Abstract: A method and system for adjusting chemicals in a fluid stream is disclosed. The method and system adjust the assumed concentration of a target substance in the fluid stream, and calculate a total amount of the target substance based on the flow rate. A chemical reagent stored in a tank is then introduced into the fluid stream at a injection rate sufficient to capture or otherwise remove the target substance from the fluid stream.

Abstract: The invention provides physical targets for training, including targets (101) for projectiles fired by non-ballistic ammunition such as paint marker rounds. The targets can be used for detecting the impact of a projectile, with the target including a body (103) and plurality of sensors mounted on the body for detecting an impact of a projectile on the body. Each sensor provides an output representing a detected impact. A processor receives the sensor outputs and determines, from the sensor outputs, a location at which the projectile impacts the body. The target may also include one or more domain actuators (202) controlling actions of the target based on a current behavioural state of the target.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a viral gene delivery vector particle and a bispecific polypeptide configured to bind a viral gene delivery vector particle and target cell-specific receptor protein. The disclosure also relates to gene delivery systems, compositions, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Synthetic binding agents for reducing the fraction of targets that can permeate through mucus and/or freely divide, and methods of reducing mucosal permeation and/or free division of a target using these synthetic binding agents.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a usage fee and a monitoring fee for a user of a multifunction system over a time period. The monitoring fee entitles the user to receive monitoring of one or more usage data points on the multifunction system over the time period. Each usage data points corresponds to a level of use of a function of the multifunction system. If the monitored usage data point satisfies an incentive criterion, the user may be provided with a financial incentive, such as a rebate, discount or credit of a portion of the usage fee.

Abstract: A print job is received in a complex printing environment. The print job is decomposed optimal batch sizes by into method and system processing a print job by identifying a total processing time T(b) for each of multiple batch sizes, and the total processing time for each of the batch sizes are compared to determine which of the batch sizes is optimal for the printing environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes for damp proofing and/or waterproofing structures by the adhesion of a thin thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane to a belowgrade surface structure. The inventive processes may find application in the damp proofing and/or waterproofing of belowgrade structures such as building foundations and basements, reservoirs, ornamental pools, ponds, plaza decks, parking decks, walkways, tunnels, earthen shelters, bridge abutments, retaining walls, landfills and water/chemical canals.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes for damp proofing and waterproofing structures by the adhesion of a thin thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane to a belowgrade surface structure. The inventive processes may find application in the damp proofing and waterproofing of belowgrade structures such as building foundations and basements, reservoirs, ornamental pools, ponds, plaza decks, parking decks, walkways, tunnels, earthen shelters, bridge abutments, retaining walls, landfills and water/chemical canals, and may greatly reduce or even prevent the ingress of water and the concomitant entry of waterborne molds, fungi, salts and other pollutants such as pesticides and radon into those structures.

Abstract: A method of compressing a document includes: acquiring an image of the document, the image represented by pixels; segmenting the image into Mixed Raster Content (MRC) planes including a foreground plane (12) that receives a first portion of the pixels, a background plane (14) that receives a second portion of the pixels, and a selector plane (16) that identifies which of the foreground and background planes the pixels belong to; identifying a geometric shape in at least one of the MRC planes; determining if the identified geometric shape has a substantially uniform color; and, replacing the identified shape when it is determined to have a substantially uniform color with a vector graphic representation of the geometric shape.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for image segmentation to produce a mixed raster content (MRC) image with constant foreground layers. The invention extracts uniform text and other uniform color objects that carry detail information. The method includes four primary steps. First, the objects are extracted from the image. Next, the objects are tested for color consistency and other features to decide if they should be chosen for coding to the MRC foreground layers. The objects that are chosen are then clustered in color space. The image is finally segmented such that each foreground layer codes the objects from the same color cluster.