Abstract: A light emitting module including a semiconductor light emitting element, a first lens, a second lens, and an optical fiber stub, is disclosed. The first lens collimates light output from the semiconductor light emitting element. The second lens is a meniscus lens and condenses the collimated light to the optical fiber stub. A light entering surface of the second lens has a cross-sectional shape in which an increase rate of a curvature radius is zero or more. A light exiting surface of the second lens includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a cross-sectional shape in which a sign of the increase rate of the curvature radius is positive. The second region surrounds the first region and has a cross-sectional shape in which a sign of the increase rate of the curvature radius is negative.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a system and method for generating data for a three-dimensional (3D) environment using existing information from a virtual or augmented reality scene is disclosed. The method includes reading data from a data store. The data comprising component identifying data and component position data for at least one of said 3D components. Further, the component data is analyzed for at least one identified component from a data store, the component data including at least 3D geometry data for the component. Thereafter, at least one component of the 3D geometry data is transformed using component position data to provide 3D virtual environment data for a specific 3D virtual environment. The 3D virtual environment data defines a substantially contiguous 3D surface enclosing the 3D virtual environment. The system includes a scene recognizer, parser, asset mapper, machine learning driven design algorithm, and asset store reorganizer.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for monitoring and/or extracting subject motion from multi-channel electrical coupling in imaging of the subject, in particular in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject.

Abstract: A sash includes a stile, the stile defining a first flange and a second flange, a locking slot defined extending through the first flange; and a sash guide, the sash guide defining a first guide leg and a second guide leg, the first guide leg defining a locking tab, the locking tab extending through the locking slot.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a conduit comprising the steps of: emitting an outgoing signal into the conduit to establish an acoustic plane wave within the conduit; and detecting a reflected outgoing signal from the conduit, wherein the outgoing signal is arranged such that low frequency components contribute to more of the outgoing signal, from a time perspective, than high frequency components.

Abstract: There is provided a method and an apparatus analysing the condition of a liquid conduit system. Data is received from at least one sensor indicative of pressure within the system and then processed to generate an inflexion coded data subset for each sensor. The inflexion coded data is then cycle counted across at least one time period to generate a second data subset for each time period comprising a count of pressure cycles, the amplitude of these pressure cycles and an average pressure. A cumulative pressure-induced stress can then be calculated for each of the at least one time periods using the second data subset.

Abstract: A corner key assembly for a sliding panel system including a panel frame and a movable panel can include a corner key including a distal and proximal end, and a guide chamber being defined in the corner key, the guide chamber extending from the distal end towards the proximal end of the corner key; a guide slidingly movable relative to the corner key, at least a portion of the guide being configured to be positioned in the guide chamber and a portion of the guide being configured to extend from the guide chamber; and a biasing element positioned in the guide chamber between the guide and the proximal end, the biasing element configured to urge a portion of the guide from the guide chamber away from the corner key and into frictional engagement with the panel frame to hold the panel in a desired position relative to the panel frame.

Abstract: In an example, a puck configured to be embedded in a structure of a rotorcraft creates a cavity in the structure and includes an attachment post for coupling a component to the structure in which the puck is embedded. A puck cover can be configured to cover the cavity in the structure and the puck cover can include a top cover surface to cover the cavity, a center support, and plurality of extensions, where the plurality of extensions coupled with the attachment post.

Abstract: A user equipment comprises receiving circuitry configured to receive bit map information indicating time domain positions, within a measurement window, of synchronization signal block(s) (SSB(s)) used for an intra and/or an inter-frequency measurement, the SSB(s) comprising at least a primary synchronization signal (PPS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein the bitmap information comprises a bit string, and different lengths of the bit string are defined for different frequency bands.

Abstract: A vaccine construct comprising an antigenic PCSK9 peptide and an immunogenic carrier, and methods of using the same that are effective to lower blood cholesterol levels in a mammal and treat dyslipidemias and related disease states in a mammal without the frequency of administration required by passive immunity strategies.

Abstract: A vaporization device is provided having a plurality of pens each having a battery, a mouthpiece, and a ventilated end. A vaporization device is also provided which is disposable having a plurality of pens, each having a vaporization chamber containing a coil, a battery, a PCB, a sensor, and a tank containing e-liquid for vaporization in the pen vaporization chamber through the coil of the pen to create a vaporization product which is mixed in a vapor port of the device through which a plurality of vaporization products are delivered to a user through the mouthpiece of the device in a single vaporization event.

Abstract: A system can include a non-transitory memory to store machine readable instructions and data, and a processor to access the non-transitory memory and execute the machine-readable instructions. The machine-readable instruction can include a global module that can be programmed to generate a visual field map (VFM) model that can include a set of visual function map parameters for an entire visual field for a subject. The global module can be programmed to update the set of visual function map parameters corresponding to updating a shape of the VFM based on subject response data generated during each administration of a vision test to a subject.

Abstract: A method and system for authenticating a variety of consumer products is provided. The system includes a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags configured for coupling to a variety of consumer products, the tags programmed to provide identifying data associated with a single consumer product to an NFC-capable mobile computing device, the NFC having a structure that detects opening of the consumer product, a central database for storing said data, a server communicably connected to a communications network and configured to access the database, and a mobile application executing on a mobile computing device, configured to read said identifying data from the NFC tag and communicate said identifying data to the server.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method for detecting a material comprising a thiol group (e.g. homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione) in a sample, the method comprising: •providing an electrode comprising a carbon material; •contacting said electrode with said sample in the presence of catechol or more generally a precursor of ortho-quinone; •performing cyclic or square wave voltammetry to convert catechol to ortho-quinone and wherein said ortho-quinone reacts with the material comprising a thiol group to form an electrochemical reaction product.

Abstract: A card not present (CNP) transaction system includes a transaction control device for scanning a barcode to obtain transaction information and an address of a middleware and to send a connection message to the address of the middleware according to the transaction information, the middleware for establishing a connection with a transaction control device according to the connection message received, to obtain a transaction token and a transaction amount from the transaction control device through the connection and to send a transaction message according to the transaction token and the transaction amount, and an acquirer server for receiving the transaction message to establish a connection with the middleware and to generate a transaction confirmation message to the middleware according to the transaction message after verifying the transaction token.

Abstract: A rotorcraft including a control element, a control sensor connected to the control element, where the control sensor is operable to generate trim data indicating a displacement of the control element in relation to a trim position of the control element, and a flight control computer (FCC) operable to monitor the trim data and determine an active detent state of the control element. The active detent state is one of an in-detent state, an out-of-detent state, and an in-transition state. The FCC is operable to buffer a transition of the active detent state from the in-detent state to the out-of-detent state using the in-transition state. The FCC provides a first flight management function when the active detent state is the in-detent state or the in-transition state, and provides a second flight management function when the active detent state is the out-of-detent state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a floorboard (1, 2) which has a carrier plate (3) having a top-side veneer (4), in particular a wood veneer. The carrier plate (3) and the veneer (4) are connected to each other via a resin (6). There is an edge strip (14, 15) at least on two side edges (12, 13) of the veneer (4). Said edge strip (14, 15) consists of resin (6). Carrier plate (3) and veneer (4) having the resin (6) are hot-compressed to each other. During compressing, pores, cracks, and/or gaps in the veneer (4) are filled with resin (6).

Abstract: The subject invention provides materials and methods that effectively support innate immunity and/or disperse pathogenic biofilms using readily available, nontoxic, natural substances, while supporting restoration of normal microbiotic homeostasis. In one embodiment, the subject invention provides anti-biofilm compositions comprising one or more probiotic organisms, anti-microbial honey, and other ingredients such as prebiotic compounds, other hive products, green tea derivatives, other plant derivatives, and vitamin D3.

Abstract: Computerized systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces are provided to facilitate communication between physician offices and reference laboratories. A reference laboratory content manager provides a centralized conduit for interfacing clients placing orders for reference laboratory testing and reference laboratories performing testing. The reference laboratory content manager leverages centralized mapping across organizations by managing associations for procedures between reference laboratory aliases and client aliases. The centralized mapping enables the reference laboratory content manager to manage updates from reference laboratories and facilitate clients wishing to modify utilization of reference laboratories.

Abstract: A transparent display device and a control method using the same are provided. The transparent display device includes a transparent display, a plurality of identification sensors, a scene sensor, and a controller. The identification sensors are configured to sense a user located at a first side of the transparent display to generate a plurality of identification data. The scene sensor is configured to sense scene information located at a second side. The controller obtains a user distance between the user and the transparent display, selects corresponding identification data generated by at least one of or multiple of the identification sensors according to the user distance, determines a location and a gaze direction of the user and a target object in the scene information according to the selected corresponding identification data, and presents target object information corresponding to the target object in the transparent display.