Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for codification, tracking, and use of informed consent data for human specimen research. According to one method, an informed consent document is codified and consent rules are attached to a specimen. The consent rules and any changes to the consent rules are tracked. Allowed use analysis of the specimen and associated data is performed and a regulatory intelligence knowledgebase (RIK) is provided that includes global regulations data derived from proprietary and public sources. A consent document is automatically generated using the codified informed consent document and the RIK.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for aggregated physical and logical network mesh view are described herein. A selection may be obtained of a portion of a graph network data structure. Nodes may be identified in the portion of the graph network data structure. Geolocation data may be determined for each node of the nodes. Geographical boundaries may be calculated for the portion of the graph network data structure. A geographical map and a network map may be generated. A physical network view may be generated for display in the user interface as an aggregated view of the geographical map and the network map. The geographical map may represent a physical layer and the network map may represent a logical layer. The aggregated view may be output for display with a set of controls that correspond to the physical layer and a set of controls that correspond to the logical layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flexible and stretchable UV and thermally curable dielectric ink compositions that can be thermo or vacuum formed. The flexible ink can form a stretchable dielectric coating having excellent adhesion. The dielectric ink compositions can be applied on a circuit board, such as a paper-phenolic resin board, plastic board (PMMA, PET or the like) or a glass-epoxy resin board, by screen printing or the like, followed by heat/UV curing. The compositions are suitable for use in applications such as a capacitive touch, in-mold forming, creating cross over insulation layers, and manufacturing electronic circuitry and devices.

Abstract: There is described a power supply unit having at least one alternating current (AC) input and at least one direct current (DC) output for producing an output voltage. The power supply unit comprises at least one input transformer coupled to the at least one AC input and at least one rectification circuit defining an AC side and a DC side, and coupled to the at least one input transformer on the AC side. The at least one rectification circuit comprises a diode rectifier section on the AC side comprising at least one set of diode rectifiers, and a controlled rectifier section in series with the diode rectifier section and configured for producing a variable load voltage to modulate the output voltage between a base voltage and a maximum value of the output voltage using at least one set of three single-phase controlled rectifiers usable as one to three DC outputs to form a three-phase controlled rectifier.

Abstract: Embodiments of product handling systems facilitate transfer of individual product items from incoming bulk form into dedicated trays for inspection, sorting, selection, and packaging. Inspection may comprise interrogation of product items within a tray by electromagnetic (e.g., optical, hyperspectral) or other (e.g., physical, acoustic, gas sensing, etc.) techniques. Prior to packaging, product items disposed within the tray may be stored in a moveable carousel responsible for controlling environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, illumination, ambient gases, product-to-product interactions, and/or others. Movement of product items from a carousel's transfer station to an outside staging position may be accomplished using robots and/or conveyor belts. Embodiments may allow rapid, low-cost consumer selection of specific individual product items based upon their accompanying metadata (e.g., source, identifier), in combination with the results of inspection (e.g., visual appearance).

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are disclosed for performing a semiconductor processing operation. In some embodiments this includes configuring a wire bonding machine to perform customized movements with a capillary tool of the wire bonding machine, etching bulk contaminants over one or more locations of a semiconductor device with the capillary tool, and applying plasma to the semiconductor device to remove residual contaminants.

Abstract: A tracking and rejection filter for use in a receiver of a radio includes a selectable filter configured to provide an output digital in-phase signal and an output digital quadrature signal based on a center frequency, a digital in-phase signal corresponding to an in-phase component of a received radio frequency signal, and a digital quadrature signal corresponding to a quadrature component of the received radio frequency signal. The tracking and rejection filter includes a select circuit configured to select the center frequency of the selectable filter according to whether an interfering signal is detected in a target frequency band of the received radio frequency signal. The center frequency is selected from a predetermined frequency and an estimated center frequency determined using an instantaneous frequency signal. The instantaneous frequency signal is based on the digital in-phase signal and the digital quadrature signal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print device, a first backend communication portion, a second backend communication portion, and an inquiry management portion. The inquiry management portion transmits, when determining that transmission of a permission response is possible, the permission response to a digital frontend via the first backend communication portion. The second backend communication portion receives print data from the digital frontend. The print device executes print processing that is based on the print data when the print data is received from the digital frontend by the second backend communication portion.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selectively providing access to medical record information is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a computer system, one or more digital images of a healthcare patient from a computing device that corresponds to a user account that is authorized to obtain information about patients in a healthcare system; using computerized facial recognition to identify the person as being one or more registered members of the healthcare system and to obtain a member identifier; using the member identifier to obtain electronic medical record information about the person; and providing some or all of the obtained electronic medical record information to the computing device.

Abstract: A method for making a three-dimensional (3D) part with an electrostatographic based additive manufacturing system includes establishing first and second control parameter profiles, establishing a transfusion sequence, and transfusing n+m layers on a bonding region of previously accumulated layers of the 3D part according to the transfusion sequence. The first and second control parameter profiles each include a different combination of temperature and pressure parameters usable to transfuse a single layer of the 3D part. The transfusion sequence specifies the use of each of the first and second control parameter profiles in a specified order. A total thickness of the n+m layers is less than a thermal diffusion depth. The transfusion step includes transfusing n layers according to the first control parameter profile, and, after transfusing then layers, transfusing m layers according to the second control parameter profile.

Abstract: An optical system includes an optical element and an optical filter with a first set of channels and a second set of channels respectively associated with a first region and a second region of the optical filter. The optical element causes first light beams and second light beams associated with a subject to respectively fall incident on the first region within a first incidence angle range and on the second region within a second incidence angle range. A first channel, of the first set of channels, passes, based on the first incidence angle range, a set of the first light beams that are associated with a first subrange of a particular wavelength range. A second channel, of the second set of channels, passes, based on the second incidence angle range, a set of the second light beams that are associated with a second subrange of the particular wavelength range.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for managing a distributed environment are disclosed. A method for testing nodes in a distributed system includes configuring a plurality of virtual nodes to emulate a distributed system that is used to process and manage distributed immutable data objects, initiating a test of the emulated distributed system, the test including performing one or more transactions on a first distributed immutable data object to obtain a modified first distributed immutable data object; and verifying the emulated distributed system by comparing the modified first distributed immutable data object with a second distributed immutable data object that has been processed in a validated system.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a storage device disclosed herein includes an arranging step of arranging an adhesion layer slurry on a surface of a separator, a forming step of removing a solvent and a dispersion medium from the adhesion layer slurry to form an adhesion layer, and a stacking step of stacking a positive electrode, the separator, and a negative electrode. In the stacking step, the separator including the adhesion layer arranged in a shape of a plurality of dots on a surface thereof is used, and each of the dots of the adhesion layer includes an adhesion layer non-formed region in a central portion thereof when viewed from top.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery disclosed herein includes an electrode body that includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The negative electrode active material layer has a width of 15 cm or more and includes a film containing a boron element, and a black unevenness index is 12 or less.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of stacked battery cells; a first member having a longitudinal plate portion and a lateral plate portion, the longitudinal plate portion being in abutment with a battery cell in a stacking direction of the battery cells, reaction force in the stacking direction of the battery cells being applied to the longitudinal plate portion from the plurality of battery cells, the lateral plate portion protruding from the longitudinal plate portion in a direction of the reaction force; and a second member overlapping with the lateral plate portion in a thickness direction of the lateral plate portion; and a connection member that connects the lateral plate portion to the second member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery disclosed herein includes: a step of winding a first separator and a second separator onto a winding core; a step of arranging a winding-start end of the negative electrode such that the negative electrode is located on an inner circumferential side of the first separator and also arranging a winding-start end of the positive electrode between an outer circumferential side surface of the first separator and the second separator, in a state where the winding core is stopped; and a step of winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode onto the winding core.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a storage device disclosed herein includes a winding step of winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator interposed therebetween to manufacture a wound body, and a pressing step of pressing the wound body to form the wound body into a flat wound electrode body. In the winding step, a separator including an adhesion layer arranged in a shape of a plurality of dots is used. Each of the dots of the adhesion layer includes an adhesion layer non-formed region in a central portion thereof when viewed from top. In the pressing step, an area of the adhesion layer non-formed region when viewed from top is reduced to ½ or less.

Abstract: A light source device includes a first light source, a second light source, and a light source control unit. The first light source emits laser light. The second light source emits light. The light source control unit controls the operations of the first and second light sources. The light source control unit executes each of first switching control and second switching control on laser light which is applied to a subject after emitted from the first light source based on a time reference in accordance with a class specified by a laser standard indicating a safety standard for laser products. In the first switching control, a lighting state is switched from the first light source to the second light source. In the second switching control, the lighting state is switched from the second light source to the first light source.

Abstract: The coupling structure includes a container side joint and a main body side joint. The container side joint includes a container opening/closing valve, a container side communication passage, a backflow prevention valve and a protrusion. The container opening/closing valve is brought into contact with the protrusion by a pressure of the liquid filled in the container side communication passage. The main body side joint includes a main body opening/closing valve and a main body side communication passage. When the main body opening/closing valve pushes the container opening/closing valve at a coupling of the container side joint and the main body side joint, the container opening/closing valve is pushed in a coupling direction, is also tilted and is separated from the protrusion to communicate the container side communication passage with the main body side communication passage.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for antenna arrays with staggered rows of antennas for dual frequency operation are provided. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a front-end system including a plurality of radio frequency signal conditioning circuits, an antenna array that includes a plurality of antenna elements including a first row of antenna elements and a second row of antenna elements that are staggered, a plurality of switches coupled between the plurality of radio frequency signal conditioning circuits and the antenna array, and a control circuit configured to control a selection of the plurality of antenna elements by the plurality of switches.