Abstract: A system and method for determining a performance metric based on a discharge event of a firearm includes a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a first event detection module. The first IMU is disposed on a first firearm and senses movement including at least one of accelerations and rotations. The first event detection module can receive a plurality of first input signals from the first IMU indicative of the movement. The first event detection module can identify an occurrence of a first shot discharge of the first firearm at a shot time based on the plurality of first input signals; determine a first orientation of the first firearm at the shot time; determine a second orientation of the first firearm at a first time before the shot time; compare the first and second orientations; and assign a first stability index based on the first and second orientations.

Abstract: A method of rotating a subject includes arranging a lifting aid underneath the subject such that a midline of the subject is off center from a centerline of the lifting aid in a direction opposite of the rotation direction. The lifting aid includes a first loop extending in the rotation direction and a second loop extending in the opposite direction. The method further includes connecting the loops to a sling bar coupled to an overhead lift and directing the overhead lift to raise, where the subject rotates towards the direction of rotation due to the off center location of the subject. The method further includes repositioning the subject when the subject has rotated to a lateral recumbent position and directing the overhead lift to lower, thereby causing the subject to continue rotating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative item made of a cermet material including by weight between 70 and 97% of a ceramic phase and between 3 and 30% of a metal binder phase, the metal binder comprising at least one element or its alloy selected from the list consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold and silver, the ceramic phase including a nitride phase and optionally an oxide and/or oxynitride phase, said nitride phase being present in relation to the total weight of the cermet material in a percentage between 70 and 97% and said oxide and/or oxynitride phase in a percentage between 0 and 15%. The present invention also relates to the method implemented to produce this item.

Abstract: A system and method for determining an orientation of a firearm includes a first position sensor, a second position sensor and a transmitter. The first position sensor can be disposed at a first location on the firearm. The second position sensor can be disposed at a second location on the firearm. The first and second locations can be distinct and define a line parallel to an axis of a barrel of the firearm. The transmitter can be configured to communicate a signal. The first and second position sensors receive the signal from the transmitter and determine one of an orientation and a heading of the firearm based on the signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technical idea of cooling the surface of a material or the internal temperature under the material by emitting heat under an element to the outside while minimizing absorption of light in the solar spectrum, and more particularly to a technology for developing a material having a high transmittance or high reflectance with respect to incident sunlight and a high absorptivity selectively in a wavelength range of 8 ?m to 13 ?m corresponding to the sky window section of the atmosphere.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reagent composition for detecting illicit drugs, the composition comprising: a diacetylene derivative compound represented by chemical formula 1; and at least one compound selected from among gabazine (SR-95531), an amine group-linked diacetylene derivative represented by chemical formula 2-1, and a gabazine-linked diacetylene derivative represented by chemical formula 2-2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an artificial agglomerated stone comprising micronized feldspar and to a method for its manufacturing.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular diseases are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the instant invention, methods for treating, inhibiting (e.g., reducing), and/or preventing an ocular disease in a subject are provided. The methods comprise the administration of at least one inhibitor of the induction or activity of tryptophan degradation and/or of the downstream pathways that respond to this process. In a particular embodiment, the methods comprise the administration of an inhibitor of IDO1.

Abstract: Described herein is the bromodomain inhibitor 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one, including crystalline forms, amorphous forms, solvates, and hydrates thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions that include this bromodomain inhibitor. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one that has been processed by micronization or spray dried dispersion. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one polymer. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises a solid polymer matrix comprising 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one and at least one polymer. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one are useful for the treatment of cancer or neoplastic disease.

Abstract: A method for determining a performance metric based on a discharge event of a firearm is provided. A plurality of first input signals over a sample window of time from a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured on the first firearm are received by a first event detection module associated with the first firearm of a first user. An occurrence of a first shot discharge of the first firearm at a first time based on the plurality of first input signals is identified by the first event detection module. An occurrence of a second shot discharge of the first firearm at a second time based on the plurality of first input signals is identified by the first event detection module. A first split time is determined for the first user based on a difference between the first and second times.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for managing a multi-cloud computing infrastructure. The apparatus includes one or more processors and executable memory for storing at least one program executed by the one or more processors. The at least one program receives a request for autonomous operation of a multi-cloud computing infrastructure from a user, generates an information object having a name of a namespace corresponding to the multi-cloud computing infrastructure and previously generated universal unique identifier (UID) information, manages multiple resources included in the multi-cloud computing infrastructure, provisions the multi-cloud computing infrastructure by generating computing instances constituting the components of the multi-cloud computing infrastructure, manages the lifecycles of the computing instances, and performs the autonomous operation of the multi-cloud computing infrastructure depending on operation conditions for the multi-cloud computing infrastructure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus reuteri DS0384 strain and the use of thereof.

Abstract: Devices for sensing and manipulating magnetic fields based on spin current interactions independent of the Spin Hall Effect (SHE) in heavy metal. Spin current is generated in ordinary metals by conversion of out-of-plane orbital current arising from the Orbital Hall Effect (OHE). The conversion from orbital current to spin current takes place in a thin layer of heavy metal (several atomic layers thick), thereby substantially reducing heavy metal requirements by replacing heavy metal with ordinary metal. Device applications include magnetoresistive sensors for detecting and measuring magnetic fields, and magnetic tunnel junction data storage units.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a discharge event of a firearm is provided. An event detection module receives acceleration and rotation input signals from an inertial measurement unit configured on the firearm. Respective acceleration and rotation input signals are assigned to sample event candidates at respective windows of time. The acceleration signals of the sampled event candidates are compared to a discharge acceleration template that represents a confirmed weapon discharge event. A subset of accepted accelerations from the sampled event candidates are identified that satisfy the discharge acceleration template. A first rotation input signal from the sample window of time associated with each accepted acceleration in the subset is compared to a first rotation template that represents a confirmed weapon discharge event. A determination is made whether the sample event candidate is a discharge event based on satisfying both the discharge acceleration template and the first rotation template.

Abstract: A liposome for use in delivering a therapeutically active agent to a subject in need thereof is disclosed herein. The liposome comprises: a) at least one bilayer-forming lipid; b) a polymeric compound having the general formula I: wherein m, n, L, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein; and c) a therapeutically active agent, incorporated in the liposome and/or on a surface of the liposome.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an extraction method of raft culture area based on multi-temporal optical remote sensing images, including: constructing a raft culture marker sample library including culture types such as fish, shellfish, and algae; optimizing the deep learning model of the UNet network by using ASPP (Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling) and the shape constraint module; using the deep learning model to extract a corresponding multi-temporal raft culture area by using the multi-temporal optical remote sensing images with medium resolution in the target area; combining prior knowledge, fusing the extraction results of the raft culture area to obtain a final extraction results of the raft culture area.

Abstract: Disclosed decoding method of the intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: determining whether an intra prediction mode of a present prediction unit is the same as a first candidate intra prediction mode or as a second candidate intra prediction mode on the basis of 1-bit information; and determining, among said first candidate intra prediction mode and said second candidate intra prediction mode, which candidate intra prediction mode is the same as the intra prediction mode of said present prediction unit on the basis of additional 1-bit information, if the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit is the same as at least either the first candidate intra prediction mode or the second candidate intra prediction mode, and decoding the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit.

Abstract: In a method, substrate elements are provided wherein each substrate element has a first side and a second side meeting at a corner point. The substrate elements are picked and then placed on a support device in alignment. A cutting operation is then performed where each of the substrates elements are cut along a cut line having a common first direction which intersects the first and second sides of each of the substrate elements in order to create a third side on each substrate element. The third side of each of the substrate elements meets the first and the second sides at corresponding corner points.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes that: a first network node identifies an application identifier corresponding to second flow information of a packet flow; and when it is determined that 3-tuple information corresponding to the packet flow is changed from first 3-tuple information to second 3-tuple information, or is newly added second 3-tuple information, sending second packet flow description (PFD) information of the packet flow to a third network node, where the second PFD information includes the second 3-tuple information and the application identifier.

Abstract: A monolithic solid state system comprises a ferroelectric crystal and a semiconductor crystal arranged laterally to define a nanolayer having a heterojunction between the two crystals. In some embodiments, the ferroelectric crystal exhibits in-plane polarization.