Abstract: A system and a method are provided for directly communicating merchandise requests with vendors. The system and method enable customers to directly communicate with desired vendors to submit merchandise order requests with the necessary product information for the vendor to clearly identify. The user account enters a part order request for a specific vendor account. Once the part order request has been submitted by the user account, the part order request is relayed from the user account to the specific vendor account. Then, the specific vendor account accepts or declines the part order. Afterwards, the user account accepts or declines an order quote for the part order request, if the part order request is accepted by the specific vendor account. Then, a financial transaction for the part order request is executed between the user account and the specific vendor account, if the order quote is accepted by the user account.

Abstract: Discretizers that exhibit improved solid additive laden fluid flow emanating from the discretizers and methods of using same, particularly for making fibrous structures are provided.

Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.

Abstract: Fibrous structures containing solid additives, and more particularly, fibrous structures containing two regions that exhibit at least one common micro-CT intensive property that differs in value and wherein the common micro-CT intensive property transitions between the two regions and methods for making same are provided.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a nanoemulsion including an oil phase containing at least one cannabinoid and a water phase; wherein at least one of the oil phase and the water phase includes one or more emulsifying agents; and wherein the zeta potential of the nanoemulsion is less than about ?10 mV. Further provided are processes for preparing such nanoemulsions.

Abstract: An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly oriented projections that define channels suitable for fluid flow along the top side of the core when the underlayment layer is positioned beneath an overlying artificial turf assembly.

Abstract: Smoking articles, and methods for forming such smoking articles, such as an electronic smoking article, are provided. An exemplary smoking article comprises a control body portion having a control body engagement end, and having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion includes a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion further includes a consumable arrangement comprising at least an aerosol precursor composition and at least one heating element operably engaged therewith, and a second control component. At least the consumable arrangement is configured to be in communication with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions.

Abstract: Smoking articles, and methods for forming such smoking articles, such as an electronic smoking article, are provided. An exemplary smoking article comprises a control body portion having a control body engagement end, and having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion includes a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion further includes a consumable arrangement comprising at least an aerosol precursor composition and at least one heating element operably engaged therewith, and a second control component. At least the consumable arrangement is configured to be in communication with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions.

Abstract: Smoking articles, and methods for forming such smoking articles, such as an electronic smoking article, are provided. An exemplary smoking article comprises a control body portion having a control body engagement end, and having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion includes a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion further includes a consumable arrangement comprising at least an aerosol precursor composition and at least one heating element operably engaged therewith, and a second control component. At least the consumable arrangement is configured to be in communication with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a device mount may include a base, an arm coupled to the base, a connector coupled to the arm with a rotation joint, a first motor disposed within the base and configured to tilt the connector, facilitated by the rotation joint, and a second motor disposed within the base and configured to rotate the base. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving an indication that a device is coupled to a connector of a device mount, receiving a first signal from the device to move the device mount to track a user or an object in view of one or more of the device's cameras, and in response to the first signal, either actuating a first motor to tilt the connector or actuating a second motor to rotate a base of the device mount to track the user or the object.

Abstract: A video game system provides dialog responses based on a natural language model (NLM). The NLM is a language model that receives a language input, such as a dialog selection, audio recording, or natural language text input provided by a user of the video game system. In response to the language input, and based on a corpus of natural language candidate lines, the NLM identifies one or more potential responses. The video game system selects a final response from the identified potential responses and provides the selected response to the user via, for example, one or more display frames or via an audio output.

Abstract: A tubing assembly is provided that can comprise a plurality of tubes or lumens that can be disposed within a head of a peristaltic pump. The tubing assembly can provide a flow rate or volume capacity that is generally equal to or greater than that achieved with a comparable prior art tube while operating at higher pressures than that possible using the prior art tube. Further, in accordance with some embodiments, the tubing assembly can achieve a longer working life than a comparable prior art tube, and the load on the pump motor can be reduced such that the pump life is increased and/or a larger pump motor is not required to achieve such advantageous results.

Abstract: A method for phase-conjugate target emulation for testing a DSB FMCW radar includes selecting a proxy transponder from an array of frequency-shifting transponders to transmit an emulated target radar signal to a radar DUT. The proxy transponder is located at a mirror image location with respect to a desired DoA of a signal from an emulated radar target. The method further includes receiving a radar signal from the radar DUT and generating an output signal to be transmitted by the proxy transponder to the radar DUT by swapping roles of a normal sideband component and a ghost sideband component of the output signal such that the ghost sideband component appears to the radar DUT as a desired emulant and the normal sideband component appears to the radar DUT an undesired ghost sideband component. The method further includes transmitting the output signal to the radar DUT.

Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.

Abstract: A tubular member having a first connector provided on a first end thereof, this first connector being adapted to receive a corresponding connector provided on another tubular member, forming a tubular connection comprising: a pin connector, a box connector, an outer diameter, an inner diameter, and a longitudinal axis. The pin connector threads or box connector threads feature a threadform having at least one load flank reduction zone such that when the pin connector is threadably engaged with the box connector, the resulting tubular connection radial bearing strength is desirably reduced. More specifically in the preferred embodiment, the at least one load flank reduction zone is preferably configured such that the tubular connection radial bearing strength is between 100% to 110% of the cross sectional connection strength when the box connector is threadably engaged with a pin connector.

Abstract: An article is provided that comprises a molded component configured to receive a vapor delivery chemical containing composition (“VDC”), the molded component being formed from a copolyester composition comprising a polymeric component that comprises a blend of different polymers, wherein the blend comprises a first copolyester and a second polymer, wherein the first copolyester comprises 2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethyl-1, 3-cyclobutanediol and 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, and the second polymer is chosen from polycarbonate (PC), poly-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate glycol (PCTG), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) or combinations thereof.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for tracking positions and characteristics of one or more individuals in proximity to a user to dynamically assess a threat of physiological harm to the user is provided. The present invention may include identifying, by one or more sensors integrated into one or more wearable devices on the person of a user, one or more individuals in proximity to the user; generating a dynamic threshold corresponding to each of the one or more individuals; responsive to identifying one or more characteristics of the individual, updating the dynamic threshold; and responsive to a distance between an individual of the one or more individuals and the user falling below the dynamic threshold associated with the individual, transmitting an alert to the user.

Abstract: An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder may include a main body and a sleeve. The main body may define a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of a cartridge, and an aerosol passage extending from the receiving portion, through the main body, and through a first end thereof. The sleeve may comprise a substantially solid sleeve wall disposed around at least a portion of the main body and may be configured to slide relative to the main body to and from an open position, wherein the distal end of the sleeve is positioned proximate the receiving portion of the main body, and a use position, wherein the distal end is positioned away from the receiving portion of the main body.