Abstract: A braking system is described in which a synchronous electric machine mechanically coupleable to one or more wheels of a vehicle is used as a means of providing a controllable braking torque in the event that one or more of the components in the power train (for example the battery or inverter powering the synchronous electric machine) is in a fault condition. In such a fault condition, the electric machine generates uncontrolled regenerated currents when the rotor is rotating. A dump resistor is used to dissipate the uncontrolled regenerated currents and one or more switches in the current flow path are used to modulate the power through the dump resistor, thus creating a controllable braking system.

Abstract: A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a bearing-housing structure provided to the housing and adapted to rotatably support a rotor, a motor provided to the bearing-housing structure and adapted to drive the rotor, and an impeller provided to the rotor. The bearing-housing structure includes a bearing shaft having a bearing surface that rotatably supports the rotor. The bearing shaft provides only a single bearing of the non-ball bearing type for the rotor.

Abstract: A DNA synthesis technology that relies on sequence-directed, multiplexed ligations to enable template-independent, exponential synthesis of gene- or genome-length DNA. This approach relies on well characterized and optimized enzymes and thus does not require further protein engineering. This approach is amenable to cost-effective automation and thus will enable cost-effective DNA “printers”.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting eye alignment during retinal imaging. In an embodiment, the system receives an infrared stream from an imaging device, the infrared stream showing characteristics of an eye of a patient. The system determines, based on the infrared stream, that the eye is improperly aligned at a first time, and outputs sensory feedback indicative of the improper alignment. The system detects, based on the infrared stream at a second time later than the first time, that the eye is properly aligned, and receives an image of a retina of the properly aligned eye from the imaging device.

Abstract: A composition for a krill-powder-based skin care product and a method of use thereof rejuvenates the skin and helps maintain a healthy skin and a healthy integumentary system. The composition includes a quantity of krill powder, a quantity of hyaluronic-acid powder, a quantity of calcium-benzoate clay powder, a quantity of aloe-vera powder, a quantity of vitamin-A palmitate powder, and a quantity of colloidal silver. The quantity of krill powder, the quantity of hyaluronic-acid powder, the quantity of calcium-benzoate clay powder, the quantity of aloe-vera powder, the quantity of vitamin-A palmitate powder, and the quantity of colloidal silver are homogeneously mixed into a final powder compound that is non-hydrated. The final powder compound can be rehydrated at the time of application to increase the shelf life of the composition. Further, the composition can be infused together with potential additional ingredients such as retinoid, gelatin, and liquid solvents.

Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method indirectly detect the operational state of a machine among a plurality of operational states and track the movement of a material through a plurality of machines.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for testing the capability of a mobile device to run a particular feature of an application. Each feature may include a package of code, a call, a state, and a condition; each condition correlated with a specific state. The call is a query that includes instructions to evaluate whether the application will run successfully if a particular feature is running. If the call fails, the feature condition remains Off, resulting in a rollback of the feature. If the call succeeds, the feature condition is changed to On. The system may include an experimentation framework on each mobile device for registering features, executing calls, logging results, and maintaining states and conditions.

Abstract: A heat shield for a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The heat shield includes an annular ring having an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The annular ring includes a plurality of circumferential segments. Each circumferential segment of the plurality of circumferential segments is disconnected from an adjacent circumferential segment of the plurality of circumferential segments to allow for thermal growth of each circumferential segment during operation of the combustor.

Abstract: A flow generator includes a housing, a blower structured to generate a flow of pressurized breathable air, and a suspension device to support the blower within the housing and provide a pressure seal between low and high pressure sides of the blower. The suspension device includes a bellows-like portion provided along the perimeter of the blower to absorb shock applied at least radially to the blower and one or more cones provided along upper and/or lower sides of the blower to absorb shock applied at least axially to the blower.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and managing incidents are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for detecting an incident includes receiving issue data created for an issue tracking system; analyzing the received issue data over a predetermined interval; determining whether a potential incident has occurred based on the analysis; upon determining that a potential incident has occurred, creating an incident management assistant program; identifying one or more relevant users to communicate an alert to; and communicating the alert to the identified relevant users, the alert including a pointer to the incident management program.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a plurality of assets using a plurality of location tags are provided. The plurality of assets includes a conveyor system and at least one other asset. At least a subset of the location tags is positioned at a fixed position along the conveyor system, and at least one location tag is positioned at the at least one other asset. Each location tag includes at least one environmental sensor and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to transmit a sensor signal to a network system and at least one information signal to a mobile receiver. The mobile receiver moves with respect to the conveyor system such that the distance between the mobile receiver and the subset of the location tags continuously changes, and a position of the mobile receiver is determined based on a signal strength of the information signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detection and discrimination of optical signals from a densely packed substrate. These have broad applications for biomolecule detection near or below the diffraction limit of optical systems, including in improving the efficiency and accuracy of polynucleotide sequencing applications.

Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates dielectric materials and methods of forming the same, and more particularly to a combination of co-fireable dielectric materials that can be attached to each other without the use of adhesives. In an aspect, a composite article comprises a magnetic portion comprising a nickel zinc ferrite. The composite article additionally comprises a non-magnetic portion contacting the magnetic portion, the non-magnetic portion comprising a spinel-structured oxide comprising Mg2-xAl2xTi1-xO4 and having a dielectric constant between about 7 and 14, wherein 0<x?1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pest control composition and to methods for controlling pests, including plant pests and arthropod pests. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a pest control composition that is substantially clear and colorless, especially over a range of environmental conditions, yet efficacious.

Abstract: A multidirectional aerosol dispensing device and methods of utilizing the device in a variety of positions, including an inverted position, to dispense an aerosol product. The device may include an aerosol container, an undercap, and an actuator. An aerosol valve may be located at a bottom portion of the aerosol container. The aerosol valve may have a valve stem for displacing the aerosol valve from a biased closed position to an open position upon a movement of the valve stem to discharge the aerosol product from the valve stem. The undercap may be mounted to the aerosol container with the top portion of the undercap being adjacent to the bottom portion of the aerosol container. The bottom portion of the undercap may terminate in a base surface for supporting the device on a supporting surface to store the aerosol dispensing device in an inverted position.

Abstract: Oral care compositions including dicarboxylic acid and a fluoride ion source. A pH of the oral care composition can be from about 4.5 to about 7. The oral care composition can provide an enhanced anticaries benefit, a stain prevention benefit, and/or a stain removal benefit. The oral care composition can be a dentifrice composition that results in a calcium loss in dentin and/or enamel of less than 50 ppm.

Abstract: Compounds that slow the ATP-hydrolysing mode of ATP synthase are useful for treating various diseases and disorders including cancer, particularly cancers that utilise the Warburg effect.

Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method indirectly detect the operational state of a machine among a plurality of operational states and track the movement of a material through a plurality of machines.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented apparatuses and processes that resolve securely email-based queries involving confidential third-party data. For example, an apparatus may receive message data associated with an inquiry from a first computing system. The message data includes encrypted interlaced data, an identifier, and temporal data, and when a structure of the message data corresponds to an expected structure, the apparatus generates a decryption key based on at least one of the identifier or the temporal data, and decrypts the encrypted interlaced data using the decryption key. Based on a portion of the decrypted interlaced data, the apparatus requests and receives a response to the inquiry from a second computing system, and transmits at least a portion of the response to the first computing system, which presents the portion of the response within a digital interface.