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Health after 30 years old
Each of us wants to preserve the beauty and attractiveness of lifelong learning, and they are known to be directly related to the physical and mental health. The main problems to overtake the women with age – hormonal dysfunction and disorders of the endocrine system, which together with other factors lead to obesity and the development of more serious diseases.
- Adversely affecting the health of poor diet. Typically, 30-year-old woman a lot of work, and therefore do not pay enough attention to the quality of food and diet. Familiar dishes are sandwiches, burgers, fries, washed down with that soft drinks or instant coffee.
- Such products contain a huge amount of carbohydrate, providing a constant stimulus to the pancreas. This often becomes the cause of this terrible disease, like diabetes. Also do not forget that the elevated levels of blood sugar reduces the activity of the immune system.
- No less dangerous for women after 30 years is a trend towards an increase in the use of alcoholic beverages. No wonder all the term "weekend alcoholism" was used more often. Alcohol suppresses the protective function of the body and prevent the formation of new cells.
- Unfortunately, the pace of modern life is not conducive to proper rest. All the less time people assign to sleep, oblivious to the fact that it was during his recovery is an active cell. The unfortunate result of lack of rest is chronic fatigue syndrome, which has become a real scourge of our time. So, in order to be in good shape and maintain the beauty of many years, should follow a few simple rules, discussed in detail in this book. On its pages you will find information on how to organize a proper diet, eating food in a timely manner and to include in the diet as many fruits and vegetables as possible. At the same time to avoid unhealthy foods rich in carbohydrates. This will help avoid the occurrence of many diseases, the most common of which is obesity.
- In addition, the book contains a lot of useful information related to solving problems that beset a woman after 30 years. It also contains recipes of traditional medicine to combat various diseases caused by hormonal imbalances, and given the large number of diets that can help you not only lose weight but also improve your body.
Hormones are one of the most important components of a complex system that is the human body. In recent years, the study of factors associated with hormonal dysfunction, scientists around the world pay much attention. It is not surprising, because, as it turned out, many of the human condition are explained by the level of production of a hormone.
Classification and function of hormones
Hormones – biologically active substances produced by various glands in the body. They can have a huge impact on human life processes and are a necessary component of each of the internal systems. Thus, it hormones controlling function is performed on the human genetic apparatus, moreover, they provide tissue development, adaptation to environmental conditions, the organization of mental activity. Also, the hormones responsible for the reproduction of the human individual and the proper development of his offspring. It should be noted that these substances are effective even in very low concentrations.
Here are the main hormones: adrenaline, angiotensin, gastrin, glucagon, dopamine, insulin, melatonin, oxytocin, secretin, testosterone, thyroxine, estrogen. Some hormones are produced simultaneously in different organs. Thus, insulin is formed not only in the gastrointestinal tract, but also in the central nervous system.
After the release of hormones transported to their destination by different routes, which may be a few thousandths of a millimeter and several tens of centimeters. Usually they are transported through the intracellular or extracellular fluid, and through the other liquids present in the body.
Hormones not only functions differ depending on their type, but also on the localization. Thus, the same hormone can transmit information to the place where it is synthesized, to influence the surrounding tissue by penetrating into the extracellular fluid affect the operation sufficiently distant organs and tissue through the fluid circulating in the body (e.g., blood), affect organs and tissues and thus they cause opposite effects. Surprisingly, the same hormone can cause different reactions, even within a single cell. All depends only on the state of the cells and the hormone concentration.
The hormones differ in their chemical nature, but the mechanisms of their effects on the body are usually similar. For example, all hormonal reactions are the initial, early and late, as a consequence of the actions of any hormone is to intensify the processes of intracellular calcium and energy metabolism, as well as an increase in secretory function. Hormones play an important role in physiological processes. They are dependent on the cycles of sleep and wakefulness, synchronizing daily metabolic processes, the ability to adapt to environmental conditions, as well as the growth rate of the human body.
Basically hormones produced in the thyroid and parathyroid glands, the central nervous system, pineal gland, adrenal gland, adenohypophysis, hypothalamus, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, blood, liver, ovary, testis, placenta. In the body of a healthy person is synthesized as much as is necessary for its normal functioning. Therefore man does not need to obtain external hormones. Reception preparations containing hormones can cause dysfunction and lead to serious consequences. That's why these funds must appoint a physician.
Closely examine and describe the hormones began in the early XX century, after scientists were able to establish a structure catecholamines. Soon it was to study the structure of sex hormones, the process of classification of steroids. Later, researchers found cortisol structure, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, and adrenal androgens. Insulin from the group of peptides was studied first. Hormones are classified by their synthesis site in the body. However, this is not always convenient, because some of them are produced in one gland and secreted into the blood in the other. Attempts to classify the hormones according to their chemical nature. In this case, different protein and peptide derived from amino acid, steroid and eicosanoids. For protein and peptide groups are the hormones of the pituitary and hypothalamus, such as growth hormone, corticotrophin, thyrotropin, thyroliberin, somatoliberin, somatostatin, etc. Also, this group includes the pancreatic hormone -. Insulin and glucagon.
A group of hormones that are derivatives of amino acids (mostly tyrosine amino acids), include low molecular compounds such as adrenaline and noradrenaline, which are produced in the adrenal medulla, as well as thyroid hormones (thyroxine and its derivatives).
The group of liposoluble include steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex – corticosteroids, sex hormones, such as androgens and estrogens, and hormonal form of vitamin D.
Eicosanoids – a hormone-like substances that have a local impact. They are derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids and arachidonic divided into three subclasses: thromboxanes, prostaglandins and leukotrienes. These unstable compounds are insoluble in water. They have an effect on cells located near the site of their synthesis.
- Currently, it is proved that the hormones affect many factors everyday life. They are dependent on mood, well-being and, as a result, stability and success in the work. It hormones affect the process of human thought to be responsible for many of the actions, as well as emotions such as love, hate and fear. These substances regulate the growth of the human body, provoking many physiological needs, such as hunger.
- According to some scientists, it is based on the hormonal balance of form habits and character of the individual. In our time, science knows 150 hormones. However, scientists have suggested that this figure is not final, and in fact there are many more. The mechanism of action of hormones is identical – they operate with the help of receptors through which cells transmit information to authorities. Produces hormones endocrine glands and basically move through the circulatory system.
- Thus, the sex organs produce male and female steroids, pancreas – insulin, which occurs due to the regulation of the process of sugar levels in the blood, and the adrenal gland – epinephrine, which is a stress hormone.
- There are hormones that affect the behavior and emotional state. For example, progesterone (hormone) has a sedative effect, cortisol is necessary in stressful situations, and serotonin helps to improve mood. Hormonal imbalance may be caused by many reasons. Thus, employment of the endocrine glands, and hence the level of synthesis of hormones affect genetic predisposition, and hence a reduced or increased level of production of a hormone may be inherited. But in addition to hormones has a great influence and lifestyle of the individual. An important role is played here by exercise, diet, positive and negative emotions and stress. For example, it is known that overweight people is increased estrogen levels in the blood significantly.
genes are often complex interaction occurs in the human body, hormones and external factors. For many women after 30 years, gradually begins to increase cortisol blood. At the time of menopause, its concentration is the same as in people with pronounced depression. However, not all women are affected. To it has developed, we have to work several factors – genetic predisposition, and psychological trauma, such as those associated with growing up in divorce or children who become independent, leaving the home.
- The first major hormonal changes in the human body due to the process of puberty. Science still unclear what mechanism starts to act on the eighth year of life and leads to the fact that the hypothalamus region of the brain stimulates increased synthesis of sex hormones. According to one theory, the starting point for this process is the accumulation of the body a certain amount of fat. During puberty teens unstable psyche. The boys traced aggression, their character becomes more decisive, because of elevated blood hormone testosterone. Girls are going through mood swings, under the responsibility of the hormone estradiol.
In the future, sex hormones are having an increasing impact on the emotional sphere of the individual. They are responsible for the formation of secondary sexual characteristics, they determine the attractiveness of a person.
- The hormone oxytocin is produced only in the female body. Especially high concentration in the blood of nursing mothers. Not so long ago, scientists discovered that this substance has a huge impact on the harmony in the marital relationship. High concentrations of this hormone makes women docile and cheerful, they become more sensitive to others.
Progress of the child at school also largely dependent on hormones. It is proved that a large number of receptors in the brain Ostrog beneficial effect on the child's ability to learn, and with a decrease in the hormones T3 and T4 in blood, which are synthesized by the thyroid gland and regulate the process of energy metabolism in the body, in children can reduce the ability to concentrate.
- Male hormone testosterone is responsible for professional success. With age, its level in the blood is reduced, but the body quickly gets used to the changes. However, in the process, reduced bone and muscle mass, as well as libido.
The mechanism of action of hormones
Thus, hormones – substances that are the product of secretion of the glands of the endocrine system and other organs, which are released directly into the bloodstream and have a high physiological activity. Hormones are carried by the bloodstream to specific organs, which under the influence of significant physiological changes occur. The same hormone may simultaneously affect several organs. Some of them only operate in conjunction with each other. For example, growth hormone does not work apart from thyroid hormone. At the cellular level or hormones act via cell membrane receptors (which relates to water soluble hormone) or the receptors through cell cytoplasm (if soluble hormones). Hormone on cell reacts only to a substance when it is sensitive to it.
Factors that contribute to hormonal imbalance and lead to obesity in women after 30 years
Each person has a unique, individual set of genes that determines its appearance, including the ratio of height and weight. So, if all family members are distinguished by short stature and stocky build, it is unlikely that all of a sudden there will be a graceful long-legged fairy. Although, of course, there are exceptions, and the genotype may suddenly present an unexpected surprise. Concerns about a woman of any age should cause a sharp fluctuations in weight, and a gradual but relentless weight gain. The reason for this may be a poor diet, which eventually leads to a hormonal imbalance. However, before you go on a diet, you should consult endocrinologist.
In most cases, the root cause of obesity is an unhealthy lifestyle, which has recently become very typical for urban residents. A sedentary lifestyle and a minimum of physical activity leads to the fact that the energy generated by the body as a result of food processing is not used, but "stored" in the body as fat. Chronic overeating leads to disturbances in the functioning of the appetite center, which is in the brain. The next step is a violation of lipid metabolism, and later metabolism.
Experts cite several reasons that lead to obesity. First and foremost is a hormonal imbalance that can be caused pathology of one of the glands of the endocrine system or changes induced in it by various reasons. Very often, the problem of excess weight observed in women with diabetes, diseases of the genital glands, or adrenal glands, as well as some brain diseases, such as eg hypothalamic syndrome. It should be noted that in such cases, the fat is deposited on the body in a special way – male pattern. At the same time the most on his stomach, chest and face.
With the progression of the disease can vary secondary sexual characteristics – voice coarsens, the body appears to vegetation, there are menstrual irregularities. The reason to seek help from a doctor should be all of the following symptoms: the appearance of acne, reducing the volume of hair on the head, increased abdominal fat, the appearance of vegetation on the body, changes in the menstrual cycle. They may point to excess testosterone – the male hormone. In case of violation of the thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) symptoms such as constant chills, brittle nails and hair, the appearance of fat deposits in the buttocks and abdomen, excessive dryness of the skin. The thyroid gland regulates the rate of the metabolic processes in the body, so if its activity is reduced, a person's weight increases. Moreover, obesity may be a cause of intake of certain medications, such as antidepressants, oral contraceptives and hormone steroids.
Often obesity begins due to excessive addiction to food (morbid obesity). Regular violation of the diet leads to disruption of the lipid metabolism.
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Hi all,
I am working on some Master/Slave functionality using the Cinder-Asio block that requires TCP as well as some UDP broadcast. TCP is working well (thanks to help from @ryanbartley), but I am having some issues with UDP.
I seem to be broadcasting UDP messages ok. I can detect them using wiresharkhttps://www.wireshark.org/ and have enabled broadcasting with sessionUdp->getSocket()->set_option(asio::socket_base::broadcast(true));. This has worked for me before to send packets to some hardware. However, even though I can connect a UDP client to the port (on the same machine) it never receives anything. My experience with receiving broadcasts in past is just with OSC libraries and has not required specifying an IP like I need to here. Should I be able to connect to localhost and receive any broadcast messages?
Any help appreciated.nay.
EDIT - this also did not work with the address "0.0.0.0", which I take it is what I should be using for the listener. I should probably look at multicasting instead broadcasting for this application but keen to get one of these options working.
Okay, so I managed to get UDP multicasting working by using asio directly. I managed to get these samples running inside Cinder by taking a look at how the OSC block uses standalone asio and switching out the boost dependant code in the samples. Getting it from there into my code was straight forward.
It wasn't as tricky as I had expected dealing w Asio directly although admittedly this was a very simple use case. Later on I might try doing this for the TCP functionality too but for now I'm just glad it all works!
Noted. Shouldn't be tough to add a simple way into multicasting in the next round of updates. If you want to fork and PR, it would be a good way to chat through further API design. I'm not not forums much these days, but I try to be responsive on Github.
Great, might do that when I next get a chance to study further how the block is put together. Thanks!
Hi @nay
I tried creating Multicast application but got an error as cannot input 'libboost_date_time-vc120-mt-sgd-1_58.lib' . Searched for same file but couldnt get. Have created project with tinderbox and using boost which comes with cinder. Where can I get that lib?
Cinder comes with the full boost source, but to reduce the size of the distribution, it only contains pre-compiled libraries for a few components. You will have to compile date-time yourself. A full description can be found here.
Thanks @paul.houx - I didn't know that guide existed!
@Immature - I don't remember needing this lib for multicasting but I do often use it and think I compiled it with the following command on windows:
bjam toolset=msvc-12.0 address-model=64 link=static runtime-link=static --with-date_time
and on OSX:
./b2 threading=multi toolset=darwin cxxflags="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" target-os=darwin address-model=32_64 link=static runtime-link=static --with-date_time
Just a note, if you're using asio in Cinder, you shouldn't need boost date_time. You should only need that if you're trying specifically to not use ASIO_STANDALONE. There's nothing i believe other than deadline_timer that uses boost in asio anymore (Even that was replaced by basic_waitable_timer). Most likely why it was trying to find 'libboost_date_time-vc120-mt-sgd-1_58.lib' is because there was likely an #include "asio..." somewhere that wasn't preceded by a #define ASIO_STANDALONE. If you can find that the error should go away.
#include "asio..."
#define ASIO_STANDALONE
Yes I am using asio in cinder and have got that error. I tried compiling with the syntax provided by @nay but it didnt work. Thank you @paul.houx for that tutorial.
If you could, search in your project and throughout the block for any includes like #include "asio/..." lines and add #define ASIO_STANDALONE above it.
#include "asio/..."
Does Cinder-Asio block work on ubuntu 16 ?

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Starbucks: The Healthiest Place on Earth?
Starbucks has announced that it is going to be making its U.S. coffee houses free of an artificial growth hormone (rBGH) used in dairies to increase milk production.
Why should we care? rBGH is given to dairy cows to increase the level of another growth hormone in both cows and humans known as IGF-1, and the elevated levels of IGF-1 has been associated with increased cancer rates. Growth hormone supplements are also thought to be harmful to the dairy cows. The dairy products involved will include fluid milk, half-and-half, whipping cream and eggnog.
This follows the recent news that Starbucks is also moving to rid its stores of artery clogging trans fat.


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The present disclosure relates to medical devices used in implant surgery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a Furlow insertion tool and Keith needle.
The study of impotence has recently become center stage in the field of medicine. In the early 1970's, the conventional view was that ninety percent of impotence cases were psychologically based, whereas only ten percent of the cases were caused by a physical condition. Today, doctors and scientists understand that the overwhelming majority of cases are caused by a physical condition. Accordingly, more and more resources are poured into the study of and treatment for impotence. In a recent study, fifty-two percent of men between the ages of forty and seventy self-reported that they suffer from some type of erectile dysfunction. Another study estimated that over thirty million American men and their partners suffer from erectile dysfunction.
Advertisements for pharmaceutical treatments for impotence have become ubiquitous, and include endorsements from celebrities that suffer from erectile dysfunction. More and more men and their partners now are seeking treatment for impotence. In the recent past, it was estimated that only one in twenty suffers of erectile dysfunction sought treatment from their doctors. Pharmaceutical treatments are successful for only a subset of impotence sufferers. More invasive treatments are necessary for many men. These treatments include injection therapy, vacuum devices and penile prosthesis.
For many impotence sufferers, the penile prosthesis, or penile implant, is the only solution to restore a happy and healthy sex life. The penile implant has been used for decades and provides a selected and reliable erection. The penile implant often includes a pair of cylinders. In some instances, these cylinders are inflatable, which are connected to a fluid-filled reservoir with a pump and valve assembly. The two cylinders are normally implanted into the corpus cavernosae of the patient's penis and the reservoir is typically implanted into the patient's abdomen. The pump assembly is implanted in the scrotum. During use, the patient actuates the pump and fluid is transferred from the reservoir through the pump and into the cylinders. This results in the inflation of the cylinders and produces rigidity for a normal erection. Then, when the patient desires to deflate the cylinders, a valve assembly within the pump is actuated in a manner such that the fluid in the cylinders is released back into the reservoir. This deflation returns the penis to a flaccid state.
The penile implant is an invasive treatment and requires a delicate and painful implant surgery to install. To reach the corpus cavernosum and implant the cylinders, the surgeon will first make an incision at the base of the penis, such as where it meets the scrotum. The patient is prepared for the cylinder after the surgeon has dilated each corpus cavernosum to create space for the cylinders.
Once the patient has been prepared, the surgeon will insert a medical device known as a Furlow insertion tool with a Keith needle into the dilated corpus cavernosum. The Furlow tool is a well known and often used device in the art and is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,370, which was filed in 1978. The Furlow tool is a long slender device having a hollow barrel with a plunger device known as an obturator at the rearward end. The Keith needle is also a well-known article used in many areas of medicine that looks much like a heavy straight sewing needle, but is used instead to pierce tissue. The Keith needle fits within the barrel and is ejected from the forward end with the obturator.
In order to install the implant, the Keith needle is attached to a suture that is also attached to the cylinder. The Furlow tool is advanced into the corpus cavernosum until the forward end is inside of the crown of the penis, or glans. At this point, the cylinder and part of the suture attached to the cylinder remain outside of the patient's body. The Furlow tool is used to force the Keith needle out of the barrel and through the glans. The surgeon grasps the Keith needle from outside of the body and pulls it from the penis leaving the suture threaded through the corpus cavernosum. The Furlow tool is withdrawn from the penis. The suture is then pulled to draw the cylinder into the incision and the corpus cavernosum. Once the implant is in place, the suture is removed. This procedure is performed for each corpus cavernosum. The incision at the base of the penis is closed and the hole in the glans from the Keith needle is permitted to heal closed. The recovery process can be several weeks to a few months.
As mentioned, Keith needles are used in many areas of medicine. One such use has been to puncture a patient's chest to adjust pacemaker settings. The Keith needle often used in penile implant surgery is often an abdominal Keith needle and includes a triangular cross section and an eye. The cross sectional width of the Keith needle is less than the diameter of the bore in the hollow barrel of the Furlow tool. One reason is that the bore must also accommodate the suture extending through the eye of the needle. A narrow Keith needle is preferred to reduce trauma as it pierces the penis.
A surgeon typically encounters several issues when inserting the Furlow tool and ejecting the Keith needle. One issue with this configuration is that the Keith needle could fall out of the barrel under the force of gravity. If the medical personnel are not careful, the Keith needle could fall out and they could pierce themselves, the patient, or the inflatable cylinder, which could damage or ruin the cylinder. This problem is prevalent and many medical professionals have now adopted a specialized grip on the suture and the barrel when handling the Furlow tool. This grip, in addition to being uncomfortable, often leads to the medical professional's surgical gloves being pinched or caught in the Furlow tool.
Another issue often encountered by the surgeon relates to the fact that the Keith needle can rest "off-axis" inside the wider barrel of the Furlow tool. If the needle exits the Furlow tool at an angle, it can track incorrectly through the penis and exit the glans at an unintended or undesired location. This may require the surgeon to re-pierce the penis, causing further trauma.
The present disclosure is directed to a medical device or article that reduces the ability of the Keith needle to unintentionally fall out of the barrel, improves the ability of the Keith needle to track on axis, or both. Surgeons and other medical professionals are able to use an intended and comfortable grip when handling the Furlow tool, and the device will not appreciably increase the trauma to the penis, if at all.
In one aspect, the disclosure is directed toward a medical device suitable for use in implant surgery. The medical device includes a Furlow insertion tool with a barrel having a bore. The Furlow tool further includes an obturator adapted for slidable insertion into the bore. The medical device, further includes a Keith needle adapted for slidable insertion into the bore. The Keith needle is adapted to yieldably fit against at least one of the barrel or the obturator when the Keith needle is disposed within the bore.
In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed toward a Keith needle adapted for use with a Furlow insertion tool. The Furlow insertion tool includes a barrel and an obturator. The barrel includes a bore having a diameter such that the Keith needle is adapted to be disposed within the bore. The Keith needle includes a blunt portion adapted to contact the obturator, a tip portion including a sharp end, and an interference portion operably coupled to the blunt portion and the tip portion. The interference portion has an operating thickness of at least the diameter of the bore to yeildably fit the Keith needle against the barrel when the Keith needle is disposed within the bore.
In still another aspect, the present disclosure is directed towards a Keith needle adapted for use with a Furlow insertion tool. The Furlow insertion tool includes a barrel having a bore extending through the barrel, wherein the bore includes a diameter. The Keith needle includes a blunt end, a sharp end generally opposite the Keith needle from the blunt end, and a spring disposed between the blunt end and the sharp end. The spring includes an operating thickness at least the diameter of the bore. The Keith needle is adapted to be disposed within the bore such that the spring is urged against the barrel.
In still another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to an article adapted for use with a Furlow insertion tool. The Furlow insertion tool includes a barrel having a bore where the bore includes a diameter. The article includes a longitudinally extending needle having a blunt end and an opposite sharp end. The needle includes a cross section having a width, where the width of the cross section is less then the diameter of the bore. The needle includes a plurality of bends such that the needle provides an operating thickness that is at least the diameter of the bore.
This disclosure relates to medical devices and articles used in surgery. Specifically, the disclosure, including the figures, describes a Keith needle and Furlow insertion tool with reference to a several illustrative examples. Other examples are contemplated and are mentioned below or are otherwise imaginable to someone skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is not limited to the few examples, i.e., the described embodiments of the invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is defined by reference to the appended claims. Changes can be made to the examples, including alternative designs not disclosed, and still be within the scope of the claims.
The barrel 22 includes a rounded forward end 26 that is adapted to allow insertion into a body cavity. Markings 28 are applied to the outer surface of the barrel 22 and allow a medical professional to determine the depth that the barrel 22 has been inserted into the body cavity. In one example, the markings 28 are circumferential grooves in the barrel 22 that are spaced apart at one-centimeter intervals. A barrel slot 30 is included in the barrel 22, proximate the forward end 26, that is generally parallel to an axis 32 of the barrel 22.
The obturator 24 is described with reference to
The shaft 40 can include an extension groove 46 and a retraction groove 48. Grooves 46, 48 are circumferential grooves spaced-apart at predetermined positions along the shaft 40. Cooperation between the grooves 46, 48 and the detent mechanism, shown as spring 38, provides stable positions of the obturator 24 relative to the barrel 22. For example, the obturator is in a retracted position when the detent mechanism is yieldably urged against groove 48. The obturator is in an extended position when the detent mechanism is yieldably urged against groove 46, as shown in the figure.
The Keith needle 50 is disposed inside the barrel 22 when the obturator is in the retracted position. In the example, the entire Keith needle 50 is within the barrel 22 and the tip of the needle 50 does not extend past the forward end 26. As the handle 44 is urged toward the barrel handle 36, the Keith needle 50 is pushed from the barrel 22 at the forward end 26 until the Keith needle 50 is ejected from the Furlow tool 20.
The shaft 40, in some examples, includes a forward shaft segment 41 and a rearward shaft segment 43. The forward shaft segment 41 fits closely within the forward bore 35. The rearward shaft 43, in the example, is larger in diameter than the forward shaft 41, and the rearward shaft 43 remains strong and rigid when grooves 46, 48 are included in the obturator 24. The rearward shaft 43 fits within a rearward bore 37, and the rearward bore 37 is larger in diameter than the forward bore 35. Other configurations are possible. In this example, the Furlow tool 20 receives the Keith needle 50 entirely within the forward bore 35, i.e., the Keith needle 50 does not extend into the rearward bore 37. If an example is provided where the Keith needle is adapted to fit entirely within a bore having more than one diameter, the term diameter of the bore is understood to mean the smallest diameter.
In the case of penile prosthesis surgery, the surgeon will dilate the patient's corpus cavernosum to prepare the patient to receive the cylinder 56. The corpus cavernosum is one of two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the dorsal part of the body of the penis, i.e., two slender columns that extend substantially the length of the penis. To reach the corpus cavernosum, the surgeon will first make an incision such as a penoscrotal incision made on the underside of the penis where it meets the scrotum. The patient is prepared for the cylinder 56 after the surgeon has dilated the corpus cavernosum to create space for the cylinder 56, and has measured the corpus cavernosum to help select the appropriate cylinder 56. The corpus cavernosum can be measured with the markings 28 on the barrel 22. In a typical surgery, each corpus cavernosum is prepared to receive a cylinder 56.
Once the patient is prepared, the surgeon will insert the Furlow tool 20 and Keith needle 50 into the dilated corpus cavernosum. In the example, the barrel 22 including the Keith needle 50 with the attached suture 52 is inserted into the penoscrotal incision. The barrel is advanced into the corpus cavernosum until the rounded forward end is inside of the crown of the penis, or the glans. The cylinder 56 and part of the suture 52 attached to the cylinder remain outside of the patient's body. The obturator handle 44 is then advanced toward the barrel handle 36 until the obturator 24 has reached the forward or extended position. As illustrated in
In another example, the Keith needle 50 of
The needle 50 also includes a blunt portion 72 and a tip portion 74 operably coupled to the interference portion 70. The blunt portion is adapted to contact the obturator 24. In one example, the needle 50 is placed within the barrel 22 blunt portion 72 first. The obturator 24 presses against the blunt portion 72 as the obturator 24 is forced from the retracted to the extended position relative to the barrel 22. The tip portion 74 includes a sharp end 75 that, in the example, is adapted to pierce tissue. In the example, the tip portion 74 exits the front end 26 first when the obturator 24 forces the needle 50 from the barrel 22.
An example of the Keith needle 50 yeildably fit against the inside wall 23 of the barrel with an interference portion 70 is a needle that is as wide as the bore 34. Specifically, the needle can be manufactured to be thick and fit within the bore of typical Furlow tools. Also, a Furlow tool can be manufactured so as the bore is about the size of a standard abdominal Keith needle.
The blunt portion 72 and the tip portion 74 include a cross section having a width 77. In many examples, the width of the cross section of the blunt portion is the same as the width of the cross section of the tip portion, although this need not be the case. When the term width is used to without reference to either the blunt portion or the tip portion, width is used to describe the largest cross section of the needle. The width of the blunt portion 72 and tip portion 74 cross sections are chosen to provide strength and rigidity to the needle. Another factor in the width is to minimize the necessary trauma to the tissue that the needle passes through. Accordingly, the width of the cross section is chosen to be rather small while still imparting strength and rigidity. The width of the tip portion and the blunt portion is typically less than the smallest diameter of the bore.
The width of the needle in the example of
Accordingly, the spring force is in a direction perpendicular to the axis to yeildably fit the needle against the barrel to prevent unintentional movement of the needle along the axis.
In addition, the five-bend construction has been demonstrated to have an "effective width" that is generally the same as a straight needle. "Effective width" means the width of the needle as it interacts with the pierced tissue. The five-bend construction creates a hole in the tissue that is generally as wide as the width 77 of the cross section of the needle. This can be more advantageous than creating a larger hole, say on the size of the operating thickness 71. A smaller effective width requires less force to pass the needle through the tissue, tracks through the tissue more accurately, and causes less trauma to the tissue than a wider effective width.
Bends in the needle can take a variety of configurations. For example, a bend can be abrupt and give the needle a "saw-tooth" configuration, a bend can be gradual and give the needle a sinusoidal wave configuration, or the like. More bends in the needle aid in tracking but decrease compressibility in the direction perpendicular to the axis. The five bend configuration has been demonstrated to provide an optimized amount of compressibility and tracking.
The present invention has now been described with reference to several embodiments. The foregoing detailed description and examples have been given for clarity of understanding only. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many changes can be made in the described embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Thus, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the exact details and structures described herein, but rather by the appended claims and equivalents.
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|Konsivenior Ab
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|Covidien Lp
|Flexible access assembly
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|Coloplast A/S
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|Coloplast A/S
|Tool with a groove useful for implanting a penile prosthetic cylinder
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|Coloplast A/S
|Tool with a clasp useful for implanting a penile prosthetic cylinder
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|Coloplast A/S
|Tool with a pincher useful for implanting an inflatable penile cylinder
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|Coloplast A/S
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Decoding "efficiency" for mechanical draft fans
Efficiency ranges
The efficiency and power requirements of a draft fan depend on the type and style of the blades used in a particular application (See Figure 2). These two variables have an opposite relationship to each other. For example, a fan with a low horsepower demand will have a high calculated efficiency.
Classically, fan blade designs are categorized in three major groups with relative efficiencies and degrees of power:
- Straight radial blade (RB) – lowest efficiency (65% to 72%) and therefore highest horsepower demand
- Radial tip (RT) – low efficiency (72% to 78%) and therefore high horsepower demand
Forward curved (FC) - lower efficiency (72% to 76%) and therefore higher horsepower demand
Backward inclined (BI)
- Single thickness backward inclined flat (BF) - high efficiency (79% to 81%) and therefore low horsepower demand
- Single thickness backward curved (BC) – higher efficiency (80% to 82%) and therefore lower horsepower demand
- Dual thickness airfoil (AF) – highest efficiency (83% to 88%) and therefore lowest horsepower demand
Efficiency variations
A mechanical draft fan's efficiency is dependent on the system pressure used in each calculation. System pressure requirements can take many different forms, leading to an array of ratings. The primary variations are defined below:
- Static pressure rise: Static pressure differential between the fan outlet and inlet: SPR = SP2 – SP1 (SPR = Static pressure rise; SP1 = SP2 = Static pressure at fan inlet and outlet)
- Fan total pressure: Total pressure differential between the fan outlet and inlet: FTP = TP2 – TP1 (FTP = Fan total pressure; TP1 = TP1 = Total pressure at fan inlet and outlet)
- Fan static pressure: This represents the pressure difference between the fan total pressure and the velocity pressure at the fan outlet: FSP = FTP – VP2 (FSP = Fan static pressure; VP2 = Fan outlet velocity pressure)
There are corresponding efficiencies associated with each of these pressures:
- Static efficiency (ȠSPR) is calculated utilizing static pressure rise. The relative comparison with other efficiencies can be mathematically expressed in the following form: ȠS<ȠSPR < Ƞt
- Fan total efficiency (Ƞt) is calculated utilizing fan total pressure and bears the following relationship to static efficiency and fan static efficiency: Ƞt > ȠSPR> ȠS
- Fan static efficiency (ȠS) is calculated utilizing fan static pressure: ȠS < ȠSPR < Ƞt
The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA), an association of air system equipment manufacturers, provides rating guidelines to ensure a common platform for the engineers, manufacturers, and users. However, each project is unique and ultimate project execution goals are subject to the interpretation of the players involved.
Evase effects
When calculating efficiency, static pressure regain due to an evase at the fan outlet may also be accounted for.
Evase output = Static pressure + (VP1 – VP2) x Conversion efficiency
Conversion efficiency may range from 60% to 80%. This has a dramatic effect on calculated efficiency and power input for some mechanical fan applications. Evase effectively reduces a fan's working pressure requirements and thus reduces input power to the fan shaft. In order to avoid any confusion and to support fair comparisons, project specifications need to be abundantly clear if evase is to be considered when evaluating fans for efficiency.
Understanding the concepts of power and efficiency and their appropriate use in evaluation of the mechanical draft fans will undoubtedly help plants and engineers to clearly define the requirements and in return they will receive better response from the manufacturers. Evaluation of mechanical draft fans based on "efficiency" may not offer the desired benefit to the clients.
As discussed in this article, an apparent higher efficiency does not necessarily mean a lower input power to the fan. The clients are the rate payers and they pay for the actual power used to drive the fans. So, for relative comparisons, "input power to the fan" should be evaluated rather than the calculated efficiency.
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By Carl Sandburg
Sandburg is encouraging the jazz musicians to play their music…
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjoes,
sob on the long cool winding saxophones.
Go to it, O jazzmen.
This is called an apostrophe… not like the punctuation. In poetry, an apostrophe is a direct address, directly talking to someone or something by name.
Sling your knuckles on the bottoms of the happy
tin pans, let your trombones ooze, and go husha-
husha-hush with the slippery sand-paper.
"Slippery sand-paper" is an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a pair of words that are used together but are opposites. Like "jumbo shrimp"
Moan like an autumn wind high in the lonesome treetops,
moan soft like you wanted somebody terrible, cry like a
and scratch each other's eyes in a clinch tumbling down
racing car slipping away from a motorcycle cop, bang-bang!
you jazzmen, bang altogether drums, traps, banjoes, horns,
tin cans — make two people fight on the top of a stairway
the stairs.
This stanza uses similes to help bring the music alive.
The people fighting on the stairs is a metaphor. Why?
Can the rough stuff . . . now a Mississippi steamboat pushes
up the night river with a hoo-hoo-hoo-oo . . . and the green
on the humps of the low river hills . . . go to it, O jazzmen.
lanterns calling to the high soft stars . . . a red moon rides
If you were asked to write an essay that defines the theme of this poem and then discuss the manner in which the author conveys the theme, how might you begin?


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During the service, the Pontiff beatified 124 people who died for their beliefs during the early days of Roman Catholicism in the country.
More than 30,000 police have been deployed for his five-day visit, including snipers on rooftops.
Aerial video footage showed a kilometre-long line of people cramming a route due to be taken by the 'Popemobile'.
Some had arrived up to seven hours before the event and most of the worshippers were in place with three hours to go.
The people beatified were among those who attempted to spread the religion in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were killed when they came up against resistance from the Joseon Dynasty, which opposed Western influences.
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A cheer went up from those assembled when Pope Francis declared the 124 "blessed" - setting them on their way towards possible sainthood. The primary message from his lesson was that of reconciliation.
The beatification mass was taking place on the third day of his visit to South Korea.
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Beatification is the first stage that a person undergoes before they can progress to being made a saint.
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i am newbee to oracle 8i. i want to move my complete database with all roles,privs ,tables,data to an oracle residing on another machine.
how can i use this using oem? please give me an elaborate help
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Home machine:
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If it is a newly created database, syspw is "change_on_install".
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Just an additional point for the newbie. You want to do a full database export and a full database import into an empty database. When you get done, your passwords and schemas will be the same as on your old machine. Also, make sure to pre-create your tablespaces with the approporate sizes to hold your copy of the data.Bill
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Using OEM, right-click on the database in the left-hand pane & select Data Management, then Export, & go through the wizard.
When importing it's the same except, of course, you select Import instead of Export, & again go through the wizard.90% of users' problems can be resolved by punching them - the other 10% by switching off their PCs.


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Wow. Very deep! This is a great insight into Hermione's character - it shows not just as a bookworm (which she is not) but as someone who is strong and brave, just as her House says she is, though no one wants to believe it. (I've read too many fics where Hermione was just there to tell Ron and Harry what to do and then scream and run away...annoying, that...)
Great repetition, too, even in the part that wasn't poetry. And the small stanza at the bottom was wonderful. It is one of my favorite parts of this fic.
Some things are too true to be good.
Other things are too good to be true.
But few things are good enough for truth.
That is just so eloquent and breathtaking...and the truth. :-)
Wonderful job, I think I read somewhere that this was your first fic...it's brilliant, wow...
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Oh my goodness! I'm sorry it took so long to review some of your storys like I promised, but I didn't notice I had new reviews..but I am so glad I looked into the reviews...This was AMAZING! Your metaphors used are simply spectacular! I can't wait to read some of your other work. I LOVED IT! Excellent! Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Ooh... *blushes* Thank you greatly. This is my favorite of mine... Whoops, am I allowed to have favorites? Anyhow... I really do need to update my others... xD Thanks for the review! ~Juli
oOoOoOoOoO... made me shiver, that one did. and laugh and almost cry and wonder why I don't read more poetry when there's amazing things like this out there. absolutely brilliant. XoXo, Juli. *yes, we have the same name, although mine isn't short for Juliet...yet another reason why you rock so much!*
Author's Response: *smiles* Thanks... Poetry is a great genre, if well written, I think... xD
Hey! Hey, you wrote this!
I could have sworn I already reviewed. But thankfully I didn't because obviously I would have been wrong, huh?
Anyway, I couldn't resist checking out your bio. This is a really beautiful story - the poetry makes the whole thing flow so naturally, I don't even know how to describe it. Like... on the one hand, I could see everything happening, but on the other hand, with the constant, meaningful references to 'them', I found myself also imagining what had come before, which made the whole thing so much more tragic.
It was made even more valuable by realistic it was; Hermione obviously has these overpowering emotions, but at the same time you can see that she'll be alright. You've written her strength, especially, with an amazing flair, so not only does the situation and emotions get communicated, but her character comes through as well.
So yeah, overall I think this is a particularly lovely piece. Just brilliant.
Author's Response: Well, for not knowing how to describe it, I must say, you did a most spectacular job of it! I must thankyou, and eat my reviewer's choclolate, and then go to bed... 1:35 AM is not a sane hour, I tell you. Although that's always when my creative juices start flowing, and then I stay up till 3 writing - and I have to go to church tomorrow!
I need a time turner. That way, I could write, and then, I could go back in time and sleep in the guest bed, or something. Sounds good to me. Anyhow - thanks for the wonderful review!
Oh my.
Amazing. I love the way you show Hermione's thoughts and feelings.. kind of reminds me of me :)
The way you show the graveyard without really describing it.. that takes skill. I love how we don't really know who the poem's about until the end.
Excellent. Just.. keep writing, for this site's sake.
Author's Response: Thank you... That certainly puts things in a different light!
*mouth open in shock*...hey Juliet! i just responded to the review u left me! well i kept my promise and read ur utterly fantastic work! u think my stuff's good, but ill never write like that! im the rhymer :-)....but seriously...its great work..i love the repetetive (sp?) stanza..it makes the poem seem all the more powerful :-)..so to u, my dear Juliet, i give a 10/10!!!! :-D
Author's Response: Thank you! I never thought I'd get reviews from the people I've reviewed for. :) ~Juli
Ooohhh you reviewed my story so I thought I'd do yours... gosh I'm glad I did!! It's sorta deep and I'd never be able write like that! I really like it, it's soo sweet!
Author's Response: *blush* Thanks!
Ooohhh you reviewed my story so I thought I'd do yours... gosh I'm glad I did!! It's sorta deep and I'd never be able write like that! I really like it, it's soo sweet!
Author's Response: Thank you very much!
Wow, This was really.... great. Full of imagery (sp?) and really honest... full of real emotion, not the over-exaggerated emotion some authors pile into their stories. This was really good, please keep writing! It would be great to see how a multi-chapter fic turned out by you.
Author's Response: Thank you! I currently have a multi-chapter fic in progress - The first chapter is waiting to be verified.
This is really good. The first poetry fic I have read. I might have to read more.
Author's Response: I am glad I inspired you! And thank you very much. ~Juli
Wow. This had so much truth embedded in the piece, it was like it was braided with imagery and meaning... Lovely job. Brought tears to my eyes.
Author's Response: Sentiment is always a good thing. I'm not a "tissue reader", so to speak, so I always like to know if my writing inspires such. :) Thanks!
Wow. I'm speechless.
It felt so real, so... I don't know. Wonderful, realistic, Hermione-ish, beautiful, canon, excellent, emotional. Simply great. I especially loved that it was written on some kind of verse, with repititions but small variations in them, not only the poem part, but the in-between as well. It was just beautiful, it made me all soft inside.
This piece is just screaming talent; now I'll have to go check if you have any other stories posted. Just know that this was absolutely astoundingly good, so well-written, definately one of my favorites. The only thing I was thinking was that maybe it belongs in the poetry category... And I would've loved it to be a bit longer... Anyway. Like honey for the soul, or something like that. Splendid. 10/10
Author's Response: Oh, thank you! It's my first work here, so I'm thrilled for a nice review. I didn't put it in the poetry category because it wasn't supposed to be a poem when I started it... I guess it did end up as one, though. Thank you for the suggestions! They're greatly appreciated.


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One of my favorite finds from the 1980's was Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer. Since it wasn't published by one of the big two at the time, I had a devil of a time tracking down the individual issues. Each comic book convention I've attended in the recent years, have either not had the missing issues I needed, or had the price jacked up beyond having a nice reader copy.
Fortunately, this October (2009), IDW will release the complete collected Rocketeer series in a nice hardcover edition featuring a cover remastered from Dave Stevens original work.
After more than a decade out of print, The Rocketeer makes a triumphant return to stores this October with a comprehensive hardcover edition featuring artwork digitally re-mastered from Stevens' own lovingly maintained collection of originals, and all-new coloring by Laura Martin, the Eisner-Award-winning colorist handpicked by Stevens himself.
The Rocketeer, a rollicking tribute to pulp novels and Saturday morning matinee serials, follows the high-flying adventures of stunt pilot Cliff Secord and his girlfriend Betty, after Cliff finds a mysterious jet pack and takes to the sky. The graphic novel went on to become a much-loved major motion picture directed by Joe Johnston.
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Almost three decades later, that is still one of the best costume designs ever made. Military without being stiff, robotic without being unemotional, painted in colours that aren't too flamboyant or too noir-ish…it's a standard that isn't often met.
Okay can I just say October can not get hee fast enough
i loved the movie. never read the comic, but it look fun. i'm gonna wait and see if i buy it, depending on the budget.
i think i'm gonna watch the movie tonight.
I don't know about youalls, but that pic makes The Rocketeer look like one of those "Love Is" kids. Y'know, those weird porcelain mini- statues of the sad kids with huge eyes…
… my Mom collects weird stuff, okay!
I read your comment, took a second glance at it and now i cant stop laughing XD
This made my day. I loved the Rocketeer movie as a child and I look forward to reading the comics that inspired it.
Anyone know where one can find a large enough picture of the Rocketeer with Betty Page (bound) over his shoulder to use as a desktop background?
Eisner winning or not, the coloring on this new version is the WORST EVER. It completely ruins Steven's magnificent line work. The excessive modeling and digital painting is an attempt by the colorist to add dimension to the art, and it is absolutely appalling. Clearly the colorist is not Dave Stevens, so who the hell wants to see her rendering volume on Bettie's breasts, or adding dimension to close ups of the faces? It's as though Stevens has taken on a co-artist who is painting in his drawings. Completely ridiculous. This type of coloring belongs on manga, or the horrible contemporary superhero comic books that come out every month. It is nothing like the original comics, or the Graphitti graphic novel. If anyone had any vision, this entire collection would be printed in an oversized black and white format. Adding shitty coloring to the most amazing line work ever produced in comics is just a travesty. To add insult to injury, the book was printed in Korea on cheap glossy paper. It looks like total shit. FAIL!