1. A research publication library management system comprising:
a library management apparatus for communicating through a network with a terminal operable by one or more users, the terminal including a first non-transitory medium embodying an application and a processor for executing the application, wherein the library management apparatus includes a second non-transitory medium embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by one or more processing units in the library management apparatus to configure the library management apparatus to comprise:
a user account part that creates one or more user accounts associated with the one or more users;
a publication collection part that creates a research publication database by at least one of storing research publications or linking to third party sources that include the research publications;
an author essay part for allowing the one or more users or one or more authors of the research publications to provide one or more author essays relating to at least one of the research publications and storing the one or more author essays in the research publication database, wherein each of the one or more essays is stored in association with at least one of the research publications;
a search part that allows the one or more users to search the research publication database and retrieves one or more search results related to both the research publications and the related one or more author essays; and
a library management part for managing one or more user libraries associated with the one or more users, wherein the research publications and the one or more author essays are storable in the one or more user libraries; or
a scientific mentor designating part that designates as scientific mentors at least one of the one or more users based on their qualifications;
a commenting part that allows the one or more users to anonymously submit one or more questions to at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors and for allowing at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors to answer the one or more questions; and
a feedback part that allows the one or more users to provide feedback regarding content of the one or more submitted answers.
2. The research publication library management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the library management apparatus comprises a search results configuration part for determining a sequence of the retrieved one or more search results for display to a user interface,
wherein each user of the one or more users has a separate library that contains a plurality of research publications having a plurality of features associated therewith, wherein each of the plurality of research publications is associated with at least one of the plurality of features, and
wherein for each user of the one or more users, the sequence is determined based on at least one feature of the plurality of features associated with the plurality of research publications in the user’s library.
3. The research publication management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more users comprises a first user associated with a first library and a second user associated with a second library, wherein the library management apparatus comprises a community part for providing the first user access to the second library for at least one of viewing content stored in the second library, copying content stored in the second library for storage to the first library, or downloading content stored in the second library to the first library,
wherein the first library contains a first plurality of research publications associated with a first plurality of features and the second library contains a second plurality of research publications associated with a second plurality of features, and
wherein the access is provided based on determining that a predetermined amount of the first plurality of features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the second plurality of features.
4. The research publication management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more users comprises a first user associated with a first library containing a first plurality of research publications associated with a first plurality of features,
wherein the library management apparatus comprises a recommendation part for:
determining a plurality of second libraries associated with a plurality of second users of the one or more users, the plurality of second libraries containing a second plurality of research publications associated with a second plurality of features, based on determining that a predetermined amount of the second plurality of features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features,
determining that a research publication of the second plurality of research publications is contained in a predetermined amount of the plurality of second libraries and is not contained in the first library, and
recommending the research publication to the first user.
5. The research publication management system as claimed in claim 4, wherein one or more of the second plurality of features that match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features are related to at least one of authors of research publications or authors of author essays stored in the first library.
6. The research publication library management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each user of the one or more users has a separate library that contains a plurality of research publications having a plurality of features associated therewith,
wherein the library management apparatus further includes a moderation part for allowing the one or more users to link at least one comment to an author essay of the one or more author essays associated with at least one research publications in the research publication database, wherein the moderation part is configured to:
determine a first plurality of features associated with the research publication in the research publication database and associated with the author essay,
for each user of the one or more users, determine a second plurality of features associated with the plurality of research publications contained in the user’s library, and allow the user to link a comment based on determining that a predetermined amount of second features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features.
7. The research publication library management system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the moderation part provides the one or more users or the one or more authors of the author essay the ability to control visibility of the linked at least one comment on a moderation interface.
8. The research publication library management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the library management apparatus comprises an advisory part for allowing the one or more users to post questions and answers to the questions.
9. The research publication library management system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the advisory part is configured to store the questions and answers in a database and configured to allow the one or more users to search for the questions and answers in the database.
10. A library management application including one or more programs of computer-executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a processing unit of a terminal apparatus, to configure the terminal apparatus to include:
a user account functionality for creating one or more user accounts associated with one or more users;
an author essay functionality for allowing the one or more users or one or more authors of research publications stored in a research publication database to provide one or more author essays relating to at least one of the research publications and storing the one or more author essays in the research publication database, wherein each of the one or more author essays is stored in association with at least one of the research publications;
a search functionality for searching the research publication database and retrieving one or more search results related to both the research publications and the related one or more author essays; and
a library management functionality for managing one or more user libraries associated with the one or more users, wherein the research publications and the one or more author essays are storable in the one or more user libraries; or
a scientific mentor designating functionality for designating as scientific mentors at least one of the one or more users based on their qualifications;
a commenting functionality for allowing the one or more users to anonymously submit one or more questions to at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors and for allowing at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors to answer the one or more questions; and
a feedback functionality for allowing the one or more users to provide feedback regarding content of the one or more submitted answers.
11. The library management application as claimed in claim 10, wherein the library management applications comprises a search results configuration functionality for determining a sequence of the retrieved one or more search results for display to a user interface,
wherein each user of the one or more users has a separate library that contains a plurality of research publications having a plurality of features associated therewith, wherein each of the plurality of research publications is associated with at least one of the plurality of features, and
wherein for each user of the one or more users, the sequence is determined based on at least one feature of the plurality of features associated with the plurality of research publications in the user’s library.
12. The library management application as claimed in claim 10, wherein the one or more users comprises a first user associated with a first library and a second user associated with a second library, wherein the library management application comprises a community library functionality for providing the first user access to the second library for at least one of viewing content stored in the second library, copying content stored in the second library for storage to the first library, or downloading content stored in the second library to the first library,
wherein the first library contains a first plurality of research publications associated with a first plurality of features and the second library contains a second plurality of research publications associated with a second plurality of features, and
wherein the access is provided based on determining that a predetermined amount of the first plurality of features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the second plurality of features.
13. The library management application as claimed in claim 10, wherein the one or more users comprises a first user associated with a first library containing a first plurality of research publications associated with a first plurality of features,
wherein the library management application comprises a recommendation part for:
determining a plurality of second libraries associated with a plurality of second users of the one or more users, the plurality of second libraries containing a second plurality of research publications associated with a second plurality of features, based on determining that a predetermined amount of the second plurality of features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features,
determining that a research publication of the second plurality of research publications is contained in a predetermined amount of the plurality of second libraries and is not contained in the first library, and
recommending the research publication to the first user.
14. The library management application as claimed in claim 13, wherein one or more of the second plurality of features that match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features are related to at least one of authors of research publications or authors of author essays stored in the first library.
15. The library management application as claimed in claim 10, wherein each user of the one or more users has a separate library that contains a plurality of research publications having a plurality of features associated therewith,
wherein the library management application further includes a moderation functionality for allowing the one or more users to link at least one comment to an author essay of the one or more author essays associated with at least one research publications in the research publication database, wherein the moderation functionality is configured to:
determine a first plurality of features associated with the research publication in the research publication database and associated with the author essay,
for each user of the one or more users, determine a second plurality of features associated with the plurality of research publications contained in the user’s library, and allow the user to link a comment based on determining that a predetermined amount of second features at least one of match, correspond to, or are associated with the first plurality of features.
16. The library management application as claimed in claim 15, wherein the moderation functionality provides the one or more users or the one or more authors of the author essay the ability to control visibility of the linked at least one comment on a moderation interface.
17. The library management application as claimed in claim 10, further comprising an advisory functionality for allowing the one or more users to post questions and answers to the questions.
18. The library management application as claimed in claim 17, wherein the advisory functionality allows users to provide feedback to previously-posted answers.
19. The library management application as claimed in claim 18, wherein the feedback is a quality score.
20. A method performed by a library management application executing in a library publication management system including one or more processing units, said method comprising:
creating one or more user accounts associated with one or more users, wherein a library is associated with each of the one or more users;
receiving one or more author essays from one or more users or one or more authors of research publications;
storing the one or more author essays in a research publication database, wherein each of the one or more author essays is stored in association with at least one of the research publications;
allowing the one or more users to search the research publication database; and
retrieving one or more search results related to both the research publications and the one or more author essays; or
designating as scientific mentors at least one of the one or more users based on their qualifications;
allowing the one or more users to anonymously submit one or more questions to at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors;
allowing at least one of the one or more designated scientific mentors to answer the one or more questions; and
allowing the one or more users to provide feedback regarding content of the one or more submitted answers.
21-54. (canceled)
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of implanting an implant assembly comprising an intracorporeal device and an anchoring structure in vivo within a vascular system in which a vessel divides at a furcation into sub-vessels, each subvessel having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said vessel, and said vascular system having a flow of blood therethrough in a direction from upstream to downstream, comprising the steps of:
releasing into said vessel an implant assembly larger than the diameter of said sub-vessels;
permitting said implant assembly to move downstream within said vessel along with said flow of blood to said furcation; and
permitting said implant assembly to lodge at said furcation, prevented from moving downstream by said anchor structure, and prevented from moving upstream by said flow of blood through said vascular system.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of:
preventing said implant assembly from substantial rotation about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said vessel.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said step of preventing said implant assembly from substantial rotation about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said vessel comprises the step of:
providing an anchor structure having a length greater than said diameter of said vessel.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said step of providing an anchor structure having a length greater than said diameter of said vessel comprises the step of:
providing an intracorporeal device comprising an intracorporeal device body having a length shorter than said diameter of said vessel, said implant assembly comprising at least one anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body such that the overall length of said implant assembly is greater than said diameter of said vessel.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said step of providing implant assembly comprising at least one anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body comprises the step of providing an implant assembly comprising at least one wire loop extending from said intracorporeal device body.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of releasing into said vessel an implant assembly having a diameter larger than said sub-vessels comprises the step of releasing into said vessel said implant assembly comprising at least one anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body such that the overall diameter of said implant assembly is larger than each of said sub-vessels.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of releasing into said vessel an implant assembly comprising a intracorporeal device body having an anchor structure extending therefrom comprises the step of releasing into said vessel an implant assembly comprising an intracorporeal device body having wire loops extending therefrom.
8. An in vivo implant assembly for placement within a vessel, comprising:
an intracorporeal device body having a diameter smaller than a vessel into which said implant assembly is intended to be placed;
a longitudinal anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body, said overall length of said intracorporeal device body and said longitudinal anchor structure being greater than the diameter of said vessel.
9. The implant assembly of claim 8, wherein said longitudinal anchor structure comprises a first wire loop extending longitudinally from a first end of said intracorporeal device body.
10. The implant assembly of claim 9, wherein said longitudinal anchor structure further comprises a second wire loop extending longitudinally from a second end of said intracorporeal device body opposite said first end.
11. The implant assembly of claim 8, wherein said overall length of said intracorporeal device body and said longitudinal anchor structure is at least two times the diameter of the a vessel into which said implant assembly is intended to be placed.
12. The implant assembly of claim 11, wherein said overall length of said intracorporeal device body and said longitudinal anchor structure is approximately five times the diameter of a vessel into which said implant assembly is intended to be placed.
13. The implant assembly of claim 8, wherein said radial anchor structure comprises a first wire loop extending radially from said intracorporeal device body.
14. The implant assembly of claim 13, wherein said radial anchor structure further comprises a second wire loop extending radially from said intracorporeal device body.
15. A method of implanting an implant assembly including an intracorporeal device and an anchoring structure in vivo within a vessel having a flow of blood therethrough in a direction from upstream to downstream, said vessel narrowing in a downstream direction, said method comprising the steps of:
releasing into a vessel of said vasculature system an implant assembly;
permitting said implant assembly to move downstream within said narrowing vessel along with said flow of blood to a site at which said implant assembly forms an interference fit with the walls of said narrowing vessel; and
permitting said implant assembly to lodge at said site, prevented from moving downstream by said interference fit between said anchor structure and the walls of said narrowing vessel, and prevented from moving upstream by said flow of blood through said vascular system.
16. The method of claim 15, comprising the further step of:
preventing said implant assembly from substantial rotation about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said vessel.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said step of preventing said implant assembly from substantial rotation about an axis of rotation perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said vessel comprises the step of:
providing an anchor structure having a length greater than said diameter of said vessel.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said step of providing an anchor structure having a length greater than said diameter of said vessel comprises the step of:
providing an intracorporeal device comprising an intracorporeal device body having a length shorter than said diameter of said vessel, said implant assembly comprising at least one anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body such that the overall length of said implant assembly is greater than said diameter of said vessel.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said step of providing implant assembly comprising at least one anchor structure extending from said intracorporeal device body comprises the step of providing an implant assembly comprising at least one wire loop extending from said intracorporeal device body.
20. (canceled)