Abstract: A shower assembly includes a telescoping rod assembly for placement between opposing walls. The rod assembly includes an outer rod having opposite open ends and a spring-biased inner rod mounted inside the outer rod for axial movement in relation to the outer rod such as to allow adjustment of an axial length of the rod assembly. A control valve can be attached to a water-supply line for controlling discharge of water from the one. A tubular member having one end connected to the valve and another end enters a valve-proximate one of the open ends of the outer rod. A primary shower head is connected to the other end of the tubular member at a location distal to the valve-proximate one of the open ends.

Abstract: A method of sample analysis is described comprising providing a sample comprising a plurality of endblocked polynucleotides, digesting the sample with one or more defined nucleic acid-directed endonuclease that targets a sequence of interest to produce a digested sample of polynucleotide fragments, wherein one or more of the fragments in the digested sample comprises: a sequence of interest and at least one ligatable end that has been generated by endonuclease cleavage; (c) enriching for fragments that contain the sequence of interest, wherein the one or more sequences of interest are enriched greater than 55 times, or greater than 750 times, their relative abundance in the sample; and (d) analyzing the enriched sample.

Abstract: A mechanically and piezoelectrically anisotropic polymer thin film is formed from a crystallizable polymer and an additive configured to interact with the polymer to facilitate chain alignment and, in some examples, create a higher crystalline content within the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film and its method of manufacture may be characterized by a bimodal molecular weight distribution where the molecular weight of the additive may be less than approximately 5% of the molecular weight of the crystallizable polymer. Example polymers may include vinylidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinyl fluoride. Example additives may occupy up to approximately 60 wt. % of the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film may be characterized by a piezoelectric coefficient (d31) of at least approximately 5 pC/N or an electromechanical coupling factor (k31) of at least approximately 0.1.

Abstract: A barrier structure, a battery module including the barrier structure, and a method of assembling the battery module are provided. The barrier structure includes a plurality of first sidewalls oriented in a first direction, and a plurality of second sidewalls oriented in a second direction. The plurality of first sidewalls interlock with the plurality of second sidewalls to form a grid structure comprising a plurality of cells, each having an open-ended top and an open-ended bottom and configured to be arranged around a cylindrical section of at least one of a plurality of battery cells. The battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a predetermined pattern and a barrier structure for separating the battery cells.

Abstract: A method for autonomously parking a vehicle-trailer system is provided. The method includes receiving sensor system data from a sensor system supported by the vehicle. The sensor system data includes images of surroundings along a driving path of the vehicle-trailer system. The method includes determining a local map based on the sensor system data. The local map includes surroundings along the driving path. The method includes receiving a user selection of an image location within the images. The image location representing a position in the local map associated with a selected location within the surroundings. The method includes determining a parking path from a current location of the vehicle-trailer system to the position based on the local map and instructing a drive system to execute an autonomous parking behavior causing the vehicle-trailer system to autonomously drive along the parking path and autonomously park in the selected location.

Abstract: A sorting system including a plurality of sorter light boxes, a hub, and a controller. The plurality of sorter light boxes may each be configured to be mounted to a respective shelf, and may each configured to be coupled to another one of the sorter light boxes to create a chain of sorter light boxes. The hub may be configured to be coupled to a first sorter light box in the chain of sorter light boxes. The hub may also be configured to operate as a concentrator of control signals and power for the sorter light boxes. The controller may be configured to be coupled to the hub and may be configured generate control signals for the sorter light boxes.

Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more transceivers configured to communicate with a server; and a controller programmed to responsive to detecting an extra load to the vehicle, obtain a first candidate energy consumption rate corresponding to the extra load from the server, calculate an estimated energy consumption rate using the first candidate energy consumption rate, and calculate a distance to empty using the estimated energy consumption rate.

Abstract: An example system includes a memory, processor, and instructions to receive a set of multidimensional adjudicated claims data, receive metric and lens functions, perform the metric and lens functions on a set of dimensions of the claims data to map claims to a reference space, generate cover of overlapping sets of the reference space, cluster the mapped claims in the reference space using the cover to identify nodes and edges, identify groups of nodes in a graph based on known improperly denied, for each group, identify differentiating drivers, and generate a denials application user interface depicting different cards for each of at least a subset of the identified groups in the graph that includes the known improperly denied claims, each card indicating a set of primary statistics of the claims in the nodes of that group, for each card depicting the differentiating drivers of that group.

Abstract: A system for analyzing noise in one or more electrophysiology studies is provided. The system includes at least one processor and at least one memory device. The memory device stores an application that adapts the at least one processor to: identify, based at least in part on a machine learning model, one or more noise fingerprints within data derived at least in part from one or more study signals acquired from one or more patients during the one or more electrophysiology studies.

Abstract: A two-wire load control device (such as, a dimmer switch) for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load (such as, a high-efficiency lighting load) includes a thyristor coupled between the source and the load, a gate coupling circuit coupled between a first main load terminal and the gate of the thyristor, and a control circuit coupled to a control input of the gate coupling circuit. The control circuit generates a drive voltage for causing the gate coupling circuit to conduct a gate current to thus render the thyristor conductive at a firing time during a half cycle of the AC power source, and to allow the gate coupling circuit to conduct the gate current at any time from the firing time through approximately the remainder of the half cycle, where the gate coupling circuit conducts approximately no net average current to render and maintain the thyristor conductive.

Abstract: A solar power system includes at least one mounting assembly including a rail, at least one framed solar module, and at least one clip to secure the solar module to the rail. The clip includes at least a pair of sidewalls extending from a top plate or rear wall, each sidewall including a slot, a recess, and a locking member, at least one of the slot, recess, or both include a serrated edge. The clips may secure a solar module to the rail by coupling to the frame of the solar module to a rail of the mounting assembly within the slots of the sidewalls. The clips may be secured to the mounting assembly by locking members positioned on a distal end thereof. The clips may establish an electrical grounding connection between the frame of the solar module and the rail.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatically determining the relevance of matches between entities. A set of one or more indicators of relevance for each of a plurality of matches may be detected, where each of the plurality of matches exists between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of entities. Each set of one or more indicators of relevance indicates a degree of two-way interest for a corresponding one of the plurality of matches, the degree of two-way interest indicating both a degree of interest of the first entity in the corresponding one of the plurality of entities and a degree of interest of the corresponding one of the plurality of entities in the first entity. A probability of relevance of each of the plurality of matches may be determined based at least in part upon a corresponding set of one or more indicators of relevance. Each of the plurality of matches may be ranked based at least in part on the corresponding probability of relevance.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to validate and restore machine configurations are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a context identifier to obtain first context information for a first set of configuration update events occurring on a computing device, a guest agent interface to transmit the first set of configuration update events to a security manager for generation of a policy, the policy including allowable configuration update events and responses to unallowable configuration update events, an event comparator to compare second context information of a subsequent configuration update event obtained by the context identifier to the policy received from the security manager, and an event handler to determine, when the subsequent configuration update event is not included in the policy, that the subsequent configuration update event is to be transmitted to the security manager for generation of an updated policy.

Abstract: A high-voltage module, such as a traction battery, a traction inverter, or a DC/DC converter of a traction powertrain of an electrified vehicle (EV), includes an enclosure and a fuse box. An electronics assembly for performing electrical power operations is housed within the enclosure. The enclosure has a socket. The fuse box is removably insertable into the socket of the enclosure. The fuse box connects to the electronics assembly while the fuse box is inserted into the socket of the enclosure for the fuse box to provide a power distribution and fuse protection arrangement to the electronics assembly.

Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampling system including a chamber having affixed therein a sample pump to pull a cryogenic liquid sample from an external source and an enclosure. The enclosure includes a supply port to receive an input stream of a gas, an input port connected to the chamber via a vacuum line, a sample pump port connected to the chamber via a pump line and configured to feed therethrough gas received at the supply port to the sample pump, a vacuum device connected to the input port and configured to generate a vacuum within the chamber by pulling air from the vacuum line, and processing circuitry to control the vacuum device and the sample pump to perform transfer of a cryogenic liquid sample from the external source to an external device.

Abstract: A control attachment adapted to control the application of power to a load is described. The control attachment may comprise a toggle element on the control attachment, wherein the toggle element is movable in response to a manual actuation associated with the control attachment; a first interface comprising an actuator element configured to make contact with a power adapter, wherein the actuator element is adapted to engage with a switch of the power adapter in response to the manual actuation; and an attachment element adapted to attach the control attachment to the power adapter; wherein a manual actuation of the toggle element enables controlling the power applied to the load by the power adapter. A method of implementing a control attachment is also described.

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically watermarking media content based on transport-stream metadata, to facilitate action by a downstream entity. An intermediary in a media-distribution path could receive a transport stream carrying media content and carrying metadata that is not watermarked in the media content. The intermediary could then obtain from the transport stream the metadata that is not watermarked in the media content and could modify the media content at least by encoding into the media content a watermark that represents the obtained metadata. And the intermediary could then output at least the modified media content for transmission to a downstream entity. The downstream entity could thus obtain from the watermark in the media content the metadata and could use the metadata to facilitate carrying out one or more useful actions.

Abstract: The present application provides foams having improved insulation and thermal performance and processes of forming said foams. Exemplary foams described herein are prepared according to a process comprising reacting or extruding a foamable composition comprising (i) a compound selected from E-CHCl?CHCF3, Z—CF3CH?CHCF3, and E-CF3CH?CHCF3, or any mixture thereof, and (2) a C5 hydrocarbon (e.g. cyclopentane), under conditions effective to form the foam.