Abstract: A door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel pivotable with respect to the inner door panel, the inner door panel including a latch base. The outer door panel includes a handle assembly including a handle endcap, a handle body rotatable with respect to the handle endcap, and a latch bar connected with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base. The outer door panel is rotatable with respect to the inner door panel, such that the outer door panel can be rotated away from the inner door panel.

Abstract: Charging system for electric vehicles including a backend system and a charging station. The charging station includes a charging control module to control a charging process between a charging point of the charging station and an electric vehicle connectable to the charging point at least based on a configuration data set comprising a charging configuration parameter. The backend system includes a multiplex module connectable to a configuration memory module. The configuration memory module stores a plurality of time dependent configuration data sets. The multiplex module determines a time dependent configuration data set upon receipt of a configuration request message emitted by the charging station based on a time specification of the configuration request message. The multiplexing module is configured to cause a transmitting of the determined configuration data set to the charging station. The charging control module configured to control the charging process based on the received configuration data set.

Abstract: A lottery gaming system and method providing a lottery game.

Abstract: An apparatus for locking air hose couplings together, such apparatus including flexible inserts wherein the apparatus is configured for holding and locking air hose couplings of different sizes. A method of locking air hose couplings together using an apparatus for locking air hose couplings together, such apparatus including flexible inserts wherein the apparatus is configured for holding and locking air hose couplings of different sizes.

Abstract: Household appliances and methods of testing are provided. The household appliance includes a mechanical component and a controller in operative communication with the mechanical component. The controller has a partitioned memory. The partitioned memory includes a testing partition and a control partition. The controller is configured for and/or the method includes authorizing a user of the household appliance and verifying a personality of the a household appliance. Testing software is loaded into the testing partition of the memory of the controller. The testing software is executed from the testing partition, whereby the mechanical component of the household appliance is operated. The method also includes and/or the controller is also configured for exiting remote testing mode after executing the testing software and deleting the testing software from the partitioned memory when exiting the remote testing mode.

Abstract: An imaging system according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging device that is mounted in a vehicle, and captures and generates an image of a peripheral region of the vehicle; and a processing device that is mounted in the vehicle, and executes processing related to a function of controlling the vehicle on the basis of the image. The imaging device includes: a first control line, a first voltage generator that applies a first voltage to the first control line, a first signal line, a plurality of pixels that applies a pixel voltage to the first signal line, a first dummy pixel that applies a voltage corresponding to the first voltage of the first control line to the first signal line in a first period, a converter including a first converter that performs AD conversion on the basis of a voltage of the first signal line in the first period to generate a first digital code, and a diagnosis section that performs diagnosis processing on the basis of the first digital code.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can improve imaging quality by reducing variation in the voltage of a charge retention unit, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. A first photoelectric conversion unit generates and accumulates signal charge by receiving light that has entered a pixel, and photoelectrically converting the light. A first charge retention unit retains the generated signal charge. A first output transistor outputs the signal charge in the first charge retention unit as a pixel signal, when the pixel is selected by the first select transistor. A first voltage control transistor controls the voltage of the output end of the first output transistor. The present technology can be applied to pixels in solid-state imaging devices, for example.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving device, a driving method, and a light-emitting unit that make it possible to appropriately drive a light-emitting element. The driving device according to the present invention includes: a setting section (161) that sets at least one of a bias current of a light-emitting element (an LD 121) or a target current for setting output light from the light-emitting element (the LD 121) to desired intensity on the basis of a result of detection of an offset light amount when the light-emitting element (the LD 121) does not emit light; and an output controller (164) that controls an output of a driving current of the light-emitting element (the LD 121) on the basis of at least one of the set bias current or the set target current. The detection of the offset light amount is performed by a light-receiving element (a PD 122) that receives a portion of the output light. The present invention is applicable to a ranging module, for example.

Abstract: The invention is a novel method of separately sequencing each strand of a nucleic acid involving the use of an adaptor comprising a strand cleavage site or a strand synthesis termination site. The adaptor may also be self-priming at the strand cleavage site.

Abstract: A solution for radio signal analyzation in an apparatus in a radio access network, comprises receiving (408) continuously wirelessly from one or more transceivers radio frequency parameters related to one or more radio signals received or transmitted by the transceivers, the parameters designating the quality and properties of the radio signals. The one or more radio signals are transformed (410) to a corresponding number of signal wave forms having a given amplitude, frequency and smoothness where the amplitude, frequency and smoothness of each wave form is controlled based on the received radio frequency parameters of the corresponding signal. The one or more of the signal wave forms are displayed (412).

Abstract: A microscope may receive a fiber optic connector via a connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the connector adapter includes an opening and a shaped reflective surface surrounding the opening. The microscope may align a ferrule of the fiber optic connector with the opening of the connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the ferrule includes a ferrule endface. The microscope may transmit light onto the shaped reflective surface and may receive reflected light from the ferrule endface and with a camera of the microscope.

Abstract: A friction stir welding apparatus includes a welding tool that includes a shoulder and a probe supported by the shoulder, is inserted into a plurality of welding target members, and moves while rotating to weld the plurality of welding target members, a spindle motor that is coupled to the welding tool to rotate the welding tool in a predetermined direction, a welding head that supports the spindle motor, and an apparatus body that supports the welding head, applies a drive signal to the spindle motor, and moves the welding tool along a welding line while rotating the welding tool.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may generate, based at least in part on a first set of inputs, a serverless software development environment associated with a set of cloud resources. The device may generate, based at least in part on a first machine learning model, a technology stack recommendation having a set of associated tools for performing a software development task. The device may instantiate the selected technology stack in the serverless software development environment and generate a set of applications based at least in part on executing the set of tools. The device may deploy the set of applications in one or more serverless application environments. The device may use machine learning to observe deployed applications, detect hidden anomalies, and perform root-cause analysis, thereby providing a lean and sustainable serverless environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing device for a secondary battery. The sealing device is configured to seal a battery case accommodating an electrode assembly therein to manufacture the secondary battery, the sealing device including a sealing block configured to press a sealing portion of the battery case, a flatness adjusting part configured to adjust a flatness of a pressing surface of the sealing block, and a heater part configured to transfer heat to the sealing block to thermally fuse the sealing portion of the battery case when the sealing portion is pressed by the sealing block.

Abstract: There is provided a method for collecting and reusing an active material from positive electrode scrap. The method for reusing a positive electrode active material of the present disclosure includes (a) thermally treating positive electrode scrap comprising an active material layer on a current collector in air for thermal decomposition of a binder and a conductive material in the active material layer, to separate the current collector from the active material layer, and collecting an active material in the active material layer, (b-1) washing the active material collected from the step (a) with a lithium compound solution which is basic in an aqueous solution, (b-2) mixing the active material washed from the step (b-1) with a lithium precursor aqueous solution and spray drying, and (c) annealing the active material spray dried from the step (b-2) to obtain a reusable active material.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing a bearer for a terminal device of a cellular communication system, receiving, from the terminal device over the bearer, an uplink data packet including an information element indicating a service associated with the uplink data packet, sending a query including the information element to a networking controller, receiving, from the networking controller as a response to the query, routing information for the uplink data packet and marking the uplink data packet with the routing information and forwarding the uplink data packet to a transport network, and selecting transmission parameters to the uplink data packet based on the routing information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inhibited waxy starches and methods for using them. One aspect of the disclosure is an inhibited waxy starch based on maize, wheat, or tapioca having an amylopectin content in the range of 90-100%; and a sedimentation volume in the range of 10-50 mL/g; in which the amylopectin fraction of the inhibited waxy starch based on maize, wheat, or tapioca has no more than 48.5% medium-length branches having a chain length from 13-24 (measured by a valley-to-valley method as described herein), and the starch is not pregelatinized. Methods of using the starch materials in food products are also described.

Abstract: A photodetection device according to the present disclosure includes: a first pixel that is configured to generate a first pixel signal; a reference signal generator that is configured to generate a reference signal; and a first converter that includes a first buffer circuit and a first comparison circuit and is configured to convert the first pixel signal into a digital code, the first buffer circuit configured to output a first signal corresponding to the reference signal from an output terminal, and the first comparison circuit configured to perform a comparison operation on the basis of the first pixel signal and the first signal.

Abstract: A device may receive project management data associated with development of a software product and may process a first portion of the project management data, with first models, to generate timeliness scores and an overall timeliness score for the software product. The device may process a second portion of the project management data, with second models, to generate quality scores and an overall quality score for the software product and may process a third portion of the project management data, with third models, to generate product readiness scores and an overall product readiness score for the software product. The device may utilize a fourth machine learning model, with the overall timeliness score, the overall quality score, and the overall product readiness score, to generate a success probability for the software product and may perform one or more actions based on the success probability for the software product.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, comprising means for storing reference data indicative of characteristics for each of two or more amplifiers for amplifying signals in two or more respective bands, the reference data including voltage characteristics required by the particular amplifier to achieve a particular output power for a range of output power values for its respective frequency band. The apparatus may comprise means for receiving at least a first required output power for a first amplifier and a second required output power for a second amplifier, and determining, based on the reference data, the voltage characteristics required for the first amplifier to achieve the first required output power and the voltage characteristics required for the second amplifier to achieve the second required output power.