Abstract: Methods for increasing the density and diameter of human hair comprised of the step of applying to any skin area of the body and/or the scalp covered with hair, a topical hair volumizing composition comprised of a chelated copper chlorin compound, wherein the chelated copper chlorin compound is comprised of at least 75% of a chlorin species selected from the group consisting of trisodium copper (II) chlorin e6 and disodium copper (II) isochlorin e4, and the chelated copper chlorin compound is present at a concentration of from 0.02 to 0.1% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a left ventricle assist device (LVAD), the LVAD is included having an inflow port; an outflow port; an impeller configured to pump blood from the inflow port to the outflow port so as to assist the left ventricle of a heart in pumping blood; and a motor driving the impeller, the motor is included having a stator element; a rotating disc element; wherein the rotating disc element includes a polymagnet. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: A vape system for reducing nicotine usage has a first vape device having a first nicotine content included therein, a second vape device having a second nicotine content included therein with the second nicotine content being less than the first nicotine content, and a third vape device having no nicotine content included therein.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foot comforting device with dynamic customization with respect to a foot of a user, and a footwear equipped with the foot comforting device. The foot comforting device comprises an insole, an arch pouch formed in an arch region of the insole. The arch pouch contains a plurality of foam beads having different dimensions. When a foot of a user is placed on the insole, the plurality of foam beads conform to an arch of the foot.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to automated cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging systems and methods that can be used to produce both cine and delayed enhancement images with minimal interaction by a clinician and minimal dependence on system hardware and clinician skill and experience. The images may be acquired during patient free-breathing and does not require a contrast agent. The resulting images be time-resolved three-dimensional images having isotropic resolution, permitting retrospective two-dimensional image reconstruction in any plane image reconstruction according to a retrospectively determined inversion time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microfluidic system and a method for diluting a sample liquid having a predetermined volume. The present disclosure further relates to a diagnostic device comprising the microfluidic system. An example system comprises: a sample inlet; a first sample channel connecting the sample inlet and a first valve; a second sample channel connecting the first valve and a capillary pump; a sample metering channel having a first end connected to a second valve and a second end connected to a third valve, wherein the first valve is connected to the sample metering channel between the first end and the second end. The system further comprises: a buffer inlet; a first buffer channel connecting the buffer inlet and the second valve; an outlet channel connected to the third valve; and a second buffer channel connecting the second valve and the third valve.

Abstract: A compound (I), a rubber mixture containing the compound, a vehicle tire comprising the rubber mixture in at least one component, a process for producing the compound and the use of the compound as an aging stabilizer and/or antioxidant and/or dye wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of xi) aromatic radicals, wherein the aromatic radicals optionally bear substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen radicals, cyano radicals, ester radicals, ketone radicals, ether radicals and thioether radicals, and xii) linear, branched and cyclic aliphatic C3- to C12-radicals, wherein X is selected from O (oxygen atom), S (sulfur atom) and N(H) (secondary amino group), wherein Y is selected from O (oxygen atom), S (sulfur atom) and N(H) (secondary amino group).

Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that inhibit phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K) isoform alpha (PI3K?). These chemical entities are useful, e.g., for treating a condition, disease or disorder in which increased (e.g., excessive) PI3K? activation contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the condition, disease or disorder (e.g., cancer) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also provides compositions containing the same as well as methods of using and making the same.

Abstract: An aircraft that includes a fuselage, right and left wings coupled to the fuselage, struts that are connected to and that extend outward from an underside of the wings, and engines mounted to the struts. The struts are configured to locate the engines in an overwing position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new antiviral carbon dots, compositions comprising said carbon dots, materials and devices coated with said carbon dots, said nanoparticles for medical use, methods for the preparation of said carbon dots, compositions, materials and devices.

Abstract: A method of reducing a power consumption of a wireless device according to one embodiment includes performing, by the wireless device, a calibration of wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to establishing a wireless communication connection with a wireless access point, determining, by the wireless device, a number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over a predefined period of time, and increasing, by the wireless device, a sleep interval of the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to determining the number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over the predefined period of time is less than a threshold number of disconnections.

Abstract: A common-mode interference dissipation circuit to provide circuitry immunity to electrical interference, such as common mode impedance interference, is described herein. The common-mode interference dissipation circuit may include one or more variable resistors each having a first terminal and a second terminal and a capacitor coupled in series with the one or more variable resistors and having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the one or more variable resistors may be coupled to a port of the first set of ports, the second terminal of the one or more variable resistors may be coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor, and the second terminal of the capacitor may be coupled to a chassis in an industrial automation environment.

Abstract: A receiver includes an ultra-wideband, UWB, communication unit configured to operate in a radar mode and to receive a synchronization signal transmitted by a transmitter, and a synchronization unit operatively coupled to the UWB communication unit. The synchronization unit is configured to estimate a carrier frequency offset from the synchronization signal, derive a reference time from the synchronization signal, and derive a time window for the reception of a radar packet by the UWB communication unit. The time window is derived from the estimated carrier frequency offset and the reference time. A corresponding method of operating a receiver also is disclosed.

Abstract: Topic segments for a communication session are dynamically generated. In one embodiment, the system segments utterances of a transcript into one or more topic segments based on the topic; for each of the segments, determines whether the topic segment is related to the topic, and transmits, to one or more client devices, a list of the topic segments for the communication session.

Abstract: A quantum circuit for a lattice gas automata simulation includes an initialization step performed by setting up, for the quantum circuit, a position register, a channel register and a first ancilla register. To the position register, the channel register and the first ancilla register are applied in a sequential order: (i) a collision step constructed using a first set of multi-controlled gates, a second set of multi-controlled gates, and four CX gates arranged between the first set and the second set, the collision step being applied to the channel register and the first ancilla register; (ii) a mapping step constructed using two Hadamard gates and four multi-controlled SWAP gates, the mapping step being applied to the channel register and the first ancilla register; and (iii) a propagation step being applied to the position register and the first ancilla register.

Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes placing a substrate on a substrate support assembly that is at least partially positioned in a processing chamber. The substrate support assembly includes a body having an outer surface and an outer coating layer disposed at least partially over the outer surface, the outer coating layer comprising yttrium fluoride (YF3). In addition, the method includes contacting a surface of the substrate with a process gas in the processing chamber at a process temperature that is about 40° C. or less to remove oxides from the surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating aggregate risk exposure of insurance policies associated with a geographical area. An insurance system may include an aggregate risk management system, which calculates an aggregate risk exposure of insurance policies associated with a geographical area, and compares the aggregate risk exposure with a maximum tolerable risk exposure for the geographical area. Based on the comparison, the aggregate risk management system determines whether more insurance policies may be issued associated with the geographical area. The aggregate risk management system may issue a block at an insurance system to prevent new insurance policies associated with a geographical area based on the aggregate risk exposure for that geographical area.

Abstract: An apparatus of the subject technology includes a first device in radio frequency communication with a plurality of second devices. The first device includes a transducer and a processor. The transducer measures an elevation of the first device with respect to a device of the second devices. The processor determines possible values of a three-dimensional (3D) position of the first device and selects one of the possible values as the 3D position of the first device based at least on the measured elevation.

Abstract: One example described herein can involve a system that receives, from a user, a structured document that describes one or more conditions selected by the user to customize one or more electronic data structures. The system can also query a database to retrieve data from the database. The system can then execute an interpreter program, which can ingest the structured document and the data, identify a subset of the data that satisfies the condition(s), and generate the one or more electronic data structures based on the subset of the data. The electronic data structure(s) can include the identified subset of the data and exclude a remainder of the data. The system can compact the electronic data structure(s) by removing empty fields therein. The system can then provide the compacted data structure(s) to the user.

Abstract: A method of forming a light emitting device includes providing a free standing support containing a matrix material including first and second vias, depositing in the first vias a first photocurable quantum dot ink including first quantum dots suspended in a first photocurable polymer, illuminating the first photocurable quantum dot ink with ultraviolet radiation or blue light from first LEDs of an array of LEDs to crosslink the first photocurable polymer material in the first vias, depositing in the second vias a second photocurable quantum dot ink comprising second quantum dots suspended in a second photocurable polymer material, illuminating the second photocurable quantum dot ink with ultraviolet radiation or blue light from second LEDs of the array of LEDs to crosslink the second photocurable polymer material in the second vias, and attaching the free standing support to the array of LEDs after the illuminating.