Abstract: A control box includes a housing defining an interior, a circuit board disposed within the interior, and an input/output connector extending from the housing. The control box further includes a heat sink removably connected to the housing such that the circuit board is positioned between the housing and the heat sink. The circuit board is in contact with the heat sink.

Abstract: A cover assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cover assembly includes a cover configured to close a passageway through a casing, the cover having a first keyhole slot; and a first captive fastener configured to extend through the first keyhole slot and into the casing.

Abstract: A method for analyzing a test agent to determine whether or not the test agent affects electrical activity of a cardiomyocyte is disclosed. The method includes: i) providing an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived cardiomyocyte (iPSC-DM) that has been modified to contain an oligonucleotide that increases iPSC-DM IKr; ii) measuring IKr and action potential of the iPSC-DM of i); subsequently iii) contacting the iPSC-DM of i) with the test agent; and iv) measuring IKr and action potential of the iPSC-DM that has been contacted with the test agent; and determining a difference between the IKr and action potential of ii) and the IKr and the action potential of iv) to indicate the test agent affects the electrical activity of the cardiomyocyte, or determining the same IKr and action potential of ii) and iv) to indicate the test agent does not adversely affect the electrical activity of the cardiomyocyte.

Abstract: A leading edge sensor is disclosed. The leading edge sensor may include a tape section and a sensor configured to be disposed on the tape section. The leading edge sensor also includes a first electrode connected to a first end of the sensor and a second electrode connected to a second end of the sensor. The tape section is configured to be attached to a leading edge of at least one blade of a wind turbine, and the sensor configured to detect wear associated with the leading edge.

Abstract: A cable conduit may comprise a head end, a sleeve having a foot end, a boot, and a split grommet having a first upper surface, wherein the head end is coupled to the sleeve opposite the foot end, wherein the boot comprises a first flange and is coupled to the foot end, wherein the head end comprises a second flange having a second upper surface and a cutout penetrating into an interior volume of the sleeve, and wherein the split grommet is coupled about the inner diameter of the cutout.

Abstract: Methods of making personal care compositions, such as dentifrices, involving the addition of rheology modifiers at a later stage in the personal care composition formation process.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system for wear monitoring, includes a wear surface, a metallic reflector embedded in the wear surface, a radio-wave transmitter, and a radio-wave receiver. The metallic reflector reflects radio waves transmitted by the radio-wave transmitter for detection by the radio wave receiver. Attenuation of the radio waves between transmission by the radio-wave transmitter and detection by the radio-wave receiver indicates a degree of wear of the wear surface.

Abstract: One or more embodiments present positional information associated with a text or music to a user. In one embodiment, a determination is made that at least one line from a digital representation of text or music has been selected. Another determination is made that the line is associated with a set of positional information. The set of positional information is presented on a digital representation of a venue along with the presentation of the line of text or music.

Abstract: A control panel is configured to operate one or more dock devices in a loading dock environment. The control panel can be supported at least in part by a bollard disposed in the loading dock environment. In one form, the bollard is configured to contain portions of the control panel and dock devices including sensors, lights, and the like. In one form, the control panel and one or more dock devices are mounted to a preexisting bollard to add functionality to the loading dock environment.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a fluid transfer tube in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the seal assembly includes a base member having a first side configured to mate with a casing and a second side opposite the first side, an annular ring configured to mate with the second side of the base member and to surround a portion of the fluid transfer tube, a first O-ring disposed between the annular ring and the fluid transfer tube, a second O-ring disposed between the base member and the annular ring, and an attachment ring configured to secure the annular ring and the base member to the casing.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a fluid transfer tube in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the seal assembly includes a base member having a first side configured to mate with a casing and a second side opposite the first side, a housing configured to mate with the second side of the base member and to surround a portion of the fluid transfer tube, a bellows surrounding the fluid transfer tube and positioned between the housing and the casing, and a wear ring disposed between the housing and the bellows.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a fluid transfer tube in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the seal assembly includes a boot seal configured to surround a length of the fluid transfer tube, the boot seal having a first end and a second end and a seal ring disposed at the first end, an attachment ring configured to mate with the seal ring and to secure the seal ring against a casing, an annular ring configured to mate with an interior surface of the boot seal at the second end and to surround a portion of the fluid transfer tube, and a clamp ring configured to surround the second end of the boot seal proximate the annular ring.

Abstract: A conveyor chain includes a plurality of side link assemblies and flight arm assemblies coupled together to form an elongated chain. The flight arm assemblies include a pair of opposing flight arms positioned on either side of the chain with the flight arms each including an elongated body formed with and extending from an integral base and a vertical sprocket opening formed in the integral base. The vertical sprocket opening is configured for engaging a tooth of a drive sprocket to drive the flight arm. The side link assemblies include a pair of opposing side straps positioned on either side of the chain each including a base and a pair of side strap bosses extending outwardly from the base.

Abstract: A control box includes a housing defining an interior, a circuit board disposed within the interior, and an input/output connector extending from the housing. The control box further includes a heat sink removably connected to the housing such that the circuit board is positioned between the housing and the heat sink. The circuit board is in contact with the heat sink.

Abstract: A SOM circuit board includes a main body having a first face surface, an opposing second face surface, a first side surface, an opposing second side surface, a first end surface, and an opposing second end surface. The first and second side surfaces have maximum lengths along a longitudinal direction which are greater than maximum lengths of the first and second end surfaces along a lateral direction. The SOM circuit board further includes a plurality of computing components, each of the plurality of computing components mounted on one of the first face surface or the second face surface. The SOM circuit board further includes an input/output connector mounted on the second face surface. The SOM circuit board further includes a plurality of mounting holes extending along the transverse direction through and between the first face surface and the second face surface.

Abstract: A control box includes a housing defining an interior, the housing including a cover and a stiffener, the stiffener removably connected in contact with the cover, the stiffener including an outer frame and at least one cross-member. The control box further includes a heat sink removably connected in contact with the stiffener. The control box further includes a first circuit board disposed within the interior, the first circuit board positioned between the stiffener and the heat sink, and a second circuit board disposed within the interior, the second circuit board positioned between the cover and the stiffener. The cover, stiffener, and heat sink are stacked along a transverse direction.

Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate disruption control in complex schedules comprising a plurality of interdependent tasks. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises forecasting, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, probability distributions of time delays added to respective tasks of a complex schedule using a stochastic model for the respective tasks, current delay information associated with the respective tasks, and one or more defined mitigating actions that reduce or eliminate time delay attributed to a delay component of the stochastic model. The method further comprises, determining, by the device, loss information regarding losses, wherein losses can include costs attributed to the time delays and costs related to the one or more defined mitigating actions. The method can further comprise determining, by the device, a recommendation regarding implementation of the one or more defined mitigating actions based on the loss information.

Abstract: A conveyor chain includes a plurality of side link assemblies and flight arm assemblies coupled together to form an elongated chain. The flight arm assemblies include a pair of opposing flight arms positioned on either side of the chain with the flight arms each including an elongated body formed with and extending from an integral base and a vertical sprocket opening formed in the integral base. The vertical sprocket opening is configured for engaging a tooth of a drive sprocket to drive the flight arm. The side link assemblies include a pair of opposing side straps positioned on either side of the chain each including a base and a pair of side strap bosses extending outwardly from the base.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving action potential morphology in iPSC-derived cardiac myocytes and utilizing such myocytes. Improved morphology may include, for example, physiological resting membrane potentials. Membrane voltages of the myocyte are measured and a synthetic inward rectifying current is applied to the myocyte based on the membrane voltage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of an optimized data layout in an erasure coded storage system. The system may be realized as a deterministic layout of storage devices in an erasure coded storage system. The system implements a method for writing pieces of a data object across storage devices of a specified write set included an erasure coded storage subsystem. The system further implements a method for reading a subset of pieces of a data object from an active read subset of storage devices in a read set included in the erasure coded storage subsystem and restoring the data object from the subset of pieces. The system may further include operating an inactive read subset of storage devices in a read set in a low power mode.