Abstract: The invention relates to methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a system having a plurality of users, designed to display a user-customized subset of item and/or provider information to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the cathodic component has cationic charge and includes counter-anions, where each counter-anion of the cathodic component is an anodic component having an anion covalently bonded thereto.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the anodic component thereof includes an anodic component anion selected from at least one anodic component anion represented by the following Formulas (I) or (II), With reference to Formulas (I) and (II), R1 and R2 are each independently selected from divalent linear or branched alkane linking group. With reference to Formula (II), R3 is selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl. The present invention also relates to salts including an anion represented by Formula (II). The present invention further relates to a neutral compound corresponding to Formula (II), in which hydrogen (H) is bonded to the nitrogen anion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions that include a polymer that includes residues of, or a polymerizable composition that includes, ((meth)acrylate-amine cation bis(substituted-sulfonyl)imide anion)) monomer represented by the following Formula (I), With reference to Formula (I): R1 is in each case independently hydrogen or methyl; R2 is in each case independently a single bond, a divalent linear or branched alkane, or divalent linear or branched cycloalkane; Y+ is in each case independently an amine cation, such as for example —N(R3)(R4)(R5)+; and X- is a bis(substituted-sulfonyl)imide anion represented by the following Formula (II),

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, which include a cathodic component that includes cathodic zwitterions, where an anion is covalently bonded by a divalent linking group to a pyridinium nitrogen of the cathodic component. Each covalently bonded anion is independently represented by the following Formula (III) or Formula (IV): With reference to Formula (III) and Formula (IV), R6 and R7 are in each case independently selected from divalent linear or branched alkane linking group, and for Formula (IV), R8 is selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, that include a polymer matrix or thickener, that includes poly((diallyldimethylammonium bis(substituted-sulfonyl)imide X?)) polymer, where each X? independently is an anion represented by the following Formula (A), With reference to Formula (A), R9 and R10 are each independently selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for updating a molecular database. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving a request to update a target molecule component stored in the molecular database; updating the data defining a target molecule represented by the target molecule component; identifying a set of target component links that reference the target molecule component; identifying, for each of the target component links, a respective validation criterion associated with the target component link; determining, for each of the target component links, a new validation status for the target component link by evaluating the validation criterion associated with the target component link; and updating the current validation status of each target component link to the new validation status for the target component link.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow/orange-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow/orange conjugated polymers, and an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising the neutral state yellow/orange conjugated polymers as one of a plurality of primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability and can have a (D2Arz)n structure with a dioxyheterocycle repeating unit or a (DArz)n structure with a dioxythiophene monomer that has at least one substituted carbon ? to an oxygen of the monomer; and where the one to three Ar groups have at least one carbon ? to the carbon attached to a D unit substituted that has at least 5 atoms in the substituent. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow/orange-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow/orange conjugated polymers, and an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising the neutral state yellow/orange conjugated polymers as one of a plurality of primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability and can have a (D2Arz)n structure with a dioxyheterocycle repeating unit or a (DArz)n structure with a dioxythiophene monomer that has at least one substituted carbon ? to an oxygen of the monomer; and where the one to three Ar groups have at least one carbon ? to the carbon attached to a D unit substituted that has at least 5 atoms in the substituent. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers show enhanced redox stability. The yellow/orange conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a motor vehicle body in a hybrid design. The motor vehicle body (2) has a bodyshell structure (1) and a floor module (4). The bodyshell structure (1) has a structure frame (3), and the floor module (4) is a fiber composite component. The method includes passing the structure frame (3) through a CDC process before connecting the floor module (4) to the structure frame (3).

Abstract: A feed stock-to-vermicast converter, comprising an enclosed flow-through vessel having an upstream inlet for introducing convertible feed stock into a mixed epigeic bed conversion zone adapted to accommodate a population of epigeic vermicast-producing worms, communicating with a vermicast-converted feed stock outlet.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer described herein comprises, inter alia, an opening that comprises a first side and a second side. A component of the 3D printing, such as a layer dispenser, may be conveyed from the first side of the opening to the second side of the opening (e.g., and vice versa) during the 3D printing. The opening may be closable. A closure of the opening may seclude the component during at least a portion of the 3D printing. Additional features relating to components of the 3D printing systems are described herein.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a motor vehicle body in a hybrid design. The motor vehicle body (2) has a bodyshell structure (1) and a floor module (4). The bodyshell structure (1) has a structure frame (3), and the floor module (4) is a fiber composite component. The method includes passing the structure frame (3) through a CDC process before connecting the floor module (4) to the structure frame (3).

Abstract: System having at least one master unit and a plurality of slave units, the master unit and the slave unit including means for performing communication via radio frequency channels. The at least one master unit includes means for transmitting control signals to the slave units, the slave units each being provided with a unique address and each being associated with a controllable device. The at least one master unit includes means for configuring the slave units addressable by the master unit in a number of sectors, and the master unit has further means for allocating predefined identifications to the slave units. Further, the master unit has display means, by means of which the predefined identifications may be displayed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of gas carburizing a metallic article, where at least the surface region of the article consists of an alloy with a chromium content of at least 10 wt %. The carburizing is carried out by means of a gas containing carbon, which gas is heated to a temperature below approximately 5500C. The gas is an un-saturated hydrocarbon gas.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of gas carburizing a metallic article, where at least the surface region of the article consists of an alloy with a chromium content of at least 10 wt %. The carburizing is carried out by means of a gas containing carbon, which gas is heated to a temperature below approximately 5500C. The gas is an un-saturated hydrocarbon gas.

Abstract: A metal strip member (1) comprising a metal strip (2) having a thickness of less than 3 mm, and at least adjacent one side (3) consists of a substrate alloy with a chromium content of at least 10 wt %. The substrate alloy is on at least one side of the metal strip provided with a surface layer (4) of nickel, ruthenium, cobalt, palladium or an alloy thereof. Carbon and/or nitrogen atoms (5) are dissolved in the substrate alloy adjacent the surface layer providing compressive stresses, and essentially no carbides and/or nitrides are present in the substrate alloy. The invention also relates to resilient electrical contact spring member made of such a metal strip member and a method of manufacturing such a metal strip member.