Abstract: A retractor may include one or more racks and retractor blades coupled to the respective racks via respective carriages and retractor arms. The carriages may traverse respective racks to laterally position retractor blades. The retractor blades may include tracks which the retractor arms may traverse to longitudinally position retractor blades with respect to the racks.

Abstract: An autonomous module for processing stored data includes a multithreaded processor core (MPC) and a plurality of autonomous memories. Each of the plurality of autonomous memories has a memory bank, a data operator (DO) configured to implement a plurality of selectable memory behaviors, an autonomous memory operator (AMO) configured to implement a state machine to control the memory bank independently of the MPC, and at least one memory input/output (IO) port communicatively coupled with the memory bank, the AMO, and the DO. The at least one memory IO port is configured to receive a read instruction from the AMO, retrieve data from the memory bank, and send the data to the DO. The DO is configured to implement one of the plurality of selectable memory behaviors to update the data and send the updated data to the AMO via the at least one memory IO port.

Abstract: An autonomous module for processing stored data includes a multithreaded processor core (MPC) and a plurality of autonomous memories. Each of the plurality of autonomous memories has a memory bank, a data operator (DO) configured to implement a plurality of selectable memory behaviors, an autonomous memory operator (AMO) configured to implement a state machine to control the memory bank independently of the MPC, and at least one memory input/output (TO) port communicatively coupled with the memory bank, the AMO, and the DO. The at least one memory IO port is configured to receive a read instruction from the AMO, retrieve data from the memory bank, and send the data to the DO. The DO is configured to implement one of the plurality of selectable memory behaviors to update the data and send the updated data to the AMO via the at least one memory IO port.

Abstract: A method for compressing a digital representation of a stimulus includes encoding the digital representation as a feature vector within a feature space. The method also includes multiplying the feature vector with a Jacobian that maps the feature space to a non-Euclidean perceptual space according to a perceptual system that is capable of perceiving the stimulus. This multiplication generates a perceptual vector within the non-Euclidean perceptual space. The method also includes applying an update operator to the perceptual vector to move the perceptual vector in the perceptual space to an updated vector such that the updated vector has a lower entropy than the perceptual vector. The method also includes rounding the updated vector into a compressed vector that is smaller than the feature vector.

Abstract: An object management system, an aircraft design system, and a method for managing an object. A three-dimensional environment with a model of an object and an avatar representing a human operator from a viewpoint relative to the avatar is displayed on a display system. A motion of the human operator is detected. An interaction between the avatar and the model of the object is identified in real time using information about motions of the human operator that are detected in real time. The interaction changes a group of dimensions in the model of the object. Further, the interaction between the avatar and the model of the object in the three-dimensional environment is displayed on the display system, enabling design changes in the model of the object made by the human operator.

Abstract: A pressure bulkhead for an aircraft includes a wall assembly. The wall assembly includes a first wall section which extends in a direction nonparallel to a length of the aircraft. The wall assembly further includes a second wall section secured to the first wall section wherein the second wall section includes a curved shape. The curved shape includes a convex portion which extends further along the length of the aircraft in a direction toward the aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section. A method for assembling a pressure bulkhead is also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a virtual reality environment. Data requirements for generating the virtual reality environment are identified. The virtual reality environment includes objects that are displayed on a display system using a group of models defined by a group of standards. Discrete points for the objects are generated from the models based on the data requirements for generating the virtual reality environment for a selected point in time. At least one of color adjustments or contour adjustments is identified for a portion of the discrete points based on the group of standards and the data requirements when adjustments are needed. The discrete points are modified based on at least one of the color adjustments or the contour adjustments identified to form modified discrete points, which enable generating the virtual reality environment with a desired level of accuracy for training.

Abstract: Pressure bulkhead apparatus is disclosed. An example bulkhead apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of beams radially spaced relative to a longitudinal axis of the frame. A beam from the plurality of beams has a first end and a second end. A beam end assembly couples the second end of the beam and a stringer of a fuselage. The beam end assembly enables the second end of the beam to move relative to at least one of the frame or the stringer.

Abstract: An object management system, an aircraft design system, and a method for managing an object. A three-dimensional environment with a model of an object and an avatar representing a human operator from a viewpoint relative to the avatar is displayed on a display system. A motion of the human operator is detected. An interaction between the avatar and the model of the object is identified in real time using information about motions of the human operator that are detected in real time. The interaction changes a group of dimensions in the model of the object. Further, the interaction between the avatar and the model of the object in the three-dimensional environment is displayed on the display system, enabling design changes in the model of the object made by the human operator.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms of Compound A (3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione), or an enantiomer or a mixture of enantiomers thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, clathrate, or polymorph thereof, are provided herein. Also provided are methods of treating, managing, or preventing cancer using the dosage forms described herein.

Abstract: An object management system, an aircraft design system, and a method for managing an object. A three-dimensional environment with a model of an object and an avatar representing a human operator from a viewpoint relative to the avatar is displayed on a display system. A motion of the human operator is detected. An interaction between the avatar and the model of the object is identified in real time using information about motions of the human operator that are detected in real time. The interaction changes a group of dimensions in the model of the object. Further, the interaction between the avatar and the model of the object in the three-dimensional environment is displayed on the display system, enabling design changes in the model of the object made by the human operator.

Abstract: An object testing system and method for testing an object. A three-dimensional environment is displayed with a model of an object and an avatar from a viewpoint relative to the avatar on a display system viewed by a human operator. The object is under testing in a live environment. Information about motions of the human operator that are detected is generated. Live information about the object that is under testing in the live environment is received. A change in the object from applying the live information to the model of the object is identified. The change in the model of the object is displayed on the display system as seen from the viewpoint relative to the avatar in the three-dimensional environment.

Abstract: A pressure bulkhead for an aircraft includes a wall assembly. The wall assembly includes a first wall section which extends in a direction nonparallel to a length of the aircraft. The wall assembly further includes a second wall section secured to the first wall section wherein the second wall section includes a curved shape. The curved shape includes a convex portion which extends further along the length of the aircraft in a direction toward the aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section. A method for assembling a pressure bulkhead is also provided.

Abstract: Pressure bulkhead apparatus is disclosed. An example bulkhead apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of beams radially spaced relative to a longitudinal axis of the frame. A beam from the plurality of beams has a first end and a second end. A beam end assembly couples the second end of the beam and a stringer of a fuselage. The beam end assembly enables the second end of the beam to move relative to at least one of the frame or the stringer.

Abstract: An object management system, an aircraft design system, and a method for managing an object. A three-dimensional environment with a model of an object and an avatar representing a human operator from a viewpoint relative to the avatar is displayed on a display system. A motion of the human operator is detected. An interaction between the avatar and the model of the object is identified in real time using information about motions of the human operator that are detected in real time. The interaction changes a group of dimensions in the model of the object. Further, the interaction between the avatar and the model of the object in the three-dimensional environment is displayed on the display system, enabling design changes in the model of the object made by the human operator.

Abstract: An object testing system and method for testing an object. A three-dimensional environment is displayed with a model of an object and an avatar from a viewpoint relative to the avatar on a display system viewed by a human operator. The object is under testing in a live environment. Information about motions of the human operator that are detected is generated. Live information about the object that is under testing in the live environment is received. A change in the object from applying the live information to the model of the object is identified. The change in the model of the object is displayed on the display system as seen from the viewpoint relative to the avatar in the three-dimensional environment.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms of Compound A (3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione), or an enantiomer or a mixture of enantiomers thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, clathrate, or polymorph thereof, are provided herein. Also provided are methods of treating, managing, or preventing cancer using the dosage forms described herein.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a virtual reality environment. Data requirements for generating the virtual reality environment are identified. The virtual reality environment includes objects that are displayed on a display system using a group of models defined by a group of standards. Discrete points for the objects are generated from the models based on the data requirements for generating the virtual reality environment for a selected point in time. At least one of color adjustments or contour adjustments is identified for a portion of the discrete points based on the group of standards and the data requirements when adjustments are needed. The discrete points are modified based on at least one of the color adjustments or the contour adjustments identified to form modified discrete points, which enable generating the virtual reality environment with a desired level of accuracy for training.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies, binding portions thereof, or probes that bind specifically to glucosyltransferase enzymes, and uses of these agents for detecting glucosyltransferase enzyme(s) in a sample and for diagnosing predisposition of a human child to early childhood caries. The present invention also relates to a kit for detecting a glucosyltransferase enzyme in an oral sample from an animal.