Abstract: An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object by spray deposition including a powder conveyance line A arranged to channel a flow of spray material entrained in a carrier gas to a nozzle (a first flow). The apparatus also has a process line B arranged to channel a flow of gas to the nozzle (a second flow). The apparatus also has a spray nozzle. The apparatus is such that pressure and temperature parameters of the first flow are controlled in real time, but for the second flow these parameters are not controlled in real time. The two flows merge to cause spray material to be propelled from the nozzle to a substrate to create a three-dimensional object.

Abstract: A method of 3D printing an item, includes printing part of the item in three dimensions on a substrate, reorienting the part with respect to holding means that holds the part or substrate, and printing a further part of the item in three dimensions on the first mentioned part.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for utilizing data flow analysis to perform data classification with respect to a source dataset and a generated derived dataset. A flow confidence for a field is calculated using an adaptive algorithm in accordance with the action performed and the derived dataset. An associated derived confidence for a particular tag is calculated in accordance with an associated confidence and the flow confidence. When the associated derived confidence is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the particular tag is copied to the derived dataset. In some embodiments, when the associated derived confidence is less than or equal to a second threshold, the particular tag is not copied to the derived dataset. Otherwise an action to be taken is identified. A response to the action is received and the adaptive algorithm is modified in accordance with the received response.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computing device is provided, including non-volatile memory storing a database including a plurality of database entries. The computing device may further include a processor configured to sort the plurality of database entries into a plurality of database entry length sets. For each database entry length set, each database entry included in the database entry length set may be within a predefined length range. For each database entry length set, the processor may be further configured to generate a probabilistic data structure based on the one or more database entries included in the database entry length set.

Abstract: The invention provides for bifunctional molecules comprising an UchL5 binding partner and a target protein binding partner linked via a flexible linker. A bifunctional molecule according to the invention binds to UchL5 and to the target protein, thereby facilitating degradation of the target protein bound to the target protein binding partner. The invention also provides for use of a bifunctional molecule for preventing or treating disease.

Abstract: A method of rendering a plurality of objects to a display of a computing device comprises a rendering process which performs steps of: traversing a render tree which is indicative of a hierarchy of the plurality of objects; allocating a buffer in a graphics memory of the computing device; and generating an image scratchpad. The image scratchpad is generated by determining, for each object, an object size and object layout parameters; determining a render status of the object; and responsive to a determination that the render status indicates that image data of the object is in a form which can be directly written to the graphics memory, appending to the image scratchpad by writing the image data of the object to an unoccupied area of the buffer. Respective image or text objects are rendered to the display by retrieving image data from the image scratchpad 552 scratchpad, and drawing the retrieved image data based on respective object layout parameters.

Abstract: A method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of user interface pages on a display screen of a computing device includes generating a render tree comprising a plurality of objects each having one or more layout parameters, the plurality of objects including a plurality of page objects each having one or more child objects. A launcher application is first attached to a first container and then a list object is attached to the first container, the list object comprising a plurality of page containers to which the page objects are attached. The render tree is traversed to recursively attach the one or more child objects to respective page containers. In response to user input the list object is transformed to a grid object, the grid object comprising transformed page containers having transformed layout parameters, the transformed layout parameters being generated from layout parameters of the page objects in accordance with a grid layout.

Abstract: The invention provides for bifunctional molecules comprising an Rpn11 binding partner and a target protein binding partner. A bifunctional molecule according to the invention binds to Rpn11 and to the target protein, thereby facilitating degradation of the target protein bound to the target protein binding partner. The invention also provides for use of a bifunctional molecule for preventing or treating disease.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for distributing firewall configuration in a datacenter comprising multiple host machines. The method retrieves a rule in the firewall configuration for distribution to the host machines. The firewall rule is associated with a minimum required version number. The method identifies a high-level construct in the firewall rule. The method queries a translation cache for the identified high-level construct. The translation cache stores previous translation results for different high-level constructs. Each stored translation result is associated with a version number. When the translation cache has a stored previous translation result for the identified high-level construct that is associated with a version number that is equal to or newer than the minimum required version number, the method uses the previous translation result stored in the cache to translate the identified high-level construct to a low-level construct.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for managing firewall protection in a datacenter that includes multiple host machines that each hosts a set of data compute nodes. The method maintains a firewall configuration for the host machines at a network manager of the data center. The firewall configuration includes multiple firewall rules to be enforced at the host machines. The method aggregates a first set of updates to the firewall configuration into a first aggregated update and associates the first aggregated update with a first version number. The method distributes a first host-level firewall configuration update to a first host machine based on the first aggregated update and associates the first host machine with the first version number. The method aggregates a second set of updates to the firewall configuration into a second aggregated update and associates the second aggregated update with a second version number.

Abstract: A material sampling system for obtaining a plurality of substantially similar samples of granular material, such as grain or other crop material, from a load of granular material is provided. The system can include a sample extractor for obtaining a sample portion of granular material, a sample divider operative to divide the sample portion of granular material into a plurality of smaller samples of granular material in a plurality of sample containers and a sample transfer conduit for transferring the sample of granular material from the sample extractor to the sample divider. The sample portions can be taken at regular sample time intervals throughout the entire load of granular material to get an accurate representation of the granular material and information about the samples in the sample containers can be obtained by the system while it is obtaining the samples and this information stored for later use and display.

Abstract: A material sampling system for obtaining a plurality of substantially similar samples of granular material, such as grain or other crop material, from a load of granular material is provided. The system can include a sample extractor for obtaining a sample portion of granular material, a sample divider operative to divide the sample portion of granular material into a plurality of smaller samples of granular material in a plurality of sample containers and a sample transfer conduit for transferring the sample of granular material from the sample extractor to the sample divider. The sample portions can be taken at regular sample time intervals throughout the entire load of granular material to get an accurate representation of the granular material and information about the samples in the sample containers can be obtained by the system while it is obtaining the samples and this information stored for later use and display.

Abstract: The invention provides block copolymers comprising at least one block A comprising repeating units derived from monomers comprising lactam and acryloyl moieties and at least one block B comprising repeating units derived from hydrophobic monomers. The invention further provides compositions comprising the block copolymers and applications thereof in various industrial areas including personal care. The invention furthermore provides compositions comprising colloidal particles of the block copolymers. The variables x, y, R8 and R9 are described herein.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparation of homopolymers and non-homopolymers comprising polymerizing in an aqueous medium a monomer comprising at least one acryloyl moiety and at least one functionalized or unfunctionalized lactam moiety, and optionally at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic comonomer, in the presence of at least one chain transfer agent and at least one non-radiation initiator. Exemplerary diblock polymers prepared by the method have the structure: where subscripts x, y, and z and variables R, R8, R9 and R10 are described herein.

Abstract: A method of 3D printing an item, includes printing part of the item in three dimensions on a substrate, reorienting the part with respect to holding means that holds the part or substrate, and printing a further part of the item in three dimensions on the first mentioned part.

Abstract: A medical device includes a handle; flexible tubing extending from the handle and having a proximal end fixed to the handle; flexible tip attached to the distal end of the flexible tubing; a tip actuator assembly adjusting the bending plane of the tip relative to the distal end and adjusting the degree of bending of the tip in the bending plane; user operable controls on the handle and moveable in a first, rotational direction relative to the handle and to a tip actuator assembly around an axis causing the tip actuator assembly to adjust the bending plane of the tip substantially and moveable relative to the handle and the tip actuator assembly along a second, substantially linear direction towards and away from the proximal end of the flexible tubing, causing the tip actuator assembly to adjust bending of the tip in the bending plane without adjusting the bending plane.

Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to welding, and more particularly to a consumable electrode wire for metal arc welding, and a method and a system for metal arc welding using the consumable electrode wire. In one aspect, a consumable welding wire configured to serve as an electrode during metal arc welding comprises one or more alkaline earth metal elements at a concentration between 0.005% and 10% on the basis of a total weight of the welding wire.

Abstract: Tins invention relates to apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object by spray deposition. The apparatus has a powder conveyance line A line arranged to channel 5 a flow of spray material entrained in a carrier gas to a nozzle (a first flow). The apparatus also has a process line B arranged to channel a flow of gas to the nozzle (a second flow). The apparatus also has a spray nozzle 8. The apparatus is such that pressure and temperature parameters of the first flow are controlled in real time, but for the second flow these parameters are not controlled in real time. The two flows 10 merge to cause spray material to be propelled from the nozzle 8 to a substrate to create a three-dimensional object.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for utilizing data flow analysis to perform data classification with respect to a source dataset and a generated derived dataset. A flow confidence for a field is calculated using an adaptive algorithm in accordance with the action performed and the derived dataset. An associated derived confidence for a particular tag is calculated in accordance with an associated confidence and the flow confidence. When the associated derived confidence is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the particular tag is copied to the derived dataset. In some embodiments, when the associated derived confidence is less than or equal to a second threshold, the particular tag is not copied to the derived dataset. Otherwise an action to be taken is identified. A response to the action is received and the adaptive algorithm is modified in accordance with the received response.