Abstract: Turbidity measurement systems and methods of using the same are described. A turbidity measurement system comprises a vessel configured to hold a wellbore fluid, wherein a porous media is positioned in the vessel; a light source positioned to direct light at the vessel; a light detector positioned to measure light intensity of light emitted by the light source and passing through the vessel; a backscatter detector configured to measure the light intensity of reflected light emitted from the light source; and a computer system communicatively coupled to at least one of the light source, light detector, or light detector.

Abstract: A sag-resistant fluid, such as a drilling fluid, a completion fluid, or a spacer fluid, including a colloidal suspension that includes a continuous liquid phase and a solid phase suspended in the continuous liquid phase. The solid phase includes a plurality of particles, having an average diameter of the plurality of particles less than about 1000 nm. The sag-resistant fluid has a density of from about 7 to about 30 lbm/gal, and exhibits a density variation of less than about 0.5 lbm/gal over a time period of at least about 16 hours. A method including circulating the sag-resistant fluid through a well.

Abstract: Database replication is performed by tracking sequence numbers associated with binary change logs. At a producer cluster, a binary change log is generated based on a write transaction made to a database partition in the producer cluster. Included with the binary change log is a sequence number corresponding to the write transaction. The binary change log is transmitted from the producer cluster to a consumer cluster, where a determination is made whether to apply the binary change log based on the included sequence number. The binary change log is then applied to a database partition in the consumer cluster. The sequence number is stored at the consumer cluster by combining the sequence number with a numerical range having a first number and a second number, where the second number has a value corresponding to the most recent binary change log applied to the database partition in the consumer cluster.

Abstract: A rheology-modified detergent particle comprising: (a) from about 10 wt % to about 80 wt % alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a rheology modifier selected from the group consisting of a non-quaternized alkoxylated polyethyleneimine, wherein said alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine has a polyalkyleneimine core with one or more alkoxy side chains bonded to at least one nitrogen atom in the polyalkyleneimine core, an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EOx1POyEOx2) triblock copolymer wherein each of x1 and x2 is in the range of about 2 to about 140 and y is in the range of from about 15 to about 70, an N,N,N?,N?-tetra(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Database replication is performed by tracking sequence numbers associated with binary change logs. At a producer cluster, a binary change log is generated based on a write transaction made to a database partition in the producer cluster. Included with the binary change log is a sequence number corresponding to the write transaction. The binary change log is transmitted from the producer cluster to a consumer cluster, where a determination is made whether to apply the binary change log based on the included sequence number. The binary change log is then applied to a database partition in the consumer cluster. The sequence number is stored at the consumer cluster by combining the sequence number with a numerical range having a first number and a second number, where the second number has a value corresponding to the most recent binary change log applied to the database partition in the consumer cluster.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of secondary batteries and, particularly, relates to a negative electrode material for the secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, and a secondary battery containing the same. The negative electrode material includes a kernel particle, a connection carbon layer, a conductive carbon microparticle, the connection carbon layer is coated on a surface of the kernel particle, and the conductive carbon microparticle is distributed on a surface of the connection carbon layer. A high-molecular polymer is used as binder. A layer of conductive carbon microparticle is uniformly coated on a surface of the negative electrode active material, so that a stable and effective conductive network is formed in the electrode plate, thereby significantly improving a dynamic performance of the negative electrode material and providing a battery containing the negative electrode material with high rate performance and fast charging capability.

Abstract: This relates to granular laundry detergent products characterized by efficient mass and volume compaction, fast dissolution or dispersion and enhanced suds profile, which are particularly useful for hand-washing fabric under suboptimal washing conditions.

Abstract: Turbidity measurement systems and methods of using the same are described. A turbidity measurement system comprise a vessel configured to hold a wellbore fluid, wherein a permeable obstruction to flow is positioned in the vessel; a light source positioned to direct light at the vessel; a light detector positioned to measure light intensity of light emitted by the light source and passing through the vessel; and a backscatter detector positioned to measure the light intensity of reflected light emitted from the light source.

Abstract: Turbidity measurement systems and methods of using the same are described. A turbidity measurement system comprises a vessel configured to hold a wellbore fluid, wherein a porous media is positioned in the vessel; a light source positioned to direct light at the vessel; a light detector positioned to measure light intensity of light emitted by the light source and passing through the vessel; a backscatter detector configured to measure the light intensity of reflected light emitted from the light source; and a computer system communicatively coupled to at least one of the light source, light detector, or light detector.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for an on-vehicle camera system capable of calibrating the camera's orientation (i.e. pitch, yaw, roll angles) in relation to the vehicle's coordinate system utilizing normally-encountered imagery. The method and apparatus may comprise utilizing an image processor to detect features from pixel data of image frames, match features, provide an estimated orientation, and validate the orientation. A system utilizing the method and apparatus may transmit the camera's orientation with respect to the vehicle coordinate system to a peripheral system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by one or more sensors, data for one or more cycles, each of the one or more cycles including one or more slots. The computer-implemented method further includes combining the one or more slots from each of the one or more cycles into a combined slot group. The computer-implemented method further includes converting the combined slot group into a converted slot group. The computer-implemented method further includes monitoring the converted slot group for an anomaly. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to the anomaly: Comparing the anomaly to one or more known anomalies to determine a correlation between the anomaly and the one or more known anomalies, and determining the anomaly location. The computer-implemented method further includes reporting a problem condition based on at least one of the correlation and the anomaly location. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: This relates to structured detergent particles with mid-level surfactant activity, which contain 35-50 wt % of a C10-C20 linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, 0.5-8 wt % of a hydrophilic silica, 35-70 wt % of a water-soluble alkaline metal carbonate, 0-5 wt % of a phosphate builder, and 0-5 wt % of a zeolite builder. Such structured detergent particles are free flowing with little or no moisture content (i.e., 0-3 wt % water), and are formed by a dry neutralization process without any subsequent drying.

Abstract: A run length limit encoder includes a subdivided threshold lookup table to encode data using multi-level enumeration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-stage neutralization process for forming detergent granules comprising a linear alkyl benzene sulphonate anionic surfactant with improved flowability and simplified processing requirements.

Abstract: An apparatus having first-in-first-out storage and reserved storage is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the apparatus includes memory circuitry having first-in-first-out storage and reserved storage. The first-in-first-out storage and the reserved storage include an array of data elements having contiguous addresses across the first-in-first-out storage and the reserved storage. The memory circuitry includes a first-in-first-out pointer for referencing an index corresponding to a data element of the array of data elements of the first-in-first-out storage to be read and a read pointer mapped to the first-in-first-out pointer and for referencing a memory location of the data element to be read. The read pointer is mapped such that the read pointer does not reference a plurality of data elements stored in the reserved storage.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for combining information from a plurality of source images to form a fused image. The fused image is generated by the combination of the source images based on both local features and global features computed from the source images. Local features are computed for local regions in each source image. For each source image, the computed local features are further processed to form a local weight matrix. Global features are computed for the source images. For each source image, the computed global features are further processed to form a global weight vector. For each source image, its corresponding local weight matrix and its corresponding global weight vector are combined to form a final weight matrix. The source images are then weighted by the final weight matrices to generate the fused image.

Abstract: A method of diagnosing allergic asthma in patients, including the steps of: obtaining from a subject a first sample of peripheral blood immune cells and a second sample of peripheral blood immune cells; adding chitin to the first sample; measuring the average amount of IFN-? in both the first sample and the second sample to get a first value and a second value respectively; and dividing the first value with the second value to get a ratio, wherein if the ratio is smaller than a threshold value, the subject is diagnosed as an allergic asthma patient.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for combining information from a plurality of source images to form a fused image. The fused image is generated by the combination of the source images based on both local features and global features computed from the source images. Local features are computed for local regions in each source image. For each source image, the computed local features are further processed to form a local weight matrix. Global features are computed for the source images. For each source image, the computed global features are further processed to form a global weight vector. For each source image, its corresponding local weight matrix and its corresponding global weight vector are combined to form a final weight matrix. The source images are then weighted by the final weight matrices to generate the fused image.

Abstract: A laundry detergent composition comprising an agglomerate particle wherein the agglomerate particle comprises; i) from 10% to 35% by weight of the agglomerate particle of linear alkybenzene sulphonate; ii) optionally alkoxylated alkyl sulphate; iii) less than 35% by weight of the agglomerate particle of carbonate material; iv) 30% or higher by weight of the agglomerate particle of a process aid; wherein the ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate to carbonate is from 3:1 to 1:1.5; and wherein the particle has a Mettler moisture content of between 1 and 3% and wherein the Mettler moisture content is a measure of the percentage decrease in the weight of a 2 g sample of the agglomerate which has been heated at a temperature of 160° C. for a period of 5 minutes.

Abstract: A laundry detergent composition comprising; (a) less than 50% by weight of the laundry detergent composition of carbonate; (b) a first particle wherein the first particle is an agglomerate comprising; wherein the first particle has a Mettler moisture content of between 1 and 3%; and (c) a second particle wherein the second particle comprises; wherein the ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate to carbonate in the laundry detergent composition is from 3:1 to 1:1.5.