Abstract: A modular tray, for the additive manufacturing of a part with an axis of revolution on a powder bed, includes: a shaft-mounted circular module including a shaft provided with a circular tray at one of the ends thereof, the shaft and the circular tray being concentric; and a main support module including, in one face, a cavity configured for receiving the shaft-mounted circular module, the shaft being completely inserted in the cavity. The assembly of the shaft-mounted circular module and of the main support module define a planar top surface that is at least partly formed by the circular tray of the shaft-mounted circular module.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for making a pharmaceutical dosage form include making a pharmaceutical composition that includes one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients by thermokinetic compounding into a composite. Compositions and methods of preprocessing a composite comprising one or more APIs with one or more excipients include thermokinetic compounding, comprising thermokinetic processing the APIs with the excipients into a composite, wherein the composite can be further processed by conventional methods known in the art, such as hot melt extrusion, melt granulation, compression molding, tablet compression, capsule filling, film-coating, or injection molding.

Abstract: Implementations discussed and claimed herein provide systems and methods for characterizing patient tissue of a patient. In one implementation, a pathological image of the patient tissue is received. Nuclei of the plurality of cells in the pathological image are simultaneously segmented and classified using a histology-based digital staining system. The nuclei of the plurality of cells are segmented according to spatial location and classified according to cell type, thereby generating one or more groups of nuclei. Each of the one or more groups of nuclei have an identified cell type. A composition and a spatial organization of a tumor microenvironment of the patient tissue is determined based on the one or more groups of nuclei. A prognostic model for the patient is generated based on the composition and the spatial organization of the tumor microenvironment.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus for rendering medical images comprises a first GPU and a second GPU, each configured to read from and write to a data structure stored in virtual memory, wherein: the data structure is configured to be read by both the first GPU and the second GPU; the data structure is configured such that the first GPU can write to a first sub-space of the data structure and the second GPU can write to a second sub-space of the data structure; the first sub-space and the second sub-space are independent; the first GPU is configured to write data relating to pre-processing for rendering to the first sub-space; and the second GPU is configured to read the written data and to render at least one image based on the written data.

Abstract: A router node comprises a link discovery module, a security module, a secure access module and storage. The link discovery module discovers a link to an adjacent router node and receives its first loopback address. The link discovery module creates a first tunnel between the security module in the router node and the first loopback address. The security module receives a second loopback address for the second router node, and creates a second tunnel. The security module repeats the discovering, receiving and creating steps for each router node adjacent to the first router node. The storage separately stores a link discovery routing table which comprises information relating to the links between the router node and each adjacent router note; a security routing table which stores the unique first loopback address; and a secure access routing table which stores the unique second loopback address.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and apparatuses that include a dart and/or a clutch for a dart plunger. In an exemplary embodiment, the dart plunger includes a dart adapted to move between a first position and a second position and also between a maximum closed position and a minimum closed position. Varying diameters of the dart enable the clutch to variably retard movement of the dart between its first, second, maximum, and minimum positions.

Abstract: A dispensing pump (1000) includes a polymer compression spring (1048), base vents (1060) and a flow baffle (1092). The dispensing pump includes a pump base (1002), and a dispensing head (1004) having a piston stem (1034). The polymer compression spring assembly includes a slotted tubular spring element (1048) and first and second loading cones received at opposing ends of the slotted tubular spring element. The venting ports allow air to escape when capping the container after filling and the flow baffle reduces or prevents the product from being pulled into the pump accumulator before residual air (headspace) has been evacuated from the container during the initial priming strokes.

Abstract: A composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and a polyrotaxane. The polyrotaxane includes a plurality of cyclic molecules and a chain polymer passing through the plurality of the cyclic molecules in a skewering manner, at least a part of the hydroxyl groups of the plurality of cyclic molecules being substituted with a hydrophobic group. A group that enhances miscibility of the polyrotaxane to the thermoplastic polymeris bound to at least a part of the hydrophobic groups of each of the plurality of cyclic molecules.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for telephone call information collection and retrieval. A receiver device receives a telephone call from a caller device. The receiver device collects information associated with the telephone call and stores the information in a memory. Subsequently, the receiver device displays, via a graphical user interface, the telephone number of the caller device. The receiver device receives, via the graphical user interface, a user selection of the telephone number of the caller. In response to the user selection, the receiver device displays, via the graphical user interface, the information stored in the memory, including, for example, the start and end times of the telephone call, the location(s) of the receiver device during the telephone call, and text representing the audio of the call (e.g., speech-to-text conversion of at least a portion of the audio).

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system performing individual air conditioning in four zones for left and right spaces of front and rear seats includes a front seat heating, ventilation, and air conditioner (HVAC) separately supplying air having passed through left and right flow paths of a front seat flow path into the left and right spaces of the front seat to perform two-zone individual air conditioning for the front seat. A flow guide is provided in an upstream side space of an evaporator in an internal space of the air conditioning casing of the front seat HVAC to divide the upstream side space of the evaporator to have a left flow path and a right flow path. The flow guide and a side portion of the air conditioning casing opposite to the flow guide have a curved stepped portion in cross-section.

Abstract: Transmitting antennas and receiving antennas are arranged such that a plurality of virtual antennas have the same position in a time-division-multiplexed (TDM) frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar apparatus. At least three peculiar chirps, at least one of which is included in a chirp loop of each of waveform signals transmitted by the plurality of virtual antennas having the same position, are respectively positioned in consecutive time slots and have different periods. A Doppler frequency may be uniquely determined from phase difference values between the at least three peculiar chirps respectively positioned in consecutive time slots measured from FMCW radar signals received at the plurality of virtual antennas.

Abstract: Electrodes for use in electroencephalographic recording, including consciousness and seizure monitoring applications, have novel features that speed, facilitate or enforce proper placement of the electrodes, including any of alignment indicators, tabs and juts, color coding, and an insulating bridge between reference and ground electrodes which ensures a safe application distance between the conductive regions of the two electrodes in the event of cardiac defibrillation. A method of using a set of at least four such electrodes is also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides synthetic peptides that selectively bind to the PD-L1 protein on the surface of cells expressing PD-L1. The PD-L1 binding peptide may comprises the amino acid sequence MX1X2X3X4DHX5LNKFX6IX7HX8X9X10X11X12X13 (SEQ ID NO: 177) or MXIF?XXIXXX?WXLXXA (SEQ ID NO: 1). Peptides of the disclosure may be functionalized using one or more diagnostic agents to aid in various detection modalities or with a cytotoxic agent to treat various disease states such as cancer. Also provided are compositions that include the PD-L1 binding peptides or functionalized PD-L1 binding peptides.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable media directed to a software application that may be downloaded to and executed on any type of end terminal (may also be referred to as a user equipment), through which UEs of heterogenous systems sharing a frequency band can inform each other and coordinate usage and transmission in the shared frequency band in a distributed and near real-time manner to avoid and minimize interference. This software application can provide an application-based approach for wireless spectrum management.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cable assembly including at least one conductor and a metal sheath disposed over the at least one conductor, the metal sheath including a continuous strip of metal having a plurality of revolutions. A first revolution of the plurality of revolutions may include a first section having a curved profile extending into an interior cavity of the metal sheath, and a second section extending from the first section, the second section extending along a lengthwise axis, wherein a length of the second section, along the lengthwise axis, is at least two times as large as a diameter of the first section when the metal sheath is in a linear configuration. The first revolution may further include a third section extending from the second section, the third section including a free end terminating within a recess defined by a curved profile of a first section of an adjacent revolution.

Abstract: Methods and systems of 3D printing non-photocurable thermosetting polymer materials and continuous fiber composites that reduces the manufacturing time and energy required by implementing fast, self-sustaining, and self-propagating, in-situ curing of the polymer and the and continuous fiber composites as the non-photocurable thermosetting polymer materials are being printed.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of apparatuses and methods that include an annular flow lubricator. In an exemplary embodiment, the annular flow lubricator includes a body housing an internal flow tube such that well flow enters a lower portion of the internal flow tube, travels up the internal flow tube, and exits an upper portion of the internal flow tube. Upon exiting the upper portion of the internal flow tube, well flow then travels in an annulus between the body of the lubricator and a wall of the internal flow tube before exiting an outlet port of the lubricator.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a condition of a mobility system includes a number of sensors coupled to the mobility system, the number of sensors being structured and configured to generate data indicative of use of the mobility system during use, and a controller implementing a trained machine learning system. The controller is structured and configured to receive the data, characterize a lifecycle stage of the mobility system using the trained machine learning system based on at least the received data, and generate an alert for required maintenance for and/or predicted breakdown of the mobility system based on the characterized lifecycle stage.

Abstract: A satellite communication system that combines the benefits of Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) and Non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems into a GEO-NGSO hybrid satellite system. The hybrid system allows for various uses, such as, a NGSO-GEO-NGSO handoff, a GEO-NGSO-GEO handoff, and/or a multi-transport operation utilizing both the GEO and NGSO satellites. Based on the path delay differences of the GEO and NGSO satellites, the system may create a data buffer to ensure no data loss.

Abstract: A battery cell is provided. The battery cell is provided with circulation elements for circulating between inside and outside of the battery cell, and the circulation elements are connected with the battery cell. Substances inside the battery cell are capable of being discharged out of the battery cell through the circulation elements, and substances outside the battery cell also capable of entering the interior of the battery cell through the circulation elements. The battery cell is carried with its own circulation elements, the battery cell is not injected with electrolyte during production, transportation and assembly, and the electrolyte is injected into the battery cell after the installation of the battery cluster. Therefore, the battery cluster is not charged during transportation and installation of the battery cluster, to eliminate the safety risk of the battery cluster during transportation and installation. A battery unit and a battery cluster are also provided.