Abstract: A BB gun may include a firing mechanism assembly and an adjustable stock. The adjustable stock may include an adapter coupled to the firing mechanism assembly and a butt stock movably coupled to the adapter for providing the BB gun with an adjustable length of pull. The butt stock may be configured to translate relative to the adapter and to be selectively secured relative to the adapter in a plurality of positions defining a plurality of different lengths of pull.

Abstract: A mould tool is disclosed, for use in repairing the eroded leading edge of a wind turbine blade. The mould tool comprises a flexible sheet and a framework which is flexible in one direction, for conforming to the curved edge of the blade, but rigid in the other direction. The mould tool may include tapered side walls. Preferably, a method or repair involves use of a mould tool with tapered side walls, and use of a similar mould tool which lacks the tapered side walls. To repair a section of the edge of a turbine blade, first stripes of resin are injected, spaced apart along the length of the section, using the mould with side walls. The gaps between the stripes are then filled using the mould without side walls.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to formulations, methods of treatment, kits, and dosage forms for treating inflammatory disorders, including atopic dermatitis, or cancer, the formulations comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient. The formulation provided comprises granules, wherein the granules comprise: micronized active ingredient; one or more granulation binders; one or more fillers; one or more disintegrants; and one or more antioxidants. In one embodiment, the methods of treatment include orally administering the active ingredient to a subject suffering from atopic dermatitis, where the active ingredient is in an amount of about 20 mg to about 80 mg.

Abstract: A system and method provide efficient, secure, and highly reliable authentication for transaction processing and/or access control applications. A personal digital key (PDK) is programmed using a trusted programming device to initialize and/or register the PDK for use. In one embodiment, the initialization and registration processes are administered by a specialized trusted Notary to ensure the processes follow defined security procedures. In a biometric initialization, the programming device acquires a biometric input from a user and writes the biometric data to a tamperproof memory in the PDK. In registration, the Programmer communicates to one or more remote registries to create or update entries associated with the user PDK. Once initialized and registered, the PDK can be used for various levels of secure authentication processes.

Abstract: Computer readable instructions for operations that cause a processor to receive, by a remote recommendation server, a request comprising requestor information characterizing a site of a plurality of sites. The operations cause the processor to receive, by a site database, the requestor information, wherein the site database stores historical data characterizing the plurality of sites over time. The operations also cause the processor to receive, a recommendation engine, the requestor information and generate, by the recommendation engine, a set of plans to curtail the carbon footprint of the site based on the requestor information. The operations further cause the processor to simulate, by the recommendation engine, execution of the set of plans to curtail the carbon footprint of the site and select, by the recommendation engine, a plan of the set of plans to curtail the carbon footprint of the site.

Abstract: A best efforts (BE) hardware remote direct memory access (RDMA) transport being performed by a smart network interface controller (NIC). Elements from RoCEv2 and iWARP are utilized in combination with extensions to improve flexibility and packet error recovery. Flexibility is provided by allowing RDMA roles to be individually specified. Flexibility is also provided by additional packet numbering options to allow interleaving of request and response messages at a packet boundary. Error recovery is improved by utilized new acknowledgement responses, SNAK provided for each new hole detected and RACK for each received packet after a SNAK. SNAK allows the indication of resource exhaustion at the receiver, causing entry into a recovery mode where only packets in a hole are transmitted until resources are recovered.

Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a recyclable, asymmetrical-faced composite nonwoven textile suitable for use in apparel and other articles and methods of making the same. In example aspects, the asymmetrical-faced composite nonwoven textile includes a first face formed, at least in part from a first entangled web of fibers and an opposite second face formed, at least in part from a second entangled web of fibers. When incorporated into an article of apparel, the first face forms an outer-facing surface of the article of apparel, and the second face forms an inner-facing surface of the article of apparel. The first face includes features making it suitable to form the outer-facing surface such as resistance to abrasion, and the second face includes features making it suitable to form an inner-facing surface such as a soft hand.

Abstract: Target electronic devices can be remotely controlled using a personal electronic device are disclosed. The personal electronic device can identify target devices that are responsive to remote control. The personal electronic device displays graphical user interface objects that, when selected, cause the personal electronic device to instruct the target electronic device to perform an operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a limited number of classifiers implemented on an edge device of a DOCSIS network, such as a CMTS, where the classifiers are used to identify data communicated to and from a client device, and which is eligible for low latency service by the edge device.

Abstract: The present invention concerns liquid, dry powder and metered-dose formulations for therapeutic inhaled delivery of ALK5 (TGF-?R1) inhibitor containing compositions to desired anatomical sites, for treatment or prophylaxis of a variety of pulmonary disease conditions such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia, scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, and a COVID infection.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to presenting drug dispensing information. Data related to a plurality of dispensing events initiated by one or more employees, of an electronic drug dispensing system can be received. A set of dispensing events of the plurality of dispensing events can be determined as constituting possible misappropriation of drugs by the one or more employees. An alert related to the set of dispensing events can be provided based on determining that the set of dispensing events constitute possible misappropriation of drugs.

Abstract: A shaker for transmitting vibrations to an application has a frame; magnet unit that provides a magnetic field in a gap; coil assembly including a voice coil mounted to a former. The former is attached to the frame at a former attachment surface and configured to position the coil in the gap, when the shaker is at rest. The magnet unit moves relative to the coil along an axis when the shaker is activated by supplying current to the coil. The magnet unit is suspended from the frame by a suspension arrangement including proximal and distal suspensions which interconnect the frame and magnet unit. The proximal suspension is closer to the former attachment surface than the distal suspension when the shaker is at rest. One of the proximal and distal suspensions has a stiffness K1, and the other K2, wherein K2>K1, and the ratio K1/K2 is 0.4 or less.

Abstract: A cushion pad connectable to a garment for providing protection thereto is provided. The cushion pad includes a plurality of layers formed of strings disposed in a manner to define a repeating pattern, with the plurality of layers being stacked on one another to define one or more cells along a thickness of the cushion pad. A protective garment comprising a support structure to which the cushion pads are connectable is also provided.

Abstract: A method of improving an operational parameter of a surgical system using data analytics is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from each of a plurality of surgical hubs of the surgical system, operational data of a plurality of surgical instruments communicatively coupled to the plurality of surgical hubs, to a cloud computing system of the surgical system; aggregating, by the cloud computing system, the operational data into aggregate medical resource data; analyzing, by the cloud computing system, the aggregate medical resource data to determine a recommendation to change the operational parameter based on the analyzed aggregate medical resource data, wherein the aggregate medical resource data comprises one or more of usage data, patient derived parameter data, surgical performance data, and surgical outcome data; receiving, by the plurality of surgical hubs, the recommendation from the cloud computing system; and displaying, by the plurality of surgical hubs, the recommendation.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method for providing security on an externally connected controller includes launching, by the controller, a kernel level security layer that includes a whitelist of permitted processes on the controller, the whitelist being part of a custom security policy for the controller; receiving, at the security layer, a request to run a particular process; determining, by the security layer, a signature for the particular process; identifying, by the security layer, a verified signature for the process from the whitelist; determining, by the security layer, whether the particular process is permitted to be run on the controller based on a comparison of the determined signature with the verified signature from the whitelist; and blocking, by the security layer, the particular process from running on the automotive controller based on the determined signature not matching the verified signature for the process.

Abstract: An aeronautical thruster having a longitudinal axis and having a hub and at least two annular rows of unducted blades including an upstream annular row and a downstream annular row which are spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis, the upstream annular row being rotatable around the longitudinal axis, and the downstream annular row comprising a series of blades including a first blade and a second blade each extending in a radial direction from the hub to define a radial dimension between the hub and a radially outer end of the corresponding blade, wherein the radial dimension of the first blade is greater than the radial dimension of the second blade.

Abstract: A photoionization detector sensor equipped with an adjustable gain amplifier, and method of standardizing output of the photoionization detector sensor by adjusting the gain so that an actual test value expected to produce a known anticipated value matches the anticipated value.

Abstract: Compositions are disclosed herein comprising an ester derivative of a glucan, wherein the glucan has a degree of substitution (DoS) up to about 3.0 with at least one cationic organic group that is ester-linked to the glucan. Methods are further disclosed for preparing these compositions, as well as various applications of using them.

Abstract: A first compute server of a distributed cloud computing network receives traffic that is destined for a private application or service running on a server of a customer external of the distributed cloud computing network. That server is connected with the distributed cloud computing network through a network interconnect. One or more policies that are configured for the customer are used to determine whether the traffic is allowed to access the private application or service. The first compute server transmits the traffic to a second compute server of the distributed cloud computing network that has the network interconnect. The second compute server transmits the traffic to the server over the network interconnect using as its source IP address an IP address that is dedicated to the customer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to agents which inhibit the expression and/or activity of transthyretin (TTR), e.g., a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent, or salt thereof, or an antisense oligonucleotide or a gene therapy targeting TTR, and the use of these agents in methods of treating or preventing Startgardt's disease, methods of decreasing Vitamin A levels or formation of toxic Vitamin A metabolites, and/or methods of halting progression of vision loss in a subject. The present invention also relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the retinal binding protein 4 (RBP4) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an RBP4 gene. The invention further provides the use of RNAi agent targeting RBP4 and/or nucleic acid agents targeting TTR in methods of preventing and treating an RBP4-associated disorder, e.g., an ocular disease, e.g., Stargardt's disease, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), e.g.