Abstract: Aspects of a method for stabilizing geotechnical environments involves the use of a substantially planar geogrid featuring primary and secondary nodes, non-continuous ribs terminating at secondary nodes, continuous ribs intersecting at primary nodes, and a compressible cellular layer. The method includes trapping varied aggregate within confinement elements formed by the nodes and ribs, and compressing the aggregate against the compressible cellular layer. This compression embeds the aggregate into the cellular layer, effectively locking it in place and enhancing the stability of the geotechnical environment. The design of the geogrid and the interaction between the aggregate and the compressible layer provide improved load distribution and resistance to environmental stresses and trafficking.

Abstract: Engineered, electrically conductive fimbrial polypeptides, pilus, and bundled pili are provided. The polypeptides typically include one or more mutations (e.g., substitution or addition) with an aromatic amino acid relative to the corresponding wildtype fimbrial protein. In some embodiments, the amino acid is a substrate for a “click” chemistry reaction such as Copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), which can be used to conjugate a functional moiety to the non-standard aromatic amino acid residues. Preferred functional moieties include conductive materials such as metal (e.g., gold) particles, optionally nanoparticles, and heme groups. Also provided are pilus formed of a plurality of the engineered fimbrial polypeptides, and bundles of pili formed of a plurality of the pili. Electrical circuits, devices, and systems including the engineered materials, wherein the engineered material serves as the conductive element, and method of use thereof are also provided.

Abstract: An expanded multilayer integral geogrid includes a plurality of oriented strands interconnected by partially oriented junctions having an array of openings therein that is produced from a coextruded or laminated multilayer polymer starting sheet. The integral geogrid has a multilayer construction, with at least one inner layer thereof having a structure that is expanded relative to at least one other layer of the multiple layers. By virtue of the expanded inner layer structure, the expanded multilayer integral geogrid provides for increased layer compressibility under load, resulting in enhanced material properties that provide performance benefits to use of the expanded multilayer integral geogrid in soil geosynthetic reinforcement, and economic benefits compared to a like integral geogrid without an expanded inner layer structure.

Abstract: A spiker anvil is provided for use in a rail fastener driving workhead unit. Included in the present spiker anvil is a head with an outer periphery, the head outer periphery including an indentation that mates with a hammer pin of the rail fastener driving workhead unit. Also included in the spiker anvil is a body defining a body outer periphery and a tip defining a tip outer periphery, a substantially flat bottom surface, a first chamfer and a second chamfer, the bottom surface being perpendicular to the tip outer periphery, and the first and second chamfer connecting the bottom surface and the tip outer periphery. Further, the spiker anvil includes a cavity within the tip with an opening in the bottom surface and an insert placed within the cavity, such that the insert includes an end which extends beyond the bottom surface.

Abstract: An electronic gaming system including a memory with instructions stored thereon and a processor in communication with the memory is described. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause display of an electronic game with a first theme, receive an input associated with a second theme, and transmit an identifier associated with the second theme to a host component. The instructions also cause the processor to receive content associated with the second theme and cause display of the electronic game with the second theme. The instructions further cause the processor to cause a game outcome for the electronic game to be stored in a game log wherein upon generation of a replay of the game outcome the replay includes the at least one symbol, and cause display of the game outcome.

Abstract: Machines and articles, processes for using the machines and articles, processes for making the machines and articles, and products produced by the processes of making, along with necessary intermediates, involving aspects of a dynamically configurable network architecture.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to chimeric Tim receptors, host cells modified to include chimeric Tim receptor molecules, and methods of making and using such receptor molecules and modified cells.

Abstract: A monolayer multi-axial integral geogrid suitable for stabilizing aggregate includes a plurality of interconnected oriented strands and partially oriented junctions forming a repeating pattern of outer hexagons having an array of openings therein. Oriented ribs extending inwardly from each of said outer hexagons support and surround a smaller inner hexagon having oriented strands thus forming a plurality of trapezoidal openings and a single hexagonal opening. The oriented strands and partially oriented junctions of the outer hexagons form a plurality of linear strong axis strands that extend continuously throughout the entirety of the geogrid and form additional triangular openings. The geogrid thus includes three different repeating geometric shapes. The inner hexagons preferably also can move up and down, out of the plane of the geogrid. The multi-axial integral geogrid thus provides a geometry that can better engage with, confine and stabilize a greater variety and quality of aggregates.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing multilevel autonomous tournaments for wagering game are provided. In some implementations, players may earn entry into such a tournament by meeting one or more criteria and then be associated with a tournament entry for that tournament. Each tournament entry may be associated with a set of tournament entries and, after a requisite number of tournament entries for a given tournament entry set has been associated with players, a selection of a tournament entry, and thus at least implicitly a player, may be made. The players selected in such a selection event may then be associated with a tournament entry in a next-highest tournament tier. Such selections may occur until a single player is selected from the highest-ranked tournament tier of the tournament.

Abstract: A monolayer multi-axial integral geogrid suitable for stabilizing aggregate includes a plurality of interconnected oriented strands and partially oriented junctions forming a repeating pattern of outer hexagons having an array of openings therein. Oriented ribs extending inwardly from each of said outer hexagons support and surround a smaller inner hexagon having oriented strands thus forming a plurality of trapezoidal openings and a single hexagonal opening. The oriented strands and partially oriented junctions of the outer hexagons form a plurality of linear strong axis strands that extend continuously throughout the entirety of the different repeating geometric shapes. The inner hexagons preferably also can move up and down, out of the plane of the geogrid. The multi-axial integral geogrid thus provides a geometry that can better engage with, confine and stabilize a greater variety and quality of aggregates.

Abstract: A communal gaming system provides a communal game to players of electronic gaming devices. The system includes a plurality of EGMs, each EGM includes a trigger condition identifying when the player is awarded participation in the communal game. The system also includes a communal game display configured to display a communal game play area. The system (a) begins a game cycle for a game instance of the communal game; (b) receives, from a first device and in response to detecting the trigger condition, a communal participation trigger message; (c) awards a participation entry in the game cycle to the player; (d) transmits, to the first device, a participation award message indicating successfully entry of the player in the game cycle; (e) conducts the communal game, thereby generating an award outcome of the communal game for the player; and (f) awards the player based on the generated award outcome.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to combination therapy compositions and methods comprising chimeric Tim receptors, host cells modified to include chimeric Tim receptor molecules, and PARP inhibitors.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine that includes a display device, a memory device, and a processor. The processor configured to control the display device to display a matrix of symbol positions formed by a plurality of reels and display a first bingo card and a second bingo card wherein the first bingo card includes a first feature indicator and the second bingo card includes a second feature indicator, store in the memory device a first memory structure corresponding to the first bingo card and a second memory structure corresponding to the second bingo card, and in response to determining that a first prize symbol indicator of a first prize symbol displayed in the matrix of symbol positions corresponds to a combination of the first feature indicator and the second feature indicator, populate a position on each of the first bingo card and the second bingo card with the first prize symbol.

Abstract: Techniques for toggling a visibility of tagged spatial data and for correlating the tagged spatial data with output of an LLM are disclosed. Scene data describing a real-world scene in which a 3D object is located is accessed. A digital file that models the 3D object is accessed. The digital file includes tagged spatial data associated with the 3D object. User input is received. The user input is directed to the 3D object. The digital file and the user input are provided as input to the LLM. The LLM correlates the user input with the tagged spatial data and generates a response. While the LLM's response is being provided to the user, a display of a hologram is toggled, where this hologram overlays at least a portion of the 3D object.

Abstract: An expanded multilayer integral geogrid includes a plurality of oriented strands interconnected by partially oriented junctions having an array of openings therein that is produced from a coextruded or laminated multilayer polymer starting sheet. The integral geogrid has a multilayer construction, with at least one inner layer thereof having a structure that is expanded relative to at least one other layer of the multiple layers. By virtue of the expanded inner layer structure, the expanded multilayer integral geogrid provides for increased layer compressibility under load, resulting in enhanced material properties that provide performance benefits to use of the expanded multilayer integral geogrid in soil geosynthetic reinforcement, and economic benefits compared to a like integral geogrid without an expanded inner layer structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to chimeric Tim4 receptors, host cells modified to include chimeric Tim4 receptor molecules, and methods of making and using such receptor molecules and modified cells.

Abstract: Machines and articles, processes for using the machines and articles, processes for making the machines and articles, and products produced by the processes of making, along with necessary intermediates, involving aspects of authorizing access to computing resources using non-fungible tokens.

Abstract: A method of evaluating spinal cord stimulation (SCS), comprising obtaining neural response data generated by a spinal cord stimulator, where the neural response data describes one or more neural signals evoked in the spinal cord of a patient by applying diagnostic stimuli. One or more evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs) associated with the respective one or more neural signals are detected. The one or more detected ECAPs are processed to generate one or more evaluation metrics, and the one or more evaluation metrics are used to generate a confidence score indicating a degree of effectiveness of SCS on the patient.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for managing safety and risk in a remote workplace. The method may comprise: collecting, via a local network, data stream from one or more sensors and a user device; transmitting the data stream to an edge computing device via the local network, wherein the data stream is stored in a local database; processing, at the edge computing device, the data stream to identify a hazardous condition and a health condition of a user associated with the user device; and automatically generating a dynamic geofencing area in the remote workplace base at least in part on the hazardous condition and the health condition.