Abstract: A system and method for determining organic chlorine content in petroleum or petrochemical streams are disclosed. The system comprises an injection module configured to introduce a sample, consisting of a 204° C. cut of washed naphtha or equivalent, into a gas stream; a gas supply unit configured to deliver a gas mixture of approximately 80% oxygen and 20% inert gas selected from argon, helium, or nitrogen, into the injection module; a combustion unit maintained at approximately 800° C. to convert chlorine in the sample to chloride and oxychlorides; a titration cell, comprising: an electrolyte containing 75% acetic acid in water, a silver ion solution to react with chloride ions in the sample, resulting in a measurable electrochemical reaction; and a microcoulometer configured to measure the electric current required to replace consumed silver ions in the titration cell, wherein the measured current is indicative of the organic chlorine content.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a rotary machine. The seal assembly includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotor seal face. The stator has a stator seal face. The stator seal face is positioned opposite the rotor seal face and faces the rotor seal face with a gap therebetween. A portion of one of the rotor and the stator is formed of (i) a shape memory alloy or (ii) a first metal and a second metal with the second metal having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from the first metal. The seal assembly is characterized by a seal clearance compliance ratio (SCCR) from 20% to 90%.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for the purification of polyetherketoneketone (PEKK). The process involves purifying the PEKK by using a solvent with continuous reflux to obtain the purified PEKK with enhanced product characteristics. The process of the present disclosure is simple, and economical, reduces the solvent usage and time for purification, and produces purified PEKK with comparatively high yield and purity.

Abstract: A taste-masking composition for pharmaceutical uses is provided comprising a rho kinase inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate thereof, a prodrug thereof, a substituted derivative thereof, or a metabolite thereof, or any combination thereof, the rho kinase inhibitor having a bitter taste and being present at a concentration above a taste threshold concentration. The rho kinase inhibitor can comprise fasudil. The composition further comprises a taste-masking agent that masks the bitter taste. The taste-masking agent can partially or fully mask the bitter taste of the rho kinase inhibitor. The taste-masking agent can comprise one or more agents. The composition can be formulated to treat a neurodegenerative disease, for example one or more symptoms of such diseases such as wandering. A method of treating a neurodegenerative disease using such a composition is also provided. Methods of manufacturing the compositions of the present disclosure are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and improved method of forming Ferric maltol by reacting a Maltol in an organic alkaline solution/slurry with a non-carboxylate iron salt in an organic solvent. The present invention also provides an improved process for the preparation of polymorphic form alpha of ferric maltol. The present invention further provides novel polymorphic forms RK1, RK2, RK3, RK4, RK5, RK6 and RK7 of Ferric maltol with a characteristic XRPD Patterns respectively and process for their preparation thereof.

Abstract: A current sensing system for sensing current through first and second circuit elements of a circuit in which the first and second circuit elements are active in respective first and second phases of an operational cycle of the circuit, the current sensing system comprising: first current sensing circuitry for sensing a current through the first circuit element; second current sensing circuitry for sensing a current through the second circuit element; and summation circuitry coupled to an output of the first current sensing circuitry and an output of the second current sensing circuitry, wherein the summation circuitry is configured to output a summation signal indicative of a sum of the sensed current through the first circuit element and the sensed current through the second circuit element so as to provide an indication of a total current drawn over an operational cycle of the circuit.

Abstract: A differential sensing system for sensing a current through a circuit element of a circuit, the differential sensing system comprising: a first current sense path having an input for coupling to a first node of the circuit element, the first current sense path comprising a first plurality of replica devices; a second current sense path having an input for coupling to a second node of the circuit element, the second current sense path comprising a second plurality of replica devices, wherein the second plurality is equal to the first plurality; a first cross-coupling switch operable to couple the input of the first current sense path to the second plurality of replica devices; a second cross-coupling switch operable to couple the input of the second current sense path to the first plurality of replica devices; differential amplifier circuitry having first and second inputs, wherein the differential amplifier circuitry is configured to output a differential replica current pair indicative of the current through

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for storing geofencing information within a SIM card. The geofencing information within the SIM (subscriber identity module) card is updated using an OTA (over the air) Update Server. Such geofencing information for a particular enterprise network is pushed to the SIM within a UE (user equipment) upon detecting that the UE is near, or within, the campus of an enterprise network. In some embodiments, the UE requests an update from the OTA Update Server.

Abstract: A computer implemented method processes alerts. A computer system creates a representation of an alert received for processing. The computer system determines a similarity of the alert with previously processed alerts using the representation of the alert and representations of the previously processed alerts. A first evaluator in the computer system evaluates an alert level for the alert based on previously processed similar alerts in response to the similarity being above a similarity threshold for similar alerts. A second evaluator in the computer system evaluates, the alert level for the alert using a machine learning model in response to the similarity not being above the similarity threshold.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing deployment units in a decision management platform; the method comprises creating a revision of a deployment unit selected from a list of deployment units available for a solution, wherein the solution is an application that results in a change to the decision management platform; receiving a promotion request to promote the revision to a lifecycle environment, wherein the revision comprises a snapshot of the selected deployment unit at a time of the promotion request to promote the revision; and deploying the revision of the deployment unit to the lifecycle environment upon approval of the promotion request, wherein the deployment units are managed independently from one another.

Abstract: An oral pharmaceutical composition is provided that can comprise a rho kinase inhibitor, for example, fasudil, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate thereof, a prodrug thereof, a substituted derivative thereof, or a metabolite thereof, or any combination thereof, the rho kinase inhibitor having a bitter taste; and an ion exchange resin. The ion exchange resin can partially or fully mask the bitter taste of the rho kinase inhibitor, making the composition more palatable. The composition can comprise a solid dosage form, and/or a liquid dosage form. The solid dosage form can comprise a powder, granules, a tablet, or a capsule, or any combination thereof. The composition can be present, for example, in a unit dose, in an amount sufficient to treat a neurodegenerative disease. A method of treating the neurodegenerative disease with the oral pharmaceutical composition is provided. The method can ameliorate a symptom of a neurodegenerative disease.

Abstract: Separators for use with gas turbine engines are disclosed herein. An example cabin bleed system disclosed herein includes a bleed line coupled to a gas turbine engine, a separator defining a cavity fluidly coupled to the bleed line, the separator including a first ring including a first opening fluidly coupled to the cavity. a second ring surrounding the first ring, the second ring including a second opening fluidly coupled to a cabin of an aircraft, and a filter disposed in a fluid pathway extending between the first opening and the second opening.

Abstract: A method for automatically providing instructional content based on wearable data from a wearable device is provided. The method may include automatically tracking and receiving, via the wearable device, real-time wearable data associated with a user and a detected user activity including automatically detecting body sensor data associated with the user and corresponding to the detected user activity. The method may also include automatically determining whether the tracked and received real-time wearable data associated with the user and the user activity indicates a user frustration event. The method may further include in response to automatically determining that the tracked and received real-time wearable data associated with the user and the user activity indicates the user frustration event, automatically retrieving and presenting the instructional content from instructional material related to the user activity and the user frustration event.

Abstract: A vehicle vibration extraction system according to the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured, by executing the instructions, to acquire measurement data of vibration generated on a road from a sensing apparatus that measures vibration generated on the road by using an optical fiber buried in the road, and extract a vehicle vibration component from the measurement data by performing frequency filtering on the measurement data by using a band limiting filter having a passband associated to the road and a road surface state of the road.

Abstract: A package for an integrated circuit die (e.g., a chip). A routing layer is layered between the chip and package contacts of the package. The chip has a planar surface along which the chip includes die contacts. The routing layer lies along the planar surface of the chip, and electrically connects the die contacts of the chip to the package contacts of the package. This allows the chip, the routing layer, and the package contacts to be stacked together to form a relatively thin, compact package. The routing layer connects the die contacts of the chip to the package contacts of the package, such that the die contacts need not have the same layout as the package contacts, thus allowing packages with the same package contact layouts to be used to package chips with varying die contact layouts. A lead in conductive contact with the package contact.

Abstract: An embodiment senses a thermal event in a data center, responsive to the sensed thermal event, identifies an affected server, and decides to migrate a workload from the affected server to a target server. The embodiment senses a performance metric, a temperature and a proximity from the thermal event for each of a plurality of servers, responsive to the sensed performance metric, the temperature and the proximity, computes a weighted score. The embodiment generates a ranking based on the weighted score of each of the plurality of servers. The embodiment selects the target server from the plurality of servers according to the ranking.

Abstract: Provided is a signal analysis apparatus capable of appropriately detecting an event. A signal analysis apparatus includes an estimation unit and an event detection unit. The estimation unit estimates a speed of a vehicle traveling on a road at each of times at each of positions on the road using a signal obtained by measuring the road. The event detection unit detects an event occurring on the road based on at least one of a corrected speed obtained by performing a smoothing process on an estimated speed and an inaccuracy degree indicating a degree of inaccuracy of the estimated speed.

Abstract: A package for multiple integrated circuit dies (e.g., chips). Various common couplers are layered between the chips and package contacts of the package. Each of the chips has a planar surface (e.g., a flat top surface) along which the chips include die contacts. The common couplers lie along the planar surface of each of the chips, and electrically connects the die contacts of the chips to the package contacts of the package. This allows the chips, the common couplers, and the package contacts to be stacked together to form a relatively thin, compact package. The common couplers connect the die contacts of any particular type to the corresponding package contacts of that particular type, such that the die contacts need not have the same layout as the package contacts, thus allowing packages with the same package contact layouts to be used to package chips with varying die contact layouts.

Abstract: In some embodiments a distributed computing system is provided that includes a plurality of different feature modules and a matching engine. The different feature modules each provide different processing for handling parent requests and submitting, to the matching engine, commands for child data transaction requests that are associated with the parent request.

Abstract: A transistor structure that includes a biased substrate. The transistor structure comprises a barrier semiconductor layer and a channel semiconductor layer immediately beneath the barrier semiconductor layer to form a heterojunction interface with the barrier semiconductor layer, the heterojunction inducing a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) within the channel semiconductor layer. A semiconductor substrate is beneath and rigidly coupled to the channel semiconductor layer and the barrier semiconductor layer. A substrate contact layer is disposed immediately beneath the semiconductor substrate. The substrate contact layer is electrically disconnected from the source contact to allow for a different voltage to be applied to the substrate contact layer as compared to the source contact. A biasing circuit is configured to bias the substrate contact layer.