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CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music – Nigel Stanford … thanks Areti
Osho – Those who talk nonviolence are violent against themselves
From The Book of Secrets
Victory needs knowledge, not fight. Fight is a subtle violence. And this is strange, but this has happened: those who talk about nonviolence to others are very much violent against themselves. There are teachings and traditions which say, "Do not be violent to anyone," but those same teachings are very much violent as far as you are inwardly concerned. They teach you to be violent with yourself, but not to be violent with others. All types of asceticism, renunciation, negative attitudes, life-denying philosophies, are based on maintaining a violent attitude toward yourself. They tell you to be violent with yourself.
Tantra is absolutely nonviolent. It says, if you cannot be nonviolent with yourself, you cannot be nonviolent with anyone else — that is impossible. A person who is violent to himself will be violent to everyone; in his nonviolence also he will be just hiding his violence. Aggression can be turned against yourself, but that aggressive attitude is destructive.
Paras note: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar talks about how violent Gandhiji was so violent with himself when fasting in his cause to stop the violence of others.
Act, Don't React (One of the best practices that needs constant practice!)
Puffer Fish Creates Beautiful Underwater Rangoli to Attract Female … thanks Judit
Osho – Go on moving between opposites
From The Book of Secrets
It will be helpful to understand this: whatsoever you are doing, always go on doing the opposite with it. Go on changing to the opposite always. Remain silent for a few hours, then talk. Do not become fixed in anything — you will be more alive and more moving. Do meditation for a few days, and then stop suddenly and do everything that can create tension in you. Then move again to meditation.
Go on moving between the opposites, you will be more alive and dynamic. Do not get fixed. Once you get fixed, you will not be able to move to the other extreme, and the ability to move to the other extreme means life. If you are not able to move, you are already dead. This movement is very good.
You will be more alive, and you will know two extremes. And if you can move to the two extremes easily, you can remain young forever. Those who get fixed at any extreme become old and die.
Paras note: I constantly do this. Soon as I feel like I believe in something too much, I'll shoot the other way. Soon as I get comfortable in my company, comforts, identity I NEED to remind myself that my SELF is much more than what I've allowed myself to get conditioned to.


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IBM Wants To Patent Restaurant Waits 154
from the no-rewards-or-we'll-sue dept.
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Method and Structure for Automated Crediting to Customers for Waiting
It's still ridiculous to even apply for this. It is blatantly obvious since all it is doing is automating something that already exists in a non-novel way. Way to troll for stupid patents dude.
That should have been easy to pull off even without analyzing any data.
We used to head to Pizza Hut nearly every day back (it seemed) in the mid-80s and I can recall going for a couple of months without having to pay for pizza. I stopped going to lunch with my coworkers until they found another place to eat. I'd gotten sick to death of Pizza Hut's stuff after that stretch. In fact, I don't think I've been back to one since then. (Hey, living around Chicago has certain advantages and being able to find doz
May I point out that this is *not* a patent, but rather a publication of an application for a patent. I wish someone on this friggin' site would learn the difference between the two.Regardless, this patent is pure, unadulterated BS
If you are being critical of the patent office the difference is very important, if you are being critical of the applicant, not so much so.
Leading to even more trips to the bathroom, longer waits and more free beer.
The USPTO makes a lot of profit. Why should Uncle Sam kill a cash cow.
The patent lawyers make a lot of money filing patents. Easy filing encourages more filing which means more business/profit. But the real money gets earned when patents get contested. Therefore bad patents mean lots of litigation which mean more profits. No motivation to improve patent quality.
Systems don't fix themselves. Since there is no motivation to change, change w
This is literally a system to reward people based on their time in queue and their position in the queue. Wow. An egg timer could do this. I was expecting something fairly complex and novel like Amazon's patent for prioritizing shipping based on future profit streams per customer (here [slashdot.org]). Instead I saw a basic, obvious solution that has pretty easy to find prior art: a waiter comping you a dessert because you had to wait a while.
Performing the steps in a system is not prior art to defining that system.
That said, if the "waiter" was following written instructional guidelines on exactly when to start handing out free meals, that's a whole other issue entirely. Those instructions would have a chance at qualifying as prior art.
No, you are right. If the procedure is so utterly commonplace that it is not even written down as a procedure, then it fails by way of obviousness, not prior art. The idea of rewarding (bribing) customers for bad service of all kinds likely goes back to the first occupation. Bad word of mouth advertising and lost business hurts. Duh. Adding "with an egg timer" to the process does not make it less obvious.
I can create a system whereby if a customer is forced to wait over half an hour they are automatically given a free desert and implement it only by providing appropriate instructions to my staff.
It's autmoated, but it's not automated.
It appears that IBM is seeking to force patent reform by clogging the system with so many useless applications that soon it will be impossible to swing a dead cat without hitting a patent claim.
Sorry. That should read 'Method for controlling the trajectory of a deceased feline to avoid impact with preexisting intellectual property'.
Or, better yet, "Method for applying blunt force trauma to ungulate, wherein said ungulate is deceased, lying on the ground, and infested with maggots."Method for controlling the trajectory of a deceased feline to avoid impact with preexisting intellectual property
It appears that IBM is seeking to force patent reform by clogging the system with so many useless applications that soon it will be impossible to swing a dead cat without hitting a patent claim.
Sorry. That should read 'Method for controlling the trajectory of a deceased feline to avoid impact with preexisting intellectual property'.
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What is Vaporization?
Vaporization uses a controlled heat source that massages the beneficial compounds from plant materials. The key to vaporization is the temperature setting: the sweet spot is considered to fall between 350-370 F. Exposing fresh herbs or flowers to a controlled heat source results in the production of vapor which contains the beneficial compounds without the unhealthy elements found in smoke. In optimal conditions, vaporization results in no burning and no carcinogens – just flavorful vapor.
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How do I Clean My Vapir Digital Vaporizer?
There are a couple of options you can use to clean Vapir Digital Vaporizer. First, you can use a can of compressed air to spray in those places that are hard to reach. You can also squirt into the fan to loosen any debris from the unit. Also, you can use a simple Q-tip lightly moistened with Rubbing Alcohol. Lightly moisten the Q-tip while being careful not to over-moisten to avoid any liquid leeching into the unit and causing damage to the electronic parts. Be careful while using any liquids with your Vapir Vaporizer as any damage to electronic parts due to liquids will void any warranty on your product. Rub the lightly moistened Q-tip on any soiled areas to clean the device, this should help you clean your unit.
Is There Any Plastic Made in Your Vaporizers?
First let me put your mind at ease and specifically state that there is nothing to worry about. All of our products are made of high grade heat-resistant material. According to MSDS (Material Safety Date Sheet) Vapir Vaporizers do not release any VOC, even at the highest operating temperature. We do not use glue in the Vapir Oxygen Vaporizer, rather a high temperature medical grade epoxy to secure craftsmanship. The actual NO2 and Oxygen unit casing is a high-temperature Nylon-Fiberglass compound. The unit is designed to operate within this high temperature range of up to and including 400 degrees Fahrenheit, this is why you can hold the unit in your hand even at these high temperatures and feel very little – to no heat. The Herb Chamber is made out of brass and produces a very clean heat, hence there are no VOC's given off by the NO2 or Oxygen unit at any time.
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I Would Like to Get a Power Inverter for My Vapir Digital Vaporizer and Need To Know What The Wattage Is On The Unit?
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How Long Does the Vapor Last in the Inflation Bag?
Although it is recommended that vapor is best used right away, you can in fact cap off the bag and store it for later usage. The vapor will degrade with time and not have the same flavor or essence, so the sooner you use it the better.
My NO2 Vaporizer does not turn ON; what do I need to do?
First turn the side switch to OFF position then remove the battery; at this point do not replace the battery cap. Find a working outlet then plug it in. With one hand put the Battery back into the unit and push it all the way in and hold it securely. With your free hand turn the side switch to ON position. If unit powered on, hold the battery in place and carefully replace the battery cap and let the battery charge for about 4 hours and during this time do not engage the heating button. you may need to repeat this process couple of times to get the result.
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I'm Not Sure How to use My Unit and Need a Demonstration?
If you are new to vaporizing, I would suggest the following steps in order to use the vaporizer most effectively and efficiently. First, patience is key because vaporizing is completely different than smoking, so it will take time for your body (both mentally and physically) and your lungs to adjust to the difference…so be patient.
- Pull the herb drawer out and set the temperature to 350-365° degrees Fahrenheit.
- While the Vapir Digital Vaporizer is heating up, make sure to grind up your tobacco/herbs as finely as possible (this is very important to ensure the hot air will pass through the tobacco/herbs evenly and effectively so as to fully extract all the flavors and essences).
- Once you have ground your tobacco/herbs very finely, make sure to fill the herb disk only ½ or less – DO NOT OVER FILL THE HERB DISK (this is also very important to ensure the hot air will pass through the tobacco/herbs evenly and effectively so as to fully extract all the flavors and essences)
- Put the Herb Disk into the Herb Drawer.
- Once the 350-365° Degrees Fahrenheit temperature has been reached, insert the Herb Drawer into the Vapir and inhale very deeply
- Once you have fully inhaled, hold your breath for maximum benefit. While doing so, pull the Herb Drawer out of the Vapir so as to not waste any vapor
- Exhale and repeat steps 5 and 6
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- Turn the unit on and set the temperature to 350-365 Degrees Fahrenheit.
- While the Vapir is heating up, make sure to grind up your tobacco/herbs as finely as possible (this is very important to ensure the hot air will pass through the tobacco/herbs evenly and effectively so as to fully extract all the flavors and essences).
- Once the 350-365° Degrees Fahrenheit temperature has been reached, remove the top of the unit and insert the finely ground herbs into the unit, making sure not to overfill the herb chamber (it should only be ½ full or less).
- Inhale very deeply and hold your breath and repeat until the flavor dissipates.
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Does the Vapir Vaporizer Come With a Warranty if Purchased Elsewhere?
All Vapir Digital Vaporizers purchased from authorized re-sellers come with a full Manufacture's Warranty.
To view all Vapir Vaporizer's standard warranties: https://www.vapir.com/support/warranty
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Supper Club
There are tons of special-dinner options offered around the city, but you've got to have a five-star outfit to match. If the restaurant of choice is somewhere in between casual and fanciful, punch up your skirt-and-sweater outfit with blingy jewelry and statement kicks. A little sparkle will make the evening that much more festive.
Fashion Union Nanette Wool Coat, $76.99, available at Fashion Union; Toga Layered Velvet-Flocked Tulle Skirt, $181.50, available at Net-A-Porter; Babaton Sebastian Sweater, $59.99, available at Aritzia; Valentino Rockstud Pump, $1007.10, available at Farfetch; Vince Camuto Triangle Gem Earrings, $42, available at Vince Camuto.
House Party
Sometimes, all you need for a fun night is a bottle of wine, your home-stereo system, and a few friends to join the celebration. If this sounds like your dream NYE, you're in good company. And, we've got the right outfit to match. Go for comfortable basics with an extra flair. Add sexy heels to your comfy jeans look and add a blazer to sharpen it up.
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Dance Floor
Lovers of the sequined, body-con dress take note: A more up-to-date version of this party-time staple is the beaded frock with a slip silhouette. The bright color of this little number is enough to liven up any dimly lit dance floor, but it is still loose enough to fit a sheer button-down underneath. Or, tie the top around your waist for a grunge-meets-glam outfit that will ring in the New Year just right.
Michael Kors Rollerball & Lip Gloss Duo, $22, available at Sephora; Magid Silver Clutch, $278, available at Amazon; Mango Pocket Textured Chiffon Blouse, $70, available at John Lewis; Topshop Pewter Bead Slip, $250, available at Topshop; Alexandre Birman Ankle Boots, $598, available at Shoescribe.


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These are the chronicles of the esoteric . . .
On this blog you will find my ponderings. My mind takes me to many places and it is here I shall gather some of them together with attempts to make my thoughts coherent. Such musings will touch on subjects of life, self-identity, culture and everything that surrounds matters such as these; sometimes my thoughts will stray into autobiographical regions, but they will all certainly be theological in nature. My hope is that in writing about these issues as I ruminate on and struggle with them, you, the reader, will open your mind to questions and ponderings of your own - and together we can wrestle with Adonai and the life He has placed us in. Ultimately, this is all in an attempt to be better Jesus-followers and thereby better people in general.
By way of a disclaimer, I will not claim to be intelligent, funny or clever. But I will be honest. And that's all I can offer.
I have copied and placed all my posts from my previous blog at Blogspot here to keep them all together. It is easier for me this way for many reasons. One of these reasons is I am long-winded, and here I feel it's okay for me to ramble on - especially if I warn you ahead of time for this - whereas in an 'official' blog page one feels embarrassed for writing on so long.
You will find the blog archives listed on the right-hand panel. Simply click on the year to get a drop-down menu of the month, and then go ahead and enjoy (or not enjoy - but then you shouldn't keep reading them). When a new blog is posted, I will have a link directly to it on the right-hand panel of other pages outside this particular section (and a note in the News and Updates on the home page).
Have fun.
a st valentines reflection (or, how did we get it all wrong?)
In Nicaragua, February 14 is known as El Día de la Amistad, which translates to something like The Day of Camaraderie. I've always appreciated this since it feels inclusive - it is a day to celebrate a more general love (philos) of friends and family, not only lovers.
In our current culture of disposable marriage, Valentine's Day almost seems like an intentional farce - a sarcastic jab at those in romantic relationships that also serves as a guilt trip to husbands. But the day is equally a thorn in the side to single people, which as a result has given rise to the trend of Anti-Valentine's Day parties.
I have no qualms with that. If people want to commiserate or celebrate that they have no relationship obligations, that's great. Party on. And if Valentine's Day gets a husband to do ... →
suffering, part 1: reasons
There are so many universal human experiences it's a wonder we're not all more empathetic. We all feel joy, pleasure, love, and desire; and we all feel pain, loss, despair, and disdain. Such a wide range of emotions are an integral part of our human existence; the world is full of things that bring us to tears - positively or negatively - and things that lift our spirits or leave us in the pit.
But what seems more and more prevalent in our day and age is the experience of suffering - of disease, of war, of injustice, murder, poverty, injury, and death. We hear about hurricanes, tornadoes, bombings, shootings, beatings, famine, and more on our evening news alone - we're exposed to ... →
Happy New Year!
It's a few days late, but as they say, better late than never.
For the past two years I've posted a January list of resolutions - complete with a brief overview of how I did on the previous year's resolve. I'd like to do something different this year. Instead of boring you with a copy-and-paste list of failures and renewal of ambitions, I'd like to give you a taste of some things I've been working on for the site. That is, other than the design update I've been touting for the past, oh, twelve months, I've been working on some writing in my freer time.
As many of you know, my family and I, along with my in-laws, purchased a house which my dad and I have been renovating since early summer. We finally all moved ... →
the road: a testimony
Reflecting on life these past few days has renewed my convictions. Looking backwards is an excellent way to gain perspective, and I've found it's reminded me of just how blessed I am.
I grew up in a home that wasn't perfect - but the family that composed that home, I have to admit, was perfect. My parents taught me and my siblings by example and discipline what it means to be responsible, caring, and strong adults. They taught us integrity and faith. And they introduced us to a God that had nothing but the best intentions for us - a God bigger than any one of us could imagine.
I have many memories of prayers before bed as a family, and many memories of my dad leading devotionals from a book or the Bible itself. I remember asking him ... →
I like theology.
Okay, you got me. I kind of love it. When I'm supposed to be doing school work I'm probably instead looking up articles, perusing books in our home office, or browsing blogs. If I'm working by myself during the day, I'll more than likely be reading papers and write-ups from my iPhone during breaks. I've been known to accumulate thoughts on a notepad, electronic or otherwise, of matters I'd like to further research. While I don't necessarily retain everything I come across, I enjoy the endeavour regardless - and I'm certain that in spite of how much I remember, I'm still learning something. I enjoy the pursuit of theological knowledge - it's a deeply satisfying passed time and diversion - and serves to bolster up my faith and help me along life's journey as a Jesus-follower. ... →
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A means for monitoring electrophysiological activity is described having electrodes connected to an animal body with the output therefrom coupled to an amplifier which in turn feeds the amplified physiologically generated signal to a band pass filter network. The band pass filter is adapted to pass only those portions of the signals from the electrodes which occur in a predetermined frequency band. The filtered signal is coupled to an absolute value detector which produces a unidirectional output current signal the instantaneous amplitude of which corresponds to the instantaneous amplitude of the filter output signals. The detector output signal is coupled to a reversible microcoulometer which plates a metal from one electrode to another. The plating activity of the reversible microcoulometer produces a mass of plated material which is equivalent to the current-time integral, hence the average value, of the filter output signal. A readout device may be provided which causes the microcoulometer to operate in a reverse direction at a predetermined flow rate thereby causing a current of a predetermined value to flow. The value of the current-time integral may then be determined by determining the time required for the microcoulometer to operate in the reverse direction at the known current value. As an alternative, an event detection means may be provided which receives the signal from the electrodes and produces an output current signal of a known amplitude and duration or any signal producing a fixed, known charge for each occurrence of a predetermined wave form. In this mode of operation the reversible microcoulometer in effect operates as a counter with the amount of plating being equivalent to the number of occurrences of the predetermined wave form.
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United States Patent Saltzberg et al. [451 May 16, 1972 [541 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING,
ANALYZING AND RECORDING [51] ABSTRACT BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS [72] Inventors: Bernard Saltzberg, 3702 Octavia St., New Orleans, La. 70125; Leonard S. Lustick, 3721 Rue Mignon St., New Orleans, La. 70114; Robert G. Heath, 419 Walnut St., New Orleans, La. 70118 [22] Filed: May 14, 1969 [21] Appl. No.: 824,501
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Primary Examiner-William E. Kamm AttarneyCushman, Darby & Cushman A A A A A. I!
A means for monitoring electrophysiological activity is described having electrodes connected to an animal body with the Output therefrom coupled to an'amplifier which in turn feeds the amplified physiologically generated signal to a band pass filter network, The band pass filter is adapted to pass only those portions of the signals from the electrodes which occur in a predetermined frequency band. The filtered signal is coupled to an absolute value detector which produces a unidirectional output current signal the instantaneous amplitude of which corresponds to the instantaneous amplitude of the filter output signals. The detector output signal is coupled to a reversible microcoulometer which plates a metal from one electrode to another. The plating activity of the reversible microcoulometer produces a mass of plated material which is equivalent to the current-time integral, hence the average value, of the filter output signal. A readout device may be provided which causes the microcoulometer to operate in a reverse direction at a predetermined flow rate thereby causing a current of a predetermined value to flow. The value of the current-time integral may then be determined by determining the time required for the microcoulometer to operate in the reverse direction at the known current value. As an alternative, an event detection means may be provided which receives the signal from the electrodes and produces an output current signal of a known amplitude and duration or any signal producing a fixed, known charge for each occurrence of a predetermined wave form. In this mode of operation the reversible microcoulometer in effect operates as a counter with the amount of plating being equivalent to the number of occurrences of the predetermined wave form.
1 Claim, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTEDHAY 16 I972 SHEET 1 [1F 2 3&
This invention relates to apparatus for detecting analyzing and recording physiologically generated electrical signals, as for example, those generated by heart activity or those generated by the brain. The invention provides a means for the direct quantitative evaluation of electrophysiological activity. 7
Various devices are and have been available for monitoring electrophysiological activity, and principal among these are the well-known electrocardiograph and electroencephalograph. In the principal form the latter devices have taken, the patient is connected to a relatively bulky machine which monitors his electrophysiological activity, and the signals emanating from the body are continuously recorded on a continuous tape-like strip chart. In order for a diagnostic determination to be made from this readout it is necessary to analyze each portion of the entirety of what might be a very lengthy chart to determine the number of occurrences of a certain wave shape or to measure the amplitude of signal components in a prescribed frequency band. This task requires the services of skilled personnel capable of understanding the wave forms on the chart and capable of making the necessary mathematical calculations therefrom to arrive at the desired information. Further, such analyses will require long periods of time to complete because most data collection periods are of a time which will generate extremely lengthy charts, often hundreds of feet in length.
The more modern versions of these devices utilize magnetic recording tape, but in order for an analysis to be made of the data on the tape it must undergo analog to digital conversion followed by processing in a digital computer to derive the quantitative measures. Thus, while the time factor in such analyses has been reduced, the cost in most cases has been significantly increased. Further, it must be noted that physicians generally must still use the strip chart recorder described above because of this relatively high cost.
The presently available devices for recording electrophysiological activity are so bulky that the patient or test animal must remain in a relatively stationary position while the machine is in operation. For many purposes the data realized is of marginal usefulness in that it would be more desirable to determine the patients or the test animals responses to a given stimulus while undergoing normal daily activities. At present, no device is available which may be attached to the patients body and which will record data for a reasonably long period of time while the patient is going through his normal daily routine or is undergoing his normal sleep cycle.
it is therefore an object of this invention to provide a means for detecting, analyzing and recording electrophysiological data which obviates the need for length chart analysis. That is, it is an object of this invention to provide a device which will actually record only those electrical occurrences which are of interest in observing a particular physical phenomenon thereby permitting diagnostic analysis in a relatively short period of time.
Another object of this invention is to provide a means for recording electrophysiological data which may be attached to the patients or to an animals body allowing normal activities to be undertaken and which will record such data over a relatively long period of time.
Another object of this invention is to provide a simple device that is suitable for obtaining direct quantitative measure of asymmetry in the electrophysiological activity of opposite brain hemispheres.
Another object of this invention is to provide a simple device that is suitable for obtaining a simple and direct quantitative measure of electrophysiological activity in various frequency hands by measuring the average amplitude of a fully rectified or half-wave rectified signal and, as made necessary by the parameters to be measured, measuring only those components occurring above a specified amplitude threshold value.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a means for selectively detecting certain prescribed wave shapes in an electrophysiological signal, to count these events over extended periods of time and to store indefinitely the counted result.
The foregoing and other objects may be attained by constructing measuring apparatus according to the principles of our invention, said apparatus essentially comprising electrodes or other means for receiving the physiologically generated electrical signal, and in the case where the power in a given frequency band is being measured, the received signal is passed through a band pass filter. The filtered signal may then be coupled to a detector means which provides a unidirectional current output signal equivalent to the filtered signal appearing at the detector input. The current output signal from the detector is coupled to an electrolytic cell which in efiect integrates the signal over a period of time and converts the current-time integral to a mass integral. In many instances it will be desirable to measure only those components in the desired frequency band which exceed a predetermined amplitude level, and a threshold detector means may be provided for this purpose. The power measurement in the given frequency band may then be evaluated by simply causing the electrolytic cell to reverse plate. By causing the reverse plating operation to take place at a known current level, the time needed for this reverse plating operation need only be measured for one to arrive at the current-time integral. It is to be noted that by choosing a high current value for the reverse plating operation this measurement operation will require a relatively short period of time.
In those cases where it is desired to count the number of occurrences of a predetermined wave shape over a given period of time a detection means is provided, instead, which will respond only to the predetermined wave shape and produce an output signal only when such a wave shape occurs or only when it does not occur, as desired. The output signal from this detection means will then actuate a pulse generator which produces a pulse of known, fixed charge which is coupled to an electrolytic cell. In this mode of operation the cell in effect acts as a counter, and by measuring the time required for the electrolytic cell to reverse plate at a known current level, one can easily determine the number of constant amplitude, constant duration pulses which were originally coupled to the cell and thereby determine the number of occurrences of the predetermined wave form.
The invention may be best understood by reference to the description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first preferred embodiment I constructed according to the principles of this invention for obtaining direct quantitative measures of electrophysiological activity in predetermined frequency band;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a detector to be used in the FIG. 1 embodiment illustrating the wave forms at various points in the detector and the connection of the detector to an electrolytic cell;
FIG. 3 is a second preferred embodiment constructed according to the principles of this invention which measures the number of occurrences of an event, which event may be the occurrence of a prescribed wave shape;
FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c are block diagrams of elements which may be used as an event detector according to the principles of this invention; and
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrative of the type of device which may be used to obtain a readout from the electrolytic cell.
In the preferred embodiments constructed according to the principles of the invention the elements used for performing the integrating or counting operation and the storage operation are electrolytic cells which may be caused to plate in either of two directions and which will store the plated mass for an indefinite period of time. These devices are known also as reversible microcoulometers, and an example of such a device is the E-Cell manufactured by the Bissett-Berman Corporation of Los Angeles, California. The reversible microcoulometer used will operate at very low current levels, e.g. 1 microampere, and they have the capability of storing the results indefinitely. Generally, these devices have a center electrode which is surrounded by an electrolyte with the container serving as the second electrode.
In operation the reversible microcoulometer in effect converts the current-time integral of an electrical function into an equivalent mass integral. This result is brought about by the fact that exactly one atom is transferred from the plating electrode to the plate electrode for each electron coupled to the reversible microcoulometer. The result in ampere-seconds of silver or the like can be read out of the cell by reversing the polarity of the electrodes and determining the time required for reverse plating the cell with a constant current source operating at a current much higher than the charging current, e.g. 1 milliampere. When the plating electrode in the reverse plating operation is completely deplated, a large increase of impedance across the cell will take place, and this may be exploited to indicate when the cell is completely read out thereby allowing one to accurately determine the time required for the reverse plating operation. Thus, the result can be read out at the users convenience in a very short time relative to the time required for the accumulation of the data on the cell. For example, if the charging current level is l microamperes and the charging period is 8 hours, the readout could be caused to occur at a discharge rate of l milliampere, and the time period required for the readout would be only less than minutes.
In FIG. 1 a preferred embodiment constructed according to the principles of this invention is shown which measures electrophysiological activity in various predetermined frequency bands. The measure of activity made by this embodiment is the average amplitude of a fully rectified or half-wave rectified signal above a specified amplitude threshold value.
Electrodes 10 may be attached to the patients body or to a test animal at any desired point and coupled to an amplifier 12, the gain and band pass of which will be dependent upon the particular parameters being measured. Amplifier 12 is of conventional design well known to those skilled in the art. The amplified signal is then passed through a band pass filter network 14, which may be adjustable (as shown by knob 15 in FIG. 1), to remove those frequency components which are not of interest. The band pass filter network, as well, may be of conventional design.
The filtered signal is coupled to an absolute value detector 16 the purpose of which is to convert the alternating voltage characterizing the filtered electrophysiological signal into a unidirectional or full wave rectified current signal. The unidirectional current signal from the detector 16 is then applied to the anode of reversible microcoulometer 18. The plating operation in microcoulometer 18 proceeds in direct proportion to the current-time integral of the unidirectional current, as described above. Thus, when the data-taking phase of the operation is completed a mass of silver or like plating material will have been plated on the cathode equivalent to the current-time integral, and this will bear a direct relationship to the power in the specified frequency band, as determined by filter network 14. Furthermore, absolute value detector 16 may contain a threshold detector, as well, making the plating activity of microcoulometer l8 equivalent to the power in s specified frequency band for those signal components therein exceeding a predetermined amplitude level.
Reference is now made to FIG. 2 of the drawings in which a more complete description of the absolute value detector is given. The signal received at input pin 21 of the detector from filter network 14 is of a periodic nature as shown diagrammatically at 22. This signal is coupled to a the inverting input of differential amplifier 24 which includes diodes 25 for performing inverted half-wave rectification. The half-wave rectified output signal 27 from amplifier 24 is shown as taken at output point 26.
At a summing point 28, a portion of the inverted half-wave rectified signal 27 is added to a portion of the original alternating input signal 22 which is coupled to point 28 by lead line 30. This added signal is coupled to the negative input terminal of a differential operational amplifier 32 over lead line 31, and (due to proper choice of the input resistors associated with the summing node 28 and the amplifier feedback resistor) this amplifier provides an output at pin 34 which is proportional to the negative of twice the amplitude of the inverted half-wave rectified signal 27 plus the negative of the amplitude of the input signal 22. The positive input terminal of amplifier 32 is connected to ground through resistor 35 as shown in FIG. 2. The output signal from amplifier 32 can be shown in a conventional manner to be equal to the full wave rectified signal shown diagrammatically at 36. In order to provide the latter result, it is only necessary to adjust input resistors and feedback resistors to proper valves as will be apparent to those in the art.
Threshold level detection is accomplished by a potentiometer 38 connected between a line 41, which in turn is connected through a switch 47 to the positive terminal of DC power source 42, and common lead line 40. The positive DC output from potentiometer 38 on line 39 adjusts the zero level of amplifier 32 as will be appreciated by those in the art thereby permitting the amplifier to pass only those portions of the signal which exceed the zero level set by the potentiometer.
The remainder of the components are necessary only to insure the stability of the amplifiers or to provide frequency compensation as necessary in the manner well known to those skilled in the art.
The output signal 36 at output pin 34 is coupled to the reversible microcoulometer 18 through a load resister 43 to commence the plating operation. The mass of the material plated as described above will be equivalent to the currenttime integral of output signal 36.
In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a device constructed as above tests were carried out in which amplifier 12 was adjusted to have a gain of 5,000 with a band pass of from 0.5 to 70 Hz., and the absolute value detector 16 was constructed as described above with reference to FIG. 2. The above configuration was applied to a number of laboratory test situations on rhesus monkeys and the results amply demonstrate its utility and its reliability. Two examples of such experiments are given hereinbelow wherein data taken was in the l-8 Hz. and 8-70 Hz. frequency bands with the activity in the total pass band of the filter network being observed as well.
EXPERIMENT I A cobalt lesion was produced in the left hippocampal region of a monkey's brain. The purpose of the experiment was to demonstrate migration of the abnormal electroencephalographic signal from the primary focal area into secondary areas. The reversible microcoulometer 18 was charged for 5 minute periods from bipolar depth electrodes located in regions of interest in the brain. In accordance with the description given above the time to discharge or reverse plate the cell is a measure of the electrical activity in the specific area. The longer the required time to discharge the cell, the greater the activity or average amplitude in the area. Table 1 below shows the result of this test.
The data given in Table I shows a large increase in the activity of the contralateral hippocampal region and significant change in the septum 24 hours after the time when the lesion was introduced. 48 hours later the right hippocampal region and septum are depressed, and the monkey died shortly thereafter.
EXPERIMENT II The purpose of this experiment was to assay the effects of the drug taraxein on the brain. Table 2 below shows the effect of the drug in various subcortical regions after the first, second and third administration of the drug, respectively, as the base line reading for the monkey.
The experimental results shown in the table indicate that the activity in the anterior region of the septum is greatly elevated after the administration of the drug taraxein. Other similar experimental situations involving administration of normal Saline with the same schedule as the taraxein administrations shown above do not indicate any increase in activity.
From the foregoing experimental results it can readily be seen that the device constructed according to the principles of this invention to measure average amplitude at given threshold levels in a specified frequency band yields reliable and accurate data or electrophysiological activity. While the results given above are with reference tolaboratory experiments, it is contemplated that a device constructed according to the principles of this invention can be used, for example, in a doctors office by unskilled personnel to detect abnormal asymmetries in the brain electrical activity between the hemispheres of the head. It could be used to monitor the effect of drugs and provide the needed information to determine the required drug administration schedule. In one of the more important applications a device constructed according to the principles of this invention can be used to detect the rare, abnormal electrophysiological event that occurs infrequently and thus would be missed without monitoring over extensive periods of time which this device makes entirely practical. Further, this invention makes possible the constant monitoring of post-surgical patients, and it would be useful in quantitatively classifying sleep stages by detecting EEG signal parameters which correlate with sleep.
Referring to FIG. 3 a second preferred embodiment of a device constructed according to the principles of this invention is shown. In this embodiment specialized electrical detection circuitry is used to selectively detect certain prescribed wave shapes in a signal, such as EEG or EKG signal, and to count these events over extended periods of time with the reversible microcoulometer.
In this embodiment electrodes 50 may be attached to the patient or test animal at the point where electrophysiological activity is to be monitored. The signal from electrode 50 is coupled to a conventional amplifier 52 which in turn feeds the amplified signal to an event detector 54. If the signal from electrode 50 is of the predetermined wave shape, the event detector 54 will'produce an output signal, such as an impulse, which triggers a pulse generator 56.
When actuated, pulse generator 56 produces a constant amplitude, constant duration pulse 57 which is coupled to reversible microcoulometer 18. In this mode of operation the reversible microcoulometer 18 operates as a counter. That is, when each of the predetermined events occurs, a constant amount of current for a constant period of time causes a known amount of plating to occur in the microcoulometer. Therefore, when the readout device 60 is attached to reversible microcoulometer l8, and the time needed for the microcoulometer 18 to discharge at a known current is measured, the operator will be able to accurately determine the number of pulses which were generated and coupled to the reversible microcoulometer. Again, the discharge rate can be made to be much greater than the charging rate thereby saving time in the readout phase.
FIGS. 4a-4c illustrate various types of devices which may be used as an event detector 54. For example, when monitoring electrocardiographic signals, the detection circuitry used may be matched filter 54a designed to match the important characteristics of the patients EKG pattern. Matched filter 540 would compare the reference pattern, i.e., the filter pattern, with the patients ongoing EKG and produce a standard output to be recorded in reversible microcoulometer 18 in the above described manner wherever the patients EKG pattern evidenced characteristics which were significantly deviant from the referenced patterns built into the filter.
In an alternate mode of operation using matched filter 54a the matched filter could be designed to represent an EKG pattern corresponding to that of a known heart abnormality, and the reversible microcoulometer 18 would then record each occurrence in the ongoing EKG of any such abnormality. In this case a standard output would be recorded in the reversible microcoulometer when the ongoing EKG pattern characteristics were highly correlated with the characteristics of the abnormal reference pattern built into the matched filters 54a in the event detection device.
- As an alternative event detector filter 54 may include a spike detector 54b which may be utilized to count the number of rapid eye movements during a night of sleep or to detect and count pathological spiking activity in an electroencephalographic pattern.
As a further alternative, a zero crossing detector 540 may be built into event detector 54 to analyze the spectral statistics of the electrophysiological activity being monitored.
Zero crossing detection circuitry is well known to those skilled in the art. In addition, the utility of zero crossing statistics in medical applications is well established in the literature. The zero crossing events detected and accumulated in the embodiment herein being considered are as follows: I The time intervals between (1) zero crossings of wave form that fall in specified time windows, (2) zero crossings of the first derivative of the signal (maxima and minima points) that fall in specified time windows, and (3) zero crossings of the second derivative of the signal (points where the slope is maximum or minimum) that fall in specified time windows.
When the device is used in this mode it has particular application to the classification of EEG in analysis of sleep in assessing the effect of drugs and other procedures which alter the EEG. The zero cross detection mode can also be used for the measurement and accumulation of time intervals corresponding to important parameters or events of the EKG and therefore would have important applications for EKG monitoring.
FIG. 5 illustrates a typical embodiment of a device used to readout the reversible microcoulometer. In this embodiment the reversible microcoulometer 18 is placed across the baseemitter junction of a NPN transistor 66. The base-collector circuit of the transistor comprises the series combination of load resistors and 71 and a lamp 68. A DC power source 62 is connected in a parallel relationship to the transistor across the emitter and collector, and a switch 74 in series with the source 62 is provided to activate the readout device.
When the reversible microcoulometer has completed its anode to cathode plating operation, it may be connected to the readout device as shown. Upon the closing of switch 74, a reverse plating operation from cathode to anode will commence, and after the reverse plating operation is completed, the impedance across the microcoulometer 18 will increase abruptly. Upon the latter abrupt increase in impedance across microcoulometer 18, the base voltage of transistor 66 will rise sufficiently to allow current to be conducted through the transistor to light lamp 68. The time required to read out the microcoulometer 64 may then be noted on a stop watch or the like, and the amount of electrophysiological activity causing forward plating of the microcoulometer may then readily be determined. Other readout devices are commercially available which include a constant current source for reverse plating and a digital timer to record the readout time (such as timing means 64 shown in FIG.
It can be seen from the foregoing description that the device constructed according to the principles of our invention provides a novel and simple means for analyzing complex electrophysiological signals. The ability to compress the record into a set of desirable descriptors on which clinical decisions can be based obviates the need for skilled personnel to spend many tedious hours analyzing a lengthy chart or the need for costly and complex electronic data processing equipment to analyze electrical data on a magnetic tape. Furthermore, our device provides a novel means for monitoring over relatively long periods of time the electrophysiological activity occurring while the patient is performing normal daily tasks or while he is sleeping as usual at home and indefinitely storing the data recorded.
The foregoing descriptions of preferred embodiments constructed according to the principles of our invention and the description of their application are not exhaustive and are only exemplary. It is contemplated that those skilled in the art may modify the elements of their arrangement within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. Apparatus for obtaining a quantitative measure of electrophysiological activity in a predetermined frequency band comprising means for receiving a physiologically generated electrical signal, filter means electrically connected to said means for receiving to provide a filtered output signal which consists of only those frequency components of said received signal occurring within a predetennined band of frequencies,
detector means electrically connected to said filter means for receiving said filtered output signal and for producing a unidirectional electrical current output signal, the instantaneous amplitude of said output current signal being proportional to the instantaneous amplitude of said filtered output signal,
said detector means comprising a rectifier means for accomplishing half wave rectification of said filter output signal, summing means for adding said half wave rectified signal to said filter output signal and means for producing from said added signal a current signal having an amplitude equal to the negative of twice the amplitude of said half wave rectified signal plus the negative of the amplitude of said filter output signal, and
integrating means electrically connected to said detector means for receiving said output current signal and generating a quantum equivalent to the time integral of said detector output current signal and for indefinitely storing said quantum.
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October 10th will actually be a "double header" of school board candidate forums. The five candidates for the three open seats on the Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustee will speak and answer audience questions at the League of Women Voters candidate forum from 6:15 - 7:30 PM at Crittenden Middle School, 1701 Rock St, Mountain View.
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RAM is like your short term memory which can be transferred to long term memory when you are asleep. Thus some of RAM is moved to hard drive when the computer is turned off.
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