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A flat interface nerve electrode is provided along with a method for its use. The electrode provides a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a non-conductive cuff structure, which acts to gently and non-evasively redefine the geometry of a nerve through the application of a force so as to apply pressure to a nerve in a defined range, namely from 2 to 40 mmHG and more preferably from 15 to 30 mmHG and most preferably from 15 mmHG to 20 MMHG. This range is selected to minimize the reduction of blood flow within the tissue, which preferably is at least 70% of the initial value, more preferably 90% of the initial value. The cuff has an opening, which is elongated relative to the diameter of the nerve to which it is applied. Preferably, the cuff is constructed from an elastic bio-compatible material having top and bottom beam members configured to define a nerve opening. The cuff is open at one side and has a connection at the other side which results in a spring force being applied through the surfaces of the nerve opening to the subject nerve. During implantation the open sides of the cuff are closed so as to capture the nerve in the cuff. As the nerve is reshaped, specific nerve axons become more easily addressed through the epineurium by the embedded conductive elements.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an MES processor for acquisition and processing of myoelectric signals from muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The MES processor is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneous a tissue region. The MES processor includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the power source, and a microcontroller for control of the MES processor. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide an acquisition and processing system for sensing myoelectric signals from muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The acquisition and processing system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an MES processor electrically connected to the lead.

A cellular PDA communication system for allowing a plurality of cellular phone users to monitor each others' location and status, to initiate cellular phone calls by touching a symbol on the display screen with a stylus or finger which can also include conferencing calling. The system also provides for remote activation of a cellular phone by an initiator causing the remote cellular phone to annunciate audio announcements, to call another phone number, to increase the volume of the speaker, to vibrate or to display images or videos. All this is accomplished with a conventional cellular phone PDA that includes GPS navigation with an enhanced improved software program.

A voice communication system over WiFi 802.11 network includes: WiFi phone devices, subscription servers and wireless access points. Through voice and data gateways the system can transfer both voice and data streams through WiFi; Phone devices with both wired and WiFi wireless interfaces can automatically switches between wired network and wireless network through WiFi access points. Subscription server maintains the current status of each device every time it changes location. Voice packets are prioritized over regular data packets and dispatched to different network interface by smart packet dispatcher. Quality of service for voice conversation over WiFi is achieved by various methods: piggy-tail method and ACK enhancements and other improvements to reduce delay and latency of real time voice packets.

A method and system for application-to-application data exchange provides data conversion from the format of a source application to the format of a target application upon receipt of data by the target application. To achieve compatibility among applications exchanging data, the preferred system uses a standard set of terms (metaterms residing in a metabase) and process names (residing in a process repository) for building metadata packets that inform both applications as to their respective data representation. A metadata packet includes a standard name (metaterm) and application specific data format, as well as an optional associated process name. Source metadata provided in connection with source application-specific data enables the conversion of the source format to the format compatible with the target. This method eliminates data conversion at the source application. This method assures that data conversion/translation is performed only once during an exchange event: that is, upon receipt at the target application.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an electrical signal processor for acquisition and processing of electric signals from tissue. The electrical signal processor is sized and configured to be implanted in subcutaneous tissue. The electrical signal processor includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving a first radio frequency wireless telemetry to recharge the power source, and an antenna for receiving a second radio frequency wireless telemetry for communication with the electrical signal processor.

A method for manufacturing footwear including injection molding a polymeric material on a sheet of material in preselected locations and/or in a preselected pattern so that the polymeric material bonds to the sheet and forms a structural exoskeleton of an upper of the footwear. The upper can be joined with a sole. The polymeric material can be injection molded on the sheet while the sheet is in a planar or flat configuration, and subsequently, the sheet and bonded exoskeleton can be conformed to a three-dimensional configuration of an upper. Additional polymeric materials can be injected on the exoskeleton to reinforce certain areas of the same. The exoskeleton can define one or more holes through which the sheet is visible to form one or more aesthetic regions on the upper. An article of footwear constructed with the method is also provided.

The present invention relates to a novel matrix-valued transform framework to process digital signals. According to one aspect of the invention, matrix-valued methods and apparatus are described to transform a vector-valued discrete-time data sequence from time-domain into frequency-domain. In another aspect, matrix-valued methods and apparatus are described to transform a vector-valued data sequence from frequency-domain into time-domain. Furthermore, the new framework disclosed in this invention also provides a plurality of methods and apparatus for basic signal processing functions and operations of a matrix-valued communication system. These functions and operations include but are not limited to matrix-valued fast Fourier transformation, matrix-valued linear and circular convolution, matrix-valued correlation, matrix-valued multiplexing and de-multiplexing, and matrix-valued data coding and decoding.

A heat treatable 7000 series aluminum alloy has a micro-structure with a crystal grain size of 45 mu m or less and an aspect ratio (longitudinal/long transverse ratio of crystal grain) of preferably 4 or less, whereby its corrosion resistance is improved outstandingly by applying a solution heat treatment and hardening and subsequently, applying an aging treatment at 100 to 145 DEG C. for 5 to 50 hr, a reversion treatment at 140 to 195 DEG C. for 0.5 to 30 hr. and a re-aging treatment at 100 to 145 DEG C. for 5 to 50 hr. to thereby make an electroconductivity to 38-40 IACS %, and render the micro-structure so as to have a minimum distance for the eta phase on the crystal grain boundary of 20 nm or more and a maximum size for the eta ' phase in the crystal grain of 20 nm or less.

Methods for protection of a human from SVFS comprise the administration of a flavonoid compound of the basic structures 2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran or 2-phenyl-4-keto-1-benzopyran or glycosides thereof, alone or, optionally, together with one or more of an olive kernel extract, a non-bovine sulfated proteoglycan, bitter willow extract, a D-hexosamine sulfate, S-adenosylmethionine, folic acid, vitamin B12 and a serotonin inhibitor. Such treatment prevents, reduces or eliminates SVFS in patients receiving as much as 300-3000 mg/day of niacin therapeutically, whether administered prior to, or along with, an anti-SVFS composition.

Disclosed is a system, method, and program for extracting data from a record in a first format and inserting data into a record in a second format during an insert operation. A determination is made of location information for data in at least one record in at least one column in the first format involved in the insert operation from which data will be extracted and of location information for data in at least one record in at least one column in the second format involved in the insert operation into which the data extracted from a corresponding column in the first format will be inserted. For each column from which data will be extracted, the determined location information is used to generate at least one instruction to move the data in each column in the record in the first format to each corresponding column of one record in the second format. The location information of the columns in records in the first and second formats involved in the data movement operations is encoded in the at least one instruction. The instruction may be repeated for multiple records in the first format from which data will be extracted into multiple records in the second format.