Abstract: A diverter valve assembly includes a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets, a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane, indicia provided on the membrane corresponding to each of the multiple outlets, and a sensor configured to sense the indicia and provide an output of the sensed indicia.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a live-data flow through a network includes at least one server communicating with the network. A processor within each of the at least one server implements a first processing node for monitoring a mirrored live-data flow of the live-data flow passing through at least one selected point within the network in a non-intrusive manner that does not affect the live-data flow passing through the at least one selected point. The first processing node decodes data within the mirrored live-data flow according to each protocol associated with the data. The first processing node detects at least one predetermined or deduced condition defined by at least one of a plurality of applications implemented on a second processing node and executes at least one predetermined or deduced response responsive to an indication of occurrence of the at least one predetermined or deduced condition within the decoded data.

Abstract: Aspects include providing automatic access control and security for a synchronous input/output (I/O) link. Providing automatic access control and security includes initializing devices of a storage environment over a first link to verify that the devices are available within the storage environment; building a table of identifiers, where each of the identifiers is assigned one of the devices that have been initialized; and verifying a first device attempting to perform synchronous I/O commands across the synchronization I/O link by confirming that an identifier assigned to the first device is within the table of identifiers.

Abstract: A method for registration of images of tissue slices comprises: receiving a first image of a first tissue slice and a second image of a second tissue slice, both tissue slices being prepared from the same tissue block; determining an unreliable area in the first image showing folded tissue; and registering the first image and the second image by registering an area of the first image and the second image outside of the unreliable area.

Abstract: A sensor, having: a mounting plate, the mounting plate fastened to a device to be monitored and having an alignment indication readable by a human; a sensor module, the sensor module configured to monitor the device; a housing and a fastener, the housing secured to the mounting plate by the fastener; a controller, the controller including a circuit board having logical and communication functionality; and an inner housing, the inner housing retaining a battery and also providing a mounting surface for the controller.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system includes a memory for storing machine executable instructions and for storing pulse sequence commands to acquire the measured MR data according to a compressed sensing MR imaging protocol; and a processor for controlling the system. The MR imaging system with the pulse sequence commands acquires the measured MR data; reconstruct an intermediate MR image according to the compressed sensing MR imaging protocol; calculate a predicted data portion for each of the measured data portions; calculate a residual for each of the measured data portions; identify one or more of the measured data portions as outlier data portions; and reconstruct a corrected MR image according to the compressed sensing MR imaging protocol, wherein the one or more outlier data portions are excluded from the reconstruction of the corrected MR image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a needleless injection device, comprising a firing chamber (11) for the needleless injection of a substance (25), having a firing chamber containing a pyrotechnic material and a gel-like medium, with which a substance, in particular an active substance, can be accelerated at high speed and injected in a needleless manner into a tissue or into a body by means of a membrane (15). The invention also relates to a method for producing a needleless injection device of this type containing a firing chamber together with pyrotechnic material and filled with a gel-like medium, and use thereof.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for workforce planning.

Abstract: Compositions and methods and apparatus for growth and maintenance of microorganisms and/or bioprocesses using one or more gases as electron donors, electron acceptors, carbon sources, or other nutrients, and for a bioprocess that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide, or syngas, or producer gas into lipid products, bio-based oils, or other biochemical products.

Abstract: A method of producing a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit comprising providing first and second substantially parallel glass panes, a plurality of pillars, and a peripheral seal between the first and second glass panes; providing an evacuation hole for evacuating a void through the evacuation hole to a pressure less than atmospheric pressure, wherein the first and second glass panes are tempered glass; covering the evacuation hole with an evacuation head, wherein the evacuation head is configured to have a substantially hermetic contact to a surface of the first glass pane, wherein a contact width of the evacuation head to the surface of the first glass pane is less than 50 mm; and evacuating the void through the evacuation head.

Abstract: A clutch includes an outer race including pawls each having first and second arms and an inner race including teeth engageable with the pawls. A cage is radially disposed between the inner and outer races and is rotatable relative to the pawls to switch the clutch between a one-way mode and a fully locked mode. The cage includes ramps each configured to urge an associated one of the first arms into engagement with the teeth when the cage is in a first rotational position to put the clutch in the fully locked mode and resilient members each configured to urge an associated one of the second arms into engagement with the teeth when the cage is in a second rotational position to put the clutch in the one-way mode.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communication are described, which may include establishing a connection, by a user equipment (UE), with a first and second evolved NodeB (eNB), wherein each of the eNBs provide radio resources to the UE for respective uplink communications; receiving from the first eNB, at the UE, an indication including an allocation of uplink transmit power between the first eNB and at least the second eNB; and transmitting the uplink communications from the UE to the first and second eNBs based on the indication. The techniques may further include coordinating, by a first eNB, multi-connectivity communication for a UE with at least the first eNB and a second eNB; determining for the UE, at the eNB, an allocation of uplink transmit power between the first eNB and at least the second eNB; and transmitting an indication including the allocation of uplink transmit power allocation from the first eNB to the UE.

Abstract: A cutter cassette for a packaging machine, the cutter cassette includes a blade shaft on which at least one longitudinal cutting blade is arranged. The blade shaft can be transferred in a reversible manner from a transporting position into an operating position by lowering the blade shaft relative to a housing. The lowering of the blade shaft takes place under gravitational force.

Abstract: Multi-layer sheets of graphene-based material having a plurality of pores extending therethrough are described herein. Methods for making the sheets are also provided and include exposing a graphene-based material comprising multilayer graphene having from 2 to 10 layers of graphene to a particle beam comprising nanoparticles, the nanoparticles having an energy of at least 2 keV per nanoparticle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plant complex for steel production comprising a blast furnace for producing pig iron, a converter steel mill for producing crude steel, a gas-conducting system for gases that occur in the production of pig iron and/or in the production of crude steel, and a power-generating plant for electricity generation. The power-generating plant is operated with a gas that comprises at least a partial amount of the blast-furnace top gas that occurs in the production of pig iron and/or a partial amount of the converter gas. According to the invention, a chemical or biotechnological plant is provided and connected to the gas-conducting system and arranged in parallel with the power-generating plant with respect to the gas supply. Externally obtained electricity and power-generating plant electricity are used to cover the electricity demand of the plant complex.

Abstract: A method of supplying treatment parameters for a dialysis treatment includes supplying a predetermined machine-related data record of machine-related treatment parameters that are stipulated independently of the treatment of a specific patient, supplying a patient-related data record from patient-related treatment parameters of a patient to be treated, independently of a dialysis machine or a type of device provided for the treatment, selecting a machine-related data record for a specified dialysis treatment, and using the machine-related data record and the patient-related data record to generate a treatment data record for defining treatment parameters of the dialysis treatment to be performed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and validating certified electronic credentials are disclosed. A certified electronic credential may comprise a computer-readable file representative of a credential bestowed upon a recipient, in which the file is protected with one or more document integrity and document usage security feature. A publisher may receive a certified electronic credential order from a credentialer and prepare a plurality of certified electronic credentials. The publisher may associate each credential with authentication information and a credential record, and retain a database of associated authentication information and credential records. The publisher may provide validation services, receiving a validation request through a credentialer's validation portal, and provide a response through the credentialer's portal indicative of the validity, additional information about the credential, and even an audit trail.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to calculate granular data of a region based on another region for media audience measurement are disclosed. An example method for calculating, via a processor, granular data of a region includes determining aggregate behavioral data associated with a media audience measurement of a target region. The example method includes determining, via the processor, aggregate demographics data of the target region. The example method includes determining, via the processor, granular data of a source region. The example method includes calculating, via the processor, granular data of the target region to measure a media audience of the target region by apportioning the aggregate demographics data and the aggregate behavioral data of the target region based on the granular data of the source region.