Abstract: A stopper is configured to be disposed within a medical cartridge includes a shell defining a cavity and an exterior surface sized and shaped to fit inside the medical cartridge and an insert configured to be inserted into the cavity, where the insert includes an electronic device having a sensor configured to generate a sensing signal. The shell is configured to be advanced into the medical cartridge by a plunger to apply pressure to a substance contained in the medical cartridge and the shell is configured to pass the sensing signal therethrough. The sensor is configured to be responsive to the position of the stopper in the medical cartridge.

Abstract: In some aspects, automated rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems for performing a multi-assay testing sequence can include an automated incubation assembly having a nest assembly adapted to house at least one test panel having a plurality of wells for receiving a sample comprising microorganisms originating from a clinical sample, the incubation assembly facilitating incubation of one or more test panels in order to undergo the multi-assay testing sequence; a robotic handling assembly configured to accept one or more incoming test panels and move them to and from the incubation assembly for incubation between each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence; an automated liquid handling assembly configured to exchange one or more fluids in the plurality of wells of the test panels; and an optical assembly for interrogation and readout of each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence being performed in the plurality of wells.

Abstract: In some aspects, automated rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems for performing a multi-assay testing sequence can include an automated incubation assembly having a nest assembly adapted to house at least one test panel having a plurality of wells for receiving a sample comprising microorganisms originating from a clinical sample, the incubation assembly facilitating incubation of one or more test panels in order to undergo the multi-assay testing sequence; a robotic handling assembly configured to accept one or more incoming test panels and move them to and from the incubation assembly for incubation between each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence; an automated liquid handling assembly configured to exchange one or more fluids in the plurality of wells of the test panels; and an optical assembly for interrogation and readout of each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence being performed in the plurality of wells.

Abstract: Disclosed is system for assessing a motor function, the system including a sensor configured to acquire human body exercise information including a joint position, a joint orientation, a grasp state, or a grasp force, a processor configured to extract an exercise feature for analyzing a human body motion time and human body motion information based on the acquired human body exercise information, analyze at least one target motion for assessment based on a set assessment condition using the extracted exercise feature, classify an assessment factor of the at least one target motion for assessment as a success or a failure, and determine a final assessment score of the at least one target motion for assessment based on the classified assessment factor, and a display configured to display the final assessment score.

Abstract: In some aspects, automated rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems for performing a multi-assay testing sequence can include an automated incubation assembly having a nest assembly adapted to house at least one test panel having a plurality of wells for receiving a sample comprising microorganisms originating from a clinical sample, the incubation assembly facilitating incubation of one or more test panels in order to undergo the multi-assay testing sequence; a robotic handling assembly configured to accept one or more incoming test panels and move them to and from the incubation assembly for incubation between each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence; an automated liquid handling assembly configured to exchange one or more fluids in the plurality of wells of the test panels; and an optical assembly for interrogation and readout of each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence being performed in the plurality of wells.

Abstract: In some aspects, automated rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems for performing a multi-assay testing sequence can include an automated incubation assembly having a nest assembly adapted to house at least one test panel having a plurality of wells for receiving a sample comprising microorganisms originating from a clinical sample, the incubation assembly facilitating incubation of one or more test panels in order to undergo the multi-assay testing sequence; a robotic handling assembly configured to accept one or more incoming test panels and move them to and from the incubation assembly for incubation between each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence; an automated liquid handling assembly configured to exchange one or more fluids in the plurality of wells of the test panels; and an optical assembly for interrogation and readout of each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence being performed in the plurality of wells.

Abstract: In some aspects, automated rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems for performing a multi-assay testing sequence can include an automated incubation assembly having a nest assembly adapted to house at least one test panel having a plurality of wells for receiving a sample comprising microorganisms originating from a clinical sample, the incubation assembly facilitating incubation of one or more test panels in order to undergo the multi-assay testing sequence; a robotic handling assembly configured to accept one or more incoming test panels and move them to and from the incubation assembly for incubation between each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence; an automated liquid handling assembly configured to exchange one or more fluids in the plurality of wells of the test panels; and an optical assembly for interrogation and readout of each assay of the multi-assay testing sequence being performed in the plurality of wells.

Abstract: The invention provides cereal snack foods comprising a body of expanded and bonded cereal grains, wherein the cereal grains have been flattened by rolling prior to expansion. The cereal grains may be rice grains. The invention also provides a process for the production of such snack foods, the process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of cereal grains having a moisture content sufficiently high to render the grains plastic; compressing the cereal grains to flatten the grains; where necessary drying and/or rehydrating the flattened cereal grains to a moisture content of from about 10% by weight to about 20% by weight; introducing the dried cereal grains into a mold; and applying heat and pressure to puff and bond the dried cereal grains in the mold to form the body.