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A child-resistant fluid delivery device, comprising a container for storing fluid to be dispensed by the fluid delivery device and a wand assembly connected to the container. The wand assembly having a nozzle at a distal end through which fluid may be dispensed and a child-resistant connector at a p

A child-resistant fluid delivery device, comprising a container for storing fluid to be dispensed by the fluid delivery device and a wand assembly connected to the container. The wand assembly having a nozzle at a distal end through which fluid may be dispensed and a child-resistant connector at a proximal end. A ratchet mechanism is formed on the exterior of the child-resistant connector to permit attachment of the connector to the container and thereafter prevent removal of the connector from the container. The nozzle is sealed by a removable, child-resistant cover that includes at least one member that engages the nozzle to resist removal therefrom.

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A child-resistant fluid delivery device, comprising a container for storing fluid to be dispensed by the fluid delivery device and a wand assembly connected to the container. The wand assembly having a nozzle at a distal end through which fluid may be dispensed and a child-resistant connector at a p

A child-resistant fluid delivery device, comprising a container for storing fluid to be dispensed by the fluid delivery device and a wand assembly connected to the container. The wand assembly having a nozzle at a distal end through which fluid may be dispensed and a child-resistant connector at a proximal end. A ratchet mechanism is formed on the exterior of the child-resistant connector to permit attachment of the connector to the container and thereafter prevent removal of the connector from the container. The nozzle is sealed by a removable, child-resistant cover that includes at least one member that engages the nozzle to resist removal therefrom. nse to odor tasks of a canine subject, including steps of (a) obtaining a subject's baseline cerebral blood flow velocity in cerebral arteries on both sides of the brain using a transcranial Doppler ultrasound instrument with two probes placed on the temples and sample volumes focused on cerebral vessels on both sides; (b) simultaneously with (a) obtaining the mean blood flow velocity in both pairs of cerebral arteries at baseline; (c) testing the subject with odor tasks while simultaneously monitoring the mean blood flow velocity during each task in real-time; (d) determining the response of the brain using mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (e) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (f) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor; (g) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor component; (h) simultaneously with (g) determining if there is a match of the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor compared to the response evoked by target odor; (i) simultaneously with (h) assessing if varying the intensity of the given odor evokes a brain response similar to that during target odor; (j) determining the response of the brain using the laterality index calculated from mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (k) simultaneously with (i) determining the latency and peak variations of as laterality index during each odor task; (l) determining the response of the brain using the latency and peak variations of laterality index calculated from mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (m) simultaneously with (l) determining if there is a match of the response of the brain using the latency and peak variations of laterality index calculated from mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor as compared to the response evoked by target odor; and (n) simultaneously with (m) assessing if by varying the intensity of the given odor the match in response to target odor could be enhanced. 12. The invention of claim 11 wherein the said device is operatively connected to a microcomputer that processes and displays the cerebral blood flow velocity signals and laterality indices. 13. The invention of claim 12 and further including a cellular phone circuit means to connect to a forensic computer data base. 14. The invention of claim 13 and further including a means for administering target odors in a controlled forensic laboratory condition. 15. The invention of claim 14 and further including means for measuring odor working memory. 16. A noninvasive method and system to determine the cerebral blood flow velocity response to odor tasks of a subject, including steps of: (a) obtaining a subject's baseline cerebral blood flow velocity in cerebral arteries on both sides of the brain using a transcranial Doppler ultrasound instrument with two probes placed on the temples and sample volumes focused on cerebral vessels on both sides; (b) simultaneously with (a) obtaining the mean blood flow velocity in both pairs of cerebral arteries at baseline, (c) testing the subject with odor tasks while simultaneously monitoring the mean blood flow velocity during each task in real-time; (d) determining the response of the brain using mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (e) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (f) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor; (g) determining the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor component; (h) simultaneously with (g) determining if there is a match of the response of the brain using side-to-side differences in mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a given odor compared to the response evoked by target odor; (i) simultaneously with (h) assessing if by varying the intensity of the given odor the match in response to target odor could be enhanced; (j) determining the response of the brain using the laterality index calculated firm mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (k) simultaneously with (j) determining the latency and peak variations of laterality index during a given odor task; (l) determining the response of the brain using the latency and peak variations of laterality index calculated from mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a target odor; (m) determining the response of the brain using the latency and peak variations of laterality index calculated from mean cerebral blood flow velocity to a battery of odor tasks; (n) simultaneously with (m) determining the hedonic rating for each odor; (o) simultaneously with (n) determining if the response of the brain using the latency and blood flow velocity differentiate the odors according to hedonic ratings; and (p) simultaneously with (o) assessing the odors with high hedonic ratios. 17. The invention of claim 16 wherein the brain responses to body odor and facial makeup are used to optimize the hedonic ratings of a personality. 18. The invention of claim 17 and further including a means for administering odors in a controlled laboratory condition. 19. The invention of claim 18 and further including means for administering odors in a closed space such as a film theater. 20. The invention of claim 19 wherein the brain responses to odor and audiovisual scenes in a movie are used to optimize the real life effect of the movie. 1, wherein said threshold value is an adjustable value. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein said threshold value is a fixed value. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein said spatial filter is a spatial low-pass filter. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein said spatial filter is comprised of an azimuth filter and a range filter. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein said third mask is coupled to said spatial filter. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein said multi-parameter generator produces an output according to a functional relationship based on said at least one Doppler parameter input and at least one of any of said masks. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein said multi-parameter generator produces an output according to a mathematical combination on said at least one Doppler parameter input with at least one of any of said masks. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein said multi-parameter generator produces an output according to a weighting applied to each of said first, second, and third masks and to said at least one Doppler parameter input. 18. A method for ultrasonic image processing comprising: comparing at least one Doppler parameter input with an associated threshold value and outputting a result based on said comparison; generating a first mask using said result; generating a second mask by spatially filtering said first mask; generating a third mask by classifying said second mask; and applying a multivariable function to at least one of said masks to produce at least one Doppler parameter output. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein said at least one Doppler parameter input is spatially filtered through a second spatial filter. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein said second spatial filter comprises a spatial low-pass filter. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein said second spatial filter comprises a spatial high-pass filter. 22. The method of claim 19, wherein said second spatial filter comprises a spatial band-pass filter. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein said second spatial filter comprises spatial multi-stage filtering. 24. The method of claim 18, wherein said spatial filtering step filters said first mask using a spatial low-pass filter. 25. The method of claim 18, wherein said spatial filtering step filters said first mask using a spatial azimuth filter and a range filter. 26. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of spatially filtering said third mask. 27. The method of claim 18, wherein said classifying is based on effectively comparing a given Doppler parameter input value with values of any nearby neighboring pixels. 28. The method of claim 18, wherein said associated threshold value may be chosen to emphasize a particular feature. 29. The method of claim 18, wherein said multivariable function is chosen to include a functionality based on said at least one Doppler parameter input. 30. The method of claim 19, wherein said multivariable function is chosen to include a functionality based on said at least one Doppler parameter input that is modified by said second spatial filter. 31. The method of claim 18, wherein said multivariable function includes a functionality based on at least one of any of said masks. 32. The method of claim 26, wherein said multivariable function includes a functionality based on said third mask being coupled to said spatial filter. 33. A system for ultrasonic imaging, comprising: a comparator for comparing at least one Doppler parameter input to a threshold value and outputting a result, said result used for generating a first mask, said comparator having at least one threshold value associated with each of said at least one Doppler parameter input; a spatial filter coupled to said comparator for producing a second mask; a classification operator coupled to said spatial filter for generating a third mask, said classification operator capable of effectively comparing a value of a given pixel to a value of any nearby neighboring pixels and reclassifying any given n