Abstract: Devices and methods for performing a cervical laminoplasty procedure on a patient. An exemplary device includes a primary instrument having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a secondary instrument having a distal portion, and an implant plate assembly having an implant plate and an implant post. The distal portion of the primary instrument can be configured to engage the implant post of the implant plate assembly. A lateral side of the implant plate can engage a lateral portion of a lamina of a vertebra, and a medial side of the implant plate can engage a medial portion of a lamina of a vertebra. The implant plate can be bent and a corresponding adjustment in an angle between the lateral and medial portions of the lamina can be achieved.

Abstract: A system of managing communications in a vehicle includes a telematics unit connected to the vehicle. The telematics unit is configured to execute a retransmission request protocol upon receipt of erroneous data. A command unit in communication with the telematics unit, the command unit having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is adapted to determine vehicle situational parameters at a beginning of a data communication cycle. The vehicle situational parameters including current location and navigation status of the vehicle. When a first retransmission according to the retransmission request protocol is detected, the vehicle situational parameters are updated. The command unit is adapted to determine a desirable value of a retransmission frequency for the retransmission request protocol based in part on the updated vehicle situational parameters. In one embodiment, the retransmission request protocol is Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ).

Abstract: A system for facilitating and generating virtual studio environments and visual content in which physical separated participants appear to a viewer within a shared physical environment. The system may allow for both live streaming content as the live studio environment is rendered and for production of a post recording streaming content for publication to various streaming services.

Abstract: Information is stored that maps storage units to a pool of data protection appliances on which the storage units reside. The stored information includes a set of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses through which each data protection appliance can be reached. A connection request is received from a client. The connection request includes an identification of a particular storage unit which the client seeks to access for a data protection job. The particular storage unit is looked up in the stored information to identify a particular data protection appliance on which the particular storage unit currently resides. A list of multiple IP addresses through which the particular data protection appliance can be reached according to the stored information is returned to the client. The client, upon receipt of the list, selects an IP address from the list to attempt an initial connection to the particular data protection appliance.

Abstract: A device receives, from a cloud computing environment, cloud instance information associated with cloud instances in the cloud computing environment, and processes the cloud instance information, with a machine learning model, to determine containers for one or more of the cloud instances and whether cloud instances should be removed from the cloud computing environment. The device causes a first subset of the cloud instances to be removed from the cloud computing environment, based on determining which of the cloud instances should be removed, and causes the containers to be created for a second subset of the cloud instances based on determining the containers. The device receives, from the cloud computing environment, cloud container information associated with the containers created in the cloud computing environment, and causes one or more of the containers to be scaled based on the cloud container information.

Abstract: A method includes defining, in an image, bounding boxes about an electrical connector assembly, identifying an edge of each of the bounding boxes, and determining one or more metrics based on the edge of each the bounding boxes, where the one or more metrics indicate a positional relationship between the edges of the bounding boxes. The method includes determining a state of the electrical connector assembly based on the one or more metrics and transmitting a notification based on the state.

Abstract: A linear drain assembly is provided. The linear drain assembly includes a base portion and a first peripheral portion. The base portion includes a base trough and a base flange. The first peripheral portion includes a first trough and a first flange. The first trough is nested within the base trough and the base flange is nested within the first flange.

Abstract: A firewall intelligence system, includes a data storage storing a set of firewall rules for a network; a recommendation engine that receives, from a log service, traffic logs detailing traffic for the network and firewall logs detailing the usage of firewall rules in response to the traffic for the network, accesses, from the data storage, the set of firewall rules for the network; processes the set of firewall rules to evaluate the firewall rules against a set of quantitative evaluation rules to determine one or more firewall rule recommendations, wherein each firewall rule recommendation is a recommendation to change at least one of the firewall rules in the set of firewall rules; and a front end API that provides data describing the one or more firewall rule recommendations to a user device.

Abstract: Technologies for selecting a gateway for processing a request from a user system are described. Embodiments receive the request from the user system, where the request includes user profile data including a transaction request and associated user data. Embodiments identify gateways that are available to process the request. Embodiments sample historical gateway data for the available gateways using a sampling function optimized for at least two different optimization parameters. Embodiments select, by a first trained machine learning model trained based on the sampled historical gateway data, a gateway from the available gateways. Embodiments communicate the request to the selected gateway. Embodiments receive, from the selected gateway, a response that indicates a success or failure of the request.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for pulse cycle pressure modulation and negative pressure therapy in a cardio synchronous manner to improve distal limb blood flow applying negative or variable pressure to a portion of the body. The invention relates to methods and apparatus for the application of a sequential and gradient pulse wave for treating wounds that are difficult to heal or livelihood limiting claudication and/or ischemic rest pain. An integral part of the present invention includes methods to determine blood flow and effects of treatments on tissue.

Abstract: Systems and methods for finding nearest neighbors. In some embodiments, the system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit may be configured to perform a method, the method including: selecting, based on a first query vector, a selected method, the selected method being a nearest neighbor selection method; and performing the selected method to select a first nearest neighbor from a data set, based on the first query vector.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating safe use of a medical device is provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an indication that a user has entered a set of parameters into a medical device to provide a medical treatment to a patient, receiving a history of previous medical treatment provided to the patient using the medical device, generating one or more alternative parameters for providing the medical treatment to the patient based on the set of parameters and the received history of previous medical treatment, causing, based on the generating of the one or more alternative parameters, a locking of the medical device to restrict operation of the medical device until an override of the lock is received, providing a notification for display to the user regarding the alternative parameters.

Abstract: A device may process, using a first model and based on an entity-specific task description that is included in entity role data and that is associated with a role, the entity role data to identify a task associated with the role. The device may determine, using a second model and based on the entity-specific task description and standardized descriptions of automation-capable tasks, a task automation score associated with the task. The device may determine, using a third model and based on a characteristic of the task and mappings of standardized characteristics to a plurality of automation categories, a set of automation category scores for the task. The device may classify, based on the set of automation category scores, the task as being associated with a particular automation category, and may perform an action associated with the task automation score and the particular automation category.

Abstract: Digital image ordering based on object position and aesthetics is leveraged in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image analysis system is implemented to identify visual objects in digital images and determine aesthetics attributes of the digital images. The digital images can then be arranged in way that prioritizes digital images that include relevant visual objects and that exhibit optimum visual aesthetics.

Abstract: The invention relates to an air conduit tube with an air inlet and an air outlet. The air conduit tube is outwardly delimited by a wall. At least one weak spot is formed in the air conduit tube (1) and the air conduit tube primarily deforms at the weak spot when a collision force (F) acts. The invention also relates to an arrangement comprising the air conduit tube and a heat exchanger.

Abstract: A jamb frame member for a louver assembly includes a frame body having a series of main panels that extend in a direction of an airflow through the louver assembly, wherein the series of main panels are coupled together by one or more connector panels that extend transversely to the direction of the airflow, and a plurality of slanted walls extending at an angle from one of the main panels in an upstream direction relative to the direction of the airflow through the louver assembly. Each of the plurality of slanted walls and the one of the main panels at least partially define a channel configured to receive and direct fluid out of the jamb frame member.

Abstract: A workflow progress presentation device includes at least one processor, and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to extract, from at least one data source, data corresponding to at least one element in a workflow diagram, and determine from the extracted data whether the at least one element is active or completed. The processor is caused to, in response to determining that the at least one element is active, visually present the at least one element in the workflow diagram by a first format, and in response to determining that the at least one element is completed, visually present the at least one element in the workflow diagram by a second format visually distinctive from the first format.

Abstract: A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided. A processor facilitates autonomous movement of the AV yard truck, and connection to and disconnection from trailers. A plurality of sensors are interconnected with the processor that sense terrain/objects and assist in automatically connecting/disconnecting trailers. A server, interconnected, wirelessly with the processor, that tracks movement of the truck around and determines locations for trailer connection and disconnection. A door station unlatches/opens rear doors of the trailer when adjacent thereto, securing them in an opened position via clamps, etc. The system computes a height of the trailer, and/or if landing gear of the trailer is on the ground and interoperates with the fifth wheel to change height, and whether docking is safe, allowing a user to take manual control, and optimum charge time(s). Reversing sensors/safety, automated chocking, and intermodal container organization are also provided.

Abstract: Methods and supporting systems are disclosed herein that when applied to enterprise applications built on various enterprise application development platforms are translated from the high-level platform-specific language into applications programmed using low-code objects that are deployable as edge-ready, cloud-based applications.

Abstract: Drug delivery devices are provided in which much of a drug payload within the device remains within an area proximal to a wall of the device through which the drug must pass for release of the drug from the device into a patient. In one case, the device may include a drug reservoir portion which has a drug reservoir lumen bounded by a reservoir wall having an inner surface; a drug located in the drug reservoir lumen; and a core region which does not comprise the drug, wherein the drug is disposed between the inner surface of the reservoir wall and the core region. The device may be elastically deformable between a first shape suited for insertion through a lumen into a body cavity of the patient and a second shape suited to retain the device within the body cavity.