Abstract: A digital filter includes a delay line; coefficients coupled to the delay line; and a summer coupled to at least one of the of coefficients, wherein the coefficients each include a first value during a normal mode of operation, and wherein at least one of the coefficients comprises a second value during a transient mode of operation.

Abstract: A filter includes a delay line; at least one gain component coupled to the delay line; and a summer coupled to the delay line, wherein the at least one gain component includes a first value during a normal mode of operation, and wherein the at least one gain component includes a second value during a transient mode of operation.

Abstract: A method performed by a distributed computing system is described. The distributed computing system includes one or more host nodes and a main memory connected to the one or more host nodes by a fabric interconnect. The method includes receiving, by an application program interface (API) of a host node, a function call from an application of a host device, the function call including a pointer to a memory object and a level of reliability for operations involving the memory object; and configuring system reliability features included in one or both of the fabric interconnect and memory devices of the main memory according to the level of reliability in the function call.

Abstract: A filtration system can include a loading member configured to receive a plurality of filtration members which can be sequentially moved from a non-active position in which a respective one of the plurality of filtration members is not in fluid communication with a sample flow path of the cell removal system, to an active position in which the respective filtration member is in fluid communication with the sample flow path, and to a discarded position in which the respective filtration member has been removed from fluid communication with the sample flow path.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solid dose formulations for needle-free delivery comprising 0.01 to 60 (w/w) of one or more therapeutic agent and/or prophylactic agent; and 40.0% to 99.99% (w/w) of dextran. The invention further concerns methods of producing a solid dose formulation tablet and application its particular medical uses, in particular as a vaccine.

Abstract: In one aspect, an indirect heat exchanger comprising a plurality of fins having openings and a plurality of tubes connecting the fins. The indirect heat exchanger has spacings between the fins that permit a first fluid to flow therethrough. The fins have outer portions outward of the tubes to be contacted by the first fluid as the first fluid flows through the spacings. The tubes have interiors aligned with the openings of the fins to permit a second fluid to flow through the tubes and the openings of the fins. The fins have inner portions extending about the openings to be contacted by the second fluid. The fins are configured to transfer heat between the first fluid and the second fluid via direct contact between the outer portions of the fins and the first fluid and direct contact between the inner portions of the fins and the second fluid.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for fabricating a hybrid contact lens product having a lens insert embedded at a precisely controlled location within a lens body. A mold engagement and support base engages and retains a lens forming mold in a substantially fixed position. An insert placement and positioning device includes an insert pickup head with a contact face configured for releasable engagement of the lens insert and at least one suction opening in the contact face for applying suction to engage the insert on the contact face. A positioning housing interacts with the mold and/or the support base to provide precise locational positioning of the lens insert within the mold. A lens body forming material is delivered to the mold to encapsulate the lens insert.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums in which application state is saved using in-memory versioning in a shared memory pool of disaggregated memory. By utilizing a disaggregated memory pool, the processing resources may be on separate devices than the memory those resources are using. As a result of this architecture, a failure of hardware of processing resources or an application does not necessarily also cause the hardware resources of the memory devices to fail. This allows a standby application executing on standby processing resources to quickly resume execution when a primary application fails by utilizing the memory pool assigned to the primary application in the memory pool.

Abstract: The present teachings may include a lighting apparatus for a vertical growing system, e.g., a system suitable for high crop yield using hydroponic growing techniques including plant supports having a vertical arrangement. For example, a lighting apparatus as described herein may be arranged vertically and located adjacent to the plant supports. A lighting apparatus may include at least two mounting surfaces arranged in a substantially vertical orientation, where light sources—e.g., light-emitting diodes (LEDs)—are coupled to each mounting surface. The mounting surfaces may create a wide and uniform canopy, thus allowing cultivation of a relatively large number of plants in a growing space. In this manner, lights may be located in relatively close proximity to plants while mitigating over-heating. Further, electrical drivers may be located remotely from the lighting supports, and/or the lighting supports may be structurally configured to pass heat from heat-producing elements, e.g.

Abstract: The present teachings include a vertical growing system for plants suitable for high crop yield using hydroponic growing techniques. An exemplary vertical growing system includes one or more plant supports having a vertical arrangement structurally configured to increase production in a growing space. One or more lighting apparatus may be arranged vertically and located adjacent to the plant supports, where the lighting apparatus is structurally configured to create a relatively wide and uniform canopy, and to allow the lighting apparatus to be in relatively close proximity to plant supports. Embodiments may also or instead include an overhead support structure eliminating the requirement for other supports around the cultivation area thereby reducing the overall size of the growing system, a cooling system and/or a ventilation system (either of which may be supported by the overhead support structure), and an irrigation system that may be supported on the overhead support structure.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for decentralized two-phase commit in a datastore or database where the methods include determining pre-validating a transaction, writing first metadata to a leader partition, the first metadata including a state indicating preparing and mutations of the transaction, and writing second metadata of a follower partition to indicate the follower partition is locked by the leader partition. The methods further include updating the state of the first metadata to indicate committed and performing the transaction on the leader partition, performing the transaction on the follower partition and unlocking the follower partition, and updating the first metadata to remove the mutations of the transaction and updating the state of the first metadata to indicate the transaction is completed. The methods may further include selecting a leader partition key and updating the state of the first metadata to indicate committed unapplied.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods useful for inhibiting lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and for the treatment, prevention and amelioration of one or more symptoms of diseases or disorders related to LDH activity, or the accumulation of oxalate, including hyperoxaluria.

Abstract: A propulsion system is provided, wherein the propulsion system includes an afterburner assembly. The afterburner assembly including: an exhaust section and a fuel injector assembly that is operable to inject fuel in the exhaust section. The fuel injector assembly includes a plurality of fuel injection members. The plurality of fuel injection members defines a hot zone and a cold zone. The cold zone is positioned to provide a noise insulation barrier for the hot zone.

Abstract: A method of processing workpieces in an automated mass production system includes: (a) receiving a supply carrier at a workpiece repitch station, the supply carrier including a plurality of rows of supply retainers, each supply retainer holding a respective workpiece for unloading at the repitch station; (b) advancing a plurality of processing carriers through the repitch station, each processing carrier including a row of processing retainers for receiving respective workpieces unloaded from the supply carrier; (c) operating a repitch robot at the repitch station to repitch and transfer a set of workpieces from respective supply retainers to the respective processing retainers of a respective processing carrier at the repitch station; and (d) repeating the operating step to fill each of the plurality of processing carriers advanced through the repitch station with workpieces from the supply carrier.

Abstract: A door assembly for an aircraft galley is provided. The door assembly comprises a support frame and a door, wherein the support frame comprises a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. When the door is in a closed position, the first engagement feature is configured to engage the door at a first engagement point and the second engagement feature is configured to engage the door at a second engagement point. The door comprises an internal structure, wherein the internal structure comprises a structural component that extends across the door between the first and second engagement points, such that the first engagement feature, the second engagement feature and the structural component provide kick retention when the door is in the closed position.

Abstract: A method of inverting workpieces in a mass production process includes: advancing an end effector in electronic synchronization with advancement of a carrier to synchronize arrival of the carrier at a stop position with arrival of the end effector at an unloading position, in which the end effector is in alignment with a workpiece held by the carrier for engaging the workpiece; while the end effector is in engagement with the workpiece, retracting the end effector away from the carrier to unload the workpiece from the carrier and advancing the end effector back toward the carrier to load the workpiece back into the carrier; and rotating the end effector relative to the carrier to invert the workpiece in electronic synchronization with the retracting and advancing of the end effector for loading the workpiece back into the carrier when inverted.

Abstract: Devices and techniques for continuous in-memory versioning are described herein. A memory subsystem includes a memory device configured to store a first data unit, a second data unit, and a third data unit, wherein the first, second, and third data units have a set of physical memory locations on the memory device, and metadata associated with the first, second, and third data units, the metadata including state information and a dirty commit timestamp; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device, the processing device configured to: receive, from a host system, a first memory command associated with a logical memory address, the logical memory address mapped to the set of physical memory locations of the memory device; and in response to receiving the first memory command, perform a data operation on the first, second, or third data unit based on the state information and the dirty commit timestamp.

Abstract: An O-ring processing station for an automated mass production system includes: (a) at least one feed device operable to control discharge of O-rings from an output end of the feed device; (b) an indexing device having a plurality of O-ring retainers, the indexing device operable to advance each retainer to a loading position in alignment with the output end for receiving an O-ring from the feed device, and an unloading position spaced apart from the loading position for unloading the O-ring from the retainer; and (c) a pick-and-place robot including at least one end effector movable between a pick-up position in alignment with a retainer at the unloading position for removing the O-ring from the retainer, and a drop-off position spaced apart from the pick-up position for installation of the O-ring onto a workpiece.

Abstract: A docking station for a medical device is described. In some examples, the docking station includes a frame and a base plate coupled to the frame. At least a portion of the base plate is coupled to a lower portion of the frame. In some examples, an electronic connector of the docking station is configured to couple to the medical device and to provide power to the medical device when the medical device is docked to the docking station. In some examples, a docking mechanism is coupled to an upper portion of the frame and configured to retain the medical device.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for accelerating fuel cell start-up and warm-up times. A control system may detect a warm-up condition of the fuel cell; and activate a compressor to supply compressed heated air to a coolant circuit of the fuel cell during the warm-up condition.