Abstract: An actuator component for a droplet deposition head, comprising: a plurality of fluid chambers, each fluid chamber being provided with a respective nozzle and a respective piezoelectric actuating element, which is actuable to cause the ejection of fluid from the chamber in question through the corresponding one of the nozzles by deforming a membrane, which bounds, in part, the chamber in question; wherein each piezoelectric actuating element comprises: a piezoelectric member having a top side and an opposing bottom side, the bottom side being nearest to the membrane, the top and bottom sides being spaced apart in a thickness direction; a lower electrode, disposed adjacent said bottom side of the piezoelectric member; an upper electrode, disposed adjacent said top side of the piezoelectric member; wherein each upper electrode comprises: a first layer, which is formed of a first conductive material; a second layer, which is formed of a second conductive material, the first layer being disposed between the secon

Abstract: The present invention provides substituted heterocyclylderivatives of formula (I), which are therapeutically useful, particularly as selective transcriptional CDK inhibitors including CDK7, CDK9, CDK12, CDK13 and CDK18, more particularly transcriptional CDK7 inhibitors. These compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases and/or disorders associated with selective transcriptional CDKs in a mammal. The present invention also provides preparation of the compounds and pharmaceutical formulations comprising at least one of the substituted heterocyclyl derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a stereoisomer thereof.

Abstract: A process for modifying the paper burst strength enhancing attributes of microfibrillated cellulose may include subjecting an aqueous suspension including microfibrillated cellulose, and optionally inorganic particulate material, to high shear, wherein the high shear is generated, at least in part, by a moving shearing element, to modify the paper burst strength enhancing attributes of the microfibrillated cellulose. An aqueous suspension may include microfibrillated cellulose, and optionally inorganic particulate material, obtainable by the process. A papermaking composition and/or a paper product may be obtained from the process.

Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.

Abstract: Apparatus for binning an input value into one of a plurality of bins which collectively represent a histogram of input values, each of the plurality of bins representing a corresponding range of input values, the apparatus comprising: an input for receiving an input value; a noise source configured to generate an error value according to a predetermined noise distribution; and a binning controller configured to mix the received input value with the error value so as to generate a modified input value and to allocate the modified input value to the bin corresponding to that modified input value.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibody sequences found in antibodies that bind to human CD25. In particular, the present disclosure provides sequences of anti-human CD25 antibodies, which do not block the binding of CD25 to IL-2 or IL-2 signalling. Antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof including such sequences can be used in pharmaceutical composition and methods of treatment, in particular for treating cancer.

Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing model evaluation in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing model evaluation in a contact center system comprising determining an ordering of a plurality of agents, determining an ordering of a plurality of contact types; analyzing, historical contact-agent outcome data according to the orderings of the pluralities of agents and contact types to construct a pairing model; and determining an expected performance of the contact center system using the pairing model.

Abstract: A transfer print structure comprises a destination substrate having a substrate surface and one or more substrate conductors disposed on or in the destination substrate. One or more interconnect structures are disposed on and protrude from the destination substrate in a direction orthogonal to the substrate surface. Each interconnect structure comprises one or more notches, each notch having an opening on an edge of the interconnect structure and extending at least partially through the interconnect structure in a direction parallel to the substrate surface from the edge and a notch conductor disposed at least partially in the notch and electrically connected to one of the substrate conductors. In some embodiments, an electronic component comprising connection posts is transfer printed into electrical contact with a corresponding notch conductor by laterally moving the electronic component over the substrate surface to electrically contact the connection post to the notch conductor.

Abstract: A print module configured for interconnection between a positive ink line and a negative ink line via respective inlet and outlet lines. The print module includes: an inlet port; an outlet port; a printhead interconnected between the inlet port and the outlet port; a control valve positioned at the inlet port for controlling an ink pressure in the printhead; an ink pressure sensor for sensing an ink pressure in the print module; and a controller for receiving feedback from the pressure sensor and controlling the control valve. During printing, the ink pressure sensor, the controller and the control valve cooperate to control a backpressure in the printhead within a predetermined backpressure range.

Abstract: A domestic appliance includes an electric motor; a switch assembly for selectively connecting the motor to a power source; a handle; and a manually-operable trigger movable relative to the handle between an active position and a passive position. The trigger and the switch assembly are arranged such that the switch assembly is in a motor-connecting state when the trigger is in the active position, and is in a motor-disconnecting state when the trigger is in the passive position. The domestic appliance comprises a first biasing member which is arranged to urge the trigger away from the passive position and towards the active position.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using multi-task neural networks. One of the methods includes receiving a first network input and data identifying a first machine learning task to be performed on the first network input; selecting a path through the plurality of layers in a super neural network that is specific to the first machine learning task, the path specifying, for each of the layers, a proper subset of the modular neural networks in the layer that are designated as active when performing the first machine learning task; and causing the super neural network to process the first network input using (i) for each layer, the modular neural networks in the layer that are designated as active by the selected path and (ii) the set of one or more output layers corresponding to the identified first machine learning task.

Abstract: A method of micro-transfer printing comprises providing a component source wafer and components disposed in, on, or over the component source wafer. A destination substrate and a stamp for transferring the components from the component source wafer to the destination substrate is provided. The component source wafer has an attribute or structure that varies across the component source wafer that affects the structure, operation, appearance, or performance of the components. A first array of components is transferred from the component source wafer to the destination substrate with a first orientation. A second array of components is transferred from the component source wafer to the destination substrate with a second orientation different from the first orientation. Components can be transferred by micro-transfer printing and different orientations can be a different rotation, overlap, interlacing, or offset.

Abstract: Techniques for hybrid behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for hybrid behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining a first ordering of a plurality of contacts according to a behavioral pairing strategy with a balanced contact utilization; determining a second ordering of the plurality of contacts according to a performance-based routing strategy with an unbalanced contact utilization; determining a third ordering of the plurality of agents according to a combination of the first ordering and the second ordering having a skewed contact utilization between the balanced contact utilization and the unbalanced contact utilization; and outputting a hybrid behavioral pairing model based on the third ordering for connecting an agent to a contact of the plurality of contacts in the contact center system.

Abstract: A colour processor for mapping an image from source to destination colour gamuts includes an input for receiving a source image having a plurality of source colour points expressed according to the source gamut; a colour characterizer configured to, for each source colour point in the source image, determine a position of intersection of a curve with the boundary of the destination gamut; and a gamut mapper configured to, for each source colour point in the source image: if the source colour point lies inside the destination gamut, apply a first translation factor to translate the source colour point to a destination colour point within a first range of values; or if the source colour point lies outside the destination gamut, apply a second translation factor, different than the first translation factor, to translate the source colour point to a destination colour point within a second range of values.

Abstract: A reinforcement learning neural network system in which internal representations and policies are grounded in visual entities derived from image pixels comprises a visual entity identifying neural network subsystem configured to process image data to determine a set of spatial maps representing respective discrete visual entities. A reinforcement learning neural network subsystem processes data from the set of spatial maps and environmental reward data to provide action data for selecting actions to perform a task.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing images using recurrent attention. One of the methods includes determining a location in the first image; extracting a glimpse from the first image using the location; generating a glimpse representation of the extracted glimpse; processing the glimpse representation using a recurrent neural network to update a current internal state of the recurrent neural network to generate a new internal state; processing the new internal state to select a location in a next image in the image sequence after the first image; and processing the new internal state to select an action from a predetermined set of possible actions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for processing messages at a network node, wherein the network node has a plurality of SIM card slots. The network node first receives a message and determines whether the message matches any predefined pattern by performing a lookup on the first configuration database. If the message matches any predefined pattern, the network node processes the message. Alternatively, this can be done when the message is forwarded to a management server.

Abstract: A banknote validator having a housing, a validation sensor; and a banknote drive mechanism. The banknote drive mechanism may be arranged to transport a banknote from an input aperture to a stacking device. The banknote drive mechanism may delimit a first banknote pathway proximal to an input aperture, and a second banknote pathway proximal to the stacking device. A pivotable security gate arrangement may be included that is resiliently biased to project into the second banknote pathway.

Abstract: An electrical connecting cable includes a plug housing, an electrical lead, a ring element, an elastic sealing element and a cap. The plug housing has a tubular lead-in region for guiding the electrical lead into the plug housing. The lead-in region is directed along a longitudinal axis of the electrical lead and has a constriction. The cap is fastened on the plug housing by retaining means. The cap has an opening for passing through the electrical lead. The ring element surrounds the electrical lead at least in part and the sealing element surrounds the electrical lead. The ring element and the sealing element are arranged between the constriction and the cap. A method of manufacturing the electrical connecting cable is also presented.

Abstract: A print module includes a printhead cartridge releasably engaged with a supply module. The supply module has an ink inlet module and an ink outlet module positioned on opposite external sidewalls of the body and flanking the body, each of the ink inlet and ink outlet modules having a respective ink coupling engaged with complementary inlet and outlet couplings of the printhead cartridge. The ink inlet and outlet modules each include a respective lever mechanism for slidably moving the ink inlet and outlet modules relative to the opposite external sidewalls of the body between a coupled position in which the supply module is fluidically coupled to the printhead cartridge and a decoupled position in which the supply module is fluidically decoupled from the printhead cartridge.