Abstract: A concrete foundation with reinforcements is formed on a substrate. A first inner wythe horizontal layer and a first outer wythe horizontal layer are printed using a construction material mixture from a 3D printer. The first inner wythe horizontal layer and the first outer wythe horizontal layer are separated by an interstitial space. Additional inner wythe horizontal layers are printed upward on top of the first inner wythe horizontal layer to form a composite inner wythe. Additional outer wythe horizontal layers are printed upward on top of the first outer wythe horizontal layer to form a composite outer wythe. At least one wall tie is placed between the composite inner wythe and the composite outer wythe. A sill cap is installed on top of the composite inner wythe and the composite outer wythe. An anchor mechanism is installed into the sill cap.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes creating a premiums escrow, with a zero balance, for a group of policyholders and managed using a distributed ledger and self-executing agreement. At a term beginning, the self-executing agreement receives premium payments sing cryptocurrency from each policyholder and allocates the premium payments to the premiums escrow. During the term the self-executing agreement receives a notification of an incident claim associated with a claimant policyholders. At a term end, the self-executing agreement receives payment instructions from the policyholders; pays, using cryptocurrency from the premiums escrow, the claimant an incident claim payment larger than the premium payment and determined according to the payment instructions; and distributes to the policyholders a rebate payment equal to or lower than the premium payment from the premiums escrow, which returns to a zero balance.

Abstract: A double wall for an aircraft gas turbine combustion chamber comprising an internal wall which is configured to be in contact with the combustion reaction, and an external wall which is at a distance from the internal wall, comprising a plurality of openings so as to allow the circulation of cooling air streams, outside the external wall, which cool the internal wall. The internal wall being free of perforations to prevent any circulation of a cooling air stream towards the centre of the combustion chamber. The the internal wall comprises a plurality of members projecting towards the external wall, each projecting member comprising a foot portion and a cylindrical head portion with a circular cross-section, the head portion extending into an opening with a circular cross-section so as to define a calibrated cross-sectional area between the projecting member and the opening, through which area a cooling air stream can flow.

Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a flow chamber configured to propagate a sample in a flow stream, one or more optical sources configured to irradiate the sample in the flow stream, one or more detector systems each configured to receive resultant light from the sample and, in response, generate a photon signal, the one or more detector systems each including one or more photon sensors each adapted to generate an electronic pulse in response to receiving a photon and a circuit operating in the giga hertz supporting the one or more photon sensors thus configured to count each individual photon in the resultant light from the sample.

Abstract: A method of repairing oxidatively-treated hair, the methods comprising the sequential steps of: (i) soaking hair in an aqueous treatment composition, (ii) rinsing the hair of step (i); characterised in that the aqueous treatment composition comprises 0.1 to 6 wt % N-acetyl amino acid, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the N-acetyl amino acid is selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl glycine, N-acetyl alanine, N-acetyl proline, N-acetyl leucine, N-acetyl isoleucine, N-acetyl valine, N-acetyl tyrosine, N-acetyl phenylalanine, N-acetyl tryptophan, N-acetyl serine, N-acetyl glutamine, N-acetyl threonine, N-acetyl asparagine, N-acetyl methionine, N-acetyl lysine, N-acetyl histidine and mixtures thereof, gives damage repair benefits.

Abstract: A preform for forming a composite structure, such as, but not limited to a panel for a building, house or the like includes a body substantially formed of a reinforcing material. The reinforcing material defines one or more compartments or sections. The compartments are fillable with a granular filler material through which settable liquid matrix material is impregnatable to form the composite structure. There is also disclosed a composite structure, a panel and related methods of forming the preform, the composite structure and the panel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a synthetic peptide mimetic and compositions comprising the synthetic peptide mimetic that induce activation of and signaling through PAR4. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a bleeding disorder comprising administering the synthetic peptide.

Abstract: A micro-isolator is described. The micro-isolator may include a first isolator element, a second isolator element, and a first dielectric material separating the first isolator element from the second isolator element. A second dielectric material may completely or partly encapsulate the second isolator element, or may be present at outer corners of the second isolator element. The second dielectric material may have a larger bandgap than the first dielectric material, and its configuration may reduce electrostatic charge injection into the first dielectric material. The micro-isolator may be formed using microfabrication techniques.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a board mounted active component assembly that includes a printed circuit board to which a connector is mounted and electrically connected. In one aspect, the connector includes a housing defining an adapter port for receiving an optical plug. The connector also includes a fiber optic transceiver module secured within the housing such that the transceiver module is optically aligned with an optical plug received in the adapter port. The fiber optic transceiver module includes a transmitter optical sub-assembly (TOSA) and a receiver optical sub-assembly (ROSA) with leads connected to a circuit on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for colocating virtual content. A method may include receiving first persistent coordinate data, second persistent coordinate data, and relational data. A third persistent coordinate data and a fourth persistent coordinate data may be determined based on input received via one or more sensors of a head-wearable device. It can be determined whether the first persistent coordinate data corresponds to the third persistent coordinate data. In accordance with a determination that the first persistent coordinate data corresponds to the third persistent coordinate data, it can be determined whether the second persistent coordinate data corresponds to the fourth persistent coordinate data. In accordance with a determination that the second persistent coordinate data corresponds to the fourth persistent coordinate data, a virtual object can be displayed using the relational data and the second persistent coordinate data via a display of the head-wearable device.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an induction heating circuit for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol. The device is configured such that during operation a level of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the device is: less than 40 dB?V/m over a frequency range of 30 MHz to 225 MHz and/or less than 47 dB?V/m over a frequency range of 235 MHz to 1 GHz, and/or less than 70 dB?V/m over a frequency range of 1 GHz to 3 GHz, and/or less than 74 dB?V/m over a frequency range of 3 GHz to 6 GHz.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a client device for use in an optical wireless communications network, the client device comprising a transceiver configured to receive data via an optical wireless connection. The transceiver comprises an upward facing optical transducer configured to detect or transmit an optical wireless transmission, the sensor arranged to have a coverage area with at least two 5 concentric segments. A portion of the sensor is configured to provide an outermost segment of the at least two concentric segments.

Abstract: A computer system or method may be provided for modulating content based on a person's brainwave data, including modifying presentation of digital content at at least one computing device. The content may also be modulated based on a set of rules maintained by or accessible to the computer system. The content may also be modulated based on user input, including through receipt of a presentation control command that may be processed by the computer system of the present invention to modify presentation of content. Content may also be shared with associated brain state information.

Abstract: Contact over active gate structure with metal oxide layers are described are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of gate structures above substrate, each of the gate structures including a gate insulating layer thereon. A plurality of conductive trench contact structures is alternating with the plurality of gate structures. A portion of one of the plurality of trench contact structures has a metal oxide layer thereon. An interlayer dielectric material is over the plurality of gate structures and over the plurality of conductive trench contact structures. An opening is in the interlayer dielectric material and in a gate insulating layer of a corresponding one of the plurality of gate structures. A conductive via is in the opening, the conductive via in direct contact with the corresponding one of the plurality of gate structures, and the conductive via on the metal oxide layer.

Abstract: A robotic surgical system employing a treatment catheter (30) (e.g., a thermoablation catheter or a cyroablation catheter), and an articulated robot (40) including a plurality of linkages and one or more joints interconnecting the linkages for navigating the treatment catheter (30) within an anatomical region. The robotic surgical system further employs a robot controller (41) for controlling a navigation by the articulated robot (40) of the treatment catheter (30) along a intraoperative treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure derived from a planned treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure based on a registration between the articulated robot (40) and a preoperative image (21a) illustrative of the planned treatment path within the anatomical region relative to the anatomical structure.

Abstract: An attenuation device for a CAN transceiver comprises two device output nodes configured to electrically couple the attenuation device via the device output nodes between two transceiver terminals of the CAN transceiver. The attenuation device is configured to change from a first device state to a second device state when a common mode voltage is applied to the device output nodes that is either greater than a first reference voltage or less than a second reference voltage that is less than the first reference voltage. The attenuation device causes a first electrical output resistance at each device output node during the first device state and causes a second electrical output resistance at each device output node during the second device state in which the second output resistance is less than the first output resistance.

Abstract: A method and a device for determining a highly precise position of a vehicle. The method includes a step of sensing environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment encompassing multiple environment features which have at least one regular structure, and the environment data values at least encompassing the at least one regular structure; a step of carrying out a comparison of the environment data values with a map; a step of determining the highly precise position of the vehicle as a function of the comparison; and a step of supplying a signal on the basis of the highly precise position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for manufacturing a silicon carbide (SiC) coated body by depositing SiC in a chemical vapor deposition method using dimethyldichlorosilane (DMS) as the silane source on a graphite substrate. A further aspect of the present invention relates to the new silicon carbide coated body, which can be obtained by the new process of the present invention, and to the use thereof for manufacturing articles for high temperature applications, susceptors and reactors, semiconductor materials, and wafer.

Abstract: A surgical cannula includes a camera disposed at the distal end to permit visualization of tissue. A hinge pivotably couples the camera to the cannula and permits the camera to pivot from a first position at the distal end of the cannula to a second position different than the first position at the distal end of the cannula. Some implementations include a pointed distal tip that carries the camera. Some implementations include two cameras posed back to back.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X75P905 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X75P905 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X75P905 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X75P905, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X75P905 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X75P905 and methods of using maize variety X75P905 are disclosed.