Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fluid flow sensor and low flow cut-off device and an associated method for its operation that is easily integrated into a fluid delivery and/or fluid control system for a variety of appliances, such as boilers and water heaters. The fluid flow sensor and low flow cut-off device can determine a fluid flow rate in or to an appliance and whether that fluid flow rate meets or exceeds a predetermined fluid flow rate threshold for the safe and/or efficient operation of the appliance and, if the threshold is not met, disable the appliance from operating or continuing to operate under such conditions.

Abstract: A user interface is presented to a user via a computer system such as a tablet computer and enables users to create relations between selected products or services, such as those related to home automation. The graphical user interface (GUI) features a display that is analogous to that of a slot machine, with a touch-enabled screen that is operated with the user's fingers. The display icons of the GUI, arranged in rolls as on a slot machine's display, are representative of the products or services. The GUI presents the rolls of icons to the user, enabling the user to select an item in each roll and to define relations among the corresponding products or services. In this way, a sensor device associated with a first product/service can be linked to an actor device associated with a second product/service, so that the two devices are capable of telecommunicating with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel CD4+ and CD8+ T cell epitopes that are specific for HPV-specific E6 and E7 oncoproteins, to peptides comprising these novel T cell epitopes, and to (vaccine) compositions comprising these peptides for use in methods for the prevention and/or treatment of HPV related diseases. Preferred epitopes are recognized by a T cell that infiltrates a cervical neoplastic lesion or by a T cell from a draining lymph node, and are presented by an HLA-DQ or HLA-DP molecule, or an HLA-B.

Abstract: A slave communication device includes a memory and a processor for operation within a wireless mesh network of communication devices including a control communication device. The memory stores a virtual routing identifier assigned to the slave communication device in response to increasing range from the control communication device. The processor, in response to receiving an initiation message from a control communication device, initiates data collection from said slave communication device synchronised relative to the start of the initiation message frame by, cumulatively setting bits in a first acknowledgement message in response to content of a second acknowledgement message received from another slave communication device. The first acknowledgement message being synchronized with start of the initiation message frame and the processor initiates communication of the first acknowledgement message to a destination in a time slot selected in response to the assigned virtual routing identifier.

Abstract: A connector has a valve that cycles air from a pump to outlet socket ducts that are complementary to inlet plug ducts. A button is atop a cover enclosing a ring. A spring biases the ring and button upwards. The cover and ring have an opening receiving a disc and a nose, with slots aligned with tabs. The plug is around a region of the opening. The disc has an upper latch lug engaging a rib integral with a plate atop the opening region. The bottom of the disc has a lower latch lug, which engages the bottom of the ring, comprises two parts separated by a slot. The ducts are in a resilient member between an outlet plate and a stator of the cycling valve. Bores terminate at tubes having deformable noses, which abut the disc to form a seal. The plug releases by depressing the button.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for precisely controlling distribution of saline, which employs a 6-bit manifold employing 6 solenoid valves for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid therethrough. The manifold is in hydraulic fluid communication with motor valves. A mathematical formula or a lookup table determines the amount of saline distributed. The system is devoid of feedback. The 6-bit manifold can be employed on a salt spreader vehicle for controlling an improved flighted auger assembly for distributing granular salt from the rear of a salt spreader vehicle. The auger assembly has 3-stages of increasing diameter flights. The largest flight is at a discharge end of the auger assembly. A choke surrounds the ultimate auger flight at the auger assembly discharge end. The space between the choke and the ultimate flight is between about ? and ¼ inch.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement (1) is described for compensating an attenuation (Ko, Ka, Ka1, Ka2) occurring in an antenna signal connection (2) between a mobile terminal (3) and an antenna (4) with at least one antenna signal amplifier (5a, 5b) in the antenna signal connection (2) and with a control unit (8) for setting an amplification factor (V) by which the antenna signal routed through an allocated antenna signal amplifier (5a, 5b) is amplified or attenuated. The circuit arrangement (1) has a detection unit (7) for detecting an antenna signal power (P) of the antenna signal in the signal path of the antenna signal connection (2).

Abstract: A method for transaction authorization with the use of a mobile phone, comprising the steps of receiving (102, 202) from the user (UR), by the communication server (CS) a voice call establishment request, to establish a voice connection to a telephone number which identifies a transaction; authorize the transaction by verifying (112, 206) the credentials of the user (UR); accepting (106, 214) or rejecting (108, 216) the voice call; sending a request (116, 220) to the user (UR) to enter necessary transaction parameters; entering (118, 222) the requested transaction parameters; verifying (120, 224), by the authorization system (AS), the validity of the entered parameter; determining (122, 226) whether the user (UR) has entered all necessary transaction parameters, including user's authorization to fund the transaction and, preferably, a password authorizing the transaction; accepting the transaction funding by the transaction party responsible for it (124, 228), and, if the amount has been accepted, sending a m

Abstract: The present invention discloses a high voltage device and a manufacturing method thereof. The high voltage device includes: a substrate, having an isolation structure for defining a device region; a drift region located in the device region, wherein from top view, the drift region includes multiple sub-regions separated from one another but are electrically connected with one another; a source and a drain in the device region; and a gate on the surface of the substrate and between the source and drain in the device region.

Abstract: While system-directed checkpointing can be implemented in various ways, for example by adding checkpointing support in the memory controller or in the operating system in otherwise standard computers, implementation at the hypervisor level enables the necessary state information to be captured efficiently while providing a number of ancillary advantages over those prior-art methods. This disclosure details procedures for realizing those advantages through relatively minor modifications to normal hypervisor operations. Specifically, by capturing state information in a guest-operating-system-specific manner, any guest operating system can be rolled back independently and resumed without losing either program or input/output (I/O) continuity and without affecting the operation of the other operating systems or their associated applications supported by the same hypervisor.

Abstract: A positioning mechanism of a bed is disclosed. In one such embodiment, a bed can comprise an undercarriage frame, a patient surface frame, a plurality of lifters, and at least one load cell in communication with the patient surface frame. Such a load cell can be adapted to communicate a signal associated with a force exerted from the patient surface frame. The force exerted from the patient surface frame is perpendicular to the load cell when the patient surface frame is oblique to the undercarriage frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides a point of view video system comprising: a camera for receiving an image and for generating a video signal; a portable video image recording module including: a display; one or more user activators; a communication interface for signally communicating with the camera that is remote from the recording module; a power source; a speaker; a processing device in signaling communication with the display, the one or more user activators, the speaker, and the communication interface for processing data; and a sealed housing for containing the recording module, the sealed housing being separable from the camera.

Abstract: Techniques for ranking a set of vulnerabilities of a computing asset and set of remediations for a computing asset, and determining a risk score for one or more computing assets are provided. In one technique, vulnerabilities of computing assets in a customer network are received at a vulnerability intelligence platform. Breach data indicating set of breaches that occurred outside customer network is also received. A subset of the set of vulnerabilities that are most vulnerable to a breach is identified based on the breach data. In another technique, multiple vulnerabilities of a computing asset are determined. A risk score is generated for the computing asset based on the vulnerabilities. In another technique, multiple remediations associated with a risk score and multiple vulnerabilities are identified. The remediations are ordered based on the remediations that would reduce the risk score the most if those remediations were applied to remove the corresponding vulnerabilities.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-temperature thermal pellet composition that maintains structural rigidity up to a transition temperature of about 240° C. The composition comprises at least one organic compound (e.g., triptycene or 1-aminoanthroquinone). The pellet can be disposed in a housing of a thermally-actuated, current cutoff device, such as a high-temperature thermal cutoff device (HTTCO). Also provided are material systems, which include the pellet composition and a high-temperature seal that provides substantial sealing up to at least the transition temperature. Methods of making such high-temperature pellet compositions and incorporating them into a thermally-actuated, current cutoff device are also provided.

Abstract: A bonding method is provided for gold nanoparticles (GNPs). GNPs are bonded with diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA). GNPs have high bio-compatibility and high surface area. Hence, the present invention uses GNPs as carriers for diagnosing and treating cancer.

Abstract: Sulphonamide derivatives of benzylamine of formula (I), wherein A represents phenyl unsubstituted or substituted; or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic group, linked to —(O)x—(CH2)y— through one of its aromatic carbon atoms, consisting of benzene ring fused with -membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N and O, wherein such bicyclic group is unsubstituted or substituted or with 5- or 6-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring having 1 or 2 O atoms, wherein heterocyclic ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more C1-C3-alkyls; D represents a group selected from: phenyl unsubstituted or substituted; naphthyl unsubstituted or substituted; thiophene unsubstituted or substituted; bicyclic group consisting of imidazolering fused with 5-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring; bicyclic group consisting of benzene ring fused with 5-membered heteroaromatic ring, having 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and

Abstract: Features are disclosed for providing a consistent interface for local and distributed text to speech (TTS) systems. Some portions of the TTS system, such as voices and TTS engine components, may be installed on a client device, and some may be present on a remote system accessible via a network link. Determinations can be made regarding which TTS system components to implement on the client device and which to implement on the remote server. The consistent interface facilitates connecting to or otherwise employing the TTS system through use of the same methods and techniques regardless of the which TTS system configuration is implemented.

Abstract: A method of generating a geodetic reference database product is disclosed The method comprises acquiring mobile mapping data captured by means of digital cameras, range sensors and position determination means including GPS and IMU mounted to a vehicle driving across the earth surface, the mobile mapping data comprising simultaneously captured image data, range data and associated position data in a geographic coordinate system. Linear stationary earth surface features are derived from the mobile mapping data by processing the image data, range data and associated position data. 3D-models are generated for the linear stationary earth surface features in the geographic coordinate system from the image data, range data and associated position data and stored in a database to obtain the geodetic reference database product. A 3D-model could include an image representing the colors of the surface of the 3D model or a set of smaller images representing photo-identifiable objects along the model.

Abstract: A method for balancing multiple battery cells which are grouped into multiple battery modules includes: obtaining cell parameters of the battery cells, respectively; calculating an average cell parameter for each of the battery modules according to the cell parameters; identifying a donator module and a receiver module from the battery modules based upon the average cell parameter; and transferring energy from the donator module to the receiver module to balance the battery cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides for pharmaceutical preparations, devices, systems and methods for the treatment of otic diseases and conditions. In various embodiments, the preparations, devices, systems and methods enable sustained drug release for the treatment or prevention of hearing loss, infections, and other pathological conditions of cochlea and inner ear.