Abstract: A method of terminating an optical fiber having an inner core with a fiber optic connector including a ferrule having a micro-bore and an end face with a mating location is disclosed. The method includes determining a bore bearing angle of a bore offset of the micro-bore in the ferrule; determining a core bearing angle of a core offset of the inner core in the optical fiber; orienting the ferrule and the optical fiber relative to each other to minimize the distance between the inner core and the mating location; heating the ferrule to an processing temperature above room temperature; and coupling the optical fiber to the micro-bore of the ferrule. The size of the micro-bores and optical fibers may be selected to maximize the number of interference fits in a population of ferrules and optical fibers while minimizing failed fittings between the ferrules and optical fibers in the populations.

Abstract: The present invention provides oxygenized nanobubbles and their uses in imaging and cancer treatment when combined with therapeutic drugs and precise ultrasound beam steering.

Abstract: A projectile incorporates one or more spoiler-tabbed spinning disks to effect flow around the projectile and thus impart steering forces and/or moments. The spoiler tabs may be deployed only during steering phases of travel thus minimizing the drag penalty associated with steering systems. The disks are driven by motors and informed and controlled by sensors and electronic control systems. The spoiler tabs protrude through the surface of the projectile only for certain angles of spin of the spinning disk. For spin-stabilized projectiles, the disks spin at substantially the same rate as the projectile, but the disks may function in fin-stabilized projectiles as well. Any number of such spinning flow effector disks may be incorporated in a projectile, with the manner of functional coordination differing slightly for even and odd numbers of disks.

Abstract: A battery cell measurement module includes a lower housing having a connection part and a fixing part connected to the lower housing. An upper portion of the fixing part has a battery cell accommodation space accommodating a battery cell. The fixing part includes a connection hole that is in communication with the battery cell accommodation space and has the connection part arranged therein. Module includes a height control part that extends from the battery cell accommodation space to the connection part via the connection hole. Module includes an upper housing detachably attached to the lower housing, arranged to surround the fixing part and the height control part, and provided with a transparent window. The battery cell has an opening in an upper surface of the battery cell and is accommodated in the battery cell accommodation space such that the opening is located at a position vertically overlapping the transparent window.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein integrate a supercritical fluid power generation system with a LNG production/NGL separation system. A heat exchanger thermally couples the supercritical fluid power generation system with the LNG production/NGL separation system. A relatively cool heat transfer medium, such as carbon dioxide, passes through the heat exchanger and cools a first portion of extracted natural gas. The relatively warm heat transfer medium returns to the supercritical fluid power generation system where a compressor and a thermal input device, such as a combustor, are used to increase the pressure and temperature of the heat transfer medium above its critical point to provide a supercritical heat transfer medium. A second portion of the extracted natural gas may be used as fuel for the thermal input device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for arranging tasks including sequentially allocating offsets, in unit of load measurement, to tasks having a period equal to or greater than a reference value, among the tasks, and sequentially allocating the offsets to tasks having a period smaller than the reference value, among the tasks, in ascending order, starting from a task having a shortest period, the sequentially allocating the offset comprising sequentially allocating a smallest offset to a first task having a shortest period among tasks having the period smaller than the reference value and allocating the offset to a second task, which is an allocation target of the offset, among remaining tasks excluding the first task, among the tasks having the period smaller than the reference value, based on a result of comparing the period of the first task and an execution time of the second task.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure implement a stochastic neural network (SNN) where nodes are selectively activated depending on the inputs and which can be trained on multiple objectives. A system can include one or more nodes and one or more synapses, wherein each synapse connects a respective pair of the plurality of nodes. The system can further include one or more processing elements, wherein each of the processing elements is embedded in a respective synapse, and wherein each of the processing elements is adapted to receive an input and generate an output based on the input. The system can be configured to operate such that, upon receipt of a first problem input, a first subset of the nodes in the system is selectively activated. Upon receipt of a second problem input, a second subset of the nodes is selectively activated. The second subset of nodes can be different from the first subset of nodes. In various embodiments, the first and second subsets of nodes can be selectively activated in parallel.

Abstract: An in vitro population of human brain endothelial cells (hBECs) expressing claudin-5, occludin, ZO-1 and GLUT-1 and expressing one or more of FZD7, WNT7A, WNT7B, APCDD1, STRA6 and ZO-3 is provided. A blood brain barrier (BBB) comprising the hBECs and use of the BBB for analyzing permeability characteristics of a test agent are provided.

Abstract: An isolated peptide of up to 6 amino acids comprising an amino acid sequence which inhibits binding of an endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) ligand to the EPCR is disclosed. Also disclosed is an isolated peptide comprising an amino acid sequence which inhibits binding of an endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) ligand to the EPCR, wherein the peptide comprises a modification in at least one amino acid. Also disclosed is a molecule comprising an amino acid sequence which inhibits binding of an endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) ligand to the EPCR attached to a heterologous moiety. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement includes a vehicle seat arranged to be adjusted between a forward facing setup and a rearward facing setup and a seat support structure. The vehicle seat has three seat parts, where a second seat part is pivotably connected to both a first seat part and a third seat part. The second seat part is pivotably connected to the seat support structure. In the forward facing setup, the first and second seat parts make up a seat back and the third seat part make up a seat cushion. In the rearward facing setup, the first seat part make up the seat cushion and the second and third seat parts make up the seat back of the vehicle seat.

Abstract: Hose has a body and a mouthpiece connected with the body. The mouthpiece is slidably placed against the body and is mounted at the end of the hose and includes a thickening. The ending has a circumferential stop placed in the axis of the mouthpiece. The stop has on its circumference a touch surface which is oriented inside, against the thickening on the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is sealed by sealing ring against the body. The ring is placed in the sealing zone, or the mouthpiece is connected with the body by a flexible bellow. During the movement of the mouthpiece outside the touch surface and the outer surface of the hose in the zone with the thickening draw closer and the hose is held on the mouthpiece by the under pressure between the surface of the stop and the thickening.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated DC/DC and AC/DC converter system including a main relay selectively connected to any one of an AC power supply unit and a DC power supply unit and a controller connecting the main relay to the AC power supply unit or the DC power supply unit. Electrical energy based on the AC power output from the AC power supply and electrical energy based on DC power output from the DC power supply unit may be selectively provided to a load.

Abstract: Input devices having a deformable membrane and methods of their use are disclosed. In one embodiment, an input device includes a body, a deformable membrane coupled to the body such that the body and the deformable membrane define an enclosure filled with a medium, and an internal sensor disposed within the enclosure, the internal sensor having a field of view configured to be directed through the medium and toward a bottom surface of the deformable membrane. The input device further includes a controller configured to receive an output signal from the internal sensor corresponding to a deformation in the deformable membrane, determine a gesture based on the output signal from the internal, and provide a gesture signal corresponding to the gesture.

Abstract: Fittings for capillaries, such as those in chromatographic systems, can be difficult to reliably assemble. The invention relates to a connector for providing a fluid connection between a capillary and a fluid conduit, said connector comprising: a capillary holder for receiving an end of the capillary, said capillary comprising inner capillary tubing, wherein the inner capillary tubing of the received end of the capillary is located within a compliant material sleeve; a deformable portion configured for deforming so that the compliant material of the sleeve in the capillary holder is deformed to create a seal between the inner capillary tubing and the connector; and a receiving portion configured to receive a fitting at an end of the fluid conduit; wherein the capillary holder and the receiving portion are connected so that the connector is configured to fluidly connect the capillary and the fluid conduit.

Abstract: An aluminophosphate molecular sieve SCM-18 has a schematic chemical composition, expressed on a molar basis, of Al2O3.n P2O5, in which n represents a phosphorus to aluminum molar ratio, and is in a range of about 0.8-1.2. The aluminophosphate molecular sieve has a unique X-ray diffraction pattern, and can be used as an adsorbent, a catalyst or a catalyst carrier.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light emitting device including the organic compound. The organic compound is a bipolar compound having a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level and proper energy bandgap for an emissive layer of the OLED. As the organic compound is applied into the emissive layer, the OLED can maximize its luminous properties as holes and electrons are recombined uniformly over the whole area in an emitting material layer (EML).

Abstract: Computer systems, methods, and devices for structured dynamic electronic forms are provided. The system includes a user device comprising a client form management application and a server comprising a server form management application. The client form management application generates and sends a request for a dynamic electronic form to the server. The server form management application stores the dynamic electronic form comprising separately stored form template data and form data; and merges and sends the form template data and the form data to the user device for rendering. The client form management application sends a request for a form filler package (“FFP”) comprising rules for filling out and rendering the dynamic electronic form. The server form management application sends the FFP to the user device and the client form management application renders the dynamic electronic form using the merged form template data and form data and the FFP.

Abstract: A sugar-responsive gel that is highly resistant to temperature changes, and a sugar-responsive drug delivery device including such a gel. The sugar-responsive gel, which comprises a gel composition including a monomer having a hydroxyl group in addition to a phenylboronic-acid-based monomer, can exhibit suitable temperature resistance. A sugar-responsive drug delivery device including such a sugar-responsive gel is less susceptible to the effects of temperature changes, and therefore can prevent undesirable excessive delivery of a drug such as insulin.

Abstract: A method comprising collecting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner data corresponding to a region of interest, establishing a spectral peak profile associated with at least one metabolite in the region of interest, wherein the spectral peak profile comprises a term in the FID vector signal included in the collected MRI scanner data, selecting at least three counter indices and corresponding points on the spectral peak profile to compute a linear fractional transformation (LFT), computing an N-dimensional vector outlining a spectral circle in a complex plane by applying the LFT to each counter index included in a set of equally-spaced counter indices associated with a three-dimensional spectrum representation of the collected MRI scanner data, shifting the spectral circle to eliminate a baseline offset for a magnitude spectrum associated with the complex plane, rotating the shifted spectral circle to produce a rotated spectral circle.

Abstract: System, method, and media for providing navigation of an affective vehicle environment to an occupant (such as a driver) of a vehicle. Sensors in and on the vehicles in the affective environment may detect characteristics of the occupants of the vehicle and stress levels may be assigned to the occupants. The navigation may be based at least in part on the location and destination of the vehicles in the affective environment and the stress levels of the occupants of the vehicles.