Abstract: A power converter for use with a fan engine of an aircraft comprises an electric-motor interface for electrical connection to an electric motor configured to be mechanically coupled to a driveshaft of the fan engine. The converter includes an inverting electric-motor power stage, having a DC side and an AC side, wherein the AC side of the electric-motor power stage is electrically coupled to the electric-motor interface. It comprises a thrust-reverser interface for electrical connection to an electric actuator of the fan engine for actuating a thrust reverser surface of the fan engine, and an inverting thrust-reverser power stage, having a DC side and an AC side, wherein the AC side of the thrust-reverser power stage is electrically coupled to the thrust-reverser interface.

Abstract: A structural building design system for processing, interpreting and analysing holistically a multipage set of two-dimensional (2D) real-world building construction plans for a building and yielding near real time accurate material type, quantity, and specification outputs as required for construction of a compliant building from said plans, through computationally generating a mathematical feature vector space dataset, the system comprising: one or more processors configured to: receive a two-dimensional real-world architectural plan for construction of a structural building, wherein the two-dimensional real-world architectural plan includes objects comprising: architectural symbols, lines, shading, or text; perform pre-processing, of characteristics on or associated with the objects on the two dimensional real-world architectural plan on a pixel by pixel basis for measurement or adjacent multi-pixel basis for object detection, wherein the pre-processing comprises two or more of: object detection and recogni

Abstract: A connected ecosystem for a laboratory environment comprises an electronic lab notebook, and instrumented biosafety cabinet, and one or more sensing vessels containing cell cultures. The electronic lab notebook interfaces with the instrumented biosafety cabinet to provide instructions, guidance, and monitoring of a user during the set up of the experimental protocol and to receive commands from the user via one of several input modalities. After the experimental protocol has been set up in the instrumented biosafety cabinet, cell cultures may be moved to an incubator where the connected ecosystem may provide automatic monitoring of the cultures. The automatic monitoring is provided by sensors integrated into cell culture vessels and supplemented by images of the cell cultures captured by a camera. The user may be informed of deviations from expected results detected based on the automatic monitoring.

Abstract: The invention provides anti-Ly6E antibodies and immunoconjugates, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: Techniques for generating and maintaining a student academic ledger are disclosed. In some embodiments, student data is received from a first set of one or more members of a blockchain network. In response, one or more distributed ledgers are updated in the blockchain network. The distributed ledgers are accessible to a student member of the blockchain network using a private key. The blockchain network receives requests from the student member to initiate a transaction with a second set of one or more members that requires access to at least a subset of the student data. Responsive to the request, the second set of one or more members are granted access to at least the subset of the student data from at least one distributed ledger.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medicament injection devices. An injection device includes: a movable dosage programming component comprising a rotary encoder system having a predefined angular periodicity, a sensor arrangement including a first optical sensor configured to detect movement of the movable dosage programming component relative to the sensor arrangement during dosing of a medicament, wherein the first optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a first frequency, a second optical sensor configured to detect movement of the rotary encoder system relative to the second optical sensor wherein the second optical sensor is configured to operate in a strobe-sampling mode at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on the detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device.

Abstract: A LiDAR apparatus, including: a laser to generate an optical signal; modulation components configured to receive the optical signal as an input and to output at least two corresponding modulated optical signals at respective output ports, wherein each modulated optical signal is modulated by a corresponding pseudo-random bit sequence, and: (i) the optical signals have respective different delays such that the modulations do not overlap in time; or (ii) the pseudo-random bit sequences have low cross-correlation; for each of the at least two modulated optical signals, a corresponding optical transmitter configured to transmit the corresponding modulated optical signal towards a corresponding surface spaced from the LiDAR apparatus by a corresponding distance, and a corresponding optical receiver configured to receive a portion of the transmitted optical signal scattered and/or reflected by the surface, the received portion of the optical signal having a phase shift and/or Doppler shifted angular frequency due t

Abstract: A bladeless fan including a housing, an impeller within the housing, a motor within the housing for rotatably driving the impeller, an outlet device having an at least partially circular outlet, and a diffuser configured to receive air from the impeller and direct the air into the outlet device, the diffuser at least partially changing a direction of the air being directed into the outlet device.

Abstract: This invention relates to, among other embodiments, methods and apparatus/systems for controlling gases delivery to a patient, such as via a patient interface. Such methods comprising receiving an input relating to either a patient's breathing phase and/or another patient parameter, controlling a flow of gases to be delivered to the patient and the inclusion in said flow of gases of a supplementary gas, wherein the amount of supplementary gas provided to the patient is substantially synchronized with respect to the patient's breathing phase and/or another patient parameter.

Abstract: A mobile device securely communicates with an electronic device within an automobile. The mobile device transmits encrypted spatial state information and the electronic device provides commands to the automobile in response. Spatial state information may include location, motion, or the like. Commands to the automobile may include door unlock commands, remote start commands, horn honk commands, or the like.

Abstract: System and method are provided for automation of placing and transporting of parcels or packages in containers. Aspects of disclosure provide automation for filling and manipulation of containers, and closure of filled containers, in systems where materials, products, packages, and other items may require containerization. Other aspects of disclosure provide automation for transport of one or more empty and/or filled containers from/to various staging areas of such systems.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides anti-CCR8 antibodies, and compositions and methods of their preparation and use.

Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus includes a heat exchanger, a refrigerant adjustment component, and a first connecting member. The heat exchanger includes a first pipe, a second pipe, a plurality of heat exchange tubes connecting the first pipe and the second pipe, and an edge plate located on an outer side of the plurality of heat exchange tubes in a length direction of the first pipe. At least part of the refrigerant adjustment component is located on an outer side of the edge plate in the length direction of the first pipe. An included angle between an axis in a length direction of at least part of an outer wall of the refrigerant adjustment component and an axis in the length direction of the first pipe is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.

Abstract: The system includes a robot interface disposed on a robot arm, and an end effector configured to selectively couple to the robot arm via the robot interface. The end effector includes an upper jaw, a lower jaw, and a pair of arms configured to carry a substrate. The upper jaw and the lower jaw are spaced apart in a first direction and biased together, and the pair of arms are spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. When the end effector is coupled to the robot arm, the robot interface is disposed between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. To exchange the end effector, the upper jaw and the lower jaw can be separated to release the robot interface.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a nasal cannula comprising a port configured for delivery of a medicament into a flow of a fluid being delivered by the nasal cannula to a user and/or configured for interfacing with a medicament delivery device or an instrument. The disclosure also relates to a nasal cannula comprising an asymmetric profile to reduce an amount of occlusion of one nare of a user to provide access for an instrument to the nare with the nasal cannula in use.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of providing visual feedback during a medicament injection to a patient. The method includes receiving, via a first computing device, information regarding the medicament injection. The method also includes displaying, via a display of a second computing device, a name of the medicament and a dosage amount of the medicament for the medicament injection. The method also includes displaying, via the display of the second computing device, one or more setup steps for preparing the medicament injection. The method also includes displaying, via the display of the second computing device, an injection dashboard providing one or more indications of a progress of the medicament injection.

Abstract: A wheel locking device comprising a number of interlocking components that are adapted to receive a wheel (or a wheeled apparatus), and said components can be adjusted to accommodate a variety of wheels of different diameters. The wheel locking device further comprises a rotatable and adjustable bar that is utilized to secure the wheel in place. In further embodiments, the device comprises a lock receiving bore which is adapted to receive a lock.

Abstract: An apparatus for oxygenation and/or CO2 clearance of a patient. The apparatus comprising: a flow source or a connection for a flow source for providing a gas flow, a gas flow modulator, a controller to control the gas flow. The controller is operable to: receive input relating to heart activity and/or trachea gas flow of the patient, and control the gas flow modulator to provide a varying gas flow with at least two oscillating components. One oscillating component has a frequency based on the heart activity and/or trachea flow of the patient. One oscillating component has a frequency to: promote bulk gas flow movement, or promote mixing.

Abstract: An apparatus or kit for a respiratory support system for delivering humidified gas to a user or patient. The apparatus comprising a humidifier chamber in pneumatic communication with a gases source, an inspiratory conduit in pneumatic communication with the humidifier chamber downstream of the humidifier chamber, a filter that is in pneumatic communication with the inspiratory conduit downstream of the inspiratory conduit, and a patient interface for delivering humidified gas to a user or patient, wherein the patient interface is in pneumatic communication with the filter downstream of the filter, or is configured to be placed in pneumatic communication with the filter downstream of the filter.

Abstract: Techniques for generating and maintaining a student academic ledger are disclosed. In some embodiments, student data is received from a first set of one or more members of a blockchain network. In response, one or more distributed ledgers are updated in the blockchain network. The distributed ledgers are accessible to a student member of the blockchain network using a private key. The blockchain network receives requests from the student member to initiate a transaction with a second set of one or more members that requires access to at least a subset of the student data. Responsive to the request, the second set of one or more members are granted access to at least the subset of the student data from at least one distributed ledger.