Abstract: A baseboard booster article including a booster housing, wherein the booster housing defines a housing cavity and a housing bottom opening and includes a housing top having at least one top opening. The baseboard booster article further includes a booster support structure, wherein the booster support structure is disposed within the housing cavity and at least one fan associated with the booster support structure to be located within the housing cavity, wherein the at least one fan is operable to cause an airflow to flow into the housing bottom opening, through the housing cavity and out of the at least one top opening.

Abstract: Fish attractants comprising one or more liver derivative compounds, e.g., water-extract of dried beef liver or a bile salt, and one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of alanine, arginine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline and taurine. nucleosides, fish oils, are useful as water solutions or in dried form. Water solutions can be dispensed from drip bags onto a water surface to attract fish to the vicinity of the drip bag. for fishing aids in drip bag application, as solids for tea bag applications or as chum blocks. Solutions of fish attractant can be dried to a powder or combined in a solid form that can be dissolved or dispersed when presented in fishing waters.

Abstract: Various examples of a waterproof wireless controller using a unique trigger mechanism with unique waterproofing characteristics are disclosed. The wireless controller can be used in watersports or other activities and be completely submerged without water intrusion or loss of function.

Abstract: Various examples of a waterproof wireless controller using a unique trigger mechanism with unique waterproofing characteristics are disclosed. The wireless controller can be used in watersports or other activities and be completely submerged without water intrusion or loss of function.

Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, curved plates for immobilizing a breast of a subject for medical imaging. In an example, an immobilization assembly Can include a curved compression plate assembly, a curved support plate assembly, an assembly coupling configured to position a first concave major surface of the curved compression plate assembly opposite a second concave major surface of the curved support plate assembly, wherein a cross section view through the curved compression assembly and the curved support plate assembly includes two portions of a single ellipse separated by a distance, and wherein the curved compression plate assembly and the curved support plate assembly are configured to immobilize the biological specimen between the first concave major surface and the second concave major surface.

Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, curved plates for immobilizing a breast of a subject for medical imaging. In an example, an immobilization assembly Can include a curved compression plate assembly, a curved support plate assembly, an assembly coupling configured to position a first concave major surface of the curved compression plate assembly, opposite a second concave major surface of the curved support plate assembly, wherein a cross section view thrugh the curved compresson assembly and the curved suport plate assembly includes two portions of a single ellipse sepearated by a distance, and wherein the curved compression plate assembly and the curved support plate assembly are configured to immpbilize the biological specimen between the first concave major surface and the second concave major surface.

Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, curved plates for immobilizing a breast of a subject for medical imaging. In an example, an immobilization assembly Can include a curved compression plate assembly, a curved support plate assembly, an assembly coupling configured to position a first concave major surface of the curved compression plate assembly opposite a second concave major surface of the curved support plate assembly, wherein a cross section view through the curved compression assembly and the curved support plate assembly includes two portions of a single ellipse separated by a distance, and wherein the curved compression plate assembly and the curved support plate assembly are configured to immobilize the biological specimen between the first concave major surface and the second concave major surface.

Abstract: A system and related methods for gamma emission breast tomosynthesis in which a set of two-dimensional images of a breast taken at different angular views are reconstructed into a three-dimensional map of the breast. The system applies an expectation maximization technique having integrated regularization, resolution recovery and attenuation correction to improve the clarity of the resulting three-dimensional map.

Abstract: A soil tester is disclosed, and comprises a housing and a sampling apparatus. The housing includes an interior sampling chamber configured to receive a sample container. The sampling apparatus comprises a photodetector and a light source. The photodetector is mounted along a portion of the interior sampling chamber and has a variable resistance determined by a property of incident light. The light source is mounted to the interior sampling chamber in a transmissive orientation relative to the photodetector so that a beam of light can be transmitted from the light source to the photodetector through the interior sampling chamber. A display on the housing is responsive to the photodetector.

Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, curved plates for immobilizing a breast of a subject for medical imaging. In an example, an immobilization assembly Can include a curved compression plate assembly, a curved support plate assembly, an assembly coupling configured to position a first concave major surface of the curved compression plate assembly opposite a second concave major surface of the curved support plate assembly, wherein a cross section view through the curved compression assembly and the curved support plate assembly includes two portions of a single ellipse separated by a distance, and wherein the curved compression plate assembly and the curved support plate assembly are configured to immobilize the biological specimen between the first concave major surface and the second concave major surface.

Abstract: The tools and methods disclosed herein can convert an analog signal from the soil sensor probes into a digital format that can be read by a low cost digital microcontroller which acts on the digital data with formulae and tables so that the displayed information is the same or nearly the same as the readings in the same soil from the analog meters. To provide accurate readings, the described tools can apply either of a fixed or floating calibration method to set a reference of the measured soil pH and moisture measure. The floating calibration method also permits adjustment of the measure reference to correct calibration imprecision induced by fluctuation in the battery voltage.

Abstract: A soil tester is disclosed, and comprises a housing and a sampling apparatus. The housing includes an interior sampling chamber configured to receive a sample container. The sampling apparatus comprises a photodetector and a light source. The photodetector is mounted along a portion of the interior sampling chamber and has a variable resistance determined by a property of incident light. The light source is mounted to the interior sampling chamber in a transmissive orientation relative to the photodetector so that a beam of light can be transmitted from the light source to the photodetector through the interior sampling chamber. A display on the housing is responsive to the photodetector.

Abstract: The tools and methods disclosed herein can convert an analog signal from the soil sensor probes into a digital format that can be read by a low cost digital microcontroller which acts on the digital data with formulae and tables so that the displayed information is the same or nearly the same as the readings in the same soil from the analog meters. To provide accurate readings, the described tools can apply either of a fixed or floating calibration method to set a reference of the measured soil pH and moisture measure. The floating calibration method also permits adjustment of the measure reference to correct calibration imprecision induced by fluctuation in the battery voltage.

Abstract: Tuftable primary backings comprise a closed-weave, woven tape fabric to which is affixed a coherent web layer comprising staple fibers with fibers oriented in at least two directions and a plurality of the fibers being fused. The web layer is affixed to the fabric by penetration of fibers from the web into the fabric. The backings have substantial weftline straightness and stability against deformations in the machine, cross and off-axis directions. Improved tufted goods and methods for making the composites and tufted goods are also provided.

Abstract: Tuftable primary backings comprise a closed-weave, woven tape fabric to which is affixed a coherent web layer comprising staple fibers with fibers oriented in at least two directions and a plurality of the fibers being fused. The web layer is affixed to the fabric by penetration of fibers from the web into the fabric. The backings have substantial weftline straightness and stability against deformations in the machine, cross and off-axis directions. Improved tufted goods and methods for making the composites and tufted goods are also provided.

Abstract: A barrier fence comprising a leno fabric woven from thermoplastic yarns, and a series of stripes of a thermoplastic resin in a warp direction integrally adhered to the leno fabric, having gaps therebetween, wherein the stripes adhered to the leno fabric have a Tensile Strength in the warp direction at least equal to or greater than that of the gaps.

Abstract: A woven silt control fabric comprising substantially flat yarns woven with substantially round monofilament yarns, wherein the flat yarns are compacted, is capable of high water, flow capacity while achieving high soil retention. Preferably, the flat and monofilament yarns are made from substantially polypropylene and the flat yarns are compacted to about one hundred to about one hundred twenty percent coverage.