Abstract: The system for handling carry-on luggage in vehicles provides for the storage and retrieval of carry-on luggage in overhead storage bins of passenger vehicles such as airplanes, trains, and buses. A plurality of overhead compartments are mounted within a body of a vehicle and are respectively selectively covered and sealed by a plurality of overhead compartment doors. A plurality of horizontal luggage conveyors are respectively mounted on inner sides of the plurality of overhead compartment doors. Each of the horizontal luggage conveyors includes a plurality of rollers. A vertical luggage conveyor may be used to elevate a piece of luggage from a lower elevation, such as the floor of the vehicle, to a higher elevation, such as the height of the horizontal luggage conveyors. The vertical luggage conveyor may include a platform configured for supporting the piece of luggage and a linear actuator for selectively raising and lowering the platform.

Abstract: A method of making nanosilica from glass, the method comprising: gathering glass waste; grinding the glass waste to obtain a glass powder containing nanoparticles; adding the glass powder containing the nanoparticles to a water solution comprising a dispersing agent to obtain a colloidal system containing nanoparticles; separating the nanoparticles from the colloidal system to obtain separated nanoparticles; and drying the separated nanoparticles to obtain nanosilica.

Abstract: A skip hoist particle lift system for a particle-based high-temperature power tower plant includes a pre-skip subsystem, an upper hopper disposed above the pre-skip subsystem and separated therefrom, a plurality of elongated guide rails connecting the pre-skip subsystem and the upper hopper to one another, and a skip mounted on the elongated guide rails and configured to be moved therealong between the pre-skip subsystem and the upper hopper. The pre-skip subsystem includes a container configured to accumulate an amount of hot particles therein and to automatically discharge the hot particles into the skip upon arrival of the skip in a loading area of the pre-skip subsystem. The skip is configured to transport the loaded particles upwardly toward the hopper and to subsequently discharge the particles inside of the hopper. Then, the emptied skip is returned to the pre-skip subsystem to repeat the process.

Abstract: The dual bone forceps may be considered tandem locking forceps wherein the forceps are coupled to each other so that the surgeon may use one for clamping the bone graft plate adjacent the graft site while clamping the other forceps to a supporting bone structure above, below, or lateral to the graft site during the procedure. The dual bone forceps includes a bone graft plate clamping forceps having clamping jaws at the anterior end and flat handles terminating in locking jaws at the posterior end. The dual bone forceps also includes an anchoring forceps having an elongate hook blade and a shortened anvil blade at the anterior end and locking handles at the posterior end. A linking bar extends non-coplanar from the shortened anvil blade to the pivot of the bone graft plate clamping forceps to maintain the two forceps linked to each other, but spaced apart in different planes.

Abstract: Novel sulfonylhydrazide derivatives, a method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The sulfonylhydrazide derivative compounds, identified as FAAH inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced concrete includes a plurality of reinforcing wire meshes scattered and suspended in random orientation throughout the volume of concrete. The reinforcing wire meshes include a first set of two or more parallel wires extending along their length in a common plane and a second set of three parallel wires orthogonal to the first set along their length in a common plane. The first set and second set constitute an entire reinforcing member. The wire meshes may be formed by casting or welding in which the wires lie in a common plane or separate planes, respectively. The reinforcing members may have a total of two or four contiguous rectangles arranged in a mesh pattern. Free ends of the reinforcing members may be included and extend beyond the mesh pattern for increased anchorage. A method of reinforcing concrete is disclosed and may include a central or diagonal bend in the reinforcing members.

Abstract: A lipid-binding drug for binding to a membrane-based or membrane lipid comprises at least one aptamer having a sequence selected from the group consisting of GGCGGCAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 1), GGCGGCAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 2), GGCGGCAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 3), GGCGGCAAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 4), GGCGGCGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 5), GGCGGCGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 6), GGCGGCGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 7), GGCGGCGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 8), CAAAAGGAGCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 9) CAAAAGGAGCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 10), CAAAAGGAGCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 11), CAAAAGGAGCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (SEQ ID NO: 12), CAAAAGGAGCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 13), CAAAAGGAGCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 14), CAAAAGGAGCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 15), and CAAAAGGAGCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (SEQ ID NO: 16).

Abstract: Modified chemical structures of cardanol extracted from cashew nut shell oil, and the use of the same to prepare imidazolium ionic liquids (IILs). The IILs can be used to prepare different types of silica, magnetite and calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NPs) as multifunctional oilfield chemicals for use in various oil spill collection, de-emulsification, viscosity improvement, asphaltene dispersant, and enhanced oil recovery applications.

Abstract: A method of making a panel using palm fiber, the method comprising: mixing a resin and a hardener to form a mixture; pouring a first portion of the mixture into a mold to provide a first resin layer; adding a first amount of palm fiber on top of the first resin layer to form a first fiber layer; compacting the first fiber layer; pouring a second portion of the mixture into the mold to form a second resin layer on top of the first fiber layer; adding a second amount of palm fiber on top of the second resin layer to form a second fiber layer; compacting the second fiber layer; and obtaining the panel.

Abstract: The system for measuring the angle of repose of high temperature granular material includes a hollow chamber with an optically transparent window. A cylindrical receptacle is rotatably mounted within the hollow chamber, with an open end thereof releasably covered by an optically transparent plate. The cylindrical receptacle is oriented with respect to the hollow chamber such that the optically transparent plate faces, and is aligned with, the optically transparent window. The cylindrical receptacle is controllably rotated within the hollow chamber. The temperature within the hollow chamber may be selectively adjusted by one or more heating elements mounted therein. A camera detects the angle of repose of granular material in the cylindrical receptacle when the cylindrical receptacle is rotated within the hollow chamber. The camera is positioned such that the granular material may be viewed thereby through the optically transparent plate and the optically transparent window.

Abstract: Modified chemical structures of cardanol extracted from cashew nut shell oil, and the use of the same to prepare imidazolium ionic liquids (IILs). The IILs can be used to prepare different types of silica, magnetite and calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NPs) as multifunctional oilfield chemicals for use in various oil spill collection, de-emulsification, viscosity improvement, asphaltene dispersant, and enhanced oil recovery applications.

Abstract: Modified chemical structures of cardanol extracted from cashew nut shell oil, and the use of the same to prepare imidazolium ionic liquids (IILs). The IILs can be used to prepare different types of silica, magnetite and calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NPs) as multifunctional oilfield chemicals for use in various oil spill collection, de-emulsification, viscosity improvement, asphaltene dispersant, and enhanced oil recovery applications.

Abstract: A method of treating Middle East Respiratory syndrome (MERS) includes administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising fisetin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: The method of managing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) patrols is a method for organizing and managing a fleet of UAVs for patrolling a geographic region for the detection of threats. During patrols, the UAVs visit two types of waypoints: critical waypoints and strategic waypoints. To establish the strategic waypoints, a set of seed points are generated using a beta probability distribution. Voronoi tessellation is applied to produce the set of strategic waypoints within the region of interest by using the set of seed points as an input. Each of the strategic waypoints has a set of coordinates on the three-dimensional occupancy map associated therewith. The set of coordinates associated with each of the strategic waypoints is a centroid of a corresponding Voronoi cell produced by the Voronoi tessellation. A priority score is assigned to each of the critical waypoints and each of the strategic waypoints.

Abstract: A toner based on fly-ash rich carbon and method of producing are disclosed. The process includes preparing a latex and preparing a pigment including fly ash, where the fly ash has been ground to nanoparticle size. The latex, pigment including fly ash, and polyethylene wax are combined in an emulsion aggregation process. The latex is formed by a mixing process including combining ammonium bicarbonate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, styrene, acrylic acid, and methyl methacrylate. The emulsion aggregation process includes steps of dispersing a mixture of the polyethylene wax, pigment including fly ash, and latex in water, adding zinc oxide, nitric acid, adding Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), elevating the temperature, neutralizing the product mixture with NaOH solution and cooling the mixture, Centrifuging, washing and drying are performed to achieve a finished toner which includes fly ash pigment, polyethylene wax, poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid) latex, zinc oxide and a chelating agent.

Abstract: A method of fabricating carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from camel hair using a bio-char synthetic approach. In an embodiment, the method comprises adding dried camel hair to water to provide a mixture; subjecting the mixture to a hydrothermal treatment in a hydrothermal reactor at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 250° C. for a period of time ranging from about 8 hours to about 13 hours to provide a product including camel-hair derived carbon quantum dots. The camel-hair derived carbon quantum dots can be an effective electrocatalyst in a microbial fuel cell for bioelectricity generation.

Abstract: A stapled and specifically targeted antimicrobial peptide having the amino acid sequence LPSTGEKDTAVERNGGFFRKSKEK-S5-GKE-S5-KRIV (SEQ ID NO: 1) and its use as an antimicrobial and anticancer agent are provided.

Abstract: Human urine-based carbon nanoparticles (HUC NPs) and synthesized using a spray pyrolysis solution process. The HUC NPs are adherent, nanocrystalline, and semiconducting over non-conducting/conducting substrates for gas sensors, supercapacitors, and electrochemical catalysis applications. Additionally, the HUC NPs may be used as catalysts in a multi-element reaction of chromene derivatives with?95% product yield at room temperature using 1:1 water:ethanol as a green solvent.

Abstract: A sampling tool includes an outer body having first and second sections, the first section having first and second ends, the first end configured to retrieve and retain a sample therein. The second section has first and second end portions, and a third portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion. The second end of the first section is integrally connected to the first end portion of the second section. The second section includes an inner body configured to slidably move out of the first end of the first section and retract into the second section to eject the retrieved and retained at least one sample and to prepare the sampling tool for a subsequent at least one sample to be received therein. In use, the sampling tool extracts a sample of medium and ejects the extracted sample over a determined area.

Abstract: A thermal energy storage (TES) bin assembly for a high temperature, particle-based solar power plant, the TES bin assembly including a TES bin for storing hot particles therein and a feeder assembly configured to insert the hot particles inside of the TES bin. The TES bin has a base, a lid separated from the base, and a hollow body extending between the base and the lid. The hollow body is made of a plurality of cylindrically shaped structures. The innermost cylindrically shaped structure defines an interior of the TES bin together with the lid and the base. The innermost cylindrically shaped structure is made with abrasion resistant bricks. A second cylindrically shaped structure is made of an insulating material and surrounds the second structure. A third cylindrically shaped structure surrounds the second structure and includes expansion joints. The base has a funnel shape and the lid has a removable component.