Abstract: There are provided display controllers and driving methods related to those described in US Published Patent Application No. 2013/0194250.

Abstract: Methods are described for driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels is associated with a display transistor. The method includes the following steps in order. A first voltage is applied to a first display transistor associated with a first display pixel of the plurality of display pixels. The first voltage is applied during at least one frame of a driving waveform. A second voltage is applied to the first display transistor associated with the first display pixel. The second voltage has a non-zero amplitude less than the first voltage and is applied during the last frame of the driving waveform. The amplitude of the second voltage is based on a voltage offset value and a sum of remnant voltages each frame of the driving waveform contributes to the first display pixel when the first voltage is applied to the first display transistor.

Abstract: An electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels is driven from a first image to a second image using a first drive scheme, and then from the second image to a third image using a second drive scheme different from the first drive scheme and having at least one impulse differential gray level having an impulse potential different from the corresponding gray level in the first drive scheme. Each pixel which is in an impulse differential gray level in the second image is driven from the second image to the third image using a modified version of the second drive scheme which reduces its impulse differential The subsequent transition from the third image to a fourth image is also conducted using the modified second drive scheme but after a limited number of transitions using the modified second drive scheme, all subsequent transitions are conducted using the unmodified second drive scheme.

Abstract: An Electronic Health Record (EHR) data blockchain system configured to allow multiple entities (e.g., pharmacy industry entities and healthcare providers that can act as data, service, product and service providers, and consumers) to connect to an EHR patient transaction blockchain (e.g., EHR-DATA-BC) and an EHR Data Patient Portal (e.g., EHR-Data-PP) to provide a centralized location for messages and subsequent edits to ensure uniform message data is presented. The EHR data blockchain system can include an EHR Data API, an EHR patient transaction blockchain API, and an EHR patient transaction blockchain. The EHR data blockchain system can provide workflow on the blockchain that can utilize smart contracts to define workflow processes, expected outcomes, and financial costs. When a prescription transaction is complete, it will result in the settlement of each of the smart contracts that were added to the prescription workflow.

Abstract: A generator column assembly for the elution of a radioisotope, having a generator column container having a bottom wall defining a flow outlet aperture, an open top end, and a sidewall extending from the open top end to the bottom wall that defines an interior volume having a substantially cylindrical upper volume portion and a substantially cylindrical lower volume portion, the upper volume portion having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the lower volume portion, and a closure cap assembly including a substantially cylindrical container cap defining a flow inlet aperture, the container cap being configured to be slidably received in the open top end of the generator column container.

Abstract: A solution to the problems caused by manual computer programming is provided. A Pseudo-code Design Platform (PDP) reduces the amount of technical skill, length of time, and cost required to create and maintain computer applications. The Pseudo-code Compiler performs as a true Integrated Design Environment. All of the software development steps are performed automatically 100% of the time, within the Pseudo-code Design Platform, just in the opposite order of the conventional process.

Abstract: An anti-fogging composition is described herein. The composition includes a nanocellulose comprising cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose nanocrystals, or a combination thereof, and water. A method of preparing an anti-fogging coating includes applying the anti-fogging composition to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate to form a coating. An article including a coating formed from the anti-fogging composition is also disclosed. Coatings prepared from the anti-fogging compositions are water proof, and offer a cost-effective alternative to other anti-fogging coatings.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for imparting a force during operation of a wire bobbin comprises a main shaft for receiving a wire bobbin, and a brake element operably coupled to the main shaft. The system may further comprise an adjustment assembly comprising an adjustment block and at least one adjustment spring, wherein the at least one adjustment spring is biased to provide a force on the adjustment block in a vertically-upward direction. The adjustment block may be operably coupled to the main shaft, such that a mass of the main shaft imposed upon the adjustment block combined with resistance of the at least one adjustment spring determines a vertical position of the main shaft and the brake element. A brake assembly may provide a brake force on the brake element, wherein the brake force is imparted to the main shaft via the brake element.

Abstract: An anti-fogging composition is described herein. The composition includes a nanocellulose comprising cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose nanocrystals, or a combination thereof, and water. A method of preparing an anti-fogging coating includes applying the anti-fogging composition to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate to form a coating. An article including a coating formed from the anti-fogging composition is also disclosed. Coatings prepared from the anti-fogging compositions are water proof, and offer a cost-effective alternative to other anti-fogging coatings.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous material comprising a biopolymer functionalized with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; where the biopolymer is in the form of a foam or an aerogel having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising functionalizing a biopolymer with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; dissolving the biopolymer in an aqueous solution to form a first solution; reducing the temperature of the first solution to below the freezing point of the aqueous solution; displacing the aqueous solution with a first solvent that has a lower surface tension than a surface tension of the aqueous solution; and drying the first solvent to produce a porous biopolymer having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter.

Abstract: A scooping and dispensing device for efficiently storing, measuring, transferring, mixing, and/or dispensing materials such as powders. The scooping and dispensing device generally includes a funnel and a cover rotatably connected within the funnel. The cover is adapted to be rotated between a plurality of rotational positions with respect to the funnel. A handle may be grasped and rotated; with the handle being connected to the cover such that both the handle and cover rotate together. The cover may thus be rotated to an inverted position to form a chamber to store or mix one or more materials. A cap is removably connected to the lower opening of the funnel; with the cap being removed from the lower opening to dispense the material(s) out of the funnel.

Abstract: Machine learning techniques are used to improve internet website and domain monitoring technology by classifying content using a trained algorithm. Based on crawling the web pages of a site, a machine learning classifier can be used to determine a composite content score for the website. Changes in the composite content score can be evaluated over time via multiple samplings of the website using the trained machine learning classifier. Additional weighting information can also be used as a factor in measuring website content change over time. Various change thresholds can be used with output of a machine learning classifier to determine content shifts over time.

Abstract: An anti-fogging composition is described herein. The composition includes a nanocellulose comprising cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose nanocrystals, or a combination thereof, and water. A method of preparing an anti-fogging coating includes applying the anti-fogging composition to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate to form a coating. An article including a coating formed from the anti-fogging composition is also disclosed. Coatings prepared from the anti-fogging compositions are water proof, and offer a cost-effective alternative to other anti-fogging coatings.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous material comprising a biopolymer functionalized with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; where the biopolymer is in the form of a foam or an aerogel having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising functionalizing a biopolymer with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; dissolving the biopolymer in an aqueous solution to form a first solution; reducing the temperature of the first solution to below the freezing point of the aqueous solution; displacing the aqueous solution with a first solvent that has a lower surface tension than a surface tension of the aqueous solution; and drying the first solvent to produce a porous biopolymer having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter.

Abstract: A scooping and dispensing device for efficiently storing, measuring, transferring, mixing, and/or dispensing materials such as powders. The scooping and dispensing device generally includes a funnel and a cover rotatably connected within the funnel. The cover is adapted to be rotated between a plurality of rotational positions with respect to the funnel. A handle may be grasped and rotated; with the handle being connected to the cover such that both the handle and cover rotate together. The cover may thus be rotated to an inverted position to form a chamber to store or mix one or more materials. A cap is removably connected to the lower opening of the funnel; with the cap being removed from the lower opening to dispense the material(s) out of the funnel.

Abstract: Methods of making interior panels having integrated airbag deployment doors for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, a method of making an interior panel comprises contacting a molten resin in a molding tool cavity with a plurality of juxtaposed pressurized gas streams to form a series of holes, bubbles, knit lines, or combinations thereof in the molten resin. The molten resin is solidified to form a substrate. The series of holes, bubbles, knit lines, or combinations thereof define a frangible tear seam in the substrate.

Abstract: A method for producing nanocellulose is described herein. The method includes contacting a cellulosic material with an oxidizing agent, and a compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal bromide, an alkali metal iodide, an alkali metal fluoride, an alkali metal chloride, or a combination thereof, in an aqueous solution to provide an oxidized cellulose mixture. The nanocellulose prepared according to the method is also described.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a bottom frame, a seat back connected to the frame, and an armrest capable of upward and downward movement. The armrest includes a seat bracket connecting the armrest to the frame and a vertically variable adjustment mechanism. The mechanism has a control disposed in the armrest, a lock actuated to an engaged or disengaged position by the control, a rack disposed in a generally vertical direction, and a one-way bearing acting as pinion and having two rotational states. The first rotational state is a locked state where the lock is engaged and prevents the one-way bearing from rotating, preventing the rack and armrest from a downward movement. The second rotational state is a free state where the lock is in the engaged position and a force is applied in the upward direction, the one-way bearing can rotate, allowing the rack and armrest an upward movement.

Abstract: Fly Balls repel files because flies are frightened and confused by the multiple thousands of reflective images they see whenever they are in a Fly Balls' no flies zone. A combination of a flies 4,000 eyes; faceted bead(s) reflections; and multiple water molecule reflections create a visual reflective predator threat to a fly.

Abstract: Fly Balls repel files because flies are frightened and confused by the multiple thousands of reflective images they see whenever they are in a Fly Balls' no flies zone. A combination of a flies 4,000 eyes; faceted bead(s) reflections; and multiple water molecule reflections create a visual reflective predator threat to a fly.