Abstract: An imaging assembly for an intraluminal imaging device is provided. In one embodiment, the imaging assembly includes an imaging array positioned at a distal portion of the intraluminal imaging device. The imaging array may have a plurality of imaging elements arranged into subarrays. The imaging assembly also may include a micro-beam-former integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the imaging array at the distal portion of the intraluminal imaging device. The micro-beam-former IC includes a plurality of microchannels that may separately beam-form signals received from imaging elements of at least two subarrays. The imaging assembly further includes two or more signal lines that may couple to the micro beam-former IC. Each signal line may correspond to a specific subarray and may receive the beam-formed signals specific to corresponding subarray.

Abstract: A foldable funnel includes a bowl having a continuous outer wall having a top edge defining an opening to an interior space. The continuous outer wall includes a plurality of spaced apart bowl living hinges and a first flange extending from the top edge, where the first flange having a width and a length. The foldable funnel includes a stem extending from the bowl, the stem having a through bore in fluid communication with the interior space wherein a cross-sectional area of the through bore is less than a cross-sectional area of the opening. The bowl is configured to be positioned into a first position wherein the bowl is configured to transfer a fluid from the bowl through the opening and the interior space and into the through bore in the stem.

Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for converting PFAS. PFAS are heated and introduced to a reactant which will convert the PFAS. The PFAS may be in a stream that is a PFAS enriched stream formed by desorbing the PFAS from an adsorbent which removed the PFAS from a contaminant stream. An effluent from the PFAS conversion reaction is treated in a treatment zone and a treated effluent may be released to the atmosphere.

Abstract: A fully contained water treatment plant for removal of PFAS chemicals. The portable plant will allow engineers to select or modify 11 steps or stages of treatment to suit their particular water source needs. The water treatment plant combines multiple treatment methods into one synergistic process including: Advanced Oxidation (Ozone and UV), Media filtration, and reverse osmosis membrane technologies. The synergistic effect of the combined methods into one specific process will remove 99% of PFAS/PFOS chemicals and can be used to receive contaminated water from oceans, lakes, rivers, or aquifers.

Abstract: A membrane module including at least one sidewall, at least one end wall, and at least one interior volume between the at least one sidewall and the at least one end wall is described. At least one port assembly disposed on the at least one sidewall includes a port aperture in fluid flow communication with the at least one interior volume, extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, through a lower port aperture portion and an upper port aperture portion. At least one fastener is adapted to draw an upper face of the upper port aperture portion toward a lower face of the lower port aperture portion and secure the upper face to the lower face, thereby causing an o-ring to be pressed against the other of the upper face and the lower face around an entire perimeter of an o-ring recess in which the o-ring is disposed.

Abstract: An electric propulsor is provided. The electric propulsor includes a core cowl and an outer cowl. A first air flowpath is defined radially outward of the outer cowl and a second air flowpath is defined between the core cowl and the outer cowl. The electric propulsor also includes one or more electric machines, a fan rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine, and a booster having a plurality of airfoils disposed at least in part in the second air flowpath, the booster being rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine for compressing air flowing along the second air flowpath. The electric propulsor further includes a heat exchanger disposed within the second air flowpath downstream of the booster, the heat exchanger being in thermal communication with at least one of the one or more electric machines and/or a gearbox mechanically coupled with the fan.

Abstract: A method to improve a performance and efficiency of a liquid-gas eductor includes injecting a small amount of secondary gas into the primary motive liquid prior to the latter's arrival at the eductor. This measure simultaneously reduces the flow rate of motive fluid and maintains a level of secondary inducted flow such that the aggregate secondary flow is higher than without the intervention—for certain conditions. The additional work needed in introducing the injected secondary fluid, by auxiliary means, is a few percentage points of the work done by the motive fluid without the intervention. The quantity of secondary fluid inducted and injected by the eductor adopting the above measures approaches double than that of the secondary flow without the measure. The motive liquid volumetric flow rate is reduced slightly which with the enhanced aggregate secondary flow means that the energy efficiency of the eductor process is substantially increased.

Abstract: A fuel tank heat rejection system for an aircraft. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes a fuel tank compartment in the aircraft and a fuel tank having an exterior surface and storing fuel therein. The fuel tank is located in the fuel tank compartment. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes one or more air valves that provide fluid communication to the fuel tank compartment. The one or more air valves opening to operably direct cooling air into the fuel tank compartment through the one or more air valves, the cooling air contacting the exterior surface of the fuel tank such that heat from the fuel is rejected from the fuel tank.

Abstract: An advanced system of cooperating solar module carrier robots for installing solar panels is provided. The system includes a computer vision system designed to route the cooperating solar module carrier robots to the solar tracker. The system also includes a robotic arm with a suction cup tool designed to pick up and hold a solar panel. The suction cup tool can include a set of suction cups, an actuator designed to create a vacuum in each suction cup of the set of suction cups. The suction cup tool also has an air nozzle designed to below off debris on a surface of the solar panel.

Abstract: A laundry machine includes a cabinet, a lid, and a hinge. The cabinet is configured to receive clothing articles. The lid is secured to a top of the cabinet and is configured to transition between open and closed positions. The hinge rotatably secures the lid to the cabinet such the lid transitions between the open and closed positions via the hinge. The hinge comprises a post and an L-shaped bracket. The post protrudes upward from the top of the cabinet. The L-shaped bracket is disposed along a bottom of the lid and is configured to rotatably engage the post to transition the lid between the open and closed positions.

Abstract: Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.

Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.

Abstract: A batting device includes a housing, a rotating assembly, an actuating assembly, and a swinging assembly. The rotating assembly includes a rotational member positioned within the housing and a resilient member that exhibits rotational force upon the rotating assembly. The actuating assembly includes a firing device that a user acts upon to transition the rotating assembly from a first state of rest to a second state of rotational movement. The swinging assembly retains a bat and is fixedly coupled to the rotating assembly and rotates with the rotating assembly to swing the bat when the user acts upon the firing device to transition the rotating assembly from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: Provided herein are various enhancements for additive manufacturing using titanium and titanium alloy materials. In one example, a method includes inoculating a titanium material with ceramic particles that produce nucleation sites within the titanium material during successive melt and solidification steps of an additive manufacturing process. The nucleation sites promote grain nucleation during solidification of molten titanium material into solid titanium material during the additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying proteins, which proteins are produced by homologous or heterologous expression in a ciliate host, from harvested cell culture fluid (HCCF) which was not chromatographically purified. The method comprises the steps of incubating a harvested cell culture fluid with a kosmotropic agent, efflorescing protein by formation of crystals, and, optionally, harvesting effloresced protein.

Abstract: The present invention includes a spray drying disposable device for use in a spray drying system. The disposable has a spray drying head and a plasma drying chamber. The head has a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol gas source. The pressurized gas flows in a vortex pattern that atomizes plasma droplets in the chamber. The head also includes a plenum has uniform air pressure of the drying gas. A baffle plate forms the floor of the plenum having drying gas jets that supply drying gas to the chamber. The atomized plasma droplets evaporate in the presence of the drying gas emitted from the jets to obtain dried plasma particles and humid air. A capture filter captures the dried plasma particles and allows the humid air to pass. The humid air passes through the gas outlet and the exhaust port.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods that employ the compositions for conducting pairwise sequencing and for generating concatemer template molecules for pairwise sequencing. The concatemers can be generated using a rolling circle amplification reaction which is conducted either on-support, or conducted in-solution and then distributed onto a support. The rolling circle amplification reaction generates concatemers containing tandem copies of a sequence of interest and at least one universal adaptor sequence. An increase in the number of tandem copies in a given concatemer increases the number of sites along the concatemer for hybridizing to multiple sequencing primers which serve as multiple initiation sites for polymerase-catalyzed sequencing reactions. When the sequencing reaction employs detectably labeled nucleotides and/or detectably labeled multivalent molecules (e.g.

Abstract: A sulfonated water-dispersible thermoplastic copolymer material for use as a support material in an additive manufacturing process is made by a method comprising providing a selected thermoplastic copolymer having an acid or an anhydride group; esterifying the acid group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with a hydroxyl-functionalized sulfonate salt, or amidizing the acid group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with an amine sulfonate salt, or imidizing the anhydride group of the selected thermoplastic copolymer with an amine sulfonate salt. The esterification, the amidization or the imidization results in a sulfonated water thermoplastic dispersible copolymer having a glass transition temperature suitable to provide an effective support during the additive manufacturing process and wherein the sulfonated water-dispersible thermoplastic copolymer will disperse in tap water in less than 1 hour.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and compositions for non-invasively diagnosing or detecting a skin disease or disorder. Diagnosing or detecting a non-melanoma skin cancer (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma) as provided herein comprises detecting and/or comparing gene expression levels of identified genes. Methods, systems, and compositions are also described for differentiation of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) from other diseases, such as actinic keratosis (AK).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are dosage forms including a fill material that incorporates an anionic chelating agent, such as lecithin, and a salt form of a basic or acidic active pharmaceutical ingredient and a free ion. The molar ratio of the anionic chelating agent, such as lecithin, to the free ion ranging from about 0.5 to about 3. Also disclosed herein are methods of stabilizing dosage forms that include a salt form of a basic or acidic active pharmaceutical ingredient, methods of preparing such dosage forms, and methods of using such dosage forms.