Abstract: A nasal cannula for use in a system for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user is described. The nasal cannula comprises a body made from a pliable material. The body has an inlet and at least one nasal prong fluidly connected to the inlet. In use a conduit providing a flow of gases to the cannula is connected to the inlet, and the nasal prong is inserted into a user's nostril. The cannula is arranged to direct the flow of gases from the nasal prong towards the front wall of the user's nasal passage within the user's nose.

Abstract: A knee-cushion assembly includes an oval forward panel and an oval rearward panel, each cushioned with high density, closed cell foam, which are pivotally interconnected to fan apart to a deployed configuration for use, and to pivot into an overlapping, closed configuration for compact storage. The panels are pivotally interconnected by a pin structure. When deployed, the front faces of both panels are presented and accessible so that a user can rest a knee on each, to protect their knees from the impact, pressure, discomfort and injury that can be caused by placing knees directly on a hard support surface such as a floor. A magnet preferably is secured to the rearward surface of the rearward panel so that the assembly can be magnetically attached to any flat steel surface.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing an article of footwear comprising: providing an upper; providing a mold and opening the mold; inserting the upper into the open mold; closing the mold; and injecting a pressurized molten resin, wherein, after the injecting, there is a gap filled with the resin between a side wall of the mold and an outer surface of at least a first portion of the upper, wherein the gap is essentially zero at a contacting point, wherein the gap increases gradually from the contacting point in at least a first region of the mold.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing an article of footwear comprising: providing an upper; providing a mold and opening the mold; inserting the upper into the open mold; closing the mold; and injecting a pressurized molten resin, wherein, after the injecting, there is a gap filled with the resin between a side wall of the mold and an outer surface of at least a first portion of the upper, wherein the gap is essentially zero at a contacting point, wherein the gap increases gradually from the contacting point in at least a first region of the mold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for via formation in a memory device are described. A memory cell stack for a memory array may be formed. In some examples, the memory cell stack may comprise a storage element. A via may also be formed in an area outside of the memory array, and the via may protrude from a material that surrounds the via. A material may then be formed above the memory cell stack and also above the via, and the top surface of the barrier material may be planarized until at least a portion of the via is exposed. A subsequently formed material may thereby be in direct contact with the top of the via, while a portion of the initially formed material may remain above the memory cell stack.

Abstract: The invention provides a mutant of a parent heterotrimeric G protein alpha (G?) subunit, which mutant (i) lacks at least one helix of the helical domain of the parent G? subunit; (ii) is capable of binding to a GPCR in the absence of a heterotrimeric G protein beta (G?) subunit and a heterotrimeric G protein gamma (G?) subunit; and (iii) has an amino acid sequence that contains one or more mutations compared to the amino acid sequence of the parent heterotrimeric G? subunit, which mutations are selected from a deletion, a substitution and an insertion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.

Abstract: An excavation apparatus includes a supporting linkage mountable to a vehicle, and a rotary spindle operable to drive a coring element about a cutting axis. The supporting linkage supports the rotary spindle and is operable to displace the rotary spindle relative to a ground surface. The supporting linkage can lower the rotary spindle to a deployed position and raise the rotary spindle to a stored position. The cutting axis can be maintained in a vertical direction in the deployed and stored positions. The rotary spindle can move relative to the supporting linkage about a hinge axis. The hinge axis can be generally parallel to the vertical direction.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for via formation in a memory device are described. A memory cell stack for a memory array may be formed. In some examples, the memory cell stack may comprise a storage element. A via may also be formed in an area outside of the memory array, and the via may protrude from a material that surrounds the via. A material may then be formed above the memory cell stack and also above the via, and the top surface of the barrier material may be planarized until at least a portion of the via is exposed. A subsequently formed material may thereby be in direct contact with the top of the via, while a portion of the initially formed material may remain above the memory cell stack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting and/or reducing the occurrences and/or duration of microbial infections, such as rhinovirus and influenza infections, are provided herein. The methods comprise delivering an oral composition comprising at least one Eh-raising compound and at least one zinc compound to a subject.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for via formation in a memory device are described. A memory cell stack for a memory array may be formed. In some examples, the memory cell stack may comprise a storage element. A via may also be formed in an area outside of the memory array, and the via may protrude from a material that surrounds the via. A material may then be formed above the memory cell stack and also above the via, and the top surface of the barrier material may be planarized until at least a portion of the via is exposed. A subsequently formed material may thereby be in direct contact with the top of the via, while a portion of the initially formed material may remain above the memory cell stack.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of evaluating a task network. The task network comprises primitive tasks which represent actions, compound tasks which represent a plurality of tasks, goal tasks which represent desired goals, and one or more constraints associated with the tasks of the task network. A library of network fragments is provided, where each network fragment comprises a plurality of tasks and one or more associated constraints, and a plurality of network fragments of the library of network fragments have associated with them an abnormality level. One or more network fragments of the library of network fragments are matched with a plurality of tasks and one or more associated constraints of the task network. A normality score is determined for the task network using the abnormality levels associated with the one or more matching network fragments.

Abstract: Chemical components in a mixture are analysed using scattering data representing the results of a diffraction experiment performed on the mixture. Using non-negative matrix factorisation or another optimisation technique, the scattering data is deconvolved into non-negative basis components that represent contributions to the scattering data from each chemical component and fitting coefficients are derived in respect of the basis components that represent the proportions of chemical components in the mixture.

Abstract: A nasal cannula for use in a system for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user is described. The nasal cannula comprises a body made from a pliable material. The body has an inlet and at least one nasal prong fluidly connected to the inlet. In use a conduit providing a flow of gases to the cannula is connected to the inlet, and the nasal prong is inserted into a user's nostril. The cannula is arranged to direct the flow of gases from the nasal prong towards the front wall of the user's nasal passage within the user's nose.

Abstract: The invention provides a mutant of a parent heterotrimeric G protein alpha (G?) subunit, which mutant (i) lacks at least one helix of the helical domain of the parent G? subunit; (ii) is capable of binding to a GPCR in the absence of a heterotrimeric G protein beta (G?) subunit and a heterotrimeric G protein gamma (G?) subunit; and (iii) has an amino acid sequence that contains one or more mutations compared to the amino acid sequence of the parent heterotrimeric G? subunit, which mutations are selected from a deletion, a substitution and an insertion.

Abstract: The invention provides a mutant of a parent heterotrimeric G protein alpha (G?) subunit, which mutant (i) lacks at least one helix of the helical domain of the parent G? subunit; (ii) is capable of binding to a GPCR in the absence of a heterotrimeric G protein beta (G?) subunit and a heterotrimeric G protein gamma (G?) subunit; and (iii) has an amino acid sequence that contains one or more mutations compared to the amino acid sequence of the parent heterotrimeric G? subunit, which mutations are selected from a deletion, a substitution and an insertion.

Abstract: A nasal cannula for use in a system for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user is described. The nasal cannula comprises a body made from a pliable material. The body has an inlet and at least one nasal prong fluidly connected to the inlet. In use a conduit providing a flow of gases to the cannula is connected to the inlet, and the nasal prong is inserted into a user's nostril. The cannula is arranged to direct the flow of gases from the nasal prong towards the front wall of the user's nasal passage within the user's nose.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of producing an article of footwear comprising: providing an upper; providing a mold and opening the mold; inserting the upper into the open mold; closing the mold; and injecting a pressurized molten resin, wherein, after the injecting, there is a gap filled with the resin between a side wall of the mold and an outer surface of at least a first portion of the upper, wherein the gap is essentially zero at a contacting point, wherein the gap increases gradually from the contacting point in at least a first region of the mold.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting and/or reducing the occurrences and/or duration of microbial infections, such as rhinovirus and influenza infections, are provided herein. The methods comprise delivering an oral composition comprising at least one Eh-raising compound and at least one zinc compound to a subject.