Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for forming a stabilised precursor that is suitable for the manufacture of carbon materials, such as carbon fibre. The process can convert a precursor comprising polyacrylonitrile into a stabilised precursor with greater efficiency. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a carbon fibre that utilises the stabilised precursor.

Abstract: An ear-worn electronic monitoring system includes an on-ear component comprising a housing configured for placement on, in or about the wearer's ear. The on-ear component comprises a power source and a first interface coupled to the power source. The monitoring system also includes an in-ear component comprising a housing configured for deployment at least partially within an ear canal of the wearer. The in-ear component comprises a second interface configured to couple to and decouple from the first interface, a controller coupled to a memory, one or more physiologic sensors coupled to the controller and memory, and power management circuitry coupled to the controller. The power management circuitry comprises a wireless power receiver configured to receive power from a wireless powering arrangement. The power management circuitry is further configured to receive power from the power source of the on-ear component when the second interface is coupled to the first interface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical reloads, and to surgical systems including handheld electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical reloads to the handheld electromechanical surgical devices.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a software update at a first component in a target transport, parsing the software update by a second component in the target transport into a first portion of critical updates and a second portion of non-critical updates, verifying the first portion, by the second component, based on a source of the software update, running, by the second component, the verified first portion with a dedicated process on the target transport for a pre-set period of time, and responsive to positive results over the period of time, running the verified first portion with other processes on the target transport.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical reloads, and to surgical systems including handheld electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical reloads to the handheld electromechanical surgical devices.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a notification of an available software update configured to alter functionality of a transport, enabling the altered functionality for an amount of time, and responsive to the altered functionality not being utilized during the amount of time, sending a notification indicating a negative outcome.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by one or more sensors of a transport, that the transport is unsafe to operate, providing, by the one or more sensors, sensor data related to the unsafe operation to a server, receiving, from the server, transport operating parameters, and operating the transport within the transport operating parameters. The transport operating parameters limit transport functionality and are in proportion to the sensor data.

Abstract: A pump comprises a frame and a docking platform connected to the frame. A motor is mounted to the docking platform and has a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom. Roller bearings are mounted to cross beams attached to the frame. A vertically reciprocable slide bar driven is reciprocable through the at least one pair of roller bearings. A pump rod connector is attached to the slide bar and connectable to a pump rod extending into a well.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of initially determining, via one or more sensors on a transport, that the transport is approaching a one-way road in a wrong direction based on a slowing down of the transport and a movement of the transport toward the one-way road, notifying, via the one or more sensors, one or more occupants of the transport about the approaching, and in response to the transport continuing to approach in the wrong direction, slowing the transport, by a computer associated with the transport, to not permit entry into the one-way road.

Abstract: Power transmission systems with cooling mechanisms, and methods of operating the same, are described. A power transmission system can include multiple support tower assemblies. Each of the support tower assemblies includes a support tower. One or more of the support tower assemblies includes a termination (i.e., a connection point via which electrical current and/or coolant can enter the transmission line and/or exit the transmission line). The power transmission system also includes multiple conductor assemblies suspended above a surface of the earth. Each conductor assembly includes an electrical conductor and is positioned between, and mechanically supported by, a pair of the support towers. The power transmission system also includes a coolant supply system that delivers a coolant fluid, during operation of the power transmission system, to at least one of the terminations, for cooling of the conductor assemblies.

Abstract: Reflective surfaces and display devices adversely affect a videoconferencing camera. For example, reflections from bright lights may cause the camera to change exposure settings, resulting in participants appearing dimly lit. In another example, reflections of people or displayed images may be incorrectly used by automated image framing and tracking. Reflections from a surface are often polarized, as is light from many types of display devices. A polarizer in front of the camera is moved to provide different polarization angles relative to the camera, with images acquired at these different angles. The images are processed to determine a count of features, such as heads or faces, that are detected in the images. The angle that produces the minimum number of features may be subsequently used during acquisition of images by the camera for various purposes, such as videoconferencing.

Abstract: A method at a controller (112) of a database network (110) is provided. The controller (112) receives (S100) a request for a first set of data entries (200a). The request comprises a public identifier and an identifier of a first database (111a) of the plurality of databases (111) from which the first set of data entries (200a) is to be retrieved, each data entry (210) in the first set of data entries (200a) comprising a respective raw value for each of a plurality of attributes (220). The controller (112) retrieves the first set of data entries (200a) and uses the public identifier to transform (S120) the raw values of at least a first attribute (220a) of the plurality of attributes (220) into respective synthetic values. The controller (112) generates (S130) and outputs (S140) a first dataset (300a) comprising data entries having the synthetic values for the first attribute (220a) and the raw values for at least one of the attributes (220).

Abstract: A photonically multiplexed optical measurement apparatus for performing optical multiplexing includes a laser that produces laser light, an optical switch that receives the laser light from the laser and produces a switched laser light, and a plurality of sensor heads, each sensor head being configured to measure a respective physical property of a plurality of cold atoms disposed in the sensor head. The optical switch optically switches the laser light from the laser to a selected sensor head and subsequently to a different sensor head.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of associating a vehicle with an impact, saving media captured before and after the impact as a media segment, transmitting, by a computing device associated with the vehicle, the media segment to another computing device, and building a sound profile from the media segment.

Abstract: The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of Formula (1): or a salt thereof, wherein Q, V, L, W, R1 and R2 are defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of disorders associated with GPR52 receptors.

Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed, including receiving at a multiplatform management system a communication from a computing device via a groupware platform, the multiplatform management system interfacing with multiple disparate platforms including the groupware platform and an image processing platform, determining an event type based on the communication from the computing device to identify a cloud platform to be selected from among the plurality of disparate platforms based on a detection of one of the image or the text in the communication from the groupware platform; and identifying an action to be performed by the selected cloud platform based on the determined event type.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, that an issue will soon occur, determining, by the transport, a time the issue will occur, and displaying, by the transport, the time the issue will occur. The issue is based on sensor data approaching a threshold within a period of time that is faster than an average period of time.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a software update at a first component in a target transport, parsing the software update by a second component in the target transport into a first portion of critical updates and a second portion of non-critical updates, verifying the first portion, by the second component, based on a source of the software update, running, by the second component, the verified first portion with a dedicated process on the target transport for a pre-set period of time, and responsive to positive results over the period of time, running the verified first portion with other processes on the target transport.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a notification of an available software update configured to alter functionality of a transport, enabling the altered functionality for an amount of time, and responsive to the altered functionality not being utilized during the amount of time, sending a notification indicating a negative outcome.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, over an open wireless network an encrypted software update and receiving, by the transport, over a closed wireless network a one-time key to decrypt the encrypted software update, wherein the one-time key is received while the transport is in motion and about to perform an action related to the software update.