Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing compounds in a sample. In one embodiment, the present technology is directed towards a method of analyzing a sample, comprising: emitting ions from the sample; selectively filtering the emitted ions for at least one designated trigger ion; fragmenting the designated trigger ions; scanning for a designated trigger ion fragment; and upon detecting the designated trigger ion fragment, scanning for at least one confirmatory ion fragment.

Abstract: A method and system is provided that takes advantage of the atmospheric transmission properties of the Hydrogen Lyman-? radiation line (121.6 nm wavelength) to illuminate a sample with high energy VUV photons at least partially in an atmospheric environment. Thus, according to the principles of the present invention, a sample is illuminated by radiation at the Hydrogen Lyman-? radiation line (121.6 nm wavelength), at least partially in an atmospheric environment, and luminescent radiation from the sample at longer wavelengths is detected. The high energy illuminating photons generate luminescent radiation from the sample at longer wavelengths, typically in the visible wavelength range, and this radiation can then be imaged, e.g. with a normal visible microscope.

Abstract: A display device includes: first and second photosensors; a reader; a light detector outputting the light amount detected by the photosensors; a first circuit outputting a first signal based on incident light entering the first photosensor; and a second circuit outputting a second signal based on dimmed incident light entering the second photosensor. The reader includes: a coefficient calculator calculating a first measurement ratio of the first signal to the second signal, and a power correction coefficient; a rate calculator deriving modified power coefficients from the power correction coefficient, calculating a second measurement ratio of the power-corrected first and second signals, and calculating a slope correction coefficient; and an output unit deriving modified proportional coefficients from the slope correction coefficient, and correcting the power-corrected first and second signals using the modified proportional coefficients to yield outputted initial light amount signals.

Abstract: A disclosed embodiment is a programmable memory cell comprising an elevated ground node having a voltage greater than a common ground node by an amount substantially equal to a voltage drop across a trigger point adjustment element. In one embodiment, the trigger point adjustment element can be a diode. The trigger voltage of the programmable memory cell is raised closer to a supply voltage when current passes through the trigger point adjustment element during a write operation. The programmable memory cell can comprise a pair of cross-coupled inverters, and first and second programmable antifuses that can be coupled to each inverter in the pair of cross-coupled inverters. Since the trigger voltage of the programmable memory cell is raised closer to the supply voltage, a programmed antifuse can easily reach below the trigger voltage and result in a successful write operation even when the supply voltage is a low voltage.

Abstract: A surgical access device comprising an instrument access channel extending through an instrument seal and a shroud comprising an inverting region disposed distally of the instrument seal exhibits improved tear-resistance of the instrument seal from instrument manipulation, for example, instrument withdrawals. Some embodiments of the inverting region invert through the instrument seal on instrument withdrawal. Some embodiments of the inverting region induce at least a portion of the instrument seal itself to invert on instrument withdrawal.

Abstract: A method for obtaining correction values, includes: forming, on a medium, a correction pattern in which a plurality of dot rows extending along a predetermined direction are lined up in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction; obtaining a correction-pattern reading density of each of the dot rows of the correction pattern together with a standard-pattern reading density of a standard pattern, by reading the correction pattern together with the standard pattern; and obtaining a density correction value that is used in correcting a density of an image, for each of the dot rows, based on the correction-pattern reading density, with respect to a target density that is set based on the standard-pattern reading density.

Abstract: A color filter array comprises orange, lime and purple sub-pixels, optionally with the addition of white sub-pixels. The color filter array is useful in electro-optic displays, especially reflective electro-optic displays. A method is provided for converting RGB images for use with the new color filter array.

Abstract: A resin molding is provided. A main body is comprised of 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin and 0.1 to 4 parts by weight of bright material having the aspect ratio of 30 to 50. A main body has a design surface formed with a groove. The lower limit of the depth of the groove is set to 0.3 mm and the upper limit of the depth of the groove is set to 0.5 mm.

Abstract: A system and methods are provided which allow consumers to pay for ecommerce transactions through online bill payment and for merchants to determine that payments are not fraudulent. The system and methods do not rely on personal or confidential customer information relating to credit-cards and/or bank account routing information, date of birth and/or social security number. A risk manager can perform risk assessment for the cash payment based on order information and non-confidential purchaser information included in a cash payment request. In response to receiving an indication of the cash payment from the purchaser, a determination is made whether the cash payment is a good payment based on the risk assessment. The cash payment is released to a merchant in response to a determination that the cash payment is a good payment.

Abstract: The control apparatus is for controlling a power conversion apparatus with a chopper circuit including at least one voltage-controlled type switching element provided with a drive circuit, and a coil to generate back electromotive force. The control apparatus includes a function of outputting an operation command signal to the drive circuit to control an output voltage of the power conversion apparatus, a second function of setting, on the basis a current flowing through the switching element, a switching speed of the switching element to such a value that noise exceeding a withstand voltage between a conduction control terminal and an output terminal of the switching element can be prevented from occurring when the switching element is switched, and a third function of adjusting the drive circuit to drive the switching element such that the switching element is switched at the switching speed set by the second function.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent workability, fracture characteristics and wear resistance and a low heat buildup and a high storage modulus (G?), and more particularly to a rubber composition comprising not less than 20 parts by mass of a reinforcing filler (B) and 5 to 60 parts by mass of a low-molecular weight aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound copolymer (C) having an aromatic vinyl compound content of 5 to 80% by mass, a vinyl bond content in a conjugated diene compound portion of 10 to 80% by mass and a weight average molecular weight as measured with a gel permeation chromatography and converted to polystyrene of 5,000 to 300,000 based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (A) containing not less than 10% by mass of a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having at least one functional group.

Abstract: A Lamb-wave resonator includes: a piezoelectric substrate; an interdigital transducer electrode formed on a main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, the interdigital transducer electrode including a plurality of electrode finger elements being interdigitated, and a bus bar electrode coupling the plurality of electrode finger elements; and a pair of reflectors disposed on opposite sides of the interdigital transducer electrode in a propagation direction of a Lamb wave. A thickness t of the piezoelectric substrate is in a range expressed by 0<t/??3 where a wavelength of the Lamb wave to be excited is represented as ?. If a width of the bus bar electrode is Wb, a distance from the electrode finger elements to the bus bar electrode is Wg, in an orthogonal coordinate with an x axis indicating the distance Wg and a y axis indicating the width Wb, both the distance Wg and the width Wb are in one of a first range and a second range.

Abstract: In an information display panel, in which one or more groups of display media having light reflectance and charge characteristic, constituted by at least one group of particles, are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information, in order to seal a space between one substrate and the other substrate, a gap-space maintaining member is formed at either one or both of an outer side and an inner side with respect to a sealing-agent arranging portion arranged at an outer peripheral portion of an information display region of the panel.

Abstract: A system and method for power sourcing equipment (PSE) detection of a powered device (PD) power failure for power backup. A PSE can power a PD at a low level of power as a backup power source. Upon a failure in the PDs primary power source, the PSE can detect a transient (e.g., current and/or voltage) on the PD load as a signal that the PD requires additional power. The PSE can then allocate increased power to the port by entering into an active state as compared to a backup state. As the PSE is responsive to the detection of the transient, the PSE need not rely on a real-time communication from the PD.

Abstract: Updating a graphical database object in a database via a placeholder control is provided. After a database recordset schema or schema is updated, a determination is made as to whether anew field is to be added to the graphical database object in response to the recordset schema or schema change. If a new field is to be added, the new field is automatically added to the graphical database object. The new field may be positioned to a place in the graphical database object as directed by a user or editor of the database object. The graphical database object may be displayed with the new field as positioned based on the recordset schema or schema change.

Abstract: A differential amplifier includes a first differential pair formed by transistors of a first conductivity type, to receive input signals and output first differential-mode currents, a first current amplifier section to output a first output source current and a first output sink current to a first output terminal and a second output terminal, respectively, based on the first differential-mode currents, a second differential pair formed by transistors of a second conductivity type, to receive the input signals and output second differential-mode currents, and a second current amplifier section to output a second output source current and a second output sink current to the first output terminal and the second output terminal, respectively, based on the second differential-mode currents.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an electronic device to improve user convenience, in which a cellular phone 1 includes an operation unit side body 2 having an operation face 2A, a display unit side body 3 having a display face 3A, the display unit side body 3 being disposed at the operation face 2A side of the operation unit side body 2, a connecting body 6 disposed between the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3, a rotating connection unit 4 that connects the display unit side body 3 with the connecting body 6 to be mutually rotatable around a rotational axis Z1 extending in a thickness direction, and a pivoting connection unit 5 that connects the operation unit side body 2 with the connecting body 6 so that an angle between the operation face 2A and the display face 3A can be varied.

Abstract: A pressure washer, connected to a water source by a hose, includes a frame, an engine supported by the frame and having a crankshaft, a pump driven by the engine, a wheel supported for rotation relative to the frame, an input configured to receive water from the hose and discharge the water against the wheel to cause the wheel to rotate, and a spring having a first end that is coupled to the crankshaft and a second end that is rotatable about an axis relative to the first end in response to rotation of the wheel to wind the spring. The wound spring is released to rotate the crankshaft to start the engine.

Abstract: A project management resources scheduling user interface is provided in which resource information may be displayed in a condensed timeline for each resource over the duration of a project. Individual tasks or groups of tasks displayed in the project management resources scheduling view may be moved from one resource to another resource while respecting project constraints and dependencies. Unassigned and unscheduled tasks may be dragged onto the scheduling view and may be dropped on a given resource in a timing location required by the project. Tasks may be viewed according to a hierarchical relationship between tasks of a given project. The scheduling view may be used in combination with a Gantt chart view of project tasks for allowing a view of both task-based and resource-based scheduling.

Abstract: Methods and computer storage media for creating referral links are provided. Receiving an advertiser's registration of a target page that offers goods or services for sale. Receiving a request for a referral link that is directed to the target page, wherein the referrer of the referral link requests the referral link from the target page. A referral link is then created and presented to the referrer. In some embodiment, an indication that the referral link has been utilized is received. And upon receiving an indication that the referral link was utilized, a reward unit is determined and presented to the referrer.