Abstract: Disclosed are endoglucanases having improved stability, e.g., in the presence of a prote-ase, and the use of such endoglucanases in detergent applications, such as laundry or dish wash.

Abstract: A wellness evaluation system may determine, based on data generated by a first set of sensors powered by one or more batteries of one or more ear-wearable devices, that a user of the one or more car-wearable devices is currently in an environment that includes human-directed communication signals. If so, a second set of sensors may be activated such that the one or more batteries provides an increased amount of power to the second set of sensors. Furthermore, the wellness evaluation system may determine based on data generated by the second set of sensors, whether the user has satisfied a target level of a wellness measure. If the user has not satisfied the target level of the wellness measure, the wellness evaluation system may perform an action to encourage the user to perform one or more activities to increase an achieved level of the wellness measure.

Abstract: A system including one or more hearing instruments configured to be worn in, on, or about an ear of a user. The system is configured to: determine that the user may prefer either of a first or a second processing mode; apply the first processing mode and the second processing mode to generate a first output audio signal and a second output audio signal; cause one or more hearing instruments to output sound based on the first output audio signal or the second output audio signal; receive an indication of user input that identifies a selected output audio signal from among the first output audio signal and the second output audio signal; and apply a selected processing mode corresponding to the selected output audio signal to generate a third output audio signal; and cause the one or more hearing instruments to output sound based on the third output audio signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising and uses of polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity. The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Abstract: A wellness evaluation system may determine, based on data generated by a first set of sensors powered by one or more batteries of one or more ear-wearable devices, that a user of the one or more ear-wearable devices is currently in an environment that includes human-directed communication signals. If so, a second set of sensors may be activated such that the one or more batteries provides an increased amount of power to the second set of sensors. Furthermore, the wellness evaluation system may determine based on data generated by the second set of sensors, whether the user has satisfied a target level of a wellness measure. If the user has not satisfied the target level of the wellness measure, the wellness evaluation system may perform an action to encourage the user to perform one or more activities to increase an achieved level of the wellness measure.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising and uses of polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity. The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a protein hydrolysate using a polypeptide having endopeptidase activity and a polypeptide having carboxypeptidase activity and the use of these enzymes for hydrolysing a protein substrate. In addition, the present invention relates to polypeptides having carboxypeptidase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Abstract: A method comprises determining, based on signals from sensors of hearing instruments, current values of context parameters; determining, based on the current values of the context parameters, that a current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from a first to a second context of a plurality of contexts, wherein each of the contexts corresponds to a different unique combination of potential values of the context parameters; updating statistics of the contexts, wherein for each of the contexts, the statistics of the context include statistics with respect to time the hearing instruments spent in the context; and based on the determination that the current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from the first context to the second context, initiating, based on the statistics of at least one of the first or second contexts, one or more actions.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a method comprising: obtaining, by a processing system that includes one or more processors implemented in circuitry, a signal from a magnetic sensor of a hearing instrument; determining, by the processing system, a context of the hearing instrument based at least in part on the signal from the telecoil; and initiating, by the processing system, one or more actions based on the context of the hearing instrument.

Abstract: The instant application provides methods to improve the total starch yield and/or gluten yield from corn kernels in a wet milling process, the method comprising admixing corn kernels or a fraction of the corn kernels with an enzyme composition comprising an effective amount of one or more hydrolytic enzymes, wherein at least one of said hydrolytic enzymes is selected from the group consisting of a GH30 polypeptide, a GH5 polypeptide or a combination thereof.

Abstract: The instant application provides methods to improve the total starch yield and/or gluten yield from corn kernels in a wet milling process, the method comprising admixing corn kernels or a fraction of the corn kernels with an enzyme composition comprising an effective amount of one or more hydrolytic enzymes, wherein at least one of said hydrolytic enzymes is selected from the group consisting of a GH30 polypeptide, a GH5 polypeptide or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are carbohydrate binding module variants, as well as variants of a glycoside hydrolase comprising the carbohydrate binding module variants. The variants having glycoside hydrolase activity comprising the carbohydrate binding module variants have improved stability in the presence of a protease, and are useful in detergent applications, such as laundry or dish wash.

Abstract: The present invention relates to xylanase variants of a parent xylanase having increased thermostability when compared to the parent xylanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and method of producing the variants of the present invention.

Abstract: Disclosed are fusion polypeptides comprising at least two carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs), wherein the polypeptide has carbohydrate binding activity. Also disclosed is the use of such polypeptides for reducing the wrinkles in laundry, as well as detergent compositions and laundry booster compositions comprising the same. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the variants, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the variants and methods of making the variants.

Abstract: A wellness evaluation system may determine, based on data generated by a first set of sensors powered by one or more batteries of one or more ear-wearable devices, that a user of the one or more ear-wearable devices is currently in an environment that includes human-directed communication signals. If so, a second set of sensors may be activated such that the one or more batteries provides an increased amount of power to the second set of sensors. Furthermore, the wellness evaluation system may determine based on data generated by the second set of sensors, whether the user has satisfied a target level of a wellness measure. If the user has not satisfied the target level of the wellness measure, the wellness evaluation system may perform an action to encourage the user to perform one or more activities to increase an achieved level of the wellness measure.

Abstract: Disclosed are variants of a glycoside hydrolase having improved stability, e.g., in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in detergent applications, such as laundry or dish wash.

Abstract: The invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a first protease and a second protease having different net charge characteristics as well as novel protease variants.

Abstract: A wellness evaluation system may determine, based on data generated by a first set of sensors powered by one or more batteries of one or more ear-wearable devices, that a user of the one or more ear-wearable devices is currently in an environment that includes human-directed communication signals. If so, a second set of sensors may be activated such that the one or more batteries provides an increased amount of power to the second set of sensors. Furthermore, the wellness evaluation system may determine based on data generated by the second set of sensors, whether the user has satisfied a target level of a wellness measure. If the user has not satisfied the target level of the wellness measure, the wellness evaluation system may perform an action to encourage the user to perform one or more activities to increase an achieved level of the wellness measure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a protein hydrolysate using a polypeptide having endopeptidase activity and a polypeptide having carboxypeptidase activity and the use of these enzymes for hydrolysing a protein substrate. In addition, the present invention relates to polypeptides having carboxypeptidase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising and uses of polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity. The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-mannan degrading activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.