Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dispensing and/or diffusing volatile substances, comprising a housing (32), a storage tank (33) and an electrical heating device (30). The device further comprises a capillary element (34) which is coupled to the heating element in a heat-transferring manner, the capillary element (34) having a substance-receiving area (35) which is in contact with a substance received in the storage tank (33) and which substance is conveyable to a substance-discharging area (36) of the capillary element (34) at which the substance is dispensed. Furthermore, an air inlet (50) is provided, by means of which ambient air (53) enters from outside the housing (32) and forms a pure air flow (40) in the housing interior.

Abstract: Circuitry including cache storage and control circuitry is provided. The cache storage includes an array of random access memory storage elements, and is configured to store data in multiple cache sectors, each cache sector including a number of cache storage data units. The control circuitry is configured to control access to the cache storage including, for example, accessing the cache storage data units in the cache sectors. After accessing a cache storage data unit in a cache sector, the energy requirement and/or latency for the next access to a cache storage data unit in the same sector is lower than the energy requirement and/or latency for the next access to a cache storage data unit in a different same sector.

Abstract: In various examples, a technique for monitoring sensor performance is disclosed that includes aggregating sensor data collected by a sensor into a plurality of statistics for a plurality of sectors corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) plane representing a sensory field of the sensor. The techniques also include determining a performance of the sensor based on the plurality of statistics and historical sensor data or information associated with the sensor. The techniques further include transmitting, to one or more components, one or more indications of the performance of the sensor to cause the one or more components to perform one or more operations in view of or accounting for the performance of the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition comprising a) component A comprising polymer(s) A1 having primary and/or secondary amino groups wherein polymer(s) A1 has(have) a primary and secondary amine group nitrogen content (NCps) of at least 1 wt.-% and b) component B comprising hydroxyacetone.

Abstract: This provides a flexible, porous, dissolvable solid sheet article containing a cationic surfactant.

Abstract: Precomputed and transactional mixing is believed to allow portable devices, such as smart phones, to send and receive messages, with little extra bandwidth or battery usage, while achieving anonymity for senders and recipients among all messages sent globally in batches defined by short time intervals. To learn anything about which inputs correspond with which outputs of such a batch of messages, the entire cascade of mix devices, each preferably operating independently in a different country, would it is believed have to be compromised, None of the real-time computation, neither by the mixes nor smartphones, uses full public-key operations—resulting it is believed in orders of magnitude performance improvement over previously-known systems. Aspects include untraceable return addresses, group chat, feed-following and large payloads. Transaction protocols include a variety of payments use cases.

Abstract: Methods, computing systems, and computer-readable media for delivering applications using an on-demand virtual machine system. The method includes receiving an application request from a user, including a request to remotely access one or more applications; determining computing resources for fulfilling the application request; allocating the determined computing resources to the user from a client resource pool of a client to which the user is associated, wherein the allocating comprises serving a virtual machine (VM) allocated with the determined computing resources to the user; determining that the computing resources are no longer in use; and releasing the computing resources to the client resource pool.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for modifying citrus fiber. Citrus fiber is obtained having a c* close packing concentration value of less than 3.8 w %, anhydrous basis. The citrus fiber can have a viscosity of at least 1000 mPa·s, wherein said citrus fiber is dispersed in standardized water at a mixing speed of from 800 rpm to 1000 rpm, to a 3 w/w % citrus fiber/standardized water solution, and wherein said viscosity is measured at a shear rate of 5 s?1 at 20 C. Citrus fiber can be obtained having a CIELAB L* value of at least 90. The citrus fiber can be used in food products, feed products, beverages, personal care products, pharmaceutical products or detergent products.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may present extended reality content such as a representation of a three-dimensional environment. The representation of the three-dimensional environment may be changed between different viewing modes having different immersion levels in response to user input. The three-dimensional environment may represent a multiuser communication session. A multiuser communication session may be saved and subsequently viewed as a replay. There may be an interactive virtual object within the replay of the multiuser communication session. The pose of the interactive virtual object may be manipulated by a user while the replay is paused. Some multiuser communication sessions may be hierarchical multiuser communication sessions with a presenter and audience members. The presenter and audience members may receive generalized feedback based on the audience members during the presentation.

Abstract: An example client device is configured to (i) display a representation of a three-dimensional, federated model of a construction project, the model including respective objects created using at least two different authoring tools, (ii) receive one or more user inputs that collectively (a) select a displayed representation of a given object within the model and (b) assign a value for a property of the given object, (iii) based on the one or more user inputs, identify a globally unique identifier (GUID) that uniquely identifies the given object within a hierarchical data structure for the model and cause the model to be updated by associating the assigned value for the property with the GUID that uniquely identifies the given object, and (iv) display a representation of the updated model including an indication of the assigned value for the property of the given object.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for generating multi-view interactive digital media representations in a virtual reality environment. According to particular embodiments, a plurality of images is fused into a first content model and a first context model, both of which include multi-view interactive digital media representations of objects. Next, a virtual reality environment is generated using the first content model and the first context model. The virtual reality environment includes a first layer and a second layer. The user can navigate through and within the virtual reality environment to switch between multiple viewpoints of the content model via corresponding physical movements. The first layer includes the first content model and the second layer includes a second content model and wherein selection of the first layer provides access to the second layer with the second content model.

Abstract: An intermittent catheter, preferably a female intermittent catheter, is provided in an assembly. The assembly may include a cap which may be attachable to the base of the assembly in use, and/or a seal which misaligns with sealing surfaces of a chamber wall and a moveable insert in use. It may have a two-step deployment, and/or a sheath that pulls out a storage chamber. Internal and external housing may define the storage chamber. The housing may have a filling aperture and/or the storage chamber may comprise an insert configured to move axially in response to rotation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting resistance on an exercise apparatus include a first resistance apparatus having an adjusting bracket, magnetic members mounted on an inner surface of the adjusting bracket, a stepper motor having an adjusting shaft and operable to traverse a portion of the length of the adjusting shaft. At a first position, the magnetic members are disposed above a flywheel, and in a second position, the magnetic members are disposed on opposite sides of the flywheel, providing resistance thereto. A load cell couples the adjusting bracket to the frame and generates a signal corresponding to the movement of the adjusting bracket. A computing system calculates resistance, rpms, power from load cell signal, stepper motor position, shaft rotational position and other sensor inputs.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean varieties CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, and EW1660267 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1463825, CL1560023, CL1560457, CL1560517, CL1561938, CL1562168, CL1562319, CW1410004, CW1660237, EC1661076, EE1660540, or EW1660267 in a breeding program.

Abstract: Methods of marking living leaf tissue and apparatuses for effecting such marking are disclosed, and may include orienting a plant such that the living leaf tissue is in a marking position, retaining the living leaf tissue in the marking position, and marking the living leaf tissue with a mark applicator, wherein marking the living leaf tissue introduces a permanent deformation in the living leaf tissue.

Abstract: A computing server may scan through a named-entity data store to identify a plurality of candidate named-entity data instances. The computing server may identify one or more upper-level nodes in the corresponding data tree where the named entity is represented as a node. The computing server may determine, for each candidate named-entity data instance associated with the corresponding data tree, geographical location tags of the one or more upper-level nodes. The computing server may determine, based on the geographical location tags, the candidate named-entity data instance is a named-entity data instance typically associated with a geographical location. The computing server may identify a plurality of named-entity data instances that are typically associated with the geographical location. The computing server may aggregate data characteristics of the named-entity data instances that are typically associated with the geographical location.

Abstract: A portable power supply including an alternating current (“AC) power input interface, an AC power output interface, and a battery core. The power supply further includes at least one switch. The at least one switch is electrically connected between the AC power input interface and the battery core. The power supply also includes a controller configured to control the at least one switch to selectively provide an AC power output to the AC power output interface based on power received from either the AC power input interface or the battery core.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for Industry Gift Voucher (IGV) management in fence networks. The method includes determining a base value, a unique alphanumeric key, and an expiration date to create an IGV; assigning an ownership of the IGV to a first user upon receiving a purchase request from the first user and required information of the first user; transferring the ownership of the IGV to a second user upon receiving a gift request from the first user and required information of the second user; and facilitating redemption of the IGV to the second user to utilize the IGV through at least one enterprise of a plurality of enterprises associated with one of the fence networks, wherein the IGV is circulated within the fence networks.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to the synthesis and improved methods for purifying macrocyclic peptides produced by solid phase peptide synthesis.

Abstract: In some aspects, a computing system may include a processor. Also, the computing system may include a communications module coupled to the processor. Furthermore, the computing system may include a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, configure the computing system to: determine a daily positive modifier amount based on an amount of positive adjustments to an account over an extended time period; determine a daily non-discretionary negative modifier amount based on an amount of non-discretionary negative adjustments to the account over the extended time period; determine a daily discretionary amount based on the daily positive modifier amount and the daily non-discretionary negative modifier amount; detect an expected negative modification event; and in response to detect the expected negative modification event, trigger a notification based on the daily discretionary amount.