Abstract: Provided is a multilateral junction, a well system, and a method. The multilateral junction, in one aspect, includes a lateral branch template having a lateral window for positioning proximate a junction between a lateral wellbore and a main wellbore, and a lateral branch connector adapted to be sealably engaged to the lateral branch template, a portion of the lateral branch connector extending through the lateral window. The multilateral junction, according to this aspect, further includes one or more sealing elements configured to expand in volume located proximate a joint between the lateral branch template and the lateral branch connector.

Abstract: A diffusion model may be used to generate an audio signal from text. The diffusion model may process received text and noise vectors to compute encoded audio vectors that correspond to the text. The encoded audio vectors may be decoded to generate an audio signal of a person speaking the text that may be presented to a user. The diffusion model may process a sequence of byte-encoding vectors corresponding to the text, and the use of the byte-encoding vectors may allow for the generation of higher quality audio signals. In some implementations, prompt audio of a person may also be used to generate an audio signal that resembles the speech of that person.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved electrodialysis method for preparing an amino acid from a salt of the amino acid utilizing a three-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis process wherein an aqueous electrolyte comprising an exogenous acid is added to the acid compartment of a three-compartment bipolar membrane apparatus. The exogenous acid is different than the amino acid and typically has a pKa less than the pKa of the amino acid.

Abstract: The disclosure provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of engineered formate dehydrogenases. The disclosure also provides cells expressing an engineered formate dehydrogenase. The disclosure further provides methods for producing a bioderived compound comprising culturing cells expressing an engineered formate dehydrogenase. Where the engineered formate dehydrogenase is capable of catalyzing a conversion.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for transmitting an electrical signal in a wellbore. A tool comprising a wire mesh is introduced into a wellbore. The wire mesh is disposed along at least a portion of the axial length of the tool. An electrical signal is transmitted along the wire mesh to or from a wellbore device disposed in the wellbore.

Abstract: The multifunctional shaving device is intended to provide users with a device that is portable, compact, and can assist in both face massages and shaving. Accordingly, one flexible end of the device may be used for placing shaving gel and applying the shaving cream evenly and comfortably on areas that require shaving. An opposing end of the same device has a slightly hardened surface and different shape that helps in massaging the face and head. The device further includes a plurality of divots that act as handles for handling the device in multiple ways. Further, the compact size and unique shape makes the device convenient to travel with. Additionally, the unique design and material of the device enables rinsing off shaving cream easily form the device. Thus, the device is an efficient and user-friendly toiletry tool that may be used by both men and woman.

Abstract: An application may receive a prompt from a user related to an input for a text field of digital content. An application may generate context data about the digital content. An application may provide the prompt and the context data to a generative language model. An application may receive a response generated by the generative language model and provide the response as a suggestion for the input for the text field.

Abstract: An optical receiver including an ASIC, a light detector element, and a protective mask is disclosed. The light detector element is disposed on the ASIC and has a top surface oriented toward incident light, the top surface including a portion configured to receive the incident light and via which the incident light reaches an active area of the light detector element. The protective mask is placed over the ASIC so as to (i) cover, from the incident light, a portion of the ASIC, and (ii) provide an aperture that defines an optical path for the incident light through the protective mask to the portion of the top surface of the light detector element.

Abstract: At least one aspect of this disclosure is directed to method of scraping, by a first computing system, one or more first data sources of the first computing system, and one or more second data sources of one or more external computing systems, to compile a first dataset, standardizing, by the first computing system, the first dataset to generate a standardized dataset, applying, by the first computing system, a first artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to assign labels to data entries of the standardized dataset, compiling, by the first computing system, the standardized dataset having the labels assigned to the respective data entries in a database, receiving, by an AI interface of the first computing system, a query from a computing device, and generating, by the first computing system, a response to the query for delivering via the AI interface to the computing device.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved electrodialysis method for preparing an amino acid from a salt of the amino acid utilizing a three-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis process wherein an aqueous electrolyte comprising an exogenous acid is added to the acid compartment of a three-compartment bipolar membrane apparatus. The exogenous acid is different than the amino acid and typically has a pKa less than the pKa of the amino acid.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an agent delivery device (1) for delivery of a therapeutic agent or medicinal agent to an individual. The agent delivery device (1) comprises: a frame (2) having at least one frame member (4) configured to be received and retained or accommodated within a nostril of the individual; and a delivery element (8) provided on and/or carried by the at least one frame member (4) for delivering the agent, the agent preferably being either in a liquid or semi-solid form or contained in a liquid or gel medium. The delivery element (8) is provided on and/or carried by the frame member such that, when the frame member is accommodated in a nostril, the delivery element (8) contacts or engages with an inner surface (e.g., tissue) of the nostril to deliver the agent to the individual, e.g., percutaneously.

Abstract: At least one aspect of this disclosure is directed to method of scraping, by a first computing system, one or more first data sources of the first computing system, and one or more second data sources of one or more external computing systems, to compile a first dataset, standardizing, by the first computing system, the first dataset to generate a standardized dataset, applying, by the first computing system, a first artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to assign labels to data entries of the standardized dataset, compiling, by the first computing system, the standardized dataset having the labels assigned to the respective data entries in a database, receiving, by an AI interface of the first computing system, a query from a computing device, and generating, by the first computing system, a response to the query for delivering via the AI interface to the computing device.

Abstract: The disclosed container defines (i) an “interior” configured to interact with a fluid and/or developing plants, and (ii) an “exterior” that at least partially defines a perimeter around the interior. The disclosed container may further include stacking features/elements which allow one container to be stacked/nested one upon the other. The disclosed container may further include features/elements which enable one container to be connected adjacent to the other. The disclosed container may further include (i) features/elements for delivering fluid, (ii) features/elements for draining fluid, and (iii) features/elements for supporting developing plants that are conducive to their growing within the disclosed container.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides powerful technologies for the development, production, characterization, and/or use of stapled peptide compositions. Among other things, the present disclosure provides strategies for defining amino acid sequences particularly amenable or useful for stapling, as well as technologies, reagents, and systems for developing, producing, characterizing, and/or using stapled peptides having such amino acid sequences. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides stapled peptide agents and uses thereof including for treating various conditions, disorders or diseases.

Abstract: A desired state configuration system receives a package and a corresponding language-independent schema describing the package and its units. Using the schema, the desired state configuration system can generate wrapper code for each of the programming language supported by the desired state configuration system, the wrapper code simplifying calling of the package and its units from within application code written in those supported programming languages. The code of the package, when called, causes a change in the configuration of a target environment, such as a cloud computing environment.

Abstract: An improved percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube that allows continuous suctioning/sumping without occlusion of the tube by the gastric wall. The PEG tube includes a hollow drainage tubing coupled to a ventilated bell cap. The bell cap can be open or closed to the external environment is ventilated via apertures, crenellations and grooves, and hemispherical arches. The PEG tube minimizes, or completely eliminates, the need for a user thereof to frequently flush the tube, thus also curtailing intermittent suctioning and allowing for longer periods of uninterrupted drainage. Furthermore, the PEG tubes of the current invention reduce clogging of the tube by larger gastric matter that is intended to be suctioned out of the patient or subject.

Abstract: The invention provides an engineered carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) enzyme, a nucleic acid encoding the CAR enzyme, and a non-naturally occurring microbial organism comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding the CAR, an engineered transaminase (TA) enzyme, and/or a hexamethylenediamine (HMD) transaminase (TA2) enzyme. The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism that has a 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) pathway with a HDO pathway enzyme expressed in sufficient amounts to produce 6 aminocaproate semialdehyde, HDO, or both. The invention further provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism that has an HMD pathway with a HMD pathway enzyme expressed in sufficient amounts to produce 6-aminocaproate semialdehyde, HMD, or both. The invention additionally provides bioderived HMD, 6-aminocaproate semialdehyde, and/or HDO and methods for producing bioderived HMD, 6-aminocaproate semialdehyde, and/or HDO.

Abstract: Described herein are gaming systems and methods for providing multi-hand card games. A data processing system can receive a wager for a play of a multi-hand card game and present a graphical user interface having multiple hands. The graphical user interface can indicate a respective set of cards for each hand. The data processing system can determine, based on the respective set of cards for each hand, whether a hand satisfies a lock condition or an unlock condition. The data processing system can receive input to advance the play of the card game. The data processing system can update the graphical user interface according to the command for each hand satisfying the unlock condition. Finally, the data processing system can adjust the credit balance according to the player's multiple hands and the dealer's hand.

Abstract: An adaptor for modifying pre-existing delivery system to improve delivery of an injectable treatment material through the delivery system. The delivery system is a pre-existing delivery system formed separately and without regard to the manufacture of the adaptor. The delivery system includes an administration set and a catheter set coupled together in fluid communication via a manifold. The injectable treatment material may be in the form of microspheres or microbeads which may become held up within the void space of the pre-existing manifold of the delivery system. The adaptor reconfigures the interior of the manifold to facilitate complete flow of the injectable treatment material therethrough without getting hung up or otherwise caught within the manifold and not delivered to a patient.