Abstract: Methods of diagnosing an asthma subtype in a patient using a combinatory asthma endotyping assay are described. In various embodiments, a kit and a marker panel may be used in these methods.

Abstract: Packages are described that balance the need for efficient packing of a plurality of absorbent articles within the package and a consumer's ability to easily discern and remove individual articles.

Abstract: A system and method for the acoustic analysis of a body, in particular a fuselage structure of an aircraft, is provided including: inputting data for geometry, material, boundary conditions and acoustic parameters of the body, generating a body idealized in terms of its structural mechanics, and a cavity simulating the interior of the body, on the basis of the data inputted as a numerical body model, inputting the geometry of the body with a pattern of nodes and the generation of finite elements, stimulating an acoustic loading case by subjecting the body model to at least one sound pressure wave at a defined frequency, analyzing the effect of the sound pressure wave on the body model, and outputting a sound reduction index (R) for the body with reference to that frequency.

Abstract: Packages are described that balance the need for efficient packing of a plurality of absorbent articles within the package and a consumer's ability to easily discern and remove individual articles.

Abstract: A system and method for the acoustic analysis of a body, in particular a fuselage structure of an aircraft, is provided including: inputting data for geometry, material, boundary conditions and acoustic parameters of the body, generating a body idealised in terms of its structural mechanics, and a cavity simulating the interior of the body, on the basis of the data inputted as a numerical body model, inputting the geometry of the body with a pattern of nodes and the generation of finite elements, stimulating an acoustic loading case by subjecting the body model to at least one sound pressure wave at a defined frequency, analyzing the effect of the sound pressure wave on the body model, and outputting a sound reduction index (R) for the body with reference to that frequency.

Abstract: Localized trenches or access holes are milled in a semiconductor substrate to define access points to structures of an integrated circuit intended for circuit editing. A conductor is deposited, such as with a focused ion beam tool, in the access holes and a localized heat is applied to the conductor for silicide formation, especially at the boundary between a semiconductor structure, such as diffusion regions, and the deposited conductor. Localized heat may be generated at the target location through precise laser application, current generation through the target location, or a combination thereof.