Abstract: Provided herein is a topical antibiotic composition that includes an external antibiotic agent, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and at least one of a cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid. Also provided is a method that includes topically administering to a skin surface of a subject (e.g., human) the topical antibiotic composition.

Abstract: Provided is a catalytic washcoat having a catalyst component and an alumina binder, wherein the catalyst component includes an aluminosilicate molecular sieve having a beta (BEA) and/or chabazite (CHA) framework, and about 1 to about 10 weight percent of a base metal component comprising iron and/or copper, wherein said weight percent is based on the weight of the aluminosilicate molecular sieve.

Abstract: A method for controlling the application of aircraft wheel brakes including: controlling the application of a first wheel brake of an aircraft and a second wheel brake of the aircraft in dependence upon a determined relationship to control the time taken for the first wheel brake and the second wheel brake to reach respective specified temperatures. The relationship is determined between a first cooling characteristic of the first wheel brake, according to which the first wheel brake cools when in a first retracted position within the aircraft, and a second cooling characteristic of the second wheel brake, according to which the second wheel brake cools when in a second retracted position within the aircraft.

Abstract: The present invention is a composite solid propellant designed to operate in three distinct combustion regimes under various pressure states in the combustion chamber of a solid rocket motor. The design of this propellant facilitates desirable rocket motor operational characteristics, including throttleability, extinguishment, and self-destruction or detonability. The propellant contains ingredients that modify the propellant combustion characteristics to provide the desired behavior, including a surfactant and unaggregated, unagglomerated dispersed primary nanoparticles of aluminum in a polymer binder.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing power supplies and related power consumption alerts for a server based on the availability of redundant power supplies. When the system detects that a redundant power supply to a server has ceased to provide power, the system configures a new power consumption threshold for the remaining power supply. The new power consumption threshold is different than an initial power consumption threshold (if configured) when the redundant power supply was providing power. A power consumption threshold for triggering power consumption alerts for a power supply may be based on a number of power supplies actively providing power.

Abstract: A floor treatment device may include a body portion comprising one or more pumps, one or more spray outlets, and one or more reservoir receptacles configured to receive one or more reservoirs. The one or more pumps are operable to be activated and direct liquids to the spray outlets. The device may include swappable heads, each comprising a body connector configured to mate with a head connector of the body portion. In an embodiment, the head connector may include a sensor system and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor system. When one of swappable heads is connected to the body portion, the sensor system is configured to detect the identity of the swappable heads connected, and the controller is configured to selectively activate, based on the identity of the swappable heads, at least one of the one or more pumps.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for obtaining an oil extract of cannabis. The method includes: (a) contacting cannabis biomass and an edible oil; (b) pressing between a pair of plates to provide spent cannabis and an oil extract of cannabis; and (c) separating the spent cannabis biomass and the oil extract of cannabis.

Abstract: An interconnect structure of a semiconductor device includes a conductive via and a barrier layer lining an interface between a dielectric layer and the conductive via. The barrier layer is selectively deposited along sidewalls of a recess formed in a dielectric layer. The conductive via is formed by selectively electroplating electrically conductive material such as rhodium, iridium, or platinum in an opening of the recess, where the conductive via is grown upwards from an exposed metal surface at a bottom of the recess. The conductive via includes an electrically conductive material having a low electron mean free path, low electrical resistivity, and high melting point. The interconnect structure of the semiconductor device has reduced via resistance and improved resistance to electromigration and/or stress migration.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides messenger RNAs (mRNAs) having chemical and/or structural modifications, including RNA elements and/or modified nucleotides, which provide desirable regulation of mRNA localization, stability, and/or translation to yield increased mRNA expression and activity of an encoded polypeptide.

Abstract: Provided herein is a topical analgesic composition that includes an external analgesic agent, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and at least one of a cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid. Also provided is a method that includes topically administering to a skin surface of a subject (e.g., human) the topical analgesic composition.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing power supplies and related power consumption alerts for a server based on the availability of redundant power supplies. When the system detects that a redundant power supply to a server has ceased to provide power, the system configures a new power consumption threshold for the remaining power supply. The new power consumption threshold is different than an initial power consumption threshold (if configured) when the redundant power supply was providing power. A power consumption threshold for triggering power consumption alerts for a power supply may be based on a number of power supplies actively providing power.

Abstract: Films (ODFs) that include botanical extract are provided, as well as methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: Provided herein is a topical analgesic composition that includes an external analgesic agent, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and at least one of a cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid. Also provided is a method that includes topically administering to a skin surface of a subject (e.g., human) the topical analgesic composition.

Abstract: A benefit notification system operates by: generating an interactive interface for display via a display device, wherein the interactive interface displays default benefit notification data corresponding to a particular company, notification types and a default subset of notification recipient types for each of the notification types, wherein each of the notification types has a corresponding condition of a set of conditions; storing, in response to a user interaction via the interactive interface, updated benefit notification data, wherein the updated benefit notification data includes a selected subset of the notification recipient types for each of the notification types; obtaining employee benefit records associated with employees of the company; comparing the employee benefit records to the conditions; automatically generating a benefit notification for one of the notification types when the employee benefit records match the corresponding condition; and facilitating transmission, based on the updated be

Abstract: An upright surface cleaning apparatus, such as an upright vacuum cleaner, is provided wherein the upright section is moveable sideways about a pivot axis wherein the pivot axis is angled forwardly and downwardly. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is provided which is moveable sideways and is biased to the centered position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is moveable sideways and is provided with a detent mechanism to inhibit sideways movement when in the storage position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning apparatus is also provided which alternately uses a cleaning head adapted to receive a cloth or a traditional surface cleaning head.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises: processing circuitry 18 to process instructions from a plurality of software workloads; a branch prediction cache 40-42 to cache branch prediction state data selected from a plurality of sets of branch prediction state data 60 stored in a memory system 30, 32, 34, each set of branch prediction state data corresponding to one of said plurality of software workloads; and branch prediction circuitry 4 to predict an outcome of a branch instruction of a given software workload based on branch prediction state data cached in the branch prediction cache from the set of branch prediction state data corresponding to said given software workload. This is useful for mitigating against speculation side-channel attacks which exploit branch mispredictions caused by malicious training of a branch predictor.

Abstract: A protective layer is formed over a copper seed layer on a semiconductor substrate prior to electroplating. The protective layer is capable of protecting the copper seed layer from oxidation and from dissolution in an electrolyte during initial phases of electroplating. The protective layer, in some embodiments, prevents the copper seed layer from contacting atmosphere, and from being oxidized by atmospheric oxygen and/or moisture. The protective layer contains a metal that is less noble than copper (e.g., cobalt), where the metal can be in an oxidized form that is readily soluble in a plating liquid. In one embodiment a protective cobalt layer is formed by depositing cobalt metal by chemical vapor deposition over copper seed layer without exposing the copper seed layer to atmosphere, followed by subsequent oxidation of cobalt to cobalt oxide that occurs after the substrate is exposed to atmosphere. The resulting protective layer is dissolved during electroplating.

Abstract: A NOx adsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOx adsorber catalyst comprises a first layer consisting essentially of a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOx storage material.

Abstract: A NOx adsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOx adsorber catalyst composition comprises a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOx storage material.