Abstract: A bedside table to be arranged in an area of a folding side extension of a mattress assembly. The bedside table includes a surface suitable for receiving or storing at least one object and apparatus for releasably attaching the surface of the bedside table to the folding lateral extension of the mattress assembly, such that the surface of the bedside table can be releasably attached to the mattress assembly even when the lateral extension is being folded or it is already folded.

Abstract: A receiver receives a wide band signal in a range comprising a front end to the receiver including a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS). The CMOS includes a dipole antenna that receives a received signal; a hybrid-based broadband isolation structure that receives the received signal and a local oscillator LO signal and passes through the LO signal to a sub-harmonic mixer. The sub-harmonic mixer mixes the received signal with the local oscillator signal to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal to the hybrid-based broadband isolation structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated analysis of histochemical or cytological samples stained for analytes having complex staining patterns are presented. Analyte staining of a biological compartment in a region is quantified, in which said staining is intermixed with analyte staining of an analytically-distinct biological compartment. The systems and methods further include identifying membrane staining of an analyte of interest in regions where diffuse membrane staining is intermixed with cytoplasmic staining and/or punctate staining is disclosed. The systems and methods further include quantifying membrane staining of an analyte of interest in tissue or cytological samples having regions in which membrane staining is intermixed with cytoplasmic staining and/or punctate staining.

Abstract: A load beam for an aerial vehicle comprises an elongate beam having a bottom. There is a plurality of load attachment points disposed along the bottom of the elongate beam. Each of the load attachment points is configured to selectively couple to a load such that the load is coupled to a first one of the load attachment points, or the load is coupled to a second one of the load attachment points and a third one of the load attachment points, whereby the load is connected to the load beam so as to be airlifted by the aerial vehicle.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for the production of monocot plants with increased starch content in stems are provided. In accordance with the invention, novel promoters and regulatory elements with specific temporal and spatial expression patterns are disclosed together with methods for the production of plants having desirable stem composition at harvest.

Abstract: A method and system for providing an improved recessed luminaire includes providing the ability to rotate or shift the position of the junction box within the system. The improved system also provides an ability to shorten lengths of the hanger bar assemblies in an efficient manner during installation of the luminaire. A geometry of the end of the hangar bar assemblies may be modified to provide a more efficient design that also helps support fasteners. Additional improvements may include those for a spring to lock a door of the junction box; improvements for locking hanger bars to a plaster plate; improved mounting tabs for the plaster plate; an improved thermal protector case with enhanced coupling mechanisms; and improvements to a spring for locking a door of the junction box that improve compactness for the system to aid in shipping the system.

Abstract: There is provided a medical image processing apparatus which includes a first extraction unit configured to extract coronary arteries depicted in images of a plurality of time phases relating to the heart, and to extract at least one stenosed part depicted in each coronary artery; a calculation unit configured to calculate a pressure gradient of each of the extracted coronary arteries, based on tissue blood flow volumes of the coronary arteries; a second extraction unit configured to extract an ischemic region depicted in the images; and a specifying unit configured to specify a responsible blood vessel of the ischemic region by referring to a dominance map, in which each of the extracted coronary arteries and a dominance territory are associated, for the extracted ischemic region, and to specify a responsible stenosis, based on the pressure gradient corresponding to a stenosed part in the specified responsible blood vessel.

Abstract: Presented herein are methods of evaluating cellular activity by: placing a cell population on an area; assaying for a dynamic behavior of the cell population as a function of time; identifying cell(s) of interest based on the dynamic behavior; characterizing a molecular profile of the cell(s); and correlating the obtained information. The assayed dynamic behavior can include cellular activation, cellular inhibition, cellular interaction, protein expression, protein secretion, cellular proliferation, changes in cellular morphology, motility, cell death, cell cytotoxicity, cell lysis, and combinations thereof. Sensors associated with the area may be utilized to facilitate assaying. Molecular profiles of the cell(s) can then be characterized by various methods, such as DNA analysis, RNA analysis, and protein analysis.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.

Abstract: An automatic manufacturing device for vehicle body parts includes at least one program-controlled manufacturing means and a processing zone (configured to sequentially receive at least two different load accepting means. A detection device detects a type designation of one of the load accepting means, and a control device ascertains the type of the load accepting means on the basis of the detected type designation. The control device then and selects and executes a control program for the manufacturing means on the basis of the ascertained type.

Abstract: An energy storage device may provide a positive electrode, an electrolyte, and a negative electrode. The energy storage device may utilize an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, which may be nonflammable. The energy storage device may utilize organic material(s) as the negative electrode, such as, but not limited to, poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS), organic carbonyl compounds, organosulfur compounds, redox polymers, or radical polymers.

Abstract: A suturing system is provided. In an embodiment, the suturing system includes a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end. A needle is disposed distal the sheath in a pre-deployed configuration with a needle tip of the needle being orientated proximally towards the sheath. A body is disposed within the sheath, the body comprising a guide reducing an outer cross-sectional dimension of the body at the guide and forming a space between the body and the sheath, the guide being configured to receive the needle and direct the needle proximally toward the proximal end of the sheath. A suture is attached to the needle.

Abstract: A device for detecting spatial differences in fluid level changes in a tissue of a patient may include a support structure for securing the device to a body part of the patient, a processing element operably connected to the support structure, a wireless networking interface operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element and an external computing device via a network, a first transmission module operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element, a second transmission module and a third transmission module operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element. When activated, the first transmission module transmits a first time varying magnetic field through the tissue of the patient. The second and third transmission modules, which are spatially separated from one another, receive first and second versions, respectively, of the first time varying magnetic field.

Abstract: A communication system is described. The communication system including an automatic speech recognizer configured to receive a speech signal and to convert the speech signal into a text sequence. The communication also including a speech analyzer configured to receive the speech signal. The speech analyzer configured to extract paralinguistic characteristics from the speech signal. The communication system further includes a translator coupled with the automatic speech recognizer. The translator configured to convert the text sequence from a first language to a second language. In addition, the communication system includes a speech output device coupled with the automatic speech recognizer and the speech analyzer. The speech output device configured to convert the text sequence into an output speech signal based on the extracted paralinguistic characteristics.

Abstract: A heatsink assembly including a substrate having an active circuitry, at least one cavity located adjacent to at least one heat producing element of the active circuitry, at least one vessel sealably coupled to said substrate in fluid communication with the at least one cavity, and a phase change material (PCM) contained inside the vessel. The vessel and at least one cavity are configured to facilitate migration of the PCM from the vessel into the at least one cavity for absorbing heat produced by the at least one heat producing element of the active circuitry.

Abstract: The drive device measures an open-phase voltage in an energization period in pulse width modulation control, and estimates position information of a rotor based on the measured voltage value, to drive the three-phase brushless motor. This drive device is configured so that, when a voltage pulse width of a set duty cycle is less than or equal to a predetermined value, energization with a voltage pulse width of a minimum duty cycle is performed twice in one period of pulse width modulation, and energization with a voltage pulse width of a correction duty cycle is performed twice in next one period of the pulse width modulation, so that energization with a voltage pulse width of a drive duty cycle corresponding to the set duty cycle is performed, on average in two periods.

Abstract: A system and method for adaptive spurious signal (spur) processing at a broadband RF receiver. Spur processing addresses the detection of spurs generated by the receiver when high level RF signals are present at its input. The spurs can lead to undesired false detections. Based on signal parameters of the received RF signal, the system detects a strong enough real signal that would cause a spur and prevent generation of false reports. The adaptive spur mitigation scheme uses multiple detection and report thresholds to enable false report rejection with an improved high probability of rejecting false detections, while minimizing the adverse effects on multi-tone dynamic range. The necessary detection and report thresholds are generated based on a system level behavioral model that predicts the performance of several different types of spurs as a function of signal parameters. The thresholds are tuned to match the behavior of the dominant spur.

Abstract: Lighting units for use with garage door openers and associated door tracks in residential garages and other similar settings are described herein. In some embodiments, the lighting units can be easily attached to a door track by means of one or more magnets. In other embodiments, the lighting units can be easily daisy-chained together to provide increased lighting. Additionally, in further embodiments, lighting units described herein can be operably connected to a garage door opening system so that they operate in conjunction with the door opening system.

Abstract: A method and system include monitoring to detect a crossing of a first geographic boundary and monitoring to detect a crossing of a second geographic boundary. When a crossing of the first geographic boundary and a crossing of the second geographic boundary are detected in succession, a first barrier system response is initiated. In some examples, when a crossing of the third geographic boundary and a crossing of the second geographic boundary are detected in succession, a second barrier system response is initiated.