Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for an adjustment device comprising a main worm gear wheel having a hollow central passage and a main worm. The main worm gear wheel is held in an injection molded plastic housing having at least one opening axially aligned with the central passage to allow a shaft to extend via the opening into the central axial passage to be in supporting engagement with the main gear. The main worm is held in the housing for rotation about a main axis of the main worm, and includes at least one circumferential spiral tooth in intermeshing arrangement with teeth on the circumference of the main worm gear wheel, and can be driven to rotation relative to the housing about its main worm axis. Stiffeners are provided between the housing and the main worm gear wheel and/or the main worm to lock the intermeshing arrangement of the teeth under torque.

Abstract: A furniture panel joining system includes a joint piece for connecting a furniture panel. The joint piece has a base body having a male connector to be inserted into T-slot of a furniture panel. The joint piece has a top portion provided with at least one female connector. The female connector is configured for receiving a male member formed by a pin head of a couple item. The couple item is of benefit for attaching a furniture item which in particular includes a wired electronic unit in a quick manner without a need for a tool or glue to the furniture panel.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies capable of binding a human V?9V?2 T cell receptor. The invention further relates to uses of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention for medical treatment.

Abstract: Adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit, comprising: a base shaft, a housing surrounding the base shaft, which is pivotable around a longitudinal axis of the base shaft in an adjustment range, wherein the housing is provided with a housing ring, and a drive ring surrounding the base shaft. The drive ring is provided with a cam which can cooperate with the housing ring so as, upon pivoting of the housing relative to the drive ring in a pivoting direction around the base shaft, to move the housing via the housing ring from a high housing position along the base shaft downwards into a low housing position, and upon pivoting of the drive ring relative to the housing in an opposite pivoting direction around the base shaft, to move the drive ring along the base shaft upwards from a low drive ring position into a high drive ring position.

Abstract: A distributed ledger-based system, method and apparatus for managing tasks. An authorization record proposal is validated by a localized blockchain authorization network against a validated schema published by, in some cases, a core blockchain network. Once validated, it is published on a localized channel for use by other nodes to validate actions of the task as the task is being performed. Data relating to completed tasks may be shared in accordance with sharing information in the validated authorization record and the data may be deleted upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method of monitoring a plurality of processes in an urban water cycle. The method comprises the steps of: defining an event having impact on a process activity of at least one process, defining a time-period, defining a first data set representing at least one expected process activity under impact of the event, the first data set comprising interrelated values of expected process activity and point in time in the time-period, determining a second data set representing actual process activity in the time-period, the actual process activity being the process activity under impact of the event, comparing the second data set representing actual process activity with the first data set representing expected process activity. Based thereon, a notification relating to the process activity for the at least one process is generated, if a deviation between the first data set and the second data set exceeds a predetermined threshold value in the time-period.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various bioreactor devices and systems for growing cellular material, and related methods of growing cellular material. In some cases, a system can include a well plate having a plurality of wells and a bioreactor situated in each well of the well plate. In some cases, a bioreactor can include an inner body which divides the bioreactor into several distinct chambers and facilitates the growth of a multi-tissue sample in the bioreactor. In some cases, a system can include a mechanical actuator situated to mechanically stress tissues grown in a bioreactor.

Abstract: A system is provided that generates values associated with a promotion impact measure for each promotional campaign based on historical data and an expected audience. A number of inventory units is determined for each promotional campaign that corresponds to a promotion inventory utilization type, based on a difference in estimated demand value for the inventory units for a specified duration for a scatter inventory utilization type and current value of actual demand units for the specified duration and a gross sum of the values for defined number of weeks of each promotional campaign and a plurality of constraints. Inventory units are allocated among each inventory utilization type based on number of inventory units for each promotional campaign to meet defined parameters for the defined amount of inventory units for specified durations until the end of the specified upcoming time-frame. Content is distributed via a channel based on allocated inventory units.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for treating a patient with vibration and/or tactile and/or thermal stimuli. The device includes first and second stimulating units for generating first and second stimuli respectively. The stimuli are vibration and/or tactile and/or thermal stimuli, and each of the stimuli is repeated on average at a frequency of 1 to 60 Hz. The stimuli are generated partly at different times.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a mechanical actuator based on a fiber optic platform. A material that is configured to be activated by light is incorporated into an optical fiber that serves as both an actuator and a power delivery network. This platform is adaptable to different materials, types of motions, and length scales and allows for precise delivery of photons to the material.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of TNF signalling. Compounds have been identified which are capable of modulating signalling of TNF trimers through receptors. Methods of identifying such compounds are therefore provided. The compounds themselves have utility in therapy.

Abstract: Improvements in ultrasound based blood flow velocity measurements are disclosed, including: suppressing interference components from the Doppler spectrum, in order to prevent them from affecting the flow measurements.

Abstract: A method for making a threaded bushing in a hollow profile includes providing a hollow profile, and friction drilling the hollow profile using a friction drilling tool. The friction drilling tool is pressed against a first wall that extends substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the drilling tool and thereby melts through and deforms said first wall and after passing through the first wall contacts and thereby melts and deforms at least two second walls of the hollow profile that extend substantially orthogonal with respect to said the first wall and thereby substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction of the friction drilling tool, such that a substantially cylindrical shaped bushing is formed in the hollow profile. The method further includes screw thread tapping the substantially cylindrical shaped bushing using a thread tapping tool, thereby obtaining the at least one threaded bushing.

Abstract: Methods and system for monitoring and assessing employee moods are disclosed. A proposed enterprise employee monitoring system includes surveillance cameras, a facial recognition module, an emotional analyzer module, and an employee database. The surveillance cameras capture image data including employee individuals within the enterprise. The facial recognition module identifies the individuals in the image data, and the emotional analyzer module determines an emotional state of the individuals based upon the image data. The employee database stores employee information and the emotional state information from the emotional analyzer module, based upon the identification performed by the facial recognition module.

Abstract: A method is provided to form a security barrier of an electronic device under protection. The method includes depositing a transformable dielectric material layer on the electronic device under protection, and converting a target portion of the transformable dielectric material layer into at least one electrical circuit structure having at least one measurable electrical characteristic. The method further includes depositing a thermal stabilizing material layer onto the transformable dielectric material layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising anti-LMP2 TCR-T cell populations for the treatment of EBV-associated cancers and methods of making and using same.

Abstract: A security device, such as a passive infra-red motion detector (1) is provided with a plurality of fasteners (15, 25). One fastener (25) removably fastens a lens (4) to a housing of the passive infra-red detector, such that the lens (4) can be removed from the outside of the housing, whilst the other fastener (15) fastens a front section (2) of the housing to the rear section (3). Both fasteners (15, 25) are transparent/translucent and act as light guides.

Abstract: Adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit of a vehicle, comprising a base with a foot for attachment to the vehicle, and a frame for carrying the exterior vision unit. The frame is pivotably attached to the base between at least a drive position and a park position via a pair of mutually facing, cooperating cam patterns arranged on the base and the frame, respectively. Each of the two cam patterns comprises cams disposed circumferentially around the pivoting axis in a ring segment, such that cams of the patterns in the drive position engage each other in a rotation-locking manner, and in the pivoting range from and to the drive position adjust over each other. A first cam pattern is provided with a bridge connecting spaced cams in the circumferential direction. The spaced cams form a guiding track on which a guide cam of the second cam pattern is supported.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for processing observational data for training a neural network model for use by a neural network. Observational data is parsed into raw data and metadata components and then stored separately. To train the model, a DETL query is used to identify any raw data that may be relevant to training the model. The DETL query is processed by a metadata storage system to match any relevant metadata which, in turn, identifies raw data stored in a raw data storage system. The identified raw data is used to train the neural network model, and a updated neural network model is produced. Each time the neural network model is trained, the relevant raw data and metadata used for each training run is stored in association with the model version so that a lineage of the training may be memorialized.