Abstract: A composition and a method for preparing a polymer composite article. The composition comprises (A) a filler in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt. The composition also comprises (B) a polymer in an amount of from 10 to 90 wt %, wherein the (B) polymer is selected from polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, or combinations thereof. Further, the composition comprises (C) an organopolysiloxane in an amount of from greater than 0 to 10 wt. %; the (C) organopolysiloxane having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group and a viscosity of from 1,000 to 60,000 mPa·s at 25° C. The ranges for components (A)-(C) are based on the total weight of components (A), (B) and (C) in the composition.

Abstract: A device for repeated intradermal injections within an organic tissue. The device comprises a support defining an internal housing for receiving a vial containing an aqueous solution, a source of pressurized air in fluid communication with the vial, a tube defining a pressurized solution path, a hollow injection needle, an injection head, a driven element with a distal end connected to the injection head, an actuator connected to the driven element, and a valve in fluid communication with the pressurized solution path for controlling a flow of the pressurized solution into the tube from the vial up to the distal end of the hollow injection needle.

Abstract: Nucleic acids encoding rotavirus VP7 fusion proteins and rotavirus-like particle (RLPs) comprising the rotavirus VP7 fusion proteins are provided. Methods for rotavirus VP7 fusion protein and RLP production in plants are also described. The VP7 fusion protein comprises a first sequence encoding a 7-1a subdomain, a second sequence encoding a 7-2 domain and a third sequence encoding a 7-1b subdomain; wherein the sequence of the 7-2 domain is derived from a first rotavirus strain and the sequence of the 7-1a subdomain, the sequence of the 7-1b subdomain or the sequence of the 7-1a subdomain and the sequence of the 7-1b subdomain are derived from a second rotavirus strain.

Abstract: A shoulder orthosis is provided for maintenance of a patients arm in a postoperative shoulder immobilization posture in the context of tearing of rotator cuff muscles. The orthosis comprises a belt, an arm splint, and a column member with axial mechanical spring continuously adjustable by a manual adjustment handle and interconnecting the belt to the splint and biasing the splint to an abduction upper limit position. The orthosis provides stable support for the patients forearm around a horizontal plane, while allowing pivoting movement of the patients injured arm about a vertical axis intersecting the patients elbow and approaching the patients torso in a transverse plane. This orthosis also allows a cyclical back and forth movement of the splint, the free downward movement of the patients arm by his healthy muscles, assisted by the adductor muscles against the bias of the adjustable spring without active movement of the rotator cuff.

Abstract: An alkenyl-functional polydiorganosiloxane is useful in a composition and a method for preparing a wood plastic composite article. The wood plastic composite article is useful as a building material. The polydiorganosiloxane may be added in liquid form to a composition, or may form part of a solid carrier component, used to make the wood plastic composite article.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) map inconsistency detection machine includes an input transformation layer connected to a neural network. The input transformation layer is configured to 1) receive a test 3D map including 3D map data modeling a physical entity, 2) transform the 3D map data into a set of 2D images collectively corresponding to volumes of view frustums of a plurality of virtual camera views of the physical entity modeled by the test 3D map, and 3) output the set of 2D images to the neural network. The neural network is configured to output an inconsistency value indicating a degree to which the test 3D map includes inconsistencies based on analysis of the set of 2D images collectively corresponding to the volumes of the view frustums of the plurality of virtual camera views.

Abstract: Generating a look of characters using visible brush strokes, including: receiving an input image and a pattern image; replacing each patch in the pattern image with an average color of pixels in the input image corresponding to pixels of each patch to produce a color-averaged output; and applying distortion to the color-averaged output using a distortion image.

Abstract: A delivery device for intravenous delivery of microparticles to a patient. The delivery device is fluidly connectable to (i) a first source of an injection medium and (ii) a second source of an injection medium. The delivery device includes: a first fluid inlet fluidly connectable to the first source of the injection medium, a fluid outlet, a fluid mixer fluidly connecting the first fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, a second fluid inlet fluidly connectable to the second source of the injection medium, and a source of microparticles fluidly connecting the second fluid inlet to the fluid mixer. When fluid flows from the second source of the injection medium into the delivery device: the second injection medium fluidly drives microparticles from the source of microparticles into the fluid mixer, and the fluid outlet dispenses to the patient an injection medium that includes the microparticles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of modified influenza viral proteins in plants. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing and increasing influenza virus-like particle (VLP) production in plants, wherein the VLPs comprise the modified influenza viral proteins, such as modified influenza hemagglutinin (HA). The HA protein may comprising an amino acid sequence comprising at least one substitution when compared to a corresponding wildtype amino acid sequence. Further provided are nucleic acid encoding the modified HA protein. Furthermore methods of producing an influenza virus like particle (VLP) and methods of increasing yield of production of an influenza virus like particle (VLP) in a plant, portion of a plant, or a plant cell, are also provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and computer readable media for identifying a video camera of a video surveillance system are provided. A plurality of video streams of a plurality of video cameras are obtained. At least one video camera of the plurality of video cameras captures a visual identifier outputted by a mobile device. The visual identifier is detected in at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams based on searching for the visual identifier in the plurality of video streams. The at least one video camera capturing the visual identifier is identified from the at least one video stream having the visual identifier detected therein. Identification information of the at least one video camera capturing the visual identifier is transmitted to the mobile device.

Abstract: The back wall for a web material dispenser having first and second web material support arms configured to support a web material supply. The back wall includes a fastening portion configured to mount the back wall to a supporting surface; a first support arm portion for the first web material support arm to be mounted thereto; and a weakness-providing junction at least partially circumscribing the first support arm portion from the fastening portion for the first support arm portion to be tiltable with respect to the fastening portion. Also, a web material dispenser including such a back wall and a method for securing a web material dispenser to a supporting surface.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a data intake and query system. The method includes ingesting each metric including at least one key value and a measured value taken of a computing resource, and storing each metric in an index of a metrics store, where the index defines at least one dimension populated with the at least one key value and a measure populated with the measured value. The method further includes cataloging metadata in a metrics catalog, where the metadata is related to the metrics stored in the metrics store, performing an analysis of metrics data included in the metrics store and/or the metrics catalog to obtain results, and causing display of the results or an indication of the results on a display device.

Abstract: To obtain a relative localization between a plurality of mobile devices, a first mobile device observes a second mobile device within a field of view of the first mobile device's camera at time t1, determines a first position of the first mobile device at t1, and receives from the second mobile device a second position of the second mobile device at t1. The first mobile device determines information about the first mobile device's orientation with respect to the second mobile device at t1 based at least in part on the first position and the observation of the second mobile device. The first mobile device identifies two constraints that relate the mobile devices' coordinate systems based at least in part on the second position and the orientation information. The first mobile device's pose relative to the second mobile device may be calculated once at least six constraints are accumulated.

Abstract: In one aspect the present disclosure provides a system for charging electric vehicles both AC and DC using only two conductors comprising a cable having two ends one of which is attached to a connector and the other end to a plug and only two charging conductors that extend from one end of the cable to the other and either, one or more switches to receive the current from an AC or DC input and direct it based on a type of the current to an AC or DC output and to stop the current if the corresponding port is not available. The system also has a control mechanism for preventing the delivery of the current to the wrong port of the connector.

Abstract: The present invention generally related to a maple sap lifter configuration and to a sap collection system making use of the said sap lifter.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel method of performing network slice-based operations on a data message at a hardware forwarding element (HFE) in a network. For a received data message flow, the method has the HFE identify a network slice associated with the received data message flow. This network slice in some embodiments is associated with a set of operations to be performed on the data message by several network elements, including one or more machines executing on one or more computers in the network. Once the network slice is identified, the method has the HFE process the data message flow based on a rule that applies to data messages associated with the identified slice.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for transitioning between imagery and sounds of two different environments, such as a virtual environment and a real environment. A view of a first environment and audio associated with the first environment are provided. In response to detecting a transition event, a view of the first environment combined with a second environment is provided. The combined view includes imagery of the first environment at a first visibility value and imagery of the second environment at a second visibility value. In addition, in response to detecting a transition event, the first environment audio is mixed with audio associated with the second environment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and computer readable media for identifying a video camera of a video surveillance system are provided. A plurality of video streams of a plurality of video cameras are obtained. At least one video camera of the plurality of video cameras captures a visual identifier outputted by a mobile device. The visual identifier is detected in at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams based on searching for the visual identifier in the plurality of video streams. The at least one video camera capturing the visual identifier is identified from the at least one video stream having the visual identifier detected therein. Identification information of the at least one video camera capturing the visual identifier is transmitted to the mobile device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of modified influenza vial proteins in plants. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing and increasing influenza virus-like particle (VLP) production in plants, wherein the VLPs comprise the modified influenza viral proteins, such as modified influenza hemagglutinin (HA). The H A protein may comprising an amino acid sequence comprising at least one substitution when compared to a corresponding wildtype amino acid sequence. Further provided are nucleic acid encoding the modified H A protein. Furthermore methods of producing an influenza virus like particle (VLP) and methods of increasing yield of production of an influenza virus like particle (VLP) in a plant, portion of a plant, or a plant cell, are also provided.