Abstract: A power conversion apparatus with modified cooling properties has been disclosed. The apparatus comprises an AC port, at least one DC port, a chassis, at least one power conversion module mounted in said chassis connectable to off-board conductors and said AC and said at least one DC ports, a module heat sink attached to each one of said at least one power conversion module for cooling said module, wherein said off-board inductors are mounted in said chassis together and separate from modules with one or more of an inductor heat sink and cooling fluid circulator for cooling said inductors.

Abstract: A boot form for a hockey skate is made of multiple plastic materials having different hardness properties, or different flexural moduli, and is formed via an injection-molding process or another similar process. One or more of the plastic materials may be reinforced with fibers of glass, carbon, aramid, or another stiffening material to strengthen one or more regions of the boot form. For example, pellets of a first plastic material having a flexural modulus of approximately 190 MPa (e.g., a polyamide elastomer block amide) may be injected into a mold to form a softer upper region of the boot form. And pellets of a second plastic having a flexural modulus of approximately 20,000 MPa (e.g., a Nylon 12 with long glass fibers) may be injected into the mold to form a stiffer lower region of the boot form. Additional skate components may then be attached to the boot form.

Abstract: There is provided a system for securing a cockpit from a cabin. A lavatory door has a locking mechanism provided thereon. A latching mechanism is provided on an adjacent structure across an aisle from the lavatory. The locking mechanism is compatible with the latching mechanism to secure the lavatory door in an open position, thereby forming a secure area for entering from the cockpit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for providing electrical isolation using a converter comprising a first converter working in a rectifier mode receiving AC current and providing DC current, a second converter working in an inverter mode receiving said DC current from said first converter and providing AC current, a transformer receiving said AC current from said second converter having an input and output, said transformer providing electric isolation between said input and output, a third converter working in a rectifier mode receiving AC current from said transformer and providing DC current, wherein at least one of said first, second and third converters is a multilevel converter.

Abstract: Controlled appliance and method for controlling interactions between the controlled appliance and a remote control device. The controlled appliance comprises a BLE interface and an actuation module. The controlled appliance sets the BLE interface in a scanning mode where the BLE interface is capable of receiving BLE signals from other devices. The controlled appliance receives, via the BLE interface, a BLE advertising signal from the remote control device. The controlled appliance establishes a connection between the controlled appliance and the remote control device through the BLE interface. The controlled appliance exchanges data with the remote control device via the BLE interface. Upon reception from the remote control device via the BLE interface of a command for controlling operations of the actuation module, the controlled appliance applies the command to the actuation module.

Abstract: Examples can include an optimizer that dynamically determines where to place virtual network functions for a slice in a distributed Telco cloud network. The optimizer can determine a slice path that complies with a service level agreement and balances network load. The virtual network functions of the slice can be provisioned at clouds identified by the optimal slice path. In one example, performance metrics are normalized, and tenant-selected weights can be applied. This can allow the optimizer to prioritize particular SLA attributes in choosing an optimal slice path.

Abstract: Processes for synthesizing new compounds that may usefully be employed in organic synthesis, especially in the synthesis of vitamin A or ?-carotene and derivatives thereof, e.g. canthaxanthin, astaxanthin or zeaxanthin are disclosed. The new compounds are especially useful as intermediates (building blocks) in the synthesis of vitamin A or ?-carotene, preferably vitamin A.

Abstract: A composition contains a mixture of silyl hydride, a silanol and/or a silyl ether, and a Bridged Frustrated Lewis Pair.

Abstract: A composition contains an alpha-beta unsaturated ester, a silyl hydride, and a Bridged Frustrated Lewis Pair.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for in-situ etching of a wafer prior to physical vapor deposition, the method comprising the following steps. A sputtering chamber is provided, the sputtering chamber being collectively defined by a wafer handling apparatus and a magnetron. The wafer is placed into the sputtering chamber. A gas is introduced into the sputtering chamber such that the gas is separated into a plasma, wherein the plasma includes gas ions. A first negative potential is applied to the wafer using a wafer chuck of the wafer handling apparatus while a second negative potential is simultaneously applied to a sputtering target of the magnetron, wherein simultaneous application of the first negative potential to the wafer and the second negative potential to the sputtering target causes gas ions to eject material from the wafer and the sputtering target of the magnetron such that ejected material from the wafer and the sputtering target is collected onto a shield defined by the sputtering chamber.

Abstract: A composition contains a mixture of silyl hydride, a siloxane and a Bridged Frustrated Lewis Pair and can be thermally triggered to cure.

Abstract: A battery charger capable of receiving AC power and delivering both AC and DC power to an electric power storage battery in accordance to different embodiments disclosed herein using a rectifier circuit supplying the DC load and absorbing power as a five-level active rectifier with low harmonics on the AC input. In one aspect, the battery charger may have a bidirectional rectifier/inverter converter providing power conversion between a DC source and AC enabling the user to not only charge an electrical vehicle (“EV”) but also convert the energy charged in the EV/battery or solar panel to AC for use.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charger comprising an AC port, a variable voltage DC power supply connected to said AC port and comprising a controller having an input to receive charging parameters, a charge cable connector connectable to a battery, an interface connectable to said connectors and to said input of said DC power supply wherein said interface performs either translating a battery management system voltage command regarding charging parameters of said battery received via said charge cable connector into said input for said variable voltage DC power supply, or generating said input for said variable voltage DC power supply defining said charging parameters for said battery from measured information about said battery.

Abstract: A reduction method for a catalytic converter in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine for reducing the oxygen content in the catalytic converter, in particular after an overrun fuel cutoff mode of the internal combustion engine, the method including first injection of fuel into a first cylinder, the first injection taking place after an ignition point in time of a compression stroke of a first working cycle of the cylinder and including an introduction of the injected fuel from the cylinder into the catalytic converter during an exhaust stroke of the first cylinder.

Abstract: An isolated expression enhancer active in a plant, portion of a plant or plant cell, the expression enhancer is provided. The isolated expression enhancer may be selected from the group consisting of nbEPI42 (SEQ ID NO:1); nbSNS46 (SEQ ID NO:2); nbCSY65 (SEQ ID NO:3); nbHEL40 (SEQ ID NO:4); and nbSEP44 (SEQ ID NO:5). Methods for using the isolated expression enhancer are also provided.

Abstract: A magnetic seal assembly comprises a metallic annular wear seal. A magnetic seal has a magnetic annular body adjacent to and attracting the wear seal into contact against a contact face thereof. A retainer ring is connected to a surface to the magnetic seal, the retainer ring having a coefficient of thermal expansion different than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the annular body, the coefficient of thermal expansion of the retainer ring selected to constrain a thermal expansion of the annular body. A method for controlling a thermal expansion of a magnetic seal assembly is also provided.

Abstract: A method of producing a virus like particle (VLP) in a plant comprising modified H3 hemagglutinin is provided. The method comprises introducing a nucleic acid comprising a regulatory region active in the plant and operatively linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a modified influenza hemagglutinin (HA) protein into the plant, or portion of the plant, the modified HA protein comprises a modified proteolytic loop. Followed by incubating the plant or portion of the plant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acids, thereby producing the VLP. The modified proteolytic loop may comprise one or more protease cleavage sites exhibiting reduced or abolished cleavage by a protease. Also described is a virus like particle (VLP) produced by the method, and plants expressing the VLP. The virus like particle (VLP) may comprise plant-specific N-glycans, or modified N-glycans.

Abstract: The present invention relates to combinations comprising a positive allosteric modulator (“PAM”) of metabotropic glutamatergic receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, or an orthosteric agonist of metabotropic glutamatergic receptor subtype 2 compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, and a synaptic vesicle protein 2A (“SV2A”) ligand.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bidirectional power converter capable of receiving and delivering AC and DC power from and to multiple ports in accordance to its different embodiments. The AC or DC input receives power and at least two power conversion circuits work with a plurality of switches for connecting provides DC or AC current at multiple ports. The power conversion circuits may be rectifier inverters and have module form that connect to the AC and DC ports via a backplane having multiple connectors. The apparatus may also provide DC to DC conversion using a buck/boost circuit.

Abstract: A method for enhancing a user's recognition of a light scene, the method comprising: receiving a first signal indicative of a selection of the light scene; the light scene defining one or more lighting instructions according to which one or more lighting devices are to be controlled; determining whether the light scene has either been descriptively selected or has been non-descriptively selected; wherein a determination is made that the selected via a user interface device which provides a descriptive name of the light scene, and wherein otherwise the determination is made that the light scene has been non-descriptively selected; controlling the one or more lighting devices to render the light scene; and on condition that the determination has been made that the light scene has been non-descriptively selected: determining a characteristic of the light scene; providing an audio fragment based on the determined characteristic; controlling an audio fragment rendering device to render the provided audio fragment