Abstract: An article of footwear with a heel region including a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region including an anterior end of the article of footwear; a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole with a first cushioning element extending from the posterior end to the anterior end; a second cushioning element extending from the mid-foot region to the posterior end, the second cushioning element being formed of a different material than the first cushioning element; and a shell with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart protrusions, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions is directly coupled to the second cushioning element.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for perform predictive data analysis operations using natural language input data. For example, certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform predictive data analysis operations by using sentence embedding machine learning models that are trained in coordination with similarity-based machine learning models.

Abstract: A family 1 cellulose-binding-domain (CBD) encoding gene from Phytophthora infestans was used to develop transgenic Bintje potato plants. Tests with detached leaflets showed no evidence of increased or decreased resistance to P. infestans, in comparison with the susceptible Bintje controls. Changes in plant morphology were most evident in the CBD1 multicopy transgenics. Plant height increases were evident in the later growth stages, along with earlier flowering and the ability to produce seed balls. While Bintje control plants are male and female sterile, the multicopy transgenics were male sterile and female fertile. Crosses made into Bintje demonstrated the ability to transfer P. infestans targeted R genes, as well as genes responsible for color and tuber shape, into Bintje germplasm. Selection for the absence of the CBD1 transgene should allow for immediate use of the material.

Abstract: A family 1 cellulose-binding-domain (CBD) encoding gene from Phytophthora infestans was used to develop transgenic Bintje potato plants. Tests with detached leaflets showed no evidence of increased or decreased resistance to P. infestans, in comparison with the susceptible Bintje controls. Changes in plant morphology were most evident in the CBD1 multicopy transgenics. Plant height increases were evident in the later growth stages, along with earlier flowering and the ability to produce seed balls. While Bintje control plants are male and female sterile, the multicopy transgenics were male sterile and female fertile. Crosses made into Bintje demonstrated the ability to transfer P. infestans targeted R genes, as well as genes responsible for color and tuber shape, into Bintje germplasm. Selection for the absence of the CBD1 transgene should allow for immediate use of the material.

Abstract: A method and system for producing a casingless sausage product. An emulsion, such as a meat emulsion, is heated by a first heating element, such as conductive element, such as a heat exchanger or a direct heating element, from a first temperature to an initial heating temperature. The initial heating forms a warm emulsion. After the first heating stage, the warmed emulsion is heated again during a second stage with a second heating element from the initial heating temperature to a higher, second heating temperature. Other numbers of heating elements can be utilized as necessary. The second heating element can be a rapid heating element, such as a microwave or radio frequency (RF). The second heating produces a casingless sausage. The casingless sausage is subsequently cooled or chilled to produce the casingless sausage product. The product can be cut to a length and packaged in a container or can.

Abstract: A method and system for producing a casingless sausage product. An emulsion, such as a meat emulsion, is heated by a first heating element, such as conductive element, such as a heat exchanger or a direct heating element, from a first temperature to an initial heating temperature. The initial heating forms a warm emulsion. After the first heating stage, the warmed emulsion is heated again during a second stage with a second heating element from the initial heating temperature to a higher, second heating temperature. Other numbers of heating elements can be utilized as necessary. The second heating element can be a rapid heating element, such as a microwave or radio frequency (RF). The second heating produces a casingless sausage. The casingless sausage is subsequently cooled or chilled to produce the casingless sausage product. The product can be cut to a length and packaged in a container or can.

Abstract: The present invention consists of a system for automatically lowering power windows and unlatching power door locks of an automobile after an accident. The system is responsive immediately to a vehicle immersion condition or a vehicle fire condition. The system is responsive after a set delay to a vehicle inversion condition or a vehicle impact. A second timer deactivates the system as soon as the doors are unlocked and the windows are at least partly opened following a vehicle impact. The system is advantageous for preventing the entrapment of people in a damaged vehicle, in four of the worst life-endangering situations, without affecting the retention of these people inside the vehicle during the development of the accidents preceding these situations. A diagnostic circuit is also provided for interrogating some of the hazardous condition sensors for the purpose of periodically verifying the integrity of these sensors.

Abstract: A computer controlled assembly line (10) contains multiple work cells (40) for assembling a printed circuit board (PCB). Each work cell contains a conveyor (30) that can independently adjust its width, and the work cells are arranged to process the printed circuit board within the cell. The work cells are arranged so that they can pass the printed circuit board from the conveyor in one work cell to the conveyor in the next cell. The conveyors have two parallel rails (35, 36) situated so that the distance between the rails can be automatically adjusted to accommodate printed circuit boards of varying widths on the same assembly line at the same time. Each work cell independently adjusts the width of its conveyor (i.e. the distance between the rails) to accommodate the incoming printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, liquid sampling by way of a self contained unit for: 1) the periodical coupling of a pressurizable sample chamber to a source of sub-atmospheric pressure to cause a bulk sample of liquid for sampling to be drawn into the chamber from a body of liquid by a first passasge; 2) the retention of a sample volume thereof in the chamber while allowing surplus liquid from the bulk sample to drain from the chamber by way of the first passage; and 3) allowing the retained sample volume to pass out the chamber by way of a second passage under the control of a delivery valve wherein the periodical coupling of the sample chamber to a source of sub-atmospheric pressure is undertaken by way of a valve system comprising first and second flexible tubes, the first flexible tube linking a source of air at super-atmospheric pressure to the chamber and the second tube linking a source of air at sub-atmospheric pressure to the chamber; and a first clamping device in the form of a cam which can, depen

Abstract: A process for removing copper and/or iron impurities from a liquid hydrocarbon-containing feed comprises contacting the feed with an aqueous treating agent comprising water-soluble alkali metal silicate (in particular sodium silicate) and/or a surfactant, in particular an anionic surfactant.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling liquids flowing in closed pipes includes a piston (3) and cylinder (4) linked to a manifold with an inlet valve (7) leading to the pipeline (15) and a delivery valve (10) leading to a collection bottle (12). With valve (7) open, reciprocation of the piston flushes the apparatus of old liquid. Cylinder (4) is then fully charged, valve (7) closed and the valve (10) opened so that, on the next stroke of piston (3), the contents of the cylinder (4) is discharged into collection vessel (12). A controller (20) synchronizes the movements of the valves and piston. A variation includes a return valve to enable liquid to be recirculated back to the pipeline, and also an apparatus with a moving probe (14), synchronized to the movement of piston (3). The apparatus can use pneumatic controls.

Abstract: Blades in the steam path of a steam turbine diaphragm are assembled into slots in full circular bands and are structurally bonded thereto by welding. After stress relief, the bands are each separated into two 180 degree pieces by line cuts which pass between adjacent blades. The bands are then welded to semicircular rings having planar mating surfaces. The welding of the rings to the bands is performed with minimum welding without concern for whether the welds enter the interface sufficiently far to contact the blades themselves.

Abstract: An improved airframe body decoupling system for a body gimballed sensor on an interceptor aircraft or guided missile. Body rate gyro information is employed for internal decoupling so as to eliminate decoupling match sensitivity to receiver errors. The true measure of sensor position from the gimballed antenna potentiometer is differentiated and then externally decoupled to produce the desired line-of-sight rate for use by the guidance/control section of the proportional navigation guidance system.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling liquids flowing in open channels includes a cylinder into which liquid is drawn by the action of a large piston. When the piston is drawn to the top of the cylinder, liquid enters at the bottom of the cylinder by way of an inlet leading to a sample tube, the lower end of which is immersed in the channel. A small retaining tank is located at the base of the cylinder so that, when the piston is reversed and the liquid expelled from the cylinder, a small portion is retained in this tank. The tank leads to a sample valve which releases the contents of the tank into a collecting vessel at the end of each sampling cycle. A preferred embodiment of this invention has a vent valve to introduce pressurized air into the cylinder to purge liquid from the sampler. This apparatus is well suited for the application of pneumatic components to provide the control and the working power.

Abstract: A FDM/TDM transmultiplexer uses sampling rate multiplication to increase the sampling rate for time division multiplexed (TDM) to frequency division multiplexed (FDM) conversion and decrease the sampling rate for FDM to TDM conversion. The rate multiplication filters are realized digitally in order to exploit the computational advantage of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm, and channel filtering is implemented by a single time-shared sixth-order elliptic digital recursive filter. A novel FFT processor and recursive filter are disclosed which may be used in the system.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling a liquid includes a container for immersible in the liquid with a capillary tube liquid inlet. Gas outlet means communicating with the container, the gas outlet means defining an orifice restricting outflow of gas from the container, and the gas outlet means also defining a gas release port for location, in use, below the surface of the liquid, and adjusting means for adjusting the vertical position of the gas release port with respect to the liquid inlet so as to regulate the rate of flow of gas from the container.