Abstract: Systems and devices for facilitating at least partial visibility of at least one portion of at least one internal connection mechanism within the body of a patient are disclosed. In some aspects, a visibility-enhancing system may comprise at least one visibility-enhancing element and at least one internal connection mechanism. In some implementations, the internal connection mechanism may comprise one or more of: at least one suture, an amount of suture tape, at least one mesh insert, at least one staple, or an amount of tubing. In some embodiments wherein the internal connection mechanism may comprise suture tape, the suture tape may at least partially comprise at least one type of silicone. In some aspects, one or more visibility-enhancing elements may be added to an internal connection mechanism to facilitate at least partial visibility of the internal connection mechanism in one or more medical imaging modalities.

Abstract: A tag device for placement on a livestock animal can generally include a first communications interface, a second communications interface, one or more batteries, and a local controller. A base station can be configured for bidirectional communications with a plurality of mobile communication units, which may be mobile tag devices (e.g., being made mobile by being carried by a corresponding livestock animal). A low-frequency emitting system for identifying a feed lot feature can generally include at least one wire loop and a wire driver coupled to the wire loop. The wire loop can be physically associated with or positioned adjacent to the feed lot feature. A data silo may generally include a transceiver, a memory, and a processor. The transceiver is configured to receive a plurality of historical data sets pertaining to respective livestock animals from a base station.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to intersecting double stranded nucleic acid helices with flexible intersections that form antijuction units. In a typical embodiment, the configuration of the intersecting double stranded nucleic acid helices can be altered by hybridization with an added single stranded segment or trigger strand reconfiguring the conformation of the array in a directional manor. In certain embodiments, the dynamic antijunction unit contains four nucleic double-helix domains, typically of approximately equal length and four dynamic nicking or intersecting flex points providing an array with the capability of switching between two or more stable conformations, e.g., through an intermediate open conformation.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a response to an alarm event for an alarm system monitoring a premises are provided. The premises is associated with at least one user device. The system includes a monitoring device including a processor programmed to: determine whether an alarm event has triggered at the premises, determine whether a user response message associated with the at least one user device has been received, and in response to receiving the user response message, cause an indicator at a remote monitoring center to indicate whether the user wants at least one response action.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a response to an alarm event for an alarm system monitoring a premises are provided. The premises is associated with at least one user device. The system includes a monitoring device including a processor programmed to: determine whether an alarm event has triggered at the premises, determine whether a user response message associated with the at least one user device has been received, and in response to receiving the user response message, cause an indicator at a remote monitoring center to indicate whether the user wants at least one response action.