Abstract: A construction system for a wall or floor or roof uses a set of studs having panel engagement features protruding from opposed edges of the stud. Panel elements having apertures receive these features so that they protrude through the panel element apertures. Retainers engage the panel engagement features and press against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint. There may be rails to form a mesh with the studs, and the panel elements may not be wide enough to abut each other, narrow panel elements providing sufficient structural strength in combination with the compression joints and the studs.

Abstract: A three dimensional printing system includes a plurality of light engines, an alignment article, a camera, and a controller. The plurality of light engines define a corresponding plurality of build fields which overlap and define a build plane. The alignment article carries an alignment calibration image and is configured to be mounted in the three dimensional printing system with the alignment calibration image proximate to the build plane and in facing relation with the plurality of light engines. The alignment calibration image defines a dark field with an array of reflective alignment targets. The camera is mounted to be in facing relation to the alignment calibration image. The controller is configured to operate at least the light engines and the camera to individually align the light engines to the alignment calibration image.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to a present embodiment includes: a transmitting and receiving circuit configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to an ultrasonic probe and receive a signal based on the ultrasonic wave received by the ultrasonic probe; a generation circuit configured to generate multiple 2D image data in a chronological order based on the signal; an acquisition circuit configured to acquire three-dimensional multiple position data of the ultrasonic probe; an associating circuit configured to associate the multiple position data with the respective multiple 2D image data; and a correction circuit configured to correct the multiple position data associated by the associating circuit.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices, methods and systems for determining blood oxygenation. By applying near infrared radiation of an appropriate wavelength to the tissue and determining the absorbance at a plurality of points where the distance between the source of the near infrared radiation and the detector are known, the oxygenation state of the hemoglobin can be determined based on position in a three dimensional space.

Abstract: A polypropylene composition, a preparation method thereof, and a film or a sheet prepared from the polypropylene composition and use thereof. The composition includes 45 parts to 75 parts of a polypropylene, 10 parts to 35 parts of an elastomer, 5 parts to 20 parts of a polyethylene, 0.1 parts to 0.5 parts of an antioxidant, and 0.1 parts to 0.5 parts of a lubricant. A half peak width of a crystallization peak of the polypropylene is 5° C. to 10° C., and a peak temperature of the crystallization peak of the polypropylene is 105° C. to 115° C. The polypropylene composition has a good tenacity, especially a?30° C. low-temperature impact performance. The film or the sheet prepared from the composition and applied to automotive interior parts, can enable the external accessories not only to be less likely to generate sharp fragments while being strongly impacted, but also to have a matte characteristic.

Abstract: Provided is a combination cable for a vehicle that is capable of reducing noise interference and cross-talk between twisted pair wires. The combination cable for a vehicle includes a wire bundle and a sheath covering the wire bundle. The wire bundle includes a two-core first twisted pair wire, a two-core second twisted pair wire, a one-core first wire, and a one-core second wire. When viewed in cable cross-section, the wire bundle has the first twisted pair wire disposed on one side of a center line that runs from a center of the first wire to a center of the second wire, and has the second twisted pair wire disposed on the other side of the center line, and the first twisted pair wire and the second twisted pair wire are separated from each other.

Abstract: The color generated by two differently-colored LEDs is maintained over time and different temperatures by sensing their combined output color using two phototransistors having different spectral sensitivities the output voltages of which are correlated to a desired output color. As the combined output color changes, the phototransistors' output voltages will change. The currents provided to the LEDs can thereafter be adjusted to maintain the output voltages and thus maintain the combined output color.

Abstract: A wiring module comprising: a detection wire that has a core wire and an insulating coating covering the core wire and that detects a state of a power storage element, a bus bar, and a wire connection portion formed on the end portion of the bus bar and to which the end portion of the detection wire is connected. The wire connection portion includes a core wire connection portion to which the core wire of the detection wire is connected. The core wire connection portion includes a first core wire connection portion for drawing out the detection wire in one direction and a second core wire connection portion for drawing out the detection wire in another direction that is different from the one direction.

Abstract: A vehicular high-voltage wire to be electrically connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery, the vehicular high-voltage wire including a core wire that is formed of a conductor and is to be electrically connected to the high-voltage battery, an insulating covering that covers an outer circumference of the core wire, and a cylindrical cover that covers an outer circumference of the insulating covering, wherein: the core wire, the insulating covering and the cylindrical cover are coaxially provided, and the cylindrical cover is formed by weaving a plurality of strands including a first strand formed of a conductor and a second strand formed of a reinforced fiber having insulation properties with a higher strength than the first strand.

Abstract: In a motor drive system with inverter parallel connection, a laying cable impedance is identified by a test pulse, and a cross current suppression control gain is optimized to provide a power conversion apparatus that does not require a coupling reactor. In the motor drive system 1 in which the outputs of A-bank and B-bank inverters 20A and 20B are connected in parallel, a test pulse is outputted from the drive control unit 30 provided with the PWM controller 33 to the A and B bank inverters before operation. The laying cable impedance is identified from the DC voltage Vdc at the time of test pulse output and the response currents IA and IB. An adjustment gain is calculated from the ratio of installed cable impedance to specified cable impedance. Then, the proportional gain KP is multiplied to optimize the adjustment gain, and an on-delay time based on the optimized adjustment gain GL×KP is calculated during operation.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses compositions and methods for regulating the kynurenine to tryptophan ratio, NAD+ level and CD16 expression for the treatment diseases.

Abstract: A system and method for improving forward error correction efficiency in a communication network. The system and method employ a controller configured to evaluate a plurality of frames to identify a first type of the plurality of frames having a first frame processing characteristic pertaining to a first type of frame iteration processing performed by a terminal of the communication network and a second type of the plurality of frames having a second frame processing characteristic pertaining to a second type of frame iteration processing performed by the terminal. The controller is further configured to arrange a plurality of the first type of frames and at least one of the plurality of the second type of frames in an alternating order within a transmission window for transmission to the terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a vertical roller mill equipped with a rotary classifier for causing a plurality of classification blades provided above a rotary table and positioned around an axis to rotate about the axis, wherein: of a solid fuel pulverized by a roller, the rotary classifier guides solid fuel fine powder from an outer-circumferential-side space to an inner-circumferential-side space surrounded by the plurality of classification blades, and suppresses, by collision with the plurality of classification blades, an intrusion of solid fuel coarse powder into the inner-circumferential-side space; and each of the plurality of classification blades is shaped in a manner such that there is no interference between a scattering direction in which the coarse powder that collided with the classification blades scatters and an intake direction in which the fine powder is guided to the inner-circumferential-side space, and the scattering direction is oriented upward relative to a horizontal direction.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a distributed antenna system comprises: a master unit configured to receive a base station downlink radio frequency signal and to transmit a base station uplink radio frequency signal; and at least one remote antenna unit that is communicatively coupled to the master unit using at least one cable, the remote antenna unit configured to radiate a remote downlink radio frequency signal and to receive a remote uplink radio frequency signal; wherein the master unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a first operator control panel; wherein the at least one remote antenna unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a second operator control panel; wherein the master unit controller and the remote unit controller synchronize at least some information between the first and second operator control panels over the at least one cable.

Abstract: A computing system may include a virtualization server configured to run virtual sessions for a plurality of client devices, with each virtual session having a respective user profile associated therewith, and each user profile having a unique access token associated therewith. The system may further include a cloud computing service configured to store the user profiles, receive access tokens from the virtualization server upon initiation of virtual sessions associated with respective user profiles and provide the user profiles to the virtualization server responsive thereto, and cooperate with the virtualization server to synchronize changes in the user profiles responsive to the user sessions based upon the respective access tokens.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for cyber warning. One technique includes a cyber warning receiver (CWR). The CWR includes a bus sensing circuit to sense traffic on a communications bus over time, an anomaly detecting circuit to detect anomalous behavior in the sensed bus traffic, a data fusing circuit to fuse the detected anomalous behavior into groups having similar characteristics, a decision making circuit to decide if the fused anomalous behavior is normal or abnormal, and a behavior logging circuit to log the detected anomalous behavior on an electronic storage device. In one embodiment, the CWR further includes a behavior alerting circuit to alert an operator to the fused anomalous behavior identified as abnormal. In one embodiment, the communications bus is an embedded communications bus, such as a MIL-STD-1553 bus, and the CWR is a standalone device configured to connect to the MIL-STD-1553 bus as a bus monitor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cryocooling system and method. The system includes a sample well and a sample chamber, each of which having an interior that is sized and shaped to hold a cryocooling gas at cryogenic temperatures and a pressure below 1 atm. The sample chamber is also sized and shaped to hold a sample substance to be cryocooled. An impedance tube connects the interior of the sample well to the interior of the sample chamber to allow cryocooling gas to move from the sample well to the sample chamber. A vacuum tube is connected to the interior of the sample chamber on one side and to a vacuum pump via a vacuum port on the other. The vacuum tube is sized and shaped to allow cryocooling gas within the sample chamber to be pumped out of the sample chamber by the vacuum pump.

Abstract: A closure system including a filler neck, a guide socket arranged inside the filler neck, a closure cap to be introduced between the filler neck and the guide socket and which is fastenable to the filler neck and an annular seal to be received in an annular groove of the closure cap and which is secured to an inner face of the filler neck. The annular seal is arranged between the filler neck and the guide socket such that a nozzle placed between the filler neck and the guide socket does not reach thereto.

Abstract: A multi level multileaf collimator employs leaves with leaf tips having a non-square shape in a beam's eye view to improve beam shaping effect and penumbra performance. The multi level multileaf collimator includes a first multileaf collimator in a first level comprising beam blocking leaves longitudinally movable in a first direction, and a second multileaf collimator in a second level comprising beam blocking leaves longitudinally movable in a second direction. The first direction may be generally parallel with the second direction and the leaves of the first multileaf collimator may laterally offset the leaves of the second multileaf collimator. The beam blocking leaves of the first multileaf collimator may comprise an end portion having a non-square shape in a beam's eye view.

Abstract: A filter configured to be disposed within the vasculature to capture or trap material within a body lumen is disclosed. The filter may be configured to be removable and may be configured to slice through ingrown or encapsulated tissue during removal. A filter deployment device or system which may be configured to deliver a filter or filters to a position within a body lumen, such as within the vasculature, is also disclosed. The filter deployment device may be configured to limit inadvertent decoupling of a filter. Also, the filter deployment device may be configured to retrieve a deployed filter.