Abstract: A turbine engine has a combustor in a core air flow path that generates combustion gases and a fuel and steam system fluidly coupled to the combustor. The fuel and steam system has a steam system to provide a steam flow to the combustor and a fuel system to provide a primary fuel flow and a secondary fuel flow to the combustor. The fuel system has a first state in which there is a first flow rate of the secondary fuel flow to the combustor and a second state in which there is a second flow rate of the secondary fuel flow to the combustor. The first flow rate and the second flow rate are different. The first state and the second state are based on a condition of the steam system.

Abstract: Merchandise security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a merchandise security system includes a plurality of locks configured to protect one or more items from theft, each of the plurality of locks configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more mobile computing devices. Each of the plurality of locks is configured to establish communication with one or more of the mobile computing devices using a first communication protocol. Each of the plurality of locks is configured to subsequently communicate with one or more of the mobile computing devices using a second communication protocol, different than the first communication protocol, for identifying one or more of the plurality of locks to be unlocked. The one or more of the plurality of locks identified by the one or more mobile computing devices is configured to be unlocked in response to subsequently communicating with the one or more of the plurality of locks using the first communication protocol.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a diagnosis method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a first diagnosis policy file sent by a diagnosis device, where the diagnosis policy file includes access control policy information, and the diagnosis device includes a remote diagnosis platform or a local diagnosis instrument; verifying authenticity and integrity of the first diagnosis policy file; and when the verification on the authenticity and integrity of the first diagnosis policy file succeeds, verifying, based on the access control policy information, whether a diagnosis command has an access control permission. According to the foregoing method, a vehicle can be prevented from executing an incorrect or unauthorized diagnosis command during diagnosis, and property and privacy security of a vehicle owner can be ensured.

Abstract: An insole for offloading injuries on an area of a plantar surface of a patient's foot includes a body having a shape corresponding to the plantar surface of the patient's foot including a top surface and a bottom surface; and at least one supportive, deformable, deflatable bubble chamber. The at least one bubble chamber extends from the top surface of the body. The at least one bubble chamber is configured to be deflated to relieve pressure on the plantar surface of the patient's foot. A kit including the insole and an article of footwear including a sole, an upper connected about a periphery of the sole defining an interior of the article of footwear, and the insole positioned in the interior of the article, are also provided.

Abstract: A radiator installation component includes a bottom plate defining a bottom opening, a top plate forming an elastic pressing member, a front end plate connected between front ends of the bottom plate and the top plate, and an inner cavity for inserting a radiator defined between the bottom plate, the top plate, and the front end plate. The radiator installation component is installed in a shielding shell of a connector and divides an internal space of the shielding shell into upper and lower accommodating chambers. The bottom opening formed in the bottom plate allows a bottom protrusion of the radiator to protrude into the lower accommodating chamber of the shielding shell. The elastic pressing member is adapted to press on a top surface of the radiator, so that the bottom protrusion of the radiator is in thermal contact with a mating connector inserted into the lower accommodating chamber.

Abstract: Methods and systems for translating a natural language user query into a graph database query are described. In some instances, the methods may comprise receiving a first input from a user comprising a natural language query regarding data in a graph database; processing the natural language query using a named entity recognition (NER) machine learning model to extract named entities from the natural language query and tag them according to an entity type; processing the tagged named entities using a semantic similarity algorithm to identify corresponding nodes and edges, and their associated properties, in the graph database; processing the natural language query using an intent classification machine learning model to determine a user intent for the natural language query; and applying a user intent-based template to the identified nodes and edges to formulate a graph database query that corresponds to the natural language query.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides labeling reagents for labeling substrates such as nucleotides, proteins, antibodies, lipids, and cells. The labeling reagents provided herein may comprise fluorescent labels and semi-rigid linkers. Methods for nucleic acid sequencing using materials comprising such labeling reagents are also provided herein.

Abstract: An antenna assembly may include a shape change antenna configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave or receive an electromagnetic wave. The shape change antenna may have an antenna shape and may be formed of a conductive shape memory material that physically moves in response to changes in a non-geometric characteristic. The antenna assembly may also include a shape change stimulator configured to change the non-geometric characteristic of the shape change antenna to cause the antenna shape to physically change between a first geometry and a second geometry.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may determine a session-specific profile for a user that is to begin a session for a computing environment. The device may determine a computing configuration, for the computing environment, that is personalized for the user based on the session-specific profile for the user and based on historical behavior of the user. The computing configuration may include at least one of a hardware configuration or a software configuration for the computing environment. The device may cause configuration of the computing environment according to the computing configuration.

Abstract: Glass cores with embedded power delivery components are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a glass layer including an opening, a dielectric material within the opening, a first cluster of inductors extending through the dielectric material, and a second cluster of inductors extending through the dielectric material, the second cluster spaced apart from the first cluster, the dielectric material extending continuously from around the first cluster to around the second cluster.

Abstract: A method includes applying a coating composition to a substrate through a high transfer efficiency applicator, wherein the coating composition comprises a polyamide wax; wherein the coating composition has a wet film thickness of at least about 30 microns measured at about 45 degrees without visible sag after cure, wherein the viscosity measured at a shear rate of about 1 s-1 recovers, after a high shear rate of about 10000 s-1 is applied for about 20 seconds, to within about 95% of a steady state viscosity achieved at greater than about 100 seconds of continuous shearing at about 1 s-1, in less than about 5 seconds; and wherein the coating composition has a complex viscosity measured at a temperature of about 60° C. that is reduced to from about 60 to about 500 mPa-s when the complex viscosity measured at about 30° C. is from about 800 to about 8000 mPa-s.

Abstract: A mobile turf sprayer operates to spray a product onto a turf site. In some embodiments the mobile turf sprayer identifies a plurality of regions of the turf site to be sprayed and automatically sprays product onto those regions as the mobile turf sprayer moves about the turf site.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel combination of devices to measure and transmit to an electronic controller data pertaining to differential pressures, temperatures, regeneration status, exhaust content, accumulated gas consumption and substitute fuel consumption. The electronic controller compares the data to thresholds; when the controller receives signals indicating these thresholds or limits are met, the controller causes the gas substitution rate to be diminished or set to zero until after-treatments elements are fully regenerated thereby facilitating integration of a mixed fuel system with an application internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a performance of a microservices-based application comprises generating a plurality of traces from a plurality of spans associated with the microservices-based application. The method also comprises generating a plurality of data sets each associated with a respective analysis mode of a plurality of analysis modes using the plurality of traces, wherein each analysis mode extracts a different level of detail for analyzing the performance of the services in the application from the plurality of spans. Further, the method comprises selecting, based on a first user query, a first analysis mode from the plurality of analysis modes for generating a response to the first user query. The method also comprises accessing a data set of the plurality of data sets that is associated with the first analysis mode and generating the response to the first user query using the data set associated with the first analysis mode.

Abstract: A seat puller system, a reciprocating pump valve seat puller assembly, process, and method of use are presented. The disclosed valve seat puller is configured and designed to provide pump owners and service companies with a cost-effective solution that is more robust and has an increased lifespan when compared to those in the art. The increased strength of the disclosure reduces potential safety risks associated with the use of the tool, also disclosed. The seat puller is limited in components, further enhancing cost effectiveness for installation and maintenance.

Abstract: Fully automated and semi-automated AI autofill grant application processes and associated artificial intelligence (AI) autofill grant application response generation and user supplied information (USI) extraction processes are disclosed for filling in fields of online grant applications with information from manually generated, pre-set text, other sources, and AI-generated information. As a system, the processes relate to an interactive context tool. The system also includes a server, databases, and a large language model (LLM) of an AI system that is trained on the USI from prior grant applications, along with natural language processing (NPL) to understand requested information in fields of a grant application and to generate answers—custom to a particular user or entity seeking a grant—to automatically fill in the fields with the answers corresponding to the requested information.

Abstract: A neural network device with synapses having memory cells each having a floating gate and a first gate over first and second portions of a channel region between source and drain regions, and a second gate over the floating gate or the source region. First lines each electrically connect the first gates in one of the memory cell rows, second lines each electrically connect the second gates in one of the memory cell rows, third lines each electrically connect the source regions in one of the memory cell rows, fourth lines each electrically connect the drain regions in one of the memory cell columns, and a plurality of transistors each electrically connected in series with one of the fourth lines. The synapses receive a first plurality of inputs as electrical voltages on gates of the transistors, and provide a first plurality of outputs as electrical currents on the third lines.

Abstract: Routines and methods disclosed herein can increase a power efficiency of a prosthetic hand without drastically reducing the speed at which it operates. A prosthesis can implement an acceleration profile, which can reduce an energy consumption of a motor, or an amount of electrical and/or mechanical noise produced by a motor, as the motor transitions from an idle state to a non-idle state. A prosthesis can implement a deceleration profile, which can reduce the energy consumption of the motor, or an amount of electrical and/or mechanical noise produced by a motor, as the motor transitions from a non-idle state to an idle state.

Abstract: Described herein are variations of an analyte monitoring system, including an analyte monitoring device. For example, an analyte monitoring device may include an implantable microneedle array for use in measuring one or more analytes (e.g., glucose), such as in a continuous manner. The microneedle array may include, for example, at least one microneedle including a tapered distal portion having an insulated distal apex, and an electrode on a surface of the tapered distal portion located proximal to the insulated distal apex. At least some of the microneedles may be electrically isolated such that one or more electrodes is individually addressable.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes signal processing electronics. The electronic circuit receives an electrical signal generated by a photodetector based on a light beam from a location on a material including a signal of interest and one or more modulation frequencies. The electronic circuit discriminates a portion of the electrical signal proportional to a characteristic of the signal of interest from other components of the electrical signal using a low pass filter with a transfer function including a notch at a notch frequency corresponding to one of the modulation frequencies. The electronic circuit determines a value for the characteristic of the signal of interest from the discriminated portion of the electrical signal. The signal processing electronics further outputs the value of the characteristic of the signal of interest.