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US 7084832 B2 Abstract An RF driver circuit and an orthogonal antenna assembly/configuration, are disclosed as part of a method and system for generating high density plasma. The antenna assembly is an orthogonal antenna system that may be driven by any RF generator/circuitry with suitable impedance matching to present a low impedance. The disclosed RF driver circuit uses switching type amplifier elements and presents a low output impedance. The disclosed low-output impedance RF driver circuits eliminate the need for a matching circuit for interfacing with the inherent impedance variations associated with plasmas. Also disclosed is the choice for capacitance or an inductance value to provide tuning for the RF plasma source. There is also provided a method for rapidly switching the plasma between two or more power levels at a frequencies of about tens of Hz to as high as hundreds of KHz.
Claims(17) 1. A method of making a plasma source to eliminate the need for a matching circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a low output impedance to a radio frequency power source;
selecting a capacitance coupling the radio frequency power source to at least one set of antenna loops such that the capacitance and the antenna loops without a plasma have a resonant frequency that is about equal to a specified frequency for the plasma; and
controlling an average input power by modulating a duty cycle for operating the radio frequency power source.
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Description This application claims the benefit under U.S.C. �119 and is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10/268,053 filed Oct. 8, 2000 and claims benefit of the U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/328,249 filed on Oct. 9, 2001, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. The present invention relates generally to the design and implementation of a plasma generation system. More particularly, it relates to radio frequency amplifiers, antennas and effective circuit connections for interfacing the amplifiers and antennas for generating plasma. Plasma is generally considered to be a fourth state of matter, the others being solid, liquid and gas states. In the plasma state the elementary constituents of a substance are substantially in an ionized form rendering them useful for many applications due to, inter alia, their enhanced reactivity, energy, and suitability for the formation of directed beams. Plasma generators are routinely used in the manufacture of electronic components, integrated circuits, and medical equipment, and in the operation of a variety of goods and machines. For example, plasma is extensively used to deposit layers of a desired substance, for instance following a chemical reaction or sputtering from a source, to etch material with high precision, and to sterilize objects by the free radicals in the plasma or induced by the plasma or to modify surface properties of materials. Plasma generators based on radio frequency (�RF�) power supplies are often used in experimental and industrial settings since they provide a ready plasma source, and are often portable and easy to relocate. Such plasma is generated by coupling the RF radiation to a gas, typically at reduced pressure (and density), causing the gas to ionize. In any RF plasma production system, the plasma represents a variable load at the antenna terminals as the process conditions changes. Among other process control factors, changes in working gas and pressure affect the amount of loading seen at the antenna terminals. In addition, the amplitude of the RF drive waveform itself affects the plasma temperature and density, which in turn also affects the antenna loading. Thus the antenna/plasma combination represents a non-constant and nonlinear load for the RF power source to drive. A typical RF source has a 50 ohm output impedance, and requires a load that presents a matching 50 ohm impedance in order for the RF source to couple to the load most efficiently. Because of the often unpredictable changes in the plasma self inductance, effective resistance, and mutual inductance to the antenna, provision for impedance matching is made by retuning some circuit elements and possibly the plasma to obtain satisfactory energy transfer from the RF source to the generated plasma. To achieve this, an adjustable impedance matching network, or �matching box� is typically used to compensate for the variation in load impedance due to changes in plasma conditions. The matching box typically contains two independent tunable components, one that adjusts the series impedance and the other that adjusts the shunt impedance. These components must be adjusted in tandem with each other in order to achieve the optimum power transfer to the plasma. Not surprisingly, accurate tuning of these components is often a difficult process. Typically, retuning requires manual/mechanical operations/actuators to adjust one or more component values and generally sophisticated feedback circuitry for the rather limited degree of automation possible. It is well known that the application of a sufficiently large electric field to a gas separates electrons from the positively charged nuclei within the gas atoms, thus ionizing the gas and forming the electrically conductive fluid-like substance known as plasma. Coupling radio frequency electric and magnetic fields to the gas generates, via an antenna, induces currents within this ionized gas. This, in turn, causes the gas to further ionize, and thereby increasing its electrical conductivity, which then increases the efficiency with which the antenna fields couple to the charged particles within the gas. This leads to an increase in the induced currents, resulting in the electrical breakdown and substantial ionization of the gas by various mechanisms. The effectiveness of the RF coupling is dependent upon the particular RF fields and/or waves that are used. Some types of waves that are suitable for the efficient production of large volumes of plasma are described next. Whistler waves are right-hand-circularly-polarized electromagnetic waves (sometimes referred to as R-waves) that can propagate in an infinite plasma that is immersed in a static magnetic field Bo. If these waves are generated in a finite plasma, such as a cylinder, the existence of boundary conditions�i.e. the fact that the system is not infinite�cause a left-hand-circularly-polarized mode (L-wave) to exist simultaneously, together with an electrostatic contribution to the total wave field. These �bounded Whistler� are known as Helicon waves. See Boswell, R. W., Plasma Phys. 26, 1147 (1981). Their interesting and useful qualities include: (1) production and sustenance of a relatively high-density plasma with an efficiency greater than that of other RF plasma production techniques, (2) plasma densities of up to Np�1014 particles per cubic centimeter in relatively small devices with only a few kW of RF input power, (3) stable and relatively quiescent plasmas in most cases, (4) high degree of plasma uniformity, and (5) plasma production over a wide pressure range, from a fraction of a mTorr to many tens of mTorr. Significant plasma enhancement associated with helicon mode excitation is observed at relatively low Bo-fields, which are easily and economically produced using inexpensive components. Significant plasma density (Np) enhancement and uniformity may be achieved by excitation of a low-field m=+1 helicon R-wave in a relatively compact chamber with Bo<150 G. This may be achieved, for instance, through the use of an antenna whose field pattern resembles, and thus couples to, one or more helicon modes that occupy the same volume as the antenna field. The appropriate set of combined conditions include the applied magnetic field Bo, RF frequency (FRF),), the density Np itself, and physical dimensions. Some antenna designs for coupling RF power to a plasma are disclosed by U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,792,732, 6,264,812 and 6,304,036. However, these designs are relatively complex often requiring custom components that increase the cost of system acquisition and maintenance. Moreover, not all of the designs are suitable for efficient generation of the helicon mode, which is a preferred mode disclosed herein. RF power sources typically receive an external RF signal as input or include an RF signal generating circuit. In many processing applications, this RF signal is at a frequency of 13.56 MHz, although this invention is not limited to operation at this frequency. This signal is amplified by a power output stage and then coupled via an antenna to a gas/plasma in a plasma generator for the production of plasma. Amplifiers are conventionally divided into various classes based on their performance characteristics such as efficiency, linearity, amplification, impedance, and the like, and intended applications. In power amplification, an important concern is the amount of power wasted as heat, since heat sinks must be provided to dissipate the heat and, in turn, increase the size of devices using an inefficient amplifier. A classification of interest is the output impedance presented by an amplifier since it sets inherent limitations on the power wasted by an amplifier. Typical RF amplifiers are designed to present a standard output impedance of 50 Ohms. Since, the voltage across and current through the output terminals of such an amplifier are both non-zero, their product provides an estimate of the power dissipated by the amplifier. In contrast to such amplifiers, a switch presents two states: it is either ON, corresponding to a short circuit, i.e., low impedance, or OFF, corresponding to an open circuit, i.e., infinite (or at least a vary large) impedance. In switched mode amplifiers, the amplifier element acts as a switch under the control of the signal to be amplified. By suitably shaping the signals, for instance with a matching load network, it is possible to introduce a phase difference between the current and the voltage such that they are out of phase to minimize the power dissipation in the switch element. In other words, if the current is high, the voltage is low or even zero and vice versa. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,919,656 and 5,187,580 disclose various voltage/current relationships for reducing or even minimizing the power dissipated in a switched mode amplifier. U.S. Pat. No. 5,747,935 discloses switched mode RF amplifiers and matching load networks in which the impedance presented at the desired frequency is high while harmonics of the fundamental are short circuited to better stabilize the RF power source in view of plasma impedance variations. These matching networks add to the complexity for operation with a switched mode power supply rather than eliminate the dynamic matching network. The problems faced in efficient plasma generator design include the need for a low maintenance and easily configured antenna, the elimination of expensive and limited matching networks to couple the RF power source to the non-linear dynamic impedance presented by a plasma, and the need for RF power sources that can be efficiently modulated. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved antenna design for efficiently coupling RF sources to a plasma. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide systems for generating a plasma with the aid of an RF power source without requiring the use of a matching network to couple the RF power source to the plasma. An illustrative plasma generator system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises at least one plasma source, the at least one plasma source having an antenna including a plurality of loops, each loop having a loop axis, the plurality of loops arranged about a common axis such that each loop axis is substantially orthogonal to the common axis; at least one radio frequency power source for driving the plurality of loops in quadrature and coupled to a plasma load driven in a circularly polarized mode, preferably a helicon mode, via the antenna; a static magnetic field substantially along the common axis; and a reactance coupling the switching amplifier to the antenna loops such that the reactance and the antenna loops without the plasma have a resonant frequency that is about equal to a specified frequency and dispensing with the requirement for a matching network. The reactance coupling the switching amplifier to the antenna loops is preferably provided at least in part by a capacitor. The radio frequency power source preferably comprises at least one member from the group consisting of a substantially Class A amplifier, a substantially Class AB amplifier, a substantially Class B amplifier, a substantially Class C amplifier, a substantially Class D amplifier, a substantially Class E amplifier, and a substantially Class F amplifier. In one embodiment, these are connected to the primary of a transformer to reduce the drive impedance to a low value. Even more preferably the radio frequency power source includes a Class D amplifier in a push-pull configuration with a relatively low output impedance. In a preferred embodiment, the radio frequency power source exhibits a low output impedance in comparison with the input impedance of an antenna. Often the low output impedance is significantly less than the standard impedance of 50 Ohm. The output impedance is preferably within a range selected from the set consisting of less than about 0.5 Ohms, less than about 2 Ohms, less than about 3 Ohms, less than about 5 Ohms, less than about 8 Ohms, less than about 10 Ohms, and less than about 20 Ohms. Preferably the output impedance is less than 5 Ohms, even more preferably the output impedance is between 0.5 to 2 Ohms, and most preferably the output impedance is less than 1 Ohm. Use of this low-impedance driver together with the disclosed circuit for connecting the driver to the current strap of an antenna eliminate the need for a match box, thus reducing circuit complexity and eliminating a source of failure in plasma processing systems. A further advantage of the disclosed system is that the voltage applied to the antenna can be made quite large prior to plasma formation, thus increasing the ability to initiate the plasma in a variety of working conditions. Once the plasma is formed, the voltage reduces to a lower level to sustain the plasma, mitigating the harm resulting from possible high antenna voltages. Depending upon the phasing between antenna elements and the value of Bo, the system can be run as a helicon source, or as a magnetized inductively coupled plasma (MICP) source, or as an ICP source at B0=0. Furthermore, it is observed to operate efficiently and robustly in pressure regimes (e.g., with Po approximately 100 mTorr) that are very difficult to access and/or make good use of using prior art plasma sources. The currents in the antenna elements appear to abruptly �lock� into a quadrature excitation mode when the conditions on neutral pressure P0, input power PRF, and externally applied axial magnetic field Bo, are right. When this occurs, the plasma appears to fill the chamber approximately uniformly, which is advantageous over other sources due to the ability to produce uniform processing conditions. Additionally, the combination of antenna system plus RF generator can create and maintain a plasma under conditions where the plasma parameters vary over much larger ranges than have been reported for other sources (e.g. neutral pressure Po varied from 100 mTorr down to 5 mTorr, and then back up again to 100+ mTorr, in a cycle lasting approximately one minute), without the need for the adjustment of any matching network components. Another advantage of the disclosed system is that the elimination of the matching network can result in an �instant-on� type of operation for the plasma source. This characteristic can be used to provide an additional control for the process being used. In particular, it is possible to modulate the amplitude of the RF power that is generating the plasma, between two (or more) levels such as 30% and 100%, or in a fully on-off manner (0% to 100%). This modulation can occur rapidly, e.g. at a frequency of several kilohertz, and can accomplish several purposes. For instance, the average RF power can be reduced with a consequent reduction in average plasma density. The �instant-on� operation can generate plasma with an average RF input power of as little as 5 W to a volume of 50 liters. In addition, modulation can be used to control the spatial distribution of the working gas within the reaction chamber: The distribution of the working gas is modified by the plasma, which often contributes to the non-uniformity of fluxes of the active chemicals or radicals. By modulating the duty cycle of plasma production, the flow characteristics of the neutral gas during the plasma off time (or reduced-power-level time) can be adjusted to control the uniformity of the process by way of the duty cycle. Since the plasma initiation time is usually within 10-20 microseconds of the application of the RF, the duty cycle may be controlled at frequencies as high as tens or hundreds of kHz. In a preferred embodiment, a helicon mode RF wave is used for igniting and generating the plasma. However, other modes in addition to the illustrative helicon mode may also be used. The plasma source can, for example, operate as a type of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) device as well. In addition, variations are suitable for capacitively coupled mode (E-mode) operations. The following illustrative figures are provided to better explain the various embodiments of the invention without intending for the figures to limit the scope of the claims. Turning first to the figures, In the example case of a helicon mode plasma, a static axial Bo-field 140 is produced, for instance, by a simple electromagnet. This field runs along the axis of the cylinder. The direction of this static field is such that the rotating transverse field mimics that of the m=+1 helicon wave. In practice, the amplitude and direction of the current producing the external field may be adjusted to modulate the performance of the plasma generator. The overall amplitude of the necessary field is typically in the range 10-100 Gauss for the parameters discussed here, but for different size sources alternative ranges may be employed. Once the static field optimum amplitude and direction are chosen, they typically need no further adjustment. In combination, the static field and the RF field of the antenna elements produce the m=+1 helicon mode in the plasma inside the insulating cylinder, which sustains the plasma discharge. It should be noted that it is also possible to vary, and thus de-tune the static magnetic field, or to not apply the field at all, so that the helicon mode is not directly excited. This operation produces a plasma as well, but typically not as efficiently as the helicon mode. Of course, the static field may then be applied to improve the operation of the plasma source/generator. It should also be noted that it is possible to achieve the same overall conditions of One example plasma source setup is as follows: A quartz bell jar has approximately 12″ inside diameter (such as a standard K. J. Lesker 12�12), consisting of a straight-cylindrical section approximately 15 cm tall with a 6″ radius hemispherical top. The jar rests atop a vacuum chamber approximately 12″ i.d.�8″ tall (not part of the plasma source). The antennas consist of two sets of opposing, close-packed, approximately rectangular, two-turn continuous loop antenna elements that surround the bell jar, with approximately ⅛″ to �″ spacing between the antennas and the bell jar at every point. The turns within each element are connected in series, and the two elements within each set are also connected in series, such that their fields are additive. The self-inductance of each set is approximately 10 microHenries in this example, and the mutual inductance between the two sets is less than 1 microHenry. Vertical and horizontal antenna loop sections approximately 25 cm and 20 cm long, respectively, consist of 8-guage Teflon-coated wire. In alternative embodiments single turns of rigid copper conductors may be employed in place of one or two turns of Teflon-coated wire. The particular embodiments described herein for producing a transverse rotating field are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. A conventional RF power source and matching scheme, see In Another embodiment, illustrated in A third embodiment, illustrated in The working gas in this example setup is Argon, with pressure ranging from 10 mTorr to over 100 mTorr. A static axial field is manually settable to 0-150 G and is produced by a coil situated outside the bell jar/antenna assembly, with a radius of about 9″. Plasma operation at a pressure of approximately 75 mTorr exhibits at least three distinct modes. First, a bright mode in which the plasma is concentrated near the edge of the bell jar is observed for Bo<Bcritical when PRF is less than or approximately 200 W. Here, Bo is the axial magnetic field while Bcritical is a critical value for the axial field for exciting a plasma using a helicon mode. Similarly, power levels PRF and Pthreshold denote the RF power supplied to the antenna and a threshold power described below. In this mode, the RF antenna currents tend to not be in quadrature, instead being as much as 180 degrees out of phase. Second, a dull-glow-discharge-like mode, with uniform density/glow at higher power but with approximately 1-2 cm thick dark space along the wall of the bell jar at lower powers, is observed for Bo>Bcritical but PRF<Pthreshold. In this case the RF currents are in robust quadrature, appearing to abruptly lock at approximately 90 degrees phase shift shortly after the plasma is formed. Third, at higher PRF>Pthreshold and with Bo>Bcritical, a bright plasma is formed that appears to be more evenly radially distributed than that of mode (1), and the antenna currents again tend to lock into quadrature phasing. The third regime represents an efficient mode of operation, and can be achieved at a neutral gas pressure that has proven to be very difficult to access for known plasma sources, although each of these regimes may have application in plasma processing. In an aspect, the present invention also enables the elimination of the conventional RF power source and tunable matching network described in In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an RF power circuit drives the antenna current strap directly, using an arrangement such as that shown in FIG. 5. The RF amplifier illustrated in In a preferred embodiment, the power semiconductors, e.g., transistors 505 and 510, in the output stage are operated in switching mode. In the The RF driver is then coupled directly to the antenna current strap 520 through a fixed or variable reactance 515, preferably a capacitor. This coupling reactance value is preferably such that the resonant frequency of the circuit with the coupling reactance and the antenna, with no plasma present, is approximately equal to the RF operating frequency. An alternative arrangement of the output stage of this circuit, illustrated in FIG. 6(A), includes a transformer 620 following or incorporated into the push-pull stage, with driver 600 and transistors 605 and 610, to provide electrical isolation. Transformer 620 may optionally be configured to transform the output impedance of the push-pull stage, if too high, to a low impedance. Capacitor 615 is arranged to be in resonance at the desired drive frequency with the inductive circuit formed by transformer 620 and antenna current strap 625. A similar embodiment is shown in FIG. 6(B), where capacitor 630 is used for DC elimination, and capacitor 635 is resonant in the series circuit formed by leakage inductance of transformer 620 and inductance of the current strap 625. The RF power source may also be used with any helicon antenna, such as either a symmetric (Nagoya Type III or variation thereof, e.g., Boswell-type paddle-shaped antenna) or asymmetric (e.g., right-hand helical, twisted-Nagoya-III antenna) antenna configuration, or any other non-helicon inductively coupled configuration. The RF power source may be amplitude modulated with a variable duty cycle to provide times of reduced or zero plasma density interspersed with times of higher plasma density. This modulation of the plasma density can be used to affect the flow dynamics and uniformity of the working gas, and consequently the uniformity of the process. A more spatially uniform distribution comprising plasma may therefore be generated by a plasma generator system in accordance with the present invention by a suitable choice of a modulation scheme. In general, a plasma generator system in accordance with the present invention may use radio frequency power sources based on operation as a substantially Class A amplifier, a substantially Class AB amplifier, a substantially Class B amplifier, a substantially Class C amplifier, a substantially Class D amplifier, a substantially Class E amplifier, or a substantially Class F amplifier or any sub-combination thereof. Such power sources in combination with the antennas for exciting helicon mode are suitable for generating high density plasmas. Moreover, for non-switching amplifiers, such as those shown in In inductively coupled plasma sources, the antenna current strap is located in proximity to the region where plasma is formed, usually outside of an insulating vessel. From a circuit point of view, the antenna element forms the primary of a non-ideal transformer, with the plasma being the secondary. An equivalent circuit is shown in For illustrating the operation of the system, the overall system may be modeled as shown in FIG. 9. In With no plasma present, R is small since there is little dissipation, and the circuit of The level of power input to the plasma may be controlled by a variety of techniques, such as adjusting the DC supply level on the RF output stage. In one embodiment, the supply voltage may be in response to sensed variations in plasma loading to maintain a relatively constant power into the plasma source. As illustrated in The sensing of plasma may also extend to sensing spatial uniformity by either direct sensing or indirect sensing by way of variations in the voltage or current. Changing the duty cycle in response to such variations can then control the spatial distribution of plasma. In addition, modulating the duty cycle can further allow control over the average input power to improve the efficiency of plasma generation. The feedback arrangement of �Low� impedance, as used herein, means that the series resonant circuit shown in Prior to plasma initiation the reaction chamber is filled with a working gas particular to a given process. This invention provides an advantage in being able to break down this gas and initiate the plasma by virtue of the fact that the high Q of the circuit with no plasma allows high voltages to be induced on the antenna element with relatively little power in the absence of a plasma. This no-plasma voltage can be controlled to give a programmed breakdown of the working gas; once the plasma forms, induced currents in the plasma serve to load the system so that these higher voltages decay and thus, avoid stressing the system. The described circuit arrangements, in accordance with the present invention, do not require a variable tuning element, such as a mechanically adjustable capacitor, since only fixed capacitance C is necessary. However, the various circuits can also be constructed using a variable capacitor that is adjusted, for example, for matching of the system resonance to the desired operating frequency, in a preferred embodiment, and is not needed for real-time impedance matching with the plasma operating point. Such matching is useful to counter the effects of mechanical vibration or aging that may cause the L-C resonant frequency to drift. In one embodiment, the operating frequency is adjusted to compensate for small deviations from resonance, while mechanically tuning the capacitor compensates for large deviations. In an alternative embodiment, adjustments are made by tuning the capacitor. In the preferred (tuned) embodiment, this tuning is automated and takes place during periods when the source is offline. In another aspect, with tuning as part of the process control, for instance to provide small tweaks to the process conditions, the disclosed arrangement reduces the number of adjustable elements to as few as one in embodiments with adjustable tuning elements. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, the disclosed invention is susceptible to many variations and alternative implementations without departing from its teachings or spirit. Such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims appended below. For instance, one may provide impedance matching for a low impedance with a transformer in combination with a conventional amplifier. Therefore, the claims must be read to cover such modifications and variations and their equivalents. Moreover, all references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety for their disclosure and teachings. Patent Citations
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Dr. Isaac and Vivian Kalvaria hosted a night of music, wine, and ooh la la desserts on Saturday, Jan. 26 at their Siesta Key home to raise funds for the Kaplan Preschool at Chabad of Sarasota. Flutist Jane Hoffman and pianists Zara Baroyan and Mike Markaverich played Jewish music such as Hevenu Shalom Alechem, Chabad er Melodie, Three Songs without Words and others.
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Dr. Brinda M. Dixit, MD
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Dr. Brinda M. Dixit graduated from the Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1998. She works in Chesapeake, VA and specializes in Rheumatology. Dr. Dixit speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Female
Years in Practice: 17 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
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Graduation Date: 1998
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Following a year that introduced him to international success, James McCartney is already headed towards an exciting and unprecedented 2013. McCartney is fresh off the release of his two digital EPs, Available Light and Close At Hand, and his first physical release, The Complete EP Collection, produced by his father, PAUL McCARTNEY and DAVID KAHNE that includes the debut EPs in their entirety along with five bonus tracks.
Now in the studio once again, James McCartney is preparing to release what will be his first full-length album in 2013. The US tour will bring McCartney to over 50 cities coast-to-coast as he performs a unique solo-acoustic show of never-before-heard material mixed with fan favorites.
Accompanying himself on guitar and piano, McCartney's soaring vocals, songwriting, and musicianship are highlighted in this intimate and powerful setting. The success of The Complete EP Collection catapulted McCartney to national awareness in America with his U.S. television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. McCartney followed with his first tour of North America.
Of McCartney's performances The NY Daily News writes: "An infectious set . . . [he] has clearly forged a winning sound of his own." The Boston Globe adds: ". . . the younger McCartney's promising pop-rock tunes make clear he's learned a few lessons about melody, phrasing, and charm." Looking forward to the thrilling year ahead, the next phase of his career is beginning to take shape and McCartney's goals are clear. "Some artists are happy doing the same thing again and again, but my favorite artists are the ones who evolve and grow, and I want to be one of them."
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Los Angeles: A drug that minimises leaks in the blood brain barrier can delay progress of Alzheimer`s disease, says a study.
A research team led by Robert Nagele, Ph.D, of the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine, has demonstrated that the anti-atherosclerosis drug darapladib can significantly reduce leaks in the blood brain barrier.
This finding potentially opens the door to new therapies to prevent the onset or the progression of Alzheimer`s disease, reports Science Daily.
Writing in the Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease (currently in press), the researchers describe findings involving the use of darapladib in animal models that had been induced to develop diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia (DMHC), which are considered to be major risk factors for Alzheimer`s disease.
"Diabetes and hypercholesterolemia are associated with an increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier, and it is becoming increasingly clear that this blood-brain barrier breakdown contributes to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer`s," Nagele said.
"Darapladib appears to be able to reduce this permeability to levels comparable to those found in normal, non-DMHC controls, and suggests a link between this permeability and the deposition of amyloid peptides in the brain."
"Because our results suggest that these metabolic disorders can trigger neurodegenerative changes through blood-brain barrier compromise, therapies -- such as darapladib -- that can reduce vascular leaks have great potential for delaying the onset or slowing the progression of diseases like Alzheimer`s," said the study`s lead author, Nimish Acharya, Ph.D, of the NJISA and the UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. "The clinical, caregiving and financial impact of such an effect cannot be overestimated."


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Eric Guido wrote: (86 points)
September 15, 2014 - The nose was alpine in it's profile, showing fresh blackberry, hints of cedar, cracked pepper, herbs, and mineral tones. On the palate, I found bitter blackberry fruit with a hint of orange peel. Brisk acidity first dried out the senses, yet made them water throughout the finish, while black fruit clung to the cheeks and gums. It's not a bad wine, but it's also not a crowd pleaser in any way. With food, it does it's job, but on it's own, it can be a task.
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August 3, 2014 - This continues to improve. Will it ever be great? Probably not, but it is starting to develop complexity, on the nose especially. With air, some really nice earth and tobacco notes were evident. Still a little thin on the palate, but good with food.
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June 24, 2014 - sur dolcetto med ren og ærlig duft av sure kirsebær. Frisk og leskende, men litt ubalansert. Servert til brissel. Vin med fine mategenskaper, men ikke så mye mer enn det.
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News | Science Selection Volume 122 | Issue 4 | April 2014
Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.122-A108
Chinks in the Armor? Filaggrin-Depleted Skin Could Increase Environmental Exposures
Lindsey Konkel is a Worcester, MA–based journalist who reports on science, health, and the environment. She is an editor for Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate.
Citation: Konkel L. 2014. Chinks in the armor? Filaggrin-depleted skin could increase environmental exposures. Environ Health Perspect 122:A108; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.122-A108
News Topics: Allergies, Exposure Science, Men's Health, Personal Care Products, Phthalates, Reproductive Health, Skin Health
Published: 1 April 2014
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Young, healthy men with a gene variant that may impair skin barrier function had higher urine levels of certain phthalates than men without the variant, according to a group of Danish researchers.1 The findings, reported in this issue of EHP, suggest that a genetic factor may determine the extent of a person's exposure to an environmental chemical.
"This idea that a certain level of exposure to a chemical can mean something very different depending on your genetic makeup is quite new and important," says Shanna Swan, a reproductive health scientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, who was not involved in the study.
Small percentages of Europeans and Asians have a genetic mutation that diminishes the production of filaggrin,2 an epidermal protein that helps to lock moisture into the skin and keep out pathogens, allergens, and chemicals. People with filaggrin-depleted skin may be more likely to have allergic skin disorders.3 The researchers hypothesized that these people may also absorb phthalates through the skin at higher rates than people with normal filaggrin production.
Men with a gene variant that predisposed them to dry skin were more likely to have higher urinary concentrations of phthalates found in skin care products.
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Certain phthalates—a large group of chemicals found in cosmetics, fragrances, solvents, and plastics—have been associated with markers of decreased testicular function in some human studies4 and altered male genital development in animal research.5 They've also been associated with diabetes,6 asthma,7 attention disorders,8 and obesity9 in some epidemiological studies.
In the current study, researchers measured levels of phthalate metabolites in the urine of 861 Danish men between the ages of 18 and 22. Sixty-five men, roughly 7.5% of the study participants, carried at least one nonfunctional copy of the filaggrin gene (FLG), indicating diminished filaggrin production. On average, those men had 33% higher urinary concentrations of a metabolite of di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) than men with two functional FLG copies. They also higher average levels of metabolites of diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP). These low-molecular-weight phthalates are commonly found in cosmetics and personal care products.
However, the average urinary concentration of a metabolite for diethyl phthalate (DEP), the most frequently detected phthalate in personal care products, was not significantly higher in men with FLG mutant alleles. Metabolites of several high-molecular-weight phthalates, which are primarily found in PVC plastics, also were not significantly higher in this group.
When the researchers compared concentrations of reproductive hormones and markers of semen quality between the two groups of men, they found no significant differences.
It's unclear from the study why men with FLG mutations tended to have higher levels of some phthalates. It's possible their skin was more permeable to chemicals they encountered. People with reduced filaggrin production also tend to have drier skin, says lead study author Ulla Nordström Joensen, a urologist at Copenhagen University Hospital, so it's plausible that higher phthalate levels could be the result of this group using more skin care products. "Whatever the explanation, they appear to be more exposed, which is potentially concerning," Joensen says.
In 2008 the U.S. federal government heavily restricted the use of DBP, BBzP, and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in toys and other children's products, while the European Union has placed similar restrictions on these chemicals.10 For the general population, exposure to high-molecular-weight phthalates appears to result largely from diet, whereas nondietary routes such as use of personal care products and indoor dust and air appear to explain most exposure to low-molecular-weight phthalates.11
Future studies should investigate whether similar associations appear between FLG mutations and phthalate exposures in other population groups, such as women and children, and whether FLG mutation carriers have greater exposure to other environmental chemicals. If it turns out these individuals' skin is more permeable to phthalates, Joensen says, it's possible they should pay special attention to dermal chemical exposures in general.
1. Joensen UN, et al. Associations of filaggrin gene loss-of-function variants with urinary phthalate metabolites and testicular function in young Danish men. Environ Health Perspect 122(3):345–350 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306720.
2. Irvine AD, et al. Filaggrin mutations associated with skin and allergic diseases. N Engl J Med 365(14):1315–1327 (2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1011040.
3. Scharschmidt TC, et al. Filaggrin deficiency confers a paracellular barrier abnormality that reduces inflammatory thresholds to irritants and haptens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 124(3):496–506.e6 (2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2009.06.046.
4. Mendiola J, et al. Urinary concentrations of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites and serum reproductive hormones: pooled analysis of fertile and infertile men. J Androl 33(3):488–498 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.2164/jandrol.111.013557.
5. Swan SH, et al. Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure. Environ Health Perspect 113(8):1056–1061 (2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8100.
6. James-Todd T, et al. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and diabetes among women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2008. Environ Health Perspect 120(9):1307–1313 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104717.
7. Bertelsen RJ, et al. Urinary biomarkers for phthalates associated with asthma in Norwegian children. Environ Health Perspect 121(2):251–256 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205256.
8. Chopra V, et al. Association between phthalates and attention deficit disorder and learning disability in U.S. children, 6–15 years. Environ Res 128:64–69 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2013.10.004.
9. Trasande L, et al. Race/ethnicity-specific associations of urinary phthalates with childhood body mass in a nationally representative sample. Environ Health Perspect 121(4):501–506 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205526.
10. Zota AR, et al. Temporal trends in phthalate exposures: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010. Environ Health Perspect 122(3):235–241 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306681.
11. Koch HM, et al. Identifying sources of phthalate exposure with human biomonitoring: results of a 48 h fasting study with urine collection and personal activity patterns. Int J Hyg Environ Health 216(6):672–681 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.12.002.
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As part of its social awareness programme, staff and students of Annai Violet College of Arts and Science, Menambedu, took anti-plastic campaign to the streets of Ambattur, sensitising people about its ill effects. The group issued pamphlets detailing about its hazards. They also collected plastic bottles for creating the longest chin of plastic bottles to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
A chain was created by 60 members using 18,843 bottles within 4 hours measuring 5.14 km. The team went on to explain why plastic causes contamination and is non-ecological. They urged residents to avoid using plastic bottles. Banners with slogans and pictures, pamphlets addressing the need to act with social and moral responsibility were displayed around the area. The students were guided by the college founder and chairman, N. R. Dhanapalan.
P. Jothimani, Judicial Member, National Green Tribunal, New Delhi; S. R. Jeyadurai, Tuticorin Member of Parliament; M. Ezra Sargunam, founder, Evangelical Church of India; Avvai Natarajan, former vice-chancellor, Tamil University, Thanjavur; V. G. Santhosam, chairman, VGP Group Companies' M. B. Nirmal, founder, Exnora International; S. Venkatraman, Lions district governor, 324-A5; K. S. Kannan, Lions first vice-district governor, 324-A5; and D. Saivenugopal, Lions second vice-district governor, participated.
The team along with the dignitaries took an oath to avoid the use of plastics. The used plastic bottles were handed over to the recycling unit.
According to the organisers of the event, Bayer Material Science, in China, wanted to create awareness on Anti-plastic among their community and on November19, 2011 they made a plastic chain by using 6,895 bottles. This was officially accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2013, National Youth Envirolympics Challenge (NYEC, Singapore) attempted the record on May 24 using 9,060 bottles measuring 2.28 kms, which is still to be officially accepted.


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Here is Episode 2. Crono makes it to the fair. What awaits him there?
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I was offline during down/upgrading my net system, and wife had some worser than normal health issues going on, now things should(hopefully) be "normal" Johnny |
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The control system was added and tested. The motor was smooth, powerful and the folding prop assembly showed no signs of being out of balance. After adding the 1/16" sheeting to the top and bottom of the fuselage, there is no tendency for it to bend or twist. With the structure assembled less rudder, the battery balances the model when placed behind the wing's leading edge. Charles
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48" Canard slope soarer layout.
Good to hear the gliders are progressing.
Tomorrow I will travel overseas and will be away for almost 4 weeks. When I get back I intend to start work on the slope soarer. The only unusual aspect of the design is that there is no canard elevator, so all control will be done using elevons and rudder. The forward wing is relatively small, but I don't expect any problems with pitch control authority because of the elevons on the main wing. Crow-braking will be done using inboard flaps to help make the descent on landing approach a bit more rapid and hopefully I can avoid hitting things. The attached image is a preview of the layout. |
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My blog has info from last summer, and otherwise, there is "canardly soar" in the thermal part, and "Weird One's and other canards" in sailplane talk then there is the EDF Sailplanes in Ducted fans, which finally, I am making progress on. when I get the wing rods set, or even before as that is where progress is now, I can shoot those details if people need them, as my next step will be dihedral bracing and wing matching which I do slowly and accurately. I could use some input as to where the info goes, as I'm realizing even the gruops had a taste of my hectic lifestyle! Johnny |
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so, the design itself looks more or less like a flying wing with an additional wing up front instead of an S-shaped-airfoil or sweep for balance. Looks interesting. Your picture shows flaps. Do you intend to use them as flaps? If so, how do you counterbalance the pitching moment. Flaps on a "normal" Canard-plane are a problem already. Here you would have to counter the pitching moment with the elevons (very short lever arm). Is that enough? This will be the "crow"-setting, I guess. Is there enough movement left then for aileron function? Burt Rutan invented a "SpoilFlap" for the Solitaire (because of the Flap-problem). But I haven't seen a picture of that flap deployed. So I can only guess, how it looks like. It should work more or less pitch-free. Or do you split functions: inside elevator / outside ailerons ? But you wrote elevons, so it can't be. I would expect (very) slow elevator response. A flying wing, which usually has elevons (or a Delta), needs only a low pitching moment to change pitch. With the stabilizing "wing" up front (long lever arm too), the necessary moment for a pitch change is much higher. The wing is not swept, so the pitching moment the elevons can do is not that big. It might be even less, then the "wing" in front can counteract. I was thinking about a similar idea too. Basic desing as a flying wing with an additional elevator up front, but not "loaded" like a canard (no lift unless the elevator is used). But that idea needs some more time to think about. I will be overseas too for 3 weeks from Monday on. So I am looking forward to your slope-glider design, when I am back. Uli |
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Charles, The canard will be initially setup with around 2.5 degrees decalage angle. The canard wing will use flat-bottomed airfoil which has more camber than what is used on the main wing. Even if there is not quite enough lift from the canard wing, the model should still achieve pitch stability when the elevons/flaps are reflexed upward. It remains to be seen how well it will work in practice.
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The canard wing was covered, Blenderm tape was applied on top and bottom and elevator gap covering tape was added. The wing was mounted and the control rod was fitted. Trim was added to the LE and TE center of the wing. Charles
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I was poking around, looking for a simplex airfoil coordinates, when I came across this point of discussion.I used the lift meter as a rule, as we want to know poundage more than anything-sorta The program runs a Joukowski foil, and pic #4 shows the difference of zero camber to 1.5%(blue). 'Nuff said, just read the fine print- mostly in the camber and angle of Attack johnny ImagesView all Images in thread
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