A solid-state laser apparatus includes a cavity 17 for storing a laser diode 40 and a laser medium 6 to be excited by the laser diode 40, and a storage unit 70, for communicating with the cavity 17 and for internally storing a drying agent 71. A capsule shell is provided for encapsulating the active agent, vehicle and emulsifier with the shell being formulated to open upon ingestion into the gastrointestinal tract and release the active agent and vehicle. Conductive traces extend from one side of the package over the at least one flange member to an opposing side of the package. The method includes determining that at least one second data block having a second block sequence number that is less than the first block sequence number was not successfully received from the network, reducing a number of timeslots monitored to the set of timeslots, and receiving a retransmission of the at least one second data block from the network using a timeslot in the set of timeslots. The inflation fluid source is positioned substantially within the housing and is configured to produce at least about 120 liters of inflation fluid volume. The buffer layer includes a work function that falls substantially in a middle of a barrier formed between the transparent electrode and the p-type layer to provide a greater resistance to light induced degradation.