Abstract: The technology provides enhanced co-presence of interactive media participants without high quality video or other photo-realistic representations of the participants. A low-resolution graphical representation (318) of a participant provides real-time dynamic co-presence. Face detection captures a maximum amount of facial expression with minimum detail in order to construct the low-resolution graphical representation. A set of facial mesh data (304) is generated by the face detection to include a minimal amount of information about the participant's face per frame. The mesh data, such as facial key points, is provided to one or more user devices so that the graphical representation of the participant can be rendered in a shared app at the other device(s) (308, 804).

Abstract: The technology provides tactile copresence for participants working in a real-time remote collaborative arrangement. This enhanced user experience enables different users to work remotely through their own local physical media such as whiteboards, large screen displays or poster boards (208, 228, 262, 272). Participants are able to view a common workspace in the same way, and are able to experience tactile copresence via silhouette representations (106, 312, 600) of the other people. A method includes receiving depth map information of a participant at a first location, the depth map information being derived from a raw image captured at the first location (904). A presence shadow for the participant is generated by a computing device associated with a different location, in which the presence shadow reprojects aspects of the participant according to the depth map information where the aspects are blurred according to a proximity of each aspect to a physical medium at the first location (906).

Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods and systems, including computer-readable storage media encoded with a computer program, for generating a composite content presentation from a primary presentation and multiple sub-presentations. The sub-presentations and the primary presentation can be presented seamlessly in the composite presentation with a common appearance through at least some common display elements, such as a navigation bar, appearing across each presentation. Some display elements, such as the navigation bar, may be controlled by the author of the composite presentation, while other display elements unique to each sub-presentation may be controlled by the author of the sub-presentation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a power system that includes an electrical machine, (e.g., a motor or generator). The electrical machine has a stator with a stator winding connected to a power converter. The power system includes an assembly to reduce, and optionally eliminate, common mode currents between the electrical machine and the power converter. The assembly includes a stator frame connected to ground potential and an electrical insulator (e.g., a plurality of stator mounts) located between the stator frame and the stator.

Abstract: The invention relates to tunicamycin analogues which are compounds according to Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (I) Wherein [Base] and R1 to R9 are as defined herein. The tunicamycin analogues are useful in the prevention or treatment of bacterial infection, in particular of tuberculosis.

Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine (e.g., a motor or generator) is described. The stator includes a stator core consisting of a plurality of axially adjacent generally annular laminations. The stator has axially extending stator teeth between adjacent pairs of which are formed axially extending stator slots for receiving conductors of a stator winding. At least one of the stator teeth includes an axially extending cooling passageway through which a cooling fluid flows in use. The electrical machine can include means for circulating cooling fluid through the cooling passageway(s) to cool the stacked laminations and means for circulating air around the stator along an air cooling circuit where the circulated air is cooled by the stator laminations and there is no need for a separate heat exchanger.

Abstract: The invention relates to tunicamycin analogues which are compounds according to Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (I) Wherein [Base] and R1 to R9 are as defined herein. The tunicamycin analogues are useful in the prevention or treatment of bacterial infection, in particular of tuberculosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a power system that includes an electrical machine, (e.g., a motor or generator). The electrical machine has a stator with a stator winding connected to a power converter. The power system includes an assembly to reduce, and optionally eliminate, common mode currents between the electrical machine and the power converter. The assembly includes a stator frame connected to ground potential and an electrical insulator (e.g., a plurality of stator mounts) located between the stator frame and the stator.

Abstract: A modular interaction device includes a wireless identification reading module to receive a unique identifier from a wireless identification tag attached with an object. The unique identifier may be sent to a server. A voice prompt is received by the modular interaction device and at least a portion of the voice prompt is sent to the server, in accordance with at least one embodiment. An audio response may be received from the server and provided to an audio output device of the modular interaction device. The audio response is generated based at least in part on a character profile associated with the unique identifier, in accordance with at least one embodiment. The audio response may be responsive to the voice prompt.

Abstract: The invention provides an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to human endothelial vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds to the extracellular domain of VCAM-1, and wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds to VCAM-1 when expressed on endothelial cells, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof is a human or humanized antibody, or fragment thereof.

Abstract: An imaging agent comprising a conjugate of an oligosaccharide moiety with an imaging moiety. The oligosaccharide is Lewis A or Lewis B or a mimetic thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or PEGylated form of Lewis A or Lewis B or its mimetics. Lewis A and Lewis B and its mimetics are also provided for use in the therapeutic treatment of inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a conjugate which comprises an MRI contrast agent component comprising a nanoparticle, which nanoparticle comprises a metal or a metal compound, and a hypoxia targeting moiety which is conjugated to the MRI contrast agent component, especially wherein said nanoparticle comprises iron oxide and a biocompatible coating and wherein said hypoxia targeting moiety is a nitroimidazole. Also provided is the use of a said conjugate in a method of imaging a subject, a method of de-testing hypoxia, and a method of evaluating the activity of a pharmaceutical. Said conjugate is also of use in diagnosis.

Abstract: Intensifying contextually relevant sound events for time-delayed broadcast uses multiple directional microphones that capture sound events from a specific location within regions of a stadium. The events are contextually relevant to the environment, such as a referee's whistle sound. A processor executes signal processing of the captured events on each channel to produce audio samples each having a signal profile. The profiles are automatically compared to reference feature templates stored in a database, correspond to pre-identified sound events of contextual relevance. The signal processing accentuates characteristic traits in the events, reflective of contextually relevant events that should be included in a final composite audio output for transmission. If the comparison of samples to the feature templates suggests a high probability of a correspondence, then buffered audio for that channel is introduced into a final audio mix.

Abstract: Intensifying contextually relevant sound events for time-delayed broadcast uses multiple directional microphones that capture sound events from a specific location within regions of a stadium. The events are contextually relevant to the environment, such as a referee's whistle sound. A processor executes signal processing of the captured events on each channel to produce audio samples each having a signal profile. The profiles are automatically compared to reference feature templates stored in a database, correspond to pre-identified sound events of contextual relevance. The signal processing accentuates characteristic traits in the events, reflective of contextually relevant events that should be included in a final composite audio output for transmission. If the comparison of samples to the feature templates suggests a high probability of a correspondence, then buffered audio for that channel is introduced into a final audio mix.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for selectively converting a cysteine residue in a peptide or protein to the dehydroalanine (Dha) residue. The method also works on selenocysteine and substituted cysteine and selenocysteine residues, resulting in the Dha residue which may be converted to any natural or unnatural amino acid residue desired without the alteration of the remainder of the peptide or protein. The invention also allows ligation of a desired peptide at any point rather than at a point where there should be a naturally occurring cysteine, thereby allowing native chemical ligation to be used in the synthesis of peptides that do not contain cysteine. The methodology allows for the synthesis of very large peptides.

Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine (e.g., a motor or generator) is described. The stator includes a stator core consisting of a plurality of axially adjacent generally annular laminations. The stator has axially extending stator teeth between adjacent pairs of which are formed axially extending stator slots for receiving conductors of a stator winding. At least one of the stator teeth includes an axially extending cooling passageway through which a cooling fluid flows in use. The electrical machine can include means for circulating cooling fluid through the cooling passageway(s) to cool the stacked laminations and means for circulating air around the stator along an air cooling circuit where the circulated air is cooled by the stator laminations and there is no need for a separate heat exchanger.

Abstract: A drive shaft including an inner shaft having a first end that is adapted to be connectable to a first connecting shaft that is rotated by torque applied by an external electrical machine, and a second end that is adapted to be connectable to a second connecting shaft. A hollow outer shaft, coaxial with the inner shaft, defines at least part of a rotor assembly of an associated electrical machine. The outer shaft is adapted to be releasably connected to the inner shaft so that the drive shaft is selectively configurable in a first arrangement for normal operating conditions where the outer shaft is connected to the inner shaft for rotation therewith, and a second arrangement where the outer shaft is not connected to the inner shaft.

Abstract: A method of detecting the structural elements within a scene sensed by at least one sensor within a locale, the method comprising: a) capturing data from the sensor, which data provides a first representation of the sensed scene at the current time; b) generating a second representation of the sensed scene where the second representation is generated from a prior model of the locale; and c) comparing the first and second representations with one another to determine which parts of the first representation represent structural elements of the locale.

Abstract: Systems and methods for map-based lottery games are disclosed. According to one particular embodiment, a method for a map-based lottery game may comprise: establishing a game having a gameboard based on a map that includes a plurality of units; receiving from each of a plurality of players a selection of at least one available unit on the gameboard; uniquely associating each said player with the selected at least one unit such that each unit on the gameboard is associated with no more than one of the plurality of players; and conducting a lottery drawing to select at least one first unit from some or all of the plurality of units such that any player associated with said at least one first unit becomes a first winner of a prize.