Abstract: Table top sanitizer dispenser bottle bases are disclosed herein. An exemplary table top sanitizer dispenser bottle base includes a movable upper housing, the upper moveable housing has a floor with an aperture located therein and a peripheral wall. The top sanitizer dispenser bottle includes a lower stationary housing. The upper movable housing is connected to the lower stationary housing and is configured to move linearly upward and downward with respect to lower stationary. One or more biasing members bias the upper movable housing upward. A switch is included and the upper movable housing has an engagement member or surface for actuating the switch upon downward movement of the upper movable housing. At least one of a visual indicator and an audible indicator are also included. Control circuitry is provided for activating the one or more of a visual indicator and audible indicator when the engagement member actuates the switch.

Abstract: A bone cutting guide may include a support that contains a shaft movable relative to the support. The shaft may carry a guide member having one or more cut guides through which a clinician inserts a cutting member to cut bone positioned under the guide cut guides. In operation, a clinician may fixate the support of the bone cutting guide to a bone and translate the guide member until the one or more cut guides are positioned at a desired cut location. The clinician may then perform a cut through the cut guide.

Abstract: A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The system includes a tank having an interior space and a media container disposed within the interior space. A valve is provided that cooperates with an element within the interior, the valve being movable between an open and a closed position. The valve being biased to the open position when the element is not positioned within the interior space, wherein the interior space is fluidly coupled to the atmosphere in the open position. The valve further being configured to move to a closed position when the element is positioned within the interior space.

Abstract: A bone positioning guide may include a main body member, a shaft, and a bone engagement member. The shaft can be movably connected to the main body member and have the bone engagement member rotatably coupled to its distal end. The bone engagement member can have a surface configured to engage a bone. The main body member can also include a tip opposite the bone engagement member for engaging a second bone. In use, the bone engagement member may be positioned in contact with a medial side of a first metatarsal while the tip is positioned in contact with a lateral side of a different metatarsal, such as a second metatarsal. The shaft can then be moved to advance the bone engagement member toward the tip, causing realignment of the first metatarsal.

Abstract: Systems, techniques, and devices are described that may be used in a minimally invasive bone realignment procedure. In some examples, a method of performing a minimally invasive metatarsal correction procedure involves using a bone preparation guide having a guide surface with a length less than a diameter of a bone to be cut using the guide surface. The clinician can guide a bone preparation instrument along the guide surface and angle the bone preparation instrument beyond one or both ends of the guide surface to cut the end of the underlying bone beyond one or both of the ends.

Abstract: Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.

Abstract: A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The system includes a tank having an interior space and a media container disposed within the interior space. A valve is provided that cooperates with an element within the interior, the valve being movable between an open and a closed position. The valve being biased to the open position when the element is not positioned within the interior space, wherein the interior space is fluidly coupled to the atmosphere in the open position. The valve further being configured to move to a closed position when the element is positioned within the interior space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for identifying a subject at risk for traumatic brain injury. In particular, the instant disclosure is directed to identification of the levels of the proteins MMP-9 (Matrix Metallopeptidase 9), NSE (Neuron Specific Enolase) and VCAM-1 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1) in a subject sample, and correlation of these protein levels with the presence of intracranial injury. In certain embodiments, subject age, gender and hemoglobin level are also correlated with the presence of intracranial injury.

Abstract: A steam turbine may include a casing defining an interior cavity, wherein the casing comprises a first casing half and a second casing half, which are connected to one another to form the casing, wherein an interior surface of the first casing half has a first portion with a first curvature and a second portion with a second curvature, wherein the first curvature and the second curvature are different, and wherein an interior surface of the second casing half has a first portion with a first curvature and a second portion with a second curvature, wherein the first curvature and the second curvature are different. An interior surface of the casing may have a substantially oval-shaped cross-section. Internal pressure acting on the oval interior surface allows better sealing at the split line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for identifying a subject at risk for traumatic brain injury. In particular, the instant disclosure is directed to identification of the levels of the proteins MMP-9 (Matrix Metallopeptidase 9), NSE (Neuron Specific Enolase) and VCAM-1 (Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1) in a subject sample, and correlation of these protein levels with the presence of intracranial injury. In certain embodiments, subject age, gender and hemoglobin level are also correlated with the presence of intracranial injury.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:

Abstract: A bill validator for evaluating paper articles includes a bill guide for receiving the paper articles. A bill protector validates the received articles corresponding to genuine currency and rejects all other articles. A sensor measures a portion of the article which passes a predetermined position of the bill guide during receiving by the bill guide and further measures the portion of the article and any other articles which pass the predetermined position during rejection. The bill validator is disabled for a predetermined period of time if the measurement of the portion of the article during receiving differs from the measurement taken during rejection. As a result, the bill validator is disabled in the event that a user attempts to remove an article with a rejected article causing the measurement of the received article to differ from the measurement taken during rejection.

Abstract: Particular electroplating baths suitable for obtaining white deposits of palladium metal. The bath comprises (a) palladosamine chloride; (b) an ammonium salt such as ammonium sulfate or ammonium chloride; (c) chloride ions; and (d) a brightener selected from the group of organic brighteners, inorganic brighteners, and mixtures thereof. The process of using such electroplating baths to produce white deposits of palladium metal on substrates is also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Electroplating baths suitable for obtaining white deposits of palladium metal. The bath comprises diaminodinitrite, an ammonium salt, and a sufficient amount of ammonium hydroxide to obtain a bath pH of about 9. Buffers such as ammonium biborate may be employed to maintain the necessary bath pH during electroplating operations to produce a thin, white deposit of palladium metal. The process of using such electroplating baths to produce white deposits of palladium metal on substrates is also disclosed and claimed.