Abstract: A method for operating an ice maker appliance includes a step of directing a fill of liquid water to compartments of an ice tray. The method also includes a step of operating a harvest mechanism to harvest ice pieces formed within the compartments of the ice tray. The method may further include a step of sensing, with a sensor assembly, conditions of an ice storage bin. The method may also include a step of determining, based on the sensed conditions of the ice storage bin, an amount of ice pieces harvested from the ice tray. The method may further include a step of detecting, based on the determined amount of ice pieces harvested, a failure mode of the ice tray.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for graphically presenting aviation-focused weather information.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a cartridge configured to house a pre-vapor formulation for an e-vaping device, the cartridge including an inner portion and an outer portion configured to store the pre-vapor formulation. The outer portion includes a plurality of fibers configured to be mobile and/or configured to be substantially free of entanglement with one another. The fibers are configured to be substantially free of entanglement with one another based on the lengths of the plurality of fibers. For example, the lengths of the plurality of fibers may be in a range of about 3 mm to about 7 mm. The lengths may also be about 5 mm.

Abstract: Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.

Abstract: A connector includes an outer housing defining a lumen, a first male coupler mateable with a needle-free valve and positioned at a first end of the outer housing, a second male coupler positioned at a second end of the outer housing, a valve system to control fluid flow through the lumen, and an actuator movable within the outer housing between a first position and a second position. A pinch clamp of the connector operates to selectively deflect locking fingers of the actuator from a locked position to a movement position to selectively enable or prevent movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position. The actuator, based on its positioning in the first or second position, causes the valve system to be in a closed state or an open state and blocks or allows the first coupler to couple with the needle-free valve.

Abstract: A connector assembly including a body portion defining a cavity and a luer portion extending in the cavity, a proximal connector disposed at least partially in the cavity of the body portion, a distal connector slidably coupled to the body portion, and a compressible valve member mounted in a cavity of the proximal connector. The distal connector including first and second arms hingedly or pivotably coupled to each other. The valve member may have an internal chamber and a slit extending from a distal end portion of the valve member into the internal chamber. When the distal connector is coupled to a mating connector, the valve member is compressed and the slit is opened such that a fluid path extending from the inlet port through the internal chamber to the outlet port of the luer portion is opened to fluidly communicate the proximal connector with the mating connector.

Abstract: A holder for securing a venous access device to a patient may include a flexible substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer perimetal surface. An adhesive layer may overlay the lower surface of the flexible substrate. The adhesive layer may have an adhesive for adhering to skin of the patient. The holder may further include a hydrophilic matrix integrated into at least a portion of the adhesive layer, at least one solvent reservoir disposed on the upper surface of the flexible substrate, and a connector secured to the outer perimetal surface. The connector may have a first end for connection to a needle assembly and a second end for connection to an IV fluid line.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a camera module, a microphone, and a controller. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The camera module may be mounted to the cabinet. The microphone may be mounted to the cabinet within the chilled chamber. The controller may be operably coupled to the camera module. The controller may be configured to initiate an operation routine. The operation routine may include initiating a capture sequence at the camera module and the microphone, determining an internal location of a first stored item within the chilled chamber based on a two-dimensional image and a sound recording of the capture sequence, and recording the internal location of the first stored item.

Abstract: A circular roller clamp assembly includes a semi-circular housing configured to receive a portion of an IV tube and a roller coupled to an arm, the roller configured to be movably received by a guide groove disposed in the semi-circular housing. The roller clamp assembly is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube based on engagement of the roller with the IV tube via circumferential movement of the roller along the guide groove. IV sets with circular roller clamp assemblies and methods of operating circular roller clamp assemblies are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to thin layers comprising a catechol containing polymer or oligomer, as well as methods of making and using the thin layers comprising the catechol containing polymer or oligomer. The layers demonstrate improved adhesion between two materials without substantial modification of the adhesive matrix.

Abstract: A roller clamp control mechanism which adapts to the roller clamp to control the position of the roller clamp and adjust the fluid flow rate in a connector tube of an infusion set is provided. The mechanism may include a roller clamp, a roller wheel, a control unit, rotating bearings, a body fixture, and a linear drive to control the position of the roller wheel on the connector tube. Different assemblies for the roller clamp control mechanism are shown and described, all of which allow for changing the clamping pressure on the connector tube using a control unit. Infusion sets and methods of adjusting fluid flow rates are also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein is a catheter system including a catheter and associated catheter device, with the catheter device including a side port in fluid communication with the catheter. Extension tubing is provided that is in fluid communication with the side port, the extension tubing having a proximal access port. A stabilization anchor platform is spaced from the catheter device and integrated with a component or tubing of the catheter system, with the stabilization anchor platform configured to retain the component or tubing in place relative to a skin surface of a patient. The stabilization anchor platform may be integrated with a near-patient access port, intermediate tubing, extension tubing, proximal access port, or force controlled release connector of the catheter system.

Abstract: A graphene busbar includes a graphene core formed by compressing graphene powder at high pressure. The busbar is insulated with an insulating and reinforcing material, which may be applied to the graphene core before or after compression. The busbar may also include contacts formed of an electrically conductive material, such as copper, that are connected to the graphene core.

Abstract: A pitcher with an alternate dispensing feature for use in an autofill pitcher system in a chamber of a refrigerator appliance is provided. The pitcher defines a height direction, a width direction, and a depth direction. The pitcher comprises a pitcher wall connected to a pitcher bottom defining a pitcher volume. The pitcher further comprises a spigot defining an axis, with the spigot disposed on the pitcher wall such that the axis is generally parallel to the width direction.

Abstract: A coupler including a first connector having a first outer piece with a first channel extending longitudinally within the first outer piece, a first inner piece disposed at least partially within the first outer piece such that the first channel is disposed within the first inner piece, and a first seal disposed within the first inner piece such that the first seal is at least partially disposed between the first channel and the first inner piece. The first inner piece configured to axially move relative to the first outer piece to transition from a retracted position to a partially extended position. The first channel including a first occlusion hole forming a first fluid pathway through the first connector when the first inner piece is in the retracted position. In the extended position the first occlusion hole is blocked by the first seal resulting in the first fluid pathway being blocked.

Abstract: Extendable tubing extension sets are disclosed having a tubing cradle with first and second ends that can be positioned between un-extended and extended configurations, where in the un-extended configuration, the first and second ends of the tubing cradle are a first distance apart, where the first distance is less than a length from the first end of the tubing cradle to the second end of the tubing cradle, and in the extended configuration, the first and second ends are positioned a second distance apart, where the second distance is greater than the first distance, and where the tubing cradle is configured to receive a length of tubing therein such that the extendable tubing extension can resist separation or disconnection of a fluid pathway through the tubing by moving from the un-extended to the extended configuration.

Abstract: A needleless connector may include a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity extending between the proximal and distal ends. A compressible valve may be disposed within the internal cavity. The compressible valve may include a head portion, a flange portion for securing the compressible valve in the housing, and a body portion extending between the head portion and the flange portion. The body portion may include a cylindrical outer surface having an external notch extending along a portion of a circumference of the cylindrical outer surface and recessed radially-inward from the cylindrical outer surface. The body portion may further include a planar face extending distally from the external notch and disposed between the external notch and the flange portion. The planar face may be recessed radially inward relative to at least a portion of the cylindrical outer surface.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a golf club body including a crown, a sole, and a skirt connected between the crown and the sole, the golf club body including a front including a leading edge and a back including a trailing edge, and a hosel connected to the golf club body; a face connected to the front of the golf club body, the face including a geometric center, the golf club head including modifiable boundary conditions.

Abstract: A computer system, computer readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for dynamically degrading a link between multiple processing devices to facilitate uninterrupted service between the multiple processing devices. The method includes determining a number of undegraded lanes within the link. The method also includes determining, subject to the number of undegraded lanes, a first operational degrade mode for the link. The method further includes initiating a retrain of the link to a second operational degrade mode. The method also includes dynamically, subject to the first degrade mode of operation, determining one or more message packet types to transmit through the link during the link retrain, thereby facilitating uninterrupted service between the multiple processing devices.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for enabling a user to obtain additional information about a content. In one embodiment, the process starts by collecting, from at least one sensor, eye gazing data relating to eye movement of the user looking at a content. User's saccade rate is calculated based collected eye gazing data. It is determined when the saccade rate falls below a first value of the viewing content of a first area and the location is flagged as a first subset. It determined when the saccade rate shifts backwards over a second subset of the content one or more times and this area is flagged as a second area. The portion of the content located between the first and second flagged areas are emphasized. Explanatory tools are provided relating to content of emphasized portion.