Abstract: In one embodiment, a biological sample analyzer has a housing having at least one outer wall that defines a cavity therein, an air intake, and an air exhaust. A plenum is disposed within the cavity and has at least one plenum wall that defines an air duct therein. A receptacle, which can support a consumable holder containing a biological sample, is disposed within the internal cavity. At least a portion of the receptacle is supported within the air duct such that an air gap is defined between the receptacle and the at least one plenum wall. A heater applies heat to the consumable holder so as to heat the consumable holder when the consumable holder is supported by the receptacle. A fan forces air along a path that extends from the air intake, through the air gap, and to the air exhaust so as to cool the heater.

Abstract: A numerical controller uses specifications to control position-controlled axes of a production machine and determines a current group of position setpoint values and groups of position setpoint values expected for a forecast horizon. The numerical controller checks for the risk of a collision between at least one element moved by the position-controlled axes and at least one other element. The numerical controller carries out the same check for the expected groups. If there is no risk of collision, it stores the expected groups in a braking path memory and uses the current group. If there is the risk of a collision, it changes the axes along a path to a standstill defined by the braking path memory and braking is effected along a path which has been previously checked for the risk of a collision and for which no risk of a collision has been detected.

Abstract: Provided is a control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine, the comprising a detection device for monitoring an offset from a predetermined floater pitch angle and/or an offset from a predetermined floater yaw angle, wherein the detection device is further configured for monitoring an oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the floater yaw angle, wherein the predetermined floater pitch angle and floater yaw angle define a predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, wherein a threshold of the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle further define the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, and an actuation device configured for manipulating the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle until the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine is met.

Abstract: Diagnostic immunoassay reagent compositions are disclosed that include liposomes having analyte-specific binding element(s) associated therewith. In particular, the analyte-specific binding element(s) includes a transmembrane domain that anchors the element(s) in the lipid bilayer of the liposome; the analyte-specific binding element(s) further includes an extracellular/extra membrane domain that is exposed on the outer surface of the liposome and that comprises a domain that specifically binds to the target analyte. Also disclosed are kits, devices, and systems that contain the diagnostic immunoassay reagent compositions, as well as methods of producing and using the diagnostic immunoassay reagent compositions.

Abstract: An example AC unit includes: a thermoelectric heat pump including an output plate and an input plate; an indoor heat exchanger thermally connected to the output plate to exchange heat with indoor air; an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with an outdoor environment; a sensor for a cooling or a heating demand; and a controller to set a performance of the thermoelectric heat pump. Straight passages through the indoor heat exchanger in line with the main air flow towards them in operation contribute less than 44% to the frontal area of the region. The corresponding part of the indoor heat exchanger extends to a thermal connection to the output plate. The frontal area of the region is at least half the frontal area of the indoor heat exchanger. At least some air flow paths through the indoor heat exchanger do not include such a straight passage.

Abstract: Teachings of the present disclosure include methods and systems for automatically configuring and deploying a containerized application. An example method includes: obtaining source code associated with a containerized application; generating an integrated configuration file based on the source code, and constructing, with the integrated configuration file, a component associated with the source code; generating an image configuration file based on the source code and the integrated configuration file, and generating, with the image configuration file, a container image associated with the source code; generating an application configuration file based on the source code, the integrated configuration file, and the image configuration file; and generating the containerized application using the application configuration file and the container image.

Abstract: A sealing device for a flow machine, wherein the sealing device has a flap seal, a surface, a first protrusion protruding from the surface, a second protrusion protruding from the surface and a biasing member that is supported on the first protrusion and the second protrusion and is adapted to push the flap seal away from the first protrusion and the second protrusion in a direction transversal to the normal of the surface. The biasing member has a foot that protrudes from a first region of the biasing member in a direction towards the surface, wherein the first region is arranged immediately neighbored to the foot, wherein the foot contacts the surface and biases the remaining biasing member in a direction away from the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the teachings include: establishing a foundation layer comprising an OT domain low-code development tool, runtime, and a public information model, and an OT domain workflow generated by the development tool deployed on the runtime using the public information model; establishing a domain layer depending on the foundation layer, the domain layer comprising a field bus, a domain protocol, and a device tree of an application domain, the device tree comprising a connection relationship between devices; and establishing a user case layer that depends on the domain layer, the user case layer comprising user-defined function modules, and the user-defined function modules capable of being converted into the field bus, the domain protocol, and the device tree in the domain layer, wherein data obtained from a data platform is transmitted between the user case layer and the domain layer and transmitted between the layers using the model.

Abstract: Kits containing a multiplexed chemiluminescent detection system and microfluidics devices and methods for detecting the presence and/or concentration of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a sample are disclosed. The kits, microfluidics devices, and methods utilize singlet oxygen-activatable chemiluminescent compounds in combination with two or more fluorescent molecules that emit light at different wavelengths. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the kits, microfluidics devices, and methods can distinguish between anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies generated in response to vaccination from anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies generated in response to infection.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: capturing spatially resolved dose profiles for an x-ray imaging scan of at least one examination object in accordance with initial recording parameters via a photon-counting x-ray detector, wherein each photon-counting detector element provides a dose value depending on a number of detected x-ray photons after an interaction between x-ray radiation and the at least one examination object, and wherein the dose profiles are formed by the dose values of the detector elements of each of one or more x-ray imaging scans; and provisioning adjusted recording parameters by applying a trained function to input data, wherein the input data is based on the initial recording parameters and the dose profiles, and the trained function is based on a dose-aware signal quality metric.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a scene with synthetic contrast includes receiving preoperative image data of an examination region containing a hollow organ, wherein the medical image data images a contrast agent flow in the hollow organ; receiving intraoperative image data of the examination region of the examination subject, wherein the intraoperative image data images a medical object at least partially disposed in the hollow organ, generating the scene with synthetic contrast by applying a trained function to input data, wherein the input data is based on the preoperative image data and the intraoperative image data, wherein the scene with synthetic contrast images a virtual contrast agent flow in the hollow organ taking into account the medical object disposed therein, wherein at least one parameter of the trained function is based on a comparison between a training scene and a comparison scene; and providing the scene with synthetic contrast.

Abstract: A method of characterizing a specimen to be analyzed in an automated diagnostic analysis system provides an HILN classification (hemolysis, icterus, lipemia, normal) of the specimen along with a basis for that determination. The method includes assigning a hash code to each training image of a sample specimen used in the characterization training process. In response to an HILN determination for a test specimen, the method can retrieve via the hash code one or more of the closest matching training images upon which the HILN classification is based. The one or more of the closest matching training images can be displayed alongside of the one or more images of the test specimen. Quality check modules and systems configured to carry out the method are also described, as are other aspects.

Abstract: A method (400) and a system (200) for generating a chromatically modified image of one or more components on a microscopic slide (303) is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the method includes obtaining the image of the one or more components on the microscopic slide (303). Additionally, the method (400) includes processing the image to identify the one or more components. The method (400) further includes segmenting at least one part of the one or more components identified from the image. Furthermore, the method (400) includes chromatically modifying the at least one part of the one or more components and generating a chromatically modified image of the one or more components.

Abstract: A method and to assembly for managing an automation program for an industrial automation platform, wherein the automation program is transferred to the automation platform and execution of the automation program is controlled, where in a first step, the automation program or a reference to the automation program is transferred from a Kubernetes master a virtual kubelet, in a second step, the transferred or referenced automation program is transferred to the industrial automation platform via a provider interface of the virtual kubelet, and in a third step, the execution of the transferred automation program on the industrial automation platform is controlled, where via the provider interface, control commands are transferred to the industrial automation platform and acknowledgement messages of the industrial automation platform are received and processed or forwarded to a control entity, such that automation programs can be managed, distributed and run using container orchestration systems.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for image retrieval. An image descriptor of a query image indicating a medical abnormality and non-image patient data may be received. For each of a plurality of candidate images stored in a database, an image descriptor of the candidate image and data about a medical abnormality known to be indicated by the candidate image may further be received. A similarity metric between the image descriptors of the query image and the candidate image may be determined for each candidate image. A first probability of the query image medical abnormality being the candidate image medical abnormality given the non-image patient data associated with the query image may be determined for each candidate image. A score may then be determined for each candidate image based on the determined similarity metric and the determined first probability. One or more of the candidate images may be retrieved from the database in accordance with the determined scores.

Abstract: A method is provided that facilitates additive manufacturing a superalloy component using a liquid assisted additive manufacturing process. The method includes successively depositing and fusing together layers of a superalloy powder mixture comprising a high melt superalloy powder and a low melt superalloy powder to build up an additive portion of the superalloy component. The method may further include heat treating the additive portion to form a homogenized base alloy of which the additive portion is comprised, which base alloy has a chemistry defined by the superalloy powder mixture. Each of the high melt superalloy powder, the low melt superalloy powder, and the superalloy powder mixture may have a nickel content by weight greater than 40% and have an aluminum content by weight of greater than 1.5%.

Abstract: In an imaging method an image is generated by an imaging device that includes a vessel structure of an object to be imaged and/or a device arranged in the object. A local asymmetrical contrast amplification algorithm is applied to the image to generate a filtered image that is displayed by a display device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a wind turbine blade having a blade body including a body part and a tip part, the blade being produced by using a mold, wherein a prefabricated tip part having a first connection interface is arranged adjacent to the mold for producing the body part, whereby building elements for building the body part are arranged in the mold providing a second connection interface which corresponds to and connects to the first connection interface, whereafter both connection interfaces are fixed by applying a fixing agent and curing it.

Abstract: A method of controlling plural offshore wind turbines regarding a mechanical oscillation damping action is provided, the method including: obtaining wave characteristic information indicating a characteristic of at least one sea wave; obtaining wind turbine operational state information of the plural wind turbines; obtaining wind characteristic information; controlling the wind turbines regarding the damping action based on the wave characteristic information and/or the wind turbine operational state information of the plural wind turbines and/or the wind characteristic information in particular such that a power oscillation of a total power output of the wind park is reduced.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a workflow construction method. An example includes: receiving function block node addition and connection operations from a GUI on the basis of function block type graphs, wherein each function block node implements a service operation; and constructing a behavior tree corresponding to one workflow in response to the function block node addition and connection operations. Each function block type graph comprises: a function block name, a function block header, a link input port and a link output port, an input data chunk and an output data chunk, a data input port and a data output port, and a function block body. The function block node addition operation comprises a dragging operation.