Abstract: A hybrid injection-compression variable focal power optical element, a variable focal power optical device including such a hybrid injection-compression optical element and an electronic control system, and an augmented reality headset including at least one group of optical elements including at least one such hybrid injection-compression optical element, a waveguide interposed therebetween for displaying a virtual image and an electronic control system.

Abstract: Paper towel rolls that exhibit novel combinations of physical properties, such as Basis Weight, Roll Density, and Roll Diameter, such that the paper towel rolls meet consumers' needs, and method for making such novel paper towel rolls and marketing such novel paper towel rolls are provided.

Abstract: An example network provisioning system includes a provisioning portal that is configured to: receive, from a client device, a selection of a service template specifying network service attributes for a communication service, receive a selection of one or more tracking areas, receive a selection of one or more subscribers, and generate a service order based on the network service attributes for the communication service, the one or more tracking areas, and the one or more subscriber. The network provisioning system is configured to provision the communication service in accordance with the service order.

Abstract: Disclosed is a media-presentation device with soft-meter functionality. The media-presentation device includes a media-input interface through which to receive media for presentation, and a media-presentation interface through which to present the received media. Further, the media-presentation device includes a processor, data storage, and a meter application including program instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to carry out soft-meter operations including (i) obtaining, based on calling one or more application-programming interfaces (APIs) exposed in the media-presentation device, media-presentation data regarding the presented media and (ii) providing for receipt by a cloud-based computing system a report based on the obtained media-presentation data, to facilitate establishment of ratings statistics.

Abstract: The invention provides colostrum derived stem cell populations, compositions and supplements having antimicrobial properties for enhancing mammalian health and for treating or preventing microbial contamination or infection. Also provided are methods of producing these populations, compositions and supplements from a female mammal in an inflammatory state. Also provided are colostrum derived stem cell populations and method of inducing differentiation into neural cells in neural progenitor medium including mammalian cell culture medium supplemented with casein depleted fraction of whey derived from colostrum. Also provided are neural progenitor medium, population of in vitro differentiated neural cells and pharmaceutical compositions containing same for use in treating neurological disease or disorder.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus comprising at least two corrective lenses (5, 5?) that are mounted to a support (113) for supporting the lenses in front of a user's eyes (1, 1?), thereby defining a viewing direction through each lens (5, 5?); at least one of the lenses being a variable focal length lens comprising front (131) and rear (141) superposed lens elements having cooperating optical surfaces that are shaped such that the focal length of the variable focal length lens is variable according to the relative lateral disposition (d) of the front (131) and rear (141) lens elements to provide a power, where d=0 is defined as the relative position of the front (131) and rear (141) lens elements at which the variable focal length lens provides an overall horizontal meridional power ?p corresponding to the intended user's prescription, and where the front lens element (131) has a fixed power ?r and a rear lens element (141) has a fixed power ?r, such that: ?P=?f+?r+?° A wherein O° A is the power provided by the variab

Abstract: An apparatus for component cooling includes a first heat transfer element configured to be thermally coupled to a heat-generating electronic component, and a second heat transfer element. The apparatus further includes a plurality of heat transfer paths thermally coupled between the first heat transfer element and the second heat transfer element. Each of the plurality of heat transfer paths configured to provide a separate heat conduction path from the first heat transfer element to the second heat transfer element. The apparatus further includes a manifold including a first fluid passage providing a first portion of a heat transfer fluid in thermal contact with the first heat transfer element, and a second fluid passage providing a second portion of the heat transfer fluid in thermal contact with the second heat transfer element.

Abstract: Provided are ergoline derivative containing medicaments disposed within a preassembled, prefilled, single-use delivery device, methods for administering a medicament using a preassembled, prefilled, single-use delivery device, and systems or kits that contain one or more preassembled, prefilled, single-use devices and user instructions, such as for treatment of a migraine or other headache.

Abstract: An apparatus for component cooling includes a manifold and a heat transfer element configured to be thermally coupled to a heat-generating component. The apparatus further includes a first spring mechanism between the manifold and the heat transfer element. The first spring mechanism is configured to apply a first force to the heat transfer element.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automated data record resolution includes: receiving an unmapped data record comprising a plurality of data fields, wherein at least one data field of the plurality of data fields causes a mapping error between the unmapped data record and a plurality of validated data records; generating, from the plurality of validated records, a resolution candidate record for the unmapped data record based on detecting the mapping error between the unmapped data record and the plurality of validated data records; and automatically re-assigning one or more data records of the computer database that are digitally associated with the unmapped data record to the resolution candidate record.

Abstract: Methods for reducing the risk of viral infection in animals due to consumption of viral contaminated feed. The methods comprise administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a feed additive, wherein the feed additive comprises a mixture of organic acids. The methods can be used to reduce the risk of infection in animals whose feed may or may not be contaminated with certain viruses.

Abstract: A method of fabricating and controlling a thick-film transducer array for steering and focusing ultrasonic waves within a substrate volume is provided. A ceramic film composition can be coated on a substrate volume in one or more layers. The ceramic film can be masked with a plastic sheet out of which an electrode pattern is cut. Conductive electrode material can be applied to the pattern to create a transducer array that can be polarized with an applied electric field. A method of controlling a thick-film transducer array comprises exciting one or more array elements to generate a wavefield in a substrate volume, the wavefield can be reflected by features within the substrate volume, one or more array elements can receive reflected wavefield signals, and images of the insonified substrate volume can be generated.

Abstract: A protection module operates to analyze threats, at the protocol level (e.g., at the HTML level), by intercepting all requests that a browser engine resident in a computing device sends and receives, and the protection agent completes the requests without the help of the browser engine. And then the protection module analyzes and/or modifies the completed data before the browser engine has access to it, to, for example, display it. After performing all of its processing, removing, and/or adding any code as needed, the protection module provides the HTML content to the browser engine, and the browser engine receives responses from the protection agent as if it was speaking to an actual web server, when in fact, browser engine is speaking to an analysis engine of the protection module.

Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.

Abstract: A lamp assembly comprises an upstanding post whose lower end is supported by a bae member. A carriage member is supported by and moveable relative to the upstanding post to enable the height of the carriage member above the base member to be varied. A spool which houses a coiled metallic tape of arcuate cross-section is supported by the post and a light source is located at or towards the end of the metallic tape remote from said carriage member.

Abstract: This invention exploits the fundamental physics of turbulent mixing to improve bi-propellant chemical rocket engines. Instead of the many axial reactant injectors in conventional engines, only two transverse injectors are required to generate a pair of large, counter-rotating, streamwise vortices and to mix the reactants for the case of a circular combustion chamber. The vortex pair controls the rate of mixing and the rate of heat release, insensitive to pressure waves and relatively immune to combustion instabilities. The injector of a liquid propellant generates droplets, some of which may contact the opposite wall of the combustion chamber to aid in wall cooling. With the dramatic reduction in the number of injectors, the invention lowers engine mass and manufacturing costs while improving engine reliability.

Abstract: A bound system model may be accessed, the bound system model including associations between model elements of an abstract system model that represents a deployed system infrastructure and inventory elements included in an inventory of data sources. A graphical user interface (GUI) may provide options to visually construct a metric pipeline template to be associated with the bound system model. A definition for the metric pipeline template may be determined based on user input. The metric pipeline template may comprise a plurality of nodes that process inputs to generate derived metrics. A link between a data source associated with the deployed system infrastructure and the metric pipeline template may be established based on user input. Derived metrics may be generated based on metric data obtained based on the link established between the data source and the metric pipeline template.

Abstract: A method and system for media-exposure monitoring. An example method includes a computing system receiving digital query signature data representing a media content item presented at a panelist site. Further, the method includes the computing system identifying the media content item, with the identifying being based on matching of the received digital query signature data with reference signature data. Still further, the method includes the computing system determining a streaming-media service that streamed the identified media content item to the panelist site for presentation, with the determining of the streaming-media service including finding an intersection of (i) a first set of one or more streaming-media services known to offer streaming of the media content item and (ii) a second set of one or more streaming-media services to which the panelist site subscribes.

Abstract: An abstract system model comprising one or more model elements corresponding to one or more infrastructure elements of a deployed system infrastructure is generated. Each model element specifies one or more selectors, and for each model element, each selector includes an indication of at least one infrastructure element that is associated with the model element. An inventory of the one or more infrastructure elements is built. For at least one model element, at least one infrastructure element of the inventory associated with the at least one model element is identified as indicated by the respective one or more selectors of the at least one model element. A bound system model comprising one or more associations between the model elements of the abstract system model and the inventory of the infrastructure elements is generated.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘ROBLEZG’ is disclosed, characterized by unique single, flowers colored Red-Purple 61C with a slight sheen of N57C and a distal petal blotch composed of linear dots colored Red 60A. Plants have superior landscape qualities and tolerance to pests. Flowering recurs intermittently from early Spring through Fall. The new cultivar is a Rhododendron, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.