Abstract: A SHared Autonomy for Remote Collaboration (SHARC) framework enables distant human users to collaboratively plan and control manipulation tasks using interfaces that provide a contextual and interactive 3D scene understanding. A 3D module is configured to generate a three-dimensional workspace image of a robot workspace utilizing at least one imaging sensor directed at the site. A local server communicates directly with the robot and has at least one local user interface. At least one remote server communicates wirelessly with the local server and with one or more remote user interfaces. A robot autonomy module receives interface inputs from the local user interface and the remote user interfaces, develops an action plan utilizing the interface inputs, and coordinates with the local server to provide instructions to the robot.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition which comprises: a) at least one herbicide A selected from glyphosate, glufosinate and their salts, and b) a herbicide B which is 3-[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole [common name: pyroxasulfone]. The present invention relates in particular to a herbicidal composition comprising: a) at least one herbicide A selected from glyphosate, glufosinate and their salts, b) a herbicide B which is 3-[5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-4-ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole [common name: pyroxasulfone], and c) at least one further herbicide C, which is selected from the herbicide groups C.1 to C.8: C.1 herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors (ALS inhibitors), C.2 herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors (PPO inhibitors), C.3 herbicides of the group of auxines, C.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and caused one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to methods of treating prostate cancer in a subject, including prostate cancer comprising at least one somatic AR tumor mutation, such as metastatic prostate cancer, castrate-resistant prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, prostate cancer naïve to novel hormonal agents (NHAs), metastatic prostate cancer naïve NHAs, castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, and metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Compound A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A method of preparing a computer processor die includes determining a warpage shape of the computer processor die at a testing temperature. The method also includes selectively contouring a thickness of the computer processor die at a contouring temperature by physically removing material from a surface of the computer processor die such that the surface will be substantially flat at the testing temperature.

Abstract: In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.

Abstract: The present application relates to treating and/or preventing prostate cancer, including metastatic and/or castrate-resistant prostate cancer, in a subject in need of treatment having particular somatic AR tumor biomarker status, comprising administering a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, stereoisomer, solvate, polymorph, isotopic derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, X3, X4, and n are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a particulate carrier material provided with silver and ruthenium, comprising the following steps: a) providing a water-insoluble particulate carrier material and aqueously dissolved silver and ruthenium precursors, b) bringing the particulate carrier material into contact with the aqueous solution of the precursors to form an intermediate, c) bringing the intermediate into contact with an aqueous hydrazine solution having a pH of >7 to 14 to form a mass comprising silver and ruthenium, d) optionally washing the obtained mass, and e) removing water and other possible volatile components from the mass.

Abstract: Method for the production of tetrakis(trihydrocarbylphosphane)palladium(0) in organic solvent, whereby 50 to 100% by weight of the organic solvent consist of at least one polar-aprotic solvent, characterised in that a) at least one palladium compound selected from the group consisting of palladium(II) compounds and palladium(IV) compounds that are soluble in the organic solvent is reacted with b) at least one base, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, and alkylamines with a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms; c) at least one trihydrocarbylphosphane; and d) at least one organic reducing agent that is different from the remaining components that are used in the method.

Abstract: A fluidized bed processing system include a vessel having a vessel wall and a plurality of chemical feed distributors coupled to the vessel wall and extending into an internal volume of the vessel. Each of the chemical feed distributors includes a distributor body forming a chemical feed flow path and a plurality of chemical feed outlets. The fluidized bed processing system further includes at least one intermediate beam having at plurality of slots spaced apart along a beam length. That intermediate beam is coupled to the vessel wall at both ends, each chemical feed distributor passes through one slot of the intermediate beam, and the intermediate beam provides vertical support for each of the plurality of chemical feed distributors. The fluidized bed processing system can include lateral guides. The intermediate beams and lateral guides support the chemical feed distributors vertically and laterally.

Abstract: A modular rig system assembled without use of a crane includes a platform and a mast. The platform has pin retaining structure. The mast is separable from the platform and has a transport foundation, a tower, an alignment actuator, a pin, and a piston arm. The tower has pin retaining structure and is movable relative to the transport foundation between transport and use configurations. The alignment actuator is operably coupled to the transport foundation to adjust positioning of the tower while the tower is at the transport configuration such that the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure are aligned. The pin selectively passes through the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure to couple the platform to the tower, and the piston arm is pivotably coupled to the transport foundation and the tower for moving the tower between the transport and use configurations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a noble metal complex comprising diolefin and C6-C18 monocarboxylate ligands of the type [LPd[O(CO)R1]X]n, [LRh[O(CO)R1]]m or [LIr[O(CO)R1]]m, in which L represents a compound acting as a diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected from bromide, chloride, iodide and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent identical or different non-aromatic C6-C18 monocarboxylic acid residues, in each case with the exception of a phenylacetic acid residue, and wherein n is an integer ?1 and m is an integer ?2.

Abstract: A preparation containing: (A) 30 to 90 wt. % of at least one organic solvent, (B) 10 to 70 wt. % of at least one noble metal complex comprising diolefin and C6-C18 monocarboxylate ligands selected from the group consisting of noble metal complexes of the type [LPd[O(CO)R1]X]n, [LRh[O(CO)R1]]m, and [LIr[O(CO)R1]]m, wherein L represents a compound acting as diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected among bromide, chloride, iodide, and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent identical or different non-aromatic C6-C18 monocarboxylic acid residues, and wherein n is an integral number 1, and m is an integral number 2, and (C) 0 to 10 wt. % of at least one additive.

Abstract: Preparation containing: (A) 30 to 90% by weight of at least one organic solvent; (B) 10 to 70% by weight of at least one platinum complex of the type [L1L2Pt[O(CO)R1]X]n, wherein L1 and L2 represent the same or different monoolefin ligands, or together represent a compound L1L2 acting as a diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected from bromide, chloride, iodide, and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent the same or different C6-C18 non-aromatic monocarboxylic acid groups, or together represent a C8-C18 non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid group —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O—, wherein they are mononuclear platinum complexes with n=1, or wherein, if L1L2 and/or —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O— are present, they may be polynuclear platinum complexes with a whole number n>1, and (C) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one additive.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and caused one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo

Abstract: In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a complex of the formula [MHal(R1R2C?CR3R4)2]2 with M = Rh or Ir; Hal = Cl, Br or l; and R1R2C?CR3R4 = a gaseous mono olefin with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the process comprising the steps: (1) preparing an aqueous alcoholic solution of a MHal3 hydrate salt, (2) reacting the dissolved MHal3 hydrate salt with the gaseous mono olefin R1R2C?CR3R4 under formation of precipitated [MHal(R1R2C?CR3R4)2]2, (3) optionally, cooling the reaction mixture obtained after conclusion of step (2) down to a temperature in the range of > 0 to 10° C. and keeping it there, and (4) collecting and drying the precipitated [MHal(R1R2C?CR3R4)2]2, wherein the temperature of the reaction mixture during step (2) is kept in a range of 15 to 30° C.

Abstract: Embodiments enable a displayed webpage containing sensitive information to be accurately and efficiently sanitized. The sensitive information is contained within a text string of the webpage and displayed using a font specified in a style sheet. The text string that is to be sanitized is determined based on a tag for sanitization associated with the text string. When the tag is determined the text string is rendered using a font from the style sheet that is not legible. Upon rendering, the text string of the webpage is redisplayed using the non-legible font, which effectively sanitizes the text string containing the sensitive information.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and cause one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo s

Abstract: Preparation containing: (A) 30 to 90% by weight of at least one organic solvent; (B) 10 to 70% by weight of at least one platinum complex of the type [L1L2Pt[O(CO)R1]X]n, wherein L1 and L2 represent the same or different monoolefin ligands, or together represent a compound L1L2 acting as a diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected from bromide, chloride, iodide, and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent the same or different C6-C18 non-aromatic monocarboxylic acid groups, or together represent a C8-C18 non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid group —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O—, wherein they are mononuclear platinum complexes with n=1, or wherein, if L1L2 and/or —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O— are present, they may be polynuclear platinum complexes with a whole number n>1, and (C) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one additive.