Abstract: A system including a plurality of display panels, each display panel being configured to display a portion of a simulated fire such that together the plurality of display panels display a composite fire image. Each display panel has a display portion configured to display the portion of the simulated fire and at least one sensor configured to detect an extinguishant directed at the display portion. Each display panel also includes a display panel controller operatively coupled to the display portion, the at least one sensor, and the display panel controller of at least one other display panel. The display panel controller is configured to at least partially determine qualities of a modeled fire; and determine changes of the modeled fire based upon inputs received from the at least one sensor. The display panel controller is also configured to cause the display portion to display the portion of the simulated fire based upon data or properties of the modeled fire.

Abstract: Devices and methods for the detection of streams of water or other extinguishants. A device has a substrate, an array including a plurality of capacitance sensors disposed on the substrate, and a controller operatively connected to each of the plurality of capacitance sensors to measure a capacitance of each respective sensor. The controller is configured to analyze a time-varying component of a series of measured capacitances for each sensor and to output a signal representing how closely that time-varying component matches a stored reference component of a reference signal in which a sensor is proximate to a stream of an extinguishant. A corresponding method obtains a series of measured capacitances from each of a plurality of capacitance sensors disposed upon a substrate, analyzes a time-varying component of the each of the series, and outputs a signal representing a degree of similarity between that series and such a reference signal.

Abstract: Devices and methods for the detection of streams of water or other extinguishants. A device has a substrate, an array including a plurality of capacitance sensors disposed on the substrate, and a controller operatively connected to each of the plurality of capacitance sensors to measure a capacitance of each respective sensor. The controller is configured to analyze a time-varying component of a series of measured capacitances for each sensor and to output a signal representing how closely that time-varying component matches a stored reference component of a reference signal in which a sensor is proximate to a stream of an extinguishant. A corresponding method obtains a series of measured capacitances from each of a plurality of capacitance sensors disposed upon a substrate, analyzes a time-varying component of the each of the series, and outputs a signal representing a degree of similarity between that series and such a reference signal.

Abstract: A system including an imaging device having a first image capture device configured to detect longwave infrared electromagnetic radiation and a second image capture device configured to detect near infrared electromagnetic radiation. The system further includes a display configured to display a visible representation of the detected infrared longwave electromagnetic radiation and the detected near infrared electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A system including an imaging device having a first image capture device configured to detect longwave infrared electromagnetic radiation and a second image capture device configured to detect near infrared electromagnetic radiation. The system further includes a display configured to display a visible representation of the detected infrared longwave electromagnetic radiation and the detected near infrared electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: An assay to determine the specific expression and suppression of proteins in response to a stressor is disclosed. An organism exposed to a stressor, including disease caused by exposure to, e.g., a parasite, or a substance suspected of causing an adverse effect, is assayed to determine a first set of proteins expressed and a second set of proteins suppressed in response to the stressor. The amount of each protein expressed and the amount of each protein suppressed can be statistically analyzed to determine which proteins are most useful in diagnosing the stressor. A protein profile for a first stressor can be compared to protein profiles for a second stressor, a third stressor, etc. A distinct protein expression signature (PES) for the first stressor can be identified by determining subsets fo proteins expressed and/or suppressed only in response to the first stressor.

Abstract: A sublethal assay is conducted to determine the presence of a stressor in the environment. An organism exposed to the environment is assayed for the presence of shock proteins, produced in response to environmental stress. The amount of stress protein can be quantified to give an indication of the concentration or amount of stressor, and qualified, by assay for various shock proteins, to give an indication as to the nature of the stressor. The health of an organism may be determined by the assay.

Abstract: A sublethal assay is conducted to determine the presence of a stressor in the environment. An organism exposed to the environment is assayed for the presence of shock proteins, produced in response to environmental stress. The amount of stress protein can be quantified to give an indication of the concentration or amount of stressor, and qualified, by assay for various shock proteins, to give an indication as to the nature of the stressor. The health of an organism may be determined by the assay.