Abstract: An underwater firearm is disclosed. The underwater firearm includes a barrel for receiving an ammunition. A slip mechanism is utilized to removably secure the underwater firearm to an unmanned underwater vehicle. The slip mechanism includes a pillow block secured to the unmanned underwater vehicle, a shear ring situated within a barrel groove of the barrel, a collet wrapped around the shear ring, and a capture nut, along with the collet, for confining the shear ring within the barrel groove in order to secure the barrel in order to enable accurate aiming before firing.

Abstract: A method for operating a salient motor is provided. In one example implementation, the method can include determining, via a controller of the motor, a series of estimated injection angles. The method can further include injecting, via the controller, a high-frequency signal into the motor at each of the series of estimated injection angles to provide a series of high-frequency signal injections. The method can further include, responsive to each of the series of high-frequency signal injections, processing, via the controller, one or more signals associated with each of the series of high-frequency signal injections. The method can further include determining, via the controller, one or more operating parameters based at least in part on the series of estimated injection angles.

Abstract: A method of operating a rolling piston compressor includes determining a pressure difference (?P) between a discharge pressure (Pd) within a compression volume and a suction pressure (Ps) within a suction volume; determining a pressure ratio (rp) equal to the discharge pressure (Pd) over the suction pressure (Ps); estimating a discharge pressure (Pd) based at least in part on the pressure difference (?P) and the pressure ratio (rp); determining that the discharge pressure (Pd) is greater than a predetermined pressure limit (Pd-limit); and lowering a target speed (?target) of the rolling piston compressor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound represented by structural formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful for treating a cancer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound represented by structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful for treating a cancer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound represented by structural formula (I): (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful for treating a cancer.

Abstract: A method for operating an appliance, such as a stand mixer appliance, is provided. In one example implementation, the method can include injecting, via a controller of the stand mixer appliance, a high-frequency signal into a motor of the stand mixer appliance. The method can further include, responsive to injecting the high-frequency signal into the motor, processing, via the controller, one or more signals associated with the high-frequency signal injection. The method can further include, responsive to processing the one or more signals associated with the high-frequency signal injection, determining, via the controller, one or more operating parameters based at least in part on the high-frequency signal injection.

Abstract: A stand mixer appliance is provided. In one example implementation, the stand mixer can include a base, a housing, a mixer shaft rotatably mounted on the housing, and a motor assembly. The motor assembly can include a motor drive and a motor operably coupled to the mixer shaft. A controller can be operably coupled to the motor drive. The motor assembly can further include a sensorless feedback system configured to obtain feedback measurements of one or more electrical characteristics from the motor. The feedback system can include an observer configured to process the one or more electrical characteristics and provide data indicative of a position or a speed of the motor. In turn, the controller can operate the motor drive based at least in part on the data indicative of the position or the speed of the motor.

Abstract: A method for operating an appliance, such as a stand mixer, is provided. In one example implementation, the method can include operating a motor of the appliance in a first direction. The method can further include detecting, by a feedback system of the appliance, a first trigger condition. The method can further include, responsive to detecting the first trigger condition, operating the motor of the appliance in a second direction that is different than the first direction.

Abstract: A method for operating an appliance, such as a stand mixer appliance, is provided. In one example implementation, the method can include operating a motor of the stand mixer appliance in order to rotate a mixer shaft of the stand mixer appliance. The method can further include determining, via a controller of the stand mixer appliance, a difference between an operating parameter and an operating parameter threshold. The method can further include implementing, via the controller of the stand mixer appliance, a field-weakening operation to increase a speed of the motor based at least in part on the difference.

Abstract: A method for operating a linear compressor of an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, is provided. In one example implementation, the method can include operating a motor of the linear compressor in order to drive a rotor of the motor. The method can further include obtaining, via a controller of the linear compressor, one or more feedback measurements of one or more electrical characteristics of the motor. The method can further include controlling, based at least in part on the one or more feedback measurements, the motor of the linear compressor using a single-phase vector-like control scheme.

Abstract: Embodiments discussed herein facilitate automated and/or semi-automated segmentation of endothelial cells via a trained deep learning model. One example embodiment is a method, comprising: accessing an optical microscopy image comprising a set of corneal endothelial cells of a patient of a keratoplasty; pre-processing the optical microscopy image to generate a pre-processed optical microscopy image via correcting for at least one of shading or illumination artifacts in the optical microscopy image; segmenting, based at least in part on a trained deep learning (DL) model, a plurality of corneal endothelial cells of the set of corneal endothelial cells in the pre-processed optical microscopy image; and displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), at least the segmented plurality of corneal endothelial cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables in Formula (I) are defined herein. Compounds of Formula (I) are useful for inhibiting wild type c-kit kinase and for treating disorders and diseases mediated by wild type c-kit kinase in humans or non-humans.

Abstract: A high population density of closed C shaped cellulose acetate filament can now be reliably produced. The closed C filaments are made from a spinneret having a. substantially D shaped orifice under particular processing conditions depending on the dpf of the filament, the theta angle of the D shaped orifice, and dope temperature. The process can make a high population count of closed C shaped fibers in a. tow band, and article are not provided having the high population density of closed C shaped fibers.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a wound dressing comprising: a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, including open cells, having first and second states; and a hydrogel (HG) included within the cells; wherein (a) in a first position a composite, including the SMP foam and the HG, is configured to be located proximate a hemorrhagic tissue with the SMP foam in the first state; (b) in a second position the composite is configured to be expanded to the second state against the hemorrhagic tissue when the SMP foam is plasticized at 37° C. depressing a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the SMP foam to below 25° C. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a template driven interface system having a parsing engine that may dynamically render web forms given a specification document. In some instances, the architecture may leverage the specification document and enable creation, management, and eventual decommissioning actions. The architecture may be framework-agnostic, allowing for adaptive and agile development of end user interfaces for services developed by different entities or product providers. The different entities may be external entities having control over their assets and related asset schemas. The architecture may allow for real-time updates as compared to scheduled release cycles.

Abstract: The invention herein relates to a curable composition, such as UV or EB curable composition, comprising: a metal salt comprising an anionic form of an organic compound, which organic compound comprises at least one polymerisable unsaturated group and an acidic hydrogen; and water. The curable composition is suitable for priming, printing on, or varnishing a substrate, as well as to methods of preparing said compositions, methods for priming, printing on, or varnishing a substrate, and printing presses utilising said compositions.

Abstract: A method for operating a voltage source inverter is provided, the method including inducing, via the voltage source inverter, a DC current at a load device to obtain a load voltage value; determining an ideal switching-averaged voltage based on a switching modulation scheme; determining a combined semiconductor voltage drop and deadtime effect; and adjusting the switching modulation scheme such that a resulting ideal switching-averaged voltage is based on the combined semiconductor voltage drop and deadtime effect and the load voltage value.

Abstract: A method of operating a compressor includes obtaining a mechanical angle and an angular speed of a rotor, determining an amplitude of a fundamental harmonic of a periodic load torque exerted on the rotor based at least in part on the mechanical angle and a harmonic series representation of the periodic load torque, obtaining a speed error by subtracting the angular speed from a reference angular speed, determining a DC component of the periodic load torque based at least in part on a speed error and a closed loop feedback control algorithm, calculating an electromagnetic torque using the DC component of the periodic load torque and the amplitude of the fundamental harmonic of the periodic load torque, and operating the electric motor to generate the calculated electromagnetic torque on the rotor.

Abstract: A motor system can include a motor configured to be operated according to at least a portion of an operation cycle specifying at least one target speed for the motor and a controller configured to obtain an estimated winding resistance of the motor, wherein the estimated winding resistance is determined based at least in part on an estimator gain factor, and wherein the estimator gain factor is inversely dependent on a speed of the motor; wherein the at least one target speed comprises at least one low speed such that at least a portion of the operation cycle is a low speed portion of the operation cycle, the at least one low speed having a speed of less than about 10 percent of a maximum speed of the operation cycle.