Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for releasing gases from a sealed housing, such as a housing of a rechargeable energy storage system, comprising a battery module to an exhaust system. The systems include a conduit configured to receive exhaust gases from a combustion engine of the vehicle and direct the exhaust gases to an outlet for release into an ambient environment exterior to the vehicle, a sealed housing with an internal compartment therein and at least one battery module within the internal compartment, and a device fluidically coupling the internal compartment of the sealed housing and the conduit, wherein the device is configured to selectively allow gases within the internal compartment to enter the conduit and thereby be directed to the outlet thereof and released to the ambient environment.

Abstract: A fault detection system for detecting a fault condition on a direct current (DC) transmission line. The system may include a transmitter including a DC source to energize a transmission line and a receiver connected to the transmission line and including a signal generator to generate a periodic signal at or near a resonant frequency. The transmitter may include a termination impedance higher than a characteristic impedance of the transmission line to reflect substantially all the periodic signal to establish a standing wave on the transmission line. The transmitter may include a first fault detection circuit coupled to the transmission line to detect an amplitude attenuation of the standing wave of more than a threshold amount and, in response, to disconnect the transmission line from the DC source.

Abstract: Systems and methods receive input(s) for identifying a user profile, transmit identifier data identifying the user profile, and display an initial GUI depicting information associated with the user profile. Prompt data is received to initiate generation of GUI(s) that include customized prompt(s) that identify opportunity-based development actions. Based on receiving the prompt data, the GUI that includes at least one prompt of the customized prompt(s) is dynamically generated and displayed via a user interface of a user device, where the at least one prompt of the customized prompt(s) provides transfer information for redirecting a third-party to one or more locations for effectuating an opportunity-based development action.

Abstract: A fault detection system for detecting a fault condition on a direct current (DC) transmission line. The system may include a transmitter including a DC source to energize a transmission line and a receiver connected to the transmission line and including a signal generator to generate a periodic signal at or near a resonant frequency. The transmitter may include a termination impedance higher than a characteristic impedance of the transmission line to reflect substantially all the periodic signal to establish a standing wave on the transmission line. The transmitter may include a first fault detection circuit coupled to the transmission line to detect an amplitude attenuation of the standing wave of more than a threshold amount and, in response, to disconnect the transmission line from the DC source.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and substantially dried product. The apparatus uses a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. The bucket assembly can include a metal housing that has a flat bottom surface with multiple support structures that hold respective impeller assemblies that rotate about respective vertical axes. The impeller assemblies each include cutting structures and other structures designed to mix and agitate matter contained in the bucket assembly. One or more blade arrays can be mounted in a vertical orientation on a side of the metal housing plate and assist in fracture cutting and grinding of contents contained in the bucket.

Abstract: A fault detection system for detecting a fault condition on a direct current (DC) transmission line. The system may include a transmitter including a DC source to energize a transmission line and a receiver connected to the transmission line and including a signal generator to generate a periodic signal at or near a resonant frequency. The transmitter may include a termination impedance higher than a characteristic impedance of the transmission line to reflect substantially all the periodic signal to establish a standing wave on the transmission line. The transmitter may include a first fault detection circuit coupled to the transmission line to detect an amplitude attenuation of the standing wave of more than a threshold amount and, in response, to disconnect the transmission line from the DC source.

Abstract: A shape memory actuator including: a nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy; and a ternary element provided to the nickel-titanium alloy such that the content of the ternary element in the alloy is selected and processed based on a predetermined operating temperature for the actuator. The ternary element may be selected from at least one of lead (Pd), Gold (Au), Platinum (Pt), Hafnium (Hf) and Zirconium (Zr). A method of making a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator, the method including: preparing an SMA material; cutting the SMA material into the shape for the actuator; and processing a predetermined portion of the actuator via laser processing such that at least some material properties of the SMA material are altered to provide an altered transformation temperature. In some cases, the processing may be configured to adjust the relative amount of at least a ternary element in the predetermined portion.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage media for load. A load balancer can input data to the plurality of computing devices configured to process the input data according to a load-balancing distribution. The load balancer can receive from a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices, data characterizing memory bandwidth for a memory device on the first computing device and over a period of time. The load balancer can determine, at least from the data characterizing the memory bandwidth and a memory bandwidth saturation point for the first computing device, that the first computing device can process additional data within a predetermined latency threshold. In response to the determining, the load balancer can send the additional data to the first computing device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage media for load. A load balancer can input data to the plurality of computing devices configured to process the input data according to a load-balancing distribution. The load balancer can receive from a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices, data characterizing memory bandwidth for a memory device on the first computing device and over a period of time. The load balancer can determine, at least from the data characterizing the memory bandwidth and a memory bandwidth saturation point for the first computing device, that the first computing device can process additional data within a predetermined latency threshold. In response to the determining, the load balancer can send the additional data to the first computing device.

Abstract: A gasoline particulate filter (GPF) diagnostic technique utilizes an upstream temperature sensor arranged at an upstream point relative to a GPF brick that the GPF is configured to house and configured to measure an upstream temperature of exhaust gas produced by an engine, a downstream temperature sensor arranged at a downstream point relative to the GPF brick and configured to measure a downstream temperature of the exhaust gas produced by the engine, and a controller configured to detect whether the GPF brick is damaged or missing based on a temperature difference between the upstream and downstream exhaust gas temperatures, a set of temperature thresholds, and a current operational mode of the engine.

Abstract: A shape memory actuator including: a nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy; and a ternary element provided to the nickel-titanium alloy such that the content of the ternary element in the alloy is selected and processed based on a predetermined operating temperature for the actuator. The ternary element may be selected from at least one of lead (Pd), Gold (Au), Platinum (Pt), Hafnium (Hf) and Zirconium (Zr). A method of making a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator, the method including: preparing an SMA material; cutting the SMA material into the shape for the actuator; and processing a predetermined portion of the actuator via laser processing such that at least some material properties of the SMA material are altered to provide an altered transformation temperature. In some cases, the processing may be configured to adjust the relative amount of at least a ternary element in the predetermined portion.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor having programmed instructions to determine a container number of container instances to be deployed in a cluster based on compute resources and determine a node number of virtual nodes to be deployed in the cluster based on storage resources. The node number of virtual nodes includes a key-value store. Each of the node number of virtual nodes owns a corresponding key range of the key-value store. The processor has programmed instructions to distribute the node number of virtual nodes equally across the container number of container instances and deploy the container number of container instances.

Abstract: A gasoline particulate filter (GPF) diagnostic technique utilizes an upstream temperature sensor arranged at an upstream point relative to a GPF brick that the GPF is configured to house and configured to measure an upstream temperature of exhaust gas produced by an engine, a downstream temperature sensor arranged at a downstream point relative to the GPF brick and configured to measure a downstream temperature of the exhaust gas produced by the engine, and a controller configured to detect whether the GPF brick is damaged or missing based on a temperature difference between the upstream and downstream exhaust gas temperatures, a set of temperature thresholds, and a current operational mode of the engine.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor having programmed instructions to determine a container number of container instances to be deployed in a cluster based on compute resources and determine a node number of virtual nodes to be deployed in the cluster based on storage resources. The node number of virtual nodes includes a key-value store. Each of the node number of virtual nodes owns a corresponding key range of the key-value store. The processor has programmed instructions to distribute the node number of virtual nodes equally across the container number of container instances and deploy the container number of container instances.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination of PDE4 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof along with at least one secondary therapeutic agent. The present invention also provides process for the preparation of topical pharmaceutical composition of said combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention further relates to use of topical pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: In one of many possible embodiments, an automatic data collection system is provided. The exemplary system includes a data collection subsystem communicatively coupled to at least one networked device via a network. The data collection subsystem is configured to receive a request for data stored on the networked device and to automatically collect an unaltered replication of the requested data from the networked device via the network. The unaltered replication of the requested data includes an unaltered replication of metadata associated with the requested data.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, feedback relating to tags associated with a plurality of profiles is received. In addition, a search query is received. Further, a subset of the profiles is identified based on the search query. The subset of the profiles is also ranked based on the feedback. Moreover, the subset of the profiles is displayed based on the ranking.