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A system of monitoring diffuse waves over a concrete beam under different loads. Ultrasound transmitters and receivers are placed over the concrete beam to emit sound waves and collect diffuse waves under different loads. The waveform variations are observed to quantify a decorrelation coefficient (DC) indicating global structural changes and crack position. An inversion of the correlations is applied to estimate distribution density at each localized position following the sensitivity kernel and inversion algorithms. Then, three-dimensional imaging comprised of density values at each localized position are generated to indicate number, position, and depth of multiple cracks.
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Methods for making molecular sieves are provided. The molecular sieves are comprised of thin semiconductors films in which a plurality of apertures is defined. The apertures are non-circular, nanoscale openings with tapered sidewalls that selectively pass certain molecules, while discriminating against the passage of other molecules.
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A golf swing improvement tool is provide that attaches to a golf club, and includes a guide arm contacting the leading forearm of a golfer. An offset arm allows the guide arm to be offset laterally from the longitudinal axis of the golf club. The user adjusts the offset distance to give a specific leading arm-to-club relationship. If the club moves ahead of the desired relationship with the leading arm during the swing, the user will be alerted to this error by the guide arm loosing contact with the forearm.
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An apparatus for musculoskeletal stimulation allows a restoring element communicating with the limb support to provide a restoring force to the limb support that is dependent on displacement of the limb support from a neutral position. The restoring force may be applied by a weight or a spring.
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Provided herein are monomeric variants of Sandercyanin fluorescent protein (SFP) including those monomeric SFP variants set forth in SEQ ID NO:2-6 and SFP variants with increased brightness. Also provided herein are methods of making and using fluorescent probes comprising such monomeric variants, where the fluorescent probes have specificity for desired targets.
Abstract translation:本文提供了Sandercyanin荧光蛋白(SFP)的单体变体,包括SEQ ID NO:2-6所示的那些单体SFP变体和亮度增加的SFP变体。 本文还提供了制备和使用包含此类单体变体的荧光探针的方法,其中荧光探针对所需靶标具有特异性。 p>
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The present invention provides a compound of Formula I, II or III or a salt or prodrug derivative thereof that is a skin-lightening agent useful for the inhibition of melanin synthesis and/or the removal of existing melanin to function as a skin-lightening agent.
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A system provides compression of a limb of a patient and out-of-axis restraint of a joint of the limb being compressed and application of vibration to a first end of the limb so that the vibration is transmitted through the first end of the limb, the compressed joint, and through the remainder of the limb.
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A system includes a vibration unit that provides independent adjustability of vibration characteristics such as frequency and amplitude and may provide a first motor that rotates an eccentric and can adjust vibration frequency and a second motor that may move the eccentric within the vibration unit in a manner that adjusts amplitude of the vibration.
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The present invention provides and a laser focused ablation apparatus and method of use configured to ablate a cement mantle surrounding a stem of a hip prosthesis, for use during a revision arthroplasty. The apparatus comprises a laser generation system generating a laser light and a handpiece to receive the laser light. The handpiece includes an elongated main conduit terminating at a laser emission tip, the laser emission tip providing a tip and a curvature disposed between the tip and the elongated main conduit such that the laser light exits the tip at a direction oblique to a longitudinal axis of the elongated main conduit.
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The preset invention is a hierarchically- structured carbon microbead and method for forming the microbead utilizing hydrothermal carbonization of a biomass/catalyst mixture to produce partially carbonized amorphous microspheres, wherein the biomass is an inexpensive material containing a high oxygen content component (e.g., sugar, starch, alcohol), and the catalyst is a metal or metal-containing compound, preferably a transition metal compound, and more specifically a transition metal selected from Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt. Subsequently, a heat treatment is performed where the amorphous microspheres are heated to a temperature that is sufficiently high so as to result in carbonization, graphitization, and production of a carbonaceous coating or shell on the core of the microbead.