Abstract: A protective glove is provided which comprises a glove body, outer padding configured to be attached to the glove opposite a dorsal side thereof and a guard structure shaped to be operatively interposed between the outer padding and the dorsal side of the glove body and to cover at least a portion of the dorsal side. The guard structure, glove body and outer padding are configured to be secured together in a sandwiched configuration so that the glove body and/or outer padding can be attached to the guard structure with first and/or second securing systems incorporating a plurality of socket and fastening lug formations.

Abstract: A simple and elegant sliding entry/exit system for a boat that mounts below a pontoon boat deck or other similar boat structure. The system has a slide track assembly and a fold-down step assembly. The fold-down step assembly includes a sliding frame that slides along a slide track and pivots to a pre-set step pitch orientation where the step can be folded out of a compact seated position within the sliding frame to provide a generally horizontal surface for entering or exiting the boat. The system can easily be folded back up to provide a compact and low-profile stowaway position underneath the boat deck that is out of the way and does not impact boating activities.

Abstract: Generating quantum service definitions from executing quantum services is disclosed. In one example, a processor device of a quantum computing system executes a quantum service comprise one or more qubits. The processor device (e.g., by executing a quantum analysis service (QAS)) receives a request to profile the quantum service. Based on the request, the processor device obtains service metadata corresponding to the quantum service. A quantum service definition that defines one or more features of the quantum service is then generated based on the service metadata, and the quantum service definition is stored on a persistent data store. In this manner, quantum service definitions may be partially or wholly reverse-engineered for quantum services for which original quantum services definitions are unavailable or inaccessible.

Abstract: The present invention relates to TLR7 agonists according to Formula I and their use in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.

Abstract: Robotic systems and associated methods are described herein. The robotic system may collect measurements from various sensors corresponding to motion of the robotic system, the surrounding environment of the robotic system, or both. The robotic system may generate measurement data based on the collected measurements. Measurements from a particular sensor may be processed in conjunction with different sensors of the robotic system, which may facilitate more accurate or more useful measurement data. The systems and methods of the present disclosure enable the detection, labeling, and locating of features in real time or near real time using the robotic system with little or no reliance on human interaction to detect and map the features. The disclosure provides enhanced accuracy and efficiency as it enhances the functionality and reduces the reliance on human detection of features.

Abstract: A structural building design system for processing, interpreting and analysing holistically a multipage set of two-dimensional (2D) real-world building construction plans for a building and yielding near real time accurate material type, quantity, and specification outputs as required for construction of a compliant building from said plans, through computationally generating a mathematical feature vector space dataset, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to: receive a two-dimensional real-world architectural plan for construction of a structural building, wherein the two-dimensional real-world architectural plan includes objects comprising: architectural symbols, lines, shading, or text; perform pre-processing, of characteristics on or associated with the objects on the two dimensional real-world architectural plan on a pixel by pixel basis for measurement or adjacent multi-pixel basis for object detection, wherein the pre-processing comprises two or more of: object detection and recogni

Abstract: Methods of bracing high aspect ratio (HAR) structures include coating the HAR structures with stimulus responsive polymers (SRP) films followed by baking the SRP films at a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the SRP film and below the degradation temperature of the SRP. In some embodiments, the SRP film includes a plasticizer.

Abstract: A method may include accessing an artery in communication with an ophthalmic artery of a subject, and advancing a microcatheter along the accessed artery so as to align a distal end of the microcatheter with an ostium of the ophthalmic artery, wherein the microcatheter includes a lumen having a guidewire positioned therein. In addition, the method includes proximally withdrawing the guidewire relative to the microcatheter so as to enable a distal portion of the microcatheter to assume a curved relaxed configuration, and cannulating the ostium with the distal portion of the microcatheter when the distal portion is in the curved relaxed configuration.

Abstract: Environmentally-clean wildfire inhibitor liquid biochemical solutions produced from an aqueous mixture of alkali metal salt derived from a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid such as malic acid, and dissolved in water along with a dispersing and coalescing agent, realized as an ester of a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid, and dissolved in the water to provide a liquid fire inhibitor solution that can be sprayed on combustible surfaces to form thin alkali metal salt crystalline coatings on the combustible surfaces when and as water molecules in the liquid fire inhibitor evaporate to the environment during drying operations, to inhibit fire ignition, flame spread and smoke development.

Abstract: An aqueous laundry liquid detergent comprising a phosphorous based sequestrant, linear alkyl benzene sulphonate, alkyl ether sulphate surfactant and alkyl ethoxylate surfactant, wherein at least 5% wt. of the alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is C18 alkyl, at least 10% of the AE is C12, and at least 5% is C14, wherein the surfactants and sequestrants are at least partially neutralised by NaOH or KOH and are present as the Na or K salts.

Abstract: Certain aspects pertain to a combination sensor comprising a set of physical sensors facing different directions proximate a structure, and configured to measure solar radiation in different directions. The combination sensor also comprises a virtual facade-aligned sensor configured to determine a combi-sensor value at a facade of the structure based on solar radiation readings from the set of physical sensors.

Abstract: Configuring a remote terminal unit (RTU) device of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The RTU device transmits an initial message payload to a SCADA server of the SCADA system via a broker server in accordance with a Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) messaging protocol. The initial message payload complies with a Sparkplug specification for MQTT and includes at least one metric name and initial data and at least one PropertySet object associated with the metric name indicative of at least one parameter of the RTU device to be configured. In response to the initial message payload, the SCADA server transmits a subsequent message payload to the RTU device via the broker server. The subsequent message payload also complies with the Sparkplug specification and includes one or more values for the PropertySet object for configuring the at least one parameter of the RTU device.

Abstract: An article and related apparatus and methods for an aerosol provision system, including: a storage area for aerosol-generating material; an inlet orifice in fluid communication with an interior of the storage area by which aerosol-generating material can be added into the storage area; a first capacitive sensor including a first pair of capacitor plates arranged to measure a capacitance of the storage area; a second capacitive sensor including a second pair of capacitor plates arranged to measure a capacitance of the storage area; and electrical contacts by which capacitance measurements made by the first capacitive sensor and the second capacitive sensor can be separately ascertained externally to the article.

Abstract: An information processing system may comprise an electronic circuit comprising a primary circuit board of the information processing system, at least two power supplies providing electrical energy to the electronic circuit according to a power sharing ratio, with each power supply being cooled by a set of fans, and a controller, coupled to the set of power supplies and the set of fans. The controller detects a failure of one of the fans and adjusts the power sharing ratio from a default ratio to an adjusted ratio in response to detecting the failure of the one fan.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for measuring intensity using off-axis illumination. An example method can include illuminating a region of a surface of a substrate with a first radiation beam at a first incident angle and, in response, measuring a first set of photons diffracted from the region. The example method can further include illuminating the region with a second radiation beam at a second incident angle and, in response, measuring a second set of photons diffracted from the region. The example method can further include generating measurement data for the region based on the measured first set of photons and the measured second set of photons.

Abstract: A keyboard including: an inner thumb row including a plurality of inner thumb keys configured to be actuated by a thumb, such that a critical contact point of each of the plurality of keys is arranged along an inner thumb arc on an inner thumb key plane; and an outer thumb row including a plurality of outer thumb keys configured to be actuated by the thumb, a critical contact point of each of the plurality of thumb keys is arranged along an outer thumb arc on a outer thumb key plane, wherein the first and the second thumb key planes are non-coplanar, such that, when the keyboard is in use, said thumb key planes intersect with each other and a palm plane, where the palm plane is the plane upon which a user's palm lies when the keyboard is in use.

Abstract: Environmentally-clean wildfire inhibitor liquid biochemical solutions produced from an aqueous mixture of alkali metal salt derived from a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid such as glyceric acid, and dissolved in water along with a dispersing and coalescing agent, realized as an ester of a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid, and dissolved in the water to provide a liquid fire inhibitor solution that can be sprayed on combustible surfaces to form thin alkali metal salt crystalline coatings on the combustible surfaces when and as water molecules in the liquid fire inhibitor evaporate to the environment during drying operations, to inhibit fire ignition, flame spread and smoke development.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for verifying Access Points (APs) using crowd sourcing. In one example, a STA establishes a first non-verified connection, based on security material, with a source AP in a wireless infrastructure. A target AP in a wireless infrastructure obtains an indication that the STA is attempting to establish a second non-verified connection with the target AP. In response, the target AP establishes the second non-verified connection based on the security material.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a memory controller for cache bypass are described. An example memory controller can be coupled to a memory device. The example memory controller can include a cache including a cache sequence controller configured to determine a quantity of a given type of result of cache look-up operations, determine the quantity satisfies a bypass threshold, and cause performance of a bypass memory operation that bypasses the cache and accesses the memory device.

Abstract: An illustrative computing device may include a processor and a non-transitory memory device for storing a data structure capable of being compressed, where the data structure includes a plurality of data elements and each of the plurality of data elements includes a date field and a quantity field. The computing device may process instructions to arrange the plurality of data elements in a consecutive series in date order based on a value stored in the date field of each data element, determine whether a gap appears in the consecutive series of data elements based on a value stored in the quantity field of each element, remove the determined gaps in each of the data elements, and repeat the determining and removing steps until a predetermined criterion has been reached.