Abstract: The present disclosure provides advantageous sheet stabilized emulsion based inks, and improved methods for fabricating and using such inks. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved methods for fabricating conductive inks derived from water-in-oil emulsions stabilized by sheets exfoliated from layered materials (e.g., substantially pristine and non-oxidized graphite or hexagonal boron nitride), and related methods of use. A layered material (e.g., substantially pristine and non-oxidized graphite or hexagonal boron nitride) can be exfoliated into individual sheets, and these sheets can be utilized to stabilize water-in-oil emulsions. In certain embodiments, by utilizing long chain alkanes (e.g., hexadecane), one can advantageously fabricate emulsions with high viscosity and stability. In this form, the emulsions can be used as inks, thereby advantageously providing an inexpensive route to printing electrically conducting and/or insulating lines and shapes.

Abstract: An implant includes a body and a bone fixation system. The body includes an interior area disposed between a superior surface and an opposite inferior surface spaced from the superior surface in a vertical direction. In addition, the bone fixation system includes at least one blade disposed within the interior area of the body in an insertion position. Also, the bone fixation system further includes at least one strike plate engaging the at least one blade in the interior area of the body, the at least one strike plate being configured to move the at least one blade from the insertion position to an impaction position in which at least a portion of the blade protrudes past one of the superior surface and inferior surface of the body.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide monitoring and intelligence generation for one or more farm fields by: using remote sensing to monitor progress of a developing crop; comparing a user's field to another field in the area; providing cropped area extent estimates for a current season; using one or more disease risk models to determine disease risk (or disease pressure) with respect to a field; or some combination thereof,

Abstract: A structure for facilitating virtual experiences comprises: a structural support having a first side facing toward an interior of the structure, a second side opposite the first side, and an intra-support hollow disposed between the first and second sides. An IR reflective surface is adjacent to at least a portion of the second side of the structural support. An IR emitter within the hollow between the first and second sides is configured to emit IR light toward the IR reflective surface, such that the IR light is reflected toward the interior of the structure.

Abstract: A personal survival system for use in water includes an inflatable chamber (9) and in inflation system (31) operable to inflate the inflatable chamber (9), wherein the inflation system (31) is mounted separately from and remotely from the inflatable chamber (9). Also disclosed are: a survival system for use in water includes an inflatable chamber including an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer is separate from the outer layer; an inflation control system for use with an in-water survival system, the inflation control system comprises a selectively sealable chamber configured to contain water-triggered automatic inflation device of the survival system; and a personal survival system including an inflatable bladder and a moulded cover constructed from a flexible polymer.

Abstract: The present embodiments provide strain relief members for a medical device delivery system, methods of use, and methods of manufacturing. In one embodiment, a medical device delivery system may include a body member with a first end having a first outer diameter, a second end having a second outer diameter, an inner surface facing a lumen that extends axially through the body member along a longitudinal axis, and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface. The embodiment also includes a threaded first connector at the first end of the body member. The outer surface of the body member may include a plurality of depressions. The body member may include a first material. The first connector may include a second material. The first material is more flexible than the second material. A portion of the outer surface of the body member may cover a portion of the first connector.

Abstract: A structure for facilitating virtual experiences comprises: a structural support having a first side facing toward an interior of the structure, a second side opposite the first side, and an intra-support hollow disposed between the first and second sides. An IR reflective surface is adjacent to at least a portion of the second side of the structural support. An IR emitter within the hollow between the first and second sides is configured to emit IR light toward the IR reflective surface, such that the IR light is reflected toward the interior of the structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides advantageous sheet stabilized emulsion based inks, and improved methods for fabricating and using such inks. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved methods for fabricating conductive inks derived from water-in-oil emulsions stabilized by sheets exfoliated from layered materials (e.g., substantially pristine and non-oxidized graphite or hexagonal boron nitride), and related methods of use. A layered material (e.g., substantially pristine and non-oxidized graphite or hexagonal boron nitride) can be exfoliated into individual sheets, and these sheets can be utilized to stabilize water-in-oil emulsions. In certain embodiments, by utilizing long chain alkanes (e.g., hexadecane), one can advantageously fabricate emulsions with high viscosity and stability. In this form, the emulsions can be used as inks, thereby advantageously providing an inexpensive route to printing electrically conducting and/or insulating lines and shapes.

Abstract: An implant includes a body and a bone fixation system. The body includes an interior area disposed between a superior surface and an opposite inferior surface spaced from the superior surface in a vertical direction. In addition, the bone fixation system includes at least one blade disposed within the interior area of the body in an insertion position. Also, the bone fixation system further includes at least one strike plate engaging the at least one blade in the interior area of the body, the at least one strike plate being configured to move the at least one blade from the insertion position to an impaction position in which at least a portion of the blade protrudes past one of the superior surface and inferior surface of the body.

Abstract: Weighted garments are provided. In one embodiment, the garment is an arm or leg sleeve having a first section of clothing material having at least one weight positioned in a weight area of the clothing material, wherein the first section is configured to be positioned over at least a portion of an upper arm/leg of a body; a second section of clothing material configured to be positioned over an elbow/knee of the body; and a third section of clothing material having at least one weight positioned in a weight area of the clothing material, wherein the third section is configured to be positioned over at least a portion of a forearm/lower leg of the body.

Abstract: A personal survival system for use in water includes an inflatable chamber (9) and in inflation system (31) operable to inflate the inflatable chamber (9), wherein the inflation system (31) is mounted separately from and remotely from the inflatable chamber (9). Also disclosed are: a survival system for use in water includes an inflatable chamber including an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer is separate from the outer layer; an inflation control system for use with an in-water survival system, the inflation control system comprises a selectively sealable chamber configured to contain water-triggered automatic inflation device of the survival system; and a personal survival system including an inflatable bladder and a moulded cover constructed from a flexible polymer.

Abstract: An implant includes a body and a bone fixation system. The body includes an interior area disposed between a superior surface and an opposite inferior surface spaced from the superior surface in a vertical direction. In addition, the bone fixation system includes at least one blade disposed within the interior area of the body in an insertion position. Also, the bone fixation system further includes at least one strike plate engaging the at least one blade in the interior area of the body, the at least one strike plate being configured to move the at least one blade from the insertion position to an impaction position in which at least a portion of the blade protrudes past one of the superior surface and inferior surface of the body. Further, the at least one blade has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape in a horizontal plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction.

Abstract: A waterproof garment connector arrangement attaches a distal garment part (e.g. a glove) to a main body of a garment. The connector arrangement includes a first part having a first outward facing recess and an inward facing protrusion; and a second part having an outer engagement member for being received in the first outward facing recess and in inner engagement member for engaging the protrusion. The outer engagement member includes a second outward facing recess at least partially accommodated in the first outward facing recess. An annular member is fitted into the second outward facing recess, so that the annular member urges the outer engagement member against a wall of the first outward facing recess to secure the first part to the second part.

Abstract: An approval service is provided that provides an approver, that controls a secured resource, real-time data that verifies the identity of a user or approvee who is seeking access to the secured resource. In one aspect, the real-time data may be an image of the approvee at the time of the request along with geo-coordinates of the location of the approvee when the request is made. In another aspect, the real-time data includes a video communications session that enables the approvee to interact dynamically with the approver to make the request.

Abstract: An implant includes a body and a bone fixation system. The body includes an interior area disposed between a superior surface and an opposite inferior surface spaced from the superior surface in a vertical direction. In addition, the bone fixation system includes at least one blade disposed within the interior area of the body in an insertion position. Also, the bone fixation system further includes at least one strike plate engaging the at least one blade in the interior area of the body, the at least one strike plate being configured to move the at least one blade from the insertion position to an impaction position in which at least a portion of the blade protrudes past one of the superior surface and inferior surface of the body. Further, the at least one blade has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape in a horizontal plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction.

Abstract: Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.

Abstract: Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.

Abstract: Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.

Abstract: Cosmetically hidden weighted garments are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the garment includes a first layer of clothing material, a second layer of clothing material, and a weight positioned in a weight area between the first layer and the second layer of clothing material, wherein the weight is positioned within or adjacent to a hemline or seam line of the garment, or wherein the weight is configured to be positioned adjacent to a joint of a body when the garment is worn by a wearer.

Abstract: Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.