Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a stuck Active Transmission Warmup (ATWU) valve. In one example, a method for an ATWU valve monitoring routine of a vehicle comprises determining a temperature difference between an engine coolant temperature (ECT) and a transmission fluid temperature (TFT) over a duration before the ATWU valve is commanded from a closed position to an open position or from the open position to the closed position comparing a rate of change of the TFT before and after the ATWU valve is commanded to the open position or the closed position; and indicating a stuck ATWU valve based on at least one of the temperature difference, the TFT rate of change comparison, or a combination thereof, based on a calibration parameter.

Abstract: Methods, tools, and systems for determining CO2 saturation in a porous formation using pulsed neutron logging are described. Embodiments of a pulsed neutron logging tool feature a pulsed neutron generator configured to emit pulsed neutrons into the formation and at least two detectors configured to receive emitted photons. The first detector is located closer to the neutron generator than the second detector. Embodiments of the method involve determining first detector formation capture counts indicative of neutron capture photons originating from the formation and detected at the first detector, determining second detector borehole capture counts indicative of neutron capture photons originating from the borehole and detected at the second detector, using the first detector formation capture counts and the second detector borehole capture counts to estimate the saturation of CO2 in the formation.

Abstract: In one or more arrangements, a retractable screen system is provided. The system includes a roller tube having an exterior surface. A screen is connected to the roller tube and an upper edge of the screen. The screen rolls up around the exterior surface of the roller tube when the roller tube is rotated in a first direction, thereby retracting the screen, and unroll the screen from roller tube when the roller tube is rotated the opposite direction, thereby deploying the screen. In one or more arrangements, the retractable screen system has a roller tube that may be adjusted in length, circumference, and/or shape of the roller edge, for example, to help prevent or mitigate undesirable artifacts that may otherwise become visible stretching of screen material, wrinkling/creasing of screen material, sagging of a roller tube, uneven weight distribution or tension, and/or, bunching of screen materials on a roller tube.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to communication related to predictions. A communication chain is created with multiple chain units, each operating independently to provide prediction services related to a prompt with embedded information therein associated with predictions for the prompt to enable prediction services. A request is received for a requested operation related to a query prompt on one of prediction solicitation, prediction entry, verification entry, and prediction access. If a chain unit for the query prompt, the request is directed to the chain unit to perform the requested operation. If not, a new chain unit is created for the query prompt and the request is forwarded to the new chain unit to carry out the requested operation.

Abstract: A camera retractor assembly for a furnace includes a faceplate configured to be attached to a furnace; a retractor carriage configured to be attached to the faceplate; a pneumatically operated retractor slidably supported by the retractor carriage; a camera enclosure attached to the retractor; a lens tube attached the camera enclosure; and at least one of a control panel, an air manifold or an air reservoir attached to the camera retractor assembly.

Abstract: The present specification discloses methods and uses for treating a migraine disorder. The disclosed method comprising extramuscularly administering a Botulinum toxin to an individual in one of more areas of a fronto-fascial layer located in a frontal head region of the individual, one of more areas of a temporoparietal-fascial layer located in a temporal head region of the individual, and one or more areas of an occipito-fascial layer located in an occipital head region of the individual. The disclosed methods and uses further comprise extramuscularly administering a Botulinum toxin to one or more nerve exit points and/or one or more subcutaneous locations in the head and neck as well as one or more sites of an epicranial aponeurosis. The disclosed methods and uses further comprise intramuscularly administering a Botulinum toxin to one or more locations within the left and right Splenius Capitus muscle, the left and right Masseter muscles, the left and right Trapezius muscles, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A method for securing communication over an optical fiber, comprising: supplying an optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information that is intended to be transferred over a multicore optical fiber to a first core of the multicore optical fiber; and supplying an unmodulated optical chaff signal to a second core of the multicore optical fiber that is spatially distinct from the first core; wherein the fiber is adapted to transport the optical chaff signal from a first end thereof to a second end thereof unmodified in the second core; and wherein the fiber is adapted to transport the optically modulated version of a desired sequence of information from the first end of the fiber to the second end of the fiber unmodified in the first core and independent of the chaff signal in the second core unless there is a tap of the fiber.

Abstract: A blood storage container along with an aqueous composition for the storage of packed red blood cells is described. In a preferred embodiment, the container is not made of DEHP plasticizer. In some embodiments, the container is made from a polymeric material and a non-DEHP plasticizer. In some embodiments, the aqueous composition is made of about 1 to about 3 mM adenine, about 20 to about 115 mM dextrose, about 15 to about 60 unmetabolizable membrane-protectant sugar, about 20 to about 30 mM sodium bicarbonate, and about 4 to about 20 mM disodium phosphate. In a most preferred embodiment, the DEHP-lacking container is made from a PVC polymeric material and a DINCH plasticizer and the aqueous composition is made of about 2 mM adenine, about 80 mM dextrose, 55 mM unmetabolizable membrane-protectant sugar, about 26 mM sodium bicarbonate, and about 12 mM disodium phosphate.

Abstract: An access control device includes a primary access barrier configured move between a closed position and an open position. The primary access barrier may be configured to extend into an access passage of the access control device to prevent access through the access passage when in the closed position and to move away from the access passage to permit access through the access passage when in an open position. An entry access barrier is positionable in the access passage of the access control device on a first side of the primary access barrier, and an exit barrier is positionable in the access passage of the access control device on a second side of the primary access barrier opposite the first side. Systems and methods relate to access control devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to determining one or more user habits for a user. A group of one or more past user activity occurrences of a user may be determined based on similarity between the past user activity occurrences of the group. A user habit may be determined based on the past user activity occurrences of the group.

Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group.

Abstract: A method may include measuring, from a device having a display panel configured to operate at a first refresh rate or a second refresh rate, a difference in luminance of the display panel between the first refresh rate and the second refresh rate for an input gray level. The method may also include applying, based on the measured difference in luminance, a value offset to a default gamma value used by the device for the input gray level when the display panel is operating at the second refresh rate, thereby generating a new gamma value. The method may further include storing, at the device, the new gamma value, where subsequent to the storing, the device is configured to override the default gamma value for the input gray level with the new gamma value when the display panel is operating at the second refresh rate.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to analyze characteristics of text of interest using a computing system. An example apparatus includes a text detector to provide text data from a first image, the first image including a first text region of interest and a second text region not of interest, a color-coding generator to generate a plurality of color-coded text-map images, the plurality of color-coded text-map images including color-coded segments with different colors, the color-coded segments corresponding to different text characteristics, and a convolutional neural network (CNN) to determine a first location in the first image as more likely to be the first text region of interest than a second location in the first image corresponding to the second text region that is not of interest based on performing a CNN analysis on the first image and the plurality of color-coded text-map images.

Abstract: A two-speed gearbox assembly includes a housing, a first planetary gear set configured to operably connect to an output of an electric motor, a second planetary gear set rotationally coupled to an output of the first planetary gear set, and a third gear set rotationally coupled to an output of the second planetary gearset. A first clutch is configured to selectively couple the first planetary gear set to the second planetary gear set, and a second clutch is configured to selectively ground a portion of the second planetary gear set to the housing. The gearbox assembly is selectively switchable between (i) an on-road first gear where the first clutch is engaged and the second clutch is disengaged, and (ii) an off-road second gear where the first clutch is disengaged and the second clutch is engaged to provide sustained high torque and low speed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for wireless communications. A transmission timing difference between a first cell group and a second cell group may be determined. If the transmission timing difference exceeds a threshold, one or more devices may stop transmitting uplink signals via one or more secondary cells and/or may not apply the timing adjustment for a cell group.

Abstract: In group-wise interleaving, interleaving of an LDPC code having a code length N of 64800 bits and an encoding rate r of 5/15 is performed in a unit of a bit group of 360 bits. In group-wise deinterleaving, an arrangement of the LDPC code that has undergone group-wise interleaving is returned to an original arrangement. The technology can be applied to a case of transmitting data using the LDPC code. The data processing device and data processing method can ensure excellent communication quality in data transmission using an LDPC code.