Abstract: A device mounting system includes a device bracket coupled to a device, and a support surface mount coupled to the device bracket. The support surface mount includes a base member mounted to a support surface, a securing member extending from the base member, and a securing latch that is included in the securing member and that moves between a secured orientation in which it engages the device bracket to secure the device bracket to the support surface mount, and an unsecured orientation that allows the device bracket to be decoupled from the support surface mount. A release member in the securing member may be actuated to move the securing latch between the secured and unsecured orientations. A locking element in the securing member may be actuated to prevent movement of the securing latch from the secured to the unsecured orientation to lock the device bracket to the support surface mount.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of treating systemic, regional, or local inflammation from a patient suffering or at risk of inflammation comprising administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a sorbent that sorbs an inflammatory mediator in said patient. In some preferred embodiments, the sorbent is a biocompatible organic polymer.

Abstract: A direct pose feedback (DPF) control method applied to a DPF controlled machine is provided. The DPF control method includes a pose compensation control in addition to the position feedback control. The pose compensation control includes an initiation step, a reference system step, an actual pose calculation step and a position compensation step. The sum of the primary driving value and the compensation driving value is output to the driver of each of the motors. The advantage of the DPF control method is that the existing real-time position control loop in the controller can remain unchanged, while the pose compensation control is added to eliminate tool pose error resulted from geometric errors in the machine. The DPF controlled machine uses a pose measuring mechanism to measure the actual pose of the tool and to compensate the tool pose error. Hence, the DPF controlled machine is free of geometric errors.

Abstract: The invention concerns biocompatible polymer systems comprising at least one polymer with a plurality of pores, said polymer comprising either polyol or zwitterionic groups designed to adsorb endotoxins and other inflammatory mediator molecules. The inventions are in the field of porous polymeric sorbents, also in the field of broadly reducing endotoxins in blood and blood products that can cause endotoxemia, additionally, in the field of broadly removing endotoxins by perfusion or hemoperfusion.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of treating systemic, regional, or local inflammation from a patient suffering or at risk of inflammation comprising administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a sorbent that sorbs an inflammatory mediator in said patient. In some preferred embodiments, the sorbent is a biocompatible organic polymer.

Abstract: The invention concerns biocompatible polymer systems comprising at least one polymer with a plurality of pores, said polymer comprising a sulfonic acid salt functionality designed to adsorb a broad range of protein based toxins from less than 0.5 kDa to 1,000 kDa and positively charged ions including but not limited to potassium.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and device performing input bit allocation that includes receiving broadcasting information bits, generating timing related bits for the broadcasting information bits, and selecting a portion of the generated timing related bits. The method and device can further include allocating each of the selected timing related bits to selected input bits of an encoder, so that each of the selected timing related bits is allocated to an input bit of the encoder corresponding to an available bit channel of the encoder where the selected inputs bits of the encoder correspond to encoded bits that are located in a front portion of the encoded bits.

Abstract: Techniques and examples of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer size design for communication systems are described. A user equipment (UE) communicates with a serving cell of a wireless network using a HARQ mechanism, with the communicating involving: (a) determining, by the processor, a respective size of each buffer of a plurality of buffers corresponding to a plurality of HARQ processes on a per-HARQ process basis; and (b) storing, by the processor, respective information in each buffer of the plurality of buffers for a corresponding HARQ process among the plurality of HARQ processes.

Abstract: This invention discloses methods for reducing physiologic molecules in abnormal levels and/or exogenous toxins in blood from blood by way of an extracorporeal circuit comprising a hollow-fiber filter module and polymer sorbent in combination.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for polar code sub-block interleaving and bit selection. In one novel aspect, middle-part interlaced sub-block interleaving is provided for polar code interleaving. In one embodiment, the middle part of the polar code is interlaced and generates the interleaved polar code. In another embodiment, the lower part and the upper part are also sub-block interleaved with the middle-part interlaced method. In another novel, rate-dependent unified bit selection is provided. The bit selection is categorized into three operation categories of repetition, puncturing and the shortening. Each category follows unified bit selection rule with different categories differ only in the access scheme. In one embodiment, the circular buffer is used for bit selection.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of treating systemic, regional, or local inflammation from a patient suffering or at risk of inflammation comprising administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a sorbent that sorbs an inflammatory mediator in said patient. In some preferred embodiments, the sorbent is a biocompatible organic polymer.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of administering a therapeutically effective dose of a sorbent for an inflammatory mediator to a patient where the inflammatory mediator is one or more of enzymes, cytokines, prostaglandins, eicosanoids, leukotrienes, kinins, complement, coagulation factors, endotoxins, enterotoxins, lipopolysaccharide, cell fragments, bile salts, fatty acids, phospholipids, interferon and immunomodulatory antibodies, biologics or drugs.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and device performing input bit allocation that includes receiving broadcasting information bits, generating timing related bits for the broadcasting information bits, and selecting a portion of the generated timing related bits. The method and device can further include allocating each of the selected timing related bits to selected input bits of an encoder, so that each of the selected timing related bits is allocated to an input bit of the encoder corresponding to an available bit channel of the encoder where the selected inputs bits of the encoder correspond to encoded bits that are located in a front portion of the encoded bits.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and wireless equipment are provided. The wireless equipment obtains an integer E and an integer N. E encoded bits are to be selected for transmission from N encoded bits output from an encoder. The wireless equipment determines F inputs from N inputs of the encoder based on E and N. The F inputs do not include S inputs that correspond to S outputs of the encoder generating encoded bits not to be transmitted. The wireless equipment sets the F inputs to a predetermined value.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and wireless equipment are provided. The wireless equipment interleaves a first sequence of encoded bits output from an encoder and then manipulating the interleaved first sequence of encoded bits to generate a second sequence of encoded bits. The wireless equipment places the second sequence of encoded bits in a buffer. The wireless equipment selects, from the buffer, a first section of the second sequence of encoded bits for transmission. The wireless equipment interleaves the first section of encoded bits. The wireless equipment transmits the interleaved first section of encoded bits via one or more symbols.

Abstract: Connector assemblies and methods of replacing components in an extra-corporeal circuit (ECC) system are disclosed. A connector assembly for use in an ECC system includes a tubular body having an inner surface defining a lumen extending through the tubular body with the lumen extending along a longitudinal axis, a first connection interface in fluid communication with the lumen, second connection interface in fluid communication with the lumen, and a plurality of closure mechanisms, each closure mechanism being configured to occlude the lumen.

Abstract: A motion measurement method includes a motion measurement point defining step, a reference ball socket positioning step, a measuring bar installing step and a measuring step. A first reference point and a second reference point are disposed on the worktable. A motion measurement point is disposed on a machine spindle. A first measuring bar is installed between the first reference point and the motion measurement point. A second measuring bar is installed between the second reference point and the motion measurement point. The motion measurement point is moved relative to the first reference point and the second reference point. The motion trajectory and the motion trajectory errors of the machine can be calculated from a first measuring distance and a second measuring distance obtained by the first and the second measuring bar, in association with a first reference distance between the first and the second reference point.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a threat score prediction model is generated for assigning a threat score to a software vulnerability. The threat score prediction model may factor one or more of (i) a degree to which the software vulnerability is described across a set of public media sources, (ii) a degree to which one or more exploits that have already been developed for the software vulnerability are described across one or more public exploit databases, (iii) information from one or more third party threat intelligence sources that characterizes one or more historic threat events associated with the software vulnerability, and/or (iv) information that characterizes at least one behavior of an enterprise network in association with the software vulnerability.