The present invention relates to MASP-3 inhibitory antibodies and compositions comprising such antibodies for use in inhibiting the adverse effects of MASP-3 dependent complement activation.

A composition that includes an oil-soluble carbon dot and an organic fluid is provided. The oil-soluble carbon dot includes a transition metal, a rare earth element, or a combination of both. A method of making the oil-soluble carbon dot is also provided. The method includes combining an organic reactant, an amine, a dehydrating agent, and a hydrophobic organometallic compound to form a mixture, and heating the mixture such that the oil-soluble carbon dot forms. A method of determining a flow characteristic of a formation or an attribute of a fluid in a formation using the oil-soluble carbon dots is also provided.

The invention provides a method for providing a luminescent particle with a hybrid coating, the method comprising: (i) providing a luminescent core comprising a primer layer on the luminescent core; (ii) providing a main ALD coating layer onto the primer layer by application of a main atomic layer deposition process, the main ALD coating layer comprising a multilayer with two or more layers having different chemical compositions, and wherein in the main atomic layer deposition process a metal oxide precursor is selected from a group of metal oxide precursors comprising Al, Zn, Hf, Ta, Zr, Ti, Sn, Nb, Y, Ga, and V; (iii) providing a main sol-gel coating layer onto the main ALD-coating layer by application of a main sol-gel coating process, the main sol-gel coating layer having a chemical composition different from one or more of the layers of the multilayer.

The present invention includes: a radiation detecting unit including a fluorescent body expressed by the formula ATaO.sub.4: B, C (in the formula, A is selected from at least one kind of element from among rare-earth elements involving 4f-4f transitions, B is selected from at least one kind of element, different from A, from among rare-earth elements involving 4f-4f transitions, and C is selected from at least one kind of element from among rare-earth elements involving 5d-4f transitions); an optical fiber that transmits photons generated by the fluorescent body; a light detector that converts the photons transmitted via the optical fiber 3 one by one into electrical pulse signals; a counter that counts the number of electrical pulse signals converted by the light detector; an analysis and display device 6 that obtains a radiation dose rate on the basis of the number of electrical pulse signals counted by the counter.

The present teachings relate to an endoscope (and methods of manufacturing the same) having an illumination system that utilizes small diameter fibers for delivering bright, high quality light to a target site. In accordance with one aspect, an endoscope is provided having a phosphor-loaded, light emitting distal tip that can be energized via optical radiation delivered to the light-emitting distal tip via a small-diameter optical fiber (e.g., less than about 100 m in diameter) that extends through or along the length of the endoscope. The light-emitting distal tip can be energized by short wavelength laser light (e.g., radiation having wavelengths at 445 nm blue or 405 nm violet) coupled to the optical fiber's proximal end so as to deliver light of extremely high quality CRI (e.g., greater than 80, greater than 90, about 95).

A light emitting device includes at least one first light emitting element to emit a first light and at least one fluorescent material to convert the first light to a second light. The second light has chromaticity existing in an enclosed area in a CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram. The CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram has a curved boundary indicating a spectral locus. The enclosed area is enclosed with a first straight line, a second straight line, a third straight line, and a curved line. The first straight line connects a first point at which x is equal to 0.643 and y is equal to 0.334 and a second point at which x is equal to 0.643 and y is equal to 0.334. The second straight line connects the second point and a third point at which x is equal to 0.576 and y is equal to 0.291. The third straight line connects the third point and a fourth point at which x is equal to 0.737 and y is equal to 263. The curved line connects the fourth point and the first point. The curved line is a part of the curved boundary.

A method for tracking the location of a sewage hose. A sewage main line hose is connected to a sewage truck. A leader hose is connected to the end of the main line hose. A phosphorescent skid is connected to the leader hose. A nozzle is connected to the end of the phosphorescent skid. The nozzle, leader hose, main hose and phosphorescent skid are moved through the sewage line. The glow of the phosphorescent skid is observable through the dark sewage line. The location of the main line hose and the nozzle can be easily determined after observing the glow from the phosphorescent skid. In a preferred embodiment the phosphorescent skid utilizes europium phosphorescent powder for its phosphorescent properties.

A compound is provided containing silicon, aluminum, strontium, europium, nitrogen, and oxygen is used that enables a red phosphor having strong luminous intensity and high luminance to be obtained, and that enables the color gamut of a white LED to be increased with the use of red phosphor. The red phosphor contains element A, europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen, and nitrogen at the atom number ratio of the following formula: [A.sub.mx)Eu.sub.x]Si.sub.9Al.sub.yO.sub.nN .sub.[12+y2(nm)/3]. The element A in the formula is at least one of magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, and m, x, y, and n in the formula satisfy the relations 3<m<5, 0<x<1, 0<y<2, and 0<n<10.

A method is disclosed for forming a blended phosphor composition. The method includes the steps of firing precursor compositions that include europium and nitrides of at least calcium, strontium and aluminum, in a refractory metal crucible and in the presence of a gas that precludes the formation of nitride compositions between the nitride starting materials and the refractory metal that forms the crucible. The resulting compositions can include phosphors that convert frequencies in the blue portion of the visible spectrum into frequencies in the red portion of the visible spectrum.

A light source for emitting emitted light having an SPD comprising: (a) a plurality of light emitters including at least one violet solid-state emitter, (b) at least one phosphor; wherein said light emitters and said at least one phosphor being configured such that: at least 25% of the power within the SPD is in the range 390-420 nm, and the emitted light has a chromaticity which is within a Duv distance of less than 5 points from the Planckian locus.