Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes a housing assembly, a first catalyst member, and a second catalyst member. The housing assembly includes an upstream housing, a decomposition housing, a distributing housing, and a catalyst member housing. The upstream housing is centered on an upstream housing axis. The decomposition housing is coupled to the upstream housing and configured to receive exhaust gas from the upstream housing. The distributing housing is coupled to the decomposition housing and configured to receive the exhaust gas from the decomposition housing. The catalyst member housing is coupled to the distributing housing and configured to receive the exhaust gas from the distributing housing. The catalyst member housing is centered on a catalyst member housing axis that is parallel to the upstream housing axis. The first catalyst member extends within the catalyst member housing.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving element, a manufacturing method of same, and an electronic device that enables enhancement of quantum efficiency with respect to infrared light and an improvement in sensitivity. The light receiving element includes a pixel array region in which pixels including photoelectric conversion regions are aligned in a matrix shape, and the photoelectric conversion region of each pixel on a first semiconductor substrate, on which the pixel array region is formed, is formed of an SiGe region or a Ge region. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measurement module for measuring a distance to an object, and the like.

Abstract: A frame synchronization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a reception unit, a frame memory, a time generation unit, a reception time acquisition unit, a timestamp acquisition unit, and a control unit. The reception unit is configured to receive packet data including video data and a timestamp. The frame memory is configured to store the packet data. The time generation unit is configured to generate a time based on a reference synchronization signal. The reception time acquisition unit is configured to acquire a reception time of packet data satisfying a condition based on the time. The timestamp acquisition unit is configured to acquire a timestamp from the packet data satisfying the condition. The control unit is configured to read packet data from the frame memory in accordance with a variation in a difference between the reception time and a time indicated by the timestamp.

Abstract: A dispensing system including: a pressure vessel with an inlet and an outlet; a first CF Valve coupled to the inlet; a second CF Valve coupled to the outlet; a bag with elements in the bag coupled to the outlet and located inside the pressure vessel; a pressure source coupled to the first CF Valve; and a toggle which opens and seals the outlet area based on a position of the toggle where the first CF Valve pressurizes the pressure vessel via the pressure source to transport elements in the bag to the second CF Valve via the outlet and the second CF Valve dispenses the elements to a dispensing area.

Abstract: A sheet feeder includes: a sheet rack; a pair of side plates movable along a width of a sheet on the sheet rack and abuttable against both widthwise ends of the sheet; a widthwise drive device that moves the side plates along the width of the sheet; a pair of end detecting devices provided one for each of the side plates and capable of detecting both the ends of the sheet abutting the side plates, respectively; and a control device that includes a processor, controls the widthwise drive device through the processor executing a control program to allow the widthwise drive device to move, based on outputs of the end detecting devices, the side plates until abutment against both the ends of the sheet, acquires respective travel distances of the side plates moved by the widthwise drive device, and determines a size of the sheet based on the travel distances.

Abstract: An encoder configured to generate an encoded bitstream for decoding by a compatible decoder, wherein the decoder receives the encoded bitstream with a current picture including a current block having a first partition boundary partitioning the block into first and second non-rectangular regions and a second partition boundary, intersecting the first partition boundary, and partitioning the second non-rectangular region into three portions. Using the encoded bitstream, the decoder determines a first predictor for use within the first non-rectangular region using a first motion vector selected from a first list of motion vector candidates, determines a second predictor for use within the second non-rectangular region using a second motion vector selected from a second list of motion vector candidates; and decodes the current block using the first predictor and the second predictor. Decoding further includes smoothing the first predictor and the second predictor across the first partition boundary.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes an approximate curved surface conversion unit that includes a first stacked autoencoder pretrained on the basis of learning input data constituted by coordinate data acquired for each of multiple elements of an object, and that obtains approximate curved surface data indicating an approximate curved surface of the object in an intermediate layer of the first stacked autoencoder, on the basis of input data constituted by the coordinate data acquired for each of the elements, and a geometric modulation processing unit that includes a second stacked autoencoder having learned by machine learning on the basis of learning input data constituted by the approximate curved surface data and on the basis of training data constituted by a result obtained by coordinate conversion for each of the elements in a geometric modulation process performed for the object, and performs the geometric modulation process.

Abstract: A medical control device includes: a driving mode switch configured to switch a driving mode of a rolling shutter type image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed in units of horizontal lines; and a dimming controller configured to control a light emitting element configured to emit light according to a supplied current, and switch control of the light emitting element according to the driving mode.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material that have mother skeletons different from one another. The first organic semiconductor material is one of fullerenes and fullerene derivatives. The second organic semiconductor material in a form of a single-layer film has a higher linear absorption coefficient of a maximal light absorption wavelength in a visible light region than a single-layer film of the first organic semiconductor material and a single-layer film of the third organic semiconductor material. The third organic semiconductor material has a value equal to or higher than a HOMO level of the second organic semiconductor material.

Abstract: Some demonstrative aspects include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of shipment vetting. For example, a computing device may be configured to send to a server shipment document information corresponding to a plurality of imported shipments; identify, based on import inspection recommendation information from the server, a plurality of import inspection recommendations corresponding to the plurality of imported shipments, wherein an import inspection recommendation corresponding to an imported shipment is to indicate whether the imported shipment is to be cleared; and provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to a user, the GUI configured to present the plurality of import inspection recommendations corresponding to the plurality of imported shipments.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a semiconductor element that can generate power with high efficiency and has high durability. A multilayer junction photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment comrises: a first electrode; a first photoactive layer including a perovskite semiconductor; a first passivation layer; a first doped layer; a second photoactive layer containing silicon; and a second electrode, in this order. The multilayer junction photoelectric conversion element further comprises a light scattering layer including a plurality of mutually separated silicon alloy layers that penetrate a part of the passivation layer and electrically connect the first photoactive layer and the first doped layer. The element can be manufactured by a method including forming a bottom cell including a second active layer and then forming a first photoactive layer by coating.

Abstract: A system may comprise a vehicle having a frame. One or more rails may form at least a portion of the frame. The system may comprise a container configured to be mounted to the one or more rails. The system may comprise a plurality of battery packs positioned within the container below the one or more rails. Each of the plurality of battery packs may extend across an entire length of the container. The system may comprise a power distribution unit (PDU) to which the plurality of battery packs are connected. The plurality of battery packs may be configured to provide power to at least one component of the vehicle via the PDU. The container may protect against road debris and moisture.

Abstract: The embodiments provide a fluorescent rare earth complex having strong emission intensity and excellent durability, and also provide a security medium using the complex. The rare earth complex according to the embodiment comprises a rare earth ion, a diphosphine dioxide ligand and a ?-diketone ligand wherein two phosphorus atoms contained in the diphosphine dioxide ligand individually have substituents different from each other.

Abstract: A distributed feedback laser (DFB) is a type of laser diode in which the active region of the device contains a periodically structured element or diffraction grating, which may include periodic changes in refractive index that cause reflection back into the laser cavity. Conventional DFB lasers used in optical networks may exploit either loss-modulated or index-modulated gratings. In the case of complex-coupling, index-modulated and loss-modulated gratings may be combined together.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic approval system comprising at least one electronic approval device and an electronic approval server. The electronic approval device includes a biometric authentication unit and a security chip. The biometric authentication unit performs biometric authentication. The security chip generates reliability confirmation information using a private key stored in advance if a result of the biometric authentication is normal, and transmits the reliability confirmation information to the electronic approval server via the information processing device. The electronic approval server includes a processor. The processor stores an electronic approval record indicating that approval has been successfully performed in the electronic approval device based on a public key corresponding to the private key and the reliability confirmation information.

Abstract: Some demonstrative aspects include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of shipment vetting. For example, a computing system may process shipment document information corresponding to a plurality of imported shipments to automatically determine a plurality of import inspection recommendations corresponding to the plurality of imported shipments.

Abstract: An electronic computer-implemented and interactive platform is described, which permits the offer, sale, and distribution of diamonds by sellers to purchasers and, as a result, into the overall diamond marketplace. Each diamond is scanned in order to create a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model that can include images and/or other data that digitally identifies that diamond, providing a “fingerprint” of the diamond. The purchaser may have highly confidential and proprietary information that specifies the critical details of its manufacturing process for each type of cut of polished diamond, referred to as polished diamond parameters (PDPs). A planning system is used to offload time consuming and computationally expensive planning operations from the manufacturer (or other purchaser), and does so prior to a purchase. The planning system and a matching process are used by the platform to enable the data in each PDP file to be applied to the 3D virtual model of each individual diamond.

Abstract: A developing device includes a development container, a toner carrier, and a regulation blade. The toner carrier supplies toner contained in the development container to an image carrier in a facing region between the toner carrier and the image carrier. The regulation blade contacts the toner carrier on an upstream side of the facing region in a rotation direction of the toner carrier, and regulates a thickness of a layer of the toner carried on the toner carrier. The regulation blade is formed of a metal material polished in a direction same as a toner moving direction in a contact region between the regulation blade and the toner carrier such that an arithmetic average roughness of a surface of the regulation blade is 0.3 ?m or less.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating validation of datasets are disclosed. A system may include a processor. The system may include a data validator implemented via the processor to receive an input dataset including a component metadata. The data validator may perform, using an validation model and through a rules engine, validation of information in the component metadata to obtain a validation dataset. The validation may enable to predict at least one invalid feature in the component dataset. The system may include an insight generator implemented via the processor to generate, based on the validation datasets, automated insights pertaining to mitigation of the at least one invalid feature. In an embodiment, the automated insights may be stored in a distributed ledger to facilitate an authenticated storage of the automated insights. The authenticated storage may be facilitated by a network comprising a plurality of nodes.

Abstract: An assembly system includes a robot, a first gripper mounted on the robot, the first gripper gripping a first housing, and a first clamping device clamping a cable and a contact connected to an end of the cable. The robot moves the first gripper and assembles the first housing gripped by the first gripper onto the contact held by the first clamping device.