Abstract: Apparatus, and related method, for regenerating clothing manufacturing waste comprising synthetic fibers and membranes—or films—made of plastic material, which includes two distinct treatments operated in sequence: a first chemical-physical treatment of the waste to be treated, to carry out the separation of the synthetic fiber fabric from the plastic material membrane, and a second physical-mechanical treatment aimed at obtaining the synthetic fiber.

Abstract: An exhaust component includes a first member and a second member. The first member forms a first flow path for exhaust gas. The second member forms a second flow path that has a smaller cross-sectional area than the first flow path. The first member includes a hole-forming portion forming a through hole. The hole-forming portion includes an edge portion, the edge portion protruding toward an outside of the first member in a manner curved from a periphery of the through hole, the edge portion surrounding the through hole. The second member includes an upstream end portion located on an upstream side of the second flow path, the upstream end portion being joined to the hole-forming portion to cover an outer-peripheral surface of the hole-forming portion. The second flow path is for the exhaust gas that has passed through the through hole and flowed in from the upstream end portion.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan received within a fan case, the fan delivers bypass air into a bypass duct between an inner radial portion of the fan case and an outer radial surface of an inner core housing. The fan also delivers air into the inner core housing. A compressor section, a combustor and a turbine are within the inner core housing. A bifurcation extends radially to connect the inner core housing to the fan case. The bifurcation has a forward opening defining an air scoop. The air scoop separates air into a first airflow chamber connected downstream to a precooler. The precooler also has a connection to receive compressed air from the compressor section. The air in the bypass duct is delivered to the precooler for cooling the compressed air in the precooler. The air scoop also defines a second airflow chamber for delivering cooling air to components within the inner core housing. An aircraft supply system is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ammonia-rich combustion coupled dual-mode prechamber ammonia-fueled engine control system is provided, including an ammonia-fueled engine and an electronic control unit. The ammonia-fueled engine includes a combustion chamber, a dual-mode jet ignition device, and an ammonia injector. The dual-mode jet ignition device includes a prechamber, an air injector, and a fuel injector. When the engine operates, ammonia fuel is firstly injected into the combustion chamber by the ammonia injector to form a rich ammonia-air mixture with air in the combustion chamber. During a compression stroke of the engine, the rich ammonia-air mixture in the combustion chamber is entered into the prechamber through a jet hole. The air injector performs scavenging in the prechamber until a equivalence ratio of prechamber gas mixture is less than 1.0, and then the fuel injector injects fuel into the prechamber forming target mixture. Finally, the target mixture is ignited by the spark plug.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matters include a system and method of storing and redeploying a gaseous fuel with low vapor emissions. An exemplary method includes a dehydration and liquefaction of a gaseous fuel, a pressurization storage and vaporization of the liquid fuel on demand. The method may further include an automation and monitoring.

Abstract: A thermal treatment reactor for feedstocks and method of use. The thermal treatment reactor comprises an infeed assembly, a furnace, a rotary drum, a discharge assembly, and a liberator assembly. The rotary drum may comprise forwarding flights, mixing flights, oscillating flights, and raking pins. The feedstock to be thermally treated enters the reactor through the infeed assembly. The feedstock is fed into the reactor in a controlled manner by means of a screw conveyor system. The thermally-treated product exits the reactor via the discharge assembly, which separates the thermally treated product into a VOC liberator, from whence the product enters into a cooling system to reduce the temperature for safe storage and handling.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and computer readable media to validate a flight path are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; a processor to execute instructions to validate a flight path; and an output to provide a validation and associated assessment for the flight path. An example flight path validation processor includes: a flyability criteria engine; a flight physics model; and a hazard assessment engine. An example method of flight path validation includes: processing input related to the flight path; modeling the flight path; assessing the flight path with the model and associated flyability criteria and hazard; and determining a validation of the flight path.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to diagnostic test devices that provide improved communication to a user of one or both of proper functioning of the test device and an analog test result that is provided by the test device. The diagnostic test devices particularly can include one or more sensors effective to indicate application of a sufficient volume of a test fluid and/or can include one or more light sources positioned to illuminate an analog test result for improved visibility and understanding of the analog test result.

Abstract: Methods for determining renal function in an animal subject, the method including measuring the concentration of ?-ammoisobutyric acid (?-amino isobutyrate) (BAIB) in patients samples and determining the presence, likelihood, or progression of kidney disease as a result of structural damage, or mortality associated with kidney disease. The methods also include measuring the concentration of BAIB in combination is symmetrical dimethyl arginine (SDMA) and determining kidney disease based upon the concentrations of BAIB and SDMA in the samples. Anti-BAIB antibodies, BAIB-conjugates, and assay methods using the antibodies and conjugates are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for surface-induced dissociation (SID) are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for characterizing the structure of a sample includes an SID device configured to receive the sample, the sample including a plurality of viral capsids; a charge detection mass spectrometer (CDMS) operably coupled to the surface induced dissociation device and configured to receive fragmented viral capsids from the surface induced dissociation device, where the CDMS is configured to determine a characterization of the structure of the viral capsids.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an in vitro method for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of multiple sclerosis.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, an electronic device is described, having a counter circuit which is configured to detect first pulses in a received first output signal and to determine a number of the detected first pulses, a counter circuit which is configured to detect second pulses in a received second output signal and to determine a number of the detected second pulses, and an error detection circuit configured to register a first difference between the number of first pulses detected in a first time interval and the number of second pulses detected in the first time interval, determine a second difference between the number of first pulses detected in a second time interval and the number of second pulses detected in the second time interval and indicate an error if the first difference and the second difference differ from one another by at least one predefined threshold value.

Abstract: Devices and methods for determining and extending a remaining useful life of a battery are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the method receives temperature information and state of charge information of the first battery over a duration of time and metric data of the first battery over the duration of time. The method trains a machine learning model based on historical data associated with one or more other batteries and utilizes the trained machine learning model to determine a remaining useful life of the first battery based on the temperature information, the state of charge information, and the metric data. In an embodiment, the method also receives environment information of the first battery, trains a machine learning model, and utilizes the trained machine learning model to determine at least one mitigation to extend the remaining useful life of the first battery based on the temperature information, the state of charge information, the metric data, and the environment information.

Abstract: An operation terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is an operation terminal for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and includes a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire first information indicating a state of a magnet provided in the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus; determine the state of the magnet in the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus on the basis of the first information; output second information for prompting a user of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus to perform a safety check operation in a case where the determined state of the magnet is a cooling-completed state; and instruct the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus to start excitation of the magnet in a case where the safety check operation by the user has been received.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically selecting an optimal inversion time for Flow-Independent Dark-blood Delayed Enhancement (FIDDLE). Deep learning is used to train a neural network to perform myocardium segmentation on REF images associated with FIDDLE images. A separate neural network is trained to find the intersection of the recovery curves of normal myocardium and blood pool. The intersection is used to determine the optimal inversion time.

Abstract: Optical antenna includes waveguide; first dielectric structures are arranged outside two sides of waveguide respectively and are symmetrically and periodically arranged in light propagation direction; second dielectric structures are arranged on two sides of upper portion of waveguide respectively and are symmetrically and periodically arranged in light propagation direction; waveguide, first dielectric structures and second dielectric structures are isolated by third dielectric, periodic size of first dielectric structures is consistent with periodic size of second dielectric structures, and first dielectric structures and second dielectric structures have certain relative displacement deviation in light propagation direction; evanescent field around waveguide is disturbed through first dielectric structure and second dielectric structure, so that two correspondingly generated radiation light fields cancel interference below waveguide, and radiation energy is radiated to upper free space side.

Abstract: A method for producing a camera device. The method includes: providing a printed circuit board with an image sensor; mounting an electrical contact element having an electrical contact surface on the printed circuit board; aligning a lens accommodated in a housing of the camera device and includes an electrically conductive contact region; fixing the lens in the housing; bringing into contact the electrically conductive contact region of the lens with the electrical contact surface. The electrical contact element includes a movable spring arm, on which the electrical contact point is disposed, and a movable latching arm. The latching arm locks the spring arm in a first position until the step of bringing into contact. In the step of bringing into contact, the locking of the spring arm is released by a temporary mechanical pulse applied to the latching arm by means of a release tool.

Abstract: A package charging station is disclosed. The packaging charging station may include an outer portion, an inner portion, a receiving portion, and a connecting portion. The inner portion may include a molding corresponding to an artificial reality device. The receiving portion may be included in the molding at a position corresponding to a charging port of the artificial reality device. The connecting portion may be included in the outer portion and may be configured to connect to external power for charging the artificial reality device when the artificial reality device is placed in the inner portion.

Abstract: A method for unrolling and rolling a rollable screen. The method includes: starting a rollable screen motor in a case where a target gesture for a display screen meets a preset gesture; and determining a motion parameter of the rollable screen motor according to the target gesture, wherein the motion parameter is configured for indicate that the rollable screen is unrolled to a first preset state, or is closed to a second preset state.

Abstract: A cooking appliance and method for operation are provided. The cooking appliance is configured to obtain an image at a cooking region; determine, via a first detection model, a bounding of one or more types of objects within the image; set, at a second detection model, a region of interest at the image including the objects; determine, via the second detection model, a quantity of segmented pixels for each type of object within the image; determine a weight of each type of object based on the quantity of segmented pixels corresponding to each type of object within the image; correspond the weight of each type of object in the image to a cooking program; and operate the cooking appliance based on the cooking program.