Abstract: Method of preventing or treating coronaviruses, such as COVID-19 infection, in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of thymoquinone, such as an effective amount of black seed oil.

Abstract: A safety apparatus for use as a roadside warning device comprises a base, a light source disposed within the base and adapted to project light away from the base, and an alert system rotatably attached to the base. The alert system includes a plurality of arms shaped to form a visual alert member, wherein at least first and second arms are collapsible upon a third arm. A plurality of lights are disposed on one or more of the first, second, and third arms. In a first orientation, the alert system is disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to the base and the first, second, and third arms of the alert system are formed into the visual alert member and, in a second orientation, the alert system is collapsed and parallel to the base.

Abstract: A safety apparatus for use as a roadside warning device comprises a base, a light source disposed within the base and adapted to project light away from the base, and an alert system rotatably attached to the base. The alert system includes a plurality of arms shaped to form a visual alert member, wherein at least first and second arms are collapsible upon a third arm. A plurality of lights are disposed on one or more of the first, second, and third arms. In a first orientation, the alert system is disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to the base and the first, second, and third arms of the alert system are formed into the visual alert member and, in a second orientation, the alert system is collapsed and parallel to the base.

Abstract: A filter cartridge formed of wound polypropylene yarn lacking a spin-finish and method of making same are disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of: providing a filter core; providing a plurality of continuous polypropylene filaments; applying water to the filaments without applying a spin finish to remove static therefrom; gathering together a plurality of the filaments to form at least two bundles; air texturing the at least two bundles of filaments to form a yarn; and winding said yarn around said filter core to provide a filter media.

Abstract: A two-layer weft knitted fabric of a three-thread fleece construction has an inner layer of polypropylene yarn, which is raised to form a fleece, and an outer layer of cotton yarn. The fabric is of a plain plaited structure consisting of a cotton face and binding yarn with a polypropylene backing yarn inlaid and tucked into the technical back of the fabric every fourth wale. In one embodiment, the inner layer of the fabric consists of a repeated sequence of three courses of polypropylene followed by a fourth course of cotton, and in a second embodiment all of the courses of the inner layer are of polypropylene.