Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I: or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress.

Abstract: A soil moisture sensor includes a power source, a parallel plate capacitance sensing element, and an electronics unit. The parallel plate capacitance sensing element is powered by the power source and is adapted for ground insertion to generate and transmit capacitance data. The electronics unit is powered by the power source to: receive the capacitance data transmitted from the parallel plate capacitance sensing element; process the received capacitance data; and communicate the processed capacitance data off sensor.

Abstract: An antibiofilm composition is provided. The antibiofilm composition includes a polycarboxylic acid derivative or a salt thereof, onto which a hydrophobic group, a poly(ethylene oxide) group and/or a poly(propylene oxide) group is covalently bound, an essential oil, and a biosurfactant.

Abstract: A system for commercial blasting operations includes at least one commercial blasting system element in the form of a translocation monitoring unit (TMU), configured to reside in a borehole, which is configured to be couplable to, coupled to or incorporated in a wireless initiation device that is configured for commercial blasting. The TMU includes: an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to measure spatial displacement of the IMU based on one or more movement sensors of (internal to) the IMU; and/or an externally-generated localization signal reception unit configured wirelessly receive one or more types of externally-generated localization signals transmitted by one or more localization signal sources disposed external to the TMU and external to the wireless initiation device.

Abstract: A composition for application to a plant is provided. The composition includes a photosensitizer that generates reactive oxygen species in the presence of light and oxygen, the photosensitizer being selected from the group consisting of a porphyrin, a reduced porphyrin and a combination thereof; a film-forming agent, the film-forming agent forming a film that is substantially impermeable to oxygen when in a non-hydrated state; an antioxidant agent; and an aqueous carrier in which the photosensitizer, the film-forming agent and the antioxidant agent are solubilized and/or dispersed. The composition is used for improving the health of a plant.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I: or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I: or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress. Methods of manufacturing the compounds of general Formula I, as well as synthetic intermediates are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of determining the risk of developing prostate cancer in a subject or determining whether a subject suffers from prostate cancer, the method comprising measuring the level of one or more polyamines in a fluid sample obtained from the subject, measuring at a variable selected from the group consisting of age, prostate volume (PV), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), digital rectal examination (DRE), and combinations thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of determining the risk of developing prostate cancer in a subject or determining whether a subject suffers from prostate cancer, the method comprising obtaining a score value based on previously disclosed variables to predict the likelihood of the subject developing or having prostate cancer.

Abstract: A temperature adjustment feedback system in response to user input is disclosed, including: receiving a user input with respect to a virtual object; updating the virtual object based at least in part on the user input; determining temperature adjustment based at least in part on the user input; and outputting the temperature adjustment.