Abstract: Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument configured for attachment to a surgical device. The surgical instrument includes a distal region having a curved internal surface configured to mate with a curved external surface of the surgical device, a rotational locking feature that limits rotational movement of the instrument with respect to the surgical device, and an axial locking feature that limits axial movement of the blade with respect to the surgical device. Methods of using the surgical instruments include sliding the axial locking feature past a corresponding axial locking feature on the surgical device, locking the axial locking feature to the corresponding axial locking feature on the surgical device (thereby limiting axial movement of the elongated blade with respect to the surgical device), adjusting the position of the surgical device using the surgical instrument, and disengaging the axial locking feature (for example, by using a disengagement instrument).

Abstract: Techniques and systems to provide increases in accuracy of property determination of a formation. The techniques include receiving initial well log data, generating augmented well log data including the initial well log data and modeled well log data based on the initial well log data, modifying the augmented well log data to generate a training dataset, training a probabilistic classifier utilizing the training dataset, calculating a probability volume for each lithofluid class of a set of predetermined lithofluid classes utilizing the probabilistic classifier, outputting the probability volume for each lithofluid class of the set of predetermined lithofluid classes as a respective probability of an occurrence of a type of lithofluid class in a reservoir, calculating a posterior probability based on the probability volume for a first lithofluid class of the set of predetermined lithofluid classes, and outputting the posterior probability as a probability of a property of the reservoir.

Abstract: The use of a composition which comprises lignosulfonate for the prevention and treatment of pathogenic and medical disorders in humans and animals. In some embodiments the composition is substantially free of elemental sulphur. In some embodiments the lignosulfonate is radically polymerized. In some embodiments the composition is formulated as an animal feed additive or supplement. The disclosure also encompasses a method of preventing or treating a pathogenic or medical disorder in a human or animal subject by administering the composition to the subject in an effective dose to attenuate the pathogenic effect of a pathogen or other biological agent, thereby enabling the subject to mount an effective immune response to the pathogen or other biological agent.

Abstract: An insect dispensing system is described. The insect dispensing system includes a plate diverting structure supported by a frame. A first plate of the structure includes a set of channels and a second plate of the structure includes a set of apertures. The plates are aligned such that one end of each channel is aligned with one of the apertures. A population of insect pupae suspended in a liquid is dispensed into the set of channels via an inlet. As the liquid flows through the system, it is distributed among the set of channels, ultimately exiting via the apertures into a set of catch basins.

Abstract: In one or more implementations, body features of a subject can be tracked and a pose estimation produced using an unconstrained video sequence. The video sequence constitutes a physical record of the body features of the subject. A set of 2D coordinates corresponding to the body features of the subject can be received from a first neural network and 2D Keypoints are detected and transmitted to a second neural network. The second neural network can return corresponding depth estimation values, which can be processed to generate a set of 3D coordinates that correspond to the body features of the subject in camera space. Furthermore, one or more non-linear optimizations can be applied to fit a predetermined skeleton to the generate 3D Keypoints, and produce the pose estimation corresponding to the body features of the subject.

Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a system is presented for preventing the spread of fire through a conveyor opening in a fire wall. In one or more arrangements, a fire door system is connected to the fire wall and/or conveyor proximate to the conveyor opening. The fire door system includes a door assembly, a door frame assembly, and an actuator. The door frame assembly is connected to the fire wall, covers portions of the opening below the conveyor and between belts of the conveyor, and forms a door opening above the conveyor. The door assembly is configured to move between a closed position, where door assembly covers the door opening, and an open position, where the door assembly at least partially uncovers the door opening. The actuator is configured to cause the door to be moved to the closed position in response to fire.

Abstract: The use of compositions comprising lignosulfonate for attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 virus replication. The compositions can be used in methods for preventing and treating COVID-19 and other medical disorders caused by or associated with SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in humans and animals. In some embodiments the compositions are substantially free of elemental sulphur. In some embodiments the lignosulfonate is radically polymerized. In some embodiments the compositions are formulated as an animal feed additive or supplement. The disclosure encompasses compositions comprising lignosulfonate and methods of preventing or treating COVID-19 by administering compositions comprising lignosulfonate to human or animal subjects in an effective dose to attenuate the pathogenic effect of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Abstract: A method for locating and tracking facial features in an unconstrained video sequence includes: in a face-detecting process, delineating, with region-bounding coordinates, the face of the subject within an image selected from the sequence; detecting, in the selected image, a small set of landmarks, corresponding to the face of the subject, using a convolutional neural network, trained to take as input an image region corresponding to the face of the—subject and to return a set of coordinates at computational speeds approximating real time; projectively fitting a three-dimensional character model to the detected landmarks, and using the fitted model to estimate physical locations of additional landmarks, so as to provide a complete hypothesized set of facial landmarks; and in a feature tracker process, updating the hypothesized set of facial landmarks to improve convergence between predicted feature locations and their actual physical locations based on data sampled from the selected image.

Abstract: A method for locating and tracking facial features in an unconstrained video sequence includes: in a face-detecting process, delineating, with region-bounding coordinates, the face of the subject within an image selected from the sequence; detecting, in the selected image, a small set of landmarks, corresponding to the face of the subject, using a convolutional neural network, trained to take as input an image region corresponding to the face of the—subject and to return a set of coordinates at computational speeds approximating real time; projectively fitting a three-dimensional character model to the detected landmarks, and using the fitted model to estimate physical locations of additional landmarks, so as to provide a complete hypothesized set of facial landmarks; and in a feature tracker process, updating the hypothesized set of facial landmarks to improve convergence between predicted feature locations and their actual physical locations based on data sampled from the selected image.

Abstract: The use of a composition which comprises lignosulfonate and is substantially free of elemental sulphur for the prevention and treatment of pathogenic and medical disorders in humans and animals. In some embodiments the lignosulfonate is radically polymerized. In some embodiments the composition is formulated as an animal feed additive or supplement. The disclosure also encompasses a method of preventing or treating a pathogenic or medical disorder in a human or animal subject by administering the composition to the subject in an effective dose to attenuate the pathogenic effect of a pathogen or other biological agent, thereby enabling the subject to mount an effective immune response to the pathogen or other biological agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making compounds useful for production of paclitaxel and analogs or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: An enclosure mounting assembly for mounting different sized enclosures onto support poles or flat support walls.

Abstract: An enclosure mounting assembly for mounting different sized enclosures onto support poles or flat support walls.

Abstract: An enclosure assembly for housing printed circuit boards and related electrical components that provides secured component mounting in outdoor environments.

Abstract: An enclosure assembly for housing printed circuit boards and related electrical components that provides secured component mounting in outdoor environments.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making compounds useful for production of paclitaxel and analogs or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making compounds useful for production of paclitaxel and analogs or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: Data structures for data transactions related to clearing are managed by: maintaining a market participant account data structure for the market participant and a guaranty fund data structure representative of a guaranty fund contribution made by a clearing member in support of the market participant; receiving transaction data for the market participant in connection with the transaction; determining a settlement data level for the transaction and for which the market participant is responsible; determining a guaranty fund contribution data level for the transaction and for which the clearing member is responsible; adjusting the market participant account data structure in accordance with the determined settlement data level; and, adjusting the guaranty fund data structure in accordance with the determined guaranty fund contribution data level.