Abstract: An electromagnetic wave treatment apparatus for treating, inhibiting, or preventing an inflammatory disease of an object, an operating method thereof, and a method for treating, inhibiting, or preventing an inflammatory disease of an object using the same is provided. An electromagnetic wave for treating, inhibiting, or preventing an inflammatory disease of an object and a use thereof, and a method including irradiating the electromagnetic wave onto the object is provided.

Abstract: A magnetic stimulation system has at least two magnetic coils, each coil to generate an induced electric field of a magnitude having a desired effect on a brain, at least two frequency controllers, wherein each coil is electrically connected to a corresponding frequency controller, the frequency controllers to adjust a frequency of power supplied to the corresponding coils according to a desired interference pattern, and at least one power source to provide power to the frequency controllers corresponding to each coil. A method of operating a magnetic stimulation system includes generating two or more signals to apply to two or more coils, each signal corresponding to one of the at least two coils, wherein at least two coils receive different signals and the different signals differ at least in frequency according to a desired temporal interference pattern.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to additive manufactured articles having passivated surfaces and related methods. The methods may comprise forming a three-dimensional (3D) article by additive manufacturing to obtain an additive manufactured 3D article comprising a magnesium component. The method may further comprise exposing the additive manufactured 3D article to a reactive gas phase comprising a fluorine component. The fluorine component from the reactive gas phase may react with the magnesium component of the additive manufactured 3D article to form a passivation layer at and below a surface of the additive manufacture 3D article.

Abstract: A sexual stimulation device is disclosed. The sexual stimulation device has a housing, at least one end portion of which includes an opening, a flexible massage portion, which is at least partially disposed in the housing, and includes a massage channel that is configured to accommodate a phallic member and an insertion opening configured to allow the phallic member to enter and exit the massage channel, and a sensor component, which is disposed within the housing, and is configured to monitor changes in parameters related to a volume of the flexible massage portion caused by a movement of the phallic member in the massage channel, thereby providing data support for monitoring the movement of the phallic member.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for measurement of the rigidity and/or tumescence of a penis during a penile tumescent event. In particular, the device of the present invention comprises axial and/or radial monitoring means for monitoring the axial and/or radial tumescence and/or rigidity of a penis during a penile tumescent event. The present invention further also provides methods for monitoring the axial and/or radial tumescence and rigidity of a penis.

Abstract: An apparatus for soothing a baby on a mattress has a mattress support or base having weight detecting means for detecting weight of the baby on the mattress, cry detecting means for detecting baby cry, and vibration means for vibrating the mattress. The apparatus has control means configured to determine a center of gravity of the baby on the mattress and baby agitation in response to the weight detecting means. The control means control the vibration means to vibrate the mattress in a position different from the center of gravity of the baby on the mattress within and not beyond a maximum time in response to detection of the baby's cry and/or agitation.

Abstract: A massage device includes a second massage body and a first massage body provided with an inlet, where the first massage body is provided with a massage cavity, the inlet is communicated with the massage cavity, and the massage cavity is configured to massage a first massage area. The second massage body is connected to the first massage body through a first connection portion, and the first connection portion is located at a position of the first massage body adjacent to the inlet. The second massage body has an elastic thin-shell shape, wraps and elastically compresses a second massage area, and the first massage area and the second massage area belong to different regions of a human body. The massage device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is capable of performing coordinated massage on a plurality of correlated regions.

Abstract: A hyperthermia implant 20 for hyperthermia treatment of tissue 30 of a human or animal body. The implant comprises at least one piece of a large Barkhausen jump material (LBJ) and a magnetic field may be applied to the implant to heat the surrounding tissue. The implant may also be deployed to mark a tissue site in the body for subsequent surgery, thereby providing a combined system for locating an implant and treating the surrounding area. The system includes a handheld probe 14 to excite the implant below the switching field for bistable switching causing a harmonic response to be generated in a sub-bistable mode that allows the implant to be detected and localised.

Abstract: A personal respiratory isolation system (PRIS) provides a personal, negative pressure environment for a patient or user that reduces contamination and spread of pathogens exhaled by the patient into the environment. The PRIS includes an enclosure to receive the patient's head (such as a hood and a drape) and a negative pressure source which draws ambient air into the interior of the enclosure and draws air within the enclosure's interior (including the exhalations of the patient, including any contaminants and/or pathogens) out of the enclosure via a fluid port into a container for biohazard processing or disposal. The PRIS may allow positive air pressure therapeutic treatments to be delivered to the patient within the negative pressure environment, and the PRIS may maintain a constant pressure within the interior of the enclosure. The PRIS may include a transparent, hinged face shield for ease of patient observation and/or access.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium for affective music recommendation and composition. A listener's current affective state and target affective state are identified, and an audio stream, such as a music playlist, is generated with the intent of effecting a controlled trajectory of the listener's affective state from the current state to the target state. The audio stream is generated by a machine learning system trained using data from the listener and/or other users indicating the effectiveness of specific audio segments, or audio segments having specific features, in effecting the desired affective trajectory. The audio stream is presented to the user as an auditory stimulus. The machine learning system may be updated based on the affective state changes induced in the listener after exposure to the auditory stimulus. The machine learning system may also be used to compose, master, and/or adapt music configured to induce specific affective responses in listeners.

Abstract: The present application relates to activable inorganic nanoparticles which can be used in the health sector, in particular in human health, to disturb, alter or destroy target cancerous cells, tissues or organs. It more particularly relates to nanoparticles which can generate a surprisingly efficient therapeutic effect, when concentrated inside the tumor and exposed to ionizing radiations. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a population of nanoparticles as defined previously, as well as to their uses.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sexual stimulation apparatus including: a chassis comprising a sensing stopper component; a moving component moveable relative to the chassis and having a sensing element; a controller configured to receive signals generated when the sensing element enters a sensing range of each of the sensing stopper component, and transmit drive signal to the driver; a driver configured to drive the moving component to perform linear reciprocating motion according to the drive signal; and a moving rod connected to the moving component and is configured to move with the moving component, wherein the moving rod includes an end to which an adult toy is attachable, to allow the adult toy to perform linear reciprocating motion with the moving rod. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the sexual stimulation apparatus and a communication system.

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein can be used to augment or induce brainwave behavior, such as using auditory stimulus, in an example, ambient acoustic information can be received, selectively modulated, and presented to a user in a substantially continuous manner. A low frequency portion of received ambient acoustic information can be modulated and then combined with a high frequency portion of the ambient acoustic information to produce a combined signal. The combined signal can be provided to the user as an auditory stimulation signal.

Abstract: A head-mounted device for reducing symptoms of cybersickness includes a main shell, and a stimulation unit. The main shell includes first, second and third tube bodies that are arc-shaped and that are worn respectively on the top and back of the user's head and the user's ear. The stimulation unit includes first, second and third components that are received respectively in the first, second and third tube bodies, that are movable in a rolling, sliding or flowing manner with low friction, and that are configured to generate and transmit a stimulation force, through one end of the respective one of the first, second and third tube bodies, to the use's vestibular system in respond to movement of the user's head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible adult toy including a first body and a second body connected by via a first connecting part, the flexible adult toy includes a first linear driver configured to generate a reciprocal linear movement according to a controller, and the reciprocal linear movement is converted into rotatory movement of the second body by the first connecting part. The flexible adult toy further includes stimulating structure connected to an end of the second body and controlled by the controller.

Abstract: An auditory prosthesis comprising an actuator for providing mechanical stimulation to a recipient. The auditory prosthesis comprises a measurement circuit for use in determining the resonance peak(s) of the actuator. In an embodiment, the measurement circuit measures the voltage drop across the actuator and/or current through the actuator during a frequency sweep of the operational frequencies of the actuator. These measured voltages and/or currents are then analyzed for discontinuities that are indicative of a resonance peak of the actuator. In another embodiment, rather than using a frequency sweep to measure voltages and/or currents across the actuator, the measurement circuit instead applies a voltage impulse to the actuator and then measure the voltage and/or current across the actuator for a period of time after application of the impulse. The measured voltages and/or currents are then analyzed to identify resonance peak(s) of the actuator.

Abstract: A method for streaming a bilateral alternating tactile stimulation (BLS) session on the Internet including operating a first processor at a first location to execute a program starting a therapeutic session linked to an Internet website. The therapeutic session is streamed through the Internet website. A second processor operates at a second location remotely located relatively to the first location to link to the therapeutic session. Video and/or audio are is transmitted from the first location to the second location through the Internet website. a series of BLS signals are transmitted from the first location. The series of BLS signals are synchronized with the transmission between the first location and the second location. Internet communications are transmitted and received from the second location through the Internet website. The synchronized BLS signals are received at the second location.

Abstract: A method and eyewear apparatus for reducing visual triggers during vascular access or interventional procedures or other medical procedures or treatments. One method uses a vision-restricting eyewear apparatus comprising a lens with an opaque lower region and an affixed compressible foam pad that together obstruct the subject's lower field of vision while preserving partial forward or upward visibility. When worn, the apparatus forms at least a substantially continuous, gapless visual barrier that limits exposure to procedural stimuli for effective blocking. The method and apparatus aim to reduce physiological and psychological distress, including vasovagal responses. In one non-limiting embodiment, a vision-restricting apparatus and associated method are provided for reducing visual triggers during vascular access, breast biopsy, or other interventional procedures.

Abstract: A male sex toy with an adjustable elastic structure includes a bracket sleeve assembly, the elastic abutting piece, the massage sleeve assembly and the elastic brake, wherein the elastic abutting piece is movably connected to the bracket sleeve assembly, and the elastic abutting piece is movably arranged between the massage sleeve assembly and the bracket sleeve assembly; the elastic brake is sleeved on the bracket sleeve assembly and rotatably provided, and the elastic brake rotates to push the elastic abutting piece to squeeze the massage sleeve assembly to reduce the sleeve size of the massage sleeve assembly, so that the sex toy can be adjusted according to different genital sizes, thereby solving the problem that the male sex toy cannot fit different male genital sizes at the same time.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems associated with audio and visual input analysis are described. A method can include recording audio during production of artwork using a microphone, storing the audio recording in tiered memory, generating an image of the artwork using an image sensor, storing the image of the artwork in the tiered memory, receiving a reference library including a number of audio recordings and a number of images of artwork, comparing the image of the artwork to the number of images of artwork and the audio recording to the number of audio recordings, and providing an output in response to at least one of: the image of the artwork matching one of the number of images of artwork or the audio recording matching one of the number of audio recordings.