Abstract: A drainage-optimized additive composition for papermaking is disclosed. The composition comprises an aqueous media and a glyoxalated polyacrylamide (gPAM) resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5 MDa. The composition comprises from about 1.95 to about 2.45 wt. % of the gPAM resin. A method of preparing the composition is also disclosed, and comprises preparing a cationic acrylamide (cAM) prepolymer having at least one predetermined property, and selectively glyoxalating the cAM prepolymer by controlling the concentration of the cAM prepolymer in the aqueous media during glyoxalation in relation to the predetermined property. The method may be carried out in situ during a papermaking process (i.e., as an on-site method). A process of forming paper with the composition also disclosed, and comprises combining the composition with the aqueous suspension of cellulosic fibers, forming the cellulosic fibers into a sheet, and drying the sheet to produce a paper.

Abstract: Methods of forming paper products are provided herein. A method comprises providing an aqueous suspension of cellulosic fibers; diluting the aqueous suspension with water to form a diluted aqueous suspension having a solids content from about 0.3 wt % to about 1.8 wt %, based on a total weight of the diluted aqueous suspension; subjecting the diluted aqueous suspension to a high shear operation; adding an aqueous composition comprising an adduct formed from the reaction of glyoxal and a polyvinylamide prepolymer to the diluted aqueous suspension; forming the diluted aqueous suspension into a sheet; and drying the sheet. The aqueous composition is added after the diluted aqueous suspension is subjected to the high shear operation and before the diluted aqueous suspension is passed to a headbox. The method is free of any high shear operation after the aqueous composition is added and before the diluted aqueous suspension is passed to the headbox.

Abstract: A portable wearable eye movement monitoring system, device and method are disclosed. The system comprises a sensor electrode array (22a, 22b) configured to be attached substantially about each of a plurality predetermined positions on a user's face, a logging unit 30 and a battery power source. The sensor electrode array (22a, 22b), when worn, is positioned laterally about the user's head with respect to the user's eyes whereby the portable wearable eye movement monitoring system is substantially outside the user's field of vision. The sensor electrode array (22a, 22b) is configured to obtain data on eye movements of the subject. The logging unit (30) is configured to communicate with the sensor electrode array (22a, 22b) to receive the obtained data and record the data in a data store, the battery power source being configured to power the wearable monitoring system for a plurality of days whereby data on eye movements of the subject is captured substantially continuously for said plurality of days.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material comprised in a consumable is provided. The device comprises a receptacle (102) for receiving a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material; and an adaptor (1402, 206) for being received in the receptacle, wherein the adaptor is configured to adapt the receptacle to receive, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables (300, 302) having different sizes.

Abstract: A mounting kit and method for accurately positioning a board on a wall are disclosed. The kit comprises a board, a mounting template, an alignment guide to ensure proper board-to-template positioning, and a marking tool for transferring hole locations. The alignment guide includes receiving channels and backstops for precise alignment, and may feature a level indicator. The method involves using the alignment guide to position the board and template, marking hole locations, transferring the template to the wall, and installing fasteners. The kit may include standoff fasteners, such as cleats with interlocking angled or socket-based connections. This system simplifies the installation process by eliminating guesswork and enhancing precision, making it particularly useful for mounting glass boards and other display surfaces.

Abstract: A system for collection and tracking of a sample for testing is provided, which includes a kit having a housing configured for storing a sample therein and a label for adhering to the housing upon contact. The label further includes images orientated both horizontally and vertically, each displaying the same readable context able to be scanned. The images are positioned such that the position of the label on the housing and the orientation of the reader scanning the images minimally affects the ability to read the images.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a portable power distribution box that is capable powering more than five (5) and at least eight (8) items (in this embodiment of the invention) while complying with UL and OSHA safety regulations.

Abstract: Provided is a method for the production of vinylcarboxamide-containing polymers in a granular, beaded, powdered, or particulate form and subsequent hydrolysis thereof. The vinylcarboxamide-containing polymers and co-polymers, are precipitated in a granular, beaded, powdered, or particulate form employing an inverse suspension polymerization technique.

Abstract: Provided is a method for the production of vinylamine-containing polymers. The method relates to the production of polyvinylamine compositions through hydrolysis of vinylcarboxamide-containing polymers, such as polymers and copolymers of N-vinylformamide. The process of hydrolyzing the vinylcarboxamide-containing polymer can be carried out at any location, such as on-site at papermaking facilities.

Abstract: A self-stabilized glyoxalated polyacrylamide (gPAM) resin composition is disclosed. The gPAM resin composition consists essentially of an aqueous reaction product of a cationic polyacrylamide (cPAM) prepolymer and glyoxal carried out in an aqueous reaction mixture having a total solids of less than a critical concentration of the gPAM resin and a pH of at least about 7.5. The cPAM prepolymer comprises a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5,000 Da and a cationic monomer content of at least about 4, alternatively at least about 10 mol %. The reaction product is prepared without addition of any acid. The gPAM resin composition maintains a substantially single phase for a stability period of at least about 1 day after preparation, without the addition of any acid or other stabilizing compounds. Methods of preparing and using the gPAM resin composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A drainage-optimized additive composition for papermaking is disclosed. The composition comprises an aqueous media, a glyoxalated polyacrylamide (GPAM) resin, and an anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) resin. The GPAM resin has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5 MDa and a cationic monomer content of at least about 4 mol %. The APAM resin has a Mw of at least about 0.25 MDa, and an anionic monomer content up to about 25 mol %. A method of preparing the additive composition is also disclosed, and comprises preparing a cationic acrylamide (CPAM) prepolymer having a predetermined cationic monomer, selectively glyoxalating the CPAM prepolymer in aqueous media during glyoxalation to give the GPAM resin, and combining the GPAM and APAM resins. The method may be carried out in situ during a papermaking process (i.e., as an on-site method), and may be implemented in different forms during the process of forming paper.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating aerosol from a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material is disclosed. The device (100) comprises a chamber (102) for receiving a consumable, the chamber (102) having an inlet (103) and a length, wherein the width of the inlet (103) and the length of the chamber are adjustable. The device further comprises a mechanism for configuring the chamber (102) in at least a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, when the chamber (102) is in the first configuration the width of the inlet (103) is a first width and the length of the chamber (102) is a first length, and when the chamber (102) is in the second configuration the width of the inlet (103) is a second width that is different from the first width and the length of the chamber (102) is a second length that is different from the first length.

Abstract: Methods, kits, and systems for fixation of RNA permitting its detection in intact tissue, such as, large volume of mammalian tissue are disclosed. The methods, kits, and systems util-ize carbodiimide-based chemistry to stably retain RNAs in tissue clarified using CLARITY. Also provided herein are methods, kits, and systems for detection of RNAs ire clarified tissue.

Abstract: Non-combustible aerosol provision device 100 for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material comprised in a consumable for being received by the device. The device comprises a chamber 102 for receiving the consumable, wherein the device is configured to generate the aerosol from the aerosol-generating material when the consumable is received in the chamber 102. The device 100 further comprises a consumable holder 500 for holding the consumable in the chamber 102, wherein the consumable holder 500 comprises at least two selectively engageable gripping members which are spaced from one another in an axial direction of the chamber 102 to grip different respective points on the consumable, such that the consumable holder is capable of holding, by use of the selectively engageable gripping members, one at a time, each of a plurality of differently-dimensioned consumables at a desired position in the chamber 102.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material is disclosed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a chamber for receiving a consumable including aerosol-generating material to enable the non-combustible aerosol provision device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material, wherein the chamber is configured to accommodate, one at a time, a first consumable comprising aerosol-generating material at a first axial position in the chamber and a second consumable including aerosol-generating material having different dimensions to those of the first consumable at a second axial position in the chamber.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material is provided. The device includes a chamber for receiving a consumable including aerosol-generating material to enable the non-combustible aerosol provision device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism to allow a user to adjust a dimension of the chamber to allow the chamber to accommodate, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables having different sizes.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material in a consumable is disclosed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a retention apparatus configured to hold in position, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables comprising aerosol-generating material of different sizes.

Abstract: A system for aligning an item along a path in an area comprising: a camera configured to capture an image containing part of the area and the item; a first transceiver connected to the camera to read the image from the camera; a second transceiver coupled to the first transceiver; a display connected to the second transceiver; wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the second transceiver, the second transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the display in order to present the image on the screen of the display, and the transmitted image or the screen of the display includes a reference path, the reference path visible on the screen representing the path in the area; wherein the reference path is configured on the screen such that alignment of the reference path with the item in the image indicates alignment of the item in the area with the path in the area.