Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for producing polymers and resins, the method including a first reacting of at least a first diamine with a first carbonate-containing compound and a second carbonate-containing compound to produce at least one of the polymer or the resin, where the first reacting is according to each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 include at least one of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, and R comprises at least one of a carbon atom, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for producing polymers and resins, the method including a first reacting of at least a first diamine with a first carbonate-containing compound and a second carbonate-containing compound to produce at least one of the polymer or the resin, where the first reacting is according to each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 include at least one of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, and R comprises at least one of a carbon atom, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain.

Abstract: The co-browsing system described enables participants to share controlled content during a co-browsing session. A first participant's input on a web page may be collected and transferred to a second participant's computing device. The browser in the second participant's computing device, which is displaying the same web page, may receive the first participant's input and be manipulated by the first participant's input. Consequently, the participants may share a web-browsing experience while they jointly navigate web-related content at the same time, including the content and their activities on web pages, as if they are interacting with the web page on the same screen. Such controlled content co-browsing occurs in a system which has a repository of controlled content items and customer relationship management (CRM) information.

Abstract: A method of loading objects in web pages may include applying weights to the viewed zones according to at least one factor, determining a sampled loading time based on an elapsed time of loading of the viewed zones and a percentage of loading of the viewed zones, calculating a perceived loading time based on the sampled loading time and the weights of the viewed zones, and adjusting a subsequent loading of the viewed zones of the web page based on the perceived loading time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for producing polymers and resins, the method including a first reacting of at least a first diamine with a first carbonate-containing compound and a second carbonate-containing compound to produce at least one of the polymer or the resin, where the first reacting is according to each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 include at least one of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, and R comprises at least one of a carbon atom, a saturated hydrocarbon chain, and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain.

Abstract: A disposable endoscope and system, the endoscope comprising: a tubular component, a linear drive piece controlling the component to bend, an image pickup unit at the front end of the component and a wiring harness connected thereto, a cladding layer wrapping around the integral structure, and a connector head and a disposable fixing piece both at one end of the piece away from the component. A first connector fixed at the head at one end of the piece is detachably engaged with a corresponding second connector of an external control base; the first connector is fixed by the disposable fixing piece with respect to the head, and can be moved in a length direction within a through hole of the head after the piece is removed.

Abstract: An on-diaper body fluid screening device (100), comprising a stack of the following sheets: a surface sheet (110) permeable to body fluid, a collection sheet (120) impervious to body fluid, a testing sheet (130), which is body fluid absorbent and provided with colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), and which is provided with a body fluid barrier network (132) forming body fluid channels (134) between an inlet section (135) and the colorimetric assay reaction pads (131), a protection sheet (140) impervious to body fluid, and a transparent readout sheet (150), through which the assay reaction pads (131) are visible. The protection sheet (140) comprises pad receiving openings (142). The collection sheet (120) comprises an inlet hole (125) which is arranged over the inlet section (135). A swelling component (702) is arranged in association with the inlet hole (125) and an inlet hole closing member (601).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying a T6SS effector as well as the corresponding T6SS effector immunity protein. The present invention also provides a composition and uses there of that include T6SS effector and T6SS effector immunity protein that are identified using the method of the invention. In particular, the method of the invention utilizes a conserved domain sequence of T6SS of Gram-negative bacteria to identify a T6SS effector and its corresponding immunity protein.

Abstract: A disposable endoscope (200) and system, the disposable endoscope (200) comprising: a tubular component (201), a linear drive piece (202) controlling the tubular component (201) to bend, an image pickup unit (203) installed at the front end of the tubular component (201) and a wiring harness connected thereto, a cladding layer (204) wrapping around the integral structure, and a connector head (205) and a disposable fixing piece (206) both disposed at one end of the linear drive piece (202) away from the tubular component (201). A first connector (2021) is fixed at a connector head (205) at one end of the linear drive piece (202) and is detachably engaged with a corresponding second connector (301) of an external control base (300); the first connector (2021) is fixed by the disposable fixing piece (206) with respect to the connector head (205), and can be moved in a length direction within a through hole (2051) of the connector head (205) after the disposable fixing piece (206) is removed.

Abstract: A method for filtering garbage data, including: a garbage data path value and a garbage data filtering rule are preset, based on an instruction received from the outside; a garbage data scanning point is determined, by parsing the garbage data path value; each file in the garbage data scanning point is scanned, so as to determine whether the each file is the garbage data, based on the garbage data filtering rule.

Abstract: A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscopic slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscopic objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscopic objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or “virtual image.” In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of “optical objectives” and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscopic objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.

Abstract: A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscope slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscope objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscope objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or “virtual image.” In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of “optical objectives” and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscope objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.

Abstract: Scanned image portions of virtual slide are stored in accord with a positional index metric associated to each image's location in a mosaic representation of the entire physical slide and a normalized correlation search is performed on next neighbor regional image blocks. A set of relative positional offset values and a correlation coefficient is determined for a regional image block and a next neighbor regional image block. A portion of the regional image blocks is viewed as a field of view of a display and a composite of the potion of regional image blocks is stitched together in accord with the set of relative positional offset values and the correlation coefficient, such that only the blocks comprising the portion are stitched. Moving the field of view of the display causes additional regional image blocks to be displayed, where image stitching is subsequently performed only with respect to the additional regional image blocks brought into the new field of view.

Abstract: A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscopic slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscopic objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscopic objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or “virtual image.” In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of “optical objectives” and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscopic objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.

Abstract: A retaining device (1) adapted for retaining an electrical connector (2) on a peripheral electronic apparatus, includes a retaining member (10) and a locking member (13). The retaining member includes a board-shaped base section and a retention section (11) bending from an edge of the base section. The base section includes a retaining portion engaging with the connector, and the retention section includes a through-hole (110) thereon to engage with the locking member.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a digital, virtual slide having optimum image quality characteristics. Multiple regions of a physical slide are identified as well as at least two focus z-positions z1, and z2. Each region of the physical slide is scanned (imaged) at the first z position, so as to produce a first set of digital images of each defined region. Each region of the physical slide is also scanned (imaged) at the second z position, so as to produce a second set of digital images of each defined region. Each image of each set is evaluated against a focus quality metric and, for each region, either the first or second image, corresponding to that region, is selected that exhibits a focus quality metric corresponding to a desired focus quality. These images are then merged into a digital virtual slide. Additional focus z-positions may be included, and the multiple z-positions may be scanned seriatim, sequentially, and/or in overlapping fashion.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a digital, virtual slide having optimum image quality characteristics. Multiple regions of a physical slide are identified as well as at least two focus z-positions z1, and z2. Each region of the physical slide is scanned (imaged) at the first z position, so as to produce a first set of digital images of each defined region. Each region of the physical slide is also scanned (imaged) at the second z position, so as to produce a second set of digital images of each defined region. Each image of each set is evaluated against a focus quality metric and, for each region, either the first or second image, corresponding to that region, is selected that exhibits a focus quality metric corresponding to a desired focus quality. These images are then merged into a digital virtual slide. Additional focus z-positions may be included, and the multiple z-positions may be scanned seriatim, sequentially, and/or in overlapping fashion.

Abstract: A retaining device (1) adapted for retaining an electrical connector (2) on a peripheral electronic apparatus, includes a retaining member (10) and a locking member (13). The retaining member includes a board-shaped base section and a retention section (11) bending from an edge of the base section. The base section includes a retaining portion engaging with the connector, and the retention section includes a through-hole (110) thereon to engage with the locking member.

Abstract: A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscope slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscope objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscope objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or “virtual image.” In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of “optical objectives” and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscope objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating variable quality images of a slide.