Abstract: Smoking article include a smokable material and an activated carbon particle downstream of the smokable material. The activated carbon particle is produced from a whole seed. The activated carbon particle has a length, width and height. At least two of the length width and height are independently in a range from about 1 mm to about 7.5 mm. The particles can be spheroids, in which case the length, width and height would be the same or similar.

Abstract: A multi-unit residential building having a perimeter residential units along the perimeter of the building, and a common area with occupiable spaces that are generally centrally located to the residential units creating two parallel corridors between the residential units and the common area for easy and efficient access to the common areas by residents of the residential units. The common area provides typical amenities and rooms normally found inside a private residential unit. A reservation system can be used to coordinate efficient use of the common areas. Non-residents can rent out the common areas with proceeds used to offset building costs to lower costs for the residents.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to subscription fulfillment costs. Some examples include a non-transitory machine-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to determine a cost to deliver a first size of the consumable based on a supply production cost of the first size and a fulfillment cost of the first size, determine a cost to deliver a second size of the consumable based on a supply production cost of the second size and a fulfillment cost of the second size, determine a cost of consumable waste of the first size based on a received cancellation risk, the cost to deliver the first size, and the cost to deliver the second size, and determine a cost of consumable waste of the second size based on the cancellation risk, the cost to deliver the first size, and the cost to deliver the second size.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for recognizing objects used in a medical procedure using a convolutional neural network. No database of image information for such objects is used or required. Rather, the neural network is trained to recognize the objects, and does not require any such image database. The system is able to reconcile the recognized objects against a ‘counted-in’ list of objects for the procedure, to ensure that all such objects are accounted for prior to closing the procedure.

Abstract: A lightguide formed from a film comprises a light mixing region between a light emitting region and an array of coupling lightguides. The first coupling lightguide of the array of coupling lightguides comprises a first light input edge between an inner lateral edge of the first coupling lightguide and an outer lateral edge of the first coupling lightguide opposite the inner lateral edge, wherein a width of the first light input edge is less than a width of the first coupling lightguide at the light mixing region and the first coupling lightguide is folded toward the outer lateral edge such that the first light input edge is between the outer lateral edge and the inner lateral edge along the array direction. In one embodiment, the first light input edge is offset from the outer lateral edge and positioned above the first coupling lightguide.

Abstract: A needle collection and counting tray for use in a clinical setting, such as an operating room, into which a user deposits used needles. The tray is then placed into a counting and identification machine the utilizes object recognition technology to identify and count the needles on the tray.

Abstract: A lightguide formed from a film comprises a light mixing region between a light emitting region and an array of coupling lightguides. The first coupling lightguide of the array of coupling lightguides comprises a first light input edge between an inner lateral edge of the first coupling lightguide and an outer lateral edge of the first coupling lightguide opposite the inner lateral edge, wherein a width of the first light input edge is less than a width of the first coupling lightguide at the light mixing region and the first coupling lightguide is folded toward the outer lateral edge such that the first light input edge is between the outer lateral edge and the inner lateral edge along the array direction. In one embodiment, the first light input edge is offset from the outer lateral edge and positioned above the first coupling lightguide.

Abstract: An accelerating ducted propeller system for propelling boats offers enhanced performance, having the front end of the nozzle disposed at a radial distance (H) between 0.045D and 0.082D from the inner radius of the nozzle, where D is the inner diameter of the nozzle. The front end of the chord of the axial profile of the nozzle has a larger radius than the rear end of the chord with respect to the axis of rotation of the propeller. The inner surface of the nozzle at the axial distance (J) of 0.025D from the rear end of the output edge of the nozzle is at a radial distance from the inner radius of the nozzle of more than 0.0040D and less than 0.0300D. The radial difference between the inner radius of the nozzle and the outer radius of the profile of the nozzle is less than 0.092D.

Abstract: A surgical-implement count and capture system including a carrier tape having a plurality of spaced-apart receiving areas disposed longitudinally along the carrier tape. Each of the plurality of spaced-apart receiving areas being configured to receive a surgical-implement. The carrier tape is configured to follow a first pathway. A deposit station is located along the first pathway and is adapted to accommodate deposition of a plurality of the surgical-implements respectively into successive ones of the spaced-apart receiving areas when resident at the deposit station. A counting station is located along the first pathway downstream of the deposit station. The counting station includes a sensor adapted to detect the plurality of the surgical-implements in the respective receiving areas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying epithelial cells circulating in peripheral blood, which allows individuals who suffer from a disease that presents with epithelial cell destruction to be discriminated from those who do not. The invention also relates to a kit or device for carrying out the methods of the invention.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display includes coupling light from at least one light source into a front illumination film-based lightguide comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive layer between a core polymer film layer and a diffusely reflective release liner such that light from the at least one light source propagates by total internal reflection through the core polymer film layer, is extracted from the core polymer film layer, passes through the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, diffusely reflects from the diffusely reflective release liner and passes back through the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and core polymer film layer out of the front illumination film-based lightguide; analyzing the light exiting front illumination film-based lightguide from the at least one light source for defects; removing the diffusely reflective release liner from the front illumination film-based lightguide after analyzing; and laminating the front illumination film-based lightguide to a reflective spatial light modula

Abstract: In one embodiment, a display comprises a reflective spatial light modulator, an angularly varying diffusion film that that transmits and scatters light incident within a first angular range and transmits light un-deviated incident within a second angular range outside of the first angular range, and a frontlight comprising a light source positioned to emit light into a film with a light emitting region positioned between the reflective spatial light modulator and the varying angle diffusion film. In one embodiment light extracted in the light emitting region is incident on a spatial light modulating layer at an angle of peak luminous intensity less than 30 degrees in a second layer from the surface normal of the spatial light modulating layer, reflects from the reflective spatial light modulator, passes through the film, is scattered by the angularly varying diffusion film, and exits the display.

Abstract: A multi-unit residential building having a perimeter residential units along the perimeter of the building, and a common area with occupiable spaces that are generally centrally located to the residential units creating two parallel corridors between the residential units and the common area for easy and efficient access to the common areas by residents of the residential units. The common area provides typical amenities and rooms normally found inside a private residential unit. A reservation system can be used to coordinate efficient use of the common areas. Non-residents can rent out the common areas with proceeds used to offset building costs to lower costs for the residents.

Abstract: An accelerating ducted propeller system for propelling boats offers enhanced performance, having the front end of the nozzle disposed at a radial distance (H) between 0.045D and 0.082D from the inner radius of the nozzle, where D is the inner diameter of the nozzle. The front end of the chord of the axial profile of the nozzle has a larger radius than the rear end of the chord with respect to the axis of rotation of the propeller. The inner surface of the nozzle at the axial distance (J) of 0.025D from the rear end of the output edge of the nozzle is at a radial distance from the inner radius of the nozzle of more than 0.0040D and less than 0.0300D. The radial difference between the inner radius of the nozzle and the outer radius of the profile of the nozzle is less than 0.092D.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying epithelial cells circulating in peripheral blood, which allows individuals who suffer from a disease that presents with epithelial cell destruction to be discriminated from those who do not. The invention also relates to a kit or device for carrying out the methods of the invention.

Abstract: A method and system which enable the visualization of real time adjustments to assigned values and value weights in a dataset. The method and system allow information assurance operators to broadly evaluate and assign values to the different capabilities of a technology at varying levels of granularity and visualize the manner in which changes in actual values or the weight given to such values at the different levels of granularity influence the evaluation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of non-deactivatable security compositions comprising the combination of at least two types of particles of oxide materials, where said particles have a different size and/or morphology, and where the inorganic oxide materials have at least one transition metal or one lanthanide element, and radiofrequency wave absorption properties. The invention also relates to security articles, documents or elements incorporating these compositions, as well as to a method and to a system for detection thereof.

Abstract: Smoking article include a smokable material and an activated carbon particle downstream of the smokable material. The activated carbon particle is produced from a whole seed. The activated carbon particle has a length, width and height. At least two of the length width and height are independently in a range from about 1 mm to about 7.5 mm. The particles can be spheroids, in which case the length, width and height would be the same or similar.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for facilitating the management of computing systems through data visualizations to enhance energy efficiency and provide energy security optimization. The method and system provide for the rendering of a plurality of individual and composite widgets, which incorporate data relating to the monitored function and condition of a computing system as a whole as well as to its underlying components and supporting infrastructure. The method and system produce graphical representations that facilitate optimized manual and automated decision making concerning the operation of the computing system.

Abstract: A new and distinct evergreen blueberry variety with zero chill requirement named ‘BLUECSOL12’, characterized by the following combination of traits: medium to strong plant vigor, upright growth habit, ovate leaf shape, campanulate corolla shape and moderate conspicuousness of ridges on corolla tube, oblate fruit shaped, extra-large fruit-size, moderate bloom intensity, high sweetness and acidity, and firm fruit. Latin name of the genus and species: Vaccinium corymbosum L.