Abstract: This invention describes ways of obtaining nano-particulated adjuvants formed by different synthetic variants of GM3 ganglioside. Depending on the fine structure of the fatty acid in the ceramide of the synthetic GM3, said adjuvants are able to stimulate specifically and in a specialized way the humoral or cellular immune response against accompanying antigens. Particularly, this invention provides immunogenic vaccine compositions that comprise peptides, polypeptides or proteins and the aforementioned nanoparticles, which are formed through the dispersion of hydrophobic proteins of the outer membrane complex (OMC) of Neisseria meningitidis in solutions containing fully synthetic variants of the GM3 ganglioside.

Abstract: A Proton Computer Tomography (pCT) system comprising: a position tracker, able to reconstruct the proton trajectory within the body; an energy detector, able to reconstruct the proton energy; wherein, the position tracker is made up of four Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) placed in pairs at either side of a phantom, and the energy detector is a Super Thin Range Telescope located downstream comprising a plastic-scintillator made of layers of thin polystyrene bars oriented in alternate axis, perpendicular to the proton beam.

Abstract: A vehicle latch, including: a power release mechanism for transitioning the vehicle latch from a latched state to an unlatched state, the power release mechanism includes a motor that rotates a worm that meshingly engages a power release gear, which is operably coupled to a pawl of the latch; and a spring provided to reduce a speed of the gear as it is back driven into a home position.

Abstract: Power device based on alkali-water reaction, having a reaction chamber to carry out a chemical reaction between water and alkali element, having an exhaust nozzle to exhaust the reaction products generated in the reaction chamber, with a siphon tube connected to the exhaust nozzle, a nozzle shutter plate sealing the exhaust nozzle, and an external pressure inlet. The device has a water reservoir to store transfer water to the reaction chamber and an alkali reservoir to store and transfer an alkali element to the reaction chamber, and transfer device connecting the reaction chamber to both reservoirs to transmit the pressure generated in reaction chamber by part of the reaction products to the reservoirs, providing the transfer of water and alkali element from both reservoirs to the reaction chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for organizing breast milk storage bags, comprising a refrigerated enclosure, a vertical carousel automated conveyor having a plurality of racks rotating around it vertical axis with such racks partitioned in a plurality of compartments wherein the breast milk storage bags are placed, a main door that allows access to the whole arrangement and a secondary door that allows easy access to one rack for retrieving or storing breast milk storage bags, such secondary door includes a load sensor and a plurality of light sources that indicates in which slot the desired bag is located. The apparatus further includes a control panel with a User Interface and employs an algorithm that selects the breast milk storage bags according to the desired ounces sorting them by nearest expiration date and keeping track of the breast milk inventory database which is able to be accessed through a mobile app.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for organizing breast milk storage bags, comprising a refrigerated enclosure, a vertical carousel automated conveyor having a plurality of racks rotating around it vertical axis with such racks partitioned in a plurality of compartments wherein the breast milk storage bags are placed, a main door that allows access to the whole arrangement and a secondary door that allows easy access to one rack for retrieving or storing breast milk storage bags, such secondary door includes a load sensor and a plurality of light sources that indicates in which slot the desired bag is located. The apparatus further includes a control panel with a User Interface and employs an algorithm that selects the breast milk storage bags according to the desired ounces sorting them by nearest expiration date and keeping track of the breast milk inventory database which is able to be accessed through a mobile app.

Abstract: Wheel center caps and related methods are disclosed herein. An example wheel center cap includes a body, a first protrusion extending radially outward from the body, and a second protrusion extending radially outward from the body. The first and second protrusions define a gap therebetween. The example wheel center cap includes a leg disposed in the gap and coupled to the body. The leg includes a foot. The foot extends radially outward relative to the body. The foot includes a chamfered face facing away from the body.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for clustering data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving feature vectors. The actions further include, for a subset of the feature vectors, accessing a first label. The actions further include generating a classifier that is configured to associate a given feature vector with a feature vector of the subset of the feature vectors. The actions further include applying the feature vectors that are not included in the subset of the feature vectors to the classifier. The actions further include generating a dissimilarity matrix. The actions further include, based on the dissimilarity matrix, generating a graph. The actions further include, for each node of the graph, determining a second label. The actions further include, based on the second labels and the first labels, determining a training label for each feature vector.

Abstract: A forming module for forming a composite laminate part over a tool is provided. The forming module comprises a base, a ply carrier control assembly adapted for controlling the position of a flexible ply carrier on which composite resin plies are mounted, and a head section mounted on the base and adapted for automatically forming the composite resin plies from the ply carrier onto the tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tooth whitening composition, which comprises a reducing agent partially encapsulated in liposomes. It relates also to a method for preparing that tooth whitening composition and to the non-therapeutic cosmetic use of that composition for tooth whitening.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying caresses and massages, comprising an apparatus composed of a fixed lower section, which acts as a base, contains the lifting mechanisms, and houses a movable upper section, with a housing that accommodates the rest of the components of the device; a SCARA-type deployable robotic arm housed in the upper section and composed by a plurality of staggered parallel links and articulated at their ends by a power transmission mechanism comprised by motors with belts placed on pulleys coupled to concentric hollow shafts. The upper section is placed on a sliding and rotary platform that supports and guides it on the vertical axis through a vertical lead screw lifting mechanism, also allowing it to rotate on its own axis. The apparatus performs the movements by implementing a method of preset caress and massage patterns assisted by artificial intelligence and guided by several sensors.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a UMTS network is provided. The method comprises getting a recorded Radio Resource Control, RRC, message associated with a user and getting recorded data indicative of cell radio resource usage in the UMTS network. Further, the method comprises correlating the RRC message with the data indicative of cell radio resource usage. Further, the method comprises determining a measurement quantity indicated in the RRC message and, based on the measurement quantity indicated in the RRC message and the correlated data indicative of cell radio resource usage, calculating quality of a HSDPA radio channel for the user.

Abstract: Power device based on alkali-water reaction, having a reaction chamber to carry out a chemical reaction between water and alkali element, having an exhaust nozzle to exhaust the reaction products generated in the reaction chamber, with a siphon tube connected to the exhaust nozzle, a nozzle shutter plate sealing the exhaust nozzle, and an external pressure inlet. The device has a water reservoir to store transfer water to the reaction chamber and an alkali reservoir to store and transfer an alkali element to the reaction chamber, and transfer device connecting the reaction chamber to both reservoirs to transmit the pressure generated in reaction chamber by part of the reaction products to the reservoirs, providing the transfer of water and alkali element from both reservoirs to the reaction chamber.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for clustering data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving feature vectors. The actions further include, for a subset of the feature vectors, accessing a first label. The actions further include generating a classifier that is configured to associate a given feature vector with a feature vector of the subset of the feature vectors. The actions further include applying the feature vectors that are not included in the subset of the feature vectors to the classifier. The actions further include generating a dissimilarity matrix. The actions further include, based on the dissimilarity matrix, generating a graph. The actions further include, for each node of the graph, determining a second label. The actions further include, based on the second labels and the first labels, determining a training label for each feature vector.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to coumarin-based compounds that can be used for the labeling of biological molecules, as well as related synthetic and testing methods. The coumarin-based compounds typically survive conditions necessary for automated synthesis of nucleic acids without undergoing any substantial degree of degradation or alteration.

Abstract: Wheel center caps and related methods are disclosed herein. An example wheel center cap includes a body, a first protrusion extending radially outward from the body, and a second protrusion extending radially outward from the body. The first and second protrusions define a gap therebetween. The example wheel center cap includes a leg disposed in the gap and coupled to the body. The leg includes a foot. The foot extends radially outward relative to the body. The foot includes a chamfered face facing away from the body.

Abstract: The separator according to the invention comprises: a tank (1) for receiving waste material and containing fluid to separate waste material by density into floating and settled material; automatic feed means (18, 37), for example, a double screen (18) to feed waste material to the tank (1); motorised conveyor belts (3, 4) divided into a floating waste material conveyor (3) and a settled waste material conveyor (4) to extract floating or settled waste material from the tank (1): and a blower-type sorting device (21) comprising: a turbine (22) that provides an airflow; and a branched duct (23) divided into: a riser duct (26) to transport part of the airflow to a diffuser (39) beneath the automatic feed means (18, 37) to raise light-weight waste material; and a discharge duct (27) to transport and horizontally expel another part of the airflow in order to remove previously raised waste material.

Abstract: The separator according to the invention comprises: a tank (1) for receiving waste material and containing fluid to separate waste material by density into floating and settled material; automatic feed means (18, 37), for example, a double screen (18) to feed waste material to the tank (1); motorised conveyor belts (3, 4) divided into a floating waste material conveyor (3) and a settled waste material conveyor (4) to extract floating or settled waste material from the tank (1): and a blower-type sorting device (21) comprising: a turbine (22) that provides an airflow; and a branched duct (23) divided into: a riser duct (26) to transport part of the airflow to a diffuser (39) beneath the automatic feed means (18, 37) to raise light-weight waste material; and a discharge duct (27) to transport and horizontally expel another part of the airflow in order to remove previously raised waste material.

Abstract: The herein invention discloses and claims a quantitative image restoration in bright field (QRBF) method that faithfully recovers shape and enables quantify size of individual unstained samples. The QRBF method restores out-of-focus BF images of unstained samples by applying deconvolution, which enhances contrast and allows for quantitative analysis. To perform deconvolution our procedure uses a point spread function modeled from theory. Image deconvolution can be performed even from a single input image in two dimensions (2D-QRBF), and quantitative information such as size and shape of samples can be determined from restored 2D-QRBF images. Application of 2D-QRBF in a high-throughput screening process to assess shape changes in cells during hyperosmotic shock shows that the described digital restoration approach is suitable for quantitative analysis of unstained BF images in high-throughput image cytometry.