Abstract: In a handrail including a carcass, a stretch inhibitor within the carcass, and a sliding layer bonded to the carcass, at least a portion of the carcass has a gas phase dispersed in a solid polymer matrix. The gas phase can reduce a density of the carcass by at least 5% or 10%, or about 15%, as compared to a density of the polymer matrix. The carcass can have a generally uniform distribution of gas bubbles in the polymer matrix, which can define a generally closed cell structure in the polymer matrix. The gas phase can be formed of particles of a syntactic foam dispersed in the polymer matrix. The handrail can further include a cover. The carcass and the cover can be formed of thermoplastic materials, and the cover can represent between 10 and 30% of the overall TPU required for the handrail.

Abstract: There is disclosed an electrical device including a battery, and a battery management system. The battery management system includes a controller in electrical communication with a pressure sensor to monitor the state of health of the battery. The controller applies a method for determining the state of health that uses a non-electrical (mechanical) signal of force measurements combined with incremental capacity analysis to estimate the capacity fading and other health indicators of the battery with better precision than existing methods. The pressure sensor may provide the force measurement signal to the controller, which may determine which incremental capacity curve based on force to use for the particular battery. The controller then executes a program utilizing the data from the pressure sensor and the stored incremental capacity curves based on force to estimate the capacity fading and signal a user with the state of health percentage.

Abstract: This invention relates to a methodology for detection and isolating in real time blocked pressure ports (outer & inner ports) and/or faulty pressure measurements in Flush Air Data Systems (FADS). Pressure ports lie along the periphery of the outer and inner circle while the inner most pressure port is located at the centre of the nose cap. The max. pressure difference that can occur between two adjacent ports for different flight conditions of Mach number, angle of attack and side slip angle is established initially through extensive simulations. During flight, each pressure port reading is compared against predefined thresholds with its nearest two neighbours in the corresponding circle. The faulty port pair is further isolated by detecting significant changes than normally expected over a time period of one minor cycle computation time of the processor. Two sets of thresholds are used, for Mach>1 and Mach<1.

Abstract: A glass based fibrous filler having bioactive particles such as hydroxyapatite deposited on a surface of glass fibers. Methods of preparing the fibrous filler are specified. A resin composite containing a polymerizable system reinforced with the fibrous filler, as well as a biomedical restoration based on the cured resin composite are also provided.

Abstract: A remote agent for managing resources includes a persistent storage that stores disaster recovery policies keyed to tags applied to the resources and a resource tagger that identifies a change in a resource; in response to identifying the change: performs an application priority analysis of the resource to identify a first tag based on the change in the resource; performs an interaction frequency analysis of the applications of the resource to identify a second tag; tags the resource with a tag; and performs a disaster recovery for the resource using a disaster recovery policy of the disaster recovery policies that is keyed to the tag.

Abstract: A remote agent for managing virtual machines includes a persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backup/restoration policies. The backup manager generates backups of the virtual machines based on the backup/restoration policies. The remote agent also includes a resource tagger that obtains a management request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to obtaining the management request: performs a remote resource analysis of the virtual machine to obtain an application profile of the virtual machine; performs a multidimensional application analysis of the application profile to identify at least one tag; and applies the at least one tag to the virtual machine.

Abstract: A method for forming a polyethylene and alumina nanocomposite coating on a substrate is described. The method may use microparticles of UHMWPE with nanoparticles of alumina to form a powder mixture, which is then applied to a heated steel substrate to form the nanocomposite coating. The nanocomposite coating may have a Vickers hardness of 10.5-12.5 HV.

Abstract: A method for forming a nanocomposite coating on a substrate is described. The nanocomposite substrate comprises polyethylene, functionalized carbon nanotubes, and nanoclay. The method may use microparticles of UHMWPE with functionalized carbon nanotubes and clay nanoplatelets to form a powder mixture, which is then applied to a heated substrate to form the nanocomposite coating. The nanocomposite coating may have a Vickers hardness of 10.5-12.5 HV and a debonding strength of at least 25 N.

Abstract: A biocompatible polymer hybrid nanocomposite coating on a surface of a substrate, such as titanium and its alloys. The coating can be achieved by an electrostatic spray coating, preferably using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a matrix for the coating. For example, up to 2.95 wt. % carbon nanotubes can be used as reinforcement, as can up to 4.95 wt. % hydroxyapatite. A dispersion of CNTs and HA in the coating is substantially uniform. The tribological performance of such coatings include high hardness, improved scratch resistance, excellent wear resistance, and corrosion resistance compared to pure UHMWPE coatings.

Abstract: A remote agent for managing virtual machines includes a persistent storage that stores backup/restoration policies. The remote agent includes a resource tagger that applies first tags to the virtual machines based on computing resource consumption of the virtual machines for providing services to clients. The remote agent includes a storage manager that obtains a backup generation request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to obtaining the backup generation request: makes a determination that a tag of the first tags is associated with the virtual machine; in response to the determination: generates a composite workflow based on: a computing resource limitation indicated by the tag and a backup policy of the backup/restoration policies associated with the virtual machine; and generates a backup for the virtual machine based on the composite workflow.

Abstract: A glass based fibrous filler having bioactive particles such as hydroxyapatite deposited on a surface of glass fibers. Methods of preparing the fibrous filler are specified. A resin composite containing a polymerizable system reinforced with the fibrous filler, as well as a biomedical restoration based on the cured resin composite are also provided.

Abstract: Data protection compliance between virtual machines' storage policies and backup policies is described. A compliance tool identifies a storage policy associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and a virtual machine. The compliance tool identifies a backup policy associated with the virtual machine. If the compliance tool determines that the backup policy has a data protection capability that is missing from the storage policy, the compliance tool outputs a report which indicates that the backup policy has the data protection capability that is missing from the storage policy.

Abstract: A remote agent for managing resources includes a persistent storage that stores disaster recovery policies keyed to tags applied to the resources and a resource tagger that identifies a change in a resource; in response to identifying the change: performs an application priority analysis of the resource to identify a first tag based on the change in the resource; performs an interaction frequency analysis of the applications of the resource to identify a second tag; tags the resource with a tag; and performs a disaster recovery for the resource using a disaster recovery policy of the disaster recovery policies that is keyed to the tag.

Abstract: A remote agent for managing virtual machines includes a persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backup/restoration policies. The backup manager generates backups of the virtual machines based on the backup/restoration policies. The remote agent also includes a resource tagger that obtains a management request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to obtaining the management request: performs a remote resource analysis of the virtual machine to obtain an application profile of the virtual machine; performs a multidimensional application analysis of the application profile to identify at least one tag; and applies the at least one tag to the virtual machine.

Abstract: Providing backup of virtual machines can be performed by a backup server. The backup server can maintain log-in credentials for a central management server and a virtual machine host. If communication is lost between the backup server and the central management server, the backup server can initialize a connection directly to the host and back up a target virtual machine.

Abstract: Offloaded data protection based on virtual machine snapshots is described. A system identifies a virtual machine associated with a backup application. The system identifies a storage identifier associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and the virtual machine. The system creates a snapshot of the virtual machine and an identifier of the snapshot by prompting a storage array, which is associated with the virtual machine storage management tool, with the storage identifier. The system mounts the snapshot to a proxy server. The system creates a backup based on the snapshot by prompting the backup application with the identifier of the snapshot.

Abstract: Parallel restoration of a virtual machine's virtual machine disks is described. A system identifies restoration parameters for restoring multiple virtual machine disks associated with a virtual machine. The system identifies multiple available threads in an image proxy appliance that are sufficient for parallel restoration of each of the multiple virtual machine disks. Each of the multiple available threads restores a corresponding virtual machine disk as a corresponding dummy virtual machine, based on the restoration parameters. The system attaches the multiple dummy virtual machines to the virtual machine as the multiple virtual machine disks.

Abstract: Synchronizing catalogs of virtual machine copies is described. A system determines the number of copies of a virtual machine in a catalog associated with a virtual machine storage management tool. The system determines the number of copies of the virtual machine in a catalog associated with a backup application. The system creates a copy of the virtual machine, which is associated with the backup application, if the number of copies of the virtual machine in the catalog associated with the virtual machine storage management tool is greater than zero and if the number of copies of the virtual machine in the catalog associated with the backup application is zero.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to management of livestock, and more particularly to a secure and credible system, architecture, and method for uniquely and credibly identifying, capturing, updating and maintaining livestock herd data.

Abstract: A security system permits limited access into a building for authorized visitors. The security system includes an access interface pad installable at a building entryway and a camera device releasably secured to the access interface pad with an anchor. The anchor allows the camera device to detach from the access interface pad in response building access being authorized by the security system so that an authorized visitor can wear the camera device while in the secured building. The security system can both communicate with a remote device so that data captured by the camera can be transmitted to a user in real time and automatically analyze information from the camera with respect to certain security parameters.