Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for an exercise therapy device to be used to carry out interval training where a high-intensity exercise and a low-intensity exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, including: an exercise load setting part for inputting an exercise load and exercise time period for the high-intensity exercise and low-intensity exercise from an input device of the exercise therapy device and setting the input exercise load and exercise time period in a storage part of the exercise therapy device as an exercise program; and a display control part for displaying a timing at which an exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training on a display device of the exercise therapy device.

Abstract: Methods are provided for producing Group II/III lubricant base oil products where at least a portion of the feedstock for forming the lubricant base oil product is a solvent extract fraction from a Group I lubricant production facility. This can increase the overall volume of feedstock available for production of Group II/III lubricant base oils by using a lower value stream (Group I solvent extract) as a portion of the feedstock. The solvent extract fraction can be added to a full range lubricant feedstock or to a portion of a lubricant feedstock, such as adding an extract fraction to a higher viscosity portion (such as a heavy neutral portion) of a feedstock for lubricant production, while a lower viscosity portion (such as a light neutral portion) is processed without addition of an extract fraction.

Abstract: Provided is an image pickup device capable of facilitating distinction between a normal area and a specific area for a camera for medical or industrial use. The image pickup device for picking up images in a plurality of wavelength bands includes a first image pickup part for picking up an optical image in a near-infrared band, a second image pickup part for picking up an optical image in a visible-light band, an image processing part for performing processing for extracting necessary information from a near-infrared image acquired by the first image pickup part, and a synthesized-image generating part for adding a visible image acquired by the second image pickup part and an image obtained by the image processing part at a predetermined ratio to generate a synthetized image.

Abstract: An opposed-piston, two-stroke engine is provided and includes a first cylinder having a first longitudinal axis and a first pair of pistons slidably disposed within the first cylinder and movable toward one another in a first mode of operation and away from one another in a second mode of operation. The engine additionally includes a second cylinder having a second longitudinal axis and a second pair of pistons slidably disposed within the second cylinder and movable toward one another in the first mode of operation and away from one another in the second mode of operation. A crankshaft is connected to at least one of the first pair of pistons and at least one of the second pair of pistons and has an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is disposed between and is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A roll over valve for a fuel tank of a vehicle may include a plurality of oil surface variable fuel inflow tubes mounted on an inlet through which fuel is introduced into a float of a single type roll over valve mounted on the fuel tank.

Abstract: The device for prototyping a conduit between a first vehicular component and a second vehicular component includes a flexible cylindrical member, a first connector, and a second connector. The flexible cylindrical member has a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. The flexible cylindrical member has a plurality of equally spaced first and second indicia extending longitudinally and circumferentially, respectively, on an outer surface of the cylindrical member. The first connector is fixedly connected to the first end portion of the cylindrical member. The first connector is connected to the first vehicular body component. The second connector connects to the second vehicular body component. The second connector is positioned between a closed position in which the second end portion is releasably connected to the second connector and an open position in which the second end portion is rotatable and linearly displaceable with respect to the second connector.

Abstract: The invention relates to an automated method of assembling or processing components using computer numerical controlled drives to decouple the stages of delivering components to a tool, into a series of separately programmable stages, namely, a component loading stage, a component separating stage, an accelerating stage and a delivery stage, wherein the timing, position, speed, velocity, and acceleration of each component during each stage is selected through programming of the computer numerical controls.

Abstract: A measurement-while-drilling (MWD) telemetry system comprises a downhole MWD telemetry tool comprising a mud pulse (MP) telemetry unit and an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry unit. The MWD telemetry tool can be configured to transmit data in an EM-only telemetry mode using only the EM telemetry unit, in an MP-only mode using only the MP telemetry unit, or in a concurrent telemetry mode using both the EM and MP telemetry units concurrently. When transmitting data in the concurrent telemetry mode, the telemetry tool can be configured to transmit in a concurrent confirmation mode wherein the same telemetry data is transmitted by each of the EM and MP telemetry units, or in a concurrent shared mode wherein some of the telemetry data is transmitted by the EM telemetry unit, and the rest of the telemetry data is transmitted by the MP telemetry unit. The telemetry tool can be programmed to change its operating telemetry mode in response to a downlink command sent by an operator at surface.

Abstract: Various technologies for performing continuous-variable (CV) and discrete-variable (DV) quantum key distribution (QKD) with integrated electro-optical circuits are described herein. An integrated DV-QKD system uses Mach-Zehnder modulators to modulate a polarization of photons at a transmitter and select a photon polarization measurement basis at a receiver. An integrated CV-QKD system uses wavelength division multiplexing to send and receive amplitude-modulated and phase-modulated optical signals with a local oscillator signal while maintaining phase coherence between the modulated signals and the local oscillator signal.

Abstract: A carrier assembly for injection molding a parison with internal threads. The carrier assembly may be used with an injection stretch blow molding machine that includes a core rod. The carrier assembly comprises a carrier insert surrounding a portion of the core rod. The carrier insert includes a thread-forming portion presenting an interior radial surface and an exterior radial surface. The interior radial surface is configured to be positioned adjacent to the core rod, and the exterior radial surface includes a threaded protrusion configured to extend away from the core rod. The carrier assembly also includes a pinion insert surrounding at least a portion of the threaded protrusion of the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert. The pinion insert is spaced apart from the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert so as to present a thread-forming cavity between the pinion insert and the carrier insert.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for transferring power to an electrical load, including: a charging device including an assembly of at least three transmitting armatures, and a primary electrical circuit connecting each transmitting armature to a tension generator; a user device including the electrical load, at least a pair of receiving armatures, and a secondary electrical circuit connecting the receiving armatures to the electrical load, the pair of receiving armatures being faceable to at least a pair of transmitting armatures of the charging device realizing therewith at least two distinct electrical capacitors; an electronic system for monitoring and selecting, connected to the primary circuit of the charging device, which is configured to identify a first sub-assembly of transmitting armatures which face an armature of the receiving armatures of the user device, and to identify a second sub-assembly of transmitting armatures which face the other receiving armature of the user device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage apparatus that executes de-duplication processing. Specifically, a storage apparatus includes a storing apparatus configured to provide a first storage area and a second storage area and a control unit. The control unit determines, on the basis of a result of comparison of a compression ratio of compressed data with a threshold, whether first duplication determination for determining whether data same as the data compressed without being stored in the first storage area is stored in the second storage area is executed or second duplication determination for determining whether data same as the data compressed after being stored in the first storage area is stored in the second storage area is executed. Further, the control unit changes the threshold on the basis of a state of the storage apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an alumina composite ceramic composition which has electrical insulation properties as well as better mechanical strength and thermal conductivity than a typical alumina-based material. Thus, the alumina composite ceramic composition is promising for a material of a substrate or an insulating package of an electronic device. The alumina composite ceramic composition of the present invention may include alumina (Al2O3), zirconia (ZrO2) or yttria-stabilized zirconia as a first additive, and graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes, as a second additive. In this case, in consideration of two aspects of sinterability and electrical resistivity characteristics of the alumina composite ceramic composition, the graphene oxide may be appropriately adjusted to be in the form of a graphene oxide phase and a reduced graphene phase which coexist in the alumina composite ceramic composition.

Abstract: A precipitation strengthened nickel based welding material that comprises 5-15 wt. % Co, 5-25 wt. % Cr, 1-6 wt. % Al, 0.05-0.2 wt. % C, 0.015-0.4 wt. % B, 1-3 wt. % Si, chemical elements selected from among tungsten and molybdenum from about 1 to 20 wt. %, chemical elements selected from among titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum and rhenium from about 1 to 18 wt. % and nickel with impurities to balance, wherein the boron content is inversely proportional to silicon content and decreases from about 0.3 wt. % to about 0.015 wt. % when silicon content increases from about 1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % produces sound high strength and high oxidation resistance crack free welds on precipitation strengthened superalloys and single crystal materials.

Abstract: Radius mill and cutting work method that includes a plurality of end cutting edges arrayed around a central axis O and a plurality of arc-shaped radius end cutting edges continuous with the end cutting edges on an outer peripheral side in a radial direction. The end cutting edge is divided into an inner peripheral side end cutting edge and an outer peripheral side end cutting edge in a radial direction. Second surfaces of the plurality of inner peripheral side end cutting edges are coupled at a part close to the axis O. A region of coupled second surfaces is continuous from a region including the axis O to outer peripheral sides of respective inner peripheral side end cutting edges in a radial direction in a strip shape. A width of the strip-shaped region gradually enlarges from axis O side to an outer peripheral side in a radial direction.

Abstract: A system and methods for detection of a nucleic acid including forming a plurality of nucleic acid detection complexes are described, each of the complexes including a nucleic acid analyte, a detection agent and a functionalized probe. The method further including binding the nucleic acid detection complexes to a plurality of functionalized particles in a fluid sample and separating the functionalized particles having the nucleic acid detection complexes bound thereto from the fluid sample using a density media. The nucleic acid analyte is detected by detecting the detection agent.

Abstract: A structural member includes an inflatable member having an elastic, imperforate wall, an outer layer enclosing the inflatable member so as to define a cavity between the inflatable member and the outer layer, and at least one separator member positioned in the cavity so as to separate the outer layer from the inflatable member. The outer layer has at least one opening formed therealong and structured to enable fluid communication between the cavity and an exterior of the structural member.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to distributed controllers configured to control a plurality of electrical generators in an electrical generation and distribution system. In one embodiment, a distributed controller consistent with the present disclosure may include a communication subsystem to obtain a first plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements from a first node. A measurement analysis subsystem may compare the first plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements and the second plurality of time-stamped electrical parameter measurements. The first node and the second node may be associated in an electrical island by a topology detection subsystem based on the correlation. A control subsystem may be configured to implement a control action based on the association of the first node and the second node in the electrical island.

Abstract: A system for a vehicle that provides personal convenience reminders to a user of a vehicle. The system accesses an off board system such as a personal electronic device of the user to display the personal convenience reminders. The system can also access various off board applications in response to the personal electronic device of the user to further refine the personal convenience reminders in response to a user selection.

Abstract: Methods and systems of bonding substrates include disposing a low melting point material and one or more high melting point materials having a higher melting temperature than a melting temperature of the low melting point material between a first substrate and a second substrate to form a substrate assembly including a contacting surface comprising first and second areas; applying a first force at the first area; and applying heat to form a bond layer between the first and second substrates. A first formed porosity of the bond layer is aligned with the first area of the contacting surface. A second formed porosity of the bond layer is aligned with the second area of the contacting surface to which the first force was not applied, and the first formed porosity is different from the second formed porosity.