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A method for skin treatment comprises the steps of delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one electrode in order to create an electric field; passing gas through the electric field in order to form plasma from the gas; and applying the plasma to the surface of skin. The amount of radio frequency power may be relatively low such that the application of plasma causes denaturation of collagen within the collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface, which may promote the generation of new collagen within the collagen-containing tissue.

The invention concerns a method and magnetic resonance apparatus for acquisition and generation of a time-resolved image series of an anatomical organ with a quasi-periodical movement in a subject, k-space is sampled in segments with a number of partial data sets, with the sampling points of each partial data set corresponding to grid points of a Cartesian sampling grid of a k-space segment, and the Cartesian sampling grids of the k-space segments being rotated relative to one another. A series of sub-data sets is incompletely acquired for each partial data set using alternating sampling schemes. Each incomplete sub-data set is associated with one of the individual images. For at least some of the partial data sets, complete sub-data sets are reconstructed from the incomplete sub-data sets. For the reconstruction of the individual images, in each of the individual images, at least some of the complete sub-data sets that are associated with this individual image are used.

In an electonic key associated with a device for skin treatment there is a housing and an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit is positioned within the housing, wherein the device for treating human tissue comprises a surgical instrument having a gas conduit terminating in a plasma exit nozzle, and an electrode associated with the conduit, and a radio frequency power generator coupled to the instrument electrode and arranged to deliver radio frequency power to the electrode in single or series of treatment pulses for creating a plasma from gas fed through the conduit, the pulses having durations in the range of from 2 ms to 100 ms.

The current invention provides a method for mobilising endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) and/or mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in a patient, wherein the method comprises the steps of (i) administering a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) agonist to the patient; and (ii) administering an antagonist of CXCR4 to the patient. Also provided are uses of EPC and MSC harvested using the methods of the invention.

A system and method for imaging an object, and using reference templates to recognize and enhance object image, including the identification of a template for a specific area of a target object to which images of the object may be compared, the use of the camera on a wireless device to image the target object, comparison of the images of the object within the specific area of the object to the template for that area of the object, identification of the image of the object from the comparison of the image to the template for the specific area of the object, and the storage of the template and the identified image on a data server.

A helicopter has a main rotor with propeller blades which is driven by a rotor shaft and which is hinge-mounted to this rotor shaft. The angle between the surface of rotation of the main rotor and the rotor shaft may vary. A swinging manner on an oscillatory shaft is essentially transverse to the rotor shaft of the main rotor and is directed transversally to the longitudinal axis of the vanes. The main rotor and the auxiliary rotor are connected to each other by a mechanical link. The swinging motions of the auxiliary rotor controls the angle of incidence (A) of at least one of the propeller blades of the main rotor. There are wings from the body and a stabilizer at the tail.

A method for skin treatment comprises the steps of delivering at least one pulse of radio frequency power to at least one electrode in order to create an electric field; passing gas through the electric field in order to form plasma from the gas; and applying the plasma to the surface of skin. The amount of radio frequency power may be relatively low such that the application of plasma causes denaturation of collagen within the collagen-containing tissue beneath the skin surface, which may promote the generation of new collagen within the collagen-containing tissue.

A bulk wave acoustic resonant structure which is in accordance with the invention allows the difficulties encountered at high frequency, the impossibility of working at low frequency on simple structures and the absence of an adequate coupling level to be overcome. The invention therefore proposes the use of an additional layer of material which covers the upper electrode of a piezoelectric transducer in order to localize the position of maximum intensity of the dynamic stress close to the centre of the piezoelectric layer through the effect of propagation. The structure that is in accordance with the invention may be associated with Bragg mirrors and various uses are presented.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical, therapeutic, nutritional, cosmetic, and dermatological compositions derived from the preicarp (rind) of the Garcinia mangostana L plant and the novel extraction processes used to produce those compositions. Specifically, the present invention relates, in part, to an approximately 0.01% to about 80% mixture of a xanthone-rich mangosteen pericarp (rind) extract in novel combinations for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, therapeutic or dermatological compositions that yield surprising health benefits. Additionally, the present invention relates, in part, to novel extraction processes that result in the production of the novel compositions of the invention.

An acoustic matching layer 1 according to the present invention includes a first acoustic matching layer 2, which has a low density and a low sonic velocity, and a second acoustic matching layer 3, which has a higher density and a higher sonic velocity. The first acoustic matching layer 2, of which the acoustic impedance is matched to that of a medium into an ultrasonic wave is radiated, is provided closer to the medium, while the second acoustic matching layer 3 is provided closer to a piezoelectric layer, thereby increasing the sensitivity of an ultrasonic transducer.

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section 14 for driving an ultrasonic probe 13 sending out an ultrasonic transmitted wave toward a tissue of an organism; a receiving section 15 for receiving an ultrasonic reflected wave, produced by getting the ultrasonic transmitted wave reflected by the tissue of the organism, through the ultrasonic probe to generate a received signal; a phase detecting section 17 for detecting the phase of the received signal to generate a phase detected signal; a positional displacement calculating section 31a for calculating the magnitudes of positional displacements at multiple measuring points, set on the tissue of the organism, based on the phase detected signal; a thickness variation calculating section 31b for calculating thicknesses or thickness variations, each measured between two arbitrary points set with respect to the measuring points, based on the magnitudes of positional displacements; and a maximum/minimum value calculating section 31c for finding the maximum and minimum thicknesses or thickness variations during a maximum value finding period and a minimum value finding period, which are defined as respective partial periods of one cardiac cycle of the organism. At least one of the greatest thickness difference, strain and elastic property is calculated based on a difference between the maximum and minimum thicknesses or thickness variations.

A panel filter including a pleated filter media, a frame and a screen is provided. The pleated filter media is supported by the frame which is a one piece die cut frame or a two-piece die cut frame with integrally formed webbing and border. The pleated filter media is further supported by the screen on one or both sides.

There is herein described a process for providing improved device performance and fabrication techniques for semiconductors. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for forming features, such as pixels, on GaN semiconductors using a p-GaN modification and annealing process. The process also relates to a plasma and thermal anneal process which results in a p-GaN modified layer where the annealing simultaneously enables the formation of conductive p-GaNand modified p-GaN regions that behave in an n-like manner and block vertical current flow. The process also extends to Resonant-Cavity Light Emitting Diodes (RCLEDs), pixels with a variety of sizes and electrically insulating planar layer for electrical tracks and bond pads.

An electronic home plate providing assistance to an umpire in determination whether a pitch results in a “strike” or a “ball”. The electronic home plate is implemented with eye-safe LEDs producing light beams extending vertically. If a ball intersects the light beams, the light reflected from the ball is scattered and incident on photodetectors embedded in the home plate. A microcomputer embedded in the electronic home plate calculates the height of the ball crossing the light beams, and if the height falls between the top and bottom boundaries of a strike zone adjusted to the height of the batter, an indication system is activated to produce a “strike” signal. The microcomputer in the electronic home plate is further configured to calculate speed of the ball passing over the home plate, and the lateral position of the ball.

COMPENSATED MOTOR TORQUE WIND TURBINE, constituted by a single blade (12) rotor (1) attached to a low speed shaft (3) with spindle (2) sustained in a nacelle (9), on gear bearing (7), at the end of the tower (8), being the power train elements: multiplier (5), generator (6) and brake (13) suspended from the nacelle (9) through a first bearing (4) aligned with the low speed shaft (3), forming a pendulum set (28) that allows them to rotate, compensating in its angular motion the rotor (1) torque, said pendulum set (28) accumulates potential energy when rising in its angular motion and releases it when the gust stops by descending and turning in the opposite direction of the rotation of the turbine's rotor (1) restituting turns to the generator's (6) rotor, being this effect a power regulator.

The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) population, extracellular vesicles secreted from said MSC population, and a combination thereof, and methods of use thereof in treatment of a disease or disorder.

A one-component prescription fluoride treatment composition having both fluoride efficacy and sensitivity relief is disclosed. The composition includes at least one metal fluoride and a nerve desensitizing agent such as potassium nitrate. The invention further includes a composition having at least one metal fluoride less than about 1.15% by weight of at least one metal fluoride; less than about 5 percent by weight of at least one alkali metal salt having desensitizing effect; at least one carrier; and at least one foaming agent that has thickening property. The composition may be formulated into a gel, a paste or any other convenient form, some of which contain abrasives.

The invention proposes a photosensitive optical fiber for inscribing a Bragg grating by UV illumination, in which the photosensitivity is very high either to reduce the exposure time or to increase the contrast of the optically induced refraction index variations, whilst retaining a reasonable exposure time. Thanks to this high contrast, the fiber of the invention, imprinted with a linear chirp, in addition to correcting chromatic dispersion, is also effective in correcting the chromatic dispersion slope of a fiber of ordinary contrast, imprinted with a quadratic chirp. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber of the invention is photosensitive in the cladding. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a non-photosensitive dopant is added to the core of said fiber to reduce the refractive index in the core, reducing the birefringence of the fiber.

A method of providing an anti-VLA-4 antibody to a patient.

The present disclosure discloses a lithium ion battery comprising a battery shell, a cover assembly, an electrode assembly, a first current collecting plate and a second current collecting plate. The electrode assembly comprises a positive plate, a negative plate and a separator provided therebetween which are coiled together. The electrode assembly and the current collecting plates are disposed in a space formed by the battery shell and the cover assembly. The first and second current collecting plates are disposed at each end of the electrode assembly respectively, with a first uncoated area of the positive plate and a second uncoated area of the negative plate being welded to the first and second current collecting plates respectively.

Color 3D image display devices that show realistic 3D images using right images for right eye and left images for left eyes. Multi-users can view the 3D images from different angles. The size of data is small enough to be practical. Location changeable slots means such as liquid crystal slots are used to have realistic 3D images.