Abstract: A tool has a first gripping portion or arm and a second gripping portion or arm hingedly connected to the first gripping portion. The first and second gripping portions define a cable space therebetween sized to receive a cable. A first lever arm and a second lever arm extend from the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, respectively. A flexure is arranged between the first lever arm and the second lever arm and biases the first and second lever arms into a predetermined position.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery contains a lithium-magnesium-aluminum alloy. A method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery, such as a lithium sulfur battery, containing the same are also provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising, at least one first processor configured to carry out a first process on data input from at least one sensor to produce first processed data, a selector configured to select, according to a first predetermined condition, at least one of a plurality of second processes, and at least one second processor configured to receive the first processed data from the at least one first processor and to carry out the selected at least one of the plurality of second processes on the first processed data to produce second processed data, each of the plurality of second processes having a lower processing load than the first process.

Abstract: An illumination device for a light detection device, the light detection device including a light detection sensor and an optical lens portion, wherein the illumination device includes a light source configured to emit light to a scene and a light intensity adapting device configured to adapt a light intensity profile of the light emitted by the light source for at least partially providing a uniform light intensity on the light detection sensor of light reflected from the scene and detected by the light detection sensor through the optical lens portion.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator provided between the positive and negative electrodes; and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material provided on the positive electrode current collector. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided on the negative electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite transition metal compound which includes nickel, cobalt and manganese, where the nickel is in an amount from 80 mol % to 100 mol % among the metals except for lithium and is in the form of a single particle. The negative electrode active material layer includes a Si/C-based active material in an amount from 3 parts to 100 parts by weight of the entire negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A coating device includes a backup roll configured to transport a workpiece; a coating die configured to discharge a coating liquid onto the workpiece; a drive section capable configured to drive the backup roll; and a heat dissipation section configured to dissipate heat generated in the drive section.

Abstract: A drilling system for use in drilling a wellbore including a driving mechanism and a separation device disposed upstream of the driving mechanism. The separation device filters at least a portion of any solids from drilling media flowing through a filter flow path of the separation device. The separation device flushes at least a portion of the filtered solids through a flush flow path, through a flush outlet on an outer surface of the separation device, and into an annulus between the outer surface of the separation device and the wellbore. Optionally, the drilling system includes a second driving mechanism and a second separation device disposed above the second driving mechanism.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing includes: an adhesive layer formation step of forming a first adhesive layer on a surface of at least one of a positive electrode sheet and a first separator and forming a second adhesive layer on a surface of at least one of the positive electrode sheet and a second separator; and a wound electrode body fabrication step of fabricating a wound electrode body by winding the first separator, the positive electrode sheet, second separator, and the negative electrode sheet.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode lead for an electrochemical device, including a nickel plating layer disposed on the surface of a metallic terminal, having a surface irregularity structure on the nickel plating layer, and including a polar group-containing coating layer. The present disclosure also relates to an electrochemical device including the electrode lead. The electrode lead for an electrochemical device provides increased binding force between the electrode lead and the lead film by increasing the contact area between the electrode lead and the lead film, while not causing damages upon the surface of the electrode lead.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly having an electrode lead attached thereto, a case comprising a receiving portion in which the electrode assembly is received and a sealing portion comprising a sealant resin and configured to seal the electrode assembly, a lead film configured to cover a portion of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the case, a vent area disposed in at least a portion of the case, and a vent member comprising a first layer comprising a resin having lower melting point than the sealant resin, and a second layer disposed on at least one surface of the first layer and comprising an adhesive material. The vent member may be inserted into the vent area. A thickness of the second layer may be equal to or smaller than 5 ?m.

Abstract: A tissue fixation system including a delivery tube and an elongated fastener with a loop at a proximal end and a distal end, A proximal end of an elongated curved needle is attached to the delivery tube. A distal end of the needle is configured to penetrate tissue. The needle includes an open channel sized to receive the elongated fastener with the loop located near the proximal end of the elongated curved needle and the distal end of the elongated fastener located near the distal end of the elongated curved needle. A capture needle is slidably positioned in the delivery tube to slide through the loop in the proximal end of the elongated fastener. The capture needle is configured to grasp the distal end of the elongated fastener and pull the distal end of the elongated fastener through the loop to cinch the elongated fastener.

Abstract: Disclosed are means of inducing pulmonary regeneration and/or protection from oxidative stress by stimulation of endogenous stem cell mobilization together with one or more inhibitors of NF-kappa B and/or one or more inhibitors of oxidative stress. The invention discloses the unexpected finding that G-CSF administration enhances oxidative stress and pulmonary damage, however, coadministration with pterostilbene, results in synergistic suppression of COPD pathology.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an electrode sheet cutting device and method, and more particularly, recognizes a shape of an electrode tab using a vision system and then identifies a cutting position to determine the cutting position of the electrode sheet, thereby improving the cutting accuracy of the electrode sheet.

Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine: detecting a first signal from a knock sensor in a temporal measurement window for a first load point and for a first energization duration—assigned to a pre-injection—of an injector for an operating cycle; calculating a first first evaluation point from the first signal by a first metric; detecting a second signal from the knock sensor in the temporal measurement window for the first load point and for a second energization duration—assigned to the pre-injection—of the injector for the operating cycle; calculating by the first metric a second first evaluation point from the second signal; determining an optimum energization duration as an optimum of the first first evaluation point and the second first evaluation point; and storing and/or applying the optimum energization duration to the first load point and the first combustion chamber.

Abstract: A control portion makes a recording head perform flushing processing every time a flushing area that does not overlap a recording medium faces the recording head but makes the recording head perform no flushing processing when a flushing area that at least in a part of it overlaps a recording medium faces the recording head. The longer a non-flashing period between the previous and present sessions of flushing processing, the larger the control portion makes the amount of ink ejected by each of nozzles in the present session of flushing processing.

Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.

Abstract: To provide a voice analysis system capable of performing voice recognition with higher accuracy. A voice analysis system including a first voice analysis terminal and a second voice analysis terminal, the first voice analysis terminal obtaining first conversation information, and the second voice analysis terminal obtaining second conversation information, wherein the voice analysis system comprises a conversation category selection unit which compares the number of related words included in the first conversation information and the number of related words included in the second conversation information, in each conversation category, and adopts the conversation category with the larger number of related words as a correct conversation category.

Abstract: A USB host portion is supplied with power in a normal mode, and the power supply is stopped in a power saving mode. The USB host portion can acquire print request data from a communication device while outputting a first control signal. Power is supplied to a signal input portion and a signal output portion in both modes. The signal input portion can receive a signal from the communication device. A control portion shifts to the normal mode when a notification signal is input to the signal input portion while operating in the power saving mode. The signal output portion outputs a second control signal in both the normal mode and the power saving mode. The voltage output portion outputs a rated voltage to the communication device when at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal is output.

Abstract: An optical measuring device which measures absorbance of a measuring object at a plurality of wavelengths, the optical measuring device comprising: a light source device; and an optical measuring part which irradiates the measuring object with light from the light source device and performs optical measurement of the measuring object based on light from the measuring object, wherein the light source device has a first light source, a second light source, and a light source control part which drives the first light source and the second light source, the light source control part performs heating and light emitting drive of the first light source, and drives the second light source, and the light source device irradiates the measuring object with combined light of light from the first light source and light diffused and reflected on a surface of the filament.

Abstract: A router encapsulates a payload of a packet in a generic routing encapsulation (GRE) header that defines a connectionless GRE tunnel. The router also encapsulates the payload and the GRE header in one or more reliable transport headers associated with a connection formed using a reliable transport layer. The router conveys the packet via the connectionless GRE tunnel over the reliable transport layer. In some cases, the GRE header is a network virtualization using GRE (NVGRE) header that allows multiple NVGRE overlays to be multiplexed onto a single IP underlay tunnel. The reliable transport layer can be implemented as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) layer, a QUIC protocol, a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) or a QUIC protocol to establish a set of multiplexed sub-connections or streams over a single connection between two endpoints of the tunnel, or a transport layer security (TLS) cryptographic protocol.