Abstract: Disclosed is a cannabis briquette formed from compressed cannabis and having a hole defining an air channel through the cannabis briquette. The hole can enable an inside portion of the cannabis briquette to be lit and burned during use. In this way, the cannabis briquette can burn outward from the inside portion, which can help to facilitate an even burn of the cannabis briquette. The cannabis briquette is a pre-bowl configuration, which can be convenient for users because it circumvents any need to grind or compress any cannabis, and it is easy to place into a bowl.

Abstract: Polymer capsule comprising at least one polymer P1 and at least one microorganism M, wherein said polymer P1 has a solubility in water at 21° C. of at least 1 g/l and wherein said polymer capsule has an average particle size d90 of below 100 ?m, wherein said microorganism M is distributed throughout said capsule.

Abstract: A method of securing a pipe in a hanger includes supporting the pipe with a suspension member; inserting a threaded rod through the suspension member; placing a lock tab washer on the threaded rod; threading a nut on the threaded rod; preventing the lock tab washer from rotating with respect to the suspension member by folding a first tab of the lock tab washer over a side edge of the suspension member; and preventing the nut from rotating with respect to the lock tab washer by folding a second tab of the lock tab washer over a circumferential side of the nut.

Abstract: A method for integrating clinical pathway management systems with electronic medical record databases, comprising: (i) providing a CPMS database comprising information about a current clinical pathway for patients; (ii) providing an electronic medical records (EMR) database comprising medical records for the patients; (iii) generating an EMR equivalence map comprising a map of each of objects in the EMR database to standard data format objects; (iv) generating a CPMS equivalence map for the CPMS database, comprising a map of objects in the CPMS database to the standard data format objects; (v) mapping objects from the EMR equivalence map to each of one or more steps in one of a plurality of clinical pathway workflows; (vi) generating a SQL command related to an event in a clinical pathway workflow for one or more of the plurality of patients; and (vii) executing the generated SQL command to retrieve an electronic medical record from the EMR database.

Abstract: A functionalized lithium anode for batteries, which is obtainable according to a specific process using diazonium salts. The embodiments also relate to the use of that lithium anode in cells, to a cell including that lithium anode, to the use of that cell in an electronic device, and to an electronic device including that cell.

Abstract: One or more first servers can implement an example method including storing, at a memory accessible by the first one or more servers, a primary email address for a user. The method further includes detecting a request, from a client device associated with the user, to access a network resource hosted at a second one or more servers, wherein the network resource is associated with an online service. The method also includes automatically generating a secondary email address for the user that is unique to the online service; and transmitting the secondary email address to the second one or more servers such that the online service receives the secondary email address for the user without receiving the primary email address for the user, thereby enabling the online service to transmit emails to the user despite not receiving the primary email address for the user.

Abstract: An industrial operations network is disclosed herein. More particularly the disclosure may pertain to an industrial operations network designed for facilitating the training of security concepts for industrial operations. In one embodiment, an apparatus for training industrial security concepts is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a portable industrial operations network comprising: at least one router; at least one firewall; at least one programmable logic controller; and at least one display connected to the portable industrial operations network, said at least one display adapted to display, at different times, normal operating conditions of said portable industrial operations network and security fault conditions in said portable industrial operations network.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a parametric model of a roof structure comprising a processor in communication with a memory. The system receives a plurality of parameters of each roof component composing the roof structure and performs a geometry creation based on the received plurality of parameters. The system generates a constrained three-dimensional geometry based on an output of the geometry creation, and displays a three-dimensional model of the roof structure based on the constrained three-dimensional geometry.

Abstract: A user interface device includes a barrel, with a retractable active stylus positioned within the barrel. A cap portion connects to the barrel at a rotatable interface. A power source is positioned within the cap portion. A rotation-position switch connects the power source to activate the stylus when the cap portion is rotated to an “on” position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for conditioning a fluid using bleed air from a bypass duct of a turbofan engine are disclosed. In one embodiment, such system comprises a heat exchanger configured to facilitate heat transfer between a flow of bleed air from the bypass duct of the turbofan engine and the fluid, and a fluid-driven fluid propeller configured to drive the bleed air through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: Processes herein may be used to thermally crack various hydrocarbon feeds, and may eliminate the refinery altogether while making the crude to chemicals process very flexible in terms of crude. In embodiments herein, crude is progressively separated into at least light and heavy fractions. Depending on the quality of the light and heavy fractions, these are routed to one of three upgrading operations, including a fixed bed hydroconversion unit, a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or a residue hydrocracking unit that may utilize an ebullated bed reactor. Products from the upgrading operations may be used as feed to a steam cracker.

Abstract: Stopper assembly for a serving device configured to be positioned in a neck of a container, such as a bottle, wherein the stopper assembly comprises a body element arranged to fit in the serving device; a valve element mountable on the body element, wherein the body element extends substantially in a direction transverse to the valve element; and a handling element that is connectable to the valve element and extending in a direction substantially transverse to the valve element at an opposite side of the body element, such that the valve element is arranged in between the handling element and the body element.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for identifying dependencies among multiple software entities. One exemplary method comprises scanning source code and/or configuration information of a given software entity to extract connection information for connections made by the given software entity with other software entities, wherein at least one connection made by the given software entity is an asynchronous connection that employs asynchronous messaging using an intermediate message broker; resolving at least one uniform resource identifier in the extracted connection information to obtain a corresponding network address; analyzing the source code associated with the asynchronous connection to determine whether the given software entity is a producer or a consumer associated with the asynchronous connection; and generating a dependency graph identifying a plurality of the other software entities that depend on the given software entity.

Abstract: A multi-task hierarchical machine learning model is configured to perform both a decision task to predict a decision result and an explanation task to predict a plurality of semantic concepts for explainability associated with the decision task, wherein a semantic layer of the machine learning model associated with the explanation task is utilized as an input to a subsequent decision layer of the machine learning model associated with the decision task. Training data is received. The multi-task hierarchical machine learning model is trained using the received training data.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions related to treating and/or preventing liver related diseases and disorders and for improving liver health in a subject by administering to the subject (e.g., orally administering to the subject) a composition comprising nicotinamide riboside and/or pterostilbene.

Abstract: A telescopic screw assembly for an injector includes an inner screw, an outer screw and a middle screw. The middle and outer screws are in a first threaded engagement, and the inner and middle screws are in a second threaded engagement. The inner screw is nested with the middle screw and the middle screw is nested with the outer screw in a contracted configuration of the screw assembly. Rotation of the outer screw in one direction advances the middle screw relative to the outer screw via the first threaded engagement and advances the inner screw relative to the middle screw via the second threaded engagement to telescopically extend the screw assembly into an expanded configuration. At least two of the inner, middle and outer screws are identified with a different visual indicator to enhance visual distinction between the screws, and readily visually indicate an extension progress of the screw assembly.

Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor devices includes attaching a glass structure to a wide band-gap semiconductor wafer having a plurality of semiconductor devices. The method further includes forming at least one pad structure electrically connected to at least one doping region of a semiconductor substrate of the wide band-gap semiconductor wafer, by forming electrically conductive material within at least one opening extending through the glass structure.

Abstract: A set of data elements is received. For each feature of a set of features, a corresponding reference distribution for the set of data elements is determined. For each feature of the set of features, one or more corresponding subset distributions for one or more subsets sampled from the set of data elements are determined. For each feature of the set of features, the corresponding reference distribution is compared with each of the one or more corresponding subset distributions to determine a corresponding distribution of divergences. At least the determined distributions of divergences for the set of features are provided for use in automated data analysis.

Abstract: An apparatus that facilitates search and rescue, for example, in open water. The apparatus comprises a substrate with a particular geometry and a perimeter. The apparatus further comprises a cover positioned atop the substrate with the cover also having a particular geometry and perimeter, which correspond to the geometry and perimeter of the substrate. An air-tight seal seals the substrate perimeter to the cover perimeter and creates a sealed internal region. A liquid-releasable vessel holding an illuminable dye located in the sealed internal region, along with an activator that is also located in the sealed internal region. When the liquid-releasable vessel releases the illuminable dye, the illuminable dye reacts with the activator, thereby resulting in illumination of the illuminable dye. The liquid-releasable vessel comprises an opening with a release mechanism (e.g., clamp, etc.).

Abstract: A scrubbing solution for removing contaminants, including particularly hydrogen sulfide, from a fluid. The scrubbing solution includes at least one scrubbing reagent which has a primary or secondary amine and an acid, which may be phosphoric acid. The fluid being scrubbed is passed through the scrubbing solution. The contaminants react with the scrubbing reagent securing them in the scrubbing solution. The fluid being scrubbed and the scrubbing solution are then separated. The scrubbing solution is heated and, if the scrubbing solution is under pressure, the pressure is reduced. The acid facilitates thorough removal of the contaminants, and especially the hydrogen sulfide, from the scrubbing solution. The scrubbing solution is then ready for reuse. Because the scrubbing solution is rendered substantially free of hydrogen sulfides, it can absorb other sulfide contaminants that might not otherwise be absorbed.