Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient’s lower esophageal sphincter to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the LES with collagen matrices to altere the biomechanics of the LES to provide an increased intra-esophageal pressure for preventing acid reflux. The computations producing intermediate objects that are stored in data storage section of the storage compute device. The leaf stems, when exposed to sunlight, have a pinkish-purple color, which pleasantly contrasts with the variegated leaves. When connected in this manner the average propagation delay of each address line is substantially uniform. Pull-up and pull-down MOS impedances of the switched terminated load are easily adjusted during switching periods of the switched terminated load. In addition to the achievement of above objectives, the present invention provides a dry powder inhalation with improved taste in inhalation or with reduced discomfort in the oral cavity and the throat, and a preparation method for enabling an easy preparation thereof without complicated processes.