Abstract: Embodiments include a system for generating nanobubbles in a solvent, including a device for generating a reverse and forward flow in the solvent, wherein the solvent has one or more gases dissolved in it; and a Tesla valve fluidly coupled to the device, wherein the device pushes the solvent through the Tesla valve one or more times alternatingly in a forward and reverse direction to generate nanobubbles of a desired concentration and size. Aspects include a method for generating nanobubbles in a solvent, including filling a device with a desired solvent containing one or more gases dissolved in it; wherein the device is capable of generating a reverse and forward flow in the solvent, and wherein a Tesla valve is fluidly coupled to the device; and using the device to push the solvent through the Tesla valve one or more times alternatingly in forward and reverse directions to generate nanobubbles.

Abstract: There is provided an air treatment apparatus comprising an air flow generator that is arranged to generate an air flow through the air treatment apparatus, a moisture source that is arranged to introduce water vapour into the air flow, a body that is use surrounds both air flow generator and the moisture source, and a water supply system that is arranged to provide water to the moisture source. The water supply system comprises a water tank assembly that is separable from the body, and the water tank assembly comprises a water tank and a water pump for pumping water from the water tank to the moisture source. The water tank comprises a tank opening and the water tank assembly further comprises a removable tank cap that is arranged to fit over and thereby occlude the tank opening, and wherein the water pump is provided on the removable tank cap.

Abstract: There is provided an air treatment apparatus comprising a head wearable air purifier. The head wearable air purifier comprises a first speaker assembly arranged to be worn over a first ear of a user and a second speaker assembly arranged to be worn over a second ear of the user. The first speaker assembly comprises a speaker, a filter assembly, an air flow generator for creating an airflow through the filter assembly, and an air outlet downstream from the filter assembly for emitting a filtered airflow from the first speaker assembly. The head wearable air purifier further comprises a nozzle comprising an air inlet arranged to receive the filtered airflow from the air outlet of the first speaker assembly and an air outlet arranged to emit the received filtered airflow from the head wearable air purifier, the nozzle being detachably coupled to the first speaker assembly by a magnetic attachment.

Abstract: A CFET may include two or more transistors stacked over each other. A transistor may be a FET including a forked semiconductor structure. The source region and drain region of a transistor may have a forked shape including a body and one or more branches protruding from the body. A branch may include a fin, nanoribbon, etc. The channel region may be between a branch of the source region and a branch of the drain region. The body of the source region and the body of the drain region may be on opposite sides of the channel region in two perpendicular directions. The two bodies may be diagonally arranged with respect to the channel region. The body of the source region or drain region may be over a contact that is electrically coupled to a frontside metal layer or a backside metal layer for signal transmission or power delivery.

Abstract: A method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. Responsive to the device determining that a first user is not registered in a node registry upon startup, a public key of the first user and private key of the first user are generated, and the public key is registered in the node registry. Responsive to receiving a lookup request from a securely connected computing device, a public key lookup request for a public key of a second user is sent to the node registry by the device. The device receives the public key of the second user responsive to the sending of the public key lookup request. Responsive to receiving a message for the second user and an encryption request from the computing device, the device encrypts the message using the public key of the second user to produce an encrypted message that is transmitted to the computing device.

Abstract: An Application Data Management System (ADMS) enables an application file system to be mounted at any selected reconstruction time (TR). If the reconstruction time TR falls intermediate snapshot creation timepoints, the ADMS creates a version of the application file system at the selected reconstruction time TR using a snapshot of the data file from a previous application file system snapshot creation timepoint, and a snapshot of the log file from a subsequent application file system snapshot creation timepoint. The ADMS uses the snapshot of the log file from the subsequent snapshot creation timepoint to replay transactions on the snapshot of the data file from the previous snapshot creation timepoint up to the selected reconstruction time TR. This enables the state of the application file system to be recreated and mounted at any arbitrary selected reconstruction time, even if the selected reconstruction time is not coincident with snapshot creation timepoints.

Abstract: The technology provides enhanced co-presence of interactive media participants without high quality video or other photo-realistic representations of the participants. A low-resolution graphical representation (318) of a participant provides real-time dynamic co-presence. Face detection captures a maximum amount of facial expression with minimum detail in order to construct the low-resolution graphical representation. A set of facial mesh data (304) is generated by the face detection to include a minimal amount of information about the participant's face per frame. The mesh data, such as facial key points, is provided to one or more user devices so that the graphical representation of the participant can be rendered in a shared app at the other device(s) (308, 804).

Abstract: The technology provides tactile copresence for participants working in a real-time remote collaborative arrangement. This enhanced user experience enables different users to work remotely through their own local physical media such as whiteboards, large screen displays or poster boards (208, 228, 262, 272). Participants are able to view a common workspace in the same way, and are able to experience tactile copresence via silhouette representations (106, 312, 600) of the other people. A method includes receiving depth map information of a participant at a first location, the depth map information being derived from a raw image captured at the first location (904). A presence shadow for the participant is generated by a computing device associated with a different location, in which the presence shadow reprojects aspects of the participant according to the depth map information where the aspects are blurred according to a proximity of each aspect to a physical medium at the first location (906).

Abstract: A method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. Responsive to the device determining that a first user is not registered in a node registry upon startup, a public key of the first user and private key of the first user are generated, and the public key is registered in the node registry. Responsive to receiving a lookup request from a securely connected computing device, a public key lookup request for a public key of a second user is sent to the node registry by the device. The device receives the public key of the second user responsive to the sending of the public key lookup request. Responsive to receiving a message for the second user and an encryption request from the computing device, the device encrypts the message using the public key of the second user to produce an encrypted message that is transmitted to the computing device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)quinazoline.

Abstract: Systems and methods for differentiated application of an Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) to enhance link performance in satellite communication systems are disclosed. A system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to dynamically compute bandwidth capacity of a terminal from a plurality of terminals. Based on the computed bandwidth capacity of the terminal, the processor may automatically determine a ModCod to be applied for transmission to or from the terminal to optimize bit error rate (BER) performance. The to processor may determine the ModCod using an ACM technique. For the plurality of terminals, the processor may dynamically determine aggregate bandwidth availability and congestion within the ACM technique to optimize sharing of available bandwidth.

Abstract: A single, multi-effect, energy harvesting and heat managing spun yarn and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The spun yarn includes a combination of a configurable number of fibers selected from a fiber that absorbs, stores, and releases heat energy through a phase change; fibers that convert heat energy or ultraviolet radiation energy into far infrared radiation (FIR) energy and radiate the FIR energy to other fibers and to one or more body parts of a user wearing a garment created from the spun yarn; a fiber that absorbs moisture and generates heat energy through an exothermic reaction; a fiber that provides heat insulation and repels moisture; a fiber with elasticity; and a fiber that conducts heat and maintains a substantially uniform temperature within the fibers. One or more fibers are positioned in a sheath formed free of a core or with at least one core in the spun yarn.

Abstract: An Application Data Management System (ADMS) enables an application file system to be mounted at any selected reconstruction time (TR). If the reconstruction time TR falls intermediate snapshot creation timepoints, the ADMS creates a version of the application file system at the selected reconstruction time TR using a snapshot of the data file from a previous application file system snapshot creation timepoint, and a snapshot of the log file from a subsequent application file system snapshot creation timepoint. The ADMS uses the snapshot of the log file from the subsequent snapshot creation timepoint to replay transactions on the snapshot of the data file from the previous snapshot creation timepoint up to the selected reconstruction time TR. This enables the state of the application file system to be recreated and mounted at any arbitrary selected reconstruction time, even if the selected reconstruction time is not coincident with snapshot creation timepoints.

Abstract: Systems and methods for differentiated application of an Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) to enhance link performance in satellite communication systems are disclosed. A system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to dynamically compute bandwidth capacity of a terminal from a plurality of terminals. Based on the computed bandwidth capacity of the terminal, the processor may automatically determine a ModCod to be applied for transmission to or from the terminal to optimize bit error rate (BER) performance. The to processor may determine the ModCod using an ACM technique. For the plurality of terminals, the processor may dynamically determine aggregate bandwidth availability and congestion within the ACM technique to optimize sharing of available bandwidth.

Abstract: A system and process for selecting, reserving, and purchasing mausoleum cemetery property and services via cloud application service is disclosed. The system and process for selecting, reserving, and purchasing mausoleum cemetery property and services via cloud application service provides an online e-commerce solution for selecting, reserving and purchasing mausoleum cemetery property and services.

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a method, comprising: receiving a plurality of traffic flows transmitted by a plurality of user devices; determining, at a modem, a user device of the user devices that is associated with each of the traffic flows; classifying, at the modem, each of the traffic flows according to a class of service associated with a traffic class; and allocating, at the modem, bandwidth to each of the traffic flows based on the traffic flow's class of service and the user device associated with the traffic flow. A total available bandwidth may be allocated to the traffic flows as a function of traffic classes associated with the traffic flows, the classes of services associated with the traffic flows, and the user devices that transmitted the traffic flows.

Abstract: Minimally invasive methods and devices for introducing a spinal fixation element into a surgical site in a patient's spinal column are provided. In general, the method involves advancing a spinal fixation element in a first, lengthwise orientation along a pathway extending from a minimally invasive percutaneous incision to a spinal anchor site. As the spinal fixation element approaches the spinal anchor site, the fixation element can be manipulated to extend in a second orientation, which is preferably substantially transverse to the first orientation, to position the fixation element in relation to one or more spinal anchors.

Abstract: A single, multi-effect, energy harvesting and heat managing spun yarn and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The spun yarn includes a combination of a configurable number of fibers selected from a fiber that absorbs, stores, and releases heat energy through a phase change; fibers that convert heat energy or ultraviolet radiation energy into far infrared radiation (FIR) energy and radiate the FIR energy to other fibers and to one or more body parts of a user wearing a garment created from the spun yarn; a fiber that absorbs moisture and generates heat energy through an exothermic reaction; a fiber that provides heat insulation and repels moisture; a fiber with elasticity; and a fiber that conducts heat and maintains a substantially uniform temperature within the fibers. One or more fibers are positioned in a sheath formed free of a core or with at least one core in the spun yarn.