Transmitters for Animals and Methods for Transmitting from Animals
Animal transmitters are provided that can include: a transducer configured to transmit a signal; process circuitry coupled to the transducer; and an energy harvesting element coupled to the process circuitry. Animals having a transmitter coupled thereto are also provided with the transmitter including an energy harvesting element in operational alignment with the animal's musculoskeletal system. Methods for transmitting the location of an animal are also provided with the methods including: coupling a transmitter powered by an energy harvesting element to the animal; and monitoring the transmissions of the transmitter.
Archive Walker Software
The Archive Walker software is a MATLAB-based tool to analyze sets of archived phasor measurement unit (PMU) data for specific event types, and condense those into a summary report. The idea is to summarize information on events in the data for quick browsing and searching, such that the engineer can determine exactly what events occurred on the system and which data sets to grab, rather than having to manually check it all. Event types detected and examined included forced oscillations, out of range events, wind ramping events, and oscillatory ringdown events.
POROUS MULTI-COMPONENT MATERIAL FOR THE CAPTURE AND SEPARATION OF SPECIES OF INTEREST
A method and porous multi-component material for the capture, separation or chemical reaction of a species of interest is disclosed. The porous multi-component material includes a substrate and a composite thin film. The composite thin film is formed by combining a porous polymer with a nanostructured material. The nanostructured material may include a surface chemistry for the capture of chemicals or particles. The composite thin film is coupled to the support or device surface. The method and material provides a simple, fast, and chemically and physically benign way to integrate nanostructured materials into devices while preserving their chemical activity.
ENHANCED ITACONIC ACID PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUS WITH INCREASED LAEA EXPRESSION
Fungi, such as Aspergillus niger, having a dolichyl-P-Man:Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichyl mannosyltransferase (Alg3) gene genetic inactivation, increased expression of a loss of aflR expression A (LaeA), or both, are described. In some examples, such mutants have several phenotypes, including an increased production of citric acid relative to the parental strain. Methods of using the disclosed fungi to make citric acid are also described, as are compositions and kits including the disclosed fungi. Further described are Aspergillus terreus fungi overexpressing the LaeA gene and the use of such fungi for the production of itaconic acid.
Biological Performance Assessment (BioPA) Toolset version 3
The Biological Performance Assessment (BioPA) version 3, uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and particle trajectory simulations of the hydro-turbine to quantify the exposure of passing fish to a set of known injury mechanisms. By appropriate sampling of the fluid domain, the BioPA assigns exposure probabilities to each mechanism. The exposure probabilities are combined with dose- response data from laboratory stress studies of fish to produce a set of biological BioPA Scores. These metrics provide an objective measure that can be used to compare competing turbines or to refine a new design. A key innovation of the BioPA is incorporation of the concept that the specific route taken by a fish through the turbine domain is a significant factor in the magnitude of stresses that it experiences. Because the turbine environment is very heterogeneous, a fish passing along one route, say, close to the runner hub, may experience quite different conditions than one passing by another, say, near the tip of a blade. The turbine designer will realize the greatest benefits by improving the passage conditions for those routes where more fish tend to pass, rather than focusing on those where the probability of passage is very low. The BioPA version 3 toolset uses CFD software that is already employed by turbine manufacturers. The risk assessment portion runs using Microsoft Excel macros together with laboratory dose-response relationships for different fish species. Most tasks are automated with scripts for efficiency and consistency. The application consists of two components:1. CFD simulation to compute hydraulic variables and particle trajectories2. Scoring Application. A Microsoft Excel application that computes BioPA scores based on statistics from particle trajectories and dose-response relationships.
Controller for Hybrid Energy Storage
A controller is disclosed for hybrid systems providing power to an electrical power grid. The controller reduces wear on hybrid systems by having only a fast unit tuned to track fluctuations of a regulation signal in a normal mode of operation. By contrast, the slow unit does not track fluctuations in the regulation signal in the normal mode of operation, which reduces wear on the slow unit. The normal mode of operation is defined by an energy range of the fast unit. Energy band parameters associated with the energy range can be dynamically modified in order to optimize the efficiency of the hybrid system.
Maximo Json Client
The Maximo Json Client is a Microsoft .Net core class library. The function of the library is to abstract Http requests from .Net code to the IBM Maximo Json API (Json API). The library assumes the responsibility for handshaking with the Json API (authentication, session management, etc.) and converting to a common syntax. Effectively the library acts as the glue that makes requests from .Net code to the Json API easier on the average developer by using a standard syntax instead of the Json API specific syntax. It also eliminates the need for developers to repeat the same code in different projects.
UnityMol-APBS (NIH iEdison No. 0685901-19-0009, Grant No. GM069702)
Virtual reality is a powerful tool with the ability to immerse a user within a completely external environment. This immersion is particularly useful when visualizing and analyzing interactions between small organic molecules, molecular inorganic complexes, and biomolecular systems such as redox proteins and enzymes. A common tool used in the biomedical community to analyze such interactions is the Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (APBS) software, which was developed to solve the equations of continuum electrostatics for large biomolecular assemblages. Numerous applications exist for using APBS in the biomedical community including analysis of protein ligand interactions and APBS has enjoyed widespread adoption throughout this biomedical community. Currently, typical use of the full APBS toolset is completed via the command line followed by visualization using a variety of twodimensional external molecular visualization software. This process has inherent limitations: visualization of three-dimensional objects using a twodimensional interface masks important information within the depth component. Herein, we have developed a single application, UnityMol-APBS, that provides a dual experience where users can utilize the full range of the APBS toolset, without the use of a command line interface, by use of a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for either a standard desktop or immersive virtual reality experience.
APBS (Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver) and PDB2PQR (NIH iEdison No. 0685901-16-0001)
Electrostatics software under development since 1999. Soee http://www.poissonboltzmann.org/ for more detail.
Diffusion Barriers in Modified Air Brazes
In bonding an electroactive ceramic to structural metal for electrochemical device application, joining must typically be carried out in an oxidizing environment, nominally at a temperature greater than the device operating temperature (~800°C). Thus, the bond that eventually forms will take place between the functional ceramic component and an oxide scale that grows on the structural metallic component under these conditions. The objective in reactive air brazing (RAB) is to reactively modify one or both oxide faying surfaces with a compound that has been at least partially dissolved in a noble metal solvent, e.g. silver, gold, or platinum, such that the newly formed surface is readily wetted by the remaining molten filler material.