Abstract: A drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine includes an element coupled or to be coupled with a stitch formation member and an oscillating lever connected to said element on a junction area. The oscillating lever is configured for interacting with selecting devices so as to oscillate with respect to said element. The element comprises a first portion carrying a first butt and a second portion configured for slidingly coupling with a bottom of a respective groove. Along a main direction of development of the drive chain, the junction area is placed between the stitch formation member and the first butt.

Abstract: A method for producing a grain-oriented flat steel product including: providing a cold-rolled flat steel product; primary recrystallization annealing the cold-rolled flat steel product with simultaneous decarburization; coating the annealed flat steel product with a slurry; reeling the coated flat steel product to form a coil; bell annealing the coil at a soaking temperature of at least 1100° C.; applying an insulation coating to the annealed flat steel product; stress relieving the coated flat steel product forming an insulation layer; carrying out domain refinement using a laser having a wavelength WL on at least one side of the flat steel product provided with the insulation layer, wherein 5 ? 7 ? 3 + ( 6 ? 0 × dp ? 1 + 1 ? 0 × dp ? 2 ) w ? 1 < WL < 1080 + 1 ? 8 × dp ? 1 + 3 × dp ? 2 w ? 1 where w1 is the mass ratio of water to total solids in the slurry, dp1 is the dew point measured at 400° C. and dp2 is the dew point measured at 800° C.

Abstract: In a method for producing pyrolysis oil, pyrolysis gas and pyrolysis coke, a starting material substantially comprising biomass is supplied to the upper region of a pyrolysis reactor. The latter has a substantially vertically arranged reactor chamber, which is substantially tubular. The reaction chamber then contains a bed of bulk material that comprises the starting material to be pyrolyzed and, optionally, the pyrolysis coke. This bulk material is thermally treated in the pyrolysis reactor, where the pyrolysis coke, the pyrolysis gases and the pyrolysis vapors are formed from the starting material to be pyrolyzed, and where the bulk material, the pyrolysis gases and the pyrolysis vapors are guided through the reaction chamber from top to bottom. The movement of the bulk material is caused substantially by gravity and the movement of the pyrolysis gases and pyrolysis vapors by the gas pressure building up.

Abstract: A method and for determining an updated statistical life value of a rolling bearing in a machine, the rolling bearing including a stationary ring and a rotatable ring and at least one row of rolling elements interposed between raceways of the ring, at least one of the rolling elements being a sensorized rolling element having a load sensor configured to measure a load distribution across the sensorized rolling element. The method includes determining a set of measurements, each measurement including at least load values of the load distribution measured by the load sensor of the sensorized rolling element, for each measurement, determining a life rating value from at least the load values of the measurement and from a rating life model of the bearing, and determining the updated statistical life value from at least the life rating values.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, it is a system comprising a sensor, a communication module and a processor, wherein the processor is operable to detect, via a detection module, a first identity of a first occupant of a vehicle; connect, via the communication module, to a first device of the first occupant; retrieve, a first occupant profile, wherein the first occupant profile comprises a first vehicle setting; detect, via the detection module, a second identity of a second occupant of the vehicle; connect, via the communication module, to a second device of the second occupant; retrieve, a second occupant profile, wherein the second occupant profile comprises a second vehicle setting; adjust, via a conflict resolution module, the first vehicle setting and the second vehicle setting based on the first occupant profile and the second occupant profile; and apply, the first vehicle setting and the second vehicle setting to the vehicle.

Abstract: This present invention provides a process that provides a means for security controls setup on Artificial Intelligence data in the architecture of computer system and hardware environment through the continuous process of analyze, assess, implement and monitor data systems/applications, and hardware infrastructure. The computer system activates appropriate alerts for intrusion/access based on the process of monitoring continuously and alerting. Additional interactive security control applications and the invention process can be incorporated into the software applications and systems by means of the computer system on the hardware infrastructure platform. Use The continuous process of Analyze, Assess, Implement and Monitor the Artificial Intelligence data security controls on the Enterprise Architecture Platform(s).

Abstract: The present invention relates to polydopamine co-polymer nanoparticles as defined in the application. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these polydopamine co-polymer nanoparticles, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy.

Abstract: A furniture fitting includes a base, a bearing device movable relative to the base, and an adjustment device for adjusting a position of the bearing device relative to the base. The adjustment device includes a rotatable adjustment element, and the position of the bearing device relative to the base is adjustable by rotating the adjustment element. The adjustment element includes a shell surface in which a thread is arranged, the thread engaging or being configured to engage at least partially the bearing device. The adjustment element of the adjustment device includes an abutment separate from the thread, and a preferably curved-shaped counter-abutment. The abutment of the adjustment element is configured to bear against the counter-abutment so as to limit a rotational movement of the adjustment element.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a neural network for frame interpolation. The systems and methods can be used in real time applications such as gaming platforms, and include receiving two consecutive input image frames and a motion vector, and warping the input image frames to generate an intermediate frame at a new timepoint that lies between the two input image frames. A first network generates optical flow data representing changes between the two consecutive input image frames, such as changes in illumination and/or shading. The system generates optical flow data from each input image frame to the new timepoint as well as motion vectors from each input image to the new timepoint. A second network can use the optical flow data and the motion vector data to generate the intermediate frame. The frame interpolation pipeline can generate intermediate frames in an interactive environment where future frames are unknown.

Abstract: In a method, operation of an electric power system which has a power utility automation system (1981-1984, 1991-1994) is monitored. The power utility automation system (1981-1984, 1991-1994) comprises a plurality of electronic devices, such as intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) (1981-1984, 1991-1994) and further communication and control devices communicating via a communication network. From each electronic device a corresponding data model and corresponding technical properties are retrieved and incorporated into configuration information (16). During operation of the electric power system, properties of the electric power system are monitored, the monitored properties compressing monitored data messages which are transmitted by the plurality of electronic devices (1981-1984, 1991-1994) over the communication network. The monitored data messages are evaluated based on the configuration information for the power utility automation system (1981-1984, 1991-1994) to detect a critical event.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful for the treatment of narcolepsy or cataplexy in a subject in need thereof. Related pharmaceutical compositions and methods are also provided herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to (i) a photovoltaic cell, comprising: an absorber layer comprising a perovskite material; and an ultrathin hole-transport layer; (ii) a photovoltaic cell comprising an absorber layer comprising perovskite material, a 5 hole transport layer and a protective layer located between the absorber layer and the hole transport layer, the protective layer having a valence band with an energy level that is between the energy levels of the valence bands of the absorber layer and the hole transport layer; and (iii) a photovoltaic cell comprising a barrier layer located between inner cell layers and an electrode and configured to suppress 0 diffusion of metal from the electrode into the inner layers. Also disclosed are methods of fabricating said photovoltaic cells and methods of fabricating a doped precursor for use in fabricating a photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: A mm wave radio communication mesh network comprises a wireless node apparatus comprising a plurality of wireless modems (103) and a configuration controller (307) arranged to perform a node configuration arranged to configure the wireless modems (103) as access point wireless modems or non-access point wireless modems. The configuration controller (307) controls a set of wireless modems to scan for access point beacons and determines a first wireless modem that has detected an access point beacon from a first target access point wireless modem. It then configures the first wireless modem as a non-access point wireless modem and controls it to connect to the first target access point modem. If the connection is successful, the configuration controller (307) proceeds to configure another wireless modem as an access point wireless modem.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a porous carbon material using an improved amphiphilic species. Also disclosed are a porous carbon material, devices comprising the porous carbon material and use of an amphiphilic compound for the preparation of a porous carbon material. The process for preparing a porous carbon material comprises the process steps: (a) providing a carbon source comprising a first carbon source compound; (b) providing an amphiphilic species comprising a first amphiphilic compound, the first amphiphilic compound comprising two or more adjacent ethylene oxide-based repeating units; (c) contacting the carbon source and the amphiphilic species to obtain a precursor; and (d) heating the precursor to obtain the porous carbon material.

Abstract: Described herein is a medical device including a frame having proximal and distal ends. The frame includes a proximal disc at the proximal end, a distal disc at the distal end, and a connecting segment extending between the proximal end and the distal end and connecting the proximal and distal discs. Each of the proximal and distal discs includes a respective plurality of lobes. Each lobe is defined by a peripheral strut. The medical device also includes at least one patch. The at least one patch is coupled to at least one of the proximal and distal discs of the frame.

Abstract: A method and system includes subject participants, a verifier participant and a certifier participant of a communication network exchanging information about ESG data, wherein a subject participant provides a proof derived from an ESG credential and the verifier participant receives the proof via the communication network, where the participant receives the ESG credential from the certifier participant, the proof assigns authenticity of the certifier participant providing the ESG credential, wherein the proof additionally assigns integrity of the ESG data, parts or an attribute of the ESG data, wherein the system further includes nodes of a decentralized registry that manages a public key of the certifier participant, where the decentralized registry provides a public key of the certifier participant corresponding to the proof to the verifier participant so that the verifier participant can cryptographically verify the authenticity and integrity with the public key via a computing component of the verifier pa

Abstract: A mathematical model of type 1 diabetes (T1D) patient decision-making can be used to simulate, in silico, realistic glucose/insulin dynamics, for several days, in a variety of subjects who take therapeutic actions (e.g. insulin dosing) driven by either self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). The decision-making (DM) model can simulate real-life situations and everyday patient behaviors. Accurate submodels of SMBG and CGM measurement errors are incorporated in the comprehensive DM model. The DM model accounts for common errors the patients are used to doing in their diabetes management, such as miscalculations of meal carbohydrate content, early/delayed insulin administrations and missed insulin boluses. The DM model can be used to assess in silico if/when CGM can safely substitute SMBG in T1D management, to develop and test guidelines for CGM driven insulin dosing, to optimize and individualize off-line insulin therapies and to develop and test decision support systems.

Abstract: Method, system and computer program product for providing a second digital video stream. In a collecting step, a first and a second primary digital video stream are collected from at least two different digital video sources. In a first production step, a first produced video stream is produced based on the first and second primary streams. In a second production step, the second stream is produced based on the first produced stream and also based on the first and second primary streams. In the second production step, the first and second primary streams are time-delayed so as to time-synchronise them with the first produced stream, taking into consideration a latency of the first produced stream resulting from the first production step, the second produced stream being produced based on the time-delayed first and second primary streams.

Abstract: A process can be used for the treatment of an offgas stream, which is formed in a plant for the production of aluminum by electrolytic reduction of aluminum oxide in a melt, using at least one anode composed of a carbon-containing material. The offgas stream contains carbon oxides due to the reduction of the aluminum oxide by the carbon. At least a substream of the carbon oxides contained in the offgas stream is reacted with hydrogen or mixed with a hydrogen stream and is subsequently passed to a use. After purification and conditioning of the offgas stream in a device, an enrichment, for example with carbon monoxide, can subsequently be carried out in a reactor and the synthesis gas obtained in this way can be fed to a chemical or biotechnological plant for the synthesis of chemicals of value.

Abstract: A microfluidic device for manipulating microdroplets is provided. It includes (a) a microfluidic space defined at least in part by juxtaposition of opposed containing walls and (b) disposed on or within at least one of the containing walls optoelectrowetting electrode locations arranged in a pathway characterised in that in at least one direction substantially parallel to that of the pathway a region of the microfluidic space continuously varies or may be caused to continuously vary in depth; for example by tapering or cantilevering a resilient part of one of the walls. The device and its associated method of use are suitable components for nucleic acid sequencers and biomedical analytical devices.