Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer program product for managing power consumption of a display. An illumination area of the display may be adjusted to limit or increase a number of activated light emitting devices, and thus, adjust power consumption of the display. A device may receive an input to adjust the first illumination area to the second illumination area. In response, a device may, for example, disable a portion of the first illumination area not included in the second illumination area. In another example, a device may enable a portion of the second illumination area not included in the first illumination area. An amount of operation time and/or energy storage may be calculated, based at least in part on a resize of an illumination area of the display.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a receiver configured to receive an image; and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: obtain pixels of the image; reorder the pixels to create reordered pixels; generate a first sub-image and a second sub-image using the reordered pixels; generate a first instruction to store the first sub-image in a first sub-image node; and generate a second instruction to store the second sub-image in a second sub-image node; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the first instruction and the second instruction to a database.

Abstract: A computer that includes memory that stores instructions executable by a processor. The computer may be programmed to: receive image data that includes a vehicle seat and an occupant within a vehicle cabin; determine, using the received data, an orientation of the seat and an orientation of the occupant; and perform a vehicle function based on the determination.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for cancer treatment are disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention describes an autologous cancer vaccine genetically modified for Furin knockdown and GM-CSF expression. The vaccine described herein attenuates the immunosuppressive activity of TGF-? through the use of bi-functional shRNAs to knock down the expression of furin in cancer cells, and to augment tumor antigen expression, presentation, and processing through expression of the GM-CSF transgene.

Abstract: Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer.

Abstract: A battery has a lithium anode, a separator adjacent the anode, and a cathode adjacent the separator opposite the anode, the cathode comprising interdigitated stripes of a first and second material, wherein the first material contains sulfur and the second material comprises a solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A system for generating high pressure steam from dirty water uses a combination of sub-merged plasma arcs and electrical resistive heating. Dirty water from steam assisted gravity drainage, or other dirty water producing process, which needs to be converted into high pressure steam, is fed directly without any pre-treatment, into a plasma fired steam generator, powered by submerged electrodes. The combination of electric arc plasma and resistive heating is created between the submerged electrodes. The heat so generated will boil the water portion of the dirty water feed to generate steam that is collected in a steam space and then removed there from. The solids and other residues (residual sludge) present in the feed water settle down at the bottom of the steam generator and are removed via a blow-down stream. The plasma arcs are used to intermittently remove any scaling or solid deposits that can accumulate on the electrodes.

Abstract: The apparatus may be an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus for wireless communication may include a processing system. The processing system may manage an antenna beam. The processing system may be configured to monitor a parameter of a signal and widen the antenna beam of the apparatus for wireless communication when the parameter falls below a threshold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating word pronunciations. One of the methods includes determining, by one or more computers, spelling data that indicates the spelling of a word, providing the spelling data as input to a trained recurrent neural network, the trained recurrent neural network being trained to indicate characteristics of word pronunciations based at least on data indicating the spelling of words, receiving output indicating a stress pattern for pronunciation of the word generated by the trained recurrent neural network in response to providing the spelling data as input, using the output of the trained recurrent neural network to generate pronunciation data indicating the stress pattern for a pronunciation of the word, and providing, by the one or more computers, the pronunciation data to a text-to-speech system or an automatic speech recognition system.

Abstract: A distributed storage system can include a storage node (125, 130, 135). The storage node (125, 130, 135) can include a Solid State Drive (SSD) or other storage device that employs garbage collection (140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 225, 230), a device garbage collection monitor (205), a garbage collection coordinator (210), an Input/Output (I/O) redirector (215), and an I/O resynchronizer (220). The device garbage collection monitor (205) can determine whether any storage devices (140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 225, 230) need to perform garbage collection. The garbage collection coordinator (210) can schedule when the storage device (140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 225, 230) can perform garbage collection. The I/O redirector (215) can redirect read requests (905) and write requests (1005) away from the storage device (140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 225, 230) when it is performing garbage collection.

Abstract: A lighting system configured to fit with a box or strip housing and a method of fitting a lighting system with a box or strip housing are presently disclosed. At least one longitudinally extending light source is held with a light source support. At least two hinges extend from the light source support, proximate a first edge, at least two mounting arms extend from the second side of the light source support, proximate a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge of the light source support are parallel.

Abstract: Integration of clothing performance into production planning, scheduling and execution of papermaking machines yields paper products with consistent acceptable quality with minimum downtime and inventory. Linking the selection and operation of papermaking machines to their respective clothing performances improves clothing life cycle. Selected operating parameters of a papermaking machine and historical clothing data are indicative of the machine's clothing condition. Order scheduling engine identifies manufacturing times for particular grades of product and generates order blocks. Papermaking machines are assigned to execute specific order blocks with provision that each machine completes execution of the assigned orders without any anticipated breakage of the wire or felts.

Abstract: A method and system provide local key management for storage enclosures. The method includes retrieving first security content from a security vault of a service processor, then dynamically detecting a hardware interface communicatively coupled to the service processor. A data storage device, communicatively coupled to the hardware interface is dynamically detected. A dynamic determination is made as to whether the data storage device is a self-encrypting capable data storage device. In response to the data storage device being a self-encrypting capable data storage device, a second security content is retrieved from the data storage device, and a validation regarding an association between the first security content and the second security content is made. Finally, in response to a positive validation of the association between the first security content and the second security content, security keys are transmitted to the data storage device, and access to the data storage device is enabled.

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless re-calibration of Radio Frequency (RF) components of a communication device are described. Methods includes monitoring a current value of at least one parameter of at least one RF component of the communication device and communicating the current value to a calibration server on detection of an event related to the at least one parameter. The current value is analyzed by the calibration server to determine a calibration value, wherein the calibration server maybe configured to communicate the calibration value to the communication device. Further, the methods includes receiving the calibration value for at least one parameter from the calibration server for initiating a re-calibration procedure and re-calibrating the current value of the at least one parameter to the calibration value in accordance with the recalibration procedure. The method improves RF device performance in spite of device aging and environmental factors.

Abstract: A three-dimensional inductor is formed in an integrated circuit die using conductive through-body-vias which pass through the body of the die and contact one or more metal interconnect layers on the front side of the die and terminate on the back side of the die. In another embodiment, the through-body-vias may pass through a dielectric material disposed in a plug in the body of the die. In yet another aspect, a transformer may be formed by coupling multiple inductors formed using through-body-vias. In still another aspect, a three-dimensional inductor may include conductors formed of stacks of on chip metallization layers and conductive through-layer-vias disposed in insulation layers between metallization layers. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure enable a plurality of mobile devices (UEs) within a cell to spread out in time their respective transmissions of signaling messages, such as cell update messages, when the network enables or disables enhanced uplink (EUL, sometimes referred to as high-speed uplink packet access or HSUPA) while the UE is in the CELL_FACH state, by changing SIB5 or SIB5bis. In this way, the network load may be reduced, and a network blockage that otherwise might result from large numbers of UEs simultaneously transmitting the cell update message can be avoided. According to one example, a network node may be configured to distribute CELL_UPDATE messages or procedures to UEs when the network node enables or disables EUL in CELL_FACH by changing SIB5 or SIB5bis over time to reduce the network load. According to another example, a UE may be configured for utilizing a random timer or back-off timer to defer cell updates.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling the operation of the evaporator fans in a transport refrigeration system (TRS) are described. In some examples, the TRS is a multi-zone temperature control system (MTCS). The methods and systems described herein generally dynamically control a plurality of system fans in MTCSs in instances where running the system fans can lead to inefficiencies in energy consumption and fluctuations in temperature control.

Abstract: The present invention relates to topical spray compositions and methods for the preparation of the same. The topical spray composition comprising Glycopyrrolate or its salts with specific class of excipients may be used to reduce various secretions in human body, specifically to control hyperhydrosis.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a mobile device, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a radio signal comprising transmissions from a plurality of radio cells; and a processor configured to derive second information from the received radio signal, the second information indicating at least one neighboring radio cell, wherein the processor is configured to initiate a radio cell selection based on the second information if the second information indicates at least one neighboring radio cell configured for the first RAT.

Abstract: A monitoring system for an aircraft.