Abstract: Indigo-dyed garments are treated with an anti-ozone agent to prevent ozone-related degradation of the garments before laser finishing. Without treatment, the garments can exhibit color loss (e.g., color change or fading) from exposure to ozone in the atmosphere. The indigo-dyed garments with anti-ozone treatment can serve as base templates in a laser finishing process flow. The anti-ozone treatment of the base templates can include a rinse including an ascorbic acid or vitamin C constituent during a base preparation process. Then quantities of these base templates can manufactured and stored for periods of time without exhibiting ozone-related degradation effects.

Abstract: Provided is a compound of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as defined herein for use in the treatment or prevention of a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal, The compounds are also for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions caused by a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal. Also described are corresponding methods of treating or preventing a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal.

Abstract: Delayed finishing of apparel products, such as by way of laser finishing, allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A vehicular slider window assembly includes at least one fixed window panel having an opening, and upper and lower rails fixedly disposed at the at least one fixed window panel. A movable window panel is movable along the rails between a closed position and an opened position. A perimeter seal is disposed at a surface of the fixed window panel, with the perimeter seal providing a continuous sealing element that circumscribes the opening and that is configured to seal against a surface of the movable window panel when the movable window panel is closed. The perimeter seal includes elongated sealing portions having respective elongated sealing lips disposed along respective base portions. The perimeter seal is formed via a multi-shot injection molding process, with the base portions formed via a first shot injection molding process and the sealing lips formed along the base portions via a second shot injection molding process.

Abstract: A seine net assembly utilizes buoyant seine net purse rings that float above the leadline and therefore reduce the risk of the purse rings getting snagged on the bottom of the body of water. An exemplary buoyant purse ring may have a specific gravity less than 1.0 and preferably, between 0.08 and 0.96. It is desirable that the purse rings float but not be so buoyant that they cause the leadline and therefore the leadline end of the net to float. An exemplary purse ring is made out of a polymeric material such as polyethylene and most preferably ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). A polymeric purse ring may have a ring wall with a rectangular shape designed for durability and tighter packing. The width of the ring wall may be greater than the thickness.

Abstract: A method of customized installation of access control hardware according to one embodiment includes capturing, by a camera of a mobile device, at least one image of an installation location for the access control hardware, generating a set of customized installation instructions for the access control hardware at the installation location based on the at least one image, and displaying the customized installation instructions on a graphical user interface of the mobile device.

Abstract: A method to avoid margin stacking is provided. The method includes accepting at least one component on consignment from a holding party, integrating the at least one component into the product, and selling the product to the holding party.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to monitoring for service interfaces. Accordingly, test agent engines may provide a first and a second set of raw data associated with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to a test scheduling engine. The test scheduling engine may transform the first and second set of raw data into a first and a second set of reduced data. A quality score engine may aggregate ordinal ranks for the APIs based on the first set of reduced metric data, such that each of the ordinal rankings may be associated with various characteristics of the reduced data. Each of the APIs may be ranked based on their aggregations of the ordinal ranks. A quality score may be provided based on a mapping of the ranked APIs to a distribution model. A second quality score may be generated based on the mapping and the second set of reduced data.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to communicating video content and other data over networks. An example apparatus includes a transmitter for communicating data via a serial link with a receiver. The transmitter includes an input, an output interface to the serial link, and translation circuitry. The input includes multiple input data lanes and a clock lane, and the input is configured to concurrently receive data on the multiple input data lanes aligned with a clock signal received on the clock lane according to a multi-lane communication protocol. The output interface is a clock-less interface and includes a number of output data lanes less than a number of the multiple input data lanes. The translation circuitry translates the data received according to the multi-lane communication protocol to a serial link communication protocol for transmission on the serial link.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for non-invasive assessment of lung inhomogeneity by accurate high temporal resolution measurement of respiratory gas flows at the mouth during steady state breathing and inert gas wash-in or wash-out and using these measurements to fit a mathematical model of the inhomogeneous lung. The model of the lung is based on modelling the lung as plural alveolar compartments each having an identical volume at functional residual capacity, but varying in its fractional share of total lung compliance, total pulmonary vascular conductance and total anatomical deadspace. A bivariate log-normal distribution of the lung compliance and pulmonary vascular conductance is used, together with a normal distribution of deadspace fraction.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to monitoring for service interfaces. Accordingly, test agent engines may provide a first and a second set of raw data associated with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to a test scheduling engine. The test scheduling engine may transform the first and second set of raw data into a first and a second set of reduced data. A quality score engine may aggregate ordinal ranks for the APIs based on the first set of reduced metric data, such that each of the ordinal rankings may be associated with various characteristics of the reduced data. Each of the APIs may be ranked based on their aggregations of the ordinal ranks. A quality score may be provided based on a mapping of the ranked APIs to a distribution model. A second quality score may be generated based on the mapping and the second set of reduced data.

Abstract: A manufacturing resource planning system for a manufacturer to avoid margin stacking is provided that receives order information identifying a product and provides sales information including a sales price of the product. The manufacturing resource planning system identifies the electronic components required to manufacture the product, identifies whether each electronic component is an owned electronic component owned by the manufacturer or a consigned electronic component consigned to the manufacturer, determines an acquisition cost of each owned electronic component and a consignment fee associated with each consigned electronic component, and determines the sales price of the product based on the acquisition cost of each respective owned electronic component, the consignment fee associated with each respective consigned electronic component, and a markup associated with the product.

Abstract: Radio-frequency connectors with integrated radio-frequency devices. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency connector includes an antenna port configured to transmit or receive a first radio-frequency signal, a transceiver port configured to transmit or receive a second radio-frequency signal and a radio-frequency integrated circuit device configured to process the first radio-frequency signal or the second radio-frequency signal.

Abstract: A molecular flow sensor includes a flowmeter integrated with an in airway laser gas analyser. The laser gas analyser spectroscopically analyses the concentrations of gases in a measurement space. The gas flow is measured by measuring the pressure drop across the flow-sensing mesh screens using a differential pressure sensor. Helical baffles are provided upstream and downstream of the measurement space to provide a low resistance gas flow path while blocking ambient light from entering the measurement space, and flow-conditioning elements of mesh or metal foam are provided between the helical baffles and the flow-sensing meshes. Pressure averaging is conducted circumferentially around the gas flow path. At least two independent pressure sensors may be provided, switchable out independently to allow regular calibration while the other is still measuring. The flow sensor is particularly useful for measuring respiratory gas exchange such as oxygen consumption or carbon dioxide production by a respiring subject.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to communicating video content and other data over networks. An example apparatus includes a transmitter for communicating data via a serial link with a receiver. The transmitter includes an input, an output interface to the serial link, and translation circuitry. The input includes multiple input data lanes and a clock lane, and the input is configured to concurrently receive data on the multiple input data lanes aligned with a clock signal received on the clock lane according to a multi-lane communication protocol. The output interface is a clock-less interface and includes a number of output data lanes less than a number of the multiple input data lanes. The translation circuitry translates the data received according to the multi-lane communication protocol to a serial link communication protocol for transmission on the serial link.

Abstract: Disclosed are stent holding devices having a support mandrel and one or more stent retaining fixtures disposed on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a character identifier to facilitate tracking a stent mounted on the holding device. The retaining fixture may include a conical protrusion and a conical recess to allow any number of retaining fixtures to engage each other and be stacked on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a tubular member having a spiral cut that enables the diameter of the tubular member to be adjusted to allow for a frictional fit on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may have a Z-shaped or T-shaped structure configured to retain a stent. The stent retaining fixture may also have a filament for retaining a stent.

Abstract: Cellular and genetic signatures and methods of using same for subcategorizing stage III melanoma tumors are described herein. The signatures and methods are particularly useful with regard to establishing more distinct criteria on which basis to differentiate stage IIIB and IIIC melanoma patients. Assessment of the cellular and genetic signatures of a melanoma sample using methods described herein yields information on which basis differential survival duration and sensitivity to various cancer therapies can be predicted for a Stage IIIB or Stage IIIC melanoma patients. As described herein, gene expression profiling, determination of mitotic index (MI), and quantification of tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs) and CD3+ cells in metastatic lesions may be utilized to predict or assess drug response, drug sensitivity, and clinical outcome in metastatic melanoma patients.

Abstract: Disclosed are stent holding devices having a support mandrel and one or more stent retaining fixtures disposed on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a character identifier to facilitate tracking a stent mounted on the holding device. The retaining fixture may include a conical protrusion and a conical recess to allow any number of retaining fixtures to engage each other and be stacked on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a tubular member having a spiral cut that enables the diameter of the tubular member to be adjusted to allow for a frictional fit on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may have a Z-shaped or T-shaped structure configured to retain a stent. The stent retaining fixture may also have a filament for retaining a stent.

Abstract: Disclosed are stent holding devices having a support mandrel and one or more stent retaining fixtures disposed on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a character identifier to facilitate tracking a stent mounted on the holding device. The retaining fixture may include a conical protrusion and a conical recess to allow any number of retaining fixtures to engage each other and be stacked on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a tubular member having a spiral cut that enables the diameter of the tubular member to be adjusted to allow for a frictional fit on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may have a Z-shaped or T-shaped structure configured to retain a stent. The stent retaining fixture may also have a filament for retaining a stent.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are configured to coat a medical device, such as a stent, with a beneficial medicinal agent using one or more liquid feeds and one or more micromist nozzles. In one implementation, an agent coating rig includes a vertical adjustment means, a rotation means, and a traverse adjustment means for moving a medical device along virtually any point on an x or y axis. In additional or alternative implementations, the agent coating rig can further include a secondary horizontal adjustment means that allows adjustment along virtually any point on a z axis. Furthermore, methods and apparatus are provided for distributing the beneficial agent on the medical device, including delivering the beneficial agent efficiently over time.