Abstract: A set of tools for installation of a stem implant into a bone comprises a stem-shaped priming tool 1 having a distal tip 32 and a plurality of cutting teeth 31 along a length thereof and a plurality of stem-shaped broaches 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of different size. Each of the broaches have a distal tip and a plurality of cutting teeth along a length thereof. The priming tool 1 is shorter than, has more cutting teeth 31 per unit length, and has a sharper distal tip 32 than the smallest broach.

Abstract: In some examples, one or more processors of an aerial vehicle determine an update to a three-dimensional (3D) model corresponding to a scan target to scan according to a scan plan. Based at least on the update to the 3D model, the one or more processors determine a set of one or more uncovered points of the 3D model that are not covered by the scan plan. Additionally, the one or more processors determine an updated scan plan based at least on determining one or more poses to include in the scan plan for scanning the one or more uncovered points of the 3D model. The one or more processors, control the aerial vehicle to scan the scan target with the one or more image sensors according to the updated scan plan.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes: driver circuitry having a terminal; a capacitor having a terminal; diode circuitry having a first terminal and a second terminal; a transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal, the first terminal of the transistor coupled to the first terminal of the diode circuitry, the control terminal of the transistor coupled to the terminal of the capacitor and the second terminal of the diode circuitry; and current mirror circuitry having a first terminal and second terminal, the first terminal of the current mirror circuitry coupled to the terminal of the driver circuitry, the second terminal of the current mirror circuitry coupled to the second terminal of the transistor.

Abstract: A rail 13 for supporting a trolley 14 of gantry crane 10 has rail sections 18,19 on opposites sides of a joint 17 provided with end regions 20 of a modified rail head profile that directs the wheels of the trolley 14 over ridges 23 that rise gradually above the height L1 of the rail head 27 while approaching the joint 17. The ridges 23 then carry the wheels into the joint 17 where the transition from one rail section to the next occurs over reinforced region. The load-bearing apexes A of the ridges are disposed away from the side edges of the rail 13 and away from the ends of each projecting portion 21. The rail increases the operational life of a crane rail by reducing wear rate in high stress areas of the joint 17 and by adding additional wear material above the rail at the joint.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mechanical gradient magnetic field generator (100, 500, 1600, 1700, 2000, 2112) comprising a field generating element (102) comprising at least one generator layer (104). Each of the at least one generator layer comprises: a stationary divider (106); a movable divider (108) configured for moving in one (110) or two (1602) displacement directions; a mechanical element (112) configured to mechanically assist movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions towards an initial position (508); and a set of rotatable magnets (114) positioned between the movable divider and the stationary divider. The set of rotatable magnets are mechanically coupled to the movable divider and to the stationary divider. The mechanical coupling of the set of rotatable magnets is such that movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions causes an individual rotation of each of the set of rotatable magnets.

Abstract: Provided herein are multi-chain chimeric polypeptides and use thereof in the treatment of an unresectable, advanced, recurrent, and/or metastatic solid tumor or an unresectable, advanced, recurrent, and/or metastatic solid cancer.

Abstract: Suture passer systems for tissue suspension and tissue compression, and more particularly for tongue suspension, are described. The system can include at least a first elongate tubular body or shaft, a needle having a lateral bias carried by the elongate body, and a retrieval element operably connected to the elongate tubular body. The needle can have a substantially straight configuration when located within the elongate tubular body, and be configured to exit an opening at or near a distal end of the elongate tubular body and assume a laterally biased or curved shape to form a path through tissue. The needle is configured to carry a suture. The retrieval element can be configured to retrieve the suture carried by the needle after the needle has formed a curved or otherwise angled path through tissue. The system can also include one or more bone anchors to secure the suture loops. Methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the tongue, are also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods generate requests for encrypted (e.g., secured) credentials and data using one of a plurality of API plugins that are selected based on an access protocol for a network partition at which requested data is determined to be stored. Through the use of the dynamically-selected API plugins, the systems and methods may provide the aforementioned functions while being compatible with the different access protocols that may be encountered when providing centralized management across a diverse spectrum of user accounts, networks, and/or cloud platforms.

Abstract: In a method for chromium upgrading of interconnects made of ferritic steel to be used in solid oxide cell stacks, comprising the steps of shaping the interconnect, depositing a coating comprising Cr on at least one surface of the shaped interconnect and performing one or more thermal treatments at a temperature below 1000° C., the resulting Cr concentration near the surface of the interconnect is higher than the Cr concentration in the ferritic steel before shaping. Specifically, the average Cr concentration of the shaped interconnect is increased to 26 wt % Cr or higher.

Abstract: A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and control gate layers, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and a memory opening fill structure containing a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel located within the memory opening. The memory film includes a resonant tunneling barrier stack, a barrier layer, and a memory material layer located between the resonant tunneling barrier stack and the barrier layer. The barrier layer may be a dielectric blocking barrier layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for publication and external interfacing for a unified document surface are disclosed. An example system may include a document serving circuit structured to access a document data, the document data comprising data for a unified document surface, and provide at least a portion of the document data to a client serving circuit. The client serving circuit may be structured to implement a unified document surface interface in response to the at least a portion of the document data, implement an extension creation interface, provide a pack implementation value to the document serving circuit in response to user interactions with the extension creation interface, and determine an executable object in response to the pack implementation value.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a fluorescence scanning system having a sample holder with a sample suspended within that is rotated by a centrifuge such that the sample is illuminated at various angles by an excitation beam by operation of a galvanometer and such that the sample emits a fluorescence emissions that is detected through a narrow window of exposure defined along the travel path of rotation taken by the sample holder when rotated by the centrifuge. A stationary fluorescence detector is in operative communication with the sample holder along the narrow window of exposure for detecting the fluorescence emissions emitted by the sample from the sample holder while also separating the excitation beam from the fluorescence emissions.

Abstract: Provided is a process for the preparation of a compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group. A compound C1 with at least one halohydrin group is used as starting material. Compound C1 is reacted with phosgene or an alkyl chloroformate to give an adduct C2. The adduct C2 is reacted with a compound that includes anionic sulfur to obtain the compound with at least one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group.

Abstract: An access policy analysis system may use stored policy summaries to efficiently perform access analysis. A request that causes an access analysis of an entity in a cloud service provider with respect to a resource hosted in the cloud service provider may be received. An access policy summary generated for the entity based on a set of access policies applied by an access management system of the cloud service provider may be obtained. An access policy summary generated for the resource based on the set of access policies may be obtained. A tree structure that describes a hierarchy of entities in the cloud service provider may be traversed to identify a parent node of the entity in the hierarchy of entities. The access analysis may then be generated based on the access policy summaries for the identified node in the tree structure, for the entity and for the resource.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain orientation information associated with the UE. The orientation information may indicate a rotational movement of the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of a beam associated with a predicted orientation of the UE, wherein the predicted orientation of the UE is based at least in part on the orientation information. The UE may receive an updated beam or measurement configuration based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A thermal insulation structure comprising a first member, a second member, a mat material and an inorganic adhesive. The first member comprises a first surface having a temperature potentially reaching 200° C. or higher. The second member comprises a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface of the first member. The mat material is disposed between the first member and the second member. An area is formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, with the area including the inorganic adhesive. The inorganic adhesive exhibits adhesiveness upon being heated.

Abstract: A system is provided for the identification and separation of heterogeneous material, the system comprising: a hyperspectral identification system for capturing spectra of material; a computer receiving and analyzing data from the hyperspectral identification system and selecting desired materials from the heterogeneous materials; and an ejection system, whereby the desired materials are ejected from the system.

Abstract: A module for use in a hardware platform for networking, computing, and/or storage includes a printed circuit board assembly having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the primary side includes more physical space, in a vertical direction extending out from the printed circuit board assembly, than the secondary side; electrical and/or optical components disposed on the primary side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a secondary side heatsink located on and extending from the secondary side, wherein the secondary side heatsink is disposed to one of i) an electrical and/or optical component disposed on the secondary side, and ii) an optical component disposed on the primary side, for thermal management.

Abstract: A dispenser system has a base. A rear mount is formed on the base and the rear mount is configured to attach to a wall. A front cover is configured to fit over the base. The modular socket is formed in the base. The pump housing is configured to fit in the modular socket as a module. The pump is mounted inside the pump housing. A liquid container bracket retains a bracket socket. The liquid container bracket is mounted to the pump housing. A nozzle bracket retains a nozzle. The nozzle bracket is mounted to the pump housing. The nozzle is connected to the pump by an exit tubing. A liquid container removably connects to the bracket socket. Liquid in the liquid container flows through the bracket socket and then to an inlet tubing. The inlet tubing is then connected to the pump.