Abstract: A drug delivery system is disclosed that includes a drug delivery device having a reservoir, a delivery cannula having a proximal end in fluid communication with the reservoir and a distal end to be received within a patient, and one or more controllable elements. The drug delivery system may further include one or more sensors coupled to the drug delivery device, and a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the one or more controllable elements. The controller may be configured to use the one or more sensors to determine a condition or an operational state of the drug delivery device. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to control the controllable element based on the condition or the operational state of the drug delivery device and/or identity information stored in a memory onboard the device. A method for use with a drug delivery device is also disclosed.

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: Methods of forming and processing semiconductor devices are described. Certain embodiments related to electronic devices which comprise a dipole region having an interlayer dielectric, a high-? dielectric material, and a dipole layer. The dipole layer comprises one or more of titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN), titanium tantalum nitride (TiTaN), titanium oxide (TiO), tantalum oxide (TaO), and titanium aluminum carbide (TiAlC).

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that search videos and other media content to identify items, objects, faces, or other entities within the media content. Detectors identify objects within media content by, for instance, detecting a predetermined set of visual features corresponding to the objects. Detectors configured to identify an object can be trained using a machine learned model (e.g., a convolutional neural network) as applied to a set of example media content items that include the object. The systems comprise an integrated detection unit configured to record media content, identify preferred content, and communicate the identifications of preferred content for storage in a computationally efficient manner.

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 method of forming a high-? dielectric cap layer on a semiconductor structure formed on a substrate includes depositing the high-? dielectric cap layer on the semiconductor structure, depositing a sacrificial silicon cap layer on the high-? dielectric cap layer, performing a post cap anneal process to harden and densify the as-deposited high-? dielectric cap layer, and removing the sacrificial silicon cap layer.

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: A sealant spreader device fills voids around a drilled hole with sealant in glued-in-rod (GIR) structures. A liquid sealant may be applied to the base of a drilled hole. A sealant spreader device is then inserted to the base of the drilled hole, through the sealant. The sealant spreader device is then withdrawn while rotating. The sealant spreader device includes winged sections having contours which force the sealant radially outward toward walls of the hole, into any voids around the circumference of the drilled hole, and leaves a thin layer of sealant around the circumference of the drilled hole.

Abstract: A method of forming a high-? dielectric cap layer on a semiconductor structure formed on a substrate includes depositing the high-? dielectric cap layer on the semiconductor structure, depositing a sacrificial silicon cap layer on the high-? dielectric cap layer, performing a post cap anneal process to harden and densify the as-deposited high-? dielectric cap layer, and removing the sacrificial silicon cap layer.

Abstract: Imaging and radiotherapeutics agents targeting fibroblast-activation protein-? (FAP-?) and their use in imaging and treating FAP-? related diseases and disorders are disclosed.

Abstract: Cell culture media, such as chemically defined cell culture media, are provided, as are methods of using the media for cell growth (i.e., cell culture) and polypeptide (e.g., antibody) production. Compositions comprising polypeptides produced by the methods are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to efficient synthetic processes useful in the preparation of antiviral nucleosides, particularly uridine 4-oxime 5?-(2-methylpropanoate) {(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyimino)-2-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]oxolan-2-yl}methyl 2-methylpropanoate and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives, tautomers, isomers, and prodrugs of, which may be active as antiviral agents, as well as compositions and methods thereof. The present invention also encompasses intermediates useful in the disclosed synthetic processes and the methods of their preparation.

Abstract: User interface customization based on user navigational signals is described herein. A computer system causes a device to present first information associated with a first item in a first network page. The computer system receives first data indicating a first interaction with the first information and determines whether the first interaction corresponds to a first request for information about a set of items associated with the first item or to a second request for a removal of the presentation of the first information. If the first interaction corresponds to the first request, the computer system causes the device to present a second network page that shows second information associated with a second item of the set of items. If the first interaction corresponds to the second request, the computer system causes the device to remove the first information from being presented in the first network page.

Abstract: A product-display system for displaying and securing a retail product. The system may include a retainer having a retainer bracket and a retainer body coupled to the retainer bracket. A retaining cable may be coupled to the retainer body at an opening in the retainer body. A fastener that may be unfastened to release the product from the retainer may only be accessed through the opening of the retainer body such that when the retaining cable is coupled to the opening, no fasteners of the retainer may be visible or accessible. The system may also include a display stem for holding the retainer and product. The display stem may include a recess for receiving at least a portion of the retainer body. The retaining cable may extend through the display stem and may simultaneously transmit power and data to a displayed product. The retainer may be returned to and held on top of the display stem using a retaining cable.

Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent and adaptive testing of a blockchain application to identify compliant code modifications. The method includes the steps of recording requests to and response from a baseline blockchain application receiving the requests from a plurality of application users. The same responses are input into a shadow blockchain application that includes a number of switch selectable new code segments. The switch selectable new code is enabled and disabled according to a pattern. The responses from the baseline application are compared against the response from the shadow blockchain application from when error vectors are generated. These error vectors are used to train a learning machine to determine which new code segments result in response errors or aberrations.

Abstract: A system for a mobile gift card marketplaces is disclosed. The system may initiate a contactless payment at a merchant via a mobile app. The system may receive an authorization message based on the contactless payment. The system may execute an authorization process in response to receiving the authorization message to determine an authorized transaction. The system may validate the authorized transaction to determine whether the authorized transaction is associated with a customer. The system may execute a merchant validation process to determine if the authorized transaction is associated with a merchant. The system may determine an available gift card account balance of the customer associated with the merchant in response to determining the authorized transaction is associated with both the customer and the merchant. The system may execute a gift card redemption process to redeem the available gift card account balance of the customer associated with the merchant.

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently serving blockchain requests using an optimized cache are disclosed herein. An example method normalizing a request for blockchain data into a key, the request including a hash of a canonical head block of the blockchain data, searching a distributed key value store using the key, the distributed key value store comprising key value pairs, each of the key value pairs being associated with responsive blockchain data, determining when one of the key value pairs match the key, placing a pending job space for a job in the distributed key value store when one of the key value pairs is not found, and storing a new key value pair in the distributed key value store when a response for the request is obtained, the response being new responsive blockchain data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention build models to predict the likelihood of entities that operate in a given identifier space also operating in a disjoined identifier space based on a source panel of entities that operate in one or both of the identifier spaces. In operation, a model building engine builds a model based on features associated with the source panel and features associated with standard populations in the given identifier space. The model is used to determine whether the target entity is more similar to those entities in the source panel that operate only in the given identifier space or those entities in the source panel that operate in both identifier spaces.

Abstract: A spacer (40) comprising a generally planar body portion (44) and one or more channels (42) defined by one or more unitary channel walls (48), channel wall segments (52), or both extending from the generally planar body portion (44); and one or more flexing regions (74) defined by two or more juxtaposed channel wall segments (52) separated by a gap (54) for providing flexibility to the spacer (40).

Abstract: An antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to a signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to a ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material. Also disclosed is a mobile node (MN) comprising a signal feed, a ground, and an antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to the signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is connected to the ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material.