Abstract: This invention discloses a modular aeroponics assembly. The assembly comprises base section and a planter section atop the base section. The planter section comprises modular drawers which hold planter pods. The base section comprises a reservoir configured to hold water and nutrients. A plurality of full complete modular drawer assemblies are stacked one top the other to form a single rack assembly. A plurality of such single rack assemblies are stacked side by side to form a multi-rack assembly. Planter pods, which hold plants, are aligned along an axis which is angularly displaced, operatively outwards, about a vertical axis. Noise dampeners are provided just adjacent to each corresponding planter pod. Use of incline geometry, in conjunction with noise dampeners, substantially eliminates noise, wastage, and inefficiencies caused due to water falling upon water and/or water hitting solid.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing accurate and real-time insights into abnormal entities and activities using machine learning algorithms. An exemplary computer-enabled method comprises receiving a set of input data, wherein the set of input data is associated with an entity; automatically obtaining, based on the received set of input data, a set of derived data, wherein the set of derived data is associated with the entity; obtaining, based on the set of derived data, a plurality of feature values corresponding to a plurality of features; providing the plurality of feature values to an autoencoder-decoder to obtain a plurality of feature-specific reconstruction errors; selecting, based on the plurality of feature-specific reconstruction errors, one or more features from the plurality of features; outputting the selected one or more features and one or more textual descriptions associated with the selected one or more features.

Abstract: This invention discloses a modular aeroponics assembly. The assembly comprises base section and a planter section atop the base section. The planter section comprises modular drawers which hold planter pods. The base section comprises a reservoir configured to hold water and nutrients. A plurality of full complete modular drawer assemblies are stacked one top the other to form a single rack assembly. A plurality of such single rack assemblies are stacked side by side to form a multi-rack assembly. Planter pods, which hold plants, are aligned along an axis which is angularly displaced, operatively outwards, about a vertical axis. Noise dampeners are provided just adjacent to each corresponding planter pod. Use of incline geometry, in conjunction with noise dampeners, substantially eliminates noise, wastage, and inefficiencies caused due to water falling upon water and/or water hitting solid.

Abstract: A personal heating ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC) for an aircraft seat includes at least one aircraft seat, a heating/cooling device disposed on the at least one aircraft seat and at least one branch configured to provide at least one flow path from the heating/cooling device. The system also includes at least one sub-branch provided within the at least one aircraft seat. The at least one sub-branch is configured to provide flow from the at least one branch through the at least one aircraft seat. The system also includes means for expelling air from the at least one sub-branch to an interior surface of the at least one aircraft seat.

Abstract: Examples relate to identifying randomly generated character strings. In one example, a computing device may: receive a character string that includes two or more characters; identify a number of character transitions included in the character string, each character transition being a change in character type within an n-gram of the character string, where n is a positive integer; and determine, based on the number of character transitions, whether the character string was randomly generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing accurate and real-time insights into abnormal entities and activities using machine learning algorithms. An exemplary computer-enabled method comprises receiving a set of input data, wherein the set of input data is associated with an entity; automatically obtaining, based on the received set of input data, a set of derived data, wherein the set of derived data is associated with the entity; obtaining, based on the set of derived data, a plurality of feature values corresponding to a plurality of features; providing the plurality of feature values to an autoencoder-decoder to obtain a plurality of feature-specific reconstruction errors; selecting, based on the plurality of feature-specific reconstruction errors, one or more features from the plurality of features; outputting the selected one or more features and one or more textual descriptions associated with the selected one or more features.

Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include a rectifier circuit configured to receive a phase-control voltage and produce a rectified voltage. A power converter may be configured to receive the rectified voltage at an input and generate a bus voltage. An input capacitor may be coupled across the input of the power converter. The input capacitor may be adapted to charge when the magnitude of the phase control voltage is approximately zero volts. The power converter may be configured to operate in a boost mode, such that the magnitude of the bus voltage is greater than a peak magnitude of the input voltage. The power converter may be configured to operate in a buck mode to charge the input capacitor from the bus voltage when the magnitude of the phase-control voltage is approximately zero volts.

Abstract: A polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (I): (I) wherein Ar6 and Ar7 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; Sp represents a spacer group comprising a chain of at least 2 aliphatic carbon atoms spacing Ar6 from Ar7; m is at least 1; and if m is greater than 1 then —(Ar7)m forms a linear or branched chain of Ar7 groups in which Ar7 in each occurrence may be the same or different.

Abstract: A method for coating a substrate with a coating having a controlled morphology is disclosed, the method comprising providing a substrate, depositing a nucleating layer on a surface of the substrate using an aerosol assisted deposition method and depositing at least one further layer by chemical vapour deposition. The nucleating layer and further layer preferably comprise tin oxide. The substrate is preferably glass. The method results in high transmittance and a low diffuse transmission across the visible and infrared region.