Abstract: A method may include accessing an artery in communication with an ophthalmic artery of a subject, and advancing a microcatheter along the accessed artery so as to align a distal end of the microcatheter with an ostium of the ophthalmic artery, wherein the microcatheter includes a lumen having a guidewire positioned therein. In addition, the method includes proximally withdrawing the guidewire relative to the microcatheter so as to enable a distal portion of the microcatheter to assume a curved relaxed configuration, and cannulating the ostium with the distal portion of the microcatheter when the distal portion is in the curved relaxed configuration.

Abstract: A personal descent system is provided. The personal descent system includes a support structure coupling assembly and a control descent device. The support structure coupling assembly is configured and arranged to be coupled to a descent lifeline. The support structure coupling assembly includes an adaptor connection member. The adaptor connection member is configured and arranged to couple different types of lifelines and lanyards to the support structure coupling assembly. The control descent device is selectively coupled to the support structure coupling assembly. The control descent device is configured and arranged to be coupled to a safety harness donned by a user. The control descent device is further configured to detach from the support structure coupling assembly during a descent operation while controlling a payout of the descent lifeline.

Abstract: A gate latch arranged to be mounted to either a gate or gate post and adapted to co-operate with a component mounted on the other of the gate or gate post to hold the gate closed, the gate latch comprising: a latch mechanism, and a housing containing at least a portion of the latch mechanism, the housing being configured to receive at least one latch accessory to modify the gate latch.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling vehicles and for providing assistance to operated vehicles is discussed and described herein.

Abstract: A method for hybrid wafer-to-wafer bonding, comprising: providing two silicon wafers with Cu pattern structures, a conventional Cu BEOL process is adopted on the silicon wafers to obtain the planarized surface with copper and dielectric; removing part of the Cu on the planarized surface of the Cu pattern structures by adopting an etching process to form a certain amount of Cu recesses; depositing a layer of bonding metal on the surface of the Cu by adopting a selective deposition process; performing surface activation on the bonding metal and the dielectric by adopting a surface activation process; aligning and pressing the two silicon wafers together to obtain the dielectric bonding; and obtaining the metal bonding through the annealing process.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed that generally perform a time delay determination of a voltage change on a signal node to determine a corresponding signal value on another node causing the voltage change. In an example the circuit device includes a first circuit configured to couple, when enabled, a signal value onto a first node, and a read circuit having an input coupled to the first node. The read circuit is configured to effect a voltage transition of a signal node at a variable rate corresponding to the voltage of the first node, and to determine the signal value based upon a time-to-transition measurement of the signal node.

Abstract: The enclosed disclosure describes, among other things, a method including the steps of a first deaerating step in which a mixture comprising peptides is deaerated by lowering the pressure, filtering the mixture through a sterilizing filter; and a second deaerating step, in which the filtrate is deaerated by vibration and lowering the pressure.

Abstract: An interactive 3D cursor facilitates selection and manipulation of a three-dimensional volume from any three-dimensional image. The selected volume image may be transparency-adjusted and filtered to remove selected items from view. Qualitative and quantitative analysis within a selected volume may be performed. Location indicators, annotations, and registration markers may be overlaid on selected volume images.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to circuits, systems, and methods of operation for a memory device. In an example, a memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell having a variable impedance that varies in accordance with a respective data value stored therein; and a read circuit configured to read the data value stored within a selected memory cell based upon a variable time delay determination of a signal node voltage change corresponding to the variable impedance of the selected memory cell.

Abstract: A mouthpiece patch for a mouthpiece of a wind instrument including a body having a posterior end, an anterior end, lateral side walls, an upper surface and a lower surface. The patch further includes a recessed region provided in the upper surface and extending in a widthwise direction and configured to receive the teeth of a user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stereochemically defined polypropionates and methods for preparing and using the same. The stereochemically defined polypropionates may be useful in the synthesis of natural products and/or natural product-like libraries.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for supplying power to at least one power consuming device using a solar panel. The solar panel includes at least two solar modules, an output connector, and a cable. The at least two solar modules are connected via a first electrical harness in a first combination of parallel and/or series to provide a first output voltage and via a second electrical harness in a second combination of parallel and/or series to provide a second output voltage. The at least one power consuming device is preferably a rechargeable battery.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shaped vegetarian casing-les moked sausage comprising: a) 30-80 wt. % water; b) 5-35 wt. % oil; c) 2-25 wt. % protein selected from algal protein, bacterial protein, dairy protein, egg protein, fungal protein, plant protein, and combinations thereof; d) 0-40 wt. % of one or more particulate ingredients selected from herbs, spices, vegetables and combinations thereof; wherein the vegetarian sausage comprises less than 5 vol. % air bodies having an equivalent spherical diameter or more than 30 microns, as determined by means of micro computed tomography.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic lipid which is able to be used for nucleic acid delivery to the cytoplasm. A cationic lipid according to the present invention is, for example, a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein L1 and L2 independently represent an alkylene group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 independently represent an alkyl group having 4 to 24 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 4 to 24 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and X1 represents a single bond or CO—O—.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for facilitating surgical anastomosis. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a first connector configured to engage an opening of a donor passage. A second connector is configured to engage an opening in a receiving passage. A separator is configured to support the first connector and the second connector and to fix relative positions of the end of the donor passage to edges of the opening in a receiving passage across a gap. The separator is configured to maintain the gap between the first connector and the second connector while multiple loops of a suture are passed through the edge of the opening in the donor passage and the edges of the opening in the receiving passage. The first connector, the second connector, and the separator are further configured to be removed from between adjacent loops of the multiple loops of the suture.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses and methods for deploying a coilable filament on opposing sides of a surface. An apparatus includes a needle mechanism configured to extend and withdraw the needle. A coil mechanism is configured to advance a stylet through the needle to extend a coilable filament at a distal end of the stylet. An interlock mechanism is configured to control operations of the needle mechanism and the coil mechanism, including moving the needle and the stylet in concert to extend the needle and coilable filament to a distal side of the surface, separately advancing the stylet to extend a first segment of the coil on the distal side of the surface, withdrawing the needle to the proximal side of the surface, and separately further advancing the stylet to deploy a second segment of the coil along the proximal side of the surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pneumatically driven fluid pump apparatus having an outer pump housing for collecting liquid to be pumped, and a valve assembly in communication with liquid admitted through an inlet end of the outer pump housing and collecting within the outer pump housing. The valve assembly includes a housing assembly and a poppet valve assembly disposed within the housing assembly to act as a one-way check valve when pumping collected liquid out from the outer pump housing. The poppet valve assembly includes a poppet valve component including a relief area that helps to depressurize an interior area of the valve assembly, to facilitate rapid movement of the poppet valve element from an open position toward a closed position, when only a pressurized fluid flow being used to eject the collected liquid is flowing past the poppet valve component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping work light. More particularly, the invention relates to a work light that has a housing with a clamping mechanism designed into the housing and which allows the light to nest into the housing or rotate out of the housing and the light may be aimed in any direction by a double-axis pivoting assembly.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method of operating a system for neurofeedback (NFB) that includes trained animal in a feedback chain. Feedback chain consists of the following steps: A->B->C->D->A wherein said steps are: A. real time recording of the subject's EEG performed by the user module and forwarded to the mobile module; B. analytics of the recorded signal performed by the mobile module and algorithmic decisioning about the stimulation form; C. forwarding the stimulation towards the animal by using of one or more ultrasonic speakers simultaneously wherein the information needed for the animal performance is forwarded in the form of a coded ultrasonic signal; and D. performing of a learned action by the animal triggered by the received ultrasonic signal from the step C which provides a stimulus to the subject exposed to the NBF training.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for driving a needle to facilitate suturing, such as may be performed in a surgical anastomosis procedure. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a frame. First and second rollers are rotatably mounted parallel with each other in the frame and are configured to engage therebetween a shaft of a needle formed in a helical shape. The first and second rollers are configured to counter-rotate. The needle is revolvable eccentrically around the first roller responsive to counter-rotation of the first and second rollers. A drive mechanism is secured to the frame and is configured to move the frame.