Abstract: A data processing system for machine-learning driven data analysis implements obtaining digital healthcare service provider information associated with one or more digital healthcare service providers and query parameters information from a user searching for digital healthcare service providers that may provide digital healthcare services to employees of the user. The system analyzes query parameter information using a first machine learning model to obtain category information. The system analyzes the category information and the digital health service provider information to predict digital healthcare service providers that provide services that the user may be interested in provided to the employees. These predictions are provided to the user as digital healthcare service recommendations.

Abstract: Cationic pillar[n]arenes, e.g., positively charged poly-ammonium, poly-phosphonium and poly-imidazolium pillar[5-6]arene derivatives are capable of inhibiting or preventing biofilm formation, and facilitating existing biofilm decomposition. A composition for inhibiting or disrupting biofilm, e.g., bacterial or fungal biofilm, formation, or reducing biofilm, can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a cationic pillar[n]ene.

Abstract: Cationic pillar[n]arenes, e.g., positively charged poly-ammonium, poly-phosphonium and poly-imidazolium pillar[5-6]arene derivatives are capable of inhibiting or preventing biofilm formation, and facilitating existing biofilm decomposition. A composition for inhibiting or disrupting biofilm, e.g., bacterial or fungal biofilm, formation, or reducing biofilm, can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a cationic pillar[n]ene.

Abstract: The present invention provides cationic pillar[n]arenes, e.g., positively charged poly-ammonium, poly-phosphonium and poly-imidazolium pillar[5-6]arene derivatives, capable of inhibiting or preventing biofilm formation, and facilitating existing biofilm decomposition; as well as compositions thereof and methods of use.

Abstract: The present invention provides cationic pillar[n]arenes, e.g., positively charged poly-ammonium, poly-phosphonium and poly-imidazolium pillar[5-6]arene derivatives, capable of inhibiting or preventing biofilm formation, and facilitating existing biofilm decomposition; as well as compositions thereof and methods of use.

Abstract: The present application is directed to various embodiments of optical components having hybrid nano-textured anti-reflective coatings applied thereto which includes at least one substrate having at least one substrate body defining at least one surface, at least one layer may be applied to a surface of the substrate body, and at least one nano-textured surface formed on least one layer applied to the surface of the substrate body.

Abstract: Electroactive polymer transducers are disclosed. They are biased in a manner that provides for increased force and/or stroke output, thereby offering improved work potential and power output capacity. The biasing may offer additional or alternate functional advantage in terms of matching transducer performance with a given application such as a normally-closed valve. The improved biasing (including increased output biasing) may utilize negative spring rate biasing and/or a combination of negative or zero-rate biasing with positive rate biasing to achieve the desired ends.

Abstract: Electroactive polymer transducers are disclosed. They are biased in a manner that provides for increased force and/or stroke output, thereby offering improved work potential and power output capacity. The biasing may offer additional or alternate functional advantage in terms of matching transducer performance with a given application such as a normally-closed valve. The improved biasing (including increased output biasing) may utilize negative spring rate biasing and/or a combination of negative or zero-rate biasing with positive rate biasing to achieve the desired ends.

Abstract: A method of interdigitation for display of an autostereoscopic source image to a screen comprising a plurality of pixels having sub-pixels and sub-pixel components and apparatus for interdigitation is provided. The method comprises generating a texture memory coordinate at each pixel location on the screen of the source image, calculating screen pixel location based on the texture memory coordinate of each pixel, computing view numbers based on screen pixel location, wherein view numbers comprise one value for each sub-pixel component, mapping proportional pixel locations in tiles from multiple tile perspective views of the autostereoscopic image to a resultant image using the view numbers, and extracting one subpixel component from each proportional pixel location to represent color for the pixel in the resultant image.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide an imaging device that can include a first optical element having a first focal length, and a second optical element having a variable second focal length. The second optical element can be located at a fixed first distance of approximately the first focal length away from the first optical element. Thus, such an imaging device can permit an optical system to focus on an object at various distances and at a constant magnification with no moving parts.

Abstract: A phase difference detector generates a plurality of signals from an input beam including orthogonal, linearly polarized object and reference beam components. The detector may be configured such that as the reference and object beam components traverse the detector, phase shifts due to surface interactions are made as similar as possible between the s-components of the reference object beams, and between the p-components of the reference and object beams. Various outputs may be formed by interfering p-components exclusively, or s-components exclusively, negating errors that may otherwise arise due to differential phase shifts between p- and s-components. Phase-shifting elements in the detector may receive beams from beam splitting surfaces where the transmissive differential phase shift between p- and s-components is adjusted to insignificance.

Abstract: A compact monolithic quadrature detector generates four signals from an input beam including orthogonally polarized object and reference beam components provided by an interferometer. The single input beam may be split into four output beams using a first beam splitting interface between two prisms, reflections at two air interface surfaces of the prisms, and a second beam splitting element. Different respective predetermined phase shifts may be imposed on the respective output beams by coatings on the beam splitting surfaces, which impart a different phase shift to the components of a transmitted beam as compared to a reflected beam. The four relatively phase shifted output beams may be directed through polarizers onto respective detectors to provide four signals usable to eliminate many common mode errors and determine the phase difference between the components of the original input beam with high accuracy.

Abstract: A phase difference detector generates a plurality of signals from an input beam including orthogonal, linearly polarized object and reference beam components. The detector may be configured such that as the reference and object beam components traverse the detector, phase shifts due to surface interactions are made as similar as possible between the s-components of the reference object beams, and between the p-components of the reference and object beams. Various outputs may be formed by interfering p-components exclusively, or s-components exclusively, negating errors that may otherwise arise due to differential phase shifts between p- and s-components. Phase-shifting elements in the detector may receive beams from beam splitting surfaces where the transmissive differential phase shift between p- and s-components is adjusted to insignificance.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide an imaging device that can include a first optical element having a first focal length, and a second optical element having a variable second focal length. The second optical element can be located at a fixed first distance of approximately the first focal length away from the first optical element. Thus, such an imaging device can permit an optical system to focus on an object at various distances and at a constant magnification with no moving parts.

Abstract: A method of interdigitation for display of an autostereoscopic source image to a screen comprising a plurality of pixels having sub-pixels and sub-pixel components and apparatus for interdigitation is provided. The method comprises generating a texture memory coordinate at each pixel location on the screen of the source image, calculating screen pixel location based on the texture memory coordinate of each pixel, computing view numbers based on screen pixel location, wherein view numbers comprise one value for each sub-pixel component, mapping proportional pixel locations in tiles from multiple tile perspective views of the autostereoscopic image to a resultant image using the view numbers, and extracting one subpixel component from each proportional pixel location to represent color for the pixel in the resultant image.

Abstract: A device and method for converting one stereoscopic format into another. A software-enabled matrix is used to set forth predefined relationships between one type of format as an input image and another type of format as an output image. The matrix can then be used as a look-up table that defines a correspondence between input pixels and output pixels for the desired format conversion.

Abstract: A radiation measurement device for determining a wavelength-related characteristic of radiation from a radiation source is provided. The device includes a wavelength-dependent optical element (e.g., bandpass filter), and an optical power-measuring detector (e.g., photodetector). At least one optical beam is incident onto a polarization-sensitive reflective and/or transmissive surface positioned along an optical path of the device, is transmitted by the wavelength-dependent optical element, and is received by the optical power-measuring detector along the optical path. The radiation measurement device further includes a linear polarizer placed along the optical path prior to the optical power-measuring detector.

Abstract: A multimode electronic measuring instrument is provided that includes a ratiometric mode of operation. During the ratiometric mode, a desired dimension is established as a stored reference dimension “Xref”. After the reference dimension is stored in memory, subsequent ratiometric measurement readouts will equal a current measurement distance “Xcurr” divided by the reference dimension Xref. A ratiometric measurement according to this invention indicates the relationship of a current dimension to another readily changed (reference) dimension. The ratiometric mode of operation can be implemented in combination with conventional function caliper functions to provide a multimode caliper having a simple and intuitive user interface. Setting the reference dimension and interpreting the ratiometric measurement display are particularly easy, to facilitate intuitive understanding and operation.

Abstract: An electrical switch having a plurality of switch positions includes a plurality of first electrical contacts, and a second electrical contact configured to electrically connect at least two of the first contacts. A carrier member is configured to carry the second contact, and a knob is used to facilitate selection of the switch positions. The knob is configured to cooperate with the carrier member so that moving the knob from one switch position to another results in a related movement of the carrier member and the second contact. A first biasing member, which is electrically isolated from all of the electrical contacts, is configured to bias at least a portion of the second contact toward the first contacts to facilitate an electrical connection therebetween.

Abstract: A multimode electronic measuring instrument is provided that includes a ratiometric mode of operation. During the ratiometric mode, a desired dimension is established as a stored reference dimension “Xref”. After the reference dimension is stored in memory, subsequent ratiometric measurement readouts will equal a current measurement distance “Xcurr” divided by the reference dimension Xref. A ratiometric measurement according to this invention indicates the relationship of a current dimension to another readily changed (reference) dimension,. The ratiometric mode of operation can be implemented in combination with conventional function caliper functions to provide a multimode caliper having a simple and intuitive user interface. Setting the reference dimension and interpreting the ratiometric measurement display are particularly easy, to facilitate intuitive understanding and operation.