Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing a secondary battery, in which air is suctioned in an opposite direction of a transfer direction inside a loading part to prevent a radical unit, which freely drops at an initial speed in the transfer direction, from colliding with the loading part, thereby reducing folding short defects that occur in a subsequent process. The system for manufacturing the secondary battery includes a transfer part configured to transfer a radical unit, a loading part configured to allow the radical unit transferred by the transfer part to drop in a direction of gravity so as to load the radical unit, and an intake part configured to suction air inside an inner space of the loading part from a side surface of the loading part.

Abstract: A device may obtain identification information concerning a clinical trial, and may obtain, based on the identification information, selection information concerning the clinical trial and input information concerning the clinical trial. The device may select at least one machine learning model, of a plurality of machine learning models, based on the selection information, and may process, using the at least one machine learning model, the input information to determine predicted rate of recruitment (RoR) information concerning the clinical trial.

Abstract: An adaptive cloud conversation ecosystem that expands on the capabilities of an adaptive cloud conversation platform by allowing for integration of conversations across brands with a single consumer account and incorporation of edge computing data from multiple consumer devices into brand and consumer decision-making. The core of the ecosystem is an adaptive cloud conversation platform capable of making automated decisions regarding when and how to establish on-going communications with consumers so as to maximize the relationship between the consumer and a given brand. Adaptive ecosystem applications expand on the capabilities of platform by providing context-specific utilities that are compatible with platform and therefore capable of applying the adaptive conversation platform's capabilities to a variety of subject matters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method for storing and transmitting information by employing a nucleic acid construct. The nucleic acid construct can include a lock region; a translation key region that corresponds to the identity of a key; and a message region including a nucleic sequence that corresponds to an encrypted message.

Abstract: Provided is an industrial printing system that performs distributed processing of security content in peer-to-peer variable printing for production printing. The variable attribute generation unit generates variable attribute information including content information of variable content for which a security level is set in variable data for variable printing. The security determination unit selects other print server capable of processing the variable content based on the security level of the content information of the variable attribute information generated by the variable attribute generation unit. The processing management unit requests the other print server selected by the security determination unit to process the variable content according to the security level.

Abstract: A dispensable grease sealant includes a base component in an amount of 50 wt % or more, based on a total weight of the sealant, and a thickener. The base component is selected from a group including a silicone wax, a liquid rubber, and a combination thereof.

Abstract: A system for electronic lead generation including a semantic graph database including a knowledge graph and a dynamic profiling module comprising automated computing machinery configured to identify a near-term surge in product interest for a number of companies of a particular size in a particular industry in a particular region of the world in dependence upon the knowledge graph and create a company profile in dependence upon the size of the identified companies, the industry of the identified companies, and the region of the world of the identified companies associated with the near-term surge. Embodiments also include a lead purchase module comprising automated computing machinery configured to generate an electronic lead purchase order in dependence upon the company profile; transmit the lead purchase order to a lead generation engine; and receive, from the lead generation engine, a plurality of leads in dependence upon the lead purchase order.

Abstract: A method for removing a contaminant from a fluid is provided. A positively charged layered double hydroxide is combined with a negatively charged clay material to form adsorption material. The adsorption material is contacted with an aqueous solution containing the contaminant to adsorb the contaminant onto the adsorption material.

Abstract: A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a spray assembly, a drain pump, a turbidity sensor, and a controller. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. The spray assembly may be positioned within the wash chamber. The drain pump may be in fluid communication with the wash chamber. The turbidity sensor may be mounted within the cabinet. The controller may be in operative communication with the turbidity sensor and the drain pump. The controller may be configured to initiate a wash operation. The wash operation may include initiating a rinse cycle, obtaining an image of the wash chamber, determining calibration viability for the turbidity sensor based on the obtained image, and adjusting a calibration state of the turbidity sensor based on the determined calibration viability.

Abstract: A conveyance path for a document (D) has a first conveyance path (R1) that turns back midway and a second conveyance path (R2) that extends rectilinearly. When the document (D) is of a particular type, if a setting to use the first conveyance path (R1) has been made, a control section (4) has a warning message (MS1) displayed.

Abstract: A water treatment system is disclosed having an electrolytic cell for liberating hydrogen from a base solution. The base solution may be a solution of brine for generating sodium hypochlorite or potable water to be oxidized. The cell has first and second opposing electrode end plates held apart from each other by a pair of supports such that the supports enclose opposing sides of the end plates to form a cell chamber. One or more inner electrode plates are spaced apart from each other in the cell chamber in between the first and second electrode plates. The supports are configured to electrically isolate the first and second electrode plates and the inner electrode plates from each other. The first and second electrode plates are configured to receive opposite polarity charges that passively charge the inner electrode plates via conduction from the base solution to form a chemical reaction in the base solution as the base solution passes through the cell chamber.

Abstract: This document describes a generative design platform that uses style to generate product designs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client computing device of a user, data identifying a set of design parameters including a product template for a product and one or more style grammars for the product. Each style grammar includes a set of stylistic parameters that define aesthetic characteristics of a group of related products. One or more physical constraints on a design of the product are obtained. A set of candidate product designs for the product are generated based on the product template, each style grammar, and the one or more physical constraints. A set of scores are generated for each candidate product design based on an evaluation of the candidate product designs. A subset of the candidate product designs are selected based on the scores.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating and/or predicting mobility metric(s) for RAN optimization. One method includes receiving a request, from at least one RAN optimization service, to provide an estimate or prediction of a mobility metric for at least one UE or group of UEs or at least one cell. The request may include attributes describing characteristics of the mobility metric. The method may then include communicating with a RAN node to request data about the at least one UE or the group of UEs or the at least one cell associated with the request, receiving the requested data, and calculating the estimate or the prediction of the mobility metric using the requested data and based on the attributes received in the request from the at least one RAN optimization service.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit includes: a substrate made of a first semiconductor; a substrate made of a first semiconductor; a photoelectric conversion device provided on the substrate and including a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode in order from the substrate; and a plurality of field-effect transistors configured to perform signal reading from the photoelectric conversion device. The plurality of transistors include a transfer transistor and an amplification transistor, the transfer transistor includes an active layer containing a second semiconductor with a larger band gap than that of the first semiconductor, and one terminal of a source and a drain of the transfer transistor also serves the first electrode or the second electrode of the photoelectric conversion device, and the other terminal of the transfer transistor is connected to a gate of the amplification transistor.

Abstract: Composite cascode power amplifiers for envelope tracking applications are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a composite cascode power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal and that receives power from a power amplifier supply voltage, and an envelope tracker that generates the power amplifier supply voltage based on an envelope of the RF signal. The composite cascode power amplifier includes an enhancement mode (E-MODE) field-effect transistor (FET) for amplifying the RF signal and a depletion mode (D-MODE) FET in cascode with the E-MODE FET.

Abstract: A service cart and associated apparatus that is suitable for servicing electric vehicles and vehicle batteries. The service cart may comprise a frame having a number of members that may be arranged in a compact configuration. The service cart may comprise a number of support pads that may be adjustably arranged with respect to the frame. The support pads may comprise an overload protection mechanism having a break pin. The service cart may comprise a detachable handle operable to selectively disengage a number of brakes on the cart. The service cart may comprise a tow hitch suitable for detachably coupling an external tow device.

Abstract: To stably generate avalanche amplification while suppressing a reduction in resolution. A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes a photoelectric conversion region in an element region defined by a trench in a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor region surrounding the photoelectric conversion region, a first contact that contacts the first semiconductor region at a bottom of the trench, a second semiconductor region contacting the first semiconductor region and having a first conductivity type the same as the first semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region that contacts the second semiconductor region, between the second semiconductor region and a first surface, and having a second conductivity type, and a second contact on the first surface and contacting the third semiconductor region, wherein a height of the first contact from the first surface is different from a height of the third semiconductor region from the first surface.

Abstract: Inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) load balancing under multi-carrier dynamic spectrum sharing (SS) context is provided. One method may include splitting shared radio-frequency resources into orthogonal resource pool shares. The method may include receiving a load metric for each of a plurality of radio access technologies. The method may include assigning, based on the load metric, one of the resource pool shares to each of the plurality of radio access technologies. In addition, the method may include dynamically adjusting a proportion of the assigned resource pool shares based on the load metric of each of the plurality of radio access technologies at corresponding carriers. The method may include assigning a primary carrier to a user equipment based on the load metric, the resource pool share, a coverage of the carriers' physical channels, and a type of multi-carrier operation for each of the plurality of radio access technologies.

Abstract: A carrier is configured to hold a product carried on a material strip during horizontal conveying of the material strip. The carrier comprises a first holding member positioned on the upper or lower side of the product on the material strip during the horizontal conveying of the material strip and extending along a conveying direction of the material strip. A first contact surface is formed on the side of the first holding member facing the product, the first contact surface is configured to contact the product during the horizontal conveying of the material strip to limit the up and down bouncing movement of the product.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing system includes a liquid container and a one way user-actuated dispensing valve for dispensing contained liquid. The liquid container further includes a two way vent which allows for ventilation of the contained liquid/gas in response to changes in air pressure outside of the liquid container.