Abstract: A tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) includes a shaft (122), a tissue-coupling element (128), and a flexible elongate tension member (202). The tissue-coupling element (128) includes a wire (150), which is shaped as an open loop (154) having more than one turn when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained. The tension member (202) includes a distal portion (204) that is fixed to a site (206) on the open loop (154), a proximal portion (208), which has a longitudinal segment (209) that runs alongside at least a portion (210) of the shaft (122), and a crossing portion (212), which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal portions (204, 208) along the tension member (202), and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop (154) when the tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) is unconstrained.

Abstract: A flash welding machine welds together a first metal product's tail with a second metal product's head. The machine includes a carriage, a first structure with a first grip, a second structure slidingly supported by the carriage with a second grip. The power group includes an inverter, a transformer, a rectifier, a control unit operating the inverter at frequencies greater than 700 Hz, and conductors connected to the first and second grips. The transformer delivers predetermined nominal power at a predetermined nominal supply frequency. The predetermined nominal power is less than the predetermined operating power and the nominal supply frequency is less than 700 Hz. At frequencies greater than 700 HZ, actual power equal to/greater than predetermined operating power, or the predetermined nominal power of the transformer is at least equal to predetermined operating power and nominal supply frequency is greater than 700 Hz, with actual power greater than predetermined operating power.

Abstract: A system for processing food products comprises a cutting apparatus for cutting off slices from the food products and for forming portions from the slices, a packaging machine, and a transport apparatus that transports the portions from the cutting apparatus to the packaging machine. Furthermore, the system comprises a provision device for providing portion supports for the transported portions, and a folding device that is configured to fold a portion support along a bending line. The system further comprises an insertion device by means of which the portion supports with the portions can be brought onto a packaging space such that the bending lines of the portion supports are aligned in parallel with a transport direction of the packaging machine.

Abstract: A sealing system is provided that includes a liquid container configured to hold a liquid. The liquid container defines an opening having an inner circumferential sealing surface surrounding the opening, a manifold through which liquid is supplied to and/or removed from the liquid container. The manifold includes a sealing protrusion having an outer circumferential sealing surface, which is curved along a longitudinal axis. In a connected state, the manifold is located on the opening to supply liquid to, or to remove liquid from, the liquid container. The sealing protrusion extends into the opening, and the outer circumferential sealing surface contacts the inner circumferential sealing surface to form a seal between the manifold and the liquid container. In an unconnected state, a circumferential length of the outer circumferential sealing surface is larger than a circumferential length of the inner circumferential sealing surface.

Abstract: An electric motor-driven pump is configured to convey fluid. The pump includes a pump housing which has a suction region and an outlet region and delimits or forms a pump chamber. A hollow rotor axle, through which a rotor channel passes, and a pump impeller, which is mounted on the same in a rotationally adjustable manner, are arranged in the pump chamber for conveying fluid. The electric motor-driven pump has a cooling circuit that is open to the pump chamber and is designed to cool an electric drive motor arranged in a motor region of the pump housing to drive the pump impeller in rotation.

Abstract: An authorization system is disclosed for data verification and approval in communication platforms. The system includes a workflow engine comprising one or more processors and at least one memory element for storing instructions. The workflow engine retains client identifiers associated with communication content. A client device, in communication with the workflow engine. The communication platform receives communication content generated by a computer system and encrypted by the workflow engine. The encrypted communication content is visually encoded as an authentication image and displayed within the communication platform. An electronic device, also in communication with the workflow engine, includes an authentication identifier reader. The reader decrypts the client identifier from the authentication image, and the decrypted client identifier is validated by the workflow engine to authenticate the intended user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support API access management in wireless systems. For instance, an API invoker (e.g., a user or UE) can be authenticated and authorized to access or register with a common API framework (CAPIF) function to enable real-time user consent driven API invocation authorization and secured user service data exposure by a network. Further, a comprehensive set of procedures are provided that ensure that networks are protected from unpermitted and/or potentially malicious access to APIs exposed by the network.

Abstract: Methods and devices including a die with a plurality of metal reflectors and/or a distributed bragg reflector (DBR) may improve optical efficiency and/or reflectivity of the system. The metal reflectors may be highly reflective and cover most of the die area including at least most of the n-contact areas. The DBR may also cover most of the die areas. Reflectivity may be improved as a result of one or both of these elements. Additionally, a transparent conductive oxide layer may cover the n-contact areas to improve current spreading.

Abstract: There is provided a UE-side beam selection procedure. According to the UE-side beam selection procedure, a user equipment, based on an estimated reliability value of received downlink reference signals and the movement of the user equipment, determines how to filter the received downlink reference signals measurements when determining which candidate beam to use for communication with a network node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe, especially to a sports shoe, having a shoe upper. The shoe upper at least partially includes a knitted fabric. The shoe upper has a plurality of loops for threading a lace to allow the tying of the shoe at the foot of a wearer by means of the lace. To provide an easy and efficient method for adjusting the lacing or tying of the shoe at the foot of the wearer individually, at least a part of the loops includes a knitted fabric. The loops have the shape of a tubular body which forms a passage for the lace.

Abstract: A connector closure cap of a medical fluid-conducting kit, in particular for supplying a nutritional solution, includes a base plate, which surrounds a substantially central through-opening and on a flat side of which a sealing sleeve, which projects substantially perpendicularly to the flat side, is arranged or formed, the internal cross section of which sleeve at least partly overlaps the through-opening in the base plate and is preferably coaxial with the through-opening. The through-opening is closed by a gas-permeable but liquid-impermeable, preferably planar, membrane element. The connector closure cap can be part of a medical fluid-conducting kit.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus for analyzing the movement of a person includes one or more motion detectors for acquiring data related to the movement of specific anatomical districts and a centralized or distributed control system which is configured to execute Artificial Intelligence algorithms for processing movement data. A method for a movement analysis of a person by means of the wearable apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A neuromorphic network may solve combinatorial optimization problems. The neuromorphic network may include variable neurons, a solution monitoring neuron, and one or more readout neurons. The variable neurons may each represent one binary variable in a combinatorial optimization problem. An internal state of a variable neuron may change as the variable flips. The internal state may be stored in a memory of the variable neuron. The variable neuron may spike when its internal state changes. One or more other variable neurons receiving the spike may determine whether to change their internal states based on the spike. The variable neurons may send their internal states to the solution monitoring neuron to compute a cost of the QUBO problem and determine whether a solution is found. A readout neuron may receive variable assignments resulting in the solution from at least some variable neurons and integrate the variable assignments into one message.

Abstract: An energy storage system includes a crane and a plurality of blocks, where the crane is operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation (via stacking of the blocks) to store electrical energy as potential energy of the blocks, and then operable to move blocks from a higher elevation to a lower elevation (via unstacking of the blocks) to generate electricity based on the kinetic energy of the block when lowered (e.g., by gravity). The energy storage system can, for example, store electricity generated from solar power as potential energy in the stacked blocks during daytime hours when solar power is available, and can convert the potential energy in the stacked blocks into electricity during nighttime hours when solar energy is not available, and deliver the converted electricity to the power grid.

Abstract: Described are shoes for ball sports including an upper having an outer surface. An actuator is configured to change at least one surface property of a portion of the outer surface of the upper, and a sensor is configured to be sensitive to movements of the shoe. A processing unit is connected to the actuator and the sensor and configured to process sensor data retrieved from the sensor and to cause the actuator to change the at least one surface property of the portion of the outer surface of the upper if a predetermined event is detected in the sensor data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the low-emission production of carbon monoxide (CO) for the production of phosgene, from which, for example, polycarbonates or organic isocyanates, and polyurethanes therefrom, can be produced using a process for the partial oxidation with gasification of polymeric recyclable materials. The invention further relates to a device that can be used for this purpose and to the use of said gasification process and/or polymeric recyclable materials to provide carbon monoxide for the production of phosgene.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or instrumentalities disclosed herein may collect user choices and/or resulting outcomes from surgeries to provide weighted suggestions for future decisions. A system may be configured to receive an user input indicating a selection of a procedure and/or a tactical domain target. The system may be configured to determine a tactical domain data for the procedure. The tactical domain data may include one or more relationships associated with a primary surgical element, a secondary surgical element, the parameter of the patient, and/or the tactical domain target. The system may be configured to generate a recommendation based on the tactical domain data. The recommendation may include an indication of an optimized control loop for the primary surgical element. The system may be configured to send the recommendation to the primary surgical element to adjust an output characteristic associated with the primary surgical element to achieve the tactical domain target.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna; and a matching circuit comprising at least one electronic circuit element including a dispersive material for tuning the antenna to modify a bandwidth of the antenna. The dispersive material is configured to nullify at least a portion of the stored energy of at least one electronic circuit element from a vantage point of an antenna port of the antenna.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing at least one gas from a fluid stream, in which an absorbent is contacted with the fluid stream, in which the absorbent comprises at least one amino-containing compound that is an aminoalkylated isophoronediamine.

Abstract: Memory devices and methods for operating the same are described. The memory devices may include non-volatile memory having a plurality of memory cells, and a controller. The controller may be configured to begin a first programming operation configured to program a first one of the plurality of memory cells with more than one bit of information, terminate the first programming operation in response to detecting a power loss event, and program, with a second programming operation, second and third ones of the plurality of memory cells with the more than one bit of information.