Abstract: A fiber-reinforced component for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first braided fiber sleeve forming a cooling channel and a plurality of fiber plies enclosing the first braided fiber sleeve, with the plurality of fiber plies forming first and second walls separated by the first braided fiber sleeve. The fiber-reinforced component further includes a matrix material between fibers of the braided fiber sleeve and the plurality of fiber plies.

Abstract: Compounds suitable for use in lithium-ion battery electrolytes are disclosed. An example of a suitable compound is lithium difluoro(bisoxalato) phosphate. A lithium-ion battery electrolyte includes a lithium salt composition and an electrolyte compound composition. In some embodiments, the lithium salt composition comprises one or more of the suitable compounds, a concentration of the suitable compounds in the lithium-ion battery electrolyte being in a range of about 0.1 mol. % to about 20 mol. %. In some implementations, the lithium salt composition may also comprise LiPF6. Lithium-ion batteries employing such electrolytes are also disclosed.

Abstract: Devices for the disruption and/or removal of obstructive material in a blood vessel. The device can comprise an elongated shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending therebetween. The device can further comprise a capture structure carried by the distal portion of the elongated shaft and having a greater cross-sectional dimension than a cross-sectional dimension of the elongated shaft. The capture structure can comprise an opening at a first end portion that is fluidly coupled to the lumen of the elongated shaft, a fluid impermeable sidewall enclosing an interior region, and an opening extending through a thickness of the sidewall. A portion of the sidewall surrounding the opening can be configured to deform towards or away from the interior region such that a cross-sectional dimension of the opening increases to receive the obstructive material therethrough.

Abstract: A knee joint rehabilitation assist device and associated methods are shown. A knee joint rehabilitation assist device includes a rigid frame, a heel rest attached across one end of the frame to accommodate a heel of a user, and a knee contact attached at a distance spaced from the heel rest. Adjustability of various components and a ratcheting pressure control provide gradual controllable pressure to increase range of motion in a knee joint.

Abstract: In multiple embodiments, a collapsible container includes a base and a plurality of walls pivotably connected to edges of the base and collapsible onto the base. The plurality of walls include a retractable first wall. The first wall includes a frame having a lower horizontal portion and a pair of upstanding vertical portions extending upward from the lower horizontal portion to define an access opening therebetween. An upper beam is slidably coupled to the vertical portions and movable between a first position away from the lower horizontal portion of the frame and a second position proximate the lower horizontal portion of the frame. In some embodiments, the first wall includes a mid-beam coupled to the upper beam. The mid-beam is spaced away from the upper beam and spaced away from the lower horizontal portion of the frame when the upper beam is in the first position.

Abstract: A method for treating a medical condition of a patient with Alpha-2 Macroglobulin (?2M) molecules in an allogeneic or xenogeneic manner, the method includes: drawing whole blood from a donor, separating plasma containing ?2M molecules from other components of the whole blood; isolating the ?2M molecules from the other components of the plasma; and administering at least some of the isolated ?2M molecules to the patient via injection or inhalation, wherein the donor and the patient are different individuals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving radar angular resolution. Radar operations in one or more nodes may be controlled, with the controlling including applying one or more measures for improving radar angular resolution for at least one radar deployed on one of the one or more nodes, with the improving of radar angular resolution entailing increasing radar angular resolution for the at least one radar relative to an identical radar operated in identical conditions. The one or more measures comprise fusing radar data with data from other data sources, movement of radar platforms, use of multiple radars for triangulation, use of multiple nodes moving in formation, and creating features or distortions of antenna beams. The one or more nodes may be aerial drones.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PGTV08B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PGTV08B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PGTV08B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PGTV08B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PGTV08B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PGTV08B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.

Abstract: The system and method of the present application improve pipeline integrity and may optimize operational efficiencies. Using the data that is generated by cathodic protection and pipeline integrity monitoring devices (e.g. rectifier monitoring), the present application utilizes data analytics techniques, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, to improve pipeline integrity operations.

Abstract: Systems and/or methods provided herein relate to cooling of a component within a chamber of a cryostat. A system can comprise a cryostat having a cooling plate disposed within the cryostat, and a cooling feed line extending into the cryostat from external to the cryostat, which cooling feed line is thermally coupled to the cooling plate by a heat exchanger. In one or more embodiments, the system further can comprise a bulk cooling system that employs a liquifiable gas to provide cooling, wherein the bulk cooling system is fluidly coupled to the cooling feed line. In one or more embodiments, the system further can comprise a vacuum pump disposed at the cooling return line and external to the cryostat and physically decoupled from the cryostat by a section of the cooling return line disposed between the cryostat and the vacuum pump.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PRUJ08B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PRUJ08B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PRUJ08B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PRUJ08B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PRUJ08B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PRUJ08B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes cables extending between a first end configured to be coupled to a first communication component and a second end configured to be coupled to a second communication component. Each cable defines a data channel including a first portion extending to the first end and a second portion extending to the second end. The cable assembly includes an in-line active module coupled to the cables at an intermediate location between the first end and the second end. The in-line active module includes a repeater device restoring signals transmitting along the channels at the intermediate location.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing delivery of content to client devices of a network via both multicast and unicast mechanisms. In one embodiment, a system for use in a managed content delivery network is described to bridge multicast to unicast, so that the total network bandwidth consumption is significantly lower than a corresponding unicast-only delivery solution, yet which still provides improved quality of service and user viewing experience as compared to a multicast-only delivery solution. In addition, various exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are readily adapted for real-time multicast to unicast streaming of audio and data to, among other things, minimize network bandwidth usage, while maintaining the guaranteed delivery of unicast streams with little or no modification to the existing client device logic.

Abstract: A catheter for use in a patient's heart, especially for mapping a tubular region of the heart, has a catheter body, a deflectable intermediate section and a distal a mapping assembly that has a generally circular portion adapted to sit on or in a tubular region of the heart. A control handle of the catheter allows for single-handed manipulation of various control mechanisms that can deflect the intermediate section and contract the mapping assembly by means of a deflection control assembly and a linear control assembly. The deflection control assembly has a deflection arm and a rocker member. The linear control assembly has a linear control member, an inner rotational member and a cam. A pair of puller members are responsive to the deflection control assembly to bi-directionally deflect the intermediate section. A third puller member is responsive to the linear control assembly to contract the generally circular portion of the mapping assembly.

Abstract: A composite lighting apparatus and methods for inhibiting the optical imaging of subcutaneous veins. In an embodiment, the lighting apparatus includes a first narrow light emitter and a second narrow light emitter. When the first narrow light emitter and the second narrow light emitter are energized then a composite light is emitted that is characterized by a cyanosis observation index (COI) value of greater than four (4.0) and has a correlated color temperature (CCT) of between about 2000° K to about 50,000° K that is one of on the blackbody locus or near the blackbody locus. In some implementations, the first narrow light emitter may emit a blueish light and may have a peak wavelength in the range of about four hundred forty nanometers (440 nm) to about four hundred and sixty nanometers (460 nm).

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PLHA90B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PLHA90B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PLHA90B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PLHA90B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PLHA90B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PLHA90B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A listening device for tracking locations of a tracking device in a physical space includes one or more wireless transceivers, one or more sensors, and one or more processors. The processors generate positional indicators associated with the listening device based on signals generated by the one or more sensors, based on communications with an external device, or both. The listening device communicates with the tracking device to receive a tracking signal, based on which the processors identify a position of the tracking device relative to the listening device. The tracking device is located within the physical space based on the identified position of the tracking device relative to the listening device and the positional indicators associated with the listening device.

Abstract: A transaction is detected on a transaction terminal. A first code is presented on a display of the transaction terminal that is encoded with an identifier and a passcode for a wireless connection between the transaction terminal and a mobile device operated by a customer. The mobile device processes the code to wirelessly connect to the transaction terminal using the identifier and the passcode. A second code is presented on a display of the transaction terminal. The second code when captured by the mobile device causes a transaction interface to be remoted from the transaction terminal to the mobile device over the wireless connection. The transaction continues with interactions provided on the mobile device and processed on the transaction terminal without any customer touching of the display of the transaction terminal and without any customer touching of any keys or keypad of the transaction terminal.

Abstract: Provided are a trigger assembly, firearm, and various methods and components. An example assembly includes a lower trigger body comprising a trigger lever; a disconnector rotatable relative to the lower trigger body; a trigger tower rotatable relative to the lower trigger body and the disconnector, the trigger tower defining a trigger tower hook; and a hammer defining a hammer sear hook configured to engage the trigger tower hook to hold the hammer in a cocked position. In response to application of a force to the trigger lever, the lower trigger body may rotate and cause the trigger tower to rotate to release the trigger tower hook from the hammer sear hook.