Abstract: The present application discloses cellulose ester compositions comprising starches having a degree of branching of from 2 to 6. The cellulose ester compositions exhibit improved industrial compostability and higher heat deflection temperatures over cellulose ester compositions having lower degrees of branching. The present application also discloses processes for making the compositions and articles made from the compostions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing third party data are provided. A third party data management system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive first third party activity data from a source computing system and via a cybersecurity correlation and analytics computing system, determine a computing entity external to the third party data management system associated with the third party activity data based on at least one item extracted from the first third party activity data, periodically monitor third party activity associated with the computing entity, comprising operations to collect second third party activity data, and correlate the monitored second third party activity data to an entity profile.

Abstract: Described herein are circuit assemblies comprising flexible interconnect circuits and/or other components connected to these circuits. In some examples, conductive elements of different circuits are connected with support structures, such as rivets. Furthermore, conductive elements of the same circuit can be interconnected. In some examples, a conductive element of a circuit is connected to a printed circuit board (or other devices) using a conductor joining structure. Interconnecting different circuits involves stacking these circuits such that the conductive element in one circuit overlaps with the conductive element in another circuit. A support structure protrudes through both conductive elements and any other components positioned in between, such as dielectric and/or adhesive layers. This structure electrically connects the conductive elements and also compresses the conductive elements toward each other. For example, a rivet is used with the rivet heads contacting one or two conductive elements, e.g.

Abstract: An acetabular liner having a closed first end, an open second end, and a liner wall having a distal peripheral edge. The acetabular liner wall can include an interior surface, an exterior surface configured to be received within an acetabular shell, a first cutout through the liner wall, a second cutout parallel to the first cutout and through the liner wall, and a third cutout in the interior surface partially through the liner wall, the third cutout extending between the first and second cutouts, and at least one movable tab extending from the peripheral edge inwardly towards an axial center of the liner and having sidewalls defined by one of the sets of cutouts, the tab comprising at least one projection on an exterior surface of the tab configured to removably secure to a portion of an acetabular shell.

Abstract: A turbomachine component such as a blade, includes a wall provided with at least one cooling hole having a metering portion and a tapered diffusion portion. The diffusion portion includes a central edge forming a bottom of the diffusion portion that is oblique with respect to a flow axis of the cooling hole.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II), which are capable of binding to granzyme B. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such for use in, for example, imaging Granzyme B and/or treating immunoregulatory abnormalities.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods to seal a container are provided. An apparatus for securing a film to a container includes a body portion to house film and a sealing portion. The sealing portion includes a sealing volume for receiving a portion of the container, at least one heating element positioned within the sealing volume, and a sensor configured to sense when the portion of the container is at least partially within the sealing volume. A controller is configured to receive a sensor input from a sensor indicating that the portion of the container is at least partially within the sealing volume, and activate the at least one heating element based on the sensor input.

Abstract: Thermoplastic films are disclosed that are suitable for use as auto wraps. The films include a thermoplastic polyurethane layer comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer and a patterned adhesive layer. The thermoplastic films, when tested by a 25% Heat Relaxation Test at a thickness of about 0.006 inches, exhibit a final load from about 0.02 to about 0.3 pounds force; and when tested by a 25% Elastic Recovery test, exhibit a residual strain at one minute of 2% or greater.

Abstract: A blade-tip flow isolator that can be used on a propeller, rotor, or wind turbine is provided. The blade-tip flow isolator integrates with the blade at the outer radius and shields the blade-tip boundary layer, reducing blade-tip vortices. A twist along the blade-tip chord further reduces or eliminates the blade-tip vortices that inherently occur on the exposed blade tips during normal operations. Efficiency and performance are improved while noise and acoustic levels are reduced.

Abstract: A system for determining accuracy of a surgical procedure to implant an implant on a patient bone. The system including at least one computing device configured to perform the following steps. Receive preoperative patient data including preoperative images of the patient bone and planned implant position and orientation data. Receive postoperative patient data including postoperative images of the patient bone and an implant implanted on the patient bone. Segment the patient bone and the implant from the postoperative images of the patient bone and the implant. Register separately the patient bone and the implant from the postoperative images to the patient bone from the preoperative images. And compare an implanted position and orientation of the implant from the postoperative images relative to the patient bone from the preoperative images to the planned implant position and orientation data relative to the patient bone from the preoperative images.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a plurality of coherent masters, a plurality of coherent slaves, and a coherent data fabric. The coherent data fabric has upstream ports coupled to the plurality of coherent masters and downstream ports coupled to the plurality of coherent slaves for selectively routing accesses therebetween. The coherent data fabric includes a probe filter and a directory cleaner. The probe filter is associated with at least one of the downstream ports and has a plurality of entries that store information about each entry. The directory cleaner periodically scans the probe filter and selectively removes a first entry from the probe filter after the first entry is scanned.

Abstract: The invention, in part, includes compositions comprising quadruplet decoding tRNAs and their encoding sequences. The invention also includes assay methods to assess quadruplet decoding as well as methods of preparing quadruplet decoding suppression tRNAs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing third party data are provided. A third party data management system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive first third party activity data from a source computing system and via a cybersecurity correlation and analytics computing system, determine a computing entity external to the third party data management system associated with the third party activity data based on at least one item extracted from the first third party activity data, periodically monitor third party activity associated with the computing entity, comprising operations to collect second third party activity data, and correlate the monitored second third party activity data to an entity profile.

Abstract: An example fluid collection assembly includes a fluid impermeable barrier defining at least one opening, a chamber in fluid communication with the at least one opening, and at least one fluid outlet. The fluid collection assembly also includes at least one porous material (e.g., at least one wicking material) disposed in the chamber. The fluid collection assembly also includes at least one conduit attached to the fluid outlet. Further, the fluid collection assembly includes one or more leak prevention features.

Abstract: A pet water fountain is described comprising a bowl for holding an aqueous drinking fluid. The pet water fountain includes a housing configured to cover a portion of the bowl and have a fluid reservoir. The pet water fountain includes a rotatable cone positioned within the housing, the cone tapering outwardly from a bottom end to a top end, the bone bottom end having a fluid inlet to allow the passage of fluid from the bowl through the inlet and into the interior of the conde, the cone top end being in fluid communication with the housing fluid reservoir. The pet water fountain includes a filter ring coupled to the cone top end, the filter ring having an exterior housing and a filter media positioned within the exterior housing, and an electric motor coupled to the rotatable cone for rotatably driving the rotatable cone.

Abstract: A computer server includes processor and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry executes instructions to cause the computer server to select, from a database, a user from a plurality of users, encode a unique identifier for the selected user into an image uniform resource locator (URL), transmit a communication incorporating the image URL to a user agent associated with the selected user, receive, from the user agent, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request for an image associated with the image URL, parse the received HTTP request to identify whether an impression cookie is present, and in response to the impression cookie being present, extract a set of impressions from the impression cookie and generate a new impression cookie based on the extracted set of impressions.

Abstract: Provided are flexible hybrid interconnect circuits and methods of forming thereof. A flexible hybrid interconnect circuit comprises multiple conductive layers, stacked and spaced apart along the thickness of the circuit. Each conductive layer comprises one or more conductive elements, one of which is operable as a high frequency (HF) signal line. Other conductive elements, in the same and other conductive layers, form an electromagnetic shield around the HF signal line. Some conductive elements in the same circuit are used for electrical power transmission. All conductive elements are supported by one or more inner dielectric layers and enclosed by outer dielectric layers. The overall stack is thin and flexible and may be conformally attached to a non-planar surface. Each conductive layer may be formed by patterning the same metallic sheet. Multiple pattern sheets are laminated together with inner and outer dielectric layers to form a flexible hybrid interconnect circuit.

Abstract: A system and/or method can be provided for improving applicant diversity by giving institutions selectable and adjustable application windows, thereby providing a number of benefits including an enriched learning environment. A similar system or method may be used to manage the availability of application windows in general to ensure that a diversity of applicant groups have an opportunity to apply.

Abstract: Thermoplastic films are disclosed that are suitable for use as auto wraps. The films include a thermoplastic polyurethane layer comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer and a patterned adhesive layer. The thermoplastic films, when tested by a 25% Heat Relaxation Test at a thickness of about 0.006 inches, exhibit a final load from about 0.02 to about 0.3 pounds force; and when tested by a 25% Elastic Recovery test, exhibit a residual strain at one minute of 2% or greater.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are disclosed, comprising: a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer or polymer blend comprising the reaction product of: an aliphatic diisocyanate, an aliphatic polyol, and a chain extending agent, wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane composition: when tested by a 25% Heat Relaxation Test at a thickness of about 0.006 inches, exhibits a final load from about 0.02 to about 0.3 pounds force; and when tested by a 25% Elastic Recovery test, exhibits a residual strain at one minute of 2% or greater.