Abstract: The invention is a system and a device for use in open or minimally invasive surgical procedures, such as a bone implant fixation procedure. The device is configured to perform various functions during a bone implant fixation procedure, including performing at least one of: penetration of a bone to form a hole or opening for receipt of a screw; neuromonitoring, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole so as to sense any nearby nerves adjacent to the hole that may be in the path of a screw, or otherwise affected, when a screw is placed within the hole; neurostimulation, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of nerves adjacent to the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole; and measuring of a depth of the hole and providing a digital measurement of the depth to assist the surgeon in selecting the appropriate length of screw.

Abstract: A reflective wire grid polarizer (WGP) can include an array of wires 12 on a face of a substrate 11, with channels 15 between adjacent wires 12. The wires 12 can have certain characteristics for WGP performance, such as index of refraction, alternating high/low index continuous thin films, thickness of layer(s), duty cycle, reflective rib shape, a curved side of transparent ribs 21 or 32, aspect ratio, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: An orange pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer containing FeOOH, and a second layer containing Fe2O3 located between the substrate and the first layer. The color of the pigment is such that a homogeneous coating of the pigment, measured over a white background, has a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from about 40 to about 60 degrees, and the chroma value is greater than 50. The pigment may be used in a cosmetic, coating, or ink composition.

Abstract: A method for characterizing performance of an error correction scheme for digital data transport is provided. A digital data packet stream within an Internet Protocol packet stream is monitored for a first set of packet errors. Errors of the Internet Protocol packet stream are corrected according to the error correction scheme to produce a corrected Internet Protocol packet stream. The digital data packet stream within the corrected Internet Protocol packet stream is monitored for a second set of packet errors. The first and second sets of packet errors are compared to characterize the performance of the error correction scheme.

Abstract: An orange pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate and a first layer containing FeOOH, and a second layer containing Fe2O3 located between the substrate and the first layer. The color of the pigment is such that a homogeneous coating of the pigment, measured over a white background, has a CIELAB hue angle, hab, from about 40 to about 60 degrees, and the chroma value is greater than 50. The pigment may be used in a cosmetic, coating, or ink composition.

Abstract: A method for managing communication load for a mobile device including a plurality of communication interfaces is provided. Connectivity to a remote network is established using a first connection over a first one of the communication interfaces. A high communication load condition associated with first connection is identified. A second one of the communication interfaces capable of supporting a second connection to the remote network having a higher bandwidth than the first connection is identified. Connectivity to the remote network is established using the second connection.

Abstract: A method for managing a mobile device including a plurality of communication interfaces is provided. A communication configuration of the mobile device is sent to a remote server. The communication configuration includes information regarding device types of the communication interfaces and services used by the mobile device to establish connectivity using the communication interfaces. Portal information is generated at the remote server. The portal information includes a first set of device data associated with the communication interfaces and a second set of service data associated with the services. The portal information is displayed on the mobile device.

Abstract: A refractory furnace brick (1/2) has chamfered corner faces (F3/f3) enabling the bricks to be formed into a regular grid with longitudinal rectangular bores formed both within respective bricks and defined by surrounding bricks. Preferably the shorter sidewalls of the bricks are extended slightly in the transverse direction to form ridges R/R? which interlock to strengthen the structure. In order to provide a distributed expansion flexible ceramic pads (P) may be provided between the chamfered corner faces.

Abstract: A snowmobile lifting device comprising a cross-bar, two wheel support members, two first legs, two second legs, a first lateral member, a second lateral member, a third lateral member, two cradle arms, and a handle. Each end of the cross-bar is attached to a wheel support member, each of the two first legs is connected at one end to a wheel support member and at the other end to the third lateral member, each of the two second legs is connected at one end to the cross-bar and at the other end to the third lateral member, the first lateral member joins the two first legs, the second lateral member joins the two second legs, the two second legs pivot inward or outward proximate to the point at which the second lateral member joins the two second legs, and the handle is pivotally attached to the center of the cross-bar.

Abstract: A wheel mounting assembly comprises an insert that is adapted to be inserted into a camber tube of a wheelchair. The insert includes a first axle sleeve that is disposed at a first angle relative to horizontal and a second axle sleeve that is disposed at an angle relative to the first angle. Each of the axle sleeves is adapted to receive a wheelchair wheel axle.