Abstract: Systems and methods for prioritizing multicast streams in an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) network are provided. According to one implementation, a process, which may be executed by a router, is configured, in response to a reboot scenario, to query a plurality of hosts regarding membership in a plurality of IGMP multicast streams according to predefined priority levels. The process is further configured to receive membership reports from the plurality of hosts. Also, the process is configured to request a server to restart the IGMP multicast streams according to the predefined priority levels.

Abstract: Versatile tissue collection devices that can provide reduced crossing profiles, fluid pressure release, and/or easy cleaning or removal. In particular, devices having tissue collection devices with multiple configurations to facilitate navigation through narrow vessel cross-sections while also providing adequate tissue storage capacity. Additionally, the devices may include detachable components that allow easy removal, cleaning, and replacement during a procedure. Furthermore, venting elements and sections may be included to relieve fluid buildup in storage reservoirs.

Abstract: A query may be determined based on data retrieval parameter values. The data retrieval parameter values may include a data type parameter identifying a designated data type of a plurality of data types corresponding with database observability data generated during operation of a database system. The of data retrieval parameter values may also include a designated time period during which to retrieve data associated with the designated data type. A query may be determined based on the plurality of data retrieval parameter values via a collection manager in a database application layer associated with the database system. The query may be executed to retrieve a designated dataset of database observability data corresponding with the designated data type and generated by the database system during the designated time period.

Abstract: A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate body, a central lumen extending within the elongate body from the proximal end to the distal end, a rotatable tip at the distal end of the elongate body, and an OCT imaging sensor. The rotatable tip is configured to rotate relative to the elongate body. The OCT imaging sensor includes an optical fiber coupled with the rotatable tip and configured to rotate therewith. A distal end of the elongate body includes one or more markers configured to occlude the OCT imaging sensor as it rotates. A fixed jog in the elongate body proximal to the distal end of the catheter positions the distal end of the catheter at an angle relative to the region of the catheter proximal to the fixed jog and is aligned with the one or more markers on the elongate body.

Abstract: A method for determining a degree of degradation of a user interface worn by an individual during one or more uses of a respiratory therapy system includes receiving data associated with the user interface. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the received data, a value of at least one degradation indicator associated with the user interface. The method further includes determining the degree of degradation of the user interface based at least in part on the value of the at least one degradation indicator.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a hollow flexible shaft having a central longitudinal axis and an imaging window therein. An optical fiber extends within the hollow flexible shaft substantially along the central axis. A distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the hollow flexible shaft and aligned with the imaging window so as to transfer an optical coherence tomography signal through the imaging window. A handle is attached to the hollow flexible shaft configured rotate the hollow flexible shaft at speeds of greater than 1,000 rpm.

Abstract: A method for determining how using a respiratory therapy system impacts sleep sessions of a user, includes receiving first activity information corresponding to actions of a user occurring prior to a use of the respiratory therapy system by the user. The first activity information includes activity information associated with use of a mobile device by the user prior to the use of the respiratory therapy system. The method also includes receiving second activity information corresponding to actions of the user occurring after the use of the respiratory therapy system. The second activity information includes activity information associated with use of the mobile device by the user after the use of the respiratory therapy system, as well as respiratory information generated by the respiratory therapy system during a sleep session of the user when using the respiratory therapy system.

Abstract: Systems and methods implemented by a network element in a G.8032 ring include steps of operating an Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) session with an adjacent network element; and detecting an optical bypass in the G.8032 ring based on the OAM session. The steps can include flushing a forwarding database of the network element based on the optical bypass. The steps can include detecting prior to the optical bypass, that a neighboring node includes a ring block; and subsequent to the optical bypass, installing a new channel block. The optical bypass enables faster protection switching and the present disclosure incorporates an optical bypass in G.8032.

Abstract: In some implementations, a robot host may receive a video associated with assembly using a plurality of sub-objects. The robot host may determine spatio-temporal features based on the video and may identify a plurality of actions represented in the video based on the spatio-temporal features. The robot host may map the plurality of actions to the plurality of sub-objects to generate an assembly plan and may combine output from a point cloud model and output from a color embedding model to generate a plurality of sets of coordinates corresponding to the plurality of sub-objects. The robot host may perform object segmentation to estimate a plurality of grip points and a plurality of widths corresponding to the plurality of sub-objects. Accordingly, the robot host may generate instructions, for robotic machines, based on the assembly plan, the plurality of sets of coordinates, the plurality of grip points, and the plurality of widths.

Abstract: The disclosed haptic feedback system may include an actuator, a supply valve coupled to the actuator, an exhaust valve, and a fluidic mass controller communicatively coupled to the supply valve and the exhaust valve. The fluidic mass controller may (1) place the exhaust valve in a state that prevents a fluid from escaping the actuator, (2) activate the supply valve to fill the actuator with an amount of the fluid, (3) determine that the actuator has filled with the amount of the fluid, and then in response to that determination, (4) deactivate the supply valve to trap the amount of the fluid in the actuator. Various other apparatuses, methods, and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wearable device includes wearable structure, an array of individually controlled electrohydraulic-controlled haptic tactors coupled to a portion of the wearable structure, a power source for providing a voltage, and circuitry configured to provide instructions for generating the haptic response. Each electrohydraulic-controlled haptic tactor is in fluid communication with an actuator pouch filled with a dielectric substance.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically identifying an anomalous pattern. The method encompasses receiving, a stream of data. The method further comprises determining, a monitoring metric for at least one of one or more dimensions and one or more groups of dimensions associated with the stream of data, at a target time and at a benchmark time period. Further the method comprises identifying, the monitoring metric at the target time as an outlier to the monitoring metric at the benchmark time period based at least on a threshold value. The method further comprises automatically identifying, the anomalous pattern based at least on said identification of the monitoring metric for at least one of the dimension(s) and the group(s) of dimensions at the target time as the outlier to the monitoring metric for at least one of the dimension(s) and the group(s) of dimensions at the benchmark time period.

Abstract: A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate body, a central lumen extending within the elongate body from the proximal end to the distal end, a rotatable tip at the distal end of the elongate body, and an OCT imaging sensor. The rotatable tip is configured to rotate relative to the elongate body. The OCT imaging sensor includes an optical fiber coupled with the rotatable tip and configured to rotate therewith. A distal end of the elongate body includes one or more markers configured to occlude the OCT imaging sensor as it rotates. A fixed jog in the elongate body proximal to the distal end of the catheter positions the distal end of the catheter at an angle relative to the region of the catheter proximal to the fixed jog and is aligned with the one or more markers on the elongate body.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a hollow flexible shaft having a central longitudinal axis and an imaging window therein. An optical fiber extends within the hollow flexible shaft substantially along the central axis. A distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the hollow flexible shaft and aligned with the imaging window so as to transfer an optical coherence tomography signal through the imaging window. A handle is attached to the hollow flexible shaft configured rotate the hollow flexible shaft at speeds of greater than 1,000 rpm.

Abstract: Aspects of the present technology comprise a positioning and stabilising structure to hold a seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on a head of a patient. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a therapeutic pressure of at least 4 cmH2O with respect to ambient air pressure throughout the patient's respiratory cycle in use. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise at least one gas delivery tube to deliver the flow of air to the entrance of a patient's airways via the seal-forming structure. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise an adjustment mechanism for adjustment of a length of the at least one gas delivery tube to enable the positioning and stabilising structure to fit different size heads.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating generation of fillable document templates. In embodiments, a document having a plurality of tokens is obtained. Using a machine learned model, a token state is identified for each token of the plurality of tokens. Each token state indicates whether a corresponding token is a static token that is to be included in a fillable document template or a dynamic token that is to be excluded in the fillable document template. Thereafter, a fillable document template corresponding with the document is generated, wherein for each dynamic token of the document, the fillable document template includes a fillable field corresponding to the respective dynamic token.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle by intelligently prioritizing messages relevant to a route for the vehicle. One method involves analyzing textual content of the message to automatically identify values for a plurality of fields of information specified by the message and obtaining current values for one or more of those fields from one or more data sources associated with the vehicle. In response to identifying a difference between a specified value and the corresponding current value for a field of information, the method automatically assigns a priority level to the message based at least in part on the difference and provides graphical indicia of the priority level assigned to the message and the specified value for the field.

Abstract: An example method of manufacturing a knitted fabric that includes a non-knitted structure occurs in accordance with a programmed knit sequence for a multi-dimensional knitting machine. The method includes, providing a non-knitted structure to the multi-dimensional knitting machine at a point in time when a fabric structure has a first knit portion, wherein the first knit portion is formed based on a first type of knit pattern. The method also includes, after the providing of the non-knitted structure, following the programmed knit sequence to automatically adjust the multi-dimensional knitting machine to use a second type of knit pattern, distinct from a first type of knit pattern, to accommodate the non-knitted structure within a second knit portion that is adjacent to the first knit portion within the fabric structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting improper presentation of content items by applications executing on client devices. A method can include: (i) receiving content requests from a plurality of client devices, wherein each of the content requests is generated by an application executing on a respective client device of the plurality of client devices; (ii) transmitting to each client device of the plurality of client devices, responsive to a content request from the client device, a content package including at least a content item and an interaction confirmation script; (iii) determining a location parameter associated with the interaction confirmation script; (iv) determining a performance metric of the content item; and (v) determining whether the application receives inadvertent clicks at the content item based on the performance metric and the location parameter.

Abstract: Aspects of the present technology comprise a positioning and stabilising structure to hold a seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on a head of a patient. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a therapeutic pressure of at least 4 cmH2O with respect to ambient air pressure throughout the patient's respiratory cycle in use. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise at least one gas delivery tube to deliver the flow of air to the entrance of a patient's airways via the seal-forming structure. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise an adjustment mechanism for adjustment of a length of the at least one gas delivery tube to enable the positioning and stabilising structure to fit different size heads.