Abstract: An external nasal dilation device for enhancing nasal airflow includes a pair of pads, each of which has adhesive positioned on its lower face. The adhesive is used to removably attach the pads to opposed sides of a nose of a user. Each flap of a pair of flaps is hingedly attached to an upper face of a respective pad so that the flap is hingable relative to the respective pad. A panel is attached to each panel by an adhesive such that the panel extends between the flaps. The panel is resiliently flexible so that the panel extends arcuately over a bridge of the nose. The panel exerts opposing forces to nostrils of the user to expand the nostrils.

Abstract: A non-destructive real-time plant root imaging and analysis system to detect gall-forming plant-parasitic nematodes is disclosed. The system includes a root imaging device based on a minirhizotron concept with customizations and additions such that it can be inserted into the soil in the vicinity of a plant root and subsequently take images of the plant root system at multiple positions and angles. The device includes a movable base equipped with a high-resolution digital camera module integrated into the transparent tube of a minirhizotron, allowing images of the host plant root at different depths to be taken when the base travels within the transparent tube. A set of image processing algorithms are developed and integrated into a custom-designed graphic user interface (GUI) to analyze and detect these nematodes' presence automatically. The algorithms may stitch the images taken to obtain a panoramic view of the entire plant root system.

Abstract: An external nasal dilation device for enhancing nasal airflow includes a pair of pads, each of which has adhesive positioned on its lower face. The adhesive is used to removably attach the pads to opposed sides of a nose of a user. Each flap of a pair of flaps is hingedly attached to an upper face of a respective pad so that the flap is hingable relative to the respective pad. A panel is attached to and extends between the flaps. The panel is resiliently flexible so that the panel extends arcuately over a bridge of the nose. The panel exerts opposing forces to nostrils of the user to expand the nostrils, thereby enhancing nasal airflow through the nostrils.

Abstract: A non-destructive real-time plant root imaging and analysis system to detect gall-forming plant-parasitic nematodes is disclosed. The system includes a root imaging device based on a minirhizotron concept with customizations and additions such that it can be inserted into the soil in the vicinity of a plant root and subsequently take images of the plant root system at multiple positions and angles. The device includes a movable base equipped with a high-resolution digital camera module integrated into the transparent tube of a minirhizotron, allowing images of the host plant root at different depths to be taken when the base travels within the transparent tube. A set of image processing algorithms are developed and integrated into a custom-designed graphic user interface (GUI) to analyze and detect these nematodes' presence automatically. The algorithms may stitch the images taken to obtain a panoramic view of the entire plant root system.

Abstract: An external nasal dilation device for enhancing nasal airflow includes a pair of pads, each of which has adhesive positioned on its lower face. The adhesive is used to removably attach the pads to opposed sides of a nose of a user. Each flap of a pair of flaps is hingedly attached to an upper face of a respective pad so that the flap is hingable relative to the respective pad. A panel is attached to and extends between the flaps. The panel is resiliently flexible so that the panel extends arcuately over a bridge of the nose. The panel exerts opposing forces to nostrils of the user to expand the nostrils, thereby enhancing nasal airflow through the nostrils.