Abstract: A biological fluid analyser is disclosed. The biological fluid analyser is configured to obtain image data of one or more image planes of an image stack in a prepared biological fluid sample. The image data comprises first image data associated with a first image plane. To obtain the first image data comprises to obtain first primary image data of the first image plane. The first primary image data is associated with a first incident light setting. The first incident light setting has a first angular light distribution. To obtain the first image data comprises to obtain first secondary image data of the first image plane. The first secondary image data is associated with a second incident light setting. The second incident light setting has a second angular light distribution.

Abstract: Network devices that are inserted inline into network links and process in-transit packets may significantly improve their packet-throughput performance by not assigning L3 IP addresses and L2 MAC addresses to their network interfaces and thereby process packets through a logical fast path that bypasses the slow path through the operating system kernel. When virtualizing such Bump-In-The-Wire (BITW) devices for deployment into clouds, the network interfaces must have L3 IP and L2 MAC addresses assigned to them. Thus, packets are processed through the slow path of a virtual BITW device, significantly reducing the performance. By adding new logic to the virtual BITW device and/or configuring proxies, addresses, subnets, and/or routing tables, a virtual BITW device can process packets through the fast path and potentially improve performance accordingly. For example, the virtual BITW device may be configured to enforce a virtual path (comprising the fast path) through the virtual BITW device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample, including: a test element for testing presence or a quantity of the analyte in the liquid sample, where the analyte is one or more of analytes of: neopterin; homocysteine; dopamine; or microalbuminuria.

Abstract: A method for configuring a device for short-range positioning based on Angle-of-Arrival and/or Angle-of-Departure estimation within an Internet Protocol based network includes: receiving, by the device, a configuration message from a location server, the configuration message enabling the device to determine whether to enter either a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation, in which in the first mode of operation a standard short-range positioning is applied and in which in the second mode of operation a proprietary short-range positioning is applied; operating, by the device, either in the first or in the second mode of operation according to the configuration message; and sending, by the device, a confirmation message indicating successful configuration of the device.

Abstract: An power system for a power system. The power system includes multiple electrical power sources and an enclosure operatively connected to the power sources at multiple input terminals. Multiple loads operatively connect to the enclosure at multiple output terminals by multiple cables. The enclosure includes the input terminals and the output terminals and a controller unit. Multiple selection units operatively connect to the controller unit, multiple power converters are connected to multiple connection paths. The selection units connect to at least one of multiple switches connected in the connection paths. Multiple sensor units are operatively attached to the controller unit which is configured to sence multiple parameters in the connection paths. Responsive to the parameters sensed by the sensor units, the selection units select the connection paths between the electrical power sources and the loads.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel graft polymers comprising a polymer backbone (A) as a graft base having polymeric sidechains (B) grafted thereon. The polymeric sidechains (B) are obtainable by polymerization of at least one vinyl ester monomer (B1) and optionally a further monomer (B2), wherein—if present—the weight ratio of monomer (B2) to monomer (B1) is less than 0.5. The polymer backbone (A) is obtainable by polymerization of ethylene oxide, and the molecular weight of the polymer backbone Mn in g/mol is within 500 to 5000. The present invention further relates to a process for obtaining such a graft polymer, the process is preferably carried out by free-radical polymerization. The present invention also relates to the use of such a graft polymer within, for example, fabric and home care products. Also claimed are fabric and home care products containing such graft polymer.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and method for holding vials and other containers for use in medical and other applications wherein hands-free access to vials and other containers is desired. The apparatus includes a clamp-like vial receiving portion having a pair of opposing jaws, including a first jaw having a pair of planar surfaces arranged at an angle, and a second jaw having a pair of opposing curved surfaces each in the form of a portion of a conical frustum with the curved surfaces being arranged at an angle. The planar and curved surfaces of the opposing jaws cooperate to stably hold vials and other containers of various circumference sizes.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein at least part of the body is tubular and defines a cavity that extends along the longitudinal axis to facilitate delivery of medication therethrough, and a plurality of electrodes formed on a surface of the body, wherein each of the electrodes extends at least partially longitudinally along the body, with an electrical contact closer to the first end and a sensing region closer to the second end.

Abstract: Described herein is an air intake device for an engine of a vehicle equipped with a transport refrigeration unit (TRU). The device comprises a housing defining a shape of the device. The device is adapted to be fixedly or removably configured at a predetermined position in the vehicle, the TRU, a container or chassis associated with the vehicle, or a trailer associated with the vehicle such that the device facilitates inflow of ambient air therewithin and directs the ambient air towards the engine.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object by joining a first component and a second component. The first component comprises metal powder with a first alloy composition and a first soluble binder, and the second component comprises metal powder with a second alloy composition and a second soluble binder. They may further comprise ceramic powder. At least one of the surfaces to be joined is dissolved before they are brought in contact, or a mixture of metal powder with a third alloy composition and a dissolved third binder is arranged there between. The chemical differences between the first, second, and third alloy compositions are within predetermined limits. The components are sintered or oxidized together whereby it is possible to obtain an object wherein the transitions between the material phases from the joined components are close to inconspicuous when analysed with scanning electron microscopy.

Abstract: A method and system for providing access to virtual desktops may include receiving an input indicating hovering of a pointer over an icon in a toolbar, identifying one or more existing virtual desktops, determining a state for each of the one or more existing virtual desktops by identifying one or more instances of any applications that are currently running in each of the one or more existing virtual desktops and determining a running state for each of the one or more instances, and displaying a preview of each of the one or more existing virtual desktops in response to the hovering of the pointer over the icon. The preview may include displaying the running state for one of the one or more instances for each existing virtual desktop.

Abstract: A mounting system for latching a cable management structure to a telecommunications fixture includes a first locking feature on the management structure defining first and second hook-like members separated apart, each defining a vertical slide portion and a larger vertical retention portion, the first locking feature including an elastically flexible latch between the first and second hook-like members. A second locking feature defining first and second slots is located on a planar wall of the telecommunications fixture, wherein the first and second slots define a receiver portion and a retention portion, the receiver portion for accommodating the retention portion of the hook-like members and the retention portion for accommodating the slide portion of the hook-like members, the second locking feature also defining a latch opening. The cable management structure also defines curvature that provides bend radius protection along at least two perpendicular planes.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a scan unit to output digital image data of a scanned document, a user interface unit to receive an input of a first destination and a second destination for sending the scanned document, a processor to generate a first file having a first size based on the digital image data, and to generate a second file having a second size, the second size being smaller than the first size, based on the digital image data, a storage unit to store the first file and the second file, and a communication unit to transmit the first file to the first destination and the second file to the second destination.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating data specifying a three-dimensional mesh of an object using an auto-regressive neural network.

Abstract: A system and method for improving a video characteristic of a video stream is described. According to various implementations of the invention, a changed region between a later-in-time image frame and an earlier-in-time image frame and an unchanged region between such two image frames are determined. A new improvement to the video characteristic is determined and applied to the changed region of the later-in-time image frame. A prior improvement to the video characteristic that was determined for the earlier-in-time image frame is applied to the unchanged region of the later-in-time image frame.

Abstract: A processing method and apparatus for ultrafast laser deposition of a multilayer film including a diamond-like carbon film, an anti-reflection film and an anti-fingerprint film includes: generating primary plasma by first excitement on a target material with a femtosecond or picosecond pulsed laser beam as a pre-pulse; and generating secondary plasma by second excitement on the target material under plasma grating, formed by allowing two femtosecond pulsed laser beams to intersect at a small include angle for interaction in the primary plasma, for deposition to coat a film.

Abstract: A power cable system including at least a first section and a second section is disclosed. The first section includes a cable section with at least one cable accessory and is allowed to reach a first highest allowed conductor temperature and the second section is allowed to reach a second highest conductor temperature, and the first highest allowed conductor temperature is different than the second highest allowed conductor temperature. A corresponding method is also provided, suitable for individually qualifying the first section and the second section for their respective temperatures according to a set of requirements, such as requirements for testing of high voltage cable systems that is to be installed in a national power grid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating and storing data snippets. A data file can be obtained from a data source through a plug-in interface. The data file can be played to a user through an application running on a computing device. An indication can be received from the user, through the application, to tag an entity depicted in the data file during playback of the data file. A snippet of the data file can be stored, wherein the snippet is a portion of the data file corresponding to the entity tagged by the user.

Abstract: A system comprises: one or more point-of-use controllers configured to: assert a command-on signal to load a first turn-on gate driver profile; control, based on the loaded first turn-on gate driver profile, a gate driver to begin a first phase of a turn-on operation; receive a first power switch signal based on one or more of a detected voltage or a detected current; perform a comparison of the received first power switch signal to a first turn-on threshold value; load a second gate turn-on driver profile when the comparison indicates the first power switch signal is greater than the first turn-on threshold value; and control, based on the loaded second turn-on gate driver profile, the gate driver to end the first phase of the turn-on operation and begin a second phase of the turn-on operation.

Abstract: Described herein is a Pd- and Au-containing shell catalyst having an improved distribution of Pd. Also described are two processes for producing this catalyst and a process for producing vinyl acetate monomer using this catalyst.