Abstract: A refrigerator appliance or ice making assembly, as provided herein, may include a body and an ejector. The body may include an ice mold for receiving and freezing water. The ice mold may define a discrete first compartment and second compartment within which water freezes. The first compartment may define a first cube profile. The second compartment may be axially-spaced apart from the first compartment and define a second cube profile. The second cube profile may be different from the first cube profile. The ejector may be rotatably disposed above the first cube profile and the second cube profile to motivate ice from the first and second compartments.

Abstract: Methods described herein generate executable program code based on sequence codes, such that the executable program code is executable by a computer processor. According to such a method, a command is received to generate executable program code. Via a code-building interface, user input is received indicating an operation to be performed by the executable program code, a data type for to the executable program code, and a condition for applying the executable program code. A sequence code is constructed to represent the user input, where the sequence code includes a sequence of character sets. From the sequence code, a first character set corresponding to the operation, a second character set corresponding to the data type, and a third character set corresponding to the condition are extracted. Mapping data is applied to the first character set, the second character set, and the third character set to generate the executable program code.

Abstract: An optical connector has a first connection end configured to fit with a peer adapter. The electrical connector has a second connection end configured to fit with the peer adapter. The first connection end and the second connection end have a same opening direction. In addition, the first connection end may slide along a plugging direction of the peer adapter relative to the second connection end. The first connection end is configured to be connected to the peer adapter before the second connection end. The optical connector is connected to the peer adapter before the electrical connector. This ensures that a channel for transmitting an optical signal is communicated before a channel for transmitting an electrical signal is communicated, thereby avoiding fiber burning and improving security and reliability of the opto-electronic adapter during use.

Abstract: A blood draw system may include a catheter adapter connector in fluid communication with a catheter adapter, and a blood draw device in selective fluid communication with the catheter adapter connector. A first valve may be utilized to selectively permit fluid communication between the blood draw device and the catheter adapter connector. A flush device may also be in selective fluid communication with the catheter adapter connector to flush the catheter adapter after a blood draw procedure. A second valve may be utilized to selectively permit fluid communication between the flush device and the catheter adapter connector.

Abstract: A septum may include a housing and a hollow body that slides with respect to the housing from a closed position to an open position. The hollow body may include one or more holes. The septum may include a first seal coupled to the distal end and a second seal coupled to the proximal end. In response to the hollow body being in the closed position, the second seal may block a proximal opening of the housing, and the holes may be disposed within the housing. In response to the hollow body sliding from the closed position to the open position, the holes may be disposed distal to the housing, and the second seal may be removed from the proximal opening of the housing such that fluid may flow proximally into the plurality of holes and through the proximal opening of the housing.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter assembly, which may include a catheter adapter and a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter. The catheter system may include a needle assembly, which may include a needle hub and an introducer needle extending distally from the needle hub. The introducer needle may extend through the catheter. The needle assembly may also include an extension tube, which may include a distal end integrated with the needle hub and a proximal end integrated with a cannula hub. A cannula may extend proximally from the cannula hub. An elastomeric sheath may be coupled to the cannula hub, and a proximal end of the cannula may be enveloped within the elastomeric sheath. In response to the blood collection tube pushing the elastomeric sheath distally, the cannula may pierce the elastomeric sheath, and the cannula may insert into the blood collection tube.

Abstract: Disclosed are a preprocessing method and device for distance transformation. The method includes: acquiring a first grid map; calculating a second parameter of a vehicle model; calculating a precision of a second grid map according to the second parameter of the vehicle model and a precision of the first grid map; calculating the numbers of rows and columns of the second grid map according to information on the first grid map, the precision of the second grid map and the second parameter of the vehicle model; determining for each cell of the second grid map a state value according to the numbers of obstacle cells within said each cell; and determining in the first grid map at least one cell requiring no processing, according to the state value. Therefore, during the distance transformation, the processing speed for determining the distance value of each cell is increased.

Abstract: An intelligent battery discharge controlling mechanism with load balancing includes performing a controlling step. The controlling step includes configuring a control unit to obtain a plurality of battery conditions of a plurality of batteries and control discharging of the batteries according to the battery conditions, thereby causing the batteries to perform a load balancing operation. In response to determining that the battery conditions are different, the load balancing operation includes driving one of the batteries to discharge, and one of the battery conditions corresponding to the one of the batteries is better than another of the battery conditions corresponding to another of the batteries.

Abstract: Provided herein, among other things, is a method for deaminating a double-stranded nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the method may comprise contacting a double-stranded DNA substrate that comprises cytosines and a double-stranded DNA deaminase having an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to any of SEQ ID NOS: 21, 40, 47, 49, 50, 55, 58, 59, 62, 63, 65, 67, 70, 71, 76, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 117, 163 and/or 164 to produce a deamination product that comprises deaminated cytosines. Enzymes and kits for performing the method are also provided.

Abstract: Providing herein, among other things, are kits, compositions and methods that relate to DNA fragmentation. An embodiment of a composition provides combining: one or more enzymes capable of nick translating activity, a dNTP mix comprising at least one dNTP having a modified base, and at least one modification-sensitive nicking endonuclease that is prevented from nicking DNA if its recognition site contains the modified base. When the composition is added to a sample comprising a double-stranded DNA template that comprises recognition sites for the modification-sensitive nicking endonuclease, a reaction mix was produced which could be incubated for any time period in excess of about 5 minutes to produce fragments of a desired size of the double-stranded DNA template. In this method, the fragments produced include the modified base and, as such, are not re-nicked by the nicking endonuclease.

Abstract: A vial adapter configured to allow direct fluid withdrawal with a syringe from a fluid container having a self-healing sealing member is described. The syringe is connected to the vial adapter by a vial adapter connecting member and a corresponding syringe connecting member. In use, the fluid container is pressed against the vial adapter, and the vial adapter removably locks the fluid container to the vial adapter. When removably locked, a stake of the vial adapter pierces the sealing member.

Abstract: Various embodiments include an encoder for a motor. The encoder may include: a sensor module for collecting sensor data of the motor with a sensor while the motor is running; a storage module storing motor running records; and a microcontroller unit. The microcontroller is programmed to determine a running state of the motor using the sensor data, storing information about the running state into the storage module as a motor running record in response to a determination that the running state is a predefined running state, and providing at least one of the motor running records stored in the storage module via a communication interface in response to a reading request received from the communication interface.

Abstract: A massage device includes a shell defining a moving space therein, a driving member arranged in the shell, and a massage member connected to the driving member in a transmission way and extending into the moving space. The moving space communicates with the outside environment, and at least a portion of the massage member is capable of extending beyond the moving space of the shell to the outside environment under the driving of the driving member.

Abstract: An insert for a catheter system may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a middle portion disposed between the distal end and the proximal end. The distal end of the insert may include a male port, and the proximal end of the insert may include a female port opposite the male port. The insert may be configured to extend through an adapter and/or a needleless connector of a catheter system to reduce exposure of the adapter and/or the needleless connector to blood, which may flow through a lumen of the insert. The lumen of the insert may extend through the male port, the middle portion, and the female port.

Abstract: An electrical connection socket includes an insulated substrate, and the insulated substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface. The insulated substrate includes at least one plug portion. At least two power terminals are disposed in the electric connection area. The signal connection area is provided with an electric signal slot, an opening of the electric signal slot is located on the side surface of the insulated substrate. Along a direction perpendicular to the lower surface, there is a height difference between the electrical signal slot and the connection section. The electrical connection socket can increase a distance between the power terminal and the electrical signal slot in the electrical connection socket, and increase a distance between the power terminal and a metal housing of a module in a matching direction when the electrical connection socket is matched with the module.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance or ice supply, as provided herein, may include an ice maker, an ice bucket, and a shutter. The ice maker may include a mold body defining a discrete first compartment and second compartment within which water freezes. The ice bucket may define a first chamber and a second chamber. The second chamber may be separated from the first chamber. The ice bucket may further define an outlet opening having a first portion in fluid communication with the first chamber and a second portion in fluid communication with the second chamber. The shutter may be disposed at the outlet opening and movable between a first position and a second position. The first position may include the shutter covering the second portion and spaced apart from the first portion. The second position may include the shutter covering the first portion and spaced apart from the second portion.