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An electronic cigarette is provided, which includes: a housing, a liquid reservoir, and an atomizer assembly. The housing has a chimney formed therein; the liquid reservoir is used for storing liquid; the atomizer assembly received in the housing. The atomizer assembly includes a heating plate capable of absorbing liquid. An outer surface of the heating plate is in contact with the air in the chimney.

Mitral valve insufficiency is treated by introducing an expansible device such as a balloon bearing a an ultrasonic transducer into the heart so that the transducer is positioned adjacent the mitral annulus but spaced from the mitral annulus, and actuating the transducer to heat the mitral annulus, denature collagen in the annulus and thereby shrink the annulus.

The present invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition in particle form, which comprises particles that contain a drug at the core of the pharmaceutical composition in particle form; a middle layer that contains two types of water-soluble components, an insolubilizer and an insolubilizing substance; and an outer layer for controlling water penetration that contains a water-insoluble substance. The present invention makes it possible to provide a pharmaceutical composition in particle form for oral use with which initial drug release is suppressed, the drug is quickly released thereafter, and lag time can be controlled as needed, and fast-disintegrating tablets containing this composition.

A hydration pouch with a releasable coupling is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydration pouch is a flexible bag or pouch with a separate inlet and outlet. A hose or tube is provided for a user to draw refreshment from the pouch. A bite valve is provided at one end of the tube to be actuated by a user's teeth. A coupling is provided for attaching and detaching at least a portion of the hose at an opposite end of the hose. The coupling includes a shutoff or check valve that maintains the patency of the pouch when the hose is disconnected. In an alternative embodiment prefilled, disposable hydration pouches are removably coupled to the hose and then disposed and replaced following consumption of the liquid contained therein.

A container does not need a member such as a stoke and the like that are exposed to the molten metal therein, thus the necessity to replace the parts such as the stoke and the like can be eliminated. In addition, there is no structure like the stoke in the container, the operability for the preheating is improved thus the preheating can be performed effectively. In addition, since a flow passage is formed inside the lining with high heat conductivity, inner heat of the container is easily conducted to the flow passage. Thus, the decrease in temperature of the molten metal that flows inside the flow passage can be suppressed to the utmost.

T provide an N type thermoelectric material having figure of the merit improved to be comparable to or higher than that of P type thermoelectric material, the N type thermoelectric material of the present invention contains at least one kind of Bi and Sb and at least one kind of Te and Se as main components, and contains bromine (Br) and iodine (I) to have carrier in such a concentration that corresponds to the contents of bromine (Br) and iodine (I).

A method for producing clean energy from coal by feeding the coal in a reactor which is sealed to the atmosphere and moving the coal in the reactor while injecting oxygen to combust a portion of the coal in a substoichiometric mode to devolatilize the coal and yield a pressurized hydrogen rich raw gas which contains coal-derived cancer causing distillates and hydrocarbons together with a hot char. The distillates and the hydrocarbons are cracked to result in a cracked gas of essentially 2H₂ and 1CO which after desulfurization becomes an ideal synthesis gas that can be synthesized to a liquid fuel for heating and transportation as an alternate to petroleum.

The hot char is gasified in an air blown gasifier to produce a fuel gas and a molten slag which are jointly directed out of the gasifier through a common port which is maintained open for the free flow of both. The fuel gas and the molten slag separate from each other by flowing both gas and slag through a molten bath in a submerged manner in order to effectively scrub the fuel gas in the molten bath while it bubbles out of the bath.

After separation the fuel gas is treated for sulfur removal and is in condition for use as an efficient gas turbine fuel for power generation by virtue of its mass, while producing very low NO_x emissions when combusted. This fuel gas can also be used for raising steam and for clean burning in industrial heating. The method is capable of making coke and/or activated carbon.

Provided is a heat-shrinkable polyester film that suppresses deterioration of the shrinkage finish property associated with a decline in performance during aging and does not loosen even after being used as a label. This heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising a polyester of a predetermined composition fulfills all of the following: (1) a ratio A1/A2 of the absorbancy (A1) at 1340 cm⁻¹ and the absorbancy (A2) at 1.410 cm⁻¹ of the film measured by polarized ATR-FTIR from 0.45 to 0.75 or from 0.40 to less than 0.45 in either the width direction or longitudinal direction of the film; (2) a ratio (shrinkage stress after 30 seconds/maximum shrinkage stress) of the shrinkage stress after 30 seconds when the film is heat shrunk for 30 seconds in 90° C. hot air (shrinkage stress after 30 seconds) and the maximum shrinkage stress of from 75% to 100%; and (3) a hot-water shrinkage in the width direction of from 30% to 55% when, after aging the film for 672 hours in a 30° C., 85% RH atmosphere, the aged film is dipped in 70° C. water for 10 seconds.

A simple warmth-retaining article comprising a heat insulating material, a cover material and an exothermic article that generates heat in the presence of air and that is inserted between the heat insulating material and the cover material, and a warmth-retaining cloth formed by connecting a plurality of the simple warmth-retaining articles in a plane-like state.

In a mounting structure for a relay arranged on a printed circuit board, a resin block having at least one insert-molded bus bar is fixed on the printed circuit board. One end of the bus bar held by the resin block is joined together with a terminal of the relay by welding, while the other end of the bus bar is soldered to a printed wiring pattern formed on the printed circuit board. Therefore, a heat (temperature) of the terminal of the relay can be absorbed through the bus bar and the resin block.

A twin-wire arc deposition method for depositing a nano-structured catalyst coating onto a solid electrolyte membrane or an electrode substrate from a precursor catalyst material selected from the group consisting of a metal, metal alloy, metal compound, and ceramic material. The method includes the steps of (a) providing an ionized arc nozzle comprising two consumable electrode and a working gas flow to form an ionized arc between the two electrodes, wherein the consumable electrodes provide the precursor catalyst material vaporizable therefrom by the ionized arc; (b) operating the arc nozzle to heat and at least partially vaporize the precursor catalyst material for providing a stream of nanometer-sized vapor clusters of the precursor catalyst material into a chamber in which the membrane or the electrode substrate has been placed; and (c) introducing a stream of a carrier gas into the chamber to impinge upon the stream of precursor vapor clusters to produce depositable nano clusters which are carried by the carrier gas to deposit onto a first side of the membrane or the electrode substrate for forming the nano-structured catalyst coating. Such a catalyst-coated membrane or electrode can be incorporated as a part of a fuel cell.

There is provided a composite plain bearing having excellent heat resistance, creep resistance under high surface pressure, low friction, abrasion resistance, and other characteristics while being capable of manufacture with high productivity. A composite plain bearing (1) comprising an ingot metal plate (2) and a resin layer (3) comprises a resin composition in which an aromatic polyether ketone resin or the like is used as a base resin, wherein the resin layer (3) is overlaid by injection molding and integrally provided on the surface on the surface of the ingot metal plate (2) to a thickness of 0.1 to 0.7 mm. The ingot metal plate (2) is chemically surface-treated on a face joined to the resin layer (3).

A photographing device for a vehicle includes: an imaging element configured to receive a photographing beam passing through a beam transmission section of a window section; a heater constituted by a heating wire; a section to be heated to which the heater is fixed, the section to be heated being opposite to an inner side surface of the beam transmission section; a switch element configured to switch electrical connection state to the heater; and a current limiting element disposed at the section to be heated and being configured such that current flowing through the heater becomes zero or is reduced when the electric circuit is short-circuited such that power is supplied to the heater while bypassing the switch element and a temperature of the current limiting element become equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

Embodiments of a semiconductor package and manufacturing methods therefor are disclose. An exemplary package comprises an optical semiconductor chip having input and output pads on an upper surface thereof. A transparent plate is bonded to the chip via a dam located within the input and output pads. The chip is mounted within an aperture through a planar circuit board. Wires electrically connect the input and output pads to circuit patterns of the circuit board. An encapsulant fills the aperture, and supports the chip therein. Interconnects are formed on the lower surface of the circuit board. An alternative embodiment omits the dam and the wires and employs a flip chip style connection between the chip and circuit patterns on the transparent plate. The transparent is supported by and attached to the upper surface of the planar circuit board.

A microbolometer IR FPA is provided with in-situ vacuum sensing capability by realizing that the IR sensor microbolometer pixel element itself may be used as a vacuum sensor. The application of an electrical signal to the resistive element heats the bolometer material thereby producing a variable resistance related to vacuum level. The degree of variability for a given material depends on the efficiency of heat transfer from the material to the surrounding environment. In a good vacuum, heat transfer is poor, and thus heat will be retained in the material to produce a relatively large temperature increase and the resistance variability will be large. In a poor vacuum, heat is readily transferred to the environment and the temperature rise will be relatively small and thus resistance variability will be small. Consequently, the variable resistance magnitude can be readout to determine the vacuum level.

A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member, a light guide member and a light reflective member. The light-transmissive member includes a first region directly above a top surface of the light emitting element, and a second region at a lateral side of the first region. The light guide member covers a lateral surface of the light emitting element and a bottom surface of the second region of the light-transmissive member. The light reflective member covers an outer surface of the light guide member. The light-transmissive member contains a fluorescent substance and a light scattering material that is not a fluorescent substance. A concentration of the fluorescent substance in the light-transmissive member is higher in the first region than in the second region. A concentration of the light scattering material in the light-transmissive member is higher in the second region than in the first region.

A heating platform including a substrate, a heating plate, a conducting plate and a temperature sensing element is provided. The substrate has a first surface for forming a three dimensional (3D) object and an opposite second surface. The heating plate is attached to the second surface of the substrate to heat the substrate. The conducting plate is attached to the heating plate, and the heating plate is coved between the substrate and the conducting plate, wherein the area of the conducting plate is smaller than the area of the substrate, and an end of the conducting plate extends to the outer of the heating plate. The temperature sensing element is disposed at the end of the conducting plate extending to the outer of the heating plate to sense the temperature of the substrate through the conducting plate. A 3D printing apparatus including the heating platform aforementioned is also provided.

Energy supplying system in which effective use of waste heat from a solar power generator and an engine power generator. Electric power generated by an SLCS (sunlight cogeneration system) 1 and an EGCS (engine cogeneration system) 2 is supplied to a power consuming apparatus while its relevant waste or exhausted heat is transferred to a heat consuming apparatus 3. The power generated by the SLCS 1 varies depending on the local climate and is monitored with a power meter 6 or a power monitor apparatus 7. When the power from the SLCS 1 is declined, it is compensated by increasing the power output of the EGCS 2. Since the total power generated by the SLCS 1 and the EGCS 2 is maintained constant and the total waste heat released from the SLCS1 and the EGCS 2 is relatively stable, the heat consuming apparatus 3 as well as an power consuming apparatus 5 are steadily energized.