Abstract: A microfluidic device including a serum separator, a quantum dot and antibody inlet connected to the serum separator, a quantum dot linked immunosorbent assay (QLISA) chamber connected to the serum separator, and an outlet connected to the QLISA chamber. The microfluidic device is configured to determine an amount of drug in a serum.

Abstract: A method for colorimetric detection of cholesterol in a sample is disclosed. The method includes adding beta-cyclodextrin and cholesterol to a phenolphthalein indicator solution in the presence of a phosphate buffer solution to create a solution medium and quantifying the cholesterol as a function of a complexed beta-cyclodextrin in the solution medium.

Abstract: A method including writing of kernel modules to process Magnetic Resonance (MR) data acquired from MRI Scanner using a parallel implementation of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (MRF) algorithm on a parallel architecture; and launching multiple threads simultaneously.

Abstract: A method including: constructing coil sensitivity encoding matrix; inversing of the coil sensitivity encoding matrix using Left Inverse method; and multiplying inverse of coil sensitivity encoding matrix with an under-sampled data matrix using a GPU residing on a host computer.

Abstract: A Post-Quantum Computing Cryptographic communication protocol including a lattice based RSA algorithm, the protocol may include: generating a public key and a private key pair; encrypting a message using a public key pair; transmitting the encrypted message over a communication channel; and decrypting the encrypted message using a private key pair, wherein the generating the public key and the private key pair includes; selecting a first random vector from lattices using a Klein's Algorithm; selecting a second random vector from lattices using the Klein's Algorithm; generating a shortest random vector using a Gauss Sieve algorithm; taking a first vector product of the first random vector and the second random vector; calculating a Totient function of the first vector product; converting the Totient function to the first vector product; generating the public key pair; and generating the private key pair.

Abstract: A system for parameterized FPGA (Field Programable Gate Array) implementation of real-time SENSE (SENSitivity Encoding) reconstruction including: a sensitivity maps memory configured to store sensitivity map data; an aliased image memory configured to store aliased image data acquired from a scanner; a reconstructed image memory configured to store reconstructed image data; a parameterized complex matrix multiplier; a pseudo-inverse calculator; a magnitude image block; and a controller; wherein sensitivity map data from the sensitivity maps memory is transferred to the pseudo-inverse calculator; wherein data from the pseudo-inverse calculator and the aliased image data from the aliased image memory is transferred to the complex matrix multiplier; wherein data from the complex matrix multiplier is transferred to the magnitude image block; wherein the controller is configured to generate an address of the sensitivity map memory and an address of the aliased image memory to access the encoding matrix and corresp

Abstract: A method of SENSE reconstruction including: constructing a coil sensitivity encoding matrix; inversing of the coil sensitivity encoding matrix using a QR decomposition algorithm; and multiplying an inverse of the receiver coil sensitivity encoding matrix with an under-sampled data using a central processing unit (CPU) and using a GPU residing on a host computer to further decrease computation time.

Abstract: A method of synthesizing catalyst doped ZnS nanostructures including preparing a silicon substrate by vacuum depositing a metal catalyst nanostructure on an ultrathin silicon oxide layer, doping a zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanostructure with a catalyst of the metal catalyst nanostructure including at least one of gold (Au), manganese (Mn), and tin (Sn), and modulating ZnS intrinsic defects by the concentration of the catalyst and the size of the ZnS and metal catalyst nanostructures, in which the catalyst is dissolved in a nanowire of the ZnS nanostructure during growth, the concentration of the catalyst in the nanowire is dependent on the size of the catalyst, and the doping is tuned by growth conditions.

Abstract: A microstrip antenna including: a substrate; a radiating slotted patch; a square plate; and a coaxial feed, wherein the coaxial feed further comprises an inner central conducting pin; wherein the substrate is sandwiched between the radiating slotted patch and the square plate, and wherein the coaxial feed is connected to the square plate, and the inner central conducting pin of coaxial feed passes through the substrate and is connected to the radiating slotted patch.

Abstract: The present application relates to a compound of formula (I) The present application also relates to synthesizing the compound of formula I and treating a patient with the compound of formula I having a neuropsychiatric illnesses such as a depressive disorder, schizophrenia; alcohol, nicotine, and morphine withdrawal induced depression and hyperalgesia; neuropathic pain caused by anticancerous drugs; diabetic neuropathic pain; obsessive compulsive disorder; alcohol withdrawal syndrome; static and dynamic allodynia in diabetic and cancer patients on anticancer therapy and chronic pain therapy.

Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments, a method of synthesizing tin (Sn)-doped Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) nanostructures for electroluminescent white light source includes coating a substrate, including a silicon oxide layer, with Sn by vacuuming depositing Sn as catalyst nanostructures on the substrate, placing the substrate coated with Sn in a furnace, introducing a carrier flow gas into the furnace, adding a ZnS power to the furnace, growing ZnS nanostructures, and dissolving Sn in the growing ZnS nanostructures. The S vacancies are on a surface of the ZnS nanostructures. The ZnS nanostructures are grown on the substrate having a temperature in a range of 750° C. to 850° C.

Abstract: A water soluble biocompatible hydrogel having an amino sugar linked to a hydrophilic polymer is disclosed. Linkage of the amino sugar and hydrophilic polymer may be provided by an imine-amine bond between an amine of the amino sugar and a primary amine of the hydrophilic polymer. The linkage between the amino sugar and the hydrophilic polymer may be provided by reacting an amine of the amino sugar and a primary amine of the hydrophilic polymer with a formate ester in an acidic solution. Water soluble biocompatible polymer having an amino sugar linked to a hydrophilic polymer may be cast into films, dried into gauze and/or combined with salt solutions to provide injectable gels.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a method for extracting hydroxyapatite. The method includes washing fish scales with water, drying the washed fish scales, grinding the washed fish scales, mixing the ground fish scales with an ionic liquid, and centrifuging the mixture of the ground fish scales and the ionic liquid to collect a hydroxyapatite powder as a precipitate.

Abstract: A laser system including a laser cavity, a gain medium disposed in the laser cavity, a pump configured to excite an atom of the gain medium to an excited state, an optical device configured to couple a ground state of the atom of the gain medium to the excited state by applying an optical field to the gain medium, and a microwave device configured to couple the ground state of the atom of the gain medium to a different ground state by applying a microwave field to the gain medium.

Abstract: A system and method for protection against loss of communication of a mobile node crossing a black spot region is disclosed. The system to prevent loss of communication with the mobile node consists of a mobile node, RF coverage map generator, black spot predictor, and a vertical handover process. The mobile node can experience uninterrupted communication across black spots. This is achieved by executing vertical handover before entering a black spot region, which is anticipated by using RF coverage maps and mobility pattern of the mobile node.

Abstract: A process for removal of heavy metals at contamination level (50-500 mg/L) using ultrasonic energy and electrolysis, as a measure to decontaminate industrial waste, is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to the method of prefetching data in micro-processor buffer under software controls.

Abstract: Nickel is recovered from pickling acid solutions of crude ore using boric acid as catalyst by ultrasound assisted electrolysis.

Abstract: A method and device for heart murmur extraction and classification is disclosed. Data corresponding to a heart sound/signal is acquired from a patient through a data acquirer. The heart sound data is processed to isolate systole and diastole periods. Features to discriminate between the defects types associated with different heart murmurs are extracted, and the heart murmurs are detected and identified based on the extracted features using a fuzzy controller.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to benzoxazines having various N-protecting groups. An R1 functional group is at least one selected from the group consisting of H and a halogen, an R2 functional group is at least one selected from the group consisting of H, an amide, or a carbamate, and a Z functional group is at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenyl, substituted phenyl group, methyl, and t-butyl group. The exemplary embodiments provide compounds with benzoxazines having various cleavable protecting groups such as amides and carbamates.