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An enhanced electroluminescent sign containing a volumetric, anisotropic scattering element to control the angular spread of light from the sign and the spatial luminance uniformity of the sign. The anisotropic scattering element contains one or more regions of asymmetrically-shaped light scattering particles. The angular spread of light leaving a sign from a light emitting source can be efficiently controlled by using a thin, low cost, volumetric, anisotropic scattering elements to angularly and spatially distribute light, permitting the reduction in number of light sources, a reduction in power requirements, or a more tailored viewing angle.

Pharmaceutical, personal care and cosmetic compositions containing a tripeptide and a tetrapeptide are useful for treating visible signs of aging including wrinkles, stretch marks and dark circles.

Method and apparatus for the treatment of cardiac failure, Cheyne Stokes breathing or central sleep apnea are disclosed. A subject is provided with ventilatory support, for example positive pressure ventilatory support using a blower and mask. Respiratory airflow is determined. From the respiratory airflow are derived a measure of instantaneous ventilation (for example half the absolute value of the respiratory airflow) and a measure of longterm average ventilation (for example the instantaneous ventilation low pass filtered with a 100 second time constant). A target ventilation is taken as 95% of the longterm average ventilation. The instantaneous ventilation is fed as the input signal to a clipped integral controller, with the target ventilation as the reference signal. The output of the controller determines the degree of ventilatory support. Clipping is typically to between half and double the degree of support that would do all the respiratory work. A third measure of ventilation, for example instantaneous ventilation low pass filtered with a time constant of 5 seconds, is calculated. Ventilatory support is in phase with the subject's respiratory airflow to the fuzzy extent that this ventilation is above target, and at a preset rate conversely.

A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity and heat control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those components necessary for enabling a display of desired material from a remote control source or one located at the sign. A controller in or associated with the sign is accessible either electrically, or through satellite transmission or other wireless transmission from the remote source which allows the display of the sign to be changed at will. Thus, an operator at a remote source may, with the aid of a pre-prepared graphic design, transmit that design to the controller at or associated with the sign for display of that graphic information and potentially with sound.

The present disclosure is directed towards apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved sensor-based patient monitoring and tracking. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided for adjusting a vital sign alarm threshold of a vital status sensor as a function of a patient's GPS data, which may comprise: altitude data, velocity data, and position data. In accordance with another aspect, a method is provided for adjusting one or more alarm detection parameters based in part on a patient's calculated heart rate variability (HRV) data. According to yet another aspect, an electronic triage tag is configured to include a colored card insertion region for inserting a colored card for preventing the device from being inadvertently activated, an LCD screen and a series of LEDs for displaying the triage status of a patient (red, yellow, green, black).

A solar powered sign annunciator comprised of a plurality of high intensity light emitting diodes (LED); a microprocessor controller to regulate power consumption and annunciator characteristics, battery charging and sensor response with an integrated software charge controller; a minimalized solar panel array sized to produce sufficient power for battery charging under normalized solar radiation to latitudes as far north as 45 degrees; a direction sensing Doppler radar to determine the approach of traffic; a low voltage battery to minimize power control losses to the LED array; a temperature sensor to determine proper charging battery status and battery capacity; and a plurality of analog to digital (A / D) converters incorporated in the microprocessor to sense solar power output, temperature input, battery voltage and charging current and Doppler phase shift differential. The system also includes a housing arrangement to incorporate all aforementioned items in a weathertight enclosure providing sufficient horizontal surface for solar cell attachment yet in a package compact enough to easily attach to existing designed signs.

A comprehensive, single agent cosmetic cream or lotion containing a high number of ingredients that target anti-aging in a defined manner. The cream or lotion contains a high number and variety of active substances that demonstrate excellent safety and efficacy in all of the various defined categories of skin aging, including but not limited to wrinkles, abnormal pigment or brown spots due to aging of the skin and an unexpectedly high efficacy in the reduction of redness and acne and rosacea blemishes.

A device for determining a vital sign of a subject comprises an interface that receives a data stream derived from detected electromagnetic radiation reflected from a region of interest including a skin area of the subject, said data stream comprising a data signal per skin pixel area of one or more skin pixels for a plurality of skin pixel areas of said region of interest, a data signal representing the detected electromagnetic radiation reflected from the respective skin pixel area over time. An analyzer analyzes spatial and / or temporal properties of the skin area. A processor determines a vital sign information signal of the subject based on the data signals of skin pixel areas within the skin area, and a post-processor determines the desired vital sign from said vital sign information signal, wherein said determined spatial and / or temporal properties are used by the processor for determining the vital sign information signal and / or by the post-processor for determining the desired vital sign.

A system substitutes digitized images for human vision, in determining the presence or absence of rip tides among sea water wave patterns at a public swimming beach. Computer analysis of these images involves image pre-filtering that enhances the telltale signs of rip tides, before the digital data is processed for classification as NORMAL or RIP TIDE. The classification itself can proceed along by expert systems which mimic the manner in which a human observer performs the detection; or by building a neural network, that determines its own classification criteria for identifying rip tides.

Luminaires for illumination of vertical surfaces of predetermined dimensions such as billboards or similar signs, the invention in several embodiments takes the form of reflector assemblies capable of directing light from a light source disposed within each of said luminaires either directly to the vertical surface or to refractive structures located on the luminaires for redirection of light to the vertical surface for even illumination of said surface with minimal light pollution from “spill” light. Lamps used in embodiments capable of providing asymmetrical light distributions are located toward one or the other of side portions and are preferably vertically oriented. A main reflector is curvilinear in conformation and functions in concert with a secondary reflector located directly behind the lamp to direct light onto desired portions of a vertical surface. Luminaires configured according to the invention also utilize side reflectance panels for light control and for maximizing light directed onto a vertical surface, said luminaires also preferably including refractive lens elements for redirection of light onto the vertical surface. The reflector assemblies of the invention are mounted within weather-tight housings, the refractive structures conveniently being disposed on or formed integrally with a transparent glass or plastic cover that completes the housing, said cover being located between the lamp and the vertical surface to be illuminated. Efficiencies occasioned by the present luminaires permit illumination of billboards and similar signs of standard dimensions with only two of the luminaires and with full and even illumination with minimal light spillage, a capability approached previously in the art only with a greater number of luminaires.

The invention provides compositions for stimulating the formation of one or more extracellular matrix components that contain a lipoaminoacid derivative of the tripeptide carnosine such as N-Octanoyl Carnosine. Also provided are compositions containing N-Octanoyl Carnosine in combination with selected tripeptide and / or tetrapeptides as well as pharmaceutical and / or cosmetic compositions containing such compositions. The invention further provides methods of using the compositions and compositions of the invention to treat, alleviate, and / or ameliorate a symptom, condition, disorder, or disease of the skin or mucosa, wherein the symptom, condition, disorder, or disease is associated with changes in extracellular matrix components.

A mobile system and method are provided for securely sending, receiving and signing documents remote from a home office. A mobile unit capable of connecting to a home corporate network where documents are stored relating to a transaction is used as part of the system. While in route to or at the remote signing location, the mobile unit connects to the corporate network and prints the documents, or the home office sends the documents through a secure wireless connection to the mobile unit. The transaction is conducted at a remote location, and the executed documents are scanned and sent securely to the corporate network. The housing and mobile unit may be moved to a subsequent location and the mobile unit connects, while in route to or at the subsequent location, prints the documents for the subsequent transaction.

The invention discloses a health staple food flour special for diabetes patients, which is prepared from full wheat flour taken as a raw material, and tartary buckwheat swelling powder, oat swelling powder, soybean protein powder, young oat powder, wheat gluten and stevia rebaudiana taken as accessories in certain proportion. The preparation method for the health staple food flour special for the diabetes patients comprises that: high-quality full wheat flour, the tartary buckwheat swelling powder, the oat swelling powder, the soybean protein powder, the young oat powder, the wheat gluten are firstly selected and baked respectively, weighted in proportion, mixed evenly, screened and packaged into a finished product. The health staple food flour special for the diabetes patients and the preparation method thereof have scientific formula and strong pertinency, change the current situation that more diseases are generated due to nutrition deficiency and physical condition deterioration caused by depending on the control of the staple food in the prior diabetic treatment, and provide a novel food therapy concept of sufficient staple food, balanced nutrition and systematic interference.

The present invention relates to a kind of Chinese medicine preparation for treating senile dementia, and the Chinese medicine preparation is prepared with astragalus root, gastrodia tuber, tuckahoe, grass-leavedsweetflag, ginseng and other ten kinds of Chinese medicinal materials. The Chinese medicine preparation is used mainly for treating and preventing senile dementia, and has the advantages of fast acting, high curative effect and no toxic side effect.

A comprehensive, single agent cosmetic cream or lotion containing a high number of ingredients that target anti-aging in a defined manner. The cream or lotion contains a high number and variety of active substances that demonstrate excellent safety and efficacy in all of the various defined categories of skin aging, including but not limited to wrinkles, abnormal pigment or brown spots due to aging of the skin and an unexpectedly high efficacy in the reduction of redness and acne and rosacea blemishes.

A method for radiological image processing that includes: locating, on a radiological image provided by an imaging device, elements that may constitute signs of micro-calcification and displaying an image on which the intensity of elements thus localized is enhanced.

Luminaires for illumination of vertical surfaces of predetermined dimensions such as billboards or similar signs, the invention in several embodiments takes the form of reflector assemblies capable of directing light from a light source disposed within each of said luminaires either directly to the vertical surface or to refractive structures located on the luminaires for redirection of light to the vertical surface for even illumination of said surface with minimal light pollution from “spill” light. Lamps used in embodiments capable of providing asymmetrical light distributions are located toward one or the other of side portions and are preferably vertically oriented. A main reflector is curvilinear in conformation and functions in concert with a secondary reflector located directly behind the lamp to direct light onto desired portions of a vertical surface. Luminaires configured according to the invention also utilize side reflectance panels for light control and for maximizing light directed onto a vertical surface, said luminaires also preferably including refractive lens elements for redirection of light onto the vertical surface. The reflector assemblies of the invention are mounted within weather-tight housings, the refractive structures conveniently being disposed on or formed integrally with a transparent glass or plastic cover that completes the housing, said cover being located between the lamp and the vertical surface to be illuminated. Efficiencies occasioned by the present luminaires permit illumination of billboards and similar signs of standard dimensions with only two of the luminaires and with full and even illumination with minimal light spillage, a capability approached previously in the art only with a greater number of luminaires.

The invention relates to a pain-relieving mixture for the treatment of gouty arthritis, which pertains to the field of pharmaceutical formulations, the technology is characterized in that: the parts by weight of the raw materials are: 6 to 10 percent amur corktree bark, 12 to 16 percent sevenlobed yam rhizome, 4 to 6 percent rhubarb, 8 to 12 percent Japanese honeysuckle stem, 6 to 9 percent Indian iphigenia bulb, 12 to 16 percent spreading hedyotis herb, 6 to 10 percent glabrous greenbrier rhizome, 4 to 6 percent frankincense, 4 to 6 percent myrrh, 6 to 10 percent clematis root, 6 to 10 percent largeleaf gentian root and 6 to 9 percent earthworm, and the sum of the percentages of the components of the raw materials is equal to 100 percent. The invention can effectively alleviate the symptoms of gouty arthritis, prevent and treat the repeated attacks of gouty arthritis, lower blood uric acid, have no toxicity or side effects and have definite efficacy.

The invention discloses a nutrition health food special for patients with hyperlipemia and hyperglycemia, which is prepared from full oat flour, full tartary buckwheat flour, coix seed semen coicis, defatted soy flour, fiveleaf gynostemma herb flour, seabuckthorn powder and inulin; and the preparation method comprises that: the full oat flour and the full tartary buckwheat flour weighted in weight ratio are put into the same container, evenly stirred, and added with the coix seed semen coicis and the defatted soy flour weighted in weight ratio for even stirring; and the mixture is added with the fiveleaf gynostemma herb flour, the seabuckthorn powder and the inulin which are weighted in weight ratio for even stirring, and then the mixture is put into an oven, baked, cured, taken out for standing and cooling, and screened and packaged into bags. The nutrition health food has scientific formula, wide raw materials, convenient taking by the patients and easy promotion.

A method for signing a data package uses a signing apparatus, the signing apparatus having a binary identification code comprises the step of providing a set of node keys and a check value for the data package and the step of determining a signature block having a plurality of signature fields. In addition, the method comprises the step of providing the binary identification code of the signing apparatus and the signature block in order to sign the data package.

The present invention discloses a method and an installation of monitoring and controlling an oxygen inhalator. Under the control of a microcomputer, an upper limit and a lower limit of a patient blood oxygen saturation are set, and a preset flow velocity ratio is set for the oxygen inhalator. The oxygen inhalator is opened and supplied with oxygen at the preset flow velocity, after a period of time, the blood oxygen saturation inside the body of the patient who inhales oxygen is inspected, the flow velocity of a proportion electromagnetic valve which is in series in an gas path of the oxygen inhalator is regulated properly until the blood oxygen saturation is within a preset range. The apparatus not only has the characteristics of the oxygen inhalator and a monitor but also closely combines the oxygen inhalator and the monitor to realize an interaction. The apparatus provides monitoring of life sign parameters such as the blood oxygen saturation and can automatically change an oxygen inhalation flow velocity with the preset flow velocity range according to the timely collected changes of the patient life singe such as the blood oxygen saturation and accordingly a patient oxygen inhalation concentration is changed, then the patient life sign is improved.

System and method for decompressing data. A compressed data stream including contiguous variable length blocks is received, each block including multiple contiguous variable length data fields and a tag portion that includes multiple contiguous tag fields corresponding respectively to the data fields. Each tag field stores a tag value specifying a size of a respective field in the block. A current variable length block is stored. A single machine instruction of a processor is executed that analyzes the tag portion of the current block, and creates a control pattern, storing the control pattern in a first register of the processor. The control pattern is configured to unpack the variable length data fields of the current variable length block into corresponding uniform data fields. The contiguous variable length data fields of the current variable length block are decompressed using the control pattern, thereby decompressing the compressed data stream.

The invention is a Chinese medicine granular used for treating various dysmenorrheal. The Chinese medicine granular is made by the following raw medicine materials by weight proportion: 10 to 20 portions of salvia miltiorrhiza, 5 to 10 portions of angelica, 5 to 10 portions of Zhixiangfu, 5 to 10 portions of rhizome corydalis, 5 to 10 portions of cassia twig, 5 to 10 portions of szechuan lovage rhizome, 5 to 10 portions of safflower, 10 to 15 portions of radix paeoniae lactiflorae, 10 to 15 portions of red paeony root and 15 to 30 portions of motherwort herb. The raw medicine materials are taken according to the weight proportion, extracted, concentrated and crashed into powder to obtain the granular. The Chinese medicine granular used for treating various dysmenorrheal has the functions of regulating Qi, activating blood, warm dredging, removing blood stasis, regulating menstruation and alleviating pain. The Chinese medicine granular used for treating various dysmenorrheal can treat various dysmenorrheal caused by syndrome of static blood blocking in uterine vessel resulting from stagnation of Qi, blood stasis, stagnation of blood and coagulation of coldness. Symptoms are as follows: hypogastric pain or cold pain appears before, after or during menstruation and pain can be alleviated by warmness; engorgement of breast, scanty bleeding or bleeding difficulty with dark menses and blood coagulum appears, and pain can be alleviated after blood coagulum is removed; or coated tongue is white and thin; tongue proper is dark or has petechia; and pulse is slow or sunken.

The invention discloses a pure traditional Chinese medicine preparation for treating dilated cardiomyopathy, which is prepared from astragali, radix salviae miltiorrhizae, red peony root, root-bark of peony, radix rehmanniae and the like as raw materials by steps of decocting twice, decocting filtrate, concentrating, granulating and packing in composite membrane bags. Shown by pharmacodynamic experiments of animals and clinical statistical results of patients, the pure traditional Chinese medicine preparation for treating dilated cardiomyopathy has the efficacies of supplementing qi, activating blood circulation, detoxifying and tranquilizing mind, and can eliminate the symptoms of chest distress, short breath, palpitation, edema, vexation, dark red tongue, yellow fur of tongue, thready rapid pulse, intermittent pulse and the like caused by deficiency of qi, blood stasis, toxic heat and heart disturbance due to dilated cardiomyopathy. The pure traditional Chinese medicine preparation can effectively resist myocardial fibrosis, improves the anoxia tolerance ability of myocardial cells and can be safely taken for a long time without toxic or side effect, the total effective rate in treating the dilated cardiomyopathy is 96.6%, and the curative effect is obviously better than that of conventional simple treatment of Western medicine.

The invention discloses an application of an external-use plaster composition in preparation of a drug used for preventing, relieving and / or treating inflammatory diseases. A experiment proves that the external-use plaster composition is significant in effects on treatment of inflammatory diseases, is quick in the effects, is slight in toxic and side effects, is simple in the preparation method, is a drug used for treating inflammatory diseases safely, high-efficiently and stably, is suitable for industrial production, is easy to popularize. The invention provides a new drug source for preventing and treating the inflammatory diseases.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating chronic cardiac failure and a preparation method thereof, applied to the field of traditional Chinese medicines. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises traditional Chinese medicine main ingredients and medicinal auxiliary materials, wherein the traditional Chinese medicine main ingredients comprise astragalus, cassia twig, salvia miltiorrhiza, Chinese angelica, ginseng, red flower, motherwort, semen lepidii, poria cocos and pseudo-ginseng; and the medicinal auxiliary materials comprise dextrin, starch and lactose. The preparation method comprises the following steps: heating, refluxing and extracting astragalus, ginseng, pseudo-ginseng, poria cocos, salvia miltiorrhiza and semen lepidii according to a prescription ratio by using ethanol twice, filtering, merging the filtrate, and recovering ethanol to obtain liquid medicine; soaking cassia twig, red flower, motherwort and Chinese angelica according to the prescription ratio, adding the obtained medicine residue, decocting by using water, filtering to obtain liquid medicine, decocting by using water, filtering to obtain liquid medicine, and collecting distillate twice to obtain the liquid medicine; performing spray drying on the concentrated solution, and preparing extract powder; and adding the extract powder into dextrin, uniformly mixing, wetting the granules by using ethanol to obtain a finished preparation. By adopting the method for tonifying qi, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and warming yang to promote diuresis, the clinical symptoms of heart failure patients are improved, the myocardial contractility can be improved, and the pumped blood of venous return is increased, so that the heartbeat is increased, and the myocardial infarction range is narrowed.

A method of making a low molecular weight fraction of Phyllanthus niruri is provided. Such low molecular weight fraction is particularly useful for treating the skin, for example skin in need of treatment for signs of aging, for reducing inflammation, or for skin lightening.