Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and devices for measuring samples, such as biological samples, especially those at low abundance, with high sensitivity and at low cost. A sample is disposed on a shrinkable scaffold and the shrinkable scaffold is shrunk, reducing the area where the sample is distributed, so as to effectively concentrate the sample on the surface of the scaffold. In the event that a biological sample is covalently attached to a scaffold having a silica structure, the increase in signal enhancement is also due to optical effects stemming from covalent linkage of the biological sample onto the silica structure of the scaffold. Silica (SiO2) may be deposited onto a surface of a polymer film by functionalizing the surface of the polymer film to bind silica from a sol-gel solution, and coating the film with a sol-gel solution containing silica precursors, wherein solid silica from the sol-gel solution is deposited onto the surface of the polymer film.

Abstract: Provided are methods of preparing a sample for detection by placing the sample on a shrinkable scaffold and then shrinking the scaffold. An exemplary shrinkable scaffold is a thermoplastic substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating multiple room placements is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves obtaining information indicating a number of rooms to be placed in a department, the information including room type information, capturing at least one room pattern using a pattern language-based regular expression, and generating a plurality of room placements using the at least one room pattern by placing the rooms to be placed in the department according to the selected room pattern.

Abstract: Provided are methods of preparing a sample for detection by placing the sample on a shrinkable scaffold and then shrinking the scaffold. An exemplary shrinkable scaffold is a thermoplastic substrate.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a room plan are disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves determining objects to be placed in a room, defining relationships between the objects in the room using Room Service Rules, parsing the Room Service Rules, and generating a room plan by passing the parsed Room Service Rules to a content placer, wherein Room Service Rules are parsable entries that correspond to spatial relationships of the objects to be placed in the room.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating multiple room placements is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves obtaining information indicating a number of rooms to be placed in a department, the information including room type information, capturing at least one room pattern using a pattern language-based regular expression, and generating a plurality of room placements using the at least one room pattern by placing the rooms to be placed in the department according to the selected room pattern.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and devices for measuring samples, such as biological samples, especially those at low abundance, with high sensitivity and at low cost. A sample is disposed on a shrinkable scaffold and the shrinkable scaffold is shrunk, reducing the area where the sample is distributed, so as to effectively concentrate the sample on the surface of the scaffold. In the event that a biological sample is covalently attached to a scaffold having a silica structure, the increase in signal enhancement is also due to optical effects stemming from covalent linkage of the biological sample onto the silica structure of the scaffold. Silica (SiO2) may be deposited onto a surface of a polymer film by functionalizing the surface of the polymer film to bind silica from a sol-gel solution, and coating the film with a sol-gel solution containing silica precursors, wherein solid silica from the sol-gel solution is deposited onto the surface of the polymer film.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing decision models. In one aspect, a method includes providing data that cause presentation of a model development user interface receiving first model rule data through the user interface. The first model rule data specify a first characteristic of a violating resource and a threshold score for the first characteristic. Additional model rule data are received through the user interface. The additional model rule data specify one or more additional model rules. Relationship data are received through the user interface for each of the additional model rules. The relationship data specify sets of the additional model rules that violating resources satisfy. Data that cause a hierarchical presentation of the first model rule and the additional model rules are provided.

Abstract: Provided are methods of preparing a sample for detection by placing the sample on a shrinkable scaffold and then shrinking the scaffold. An exemplary shrinkable scaffold is a thermoplastic substrate.