Abstract: The invention pertains to a recycling composition comprising a lactam and/or a eutectic composition comprising a lactam and a eutecting agent.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating, selecting, modifying and/or otherwise configuring occluder(s) used in mixed-reality environments. Pose information of a trackable device worn or carried by a user is determined. Based on that pose information, an assumption regarding the user's own pose is determined. An occluder is then configured in a manner to correspond to the assumed pose of the user for use in the mixed-reality environment. By generating the occluder in this manner, improved battery life by the trackable device can be achieved relative to conventional systems that rely entirely on iterative scanning of the user's body to determine body position.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are examples of gesture-based extended reality (XR) with object recognition and tracking. A method, implemented by an extended reality (XR) device can include recognizing and tracking one or more objects in the image data, recognizing a gesture in the image data, analyzing the image data to determine whether a condition is satisfied, the condition indicating a recognized and tracked object of the one or more objects proximate which the recognized gesture is to be made, and in response to determining that the condition is satisfied, performing an augmentation of the image data based on satisfaction of the condition.

Abstract: A material web is disclosed. The material web includes a fiber layer having a first side and an opposing second side. The fiber layer has a plurality of fibers, each of which having an intimate admixture of a thermoplastic polymer, and a wax and/or oil, wherein at least some of the wax and/or oil is exposed at an outer surface of the fibers. A surface energy treatment is disposed on the first side and/or the second side of the fiber layer.

Abstract: A stretch laminate is disclosed. The stretch laminate may include a first layer; a second layer; and one or more elastic members disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer may include a nonwoven web material bearing a pattern of thermal bonds, including a plurality of bonds each having a length and a width, the length being oriented perpendicularly to the stretch direction and being greater than the width, for a majority of the bonds. The elastic member(s) may be joined with the first layer and the second layer while pre-strained in the stretch direction; when the stretch laminate is in a relaxed condition, at least the first layer may include a plurality of gathers comprising elongate ridges and valleys oriented transversely to the stretch direction. A disposable absorbent pant having an elasticized belt structure including the stretch laminate, is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The system includes a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece includes a force plate that a user can press against with their tongue. Pressing the force plate enables the user to strengthen their tongue. The system also includes a control module that can measure the force applied to the force plate and provide feedback to the user about progress and the applied force.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating, selecting, modifying and/or otherwise configuring occluder(s) used in mixed-reality environments. Pose information of a trackable device worn or carried by a user is determined. Based on that pose information, an assumption regarding the user's own pose is determined. An occluder is then configured in a manner to correspond to the assumed pose of the user for use in the mixed-reality environment. By generating the occluder in this manner, improved battery life by the trackable device can be achieved relative to conventional systems that rely entirely on iterative scanning of the user's body to determine body position.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a comprising: a first resin and a second resin; and/or an adduct of a first resin and a second resin; and/or a first resin or second resin and a catalyst; and a polymeric particle having an average particle size of less than 100 micron, wherein the second resin and/or an adduct of a first resin and a second resin is present in an amount of at least 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition and wherein the polymeric particle has a glass transition temperature above the curing temperature.

Abstract: Material webs suitable for use in conjunction with disposable absorbent articles are disclosed herein. The material webs comprise a melt additive that when subjected to thermal energy may be encouraged to bloom across the entirety of the web or in localized areas of the web where localized thermal energy is applied.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of lactam as a rheology modifier and/or compatibilizer.

Abstract: Material webs suitable for use in conjunction with disposable absorbent articles are disclosed herein. The material webs comprise a melt additive that when subjected to thermal energy may be encouraged to bloom across the entirety of the web or in localized areas of the web where localized thermal energy is applied.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are examples of gesture-based extended reality (XR) with object recognition and tracking. A method, implemented by an extended reality (XR) device can include recognizing and tracking one or more objects in the image data, recognizing a gesture in the image data, analyzing the image data to determine whether a condition is satisfied, the condition indicating a recognized and tracked object of the one or more objects proximate which the recognized gesture is to be made, and in response to determining that the condition is satisfied, performing an augmentation of the image data based on satisfaction of the condition.

Abstract: A nonwoven substrate for an absorbent article including a layer of fibers is provided. The nonwoven substrate has a low surface tension fluid strikethrough time to basis weight ratio in the range of about 0.37 s/gsm to about 5 s/gsm. A plurality of the fibers each include fibrils extending outwardly from a surface of the fibers. The plurality of the fibers are made from a composition including a polyolefin and about 11% to about 35% of glycerol tristearate by weight of the composition. The nonwoven substrate has a specific surface area in the range of about 1 m2/g to about 4 m2/g.

Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a three-dimensional liquid permeable topsheet. The topsheet comprises a first layer comprising a hydrophobic material and a second layer comprising a hydrophilic material. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The topsheet comprises a plurality of recesses, a plurality of projections, and a plurality of land areas. The land areas surround at least a majority of the plurality of projections and a plurality of the recesses. The absorbent article comprises a liquid impermeable backsheet, an acquisition material, an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the acquisition material and the liquid impermeable backsheet, and an indicia. The indicia is on the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet. The indicia is visible from a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article. The indicia is different color than the acquisition material or the liquid permeable topsheet.

Abstract: Provided are pharmaceutical compositions, formulations, products of manufacture and kits, and methods, for: mitigating, ameliorating, treating or preventing a proteostasis-based injury; selectively inducing only the ATF6 arm of the unfolded protein response in a cell, a tissue or in a mammal, wherein optionally the mammal is a human; protecting a mammalian heart or a mammalian tissue from an acute or a long term ischemia/reperfusion injury or damage; pharmacologically activating ATF6 or the ATF6 arm of the unfolded protein response in a cell or in vivo; comprising: administering to the cell, the tissue, the mammal or the individual in need thereof: (a) a compound as provided herein, for example, the exemplary compound 147.

Abstract: A computer implemented interactive gaming tournament system includes selecting, by a user, a game server and an entrance fee for a gaming match and submitting an entrance request that identifies the game server. The system includes sending a request for validation from a payment acceptance platform in response to receiving the entrance request and sending match population content to the game server in response to receiving validation from the payment acceptance platform that confirms a user account contains funds that are equal to or greater than the entrance fee. The system includes determining a payout amount in response to receiving a tournament endgame report from the game server and authenticating payment information for the user account and distributing the payout amount from a payment distribution platform to the user account if the payout amount is greater than zero and the user account is authenticated.

Abstract: Improved techniques for mapping an environment are disclosed herein. These improvements are achieved by distinguishing between different environmental regions and by selectively using scanning data of the environment to generate a 3D representation of at least one, but not all, of the environment's regions. Initially, 3D depth scanning data is accessed. A boundary associated with the environment is identified. This boundary divides the environment into at least two regions, including a first and second region. Based on the boundary, a first portion of the scanning data is classified as corresponding to the first region and a second portion of the scanning data is classified as corresponding to the second region. After filtering the second portion from the scanning data, the filtered scanning data is used to generate the 3D representation. Consequently, the 3D representation is limited by the boundary and visually represents the first region but not the second.

Abstract: A computer implemented interactive gaming tournament system includes selecting, by a user, a game server and an entrance fee for a gaming match and submitting an entrance request that identifies the game server. The system includes sending a request for validation from a payment acceptance platform in response to receiving the entrance request and sending match population content to the game server in response to receiving validation from the payment acceptance platform that confirms a user account contains funds that are equal to or greater than the entrance fee. The system includes determining a payout amount in response to receiving a tournament endgame report from the game server and authenticating payment information for the user account and distributing the payout amount from a payment distribution platform to the user account if the payout amount is greater than zero and the user account is authenticated.

Abstract: A nonwoven comprising a pattern of thermal bonds with anti-fuzz properties according to at least three and preferably all four of the following conditions: a) the pattern comprises thermal bonds disposed in parallel rows having a pitch angle (P) of from 0.5° to 15° relative to the machine direction or the cross-machine direction; and/or b) the bonding area of all the thermal bonds ranges from 17% to 30% of the area of the nonwoven, and/or c) the pattern comprises larger bonds and smaller bonds having different individual area, and/or d) the pattern comprises elongated bonds having different major directions.