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A predictive modeling method may include determining a time interval of time-series data; identifying one or more variables of the data as targets; determining a forecast range and a skip range associated with a prediction problem represented by the data; generating training data and testing data from the time-series data; fitting a predictive model to the training data; and testing the fitted model on the testing data. The forecast range may indicate a duration of a period for which values of the targets are to be predicted. The skip range may indicate a temporal lag between the time period corresponding to the data used to make predictions and the time period corresponding to the predictions. The skip range may separate input data subsets representing model inputs from subsets representing model outputs, and separate test data subsets representing model inputs from subsets representing validation data.

A toothbrushing monitoring device for a user includes a sensor coupled with the toothbrush for measuring toothbrushing patterns, a recording device coupled with the sensor, and a comparator. The recording device records data relating to the user's preferred toothbrushing patterns in a first mode, which is used to establish toothbrushing pattern reference data. The comparator compares toothbrushing patterns measured by the sensor and the toothbrushing pattern reference data, which may be output to an output device. In one example, the sensor consists of only an accelerometer.

A wired flexure comprises a metallic substrate, a polyimide layer formed on the metallic substrate, and read conductors and write conductors formed on the polyimide layer. The polyimide layer has a thick-walled portion and a thin-walled portion that are different in thickness. The read and write conductors extend covering the thick- and thin-walled portions. In order to obtain a desired impedance, the width of the conductors in the thin-walled portion is smaller than that of the conductors in the thick-walled portion.

An RF power module in which operating voltage is controlled by a control signal based on amplitude information includes a temperature detecting device which is provided over a semiconductor chip formed with an amplifying transistor or a semiconductor chip formed with a power source circuit; and a detector having a hysteresis characteristic which is provided over the semiconductor chip formed with the device or a different semiconductor chip, applies a bias to the temperature detecting device to compare the state of the device at two reference levels, outputs a signal indicating abnormality when judging that the temperature of the semiconductor chip formed with the temperature detecting device is above a predetermined temperature, and outputs a signal indicating normality when judging that the temperature of the semiconductor chip is below a second predetermined temperature lower than the predetermined temperature.

A motor includes a stator including a core back having a circular or substantially circular shape, a plurality of tooth portions extending radially inwardly from the core back, a plurality of insulators covering the tooth portions, a plurality of coils formed by winding wires around the tooth portions via the insulators. The motor also includes a bus bar arranged axially above the stator. The bus bar supports a first conductor plate having a plurality of first terminals to which first end portions of the wires from each phases of the coils are connected. The insulators include a guiding groove and support therein the second conductor plate to which second end portions of the wires are connected. Through the second conductor plate, the second end portions of the wires are connected to the neutral point.

A pest bait station includes a disposable carrier disposed in a reusable housing. Pest bait is securely affixed to the carrier such that movement of the station does not dislodge the bait from the carrier. A first bait affixed to a lower surface of the carrier exterminates smaller pests while a second bait affixed to an upper surface of the carrier exterminates larger pests. The carrier is shaped, such as a cone, to provide a lower space and an upper space for receiving differently sized pests. A lid of the housing is shaped to accommodate the shape of the cone. The lid is removably coupled to a base to form a water-tight seal. Openings formed in the base allow for entry of pests. A magnet or adhesive may be placed on a bottom side of the base to enable the station to be coupled to any surface.

An arrangement for concurrently powering a plurality of sputtering sources. A power supply is coupled to a charge accumulator. The charge accumulator is coupled to several sputtering sources via switching devices. The duty cycle of each switching device is used to individually control the power delivered to each sputtering source. In another arrangement, a power source is coupled to an impedance match circuit. The impedance match circuit is coupled to several sputtering sources via several balance elements. Each balance element is operated to individually control the power delivered to the sputtering source.

A toothbrushing monitoring device for a user includes a sensor coupled with the toothbrush for measuring toothbrushing patterns, a recording device coupled with the sensor, and a comparator. The recording device records data relating to the user's preferred toothbrushing patterns in a first mode, which is used to establish toothbrushing pattern reference data. The comparator compares toothbrushing patterns measured by the sensor and the toothbrushing pattern reference data, which may be output to an output device. In one example, the sensor consists of only an accelerometer.

A worksurface arrangement comprising at least a first support member, a first worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a first vertical height and extending to a first side from the first support member, a second worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a second vertical height and extending to a second side opposite the first side of the first support member and a housing including, a front cover extending below the first worksurface forming member, a substantially vertical upper back cover extending downward from the first worksurface forming member substantially to the second vertical height proximate the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the upper back cover and the front cover bound an upper housing cavity width and a lower back cover extending below the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the lower back cover and the front cover bound a lower housing cavity width that is larger than the upper housing cavity width.

An expandable helical stent is provided, wherein the stent may be formed of an amorphous metal alloy or other non-amorphous metal with a securement. The stent is formed from flat or tubular metal in a helical coiled structure which has an undulating pattern. The main stent component may be formed of a single helically coiled component. Alternatively, a plurality of helically coiled ribbons may be used to form a stent heterogeneous in design, material, or other characteristic particular to that stent. The helical tubular structure may be secured with a securement, such as a weld, interlock or a polymer, to maintain the helical coils in a tubular configuration. The helical coils of the main stent component may be spaced apart or nestled to each other. The nestling of the undulation of adjacent helical coils contributes to maintaining the tubular shape of the helically coiled stent. In addition, the nestling of helical coils may prevent the polymer layer from sagging at any point between cycles of the helical coils.

A head support bas unit enables enhanced capability for positioning the head of a patient at the end of a medical table, by incorporating into the handle assembly thereof an additional degree of freedom, namely rotatability along the longitudinal axis of the handle. More specifically, a pair of axially opposed, spring-biased ratchets are housed within the handle, to permit or prevent axial rotation of one end of the handle relative to the other. This enhanced flexibility an maneuverability is achieved without any added complexity, and without requiring any additional space. These advantages are further magnified if an additional like handle assembly is connected to the first handle assemble, with a link interconnected therebetween, because composite angles and off-axis positioning of the patient can be readily accommodated.

A radio receiver is provided that includes a front-end circuit operable to receive radio signals transmitted across a frequency band and generate an analog signal corresponding to a plurality of channels within the frequency band. Also included is an analog to digital converter operable to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, and a digital processing system operable to process the digital signal and simultaneously generate one or more output signals corresponding to at least one of the plurality of channels within the frequency band. Various exemplary embodiments of the radio receiver and associated method are provided.

An aircraft cabin that includes a main structure being the structure of the aircraft and enclosing the cabin; a bridge forming a flat surface on which the seats are secured; an aisle extending longitudinally in cabin and elevated with respect to bridge, and beds or cots accessed by said aisle and arranged above seats of bridge, transversally with respect to aisle and on both sides of such aisle.

Semiconductor device in which wiring surface area is increased while the increase of the capacitance between adjacent micro-wires is inhibited. The device can be prepared by forming an insulating layer and a plating feed layer in this order on a semiconductor substrate, plating after masking the plating feed layer with a first photoresist to form a gold plating, etching off the gold plating and the plating feed layer except for a wiring portion by dry-etching after masking the resultant surface with a second photoresist, removing then the first and second photoresists to form micro-wires, in which the same direction of the side portion is opened. The cross section may be U-shape arranged with U being turned sideways.

A sandwich core material for a sandwich laminate is disclosed. The sandwich core material includes a number of flexible core material elements having a longitudinal structure. A flexible core material for a sandwich core material, a sandwich laminate and a wind turbine blade including such a sandwich core material are provided. In addition, the present a method of manufacturing such a sandwich core material is provided.

A power conversion device comprises a main circuit section that has a semiconductor module with a switching element therein and including a main electrode terminal, a capacitor with a capacitor element therein and that includes a capacitor terminal, and a bus bar that connects the main electrode terminal and the capacitor terminal. The capacitor terminal extends from a capacitor main body including the capacitor element therein towards the main circuit section. The bus bar provides a bending section on a base end side of a connecting section between the bus bar and the capacitor terminal. The bus bar and the capacitor terminal are connected such as to overlap in a state in which respective tip directions match.

A worksurface arrangement comprising at least a first support member, a first worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a first vertical height and extending to a first side from the first support member, a second worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a second vertical height and extending to a second side opposite the first side of the first support member and a housing including, a front cover extending below the first worksurface forming member, a substantially vertical upper back cover extending downward from the first worksurface forming member substantially to the second vertical height proximate the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the upper back cover and the front cover bound an upper housing cavity width and a lower back cover extending below the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the lower back cover and the front cover bound a lower housing cavity width that is larger than the upper housing cavity width.

A package for a retail item includes a panel having a front side and a back side, and an enclosure attached to the panel. The enclosure encloses a retail item of the package. The package includes a product identification code or price code or bar code printed on either the front side or the back side of the panel. An aperture is defined in the panel and passes through the product identification code. The aperture is adapted to receive a hook for hanging the package. The product identification code may be adapted to be read by a machine at a checkout counter. The product identification code thus may provide information to the machine that enables the machine to determine the price of the retail item.

An oil pressure control device of the present invention is used for controlling oil pressure supplied to an automatic transmission device for an automotive vehicle. The oil pressure control device includes two or more spool valves driven by electromagnetic actuators. A spool forming the spool valve is slidably disposed in a cylindrical hole formed in a valve body. An oil-damper chamber is connected to an axial end of the cylindrical hole to suppress micro-vibrations of the spool caused by driving frequencies of the electromagnetic actuator. An oil-retaining space common to all the oil-damper chambers is formed in the valve case above the oil-damper chambers. Each oil-damper chamber is connected to the common oil-retaining space through an orifice. The oil-damper chamber and the orifice are filled with damper oil, and thereby the micro-vibrations of the spool are effectively suppressed.

The following description relates to a central turbocharger configuration in a V-engine with two turbochargers. In one example approach, A V-engine having a first and second bank forming a valley therebetween, comprises: first and second in-board exhaust manifolds on the first and second banks, respectively; first and second turbines coupled to the first and second manifolds, respectively; the first and second turbines between the first and second exhaust manifolds; a passage intermediate to and coupling outlets of the first and second turbines; and a junction branching from the passage downward into the valley.

The present invention permits deferring the final provisioning of the Card Information Structure (CIS) in the attribute memory space of expansion cards (or modules) for portable hosts. This enables expansion cards to be distributed, sold, and installed by their end-users prior to the final provisioning, which is performed during their initial use. A temporary default CIS image is provided that permits baseline functionality of the expansion card with a host device. Providing the default CIS data enables provisional installation and operation of the card in the host, including accessing the card by way of default card services and socket software layers, as provided in the standard software environment of the host. The provisional operation enables higher level software to program the final CIS values in the peripheral controller internal CIS data-structure, EEPROM on the card, or any combination of the two.

A wheeled cart is easily disassembled and folded into a compact carrying case. A rectangular base receives four poles at its corners. Cross bars across the top of the poles each carry a pair of top and bottom panels which form the sides of the cart. Each of the bottom panels is preferably hinged to the bottom of its respective stationary top panel so that the bottom panel may be hinged upwardly to gain access to the bottom of the cart. A top most horizontal lid is detachably affixed to the poles at each of their top ends, said base, sides and lid defining a substantially enclosed volume for containing transported articles.

A particulate matter detection device includes a plate-like element base material including, on one surface thereof, a formed recess portion to collect a particulate matter; a pair of measurement electrodes arranged on the bottom surface side of the recess portion of the element base material; and a high-voltage dust collection electrode embedded in a wall which forms the recess portion of the element base material on the one surface side of the element base material from a position where the pair of measurement electrodes are arranged. An electric field is generated from the high-voltage dust collection electrode to the pair of measurement electrodes, to collect, on the bottom surface side of the recess portion, the particulate matter flowing along the element base material, and a change of electric characteristics between the pair of measurement electrodes is measured to detect the particulate matter collected on the recess portion.

The present invention relates to an assembled packing case, which comprises a bottom component with a cruciform underside, and corner components clamped at the vacant corner of the bottom component; limiting holes are set at the clamping positions of the bottom component and the corner components; and further comprises fasteners inserting into the limiting holes to limit the relative position between the bottom component and the corner components; the bottom component and the corner component are set as mortise and tenon structures at their junctions; the bottom component and the corner components joggle into a packing case by the mortise and tenon structures. The structure of the assembled packing case is simple and the cost is low.

An electrode to be used for an electrostatic charged particle beam lens includes at least one through hole. The at least one through hole includes a first region having a first opening contour and a second region having a second opening contour to be positioned on an upstream side of a charged particle beam with respect to the first region, The first opening contour is included in the second opening contour when viewed in an optical axis direction.