Abstract: An automotive trim part is provided made of a laminated structure generally consisting of a thermoplastic core layer extruded from at least one feedstock derived from recycled material. The feedstock may consist at least partially of vehicle trim part waste from another vehicle, or trim part waste associated with an automotive trim part the same or similar to the part being produced. The core layer is preferably covered by fibrous layers and may be configured for use at least as a portion of a vehicle's wheel well.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of changing a tool on a programmable motion device. The method includes the steps of moving an attachment portion of an end effector of the programmable motion device in a continuous motion; while the attachment portion of the end effector moves in the continuous motion, engaging one of: the attachment portion of the end effector with the tool, or the tool attached to the attachment portion of the end effector with an exchange system, and continuing to move the attachment portion of the end effector in the continuous motion to change a connection status of the attachment portion of the end effector while the attachment portion of the end effector moves in the continuous motion.

Abstract: A carrier head includes a housing, a support assembly having a support plate flexibly connected to the housing so as to be vertically movable, a plurality of fluid-impermeable barriers projecting from a bottom of the support plate to define a plurality of recesses that are open at bottom sides thereof, and pneumatic control lines. A volume between the support plate and the housing includes one or more independently pressurizable first chambers to apply pressure on a top surface of the support plate in one or more first zones. The barriers divide a volume between the support plate and the substrate into a plurality of second chambers. The pneumatic control lines are coupled to the plurality of recesses to provide a plurality of independently pressurizable second zones.

Abstract: Systems and methods that enable the responsive treatment of a body of water with an aqueous halogen solution whose composition can be varied as a result of input from sensors monitoring the water being treated. Various sensors are immersed in the water so that the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of a body of water being treated can be measured. Information from these sensors is used to produce aqueous halogen solutions of varying composition which are then injected into the body of water being monitored for the purposes of ensuring the body of water being treated is being effectively disinfected.

Abstract: An inspection tube for non-destructive inspection including at least one variable stiffness section extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end of the inspection tube, at least one stiff section, and a tensioning element. The at least one variable stiffness section can include a first end, a second end, and a plurality of serially-arranged linkages provided within the at least one variable stiffness section. The serially-arranged linkages can include a distal linkage provided at the second end. The at least one stiff section can be configured to couple to the first end or the second end of the at least one variable stiffness section. The tensioning element can include a first end coupled to the distal linkage and a second end extending through the serially-arranged linkages, and out of the proximal end of the inspection tube.

Abstract: A container for treating contaminated water using biomass, the container comprising an open top, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a carriage configured to move along a length of the container, wherein the carriage comprises a harvester system configured to harvest at least a portion of the biomass and wherein contaminated water is received by the fluid inlet, and treated water is directed to the fluid outlet.

Abstract: An exhaust system includes a plurality of cylinders, and each cylinder includes a scavenge exhaust valve and a blowdown exhaust valve. A scavenge path leads from the scavenge exhaust valves and a blowdown path leads from the blowdown exhaust valves. An arrangement activates and deactivates the scavenge exhaust valves and the blowdown exhaust valves. Further included is a cam shaft including a plurality of scavenge cams and a plurality of blowdown cams. During rotation of the cam shaft, the scavenge cams interact with the scavenge exhaust valves to open and close the scavenge exhaust valves when the scavenge exhaust valves are activated. Additionally, during rotation of the cam shaft, the blowdown cams interact with the blowdown exhaust valves to open and close the blowdown exhaust valves when the blowdown exhaust valves are activated, and at different times with respect to the opening and closing of the scavenge exhaust valves.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system for monitoring, non-invasively, intracranial pressure of a subject. The system includes a vibroacoustic sensor and an electric potential sensor. The vibroacoustic sensor is configured to detect vibroacoustic signals associated with intracranial pressure of the subject, within a bandwidth ranging from about 0.01 Hz to about 20 kHz. The electric potential sensor is configured to detect electric potential signals reflective of baseline time-based events in the subject for identifying baseline time-based intracranial pressure changes from the detected vibroacoustic signals. The vibroacoustic sensor is housed in a wearable device. The wearable device is configured to be non-invasively coupled to the subject's head.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to obstruction detector assemblies, systems, and related methods for detecting obstructions along oil and gas equipment. In one implementation, an obstruction detector assembly includes a driver housing having an internal chamber and a plurality of fastener openings. The obstruction detector assembly includes a driver stem disposed at least partially in the internal chamber of the driver housing. The driver stem is movable partially out of the internal chamber of the driver housing. The obstruction detector assembly includes a driver head disposed outside of the driver housing and coupled to the driver stem. In one implementation, movement of the driver stem and the driver head is used to detect obstructions (such as a wireline) in a wellhead structure. In one implementation, movement of the driver stem and the driver head is used to detect obstructions (such as sand) in a valve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for material characterization using probe libraries. The methods include steps of unbiased sensing with probe libraries (e.g., oligonucleotide probes, or conjugated probes that comprise peptides conjugated to polynucleotide barcodes) that are followed with identifying informative patterns of the bounded probes when the probed libraries are applied to a material. In some examples, the probes used herein comprise binding moieties composed of random sequences (e.g., random peptide sequences or random polynucleotide sequences) that enable the unbiased sensing of the substrates in a sample for the determination of known and unknown materials. In some examples, the methods herein further comprise analyzing the sequences of the bounded oligonucleotide probes or the bounded conjugated probes and determining the patterns of the sequences that is indicative of the substrates bounded by the probes.

Abstract: A crane for mounting to a vehicle, comprising a base defining a plane, a column member pivotally connected with respect to the base at a first end, and a column lifting arrangement, configured to adjust an angle of the column member with respect to the plane, wherein the column member is configured to be moved between a retracted position, where the column member lies substantially parallel with the plane defined by the base, through to a fully extended position, where the angle between the column member and the plane defined by the base is greater than 90 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of increasing cell proliferation in a population of pancreatic beta cells. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject for a condition associated with insufficient insulin secretion. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a DYRK1A inhibitor and a GLP1R agonist. The disclosure further describes a method of regenerating pancreatic beta cells in a transplant patient.

Abstract: A system for controlling a catheter-based procedure system that includes a robotic drive configured to control rotational motion and axial motion of one or more elongated medical devices may include a body, a first control coupled to the body, and a second control coupled to the body. First control is configured to instruct the robotic drive to axially move one of the one or more elongated medical devices in response to manipulation of the first control by a user, and the second control is configured to instruct the robotic drive to rotate one of the one or more elongated medical devices in response to manipulation of the second control by the user, wherein the first control and the second control are positioned on the body so the first control and the second control can be simultaneously manipulated by a first digit and a second digit on a hand of the user.

Abstract: A first device includes one or more processors configured to determine, based on one or more wireless signals, a candidate device list identifying one or more devices that are within a communication range of one or more sensing devices. The one or more processors are further configured to, based on a determination to initiate a shared media session with a second device of the candidate device list, receive a media stream including particular media content from a remote media service while the particular media content is being sent from the remote media service to the second device. The one or more processors are further configured to, based on the determination to initiate the shared media session, cause the particular media content to be output, based on synchronization information, contemporaneous with output of the particular media content at the second device.

Abstract: A capped polyindane oligomer of formula (1): (1) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-12 hydrocarbyl provided that the hydrocarbyl group is not tertiary hydrocarbyl, C1-12 hydrocarbylthio, C1-12 hydrocarbyloxy, or C2-12 halohydrocarbyloxy wherein at least two carbon atoms separate the halogen and oxygen atoms; and Rx and Ry are as provided herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement component C5 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of C5 and to treat subjects having a complement component C5-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Abstract: A modified ternary Zr—Ta—Y oxide system is provided having a larger non-transformable, tetragonal phase that enables thermal barrier materials with improved properties of low thermal conductivity, higher sinter resistance, higher phase stability, and higher toughness to be created.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing depression in a subject. Specifically, the present invention relates to diagnosing depression in a subject by providing a sample of the microbiome from the subject; determining the quantitative level or presence of one or more bacterial species in the sample; and diagnosing depression based on the quantitative level or presence of the one or more bacterial species in the sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are capable of activating STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes). The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least a compound of formula (I), as well as the use of these compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions as a medicament, e.g., for treating canine or feline cancer, or as vaccine adjuvants.

Abstract: A laminate including: a first ply having a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface is an outer surface of the laminate; a second ply having a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, where the fourth surface is an inner surface of the laminate; an interlayer between the plies; and an enhanced p-polarized reflective coating positioned over at least a portion of a surface of the plies. When the laminate is contacted with radiation having p-polarized radiation at an angle of 60° relative to normal of the laminate, the laminate exhibits a LTA of at least 70% and a reflectivity of the p-polarized radiation of at least 10%. A display system and method of projecting an image in a heads-up display is also disclosed.