Abstract: The system for menu optimization utilizes various models and modules to streamline the process of menu planning and management. It incorporates an ingredient-product linking model, a unit conversion model, a nutritional module, and an optimizations model to process menu data and generate recommendations. The system may determine replacement recipes based on nutritional similarity, recipe affinity, and tag-based filtering, while considering costs. By leveraging these components, the system may provide efficient and accurate menu recommendations that balance nutritional requirements, dietary restrictions, cost considerations, and ingredient availability.

Abstract: A method converts a GNSS receiving system having no interference protection into an interference-suppressing CRPA receiving system. To achieve a low-effort conversion, it is proposed that an existing GNSS antenna is replaced with a CRPA antenna having a CRPA interference suppression unit and the CRPA interference suppression unit is connected to a GNSS receiver by a coaxial cable. A control unit is connected to the coaxial cable, the control unit uses the coaxial cable to conduct a bidirectional communication with the CRPA interference suppression unit. A GNSS signal is received using the CRPA antenna and has interference suppressed using the CRPA interference suppression unit, and the interference-suppressed signal is routed to the GNSS receiver by the coaxial cable.

Abstract: A cartoning method including the steps of: feeding blanks from a single magazine through a single blank feeder in a first direction; forming an array of at least two blanks from the fed blanks and thereafter transporting the array for forming, loading and closing via respective robot kinetics of at least two axis motion. Carton blanks and cartons travel through a path. Robots below the path transport the cartons. Robots above the path facilitate carton forming, loading and closing. Methods and apparatus are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coated article having a substrate with an adherent, abrasion resistant alkene-silane plasma reaction product coating. In a preferred exemplification the coating is substantially transparent to visible light and partially absorbing to ultraviolet light. The coating is a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition deposited coating.