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West Virginia University

Cornell University

James D Mahoney

Ali Rezai

Victor Finomore

Jeffrey Milsom

Edward Dickinson

Howard Riina

Clair Strohl

J Frederick Cornhill

Pat Coppola

Shaun Moshasha

Marc Haut

Cutter Grathwohl

Methods of improving addiction in a patient in need thereof are provided. Methods include using focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation and multi-dimensional monitoring of the patient to determine whether the focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation, and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation improves the patient's addiction. Based on this determination, the focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation, and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation can be adjusted to improve the patient's addiction.

Neuromodulatory methods for improving addiction using multi-dimensional feedback

Application of KBC as a unique form of and source of nano-crystalline cellulose having viability for use in place of or in conjunction with alternative fiber additives, such as for paper products and reinforced paper composites.

Cellulosic fiber additive formed from Kombucha biofilms

Methods of improving addiction in a patient in need thereof are provided. Methods include exposing the patient to drug related cues and measuring the patient's craving levels or physiological levels during or after cue exposure to determine the patient's status or condition. Such a determination can indicate whether the patient is at risk of engaging in the addictive activity and can guide therapeutic intervention.

Methods and systems of improving and monitoring addiction using cue reactivity

The present invention comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device which is capable of stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to better present the side wall tissue for examination and/or treatment during an endoscopic procedure. The present invention also comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device capable of steadying and/or stabilizing the distal tips and/or working ends of instruments inserted into a body lumen and/or body cavity, whereby to facilitate the use of those instruments.

Method and apparatus for stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same

A cargo transporting and handling vehicle is disclosed, which facilitates unloading of cargo elements from and loading of cargo elements onto the vehicle at the various stops along a route. The vehicle has a body having a plurality of elongated guide members mounted on the floor thereof so as to provide a plurality of longitudinally extending paths for guiding the direction of movement of cargo elements on the floor. When the cargo elements are standard sized, 55 gallon drums, four, closely adjacent paths are provided. A lift gate at the rear of the body serves to facilitate the loading of filled drums onto the rear ends of the paths, and doors are provided on the sides of the body, adjacent the front end thereof, through which empty drums on the paths are unloaded. A gate is provided at the front end of each pair of paths to control the movement of drums on the paths and onto an unloading station adjacent each side door. Movement of the drums along the paths as the vehicle proceeds along its route is achieved by slanting the paths downwardly from the rear end toward the front end of the vehicle body. A diverting abutment at the front end of the inner pair of paths serves to channel drums moving forwardly on the paths laterally outwardly toward the unloading stations. A novel side wall construction is disclosed, wherein portions of the side walls are laterally outwardly displaced at particular locations so that the side walls can be positioned close to the drums and the overall width of the vehicle body minimized. The laterally outwardly displaced portions of the side walls also serve to increase their strength. A novel method of loading and unloading the drums from the vehicle body is also disclosed, whereby the driver of the vehicle does not have to get into the vehicle body during a loading or unloading operation.

Side wall construction for a cargo transporting and handling vehicle

A cargo transporting and handling vehicle is disclosed, which facilitates unloading of cargo elements from and loading of cargo elements onto the vehicle at the various stops along a route. The vehicle has a body having a plurality of elongated guide members mounted on the floor thereof so as to provide a plurality of longitudinally extending paths for guiding the direction of movement of cargo elements on the floor. When the cargo elements are standard sized, 55 gallon drums, four, closely adjacent paths are provided. Movement of the drums along the paths as the vehicle proceeds along its route is achieved by slanting the paths downwardly from the rear end toward the front end of the vehicle body. A diverting abutment at the front end of the inner pair of paths serves to channel drums moving forwardly on the paths laterally outwardly toward the unloading stations. A novel method of loading and unloading the drums from the vehicle body is also disclosed, whereby the driver of the vehicle does not have to get into the vehicle body during a loading or unloading operation.

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Oak Brook, IL, United States of America

James D Mahoney