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A temporary valve and a filtration device can be added to a delivery catheter or guide catheter to improve hemodynamics and provide embolic protection. Both the valve and filter can mount onto the outer diameter of a delivery or guide catheter, which offers several distinct advantages. First, the inner lumen of the delivery or guide catheter remains unaffected, thereby allowing the standard procedure steps to take place without any changes or interruptions, or with minimal changes or interruptions.

Structures can be formed from a composition, which can be referred to as a biopolymer, that includes fermentation solids and thermoactive material. Methods of making biopolymer products include for example extruding, injection molding, or compounding fermentation solid and thermoactive material. Structures formed from biopolymer can include lumber replacements, window components, door components, siding assemblies, and other structures.

The bay (12) of a turbofan engine (10) comprises a front structural element (30), whose external surface is continuous and extends over at least 50% of the geometrical chord of the bay. Said element (30) is installed on maintaining and guiding members (44), such as slides, which prevent a significant deformation in flight and allow a sliding to the front of the element (30) for maintenance purposes. A laminar air flow around the front half of the bay (12) is consequently ensured.

A hybrid active deformable material structure is presented. The hybrid active deformable material structure comprises a deformation unit. Each deformation unit includes a selectively deformable material structure and an actively deformable material structure in cooperation with the selectively deformable material structure. The selectively deformable structure may be caused to deform in response to a deformation of the actively deformable material structure and, when deformed, to retain a shape into which it was deformed. A plurality of deformation activation elements may be positioned about the structure to provide for multi-directional bending-type deformation, stretching-type deformation, and twisting-type deformation. The hybrid active deformable material structure may further comprise a passive material structure in cooperation with the selectively deformable material structure and the actively deformable material structure. The passive material structure may provide mechanical support for at least a portion of the selectively deformable material structure and may enclose the selectively deformable material structure.

A foldable wireless headset is introduced comprising an elongated bar-shape main body, a hinged earphone attached at the proximal end of the main body, and an earphone position guidance for maintaining the earphone stationary at the selected position with respect to the main body either one of an extending position, retracting position and intermediate position. The wireless headset enhances operational stability, saves manufacturing costs, is easily carried, and is convenient to use. Also, the wireless headset can be automatically turned on and off in response to the extraction and retraction of the earphone.

Demineralized bone matrix fibers and a demineralized bone matrix composition are provided. The demineralized bone matrix fibers have an average fiber length in the range from about 250 μm to about 2 mm and an aspect ratio of greater than about 4. The demineralized bone matrix composition includes demineralized bone matrix fibers and a biocompatible liquid in an amount to produce a coherent, formable mass. The formable mass retains its cohesiveness when immersed in a liquid. Methods for making the demineralized bone matrix fibers and composition are also provided.

An electronic apparatus has a first attachment portion to which a first component can be attached to the front of the apparatus body, and a second attachment portion which has a substantially same construction as the first attachment portion and to which a second component can be attached to the rear of the apparatus body. Thus, the first component and the second component can be attached the electronic apparatus to thereby improve the performance of the electronic apparatus. When the first and second components are battery packs, two battery packs of the same shape can be attached to the electronic apparatus.

Substantial improvements in frequency reuse in microwave communications systems is achieved by canceling co-channel interference and transmitter leakage. Interferometric beam-narrowing reduces beamwidth without reducing preak magnitude of the beam pattern. Frequency-dependent beam-shaping compensates for frequency-dependent distortions of the beam pattern thereby improving bandwidth. A spatial demultiplexing technique utilizes spatial gain distributions of received signals to separate signals, even from co-located transmit sources, and uses microwave lensing to enhance received spatial gain distributions. Predetermined cross-polarization interference is used to separate differently polarized receive signals. A reference branch provides a cancellation signal to a receiver to cancel transmitter leakage signals. An error signal controls an impedance-compensation circuit that is responsive to changes in antenna impedance but not to receive signals. A dc bias magnetic field applied to a magnetic permeable material adjusts non-linear distortion in a cancellation circuit for canceling distortion in a transmitter leakage signal. Discreet impedance elements approximate a circuit having distributed impedance.

A shopping cart clean seat for use as a seat cover. The shopping cart clean seat made of a thin sheet of flexible material having a front sleeve and a back sleeve to secure the seat cover to the child seating area of the shopping cart. Front and back portions connect the front and back sleeves to a central bottom portion, side portions extend from the central bottom portion, and the portions together cover the child seating area of the shopping cart, respectively. The shopping cart clean seat has piping at the seams of the portions to retain its shape. The front portion of the clean seat has openings for the child's legs to pass through. The back portion of clean seat has grommet openings for a belt to pass through to retain the child.

A two-dimensional contouring tool that allows a user to maintain a minimum distance away (in 3D) from other structures. The contouring tool allows the user to rapidly define a series of contours that conform to the shape of one or more existing contours (or targets) with user-specified margin limits between the new contour and the existing contours (or targets).

The diaper-containing package comprises a plurality of a diaper which are folded transversely inward at the opposite side portions and is folded longitudinally at the crotch region, and a bag for packaging the diapers therein. The bag forms top and bottom walls and front and back walls and opposite side walls each extending between the top and bottom walls. In the diaper, slip-resistant strips are attached to the front and back end edges and opposite side portions and these slip-resistant strips are in contact with and releasably engaged with each other. In the package, the plurality of diapers are arranged between the opposite side walls, while overlapping the waist regions each other and crotch regions each other; the front and back end edges of these diapers face to the top wall, and the crotch regions of these diapers face to the bottom wall.

The invention discloses an image type fire flame identification method. The method comprises the following steps of 1, image capturing; 2, image processing. The image processing comprises the steps of 201, image preprocessing; 202, fire identifying. The fire identifying comprises the steps that indentifying is conducted by the adoption of a prebuilt binary classification model, the binary classification model is a support vector machine model for classifying the flame situation and the non-flame situation, wherein the building process of the binary classification model comprises the steps of I, image information capturing;II, feature extracting; III, training sample acquiring; IV, binary classification model building; IV-1, kernel function selecting; IV-2, classification function determining, optimizing parameter C and parameter D by the adoption of the conjugate gradient method, converting the optimized parameter C and parameter D into gamma and sigma 2; V, binary classification model training. By means of the image type fire flame identification method, steps are simple, operation is simple and convenient, reliability is high, using effect is good, and the problems that reliability is lower, false or missing alarm rate is higher, using effect is poor and the like in an existing video fire detecting system under a complex environment are solved effectively.

The invention relates to a pore network model (PNM)-based bionic bone scaffold constructing method. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a cross section image of microscopic three-dimensional micropore structural information and three-dimensional space position density information of a human bone by a micro computed tomography (Micro-CT) technology; performing threshold value processing to acquire binarized image data; extracting a spongy bone part, and measuring by using Mimics software to acquire porosity, penetration rate, aperture and the like; programming PNM bone scaffold parameters according to a PNM principle by using the acquired bone overall dimension data and internal size data; acquiring a generating program of the bone scaffold by using a programming tool C++ and OPENGRIP language programming; generating a three-dimensional model of the PNM bionic bone scaffold by using a Unigraphics (UG) secondary development platform; and finally leading the PNM bionic bone scaffold into the Mimics software to verify the parameters, such as the aperture, the penetration rate and the like of the PNM bionic bone scaffold. The bone scaffold well imitates a natural bone, and has high performance similar to that of the natural bone; and a good porous structure and the high penetration rate are favorable for differentiation and flowing of bone derived cells.

An absorbent member (10) of the invention has a hydrophilic continuous fiber web (12) and lumpy particles of an absorbent polymer (13) held in the web (12). The absorbent polymer (13) is localized in part in a planar or thickness direction of the absorbent member (10). The continuous fibers in a region (M) in a planar direction of the web (12) where the absorbent polymer is distributed are in a state cut into a large number of staple fibers (122). A method of producing an absorbent member includes the step of spreading lumpy particles of an absorbent polymer (13) on a continuous fiber web (12) and pressing the continuous fibers in part of the web (12) onto the absorbent polymer (13) to cut the continuous fibers.

A closed loop magnetic sensor system for measuring an input magnetic field from a magnetic field source has a compensation circuit, which can be for example a printed wire board, and a magnetic sensor, such as a Magnetoresistive (MR) sensor, for measuring an input magnetic field. Preferably, the magnetic sensor is magnetically coupled to the compensation circuit by arranging the magnetic sensor in an air gap provided in the compensation circuit. The compensation circuit has a compensating conductor, arranged on or in a dielectric medium, which can be configured as a plurality of nested coils. Electrical control circuitry, electrically, coupled to the magnetic sensor and compensating conductor, is adapted and arranged to drive a feedback current through the compensating conductor according to the output of the magnetic sensor such that the input magnetic field is substantially compensated at the magnetic sensor. The magnetic system can serve as current sensor for sensing current through a primary conductor.

The energy distribution of the beam spot on the irradiated surface changes due to the change in the oscillation condition of the laser or before and after the maintenance. The present invention provides an optical system for forming a rectangular beam spot on an irradiated surface including a beam homogenizer for homogenizing the energy distribution of the rectangular beam spot on the irradiated surface in a direction of its long or short side. The beam homogenizer includes an optical element having a pair of reflection planes provided oppositely for reflecting the laser beam in the direction where the energy distribution is homogenized and having a curved shape in its entrance surface. The entrance surface of the optical element means a surface of the optical element where the laser beam is incident first.

The present invention further provides method of preparing nanocrystals of a hydrophobic therapeutic agent such as fluticasone, pharmaceutical compositions (e.g., topical or intranasal compositions) thereof and methods for treating and/or preventing the signs and/or symptoms of disorders such as blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction or skin inflammation or a respiratory disease (e.g., asthma).

The invention discloses an image enhancement and partition method, which comprises the following steps of I, image enhancement: a processor and an image enhancement method based on fuzzy logic are adopted for performing enhancement processing on an image needing to be processed, and the process is as follows: i, converting from an image domain to a fuzzy domain: mapping the grey value of each pixel point of the image needing to be processed to a fuzzy membership degree of a fuzzy set according to a membership function (shown in the specifications); ii, performing fuzzy enhancement processing by utilizing a fuzzy enhancement operator in the fuzzy domain; iii, converting from the fuzzy domain to the image domain; II, image partition: partitioning a digital image subjected to enhancement processing, i.e. a to-be-partition image, according to an image partition method based on a three-dimensional fuzzy division maximum entropy. The method is simple in steps, reasonable in design, convenient to realize, good in processing effect and high in practical value, and an image enhancement and partition process can be simply, conveniently and quickly completed with high quality.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a silicon/carbon composite material with a magnesiothermic reduction process, and belongs to the technical field of composite material preparation. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a silicon dioxide source, an organic carbon source and a solvent, carrying out ball-milling to prepare a uniformly pulpous mixture, and obtaining a silicon dioxide-carbon precursor composite material through drying; (2) mixing the silicon dioxide-carbon precursor composite material with magnesium powder to carry out a magnesiothermic reduction reaction, collecting products and carrying out acid pickling and washing, and drying to obtain the silicon/carbon composite material. According to the method, silicon dioxide reduction and high temperature carbonization are completed by using a one-step process, and the method has the advantages of simple technical process, low cost and large-scale production; the prepared composite material effectively maintains the appearance of porous silicon, so that the composite material has preferable capability for bearing volumetric strain; the porous composite material is applied to a lithium battery, so that the lithium-ion de-intercalation depth is small, the ion diffusion path is short, the reversible capacity and coulombic efficiency of the lithium battery are effectively improved, and the cycle life is prolonged.

A display package for a blanket comprises a bag formed of flexible sheet material, the bag comprising a tubular side wall having a first end and an opposite second end and a bottom wall joined to the first end of the tubular side wall so as to close the first end, the second end of the tubular side wall being open to allow a consumer to feel a blanket contained in the bag. At least one handle is bridged across the open second end to allow the display package to be carried by the handle as well as to hinder removal of the blanket through the open second end. The bag defines an opening proximate the closed first end, a releasable fastening system being arranged at the opening and being selectively engageable to close the opening and disengageable to open the opening for insertion and removal of a blanket therethrough.

The invention pertains to apparatus and method for precision thermal processing of a body. An energy beam emanating from an energy beam source is scanned across the surface of the body, creating heat input through a moving spot on the surface of said body. By means described herein to condition the spot shape and flux profile, the flux profile within the spot is configured to approximate a thermal solution obtained by solving a boundary condition of the third kind imposed upon the moving spot associated with the beam as it is scanned across the body. In this manner a predetermined surface temperature profile is imposed on the surface of the body within a moving, locally heated spot of predetermined shape and size.

Potential uses include any application which would benefit from the ability to apply a prescribed uniform or variable thermal process to the surface of a body, thus including but not limited to thermal processing of inorganic materials, such as metals and ceramics, and thermal processing of polymeric or organic materials or tissues. Exemplary desired outcomes range from an improvement of surface properties, such as hardness or wear resistance, to the fabrication of a component through an additive manufacturing process.

The invention relates to the field of stem cells, discloses a method for preparing exosome freeze-dried powder of stem cells, and particularly relates to a method for preparing exosome freeze-dried powder of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells. The method for preparing the exosome freeze-dried powder of the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: mixing trehalose with exosomes of the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells as a cryoprotectant; filtering and removing bacteria by virtue of a filter membrane; and firstly carrying out ultralow temperature pre-freezing, and then carrying out low-temperature freezing at a certain vacuum degree. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple to operate, safe and effective. An experiment proves that compared with a conventional preparation method of the freeze-dried powder, the morphologies and the activity of the exosomes of the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells can be well kept by the method for preparing the exosome freeze-dried powder of the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells disclosed by the invention; and the method is suitable for long-term preservation and application of the exosomes of the human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells.