Abstract: Included is a stretchable fabric composite laminate, which includes two outer layers of fabric with a bonded inner layer of elastomeric fibers. The stretchable fabric composite laminate is attached to the garment fabric as an edgeband or strap or within an edgeband or strap to provide a more comfortable garment or greater fit range.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for dose measurement in radiation therapy. The method may include obtaining a beam model and a detector model related to a radiation device, and a reference image and a treatment plan related to the subject, and determining a synthetic image based on the beam model, the detector model, and the reference image. The method may also include obtaining a treatment image by performing at least a portion of the treatment plan including delivering at least a radiation beam toward the subject using the radiation device, and determining one or more scaling factors. The method may further include determining a synthetic estimate of the treatment image based on the synthetic image and the one or more scaling factors. The method may further include estimating radiation dose deposition based on the treatment image and the synthetic estimate of the treatment image.

Abstract: A sectional control funnel box (36) includes a box body having an upper receiving member (44) for receiving particulate matter, a lower manifold (46) configured to be mounted on a distribution plate (24), and a funnel mechanism (42) disposed between the upper receiving member and the lower manifold. The lower manifold includes a plurality of chutes (100) configured to direct the particulate matter to apertures (38) in the distribution plate. The funnel mechanism includes supply sections (54, 76) that include directing slots (56, 90) configured to provide the particulate matter from the upper receiving member to the chutes. An actuator (48) is attached to the funnel mechanism (42) and configured to drive the funnel mechanism between at least a first position, where a first one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving member (44), and a second position, where a second one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving member.

Abstract: A multi-segment header for an agricultural harvester including a multi-segment chassis and a backsheet supported by each of the multi-segment chassis. The multi-segment header further includes a backsheet extension assembly that has a backsheet extension mounted adjacent a top end of each backsheet, and an articulating joint extending between adjacent backsheet extensions. The articulated backsheet extension assembly follows upward and downward movement of the backsheets of the multi-segment chassis and blocks grain from passing over the backsheets and going unharvested.

Abstract: Methods for fabricating a 3D braided material and exemplary 3D braided material for sporting implements are disclosed. The exemplary braids can be incorporated into any sporting implements, such as, baseball bats, lacrosse sticks, hockey sticks, rackets, helmets, and other protective equipment. The example sporting implement can be constructed, partially or entirely, with a braided three dimensional structure. The 3D braided material can be a multi-directional layup having tows oriented in three directions (X, Y and Z) and also at any angle created by the combination of two or three directions. A single woven preform can be formed that can have a near net shape of the formed product, with the fibers oriented in a way that will be optimal for the particular application.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a core layer for an information carrying card, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A core layer for an information carrying card comprises at least one thermoplastic layer having at least one cavity, an inlay layer, and, and a crosslinked polymer composition. At least one portion of the inlayer layer is disposed inside the at least one cavity of the at least one thermoplastic layer. The crosslinked polymer composition is disposed over the at least one thermoplastic layer and contacting the inlayer layer.

Abstract: A coating composition is disclosed. The coating composition generally provides a coating which is easy to clean, e.g. from an oil stain. The coating composition contains, based on the solid contents of the coating composition; (A) 72 to 90 weight % of a methylpolysiloxane resin; (B) 3 to 8 weight % of a polydimethylsiloxane; (C) 7 to 18 weight % of a silane adhesion promoter with a specific chemical structure; and (D) 0.1 to 0.3 weight % of a catalyst. The coating composition optionally contains (E) a reaction product of a composition containing diisocyanate and polydimethylsiloxane. The coating composition optionally contains (F) a fluorinated silane, in addition or alternate to component (E).

Abstract: A system and method of creating a lattice structure for a part formed via additive manufacturing. The method includes generating a finite element mesh including a first finite element, generating a first natural space data structure such that the first finite element includes the first natural space data structure, generating a first unit cell corresponding to the first finite element, and generating a first design space data structure such that the first unit cell includes the first design space data structure and the first natural space data structure. The method further includes modifying the first unit cell via the first design space data structure and modifying the first unit cell via the first natural space data structure to correspond to the modifications of the first unit cell in the first design space data structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a bicomponent fiber that includes a first region formed of a condensation polymer and a second region formed from a polyethylene blend. The polyethylene blend includes (i) an ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.920 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 and a melt index, I2, as determined by ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg of 0.5 to 150 g/10 minutes; (ii) a maleic anhydride -grafted polyethylene; and (iii) an inorganic Brønsted-Lowry acid having an acid strength pKa value at 25° C. of 1 to 6.5, wherein the polyethylene blend has a 0.03 to 0.5 weight percent of grafted maleic anhydride based on the total weight of the polyethylene blend. The first region is a core region of the bicomponent fiber and the second region is a sheath region of the bicomponent fiber, where the sheath region surrounds the core region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photosensitive compositions containing polynorbornene (PNB) polymers and certain additives that are useful for forming microelectronic and/or optoelectronic devices and assemblies thereof, and more specifically to compositions encompassing PNBs and certain multifunctional crosslinking agents, and two or more phenolic compounds which are resistant to thermo-oxidative chain degradation and exhibit improved mechanical properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of validating the therapeutic composition that is prepared for immunotherapy of a tumor or cancer. The method includes, triggering of an immune response to a neoepitope of a subject's tumor by: a) obtaining neoepitope sequence data from the tumor of a subject; b) obtaining immune competent cells; c) using the neoepitope sequence data to generate a neoepitope presentation system; d) triggering an immune response by contacting the immune competent cells with the neoepitope presentation system; and e) quantifying the triggering of the immune response from the contacted immune competent cells.

Abstract: A system is described for analyzing plays of a sporting event based on body-pose information in conjunction with real-world positional tracking data. The system permits segmentation of sporting event plays into discrete time periods and the labeling of appropriate body-pose characteristics for each period. The system allows for comparison and fine-grained analysis of plays with respect to either a series of body-pose vertices that exist in continuous space (i.e., skeleton) or map directly to attributes, using the positional tracking data and play information to account for contextual differences. To enable analysis for the former, the system performs a projection to 3D space, followed by a spatiotemporal alignment step. Through the system, the importance of particular body-pose motions or specific attributes to the success of particular sporting event plays is quantified.

Abstract: A plug for a void in a mine to divert water having a rigid closed cell foam which fills the void. The rigid closed cell foam having a plurality of pipes disposed within the foam. The pipes distributed throughout the void. The pipes are positioned in the foam so the pipes are staggered in length vertically with respect to various heights in the void, and the pipes are positioned in the foam every 4? to 6? horizontally with respect to the void. Each pipe has a mixing stick. A method for diverting water from a void in a mine.

Abstract: A breaching device includes a body having a tamping material. The body has a target surface that is configured to face a target to be breached and a backing surface that is opposite the target surface. The tamping material is formed of gel and is configured to reflect an explosive force directed way from the target surface towards the target surface.

Abstract: A ventricular assist device is disclosed. The ventricular assist device may include a centrifugal pump and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a first speed above a predetermined flow rate. The controller may also be configured to cause the centrifugal pump to operate at a second speed below the predetermined flow rate, wherein the predetermined flowrate is indicative of a crossover point between systole and diastole phases of a person's cardiac cycle.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tie resin formulation for use as a tie layer in a multilayer structure. The resin includes a first polyolefin grafted with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, an ethylenically unsaturated acid derivative or a combination thereof, and having a density of 0.857 to 0.885 g/cm3, and 0.001 to 0.20 weight percent (wt. %) of a catalyst comprising at least one Lewis acid, where the resin includes the catalyst and up to 99.999 wt. % of the first polyolefin, where the wt. % is based on a total weight of the resin.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to sealing a heat pipe. One example provides a heat pipe including a heat pipe body having a sealed end at which opposing interior surfaces of the heat pipe body are joined, a sealant located in a least a portion of the sealed end of the heat pipe body between the opposing interior surface, the sealant having a higher oxygen transport rate than the heat pipe body, and a permanent seal forming an outer surface of the sealed end.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for drone vehicle integration and controls. A vehicle device for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may receive an input indicating a request to deploy the UAV from a vehicle. The vehicle device may determine that one or more deployment conditions are satisfied. The vehicle device may cause deployment of the UAV. The vehicle device may determine a control command for the UAV and a vehicle instruction associated with operating the UAV. The vehicle device may determine that the vehicle instruction has been satisfied, and may send the control command once the vehicle instruction is satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising receiving a reference to a resource from a search engine system, as a result of a search performed by the search engine system; retrieving the resource identified by the reference; determining frequencies of occurrence of a plurality of feature words in the resource; and classifying the reference into a class based on the frequencies of occurrence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a deep neural network. One of the methods includes generating a plurality of feature vectors that each model a different portion of an audio waveform, generating a first posterior probability vector for a first feature vector using a first neural network, determining whether one of the scores in the first posterior probability vector satisfies a first threshold value, generating a second posterior probability vector for each subsequent feature vector using a second neural network, wherein the second neural network is trained to identify the same key words and key phrases and includes more inner layer nodes than the first neural network, and determining whether one of the scores in the second posterior probability vector satisfies a second threshold value.