Abstract: A battery includes a stacked arrangement of electrochemical cells. Each electrochemical cell is free of a cell housing and includes a bipolar plate having a substrate, a first active material layer formed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second active material layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. Each cell includes a solid electrolyte layer that encapsulates at least one of the active material layers, and an edge insulating device that is disposed between the peripheral edges of the substrates of each pair of adjacent cells. A support frame surrounds the cell stack and is configured to receive and support the outer peripheral edge of the edge insulating device of each cell.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera having an imaging array. With the camera attached at an in-cabin side of a vehicle windshield, the imaging array of the camera views through the windshield and forward of the equipped vehicle. Image data captured by the imaging array is provided to and processed at an ECU for at least one driving assist system of the vehicle. The captured image data is saved in volatile memory. Responsive to occurrence of an emergency event, image data captured by the imaging array of the camera that is saved in volatile memory for a first period of time prior to the occurrence of the emergency event is moved to non-volatile memory and image data captured by the imaging array of the camera for a second period of time after the occurrence of the emergency event is saved in non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A floor and an upright sidewall formed from two vertically coaxial components, each component having a floor baffle with a plurality of floor openings defined therein, each floor retained within a respective upright sidewall with a plurality of sidewall openings defined therein. The floor openings and the sidewall openings cooperate between the two coaxial components such that flow of gases through the floor and upright sidewall of the baffle structure is controlled by rotation of the two vertically coaxial components relative to one another.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum spray drying. In one example, a method for spray drying includes estimating an outlet temperature to achieve a minimum drying rate at atmospheric pressure based on a selected liquid feed and a selected liquid to gas ratio, calculating a predicted dryer pressure at which the minimum drying rate can be reached at a reduced outlet temperature, and spray drying the selected liquid feed at the selected liquid to gas ratio, the predicted dryer pressure and the reduced outlet temperature. The reduced outlet temperature is less than a maximum temperature and the predicted dryer pressure includes an approximation for droplet solidification.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a presentation of a dynamic profile photo are provided. In particular, a server may receive contextual information associated with one or more users. The server may determine that the contextual information is consistent with a predetermined contextual action. In some examples, the server may identify a dynamic profile photo associated with the predetermined contextual information; and present, in response to the determination that the contextual information is consistent with the predetermined contextual action, the dynamic profile photo to the one or more users.

Abstract: An implant retrieving forceps apparatus for retrieving from a patient an improperly placed implant having a driving socket has a first handle portion and an opposing second handle portion. A first jaw and an opposing second jaw are hingedly connected to the first handle portion and the second handle portion. A first extension extends from the first jaw, the first extension having an engaging portion configured to engage the driving socket. A second extension and a third extension, both extending from the second jaw in a parallel co-terminus configuration. The second extension and the third extension are configured to grip the implant with the engaging portion in the driving socket when the first handle portion and the second handle portion are moved proximally.

Abstract: Provided is a method for treating an oil gas, which can realize high-efficiency separation for and recovery of gasoline components, C2, C3, and C4 components. The method first conducts separation of light hydrocarbon components from gasoline components, and then performs subsequent treatment on a stream rich in the light hydrocarbon components, during which it is no longer necessary to use gasoline to circularly absorb liquefied gas components, which significantly reduces the amount of gasoline to be circulated and reduces energy consumption throughout the separation process. Besides, in this method, impurities, such as H2S and mercaptans, in the stream rich in the light hydrocarbon components are removed first before the separation for the components. This ensures that impurities will not be carried to a downstream light hydrocarbon recovery section, thus avoiding corrosion issues caused by hydrogen sulfide in the light hydrocarbon recovery section.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning device for cleaning surfaces, typically planar surfaces. The cleaning device includes two functioning elements, a mopping element for allowing mopping the surface with a mop and a wiper element for wiping the surface, typically wiping a portion of the surface that have been mopped by the mop of the mopping element to complete the cleaning process. The cleaning device is designed that one of the elements is further formed with a head unit that is configured to receive an end of a handle, e.g. a rod and the other element is capable of rotating about an axis to allow efficient cleaning process by the device at different portions of the surface in different distances from the subject using the device. Typically, the head unit is formed on the wiper element, the mopping element is capable of rotating about a central axis thereof and the two elements are integrally coupled to one another, e.g. by gluing intended coupling portions of the two elements to one another.

Abstract: A use of baicalin in preparation of a drug for treating a tumor irresponsive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)/undergoing hyperprogression is provided, where the non-response to ICIs/hyperprogression of the tumor is caused by excessive Foxp3+Treg cells; the targeted tumor is one selected from the group consisting of melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), liver cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), urothelial bladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer, and the ICIs is one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of a PD-1 inhibitor, a PD-L1 inhibitor, and a CTLA-4 inhibitor. In the present disclosure, baicalin is used in combination with ICIs to inhibit a number of Foxp3+Treg cells in a tumor to play an anti-tumor sensitization effect, which can effectively treat a variety of tumors irresponsive to ICIs/undergoing hyperprogression caused by excessive Foxp3+Treg cells.

Abstract: Example systems to enable multiple welding-type power supplies to be concurrently set up for operation on a same workpiece include: a work lead splitter configured to couple respective work lead terminals of the multiple welding-type power supplies to a same work clamp; and a power splitter configured to couple respective input power terminals of the multiple welding-type power supplies to a same source of input power.

Abstract: A control method for a battery heating system. The battery heating system includes an inverter and a motor winding, and the inverter is connected to the motor winding and a battery. The control method includes acquiring a target voltage vector required for motor operation; and controlling, according to the target voltage vector, the motor winding to output a pulse current to the battery through the inverter.

Abstract: A method for locking an intrabody implant over a thread passing through the implant. The method includes advancing a lock body, which includes at least one rotatable element, to the implant over the thread. Subsequently to advancing the lock body to the implant, the rotatable element is rotated such that the lock body grips the thread proximally to the implant.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a source or drain region, and a contact coupled to the source or drain region. Sputter targets that include metals doped with the appropriate dopant types are used to deposit a conductive layer on the source or drain region that is annealed to form a region including metals and semiconductor materials between the source or drain region and the contact. A first dopant is within the source or drain region, and a second dopant is within the region. In one example, the first dopant is elementally different from the second dopant. In another example, the first dopant is elementally the same as the second dopant, wherein a concentration of the first dopant within a section of the source or drain region is within 20% of a concentration of the second dopant within the region.

Abstract: The present application provides a display panel, a fabrication thereof, and a mobile terminal. The display panel includes a light-emitting substrate and a color conversion layer disposed on a light-emitting side of the light-emitting substrate, and the color conversion layer includes two protective layers and a quantum dot layer disposed between the two protective layers. The quantum dot layer includes a first conversion portion and a second conversion portion, the second conversion portion is disposed on an end face of the first conversion portion and surrounds the first conversion portion. Along a direction perpendicular to the light-emitting substrate, a thickness of the second conversion portion is greater than a thickness of the first conversion portion.

Abstract: Various examples relate to a firmware apparatus (10), firmware device, firmware method, and computer program for a computer system (100) comprising processing circuitry (105), and to a corresponding computer system (100). The firmware apparatus (10) comprises an interface (12) for accessing functionality of the firmware apparatus (10) from an operating system of the computer system (100). The firmware apparatus (10) comprises control circuitry (14), configured to identify one or more processing functionalities being supported by the processing circuitry (105) of the computer system (100), provide information on the one or more processing functionalities via the interface (12) to a user mode interface of the operating system of the computer system (100), and provide access to the one or more processing functionalities for application programs being executed in the operation system, the access being based on the information on the one or more processing functionalities provided to the user mode interface.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods and computer systems for brain image prediction or segmentation. A clinical image file of data representative of a patients' brain image, including structures of interest (SOI) such as the subthalamic nucleus (STN), is applied to and processed by a segmentation process. The segmentation process uses one or more machine learning approaches such as trained deep learning models to identify the SOI in the clinical image. Output by the segmentation process is a segmented image file of data representing the brain image in which the structures of interest (SOI) are segmented. By the segmentation process, the SOI in clinical image, including the locations, orientations and/or boundaries of the SOI, are accurately predicted or identified, and can thereby be presented in an enhanced visualization form (e.g., highlighted) in the segmented image.

Abstract: Apparatus is described including a tool, the tool including a shaft having a distal portion that is sized and shaped to be inserted into a subject during a surgical procedure. The tool includes a tissue-treatment tip, at the distal portion, that defines a beam deflector. An optical fiber is positioned to emit laser energy into the beam deflector. The beam deflector has a deflector surface, a first portion of which is shaped and positioned to reflect the laser energy toward a tissue-treatment tip surface, and a second portion of which is configured to absorb the laser energy and thermally conduct the absorbed energy to the tissue-treatment tip surface. The tissue-treatment tip surface is configured to thermally conduct the absorbed energy to the tissue by contacting the tissue. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A method of placing a dental implant analog in a physical model for use in creating a dental prosthesis is provided. The physical model, which is usually based on an impression of the patient's mouth or a scan of the patient's mouth, is prepared. The model is scanned. A three-dimensional computer model of the physical model is created and is used to develop the location of the dental implant. A robot then modifies the physical model to create an opening for the implant analog. The robot then places the implant analog within the opening at the location dictated by the three-dimensional computer model.