Abstract: A fabric treatment composition for preparing a fabric substrate for printing is described. The fabric treatment composition comprises at least one fibre-bonding agent, at least one hydrophobicity agent and at least 50 weight % water. A method is also described comprising applying, to at least an area of a fabric substrate, a fabric treatment composition to form a coating, wherein the fabric treatment composition comprises at least one fibre-bonding agent, at least one hydrophobicity agent and a carrier liquid; and printing at least one ink composition onto the coating. A printable fabric medium is also described comprising a fabric substrate; and a coating formed on at least one side of at least an area of the substrate.

Abstract: A flame-resistant print media coating composition includes water and polyurethane particles dispersed in the water. The polyurethane particles include a polyurethane polymer having a polyurethane backbone with urethane linkage groups coupling polymerized diisocyanates and polymerized polymeric diols along the polyurethane backbone. The polyurethane polymer in this example includes aliphatic phosphonium salt capping groups.

Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a microphone, a radar, a memory, and a processor in communication with the microphone, the radar, and the memory. The microphone is to receive audio signals. The radar is to collect data on users in a location. The memory is to store known body positions associated with having a side-conversation. The processor is to determine that a user is having a side-conversation based on the data collected by the radar compared to the known body positions associated with having a side-conversation and filter noise associated with the side-conversation received by the microphone from a direction associated with the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to microfluidic devices. The microfluidic device includes a substrate, an optically translucent lid, an adhesive securing the substrate to the lid, and an optical barrier material between the substrate and the optically translucent lid.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a method of labeling and identifying microfluidic samples. The method can include tagging a first microfluidic sample with a first combination of markers to obtain a first labeled sample; tagging a second microfluidic sample with a second combination of markers that is different than the first combination of markers to obtain a second labeled sample; introducing a common variable to the first labeled sample and the second labeled sample. The common variable can generates a first interaction with the first labeled sample that is different than a second interaction or lack of interaction with the second labeled sample. The method can further include based on the first interaction, identifying the first labeled sample by assaying for the first combination of markers.

Abstract: A computing device divides an area of a main memory wherein a data structure is saved into NbS1 subdivisions, and then the computing device computes a weight wS,NbS1(k) for each of the NbS1 subdivisions using the following relationship: wS,NbS1(k)=PS(1+(k?1)×(NbS0?1)/(NbS1?1)), where: k is the order number k of one of the NbS1 subdivisions, and PS( ) is a predetermined function that is continuous over an interval [1; NbS0] and defined over each interval [k0, k0+1] by a polynomial of order less than four, where k0 is an integer order number contained in the interval [1; NbS0], and then when a datum Dk,n contained in a subdivision k of the main memory has to be transferred to a secondary memory, the computing device transfers a block of wS,NbS1(k) data containing the datum Dk,n where wS,NbS1(k) is the weight computed for this subdivision k.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to evaporation compensation in fluidic devices. An example apparatus for evaporation compensation includes an assessment circuit to determine an amount of evaporation of a volume dispensed in a microwell of a fluidic device. The amount of evaporation may be determined based on the volume in the microwell, and an amount of time after dispensing the volume in the microwell. A compensation circuit may determine, based on the amount of evaporation, a compensation factor for the microwell including an amount of a normalizing fluid to compensate for the amount of evaporation. The compensation circuit may also create a normalization profile for the fluidic device, including an association between the fluidic device and the compensation factor. A dispensing circuit may dispense the normalizing fluid in the microwell according to the normalization profile.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, responsive to a first registration request to access a mobile network, determining whether a first phone number associated with a first IMSI assigned to a first SIM of a first mobile device matches a second phone number associated with a second IMSI assigned to a second SIM of a second mobile device, determining whether the second mobile device is currently registered to the mobile network, and, in turn, sending a request for authentication to register the first mobile device and to deregister the second mobile device, determining whether a response to the request for the authentication code matches an authentication code, and responsive to the determining the response matches the authentication code, registering the first mobile device to the mobile network and deregistering the second mobile device from the mobile network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects are directed to systems in which control node communicates through a peripheral-side wired communications bus for data communications with other bus-coupled nodes. The control node acts as a master with a main-circuit domain during an initialization mode and when the main-circuit domain is deactivated, and acts as a slave, after completion of the initialization mode and when the main-circuit domain is not deactivated. An isolation circuit is used to isolate the main-circuit domain from the control node and, while the main-circuit domain is deactivated, to facilitate communications over the peripheral-side wired communications bus between the control node and another node connected to the peripheral-side wired communications bus.

Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an output device, a radar, a memory, and a processor in communication with the output device, the radar, and the memory. The radar is to collect position data of a user relative to the apparatus. The memory is to store a threshold. The processor is to determine if the position data of the user exceeds the threshold and to adjust a setting of the output device in response to the position data of the user determined to exceed the threshold.

Abstract: A flame-resistant print media coating composition includes water and polyurethane particles dispersed in the water. The polyurethane particles include polyurethane polymer with a polyurethane backbone. The polyurethane backbone includes urethane linkage groups associated with aliphatic phosphonium salts as well as polymeric portions.

Abstract: Device for storing and supplying fluid fuel, comprising a tank for liquefied fuel gas balanced with a gaseous phase, in particular a hydrogen gaseous phase, a circuit for filling the tank, at least one circuit for extracting fluid from the tank, at least one circuit for controlling the pressure in the tank, the circuits for filling, extracting and controlling the pressure comprising a valve assembly arranged in a housing which is separate from the tank, the housing being detachably connected to the tank via a removable mechanical coupling system, the extraction circuit, the pressure control circuit and the filling circuit comprising an assembly of removable fluid connections which are located at the junction between the tank and the housing and configured to enable separation between the portions of circuits located in the tank and in the housing when removing the housing from the tank.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for treating epilepsy by stimulating a main trunk of a vagus nerve, or a left vagus nerve, when the patient has had no seizure or a seizure that is not characterized by cardiac changes such as an increase in heart rate, and stimulating a cardiac branch of a vagus nerve, or a right vagus nerve, when the patient has had a seizure characterized by cardiac changes such as a heart rate increase.

Abstract: An example of a non-transitory computer-readable medium to store machine-readable instructions to be executed by a processor. The instructions may cause the processor to create a first knowledge graph to represent a computer system at a first time. The first knowledge graph may include a first set of entries to represent a first set of components of the computer system. The instructions may cause the processor to create a second knowledge graph to represent the computer system at a second time after the first time. The instructions may cause the processor to compare the second knowledge graph with the first knowledge graph and perform a corrective action based on the comparison.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an exchanger apparatus (1) for supplying electricity and heat, comprising a radiator element (2) able to irradiate energy as a function of an operating temperature thereof; an electronic device (3) designed to produce output electricity from the energy irradiated by the element, thereby dissipating heat; and a heat exchanger (4) designed to absorb the heat dissipated by the electronic device (3), thereby increasing the temperature of an output fluid.

Abstract: A particle detector includes at least one resonant cavity partially formed at least by a first reflector, a second reflector disposed at a distance from the first reflector and a channel located between the first and second reflectors, the channel being intended to receive at least one fluid comprising particles and to receive at least one light radiation; and at least one detection system having at least one photodetector. The particle detector is configured so that a portion of the light radiation present in the channel escapes from the cavity throughout the second reflector and reaches the detection system, thereby enabling the at least one photodetector to detect leakage of the cavity. The second reflector is a photonic crystal membranes PCM based reflector.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data relating to a user equipment, where the user equipment is communicatively coupled to a first network node, and where the first network node employs a first radio access technology, determining whether there is an initiation of a call session for the user equipment to be facilitated by the first network node, determining, according to the data relating to the user equipment and responsive to determining that there is an initiation of a call session, a probability that the call session will become disconnected, and controlling connectivity between the user equipment and a second network node based on the probability that the call session will become disconnected, wherein the second network node employs a second radio access technology. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a system comprising a memory and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller receives a transitionary firmware package. The controller extracts a transitionary firmware from the transitionary firmware package. The controller writes the transitionary firmware to memory, wherein the transitionary firmware comprises a reduced functionality for each of a set of central processing units. The controller identifies the CPU currently installed in the system and determines a full featured firmware corresponding to that CPU. The controller writes the full featured firmware to the memory.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor may cause the processor to access data for a 3D object to be fabricated. The instructions may also cause the processor to determine an orientation that the 3D object is to have relative to a support structure that is to support the 3D object the 3D object. The support structure may have an configuration and may be removed from the 3D object following a post-print processing of the 3D object. The instructions may further cause the support structure to be fabricated in first layers of build material particles and the 3D object to be fabricated in second layers of build material particles.

Abstract: Object model data modification is described in which object model data defining a first object to be generated by a three-dimensional printer may be obtained. A determination whether the first object is an object that may be adversely affected by a post-processing apparatus during post-processing based on a geometry of the first object to be generated can be made; and if the determination is affirmative, the object model data may be modified by adding a structure to the object model data to create a modified object comprising the first object and the structure, the modified object of a different geometry to the first object so as not to be adversely affected by the post-processing apparatus during the post-processing.