Abstract: A reality system includes a display aimed at a retina, the display providing 3D images with different depth view points; a glass to selectably turn on or off view of an outside environment in front of the person's eye; a processor coupled to the camera and to the glass to selectably switch between augmented reality and virtual reality; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the transceiver to communicate with a remote processor.

Abstract: An augmented reality method includes selecting an image of an object to be installed; converting the image into a 3D model; capturing a view of an environment and selecting a place to insert the 3D model; overlaying the 3D model with the view of the environment in a mashed-up and aligned manner wherein the 3D model view is displayed contemporaneously and contiguously to form an augmented reality view; and enabling user interaction with the displayed 3D model view to update the 3D model of the environment in the 3D modeling system.

Abstract: An augmented reality method includes selecting an image of an object to be installed; converting the image into a 3D model; capturing a view of an environment and selecting a place to insert the 3D model; overlaying the 3D model with the view of the environment in a mashed-up and aligned manner wherein the 3D model view is displayed contemporaneously and contiguously to form an augmented reality view; and enabling user interaction with the displayed 3D model view to update the 3D model of the environment in the 3D modeling system.

Abstract: A reality system includes a display aimed at a retina, the display providing 3D images with different depth view points; a variable reflectance mirror to selectably turn on or off view of an outside environment in front of the person's eye; a processor coupled to the camera and to the variable reflectance mirror to selectably switch between augmented reality and virtual reality; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the transceiver to communicate with a remote processor.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions to detect mutations in estrogen receptor (ESR1).

Abstract: An enhanced flexible robotic endoscopy apparatus includes a main body and flexible elongate shaft. The main body comprises a proximal end, a distal end and a housing that extends to the proximal end and the housing comprises a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of insertion inlets which reside on at least one of the surface of the housing at the proximal end of the main body, through which a plurality of channels for endoscopy are accessible. Each of the insertion inlets has insertion axis corresponding thereto, along which flexible elongate assemblies are insertable, with the insertion axes of the insertion inlets being parallel to the central axis of the flexible elongate shaft at the proximal end of the flexible elongate shaft.

Abstract: An augmented reality method includes selecting an image of an object to be installed; converting the image into a 3D model; capturing a view of an environment and selecting a place to insert the 3D model; overlaying the 3D model with the view of the environment in a mashed-up and aligned manner wherein the 3D model view is displayed contemporaneously and contiguously to form an augmented reality view; and enabling user interaction with the displayed 3D model view to update the 3D model of the environment in the 3D modeling system.

Abstract: A heart monitoring system for a person includes one or more wireless nodes; and wearable appliance in communication with the one or more wireless nodes, the appliance monitoring vital signs.

Abstract: A thrust washer for a flange half-bearing may include a semi-annular panel having an inner edge and an outer edge. A plurality of hooking lugs may project inwardly from the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lugs may have at least one latching edge configured to engage with a corresponding opening in a bearing shell received by the thrust washer and prevent disconnection of the thrust washer and the bearing shell without deformation of the bearing shell. The hooking lugs may have a hooking lug inner portion proximate to a central part of the thrust washer around the inner edge of the panel for engaging against an edge of the corresponding opening of the bearing shell, and a hooking lug outer portion remote from the central part around the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lug inner portion may be thinner than the hooking lug outer portion.

Abstract: A flexible robotic endoscopy slave system includes an endoscope body and a flexible elongate shaft extending therefrom into which at least one tendon driven robotic endoscopic instrument is insertable; a docking station with which the endoscope body is releasably dockable; and a translation mechanism for selectively longitudinally displacing the endoscopic instrument(s) within the flexible elongate shaft when the endoscope body is docked. The translation mechanism can carry and selectively displace actuators that drive each robotic endoscopic instrument by way of tendons. At least one degree of freedom (DOF) of robotic instrument motion is controlled by a pair of actuators and a corresponding pair of tendons. Actuation engagement structures releasably couple the actuators to an adapter structure for driving each endoscopic instrument. Tendon pretensioning can occur automatically under programmable control.

Abstract: The device according to the invention controls a polyphase inverter (10, 14, 17) intended for powering from a DC current source (CC) a polyphase rotating electric machine (1). The device is of the type of those generating commutation functions driving commutation elements (9, 13) of the inverter in such a way as to obtain a reduction of the losses in the commutation elements and a decrease of an effective current in a decoupling capacitor (16) of the source (CC). According to the invention, this reduction and this decrease are obtained by means of a set of control strategies (21, 24) determining the commutation functions by using additional degrees of freedom of the polyphase machine (1) with respect to a three-phase reference machine. The polyphase machine comprises first and second phase windings forming a first three-phase system (2, 3, 4) and a second three-phase system (5, 6, 7) with distinct neutral points (11, 15) offset angularly by a predetermined angle of offset (?).

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for best fitting a subject to a one of a plurality of object variations by capturing images of a user anatomical portion and a reference object from a plurality of angles using a mobile camera; creating a 3D model of the user anatomical portion from the images with dimensions based on dimensions of the reference object; and selecting a best-fit physical object from the plurality of object variations based on the 3D model.

Abstract: A wearable device includes a band having a flexible battery integrally formed therein; a processor powered by the flexible battery; a cellular transceiver to make a phone call; a WiFi transceiver and personal area network (PAN) transceiver coupled to the processor; a microphone to receive user speech and a speech recognizer to process user speech or provide voice control; and a health application communicating health application data with a remote computer, wherein the health application includes computer readable code to store and analyze user fitness information including one or more of: posture, ambulation, location position, sleep, exercise, calorie, or medicine compliance.

Abstract: A thrust washer for a flange half-bearing may include a semi-annular panel having an inner edge and an outer edge. A plurality of hooking lugs may project inwardly from the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lugs may have at least one latching edge configured to engage with a corresponding opening in a bearing shell received by the thrust washer and prevent disconnection of the thrust washer and the bearing shell without deformation of the bearing shell. The hooking lugs may have a hooking lug inner portion proximate to a central part of the thrust washer around the inner edge of the panel for engaging against an edge of the corresponding opening of the bearing shell, and a hooking lug outer portion remote from the central part around the inner edge of the panel. The hooking lug inner portion may be thinner than the hooking lug outer portion.

Abstract: The device according to the invention controls a polyphase inverter (10, 14, 17) intended for powering from a DC current source (CC) a polyphase rotating electric machine (1). The device is of the type of those generating commutation functions driving commutation elements (9, 13) of the inverter in such a way as to obtain a reduction of the losses in the commutation elements and a decrease of an effective current in a decoupling capacitor (16) of the source (CC). According to the invention, this reduction and this decrease are obtained by means of a set of control strategies (21, 24) determining the commutation functions by using additional degrees of freedom of the polyphase machine (1) with respect to a three-phase reference machine. The polyphase machine comprises first and second phase windings forming a first three-phase system (2, 3, 4) and a second three-phase system (5, 6, 7) with distinct neutral points (11, 15) offset angularly by a predetermined angle of offset (?).

Abstract: A heart monitoring system for a person includes one or more wireless nodes; and wearable appliance in communication with the one or more wireless nodes, the appliance monitoring vital signs.

Abstract: A heart monitoring system for a person includes one or more wireless nodes; and wearable appliance in communication with the one or more wireless nodes, the appliance monitoring vital signs.

Abstract: A flanged half-bearing includes at least one substantially semi-annular thrust washer with an internal periphery having lateral lugs and an intermediary stabilization lug projecting from the internal periphery of the thrust washer, and a semi-cylindrical half journal bearing shell having lateral recesses and an intermediary stabilization recess that are recessed into an axial end face of the bearing shell and are respectively connected to the lateral lugs and the stabilization lug of the thrust washer, wherein the stabilization lug has rotational stabilization edges that project substantially perpendicularly from the inner periphery of the thrust washer, and the stabilization recess is configured for axial relative movement of stabilization lug. An engine includes at least one such flanged half-bearing.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for powering a processor and a wireless transceiver in a sole having a sole plate and one or more spring elements disposed in a forefoot area of the sole plate, each of said spring elements including a piezoelectric generator coupled thereto, wherein each of the plurality of spring elements has one free end not directly connected to the sole plate.

Abstract: A flanged half-bearing includes at least one substantially semi-annular thrust washer with an internal periphery having lateral lugs and an intermediary stabilization lug projecting from the internal periphery of the thrust washer, and a semi-cylindrical half journal bearing shell having lateral recesses and an intermediary stabilization recess that are recessed into an axial end face of the bearing shell and are respectively connected to the lateral lugs and the stabilization lug of the thrust washer, wherein the stabilization lug has rotational stabilization edges that project substantially perpendicularly from the inner periphery of the thrust washer, and the stabilization recess is configured for axial relative movement of stabilization lug. An engine includes at least one such flanged half-bearing.