Abstract: A method for operating a separator for reducing cross-contaminations when processing products involves providing a separator insert on a frame or in a housing of the separator as a preassembled, exchangeable unit for insertion in stator units. The separator unit includes at least a rotor which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and has a drum and a drum wall, a separating means arranged in the drum, and at least one product feed line and two product discharge lines, the regions of the separator insert that come into contact with the product are partially or completely made of plastics material. A starting product to be separated is introduced into the separator. A first and a second product flow separated from the product mixture are discharged out of the separator through the two separate product discharge lines during a separation operation of the separator. The separation operation is stopped and residual liquid remaining in the drum is drained.

Abstract: An arthropod trapping device having a housing including a base and a shade coupled to the base. The base includes a convex outward-facing wall and an opposing rear-facing wall, electrically conductive prongs, a circuit board, and a first and second LED electrically connected to the circuit board. The shade includes an outward-facing surface and a LED-facing surface. A first end region of the shade is adjacent to the outward-facing wall of the base such that the first end region of the shade overlaps at least a portion of the outward-facing wall of the base. The LED-facing surface that overlaps the base is spaced apart from the outward-facing wall of the base such that an opening is defined between the LED-facing surface of the shade and the outward-facing wall of the base. The opening extends from a first side edge of the base to a second side edge of the base.

Abstract: A method for managing one or more hydrocarbon wells. The method comprises obtaining a well dataset for the one or more hydrocarbon wells and identifying one or more entities within the well dataset, wherein each of the one or more entities has at least one corresponding well attribute and corresponding entity dates. The method comprises generating a network graph of the one or more entities based on a similarity index between the one or more entities, wherein the similarity index utilizes the corresponding well attributes. The method comprises identifying a first cluster of the one or more entities within the network graph, wherein the one or more entities within the first cluster correspond to a first hydrocarbon well of the one or more hydrocarbon wells. The method comprises generating, on a display device, a visualization of the first hydrocarbon well including the one or more entities of the first cluster.

Abstract: A device for a brake-by-wire system of a vehicle is proposed. The device includes a distance sensor, which is configured: to sense a distance traveled by a first target that can be coupled to a brake pedal of the vehicle; to sense a distance traveled by a second target that can be coupled to the brake pedal; and a processing circuit, which is configured: to determine a difference between the distance traveled by the first target and the distance traveled by the second target; to determine based on the difference a force acting on the brake pedal; and to generate based on the force a control signal for activating a brake of the brake-by-wire system.

Abstract: A brush product packaging device for receiving a brush product includes an application head and handle, further includes at least one packaging base body to form an at least substantially closed receiving region for the brush product and includes folded hood and card elements applied onto the hood element, the hood and card elements being at least largely made of a paper material, wherein the brush product packaging device further includes at least one holding unit, which projects at least partially into the receiving region and is configured for holding the brush product at least partially in position relative to the receiving region, and is at least largely made of a paper material, wherein the holding unit is realized separately from the packaging base body, wherein the at least one holding unit includes at least two folding elements which project at least partially into the receiving region in different regions.

Abstract: A gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. The gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3, and given by V G V G ? B . VG is a gutter volume of the gutter and VGB is a gearbox volume. A gas turbine engine includes a combustion section and the gearbox assembly. A fuel delivery system includes a fuel supply line for delivering fuel to the combustion section. A lubrication system includes a lubricant supply line for delivering lubricant to the gearbox assembly. A thermal management system includes a fuel-lubricant heat exchanger for cooling the lubricant with the fuel. The thermal management system selectively directs the fuel through fuel bypass lines or the lubricant through lubricant bypass lines to bypass the fuel-lubricant heat exchanger based on a fuel temperature or a lubricant temperature.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric is made by spinning filaments and depositing them on an upstream mesh belt to form a first nonwoven web thereon. Then this nonwoven web on the upstream mesh belt is preconsolidated with hot air such that the nonwoven web has a strength in a machine direction of 0.5 to 5 N/5 cm. The preconsolidated nonwoven web is then transferred from the upstream mesh belt to a downstream mesh belt and is finally consolidated on the downstream mesh belt. A temperature of an upper surface of the downstream belt is higher than a temperature of an upper surface of the upstream mesh belt.

Abstract: A gearbox assembly includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. The gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3 that is defined by V G V G ? B . VG is a gutter volume of the gutter and VGB is a gearbox volume. A gas turbine engine includes the gearbox assembly, a fan, a combustor that generates combustion gases, a turbine, a nacelle that surrounds the fan, and a steam system. The combustor and the turbine define a core air flowpath. Core air flows through the core air flowpath. The steam system that extracts water from the combustion gases, vaporizes the water to generate steam, and injects the steam into the core air flowpath to add mass flow to the core air. A bypass ratio of the gas turbine engine is in a range of 18:1 to 100:1.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for etching materials using a boron trichloride during atomic layer etching are provided. The method comprises providing a wafer to a processing chamber, the wafer having an oxygen-containing material, exposing the oxygen-containing material to a halogen-containing gas to form a modified oxygen-containing layer on a surface of the wafer, and exposing the modified oxygen-containing layer to the boron trichloride to remove the modified layer from the surface of the wafer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arc fault protective glove (10) for the protection against the thermal effects of an arc fault, wherein the arc fault protective glove (10) includes a palm section (26) which is assigned to a palm when the arc fault protective glove (10) is worn, and a glove back (54) opposite to the palm section (26), which is assigned to the back of a hand when the arc fault protective glove (10) is worn. The palm section (26) has a multilayer structure.

Abstract: A molding tool for use in pressing operations for pressing powder material, in particular coffee powder, includes a concave, in particular dome-shaped, pressing surface. On the pressing surface there is an extensive non-stick texture for preventing powder material, in particular coffee powder, from adhering. The non-stick texture includes a multiplicity of local recess structures, wherein the recess structures each have a depth of 0.04 mm to 0.2 mm, in particular a depth of 0.08 mm to 0.14 mm. The non-stick texture prevents powder material from adhering during and after a pressing operation, even in the case of powder materials containing oil, e.g. coffee powder. It also prevents such adhering for different types of coffee and in pressing operations in which high pressures arise.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon carbide wafer includes the following stages: heat treatment of a polycrystalline silicon carbide slab; thinning of the polycrystalline silicon carbide slab, the thinning comprising a correction, by withdrawal of material from the polycrystalline silicon carbide slab, of a deformation brought about by the heat treatment.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) determining a blur delta that quantifies a difference between a level of blurriness of a first frame of a video and a level of blurriness of a second frame of the video, wherein the second frame is subsequent to and adjacent to the first frame; (ii) determining a contrast delta that quantifies a difference between a contrast of the first frame and a contrast of the second frame; (iii) determining a fingerprint distance between a first image fingerprint of the first frame and a second image fingerprint of the second frame; (iv) determining a keyframe score using the blur delta, the contrast delta, and the fingerprint distance; (v) based on the keyframe score, determining that the second frame is a keyframe; and (vi) outputting data indicating that the second frame is a keyframe.

Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated dog clutch includes a shifting sleeve which has an internal toothing and is received axially movably on an external toothing of a transmission shaft for joint rotation therewith, an actuator which has a magnet coil and is configured so as to be adapted to move the shifting sleeve axially on the transmission shaft into a first shifting position, a spring element which cooperates with the shifting sleeve and acts upon the shifting sleeve in a direction opposite to a movement caused by the actuator in the direction of a second shifting position, and a support ring which is plugged onto the transmission shaft and is arranged in an axial direction of the shifting sleeve between the spring element and the internal toothing of the shifting sleeve. The support ring is firmly connected to the transmission shaft with respect to the axial direction.

Abstract: Plant-based medicinal compounds or nutritional supplements in various carrier combinations are described. The carriers can include N-acylated fatty amino acids, penetration enhancers, and/or various other beneficial carriers. The plant-based composition/carrier combinations can create administration benefits.

Abstract: A device for producing a spur toothing includes a tool holder arranged for rotational drive about a drive axis and longitudinal displacement along the drive axis, and a tool arranged on the tool holder. The tool includes an end face, a mating toothing disposed on the end face and arranged for forming a spur toothing on a workpiece, and a longitudinal axis arranged at an angle to the drive axis such that the longitudinal axis meets the drive axis at a wobble point. The mating toothing has a tooth base plane and the wobble point is disposed on the drive axis in front of or behind the tooth base plane such that, through rotary drive and longitudinal displacement of the tool holder with the associated wobbling rolling of the tool on the workpiece, the spur toothing formed by the mating toothing has a number of teeth that is unequal to a number of teeth of the mating toothing.

Abstract: A system includes a camera system configured to capture images of items in a tote. The camera system is configured to interface with an artificial intelligence (AI) system to process images in a variety of ways to support picking and/or placing operations by a robot. Such processing includes planning pick points for items, applying a filter to an image, and planning movement of a robot to perform a picking operation. The camera system further includes an augmented reality tag (ARTag) that is used to calibrate cameras and other devices. The system is configured to train the AI system based on images collected by the camera system wherein the camera system randomly varies the camera settings for each image.

Abstract: A relative positioning method between an electrically or partially electrically powered vehicle and a charging device involves measuring, by a first measurement system, a first spatial distance value of a vehicle connector with respect to a device connector, and, depending on the first spatial distance value, moving the vehicle in a spatial distance reduction direction between the device connector and the vehicle connector. The relative positioning method further involves measuring by a second measurement system, different from the first measurement system, a second spatial distance value between the vehicle connector and the device connector, and, depending on the second spatial distance value, moving the device connector in the spatial distance reduction direction between the device connector and the vehicle connector, so that the vehicle connector is aligned with the device connector enabling mechanical coupling between the vehicle connector and the device connector to start charging.

Abstract: The current disclosure provides systems and methods for an automated image comparison system that generates natural language descriptions of images. In an example, the image comparison system is configured to carry out a method that includes acquiring a current image of a patient during a current exam, generating, with a computer vision-enabled large language model (CV/LLM), a first compressed representation (CR) of the current image, obtaining a second CR of a similar image, the similar image similar to the current image and acquired in a prior exam, generating a text-based comparison of the current image and the similar image using the CV/LLM by entering the first CR and the second CR as input to the CV/LLM, and outputting the text-based comparison.

Abstract: A piece of furniture has polygonal shelves and vertical supporting posts, wherein each shelf is connected in each of its corner regions to a respective supporting post. The supporting posts have, over their height, corner cutouts, into which corner connectors are inserted in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner, wherein each corner connector engages around a corner region of a shelf and is fastened on the upper side and/or underside of the shelf.