Abstract: A sulphur denitrification system includes a liquid input fluidly coupled to a source of saltwater that includes nitrate; a liquid output fluidly coupled to the source of saltwater; a plurality of vertically-oriented tanks, at least one of the tanks including a liquid inlet that is fluidly coupled to the liquid input to receive a flow of the saltwater, a volume configured to enclose a plurality of sulphur particles that support denitrification bacteria that biologically transform the nitrate into at least one of nitrous oxide or nitrogen gas, and a liquid outlet fluidly coupled to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks; and a circulation system configured to circulate a portion of the saltwater though the liquid input to the liquid inlets of the plurality of tanks, through the plurality of tanks, and from the liquid outlets of the tanks to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks.

Abstract: The example systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein generally relate to generating create a supervised failure model for assets in the given fleet that is configured to receive operating data as inputs and output a prediction as to the occurrence of a given failure type at the asset. In some instances, a data analytics platform may create and use an unsupervised failure model for a subset of the assets, use the respective unsupervised failure models to detect a set of anomalies that are each suggestive of a prior failure occurrence, from the set of anomalies, identify a subset of anomalies that are each suggest of a prior failure occurrence of the given failure type, and create the supervised failure model using failure data for the identified subset of anomalies.

Abstract: A system and related method which has a database that stores information indicative of a plurality of assets that are used in a building or system. A user interface of the system enables identifying a group of such assets and associating a portion of the assets with the identified group of assets. The assets included in the identified group of assets may collectively be located in different rooms of a building in which the assets are located and/or on different floors of a building in which the assets are located.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to acquire technical characteristics of a client workload, access client policies, determine an infrastructure to implement the client workload based upon the acquired technical characteristics of the client workload, determine, based upon the determined server sizing and the accessed client policies, a recommended hosting provider that is to host the client workload, and output the determined server sizing and the recommended hosting provider.

Abstract: A surgeon can place a bone perforator in contact with a bone, and can hammer on the bone perforator. The hammering can drive teeth on the bone perforator into the bone, thereby creating a perforation in the bone. The surgeon can pry or break the bone along the perforation, can access tissue beneath the bone as needed, and can replace the bone along the perforation. In some examples, the bone perforator is formed as a bendable sheet having teeth in a fixed, single-file pattern, with a hammerable surface opposite the teeth. In other examples, the bone perforator has repositionable teeth.

Abstract: A sulphur denitrification system includes a liquid input fluidly coupled to a source of saltwater that includes nitrate; a liquid output fluidly coupled to the source of saltwater; a plurality of vertically-oriented tanks, at least one of the tanks including a liquid inlet that is fluidly coupled to the liquid input to receive a flow of the saltwater, a volume configured to enclose a plurality of sulphur particles that support denitrification bacteria that biologically transform the nitrate into at least one of nitrous oxide or nitrogen gas, and a liquid outlet fluidly coupled to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks; and a circulation system configured to circulate a portion of the saltwater though the liquid input to the liquid inlets of the plurality of tanks, through the plurality of tanks, and from the liquid outlets of the tanks to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks.

Abstract: A sulphur denitrification system includes a liquid input fluidly coupled to a source of saltwater that includes nitrate; a liquid output fluidly coupled to the source of saltwater; a plurality of vertically-oriented tanks, at least one of the tanks including a liquid inlet that is fluidly coupled to the liquid input to receive a flow of the saltwater, a volume configured to enclose a plurality of sulphur particles that support denitrification bacteria that biologically transform the nitrate into at least one of nitrous oxide or nitrogen gas, and a liquid outlet fluidly coupled to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks; and a circulation system configured to circulate a portion of the saltwater though the liquid input to the liquid inlets of the plurality of tanks, through the plurality of tanks, and from the liquid outlets of the tanks to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks.

Abstract: A sulphur denitrification system includes a liquid input fluidly coupled to a source of saltwater that includes nitrate; a liquid output fluidly coupled to the source of saltwater; a plurality of vertically-oriented tanks, at least one of the tanks including a liquid inlet that is fluidly coupled to the liquid input to receive a flow of the saltwater, a volume configured to enclose a plurality of sulphur particles that support denitrification bacteria that biologically transform the nitrate into at least one of nitrous oxide or nitrogen gas, and a liquid outlet fluidly coupled to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks; and a circulation system configured to circulate a portion of the saltwater though the liquid input to the liquid inlets of the plurality of tanks, through the plurality of tanks, and from the liquid outlets of the tanks to the liquid output and the liquid inlets of the tanks.

Abstract: A marine illumination system is provided for illumination of outlet fluids pumped out of watercraft, including a watercraft motor and bilge pump. A fluid stream from the bilge pump or watercraft motor is illuminated by a light source. The light source can be a light emitting diode.

Abstract: A system and related method has a database that stores information indicative of a plurality of assets that are used in a building or system. A user interface of the system enables identifying a group of such assets and associating a portion of the assets with the identified group of assets. The assets included in the identified group of assets may collectively be located in different rooms of a building in which the assets are located and/or on different floors of a building in which the assets are located.

Abstract: A system and method for providing laser diodes emitting multiple wavelengths is described. Multiple wavelengths and/or colors of laser output are obtained by having multiple laser devices, each emitting a different wavelength, packaged onto the same substrate. In other embodiments, multiple laser devices having different wavelengths are formed from the same substrate.

Abstract: A processor in a computer system, the processor including a mechanism supporting a Secure Object that comprises information that is protected so that other software on said computer system cannot access or undetectably tamper with said information, thereby protecting both a confidentiality and an integrity of the Secure Object information while making the Secure Object information available to the Secure Object itself during execution of the Secure Object. The mechanism includes a crypto mechanism that decrypts and integrity-checks Secure Object information as said Secure Object information moves into the computer system from an external storage system, and encrypts and updates an integrity value for Secure Object information as said Secure Object information moves out of the computer system to the external storage system, and a memory protection mechanism that protects the confidentiality and integrity of Secure Object information when that information is in the memory of the computer system.

Abstract: A method for the extraction and purification of urease from jack beans or other natural sources of urease. The method provides an efficient way to obtain purified urease from natural sources. The method can include defatting the natural sources of urease, extracting the urease from impurities, and further purification of the extracted urease.

Abstract: A surgeon can place a bone perforator in contact with a bone, and can hammer on the bone perforator. The hammering can drive teeth on the bone perforator into the bone, thereby creating a perforation in the bone. The surgeon can pry or break the bone along the perforation, can access tissue beneath the bone as needed, and can replace the bone along the perforation. In some examples, the bone perforator is formed as a bendable sheet having teeth in a fixed, single-file pattern, with a hammerable surface opposite the teeth. In other examples, the bone perforator has repositionable teeth.

Abstract: Disclosed is a monitoring system that includes at least one performance monitor integrated into a semiconductor die. The performance monitor comprises at least one ring oscillator that includes a plurality of stages. Each stage comprises at least one memory device. In one embodiment, the performance monitor may also include a setting circuit that has a burn-in input and an enable input. The setting circuit is capable of setting an input signal of the at least one ring oscillator to a reference voltage level. The performance monitor is configured to produce a ring delay that is characterized by a performance of the at least one memory device. The ring delay may be utilized to scale an operating voltage of the at least one memory device on the semiconductor die.

Abstract: A system and method that provides a unique building maintenance tool which leverages the information collected during the design and construction phase of the building lifecycle. User access BIMs, Revit schedules and other data sources within the unique construction process to provide clients with a post occupancy view previously unobtainable. The solution provides for simple integration with external data sources through data file import or direct integration. The intent of the data integration model is to reduce costs of ongoing implementations providing a scalable model. Mobile access to information is a central component of customer appeal and will be a focal point of the design process. With the present invention mobile users can use mobile devices to scan 2 dimensional barcodes or QR Codes or other georeferencing technologies including RFIDs, thereby using the mobile device as the primary navigation portal to room and equipment information and images.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a sailboat includes a mast, and a spreader extending from the mast. The sailboat also includes a vertically extending stay spaced from the mast, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay. According to another embodiment, a rigging assembly includes a spreader configured to extend from a mast, a vertically extending stay, and a diagonally extending stay coupled to the vertically extending stay and configured to extend to the mast. The spreader engages the diagonally extending stay at a position above where the diagonally extending stay couples to the vertically extending stay.

Abstract: A system and method that provides a unique building maintenance tool which leverages the information collected during the design and construction phase of the building lifecycle. User access BIMs, Revit schedules and other data sources within the unique construction process to provide clients with a post occupancy view previously unobtainable. The solution provides for simple integration with external data sources through data file import or direct integration. The intent of the data integration model is to reduce costs of ongoing implementations providing a scalable model. Mobile access to information is a central component of customer appeal and will be a focal point of the design process. With the present invention mobile users can use mobile devices to scan 2 dimensional barcodes or QR Codes or other georeferencing technologies including RFIDs, thereby using the mobile device as the primary navigation portal to room and equipment information and images.

Abstract: According to one disclosed embodiment, a content-addressable memory (CAM) system configured for reduced power consumption includes a sensing circuit utilized to apply a sense voltage to a matchline of the CAM system, a valid bit cell coupled to the matchline, and a power cut-off circuit configured to isolate the sense voltage from the matchline when an invalid validity state is stored in the valid bit cell, thereby reducing power consumption by the CAM system. In one embodiment, the power cut-off circuit isolates the sense voltage from the matchline by decoupling the sensing circuit from a control signal when an invalid validity state is stored in the valid bit cell.

Abstract: A web-based software as a service (SaaS) system and method that is designed to document and manage multiple participants involved in a construction project. The system and method can be used during or at the end of a construction project to document and manage a punch list. The present invention manages this process electronically and with higher functionality and interactivity than traditional punch list tools. In addition to punch list activities, the system can document multiple types of issues that arise during the course of a project, including issues arising during a project assessment, a project inspection, the closeout of the project, or similar types of events at a construction project. The invention uses an electronic “ticket” to document the imperfections, defects, damage, and incomplete items (collectively, the “deficiency” or “deficiencies”) discovered during a project assessment, a project inspection, or the closeout of a project.