Abstract: A cushioning member according to the present disclosure includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a first recess shaped along a lower portion of an ink-filled ink pack. The second member has a second recess shaped along an upper portion of the ink pack. The ink pack is stored in a space formed by facing the first recess and the second recess. The ink pack is attached to an ink supply device in a state where it is placed on the first member.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supplying primary fuel and secondary fuel to an internal combustion engine may include supplying a first amount of the primary fuel and a second amount of the secondary fuel to the internal combustion engine. The system may include a first manifold to provide primary fuel to the internal combustion engine, and a primary valve associated with the first manifold to provide fluid flow between a primary fuel source and the internal combustion engine. A second manifold may provide secondary fuel to the internal combustion engine, and a fuel pump and/or a secondary valve may provide fluid flow between a secondary fuel source and the internal combustion engine. A controller may determine a total power load, the first amount of primary fuel, and the second amount of secondary fuel to supply to the internal combustion engine to meet the total power load.

Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a driving roller, a plurality of driven rollers, a support part, a plurality of upstream restriction parts and a plurality of downstream restriction parts. The support part supports the driven rollers. The upstream restriction parts are provided in the support part between the adjacent driven rollers. The downstream restriction parts are provided in the support part between the adjacent driven rollers. The upstream restriction parts and the downstream restriction parts are arranged on an upstream side and a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the medium across a rotational center of the driven rollers respectively. When the driven rollers are tilted with respect to the conveyance direction, at least one of the upstream restriction parts and the downstream restriction parts comes into contact with side surfaces of the driven rollers to restrict tilting of the driven rollers.

Abstract: A sensor includes a first substrate including at least a first pixel. The first pixel includes an avalanche photodiode to convert incident light into electric charge and includes an anode and a cathode. The cathode is in a well region of the first substrate. The first pixel includes an isolation region that isolates the well region from at least a second pixel that is adjacent to the first pixel. The first pixel includes a hole accumulation region between the isolation region and the well region. The hole accumulation region is electrically connected to the anode.

Abstract: A method of bioprocessing includes the steps of providing a bioreactor vessel having a gas-permeable, liquid impermeable membrane, initiating a flow of gas, and passing the flow of gas across a bottom surface of the membrane to induce a turbulent interaction between the flow of gas and the membrane.

Abstract: A printing device includes an inspection system that uses variable intervals to inspect printed sheets for a print job. The variable interval sets the inspection points for the inspection process. Once a defect is detected on a printed sheet, the sheets in the paper path are cleared and separated into good and defective sets of sheets. The cleared sheets are sent to an output bin for further review. After addressing the defect, the last good sheet printed is determined and adjusted to resume printing operations.

Abstract: To prevent the occurrence of a defect in an infrared-light attenuation filter and prevent a reduction in image quality. An imaging device includes a photoelectric converter, an on-chip lens, a color filter, the infrared-light attenuation filter, and a protective film. The photoelectric converter performs photoelectric conversion depending on incident light. The on-chip lens collects the incident light into the photoelectric converter. Infrared light and visible light of a specified wavelength from among the collected incident light are transmitted through the color filter. The infrared-light attenuation filter attenuates the infrared light from among the collected incident light, and visible light from among the collected incident light is transmitted through the infrared-light attenuation filter. The protective film is arranged adjacent to the infrared-light attenuation filter and protects the infrared-light attenuation filter.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a structure having N gate electrode layers G and (N?1) channel formation region layers CH (where N?3) alternately juxtaposed on an insulating material layer of a base having the insulating material layer formed on a surface of a conductive substrate. Each of the structure, the channel formation region layer CH, and the gate electrode layer G has a bottom surface, a top surface, and four side surfaces. A second surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a fourth surface of the nth gate electrode layer. A fourth surface of the nth channel formation region layer is connected to a second surface of the (n+1)th gate electrode layer. One of an odd-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers and an even-numbered layer of the gate electrode layers is connected to a first contact portion and the other is connected to a second contact portion.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for conducting a polygraph test, the method comprising: monitoring physiological indices of a user during the steps of: providing the user with a plurality of pre-questions; and receiving answers from the user to the plurality of pre-questions; analyzing the answers to the pre-questions and physiological indices using machine learning and setting baselines for the monitored physiological indices; generating a plurality of test questions for the user based on the analysis; monitoring physiological indices of a user during the steps of: providing the user with the plurality of test questions; and receiving answers from the user to the test questions; comparing the baselines and the monitored physiological indices during the provision of answers to the test questions; and generating a test result to the test question.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device as disclosed includes: a semiconductor substrate; a floating diffusion region; a conversion efficiency switching transistor; and a first pixel separation section. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to each other. The semiconductor substrate has a photoelectric conversion section formed therein for each of the pixels. The photoelectric conversion section generates electric charge through photoelectric conversion. The electric charge corresponds to an amount of received light. The floating diffusion region is provided in the semiconductor substrate, and accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion section. The conversion efficiency switching transistor causes capacitance of the floating diffusion region to be variable.

Abstract: A network element includes an aggregate gateway function having a control plane and a separate user plane. The network element is configured to: establish a packet forwarding control protocol session between the residential gateway and the network; and facilitate network access by the residential gateway according to the packet forwarding control protocol session. The packet forwarding control protocol session hosts (i) a first set of forwarding rules for forwarding control messages between the control plane and the separate user plane and (ii) at least one second set of forwarding rules for forwarding data traffic between the control plane and the separate user plane.

Abstract: Systems and methods for smart incentivization for achieving collaborative machine learning are disclosed. A system receives local model parameters from plurality of client devices in a network, for global model corresponding to collaborative machine learning. The system determines an optimum score for each client device using pre-trained Conditional Variational Auto Encoder (CVAE), based on local model parameter. The system computes contribution score for each client device by determining relative distance value of optimum score corresponding to each client device with optimum score corresponding to another client device from the plurality of client devices, and a global model optimum score of global model. The system updates global model with local model parameter received from the selected set of client devices of the plurality of client devices corresponding to good class, average class, and bad class.

Abstract: A diffuser is disclosed. A system comprising a light source and a diffuser is disclosed. The light source is aligned with a microlens of the diffuser in a static configuration. A method of reducing speckle with the system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A light detecting device includes a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface located on opposite sides to each other in a thickness direction, and a photoelectric conversion cell provided in the semiconductor layer and partitioned by a first isolation region. The photoelectric conversion cell includes a first photoelectric conversion region adjacent to a second photoelectric conversion region in plan view and each having a photoelectric conversion unit and a transfer transistor, a second isolation region arranged between the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region in plan view and extending in a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer, and an element formation region partitioned on the first surface side of the semiconductor layer by a third isolation region and provided with a pixel transistor. The element formation region extends over the first and second photoelectric conversion regions in plan view.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device capable of acquiring an image with higher image quality. It includes: a substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion units in a two-dimensional matrix on the substrate; a lattice-shaped pixel separation unit on the substrate and surrounding the respective photoelectric conversion units; and a lattice-shaped light-shielding film on a side of a light-incident surface of the substrate that includes a plurality of openings that opens the respective plurality of photoelectric conversion units on the light-incident surface side. The light-shielding film has an overhang that overhangs inward of the respective openings at a corner between two mutually intersecting sides of a lattice of the light-shielding film. Each of light-incident surfaces of a plurality of intersections where sides of a lattice of the pixel separation unit intersect one another overlaps with at least one of the lattice of the light-shielding film or the overhang in plan view.

Abstract: A conveyance rollers pair includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller has a uniform outer diameter and rotates around an axis. The second roller conveys a medium held between the first roller and the second roller while rotating around an axis. The second roller includes a shaft part, a plurality of columnar elastic members and a plurality of tube members. The shaft part extends in an axial direction and is supported rotatably around the axis. The elastic members are fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the shaft part at intervals in the axial direction. Each of the tube member has heat-shrinking property and water-repellency, adheres closely to an outer circumferential surface of the elastic member, and has both end portions which are protruded outward from both axial ends of the elastic member and have a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the elastic member.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving element, a distance measuring system, and an electronic device capable of reducing unintended edge breakdown in a case where a pixel is miniaturized. A light receiving element includes a pixel that includes a PN junction region in which a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type are joined, and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type that is not connected to any wiring outside the first semiconductor region near a first surface of a substrate on which a wiring that supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to the first semiconductor region is formed. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring sensor that receives reflected light and measures a distance, and the like.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection device comprises a detector, a first propagating member, a second propagating member, and a fixture. The detector transmits an ultrasonic wave and detects a reflected wave. The first propagating member is mounted to the detector, and the ultrasonic wave propagates through the first propagating member. The second propagating member includes a second surface contacting a first surface of the first propagating member. The second surface includes a protrusion. The second propagating member is softer than the first propagating member. The ultrasonic wave propagates through the second propagating member after propagating through the first propagating member. The fixture presses a periphery of the second propagating member toward the first propagating member.

Abstract: In a solid-state imaging device, a material forming an underfill part is prevented from flowing toward a side of a pixel region, shortening of a distance between an end portion of an opening of a substrate and the pixel region is enabled, and miniaturization is promoted. The device includes: an imaging element having a pixel region including a large number of pixels on one plate surface of a semiconductor substrate; a substrate provided on the surface side with respect to the imaging element and having an opening for passing light to be received by the pixel region; and an underfill part including a cured fluid and covering a connection part that electrically connects the imaging element and the substrate, in which the substrate has a groove for guiding the fluid forming the underfill part in a direction away from the surface of the imaging element.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of phase difference detection while suppressing degradation of a picked-up image. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel array unit, a plurality of pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in the pixel array unit, a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices being formed with respect to one on-chip lens in each of the plurality of pixels, a part of at least one of an inter-pixel separation unit formed between the plurality of pixels and an inter-pixel light blocking unit formed between the plurality of pixels protruding toward a center of the corresponding pixel in a projecting shape to form a projection portion. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor including a pixel for detecting the phase difference.