Abstract: A turbine nozzle formed of a superalloy, and including: an annular end-wall including a pocket, the pocket defining an inner surface within the annular end-wall; a vane, the vane including an airfoil portion and a boss portion, the vane extending from the pocket such that the boss portion is enclosed within the pocket and the airfoil portion extends through the annular end-wall; and a seal within the pocket, the seal including one or more protrusions extending from the inner surface of the pocket and abutting the vane at one or both of the boss portion and the airfoil portion.

Abstract: A turbine nozzle formed of a superalloy, and including: an annular end-wall including a pocket, the pocket defining an inner surface within the annular end-wall; a vane, the vane including an airfoil portion and a boss portion, the vane extending from the pocket such that the boss portion is enclosed within the pocket and the airfoil portion extends through the annular end-wall; and a seal within the pocket, the seal including one or more protrusions extending from the inner surface of the pocket and abutting the vane at one or both of the boss portion and the airfoil portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a light pad configured for light therapy, wherein the light pad is dynamically flexible to conform to curvatures of the human body. The light pad includes a flexible, electrical circuit board configuration, a plurality of light sources coupled to the flexible, electrical circuit board configuration, wherein the plurality of light sources are configured to provide light therapy to a patient, and an electrical circuit comprising the plurality of light sources and electrical interconnections of the flexible, electrical circuit board configuration. In at least some embodiments, the flexible, electrical circuit board configuration comprises a plurality of circuit boards that are interconnected by one or more braided cords. The circuit boards provide increased flexibility of the light pad as bending is allowed between the boards, while the braided cord provides a resilient, long-lasting, electrical connection between the independent boards.