Abstract: Cheese sauce products including phospholipid emulsifiers exhibit delayed, reduced or eliminated formation of a surface film upon prolonged exposure to air. The cheese sauce products include a cheese composition that is non-solid at room temperature, a liquid, and a phospholipid emulsifier composition. The cheese sauce products are “clean label” due to the absence of disodium and/or trisodium phosphates therein. Methods of preventing the formation of a surface film on a cheese sauce product involve mixing a cheese sauce composition with a liquid to form a cheese sauce, and admixing a phospholipid emulsifier composition to the cheese sauce. The phospholipid emulsifier composition constitutes about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of the cheese sauce product.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for high resolution image inpainting comprising the following steps: providing a high resolution input image, providing at least one inpainting mask, selecting at least one rectangular sub-region of the input image and at least one aligned rectangular subregion of the inpainting mask such that the rectangular subregion of the input image encompasses at least one set of pixels to be removed and synthetized, the at least one sub-region of the input image and its corresponding aligned subregion of the inpainting mask having identical minimum possible size and a position for which a calculated information gain does not decrease, processing the sub-region of the input image and its corresponding aligned subregion of the inpainting mask by a machine learning model, generating an output high resolution image comprising the inpainted sub-region.

Abstract: The transport device, which serves for the transport of pulverous or granular process material, includes an open or in itself closed transport frame made of metal for transporting process material, is held by a support device and is connected to an ultrasonic device having an ultrasonic generator, an ultrasonic transducer connected to the ultrasonic generator and a coupling rod connected to the ultrasonic transducer and having front and rear end pieces. A flat distributor body made of metal has upper, lower, rear sides and peripherally at least one connection side. The rear end piece of the coupling rod is connected to the ultrasonic transducer. The front end piece of the coupling rod is welded to the rear, upper, or lower side of the distributor body. The at least one connection side of the distributor body is integrally connected with or welded to the at least one transport frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a spot welding arrangement, the method comprising the steps of moving a welding tip portion of the spot welding arrangement between a first and a second position by applying a force to the welding tip portion; determining a distance moved between the first and second positions; determining a type of welding yoke connected to the spot welding arrangement based on the determined distance and the applied force; and controlling settings of the spot welding arrangement based on the welding yoke connected to the spot welding arrangement.

Abstract: A roof vent member with an integrated fan assembly is disclosed. The fan assembly may be installed, removed, replaced, maintained, etc. from underneath the roof without having to get on the roof or otherwise disrupt the roof envelope. The roof vent may include a subflashing, the fan assembly, sealing elements, screens, and other features. A secondary roof vent member may be included which may include solar panels. Associated methods of using the vent members, such as installing, removing, and replacing the vent member or various components thereof, are further disclosed.

Abstract: A method for monitoring generation of dust in a self-contained breathing apparatus involves performing a preliminary empirical compilation of databases related to an amount of dust that results from vibrations and/or mechanical impacts; determining a total empirical amplitude value; registering vibrations and/or mechanical impacts on a self-contained breathing apparatus under actual operating conditions; comparing a total breathing apparatus amplitude value with the total empirical amplitude value; generating a signal of inoperability when the dust content value exceeds a preset maximum allowable value. A monitoring device comprises a three-axis accelerometer and microcontroller configured to convert acceleration vectors into the total breathing apparatus amplitude value and compare this value the total empirical amplitude value. The device generates a signal of inoperability when the dust content value exceeds the preset maximum allowable value.

Abstract: A device for production of heavy metal powders by ultrasonic atomization from a heavy metal raw material is provided. The device comprises a feeding means, a heat source, an adjusting means, and a collecting means. The feeding provides the heavy metal raw material in the vicinity of the heat source, and the heat source generates an electric arc to heat the heavy metal raw material to create a molten metal pool on a sonotrode. The sonotrode provides ultrasonic mechanical vibrations to the molten metal pool to cause heavy metal droplets to be ejected from the molten metal pool. The adjusting means adjusts the feeding means, the heating means, and the sonotrode to direct the heavy metal droplets to cause the heavy metal droplets to freely cool down within a predetermined distance and transform the heavy metal droplets to the heavy metal powder.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improvements to the time synchronization within computer networks and applications that rely on time synchronization and/or time series data. In particular, the systems and methods provide improved time synchronization for computer hardware and/or software through the use of supplemental signal data received with a time stamp (or time stamped data). The supplemental signal data describes current network conditions. The systems and methods may then use this supplemental signal data for a signal control scheme that adjust a received time stamp and/or selects from a plurality of available time stamps. Moreover, the systems and methods may receive various types of supplemental signal data and may select how the various types effect the signal control scheme in a given scenario.

Abstract: A method of plasma processing a substrate in a plasma chamber is provided. The method includes the steps of supplying a power supply signal to electrodes arranged within the plasma chamber in order to form a plasma in the plasma chamber, monitoring at least one parameter related to the plasma processing, determining a feature related to the at least one monitored parameter, and adjusting the power supply signal during the plasma processing to modify, in particular reduce, the feature. The modification of the feature eliminates or mitigates formation of crazing on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chucking device for a drilling tool for a dental handpiece, as well as a handpiece for dental or surgical applications comprising:—a head (10) in which is inserted in removable fashion a drilling tool (100) able to be actuated in rotation about an axis of rotation (R) by means of a drive mechanism comprising a drive shaft (2) rotating about this axis of rotation (R)—a clamping device for the drilling tool (100), comprising a chucking clamp (4) disposed inside said drive shaft (2) for axial retention of the drilling tool (100) with respect to the axis of rotation (R), the clamp (4) co-operating with a plunger (5), and—a push-button (61) arranged to act upon the plunger (5) in order to release the drilling tool (100); The handpiece (1) contains a permanent magnet (7) arranged symmetrically around the axis of rotation (R) and exerting a force of magnetic attraction (F) on the plunger (5) in direction of the push-button (61).

Abstract: A conductive layer structure for application to a surface of a subject, in particular for use in medical products, includes a first conductive layer having at least one electrically conductive path. The conductive layer structure includes at least a further conductive layer having at least one electrically conductive path, and at least one intermediate layer extending at least partially between the first and further conductive layer. At least portions of the first and further conductive layer are arranged above one another within the layer structure. Further, the layer structure is elastically stretchable.

Abstract: Food products and systems and methods for their production involve subjecting pasteurized milk to a concentration process thereby forming liquid concentrated milk, then fermenting the liquid concentrated milk to form a fermented concentrated milk product. The fermented concentrated milk product is combined with a liquid emulsifying agent, thereby forming a food product. The food product is formed without the fermented concentrated milk product and the food product reaching a temperature of 145° F.

Abstract: Provided are computer implemented systems and methods for generating a user interface for language translation, including: providing domain specific machine translation models; generating a machine translation user interface comprising an input text element; outputting the machine translation user interface; receiving user input text at the input text element in a first language from a first user; selecting a selected domain specific machine translation model in the domain specific machine translation models by applying a machine selector model of the machine selector module, the machine selector model for selecting the selected domain specific machine translation model by classifying the input text element as in-domain for the selected domain specific translation model; translating the input text element from a first language into a second language as an output text element based on the selected domain specific machine translation model; and updating the machine translation user interface to comprise the out

Abstract: This application relates to roof vents with diverters that prevent or reduce the likelihood that water or other debris can be driven through the vent by wind. For example, a roof vent can include a lower portion and an upper portion attached to the lower portion at an upslope edge, the upper portion angling away from the upslope edge to create a space therebetween. The roof vent can also include a front opening between the lower portion and the upper portion at a downslope edge of the upper portion to allow airflow into and out of the space. The roof vent can include a diverter positioned downslope of the front opening and attached to the lower portion for preventing or reducing the likelihood that water or other debris can be driven through the vent by wind.

Abstract: A modular staging system and method includes an overhead hoist grid for lifting staging modules providing for a vast variety of combinations of the truss components for making many different kinds and shapes. This design is flexible, scalable and can be reconfigured in an accelerated manner resulting is substantial cost savings for a production.

Abstract: A liquid level sensor having improved performance is disclosed as including a metal cover plate; a conductive pin, the conductive pin penetrating the metal cover plate; a plurality of electrode plates; a plurality of support plates supporting the electrode plates, so that a fixed interval is maintained between the plurality of electrode plates; each electrode plate of the plurality of electrode plates has a wing portion, the wing portion is connected to the conductive pin, and the wing portion extends outward from each electrode plate.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a first header-tank assembly and a second header-tank assembly. The heat exchanger is configured for operation in orientation in which the first header-tank assembly is substantially higher with respect to a ground level than the second header-tank assembly. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of tubes arranged in a first stack and in a second stack. The stacks are arranged between the header-tank assemblies. The second stack is arranged downstream to the first stack with respect to a configured first fluid flow path. The heat exchanger also includes at least one fin interlaced between two adjacent tubes of each stack. The fin further includes a first section configured to deflect the first fluid substantially obliquely-upwardly.