Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are herein disclosed for controlling a display brightness based on user action or user interest in the display. In particular, the display brightness can be dimmed upon identification of a first marker indicative of a user action such as a request for a webpage. The brightness of the display can be increased or returned to its original state upon identification of a second marker indicative of completion of a user equipment activity triggered by the user action. In some embodiments, another brightness state between these two can be used as an intermediary and is triggered when a third marker, indicative of a progression of the user equipment activity, is identified.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for treating tinnitus in a subject including administering to the subject a composition including a stromal vascular fraction from adipose tissue. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for treating tinnitus in a subject including administering to the subject a composition including a bone marrow cellular fraction. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating tinnitus in a subject including administering to the subject a composition including adult stem cells.

Abstract: An electrophoretic insulated glass unit (IGU) comprises an electrophoretic laminate and a pane spaced apart from the electrophoretic laminate, the respective inner faces of the laminate and the pane defining a sealed cavity there between. An outer face of the electrophoretic laminate is in contact with an environment. One inner face of the cavity has a coating that is transparent to visible light and which rejects infrared light greater than a cut-off wavelength.

Abstract: A device to measure a quality of a urea solution of a vehicle urea tank or of a urea solution coming from a tank, includes a chamber, at least one ultrasonic transceiver configured to vertically emit an ultrasonic wave in the chamber, and a deflector extending in the chamber above the transceiver. The chamber includes an inlet for filling the chamber with a urea solution so that a level of the urea solution in the chamber reaches at least the deflector.

Abstract: A method for joining or repairing a pipe system that comprises a least two pipes made of weldable plastic material, comprising: fitting a sleeve made of weldable plastic material the distance between the two pipes, the sleeve having a length A that exceeds the distance B between the mutually opposing pipes, such as to overlap each pipe end to a given extent C; placing an electrically conductive band around one of the pipes, the band having two ends; connecting the band ends to each other by placing the band ends overlapping each other; fitting the sleeve over and against the pipe and the band, and applying an electric current to the band over a given period of time, thereby heating the band to a determined temperature for a determined time and fusing the band with the plastic surfaces of the pipe and the sleeve lying in abutment therewith to form a welding joint being fully executed around the pipe and inside the sleeve.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the concurrent production of hydrogen and sulphur from a H2S-containing gas stream, with zero emissions. The method comprises the thermal oxidative cracking of H2S so as to form H2 and S2. Preferably, the oxidation is conducted using oxygen-enriched air, preferably pure oxygen. The ratio H2S/O2 in the feedstock is higher than 2:1, preferably in the range of 3:1-5:1.

Abstract: A method of storing a stream of droplets at least some of which comprise one or more single nucleotides and/or oligonucleotides, and a droplet fluid is provided. It is characterised by the step of introducing each droplet sequentially onto a surface of a substrate at a corresponding unique location and further characterised in that the stream of droplets is prepared by a process which includes the steps of generating an ordered stream of nucleotides from the analyte by progressive pyrophosphorolysis or exo nucleolysis and capturing each nucleotide in a corresponding droplet. The method can advantageously be used in association with microdroplet droplet sequencers and an analysis unit in which the sequence of nucleotides in a precursor polynucleotide analyte is determined using fluorescence spectroscopy. A device for carrying out the method is also described.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser according to an aspect of the present invention includes (a) sequentially epitaxially growing a first cladding layer, an active layer and a second cladding layer on a semiconductor substrate composed of InP or GaAs and having a plane index of (100), (b) forming a plurality of growth start surfaces having a plane index greater than (100) in an upper surface of the second cladding layer, and (c) epitaxially growing a third cladding layer containing zinc in the plurality of growth start surfaces of the second cladding layer.

Abstract: A computing device adapted to receive at least one JavaScript, the computing device comprising a processor type and one or more architectural features. The at least one JavaScript comprises one or more first sections of the JavaScript and one or more second sections of the JavaScript. The one or more first sections of the JavaScript may be pre-compiled using the processor type or the one or more architectural features. The one or more second sections of the JavaScript may be sent to a JavaScript Compiler in source format. A JavaScript Engine may be adapted to execute the one or more first sections of the JavaScript and the subsequently compiled one or more second sections of the JavaScript, keeping elements of the scripting code proprietary, with the pre-compilation of the one or more first sections of the JavaScript eliminating run-time compilation and therefore providing performance benefits.

Abstract: Systems and methods for healthcare assurance system are provided. A first set of confidential health information for an identified patient may be accessed, may be derived from a first data source, and may include first medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a first health condition and/or an indication of a first healthcare service. A second set of confidential health information may be accessed, may be derived from a second data source, and may include second medical indicia corresponding to an indication of a second health condition and/or an indication of a second healthcare service. Healthcare rules that include criteria indicating comorbidity conditions may be accessed. The first and second sets of confidential health information may be correlated to the healthcare rules. A comorbidity condition may be identified based on the first medical indicia, the second medical indicia, and the correlating. A prompt regarding the comorbidity condition may be provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides bariatric therapy systems. One system includes a gastrointestinal implant device and a delivery mechanism therefor. The device can include a sleeve for placement into a small intestine and to minimize absorption of nutrients by its walls. An anchoring mechanism coupled to a proximal end of the sleeve and designed to be secured within the stomach can be provided. A passageway extending through the anchoring mechanism and the sleeve can also be provided, along which food can be directed from the stomach to the small intestine. The delivery mechanism can include a housing for accommodating the device, and a deploying balloon situated within the housing and which can be actuated to direct the sleeve of the device from within the housing to the site of implantation. Methods for providing bariatric therapy are also provided by the present invention.

Abstract: A needle driver, comprising a first elongated body having a substantially hollow interior portion and a first and second end, a second elongated body having a substantially hollow interior portion slideably disposed in the first elongated body, a clamping device having a clamping end and a connected end, the clamping device at least partially disposed in the first elongated body and in the second elongated body, wherein the connected end is affixed to the first elongated body, and a slideable actuator affixed to the second elongated body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining torque in a shaft, the apparatus comprising an elongate member with a weakened region partway along its length, and means for securing the member to the shaft either side of the weakened region, preferably adjacent each end of the elongate member. The invention extends to a method of localising the twist a shaft undergoes, comprising securing an elongate member to a shaft, wherein the elongate member comprises a weakened region partway along its length.

Abstract: A direct-drive wind turbine comprising an external rotor having an external anular body and a stator, a nacelle which is mounted on an upper part of a tower and which houses a shaft-holder mechanism for supporting the horizontal shaft, a plurality of blade-holder structures arranged equidistantly on external peripheral portions of the external anular body, and a blade root connected to the blade-holder structure, said turbine also including a distal end part connected to the blade root, a lateral hatch for accessing an internal chamber in the blade ender and a door for closing the hatch.

Abstract: Disclosed are degassers, couplings, impeller shafts and impellers for use in molten metal. One such coupling transfers gas into an impeller shaft, the coupling having a smooth, tapered internal surface to align with a corresponding surface on the impeller shaft and help prevent gas leakage and to assist in preventing damage to the impeller shaft. Improved impellers for shearing and mixing gas are also disclosed, as is a degasser including one or more of these components.

Abstract: A device for sanitizing objects using ozone is disclosed having a container defining an enclosed space and a selectively closeable opening for enclosing the space, an ozone generator, an ozone converter, a controller, and a timer working together to generate a predetermined concentration of ozone within the enclosed space and maintain approximately the same concentration for a predetermined period of time. Also disclosed are assemblies and methods detecting and warning of entrapment within the enclosure and halting ozone production when it occurs. Further disclosed are devices and methods for coupling a maintenance device to the sanitizing system to perform various maintenance operations such as adjusting operational control parameters, and observing conditions within the enclosed chamber in real-time such as temperature, humidity, and ozone concentration.

Abstract: A method and system for driving a light emitting device display is provided. The system provides a timing schedule which increases accuracy in the display. The system may provide the timing schedule by which an operation cycle is implemented consecutively in a group of rows. The system may provide the timing schedule by which an aging factor is used for a plurality of frames.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling positioning of flaps in an aircraft includes a shift lever movable to each of a plurality of shift lever positions to control positioning of the flaps of the aircraft to each of a respective plurality of associated flap positions. A shift lever indexing plate includes a plurality of engagement positions associated with the plurality of shift lever positions, respectively, the shift lever being coupled to an engagement member, the engagement member moving with the shift lever and being biased to selectively engage a selected one of the plurality of the engagement positions associated with a selected one of the shift lever positions to command the aircraft flaps to the flap position associated with the selected one of the shift lever positions.