Abstract: Automated systems and methods for evaluating specimens affixed to substrates, such as slides, an exemplary system including a slide imager configured for acquiring a plurality of micro images of a specimen affixed to an substrate, the specimen including a plurality of objects distributed within a three-dimensional volume, and for generating a whole specimen image of the specimen using the micro images, wherein objects contained in the specimen are depicted substantially in focus in the whole specimen image regardless of a z-depth of the respective objects within the specimen. The whole specimen image is stored on a storage medium for subsequent review by a cytotechnologist using a computer-controlled review station including a display and a user interface, wherein the review station user interface is configured such that the cytotechnologist can review and classify the stored whole specimen images.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field detection device designed to be connected to at least one access point of a fieldbus network via at least one interface. The field detection device is designed to initiate or execute, for each of at least two connection protocols, an associated query in at least one fieldbus segment of the fieldbus network and to detect which field devices and fieldbus components in said at least one fieldbus segment can be accessed via the connection protocol in question. Furthermore, the field detection device is designed to provide a connection directory in which at least one connection protocol is specified for each field device and for each fieldbus component of a set of field devices and fieldbus components of the at least one fieldbus segment, by means of which connection protocol the field device in question or the fieldbus component in question can be accessed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer adhesive strip comprising a carrier layer and at least one adhesive layer arranged on the carrier layer, wherein the carrier layer comprises a syntactically foamed plastic; the adhesive layer comprises a syntactically foamed adhesive compound; the adhesive compound comprises one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylates and synthetic rubbers; and the syntactically foamed plastic and the syntactically foamed adhesive compounds comprise a plurality of expanded microballoons.

Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller executing an initial alignment process including searching for a trailer within a specified area of image data that is less than a total field of the image data in directions corresponding with both a longitudinal distance between the vehicle and the trailer and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal distance, presenting an indication to a driver of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle when the trailer is not identified within the specified area, and removing the indication when the trailer is identified within the specified area. The controller further executes an automated backing process upon identifying the trailer within the specified area, including identifying a coupler of the trailer and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the trailer during reversing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for channel modulation for a memory device are described. A system may include a memory device and a host device coupled with the memory device. The system may be configured to communicate a first signal modulated using a first modulation scheme and communicate a second signal that is based on the first signal and that is modulated using a second modulation scheme. The first modulation scheme may include a first quantity of voltage levels that span a first range of voltages, and the second modulation scheme may include a second quantity of voltage levels that span a second range of voltages different than (e.g., smaller than) the first range of voltages. The first signal may include write data carried over a data channel, and the second signal may include error detection information based on the write data that is carried over an error detection channel.

Abstract: A radar sensor is described. The radar sensor includes at least two synchronously operating high frequency components, which each have at least one signal path in which the phase of the transmitted high frequency signal is varied by a temperature-dependent phase difference. In each high frequency component, a phase detector is connected in parallel to the signal path, which supplies a signal that assumes an extremum at a certain phase difference independently of the temperature, and a phase shifter is situated in the signal path, ith the aid of which the phase difference is settable in such a way that the signal of the phase detector assumes the extremum.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for transmission failure feedback associated with a memory device are described. A memory device may detect errors in received data and transmit an indication of the error when detected. The memory device may receive data and checksum information for the data from a controller. The memory device may generate a checksum for the received data and may detect transmission errors. The memory device may transmit an indication of detected errors to the controller, and the indication may be transmitted using a line that is different than an error detection code (EDC) line. A low-speed tracking clock signal may also be transmitted by the memory device over a line different than the EDC line. The memory device may transmit a generated checksum to the controller with a time offset applied to the checksum signaled over the EDC line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aptamer not binding to the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein nor inhibiting the interaction of the receptor-binding domain (RED) of spike glycoprotein with angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) and/or comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, a composition comprising the aptamer, and the use of the aptamer in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 or diagnosis or treatment of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for error detection, error correction, and error management by memory devices are described. Programmable thresholds may be configured for a memory device based on a type of data or a location of stored data, among other aspects. For example, a host device may configure a threshold quantity of errors for data at a memory device. When retrieving the data, the memory device may track or count errors in the data and determine whether the threshold has been satisfied. The memory device may transmit (e.g., to the host device) an indication whether the threshold has been satisfied, and the system may perform functions to correct the errors and/or prevent further errors. The memory device may also identify errors in received commands or may identify errors introduced in data after the data was received (e.g., using an error detecting code associated with a command or bus).

Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes a hydraulic circuit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: obtain (20) a target pressure specification; convert (26) the target pressure specification into a target volume flow rate; determine (42) a valve volume flow rate as a function of the target volume flow rate and as a function of parameters that represent system properties of the hydraulic circuit; determine (46) a pressure drop at a valve due to flow forces as a function of the valve volume flow rate; determine (48) a compensated valve output pressure as a function of the valve volume flow rate and the pressure drop; determine (58) the electric control current as a function of the compensated valve output pressure; and activate a valve with the electric control current.

Abstract: An aggregator is designed to form first data connections to field access devices. The field access devices are connected to different network segments of a field bus system. The aggregator forms a second data connection to a host computer. The aggregator receive first data traffic from the host computer via the second data connections and to forward the first data traffic, via the first data connections to a field access device of that network segment in which the particular field bus component, to which the first data traffic is directed, is situated. The aggregator is also designed to receive second data traffic from a field bus component in one of the network segments via at least one of the first data connections and to forward the second data traffic to at least one of the host computers via at least one of the second data connections.

Abstract: A photocatalyst suspension reactor for solar fuel formation. The reactor may comprise a shallow pool filled with a first portion of an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution may comprise a solvent, a plurality of redox shuttle molecules, and a plurality of photocatalyst particles. The reactor may further comprise a plurality of tubes disposed on a surface of the shallow pool, each tube of the plurality of tubes comprising an upper half and a lower half. The upper half may comprise a transparent material configured to be minimally permeable to hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The lower half may be configured to be filled with a second portion of the electrolyte solution and comprises an ion bridge material permeable to the plurality of redox shuttle molecules and minimally permeable to the plurality of photocatalyst particles.

Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual vehicle parking assistance are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining a current vehicle position and vehicle dimensions of a vehicle, determining parking space dimensions of a parking space, receiving a desired parking position for the vehicle through an augmented reality interface, the augmented reality interface including a three-dimensional vehicle model based on the vehicle dimensions, the augmented reality interface being configured to allow a user to virtually place the three-dimensional vehicle model in the parking space to determine the desired parking position, determining a virtual parking procedure for the vehicle based on the desired parking position selected by the user and the parking space dimensions of a parking space and causing the vehicle to autonomously park based on the virtual parking procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distributing link state information are provided. Network nodes propagate link state information via a control plane flooding operation. A first network node can initiate this propagation in response to a local link state change. In addition, some network nodes can via data plane messaging to transmit link state information to a remote node of the network. The remote node responds to the message by initiating a control plane flooding operation at that location. The remote node can be selected based on a variety of criteria, such as network traffic conditions, location, or network topology. Multiple remote nodes can be prompted in this manner to initiate flooding operations.

Abstract: A method for distributing link state information in a network includes receiving, by a first node, from a second node, a first control message including the link state information and a first set of forwarding instructions for selecting a network interface from a plurality of network interfaces to use to further propagate the link state information. The method also includes sending over the selected network interface, by the first node, to a third node, based on the first set of forwarding instructions and a status of the plurality of network interfaces, a second control message including the link state information and a second set of forwarding instructions. The second set of forwarding instructions is based on the first set of forwarding instructions and a positional location of the third node within the network.

Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller acquiring image data from the vehicle and identifying a plurality of trailers within in a specified area of the image data. The specified area is less than a total field of the image data and corresponds at least with left and right steering angle limits of the vehicle. The controller further receives a selection of a subject trailer of the plurality of trailers identified within the specified area, identifies a coupler of the subject trailer, and outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the subject trailer.

Abstract: An electrical machine includes an interconnection assembly that creates contact for a stator of the electrical machine, a busbar that creates contact for the interconnection assembly, a measurement printed circuit board that is arranged perpendicularly to an axis of rotation of the electrical machine, on a side of the interconnection assembly that is averted from the stator, wherein a field sensor is arranged on the measurement printed circuit board, and a flux concentrator that engages around the busbar and the field sensor.

Abstract: A frame that is configured to hold a window air conditioner unit includes a main frame body having an opening formed therein for receiving the air conditioner unit. The frame includes a pair of adjustable side support frames that are slidingly coupled to the main frame body for filling a space between sides of the air conditioner unit and sides of the window frame. Each of the side support frames includes a take-up device for securing the frame within a window channel of the window frame. The take-up device has a fixed stop fixedly attached to the side support frame and an adjustable stop that is movable in a forward-rearward direction. The take-up device further includes an actuator that is accessible to a user along the main frame body and is configured to move the adjustable stop in the forward-rearward direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rolling walking device for the therapy and diagnosis of a person with a motor restriction. The walking device comprises at least one axis and a plurality of wheels, a support device for the person, which is configured such that the person can sit on the support device while using the walking device and simultaneously rest with the front of their upper body, and, optionally, with the head, at least partially on the support device, and one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data associated with a therapeutic interaction of the person with the walking device.

Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for providing a delivery assistance service having an augmented-reality digital companion (ARDC). In an example method, a first set of instructions can be received via the ARDC. The first set of instructions can direct a delivery driver to an assigned delivery vehicle within a parking lot. A second set of instructions including a driving destination can be received via the ARDC. When the delivery driver has reached the driving destination, a third set of instructions can be received via the ARDC. The third set of instructions can include a route from the driving destination to a delivery location. When the delivery driver is traveling along the route, first pop-up information can be provided via the ARDC. The delivery request can be completed, and second pop-up information can be provided via the ARDC to assist the delivery driver in reaching an intended destination.