Abstract: Devices and methods are described for a contrast tray and framing devices for use with imagers. Some embodiments describe a contrast tray for use with an imager comprising one or more light diffusing layers configured to shift at least some of an imaging light and one or more light filtering layers configured to filter out at least some of the imaging light. Light diffusing and light filtering layers can be further configured to upconvert at least some of the diffused and/or non-filtered light. Contrast trays can be used to improve imaging of gels such as PAGE gels when using a green or blue-green light. Other embodiments of the disclosure describe a framing device that provides better illumination and lower background fluorescence for fluorescent gels, such as nucleic acid gels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for adjusting a level of luminance of a display unit. The system comprises a display unit to display content. Further, the system comprises a capturing unit to capture image of front view of the display unit. Furthermore, the system comprises a computing unit. The computing unit is configured to receive the image from the capturing unit. Further, the computing unit is configured to determine one or more target regions from plurality of regions in the image. The one or more target regions are determined based on weightage assigned to each of the plurality of regions. Furthermore, the computing unit determines effects of light incident on the one or more target regions. Thereafter, the computing unit adjusts the display of the content based on the effects of light.

Abstract: An electroporation system including one or more of a pipette, a pipette tip, a pipette docking assembly, and a pulse generator. The pipette docking assembly includes a pipette station, a pipette station guard, and a reservoir (e.g., a buffer tube). A method for transfecting a cell with a payload including providing an electroporation system, providing the cell, providing the payload, introducing the cell and the payload into a pipette tip, and electroporating the cell within the pipette tip by operating the electroporation system.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a pixel structure, a second substrate, and an anti-reflection structure. The pixel structure is disposed on the first substrate, and has an active element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active element. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The anti-reflection structure is disposed on the second substrate and is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The anti-reflection structure includes a first insulating layer and a metal layer. The first insulating layer is disposed on the second substrate. The metal layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is located between the second substrate and the metal layer. The first insulating layer has an opening, the metal layer has an opening, and the opening of the first insulating layer and the opening of the metal layer overlap with the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A door handle includes a handle body with an external surface, an internal portion, and a mounting feature configured to couple the handle body to a door. The door handle also includes a force sensing element disposed in the internal portion of the handle body. The first force sensing element is configured to measure a force applied to the external surface of the door handle. The door handle further includes a communication element coupled to the force sensing element. The force measured by the force sensing element is used to determine an output function.

Abstract: A method may include receiving data from one or more sensing elements associated with a power tool. The method may also include measuring the detected data. The method may further include computing one or more data parameters based on the measuring. The method may include determining whether to permit operation of the power tool based on the data parameters. The method may further include permitting operation of the power tool when the data parameters satisfy an operation condition. The method may also include altering operation of the power tool when the data parameters does not satisfy the operation condition by performing at least one of: generating an alarm, or preventing operation of the power tool.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a device obtains, from a service connector of a first organization, event data for an event regarding shipment of one or more physical assets between organizations. The device identifies, based on the event data, a response policy associated with the event. The device identifies, based on the response policy, a second organization that is affected by the event. The device sends a notification regarding the event to a service connector of the second organization to initiate a corrective action for the event.

Abstract: A method is provided for identifying operating conditions of a system. Input data relating to operation of the system is applied to a multi-class model for classification, where the multi-class model is configured for classifying the data into one of a plurality of predefined classes, and each class corresponds to a respective operating condition of the system. A confidence level of the classification by the multi-class model is determined. If the confidence level is below a threshold confidence level, the input data is applied to a plurality of binary models, where each binary model is configured for determining whether the data is or is not in a respective one of the predefined classes. If the plurality of binary models determine that the data is not in any of the respective predefined classes, the data can be taken into consideration when updating the multi-class model.

Abstract: A door handle includes a handle body with an external surface, an internal portion, and a mounting feature configured to couple the handle body to a door. The door handle also includes a force sensing element disposed in the internal portion of the handle body. The first force sensing element is configured to measure a force applied to the external surface of the door handle. The door handle further includes a communication element coupled to the force sensing element. The force measured by the force sensing element is used to determine an output function.

Abstract: A method may include receiving data from one or more sensing elements associated with a power tool. The method may also include measuring the detected data. The method may further include computing one or more data parameters based on the measuring. The method may include determining whether to permit operation of the power tool based on the data parameters. The method may further include permitting operation of the power tool when the data parameters satisfy an operation condition. The method may also include altering operation of the power tool when the data parameters does not satisfy the operation condition by performing at least one of: generating an alarm, or preventing operation of the power tool.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and apparatus and computer program for detecting communities in a radio access network with a plurality of vertices (C, BBU), wherein the method comprises calculating (S11) relationship strengths (31, 41) for network connections between the vertices (C, BBU) by executing a connection strength calculation process by analyzing performance factors, decisive for network performance including cell coverage overlap, signal strength, and inter-cell interference. The method further creates (S12) a network graph with nodes, representing the vertices (C,BBU) in the network and edges, representing the network connections based on the calculated relationship strengths (31, 41) and applies (S13) an extended iterative disjoint community detection algorithm for clustering nodes into communities, wherein in each iteration imposed one or more constraints for clustering cooperating nodes into the same community are analyzed (S14).

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a paper sheet storage device that is capable of accurately detecting a near end of a stored roll paper sheet is provided. A paper sheet storage device in an embodiment includes a storage unit configured to store a roll paper sheet obtained by winding a long paper sheet, a near end detection unit configured to detect a near end since a diameter of the roll paper sheet stored in the storage unit becomes smaller, and a pressing unit configured to press the roll paper sheet stored in the storage unit in a direction of the near end detection unit.

Abstract: A method 300 is disclosed for generating and training a model to detect interference conditions at a cell in a wireless cellular network and to classify the impact of detected interference conditions on performance of the wireless cellular network in the cell. The method comprises, for each of a plurality of cells in the wireless cellular network (360), obtaining data representing received signal power at a base station serving the cell over a period of time (310) and obtaining data representing a plurality of performance metrics for the cell over the time period (330). The method further comprises obtaining classifications of the received signal power data into one of a plurality of cell interference conditions (320) and the performance metric data into one of a plurality of cell impact classes (340).

Abstract: A door handle includes a handle body with an external surface, an internal portion, and a mounting feature configured to couple the handle body to a door. The door handle also includes a force sensing element disposed in the internal portion of the handle body. The first force sensing element is configured to measure a force applied to the external surface of the door handle. The door handle further includes a communication element coupled to the force sensing element. The force measured by the force sensing element is used to determine an output function.

Abstract: A multi-modal touchpad can include: a touchscreen; at least one type of input sensor; a motion sensor; a haptic feedback device; and a multi-modal controller operably coupled with: the at least one type of input sensor so as to receive sensor data therefrom; the motion sensor so as to receive motion sensor data therefrom; the haptic feedback device so as to provide instructional haptic data to the haptic feedback device; a data interface that operably couples the multi-modal controller with an operating system of a device having the multi-modal touchpad; and a graphics user interface provided from the multi-modal controller to the display so as to display data from the multi-modal controller to the display. The at least one type of sensor can include a force sensor or a proximity sensor operably coupled with the physical sensing surface.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a pixel structure, a second substrate, and an anti-reflection structure. The pixel structure is disposed on the first substrate, and has an active element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active element. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The anti-reflection structure is disposed on the second substrate and is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The anti-reflection structure includes a first insulating layer and a metal layer. The first insulating layer is disposed on the second substrate. The metal layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is located between the second substrate and the metal layer. The first insulating layer has an opening, the metal layer has an opening, and the opening of the first insulating layer and the opening of the metal layer overlap with the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A multi-modal sensing transducer may include a force concentrator having an external sensing surface. The multi-modal sensing transducer may also include at least one electrode coupled to the force concentrator. Further, the multi-modal sensing transducer may include at least one force sensitive element disposed adjacent to the at least one electrode. Moreover, the multi-modal sensing transducer may include at least one air gap disposed between the at least one electrode and the at least one force sensitive element.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an active area and multiple shift registers. The active area comprises multiple pixel circuits. Each of the multiple shift registers is configured to output a first control signal, a second control signal, and a third control signal to a part of pixel circuits of the multiple pixel circuits. A duty ratio of the third control signal is greater than a duty ratio of the second control signal, and the duty ratio of the second control signal is greater than a duty ratio of the first control signal. A part of the multiple shift registers and other part of the multiple shift registers are substantially symmetrically disposed at two sides of the active area, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides electroporation cartridges for single use electroporation as well as electroporation cartridges for automated batch processing, electroporation instruments and systems and methods of electroporation using these devices and systems. In some embodiments, electroporation cartridges comprise an electroporation chamber defined by an elongate body, a first electrode at a proximal end and a second electrode at a distal end of a chamber. Electroporation systems of the disclosure include one or more components including a pulse generator, compartments for placing either flow-through or single use electroporation cartridges, components for storage of cells, cooling and pre-cooling mechanisms, removably insertable modular casings having compartments for holding and arranging electroporation system and reagent components, one or more pumps for moving sample through the system, and processors and controllers.

Abstract: A system includes a surface having a demarcated area and discrete areas disposed on the surface. The discrete areas may each be configured to receive user input. At least a portion of the discrete areas overlap the demarcated area. The system further includes a sensing layer disposed underneath the surface. The sensing layer may be configured to sense force applied to the surface in response to the user input.