Abstract: To secure earphones in the auditory canal of a user, ear tips are used. In an improved earphone, which reduces or avoids pressure sores occurring in the ear of the user, a hard stub of the housing no longer protrudes as hitherto into the ear tip, and instead a soft receiving tube of the ear tip is secured in the housing. By means of this inverse receiving principle, the ear tip can better conform to the auditory canal and thus enhances the wearing comfort. For assembly, the tube is plugged into an opening in the housing so that a projection of the tube engages in a depression or inner shoulder behind the opening and thus secures the ear cushion on the housing.

Abstract: Present embodiments provide a console refrigerator for use in a vehicle. More specifically, but without limitation, present embodiments provide a console refrigerator which may be easily integrated into a vehicle compartment or console for cooling of various items including, but not limited to, food, drink, or medicine.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plurality of spatial publishing objects (SPOs) is provided in a multidimensional space in a user interface. Each of the plurality of spatial publishing objects is associated with digital media data from at least one digital media source. The user interface has a field for the digital media data. A user is provided via the user interface with a user presence that is optionally capable of being represented in the user interface relative to the plurality of spatial publishing objects. The digital media data associated with the at least one spatial publishing object are combined to generate a media output corresponding to the combined digital media data.

Abstract: A method for managing operation of a circuit includes activating a trigger engine, receiving signals from a target circuit, and detecting a hardware trojan based on the signals. The trigger engine may generate a stimulus to activate the hardware trojan, and the target circuit may generate the received signals when the stimulus is generated. The trigger engine may be a scan chain which performs a circular scan by shifting bit values through a series of flip-flops including a feedback path. The target circuit may be various types of circuits, including but not limited to a high-speed input/output interface. The hardware trojan may be detected based on bit-error rate information corresponding to the signals output from the target circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preferably continuous treatment and/or purifying of water encumbered by contaminants, in particular organic contaminants, preferably micropollutants and/or trace substances, in particular untreated water, preferably for purposes of producing and/or obtaining treated and/or purified water, in particular pure water, preferably drinking water and/or service water. The invention further relates to a water treatment system for carrying out said method and to applications thereof.

Abstract: A wireless communication device is described that comprises: a receiver configured to receive wireless local area signals located within a closed area; and a processor configured to: process the received wireless local area signals; calculate a standard deviation, STD, of Amplitude Channel State Information, A CSI, of the received wireless local area signals and, in response thereto, generate at least one transmit wireless local area signal based on the calculated A CSI STD values. A transmitter is coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the at least one transmit wireless local area signal within the closed area to disrupt an attacker located adjacent the closed area from determining a location or movement of at least one of: a moving person, the at least one further wireless communication device within the closed area.

Abstract: Method for automatically setting at least one parameter of an actuator control system, which is set up for controlling a control variable of an actuator to a predefinable target value, wherein the actuator control system is set up, depending on the at least one parameter, the target value and the control variable, to generate a manipulated variable and depending on this manipulated variable to control the actuator, wherein a new value-of the at least one parameter is selected depending on a long-term cost function, wherein this long-term cost function is determined depending on a predicted temporal evolution of a probability distribution of the control variable of the actuator and the parameter is then set to this new value.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) having a resistivity-engineered substrate to suppress radio-frequency (RF) common-mode signals. In some embodiments, a semiconductor substrate is provided that comprises two portions having different levels of resistivity to provide both suppression of common mode signals, and reduction of RF absorption loss for non-common mode RF signals. In such embodiments, a bottom portion of the semiconductor substrate has a low resistivity to suppress common mode via RF absorption, while a top portion of the semiconductor substrate that is adjacent to conductors in the IC has a high resistivity to reduce RF loss.

Abstract: A device and method for reinforcement learning. The method includes providing parameters of a policy for reinforcement learning, determining a behavior policy depending on the policy, sampling a training data set with the behavior polic, and determining an update for the parameters with an objective function, wherein the objective function maps a difference between an estimate for an expected reward when following the policy and an estimate for a distance between the policy and the behavior policy, that depends on the policy and on the behavior policy, to the update. Or, the method includes providing distribution for parameters of a policy for reinforcement learning, determining a behavior policy depending on the policy, sampling a training data set with the behavior policy, and determining an update for the distribution with another objective function.

Abstract: A test apparatus and method for testing a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit and a plurality of external radiating elements located at a surface of the device. The external radiating elements include at least one transmit element and receive element. The test apparatus includes a plunger. The plunger includes a dielectric portion having a surface for placing against the surface of the device. The plunger also includes at least one waveguide. Each waveguide extends through the plunger for routing electromagnetic radiation transmitted by one of the transmit elements of the device to one of the receive elements of the device. Each waveguide comprises a plurality of waveguide openings for coupling electromagnetically to corresponding radiating elements of the device. The dielectric portion is configured to provide a matched interface for the electromagnetic coupling of the waveguide openings to the plurality of external radiating elements of the device.

Abstract: In a method for setting bending of at least one straightening roller in a roller straightening machine, the straightening roller is supported by a plurality of supporting roller devices arranged beside one another in the axial direction, wherein each supporting roller device can be adjusted by an actuating device such that stresses are produced in the straightening roller. To control the actuating device, a control system is provided, by which the adjustment of the supporting roller device can be set manually. Limiting values (vMA, vMI) with respect to the stresses produced in the straightening roller are stored in the control system. In the event of adjustment of one of the supporting roller devices, maxima (MA) and minima (MI) of the stresses produced in the straightening roller are calculated and it is checked whether the maxima (MA) and minima (MI) lie within the limiting values (vMA, vMI).

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure concern a computer-implemented method. For a distributable product, the method can store a representation of a production process involving a plurality of prerequisites and input quality parameters, receive a request to promise availability of a first quantity of the product having specific instances of the input quality parameters, simulate production of a second quantity of the product having the specific instances of the input quality parameters, output one or more promised delivery terms, and reserve resources in a production system for production of the second quantity of the product. The second quantity is smaller than or equal to the first quantity.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a circuit and calibration circuitry. The circuit has complementary input ports to receive input signals including a monotonously rising and/or falling wave reference signal and a voltage-test signal to test at least one direct current (DC) voltage associated with the circuit by comparing the input signals using a first polarity and second polarity associated with the circuit to produce a first output signal and a second output signal. During operation, the circuit manifests an input voltage offset and a signal delay with each comparison of the input signals. The calibration circuitry processes the first and second output signals and, in response, calibrates or sets an adjustment for at least one signal path associated with the circuit in order to account for the input offset voltage and signal delay during normal operation of the circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel cosmetic emulsions, comprising 1,2-decanediol, advantageous uses thereof and methods for their production.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method, an IC device, and a circuit board are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves at an IC device of the system, monitoring activity on a bus interface of the IC device, wherein the bus interface is connected to a bus on the system that communicatively couples the IC device to at least one other IC device on the system, applying machine learning to data corresponding to the monitored activity to generate an activity profile, monitoring subsequent activity on the bus interface of the IC device, comparing data corresponding to the to subsequently monitored activity to the machine learning generated activity profile to determine if a system-level Trojan is detected, and generating a notification when it is determined from the comparison that a system-level Trojan has been detected.

Abstract: A device, computer program and computer-implemented method for machine learning. The method comprises providing a task comprising an action space of a multi-armed bandit problem or a contextual bandit problem and a distribution over rewards that is conditioned on actions, providing a hyperprior, wherein the hyperprior is a distribution over the action space, determining, depending on the hyperprior, a hyperposterior for that a lower bound for an expected reward on future bandit tasks has as large a value as possible, when using priors sampled from the hyperposterior, and wherein the hyperposterior is a distribution over the action space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a density meter for slurry which is transported through a pipe, the density meter may include a frame; a pipe part; flexible pipe couplings arranged between the frame and either end of the pipe part for coupling the pipe part to the frame and to a feed pipe and a discharge pipe; a first accelerometer arranged on the pipe part for measuring the accelerations of the pipe part; an actuator arranged between the pipe part and the frame for imparting force on the pipe; a controller for controlling the actuator; and a computing means having a mathematical model to ultimately calculate the density of the slurry in the pipe part.

Abstract: Provided are antibodies that specifically bind Vaccinia Virus (VV) A56 or B5 antigen. Also provided are fusion proteins and conjugates that comprise the antibodies. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits that comprise the antibodies, fusion proteins and conjugates are also provided. Aspects of the present disclosure further include methods of using the antibodies, fusion proteins and conjugates, e.g., for therapeutic purposes. In certain embodiments, provided are methods that comprise administering an antibody, fusion protein or conjugate of the present disclosure to an individual having cancer, wherein the individual comprises cancer cells infected with VV, and wherein the antibody, fusion protein or conjugate is targeted to the infected cancer cells by VV antigens expressed on the surface of the infected cancer cells.

Abstract: Embodiments combine error correction code (ECC) and transparent memory built-in self-test (TMBIST) for memory fault detection and correction. An ECC encoder receives input data and provides ECC data for data words stored in memory. Input XOR circuits receive the input data and output XOR'ed data as payload data for the data words. Output XOR circuits receive the payload data and output XOR'ed data. An ECC decoder receives the ECC data and the XOR'ed output data and generates error messages. Either test data from a controller running a TMBIST process or application data from a processor executing an application is selected as the input data. Either test address/control signals from the controller or application address/control signals from the processor are selected for memory access. During active operation of the application, memory access is provided to the processor and the controller, and the memory is tested during the active operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device, comprising: a piston rod to operably engage with a piston of a cartridge to displace the piston in a distal direction during a dose dispensing action, at least one actuation member mechanically coupled with the piston rod to induce a distally directed displacement of the piston rod when actuated by a user, a control to ascertain at least one predefined condition of use, and at least one interlock member coupled with the control to mechanically obstruct displacement of the piston rod if the condition of use is not fulfilled.