Abstract: A mobile tower for transportation to and rapid deployment at remote sites where the mobile tower can be engaged with the ground, the mobile tower including an extendable and retractable tower secured to a mobile support structure including a frame having a plurality of rapidly deployable outriggers, wherein the tower includes three series of pivotally interconnected tower sections or segments, sections or segments of which engage with segments of each of the other series when the tower is assembled; the mobile tower including a plurality of guy wires secured between the extendable and retractable tower and the respective outriggers to stabilize the tower after the tower is assembled. The guy wires are preferably secured to the extendable and retractable tower at first and second connecting positions that are displaced from one another about an outer perimeter. Methods of deploying the mobile tower are also disclosed.

Abstract: A cleaning kit comprising a cleaning agent comprising a supporting substrate and an oxidoreductase mediator. The oxidoreductase-mediator is immobilized on the supporting substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving prediction accuracy in machine learning techniques. A teacher model is constructed, where the teacher model generates a weight for each data case. The current student model is then trained using training data and the weights generated by the teacher model. After training the current student model, the current student model generates state features, which are used by the teacher model to generate new weights. A candidate student model is then trained using training data and these new weights. A reward is generated by comparing the current student model with the candidate student model using training and testing data, which is used to update the teacher model if a stopping rule has not been satisfied. Upon a stopping rule being satisfied, the weights generated by the teacher model are deemed to be the “optimal” weights which are returned to the user.

Abstract: Evaluating data partition quality is provided. A historical data set is partitioned into a specified number of partitions. A quality of each partition in the specified number of partitions is evaluated by measuring a distribution similarity between variables from each data subset in a respective partition and the historical data set. A highest-quality partition in the specified number of partitions is recommended to build a supervised machine learning model based on the highest-quality partition having a highest variable distribution similarity measure with the historical data set.

Abstract: A seal assembly including: a collar having an opening configured to receive a rotatable shaft, an annular member having an annular opening configured to receive the collar, and first and second end plates fixedly coupled to a respective one of the first and second end surfaces of the collar. An outer surface of the collar includes one or more helical threads. The collar has a first axial length defined between first and second end surfaces of the collar, and the annular member has a second axial length defined between first and second end surfaces of the annular member, in which the second axial length is less than the first axial length. Also provided are an assembly comprising a seal assembly in accordance with the present disclosure and a method for preventing contamination of a sealed chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for receiving electronic messages from a financial institution, the system comprising a plurality of switches configured to communicate with one another and to process the received electronic messages, wherein each switch includes processing circuitry that is configured to receive an electronic message that includes a unique identifier and, in dependence upon the unique identifier, either process the electronic message or forward the electronic message to another one of the switches for processing.

Abstract: An interface is provided for controlling transfer of electronic transaction messages between a financial institution and switches distributed amongst a plurality of switch sites. The financial institution and the switches are connected via a data communications network. Communication circuitry is operable to transmit a test message to one of the switch sites over the data network if no transaction message is received from that switch site for a predetermined time. And, in response to the test message, the communication circuitry is operable to receive an echo of the test message from the switch site. If the echo is received within a defined time, processing circuitry is operable to then set the operational status of the switch site as operational, and if the echo is not received within the defined time, the operational status of the switch site is set as not operational.

Abstract: A laundry detergent composition containing an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and a lipase enzyme and use of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and lipase enzyme in said laundry detergent composition.

Abstract: An extendable and retractable column which is formed from at least three linked sections or chains. The linked sections include a plurality of individual segments linked end to end. As the linked segments are extended, each of the individual segments of the linked chains engage individual segments of adjacent linked sections to form a column. As the linked sections are retracted, each of the individual segments of the linked sections disengage from the individual segment of the adjacent linked sections and the individual linked sections may be rolled up into a multi-sided form for compact storage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for receiving transaction requests from a financial institution, the system comprising i) a plurality of servers connected over a network, wherein each server comprises a storage unit configured to store a settlement risk position which is the sum of the value of previously processed transaction requests over a period of time, a debit cap value associated with the financial institution, an adjustment value and a new transaction request having a transaction value, wherein the debit cap value stored in each server is determined in accordance with the total debit cap attributed to the financial institution and the number of servers in the system; ii) communication circuitry configured to receive the adjustment value over the network, the adjustment value being determined as the average, value of the settlement risk position across the plurality of servers; and iii) control circuitry configured to determine whether the debit cap has been exceeded by comparing tire debit cap

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processing modules configured to operate in series to refine a raw image captured by a camera, the modules comprising a first module and a second module, each of which independently implements a respective trained artificial intelligence model, wherein: the first module implements an image transformation operation that performs an operation from the set comprising: (i) an essentially pixel-level operation that increases sharpness of an image input to the module, (ii) an essentially pixel-level operation that decreases sharpness of an image input to the module, (iii) an essentially pixel-block-level operation on an image input to the module; and the second module as a whole implements a different operation from the said set.

Abstract: A cleaning agent comprising a supporting substrate with an oxidoreductase enzyme immobilized thereon wherein the oxidoreductase enzyme is selected from oxidoreductase enzymes having an enzyme classification number selected from the group consisting of E.C. 1.1-1.10 and E.C. 1.12-1.99.

Abstract: A handle adapter includes a sliding member, a cap, and a handle member. The sliding member includes a first slide channel and a second slide channel defined on opposing sides of the sliding member and parallel with one another. The cap includes a top cap channel, a first side cap channel, and a second side cap channel. The first side cap channel and the second side cap channel are parallel with one another and perpendicular relative to the top cap channel. The cap is aligned with the sliding member along a plane. The handle member includes a top end and a bottom end. The top end is coupled to the cap and the bottom end is coupled to the sliding member. The handle member is substantially protruding beyond the plane.

Abstract: A handle adapter includes a sliding member, a cap, and a handle member. The sliding member includes a first slide channel and a second slide channel defined on opposing sides of the sliding member and parallel with one another. The cap includes a top cap channel, a first side cap channel, and a second side cap channel. The first side cap channel and the second side cap channel are parallel with one another and perpendicular relative to the top cap channel. The cap is aligned with the sliding member along a plane. The handle member includes a top end and a bottom end. The top end is coupled to the cap and the bottom end is coupled to the sliding member. The handle member is substantially protruding beyond the plane.

Abstract: A mobile tower for transportation to and rapid deployment at remote sites where the mobile tower can be engaged with the ground, the mobile tower including an extendable and retractable tower secured to a mobile support structure including a frame having a plurality of rapidly deployable outriggers, wherein the tower includes three series of pivotally interconnected tower sections or segments, sections or segments of which engage with segments of each of the other series when the tower is assembled; the mobile tower including a rigging apparatus that generally encircles the tower and a plurality of guy wires secured between the tower and the respective outriggers to stabilize the tower after the tower is assembled. The guy wires are preferably secured to the rigging apparatus at first and second connecting positions that are displaced from one another about an outer perimeter of the rigging apparatus. Methods of deploying the mobile tower are also disclosed.

Abstract: In additive manufacturing, a method of adding a segment of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic filament. Adding a segment of filament involves three tasks: (1) determining where the segment of filament should be added, (2) depositing the segment of filament at the desired location, and (3) tamping the segment of filament to ensure adhesion and eliminate voids. Tamping the segment of filament is performed by steering a wheel along the filament. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the wheel is steered around a yaw axis that is offset from the wheel's axis by a distance s, where s is a positive real number.

Abstract: A processing entity generates a model for estimating scene illumination colour for a source image captured by a camera The processing entity acquires a set of images, captured by a respective camera, the set of images as a whole including images captured by multiple cameras; forms a set of tasks by assigning each image of the images set to a respective task such that images in the same task have in common that a the images are in a predetermined range; trains model parameters by repeatedly: selecting at least one of the tasks, forming an interim set of model parameters based on a first subset of the images of that task, estimating the quality of the interim set of model parameters against a second subset of the images of that task and updating the parameters of the model based on the interim set of parameters and the estimated quality.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pouches made from a combination of chemically different water-soluble films and containing household care compositions that are at least partially enclosed by the water-soluble films in at least one compartment.

Abstract: A method including: obtaining a resist process dose sensitivity value for a patterning process; applying the resist process dose sensitivity value to a stochastic model providing values of a stochastic variable as a function of resist process dose sensitivity to obtain a value of the stochastic variable; and designing or modifying a parameter of the patterning process based on the stochastic variable value.

Abstract: The need for a laundry detergent composition which provides improved removal of stains comprising a combination of mannans and other polysaccharides, is met using a combination of detersive surfactant and a cocktail of enzymes comprising a xanthan endoglucanase, a xanthan lyase, and a mannanase.