W4 which are formed on both surfaces of a rolled copper foil and contain a negative-electrode active material. The negative-electrode active material contains a mixture of a graphite material as a principal component and an amorphous carbon material as a secondary component. The positive electrode plate W1 has a positive-electrode initial charge/discharge efficiency of e1, the negative electrode plate W3 has a negative-electrode initial charge/discharge efficiency of e2, and e1 and e2 satisfy the relation of formula e2=e1−x (10≦x≦20). This avoids usage of the high resistance region of the positive electrode plate W1.

A semiconductor manufacturing device according to the present invention includes a processing chamber (11), a transferring passage (12) through which a wafer is put in and taken out of the processing chamber (11), an exhaust passage (13) and exhaust lines (40 and 40′) through which a processing gas inside the processing chamber (11) is exhausted, and so on, and in order to heat the inner wall faces (11a, 11b, 12a, 13a, 410a, and 420a) of the processing chamber (11), the transferring passage (12), the exhaust passage (13) and the exhaust pipes (410 and 420), further includes sheet-like heating units (50, 60, 70, 80, 170, and 270) that sandwich and cover a thin plate-shaped resistive heating element by a pair of metal plates and cover the inner wall faces from the inner side. Thereby, the heating efficiency on the wall faces to be exposed to the processing gas increases, adhesion of by-products can be prevented, and deterioration of the resistive heating element can also be prevented.

Treating fractures using one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The implant in some implementations has a proximal section with a transverse aperture having a non-circular cross-section that may be shaped to selectively constrain the fastening assembly within the transverse aperture. Two or more components of the fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the implant, and to cooperate to resist a force moment applied thereto.

Three dimensional vertical e-fuse structures and methods of manufacturing the same are provided herein. The method of forming a fuse structure comprises providing a substrate including an insulator layer and forming an opening in the insulator layer. The method further comprises forming a conductive layer along a sidewall of the opening and filling the opening with an insulator material. The vertical e-fuse structure comprises a first contact layer and a second contact layer. The structure further includes a conductive material lined within a via and in electrical contact with the first contact layer and the second contact layer. The conductive material has an increased resistance as a current is applied thereto.

A magnet wire including at least one conductor and at least one insulating layer. The insulating layer includes (a) at least a polymeric resin; (b) at least a fluorinated organic filler; and (c) at least a non-ionic fluorinated surfactant. The magnet wire is endowed with high resistance to pulsed voltage surges.

Sunlight simulators that have optical homogenizer units that provide adjustably positionable beams of radiation, each within a selected portion of the spectrum of wave lengths of radiation emitted from a light source, that have uniform output intensity profiles measured across the ends of the optical homogenizer units. These sunlight simulators include either liquid light guides or fiber optic light guides that conduct the beams of radiation, developed from the light source, to the optical homogenizer units. Dosage regulating means control the doses of radiation provided by the optical homogenizer units.

A conductive film is formed on a flexible polymer support by applying a seed layer comprising gallium oxide, indium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide or mixture (including mixed oxides) thereof to the flexible polymer support, and applying an extensible, visible light-transmissive metal layer over the seed layer. The seed layer oxide desirably promotes deposition of the subsequently-applied metal layer in a more uniform or more dense fashion, or promotes earlier formation (viz., at a thinner applied thickness) of a continuous metal layer. The resulting films have high visible light transmittance and low electrical resistance.

A method of applying pipeline sinking and foot expanding means to construct bored concrete pile includes sinking pile pipe at certain depth of underground, loading solid packing materials including hard concrete into pile pipe and tamping them out from bottom end of pile pipe to form expanded head then depositing concrete pile body on it.

Compositions comprising a polymer of organometallic polymerizable monomer acid or ester are useful as resists and are sensitive to imaging irradiation while exhibiting enhanced resistance to reactive ion etching.

In a touch panel in which a sensor electrode array, frame wiring set that is located outside the sensor electrode array and connected to the sensor electrode array, and a first outer ground wiring line located outside the frame wiring set are formed on a transparent substrate of the touch panel, shielding wiring covering the frame wiring set is provided, with an insulating layer placed between the frame wiring set and the shielding wiring, and a second outer ground wiring line is provided outside the shielding wiring. The shielding wiring is connected to a ground wiring line included in the frame wiring set through a hole formed in the insulating layer and is insulated from the second outer ground wiring line.

A floorboard, includes a carrier plate and a veneer arranged on a topside of the carrier plate, wherein the carrier plate and the veneer are connected with each other via a resin, wherein an edge strip made of the resin is provided on at least two side margins of the veneer, and wherein a surface of the edge strip extends in a same plane as a surface of the veneer.

A system for controlling performance of an internal combustion engine. The system may include an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system for processing gases exhausted from the internal combustion engine. The exhaust system may be comprised of at least one mixing device, at least one emission control device, and a delivery apparatus for delivering an agent affecting operation of the emission control device into the exhaust system. The at least one mixing device may be located downstream of the internal combustion engine and upstream of the at least one emission control device, and the delivery apparatus may be located upstream of the emission control device. The system may include a controller to adjust at least one engine parameter in relation to an operating condition of the mixing device.

Provided is a transparent conductive film including a transparent electrode layer composed of a patterned thin metal wire on at least one surface of a transparent film substrate. The line width of the wire is 5 μm or less. The wire includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer that is in contact with the first metal layer, in this order from a transparent film substrate side. Both of the first and second metal layers contain copper in an amount of 90% by weight or more. The total film thickness of the first and second metal layers is 150 to 1000 nm. The diffraction angle 2θ of the (111) plane of the second metal layer is less than 43.400° as measured using a CuKα ray as an X-ray source, and the first metal layer has crystal properties different from those of the second metal layer.