Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) comprising means for: enabling testing of at least one user equipment (110, 12) over a plurality of radio frames by: determining (202), for at least one candidate position in a current radio frame, if one or more signals are to be transmitted to the at least one user equipment, based, at least in part, on one or more probabilities associated with the at least one candidate position in the current radio frame; if it is determined, for at least one candidate position in the current radio frame, that one or more signals are to be transmitted to the at least one user equipment, transmitting (204) one or more signals to the at least one user equipment using the at least one candidate position in the current radio frame; if it is determined, for at least one candidate position in the current radio frame, that one or more signals are not be transmitted to the at least one user equipment, determining (206) if a maximum number of transmission failures has occurred, wherein a transmission failure is d

Abstract: A system of managing data, comprising a streaming data storage system operating on a processor that causes the processor to receive streaming data and to process the streaming data in response to an append command, a long-term storage system operating on a processor that causes the processor to receive the processed streaming data from the streaming data storage system and to generate a chunk of data, an object storage system operating on a processor that causes the processor to receive the processed streaming data from the streaming data storage system and to generate an object of data and a tables system operating on a processor that causes the processor to receive the processed streaming data from the streaming data storage system and to generate a table of data.

Abstract: Multiple layers of a seal can be formed to pressure-seal an open-hole wellbore in a subterranean formation. The seal can include at least one element and a sealing mixture between the element and a container housing for pressure sealing the open-hole wellbore between the element and the container housing and for providing multiple layers of seal in the open-hole wellbore. The seal can be retained by the sealing mixture subsequent to the sealing mixture being released.

Abstract: A method for stratifying a patient infected with a respiratory disease is disclosed. The method comprises providing (1510) a fluid sample (9) from the patient, producing (1520) a light signal from a laser (1), illuminating (1530) the fluid sample (9) with the light signal through a lens in a sensing probe (8), acquiring (1540) a spectrogram from the fluid sample (9), extracting (1550) a plurality of spectrogram features from the light signal, comparing (1560) the extracted plurality of spectrogram features with a model in a database to determine a degree of severity of the respiratory disease. A result is then output (1570) to indicate the degree of severity of the respiratory disease.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, N-oxide, stereoisomer, diastereoisomer, enantiomer, atropisomer, dimer, or polymorph for use in medicine comprising the following formula: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from each other; R1 is selected from an aryl, or heterocyclic ring; R2 is selected from a H, alkyl, aryl, alcoxyl, halogen, hydroxyl, amine, carbonyl, or heterocyclic ring; R3 is selected from a H, or

Abstract: A variable optical attenuator (VOA) may include an input collimator with an input fiber connected on one side and an output collimator with an output fiber connected on one side, where the collimators are on a same surface of a VOA enclosure. A retroreflector may receive a light beam from the input collimator and reflect the light beam to the output collimator. The VOA may include an attenuation element positioned between the input collimator and the retroreflector and/or another attenuation element positioned between the retroreflector and the output collimator to provide variable attenuation to the light beam. The attenuation elements may be moved to set an attenuation level by one or more adjustment elements such as a miniature motor. The attenuation element may include a gradient index (GRIN) element, a polarizer, a neutral density filter, or a wavelength tunable filter.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method and apparatus to quickly identify defects in a cable used in hydrocarbon recovery wireline operations. A series of high-speed cameras take pictures along a length of the wireline cable, while artificial intelligence data processing algorithms process the camera data.

Abstract: Camera position indication systems and methods are disclosed herein for conveying a camera's position to a user and/or adjusting a camera view display to match a user's perspective during a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, an example method can include receiving an output view from a camera placed within a channel of an access device to view a surgical site within a patient, receiving an input of camera position from a user, and showing on a display the output view from the camera and an indication of camera position based on the input of camera position.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices for, and method of, priming the tumor microenvironment with pressure pulses to enhance the efficacy of anticancer therapeutic agents, in a subject in need thereof. Further, increased response of solid tumors locally exposed to stress waves to systemically administered therapeutic agents, is disclosed. The pressure-pulse tumor-priming device comprises: a pulsed laser system (1), a light guide (2) to direct laser pulses to one or more light-to-pressure transducers (3), the one or more light-to-pressure transducers absorbing laser pulses from the pulsed laser system and generating pressure pulses, a tumor-positioning support structure (4) configured to couple one or more light-to-pressure transducers with a solid tumor (5), and a control system (6) to limit the exposure of the solid tumor to the pressure pulses. Anticancer therapeutic agents may be administered before, after or during the priming of solid tumors with pressure pulses.

Abstract: A masonry system having a primary masonry unit with final coating and thermal and acoustic insulation, with several derivations. The masonry system guarantees the construction of a wall providing final finishing and thermal and acoustic insulation simultaneously. The system is based on a primary masonry unit having a coating layer in its outer face and an insulation layer which, depending on the version adopted, can be situated in the inner face thereof or in the outer face, covered by the final finishing layer in the latter case. The primary units present a tongue and groove fitting system which allows an easy and quick fitting, allowing the placement of these same units by wet or dry process. The masonry system further foresees secondary units and metallic reinforcements, to prevent phenomena of cracks and fissures and to improve the anti-seismic behavior of the wall.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving, from a wireless network node, a Transmission Coordination Indication, TCI, state switch command, the TCI state switch command commanding the apparatus to perform at least an uplink TCI state switch, means for receiving, from the wireless network node, at least one downlink transmission before the uplink TCI state switch is required to be completed and means for transmitting, to the wireless network node, feedback information related to the at least one downlink transmission after completing the uplink TCI state switch.

Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.

Abstract: A system and method configured to segment computer readable clinical notes of a healthcare provider into a plurality of sections having textual content. For each section, the system is configured to parse the textual content with natural language processing using at least one pre-defined dictionary. A set of predefined rules are applied to the parsed textual content to generate at least one candidate. The at least one candidate provides at least one current procedural terminology (CPT) medical code based on the parsed textual content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of whey protein as an anti-odour agent in a fabric, a textile finishing anti-odour method using whey proteins as an anti-odour agent, anti-odour compositions and anti-odour articles.

Abstract: A method for identification of amino acid residues in a fluid sample (9) is disclosed. The method comprises producing (100) a light signal from a laser (1) and illuminating (120) the fluid sample (9) with the light signal through a lens in a sensing probe (8). A light signal is acquired (130) from the fluid sample (9) and a plurality of features is extracted (140) from the light signal. The extracted plurality of features is compared with a model in a database to determine and quantify the amino acid residues in the fluid sample (9).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the wind speed in the plane of a rotor (PR) of a wind turbine (1), by measuring (MES2) the rotational speed of the rotor, the angle of the blades and the generated power. The method according to the invention uses a wind turbine model (MOD) constructed from wind speed measurements (LID), and by use of measurement clustering (GRO) and regressions (REG).

Abstract: Apparatus and methods useful in surveying to provide information rich models. In particular, information not readily or possibly provided by conventional survey techniques can be provided. In some versions targets provide reference for baseline positioning or improving position information otherwise acquired. Scanning may be carried out in multiple locations and merged to form a single image. Machine mounted and hand mounted scanning apparatus is disclosed.

Abstract: A polarization scrambler using a retardance element (RE) is disclosed. The polarization scrambler may include an optical fiber input to transmit an optical signal, and a beam expander to receive and expand the optical signal to create an expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a retardance element (RE) to cause a polarization scrambling effect on the expanded optical signal and to create a scrambled expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a beam reducer to receive and reduce the scrambled expanded optical signal to create a scrambled optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include an optical fiber output to receive scrambled optical signal. The optical fiber output may transmit the scrambled optical signal to one or more downstream optical components.

Abstract: In the present invention, inventors provide compelling evidence showing that PCOS neuroendocrine reproductive and metabolic dysfunctions are transmitted in PAMH mice for at least three generations. Inventors employed genome-wide methylated DNA immunoprecipitation (MeDIP) analysis to characterize methylated genes in ovaries from control and PAMH mice of the third generation, the first unexposed transgenerational offspring, together with transcriptome analysis in these tissues. Inventors identified many genes with altered transcriptome expression in ovarian tissues of PCOS-animals and they show that several key molecules associated to the PCOS phenotype are epigenetically regulated through DNA hypomethylation. Inventors report that several differentially methylated signatures found in the ovaries of PCOS-like mice are also present in blood samples from women with PCOS and from daughters born to women with PCOS.