Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel anti-CLEC2D antibodies and related compositions and methods of use thereof. These antibodies are used as therapeutics, and in prognostic and diagnostic applications in various cancers and other diseases.

Abstract: A computing system performs adaptive clustering of machines (e.g., computing devices) and/or machine users in an organization for attack surface reduction (ASR) responsively to event feedback including system-based exclusion events and user-based requests for exclusion. The cluster adaptation may be applied to conventional vector-quantization clustering algorithms, for example K-Means, expectation-maximization (EM) clustering, or affinity clustering, to provide adaptable clusters of machines or users. The adaptation enables aggregation or disaggregation of endpoints into clusters to minimize negative business impacts on the organization while maximizing security in view of changes in the organization that occur dynamically such as varying roles for users, new applications and updates being released, and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a shaft, and a stapling head assembly. The body includes a chassis, a bracket, a coupling, and a conical coil. The bracket is configured to move relative to the chassis between first and second positions when selectively activated by a user. The bracket includes an upright member. The conical coil spring is disposed between the bracket and the coupling. The conical coil spring includes a proximal end, a distal end, a conical helical body disposed between the proximal and distal ends, and at least one dead coil disposed at the distal end of the conical coil spring that is configured to prevent the distal end of the conical coil spring from being retained between the bracket and the chassis. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling head assembly is positioned at a distal end of the shaft.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a voice-controlled electronic device that includes a housing and a mounting component. The housing includes a translucent cover attached to a cylindrical-shaped unibody enclosure. The electronic device further includes a microphone array disposed near a first end within the housing, a speaker box disposed within the housing, and a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the housing. Additionally, the electronic device includes a camera disposed within the housing and attached to the printed circuit board assembly, and a depth sensor that includes a depth camera and a projector. In some instances, the camera and the depth sensor point substantially in a direction of the translucent cover. Furthermore, the electronic device includes a light ring that protrudes from a surface of the translucent display and surrounds a lens of the camera.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving at least one TP packet, computing a current data rate or an end time of a low throughput phase, determining if TP is in the low throughput phase, aggregating the at least one received TP packet or an ACK relating to the at least one received TP packet in response to determining that the TP is not in the low throughput phase, and transmitting the ACK to a sending device.

Abstract: A system for data processing and storage in vehicles having a zone-based, central computing in-vehicle communications network architecture, includes a zone control unit (ZCU) that receives electronic messages from one or more sensors or electronic control units (ECUs) located within a zone of the vehicle, the ZCU comprising a protocol data unit (PDU) gating module that converts the electronic messages into a plurality of PDUs, and a switch-based Ethernet network that transmits the plurality of PDUs, using Ethernet protocol frames comprising the plurality of PDUs, to a central computing platform. The central computing platform includes an Ethernet handler module that decomposes the Ethernet protocol frames into individual PDUs for storage in a shared memory. The central computing platform further includes a plurality of parsing modules that are configured to access the individual PDUs from the shared memory and perform data processing on the individual PDUs.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to compensate for changes in a depth of field of a camera caused by changes in orientation of the camera (e.g., tilt) and changes in the temperature of the camera. For instance, the described techniques may utilize an actuator, such as a voice-coil motor, of the camera to adjust an image distance of the camera lens to compensate for changes in the depth of field of the camera caused by changes in the orientation of the camera and/or changes in temperature of the camera. One or more models may be generated using calibrated input current values for the voice-coil motor which indicate, for various changes in orientation and temperature of the camera, input current values to cause the voice-coil motor to adjust the image distance of the camera to maintain the desired depth of field.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to packaging boxes for toy cars. The packaging box of the present disclosure serves a dual purpose, firstly for packaging the toy car and secondly, the packaging box serves as an accessory for the toy car. The packaging box comprises a container element and a lid element, each comprising at least one upright longitudinal sidewall and at least one lateral foldable sidewall, wherein the longitudinal sidewall and the foldable sidewall of the container element and the lid element engage with each other defining a track, which can be employed for displacing the toy car thereon.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic random access memory array at a density greater than would be possible using photolithography. A template is formed having a pattern that is configured to define a memory array. A block copolymer material is deposited onto the template and annealed to form narrow cylinders of ordered block copolymer material. A metal oxide is then diffused into the cylinders to form narrow metal oxide cylinders. The metal oxide cylinders can then be used as mask structures to pattern a hard mask layer. An ion milling process can then be performed to transfer the image of the patterned hard mask onto an underlying magnetic memory material to form an array having features sizes smaller than what would be possible using photolithography.

Abstract: A promotional message may be provided to a first portion of a group of users. A first watch time may be identified based on an amount of time during a period of time that users of the first portion view the video content items after being provided the promotional message. A second watch time may be identified based on an amount of time during the period of time that users of a second portion of the group view video content items where the promotional message is not provided to the users of the second portion of the group. A difference between the first watch time and the second watch time may be calculated. A determination of whether to provide the promotional message to a subsequent user sharing one or more characteristics with the group of users may be based on the difference between the first watch time and the second watch time may be made.

Abstract: A vehicle and method for intra-vehicle communication within the vehicle involve a sending controller to transmit a message, and a receiving controller to receive the message. The vehicle includes one or more switches to relay the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller. The sending controller and each of the one or more switches include an egress port for transmission of the message. A processor performs bounded timing analysis to determine a total wait time during transmission of the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller as a sum of each egress port wait time at each egress port encountered by the message. Action is taken to avoid or mitigate the total wait time during transmission exceeding a deadline for the message, and the bounded timing analysis includes performing an iterative process and determining a lower bound (LB), an upper bound (UB), and a median value.

Abstract: A speech-processing system can engage in time synchronization between audio capture devices so that if multiple devices detect and process a same utterance, the system may determine which device is closer to a speaker of the utterance by comparing time stamp data from the multiple devices. The devices may synchronize their individual clocks to some time standard that may be disseminated among the devices and/or to a server. When an utterance is captured, the capturing devices may create a time stamp corresponding to when the respective devices detected the utterance. The time stamps may be linked to the synchronized time standard or may be converted to the time standard by another device. The system may then compare the audio data for incoming utterances, and if the same utterance comes from multiple devices, may use the time stamp data to determine which device first detected the utterance.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automated testing of extremely-high frequency devices are disclosed. A device under test (DUT) is set in a simultaneous transmit and receive mode. The DUT receives a lower frequency radio frequency (RF) signal from a test unit and up-converts the lower frequency RF signal to a higher frequency RF signal. The DUT transmits the higher frequency RF signal using a first antenna, and receives the higher frequency RF signal using a second antenna. The DUT down-converts the received higher frequency RF signal to a received test RF signal and provides the received test RF signal to the test unit for comparing measurements derived from the received test signal to a design specification for the DUT.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling network traffic for a network in a device that has a plurality of units, including one or more provider and recipient units. The recipient units are configured to send respective subscription requests for data originating from the provider units. A controller is programmed to enter an initial phase when at least one initial condition is met. A repeat phase is entered when a list of currently active subscription is received. In the repeat phase, the controller is configured to monitor the network for a respective timing checking request sent by the provider units. When the controller receives a timing checking request, the controller stores the request in the queue module as respective queue member. The controller is configured to perform a timing analysis test on a selected member of the queue module and control the device based partly on the timing analysis test.

Abstract: A system characterizes and identifies one of a plurality of different operating modes of a number of electric loads. The system includes a processor; a voltage sensor providing a voltage signal for one of the electric loads to the processor; a current sensor providing a current signal for the one electric load to the processor; and a routine executed by the processor and structured to characterize the different operating modes using steady state and voltage-current trajectory features determined from the voltage and current signals, and to identify a particular one of the different operating modes based on a plurality of operating mode membership functions of the steady state and voltage-current trajectory features.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling network traffic for a network in a device that has a plurality of units, including one or more provider and recipient units. The recipient units are configured to send respective subscription requests for data originating from the provider units. A controller is programmed to enter an initial phase when at least one initial condition is met. A repeat phase is entered when a list of currently active subscription is received. In the repeat phase, the controller is configured to monitor the network for a respective timing checking request sent by the provider units. When the controller receives a timing checking request, the controller stores the request in the queue module as respective queue member. The controller is configured to perform a timing analysis test on a selected member of the queue module and control the device based partly on the timing analysis test.

Abstract: A system and method of generating a preview of a file attachment includes receiving the file attachment in an email server. The file attachment can be received either during composition of the email or when receiving an inbound email. Determining if the file attachment is a previewable file type or compressed file type or non-previewable file type and automatically generating a preview of the file attachment including identifying the file attachment, parsing the file attachment to identify content of the file attachment, wherein the identified content includes a pagination of the file attachment. A file structure for each page of the file attachment is created and then saved to an attachment store in the email server.

Abstract: A method for a photo and/or electron beam lithographic fabricating processes for producing a pillar array test device. The method includes receiving a wafer having a plurality of bit cells arranged in a grid and etching a plurality of bottom electrode traces to connect a plurality of bottom electrode pads in a centrally located bit cell to each of the bit cells in the grid. The method further includes fabricating an array of magnetic tunnel junction pillars onto each respective pad in the centrally located bit cell. The wafer is then planarized. The method further includes etching a plurality of top electrode traces to connect the plurality of magnetic tunnel junction pillars to each of the bit cells in the grid, and outputting the wafer for subsequent testing.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing an active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by detecting certain RNA biomarkers present in secreted extracellular vesicles isolated from a bodily fluid. The RNA biomarkers in the secreted extracellular vesicles may include a certain Mycobacterium RNAs as well as certain host cell RNAs. Also provided is an RNA signature of certain Mycobacterium and host cell RNA present in secreted extracellular vesicles indicative of an active tuberculosis infection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring a solenoid operated valve including at least one coil and at least one spool.