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A method for cerebral and systemic cooling by providing a nebulized liquid having a boiling point of 38-300° C. The nebulized liquid is delivered as a mist or a spray via the nasal and / or oral cavities of a patient. The mist causes cooling by direct heat transfer through the nasopharynx and hematogenous cooling through the carotids and the Circle of Willis. Compositions and medical devices for cerebral and systemic cooling are also provided. Cooling assemblies, and methods of use, are also provided that include flexible balloon assemblies that are inserted to various locations in a patient's body. The flexible balloons are then infused with a liquid having a temperature between about −20° C. and about 37° C. The flexible balloon assemblies can be inserted into the nasal cavity, oral cavity, throat, stomach, and other locations to effect cerebral cooling.

The invention discloses a preparation method for aluminum oxide by a direct forming method. The method is characterized in that the aluminum oxide is directly formed by a wet filter cake, wherein pore volume is 0.3-0.8ml / g; a specific surface area is 150-300 m<2> / g; and crushing strength is 30-120 N / particle; the preparation process comprises the steps: a) meta-aluminate containing aluminum or a strong acid salt compound is neutralized with a precipitator solution at a temperature of 30-80 DEG C and pH of 6-9; accessory ingredient is added in a neutralizing process; mixture is aged for at least 10min after neutralizing; b) prepared aluminium hydroxide gel is washed by de-ionized water for 4-10 times; dosage of the de-ionized water for each time is 10-40 times of mass of a dried substrate of prepared aluminium hydroxide; a hydrated alumina filter cake is obtained after washing and filtering; content of the aluminium hydroxide in the filter cake is controlled to be 5-50%; and c) the accessory ingredient is added into one or various liquid in the step a) and step b); the filter cake after washing is formed by a normal forming method; and the formed filter cake is dried at a temperature of 80-120 DEG C and calcined at a temperature of 450-1000 DEG C to obtain a finished product of the aluminum oxide.

A method is provided for enhancing a female individual's sexual desire and responsiveness. The method involves administration of a pharmaceutical formulation containing an effective amount of an androgenic agent, wherein administration is on an as-needed basis rather than involving chronic pharmacotherapy. Local delivery may be accomplished via administration to the vagina, vulvar area or urethra of the individual, although oral administration is preferred for those androgenic agents that are orally active. Formulations and kits for carrying out the method are provided as well.

A method for providing and adjusting cerebral cooling in response to changes in a physiological parameter. A spray having a boiling point between 38-300° C. is delivered to the surface of a patient's nasal cavities. The spray causes cooling by direct heat transfer through the nasopharynx and hematogenous cooling through the carotids and the Circle of Willis. A physiological parameter, such as cerebral temperature, changes in cerebral blood flow or brain oxygenation is monitored. The delivery rate of the spray is adjusted in response to the physiological parameter.

An apparatus and method for preventing ocular surface abnormalities. This apparatus includes a frame containing at least one lens and at least one seal. The frame, lens, and seal provide an area about the eyes of a user that is at least partially enclosed from a surrounding environment when worn. Humidity and temperature are increased in the area about the eyes of the user to provide a microenvironment in the area about the eyes of the user. The microenvironment is capable of reducing or preventing ocular surface abnormalities, alleviating ocular discomfort, and improving ocular health. The seal may be removable and may attach to prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, and so on. The seal may also contain a filter, such as a HEPA filter.

A solution for soft, hydrogel contact lenses includes a polyether that is controllably released into an eye's tear film when the lens is worn. Polyether components of the subject solution are released from the soft contact lens material matrix over long time periods to produce longer lasting wetting performance, improved lubricity, improved comfort, and / or reduced feeling of dryness from wearing contact lenses. The solution further includes a cationic polyelectrolyte.

The invention discloses a preparation method of nylon fibers. The preparation method comprises the following steps: directly spinning after taking raw materials containing 1,5-pentamethylene diamine and adipic acid to react. The invention further provides the nylon fibers prepared by the method. The method adopts a manner of combining nylon polymerization and fusion direct spinning to prepare nylon 56 wires so that the production cost is reduced, the waste gas is reduced and the pollution to the environment is reduced. The high-performance nylon fibers prepared by the method can be further used for preparing textile materials including yarns, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or non-woven fabrics, can be widely applied to the fields of clothing material industries, decoration carpets and the like, and has a wide industrial application prospect.

A method for cerebral and systemic cooling by providing a nebulized liquid having a boiling point of 38-300° C. The nebulized liquid is delivered as a mist or a spray via the nasal and / or oral cavities of a patient. The mist causes cooling by direct heat transfer through the nasopharynx and hematogenous cooling through the carotids and the Circle of Willis. Compositions and medical devices for cerebral and systemic cooling are also provided. Cooling assemblies, and methods of use, are also provided that include flexible balloon assemblies that are inserted to various locations in a patient's body. The flexible balloons are then infused with a liquid having a temperature between about −20° C. and about 37° C. The flexible balloon assemblies can be inserted into the nasal cavity, oral cavity, throat, stomach, and other locations to effect cerebral cooling.

The invention relates to the technical field of industrial waste gas treatment and particularly relates to a treatment technology for continuously adsorbing an organic solvent in the industrial waste gas and continuously desorbing the solvent. The invention provides a device for continuously adsorbing and desorbing organic waste gas by using active carbon. The device comprises an adsorbing tower (3), a desorbing tower (6), an active carbon fluidization system, and an organic solvent recycling system. The organic waste gas, including methylene dichloride, methylbenzene, dimethylbenzene, benzene and the like, is continuously adsorbed by using the active carbon. The device has the outstanding characteristics that the adsorbing process and the desorbing process can be continuously and synchronously carried out. The organic waste gas and the active carbon are in inverse contact; the gas distribution is uniform; and the particle mobility is good. The active carbon is circularly used in a dense phase pneumatic transmission manner. The device provided by the invention has a simple and stable technique; and the labor intensity of staff and the environment pollution caused by the powder active carbon can be greatly reduced.

The invention discloses a filter material for cigarette filter and the preparation method. Based on the expanded cabo particles from <The Preparation Method of an Expanded Cabo Particles and Relevant Equipment> (Application No.: 200710065892.3), the expanded cabo particles are extracted, shaped and selected as so to become the required filter material. The filter material utilizes the waste in the cigarette production, which not only has significant economic benefits, but also is not necessary to be recycled, and will not cause the abrasion of equipment and affect the sensory quality of cigarette. The filter material is uniformly arranged on the filter tows so as to make a composite filter; as the composite is applicable to the cigarette, the smell of the cigarette will be more clear and soft, and the tar and nicotine content in the smoke gas can be reduced effectively. The invention has the advantages that: the operation is simple; the effect is remarkable, therefore the invention has a good applicable prospect.

In a heat storage system for a vehicle, when a temperature of cooling water from a vehicle engine is high, adsorbents are heated by the cooling water, so that moisture is desorbed from the adsorbents in order to store heat. When the temperature of cooling water is low, the moisture is adsorbed in the adsorbents to heat the cooling water, while refrigerant in a vapor compression refrigerator is cooled by evaporating water. Thus, adsorption heat is generated from the adsorbents, and the cooling water is heated by using the adsorption heat. Accordingly, warm-up operation of the vehicle engine is facilitated, while motive power consumed by the vapor compression refrigerator can be reduced.

A patient interface system to treat sleep disordered breathing of a patient with pressurized gas, comprising: a patient interface; at least one strap; at least one retractor fixedly attached to the patient interface, said at least one retractor connected to the at least one strap and configured to retract the at least one strap without patient actuation; and at least one pad to cushion a rearward portion of the patient's head, said at least one pad having an opening, wherein said at least one strap passes through said opening to allow the at least one pad to move freely relative to said at least one strap.

A vent device for a respiratory device, comprising one or a plurality of vents configured with a variable aperture size for communicating a flow of breathable gas. Said vent device being configured so that the cross section profile exposed to the flow of breathable gas communicating through the vent does not change as the aperture size changes. A vent device may comprise of a plurality of the said vents, wherein the aperture size of each vent may be controlled independently or together, and may be controlled according to one or more input signals from one or more sensors. Examples of suitable input signals include flow, pressure, noise, accelerometer outputs, orientation of a patient or presence of any obstructions. A patient interface or a patient conduit may comprise the vent device, or the vent device may be configured to connect with a patient interface or a patient conduit.

Dandruff and symptoms of dandruff can be treated using lipophilic agents or lipid precursor and / or promoters to strengthen the scalp. The lipophilic agents or lipid precursor and / or promoters are preferably used in conjunction with an antifungal agent which has activity against Malassezia spp, particularly Malassezia furfur. Suitable antifungal agents include those conventionally used for the treatment of dandruff including, for example, zinc pyrithrone (ZnPTO), octopirox and azole antifungal agents such as climbazole and ketocanazole. The antifungal agents may be used singularly or as a mixture of one or more antifungal agents.

The invention provides a method for improving the quality of cut stems. The method comprises the following steps that (1) tobacco stems are washed and degraded; (2) moisture regain is conducted on the tobacco stems and the tobacco stems are stored; (3) the tobacco stems are expanded and pressed; (4) stem pieces are degraded and stored; (5) material adding is conducted on the stem pieces; (6) the stem pieces are dried; (7) the dried stem pieces are stored; (8) moisture regain is conducted on the dried stem pieces and the dried stem pieces are expanded and pressed; (9) the stem pieces are cut into shreds and materials are added; (10) the cut stems are expanded and dried. Cigarettes with the cut stems prepared through the method are clear in fragrance characteristic, the fragrance quality is good, the smoke state is improved, the fine and smooth performance is improved, the harmony is better, miscellaneous gases are reduced, the dry sensation is reduced, and taste is more comfortable.

The invention relates to a health food with a function of relieving visual fatigue and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of health foods. The health food with the function of relieving visual fatigue is characterized in that active ingredients and additives are used for preparing the health food into soft capsules, hard capsules, oral liquid or tablets, wherein the active ingredients comprise the following raw materials: flaxseed oil or perilla oil, beta-carotene or vitamin A, lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin E, ginkgo leaf extract and grape pip extract or cowberry extract; when the health food is prepared into the soft capsules, an emulsifying agent is used as the additive; when the health food is prepared into the hard capsules, a diluting agent is used as the additive; when the health food is prepared into oral liquid, a preservative, a flavoring agent, an emulsifying agent and water are used as the additives; and when the health food is prepared into the tablets, a diluting agent and a disintegrating agent are used as the additives. The health food prepared by the invention has the function of relieving visual fatigue.

A method for decreasing or shortening the length of time required to complete a surgical procedure by the application of hyaluronic acid to the surgical site, and for wound management by topical application of hyaluronic acid to a wound by syringe through a thin film dressing. The method of wound management results in accelerated wound healing time. The solution of hyaluronic acid may include an effective amount of a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan for stimulating macrophage activity at the surgical wound site.

An arrangement is provided in a fuel cell power plant (10) for dispensing (58 74,60, 64) a liquid medium, such as water (66), into a process oxidant (air) stream (53) that flows through one gas channel (42) in an energy recovery device (ERD) (32). An exhaust gas stream (48) containing heat and moisture from the fuel cell (12) flows through another channel (44) in the ERD. An enthalpy exchange barrier (46) separates the one and the other gas channels, but allows mass and / or heat transfer therebetween. The water is injected into the air stream (53) in a controlled (70, 74) amount, and perhaps temperature (78), in response to sensed parameters (80, 84, 90) of the power plant, including the process air stream, to adjust one or more conditions in the power plant. Controlling ERD dryness, providing a defrost capability for the ERD, and / or preventing excessive water accumulation in the system are several of the conditions controlled.

The invention discloses a formula of a ceramic for an insulator ceramic body and a preparation method of the insulator ceramic body. Beneficial effects of a technical scheme of the invention comprise that the formula contains specific proportions of silicon oxide and alumina and the silicon oxide and the alumina are sintered into mullite to improve a mechanical strength and a hot and cold performance of a ceramic material, and silica can reduce a dry degree, a firing shrinkage degree and a bending deflection degree of a ceramic blank, play a supportive role in a ceramic blank and improve a mechanical strength of a ceramic blank; alumina can improve greatly a mechanical strength of ceramic blank; added potassium dioxide can reduce a sintering temperature, fill gaps of a ceramic blank and improve a compactness of a ceramic material, and a mechanical strength and an electrical performance of a ceramic blank; and through a cooperation with a preparation method, an insulator ceramic body obtains improved greatly hydrophobic properties, anti-fouling properties, insulating properties and mechanical properties.

The invention relates to an application of a humectant in cigarette paper filtering materials, belonging to the technical field of cigarette preparation. A solution containing the humectant is coated or sprayed on the paper filtering materials, and then, the paper filtering materials are embossed, dried and split to form cigarette paper filtering bars. The invention has the advantage of simple method, can obviously reduce the paper taste, the pungency and the foreign taste of paper filtering material cigarettes, and can obviously improve the smoking taste of the cigarettes.

A freezer-refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration compartment (2) for refrigerating and storing an object to be stored; a freezing compartment (4) for freezing and storing an object to be stored; a first compressor (11) for operating a first refrigeration cycle (10) in which a first refrigerant flows; a first heat dissipater (12) provided to a high-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10); a first evaporator (14) provided to a low-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10); a second compressor (21) for operating a second refrigeration cycle (20) in which a second refrigerant flows; a second evaporator (24) provided to a low-temperature section of the second refrigeration cycle (20); and an intermediate heat exchanger (31) for performing heat exchange between the low-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10) and a high-temperature section of the second refrigeration cycle (20). The first evaporator (14) cools the refrigeration compartment (2), and the second evaporator (24) cools the freezing compartment (4).

The invention discloses the preparation of a compound polysaccharide humectant and application of the compound polysaccharide humectant to cigarettes. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: (1) crushing compound Chinese medicines such as Adenophora elata, dwarf lilyturf tuber, and platycodon grandiflorus, adding water, slightly boiling, performing reflux extraction, mixing extracting solution, and filtering; (2) adding protamex and high-temperature amylase into the extracting solution, and performing enzymolysis; (3) absorbing naturally cooled enzymolysis extracting solution by using a macroporous resin column, and collecting flow-through liquid; (4) concentrating the flow-through liquid in a rotary evaporator until the moisture is not evaporated to obtain the polysaccharide humectant; and (5) dissolving the polysaccharide humectant in water and adding into cut tobacco, wherein the humidification effect of cigarettes is remarkably improved, and the dry sensation of the cigarettes is reduced and the sweet degree of the cigarettes is strengthened when the cigarettes are smoked. The invention has the outstanding advantages that: the compound polysaccharide humectant can improve the aesthetic quality of the cigarettes, reduce the dry sensation of smoke, improve the sweet degree and comfort degree, and has remarkable effects of promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid and humidifying; and the application of the technology cannot change the conventional cigarette processing technology, and the technology has actual application value.

In a heat storage system for a vehicle, when a temperature of cooling water from a vehicle engine is high, adsorbents are heated by the cooling water, so that moisture is desorbed from the adsorbents in order to store heat. When the temperature of cooling water is low, the moisture is adsorbed in the adsorbents to heat the cooling water, while refrigerant in a vapor compression refrigerator is cooled by evaporating water. Thus, adsorption heat is generated from the adsorbents, and the cooling water is heated by using the adsorption heat. Accordingly, warm-up operation of the vehicle engine is facilitated, while motive power consumed by the vapor compression refrigerator can be reduced.

The invention discloses an extraction method of cactus polysaccharide, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: high temperature enzyme inactivation; drying and crushing; extraction, centrifugal separation and filtration; filtrate concentration, adding into alcohol, precipitation, and crude cactus polysaccharide collection; dissolving of the crude cactus polysaccharide and purification; and obtaining of the cactus polysaccharide after collecting, washing and vacuum drying the precipitation. The cactus polysaccharide is applied to tobacco threads along with feed liquid after being dissolved with water, therefore, the smoke has no peculiar smell when a person smokes, the cactus polysaccharide can improve quality of aroma, mellow degree and sweet taste, improve oral comfort, reduce unpleasant smell and irritation, improve the dry sensation to a certain degree and obviously improve the moisturizing performance. The cactus polysaccharide does not change the original properties and the original processing technology of cigarettes, and does not change or influence the smoking quality of the cigarettes, thus having practical production significance and value.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ophthalmic composition, wherein: the ophthalmic composition assures a sufficiently high degree of safety to eyes of the lens wearer; the ophthalmic composition reduces symptoms such as an unpleasant feeling or dryness of the eyes; the ophthalmic composition does not adversely affect a contact lens, such as a change of the size of the contact lens; and the ophthalmic composition advantageously improves a water wettability of surfaces of the contact lens, and the ophthalmic composition for the contact lens is prepared by adding at least one specific amino-sugar derivative to an aqueous medium.

An oxygen concentrating apparatus including an output variable type compressor. Oxygen-concentrated gas may be supplied either continuously or synchronized with inhalation or timing of inhalations. In one aspect, when synchronous operation is selected, the compressor is operated at a lower output in comparison with continuous supply operation. In a second aspect, when synchronous operation is selected, the supply quantity of oxygen-concentration gas is set to zero during the exhalation period.

The invention relates to a method for preparing nanometer low molecular hyaluronic acid, which comprises the following steps that: ultralow molecular weight hyaluronic acid with an average molecular weight less than 1,000D, namely nanometer hyaluronic acid oligomer, is obtained from hyaluronic acid with a molecular weight from tens of thousands to millions through hydrolysis methods such as enzyme and the like. The nanometer low molecular hyaluronic acid obtained by the method has functional characteristics of promoting the formation of capillary vessels, promoting the healing of wounds, having remarkable skin affinity and permeability and the like which are remarkably different from common hyaluronic acid, and can be taken as a high-grade raw material for cosmetology, health care food, and medicine.

A handheld ultrasound device and corresponding methods used for rejuvenating the vulvovaginal area of the user. In general, the handheld ultrasound devices include a device body coupled to an acoustic coupler and a handle. The device body further includes internal components including an ultrasound transducer, an energy delivery element, and circuitry for controlling the ultrasound output. The methods of using the handheld ultrasound device include engaging the tissue in and around the vulvovaginal area with the energy delivery element, applying ultrasound energy to the vulvovaginal tissue from the energy delivery element and through the acoustic coupler, and affecting a measurable parameter associated with vulvovaginal rejuvenation.