Abstract: Method for obtaining an image of a sample (10), comprising: a) illuminating the sample using a light source (11); b) acquiring, using an image sensor (16), a first image (I1,P0) of the sample (10), said image being formed in the detection plane (P0), the first image being representative of an exposure light wave (14) propagating, from the sample, to the image sensor, along a first optical path (L1); the method comprising, following b) c) modifying an optical refractive index, between the image sensor and the sample; d) following c), acquiring a second image (I2,P0) of the sample, said image being representative of the exposure light wave (14) along a second optical path (L2); e) implementing an iterative algorithm that combines the first and second images so as to obtain an image of the sample.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dental interphase with a mode for the reversible fitting of a prosthetic structure to a dental implant comprising an expander core (2), an activator screw (3) and a connection element, wherein the activator screw (3) incorporates an external thread (31) for being attached to the expander core (2) by screwing onto an internal thread (22) in the area of notches (23) to a specific depth, the connection element being intended for being coupled to the expander core (2) by attaching a coupling area (14) incorporated in a complementary coupling area (24) incorporated in the expander core (2) such that, once the activator screw (3) is inserted into the expander core (2) the attachment of the interphase to the implant (6) may be permanent, or it may be reversible, where it can be taken apart.

Abstract: A System for tracing and to guaranteeing the quality of raw materials and/or a transfer or exchange includes: an analytical system configured to carry out chemical, and/or chemical-physical and/or physical analysis on raw materials; a label including a code; a reading system of the label configured to transmit and/or connect the code, through a web network, to a data storage system. The data storage system including a list of codes associated with the raw materials; and a list of certificates of analysis of the raw materials. Each code of the list of codes corresponds to a raw material and to one or more certificates analysis of the raw material.

Abstract: A display stand holds a monitor over a desktop surface in a robust manner by having a bottom support extend under the desktop surface and couple with a clamp that holds a support arm up and over the desktop upper surface with a minimal footprint at the desktop upper surface. In one embodiment, a functional unit is included with the bottom support to provide a function from under the desktop at the upper desktop surface, such as a wireless charger, a capacitive touch writing pad and/or a speaker.

Abstract: A power cord handling device and a method to adjust a power cord extending from a device are provided. A frame assembly may include a base supporting a device receiving area to receive a device. A wheel assembly may be adapted to facilitate coiling of a power cord extending from the device when the device is disposed in the device receiving area. The wheel assembly may include a protrusion member. The protrusion member may include one or more slots. A controller may be configured to control a wheel assembly motor. Guide arms may be adapted to receive one or more second portions of the power cord extending from the device and to guide the power cord during a power cord handling operation. The controller may be configured to cause the wheel assembly to perform a power cord handling operation.

Abstract: A scrubber-dryer device for cleaning walkable surfaces, as for example floors, pavements, asphalted roads, etc., adapted to move forward automatically and to be steered manually by an operator, and including a cleaning lower base body connected on its upper part by a movable jointing element to a steering means lengthened upward the lower base body including a frame to which one or more lower brushing means are fixed to, at least a wetting system fixed to the frame, and at least a dirt collection system fixed to the frame, the jointing element formed by a lengthened elastic and internally hollow push element, constrained with its lower end portion to the frame, in the barycenter point of the lower body and with its upper end portion to the steering element.

Abstract: A laser device includes a III-V heterostructure amplifying medium; a silicon optical waveguide having a coupling section facing a central portion of the amplifying medium, a propagation section and a first transition section between the coupling section and the propagation section; and a first and a second reflective structure allowing a Fabry-Perot type resonant cavity to be formed between them for the amplifying medium. The coupling section includes a refractive index disruption region provided with micro-reflectors designed to reduce the thickness and/or the width of the coupling section. The first reflective structure is formed in a section of the waveguide with a first thickness. The second reflective structure is formed in a section of the waveguide, which has the first thickness and which is separated from the coupling section by a second transition section of the waveguide, the second transition section having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness.

Abstract: An HEMT includes: a heterostructure; a dielectric layer on the heterostructure; a gate electrode, which extends throughout the thickness of the dielectric layer; a source electrode; and a drain electrode. The dielectric layer extends between the gate electrode and the drain electrode and is absent between the gate electrode and the source electrode. In this way, the distance between the gate electrode and the source electrode can be designed in the absence of constraints due to a field plate that extends towards the source electrode.

Abstract: An example power delivery device includes a two-fold rotationally-symmetrical electrical connector with electrical connector pins having power delivery capability. A switch is operatively connected to the two-fold rotationally-symmetrical electrical connector to transmit power through the electrical connector pins. A power delivery controller to (i) identify a first set of electrical connector pins being used for transmission of electrical signals, (ii) identify a second set of electrical connector pins that are not being used for transmission of the electrical signals, and (iii) control the switch for power delivery between a first electrical device and a second electrical device through the first set of electrical connector pins and the second set of electrical connector pins.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving location information associated with a mobile communication device, determining a first location of the mobile communication device based on the location information, selecting a first camera from a group of cameras based on the determined first location, receiving at least one first image from the selected first camera that captures at least a portion of the first location, performing image recognition on at least one second image to identify a user associated with the mobile communication device, selecting another camera from the group of cameras based on a determined position of the identified user, and receiving at least another image from the selected other camera. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system for white box infection detection and isolation. The methods and systems can monitor a plurality of white boxes deployed within a communications network; send a challenge to a first white box of the plurality of white boxes; determine a processing time to answer the challenge by the first white box; in response to receiving the answer to the challenge, determine whether the processing time exceeds an average processing time for the challenge by a predetermined percentage; and in response to the processing time exceeding the average processing time by the predetermined percentage, isolate the first white box from the communications network.

Abstract: An aqueous composition includes water and a cationic polymeric resin having at least one reactive aldehyde group and formed from the reaction of glyoxal and a polymer. The polymer comprises at least one acrylamide repeating unit and at least one cationic repeating unit wherein a number of reactive aldehyde equivalents divided by a number of equivalents of residual glyoxal based on the total weight of the polymer is greater than about 1.2, wherein prior to reaction the polymer has greater than about 50 mole % acrylamide repeat units and from about 2 to about 30 mole % cationic repeating units, wherein greater than about 5 mole % of the acrylamide repeating units are converted to reactive aldehyde groups in the cationic polymer resin; and wherein the composition exhibits a viscosity gain of less than about 200%.

Abstract: A 3D printing system build material supply unit includes a tray with an opening that defines a spreading plane in which a recoater spreads build material. A double vane is rotatably mounted inside the tray with the rotation axis extending along the tray below the spreading plane and with each vane having convex front and rear sides. A controller controls rotation of the double vane such as to supply a dose of build material with the front side of one vane to the spreading plane by rotating the double vane into a trimming position in which the front side of the one vane approaches the spreading plane such that the dose of build material is enclosed between the front side of the vane and the spreading plane. Excess build material to be trimmed by the recoater accumulates on the other vane rear side and is lowered into the tray.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method.

Abstract: A HEMT GaN transistor with a conductive gate (110) comprising: an upper metal region (111), a lower semi-conductor region (112) provided to lower current gate leakage, the lower semiconductor region being formed of: a first sub-region (112a) that is P-doped and in contact with said metal region, a second sub-region (112c) that is P-doped and in contact with said second layer, an intermediate sub-region (112b) arranged between said first sub-region (112a) and said second sub-region (112c), said third sub-region being un-doped or unintentionally doped or doped with a low concentration of dopant compared to that of said first sub-region and second sub-region respectively (FIG. 2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticle which comprises the following steps: 1) providing a first solution of a salt of calcium and a citrate salt wherein the molar ratio of citrate ion to calcium ion is in the range from 1 to 2 thus obtaining a clear first solution; 2) providing a second solution of a salt capable to give phosphate anion and a carbonate salt; 3) mixing together the first and the second solution at a pH in the range from 8 to 11; 4) precipitating the nanoparticle; and 5) drying the nanoparticle obtained from step 4). Preferably and advantageously the invention provides for the addition of a fluoride compound in step 2) for obtaining a fluorine-doped citrate-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticle or a nanoparticle agglomerate. The nanoparticle/nanoparticle agglomerate of the invention has a peculiar superficial area and a diameter that allow to use it as a biomaterial for dentistry application.

Abstract: A server may assign human personality traits to inanimate objects. In an example, a server may effectuate operations that include obtaining information about an object over a period; comparing the information to usage factors, interaction factors, or environmental factors that are linked to thresholds for a personality; based on the comparing, assigning the personality to the object; and based on the personality of the object, assigning an avatar to the object.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a printing engine including a plurality of photosensitive drums, a motor device to provide a driving force to each of the plurality of photosensitive drums, and a processor to control the printing engine such that printing data is printed on a printing paper and control the motor device such that at least one of the plurality of photosensitive drums operates at a different speed from the other photosensitive drums while the printing data is printed.

Abstract: A data processing device includes an internal volume for housing devices and an isolation test system. The isolation test system makes a determination that an electromagnetic interference suppression state of the data processing device is to be determined; in response to the determination: suppresses generation of electromagnetic radiation by the devices; while the generation of the electromagnetic radiation by the devices is suppressed: identifies a quantity of second electromagnetic radiation that propagated through a boundary of the internal volume; makes a second determination, based at least in part on the quantity, that the electromagnetic interference suppression state of the data processing device is an electromagnetic interference suppression compromised state; and initiates performance of an action set to remediate the electromagnetic interference suppression compromised state of the data processing device based on the second determination.