Abstract: A system and method serve to a user a login menu that is executed on a computing device, wherein the login menu is programmed to acquire from a user a set of parameters for access to a facility computing environment. In response to receiving credentials corresponding to the user, displaying, using the computing device, at least one graphical user interface that allows the user to participate in at least one activity corresponding to the facility, wherein the at least one activity is based in part on the credentials and one or more tasks available at the facility, and wherein the one or more tasks are verified for the user. The system and method generate, using the computing device, one or more points in real-time or near real-time for the user, during execution of the at least one activity at the computing device, wherein the at least one point is based on at least one achievement corresponding to the activity.

Abstract: A method of converting a standard CMYK color toner printer to a CMYK or CMYW sublimation color toner printer. Providing a standard CMYK color toner printer, comprising four toner printing cartridges: a cyan toner printing cartridge, a magenta toner printing cartridge, a yellow toner printing cartridge, and a black toner printing cartridge. Removing the four toner printing cartridges, such that four empty toner cartridge slots are created. Providing four sublimation toner printing cartridges: a cyan sublimation toner printing cartridge, a magenta sublimation toner printing cartridge, a yellow sublimation toner printing cartridge, and a black sublimation toner printing cartridge, or a white sublimation toner printer cartridge. Installing the four sublimation toner printing cartridges into the four empty toner cartridge slots.

Abstract: According to some implementations, a device can include one or more processors to obtain a characteristic of a first application; obtain a setting of a software development kit (SDK) of the first application; obtain activation information from an SDK of a second application, the activation information including a characteristic of the second application and a setting of the SDK of the second application; compare the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK; and/or perform an action associated with the SDK of the first application based on comparing the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK.

Abstract: Provided are implantable, injectable and/or surface mounted biomedical devices and related methods for interfacing with a target tissue. The devices have a substrate, one or more microfluidic channels embedded in or supported by the substrate and a fluid actuator in operational communication with one or more reservoirs and responsive to a wireless control signal. The components of the device are specially configured and packaged to be ultra-thin and mechanically compliant. In some embodiments, the devices are self-powered and fully implantable. The devices can be shaped to provide injection in a minimally invasive manner, thereby avoiding unnecessary tissue damage and providing a platform for long-term implantation for interfacing with biological tissue.

Abstract: Providing memory bandwidth compression in chipkill-correct memory architectures is disclosed. In this regard, a compressed memory controller (CMC) introduces a specified error pattern into chipkill-correct error correcting code (ECC) bits to indicate compressed data. To encode data, the CMC applies a compression algorithm to an uncompressed data block to generate a compressed data block. The CMC then generates ECC data for the compressed data block (i.e., an “inner” ECC segment), appends the inner ECC segment to the compressed data block, and generates ECC data for the compressed data block and the inner ECC segment (i.e., an “outer” ECC segment). The CMC then intentionally inverts a specified plurality of bytes of the outer ECC segment (e.g., in portions of the outer ECC segment stored in different physical memory chips by a chipkill-correct ECC mechanism). The outer ECC segment is then appended to the compressed data block and the inner ECC segment.

Abstract: A gas-loading and packaging system is provided for loading a material used in a hydrogen fuel cell with gas and packaging the material in a sealed container. The gas may comprise a hydrogen gas or other gas. The material may, for example, comprise zeolite. The material is loaded with gas by exposing the material to the gas under high pressure and a cryogenic temperature of about 93 Kelvin or lower. When the material is exposed to gas under pressure and at cryogenic temperature, the gas absorbs into or adsorbs onto the material. The mass of the material is continuously monitored and used to determine when the material is loaded with the desired amount of gas. After the material is loaded with gas, high pressure and cryogenic temperature is maintained while the material is packaged and sealed in a cryogenically cooled container.

Abstract: Method and system for converting a toner cartridge printer to a metallic or light toner printer. The method may comprise the steps: providing a printer having one or more toner cartridges; removing at least one of the one or more toner cartridges; disassembling the one or more removed toner cartridges; cleaning the one or more removed toner cartridges; filling the one or more removed toner cartridges with a white, clear, metallic or light toner; and installing the one or more removed white, clear, metallic or light toner cartridges into the printer.

Abstract: According to some implementations, a device can include one or more processors to obtain a characteristic of a first application; obtain a setting of a software development kit (SDK) of the first application; obtain activation information from an SDK of a second application, the activation information including a characteristic of the second application and a setting of the SDK of the second application; compare the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK; and/or perform an action associated with the SDK of the first application based on comparing the activation information to the characteristic of the first application and the setting of the SDK.

Abstract: A system for preventing unauthorized access to a gas in which the system has a gas conduit, a cap affixed to an end of the gas conduit, a pipe positioned over the cap and over a portion of the gas conduit, and a set screw threadedly secured in a threaded hole of the pipe so that the set screw has an end bearing against the gas conduit. The pipe has an end that extends outwardly beyond an end of the cap. The pipe has an inspection hole formed diametrically opposite the threaded hole. The set screw has a unique tool-receiving slot at an outer end thereof. This unique tool-receiving slot is adapted to receive a special tool therein for the attachment or removal of the pipe from the gas conduit.

Abstract: A color toner printer system that is configured to both over print in a single pass and under print in a single pass, and that is configured to switch between over and under printing, the system comprising: a color toner printer comprising at least four toner printing cartridge slots, a front slot, a second slot, a third slot, and a rear slot, which are configured to matingly engage with at least four toner printing cartridges comprising three color toner printing cartridges and a non-standard toner printing cartridge; and a raster image processor software. The color toner printer is configured to over print when the non-standard toner printing cartridge is in said rear slot, and to under print when the non-standard toner printing cartridge is in said front slot. The RIP software is configured to (1) remap the color toner printer to reflect an actual placement of the at least four toner printing cartridges and (2) allows said color toner printer to under print in a single pass or over print in a single pass.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, L, X and Z are as defined herein, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and to methods of using such compounds, salts and compositions for the treatment of abnormal cell growth, including cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, L, D, R1-R15, w, x, y, and z are defined herein. The novel cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives that are useful in the treatment of abnormal cell growth, such as cancer, in mammals. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and to methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of abnormal cell growth in mammals.

Abstract: A vehicle can include methods and systems to update controls for a plurality of vehicle systems that operate using updatable controls, wherein each control is mounted in vehicle persistent memory as an image. The controls are stored in non-volatile vehicle memory that has a size less than twice a size of all of the controls loaded thereon. A core system provides access to the control images in the memory.

Abstract: A feedback apparatus (22) is provided for use with a system (10) that comprises an analyser (16) and a sampling device (12). The feedback apparatus (22) comprises a receiver (20) that receives from the analyser 16 information relating to a sample obtained using the sampling device (12). The feedback apparatus (22) comprises a feedback device that provides an indication based on the information to an operator (14) of the sampling device (2) whilst the sampling device (12) is within the operator's visual field.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a cloud server by a vehicle, a manifest indicating network locations of software updates determined according to an interrogator log generated by the vehicle; installing update binaries retrieved from the network locations to an inactive installation of a plurality of storage installations; and setting the inactive installation to be an active installation upon vehicle restart, in place of another of the storage installation currently set as the active partition.

Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising providing a biological sample on a swab, directing a spray of charged droplets onto a surface of the swab in order to generate a plurality of analyte ions, and analysing the analyte ions.

Abstract: Reaction processes occurring within an exothermic reaction reactor are investigated by comparing changes to at least one material in the reaction to a non-reacted sample of the material. Prior to the reaction, a sample or “coupon” of the material is removed and retained. The coupon of material is withheld from the reactor. The material is placed in the reactor and at least one exothermic reaction is triggered and sustained. Following the exothermic reaction, the material is removed from the reactor. Both the material and the coupon are then analyzed to ascertain changes to the material that did not occur to the sample. These changes are indicative of processes that occurred in the reactor.

Abstract: Techniques for modifying a database query are disclosed. A source and/or time associated with an initial database query for execution on a database are determined. A modification of the initial database query is determined based on the source and/or time. The modification includes adding a filter to the initial database query. The modified database query is executed to return a set of results. Optionally, partitions of the database that are relevant to the modified database query may be selected. The modified database query may be executed on only the relevant partitions. The datasets included in the results to the modified database query may be more important, relevant, and/or valuable to a user than the datasets that were excluded based on the filter. The datasets included in the results may be retrieved from faster data storage than the excluded datasets.

Abstract: An ion source for a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ultrasonic transducer which focuses ultrasonic energy onto a surface of a sample fluid without directly contacting the sample fluid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, L, D, R1-R15, w, x, y, and z are defined herein. The novel cycloalkyl-linked diheterocycle derivatives that are useful in the treatment of abnormal cell growth, such as cancer, in mammals. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and to methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of abnormal cell growth in mammals.