Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems and methods for continuously and/or semi-continuously manufacturing semi-solid electrodes and batteries incorporating semi-solid electrodes. In some embodiments, the process of manufacturing a semi-solid electrode includes continuously dispensing a semi-solid electrode slurry onto a current collector, separating the semi-solid electrode slurry into discrete portions, and cutting the current collector to form a finished electrode.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to dextran fibers which are preferably electrospun and devices formed from such fibers. In particular, such devices may include substances of interest (such as therapeutic substances) associated with the electrospun fibers. Upon exposure to a liquid the electrospun fibers dissolve immediately and the substances of interest are released into the liquid. Exemplary devices include bandages formed from electrospun dextran fibers and associated agents that promote hemostasis, such as thrombin and fibrinogen.

Abstract: A power management circuit includes an inverter circuit and a latch circuit. The inverter circuit is configured to receive a first control signal from an inverter input terminal and generate a second control signal at an inverter output terminal. The first control signal carries power status information of a first supply voltage. The latch circuit has a latch supply terminal, a first latch input terminal and a second latch input terminal. The latch supply terminal is coupled to a second supply voltage becoming ready before the first supply voltage. The first latch input terminal and the second latch input terminal are coupled to the inverter output terminal and the inverter input terminal respectively. The latch circuit is configured to generate a third control signal according to respective signal levels of the first control signal and the second control signal, and accordingly perform power control of an integrated circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conveyor belt tracking system for a dryer having a web of a mesh material having a protrusion extending along the length proximal one lateral edge and above a flat surface and a first generally cylindrical roller having a three-tiered slot for receiving the protrusion and two flanking shallow tracks for receiving base flanges.

Abstract: A rotary tablet press machine has a compression turret rotating about a rotation axis and including a die table with dies, lower and upper punches associated in pairs with respective dies, a dosing station for filling dosing cavities formed by the dies closed at the bottom by the lower punches with a product, and a cam device for moving the lower punches inside the respective dies and obtaining settled filling depth. The cam device includes first and second filling cams provided respectively with first and second channels to guide follower ends of the lower punches along a filling path. The machine also has first and second adjustment elements respectively supporting the first and second filling cams. The machine further has a first driving device for moving with respect to compression turret and along a first direction simultaneously the first and second adjustment elements.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for granulating polymer material, having a housing with a gas supply line, connected opposite the latter to the housing, having a rectangular cross-section, a granulating unit located at least partially in the housing and having a perforated plate of a feed or plasticising unit feeding into the housing, and a scraper which crushes or separates the material emerging through the recesses of the perforated plate, wherein in a plane running parallel to the plane of the perforated plate, the two lateral wall surfaces of the gas discharge line perpendicular to this plane include an angle ?2 with one another, and the two lateral wall surfaces of the gas supply line perpendicular to this plane include an angle ?1, wherein the two angles ?1, ?2 open towards the housing and wherein the angle ?1 is greater than the angle ?2.

Abstract: A nonwoven web material is formed from fibers including a first polymer, a second polymer and a filler. The first polymer and second polymer may be olefin homopolymers and the filler may be calcium carbonate. The second polymer may have a lower melt flow rate than the first polymer. The fibers are formed in a monocomponent, i.e., monofilament, or multicomponent, e.g., sheath-core bicomponent, arrangement. The nonwoven web material may be used to form an article such as a medical product, a surgical product, a personal protective product, and/or an industrial garment.

Abstract: [Problem] To generate acoustic profile information using a simple operation and without increasing the cost of a multichannel audio device. [Solution] A wireless recording playback terminal 5 is positioned at a listening point of a multichannel audio device 2 as a measuring microphone. The wireless recording playback terminal 5 records, as channel playback data in accordance with a test signal playback command received from the multichannel audio device 2, a test signal outputted from a speaker 3 that corresponds to the channel designated by the command. The wireless recording playback terminal 5 also plays back the sound source of the test signal and records the played-back sound source as sound source playback data without being outputted to the outside from the speaker.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for determining particle size distribution in a bulk material, such as milled or grinded grain for animal feed. The device comprises an inlet for receiving at least a portion of the bulk material, a sorting mechanism for sorting the received bulk material. Said sorting mechanism comprises at least a first sorting device for sorting said received bulk material into at least two sorted partitions wherein the sorting device are capable of sorting different particle sizes and said at least two sorted partitions have different particle sizes.

Abstract: A barrier for use in negative pressure wound therapy can include a base layer and surface structures. The barrier can be used to reduce or prevent tissue ingrowth. A method of using a negative pressure wound therapy system can include positioning a perforated barrier in a wound. After positioning the perforated barrier in the wound, positioning a pad in the wound on top of the perforated barrier, positioning a seal on top of the wound to at least partially seal the perforated barrier and the foam in the wound, and applying negative pressure wound therapy to the wound.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to electrochemical cells having dual electrolytes, systems of such electrochemical cells, and methods for manufacturing the same. In some embodiments, electrochemical cells can include a cathode disposed on a cathode current collector, an anode disposed on an anode current collector, and a separator disposed therebetween. In some embodiments, the separator can include materials that fluidically and/or chemically isolate the anode from the cathode. In some embodiments, the cathode and/or anode can include a slurry of an active material and a conductive material in a liquid electrolyte. In some embodiments, the anode can be fluidically coupled to an anode degassing port. In some embodiments, the cathode can be fluidically coupled to a cathode degassing port.

Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for absorption-spectroscopic gas measurement, the use of spinel, polycrystalline aluminum oxide or aluminum oxynitride and a method for absorption-spectroscopic gas measurement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a suction system (10) intended to suck up dust generated by a brush (1) rubbing against a rotary element (3) of a rotating electric machine without sucking up the surrounding air. For this purpose, the suction system comprises a gas-ejection device (20) comprising at least one slot (21) opening out around at least a portion of the lower end (12a) of a through housing (12) receiving a brush (1) or a brush holder (2) and around at least a portion of the opening (15) of a dust suction chamber (14). This slot is further configured to direct a gas flow exiting through the at least one slot in a direction away from the opening of the suction chamber, thus forming an air curtain isolating the latter from the surrounding air.

Abstract: Method for dealcoholization of a volume V1 of a wine having a percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV) of ABV value (1), comprising: a) separating the volume V1 of the wine into two fractions: one fraction concentrated by a factor k/“retentate”, the volume of this fraction being equal to 1/k V1, this fraction having an ABV value (R); one fraction “permeate” comprising predominantly water and ethanol, the volume of this fraction being equal to (k?1)/k V1, this fraction having an ABV value (P); b) removing ethanol from the permeate, c) optionally, diafiltration of the retentate to obtain a “diafiltered retentate” and a “diafiltered metabolized permeate,” said diafiltered metabolized permeate then being optionally subjected to step (b) again; d) combining a volume of retentate, optionally diafiltered retentate, and a volume of metabolized permeate, to obtain a volume V2 of dealcoholized wine, having an ABV value (2) lower than ABV (1).

Abstract: The object of this invention is to transfer, fix and polish images produced by: toner laser printers or inkjet printers, flexographic technology, silkscreen technology, offset technology, printed on reel support (A), on the plastic or metal surface of three-dimensional objects (16), thanks to which it is possible to detach images from the reel support (A) and subsequently transfer them to the surface of said plastic or metal objects (16) by a thermomechanical (1, 10) action.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides polynucleotide cassettes, expression vectors and methods for the expression of a gene in mammalian cells to provide gene therapy for pyruvate kinase deficiency.

Abstract: A feedback controller is provided to generate a quantum feedback operation to control one or more ancilla qubits in a quantum error correcting code. The quantum feedback operation is based on the measurement of the one or more ancilla qubits. The feedback controller is operable to dynamically adjust a state discrimination according to previous measurements of the one or more ancilla qubits.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing highly crystalline silver microparticles by a reduction reaction, which comprises precipitating the silver microparticles by reacting a silver solution containing at least silver ions and a reducing agent solution containing at least a reducing agent by a continuous wet reduction method, wherein a reduction rate from the silver solution to the silver microparticles is 99% or more; an average primary particle diameter of the silver microparticles is 100 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less; and an average crystallite diameter relative to the average primary particle diameter of the silver microparticles is 80% or more. Even highly crystalline silver microparticles having 95% or more of the ratio (d/D) of the average crystallite diameter (d) relative to the average primary particle diameter (D), that is, silver microparticles in which almost all silver microparticles are single crystals, can be continuously produced by a liquid phase method, by the present invention.

Abstract: Pavement aging can be reduced by applying to an asphalt-containing pavement a topcoat layer or a surface treatment containing asphalt binder with sterols.

Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of treating or preventing C. difficile infections. In some embodiments, the method includes administering an antitoxin to a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the antitoxin includes a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin). In an additional embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a composition including an antitoxin for treating or preventing C. difficile infections. In some embodiments, the anti-toxin includes a DARPin. In some embodiments, the anti-toxin is a monomeric or dimeric DARPin for the neutralization of Clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB).