Abstract: A method may comprise: inserting into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation an apparatus comprising: a transmitter sub comprising a transmitter coil; a first receiver sub comprising a first receiver coil; a second receiver sub comprising a second receiver coil; and a third receiver sub comprising a third receiver coil; generating an electromagnetic wave at the transmitter coil; propagating the electromagnetic wave through the subterranean formation; receiving the electromagnetic wave in the first receiver coil, the second receiver coil, and the third receiver coil; generating a plurality of response signals, wherein the plurality of response signals comprises a first response signal in the first receiver coil, a second response signal in the second receiver coil, and a third response signal the third receiver coil; solving a series of linear equations defined by an orientation of the transmitter sub in the wellbore, orientation in the wellbore for each of the first receiver coil, the second receiver

Abstract: A transmitter of a downhole tool inserted in a borehole of a geological formation transmits a first signal. A receiver of the downhole tool receives a second signal, where the second signal is induced by the first signal in the geological formation. A simple response matrix is determined based on the second signal, where the simple response matrix includes a plurality of response components. One or more of the response components are combined and a modified response matrix is formed by replacing one or more of the plurality of response components in the simple response matrix with a linear combination of the response components of the simple response matrix. The modified response matrix is inverted and an indication of formation properties in the geological formation is output.

Abstract: Methods of preparing a hemicellulose-product and a holocellulose-product from a carbohydrate-rich material, including spend coffee grounds, are described. Hemicellulose-products and holocellulose-products produced according to these methods are also described.

Abstract: A message management method is performed at a computing device, the method including: storing received messages into a plurality of cache queues according to priorities of the received messages; extracting messages from the plurality of cache queues, and storing the extracted messages into a uniform cache queue, wherein the uniform cache queue includes multiple entries, each entry corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of cache queues; scheduling the stored messages in the uniform cache queue to a plurality of outputting scheduling queues according to their respective priorities; and transmitting the stored messages from the scheduling queues to respective terminals by using a transmit channel corresponding to the scheduling queues.

Abstract: Numerical and/or semi-analytical methods are leveraged to decouple a complete set of nonzero electromagnetic field tensor components (118) from detected signal data (119). Nine nonzero components can serve as inputs for a three-dimensional inversion process to determine formation properties. A resistivity tool (100) containing at least one transmitter (111) and at least one receiver (108, 109) at tilted angles receives an electromagnetic signal throughout a rotation. A difference in the azimuthal positions of the transmitter(s) and receiver(s) during rotation of the resistivity tool can result in an azimuthal offset between resistivity tool subs. The components (118) are decoupled from the detected signal data (119) numerically or semi-analytically according to whether the azimuthal offset angle is known. If the azimuthal offset angle is known, the nine components are determined numerically through curve fitting.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a resistivity-logging tool using air-hang calibration is provided. The method may include performing an air-hang measurement using the resistivity-logging tool and performing a first measurement decoupling operation on the air-hang measurement. The first measurement decoupling operation may include generating correcting factors based on a physical model and calculating an air-hang calibration matrix based on the correcting factors. Additionally, the method may include performing a formation measurement using the resistivity-logging tool and performing a second measurement decoupling operation on the formation measurement to generate a decoupled formation measurement matrix. Further, the method may include calibrating the resistivity-logging tool to generate a calibrated formation measurement matrix by subtracting the air-hang calibration matrix from the decoupled formation measurement matrix.

Abstract: A power tool includes a function member, a motor, a driving circuit electrically connected to the motor to drive the motor, and a first control module configured to output a first control signal to the driving circuit. The first control module has a first working state and a first failure state. The first control module outputs a first working signal when the first control module is in the first working state, and outputs a first failure signal when the first control module is in the first failure state. A second control module is electrically connected to the first control module to receive the first working signal or the first failure signal from the first control module. The second control module outputs a second control signal to turn off the motor when the second control module receives the first failure signal from the first control module.

Abstract: A method and system for electromagnetic ranging of a target wellbore. A method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic ranging tool in a wellbore, energizing a conductive member disposed in the target wellbore to create an electromagnetic field, measuring at least one component of the electromagnetic field from the target wellbore, performing at least two non-axial magnetic field measurements, performing at least one axial magnetic field measurement, calculating a processed non-axial magnetic field measurement using the at least two non-axial magnetic field measurements, calculating an end-of-pipe ratio with the processed non-axial magnetic field measurement and the at least one axial magnetic field measurement, and altering a course of the electromagnetic ranging tool based at least in part from the end-of-pipe ratio. A well ranging system may comprise a downhole assembly, a sensor comprising a first component and a second component, a drill string, and an information handling system.

Abstract: A method may comprise: inserting into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation an apparatus comprising: a transmitter sub comprising a transmitter coil; a first receiver sub comprising a first receiver coil; a second receiver sub comprising a second receiver coil; and a third receiver sub comprising a third receiver coil; generating an electromagnetic wave at the transmitter coil; propagating the electromagnetic wave through the subterranean formation; receiving the electromagnetic wave in the first receiver coil, the second receiver coil, and the third receiver coil; generating a plurality of response signals, wherein the plurality of response signals comprises a first response signal in the first receiver coil, a second response signal in the second receiver coil, and a third response signal the third receiver coil; solving a series of linear equations defined by an orientation of the transmitter sub in the wellbore, orientation in the wellbore for each of the first receiver coil, the second receiver

Abstract: A method may comprise: inserting into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation a tool comprising: a transmitter sub assembly comprising a transmitter; and a receiver sub assembly comprising a receiver; generating an electromagnetic wave at the transmitter; propagating the electromagnetic wave through the subterranean formation; receiving the electromagnetic wave in the receiver; generating a response signal in the receiver; calculating a distance to a bed boundary position in a TVDp direction, wherein the TVDp direction is a direction where an angle between the TVDp direction and a tool axis is equal to a tool inclination from a true vertical direction (TVD), wherein TVD is a direction with respect to gravity; calculating a distance to bed boundary in a TST direction, wherein the TST direction is a true stratigraphic thickness direction in a direction towards a bed boundary; calculating a distance to bed boundary in a TVD direction; generating a formation characterization comprising a visual representa

Abstract: A message management method is performed at a computing device, the method including: storing received messages into a plurality of cache queues according to priorities of the received messages; extracting messages from the plurality of cache queues, and storing the extracted messages into a uniform cache queue, wherein the uniform cache queue includes multiple entries, each entry corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of cache queues; scheduling the stored messages in the uniform cache queue to a plurality of outputting scheduling queues according to their respective priorities ; and transmitting the stored messages from the scheduling queues to respective terminals by using a transmit channel corresponding to the scheduling queues .

Abstract: Tissue is characterized using machine-learnt classification. The prognosis, diagnosis or evidence in the form of a similar case is found by machine-learnt classification from features extracted from frames of medical scan data. The texture features for tissue characterization may be learned using deep learning. Using the features, therapy response is predicted from magnetic resonance functional measures before and after treatment in one example. Using the machine-learnt classification, the number of measures after treatment may be reduced as compared to RECIST for predicting the outcome of the treatment, allowing earlier termination or alteration of the therapy.

Abstract: A method for acquiring magnetic resonance imaging data with respiratory motion compensation using one or more motion signals includes acquiring a plurality of gradient-delay-corrected radial readout views of a subject using a free-breathing multi-echo pulse sequence, and sampling a plurality of data points of the gradient-delay-corrected radial readout views to yield a self-gating signal. The self-gating signal is used to determine a plurality of respiratory motion states corresponding to the plurality of gradient-delay-corrected radial readout views. The respiratory motion states are used to correct respiratory motion bias in the gradient-delay-corrected radial readout views, thereby yielding gradient-delay-corrected and motion-compensated multi-echo data. One or more images are reconstructed using the gradient-delay-corrected and motion-compensated multi-echo data.

Abstract: A transmitter/receiver for use in a dielectric logging tool. The transmitter/receiver generally includes a housing, a septum, a first antenna, and a second antenna. When operated as a transmitter, a first and second electromagnetic signal are emitted by the first and second antenna, respectively. The housing and septum are shaped to combine the first and second electromagnetic signals into a combined signal having varying orientations depending on the phase difference between the first and second electromagnetic signals. When operated as a receiver, an incoming electromagnetic signal is divided into a first and second component signal. The first and second component signals are directed to the first and second antennas, respectively, where they are converted into first and second electrical signals.

Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system includes a heater, a fresh dialysis fluid heating chamber located above the heater, a used dialysis fluid chamber located above the fresh dialysis fluid heating chamber, a lid, and a pneumatic actuation unit supporting the heater and configured to seal to the lid so that the lid covers the fresh dialysis fluid heating chamber and the used dialysis fluid chamber, the pneumatic actuation chamber configured to apply a vacuum within the lid to remove used dialysis fluid from a patient into the used dialysis fluid chamber.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of using immunomodulatory sterols as vaccine adjuvants. Accordingly, certain embodiments relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one antigen and at least one immunomodulatory sterol; and, methods of inducing an immunomodulatory response in a patient by administering an immunomodulatory-effective amount of at least one immunomodulatory sterol.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining conductivity of a reservoir formation based on skin effect correction and an analytical model for admittance of the reservoir formation are presented in this disclosure. At least one analytical model of admittance of the formation can be initially built as a function of conductivity of the formation. A plurality of samples for the admittance of the formation can be generated, and one or more parameters of the at least one analytical model can be determined based on the plurality of samples and the at least one model. Then, admittance of the formation can be measured, and conductivity of the formation can be calculated from the measured admittance based on the analytical model with the parameters.

Abstract: A first magnetic cavity transmitter is in the conductive tool body. A first magnetic cavity receiver is in the conductive tool body. A first transmit module is coupled to the first magnetic cavity transmitter. A first receiver module is coupled to the first magnetic cavity receiver.

Abstract: Methods and tools for modifying magnetic tilt angle using a magnetically anisotropic material are disclosed. An electromagnetic logging tool includes an antenna coil oriented at a physical tilt angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the tool and a magnetically anisotropic material that modifies a magnetic tilt angle of the coil relative to the physical tilt angle a coil tilted at a physical tilt angle relative to an axis of the tool.

Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system includes: a drain container; a drain line placed in fluid communication with the drain container and configured to be placed in fluid communication with a patient's peritoneal cavity; a vacuum source configured to apply a pneumatic force to cause used dialysis fluid to flow through the drain line from the patient's peritoneal cavity to the drain container; a weight sensor configured to output a weight of used dialysis fluid delivered to the drain container from the patient's peritoneal cavity; and a controller configured to: (i) determine an actual flow rate of used dialysis fluid removed from the patient's peritoneal cavity based on the output from the weight sensor; (ii) compare the actual flow rate to a desired flow rate; and (iii) adjust the pneumatic force applied by the vacuum source to attempt to match the actual flow rate to the optimal flow rate.