Abstract: Environmentally friendly refrigerant blends utilizing refrigerants including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), E-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132E), and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a). The blends have low GWP, low toxicity, and low flammability with low temperature glide for use in a hybrid, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or full electric vehicles for thermal management (transferring heat from one part of the vehicle to the other) of the passenger compartment providing air conditioning (A/C) or heating to the passenger cabin.

Abstract: A power tool including a housing, a trigger disposed on an outside of the housing, the trigger including a magnet, a motor within the housing, the motor configured to produce a rotational output to a drive mechanism, a Hall effect sensor configured to sense a position of the trigger based on a proximity of the magnet to the Hall effect sensor, and an electronic controller connected to the Hall effect sensor. The electronic controller is configured to determine the position of the trigger based on a signal from the Hall effect sensor and control the drive mechanism based on the position of the trigger.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to wireless power transfer systems, and more specifically, relates to using a wireless power system for inductive telemetry communications. Accordingly, the present disclosure describes providing an inductive telemetry control signal to the wireless power coils associated with a transcutaneous energy transfer system to generate a telemetry communication signal. The transcutaneous energy transfer system includes a wireless power transfer transmit coil and a wireless power transfer receive coil. The telemetry communication signal may be transmitted from the wireless power transfer receive coil to the wireless power transfer transmit coil, as well as from the wireless power transfer transmit coil to the wireless power transfer receive coil for bidirectional communication.

Abstract: A stop unit including a stop body extending in the longitudinal direction; and a fastening device having a first fastening mechanism and a second fastening mechanism for fastening the stop unit to an electric tool and which are arranged spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction. The stop unit further includes an operating element, which is coupled to the first fastening mechanism and the second fastening mechanism and can be made to perform a first operating-element movement, by means of which the fastening device can be sequentially shifted first into a first fastening state and then into a second fastening state, in which in the first fastening state the first fastening mechanism is in its fastening position and the second fastening mechanism is in a release position, and in which in the second fastening state the first and the second fastening mechanism are in the relevant fastening position.

Abstract: A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. The gap blocking system also includes a panel assembly coupled to the loading platform and comprising a plurality of panels, wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is coupled to a respective biasing mechanism coupled to the first portion of the loading platform and configured to bias each panel towards a closed configuration in which each panel extends radially away from the first portion of the loading platform.

Abstract: A processing device and method for managing a distributed storage system with a control plane is described. The processing device may perform operations including receiving, with a first service, a request to perform an operation associated with a cluster of nodes, wherein the cluster includes one or more router nodes and one or more data storage nodes that are associated with the router nodes, and validating, with the first service, the request. In response to the request being validated, the processing device may perform, with a second service, the operation associated with the cluster. The performing of the operation may include calling on the first service, to access an inventory database that stores an association between the router nodes and the data storage nodes, and communicating the operation with a service of the router nodes to implement the operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining one or more recommendations for management of wellbeing of an individual are disclosed. An indication of relative cardiovascular aging of the individual is determined based at least in part on a predicted risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) of the individual determined by a deep learning model based on one or more fundus images. The recommendations for management of the individual's wellbeing are based at least in part on a determined difference between the actual chronological age of the individual and an indication of relative cardiovascular aging of the individual.

Abstract: Techniques for determining relevant electronic content in response to queries is disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the techniques may be realized as a computer implemented method for determining relevant electronic content in response to a query. The method may comprise: receiving a query from a user device; categorizing the query to identify one or more relevant electronic content sources; formatting the query according to one or more electronic content source specifics for the one or more electronic content sources; transmitting the formatted query to the one or more electronic content sources; merging results in response to the formatted query to the one or more electronic content sources; merging results based at least in part on one or more factors; and formatting the results for delivering to the user device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inorganic salts of nicotinamide mononucleotides and compositions of Formula I, useful in the treatment of disorders and diseases associated with deficiencies in NAD+: wherein A, M1, k, R1 and R2 are as described herein.

Abstract: A patella fracture fixation system includes a peripheral rim bone plate that is configured to be implanted along a parapatellar lateral approach. The bone plate can configured to minimize disruption of blood supply to the patella. The bone plate can be augmented with a Krackow suture pattern to assist in stabilization of a comminuted inferior pole.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for a UE to determine whether to maintain or remove a radio frequency (RF) path from a set of candidate paths considered for transmit antenna switch diversity (ASDIV). The determination allows the UE to avoid signal loss or degradation in coexisting networks at similar frequency ranges. For example, ASDIV allows two or more antennas to form different input and output ports to establish different RF paths. Coexistent networks, such as wireless wide-area-network (WWAN) and wireless local-area-network (WLAN) may utilize different RF paths to optimize reliability and efficiency. The overlapping of the bands may cause signal attenuation or degradation from at least one of the networks. The present disclosure provides techniques for detecting signal attenuation at least partially caused by overlapping bands and removing an associated RF path to avoid such signal loss or attenuation.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include evaluating websites and web services to identify those that are at risk for a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes interacting, by an assessment computing system, with a target computing system, wherein interacting includes issuing a plurality of requests to the target computing system and receiving a plurality of responses to the plurality of requests; identifying, by the assessment computing system and based on the plurality of responses, a plurality of latency values that are attributable to processing performed by the target computing system; and determining, by the assessment computing system and based on the plurality of latency values, whether the target computing system is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack.

Abstract: Described herein is an animal kill trap. More specifically, an improved animal trap configured for trapping and humanely killing small mammalian predators. The trap comprises an integrated enclosure which utilizes the lid for setting the trap mechanism, and additionally acts as a safety mechanism wherein when the lid is the open position, the trap is deactivated and thus avoiding any harm to the user. The trap comprises a tunnel architecture which is appealing to the predators, and additionally has a capture flag to indicate when a predator has been captured.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for and method of enabling an initiating party to capture, store, and retrieve an image of at least one acknowledging party performing an acknowledgement requested by the initiating party where the acknowledging party(s) may be remotely located from the initiating party.

Abstract: A pickup truck that includes a cab section located in front of a bed section is provided. The pickup truck comprises a tonneau cover that covers the bed section. The tonneau cover includes a plurality of panel sections; and wherein each of the plurality of panel sections is movable with respect to each other to allow access to, or conceal the bed section underneath. At least one prop rod assembly includes a longitudinally extending first rod having a first end and a second end. The first end of the longitudinally extending first rod is pivotably and removably coupled to a side rail that is secured to the first side of the bed section, and the second end of the longitudinally extending first rod is located opposite the first end and pivotably coupled to the first latch assembly of the third panel section.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a handle wafer, an oxide layer formed on the handle wafer, and a device layer formed or disposed on the oxide layer. The device layer includes a first epitaxial silicon layer bonded to the oxide layer formed on the handle wafer, a layer of compensated silicon crystalline material formed or disposed on the first epitaxial silicon layer, and a second epitaxial silicon layer formed on the layer of compensated silicon crystalline material. The compensated silicon crystalline material includes a Czochralski silicon substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, device, system, and method for single data band data storage. In one embodiment, a tape head module has an array of four servo transducer elements for each servo band of a tape and an array of reader/writer transducer elements extending over most of the width of the tape. In another embodiment, a data storage tape has a top servo band positioned adjacent a top edge guard band of the tape, a bottom servo band positioned adjacent a bottom edge guard band of the tape, and a single data band positioned between the top and bottom servo bands and configured to receive tracks of data written by a tape head wherein the single data band width extends over most of the tape width.

Abstract: Camera equipment used for capturing a live event is expensive and may require professionals to operate the equipment. Such camera equipment is not accessible for capturing events and experiences by everyday users. Suppose media content is captured by lower-cost input devices such as mobile phones with a video camera. A production platform can use computer vision techniques to produce enhanced media content from media content captured by the lower-cost input devices. In one example, the production platform can aggregate and analyze the received media content to extract information and determine blind spots. The production platform can create or retrieve content based on the extracted information and insert the content in the blind spots. The production platform can deliver enhanced media content to an end user device, the enhanced media content may have the received media content and the inserted content.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a property of a target area of a material, wherein the target area has a size selected from the range of 100 ?m2-100 mm2, wherein the method comprises: an exposure stage comprising providing a liquid jet to the target area, wherein the liquid jet has a jet velocity selected from the range of 2-150 m/s; a measurement stage comprising detecting a deformation of the material in the target area and providing a related signal; and an analysis stage comprising determining the property of the target area based on the related signal.