Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a wearable motion capture device comprises a central controller, a plurality of controllers including a first controller and a second controller, where each of the plurality of controllers is configured to communicate with the central controller, and a plurality of sensor and feedback units. Each sensor and feedback unit includes at least one of a position sensor and a haptic element, where the position sensor is configured to capture positional data about a position of a body part of a user. The central controller includes a position calculator configured to compute a position based on the positional data and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the computed position to a computing device over a network.

Abstract: A method for identifying an unknown biological sample (e.g. a glycan, an antibody, a metabolite) is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving more than two sample measurements for the unknown biological sample, calculating a sample point in a two-dimensional plot from the more than two sample measurements for the unknown biological sample and identifying the unknown biological sample by comparing the sample point against the plurality of reference points in the two-dimensional plot. The two-dimensional plot includes a plurality of stored reference points corresponding to respective known biological compounds. Each reference point is calculated from a plurality of reference measurements for more than two attributes of the corresponding known biological compound (e.g. by performing principal component analysis on the plurality of reference measurements), with each attribute being different from another attribute. Each reference measurement may be obtained experimentally (e.g.

Abstract: A pull-over life vest with half-zip has a zipper disposed on the front panel with a closed-end and an open-end. Preferably, the zipper has a beginning closed-end located in the vertical and horizontal center of the front panel and a terminating open-end located at the vertical and horizontal lower edge of the front panel.