Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to identifying one or more messages sent by a user-identifying two or more contacts that are associated with one or more of the messages, determining a strength of relationship score between identified contacts, and utilizing the strength of relationship scores to provide additional information related to the contacts. A strength of relationship score between a contact and one or more other contacts may be determined based on one or more properties of one or more of the messages. In some implementations, contacts groups maybe determined based on the strength of relationship scores. In some implementations, contacts groups may be utilized to disambiguate references to contacts in messages. In some implementations, contacts group may be utilized to provide suggestions to the user of additional contacts of a contacts group that includes the indicated recipient contact of a message.

Abstract: An apparatus including a battery cell includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a separator disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The apparatus further includes an enclosure configured for encasing and mechanically protecting the electrode stack. The apparatus further includes an electrolyte. The apparatus further includes a thermally conductive and electrically insulated inert fill material located between the electrode stack and the enclosure configured for providing a thermally conductive connection between the electrode stack and the enclosure.

Abstract: Antigen binding molecules (ABMs) comprising Fab domains in non-native configurations, ABM conjugates comprising the ABMs and cytotoxic or cytostatic agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing the ABMs and ABM conjugates, methods of using the ABMs, ABM conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer, nucleic acids encoding the ABMs, cells engineered to express the ABMs, and methods of producing ABMs.

Abstract: A request to configure a connect cluster including one or more connectors for a cloud computing system is received. The request include a desired connector state. A connector specification file is automatically generated based on the desired connector state for the connect cluster via a declarative application programming interface (API). Application resources associated with the connect cluster are automatically configured based on the specification file.

Abstract: A deployment request is received for a plurality of clusters within a plurality cloud computing environments. The deployment request relates to one or more operational actions for computing devices associated with the plurality of clusters. The plurality of clusters is associated with a single application programming interface (API). A set of standards are received for the plurality of clusters from the API. The plurality of clusters is configured according to the set of standards to create a configured plurality of clusters. The configured plurality of clusters are deployed within the plurality of cloud computing environments.

Abstract: Ultrasound imaging systems and methods for generated clutter-reduced images are provided. For example, an ultrasound imaging system can include an array of acoustic elements in communication with a processor. The processor is configured to activate the array to perform a scan sequence to obtain a plurality of signals, identify off-axis signals from the plurality of signals by comparing the right subaperture and the left subaperture, and create a clutter-reduced image based on the comparison. Because off-axis signals are more likely to create image clutter, reducing the influence of off-axis signals on the image can therefore improve the quality of the image. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and devices for generating ultrasound images that have reduced or minimized clutter, even for images obtained using arrays that do not satisfy the Nyquist criterion.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for dynamic wave pairing. A graphics processor may allocate one or more GPU workloads to one or more wave slots of a plurality of wave slots. The graphics processor may select a first execution slot of a plurality of execution slots for executing the one or more GPU workloads. The selection may be based on one of a plurality of granularities. The graphics processor may execute, at the selected first execution slot, the one or more GPU workloads at the one of the plurality of granularities.

Abstract: A network of matrix processing units (MPUs) is provided on a device, where each MPU is connected to at least one other MPU in the network, and each MPU is to perform matrix multiplication operations. Computer memory stores tensor data and a master control central processing unit (MCC) is provided on the device to receive an instruction from a host device, where the instruction includes one or more tensor operands based on the tensor data. The MCC invokes a set of operations on one or more of the MPUs based on the instruction, where the set of operations includes operations on the tensor operands. A result is generated from the set of operations, the result embodied as a tensor value.

Abstract: A humidifier for humidification of air to be delivered to a patient's airways may include a humidification chamber, a reservoir and a water delivery mechanism. The humidification chamber may include a water retention feature such as a wick, a heating element for heating the humidification chamber, and an air flow baffle configured to promote humidification. The humidifier may be further configured to execute one or more algorithms, for example to determine a condition of the humidifier and/or to mitigate any detected faults. In some forms, the humidifier may also comprise algorithms for controlling one or more components of the humidifier.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to flat optical devices with a coating layer including monolayers selected from the group consisting of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), tungsten disulfide (WS2), tungsten diselenide (WSe2), molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2), molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2), titanium disulfide (TlS2), zirconium disulfide (ZrS2), zirconium diselenide (ZrSe2), hafnium disulfide (HfS2), platinum disulfide (PtS2), tin disulfide (SnS2), or combinations thereof. The coating layer is disposed over a plurality of optical device structures of the optical device. The monolayers may alternate between the materials to form the coating layer or may be a uniform coating layer of a single material. The coating layer is disposed over each optical device structure of the plurality of optical device structures.

Abstract: Ultrasound imaging is a non-invasive, non-radioactive, and low cost technology for diagnosis and identification of implantable medical devices in real time. Developing new ultrasound activated coatings is important to broaden the utility of in vivo marking by ultrasound imaging. Ultrasound responsive macro-phase segregated micro-composite thin films were developed to be coated on medical devices composed of multiple materials and with multiple shapes and varying surface area. The macro-phase segregated films having silica micro-shells in polycyanoacrylate produces strong color Doppler signals with the use of a standard clinical ultrasound transducer. Electron microscopy showed a macro-phase separation during slow curing of the cyanoacrylate adhesive, as air-filled silica micro-shells were driven to the surface of the film. The air sealed in the hollow space of the silica shells acted as an ultrasound contrast agent and echo decorrelation of air exposed to ultrasound waves produces color Doppler signals.

Abstract: Optical films are disclosed that include a plurality of interference layers. Each interference layer reflects or transmits light primarily by optical interference. The total number of the interference layers is less than about 1000. For a substantially normally incident light in a predetermined wavelength range, the plurality of interference layers has an average optical transmittance greater than about 85% for a first polarization state, an average optical reflectance greater than about 80% for an orthogonal second polarization state, and an average optical transmittance less than about 0.2% for the second polarization state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming plasma in a process chamber use an annular exciter formed of a first conductive material with a first end electrically connected to an RF power source that provides RF current and a second end connected to a ground and an annular applicator, physically separated from the annular exciter, formed of a second conductive material with at least one angular split with an angle forming an upper overlap portion and a lower overlap portion separated by a high K dielectric material which is configured to provide capacitance in conjunction with an inductance of the annular applicator to form a resonant circuit that is configured to resonate when the annular exciter flows RF current that inductively excites the annular applicator to a resonant frequency which forms azimuthal plasma from the annular applicator.

Abstract: A mechanically and piezoelectrically anisotropic polymer article is formed from a crystallizable fluoropolymer and a nucleating agent. The polymer article may be a thin film or a fiber, for example. A crystalline phase may constitute at least approximately 50% of the polymer article. In certain examples, a fluoropolymer may include vinylidene fluoride, trifluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinyl fluoride. The polymer article may include up to approximately 10 wt. % of the nucleating agent. Such a polymer article is optically transparent, has an elastic modulus of at least approximately 3 GPa, and an electromechanical coupling factor (k31) of at least approximately 0.15.

Abstract: A method and a memory device are provided. Data is obtained for a scan operation at an input buffer of a scan kernel in the memory device. The input buffer is adaptable to a first mode and a second mode of the scan kernel. Preprocessing of the data from the input buffer is performed to generate preprocessed data. A different type of preprocessing is performed for the first mode and the second mode. The preprocessed data is filtered to generate a filtered result. The filtered result is provided from the scan kernel to a controller of the memory device.

Abstract: A combustion section defines an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The combustion section includes a casing that defines a diffusion chamber. A combustion liner is disposed within the diffusion chamber and defines a combustion chamber. The combustion liner is spaced apart from the casing such that a passageway is defined between the combustion liner and the casing. A fuel cell assembly is disposed in the passageway. The fuel cell assembly includes a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells each extending between an inlet end and an outlet end. Each fuel cell of the plurality of fuel cells includes an air channel and a fuel channel each fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A method of determining fraud includes: receiving a transaction request associated with a first payment transaction between a merchant and a user from a merchant system; generating a first risk score based on the transaction request and a first set pot of transaction data received prior to the transaction request; processing a transaction request approval based on the first risk score not satisfying a first threshold; receiving a risk score request associated with the first payment transaction, where the risk score request is received after the transaction request has been approved; generating a second risk score based on a second set of transaction data received after the first risk score is determined; and automatically classifying the first payment transaction as potentially fraudulent in response to determining that the second risk score satisfies a second threshold.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for labeling the proteomes of cells, as well as methods for labeling proteins or populations of proteins produced by cells. In some embodiments, the methods comprise introducing variant aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and noncanonical amino acids into cells. Also provided herein are polynucleotides encoding variant aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that recognize noncanonical amino acids. The methods and compositions provided herein are useful for, among other things, identifying target cells and identifying biomarkers of interest.

Abstract: An optical interference filter includes one or more sets of layers. Each set of layers includes a first layer that includes at least aluminum and nitrogen (e.g., an aluminum nitride (AlN) material), a second layer that includes at least silicon and oxygen (e.g., a silicon dioxide (SiO2) material), and a third layer that includes at least hydrogen and silicon (e.g., a hydrogenated silicon (Si:H) material). The second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a characteristic of a sample using a centrifuge and optical components is disclosed. The centrifuge may be a standard benchtop centrifuge. The optical components may be sized and dimensioned to fit, along with the sample, inside the centrifuge.