Abstract: A sunroof panel and sunshade assembly system includes a moveable sunroof panel operable to selectively move to a first closed position within a sunroof opening of a vehicle and a sunshade operable to selectively move to a second closed position within the sunroof opening. The sunshade includes a leading-edge portion and a spring force displacement member within the leading-edge portion of the sunshade, wherein the spring force displacement member is operable to deform when the sunshade contacts an obstruction while the sunshade is moving. The system further includes an electric machine providing motive force to the sunshade and a computerized sunroof panel and sunshade controller. The controller operates programming to monitor operation of the electric machine, determine a presence of the obstruction based upon the monitored operation, and command the electric machine to stop and reverse the sunshade based upon the determined presence.

Abstract: A powered fastener driver includes a first cylinder, a first piston positioned within the first cylinder, a second cylinder in fluid communication with the first cylinder, and a second piston positioned within the second cylinder. The first piston is moveable between a top-dead-center position and at or near a bottom-dead-center position and the second piston is moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position to initiate a fastener driving cycle. A drive blade is coupled to the second piston for movement therewith and a drive mechanism is configured to drive the first piston between the top-dead-center position and at or near the bottom-dead-center position. The drive mechanism includes a crank arm that rotates less than 360 degrees for moving the first piston from at or near the bottom-dead-center position and the top-dead-center position and then back to at or near the bottom-dead-center position to complete the fastener driving cycle.

Abstract: A method of rendering an image of three-dimensional laser scan data is described. The method includes providing a range cube map and a corresponding image cube map generating a tessellation pattern using the range cube map and rendering an image based on the tessellation pattern by sampling the image cube map.

Abstract: Methods for loading a module on a plurality of device types without modification includes initializing an application native to the client device, the application including a web browser; determining a module to be loaded on the application, the module written in a web-based format and having a set of dependencies indicated within a code thereof; and loading the determined module on the web browser for recognition by the application native to the client device. The loading the determined module on the web browser includes loading the set of dependencies of the module.

Abstract: An approach for generating actionable explanations of change request classifications may be presented. A model may generate features associated with a change request may be disclosed. The model may be trained with historical change requests that have been labeled risky or not risky. The change request may be classified as risky or not risky. Candidate historical change requests with the same classification as the change request and occupying similar feature space as the change request may be identified from a historical change request repository. One or more features which had the most significant impact on the classification may be identified. A candidate historical change request with at least one significant feature impacting classification may be identified.

Abstract: A method for performing classification of the severity of at least one liver disease from non-invasive radiographic images is disclosed. The method includes: providing radiographic images of slices of the abdomen of a patient; pre-processing the radiographic images by: segmenting liver and spleen, thus achieving a spleen binary mask and a liver binary mask per slice, and normalizing the images with each other, thus achieving normalized radiographic images per slice; for each slice, from the liver binary mask and the normalized radiographic images, extracting a liver parameter; from at least one spleen binary mask, extracting a spleen parameter; and classifying, in function of both parameters and by help of a trained Machine Learning model, the severity of liver disease between one among a group of liver disease at early stage and a group of liver disease at advanced stage.

Abstract: Gamma ray and e-beam irradiation provided efficient sterilization of certain self-assembling peptides (including RADA16 in solution) without substantial degradation of the major peptide, while, e.g., another self-assembly peptide, QLEL12 was significantly degraded following irradiation. Irradiation sterilization enhances the rheological property of, for example, RADA16 hydrogel once applied to tissue at a physiological pH. The rheological property increase can result in higher efficacy in a variety of biomedical applications.

Abstract: In at least some implementations, a fuel pump assembly includes a first fuel pump and a second fuel pump that each have an electric motor, a pumping element driven by the motor, an inlet and an outlet through which fuel is discharged. The assembly also includes a passage communicated with the outlet of the first fuel pump and with the outlet of the second fuel pump, a fuel outlet in communication with the passage and through which fuel exits the fuel pump assembly, and a valve having an inlet in communication with the passage between the outlet of the first fuel pump and the outlet of the second fuel pump. The valve also having an outlet through which fuel exits the passage and a valve body that controls fuel flow through the valve.

Abstract: The invention relates to an expansion device for refrigeration apparatuses, comprising a suction tube (1) and a capillary tube (2) in a single extruded aluminum profile, in which the two parallel tubes, referred to as the suction tube (1) and the capillary tube (2), are linked together by a wall portion in the manner of a connection (3), in which said connection-shaped wall (3) can thus be cut to a sufficient desired length to release the ends of the suction tube (1) and of the capillary tube (2) at both tips or just one tip of the device, logically so that said tips can be handled and adapted to suit each project.

Abstract: A method for generating computer-readable instructions to automatically generate a three-dimensional architectural model including: receiving a human-readable text file comprising a description of functional elements of a structure, parsing the text file to identify keywords comprised by the text file, generating a plurality of datasets responsive to the key words; generating instructions to create level objects responsive to the datasets, instructions to create floor objects responsive to the datasets and the level objects, instructions to create exterior wall objects responsive to the plurality of datasets and the one or more level objects, instructions to create interior wall objects responsive to the and level objects, instructions to create room objects responsive to the datasets, level objects, exterior wall objects, and interior wall objects, and providing the instructions to architectural modeling software.

Abstract: A die inspection station for generating an inspection report. The station includes a work surface to receive an entire cutting die thereon for inspection; a housing supporting the work surface; an image capture system supported by the housing above the work surface with an optical axis of the image capture system generally perpendicular to the work surface, the image capture system arranged to capture at least one image of the entire cutting edge of the cutting die; and an illumination source supported by the housing and arranged to illuminate the entire cutting edge at an oblique angle while the image capture system captures the at least one image.

Abstract: In an approach to linking operational data with issues, a new event is received. The new event is associated to a story, where the story is related to an identified problem within the system, and further where the new event is associated with the story using machine learning techniques. The story is associated to related change requests based on a similarity between the story and related change requests, where the similarity between the story and the related change requests is associated using the machine learning techniques. A cost is calculated for the story. Responsive to associating the new event with a specific change request, the priority of the specific change request is updated based on the cost for the story.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower includes a centrifugal fan having a fan wheel, the fan wheel has a rotational axis and blades extending radially outwardly from the fan wheel, a blower housing including a first panel and a second panel disposed on opposite sides of the centrifugal fan and extending transverse to the rotational axis of the fan wheel, and further including a wall extending about the rotational axis and between the first panel and the second panel, where the wall includes a flange having a cross-sectional camber geometry, an intake passage extending through the first panel and facilitating fluid flow into the fan wheel, and an outlet of the housing facilitating fluid flow out of the housing, the outlet formed by the first panel, the second panel, and the wall, where the flange extends outwardly from the outlet.

Abstract: Gadolinium- or boron-doped drilling mud is used during drilling so that it will penetrate all natural cracks in the formation that intersect with the wellbore. Once cased, cemented and washed, the doped mud will only be in the fractures. Pulsed neutron logging is performed, and natural factures thereby characterized.

Abstract: A system for facilitating data transmission in a switch is provided. During operation, the system can obtain one or more sets of configuration parameters for a plurality of traffic policing filters of the switch. A respective traffic policing filter can correspond to a token bucket. A number of tokens in the token bucket can indicate whether to forward a packet associated with the traffic policing filter. The system can determine the token allocation frequencies for the plurality of traffic policing filters based on the one or more sets of configuration parameters. The system can then select a sampling interval from the token allocation frequencies based on a selection policy and determine a performance rate for the plurality of traffic policing filters based on the sampling interval.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems, methods and compositions for the generation of water-soluble cannabinoids in yeast, and other plant cell suspension cultures as well as novel water-soluble cannabinoid compounds. The present invention also includes compositions of matter that may contain one or more water-soluble cannabinoids.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving network database functionalities are discussed therein, such as a computer-implemented method including generating, in a network database, a first dataset associated with a client account, wherein the first dataset indicates a restricted value; receiving, from a client device associated with the client account, a first data linking query to associate the first dataset with an instrument identifier; generating, in the network database, a dataset pointer mapping the first dataset with the instrument identifier, wherein the instrument identifier is associated with a physical instrument; receiving a transmission indication associated with the physical instrument, wherein the transmission indication indicates the instrument identifier and a partial amount associated with the first dataset; updating, in the network database, the first dataset based on the transmission indication; and outputting, to the client device, a transmission notification indic

Abstract: A system for facilitating data transmission in a switch is provided. During operation, the system can obtain one or more sets of configuration parameters for a plurality of traffic policing filters of the switch. A respective traffic policing filter can correspond to a token bucket. A number of tokens in the token bucket can indicate whether to forward a packet associated with the traffic policing filter. The system can determine the token allocation frequencies for the plurality of traffic policing filters based on the one or more sets of configuration parameters. The system can then select a sampling interval from the token allocation frequencies based on a selection policy and determine a performance rate for the plurality of traffic policing filters based on the sampling interval.

Abstract: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT). In one embodiment, a main axle is adapted to receive a shift rod that cooperates with a shift rod nut to actuate a ratio change in a CVT. In another embodiment, an axial force generating mechanism can include a torsion spring, a traction ring adapted to receive the torsion spring, and a roller cage retainer configured to cooperate with the traction ring to house the torsion spring. Various inventive idler-and-shift-cam assemblies can be used to facilitate shifting the ratio of a CVT. Embodiments of a hub shell and a hub cover are adapted to house components of a CVT and, in some embodiments, to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and/or functionality of the CVT. Among other things, shift control interfaces and braking features for a CVT are disclosed.

Abstract: A method, a computer system, and a computer program product for security risk analysis is provided. Embodiments of the present invention may include collecting operational data. Embodiments of the present invention may include building pipelines. Embodiments of the present invention may include localizing security issues using the operational data on an unsupervised model. Embodiments of the present invention may include constructing a semantic graph using shift-left data. Embodiments of the present invention may include constructing a mapping between the operational data and the shift-left data. Embodiments of the present invention may include clustering collected datasets. Embodiments of the present invention may include creating an active learning cycle using ground truth.