Abstract: An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a multilayered thin film solid state battery device. The method steps include, but are not limited to, the forming of the following layers: substrate member, a barrier material, a first electrode material, a thickness of cathode material, an electrolyte, an anode material, and a second electrode material. The formation of the barrier material can include forming a polymer material being configured to substantially block a migration of an active metal species to the substrate member, and being characterized by a barrier degrading temperature. The formation of cathode material can include forming a cathode material having an amorphous characteristic, while maintaining a temperature of about ?40 Degrees Celsius to no greater than 500 Degrees Celsius such that a spatial volume is characterized by an external border region of the cathode material. The method can then involve transferring the resulting thin film solid state battery device.

Abstract: An invention includes a process for the preparation of (S)-2((4R,4aS,6R,7R,7aR,12bS)-7,9-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydro-4a,7-ethano-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-6-yl)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol.

Abstract: A spotlight includes a housing defining an interior space and having an open front, the housing including a cover mounted to the open front, the cover being substantially transparent or translucent; a motor located in the interior space of the housing, the motor including an output shaft; a light module located in the interior space of the housing, the light module having multiple light units facing toward the cover, wherein the output shaft of the motor projects through the light module. The spotlight further includes a first lens mounted on the light module, wherein the output shaft of the motor projects through the first lens; and a second lens mounted to the output shaft of the motor, wherein rotation of the output shaft of the motor rotates the second lens with respect to the first lens and the light module. Other embodiments and features are also described.

Abstract: An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.

Abstract: An air flow switching apparatus includes a six-way valve, a Geneva mechanism, and a driving motor. The six-way valve includes an inlet, an outlet and four openings. The driving motor with the Genera mechanism connected with the valve vane and the air flow switching apparatus is installed within an inflatable toy. The four openings of the six-way valve are respectively connected with four airbags at a periphery of the inflatable toy and the airbags are used as limbs of the inflatable toy. When the air pump pumps air into a body, a portion of the air passes through the six-way valve into some airbags and a portion of the air is released from some airbags. The driving motor drives the valve vane to intermittently rotate via the Geneva mechanism. Therefore, the limbs generate different motions by the air to let the inflatable toy have vivid motion effect.

Abstract: A system and method of for underground line location using motion based responsiveness includes an underground line locator. The underground line locator includes a receiver generating raw measurement data based on a location of an underground line relative to the receiver, a motion sensor generating motion data based on a state of motion of the underground line locator, a processor coupled to the receiver and the motion sensor, and a display coupled to the processor. The processor determines a measurement signal based on the raw measurement data. A responsiveness of the measurement signal to the raw measurement data is based on the motion data. The display shows a representation of the measurement signal. In one or more embodiments, the measurement signal may be determined using a primary signal detector that adaptively filters the raw measurement data using an adaptive band-pass filter.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-invasive method of measuring skin thickness and blood glucose concentration of a subject by a Raman system. The advantage of the present invention is that a single Raman spectrum is used to measure both the skin thickness and glucose concentration. The skin thickness and Raman intensity retrieved from the same Raman spectrum are both utilized to yield a more accurate blood glucose concentration. The present invention also discloses a Raman system for measuring physiological data of a subject. It comprises a Raman spectroscopic unit and a signal processing unit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining resources utilized by a service request in a data processing system. The method includes determining monitored relationship types from monitoring data, determining relationship domains, determining intra-domain relationships from relationships that are internal to the relationship domains and determining cross-domain relationships from the intra-domain relationships that are linked between pairs of the relationship domains, and determining resources utilized by the service request from the intra-domain and cross-domain relationships. The domains are derived from one of the relationship types that is monitored by a single monitoring application.

Abstract: A light string can include a power cord adapted to electrically connect to an external power source, and a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected to the power cord in series. At least one of the light bulbs can include: a lamp base defining a first inner surface, and having a first beam-splitter formed on the first inner surface; a circuit board mounted in the lamp base, the circuit board electrically connected to the power cord; a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) units electrically mounted on the circuit board; a light shade capping the lamp base, the light shade defining a second inner surface and having a second beam-splitter formed on the second inner surface, wherein the first beam-splitter and second beam-splitter are contiguous; and a refractive lens mounted in the lamp base between the LED units and the first beam splitter.

Abstract: A prosthetic sock for a patient to wear over a residual limb is provided. The prosthetic sock includes an inner layer configured to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient. A foam layer is disposed on an outer surface of the inner layer. The foam layer compensates for changes in shape or volume of the residual limb within the prosthetic sock by changing shape in a manner effective to maintain a secure fit between the residual limb and a prosthetic socket of a prosthetic limb.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein X is N or CH, Y is NH, O or S, methods for manufacturing these compounds, and their uses as Factor B inhibitors for the treatment of conditions and diseases associated with complement alternative pathway activation such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and related ophthalmic diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and combinations of pharmacologically active agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers for identifying tumors likely to respond to treatment with Wnt pathway inhibitors. Also provided are methods for identifying tumors and/or patients that are likely to be responsive or non-responsive to treatment with a Wnt pathway inhibitor. Methods for treating a patient with cancer are provided, wherein the cancer is predicted to respond to a Wnt pathway inhibitor.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a multilayered thin film solid state battery device. The method steps include, but are not limited to, the forming of the following layers: substrate member, a barrier material, a first electrode material, a thickness of cathode material, an electrolyte, an anode material, and a second electrode material. The formation of the barrier material can include forming a polymer material being configured to substantially block a migration of an active metal species to the substrate member, and being characterized by a barrier degrading temperature. The formation of cathode material can include forming a cathode material having an amorphous characteristic, while maintaining a temperature of about ?40 Degrees Celsius to no greater than 500 Degrees Celsius such that a spatial volume is characterized by an external border region of the cathode material. The method can then involve transferring the resulting thin film solid state battery device.

Abstract: Articles including nanoscale fibers aligned by mechanical stretching are provided. Methods for making composite materials comprising a network of aligned nanoscale fibers are also provided. The network of nanoscale fibers may be substantially devoid of a liquid, and may be a buckypaper. The network of nanoscale fibers also may be associated with a supporting medium.

Abstract: Disclosure is a method for playing back live video. The method includes: receiving real-time video fragment data of a video; storing the real-time video fragment data into a cache and a file system respectively; obtaining index information of all the real-time video fragments in a predetermined playing back time period before the current time; generating an index file according to the index information, sending the index file to a client, and feeding back a real-time video fragment to the client according to the playback request of the client. The device for playing back live video is also disclosed. The method and the device for playing back live video can realize play back the live video at any time period, and a timeliness of playing back live video is improved.

Abstract: An actuator for an electric parking brake system includes a motor, an output member, and a speed reduction device. The speed reduction device includes a transmission mechanism and a self-locking mechanism. The self-locking mechanism includes a fixed member, first and second rotating bodies, and a spring. The second rotating body transmits torque to the output member via a planetary gear mechanism. The spring prevents the brake from driving the motor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-strength hollow fiber zeolite membrane and its preparation method, characterized in that the support of the high-strength zeolite membrane has a multi-channel hollow fiber configuration. The preparation method comprises first preparing a crystal seed solution, then immersing the dry support with the multi-channel hollow fiber configuration in the crystal seed solution, and extracting and drying the support to obtain a crystal-seeded support; and finally placing the crystal-seeded support in a zeolite membrane synthetic fluid, performing hydrothermal synthesis, and taking out, washing and drying the product to obtain the high-strength hollow fiber zeolite membrane. The multi-channel hollow fiber support can provide high mechanical property, which greatly reduces the depreciation rate of the hollow fiber zeolite membrane equipment during use.