Abstract: A medical observation system includes: a microscope; a support including a first joint configured to hold the microscope such that the microscope is rotatable about a first axis parallel to an optical axis of the microscope; and a first arm configured to hold the first joint and extend in a direction different from a direction of the optical axis of the microscope; a light guide cable inserted in the support and configured to guide illumination light to the microscope; and a binder configured to bind the light guide cable, wherein at least a part of the light guide cable is arranged along the first axis in a first section, the light guide cable extends in a direction different from the first axis in a second section, and the binder is configured to bind the light guide cable in the second section.

Abstract: A bioreactor vessel includes a bottom plate, a vessel body coupled to the bottom plate, the vessel body and the bottom plate defining an interior compartment therebetween, and a plurality of recesses formed in the bottom plate, each recess of the plurality of recesses being configured to receive a corresponding alignment pin on a bed plate for aligning the bioreactor vessel on the bed plate.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a semiconductor device that makes it possible to enhance a heat dissipation capacity without occurrence of a fluctuation in high frequency characteristics. A glass substrate is adhered to a wiring layer-attached glass substrate, and a heat dissipation part is formed between the wiring layer-attached glass substrate and the glass substrate. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a high-frequency module and a high-speed communication module.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for serving user settings interface components is disclosed. The method includes processing a device configuration library to obtain executable codes for serving a plurality of pre-generated and device-specific user interface components. The method also includes carrying out a selection of a reduced subset of compatible user interface components and available settings, from the plurality of user interface components, as a function of a model identifier for a sensor device and a firmware version installed at the sensor device. The method also includes generating a customized package containing the reduced subset of the compatible user interface components and relevant settings that is served for provisioning at the sensor device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image processing device, an image forming device, an operating device, a vital sensor, and a controller. The image processing device corrects an image. The image forming device performs an image formation of forming the image on a recording sheet. The operating device is operable by a user and through which an instruction to start the image formation by the image forming device is inputted. The vital sensor is provided at the operating device and detects a blood oxygen level of the user who is operating the operating device. The controller, when the instruction to start the image formation is inputted through the operating device, causes the image processing device to correct the image in accordance with the blood oxygen level of the user detected by the vital sensor and causes the image forming device to form a corrected image on the recording sheet.

Abstract: A server associated with a core network may include a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to, generate a list of preferred instances of a first network function, transmit the list of the preferred instances to a server associated with a third network function, and receive a request to establish a communication session with a selected instance selected from the list of the preferred instances, if the server is associated with a selected instance of a second network function associated with the selected instance of the first network function.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including a moving object (20) and an operation signal transmitter (10) for the moving object (20). The moving object (20) includes a signal receipt unit (201) that receives an operation signal from the operation signal transmitter (10). The operation signal transmitter (10) includes a storage unit (101) that contains conversion information, a motion information acquisition unit (102) that acquires motion information of an operator, a conversion unit (103) that converts the acquired motion information into the operation signal to the moving object (20) based on the conversion information, and a signal transmission unit (104) that transmits the operation signal to the moving object (20).

Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing enhanced quantitative analysis of materials by a dual-laser Raman probe wherein the wavelengths of the lasers used to illuminate a target object are selected in a manner to improve and enhance the quantitative analysis performance of the Raman signals.

Abstract: An electronic device with touch sensing function is provided, which includes first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes, and pixel circuits. The first touch electrodes are in parallel with a Y-axis, in which each first touch electrode includes first electrode blocks and bridge patterns. The first electrode blocks are coupled with the bridge patterns in series. The second touch electrodes are in parallel with an X-axis, in which each second touch electrode includes second electrode blocks and connection patterns. The second electrode blocks are coupled with the connection patterns in series and the X-axis is substantially perpendicular to the Y-axis. The pixel circuits are arranged as corresponding to the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes in a projection direction. The pixel circuits are configured to receive one or more voltages from the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying individuals who may have witnessed a suspect is provided herein. During operation, a camera's field of view (FOV) is analyzed to determine a region within the FOV where the suspect left the FOV. Individuals entering or exiting the cameras FOV from the region will be identified, and information about their identity will be provided to an officer.

Abstract: An investigation assist system includes a plurality of servers and an integration server communicatively connected to a terminal and the plurality of servers. In response to reception of a video captured by a plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of servers performs a video analysis of an object with respect to an incident, the plurality of servers processing different objects, respectively. Based on an input of a plurality of different object feature elements from the terminal, the integration server sends a search request for corresponding objects to the respective servers corresponding to the object feature elements, receives and integrates search results of the corresponding objects from the respective servers, and causes the terminal to display an integrated search result.

Abstract: A sorting device includes a base portion, a tray portion, and a tray driving portion. The tray driving portion includes a motor, a supporting shaft, an input member, an output member, a link mechanism, and an urging member. The input member includes a first boss portion movably supported on the supporting shaft, and is reciprocatable up and down along the supporting shaft. The output member has a second boss portion coupled with the first boss portion via a ratchet mechanism. The link mechanism converts a rotary motion of the output member to a linear motion of the tray portion. The ratchet mechanism operates such that, when a predetermined or heavier load is applied to the output member via the tray portion, the input member is pushed down against the urging force of the urging member and engagement between the first and second ratchet teeth is released.

Abstract: Examples of integrated semiconductor devices are described. In one example, an integrated device includes first and second transistors formed on a substrate, where the transistors share a terminal metal feature to reduce a size of the integrated device. The terminal metal feature can include a shared source electrode metalization, for example, although other electrode metalizations can be shared. In other aspects, a first width of a gate of the first transistor can be greater than a second width of a gate of the second transistor, and the shared metalization can taper from the first width to the second width. The integrated device can also include a metal ground plane on a backside of the substrate, and the terminal metal feature can also include an in-source via for the shared source electrode metalization. The in-source via can electrically couple the shared source electrode metalization to the metal ground plane.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit includes a current source, an oscillating section, a first capacitor, and a setting section. The current source is coupled to a connection node and causes a current having a current value based on an input voltage to flow from a first power node to the connection node. The oscillating section is on a current path between the connection node and a second power node. The oscillating section oscillates at an oscillation frequency based on a current flowing through the current path. The first capacitor is between the connection node and the second power node. The first capacitor has a capacitance that varies in accordance with a voltage at the connection node. The setting section that performs variation operation based on the voltage at the connection node. The variation operation is operation of varying an impedance between the connection node and the second power node.

Abstract: A water dispensing system includes a faucet, a sink basin mounted beneath the faucet downstream therefrom, a first storage tank mounted below the sink basin to store a first liquid volume, a second storage tank mounted below the sink basin to store a second liquid volume, and a vapor compression system including a compressor, an evaporator in fluid communication with the compressor, the evaporator being connected to the first storage tank in conductive thermal communication, a condenser in fluid communication with the compressor, the condenser being connected to the second storage tank in conductive thermal communication, and an expansion device in fluid communication with the compressor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tap drill comprising a substrate and a coating, wherein the coating is deposited on at least a portion of the substrate comprising the head of the drill, the coating comprising a first layer deposited directly on the substrate and a second layer deposited atop the first layer, wherein the first layer is a wear resistant layer of (Al, Cr)N deposited by Hi PIMS and the second layer is a friction reduction layer, wherein the second layer is a metal carbide layer or a metal-carbide comprising layer deposited by using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process of the type magnetron sputtering, preferably of the type HiPIMS.

Abstract: A device may receive transaction data associated with transactions. The transaction data may be associated with transaction entries that are associated with the transactions. The device may process, using a matching model, the transaction entries to classify the transaction entries into a set of matched transaction entries and a set of unmatched transaction entries. The device may update a transaction grouping model based on the set of matched transaction entries to create an updated transaction grouping model. The device may determine, using the updated transaction grouping model, that a subset of the set of unmatched transaction entries are associated with a same transaction. The device may classify the subset of the set of unmatched transaction entries as grouped transaction entries. The device may provide an indication that the grouped transaction entries and the set of matched transaction entries are reconciled transactions.

Abstract: An apparatus estimating a state of charge (SOC)-open circuit voltage (OCV) profile, including: a storage unit storing: a beginning of life (BOL) positive electrode (PE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and available range (AR), a BOL negative electrode (NE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and AR, and a BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile and total capacity (TC), and a control unit estimating a full-cell SOC-OCV profile at middle of life (MOL), including: an AR determination module for: calculating an MOL full-cell TC while a secondary battery is fully charged/discharged at MOL, and determining the MOL PE and NE ARs so a ratio of the MOL to the BOL full-cell TCs equals a ratio of the MOL to the BOL PE ARs and a ratio of the MOL to the BOL NE ARs, and a profile management module for: estimating, as an MOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile, a differential profile, and updating the BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile.

Abstract: A monitoring control system includes: at least one transmission monitoring control subsystem; and at least one distribution monitoring control subsystem. The transmission monitoring control subsystem and the distribution monitoring control subsystem respectively include an operation procedure creation unit that creates an operation procedure that defines a procedure of an operation for a facility installed in an electric power system, and an operation unit that, in a case an on-site operation that cannot be remotely performed on the facility is included in the operation procedure, transmits, to an on-site terminal associated with the on-site operation, a start confirmation instruction to confirm whether or not the on-site operation can be started and the operation procedure for the on-site operation. The monitoring control system performs monitoring control of the power transmission system and the power distribution system based on the operation procedure.