2602 results about "Natural state" patented technology

The method of the present invention derives the illness probability of any selected person from a database of people stored in a computer and / or on a computer network using collected relational data from every person in the database, including whether a person has a contact relationship with another person in said database and utilizes a database of illnesses infection probability functions given different illnesses and states of nature including data relating to social relationship; type of disease; probability function of infection given a time unit; length of contact of the particular contact relationship link; and calculates at least one relational path between said person and each person in the data base with whom there is a contact relationship, direct or via other persons in the said database for deriving the illness probability of the selected person. In addition. the method of the present invention permits selecting the optimum treatment for a patient with an infectious disease based upon recommending a drug or drugs deemed optimum for treating the patient and permits generating alerts for the detection of emergency events such as the outbreak of an infectious disease or a biological, chemical or nuclear attack and for diseases management. Moreover, in accordance with the method of the present invention a given patient may compare his or her medical record with summary information of patients with similar defined criteria.

The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device.

The disclosed stent is formed of an elongate, flexible duct having a very thin wall and a preformed diameter, length, and shape. The stent is constructed of a woven tubular structure of multiple strands or elements. The woven tubular structure is thermally set to a predetermined diameter and length, so that the "at rest" or natural condition of the tubular structure is predictable. A retention or holding member can be formed at one or both of the ends of the stent. This retention member can be reduced in diameter for insertion into the body passage. The woven tubular structure provides a path for fluids to flow in and around the stent, while a patent lumen is being developed. The woven tubular structure allows the stent to be extended or stretched over a guidewire or other noncompressive member, to thereby reduce the diameter of the stent for insertion of the stent into a body passage.

Devices, systems, and methods for recording, and / or stimulation, and / or blocking of a nerve make use of a molded cuff electrode. An electrically conductive surface is coupled to an inside surface of the cuff's elastic body. The electrically conductive surface and the body assume a coiled configuration in its natural state. An applicator tool having a body and a slider are used to implant the cuff electrode about a nerve.

An implantable device for occluding a septal defect has interleaved frame sections that allow flexibility to conform to a variety of defect geometries and provide reliable occlusion during endothelialization. Left and right frames connect to opposite ends of a floating connection post. The device is resiliently deformable and is biased into a natural state wherein, in situ in a variety of defect geometries, the device applies a sandwiching force to the tissue surrounding the defect that is relatively uniform across its diameter, improving stability and promoting occlusion.

The invention discloses a three-axis test device and methods for sediments including gas hydrates, relating to a testing technology of sediments including gas hydrates. The device is used for making samples with different hydrate contents and uniform distribution by utilizing first circulation and saturation and then cooling of gas-containing saturated water in the samples and then carrying out three-axis shear on the sample in a certain confining pressure so as to determine the mechanical parameters of the samples. Based on the device, a set of methods for testing the three-axis mechanical parameters of the sediments including gas hydrates is formed, and the mechanical parameters measured by the method are closer to the natural state. The device and methods disclosed by the invention are used for carrying out an accurate simulation test on the marine gas hydrate forming process in a laboratory, providing technical assurance and support for the further study of physical and mechanical properties of the marine soil including gas hydrates, and promoting the further development of the research powerfully.

Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate systems, methods, apparatuses and program products that provide position tracking using a simple, low frequency oscillator that is attached to an object to be tracked, and one or more receiving stations that are placed around the area in which the object moves. Embodiments of the invention enable position tracking of the object using light weight equipment which minimally impacts the object's natural state.

Elucidating the function of proteins in mammalian cells is particularly challenging due to the inherent complexity of these systems. Methods to study protein function in living cells ideally perturb the activity of only the protein of interest but otherwise maintain the natural state of the host cell or organism. Ligand-dependent inteins offer single-protein specificity and other desirable features as an approach to control protein function in cells post-translationally. Some aspects of this invention provide second-generation ligand-dependent inteins that splice to substantially higher yields and with faster kinetics in the presence of the cell-permeable small molecule 4-HT, especially at 37° C., while exhibiting comparable or improved low levels of background splicing in the absence of 4-HT, as compared to the parental inteins. These improvements were observed in four protein contexts tested in mammalian cells at 37° C., as well as in yeast cells assayed at 30° C. or 37° C. The newly evolved inteins described herein are therefore promising tools as conditional modulators of protein structure and function in yeast and mammalian cells.

The invention relates to an ecological restoration method for a city watercourse. The ecological restoration method for the city watercourse is characterized in that the polluted city watercourse is comprehensively restored with the combination of physical, biological and ecological technologies, the ecological theory is used for reference in the treatment process, the ecological idea is used as the guiding thought, a complex water ecosystem structure is constructed and restored, the original natural state of the watercourse is restored, the self-cleaning capacity of a river system is improved, the environment is beautified, and the local city microclimates are improved at the same time. The ecological restoration method mainly comprises the steps of (1) controlling a pollution source, (2) modifying the river bank, (3) optimizing the environment of the river bottom, (4) modifying the watercourse, (5) conducting aeration and oxygenation, (6) constructing an aquatic plant community, (7) constructing a fish and macrobenthos community, and (8) maintaining the system. The watercourse ecological system restored through the ecological restoration method has the certain anti-interference capacity, on the premise that a large amount of exogenous pollution is cut off, the certain-strength interference can be resisted, and the good ecological environmental effect is obtained. After one-time input, the better ecological benefit can be obtained only with a small number of maintenance costs.

A code-type sensor for detecting a change in capacitance includes a plurality of detection electrodes for detecting a change in capacitance, a shield electrode surrounding the plurality of detection electrodes so as to restrict a detection range of the capacitance and having an opening in a direction of detection, and a contact detecting electrode for detecting contact disposed along a longitudinal direction of the sensor. The detection electrodes are disposed at a position close to the opening in the shield electrode and at a position far from the opening in the shield electrode. The contact detecting electrode is disposed on a back side in the direction of detection of the shield electrode. The respective detection electrodes are integrally connected to each other in such a way as to be held in a separate state, the detection electrodes and the shield electrode are integrally connected to each other in such a way as to be held in a separate state, and the shield electrode and the contact detecting electrode are kept in such a way as to be held in a separate state across a clearance in a natural state and are brought into contact with each other when the sensor is pressed in the direction of detection by contact of an object.

A photoactive moiety exhibiting an anisotropic transition dipole. The moiety exhibits emission of polarized light in response to energy absorption. In a preferred embodiment, the moiety comprises a particle from the group consisting of a crystalline arrangement of photoactive molecules and a photoactive nanocrystal. The moiety may include a matrix in which photoactive objects exhibiting an anisotropic emission dipole are embedded. The moiety may be photobleached to product the anisotropy and the photoactive objects may have a one dimensional transition dipole in their natural state.

The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device.

The present invention relates to the determining of morphometric properties of bodily hollow systems at the natural state or during distension of the organ using a balloon or bag. A method of obtaining morphometric measures of a hollow internal organ is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of introducing from an exteriorly accessible opening of a bodily hollow system a catheter into the hollow system, the catheter being provided with one or more inflatable balloons situated between a proximal end and a distal end of the catheter, subsequently inflating at least one of the balloons in the hollow internal organ at least until the balloon abuts an inner wall of the hollow system and determining at least one morphometric parameter at a level of inflation. Moreover, the invention relates to an apparatus for measurement of morphometric data of a bodily hollow system.

The invention relates to a method of realizing the visualization of track arm movement in fields such as immersion interactive game, dangerous industrial control, virtual reality, etc. The current method is not very much in line with human daily interaction habits. The method of the invention is: roughly locating the target window for arm position through analyzing the central logo color information of wrist and elbow in real-time image sequence; then carrying out central logo extraction and three-dimensional reconstruction of characteristic points for the rough target window from two synchronized camera; lastly carrying out robust control with the three-dimensional characteristic points of wrist and elbow based on fuzzy predictive control technology, and generating stable navigation control signals. The method of the invention can realize six degrees of freedom arm navigation operation, thus human arms and hands can be in a natural state when interacting, the operator can carry out human-computer interaction in a natural way, which is much more in line with human daily interaction habits.

A head-related transfer function measurement method includes the steps of: first measuring, including placing an acousto-electric conversion unit nearby both ears of a listener where placement of an electro-acoustic conversion unit is assumed, picking up sound waves emitted at a perceived sound source position with the acousto-electric conversion unit in a state with a dummy head or a human at the listener position, and measuring a head-related transfer function from only the sound waves directly reaching the acousto-electric conversion unit; second measuring, including picking up sound waves emitted at a perceived sound source position with the acousto-electric conversion unit, with no dummy head or human at the listener position, and measuring a natural-state transfer property from only the sound waves directly reaching the acousto-electric conversion unit; normalizing the head-related transfer function with the natural-state transfer property to obtain a normalized head-related transfer function; which is stored in a storage unit.

The invention discloses a composite material capable of releasing volatile substances persistently and a preparation method thereof. The composite material is prepared from the following main components in parts by weight: 10-50 parts of aqueous resin, 50-180 parts of natural fiber, 3-8 parts of water-solubility hardening agent, 8-15 parts of phase transfer catalyst, 50-150 parts of filler, 2-9 parts of volatile substance and 100-200 parts of water. The invention uses the natural fiber and common high molecular materials as carriers of the volatile substances, has simple preparation and low production cost and can be decomposed directly in a natural state.

This invention relates to a rock cleavage shearing - seepage coupling test box, the characteristic lay in: box shell includes upper box and lower box, both fitting surface are flat. Inter of upper box and lower box have similar size flute, and two flute together form cavity that can hold rock test piece; Near upper end of left and right wall sheet of lower box have set up water entry and water exit; box shell executed by metal or alloy that has high compressive strength, good water erosion bearing quality. This invention can carry out rock cleavage shearing - seepage coupling test under high infiltration water pressure. because of the designing of sealing device, in the test process water current leakage will not occur when up and down cleavage test piece in conjunction with upper and lower box occurring relative shearing displacement, and still flowing according to predesigned path and mode, so strained condition more fit for nature, data more sincerity, conclusion can serve practical engineering better.

A method for treating a disease by returning the body to a natural condition. The method adjusts a parameter of a thermotherapy for treating or preventing the disease, disability, or condition of a patient and comprises (A) a step of measuring the redox potential (or pH value) of the patient and (B) a step of determining the parameter of thermotherapy suited to the patient according to the redox potential. Considering returning the biopotential to a range called homeostatic potential, a therapeutic potential of −75 mV to −90 mV (the potential in the cell is −75 mV) the absolute value of which is higher than that of the cell is given. It has been found that this therapy effects a cure.

The invention relates to a human natural state emotion identification method based on double-mode combination of expression and behavior. The human natural state emotion identification method comprises the following steps of S1, establishing an emotion cognition architecture in two classification modes; S2, performing human body area detection on a natural-gesture human body image of video input; S3, performing characteristic point extraction on the image in a human body trunk subarea, obtaining a characteristic point motion track according to the characteristic points in image frames at different time, acquiring a main motion track which reflects human body behavior from the characteristic point motion track by means of a clustering method, extracting a human body trunk motion characteristic from the main motion track; S4, acquiring an emotion cognition coarse classification result according to the human body trunk motion characteristic; S5, performing face expression characteristic extraction on the image of the face sub-area; and S6, outputting an emotion cognition fine-classification result which corresponds with the searched face expression characteristic. Compared with the prior art, the human natural state emotion identification method has advantages of high identification precision, wide application range, easy realization, etc.

A process for preparing molecular sieve SAPO-34 includes such steps as adding deionized water to the container with stirrer, proportionally and sequentially adding the compounds of Al, P and Si and organic amine while stirring, evaporating water in baker to obtain dried substance, putting it on the upper position of a gas-phase reactor, filling the mixture of organic amine and water into its bottom, reaction, cooling, washing, drying and calcining.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for phase measurement which address the problem of phase noise using combinations of a number of strategies including, but not limited to, common-path interferometry, phase referencing, active stabilization and differential measurement. Embodiment are directed to optical devices for imaging small biological objects with light. These embodiments can be applied to the fields of, for example, cellular physiology and neuroscience. These preferred embodiments are based on principles of phase measurements and imaging technologies. The scientific motivation for using phase measurements and imaging technologies is derived from, for example, cellular biology at the sub-micron level which can include, without limitation, imaging origins of dysplasia, cellular communication, neuronal transmission and implementation of the genetic code. The structure and dynamics of sub-cellular constituents cannot be currently studied in their native state using the existing methods and technologies including, for example, x-ray and neutron scattering. In contrast, light based techniques with nanometer resolution enable the cellular machinery to be studied in its native state. Thus, preferred embodiments of the present invention include systems based on principles of interferometry and / or phase measurements and are used to study cellular physiology. These systems include principles of low coherence interferometry (LCI) using optical interferometers to measure phase, or light scattering spectroscopy (LSS) wherein interference within the cellular components themselves is used, or in the alternative the principles of LCI and LSS can be combined to result in systems of the present invention.

The invention relates to a method for cross breeding and seedling propagation of paphiopedilum, which comprises the steps of artificial pollination, sterile seeding, strong seedling culture, and test-tube plantlet transplant. After the artificial pollination of paphiopedilum coenospecies, a powdery embryo in hybrid fruits is inoculated to a specially prepared seed germination culture medium for culture; plantlets obtained by the sterile seeding are inoculated to a specially prepared strong seedling culture medium for strong seedling culture; and finally, the test-tube plantlet transplant is performed. The method uses unique culture media, ensures the high germination rate, quick seedling and high seedling quality of paphiopedilum hybrid seeds, has the advantages of high operability, high application value and the like, and overcomes the difficulty that the paphiopedilum hybrid seeds are extremely difficult to germinate in a natural state due to the incomplete development of embryo and other difficulties.

Automatic detection and switching between computer-enabled input modes is provided. An automatic switching input mode may be selected that allows input modes to be automatically switched from one mode to another based on user behavior. If a user's computer system is in selection mode (keyboard or mousing device), the user may enter and manipulate data via mouse movement or keyboard selection. If the user moves an electronic pen to the user's computer display screen, her computer system automatically switches to pen input mode without the requirement that the user manually switch to pen mode. Subsequently, if the user moves her mousing device or selects a key on her keyboard, her system automatically switches back to selection mode. Additionally, one input mode may be readily latched for operation as a different input mode. For example, a user may latch a pen input mode for operation as a mouse input mode. Conversely, a mouse input mode may be latched for operation as a pen input mode. Each input mode may be easily switched back to its natural state based on user behavior.

The invention relates to a multi-angle facial expression recognition method under a natural state. The method comprises the following steps: inputting multi-angle facial expression image data, and carrying out pretreatment on the image data; establishing an MVFE-LightNet network structure; after pretreatment, inputting the image data to an input layer, and after passing through two two-dimensionalconvolution layers, extracting image low-level edge features; then, carrying out image deep feature extraction and processing through 6 residual-depth-separable convolution layers, one two-dimensional convolution layer and one GlobalAveragePooling2D layer in sequence; and finally, sending the extracted image deep features to a Softmax classifier for training and recognition, and realizing classification output. The method is suitable for multi-angle facial expression recognition; the method is fast in operation speed and can realize real-time operation; the method is high in recognition ratein different angles of facial expression recognition; and the method effectively solves the overfitting problem due to increase of network layer number.

Insulating packaging material is wrapped or otherwise positioned around the typically temperature sensitive product, with the packing material including, alternatively, 1 ply (FIG. 22; metallized plastic film), 2 ply (FIGS. 23 & 24) and 3 ply (FIG. 25) material, in which some of the 2 ply & 3 ply embodiments include a layer of bubble wrap material having its bubble side placed or laminated against the flat side of the adjacent ply, which adjacent ply can be, for example, a mettalized plastic film or a foam layer or both layers can be included. With such a bubble side arrangement, multitudinous air pockets are formed between the bubbles of the bubble wrap and the other ply's typically flat interfacing surface. A separate layer of bubble wrap also preferably is placed about the interior of the box with its bubble side placed against the interior flat surfaces of the box, with the bubbles forming air pockets with the flat sides, further enhancing the insulating properties of the packaging for the goods. An exemplary system for delivering perishable groceries (120 / 120'), including a corrugated cardboard or other type box (100); a source of cold (or heat as needed) maintaining the temperature inside the box within a desired temperature range for hours or days, using an all encompassing pouch of packet material (110 / 10), used individually (FIGS. 2 & 3) or collectively (FIGS. 5 & 6), with each packet (17) containing a super-absorbent polymer (14, FIG. 12) which is hydrated (14', FIG. 12A) and then either frozen (e.g., in a freezer) or heated (e.g., in a microwave), without producing moisture as the polymer returns to its natural state; a protective cover (130) protecting the box and its contents from heat radiation (e.g., sunlight).

The invention discloses an aortic valve stent (100) capable of preventing perivalvular leakage. The aortic valve stent (100) capable of preventing perivalvular leakage comprises a stent (110) and an artificial valve (104), wherein the stent (110) is composed of a plurality of grid cells (112); the artificial valve (104) is connected to the grid cells (112); a sealing unit (106) is arranged at the bottom of the stent (110); the sealing unit (106) is made from a metal memory material and laminated; in a natural state, the sealing unit (106) is arched outwards along the axial direction of the stent and of an annular structure along the peripheral direction of the stent (110); one end of the sealing unit (106) is free and is a free end (116); the other end of the sealing unit (106) is fixed with the bottom of the stent (110) by a fixing element, and is a fixed end (126); when the sealing unit (106) is compressed to enter a sheathing canal, the free end (116) of the sealing unit (106) turns towards the bottom end of the stent and around the fixed end (126), thus the sealing unit (106) is not superposed with the stent (110).

The invention discloses a radial pulse wave detection device, comprising a base, a sliding seat, a tooth holder, a rocker arm, a sensor connector and a sensor; the sliding seat is arranged on the sliding rail at the bottom part of the base, the sliding seat and the base are both provided with a supporting face for supporting and fixing a wrist; the tooth holder is fixed on the upper part of the base; the rocker arm is installed on the tooth holder through a revolving shaft; the joint surface of the rocker arm and the tooth holder is meshed by a tooth face; the sensor connector is installed on the rocker arm in a slip manner; the sensor is installed on the sensor connector; and the output end of the sensor is connected with a signal collecting device; and the output signal is successively processed by a computer. The radial pulse wave detection device of invention fully exposes radial pulse, maintains the detected person to be at a natural state, and simultaneously realizes rapid and accurate noninvasive detection of radial pulse, thereby solving the problems that the detection point position and external applying force are difficult to be determined, and the position of the detection point is easily to be changed in radial pulse wave detection process,.

This invention relates directly to the display of deer antlers, as a sculpture, replicating the look of a “European” style mount—a natural, boiled and bleached skull. This invention resembles that of a natural buck's skull—complete with all those characteristics of a skull in its natural state. The mount consists of two steel plates. The outermost plate in the shape and possessing characteristics of a deer skull, the back plate, flat, having slots and protrusions to enable the user to hang on the wall or bracket in a three-dimensional manner. This invention is for the sole purpose of decoration and display of a deer's antlers.

The invention discloses a film packaging machine and process. The film packaging machine is used for packaging packaging boxes into packaging bags and comprises a feeding mechanism, a box pushing mechanism, a sealing mechanism and a discharging mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism, the box pushing mechanism, the sealing mechanism and the discharging mechanism are sequentially arranged. The packaging boxes are guided into the film packaging machine from the feeding mechanism and pushed into the packaging bags through the box pushing mechanism, hot cutting sealing is carried out on the packaging boxes through the sealing mechanism, and the completely-packaged packaging boxes are guided out through the discharging mechanism. Compared with the prior art, the film packaging process further includes a bag making step and a corner tidying and cutting step. The film packaging machine is additionally provided with a bag making mechanism and a corner tidying and cutting mechanism, so that the positions of the packaging boxes in the packaging bags can be accurately controlled. Extending-out corners of the packaging bags in the natural states can be tidied to be straight through the corner tidying and cutting mechanism, then hot cutting and sewing are carried out on the side boundaries of the packaging boxes along the side boundaries, and therefore the whole packaging boxes are tidy and attractive.

The invention relates to artificial valve prosthesis with a valve leaflet clamping device. The manual valve prosthesis comprises a bracket and an artificial valve, wherein the bracket comprises an auxiliary support clamping section and a valve sewing section; the artificial valve is fixedly connected to the valve sewing section; the auxiliary support clamping section is composed of a support bracket, a valve leaflet clamping device and an upper connection fixing section; the leaflet clamping device, the support bracket and the upper connection fixing section are integrally cut; a lower connection fixing section matched with the upper connection fixing section is arranged on the valve sewing section; the bracket is embedded and connected with the lower connection fixing section into a whole through the upper connection fixing section; one part of the valve leaflet clamping device is overlapped with the valve sewing section; the overlapped part is tightly attached to the outer surface of the valve sewing section in a natural state; a bump which protrudes outwards along the radial direction is arranged on a skeleton structure of the valve sewing section in the overlapped region; and a bending section which bends towards the axis direction of the bracket along the radial direction of the bracket is arranged on the valve leaflet clamping device or the support bracket or the upper connection fixing section.