Abstract: Technologies for the prevention and/or treatment of pneumococcal infections.

Abstract: In anomaly detection of a substance, a first set of chemical fingerprints is obtained. Each fingerprint in the first set is indicative of a plurality of physiochemical properties for a normal sample of the substance. The first set is converted into a cluster of data points in a multi-dimensional principal component analysis (PCA) plot. Each dimension of the plot is based on a principal component (PC) corresponding to one of the physiochemical properties. A profile pattern of the cluster of data points is constructed as a prediction model to identify a new sample with a chemical fingerprint outside the profile pattern as an anomaly. The prediction model is optimized using a second set of chemical fingerprints. Each chemical fingerprint in the second set is indicative of the plurality of physiochemical properties for testing samples that include normal testing samples and abnormal ones of the substance.

Abstract: A method comprises deforming one or more metal foils of a battery between a punch and a die to form bent metal foils. The one or more bent metal foils are disposed in a foil holding fixture with a battery lead disposed next to the one or more bent metal foils such that a bent portion of the one or more bent metal foils are separated from the battery lead by a distance of 0.1 to 2 millimeters. The one or more bent metal foils are impact welded by causing the foils to impact one another or to impact a battery lead at a velocity of speeds of 300 to 900 meters per second.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for magnetic welding of battery boils comprising a coil holder; where the coil holder comprises one or more electrical coils that are operative to be activated by an electrical current; a foil holding fixture; wherein the foil holding fixture comprises a plurality of arms; wherein each pair of adjacent arms is operative to move towards one another to crimp a plurality of battery foils; and an anvil; wherein the anvil is operative to support a battery tab and the battery foils.

Abstract: Technologies for the prevention and/or treatment of pneumococcal infections.

Abstract: A device for providing an output beam in a direction, the device including a plate including an exit pupil; a plurality of rows of optical elements disposed substantially in a first plane, each row of optical elements in the first plane including: at least one beam splitter; and a plurality of rows of optical elements disposed substantially in a second plane, the optical elements in the second plane include mirrors, wherein the second plane is disposed between the exit pupil and the first plane, wherein the at least one beam splitter at the first plane is configured to transmit an incident beam to one of a subsequent optical element at the first plane and a subsequent optical element at the second plane before being reflected to exit through the exit pupil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a multiplicity of containers of paints or pre-paints from separate vessels containing an aqueous solution of a rheology modifier, optionally an aqueous dispersion of an opacifying pigment, an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, and an aqueous dispersion of organic polymeric microspheres. The process of the present invention provides a simple and cost-effective way of preparing a wide variety of a large quantity of contained and finished paints at point-of-sale.

Abstract: A method for detecting lens cleanliness of a lens disposed in a flat-field optical path, the flat-field optical path including a light source, the lens, a camera, the light source is a narrow-band multispectral uniform surface light source, the camera's light-sensitive surface is disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and in the light position of the lens, the method including collecting the bright-field image data and dark-field image data in a plurality of spectra through the lens; for each pixel, performing a spectral differential flat-field correction operation to yield a plurality of spectral differentials; and displaying the spectral differentials in the form of a plurality of images to show a uniformity of each of the plurality of images, wherein a non-uniform area on each of the plurality of images is determined to have been caused by an impurity of the lens.

Abstract: A method for detecting lens cleanliness of a lens disposed in a flat-field optical path, the flat-field optical path including a light source, the lens, a camera, the light source is a narrow-band multispectral uniform surface light source, the camera's light-sensitive surface is disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and in the light position of the lens, the method including collecting the bright-field image data and dark-field image data in a plurality of spectra through the lens; for each pixel, performing a spectral differential flat-field correction operation to yield a plurality of spectral differentials; and displaying the spectral differentials in the form of a plurality of images to show a uniformity of each of the plurality of images, wherein a non-uniform area on each of the plurality of images is determined to have been caused by an impurity of the lens.

Abstract: A method for detecting lens cleanliness of a lens in a flat-field optical path, the flat-field optical path includes a light source, the lens, a camera, the light source is a narrow-band multispectral uniform surface light source, the camera's light-sensitive surface is disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and in the light position of the lens and a pupil interposed between the lens and the light source, the method including collecting the bright-field image data and dark-field image data for a plurality of pupil aperture sizes through the lens; for each pixel, performing a pupil differential flat field correction to yield a plurality of PiPj pupil differentials; and displaying the pupil differentials in the form of a plurality of images to show uniformity of each the image, wherein a non-uniform area on each the image is determined to have been caused by an impurity of the lens.

Abstract: A method for detecting lens cleanliness of a lens in a flat-field optical path, the flat-field optical path includes a light source, the lens, a camera, the light source is a narrow-band multispectral uniform surface light source, the camera's light-sensitive surface is disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and in the light position of the lens and a pupil interposed between the lens and the light source, the method including collecting the bright-field image data and dark-field image data for a plurality of pupil aperture sizes through the lens; for each pixel, performing a pupil differential flat field correction to yield a plurality of PiPj pupil differentials; and displaying the pupil differentials in the form of a plurality of images to show uniformity of each image, wherein a non-uniform area on each image is determined to have been caused by an impurity of the lens.

Abstract: A method for detecting lens cleanliness of a lens in a flat-field optical path, the flat-field optical path includes a light source, the lens, a camera, the light source is a narrow-band multispectral uniform surface light source, the camera's light-sensitive surface is disposed perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens and in the light position of the lens, the method including disposing the camera such that the camera's light-sensitive surface is located a distance from the focal plane of the lens and measuring the bright-field image data and the dark-field image data; for each pixel, performing an out-of-focus differential flat field correction to yield a plurality of DiDj out-of-focus differentials; repeating the disposing and performing steps by altering the distance at least two more times; and displaying the out-of-focus differentials in the form of a plurality of images to show uniformity of each of the plurality of images.

Abstract: A method for determining values for use by radio resource management functions is disclosed. Air interface actual values and predictive values are obtained and stored. A timestamp indicating a time when each actual value or predictive value is obtained is generated and stored. The actual values and the predictive values are processed to provide an output value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds and compositions comprising substituted triazole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted triazole compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound.