Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a polyurethane foam having a density lower than 30 kg/m3 which process comprises reacting, in the presence of a blowing agent: a) a polyisocyanate component; b) a polyether polyol component having a molecular weight of at least 1.000 g/mol and a functionality which is higher than 1.5 and lower than 2.5; and c) a chain extender component having a molecular weight of at most 500 g/mol and a functionality which is higher than 1.5 and lower than 2.5.

Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for using 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal to increase a level of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) polypeptides within the mammal. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal having bone loss to increase the level of BMP-2 within the mammal, thereby treating the mammal's bone loss.

Abstract: Curvilinear perspective digital image editing techniques are described. In one or more examples, a digital image and a curvilinear grid are presented for display in a user interface. The curvilinear grid depicts a plurality of axis connecting vanishing points as indicating a curvilinear perspective. An input is received defining an edit operation to the digital image. The input is conformed based on the curvilinear grid and the user interface is output having the edit operation applied to the digital image as conformed based on the curvilinear grid. The user interface is output having the edit operation applied to the digital image as conformed based on the curvilinear grid.

Abstract: A 3-dimensional tracking and navigation simulator system for image guided neuro-endoscopy, said system comprising: a fiducial based physical model of an anatomic region associated with neuro-endoscopy, wherein the physical model is mapped with CT/MRI slices of the anatomy; a virtual model of the anatomic region associated with neuro-endoscopy; at least one surgical instrument operable to perform neuro-endoscopy, said at least one surgical instrument is associated with a 3-D tracking component; a camera unit for tracking a location of the at least one surgical instrument with the 3-D tracking component, relative to a reference unit of the physical model; one or more displays for displaying the location of the at least one surgical instrument in the CT/MRI slices and endoscopic output, a computer work-station operably coupled to the physical model, and the camera unit, said work-station comprising: a localization and tracking module having configured to track the tasks performed by a user with the at least one

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic verification of static and dynamic graphic objects rendered by a graphic engine are provided. In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a signal from the graphic engine indicating that a triggering event has occurred. For each triggering event, the method includes copying data that includes at least one graphic object from a frame buffer to a test buffer; calculating a timing value for the at least one graphic object; overlaying the timing value on the at least one graphic object; and comparing the at least one graphic object with an expected graphic object.

Abstract: A computing device including a plurality of sensors, a system-on-module, a safety microcontroller and a plurality of communication interfaces communicatively coupling the system-on-module, the safety microcontroller and the plurality of sensors together. The system-on module can include an integrated interconnection of a plurality of different types of cores and one or more different types of memory. The system-on module can be configured to control operation and or performance of a system. The safety microcontroller can be configured to provide safety supervision of the system-on-module.

Abstract: Methods and computer-readable media for providing customer issue troubleshooting are provided. Customer service representatives may use the graphical user interface (GUI) to more effectively diagnose issues subscribers may be experiencing with the network service. The GUI provides a window containing diagnostic segments displayed on a computer screen. The window is monitored to detect a selection of a diagnostic segment. The diagnostic segments provide categories of possible network service issues and include: a coverage segment, a voice segment, a data segment, and a device segment. Once a diagnostic segment has been selected the window automatically displays the diagnostic result. In addition, information on a network service degradation event may be displayed on an event timeline segment of the window. The window also provides segments for customer information, recommendations to the customer, and a slider allowing adjusting of a date timeline for network service disruptions.

Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for using 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal to increase a level of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) polypeptides within the mammal. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal having bone loss to increase the level of BMP-2 within the mammal, thereby treating the mammal's bone loss.

Abstract: A computing device can receive a query that identifies a set of data to be processed and determine that a portion of the set of data resides in an external data system. The query system can request data identifiers associated with data objects of the set of data from the external data system and communicate the data identifiers to a data queue. The computing device can instruct one or more search nodes to retrieve the identifiers from the data queue. The search nodes can use the data identifiers to retrieve data objects from the external data system and process the data objects according to instructions received from the computing device. The search nodes can provide results of the processing to the computing device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sol-gel the present disclosure provides a sol-gel that is a cross-linked siloxane. The sol-gel includes a first siloxane unit represented by formula (I): wherein X is an oxygen, R1 is a hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl, or silane group, R2 is a hydrogen, hydroxyl, or silane group, each of R3 and R4 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl, C1-20 cycloalkyl, oxysilane, ether, epoxide, aryl alkylfluroide, cycloalkylfluoride, and arylfluoride groups, and n is 1 to 100. The sol-gel includes a second siloxane unit represented by formula (I), wherein the second siloxane unit is different than the first siloxane unit. The sol-gel includes a hydrophobic agent represented by formula (I), wherein the hydrophobic agent comprises at least one alkylflouride group.

Abstract: Techniques that include a network that is configured in the first mode of a reactive mode to respond to a client attempting to access an endpoint of the network by providing information to be sent to a map server and by checking whether at least an IP address associated with the client corresponds to a registration produced for the client by a wireless controller. Further, the network is configured in a second mode of a proactive mode to determine based on a count maintained by a wireless controller of a number of client IP addresses whether to allow access or not to allow access to one or more clients to the network.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining guidance information for a vehicle. For instance, the method may include: determining whether the vehicle requires a charging event at least based on a state of charge of a battery system of the vehicle; determining a charging location of a charging station from a plurality of charging stations based on data associated with the vehicle and/or data associated with each of the plurality of charging stations; determining a current location of the vehicle; determining information to guide the vehicle from the current location to the determined charging location and align a charging interface of the vehicle to a charging interface of the charging location; and causing display of the determined information.

Abstract: A method for locating and mitigating a gas leak includes receiving gas leak sensory data from one or more gas leak detection sensors disposed on a gas-handling system and further receiving environmental conditions data. The method further includes dispatching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a location upon detecting a gas leak using the one or more gas leak detection sensors and collecting one or more visual images of the gas-handling system using the UAV once it has reached the location. The method further includes determining, using the one or more visual images, the gas leak sensory data, and the environmental conditions data, a gas leak location and identifying components of the gas-handling system impacted by the gas leak given the gas leak location. The method further includes determining a mitigation action and resolving the gas leak by applying the mitigation action.

Abstract: The prediction system of strip chew collects and stores first data and second data as adaptive model construction data. The first data indicates the occurrence or non-occurrence of the strip chew in an object rolling path and the occurrence point of the strip chew. The second data includes information on a preceding rolling path and attribute information on an object strip. The system constructs an adaptive model using the stored adaptive model construction data, and stores the constructed adaptive model as an adapted model. The system collects prediction data similar to the second data. Then, the system inputs the prediction data to the adapted model to predict the occurrence or non-occurrence of the strip chew in the object rolling path and all or some of the occurrence points of the strip chew before the prediction object strip reaches the object rolling path.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a polyether polyol comprising: continuously feeding into a reactor which contains a composite metal cyanide complex catalyst and (i) a poly(oxyalkylene) polyol or (ii) a polyether polyol obtainable by the process according to the invention: (a) ethylene oxide, (b) a substituted alkylene oxide corresponding to Formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently of each other represent hydrogen, a C1-C12-alkyl group and/or a phenyl group, provided that: (I) at least one of the radicals R1 to R4 does not represent hydrogen and (II) one or more methylene groups in any C1-C12-alkyl radical may be replaced by an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, (c) optionally a starter compound having a hydroxyl functionality of from 1 to 8, wherein the weight ratio of the total amount of ethylene oxide fed to the total amount of the substituted alkylene oxide fed is of from 50:50 to 95:5, and wherein the ethylene oxide concentration is below 13,000 parts per million by weight (ppm

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a rhamnolipid in a surfactant system for handwash detergents to confer to the consumer a sensorial impression of mildness on the hands.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining code coverage for GPU shader code are provided herein. In one example, a method includes adding a flag for each line of shader code to be executed by a GPU. The method further includes creating at least one graphic object to be displayed on a display device for each line of shader code to be executed by the GPU. The method further includes receiving one or more hit files that include a status of one or more attributes of displayed graphic objects on the display device after execution of a requirements-based test. The method further includes generating a structural code coverage report for the shader code based on the one or more hit files and a mapping between the shader code and the displayed graphic objects.

Abstract: A vehicle control system may determine a required tractive effort and/or a required braking effort to propel a vehicle system at a determined speed. The vehicle control system may determine a throttle setting or a brake setting to provide the required tractive effort and/or the required braking effort and communicate a control signal from a remote controller device to an onboard controller device. The vehicle control system may operate a propulsion system at the throttle setting and/or a brake system at the brake setting to move the vehicle system at the determined speed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, dynamic user private networks are virtually segmented within a shared virtual network. A network control system maintains the dynamic logical segmentation of the shared virtual network. User entities (e.g., user devices and/or services) are communicatively coupled to respective personal virtual networks via endpoints of access devices. Each of these endpoints is associated with a corresponding user private network. Responsive in real-time to automated processing of a received electronic particular user request, the network control system automatically modifies the dynamic logical segmentation of the shared virtual network to move a particular user entity on the shared virtual network to newly being on the first dynamic user private network without being disconnected from the shared virtual network. One embodiment uses different user private network identifiers (UPN-IDs) associated with endpoints and received packets to identify their respective user private network.

Abstract: Remote automated assistant component(s) generate client device notification(s) based on a received IoT state change notification that indicates a change in at least one state associated with at least one IoT device. The generated client device notification(s) can each indicate the change in state associated with the at least one IoT device, and can optionally indicate the at least one IoT device. Further, the remote automated assistant component(s) can identify candidate assistant client devices that are associated with the at least one IoT device, and determine whether each of the one or more of the candidate assistant client device(s) should render a corresponding client device notification.