Abstract: Methods for making titanated silica supports, titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts, and activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed in which hydrogen peroxide and an alkali metal precursor are used during catalyst preparation. Resulting titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts often contain silica, 0.1 to 5 wt. % chromium, 0.1 to 10 wt. % titanium, and less than or equal to 4 wt. % carbon, and further contain a bound alkali metal or zinc at a molar ratio of alkali metal:titanium or zinc:titanium from 0.02:1 to 3:1 and/or at an amount in a range from 0.01 to 2 mmol of alkali metal or zinc per gram of the silica. High melt index potential activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene based homopolymers and copolymers having HLMI values of greater than 30 g/10 min.

Abstract: In one aspect, a transfer guard member having a body for being positioned in a gap intermediate conveying surfaces, an upper portion of the body for spanning the gap and outer portions of the upper body for slidingly engaging the conveying surfaces, and a pair of spaced, resilient legs having distal end portions for resiliently and slidingly engaging the conveying surfaces. In another aspect, a transfer guard member having a body and at least one attachment member of the body configured for being detachably fixed to a mounting bar. The body has at least one recess adjacent the attachment member for receiving at least one attachment member of another transfer guard member fixed to the mounting bar so that upper transfer surfaces of the attachment members are adjacent one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides conjugates of anti-Nectin-4 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof to a myeloid cell agonist, compositions comprising the conjugates, and methods of treating cancer with the conjugates. The present disclosure also provides for anti-Nectin-4 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof and method for using the antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof in treating cancer.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a coating applied to steel reinforcement bar (e.g., steel rebar) that could considerably extend the lifetime of concrete structures by reducing steel rebar corrosion is disclosed. The coating includes a thin, passivating steel (e.g., stainless steel) layer that is applied to the outside of conventional steel rebar. The coating can be applied in-line through metal cold spray manufacturing, which is a high throughput coating technique that can be integrated into existing steel manufacturing plants. Furthermore, a novel, high performance ferritic steel with tailored resistance to corrosion from chlorides is described. The new ferritic steel is distinct from other commercial and experimental steels, and is better suited for coating low-cost steel structures like rebar. Multiple alloying elements including Cr, Al, and Si will each form protective oxides independently, increasing the total amount of protection and extending it over much wider ranges of pH and electrical potential.

Abstract: Bakery products having little or 0 net carbohydrates are described herein, as are methods of making such bakery products (e.g., dough and bread).

Abstract: Techniques for configuring a point of sale (POS) system may include using an optical sensing module to read an identifier associated with a POS component and associating the POS component with a zone that is monitored by the optical sensing module, where the zone includes the POS system. In response to optically sensing the identifier, the system may automatically configure the component to function within the POS system.

Abstract: The subject of this disclosure is applying improved techniques to media signal communication as well as control and status exchange to implement a diversity of media interfaces, achieving suitable media communication results despite EM propagation challenges.

Abstract: A system for mounting a rollable screen, includes: a screen roll defining an end having a hollow tube; a coupling piece including: a neck element, having a sleeve adapted to be positioned in axial direction inside the tube. The contact surfaces included in the sleeve contact the tube, and recess surfaces in the sleeve define axial channels between the neck element and the tube; a transitional element fixedly connected to the neck element, one or multiple anchoring elements, adapted to fasten the neck element detachably to the tube. In an anchored state the anchoring elements are clamped inside the axial channels, with an even clamping along the axial direction.

Abstract: Aspects of the application provide anti-hemojuvelin antibodies and methods of using the same in treating myelofibrosis and/or conditions associated with myelofibrosis.

Abstract: A fuel-fired furnace incorporates specially designed fuel/air mixing and combustion structures. The fuel/air mixing structure is of a mixing sound-attenuating design and includes a venturi having a perforated sidewall portion and being surrounded by a noise-damping housing chamber communicating with the interior of the venturi via its sidewall perforations. During use of the mixing structure, air is flowed through the venturi in a swirling pattern while fuel is transversely injected internally against the swirling air. The combustion structure includes a burner box housing into which the fuel/air mixture is flowed, combusted, and then discharged as hot combustion gas into and through the heat exchanger tubes. The fuel/air mixture entering the burner box housing initially passes through a non-uniformly perforated diffuser plate functioning to substantially alter in a predetermined manner the relative combustion gas flow rates through the heat exchanger tubes.

Abstract: Back drilling vias of a PCB, including: identifying a particular diameter of a particular via of multiple vias of the PCB; back drilling of the particular via with a first drill bit having a first diameter, the first diameter a first percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via; determining whether the first diameter of the first drill bit is a threshold percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via; determining that the first diameter of the first drill bit is less than the threshold percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via, and in response: back drilling of the particular via with a second drill bit having a second diameter, the second diameter a second percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via, the second diameter greater than the first diameter.

Abstract: A rotary machine includes a stator and a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor is arranged with the stator at a rotor-stator interface and defines a rotor face. The rotary machine also includes a seal assembly at the rotor-stator interface. The seal assembly includes a seal rotor, a seal stator, a seal slider, and a seal defined by a rotor face of the seal rotor and a slider face of the seal slider. Further, the seal assembly includes a flexible joint connected between the slider face and a primary seal body of the seal slider. The flexible joint is configured to locally decouple movement of the slider face from the seal slider to allow the slider face to track movement of the rotor apart from the primary seal body.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system includes a processing device configured to receive a plurality of user and blood vessel characteristics associated with a user, generate a selected set of user and blood vessel characteristics, determine, based on the selected set of the user and blood vessel characteristics, a probability that angiogenesis will occur, and generate, based on the probability and the selected set of the user and blood vessel characteristics, a treatment plan that includes one or more exercises directed to modifying the probability that angiogenesis will occur, and a treatment apparatus configured to implement the treatment plan while the treatment apparatus is being manipulated by the user.

Abstract: Embodiments include a processing device communicatively coupled to a plurality of audio devices comprising at least one microphone and at least one speaker, and to a digital signal processing (DSP) component having a plurality of audio input channels for receiving audio signals captured by the at least one microphone, the processing device being configured to identify one or more of the audio devices based on a unique identifier associated with each of the one or more audio devices; obtain device information from each identified audio device; and adjust one or more settings of the DSP component based on the device information. A computer-implemented method of automatically configuring an audio conferencing system, comprising a digital signal processing (DSP) component and a plurality of audio devices including at least one speaker and at least one microphone, is also provided.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a spatio-level filter (SLF) is created by obtaining a first set of samples from a plurality of target source level and spatial distributions in frequency subbands in a frequency domain, obtaining a second set of samples from a plurality of background level and spatial distributions in frequency subbands in a frequency domain, adding the first and second sets of samples to create a combined set of samples, detecting level and spatial parameters for each sample in the combined set of samples for each subband, within subbands, weighting the detected level and spatial parameters by their respective level and spatial distributions for the target source and backgrounds; storing the weighted level, spatial parameters and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) within subbands for each sample in the combined set of samples in a table; and re-indexing the table by the weighted level and spatial parameters and subband.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integration of polymeric waste co-processing in cokers to produce circular chemical products from coker gas, including a method of producing circular chemical products comprising: providing a coker gas that is at least partially derived from polymeric waste, wherein the coker gas has an olefin content of about 10 wt % to about 30 wt %, a sulfur content of about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt %, and a total halide content of about 1 wppm to about 150 wppm; and oxygen-containing compounds in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 15 wt %; and converting the coker gas into at least a polymer.

Abstract: One or more check valves may be used in a motor protector for an ESP assembly. Disclosed embodiments relate to a check valve adapter configured to provide additional versatility regarding such check valves. The adapter may have a first end portion, configured for removable attachment to an NPT screw-style vent port, and a second end portion configured to receive a cartridge-style check valve. The first end portion of the adapter is in fluid communication with the second end portion, and the second end portion can be configured to receive the cartridge-style check valve in either orientation, thereby allowing fluid flow through the adapter in either direction merely based on the orientation of the cartridge-style check valve. Systems for using an adapter with a cartridge-style check valve in an ESP assembly, as well as methods of controlling fluid flow in a motor protector using such an adapter, are also disclosed.

Abstract: One embodiment comprises a non-transitory, computer-readable medium embodying thereon computer-executable instructions for receiving a document design, generating a conversation-enabled document from the document design, exposing the conversation-enabled document on a conversation channel, receiving a participant response, updating the conversation-enabled document based the participant response, and rendering a communication page on a second channel using the updated conversation-enabled document. The document design comprises a page template and a conversation template. The page template specifies content of the communication page and a variable to be populated with a first variable value. The conversation template defines a state machine for an automated conversation, the conversation template specifying a variable to which the participant response is to be written.

Abstract: An end effector assembly of a tissue-resecting device is disclosed. The end effector assembly includes an outer shaft and an inner shaft. The outer shaft includes an outer shaft window defined within a distal end portion thereof. The outer shaft window defines an outer shaft cutting edge extending about at least a portion of a perimeter thereof. The outer shaft cutting edge includes a plurality of teeth. The inner shaft is disposed within and rotatable relative to the outer shaft, and includes an inner shaft window defined within a distal end portion thereof. The inner shaft window defines a toothless inner shaft cutting edge extending about at least a portion of a perimeter thereof. Rotation of the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft causes the inner shaft cutting edge to rotate toward the outer shaft cutting edge.

Abstract: A direct current fast charge (DCFC) system and associated method that lower standby power dramatically when the DCFC system is not in operation, and that provide a reset capability for communication needs. The DCFC system utilizes an appropriate load disconnection switch and an associated control and communication circuit, timer circuit, and automatic turn on system. This improves the reliability of the electronics by removing voltage stress during the standby mode. The DCFC system prevents energy waste, and therefore provides a “green” alternative to conventional DCFC systems.