Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating the fitness of a host invertebrate (e.g., insect, mollusk, or nematode) by altering interactions between the host and one or more micoorganisms resident in the host. The invention features a composition including a modulating agent (e.g., a polypeptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, or combinations thereof) that can induce changes in the host's microbiota in a manner that modulates (e.g., increases or decreases) host fitness. The modulating agent described herein may modulate the fitness of a variety of invertebrates that are important for agriculture, commerce, and/or public health.

Abstract: A method is described. The method includes a service provider accessing data indicating that at least a portion of an information systems infrastructure that is managed by the service provider and is installed at a tenant's location to perform information services for the tenant is available to perform information services for entities other than the tenant. The method includes the service provider providing information services to at least one of the entities with the portion of the information systems infrastructure.

Abstract: A submersible well pump has a rotatable drive shaft extending through pump stages. Each of the stages has a diffuser, an impeller and a bushing fixed for non-rotation in the diffuser. A thrust member has a lower side in sliding rotating engagement with the upward facing surface of the bushing. The bushing and the thrust member are of a harder material than the diffuser and the impeller. A drive member of a softer material than the thrust member is in engagement with the thrust member and has a drive member bore through which the shaft extends. A key extends through the shaft groove, the impeller groove and the drive member groove to cause the impeller and thrust member to rotate with the shaft.

Abstract: A method of producing fertilizer compositions while producing biogas is disclosed. The method comprises converting an organic material such as organic wastes into fertilizer compositions and biogas. The conversion of the organic material is performed in a fermentation process. In some embodiments, the method comprises preparing a fermenting mixture comprising a starting organic material, a starting bio-stimulant product comprising a plurality of microorganisms, and a starting nitrogen source, and fermenting the fermenting mixture in a fermentation environment for a first time interval to form a fermented mixture comprising the fertilizer composition.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for food and feed applications, e.g., for targeting one or more microorganisms resident in a host insect, the modulation resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes a modulating agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the modulating agent described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of insects utilized in human food or animal feed industries.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a motor lead cable includes the steps of forming one or more motor leads and placing external armor around the one or motor leads. The step of forming each of the one or more motor leads includes providing an insulated conductor, providing an open capillary tube that has opposing sides that have not been joined together, placing the insulated conductor inside the unclosed capillary tube, approximating the sides of the unclosed capillary tube around the insulated conductor, and welding the sides of the capillary tube together to form a closed capillary tube around the insulated conductor.

Abstract: An electrical submersible pump has a tubular pump housing containing centrifugal pump stages and a rotatable shaft. A bearing mounts in the housing and has a shaft passage through which the shaft extends. A sensor hole extends through the housing and into the bearing. A temperature sensor is located within the sensor hole. The sensor hole has a closed end radially outward from the shaft passage. A sensor line leads from the temperature sensor to a sensing unit mounted at an upper or a lower end of the pump assembly.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for opportunistic memory pools. The memory architecture is extended with logic that divides and tracks the memory fragmentation in each of a plurality of smart devices in two virtual memory partitions: (1) the allocated-unused partition containing memory that is earmarked for (allocated to), but remained un-utilized by the actual workloads running, or, by the device itself (bit-streams, applications, etc.); and (2) the unallocated partition that collects unused memory ranges and pushes them in to an Opportunistic Memory Pool (OMP) which is exposed to the platform's memory controller and operating system. The two partitions of the OMP allow temporary utilization of otherwise unused memory. Under alternate configurations, the total amount of memory resources is presented as a monolithic resource or two monolithic memory resources (unallocated and allocated but unused) available for utilization by the devices and applications running in the platform.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing the fitness of insects for agriculture or commerce, wherein the composition includes a postbiotic agent (e.g., a short chain fatty acid).

Abstract: A virtual guidance apparatus and method assist an operator to maneuver a loader of a work vehicle for material handling of a workpiece. The virtual guidance apparatus includes a guidance control unit, one or more camera devices mounted on the associated work vehicle and operable to obtain an image of a loader of the associated work vehicle, and a display unit operatively coupled with the guidance control unit and displaying on a screen of the display unit that is viewable from an operator's seat of the associated work vehicle visual aids for guiding the operator in operating the loader to position a boom relative to level ground, to position a tool carrier on an end of the boom, to show a preview of a path of the tool carrier and of tools attached with the tool carrier, and to assist in positioning the workpiece load to be manipulated.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing the fitness of insects for agriculture or commerce, wherein the composition includes a postbiotic agent (e.g., a short chain fatty acid).

Abstract: A method is described. The method includes performing the following within a data center: a) recognizing that excess power derived from one or more ambient sources is available; b) determining allocations of respective portions of the excess power for different units of hardware within the data center; c) determining respective higher performance and higher power operational states for certain functional blocks within the different units of the hardware to utilize the excess power.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions including a plurality of plant messenger packs, (e.g., including a plant extracellular vesicle (EV), or segment, portion, or extract thereof), that are modified to have enhanced cell uptake (e.g., animal plant cell uptake, bacterial cell uptake, or fungal cell uptake), e.g., for use in a variety of agricultural or therapeutic methods.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions including a plurality of plant messenger packs, (e.g., including a plant extracellular vesicle (EV), or segment, portion, or extract thereof), that are modified to have enhanced cell uptake (e.g., animal plant cell uptake, bacterial cell uptake, or fungal cell uptake), e.g., for use in a variety of agricultural or therapeutic methods.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a memory controller to allocate an address range for a process among multiple memory pools based on a service level parameters associated with the address range and performance capabilities of the multiple memory pools. In some examples, the service level parameters include one or more of latency, network bandwidth, amount of memory allocation, memory bandwidth, data encryption use, type of encryption to apply to stored data, use of data encryption to transport data to a requester, memory technology, and/or durability of a memory device.

Abstract: Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods for agricultural use, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host nematode or arthropod (e.g., honeybee or silkworm), the alteration resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of beneficial nematodes or arthropods, such as bees and silkworms, utilized in agriculture and commerce.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to offload service mesh management and selection of memory pool accessed by services associated with the service mesh to a switch. Based on telemetry data of one or more nodes and network traffic, one or more processes can be allocated to execute on the one or more nodes and a memory pool can be selected to store data generated by the one or more processes.

Abstract: A submersible pump assembly includes a seal section connected to a motor, the seal section having a housing with an outboard bearing at a housing pump end in radial supporting engagement with a drive shaft. An inboard bearing is also in the housing pump end, axially spaced from the outboard bearing, and in radial supporting engagement with the shaft. A barrier fluid chamber in the housing pump end contains a barrier fluid. A primary shaft seal is located within the barrier fluid chamber and seals the barrier fluid in the barrier fluid chamber from the motor lubricant. A secondary shaft seal is mounted in the barrier fluid chamber between the primary shaft seal and the outboard bearing. The secondary shaft seal seals the barrier fluid in the barrier fluid chamber from well fluid exterior of the housing pump end.

Abstract: An ultrasonic tonometer, which measures an intraocular pressure of a subject eye using an ultrasonic wave, has an ultrasonic actuator including an ultrasonic element that generates an ultrasonic wave and a sonotrode that propagates the ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic element, and irradiating the subject eye with the ultrasonic wave. The sonotrode includes an uneven portion in which a thickness of the sonotrode varies in a sound axis direction of the ultrasonic wave.

Abstract: Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods useful for animal health, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host insect (e.g., arthropod, e.g., insect, e.g., pathogen vector), the alteration resulting in a decrease in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is detrimental to the host. By disrupting microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to decrease the fitness of a variety of insects that carry vector-borne pathogens that cause disease in animals.