Abstract:
A person support apparatus comprises a lower frame, an upper frame, a drive structure, and a control system. The upper frame is movably supported above the lower frame. The drive structure is coupled to the upper frame and configured to selectively engage a surface to, when activated, propel the person support apparatus along the surface. The control system is configured to determine an engagement status of the drive structure with the surface and trigger a response based on the engagement status.
Abstract:
A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes a housing, a buttons electrical circuit block, at least one user operable button in operable communication with the buttons electrical circuit block; and a first-time-on (FTO) electrical circuit block. The FTO electrical circuit block is disposed within the housing and includes an activation node. In addition, the FTO electrical circuit block is configured to place the hand-held test meter into a deep power conservation mode upon the direct application of an electrical signal to the activation node by an external device (e.g., a manufacturing tester) and to terminate the deep power conservation mode and place the hand-held test meter into a normal operating mode upon receiving a predetermined user triggered signal from the at least one user operable button.
Abstract:
A method for improving the mouthfeel or flavor of beverages by adding hydrocolloids having a particular instrinsic viscosity, and reduced-calorie beverages comprising said hydrocolloids.
Abstract:
A communication device G is arranged to delay a procedure for joining a network (1) until it detects activity (23) on the network (1), for example until the communication device G is within range of network (1). In response to a positive detection of network activity (23), the communication device G broadcasts its address to other communication devices A-F already connected to the network (1). In response, a message (27) containing a list of addresses of the other communication devices A-F is sent by a selected one of the other communication device, for example, the one communication device F that most recently joined the network (1). Each communication device A-G is arranged to send a message (27) once, so that only one message (27) containing the address is sent to a communication device G joining the network (1). If no network activity (23) is detected, the communication device G may continue to broadcast its address (26) periodically at gradually increasing time intervals.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for differentiating foods with respect to mouthfeel, a method for identifying a composition having the ability to improve the mouthfeel of a food, and a method for predicting mouthfeel attributes of a food using a novel tribology device.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for determining cellular response to stimuli. The cells to be tested, for example, may be contained in a section of taste-bud containing lingual epithelium.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for determining cellular response to stimuli. The cells to be tested, for example, may be contained in a section of taste-bud containing lingual epithelium.
Abstract:
A composition including meat, trehalose, and one or more preservatives, wherein the compositions exhibits less off-flavor than the same composition without trehalose. Also included is a method using trehalose to mask off-flavors caused by preservatives and/or anti-microbials in meat products.
Abstract:
Described herein are systems and methods (including system and method) to allow users of analyte monitors to continue to perform analyte measurement tests by using a secondary battery when the main battery is exhausted. By using applicants' technique, the monitor can be used for twice as long as compared to a monitor that only relies on a single battery as the only power supply. Moreover, applicants have devised systems and methods to indicate to the user which of the primary and secondary batteries should be replaced without disrupting the utilization of the monitor.