Abstract: A golf bag comprising a body with an opening, a closed bottom, and one or more body panels; a top cuff attached to the opening, the top cuff comprising a first member extending along one or more sides of the top cuff and a second member extending above or below the first member; and a lining configured to extend around or over the first member of the top cuff. The lining may be secured to an inner surface of the top cuff. The one or more body panels may be configured to extend around or over the second member of the top cuff and directly couple to a portion of the lining secured to the inner surface of the top cuff.

Abstract: In some examples, a prosthetic heart valve includes a stent having a plurality of commissure attachment features, a cuff coupled to the stent, and a plurality of leaflets, the cuff and the plurality of leaflets forming a valve assembly, each of the plurality of leaflets having two leaflet attachment tabs, a free edge and an attached edge opposite the free edge, each of the plurality of leaflets having a first region with a first stress response characteristic and a second region with a second stress response characteristic.

Abstract: A flow cytometry system includes a flow chamber configured to flow particles of interest in a flow stream, one or more optical sources, one or more rectangular fiberoptics optically each coupled to the one or more optical sources and further optically coupled to the flow chamber and configured to excite the particles of interest in the flow stream, the particles of interest emitting emission light in response to being excited by the excitation light, one or more photodetectors configured to receive emission light from the particles of interest and, each in response generate a response signal, wherein the one or more rectangular fiberoptics each generate a flattop intensity response in both direction of flow and in a direction perpendicular to the direction of flow.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent comprising a plurality of commissure attachment features, a valve assembly coupled to the collapsible and expandable stent, the valve assembly comprising a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, and a suture pattern coupling at least one of the plurality of leaflets to at least one of the cuff and the collapsible and expandable stent, the suture pattern comprising a reverse-running stitch having a first leg and a second leg.

Abstract: A method is described wherein a plurality of lasers are used to irradiate particles in a flow cytometer's flow stream. In certain embodiments, a light source having a plurality of lasers configured for irradiation of a flow stream are disclosed where discrete intervals of irradiation by one or more discretely activated lasers are triggered by irradiation of one or more particles in the flow stream with one or more continuously on lasers.

Abstract: A golf bag comprising a bag body with a top opening, a closed bottom, and one or more body panels extending between the top opening and the closed bottom to form a partially enclosed region within the bag body for storing golf equipment; a top cuff arranged along the top opening; and a lining that is extendable around and over the top cuff, wherein a portion of the lining is folded over the top cuff and secured to an inner surface of the top cuff, wherein the one or more body panels comprise (i) a first portion that is directly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff and (ii) a second portion that is indirectly secured to the inner surface of the top cuff.

Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a vessel configured to suspend molecules of interest therein, optical sources configured to excite the molecules of interest by an excitation light activated and deactivated in a repeating fashion, during the activation, the sources activated according to a predetermined pattern, the molecules of interest emitting emission light in response to being excited by the excitation light, one or more sensor packages each comprising a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light from the molecules of interest and, in response, provide an output voltage signal and an output current signal corresponding to photoelectron response of an incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and a detector configured to determine successive single molecular decay of the molecules of interest, generate an emission pulse associated with each incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and count the number of emission pulses.

Abstract: A system is described wherein a plurality of lasers are used to irradiate particles in a flow cytometer's flow stream. In certain embodiments, a light source having a plurality of lasers configured for irradiation of a flow stream are disclosed where discrete intervals of irradiation by one or more discretely activated lasers are triggered by irradiation of one or more particles in the flow stream with one or more continuously on lasers.

Abstract: A golf bag comprising a body with an opening, a closed bottom, and one or more body panels; a top cuff attached to the opening, the top cuff comprising a first member extending along one or more sides of the top cuff and a second member extending above or below the first member; and a lining configured to extend around or over the first member of the top cuff. The lining may be secured to an inner surface of the top cuff. The one or more body panels may be configured to extend around or over the second member of the top cuff and directly couple to a portion of the lining secured to the inner surface of the top cuff.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for identifying one or more unused or underused portions of a wireless radio frequency (RF) spectrum including providing a multi-label multi-class machine learning classifier trained using a set of RF transmission data, receiving, by a receiver, wireless RF signals in an environment suspected of containing unused or underused portions of said RF spectrum, classifying the received wireless RF signals using the classifier; and identifying unused or underused portions of said RF spectrum.

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 containment structure for a propulsion device, comprising a plurality of laminates arranged in a stack for absorbing projectile impact from the propulsion device, each laminate comprising a multi-ply composite of fibre reinforcement material and matrix material. The plurality of laminates comprises a plurality of primary laminates and a plurality of secondary laminates provided in an alternating arrangement along a stacking direction S of the containment structure. The primary laminates comprise a first fibre reinforcement material and the secondary laminates comprises a second fibre reinforcement material. The first fibre reinforcement material has a higher elongation to failure than the second fibre reinforcement material.

Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a vessel configured to suspend molecules of interest therein, optical sources configured to excite the molecules of interest by an excitation light activated and deactivated in a stepwise fashion, during the activation, the sources activated according to a pulse train, the molecules of interest emitting emission light in response to being excited by the excitation light, one or more sensor packages each comprising a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light from the molecules of interest and, in response, provide an output voltage signal and an output current signal corresponding to photoelectron response of an incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and a detector configured to determine successive single molecular decay of the molecules of interest, generate an emission pulse associated with each incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and count the number of emission pulses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical preparation comprising ?-lipoic acid, dicalcium phosphate and a binder. The solid pharmaceutical preparation has an improved stability and thereby improved bioavailability.

Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a vessel configured to suspend molecules of interest therein, optical sources configured to excite the molecules of interest by an excitation light activated and deactivated in a stepwise fashion, during the activation, the sources activated according to a pulse train, the molecules of interest emitting emission light in response to being excited by the excitation light, one or more sensor packages each comprising a plurality of photodetectors configured to receive emission light from the molecules of interest and, in response, provide an output voltage signal and an output current signal corresponding to photoelectron response of an incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and a detector configured to determine successive single molecular decay of the molecules of interest, generate an emission pulse associated with each incident photon on the one or more sensor packages, and count the number of emission pulses.

Abstract: A measurement system is disclosed which includes a spot-traversal system for causing relative motion between a sample and an irradiation spot in a first direction, wherein the sample includes one or more fluorescent markers having respective fluorescence wavelengths, a gating system configured to provide a gating signal based at least in part on resultant light substantially at a wavelength of the irradiation spot, and an optical detection system configured to detect fluorescent light from at least some of the fluorescent markers irradiated by the irradiation spot, and provide detection signal(s) representing the fluorescent light detected concurrently with a gate-open condition of the gating signal.

Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable frame that, in an expanded condition, includes a central portion, an atrial portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion, and a ventricular portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion. A tube positioned within the frame may have a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis of the frame, wherein the tube is formed of tissue or fabric. Prosthetic leaflets may be directly coupled to the tube to form a valve allowing blood to flow through the lumen of the tube in an antegrade direction but substantially blocking blood from flowing through the lumen of the tube in a retrograde direction. A plurality of cords may each have a first end coupled to the frame and a second end coupled to the tube. Each of the plurality of cords may extend in a radial direction toward the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a topology of an application deployment on a distributed system can include receiving multiple traces of requests within an application, where the application includes multiple components. They can also include determining a number of times that each span between the components is traversed by a trace and associating each span with a corresponding weight reflecting the number of times that the span is traversed. Such systems and methods can further include selecting a deployment scenario based on the respective weights of each of the spans.

Abstract: A system is described wherein a plurality of lasers are used to irradiate particles in a flow cytometer's flow stream. In certain embodiments, a light source having a plurality of lasers configured for irradiation of a flow stream are disclosed where discrete intervals of irradiation by one or more discretely activated lasers are triggered by irradiation of one or more particles in the flow stream with one or more continuously on lasers.

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.