Abstract: Discharge valve of an aircraft turbomachine, including a discharge gate intended to be mounted pivotably about an axis between a position for closing an air passage orifice and an open position of said orifice, the orifice being formed in an intermediate casing of the turbomachine, the discharge valve including a sealing device having a seal configured to be movably mounted on the intermediate casing and a movement system configured to move the seal between a first position in which the seal is intended to bear against the discharge gate when the gate is in a closure position, and a second position in which the seal is retracted with respect to the air passage orifice when the discharge gate is in an open position.

Abstract: Method for targeted alteration of a duplex acceptor DNA sequence in a plant cell protoplast, comprising combining the duplex acceptor DNA sequence with a donor mutagenic nucleobase, wherein the duplex acceptor DNA sequence contains a first DNA sequence and a second DNA sequence which is the complement of the first DNA sequence and wherein the donor mutagenic nucleobase comprises at least one mismatch with respect to the duplex acceptor DNA sequence to be altered, preferably with respect to the first DNA sequence, wherein the method further comprises a step of introducing the donor mutagenic nucleobase into the cell protoplasts using polyethylene glycol (PEG) mediated transformation and the use of PEG protoplast transformation for enhancing the rate of targeted mutagenesis.

Abstract: A combustion burner employed in a submerged combustion vessel used to melt high index glass includes an arch positioned on a burner in the submerged combustion vessel. An amount of combustible gas flows through a first port disposed in a first haunch of the arch and through a second port disposed in a second haunch of the arch. Fuel is supplied through an end port in a fuel supply line. The end port is disposed under the arch. An amount of glass is fed into the submerged combustion vessel and is melted inside the submerged combustion vessel by igniting the burner. Some of the melted glass at least partially solidifies against a wall of the submerged combustion vessel such that the melted glass is contained in a vessel of itself.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for producing a shoot of a plant, wherein the shoot comprises one or more cells having a genetic modification. The method preferably comprises the steps of: i) providing a plant, ii) introducing in a cell of the plant a vector expressing at least one of a gRNA and a CRISPR-nuclease, iii) removing the shoot apical meristem of the plant, and iv) regenerating a shoot at a second location in the plant, wherein the shoot comprises one or more cells having a genetic modification. The shoot apical meristem of the plant is preferably removed by decapitating the plant. Similarly, the shoot is preferably regenerated by a second decapitation of the plant at a second location. The invention further related to a plant having a shoot comprising one or more cells having a genetic modification, wherein the plant is obtainable by the method of the invention.

Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine engine, includes a fan, a speed reduction gear and an intermediate casing including an internal annular structure that houses an epicyclic gear train equipped with a planet carrier. The assembly includes a secondary retention device for the ring gear of the planet carrier, the device including: first projections that project radially inwards from the internal annular structure, each first projection having a recess that is open radially inwards, axially downwards and circumferentially in a first direction; and second projections that project radially outwards from the ring gear of the planet carrier and cooperate with the first projections in such a way that each second projection is partially accommodated in the recess of the first projection with which it is associated and downstream therefrom.

Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The assembly generally includes an un-ducted propeller blade of which the root has a bulbous portion; a system for setting the pitch of the blade about a pitch setting axis, the pitch setting system including a cup configured to be placed inside the outer casing, has a flared open top end for axial insertion of the root and in which the root of the blade can be axially affixed by a locking member; and at least one radial retention prong in a radial space reserved between the wall of the cup and the root.

Abstract: An optical element includes an optical block constructed of a first material having a % transmission of at least 50% throughout a spectral range of 300 nm to 2700 nm through at least a thickness of the optical block. The optical block comprises a surface. A grating layer constructed of a second material is disposed on the surface of the optical block, the grating layer comprising a second surface that is directly in contact with the surface of the optical block and a first surface comprising a plurality of diffraction features forming a diffraction grating.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustic insulation assembly for an auxiliary power unit having a centrifugal compressor (1), comprising a ring-shaped casing (8) for an air inlet (3) and comprising a plurality of reinforcing arms (9) connecting its inner walls, a plurality of removable mechanical acoustic insulation parts (10), each mechanical part (10) being ring-shaped and comprising attachment means (11) intended to engage with the casing (8), such that the mechanical part (10) and the flow surface of the casing (8), defined by a pair of reinforcing arms (9), overlie one another.

Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The assembly generally includes an un-ducted propeller blade of which the root has a bulbous portion; a system for setting the pitch of the blade about a pitch setting axis, the pitch setting system including a cup, configured to be placed inside the outer casing, has a flared open top end for axial insertion of the root and in which the root of the blade can be axially affixed by a locking member; and at least one radial retention prong in a radial space reserved between the wall of the cup and the root.

Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.

Abstract: The invention concerns the targeted genomic modification of a plant cell, preferably a meristem cell. More in particular, the invention pertains to a vector expressing a coding RNA, wherein the coding RNA comprises a sequence encoding a CRISPR-nuclease and a mobile element, wherein the mobile element enables intercellular translocation of the coding RNA, preferably intercellular translocation to a meristem cell. The invention further concerns an editing RNA comprising the coding RNA and further comprising a guide RNA.

Abstract: A cold-rolled flat steel product has a tensile strength of 750-940 MPa, a high strength, an improved weldability and optimized shaping properties, and can be produced at low cost. The cold-rolled flat steel product consists of a steel composed, in percent by mass, of C: 0.040-0.100%; Mn: 2.10-2.50%; Si: 0.10-0.40%; Cr: 0.30-0.90%; Ti: 0.020-0.080%, B: 0.0005-0.0020%; N: 0.003-0.010%; Al: up to 0.10%; Ca: up to 0.005%; P: up to 0.025%; S: up to 0.010%; optionally one or more of the following elements: Mo: up to 0.20%; Nb: up to 0.050%; Cu: up to 0.10%; V: up to 0.020%; Ni: up to 0.10%, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, and total content of impurities is limited to at most 0.5% by mass and contents of phosphorus (“P”) and sulfur (“S”) belong to the impurities.

Abstract: Discharge valve of an aircraft turbomachine, including a discharge gate intended to be mounted pivotably about an axis between a position for closing an air passage orifice and an open position of said orifice, the orifice being formed in an intermediate casing of the turbomachine, the discharge valve including a sealing device having a seal configured to be movably mounted on the intermediate casing and a movement system configured to move the seal between a first position in which the seal is intended to bear against the discharge gate when the gate is in a closure position, and a second position in which the seal is retracted with respect to the air passage orifice when the discharge gate is in an open position.

Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine engine, includes a fan, a speed reduction gear and an intermediate casing including an internal annular structure that houses an epicyclic gear train equipped with a planet carrier. The assembly includes a secondary retention device for the ring gear of the planet carrier, the device including: first projections that project radially inwards from the internal annular structure, each first projection having a recess that is open radially inwards, axially downwards and circumferentially in a first direction; and second projections that project radially outwards from the ring gear of the planet carrier and cooperate with the first projections in such a way that each second projection is partially accommodated in the recess of the first projection with which it is associated and downstream therefrom.

Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine module (1), comprising: —a rotating housing (7-8) supporting a propeller provided with a plurality of blades (5), —a system for varying the pitch of the propeller blades (5), the system comprising a control means, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the propeller blades, characterised in that the system is supported by the rotary housing (7-8), in that the control means comprise an annular row of rotary actuators (16), and in that the mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades comprises a synchronisation ring (11) that is driven to rotate by rotary output shafts (17) of the actuators (16), the synchronisation ring (11) being guided in rotation relative to the rotary housing (7-8) by guide means and meshed by a first toothing (13) with pinions (14) of the blades (5).

Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The assembly generally includes an un-ducted propeller blade of which the root has a bulbous portion; a system for setting the pitch of the blade about a pitch setting axis, the pitch setting system including a cup, configured to be placed inside the outer casing, has a flared open top end for axial insertion of the root and in which the root of the blade can be axially affixed by a locking member; and at least one radial retention prong in a radial space reserved between the wall of the cup and the root.

Abstract: The invention relates to a module of a turbomachine of longitudinal axis X, the module comprising: ?—a rotary casing (31) that rotates about the longitudinal axis and bears a propeller (2; 20, 21, 22) which is provided with a plurality of blades (32); ?—a fixed casing (48) comprising a cylindrical wall (49) extending between an inner wall (40) and an outer wall (41) of the rotary casing (31); and, ?—a system (30) for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller, mounted around the fixed casing and comprising: a control means (55) comprising a movable body (57) that is able to move axially on said fixed casing, at least one load transfer bearing (56) comprising an inner ring (65) that is connected to the movable body (57), and an outer ring (66); and a connection mechanism (61) for connecting the outer ring (66) to the blades of the propeller.

Abstract: A system for categorizing, visualizing, and recommending cannabis products based on objective data of the chemical composition of products is described. This system allows cannabis products to be visualized and compared based on their chemical composition, even by laypeople with little or no knowledge of the underlying objective data. A recommendation system is built upon this which can recommend products for consumption, including a user interface for receiving user input, which includes at least one of demographic data, desired level of psychoactivity, or prior experience with the product, a merchant interface for receiving merchant input, including at least one of general data descriptive of the regulated product, lab data descriptive of the regulated products chemical composition, and user data descriptive of subjective effects of the regulated product on a user; and a decision engine making a recommendation of product according to correlation of the lab data with the user data.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (an AV, or manual vehicle in an autonomous or semi-autonomous mode) includes the ability to sense a command from a source external to the vehicle and modify the behavior of the vehicle in accordance with the command. For example, the vehicle may visualize a police officer or other person associated with traffic control and interpret gestures made by the person causing the vehicle to stop, slow down, pull over, change lanes, back up or take a different route due to unplanned traffic patterns such as accidents, harsh weather, road closings or other situations. The system and method may also be used for non-emergency purposes, including external guidance for load pick-up/placement, hailing a vehicle used as a cab, and so forth. The command may further be spoken or may include a radio frequency (RF) light or other energy component.