Abstract: An apparatus including: a housing configured for installation in a landfill; a differential pressure sensor and at least one gas sensor in the housing; and a first valve configured to control landfill gas (LFG) flow to the at least one gas sensor, wherein the first valve is configured to open when the differential pressure sensor detects a selected pressure difference or pressure difference change between the atmospheric air pressure and the LFG pressure.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for preparing lead smelting slag glass-ceramics based on the oxidation of silicon-rich silicon smelting slag and composition adjustment, and belongs to the technical field of resource utilization of smelting slag rich in monatomic silicon. The method comprises the steps: mixing the silicon slag rich in monatomic silicon with an oxidant, a fluxing agent and a clarifying agent according to a formula ratio, ball-milling and screening to obtain a tempering raw material with uniform size, and performing high-temperature oxidation melting on the tempering raw material to form an oxidation-state molten tempering material; and carrying out further mixed melting on the molten tempering material and hot lead slag, carrying out water quenching to obtain basic glass, and carrying out heat treatment system on the obtained basic glass to form the glass ceramics.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for preparing lead smelting slag glass-ceramics based on the oxidation of silicon-rich silicon smelting slag and composition adjustment, and belongs to the technical field of resource utilization of smelting slag rich in monatomic silicon. The method comprises the steps: mixing the silicon slag rich in monatomic silicon with an oxidant, a fluxing agent and a clarifying agent according to a formula ratio, ball-milling and screening to obtain a tempering raw material with uniform size, and performing high-temperature oxidation melting on the tempering raw material to form an oxidation-state molten tempering material; and carrying out further mixed melting on the molten tempering material and hot lead slag, carrying out water quenching to obtain basic glass, and carrying out heat treatment system on the obtained basic glass to form the glass ceramics.

Abstract: A conversation may be monitored in real time using a trained machine learning model to identify a desired outcome of a conversation and generate one or more phrases for accomplishing the desired outcome. A confidence score may also be determined for one or more phrases that indicates a likelihood that the one or more phrases may help accomplish the desired outcome of the conversation. In some examples, a confidence score may be based on whether an agent, a caller, or both responded unfavorably to a similar phrase used previously in another conversation. In other examples, a confidence score corresponding to one or more phrases may be based on whether a prior conversation in which one or more similar phrases was used resulted in the desired outcome being accomplished.

Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a lightweight, recyclable, double-knit textile used to form a recyclable, apparel item having stretch properties. The double-knit textile utilizes a combination of yarns, including a recyclable, elastic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) polymer yarn, in a knit construction where the technical face of the textile is formed form a non-elastic yarn such as a polyamide yarn, the technical back of the textile is formed the non-elastic yarn and the TPU polymer yarn in a plated relationship, and linking yarns that extend between the technical face and the technical back include the non-elastic yarn. The knit construction as described balances the need for opacity, optimal stretch features, support, and durability to an apparel item formed from the textile while still being lightweight.

Abstract: A conversation may be monitored in real time using a trained machine learning model to identify a desired outcome of a conversation and generate one or more phrases for accomplishing the desired outcome. A confidence score may also be determined for one or more phrases that indicates a likelihood that the one or more phrases may help accomplish the desired outcome of the conversation. In some examples, a confidence score may be based on whether an agent, a caller, or both responded unfavorably to a similar phrase used previously in another conversation. In other examples, a confidence score corresponding to one or more phrases may be based on whether a prior conversation in which one or more similar phrases was used resulted in the desired outcome being accomplished.

Abstract: A system provides placement of components for an integrated circuit having a plurality of flip-flops. The system clusters the plurality of flip-flops into a plurality of clusters and relocates one or more of the flip-flops in response to overlapping placement locations. The clustering includes using a K-means algorithm to assign a flip-flop to a cluster while adding weight to each cluster based on its current size.

Abstract: A system provides placement of components for an integrated circuit having a plurality of flip-flops. The system clusters the plurality of flip-flops into a plurality of clusters and relocates one or more of the flip-flops in response to overlapping placement locations. The clustering includes using a K-means algorithm to assign a flip-flop to a cluster while adding weight to each cluster based on its current size.

Abstract: A soft-start circuit composed of active components and passive components and a soft-start voltage regulator based on this soft-start circuit are disclosed. The soft-start voltage regulator is coupled to a generator, a battery and a starter. When the starter is started, the soft-start voltage regulator receives the voltage of the battery to generate a soft-start signal, enabling the generator to establish a voltage. Further, after the generator established the voltage, the soft-start voltage regulator is shut off and the soft-start signal is outputted.

Abstract: A wet-on-dry process for coating a glass optical fiber with a radiation curable Primary Coating, comprising (a) operating a glass drawing tower to produce a glass optical fiber; (b) applying a radiation curable Primary Coating composition onto the surface of the optical fiber; (c) applying radiation to effect curing of said radiation curable Primary Coating composition; (d) applying a secondary coating to the Primary Coating; and (e) applying radiation to effect curing of said secondary coating. Also, a wet-on-wet process for coating a glass optical fiber with a radiation curable Primary Coating, comprising (a) operating a glass drawing tower to produce a glass optical fiber; (b) applying a radiation curable Primary Coating composition onto the surface of the optical fiber; (c) applying a secondary coating to the Primary Coating; and (d) applying radiation to effect curing of the Primary Coating and the secondary coating.

Abstract: Radiation curable coatings for use as a Primary Coating for optical fibers, optical fibers coated with said coatings and methods for the preparation of coated optical fibers. A radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising: an oligomer; a diluent monomer; a photoinitiator; an antioxidant; and an adhesion promoter; wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of: a hydroxyethyl acrylate; an aromatic isocyanate; an aliphatic isocyanate; a polyol; a catalyst; and an inhibitor, wherein said catalyst is an organo bismuth catalyst; wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; and wherein a cured film of said radiation curable coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about ?25° C. to about ?45° C.; and a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa.

Abstract: Radiation curable coatings for use as a Primary Coating for optical fibers, optical fibers coated with said coatings and processes to coat the optical fiber are described and claimed. The radiation curable coating is a radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising: an oligomer; a first diluent monomer; a second diluent monomer, a photoinitiator; an antioxidant; and an adhesion promoter; wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of: a hydroxyethyl acrylate; an aromatic isocyanate; an aliphatic isocyanate; a polyol; a catalyst; and an inhibitor, and wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; wherein a cured film of said radiation curable primary coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about ?25° C. to about ?45° C. and a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa.

Abstract: For each of a plural number of pixels in a reference frame, a corresponding point estimation unit (2) estimates a corresponding point in each of a plural number of picture frames differing in time. A first gray scale value generation unit (3) finds the gray scale value of each pixel from the gray scale values of the neighboring pixels for each corresponding point in each picture frame estimated. A second gray scale value generation unit (4) approximates the gray level of a locus of corresponding points, by a fluency function, from the gray scale values of the corresponding points at each picture frame estimated to find each gray scale value of the corresponding point in the picture frame for interpolation from the above function. From the gray scale value of each corresponding point in the frame for interpolation, a third gray scale value generation unit (5) generates a gray scale value of each pixel in the picture frame for interpolation.

Abstract: A reverse filter operates for adding noise n(x,y) to an output of a deteriorated model of a blurring function H(x,y) to output an observed model g(x,y). The blurring function inputs a true picture f(x,y) to output a deteriorated picture. The reverse filter recursively optimizes the blurring function H(x,y) so that the input picture signal will be coincident with the observed picture. In this manner, the reverse filter extracts a true picture signal. A corresponding point is estimated, based on a fluency theory, on the true input picture signal freed of noise contained in it by the reverse filter (20). The motion information of a picture is expressed in the form of a function. A plurality of signal spaces is selected by an encoder for compression (30) for the input picture signal. The picture information is expressed by a function from one selected signal space to another.

Abstract: A method for decreasing the inflammation associated with a chronic inflammatory intestinal condition in a patient is provided wherein the patient is administered an effective amount of a differentiating agent.

Abstract: An improved method for controlling magnetic quality of electroless plating in which the plated substrates are subjected to magnetic film deposition for a true plating time determined by offsetting the total plating time by the activation time, the activation time being the time for surface potential transients to decrease and steady state surface potential to occur.