Abstract: Embodiments of a photovoltaic device are provided herein. The photovoltaic device can include a layer stack and an absorber layer disposed on the layer stack. The absorber layer can include a first region and a second region. Each of the first region of the absorber layer and the second region of the absorber layer can include a compound comprising cadmium, selenium, and tellurium. An atomic concentration of selenium can vary across the absorber layer. The first region of the absorber layer can have a thickness between 100 nanometers to 3000 nanometers. The second region of the absorber layer can have a thickness between 100 nanometers to 3000 nanometers. A ratio of an average atomic concentration of selenium in the first region of the absorber layer to an average atomic concentration of selenium in the second region of the absorber layer can be greater than 10.

Abstract: An armature is presented. The armature includes an armature winding having a plurality of coils, wherein each coil of the plurality of coils is spaced apart from adjacent coils and comprise includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The armature further includes a first electrically insulating winding enclosure. Furthermore, the armature includes a second electrically insulating winding enclosure disposed at a radial distance from the first electrically insulating winding enclosure, wherein the armature winding is disposed between the first electrically insulating winding enclosure and the second electrically insulating winding enclosure. Moreover, the armature includes an electrically insulating coil side separator disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion of the plurality of coils of the armature winding. A superconducting generator including the armature and a wind turbine having such superconducting generator are also presented.

Abstract: A fluid supply system for a machine such as an internal combustion engine includes a shutoff valve having an electrical actuator that includes a solenoid subassembly, and a stabilizer for the electrical valve actuator. The stabilizer includes a fitting structured to couple the shutoff valve to adjacent hardware in the fluid supply system, and a strongarm extending between the fitting and the solenoid assembly and clamped to the solenoid subassembly. A vibration-damping reinforced grommet may be clamped between the solenoid subassembly and the clamp.

Abstract: A wind turbine is presented. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes a superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft. The superconducting generator includes an armature configured to be rotated via the shaft. The superconducting generator further includes a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature.

Abstract: An automobile child alert warning system that will prevent young children, babies, and, pets from dying as a result of being left alone in hot locked automobiles. The system includes a warning light, a recording mechanism, a time delay provision, a speaker, and a visual and verbal warning message that alerts driver to make sure everyone has vacated from the vehicle at the end of the trip. This system may be built into a dashboard of the automobile during the manufacturing process. Preferably, the warning light will protrude through the speedometer or be placed adjacent to it. The speedometer location is the ideal location for this warning device because speedometers are usually located directly in front of the driver. In actuality, all that will be visible of this device will be the red warning light. The rest of the components will be hidden behind the dashboard.

Abstract: A system and method of melt infiltrating components is provided. In one example aspect, an inductive heating system includes a heating source that inductively heats a susceptor. The susceptor defines a working chamber in which components can be received. During melt infiltration, the system can heat the susceptor and thus the components and melt infiltrants disposed within the working chamber at a first heating rate. The first heating rate can be faster than 50° C./minute. The system can then heat the components and melt infiltrants at a second heating rate. The first heating rate is faster than the second heating rate. Thereafter, the system can heat the components and infiltrants at a third heating rate. The third heating rate can be a constant rate at or above the melting point of the melt infiltrants. The infiltrants can melt and thus infiltrate into the component to densify the component.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula V: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of MK2 kinases, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: A line array loudspeaker has a first group of acoustic drivers comprising a first plurality of acoustic drivers each comprising an axis, the first plurality of acoustic drivers arranged so that their axes are parallel. There is a second plurality of acoustic drivers each comprising an axis, the second plurality of acoustic drivers arranged so that their axes are parallel. The first and second plurality of acoustic drivers are arranged such that a projection onto an azimuth plane of the axes of the first plurality of acoustic drivers intersects with a projection onto the azimuth plane of the axes of the second plurality of acoustic drivers at a first, fixed articulation angle. There is a second group of acoustic drivers that is adjacent to the first group. The second group comprises a third plurality of acoustic drivers each comprising an axis.

Abstract: There is described a system for providing an interface with personalized products or product recommendations by capturing user data with sensors and computing a physical and/or emotional signature of the user. The user data comprises at least image data, text input, biometric data, and audio data, and may have been captured using one or more sensors on the user device. The user data is processed using at least: facial analysis; body analysis; eye tracking; behavioural analysis; social network analysis; location analysis; user's activities analysis; speech analysis, and text analysis. Based on the user data, one or more states of one or more cognitive-affective competencies of the user may be determined. An is determined, based on the one or more states of the one or more cognitive-affective competencies of the user. Based on the physical and/or emotional signature, one or more personalized products or product recommendations are generating for improving the emotional signature or physical signature.

Abstract: An electric machine includes at least one rotor module. A rotor module includes a rotor hub having a hub body, and a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions. One or more first protrusions include an elongated portion and a head portion. One or more second protrusions include a wedge-shaped profile. The rotor module further includes a magnetic core having a plurality of core members disposed on the rotor hub. A core member of the plurality of core members is disposed such that the head portion of the first protrusion located between the adjacent second protrusions engages with the core member, and each of the one or more second protrusions extends at least partially in a space between adjacent core members of the plurality of core members. Moreover, the rotor module includes a permanent magnet disposed in a space between the adjacent core members.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for enhancing functions and formulas in spreadsheets. A computing apparatus detects a beginning of a formula in a cell of a spreadsheet. In response to detecting the beginning of the formula, the computing apparatus identifies a vector representation of a context of the cell and supplies the vector representation as input to one or more machine learning models. The one or more machine learning models produce output comprising one or more suggested functions for the formula and one or more suggested operands, which the computing apparatus presents in a user interface to the spreadsheet.

Abstract: A wall-mountable perch includes: a frame including: first horizontal side members; a first cross member connected to each of the first horizontal side members proximate to a respective distal end of each of the first horizontal side members; second horizontal side members connected to the first horizontal side members; a platform connected to the second horizontal side members; a plurality of support arms each having a proximal end connected proximate to a proximal end of the frame, each support arm extending vertically upward from the frame and being configured to be flexible to bend along a respective length of each of the plurality of support arms; tension arms each connected to a respective horizontal side member; and adjusting means for producing tension in the tension arms and for causing a second cross member of the wall-mountable perch to move closer to the platform.

Abstract: A system includes a stator core, which includes a plurality of teeth and a plurality of bridges. The plurality of teeth are disposed about an axis of the stator core, wherein each tooth of the plurality of teeth extends in a radial direction from a proximal end to a distal end. Each bridge of the plurality of bridges is disposed between two adjacent teeth and connects the proximal ends of the two teeth. The plurality of teeth and the plurality of bridges define a plurality slots, each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each slot is closed and the distal end of each slot is open.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for associating immune system repertoires with specific stimuli (exposures) based on the biophysical properties of the repertoire's receptors. Sequences of a training repertoire are converted into a set of biophysical properties, and a computer-based compact representation of the training repertoire is built using maximum entropy modeling. In one version, an “immunome-wide association study” is performed by computer scoring a test repertoire using several such models to classify the test repertoire as being associated with a biological condition or not. In another version, one or more sets of parameters from the models are found that together classify each model as being from an individual that has the condition or from an individual that does not.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides (i) isolated immunogenic TAA polypeptides (i.e., an immunogenic MUC1 polypeptides, an immunogenic MSLN polypeptides, and an immunogenic TERT polypeptides), (ii) isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more immunogenic TAA polypeptides, (iii) compositions comprising an immunogenic TAA polypeptide or an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding an immunogenic TAA polypeptide, and (iv) methods relating to uses of the polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules, and compositions.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-al, wherein 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol is reacted to 3-methyl-2-buten-1-al in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active metal and wherein the reaction is conducted at a pH of ?7.

Abstract: A system for cooking food, can include a control circuit that operates a fuel feeder, for instance to vary a rate of fuel discharged from the fuel feeder. The control circuit can operate a fan, for instance to vary the speed of the fan. The control circuit can receive one or more signals from the fan that correspond to an amount of fuel discharged from the fuel feeder. The control circuit can receive one or more signals from the fuel feeder that correspond to an amount of air displaced by the fan. The system can monitor a temperature of a cooking area and can adjust the amount of fuel discharged from a fuel feeder, for instance to vary the temperature in the cooking area. The system can adjust the speed of the fan to establish a desired air-to-fuel ratio for combustion in a combustion chamber.

Abstract: A fluid supply system for a machine such as an internal combustion engine includes a shutoff valve having an electrical actuator that includes a solenoid subassembly, and a stabilizer for the electrical valve actuator. The stabilizer includes a fitting structured to couple the shutoff valve to adjacent hardware in the fluid supply system, and a strongarm extending between the fitting and the solenoid assembly and clamped to the solenoid subassembly. A vibration-damping reinforced grommet may be clamped between the solenoid subassembly and the clamp.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel silane disulfide vegetable oils, a method of making the oils, their use in rubber compositions, and their use in tires.