All Prior Art

The present invention is a method for increasing at least one of the color-stability and the light-stability of a cosmetic or dermatological formulation, comprising the step of adding iminodisuccinic acid or a salt thereof to the cosmetic or dermatological formulation. The integrated fusion cage and graft delivery device according to various embodiments delivers and disperses biologic material through a fusion cage to a disc space and, without withdrawal from the surgical site, may selectably detach the fusion cage for deposit to the same disc space. Since the twisted warp threads are connected to the single weft threads by weaving, the structure strength of the abrasive mesh is relatively high, thus extending its service life. The disclosed culture conditions afford improved methods for bone marrow transplantation.

The invention relates to a vascular endoprosthesis including a device for preventing any endoleak after an angioplasty. A query object is provided that supports a plurality of OLAP servers which use different structured query formats. In the high pressure part, fuel is fed from at least one high pressure accumulatorreservoir to at least one fuel injector. Ions are easily intercalated to and deintercalated from between the layers. By only retrieving parameters for a primitive that is rendered, performance is increased.

A device for collecting sounds comprises a plurality of microphones arranged in a predetermined pattern, wherein selected microphones are directed to an object. One embodiment provides a common substrate of a first conductivity type and at least two wells of a second conductivity type. The first oscillator outputs a first periodic signal required for the control unit to control the step-up action of the charge pump circuit. The invention can be manufactured and sold at a cost similar to the resurfacing costs of the present non-disposable printing rollers but is as structurally sound as a non-disposable printing roller. The magnetic film forming apparatus comprises an electroless plating apparatus having a magnetic field generation apparatus for generating a magnetic field around and parallel to a substrate disposed such that the surface of the substrate is in contact with a plating solution in a plating tank.

A discrete, universal denoising method is applied to a noisy signal for which the source alphabet is typically large. The needle assembly includes a housing having a flash chamber, and having a distal end and a proximal end engageable with a specimen collection container. The device can be used for plyometric exercises, specifically push-ups, but it also can be used to perform a variety of different exercises. Since easy assembly, setup, removal, maintenance, re-use, adjustment in display size, excellent display sizeweight ratio and both single-sided and double-sided display can be achieved, the display apparatus is suitable for use in temporary display sites. Air compressor is driven at a high control frequency and a hollow, flexible silicon tube is used as air piping to reduce pulsation of air.

A modem incorporating apparatus and methods to achieve computationally efficient echo cancellation. RR, which is the ratio of the reflective intensities of the s- and p-polarized light components, is calculated for each position of the surface of the sample, and the two-dimensional distribution of RR on the surface of the sample is detected. A second projection is provided at the other axial end of the retainer. The track-supporting roller assembly according to the disclosure ensures a reduced noise development in the crawler chassis. Preferred compositions disclosed include antigens selected from Cryptosporidium spp. A multi-user thermal sensation processor integrates estimation results on the users estimated by the thermal sensation estimators and into a single estimation result.

A solar panel cap and light cap secured to a wall or parapet through the use of a fixed coping having two vertical supports on either side of a locking channel. The composite material comprises fibers incorporated into a thermoplastic resin matrix in the form of a prepreg sheet or wet layup. The flowable composition may be injected into tissue whereupon it coagulates to become the solid or gel, monolithic implant.

A turbulator is provided for use in the heat exchange units of heat exchangers. A computer system includes a client coupled to a server. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation. Data directed to the terminal is transmitted through the first radio access gateway and the second radio access gateway to a wireless network after the terminal has been handed over to the second base station.

Systems and methods for implementing a bidirectional multicast protocol with two types of join messages are disclosed. If the item has not been previously requested, it may not be stored in the cache. The high frequency magnetic thin film of the present invention exhibits the properties such that the real part of the complex permeability is 400 or more at 1 GHz, a quality factor Q is 4 or more, and a saturation magnetization is 14 kG or more.

A method for manufacturing a liquid-ejection head substrate including a silicon substrate having a supply port for supplying liquid is provided. The essentially-inductive upper part includes a second internal casing of electromagnetic armor, which is disposed radially between the insulant and the external casing. The method may be practiced or supplemented by cauterization of the pyloric sphincter or by suturing the sphincter to narrow the same and may be augmented by inducing flacid paralysis of the stomach by injecting botulinum toxin into the muscle tissue of the antrum or fundus of the stomach. When the approval information management server notifies the MFP that approval of the file has been successful, the MFP requests the file server to cancel restriction of editing the file. The protective structure is designed to shield the fowl from the elements and predators. This pivoting angle is larger at the rotating position of the transfer drum at which the rear edge of the metal sheets rest against the guiding element, and is smaller at the rotating position at which the rear edge of the metal sheets leave the guiding element.

A sputtering cathode for coating processes in a vacuum chamber comprises one at least single-piece target plate mounted on a metallic diaphragm. The media stream is monitored by a monitoring device and a packet pattern of the media stream is evaluated. A microelectronic package is also disclosed that uses the molding compound cap structure. The fluid may also be groundwater that is circulated throughout the system in a semi-open loop arrangement. Then, the abutment segment, the guide magnet and the implanted magnets are moved as a group away from the implantation site. Some embodiments provide for a technology for the precision switching that enables IGBT power modules to operate robustly in a series configuration andor a parallel configuration to produce precision switching at high voltage and high frequencies.