Abstract: A patient transfer device includes a chamber formed by an upper layer coupled to a lower layer, the chamber configured to be inflated and supported by a support surface in contact with the lower layer. The patient transfer device further includes a port configured for connection to an air flow device. In various embodiments, the patient transfer device includes a low-friction sheet coupled to a bottom surface of the lower layer, wherein the low-friction sheet is configured to slide against itself to facilitate sliding of the chamber relative to the support surface. In other embodiments, the patient transfer device includes at least one air-expelling region disposed within a bottom surface of the lower layer, wherein the region is configured to expel air from within the first chamber along the bottom surface of the lower layer to facilitate sliding of the first chamber relative to the support surface.

Abstract: A filter for a water cooler includes a housing having a surface and a cavity with cavity ports. The filter end is adapted to be received in the housing. The filter end includes a cylindrical base having a surface and a neck extending from the surface. The neck has filter ports and a side surface. The side surface has oppositely directed axially extending elongated protrusions configured to be received in channels in the housing. The base surface includes a complex set of protrusions which are adapted to be received in a similarly configured set of recesses in the housing surface. The protrusions/recesses may take the form of letters, numbers or symbols. The filter end is be fully seated in the housing in bayonet-type fashion to connect the filter ports and the housing ports o permit water to flow through the filter from the water supply to the water cooler.

Abstract: Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.

Abstract: A method of repairing a well is provided. The method includes injecting a brine solution into the well, injecting carbon dioxide into the well, and reacting the brine solution in the reservoir rock with the carbon dioxide to form calcite such that calcite precipitates into the desired flow path between a cold well and a hot well to effectively repair short circuits within the EGS reservoir.

Abstract: A system and method (1000; 1050) for a well structure adaption (402) to be used with a wellhead casing for a reusable system (942; 962A; 962B), such as a system for renewable energy generation is disclosed. A well structure adaption includes an annular feature (404; 506) and a housing (412; 504). The annular feature includes a narrowing (406) therein and is able to fit over the wellhead casing (110; 202). The housing is associated with a segmented clamp (508) and a drive screw (502). The housing is to fit over a portion of the annular feature. The drive screw is to enable the housing to be releasably clamped to the annular feature with the segmented clamp. The housing can support at least one aspect of a reusable system thereon.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for minimizing the effects of RowHammer and induced charge leakage. In examples, systems and methods for preventing access pattern attacks in random-access memory (RAM) are provided. In aspects, a data request associated with a page table may be determined to be a potential security risk and such potential security risk may be mitigated by randomly selecting a memory region from a subset of memory regions, copying data stored in a memory region associated with a page table entry in the page table to the second memory region, disassociating the second memory region from the subset of memory regions and associating the memory region associated with the page table to the second memory region, and updating the page table entry in the page table to refer to the second memory region.

Abstract: An apparatus for data fault detection and repair is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory instructs the processor to receive a user profile relating to a user, wherein the user profile comprises at least provider data of a user. The memory instructs the processor to generate practitioner data as a function of the user profile. The memory additionally instructs the processor to retrieve remittance data as a function of the practitioner data. The memory then instructs the processor to identify a data fault in at least one of the practitioner data and the remittance data. The memory instructs the processor to initiate a data correction action based on the identified data fault.

Abstract: During manufacture of a medical device, parameters if the device are measured, and results of that measurement are stored in a database. For example, parameters of an endoscope's image sensor may be measured and stored in the database. The medical device has a machine-readable serial number. A computer reads the serial number and records a reduction of an on-hand inventory of the medical devices. When the on-hand inventory warrants reordering to replenish the on-hand inventory. When warranted, the computer places an order with a supplier of medical devices of the class to replenish inventory. A computer controlling the medical device may read the database to obtain the measured properties. The obtained data may be used to calibrate or adjust the device's function. For example, white balance and color correction of an endoscope may be used to compute normalized video.

Abstract: A scope system includes an elongate tube defining a lumen and having a distal portion. The scope system includes at least one accessory channel including at least one tubular structure defining an accessory lumen, the at least one accessory channel movably disposed within the lumen of the elongate tube. The scope system also includes a first steerable endoscopic instrument extending through the at least one accessory lumen and including a first distal instrument end that is movable relative to a distal channel end of the at least one accessory channel. The scope system also includes a second steerable endoscopic instrument extending through the at least one accessory lumen and including a second distal instrument end that is movable relative to the distal channel end of the at least one accessory channel.

Abstract: An off-axis rotary tool may include a motor drive and a cutting head having teeth. During an operational cycle of the off-axis rotary tool, the cutting head may simultaneously precess about a precession axis and rotate about a rotation axis.

Abstract: A carbo-chlorination process is disclosed for selectively producing AlCl3 from an alumina-containing feedstock, comprising introducing the following into a fluidized bed reactor maintained at 600-700° C.: (a) dried and calcined feed stream comprising the alumina-containing feedstock and a carbon feed; (b) chlorinating agent; (c) selectivity agent; (d) dried air; and optionally (e) off-spec AlCl3. The process further includes removing a vapor stream from the reactor in which preferably about 75-80%, of the alumina present in the reactor is converted to AlCl3; and also removing a solid raw pozzolan stream from the reactor, wherein about 90-99% of the silica present in the reactor remains unconverted and exits the reactor through the solid raw pozzolan stream. The vapor stream comprising AlCl3 is purified to create an AlCl3 product stream comprising preferably greater than about 99.99% AlCl3.

Abstract: Surgical systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are disclosed herein. A surgical system includes a frame including a first section, second section, third section, fourth section, and a window. The surgical system can include a cut guide that can fit within the window and contact the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side. The surgical system can include an aligner that can fit within the window and contact the first side, the second side, the third.

Abstract: A cover for a gutter system, the cover having opposing cover ends and opposing cover edges. The cover may include a grid segment that is operatively coupled to a front segment and/or a rear segment. The grid segment may include a primary set of ribs and a secondary set of ribs. The front segment and/or the rear segment may have one or more channels that aid in bending a portion of the cover during installation. Adjacent covers may be operatively coupled through the use of one or more couplings (e.g., projections, cavities, or the like), which also allow for thermal expansion and/or contraction of the covers when installed. Furthermore, corner strips (e.g., inner corner strips, outer corner strips, or the like) having angled slots may be utilized to assemble adjacent covers at the corners where gutters meet. The angled slots allow the covers to be assembled flush within corner strips.

Abstract: An interchangeable apron cover device may include one or more apron inserts. Optionally, the device may include one or more apron cover frames, in which the apron inserts are configured to be removably and interchangeably coupled to the apron cover frames, and in which the apron cover frames are configured to be coupled to an existing table so that the apron cover frames are positioned proximate to and facing outward from the existing aprons of the existing table. Optionally, the device may include a device table having a table top and a plurality of table legs, and one or more apron insert frames, in which the apron inserts are configured to be removably and interchangeably coupled to the apron insert frames, and in which the apron insert frames are coupled to the device table so that the apron insert frames are positioned below the table top and positioned to extend between the legs of the device table.

Abstract: An entangled quantum cache includes a quantum store that receives a plurality of quantum states and is configured to store and order the plurality of quantum states and to provide select ones of the stored and ordered plurality of quantum states to a quantum data output at a first desired time. A fidelity system is configured to determine a fidelity of at least some of the plurality of quantum states. A classical store is coupled to the fidelity system and configured to store classical data comprising the determined fidelity information and an index that associates particular ones of classical data with particular ones of the plurality of quantum states and to supply at least some of the classical data to a classical data output at a second desired time. A processor is connected to the classical store and determines the first time based on the index.

Abstract: A method for substantially increasing the level of Veillonella in human gut is described. The method involves taking a type of human milk oligosaccharide, i.e., 2?-Fucosyllactose, orally to increase the level of Veillonella in the human gut. The daily supplementing dosage of 2?-Fucosyllactose is between 2.0 to 4.5 g. The supplementing period is between 20 days and 60 days.

Abstract: Compact electric drive units and vehicles with such drive units are provided. An exemplary electric drive unit includes an electric motor configured to provide an electric motor torque; an input differential configured to split the electric motor torque into a first path and a second path; a final drive gear on each path; a pinion gear on each path; and a rear transfer shaft assembly and a front transfer shaft assembly on each path. Further, each pinion gear is configured to transfer torque to a respective rear transfer shaft assembly and a respective front transfer shaft assembly, and the respective rear transfer and front transfer shaft assemblies are configured to transfer torque to the respective final drive gear.

Abstract: A side pocket mandrel is configured for use within a gas lift system deployed in a well that has an annular space surrounding the gas lift system. The side pocket mandrel includes a central body that includes a central bore, a gas lift valve pocket, and a gas lift valve installed within the gas lift valve pocket. The side pocket mandrel may also include a motorized choke valve assembly to selectively cover some or all of an internal tubing port extending between the central bore and the gas lift valve pocket. The side pocket mandrel may also include an automatic closing valve assembly configured to automatically close the gas lift valve port when the gas lift valve is removed from the side pocket mandrel.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network service ordering and provisioning of secure access service edge (“SASE”) scriptlets for providing SASE-based network. In various embodiments, a computing system may provide a user experience (“UX”) platform for a customer portal, the UX platform being accessible by a user via a user device over a first network(s); may provide, via the UX platform, options to configure, via the customer portal, one or more SASE scriptlets for providing SASE-based network services provided by a service provider; and may autonomously orchestrate deployment and configuration of the one or more SASE scriptlets on one or more network devices that are associated with the user or to an entity with which the user is associated, over a second network(s), based at least in part on user selection of options to configure the one or more SASE scriptlets and/or the corresponding SASE-based network services.

Abstract: A safety and security window support for a ventable double hung window which provides both limited opening of the bottom sash and structural integrity. The window support includes a longitudinal first member, a lateral second member secured to the first member, and a clamp configured to receive the first member and to be slidable along the length thereof. The clamp has a clamping flange for cooperating with the window frame to limit upward movement of the bottom window sash.