Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catalyst for the production of percarboxylic acids which includes a co-catalyst 1 being either a transition metal oxide or carbonaceous compound and a second co-catalyst 2, distinct from co-catalyst 1 and being comprised of at least one transition metal, transition metal oxide, transition metal carbide or transition metal nitride. The combination of these co-catalysts provides the necessary kinds of catalytic active sites for both the chemisorption and activation of formic acid as well as active sites for the generation of surface active oxygen species. The combination of these co-catalyst materials results in the synergistic benefits of enhancement in catalytic activity for the production of the peracid as well as improved catalyst stability.

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device having an integrated battery compartment is provided. The integrated battery compartment has battery contacts and battery retainers that maintain batteries in place despite motion or impact forces.

Abstract: A method for producing a purified stream of vinyl chloride monomer, the method comprising (i) providing a gaseous stream that includes vinyl chloride monomer, carbon dioxide, and water; (ii) dehydrating the gaseous stream to remove substantially all of the water from the stream to thereby produce a substantially dehydrated stream; (iii) liquifying at least the vinyl chloride monomer within the substantially dehydrated stream; and (iv) separating the carbon dioxide as a gaseous stream from the liquid vinyl chloride monomer to thereby produce a purified vinyl chloride monomer stream.

Abstract: A method and system for providing gaze-based generation of virtual effects indicators correlated with directional sounds is disclosed. Gaze data is tracked via a camera associated with a client device to identify a point of focus within a three-dimensional virtual environment towards which one or both eyes of the player are focused. When the point of focus indicated by the gaze data when the point of focus does not move towards the source location within the three-dimensional virtual environment when the directional sound is received indicates that a virtual effect indicator associated with the directional sound type of the indicated directional sound is should be generated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing audio for a user include identifying an interactive zone of the user as the user is interacting with a video game in a real-world environment. The real-world environment is monitored to detect any changes that can affect the interactive zone. Responsive to detecting changes, a volume of the audio directed to one side or both side of a headphone providing the audio to one or both ears of the user is dynamically adjusted. The adjustment to the audio is to prevent the user from getting distracted while interacting with the video game.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for generating 360-degree panoramas from input narrow field of view images. A method of generating 360-degree panoramas may include obtaining an input image and guide, generating a panoramic projection of the input image, and generating, by a panorama generator, a 360-degree panorama based on the panoramic projection and the guide, wherein the panorama generator is a guided co-modulation generator network trained to generate a 360-degree panorama from the input image based on the guide.

Abstract: A method for forming an array of nanostructures is presented.

Abstract: One example provides a method for generating and using electric power in a hybrid power system for an aircraft. The hybrid power system has an engine and a high-voltage DC (HVDC) bus interconnecting a generator-motor system, an AC distribution system, and a DC distribution system. The method comprises operating the engine through a plurality of different operation phases. The method further comprises selectively providing, based on thrust demands of the engine, electric power from the HVDC bus to the generator-motor system to assist the engine in providing thrust. The method further comprises selectively extracting, using the engine driving the generator-motor system with a high-pressure spool (HPS) shaft and/or a low-pressure spool (LPS) shaft of the engine, electric power from the engine. The method further comprises selectively delivering the electric power extracted from the engine to the AC distribution system and/or the DC distribution system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for more efficiently decoding convolutional LDPC encoded communication signals are described. A decoder circuit iteratively determines the values of received data bits and confidence values corresponding to the determined data bit values. Using the confidence values and one or both of check fail counters and log likelihood ratio (LLR) sign changes, the decoder circuit can determine that a desired level of confidence has been satisfied and can subsequently terminate decoding operations to save power.

Abstract: Various approaches for providing network maintenance and health monitoring are discussed. In some cases, some approaches include systems, methods, and/or devices that provide for detecting problematic network behavior and deploying countermeasures in relation to the detected behavior without an agent operating on the device where the countermeasures are implemented.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cooperative or coached gameplay in virtual environments are disclosed. Memory may store a content control profile regarding a set of control input associated with an action in a virtual environment of a digital content title. A request may be received from a set of one or more users associated with different source devices regarding cooperative gameplay of the digital content title. At least one virtual avatar may be generated for an interactive session of the digital content title in response to the request. A plurality of control inputs may be received from the plurality of different source devices and combined into a combination set of control inputs. Generating the combination set of control input may be based on the content control profile. Virtual actions associated with the virtual avatar may be controlled within the virtual environment in accordance with the combination set of control inputs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for audio processing are described. An audio processing system receives audio content that includes a voice sample. The audio processing system analyzes the voice sample to identify a sound type in the voice sample. The sound type corresponds to pronunciation of at least one specified character in the voice sample. The audio processing system generates a filtered voice sample at least in part by filtering the voice sample to modify the sound type. The audio processing system outputs the filtered voice sample.

Abstract: A marine bunker fuel composition is disclosed. The composition is compliant with fuel standard ISO 8217-2017 Table 2 and contains at least 70 vol % of a marine fuel oil blendstock and from 1 vol % to 30 vol % of a fatty acid alkyl ester.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for managing digital twins of a plurality of physical assets. The system comprises a digital platform, database and a plurality of processors. The processors import real world data from the physical assets to the database, process the real world data to generate calibration data, map a plurality of digital twins to the digital platform, each digital twin for simulating a corresponding physical asset, predict simulation data by the digital twins, compare the simulation data with the calibration data to assess performance of the digital twins, determine a set of low-performance digital twins based on the performance of the digital twins, and apply an optimization model to update the digital twins.

Abstract: Single-serving beverage pods can include a first chamber operable to contain a dry beverage material and a second chamber operable to contain a second beverage material. A seal layer is disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber to prevent fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. The seal layer can be operable to be breached by a brewing pin such that the brewing pin is received in the second chamber. The second beverage material can then be removed from the beverage pod via the brewing pin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a beverage capsule for use in a brewed beverage machine including a piercing element, the capsule comprising: a container defining an interior volume including a base configured for being perforated upon contact with a piercing element; a filter assembly disposed in the interior volume and dividing the interior volume into a first chamber for receiving beverage ingredients and a brewing medium and a second chamber, the assembly comprising: a filter element; and a registration element disposed above the filter element and configured for disposing the filter assembly into the container, wherein the filter element separates the registration element from the second chamber and is arranged to be contacted and pierced by the piercing element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using a thin-bed hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) in geothermal energy generation applications. An example embodiment operates by pumping, via an extraction well, heated water from an extraction depth of an HSA. The HSA is identified based on a permeability satisfying a threshold permeability range and could even have a thickness equal to or less than about 100 meters. The example embodiment further operates by extracting, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water. Subsequently, the example embodiment operates by injecting, via an injection well, the cooled water at an injection depth of the HSA. A first portion of the extraction well and a second portion of the injection well are disposed within the HSA.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a Coulomb blockade thermometer, comprising a Coulomb blockade thermometer sensor element, a radio-frequency generator configured to feed a radio-frequency signal to a first port of the Coulomb blockade thermometer, and a radio-frequency sensor configured to measure a response of the Coulomb blockade thermometer to the radio-frequency signal from a second port of the Coulomb blockade thermometer to perform a conductance measurement of the Coulomb blockade thermometer, and a bias voltage generator configured to sweep through a bias voltage range during the conductance measurement, performed using the radio-frequency generator, of the Coulomb blockade thermometer.

Abstract: An image processing device according to one embodiment estimates first optical flow information of a pixel unit on the basis of consecutive frames, and estimates a polynomial model corresponding to the optical flow information. The image processing device estimates second optical flow information of holes included in the frames on the basis of the polynomial model, and inpaints an input image on the basis of the first optical flow information and/or the second optical flow information.