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Light generating devices for illuminating portions of vascular tissue, to render photodynamic therapy. In one embodiment, a light source array preferably including a plurality of light emitting diodes, a focusing lens, and a light diffusing element are included in a distal end of a catheter. A balloon is optionally provided to interrupt blood flow that can block the transmission of light, and to center the apparatus in a blood vessel. Optical fibers optionally direct light from the light source to the diffusing element. The light source array can have a radial or linear configuration and can produce more than one wavelength of light for activating different photoreactive agents. Linear light source elements are particularly useful to treat elongate portions of tissue in a vessel. One embodiment intended for use with a conventional balloon catheter integrates light sources into a guidewire.

The present invention is directed generally to systems, devices and methods for direct delivery of agents, e.g., pharmaceutical agents, to target spinal and neuronal anatomies, e.g., the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), for the treatment of various disorders, particularly pain and pain related disorders, such as chronic itch, sensory disorders, multiple sclerosis, post-herpetic neuralgia and the like. The system, devices and methods of the invention encompass the agents to be delivered to the target anatomy alone or in combination with electrical stimulation. The delivery device and systems and methods as disclosed herein place the distal end of the delivery element, which comprises at least one agent delivery structure, and optionally at least one electrode, in close proximity, or in contact with or next to the target spinal anatomy, e.g., DRG. A variety of agents can be delivered using the device, including sodium channel blockers, biologics, neuroinflammatory modulators, toxins etc., to selectively neuromodulate the neurons. Agent delivery and/or electrical stimulation can be automated and/or can be controlled automatically or by a pre-determined program, or by a patient control pump (PCA).

The present invention relates to dialysis solutions for peritoneal dialysis, containing hydroxyethyl starch as the osmotically-active substance, electrolytes and, optionally, conventional additives, where the hydroxyethyl starch has a molecular weight Mw in the range from 10,000 to 150,000, a substitution MS in the range from 0.10 to 0.40, a substitution DS in the range from 0.09 to 0.35 and a substitution ratio C2/C6>=8. With this peritoneal dialysis solution it is possible, with an outstanding ultrafiltration, to maintain a longer dwell time, for example the dialysis solution can be utilized for a period of 12 hours in the CAPD without replacement. In addition, the inventive dialysis solution is also particularly advantageous for patients with residual kidney function. The resorption of the osmotically active substance is clearly diminished and even after a dwell time of 12 hours it amounts to a maximum of 60-70%.

To increase the conductivity and electric capacity of an electrode which includes active material particles and the like and is used in a battery, a graphene net including 1 to 100 graphene sheets is used instead of a conventionally used conduction auxiliary agent add binder. The graphene net which has a two-dimensional expansion and a three-dimensional structure is more likely to touch active material particles or another conduction auxiliary agent, thereby increasing the conductivity and the bonding strength between active material particles. This graphene net is obtained by mixing graphene oxide and active material particles and then heating the mixture in a vacuum or a reducing atmosphere.

The invention relates to a Chinese medical compound for curing cardiovascular disease, and is prepared by the following raw medicines: green tangerine peel, bupleurum, nutgrass galingale rhizome, turmeric root-tuber, pittosporm root, gentiana scabra bge, black nightshade herb, gambir plant, tuber fleeceflower root broil, radix astragali, cassia twig, ageratum, plantain seed, south dodder seed, red paeony root, szechuan lovage rhizome, kudzuvine root, malaytea scurfpea fruit, danshen root, hawthorn, safflower, pericarpium trichosanthis, blackberrykiky rhizome, tree peony bark, india madder root, dangshen, sojutsu var broil, indian buead, chicken's gizzard-membrane, combined spicebush root, cinnamon, baical skullcap root, ephedra herb, chinese magnoliavine fruit, fragrant solomonseal rhizome, radix stemonae broil, pinellia tuber broil, white mustard seed, nodakenin, sandalwood, rosewood heart wood, longstamen onion bulb, angelica, clematis root, kadsura pepper stem, ovientvine, herb pyrolae, desertliving cistanche, hairy antler, medicinal indianmulberry root, barbary wolfberry fruit, glossy privet fruit, dogwood, rhizoma anemarrhenae, amur corktree bark, spina date seed, platycladi seed, pubescent holly root, thinleaf milkwort root-bark broil, grassleaf sweelflag rhizome, silktree albizzia bark, twotooth achyranthes root, paris polyphylla, chinese date, oriental waterplantain rhizome, songaria cynomorium herb, papermulberry fruit, leech, cortex lycii radicis, earthworm, lucid ganoderma, glabrous greenbrier rhizome, magnetic stone dust, and longhairy antenoron herb with smallleaves. The invention has good curing effects on the applicable diseases.

An electric wheeled apparatus comprises a main body, at least one wheel supported by the main body in a rotatable manner; an electric motor configured to apply torque to the at least one wheel, a battery interface configured to removably receive at least one battery pack which is originally designed as a power source of an electric power tool, and an electric circuit unit configured to electrically connect the at least one battery pack attached to the battery interface with the electric motor.

A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a ceramic honeycomb structure having porous partition walls defining a plurality of flow paths for flowing an exhaust gas through the porous partition walls to remove particulates from the exhaust gas, wherein one end of each flow path is provided with a sealer, such that sealers of the flow paths in an inlet and an outlet of the ceramic honeycomb structure in a desired pattern; wherein the partition walls have thickness of 0.1-0.5 mm and a porosity of 50-80%; wherein the porosity of the sealers is larger than that of partition walls; and wherein the depth of the sealers is 3-15 mm.

A structure of a mosquito trapper has a container filled with predetermined water, a supporting flotation body, and a trapping mesh below the flotation body and with the flotation body. The supporting flotation body conforming to the inner periphery of the container floats on the water, and can rise or fall freely as the water level varies due to the water amount increasing or decreasing. The holes of the trapping mesh must be smaller than a grown mosquito and large enough to allow larvae to pass therethrough in the initial stage. The female mosquito is attracted to produce eggs on the water surface. After the eggs becoming larvae, the larvae will swim into the trapping mesh to grow. The grown mosquitoes can be trapped in the container by the trapping mesh and finally die.

The present invention provides a battery-driven electronic device for which a long time use of the battery can be achieved and mobile communications equipment such as a portable telephone. Even if the time at which the output voltage of a battery 201 becomes below the supply voltage required by a load 206 including a power amplifier for wireless communications comes earlier than a conventional lithium ion battery because of its discharge characteristics that the battery voltage change ratio is 0.25 or more, a step-up and -down converter 200 operates as follows. When the output voltage of the battery is higher than the supply voltage required by the load, the voltage is set to a predetermined supply voltage by the step-down operation mode. When the output voltage of the battery is decreased and becomes lower than the supply voltage required by the load, the voltage is set to a predetermined supply voltage by the step-up operation mode. Thus, even for a battery employing a new material having a high energy density, a long term use of the battery can be achieved.

The present invention provides an electronic cigarette includes a smoke pole having a chamber, a smoke oil accommodating assembly used for storing smoke oil, an atomization assembly used for atomizing the smoke oil; and a smoke nozzle assembly. The smoke nozzle assembly, the smoke oil accommodating assembly and the atomization assembly are orderly assembled in the chamber of the smoke pole. The smoke nozzle assembly includes a seal ring used for isolating the smoke nozzle assembly and the smoke oil, and at least two filters used for filtering. The seal ring has air-through hole. The at least two filters are sequentially arranged at one side of the seal ring and communicate with the air-through pipe located at another side of the seal ring via the air-through hole. The at least two layers of filter can improve the filtering effect, effectively filter out harmful ingredients

The present invention provides a method for accelerating start-up for SAGD-type operation by providing radio frequency heating devices inside the lateral wells that can re-heat the injected steam after losing heat energy during the initial injection. The method also extends the lateral wells such that the drilling of vertical wells can be reduced to save capital expenses.

Disclosed is an absorbent article elongated to have longitudinally opposed front and rear edges and transversely opposed left and right edges. The absorbent article includes a stack of: a backsheet having a liquid barrier effect; a liquid absorbent layer; a hydrophilic intermediate sheet including fibers; and a hydrophilic topsheet including fibers. The absorbent article has a central region of a predetermined width, which is spaced apart from the left and right edges and formed with a plurality of liquid passage holes continuously extending from the topsheet to the intermediate sheet.

An object of the invention is to provide an yttria-alumina composite oxide film wherein peeling-off of the film from a substrate may be prevented. An intermediary layer is provided on a substrate containing at least one of alumina and yttria-alumina composite oxide as a main component. In the intermediary layer, a ratio (Y/A) of a molar ratio Y of yttria to a molar ratio A of alumina is not smaller than 0.1 and not larger than 0.9. An yttria-alumina composite oxide film is formed on the intermediary layer. A ratio (YAG (420)/M) of a peak intensity YAG (420) of a (420) plane of a garnet phase to a maximum peak intensity M of crystal phases other than the garnet phase is 2.5 or more in the yttria-alumina composite oxide film based on an X-ray diffraction measurement.

In a sensor element 101, a reference gas regulation pump cell 90 pumps in oxygen to the periphery of a reference electrode 42 in which a reference gas is introduced, by the flow of a control current Ip3 between the reference electrode 42 and an outer pump electrode 23 located in a region exposed to a measurement-object gas. An average current density of the reference electrode 42 under the flow of this control current Ip3 is higher than 0 μA/mm² and lower than 400 μA/mm². The average current density is preferably not higher than 170 μA/mm². An average value of the control current Ip3 is preferably higher than 1 μA. The outer pump electrode 23 as a measurement-object gas side electrode of the reference gas regulation pump cell 90 may be provided on an outer surface of a layered body (or more specifically, on a second solid electrolyte layer 6).

The present invention is an Always On, Hands-free, Speech Activated, Power-optimized Wireless Communications Device with associated base. The unique value of the device is that a person can use the device at any time, 24×7, with hands-free operation. People can wear it 24×7 on their body either around their neck or on their wrist or wherever it best meets their needs. Speech activation provides greater convenience for the person in using the wireless communications device, and at the same time, it allows the microcontroller greater control of power consuming resources. The wireless communications device may host simple, low power applications. In addition, applications will reside in the base, and in an application (either voice or data) server that is accessed by the wireless communications base.

The invention discloses a high cobalt nickel-based high-temperature alloy used at 650 to 750 DEG C and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of high-temperature alloys. Thedifficult problem about improving the comprehensive performance of the nickel-based high-temperature alloy with the consideration of alloy performance and use cost in the prior art is solved by precisely controlling the component range of Co in the high-temperature alloy. The alloy is prepared from the components in percentage by mass: less than or equal to 0.1 percent of C, 12 to 20 percent of Cr, less than or equal to 4.0 percent of Mo, less than or equal to 6 percent of W, 12.01 to 25.00 percent of Co, less than or equal to 14 percent of Fe, 4.0 to 8.0 percent of Nb, 0.6 to 2.6 percent of Al, 0.4 to 1.4 percent of Ti, 0.003 to 0.03 percent of P, 0.003 to 0.015 percent of B, and the balance of Ni; the content of a gamma' phase is 15 to 30 mass percent; the content of eta-Ni3Al0.5Nb0.5 is0.5 to 10.0 mass percent. The preparation method of the nickel-based high-temperature alloy comprises the processes of smelting, forging and cogging, and performing heat treatment. According to the high cobalt nickel-based high-temperature alloy and the preparation method thereof, the high cobalt nickel-based high-temperature alloy can be used at the temperature of 650 to 750 DEG C.