Abstract: A self-stabilized glyoxalated polyacrylamide (gPAM) resin composition is disclosed. The gPAM resin composition consists essentially of an aqueous reaction product of a cationic polyacrylamide (cPAM) prepolymer and glyoxal carried out in an aqueous reaction mixture having a total solids of less than a critical concentration of the gPAM resin and a pH of at least about 7.5. The cPAM prepolymer comprises a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5,000 Da and a cationic monomer content of at least about 4, alternatively at least about 10 mol %. The reaction product is prepared without addition of any acid. The gPAM resin composition maintains a substantially single phase for a stability period of at least about 1 day after preparation, without the addition of any acid or other stabilizing compounds. Methods of preparing and using the gPAM resin composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A drainage-optimized additive composition for papermaking is disclosed. The composition comprises an aqueous media, a glyoxalated polyacrylamide (GPAM) resin, and an anionic polyacrylamide (APAM) resin. The GPAM resin has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5 MDa and a cationic monomer content of at least about 4 mol %. The APAM resin has a Mw of at least about 0.25 MDa, and an anionic monomer content up to about 25 mol %. A method of preparing the additive composition is also disclosed, and comprises preparing a cationic acrylamide (CPAM) prepolymer having a predetermined cationic monomer, selectively glyoxalating the CPAM prepolymer in aqueous media during glyoxalation to give the GPAM resin, and combining the GPAM and APAM resins. The method may be carried out in situ during a papermaking process (i.e., as an on-site method), and may be implemented in different forms during the process of forming paper.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) for generating aerosol from a consumable comprising aerosol-generating material is disclosed. The device (100) comprises a chamber (102) for receiving a consumable, the chamber (102) having an inlet (103) and a length, wherein the width of the inlet (103) and the length of the chamber are adjustable. The device further comprises a mechanism for configuring the chamber (102) in at least a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, when the chamber (102) is in the first configuration the width of the inlet (103) is a first width and the length of the chamber (102) is a first length, and when the chamber (102) is in the second configuration the width of the inlet (103) is a second width that is different from the first width and the length of the chamber (102) is a second length that is different from the first length.

Abstract: Methods, kits, and systems for fixation of RNA permitting its detection in intact tissue, such as, large volume of mammalian tissue are disclosed. The methods, kits, and systems util-ize carbodiimide-based chemistry to stably retain RNAs in tissue clarified using CLARITY. Also provided herein are methods, kits, and systems for detection of RNAs ire clarified tissue.

Abstract: Non-combustible aerosol provision device 100 for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material comprised in a consumable for being received by the device. The device comprises a chamber 102 for receiving the consumable, wherein the device is configured to generate the aerosol from the aerosol-generating material when the consumable is received in the chamber 102. The device 100 further comprises a consumable holder 500 for holding the consumable in the chamber 102, wherein the consumable holder 500 comprises at least two selectively engageable gripping members which are spaced from one another in an axial direction of the chamber 102 to grip different respective points on the consumable, such that the consumable holder is capable of holding, by use of the selectively engageable gripping members, one at a time, each of a plurality of differently-dimensioned consumables at a desired position in the chamber 102.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material is disclosed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a chamber for receiving a consumable including aerosol-generating material to enable the non-combustible aerosol provision device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material, wherein the chamber is configured to accommodate, one at a time, a first consumable comprising aerosol-generating material at a first axial position in the chamber and a second consumable including aerosol-generating material having different dimensions to those of the first consumable at a second axial position in the chamber.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material is provided. The device includes a chamber for receiving a consumable including aerosol-generating material to enable the non-combustible aerosol provision device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism to allow a user to adjust a dimension of the chamber to allow the chamber to accommodate, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables having different sizes.

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material in a consumable is disclosed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a retention apparatus configured to hold in position, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables comprising aerosol-generating material of different sizes.

Abstract: A system for aligning an item along a path in an area comprising: a camera configured to capture an image containing part of the area and the item; a first transceiver connected to the camera to read the image from the camera; a second transceiver coupled to the first transceiver; a display connected to the second transceiver; wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the second transceiver, the second transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the display in order to present the image on the screen of the display, and the transmitted image or the screen of the display includes a reference path, the reference path visible on the screen representing the path in the area; wherein the reference path is configured on the screen such that alignment of the reference path with the item in the image indicates alignment of the item in the area with the path in the area.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for authenticating one or more devices of a user in association with cloud computing services. The techniques include generating credential portions. The credential portions may be used in a signing protocol between one of the user devices and a cloud authenticator. The signing protocol may generate a signature that may be used in authentication with a cloud computing service. In some cases, the credential portions may be shared with other devices of the user. As such, the cloud authenticate may assist multiple user devices to authenticate with the cloud computing service.

Abstract: A drainage-optimized additive composition for papermaking is disclosed. The composition comprises an aqueous media and a glyoxalated polyacrylamide (gPAM) resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least about 5 MDa. The composition comprises from about 1.95 to about 2.45 wt. % of the gPAM resin. A method of preparing the composition is also disclosed, and comprises preparing a cationic acrylamide (cAM) prepolymer having at least one predetermined property, and selectively glyoxalating the cAM prepolymer by controlling the concentration of the cAM prepolymer in the aqueous media during glyoxalation in relation to the predetermined property. The method may be carried out in situ during a papermaking process (i.e., as an on-site method). A process of forming paper with the composition also disclosed, and comprises combining the composition with the aqueous suspension of cellulosic fibers, forming the cellulosic fibers into a sheet, and drying the sheet to produce a paper.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for rapidly treating a heterojunction solar cell fabricated using a crystalline silicon wafer doped exclusively with n-type dopants to improve surface passivation and carrier transport properties using the following steps: providing a heterojunction solar cell; the solar cell having an n-type silicon substrate exclusively doped with n-type dopants with a concentration higher than 1×1014 cm?3 and a plurality of metallic contacts; illuminating a surface portion of the solar cell for a period of less than 5 minutes and at a temperature between 200° C. and 300° C. with light having an intensity of at least 2 kW/m2 and a wavelength such that the light is absorbed by the surface portion and generates electron-hole pairs in the solar cell. The step of illuminating a surface portion of the solar cell is such that less than 0.5 kWh/m2 of energy is transferred to the surface portion and a temperature of the surface portion increases at a rate of at least 10° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising: (a) a PPAR agonist; (b) a p38 kinase inhibitor; and optionally (c) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable diluents, excipients or carriers for use in a method of preventing or treating ophthalmic diseases or disorders in a subject.

Abstract: Methods, kits, and systems for fixation of RNA permitting its detection in intact tissue, such as, large volume of mammalian tissue are disclosed. The methods, kits, and systems util-ize carbodiimide-based chemistry to stably retain RNAs in tissue clarified using CLARITY. Also provided herein are methods, kits, and systems for detection of RNAs ire clarified tissue.

Abstract: A system for aligning an item along a path in an area comprising: a camera configured to capture an image containing part of the area and the item; a first transceiver connected to the camera to read the image from the camera; a second transceiver coupled to the first transceiver; a display connected to the second transceiver; wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the second transceiver, the second transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the display in order to present the image on the screen of the display, and the transmitted image or the screen of the display includes a reference path, the reference path visible on the screen representing the path in the area; wherein the reference path is configured on the screen such that alignment of the reference path with the item in the image indicates alignment of the item in the area with the path in the area.

Abstract: A method for determining management zones within an agricultural field, the method includes selecting a plurality of remotely sensed images of the agricultural field wherein the plurality of remotely sensed images represent a plurality of growing seasons, each of the plurality of remotely sensed images having a vegetation index associated therewith, generating a refined average image from the plurality of remotely sensed images of the agricultural field, and applying a classification method to define management zones associated with the refined average image.

Abstract: A system for collection and tracking of a sample for testing is provided, which includes a kit having a housing configured for storing a sample therein and a label for adhering to the housing upon contact. The label further includes images orientated both horizontally and vertically, each displaying the same readable context able to be scanned. The images are positioned such that the position of the label on the housing and the orientation of the reader scanning the images minimally affects the ability to read the images.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for authenticating one or more devices of a user in association with cloud computing services. The techniques include generating credential portions. The credential portions may be used in a signing protocol between one of the user devices and a cloud authenticator. The signing protocol may generate a signature that may be used in authentication with a cloud computing service. Furthermore, the user may be able to use any one of the user devices to log in to an online service after enrolling only a single user device with the online service. As such, the cloud authenticator may assist multiple user devices to authenticate with the cloud computing service.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for authenticating one or more devices of a user in association with cloud computing services. The techniques include generating credential portions. The credential portions may be used in a signing protocol between one of the user devices and a cloud authenticator. The signing protocol may generate a signature that may be used in authentication with a cloud computing service. In some cases, the credential portions may be shared with other devices of the user. As such, the cloud authenticate may assist multiple user devices to authenticate with the cloud computing service.