Abstract: According to an embodiment, a digital circuit includes an OR gate and a flip-flop. The OR gate includes a first input and a second input. The first input of the OR gate is coupled to a control signal, and the second input of the OR gate is coupled to an uncovered functional combination logic of the digital circuit. The first input of the OR gate is configured to be pulled low by the control signal in response to setting the digital circuit in a configuration to test the uncovered functional combination logic. The flip-flop includes a reset pin or a set pin coupled to the output of the OR gate. The output of the flip-flop is configured to be observed during a testing of the uncovered functional combination logic to detect defects in the digital circuit.

Abstract: A patient support apparatus and a method of notifying persons within a vicinity of the patient support apparatus are disclosed. The patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure for supporting a patient, an actuator for moving the patient, a notification system, and a controller coupled to the notification system and the actuator. The controller receives a selection of a remote control function via a communication network, generates a notification in response to receiving the selection of the remote control function, and transmits an output signal to the actuator based on the selection of the remote control function. The notification system executes the notification prior to the controller transmitting the output signal to the actuator.

Abstract: A hand mount for a data capture device having an optical axis includes: a body configured to rest on a back of a hand of an operator; a mounting plate affixed to the body, the mounting plate defining a longitudinal axis; a latch assembly coupled to the mounting plate, the latch assembly configured to releasably secure the data capture device with the optical axis parallel with the longitudinal axis of the mounting plate; a proximal wing extending from a proximal end of the body, the proximal wing defining a proximal fastener configured to engage with a wrist of an operator; a distal wing extending from a distal end of the body at a nonparallel angle to the longitudinal axis, the distal wing configured to engage with a finger of the operator; and a trigger disposed on the distal wing.

Abstract: An electric power system has a power inverter system with a quasi-resonant circuit (QRC), and a controller, and couples a DC power supply to an electric machine. The power inverter system includes a positive inverter bus and a negative inverter bus; first paired switches; a positive DC bus terminal; and a negative DC bus terminal. The QRC includes an inverter inductance device, a capacitor, a first bus switch, and a second bus switch. The inverter inductance device and the second bus switch are arranged in series between the positive inverter bus and the first switch node, and the first bus switch is arranged between the positive DC bus terminal and the positive inverter bus. The controller is configured to control the QRC to generate an alternating current in the DC power supply.

Abstract: A variable slew rate gate drive system for powering an electric machine. The system may include a gate driver operable for controlling each of a plurality of hybrid switch power modules between opened and closed states to facilitate powering the electric machine. The gate driver may be operable for selecting slew rates and controlling ON and OFF states of first and second semiconductor switches included as part of each power module to optimize powering of the electric machine by varying the slew rates as a function of performance characteristics of the first and second semiconductor switches.

Abstract: An electric power system has a power inverter system with a quasi-resonant circuit (QRC), and a controller, and couples a DC power supply to an electric machine. The power inverter system includes a positive inverter bus and a negative inverter bus; first paired switches; a positive DC bus terminal; and a negative DC bus terminal. The QRC includes an inverter inductance device, a capacitor, a first bus switch, and a second bus switch. The inverter inductance device and the second bus switch are arranged in series between the positive inverter bus and the first switch node, and the first bus switch is arranged between the positive DC bus terminal and the positive inverter bus. The controller is configured to control the QRC to generate an alternating current in the DC power supply.

Abstract: A metallo-supramolecular polymer is formed by alternately linking metal cations and organic ligands through coordinate bonds, wherein a metallo-supramolecular polymer containing tris(terpyridine) compounds represented by a formula (B) and bis(terpyridine) compounds represented by a formula (L) as the organic ligands has high coloration efficiency.

Abstract: An authentication method for use in a device and comprises monitoring a program behavior stream comprising a plurality of program observables that comprises a program observable. The method records the program observable and matches the recorded first program observable to a program model selected from a plurality of program models stored within a program store. A user model is selected from a plurality of user models stored within a user store corresponding to the program model. A user behavior stream corresponding to the program observable is monitored and a user observable contained in the user behavior stream is recorded. The user observable is correlated to the user model and an authentication state associated with the device is determined based on the correlating.

Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving an enterprise resource dataset associated with a customer from an enterprise application associated with the customer, the enterprise resource dataset including a plurality of financial inputs captured on or before a first date, a plurality of customer recommendations, and a plurality of recommendation replies, receiving, from a first machine learning model, a predicted customer state including one or more predicted financial outputs corresponding with the predicted customer state at a second date subsequent to the first date, providing the plurality of financial inputs to a second machine learning model trained to predict a customer recommendations, determining, a customer recommendation corresponding to an action to be performed at a third date subsequent to the first date, wherein performing the action causes the first machine learning model to predict an updated customer state differing from the predicted customer state.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to fairly ordering financial market trades received from different market participant computers via a cloud computing network. In one example, a plurality of trades generated by a plurality of market participant computers are received. The trades are generated based at least on a financial market data point received by the plurality of market participant computers. Each trade is tagged with a delivery clock time stamp that tracks time in relation to financial market events that occur at a corresponding market participant computer. The trades are ordered based on the delivery clock time stamps and sent to a central exchange server computer. The central exchange server computer processes the trades.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first active layer, a second active layer, a first gate electrode, a first insulator, a second gate electrode, a second insulator, a first electrode electrically connected to the second active layer, and a second electrode. The first active layer is different from the second active layer in material. The first insulator is disposed between the first active layer and the first gate electrode. The second insulator is disposed between the second active layer and the second gate electrode. The second gate electrode is disposed between the first electrode and the second active layer. The second electrode is overlapped with at least part of the second active layer. The second electrode and the first gate electrode are the same in material.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to light detection and ranging (lidar) devices having a light-guide manifold. An example lidar device includes a transmit subsystem. The transmit subsystem includes a light emitter. The transmit subsystem also includes a light-guide manifold optically coupled to the light emitter. Further, the transmit subsystem includes a telecentric lens assembly optically coupled to the light-guide manifold. The lidar device also includes a receive subsystem. The receive subsystem includes the telecentric lens assembly. The receive subsystem also includes an aperture plate having an aperture defined therein. The aperture plate is positioned at a focal plane of the telecentric lens assembly. Further, the receive subsystem includes a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) positioned to receive light traveling through the aperture.

Abstract: Devices and/or systems are used to modify the incoming light through spectacle lenses that utilize at least one auxiliary or regional optical element, to provide extension or elongation of the depth of focus for a myopic eye. Methods are used to correct myopia and control or reduce the rate of myopia progression utilizing extension of the depth of focus provided by the at least one auxiliary or regional optical element configured within, or in conjunction, combination, or juxtaposition with spectacle lenses. An axicon, a light sword element, or a peacock eye element is provided within the regional optical element or a sub-lens. A plurality of axicons, light sword elements or peacock eye elements may be configured within, or in conjunction, combination, or juxtaposition with spectacle lenses.

Abstract: A machine learning based computing method for automatic managing credit risks of first users, is disclosed. The machine learning based computing method includes: receiving inputs from electronic devices associated with second users; retrieving data associated with first users from databases; preprocessing the data to remove noises, outliers, and missing values, from datasets; determining, the credit risks of the entities based on the pre-processed data by machine learning models; generating credit decisions for the entities; generating confidence scores for credit decisions to classify the credit decisions, based on correlation between the data and credit decisions; determining recommended credit values, recommended first credit limits, and recommended second credit limits, based on classification of the credit decisions; and providing an output of the credit decisions, the recommended credit values and the recommended credit limits, to the second users on user interfaces associated with electronic devices.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a substrate; a first metal part, a second metal part, a third metal part and a fourth metal part disposed on the substrate, wherein a first space is between the first metal part and the second metal part, a second space is between the third metal part and the fourth metal part; and a light detecting element for detecting a light passing through the first space and the second space; wherein a minimum distance between the first metal part and the substrate is different from the third metal part and the substrate, and a minimum distance between the second metal part and the substrate is different from the fourth metal part and the substrate, wherein a first slope of a first edge of the first metal part and a second slope of a second edge of the second metal part are less than 90°.

Abstract: One aspect includes an application capable of receiving voice commands and non-voice commands: persistently displaying a user interface element configured to enable a voice command listening mode in the application; activating the voice command listening mode in response to receiving a non-voice user input interaction; receiving a spoken natural language input; converting the audio data to text data; performing natural language understanding on the text data to convert the text data to a structured request; determining whether the structured request relates to a command, that would also be available to be executed in the application in response to a non-voice input; and in response to a determination that it does, executing the command, and changing the display in response to the command, in substantially the same manner in which the display would be changed in response to executing the command in response to the non-voice input.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for engineering Treg cells for treatment of diabetes. The engineered Treg cells provided herein may be dual-edited (i.e., edited in two different loci in the cell genome), a first locus being the FOXP3 locus and the second locus being the TRAC locus. The engineering of dual-edited Treg cells as provided here may include selective expansion of dual-edited cells using a ligand that initiates and/or maintains IL-2 signal transduction in dual-edited cells. The engineering of dual-edited Treg cells as provided here may stably express FoxP3 and an exogenous TCR.

Abstract: An apparatus may include: (a) a processing chamber including chamber walls and a chamber heater configured to heat the chamber walls; and (b) a pedestal positioned within the chamber interior and including: (i) a substrate heater having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), (ii) a window positioned above the substrate heater comprising a material transparent to light from the LEDs, and (iii) three or more substrate support pads, each substrate support, pad having a substrate support surface vertically offset from the window and configured to support a substrate such that the window and the substrate supported by the three or more substrate support pads are offset by a nonzero distance.

Abstract: A system monitors properties of an aerosolized-ink stream that includes detectors and light sources configured to emit light of different wavelengths. The system includes a cell that includes flow axis that allows the aerosolized-ink stream to pass through the inner cavity formed in continuity with optical channels extending radially from the inner cavity along polar angles. The cell has an input positioned on a forward-scattering axis that coincides with an axis of one of the input light channels, with some forming azimuthal angles relative to a forward-scattering axis. A data acquisition module acquire scattering and/or absorption signals that are processed to identify relationships and/or against a model of multiple plurality of properties of the aerosolized-ink stream by a controller. The controller initiates corrective measures in response to the detected relationships and/or processed properties.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a network node for interference aware downlink transmission includes determining a reciprocity-aided interference aware transmission precoder based on a downlink wideband interference covariance matrix estimated from a plurality of received sounding reference signals and based on a matrix inversion associated with the downlink wideband interference covariance matrix. The matrix inversion is determined based on an iterative inverse covariance estimation. The method further includes transmitting a downlink signal using the reciprocity-aided interference aware transmission precoder.