Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a ball seat release apparatus. The ball seat release apparatus, according to this embodiment, includes a shear sleeve having a recess pocket and a ball seat body slidingly engaged within the shear sleeve, the ball seat body configured to move from a first linear position to a second linear position. The ball seat body further includes a longitudinal fluid passageway, a ball seat located in the longitudinal fluid passageway, one or more first fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and an exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more first fluid bypass ports located on a first side of the ball seat, and one or more second fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and the exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more second fluid bypass ports located on a second opposing side of the ball seat.

Abstract: A system and method of creating customized characters and selectively displaying them in an electronic display, such as an augmented reality or virtual reality display is provided. A digital character may be provided by a character provider for customization by others using the system. Such customizations may be instantiated in user devices that provide electronic displays. Instantiation of the custom digital character may be conditioned on one or more trigger conditions, which may be specified by the character customizer. For example, a digital character customized using the system may be conditioned on triggering events in the real-world or in a virtual world. When a relevant triggering condition is satisfied at a user device, the custom character (i.e., information for instantiating the custom character) may be transmitted to that user device. In this manner, the system may push custom characters to user devices that satisfy the triggering condition.

Abstract: A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device includes a shoe connected to the first side of the patch, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member. The patch also includes at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe. The shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller so that the conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the conductor, and to the electrodes, and the connection member is at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller in the receptacle to retain the shoe within the receptacle.

Abstract: An electronic system for a drug delivery device comprising a dose setting and drive mechanism with a first member, wherein the first member performs a specific movement relative to a second member during a dose delivery operation. The electronic system comprises a first switch configured to be activated by a pre-defined user operation, wherein the pre-defined user operation includes a user operation that is expected in conjunction with dose delivery operation, a second switch for indicating the specific movement, and a sensor arrangement for a motion sensor system for providing position data that allows to distinguish between different positions of the first member relative to the second member.

Abstract: A single longitudinal mode ring Raman laser including: a pump source outputting a pump light power, resonantly coupled to a first ring resonator; a optical measurement and piezo-actuator for stabilising the resonant coupling of the pump light power to a first ring resonator; a first ring resonator including a Raman gain medium, wherein the Raman gain medium receives the pump light power and undergoes Raman lasing generating resonated Stokes power at the corresponding Stokes output wavelength; the first ring resonator acting as a feedback loop for the pump light power and the resonated Stokes power and outputting a portion of the Stokes power as the laser output.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for sensor-based objective determination. In general, sensor data may be used to render objective determinations that were not previously possible due to the unavoidable subjectivity of human-based officiating systems. For example, at least one device may be configured to make objective determinations during the course of a sporting event. Data collection circuitry may receive data from sensor devices coupled to players, equipment, playing surfaces, etc. Data analysis circuitry may categorize the data and input the data into a model to determine if an infraction occurred. For example, categorization may involve determining a type of infraction that may have occurred based on the sensor data. The model may then be selected based on the type of infraction, the model being developed utilizing prior sensor data, rules for the sporting event, etc. Output circuitry may generate a notification based on the infraction determination.

Abstract: Transportable storage devices are communicatively coupled behind one or more dedicated “edge” data servers to take advantage of the benefits of the data servers and transportable storage devices while limiting their disadvantages. Each edge data server ingests data from one or more client devices and copies the data to one or more of the transportable storage devices for eventual transport to a cloud data center for upload to a cloud storage system. Multiple versions of a segment of data (e.g., of a file or a blob) are maintained at various points in the disclosed system and the disclosed technology ensures that the most recent version is the version ultimately stored on the cloud storage system.

Abstract: Medicaments for use in treating acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, malignant melanoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, sarcoma, desmoid tumors, adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or medulloblastoma in a patient by administering simultaneously, separately, or sequentially, 4,4,4-trifluoro-N-[(IS)-2-[[(7S)-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-6-oxo-7H-pyrido[2,3-d][3]benzazepin-7-yl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]butanamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, and N-[5-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-[5-fluoro-4-(7-fluoro-3-isopropyl-2-methyl-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A decapper for removing a cap from a laboratory sample container is presented. The decapper comprises a guidance. An apparatus comprising such a decapper is also presented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-cancer compositions based on extracts of a plant from the Mesembryanthemaceae family, in particular Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (Sceletium tortuosum), their use in the treatment of cancer, and methods of manufacturing the compositions. The anti-cancer compositions of the present invention include ?7 mesembrenone.

Abstract: A system adapted to condition an initial water feed stream including a water treatment subsystem, wherein the water treatment subsystem includes a first oxygen removal unit including a membrane filter, wherein the initial water feed stream flows through the membrane filter and the first oxygen removal unit is adapted to treat the initial water feed stream to remove a first portion of the dissolved oxygen to form a first deoxygenated water stream, a hydrazine stream dissolved into the first deoxygenated water stream, a second oxygen removal unit including a vessel filled with a palladium-doped resin, wherein the second oxygen removal unit is adapted to treat the first deoxygenated water stream including the hydrazine stream dissolved therein to catalytically remove a second portion of the dissolved oxygen to form a second deoxygenated water stream, and an oxygen scavenger feeder adapted to blend a chemical scavenger and the second deoxygenated water stream.

Abstract: A system adapted to condition an initial water feed stream, comprising a water treatment subsystem comprising a first oxygen removal unit comprising a membrane filter, wherein the initial water feed stream flows through the membrane filter and the first oxygen removal unit is adapted to treat the initial water feed stream to remove a first portion of the dissolved oxygen to form a first deoxygenated water stream, a hydrogen stream dissolved into the first deoxygenated water stream, a second oxygen removal unit comprising a vessel filled with a palladium-doped resin, wherein the second oxygen removal unit is adapted to treat the first deoxygenated water stream including the hydrogen stream dissolved therein to catalytically remove a second portion of the dissolved oxygen to form a second deoxygenated water stream, and an oxygen scavenger feeder adapted to blend a chemical scavenger and the second deoxygenated water stream.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a method comprising: positioning a stencil having an opening onto an aerospace part such that the aerospace part is accessible through the opening; positioning a masking medium onto the aerospace part through the opening; removing the stencil from the aerospace part such that the masking medium remains on the aerospace part and treating the aerospace part with the masking medium thereon.

Abstract: A method for aligning cycles of an engine conditioning monitoring system includes: receiving data corresponding to a TDC angle of an engine from a crank angle sensor; receiving data from one or more accelerometers for each cylinder of the engine, the received data including vibration amplitude data; analyzing vibration amplitude data from the one or more accelerometers in relation to data corresponding to the TDC angle of the engine; characterizing vibration data using segmental band analysis, wherein segmental bands of the segmental band analysis correspond to valve closure angles of the engine; identify cylinders for which analyzed vibration amplitude data in relation to the TDC angle of the engine are out of phase; and align vibration amplitude data by shifting analyzed vibration amplitude data relative to the TDC angle of the engine such that vibration amplitude data is aligned with the TDC angle of the engine.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an angle between a longitudinal axis of a sample container inserted into an opening of a sample container carrier and a reference ray, the apparatus comprising a first accelerometer being fixable to the sample container and being adapted to generate a number of first accelerometer signals being dependent on the orientation of the sample container, and a calculation unit being coupled to the first accelerometer and being adapted to calculate the angle depending on the number of first accelerometer signals.

Abstract: A differential vacuum system for use with a milking system. The differential vacuum system is configured to modulate the fluid pressure in the pulsation volume to cause a milking operation on a teat of an animal that is inserted into the bore of a liner. The pulsation cycle includes an “on” phase to open the liner and thereby enable milk flow from the teat, and an “off” phase in which the pulsation volume is at an increased pressure relative to the “on” phase to close the liner bore to thereby stop milk flow from the teat. The differential vacuum system controls the maximum vacuum applied to the pulsation volume to exceed the maximum vacuum applied to the liner bore.

Abstract: A security driver loads early in the boot process for a compute instance and detects processes that are subsequently launched. The detected processes can be recorded, and then scanned with any suitable malware scanning tool(s) once a user mode is available on the compute instance. After the operating system is installed and a user mode is available, other scanning tools may also be deployed (e.g., in the user mode) to augment security of the compute instance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-cancer compositions based on extracts of a plant from the Mesembryanthemaceae family, in particular Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (Sceletium tortuosum), their use in the treatment of cancer, and methods of manufacturing the compositions. The anti-cancer compositions of the present invention include ?7 mesembrenone.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relates to processing managing an operating system to set up a computer association tool. The technique includes processing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) functionality of a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to configure a server, wherein the OSD causes the server to a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE Boot). The SCCM may be launched for the PXE boot process to be associated with the server and configuring the SCCM to associate with a specific OSD Task Sequence. Boot from a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has an associated MAC address, using the PXE, wherein the PXE boot process then hands the operation over to the designated OSD Task Sequencer (TS) which handles the configuration process according to at least one variable.

Abstract: Disclosed is a platform that manages worker users in a temporary staffing environment via an artificial machine learning model. The temporary staffing platform matches available workers to available shifts/gigs. Additional features include generating provisional or near-miss matches and informing workers how to turn those near-misses into full matches, plotting a gig-career path to develop additional skills, gamify development, and automatically generate resumes. The platform generates a set of skill tags associated with each shift/gig performed by the user. Designing of resume text files by the artificial machine learning model includes procedurally generated descriptions of experience the a user has based on the recording of each shift/gig performed by the user and the skill tags associated with each recorded shift/gig, wherein a format of the resume text file is formulated by the artificial machine learning model evaluating a mix of skill tags and employers amassed by the user.