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This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of the stomach muscles that occurs prior to and during eating. A second aspect of the invention is that it allows the physician to identify focal nerve sites in the stomach and upper duodenum that are associated with producing sensations of hunger and satiety. Nervous transmission from these sites can be modulated or blocked all together so as to minimize the sensation of hunger. A third aspect of this invention is that allows a physician to shrink selected portions of the innermost oblique muscle and middle circular muscle layers of the stomach. This can be performed in a physician's office using local anesthesia. Shrinkage of these muscles produces a feeling of satiety that enhances the patient's efforts to restrict his caloric intake.

Visual or photic stimuli generating methods, devices and control systems for inducing steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) from human viewers without causing discomfort to the viewers or distorting the embedding images are disclosed. The control system includes a stimuli-generating device and an electroencephalography (EEG) sensing device. The stimuli-generating device includes a first and a second light source. The first light source generates a flickering light with a first wavelength while a second light source generates another flickering light with one or more wavelength(s) differ from that of the first one. Together, the light sources generate visual / photic stimuli flickering above their critical flicker fusion threshold while maintaining the colorfulness and hue of the embedding images. At least one electrode of the EEG sensing device is connected to each viewer, configured to receive and analyze his / her EEG signals in order to detect and determine his / her responses to the stimuli.

An inspection station (6) has a ring of 370 nm LEDs (24) for low-angle diffuse illumination of flux. This stimulates inherent fluorescent emission of the flux without the need for flux additives or pre-treatment. A CCD sensor (20) detects the emission. An image processor generates output data indicating flux volume according to a relationship between emission intensity and volume over the surface of the flux. Intensity non-uniformity indicates either height non-uniformity or hidden voids, both of which give rise to defects after application of solder paste and reflow. The inspection is particularly effective for pre solder application flux inspection.

Disclosed is a pain relief composition comprising an effective amount of a nerve inhibiting component, including capsaicin, a capsaicinoid or a capsaicin analogue, which numbs or inhibits the nerve endings that signal pain, in combination with at least one of the following: an effective amount of an inflammation control component which is designed to reduce immediate pain and discourage future pain in the joints and muscles; an effective amount of a cooling component; an effective amount of a heat minimizing or blocking component; an effective amount of a circulation increasing component which effectuates better penetration of the actives to the skin and nerves; and an effective amount of a soothing and anti-inflammatory complex for the joints and / or muscles comprising Glucosamine sulfate or HCl, Zingiber officiniale (Ginger Root) extract, Methyl sulfonylmethane (MSM), Polygonum cuspidatum (Mexican Bamboo) extract, Aloe barbadensis leaf, and Salix alba (white willow) bark extract. Additionally, the composition includes an encapsulation or entrapment system for a timed release delivery.

Disclosed is a pain relief composition comprising an effective amount of a nerve inhibiting component, including capsaicin, a capsaicinoid or a capsaicin analogue, which numbs or inhibits the nerve endings that signal pain, in combination with at least one of the following: an effective amount of an inflammation control component which is designed to reduce immediate pain and discourage future pain in the joints and muscles; an effective amount of a cooling component; an effective amount of a heat minimizing or blocking component; an effective amount of a circulation increasing component which effectuates better penetration of the actives to the skin and nerves; and an effective amount of a soothing and anti-inflammatory complex for the joints and / or muscles comprising Glucosamine sulfate or HCl, Zingiber officiniale (Ginger Root) extract, Methyl sulfonylmethane (MSM), Polygonum cuspidatum (Mexican Bamboo) extract, Aloe barbadensis leaf, and Salix alba (white willow) bark extract. Additionally, the composition includes an encapsulation or entrapment system for a timed release delivery.

A two-way interactive system that includes an apparatus for matching the line of sight of interlocutors in order to enhance communication through a transmission means when the interlocutors are located in remote areas. Terminal equipment, located at the site of each interlocutor, includes a display unit, a position regulator means and an image pickup apparatus. The display unit includes a monitor that displays an image of a partner interlocutor. The position regulating means regulates the position of the interlocutor with respect to the monitor. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit which captures an image of the interlocutors and a support means which sets the image pickup unit in a predetermined position between the interlocutor and a monitor of the display unit. More particularly, the image pick up unit is positioned in a line-of-sight matching area defined by the distance from the interlocutor to the monitor and a parallactic angle formed by the lines of sight of the interlocutor to the image of the partner interlocutor and the image pickup unit.

A system for revising a set of teeth including a bracket for revising a set of teeth and a bracket positioning jig is provided. The bracket positioning jig includes a cap at the lower portion of which a groove contacting tooth is formed, and which has a throughhole to lengthy direction on the upper portion of a cap body, and a connector one side of which has a fixed protrusion which is detachably inserted into and fixed to the throughhole of the cap, and the other side of which is bent toward the lower end of the body and has a coupler which is combined on a slot of an orthodontics treatment bracket for revising a set of teeth. An individual prescription value which is the most appropriate for an individual patient is given to the bracket positioning jig on a computer program to thus manufacture a desired jig, so that a non-prescription bracket as well as a bracket having a given prescription value can be used.

The present disclosure relates to a steering control apparatus and method of the steer-by-wire system including a sensing information collector for collecting at least one of sensing information on a steering or sensing information on a rack, a motor operation determiner for determining a start of a motor limiting mode for a reaction force motor and an end of the motor limiting mode for the reaction force motor which provides a reaction torque to a steering wheel based on the collected sensing information, a control signal generator for generating a control signal corresponding to the start of the motor limiting mode or the end of the motor limiting mode based on the determined result, and a control signal output for outputting the generated control signal to the reaction force motor.

An inspection station (6) has a ring of 370 nm LEDs (24) for low-angle diffuse illumination of flux. This stimulates inherent fluorescent emission of the flux without the need for flux additives or pre-treatment. A CCD sensor (20) detects the emission. An image processor generates output data indicating flux volume according to a relationship between emission intensity and volume over the surface of the flux. Intensity non-uniformity indicates either height non-uniformity or hidden voids, both of which give rise to defects after application of solder paste and reflow. The inspection is particularly effective for pre solder application flux inspection.

A method and apparatus for controlling a speed change of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes an engine for combustion of fuel to generate power and a motor that is configured to supplement the power from the engine and operate as a generator during braking to generate electrical energy and store the generated electrical energy generated a battery. A transmission is configured to convert the power from the engine to a required torque based on a speed and transmit the power to wheels and is directly connected to the motor. In addition, a controller is configured to operate the transmission to shift in a constant power section of the motor when the motor is performing regenerative braking. The apparatus minimizes the sense of difference felt by a driver by shifting in the constant power section of the motor during the regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle.

A method for displaying a map performed by a navigation system, the method comprising: defining a matching area of a numerical map to which a photomap is matched; extracting the photomap corresponding to the matching area from a map data storage; matching a reference point of the photomap and a reference point of the numerical map; matching a scale of the photomap in line with a scale of the numerical map; and performing a boundary treatment at an overlap area of the numerical map and the photomap that are matched.

A disposable surgical drape is provided for use while performing surgical procedures on an eye of a patient, or other surgical procedures. There is an operative, surgical aperture formed through a base sheet for being located proximal to a first eye, or other surgical site, of the patient. An attachment zone is formed on the base sheet, proximal to the surgical aperture, and at least partially surrounds the surgical aperture. In one form, a guide extends across the surgical aperture on the upper surface of the base sheet. In another form, the base sheet has a non-surgical aperture spaced from the surgical aperture for being located proximal to a second eye of the patient. The disposable surgical drape can be provided in a folded form to facilitate placement on a patient and subsequent unfolding and spreading of the drape. In this embodiment, the drape includes a minimally-adhesive film that defines the surgical aperture.

The present invention relates to a technology for controlling an electric power steering apparatus. According to the present invention, a difference in steering feeling according to a change of a mechanical characteristic of an electric power steering apparatus can be corrected so that the sense of difference in steering felt by a driver when using the steering apparatus can be minimized and the reliability in relation to the apparatus can be enhanced.

Methods and tools for expanding a precursor hole in a host material to receive an anchor or fixture. The precursor hole is enlarged by a rotary tool having helical flutes and interposed lands. The lands each have a working edge that densities bone when the tool is rotated in a non-cutting direction. When the tool is used with a copious wash of irrigating fluid, hydraulic pressure builds inside the precursor hole. The operator can modulate the hydraulic pressure by axially stroking the rotating tool. The working edges sweep against the interior surface of the hole to gently expand its diameter by incremental plastic deformations with little to no removal of host material. The host material may be bone and the hole formed may be an osteotomy that is prepared with dense, compacted sidewalls to receive a bone implant with a high degree of primary stability.

Visual or photic stimuli generating methods, devices and control systems for inducing steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) from human viewers without causing discomfort to the viewers or distorting the embedding images are disclosed. The control system includes a stimuli-generating device and an electroencephalography (EEG) sensing device. The stimuli-generating device includes a first and a second light source. The first light source generates a flickering light with a first wavelength while a second light source generates another flickering light with one or more wavelength(s) differ from that of the first one. Together, the light sources generate visual / photic stimuli flickering above their critical flicker fusion threshold while maintaining the colorfulness and hue of the embedding images. At least one electrode of the EEG sensing device is connected to each viewer, configured to receive and analyze his / her EEG signals in order to detect and determine his / her responses to the stimuli.

In a game apparatus, when a user name input mode is selected on a screen displayed with a mode selecting software input region, a user name inputting software input region (including a software keyboard area, and an SW button (decision) and an SW button (cancel) which are formed at positions other than a position of the software keyboard area) is set on a displaying portion. When the SW button (decision) or the SW button (cancel) is touched, a process just as an HW button (A) or an HW button (B) is operated is executed. When a cursor is moved by an HW button (cross) in order to designate or select any one of the SW buttons within the software keyboard area, a combined mode is established to form a user name inputting software input region (an expanded software keyboard area, and an SW button (input) and an SW button (erase) which are formed at positions other than a position of the expanded software keyboard area) on the displaying portion. At this time, within the expanded software keyboard area, the SW button (decision) and the SW button (cancel) are set.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a power assisted driving system comprising: a measurement part for measuring an operation state of a crank; a control part for determining a voltage or current necessary for power assistance on the basis of the measured value of the measurement part; a motor part, to which the voltage or current is applied, for providing driving power; and a power supply part for providing electric power to components other than itself.

A method of fabricating a customized orthodontic appliance includes a setup model forming step of preparing a setup model corresponding to teeth after ideal orthodontic treatment for a patient, an arch wire forming step of preparing an arch wire corresponding to a dental arch of the setup model while being disposed to closely approach tooth surfaces of teeth of the setup model, and an orthodontic bracket forming step of forming a bracket body corresponding to each of the teeth with reference to the arch wire. Through this, the customized orthodontic appliance capable of minimizing the distance between the tooth surface and the arch wire to accurately perform the ideal orthodontic treatment is fabricated. Also, convenience and accuracy of procedure is improved, and irritating sensation in the oral cavity is minimized.

In a game apparatus, when a user name input mode is selected on a screen displayed with a mode selecting software input region, a user name inputting software input region (including a software keyboard area, and an SW button (decision) and an SW button (cancel) which are formed at positions other than a position of the software keyboard area) is set on a displaying portion. When the SW button (decision) or the SW button (cancel) is touched, a process just as an HW button (A) or an HW button (B) is operated is executed. When a cursor is moved by an HW button (cross) in order to designate or select any one of the SW buttons within the software keyboard area, a combined mode is established to form a user name inputting software input region (an expanded software keyboard area, and an SW button (input) and an SW button (erase) which are formed at positions other than a position of the expanded software keyboard area) on the displaying portion. At this time, within the expanded software keyboard area, the SW button (decision) and the SW button (cancel) are set.

The present invention relates to porous microparticles of a biodegradable polymer, and a polymer filler comprising the same.

In order to promote bone growth without damage of a growth plate to improve the stability of a procedure, provided is an implant device for promoting bone growth, the device including: a first implant bar implanted to penetrate a metaphysis corresponding to the inside of a growth plate of a long bone to be treated; a second implant bar implanted to penetrate an epiphysis of the outside of the growth plate; and a stimulation elongation means disposed close to the external surface of the long bone to be treated and installed under skin tissues surrounding the long bone to be treated, and being elongated between end portions of the implant bars to increase a gap between the implant bars to cause the growth plate to be extended.

Disclosed are a fiber composite laminate including a self-assembled conductive paste and a method of manufacturing the same. The fiber composite laminate includes a fiber-based circuit unit including a fiber substrate and a circuit electrode positioned on the fiber substrate, a composite binder unit positioned on the fiber-based circuit unit, and a connection unit including a connection electrode positioned on the composite binder unit and a flexible substrate positioned on the composite binder unit and the connection electrode. The fiber composite laminate can thus be applied to wearable devices having increased conductivity and durability of joints thereof, a minimized foreign-body sensation, and an improved wearing sensation. Moreover, productivity can be increased owing to a simple manufacturing process, and mass production becomes possible.

A foot prosthetic having a pressure relieving, weight distribution pad having a convex surface and a concave surface. The pad includes a central portion having a maximum thickness, the pad gradually tapering from the central portion to an outer peripheral edge thereof, the pad providing a cushioning for the foot. An adhesive layer is formed on the concave surface. During use, the concave surface is affixed to a selected portion of the user's foot thus conforming to the unique shape of the selected portion of the user's foot. The gradual tapering provides a smooth transition being formed between the pad and the user's foot at the outer peripheral edge.

The present invention relates to a technology for controlling an electric power steering apparatus. According to the present invention, a difference in steering feeling according to a change of a mechanical characteristic of an electric power steering apparatus can be corrected so that the sense of difference in steering felt by a driver when using the steering apparatus can be minimized and the reliability in relation to the apparatus can be enhanced.

A method for displaying a map performed by a navigation system, the method comprising: defining a matching area of a numerical map to which a photomap is matched; extracting the photomap corresponding to the matching area from a map data storage; matching a reference point of the photomap and a reference point of the numerical map; matching a scale of the photomap in line with a scale of the numerical map; and performing a boundary treatment at an overlap area of the numerical map and the photomap that are matched.

Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus for displaying an image corresponding to a signal selected by a user from among a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of input signals. The apparatus includes: a selection outputter for outputting a signal selected from among the plurality of signals on the basis of the selection; a feature quantity calculator for calculating a feature quantity indicative of a status of an image corresponding to the signal outputted by the selection outputter; a status determiner for determining the status of the image on the basis of the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator; and an image quality changer for changing a parameter for identifying an image quality of the image on the basis of the signal outputted by the selection outputter and a determination result obtained by the status determiner.

A hybrid power transmission apparatus for a vehicle which changes and outputs torque of an engine and a first motor, includes an input shaft selectively input engine torque through an engine clutch, an output externally engages with a differential final reduction gear through an output gear to output shifted torque, a fixed shifting section including a plurality of external gear sets implementing an engine mode having multiple fixed shifting stages, and a mode shifting section including a planetary gear set having a first rotation element fixedly connected to the input shaft and a third rotation element that is externally gear-engaged with a first motor gear of the first motor via a first gear, and one external gear set configured for power connection between a second rotation element of the planetary gear set and the output shaft.

Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus for displaying an image corresponding to a signal selected by a user from among a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of input signals. The apparatus includes: a selection outputter for outputting a signal selected from among the plurality of signals on the basis of the selection; a feature quantity calculator for calculating a feature quantity indicative of a status of an image corresponding to the signal outputted by the selection outputter; a status determiner for determining the status of the image on the basis of the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator; and an image quality changer for changing a parameter for identifying an image quality of the image on the basis of the signal outputted by the selection outputter and a determination result obtained by the status determiner.

Described is a method and device for detecting an analyte in a sample, comprising bringing a sample comprising a target analyte into contact with magnetisable particles, the particles being coated with binding molecules complementary to the target analyte, resulting in bound and unbound binder complexes, positioning the magnetisable particles, comprising both bound and unbound binder complexes, in proximity to a magnetic field sensor, changing the magnetic field sufficient to release at least a portion of the magnetisable particles, comprising both bound and unbound binder complexes, from their proximity to the magnetic field sensor, and measuring changes in a magnetic signal detected from the net movement, being either translational or rotational movement, of the magnetisable particles relative to the magnetic sensor.