Abstract: An apparatus of an embodiment includes a unit to calculate a parameter of a frequency component in a sound, calculate an average of amplitudes and an average of frequencies based on an amplitude spectrum of the sound, if the parameter is smaller than a third threshold, and perform at least either of comparison between the average of the amplitudes and a first threshold and comparison between the average of the frequencies and a second threshold; and a unit to, if a result of the comparison satisfies a condition, acquire values and frequencies of peaks included in an amplitude spectrum based on a portion of the sound, calculate ranks of the values of the peaks times for different portions of the sound, and determine a cause of an abnormal sound based on a total score obtained by summing scores set in accordance with the ranks.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode assembly includes a separator supply unit, a table, a separator guide, and a pair of upper adhesive supply units. The separator supply unit is configured for supplying a separator sheet from which a separator is formed. The table is configured for supporting an electrode and a portion of the separator sheet. The separator guide is configured for guiding the separator sheet to fold in a particular folding direction. The pair of upper adhesive supply units are configured for applying an adhesive to at least a part of an uppermost electrode supported by the table. The separator guide and the pair of upper adhesive supply units are configured for translation over and relative to the table. The electrode assembly is manufactured by a process using the apparatus.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developing container, a stirring conveyance member, a pair of shaft supports, and a pair of bearings. The stirring conveyance member includes a rotary shaft and a stirring vane. The shaft supports are coupled to both ends of the rotary shaft in an axial direction. The bearings rotatably support the shaft supports. The rotary shaft has a first through hole penetrating through the rotary shaft over an entire region thereof in the axial direction. The shaft supports are inserted from both the ends of the rotary shaft in the axial direction into the first through hole, and each of the shaft supports has a second through hole penetrating through the each of the shaft supports over an entire region thereof in the axial direction so as to communicate with the first through hole.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for optical cross-connection are provided for reflectively coupling at least a first intermodular optical signal from at least one input optical fiber port of a source OCS module to an output optical port of a destination OCS module. The coupling involves steering the intermodular optical signal to an intermediate optical reflector of the source OCS module, using the intermediate optical reflector to steer the optical signal out of the source OCS module to the destination OCS module, and within the destination OCS module, steering the optical signal onto an output optical fiber port.

Abstract: Shown is a housing part for a hybrid connector for the transmission of electrical current and at least one fluid to a mating connector along a connection direction, comprising an electrical connection area and a fluid connection area which is separate from the electrical connection area and comprises an external connection located at a distal end with at least one fluid channel for connecting at least one fluid hose transversely to the connection direction.

Abstract: A system for transdermal alcohol sensing to be worn near a skin surface of a user, including: an alcohol sensor; a microporous membrane; a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor and the membrane, defining a volume between the alcohol sensor and a first membrane side, and fluidly isolating the volume from a second membrane side opposing the first membrane side; an electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the alcohol sensor, operable to power and receive signals from the alcohol sensor; and a fastener operable to position the second membrane side proximal the skin surface.

Abstract: A locking mechanism (50) is a locking mechanism of a toner container which is replaceable in a state where an opening/closing cover (60) supported by a housing (10) is opened, and the locking mechanism (50) includes a lock member (43) provided in the housing (50) and restricting a detachment of the toner container; an operating lever (63) turnably supported by the opening/closing cover (60) and operating the lock member (43); and a spring member (66) provided in the opening/closing cover (60) and supporting the operating lever (63) elastically, wherein the lock member (43) is turnable between an unlock posture and a lock posture, and the operating lever (63) operates the lock member (43) from the unlock posture to the lock posture according to a movement of the opening/closing cover (60) to a closing direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a sealing process of forming a sealing part on the battery cell having an electrode assembly accommodated in a pouch; a transfer process of transferring the battery cell to position the sealing part between a first confocal-sensor and a second confocal-sensor, which are disposed to face each other; and a measurement process of measuring a thickness of the sealing part with the first confocal-sensor and the second confocal-sensor.

Abstract: A handle for a bottle, the handle having a grip portion with a first grip junction and a second grip junction. The handle also has a first end portion with a first proximal junction and a first distal junction, the first proximal junction connecting to the first grip junction, and a second end portion with a second proximal junction and a second distal junction, the second proximal junction connecting to the second grip junction. The handle further has a first anchor connected to the first distal junction and a second anchor coupled to the second distal junction, and has a first anchor face configured to be anchored to a first portion of the bottle and a second anchor face configured to be anchored to a second portion of the bottle. One or both of the first anchor face and the second anchor face comprise a textured surface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a display processing unit that performs display processing of map data indicating a three-dimensional structure of a target space, the map data being generated on the basis of sensing information by at least one of a visible light camera or a distance measuring sensor, in which the display processing unit performs display processing of the map data on the basis of sensing information by a third sensor that is a sensor excluding the visible light camera and the distance measuring sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a battery pack, a battery module, and a vehicle including the same. A battery pack according to one aspect of the present disclosure can includes a plurality of pouch-type battery cells each having an electrode lead, a busbar frame assembly coupled to at least some of the electrode leads of the plurality of pouch-type battery cells, and a cell cover provided to at least partially surround at least some of the pouch-type battery cells among the plurality of pouch-type battery cells. An end of the cell cover can be inserted into the busbar frame assembly.

Abstract: In a herein disclosed lithium ion secondary battery, a positive electrode active material includes a lithium-transition metal complex oxide, containing Li, Ni, and Mn and being formed in a layered structure, and includes a covering part, a lithium-transition metal complex oxide has a Ni containing rate being equal to or more than 75 mol % with respect to the total of metal elements other than the Li and is a secondary particle consisted by a primary particle being aggregated, and the covering part contains a tungsten compound and/or a phosphorus compound. A negative electrode active material contains a carbon material and a Si containing material, and a containing ratio of a Si element in the negative electrode active material is equal to or more than 5 mass % and not more than 10 mass % when a total amount of the negative electrode active material is treated as 100 mass %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell and a battery module comprising the same, and relates, particularly, to a direct water-cooling battery cell and a direct water-cooling battery module comprising the same. According to the present invention, the corrosion resistance of the battery cell can be improved by using a sacrificial metal having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of a battery cell case, and the heat of the battery cell can be cooled by using general cooling water for vehicles.

Abstract: In some examples, source code differential pruning-based dataset creation may include receiving source code that includes at least one vulnerability and at least one remediation that remediates the at least one vulnerability, extracting at least one remediated section, and identifying each sentence of the remediated section. A plurality of clusters may be generated based on an analysis of each identified sentence of the remediated section to determine a score with respect to a specified cluster that includes the identified sentence. Further, a determination may be made as to whether the score is greater than a specified threshold. Each identified sentence for which the score is greater than the specified threshold may be designated as a relevant sentence. An auxiliary dataset may be generated based on a plurality of relevant sentences and include at least one relevant vulnerability and at least one relevant remediation that remediates the relevant vulnerability.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material, an aqueous binder, and a lithium carboxymethyl cellulose salt (CMC-Li salt). The electrolyte includes a lithium salt and an organic solvent, and the organic solvent includes diethyl carbonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma generation device, which forms a patterned adhesive layer on a surface of a separation sheet.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array unit and readout circuits. The pixel array unit includes a plurality of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit includes a photoelectric conversion element and outputs a pixel event signal. Each pixel circuit is associated with one of n pixel groups, with n being an integer number ?4. Each readout circuit receives the pixel event signals of one of the pixel groups and outputs group event/address data. The group event/address data contains a time stamp and identifies pixel circuits outputting an active pixel event signal.

Abstract: A positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material layer that contains a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material contains a lithium-transition metal complex oxide having a layered structure in which a Ni containing rate with respect to metal elements other than Li containing Li, Ni, and Mn is equal to or more than 75 mol %. The lithium-transition metal complex oxide is a secondary particle in which primary particles whose aspect ratios are equal to or more than 1.9 are aggregated. A negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material layer that contains a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material contains a carbon material and a Si containing material, and a Si element containing ratio is equal to or more than 5 mass % and not more than 10 mass % when a total amount of the negative electrode active material is treated as 100 mass %.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a time-of-flight system that includes a set of time-of-flight cameras of a same type for covering a main field of view; wherein each time-of-flight camera of the set of time-of-flight cameras includes an imaging unit configured to image a wide subfield of view; and a set of illumination modules with predetermined fields of illumination; wherein the set of illumination modules is arranged such that the fields of illumination of the set of illumination modules illuminate the wide subfield of view; wherein the set of time-of-flight cameras is arranged such that the wide subfields of view of the set of time-of-flight cameras cover the main field of view.

Abstract: An encoder provides a bitstream having a coded current picture including a coded coding tree unit and signaling information. The signaling information indicating that geometric partitioning is enabled for the bitstream and further including partition index information enabling the decoder to determine endpoints for first and second straight line partition boundaries in the coding tree unit. The bitstream enables a compliant decoder to reconstruct the coding tree unit, which is partitioned into three non-rectangular regions by the first and second straight line partition boundaries.