Abstract: A mechanical ventilation device includes an electronic controller (13) configured to: receive imaging data (22) and ventilator data associated with lungs of a patient while the patient undergoes mechanical ventilation therapy with an associated mechanical ventilator (2); determine a respiratory pressure of the patient based at least on the received ventilator data; determine a lung volume and a lung flow for at least one region of the lungs based on lung sliding data determined from the received imaging data and the determined respiratory pressure; determine a regional resistance and elastance for the at least one region of the lungs from the lung volume and the lung flow for the at least one region; and display the regional resistance and elastance for the at least one region of the lungs on a display device (14).

Abstract: A respiration monitoring device for monitoring a respiratory system of a patient includes an electronic controller configured to receive first ultrasound imaging data as a function of time acquired of a first portion of the respiratory system of the patient over a first time interval; receive second ultrasound imaging data as a function of time acquired of a second portion of the respiratory system of the patient over a second time interval wherein the second portion of the respiratory system of the patient is contralateral to the first portion of the respiratory system of the patient; and present a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying a visualization including simultaneous display of an image of the first portion of the respiratory system of the patient and an image of the second portion of the respiratory system of the patient respectively.

Abstract: A flexible storage system. A storage motherboard accommodates, on a suitable connector, a storage adapter circuit that provides protocol translation between a host bus interface and a storage interface, and that provides routing, to accommodate a plurality of mass storage devices that may be connected to the storage adapter circuit through the storage motherboard. The storage adapter circuit may be replaced with a circuit supporting a different host interface or a different storage interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for hypothetical testing of a supply chain optimization. The computerized method for hypothetical optimization of a supply chain receives a hypothetical optimization query, generates variable definitions responsive to the query, generates scope definitions responsive to the query, generates presentation definitions and generates an optimization parameter set using the variable definitions and the scope definitions. The parameter set is used to optimize a hypothetical supply chain via an artificial intelligence (AI) modeling platform. One or more recommendations are generated based upon the optimized hypothetical supply chain.

Abstract: An interactive system may be implemented in part by an audio device located within a user environment, which may accept speech commands from a user and may also interact with the user by means of generated speech. In order to improve performance of the interactive system, a user may use a separate device, such as a personal computer or mobile device, to access a graphical user interface that lists details of historical speech interactions. The graphical user interface may be configured to allow the user to provide feedback and/or corrections regarding the details of specific interactions.

Abstract: Certain aspects relate to encryption systems and methods for medical devices. A medical device can include a connectivity module for establishing a communication channel with a cloud system. After obtaining a test result, the device can generate an unencrypted data block comprising a device identifier and an encrypted data block comprising a serial number of the device and the test result using an encryption key associated with the device identifier. The device can securely send the test result to the cloud system by transmitting the unencrypted data block and the encrypted data block to the cloud system via the communication channel.

Abstract: A method (200) of providing a media content in a computer network is provided, including, in a server system (222) of a media content provider (220): obtaining a user identification, UID, of a user (210) registered with a partner (230) of the media content provider, and a content identification, CID, of a media content offered by the media content provider; generating a first token associated with the obtained UID and CID; storing (226-1) the first token in a data storage (224); providing (226-2) a reference to a web resource to the user and/or to the partner, the reference including a second token equal to, or at least associated with, the first token; receiving (216-2) a first request from the user to access the web resource, the first request including the second token; providing (226-3) the web resource to the user, the web resource identifying a network location and including a third token equal to, or at least associated with, at least one of the first token and the second token; receiving (216-3) a sec

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for ingesting of raw client data into a supply chain optimization system. The client enterprise data system (EDS) provides raw data, typically in tabular format across many files, to a data management module of the optimization system. This data is then profiled. and a set of mapping AI models is applied to the profiled data. Each of the plurality of mapping AI models corresponds to a single input feature of the optimization model. As the mapping models are applied, a live preview is generated. This live preview is reviewable by a human operator, and human input can be provided. When there is input, the individual mapping model is updated (without impacting the other mapping models), and a new live preview for that given feature is generated. The resulting standardized feature set may be consumed by the supply chain optimization model.

Abstract: A diaphragm imaging device includes at least one electronic processor programmed to perform a diaphragm imaging method including receiving ultrasound imaging data of a diaphragm of a patient, the ultrasound imaging data being acquired by an associated ultrasound imaging probe with the probe at a plurality of different observable probe angles (?obs); for each observable probe angle, determining a corresponding apparent thickness (dI) of the diaphragm of the patient from the received ultrasound data acquired at that observable probe angle; and estimating a thickness (dD) of the diaphragm of the patient based at least on the apparent thicknesses (dI).

Abstract: A mechanical ventilation device includes at least one electronic controller configured to receive imaging data related to a dimension of a diaphragm of a patient during inspiration and expiration while the patient undergoes mechanical ventilation therapy with an associated mechanical ventilator; calculate a pressure value (Pl, DPl) of a chest of the patient based on at least the imaging data; and when the calculated pressure value (Pl, DPl) does not satisfy an acceptance criterion, at least one of output an alert indicative of the calculated pressure value (Pl, DPl) failing to satisfy the acceptance criterion; and output a recommended adjustment to one or more parameters of the mechanical ventilation therapy delivered to the patient.

Abstract: This application relates to a building energy analysis and management system for measurement and verification of building performance. The system can analyze, optimize, manage, maintain, trouble shoot, and/or modify building systems, such as HVAC systems, in connection with the building energy usage. Measurements may be gathered for one or more HVAC units coupled to pressure independent valves, and sent to one or more Surge Panels that pass data to remote analysis servers, which can receive other system or external data. The analysis servers compare measurements to predicted values and can standardize the predicted values to account for external conditions. The comparison can result in difference values used to generate probable causes and optimization recommendations. The system outputs reports or other data display using a graphical user interface that can be adjusted for an anticipated user.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system. The system includes a substrate and a fluid capture material formed on one or more surfaces of the substrate. The fluid capture material includes a sorbent material that binds one or more fluids, the one or more fluids comprising water, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, or a combination thereof. The fluid capture material also includes one or more binder materials, wherein the binder material is at least partially cross-linked.

Abstract: A battery module can include multiple battery cells, multiple cell tubes, and a first plate. The multiple cell tubes can accommodate the multiple battery cells within the plurality of cell tubes so that individual of the plurality of battery cells are positioned within individual of the plurality of cell tubes. Each battery cell can have a first electric pole and a second electric pole. The first plate can include a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board can include a first conductive layer and an isolating layer. The isolating layer can include at least one blind hole for wire-bonding the conductive layer to one of the battery cells.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection circuit capable of clamping both positive and negative ESD events and passing signals is provided. Generally, the circuit includes a p-channel field-effect transistor (PFET) clamp coupled to a pin to be protected, the PFET clamp including a plurality of PFETs in a DN-well, an n-channel field-effect transistors (NFET) clamp coupled between ground and the pin through the PFET clamp, the NFET clamp including a plurality of NFETs coupled in series, and a bias network for biasing a voltage of the DN well to substantially equal a voltage on the pin when the voltage on the pin is greater than ground potential, and to ground potential when the pin voltage is less than ground potential. The plurality of are PFETs coupled in parallel between the pin and the NFET clamp, each of the PFETs is coupled to the pin though one of a plurality ballast resistors.

Abstract: A vacuum pumping system which comprises a plurality of vacuum pumping arrangements for evacuating a flammable gas stream and exhausting the gas stream through an exhaust outlet. A housing houses the vacuum pumping arrangements and forms an air flow duct for an air flow for mixing with the exhaust gas stream output from the exhaust outlet in a mixing region in the housing. An airflow generator generates an air flow through the air flow duct to cause mixing of air with the flammable gas stream to a percentage of the flammable gas in the air flow lower than the lower flammability limit of the flammable gas. An airflow sensor senses the flow of air for determining if the air flow is sufficient to dilute the flammable gas to lower than said percentage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds which are capable of selective binding to a target saccharide (e.g. glucose), making them particularly well suited for use in saccharide sensing applications. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of said compounds, to compositions and devices comprising them, and to their use in the detection of a target saccharide.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards scheduling, by a distributed unit, the injection of custom traffic (signals/data) into a radio unit communications path. The distributed unit coordinates with the radio unit to schedule and synchronize such custom traffic in unscheduled (physical resource block), such as interleaved with to live-air and non-live-air traffic. The radio unit can request the unscheduled physical resource blocks for custom traffic to be inserted by the radio unit. Alternatively, the distributed unit can inject the custom traffic in otherwise unscheduled physical resource blocks for sending to the radio unit. The custom traffic is configured to perform some action by the radio unit, such as to perform antenna calibration, to perform test and measurement operations to obtain performance data, and the like. Performance data can be used, for example, to modify operating parameters of the radio unit to improve performance of the radio unit.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards scheduling, by a distributed unit, the injection of custom traffic (signals/data) into a radio unit communications path. The custom traffic can be used to improve the performance of the radio unit, such as to perform antenna calibration, to perform test and measurement operations to obtain performance data, which can be used, for example, to modify operating parameters of the radio unit to improve performance of the radio unit. The distributed unit coordinates with the radio unit to schedule and synchronize such custom traffic in unscheduled (physical resource block), such as interleaved with to live-air and non-live-air traffic. Further, the distributed unit, which has scheduling knowledge of upcoming traffic of the radio unit, can communicate such knowledge to the radio unit for the radio unit to change its operating state based on the upcoming traffic knowledge.