Abstract: In an aspect, an apparatus for greenhouse gas tracking is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. At least a processor is configured to receive a first set of greenhouse gas data from a first greenhouse gas source of a user of a plurality of users. At least a processor is configured to receive a second set of greenhouse gas data form a second greenhouse gas source of a user of a plurality of users. At least a processor is configured to determine a first greenhouse gas metric associated with a first greenhouse gas source. At least a processor is configured to determine a second greenhouse gas metric associated with a second greenhouse gas source. At least a processor is configured to calculate a greenhouse gas ratio.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward improved methods of fabricating a semiconductor device utilizing multi-level electron beam lithography (e-beam lithography), an alignment marker for multi-level e-beam lithography, and a semiconductor device including the alignment marker. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device may include: forming an alignment marker in a substrate, the alignment marker including tantalum; determining, utilizing a backscatter electron detector of an electron beam lithography tool, a location of an edge of the alignment marker based on an atomic number contrast between the alignment marker and the substrate; and forming, utilizing the electron beam lithography tool, at least one transistor in the substrate based on the location of the edge of the alignment marker.

Abstract: A vehicle seat may have an upholstered section and at least one cover for capping a through opening in the upholstered section. The cover may have a support, a trim and a cap. A method for fitting the cover may have at least the following steps: fitting the trim and the cap to form a preassembled subassembly, fitting the support on a seat frame of the vehicle seat, positioning an upholstered section on the seat frame, and inserting the subassembly through a through opening in the upholstered section into the support. An edge region of a covering of the upholstered section is clamped between the trim and the support. The subassembly may be fitted to the support.

Abstract: A motor gearbox system includes a motor. The system further includes a mount configured to couple to the motor. The system also includes a housing configured to couple to the mount, and a coupler configured to couple to the housing, the coupler having at least one mounting feature configured to couple to a component. The system further includes a gear system operably coupled to the motor and configured to be disposed, at least in part, within a gearbox formed by the coupled mount, housing and coupler. The system includes an output shaft operably coupled to the gear system.

Abstract: Thermo-responsive hydrogel composite (TRHC) desiccants having high adsorption capacities, fast adsorption/desorption rates, and low regeneration temperatures (Treg) compared to traditional desiccants. TRHC desiccants may be synthesized by freeze drying. The porous structures resulting from freeze drying copolymers of thermo-responsive polymers and/or hygroscopic agents may be combined with hygroscopic inorganic salts, resulting in TRHC desiccants having superior performance properties.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for detecting characteristics of a moving element. The system may include a tubular housing having a tubular first portion having a first end and a second end, with the first end forming an input port and the second end forming an output port. A source of wireless electromagnetic energy projects a wireless electromagnetic energy signal, travelling in a first direction, into the input port and through an interior area defined by the tubular first portion. A signal processing subsystem detects at least one characteristic of the signal after the signal is reflected back to the first end after having interacted with the element as the element moves past the output port of the housing.

Abstract: A response activity pattern may be ascertained from a set of computing devices obtained during a monitoring mode of operation. The monitoring mode of operation can be initiated when a user command is determined to be a new or unknown command. The response activity pattern may be used to generate a response profile indicating an activity to carry out using one or more user devices to perform a task associated with the user command. When an indication of a previously unknown user command to perform a task is received, the generated response profile can be used to perform the designed task by carrying out the activity using the one or more user device. In this way, the activity that should be carried out to perform the task can be learned based on the monitored user activity related to the one or more user devices.

Abstract: In a method of making a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a secondary lithium battery, a precursor mixture is prepared that includes electrochemically active Li—Si alloy particles, electrically conductive carbon particles, and an inert polymer binder dissolved in a nonpolar organic solvent.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body defining an interior cabin having an occupant cabin and a cargo cabin. A seatback is in the occupant cabin. The seatback has a seatback frame elongated along an upright axis. A panel is elongated along the upright axis of the seatback frame. The panel is slidably engaged with the seatback frame. The panel is slidable relative to the seatback frame along the upright axis from a stowed position to a deployed position. The panel is stowed relative to the seatback frame in the stowed position and elongated away from the seatback frame along the upright axis between the occupant cabin and the cargo cabin in the deployed position. A pyrotechnic actuator is fixed to the seatback frame and operatively engaged with the panel to deploy the panel from the stowed position to the deployed position.

Abstract: One example method includes transmitting a request for a container image to a registry, receiving metadata associated with the container image, wherein the metadata allows a controller to mount an empty filesystem on a host machine, starting a container from the container image without receiving all files associated with the container image, receiving files, from a container server, needed by the container based on an access sequence associated with the container. This allows a container to be started without downloading the entire container image and also conversed bandwidth by providing the files as needed based on the manner in which the container accesses files during execution.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a core domain with a plurality of cores and a power controller having a first logic to receive a first request to increase an operating voltage of a first core of the core domain to a second voltage, to instruct a voltage regulator to increase the operating voltage to an interim voltage, and to thereafter instruct the voltage regulator to increase the operating voltage to the second voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data path includes estimating a rate at which loss events occur, where a loss event is either an unsuccessful delivery of a single packet to the second data node or an unsuccessful delivery of a plurality of consecutively transmitted packets to the second data node, and sending redundancy messages at the estimate rate at which loss events occur.

Abstract: A method for encoding an image using intra prediction can include determining an intra prediction mode of a current block; generating a mode group indicator and a prediction mode index; constructing a most probable mode (MPM) group including three intra prediction modes determined using a left and an above intra prediction mode of the current block; determining whether all reference pixels of the current block are available; generating reference pixels if one or more reference pixels of the current block are unavailable; adaptively filtering the reference pixels based on the intra prediction mode and the size of the current block, wherein if the size of the current block is 4×4, the reference pixels are not filtered, and if the size of the current block is larger than 4×4, the number of intra prediction mode where the reference pixels are filtered increases as the current block becomes larger; generating the prediction block using the reference pixels.

Abstract: An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.

Abstract: An assembly includes a seat bottom including a panel pivotable from a first position to a second position. The assembly includes a track supported by the seat bottom. The assembly includes a spring in the track and urging the panel toward the second position. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic actuator maintaining the spring in compression and actuatable to release the spring.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to grounding assemblies for cables entering telecommunications enclosures. The grounding assemblies include a grounding attachment interface, a strength member fixation mount, and first and second cable fixation mounts that are electrically coupled together to ground strength members and a conductive shield of a cable.

Abstract: In one aspect, a user device is provided that includes a processor configured to execute a user interface application, a controllable device application, and an operating system of the user device. The user device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication between the controllable device application and the controllable device. The user interface application is configured to detect a notification of the controllable device application communicated to the operating system, the notification pertaining to a state of the controllable device associated with the controllable device application. The user interface application is configured to determine the state of the controllable device based at least in part on the notification of the controllable device application communicated to the operating system of the user device.