Abstract: Endoscope systems with bending sections that can bend in four directions independent of the rotatable viewing configuration of the endoscope systems are provided. Methods of using the endoscope systems in a patient's body are further provided.

Abstract: This document describes an assembly structure for corrugated packaging. The assembly structure is made from a single flat piece of fiberboard, including a center panel, two partial side panels, and two tabbed side panels. The center panel forms the bottom (or top) of the packaging. Tabbed side panels form two sides of the packaging, and the partial side panels, combined with the tabs or the tabbed side panels form the other two sides. The assembly structure can be made from corrugated fiberboard. The flutes of the corrugated fiberboard run in a direction that causes, when the panels are folded, the flutes of the two tabbed side panels to be vertical, providing strength in the stacking direction. While the flutes in the partial panels are horizontal, when the tabs of the tabbed side panels are folded to mate with the partial side panels, the flutes of the tabs are also vertical.

Abstract: An analysis unit of an analysis system includes a data module and an analyze and score module. The data module receives data analysis parameters regarding a particular evaluation of a system, determines data collection parameters and data parsing parameters, interacts with a collection of data to collect data relevant to the particular evaluation, based upon the data parsing parameters, parses the data relevant to the particular evaluation to produce source data. The analyze and score module receives the data analysis parameters regarding the particular evaluation, determines a system aspect, an evaluation aspect, one or more evaluation metrics, one or more evaluation modes, and one or more evaluation perspectives, and evaluates the source data in accordance with the system aspect, the evaluation aspect, the one or more evaluation metrics, the one or more evaluation modes, and the one or more evaluation perspectives to produce one or more evaluation outputs including ratings.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a catalytic sieve includes providing starting materials of an aggregate, a cementing agent, a sublimation agent and water. The sublimation agent (between 25% and 50% by weight of the cementing agent) is selected from molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, vanadium disulfide, copper sulfate, and combinations thereof. The aggregate contains at least 2% by weight of at least one transition metal. The method includes mixing the starting materials to achieve a mixture, placing the mixture into a form, and curing the mixture in the form to allow the mixture to become a solidified unit defined by a minimum dimension of thickness, length, width or diameter. The method further includes placing the solidified unit into a kiln, heating the kiln to 1115°?1350° C., maintaining the kiln at the temperature for between 10-60 minutes per centimeter of the minimum dimension, and removing the solidified unit from the kiln.

Abstract: An AI engine having an architect module to create a number of nodes and how the nodes are connected in a graph of concept nodes that make up a resulting AI model. The architect module also creates a first concept node by wrapping an external entity of code into a software container with an interface configured to exchange information in a protocol of a software language used by the external entity of code. The architect module also creates a second concept node derived from its description in a scripted file coded in a pedagogical programming language, and connects the second concept node into the graph of nodes in the resulting AI model.

Abstract: In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a wide bandgap wafer having a backside and a frontside. The apparatus can include a detection facilitating layer capped on the backside of the wide bandgap wafer, the detection facilitating layer having a thickness less than a thickness of the wide bandgap wafer.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates rubber sheeting materials. Specifically, the disclosure relates to ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) membranes that include maleic anhydride grafted EPDM. The EPDM rubber membranes may be used for weatherproofing buildings, and in particular, as a membrane for building façade.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data, parsing a video parameter set (VPS) syntax of the video data, determining whether a value of a syntax element of the VPS syntax indicates a picture order count (POC) value of an access unit (AU) of the video data, and setting at least one of a plurality of pictures, slices, and tiles of the video data to the AU based on the value of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computing system program products for elimination of rounding error accumulation in iterative calculations for Big Data or streamed data. Embodiments of the invention include iteratively calculating a function for a primary computation window of a pre-defined size while incrementally calculating the function for one or more backup computation windows started at different time points and whenever one of the backup computation windows reaches a size of the pre-defined size, swapping the primary computation window and the backup computation window. The result(s) of the function is/are generated by either the iterative calculation performed for the primary computation window or the incremental calculation performed for a backup computation window which reaches the pre-defined size.

Abstract: Cloud-based methods and systems for content sharing are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems may include one or more processors configured to: receive, from a client device, an instruction for sharing a designated digital asset; retrieve the designated digital asset from a storage device; determine provenance of the designated digital asset based on metadata of the designated digital asset; generate authentication information based on the provenance of the designated digital asset; identify sensitive information in the designated digital asset; generate a redacted version of the designated digital asset by modifying content of the designated digital asset to alter the identified sensitive information; and provide the redacted version and authentication information of the designated digital asset to a recipient of the designated digital asset.

Abstract: Reaction pathways and conditions for the production of nitrogen-containing chelators, such as a glycine derivative, are described herein. In particular, the present disclosure describes a process for the production of a nitrile intermediate by reacting a tetra-amino compound with an aldehyde and a hydrogen cyanide to form the nitrile intermediate. The nitrile intermediate may then be further processed to produce the chelators at a high yield and/or a high purity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining position of a receiver. The positioning system comprises a transmitter network including transmitters that broadcast positioning signals. The positioning system comprises a remote receiver that acquires and tracks the positioning signals and/or satellite signals. The satellite signals are signals of a satellite-based positioning system. A first mode of the remote receiver uses terminal-based positioning in which the remote receiver computes a position using the positioning signals and/or the satellite signals. The positioning system comprises a server coupled to the remote receiver. A second operating mode of the remote receiver comprises network-based positioning in which the server computes a position of the remote receiver from the positioning signals and/or satellite signals, where the remote receiver receives and transfers to the server the positioning signals and/or satellite signals.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a fabric is treated by creating a treatment solution comprising a fluid repellant and an antimicrobial compound, creating a treatment foam from the treatment solution, and applying the treatment foam to only an outer side of a fabric so as to coat the outer side of the fabric with the fluid repellant and the antimicrobial compound without coating an inner side of the fabric with the fluid repellant and the antimicrobial compound.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.

Abstract: An exemplary motor vehicle includes a first door on a first side of the motor vehicle including a first pad adjacent a rear edge of the first door, and a second door on the first side of the motor vehicle including a second pad adjacent a front edge of the second door. Further, the first pad and second pad are arranged such that, in a first condition, the first pad and second pad are spaced-apart from one another and, in a second condition, the first pad and second pad contact one another to prevent overlap of the first door and second door.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for enabling the automated testing of remote control units by providing a suitable test station. The test station includes features that allow it to interact with the remote control units inputs, such as buttons and microphone, and outputs, such as IR and RF remote control codes, status LEDs, and audio output. The test station may be controlled by a controller that executes test scripts or other routines that exercise the functionality of the remote control unit as desired.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for multi-modal medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a medical imaging system comprises a first gantry including a first bore and a second gantry including a second bore each adapted to receive a subject to be imaged by the medical imaging system, with the first bore having a first isocenter line and the second bore having a second isocenter line, where the first isocenter line and second isocenter line are offset from each other.

Abstract: Methods and systems for encoding multi-level pulse amplitude modulated signals using integrated optoelectronics are disclosed and may include generating a multi-level, amplitude-modulated optical signal utilizing an optical modulator driven by first and second electrical input signals, where the optical modulator may configure levels in the multi-level amplitude modulated optical signal, drivers are coupled to the optical modulator; and the first and second electrical input signals may be synchronized before being communicated to the drivers. The optical modulator may include optical modulator elements coupled in series and configured into groups. The number of optical modular elements and groups may configure the number of levels in the multi-level amplitude modulated optical signal. Unit drivers may be coupled to each of the groups. The electrical input signals may be synchronized before communicating them to the unit drivers utilizing flip-flops.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.