Abstract: An item of exercise equipment with a movable support that is movable in a fore-aft direction and simultaneously movable laterally, e.g. about a tilt axis. The exercise equipment may be a cycle mounted to a base. A roller and track arrangement may be provided between the cycle and base, to provide movement of the cycle in the axial direction and in a tilt direction relative to the base. The roller and track arrangement may be one or more curved roller and track engagement surfaces that extend in the axial direction and provide a gravity bias of the platform toward an axial neutral position. The cycle and base include a tilt biasing arrangement for biasing the cycle toward a tilt neutral position relative to the base.

Abstract: A node of the computing environment obtains an exclusive fetch request of a cache line shared by, at least, the node and a manager node of the computing environment. The exclusive fetch request includes a state indication regarding processing of the exclusive fetch request by the manager node. The node processes the exclusive fetch request, based on the state indication included with the exclusive fetch request regarding processing of the exclusive fetch request by the manager node.

Abstract: A system for analyzing noise in one or more electrophysiology studies is provided. The system includes at least one processor and at least one memory device. The memory device stores an application that adapts the at least one processor to: identify, based at least in part on a machine learning model, one or more noise fingerprints within data derived at least in part from one or more study signals acquired from one or more patients during the one or more electrophysiology studies.

Abstract: A method of processing a metal-ceramic substrate (1), including providing a metal-ceramic substrate (1), wherein the metal-ceramic substrate (1) comprises at least one metal layer (21) and one ceramic element (11), which extend along a main extension plane (HSE) and are arranged one above the other along a stacking direction (S) extending perpendicularly to the main extension plane (HSE), and forming a recess (15), in particular a through recess (15), in the metal-ceramic substrate (1) by processing by means of laser light (10), in particular of an ultrashort pulse (UKP) laser.

Abstract: A system and method for initiating a royalty percentage calculation with a minting process of a non-fungible token (NFT) associated with media content comprising, for example, identifying, via a digital vault, media content stored and accessible through the digital vault in a request from an NFT creator to utilize the media content in the NFT; initiate the minting process with the media content that converts digital data associated with the media content into digital assets recorded on a blockchain; storing the digital data in a distributed ledger or decentralized database that cannot be edited, modified, or deleted; upon completion of the minting process, initiating one or more processes associated with the media content or the NFT in accordance with royalty percentages of the media content; and transmitting an alert to the NFT creator and rights holder associated with the one or more payment transactions to the accounts.

Abstract: A method for machining a metal-ceramic substrate (1), in particular for producing a predetermined breaking point, comprising: providing a metal-ceramic substrate (1) and forming a predetermined breaking point (7) in the metal-ceramic substrate (1) wherein the predetermined breaking point (7) has along a direction (V) thereof at least a first portion (A1) having a first depth (T1) and at least a second portion (A2) having a second depth (T2), wherein a second depth (T2) is realized, which is different from the first depth (T1).

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a variety of polymers derived from polycyclic olefin monomers, such as hydrocarbon functionalized norbornenes. The polymers so formed function as ionomers and are suitable as anion exchange membrane for fabricating a variety of electrochemical devices, among others. More specifically, the ionomeric polymers used herein are derived from a variety of quaternized amino functionalized norbornene monomers and are lightly crosslinked (less than ten mol %). The membranes made therefrom exhibit very high ionic conductivity of up to 198 mS/cm at 80° C. This invention also relates to using an anion conducting solid polymer electrolyte as the ion conducting medium between the two electrodes and the ion conducting medium within the electrodes acting as the ionic conduit between electroactive material and electrolyte. The electrochemical devices made in accordance of this invention are useful as fuel cells, gas separators, and the like.

Abstract: A safety system for a power miter saw comprises a support member, at least one multidirectional manipulator including a workpiece holder member moveably mounted to the support member for securing a workpiece in place, and a control box. The workpiece holder member includes a presence indicator operatively connected to the control box and configured to detect the physical presence of a saw operator's hand on the at least one multidirectional manipulator when the saw operator's hand engages the presence indicator. The control box is operatively connectable to a trigger switch of the power miter saw so that an electric motor of the power miter saw is activated only when both the presence indicator of the safety system and the trigger switch of the power miter saw are engaged by both hands of an operator of the power miter saw.

Abstract: A colored glass article includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 80 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 7 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 5 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol % Na2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % K2O; and greater than or equal to 1×10?6 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % Au. R2O—Al2O3 is greater than or equal to ?5 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol %, R2O being the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O.

Abstract: An electrochemical device (100) includes an ion exchange membrane (120), a first electrode (110) adjacent to a first side thereof and a second electrode (130) adjacent to a second side thereof. At least one of the first electrode (110) and the second electrode (130) includes a current collector layer (112, 132) and a catalyzing layer (114, 134) applied thereto. The catalyzing layer (114, 134) includes an ion-conducting polymer (116), a plurality of electroactive catalyst particles (115, 118) and an adhesive (118) that binds the polymer (116), the catalyst particles (115, 118) and the current collector layer together (112, 132). In a method of making an electrode, an ion-conducting polymer, a plurality of electroactive catalyst particles and an adhesive are mixed in a solvent, which is applied to a current collector layer. The solvent is evaporated so that the adhesive binds the polymer and the catalyst particles to the current collector.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing protein design. In one aspect, a method comprises: processing an input characterizing a target protein structure of a target protein using an embedding neural network having a plurality of embedding neural network parameters to generate an embedding of the target protein structure of the target protein; determining a predicted amino acid sequence of the target protein based on the embedding of the target protein structure, comprising: conditioning a generative neural network having a plurality of generative neural network parameters on the embedding of the target protein structure; and generating, by the generative neural network conditioned on the embedding of the target protein structure, a representation of the predicted amino acid sequence of the target protein.

Abstract: Various countermeasure dispensing systems (or CMDSs) and method of use are described herein. CMDS may include a dispenser assembly operably engaged with a platform where at least one electrical connection provides electrical communication between the dispenser assembly and a sequencer. CMDS may also include a magazine assembly operably engaged with the dispenser assembly, wherein the magazine assembly comprises a magazine configured to hold at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include a breechplate assembly operably engaged with the magazine assembly and adapted to dispense the at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include at least one magazine identification switch (MIS) operably engaged with the magazine assembly and the breechplate assembly. CMDS may also include that the at least one MIS is configured to enable the sequencer and the breechplate assembly to selectively dispense at least one countermeasure expendable from the at least two countermeasure expendables.

Abstract: In a method of forming an anion conducting polymer membrane, a prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution is generated. At least one non-cross-linking tertiary amine is added to the prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution. The membrane is cast from the at least one non-cross-linking tertiary amine and the prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution after the adding step. In another method of forming an anion conducting polymer membrane, a prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution is generated. At least one non-cross-linking tertiary amine is added to the prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution. The membrane is cast from the at least one non-cross-linking tertiary amine and the prepolymer membrane solvent-casting solution after the adding step.

Abstract: A stranding machine is provided for producing a cord from a plurality of wires, preferably metal wires. The stranding machine has a stranding device for stranding the wires, including at least one rotatably mounted deflecting roller for deflecting the cord and at least one guide device for guiding the cord. The guide device is arranged in such a way that the cord can be guided on a straight line from the guide device to the deflecting roller in such a way that the cord is pressed against a first flank of the deflecting roller. As the cord is deflected by the deflecting roller, the cord moves from the first flank into the roller base of the deflecting roller.

Abstract: A method for demodulation including the following steps: exciting a vibrationally mounted, at least sectionally bar-shaped oscillating element for oscillating in the range of a resonance frequency of the oscillating element, wherein a temporally varying, in particular periodic, excitation signal is used for excitation, and wherein at least the temporal variation of the excitation signal is known or determined; detecting a modulated oscillation of the oscillating element by means of at least one sensor, wherein the sensor supplies a sensor measurement variable that varies versus time as a function of an amplitude and a phase of the modulated oscillation of the oscillating element. According to the present teaching, it is provided that the method includes the following step: generate a first comparison signal by amplitude modulating a known temporally varying, in particular periodic, demodulation signal by means of the temporally varying sensor measurement variable.

Abstract: A chip assembly having a carrier having a cavity and at least one carrier contact, a chip arranged in the cavity and having at least one chip contact, and a wirebond wire, which electrically conductively connects the at least one chip contact to the at least one carrier contact, wherein the wirebond wire is flat-pressed in at least one subregion.

Abstract: A continuous annealer for wire is disclosed, and specifically for annealing and recrystallizing a wire in a continuous process. The continuous annealer for wire comprises: two contact discs for contacting a first wire portion extending therebetween; an annealing zone situated between the two contact discs; and annealing means for annealing the first wire portion in the annealing zone, as a result of which a first partial recrystallisation process in the first wire portion takes place in the annealing zone. A recrystallisation zone is situated downstream of the second contact disc, wherein, downstream of the annealing zone, the first wire portion passes through the recrystallisation zone as the second wire portion, and a second partial recrystallisation process takes place in the second wire portion. The wire has the opportunity to recrystallize further after leaving the annealing zone without further heating.

Abstract: A bracket for locating a vertical reinforcement bar within a block wall having a central area to enable a reinforcement bar placed vertically through a void of a block wall to pass through the bracket; and a locator for locating the central area in a predetermined position within the void of a block wall; wherein one or more guides extend into the central area to guide one or more reinforcement bars through a central aperture, the central aperture defined by the one or more guides.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to coatings and compositions comprising conductive polymers. The present disclosure also relates to thermally stable coatings and compositions comprising solution processable polyaniline conducting polymers and thermal stability agents, and to processes for preparing the coatings and compositions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for unmasking a masked representation of a protein using a protein reconstruction neural network. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving the masked representation of the protein; and processing the masked representation of the protein using the protein reconstruction neural network to generate a respective predicted embedding corresponding to one or more masked embeddings that are included in the masked representation of the protein, wherein a predicted embedding corresponding to a masked embedding in a representation of the amino acid sequence of the protein defines a prediction for an identity of an amino acid at a corresponding position in the amino acid sequence, wherein a predicted embedding corresponding to a masked embedding in a representation of the structure of the protein defines a prediction for a corresponding structural feature of the protein.