Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a compound represented by Formula 1 as an additive: wherein in Formula 1, R1 may be an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and optionally being substituted with fluorine, an aryl group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally being substituted with fluorine, or a nitrile group; and R2 to R4 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An inkjet recording includes a conveyance path that conveys a recording medium, a recording head, at least one humidity measuring part, and at least one humidifying air supplying part. The recording head discharges ink onto the recording medium conveyed along the conveyance path. At least one humidity measuring part measures humidity in the vicinity of the recording head. At least one humidifying air supplying part supplies humidifying air to the conveyance path. When the humidity measured by the humidity measuring part is equal to or less than a predetermined humidity threshold value, inkjet recording apparatus supplies the humidified air by the humidified air supplying part.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a clamp device designed to secure items with straps, such as sandals or slippers, providing enhanced security and ease of use. The clamp device comprises a bottom piece, a left piece, a right piece, and a top piece, wherein the top piece is divided into a first top sub-piece and a second top sub-piece. The first top sub-piece is fixed, while the second top sub-piece is configured to rotate toward or away from the first top sub-piece. The first top sub-piece includes a cavity designed to receive the head of the second top sub-piece. Engagement and locking occur when the head of the second top sub-piece rotates into the cavity of the first top sub-piece, securing the device. This design minimizes damage to the shoe materials and enhances comfort for customers, providing a more secure and customer-friendly solution for protecting merchandise from theft.

Abstract: A universal hardware nut that may be adaptable for use with various mating fasteners (e.g., bolts and screws). In one embodiment, the universal hardware nut comprises a nut body, wherein the nut body is manufactured from a pliable material; and one or more slots, wherein the one or more slots allow the nut body to accept fasteners of different sizes and shapes. In alternate embodiments, the universal hardware nut may comprise a sized hole instead of the one or more slots, or may comprise a combination of a sized hole and one or more slots.

Abstract: A video encoder and decoder system employing a compression-decision generative adversarial model (“CDGAM”) has an encoder with a compression network and a decoder with a task network. The compression network is a generator portion of a pretrained CDGAM and the task network is a discriminator portion of the pretrained CDGAM. The compression network and task network are trained using common image data wherein the compression network is trained to a generate minimal compressed representation that results in a substantially similar loss as the original image at the discriminator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode conductive material, and a positive electrode binder, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a lithium nickel-based oxide containing 70 mol % or less of nickel among all metals excluding lithium, wherein the lithium nickel-based oxide includes single particle-type particles, and the conductive material includes a linear conductive material and a dotted conductive material, and FCR defined by Equation (1) below satisfies 12 to 20: FCR=dc1×dc2×D50.a??[Equation (1)] wherein, dc1 is the true density (unit: g/cm3) of the linear conductive material above, dc2 is the true density (unit: g/cm3) of the dotted conductive material above, and D50.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a collation device that decides whether first image data and second image data originate from same image data, a comparison device that compares image quality between the first image data and the second image data, when the first image data and the second image data originate from the same image data, and a display controller that causes a display device to display, according to a comparison result from the comparison device, one of a first image represented by the first image data and a second image represented by the second image data, as a selectable image that can be touched through an input device, and the other of the first image and the second image as an unselectable image unable to be selected through the input device.

Abstract: A method of secure automated communication comprises communicating by a computer with a cloud computing service having an address in a first Internet domain, the communicating performed during a first electronic commerce session using an electronic commerce web page rendered by a browser executing on the computer; communicating by the computer with a transaction server having an address in the first Internet domain via a virtual private network (VPN), the communicating performed during the first electronic commerce session using the electronic commerce web page rendered by the browser; determining when the browser is accessing a product information portion of the electronic commerce web page during the first electronic commerce session; determining when the browser is providing confidential information to the electronic commerce web page during the first electronic commerce session; and directing the confidential information to the transaction server via the virtual private network during the first electronic

Abstract: A code translation apparatus receives a source code including one or more code vulnerabilities and automatically generates remediated code. The source code provided to the code translation apparatus is converted to a source directional graph. The edges of the source directional graph are augmented with additional edge attributes. The source directional graph thus augmented is further converted into a source graph vector representation. The source graph vector representation is provided to an encoder of a trained code transformer. The remediated code is obtained from the decoder of the trained code transformer.

Abstract: In a sheet feeding device, when a multi tray is overlaid on a sheet cassette, a rib on the front-end portion of the multi tray is fitted in an engaging slit in the upper edge of a sidewall of the sheet cassette, and protrudes from the sidewall of the sheet cassette. When the sheet cassette and the multi tray overlaid thereon are inserted into an apparatus main body, a boss on the sidewall of the sheet cassette is pressed against a positioning member on an inner wall of the apparatus main body, via the rib protruding outward from the sidewall of the sheet cassette, so that the multi tray and the sheet cassette are set in position.

Abstract: A product detection system includes a cabinet having an upper cabinet and a lower cabinet, a product detection device installed in the upper cabinet and detecting a quality of a product, and a control device installed in the lower cabinet and electrically connected to the product detection device. The product detection device includes a product conveying device conveying a product and a plurality of imaging devices arranged at different positions in a conveying direction of the product. The imaging devices capture images of the product from a plurality of different orientations. The control device includes a quality judgment module determining whether a quality of the product is qualified based on the captured images.

Abstract: The jig for welding according to the present invention relates to a jig for welding, which is used in a welding process during manufacturing of a secondary battery, and includes a body part, and a protrusion that extends from a surface of the body part, has a size corresponding to an opening of the secondary battery, and is inserted into the opening of the secondary battery in the welding process, wherein a welding hole through which a laser is configured to pass is defined in each of a circumferential portion of the protrusion and a region of the body part which corresponds to a circumferential portion of the protrusion, wherein the protrusion includes a pressing portion that is provided in a peripheral part of the welding hole and presses an object to be welded in the secondary battery.

Abstract: A method may include intravenously directing first bubbles into a patient's venous circulatory system and to a right side of the patient's heart. The first bubbles may have sizes that fall within a first range. The method may further include monitoring the patient's heart, with ultrasound imaging, to detect presence of the first bubbles on a left side of the patient's heart. Upon detecting the first bubbles on the left side of the patient's heart, the method may further include intravenously directing second bubbles into the patient's venous circulatory system and to the right side of the patient's heart. The second bubbles may have sizes that fall within a second range that is different than the first range. Upon detecting the second bubbles on the left side of the patient's heart, the method may further include initiating treatment to minimize risk of stroke in the patient.

Abstract: A packing container includes a tray-fitted palette, a top case, a cushion member, and a slope plate. The tray-fitted palette has a tray on which a packed article is placed and a palette fixed to the bottom surface of the tray. The top case is in a tubular shape open at the bottom and covers the side and top faces of the packed article. The cushion member is placed between the packed article and the top case. When the packed article placed on the tray is moved, the slope plate is coupled to the tray-fitted palette. The cushion member is arranged as a reinforcement stand under the slope plate coupled to the tray-fitted palette.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a waste ink container, and a suction mechanism. The waste ink container has a plurality of receiving ports to receive ink ejected from the recording head, a suction port disposed at a position apart from each of the plurality of receiving ports, and a plurality of suction air passages connected to the plurality of receiving ports, respectively, so as to communicate between a destination receiving port and the suction port. The plurality of suction air passages are each bent between the destination receiving port and the suction port, and at least two suction air passages join at a predetermined position between the destination receiving port and the suction port.

Abstract: A battery system includes: a storage that stores, at each predetermined storage period, mapping data that map an SOC and a first open voltage; and a controller that performs: when a number of times of storing the mapping data reaches a predetermined reference number of times so that a calibration period arrives, estimating a first relationship graph between a plurality of SOCs and a plurality of open circuit voltages; calculating a plurality of relationship graphs by reflecting a plurality of preset error values in the first relationship graph; calculating a summed value of distances between each of the plurality of relationship graphs and the mapping data; determining an error value corresponding to a minimum value among a plurality of summed values to be a final error value; and determining whether the final error value falls within a predetermined reference range, to determine whether to calibrate an initial SOC value.

Abstract: A voltage ramp generator includes a resistor network, electronic switches and at least one reference voltage circuit. The resistor network includes resistor elements electrically connected in series between a first supply node (VDD) and a second supply node (VSS), wherein circuit nodes are formed between neighboring resistor elements. Each electronic switch is operable to connect one of the circuit nodes with a switch arrangement output. The at least one reference voltage circuit supplies a reference voltage to one of the circuit nodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reproduction method for obtaining a negative electrode active material with improved cycle characteristics from a secondary battery. The technology disclosed herein is a reproduction method for a negative electrode active material, including: a preparation step of preparing a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a phosphorus-containing compound; a charging step of charging the secondary battery in a temperature environment that is at or above a decomposition temperature of the phosphorus-containing compound; and a recovery step of recovering a negative electrode active material from the negative electrode in the secondary battery obtained after the charging step.

Abstract: A busbar assembly includes: a busbar including a body and end portions that extend from both ends of the body and have through holes defined therein; an insulating layer that encloses the body and has a groove formed in a recessed shape; and a cap that encloses each of the end portions of the busbar while a portion of the cap is inserted into the groove. The insulating layer has a higher elasticity than the cap.

Abstract: Disclosed are valve replacement devices, systems, and methods. Valve replacement devices may comprise one- or two-piece systems comprising an adapter body and a valve assembly with leaflets positioned within the adapter body. In two-piece systems, the valve assembly may be removable from the adapter body such that both can be delivered together or separately, and the adapter body may remain implanted while the valve assembly may be removed and replaced (i.e., “revalved”). Also described are devices (such as a delivery catheter device), systems, and methods related to such delivering and revalving the valve replacement. Such delivery methods may include transseptal insertion of a new minimum leaflet structure, and securement of the valve replacement using several securement type (e.g., supra-annular, sub-annular, radial, leaflet securement, etc.). Also described is a braided helical design that mimics the heart's natural movement, and a flange structure for assisting the functioning of the valve replacement.