Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel compounds and methods for preparing and using these compounds. In one embodiment, the compounds are of the structure of formula (I), wherein R1-R7 are defined herein. In a further embodiment, these compounds are useful in method for regulating one or both of the P2X3 or P2X2/3 receptors. In another embodiment, these compounds are useful for treating pain in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient. In another embodiment, these compounds are useful for treating respiratory dysfunction in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient.

Abstract: The invention relates to the downhole equipment power supplies. The technical result is increasing reliability and operational life of the device, as well as design and its operation simplification. The turbogenerator containing the internal stator with winding and external rotor with a housing mounted on sliding bearings and turbine blades is proposed. At the same time, the internal and external surfaces of the journal bearings are made of hard long-wearing material with high thermal conductivity. Besides, the turbogenerator contains a sealing element preventing through flow of the flushing fluid through the gap between the stator and the rotor. In particular, the sealing element can be made in the form of contact seal installed below the upper bearing.

Abstract: Disclosed are a radioisotope activity surveillance system and methods. The system includes a fuel rod assembly having a plurality of nuclear fuel rods and a target assembly having a top nozzle including an orifice plate and at least one target material rod fixedly coupled to the orifice plate. The least one target material rod is slidably disposed within the fuel rod assembly. A sensing assembly defines an opening sized and configured to receive the target assembly therethrough. The sensing assembly includes a self-powered detector assembly to detect radioisotope activity of the target rod material. Also disclosed is a method for measuring a self-powered detector signal to calculate radioisotope activity of a target assembly and a method for analyzing total activity of a desired radioisotope.

Abstract: A single pair Ethernet mount housing receives either a single pair Ethernet coupler or connector jack and is positioned within a mount opening of, for example, a faceplate or panel module. An interior interface feature removably retains the coupler or connector jack within a channel of the housing. An exterior interface feature removably retains the mount housing within the mount opening of the faceplate or panel module. The mount housing can be configured in an unshielded configuration (e.g., a plastic body) or a shielded configuration (e.g., a plastic body and a metal spring beam). The shielded configuration utilizes the metal spring beam to establish a bonding path between a shielded coupler or shielded connector jack and a shielded face plate or shielded panel module.

Abstract: A method of selecting a parking spot for an autonomous vehicle. The method includes receiving a parking request to park the autonomous vehicle at a parking infrastructure and determining a parking priority for the autonomous vehicle. A parking space is assigned for the autonomous vehicle from a pool of available parking spaces based on the parking priority determined for the autonomous vehicle. A departure status of the autonomous vehicle is monitored to determine if the autonomous vehicle is leaving the parking space. The parking space is associated with the pool of available parking spaces based on the departure status of the autonomous vehicle changing to leaving the parking space.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening therebetween. A first track is supported by the front pillar and a second track is supported by the rear pillar. A bar extends from the first track to the second track. The bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. The bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. The vehicle includes a cable that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed to the bar and moveable with the bar from the lowered position to the raised position. The second end is fixed to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A technique for interacting with a machine-trained language model uses dynamic prompt management. The technique includes: receiving an input query and creating prompt information that expresses the input query and targeted context information. The targeted context information is selected from candidate context information. Further, a part of the prompt information is formed by compressing source information by reducing a number of content units in the source information (where the source information includes the input query and/or the candidate context information). The method further includes submitting the prompt information to the machine-trained language model, and receiving a response from the machine-trained language model based on the prompt information. The technique has the overall effect of reducing the number of content units submitted to the language model, which, in turn, reduces the amount of resources and time required by the language model to process the input query.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments for providing data transmission using lattice-based encryption. An embodiment operates by receiving a request from a client device and generating a lattice-based private key and a lattice-based public key in response to receiving the request. The lattice-based public key is transmit to the client device. An encrypted symmetric private key is received, wherein the encrypted symmetric private key is encrypted using the lattice-based public key. The encrypted symmetric private key is decrypted using the lattice-based private key. An encrypted payload data transmitted by the client device is received and decrypted using the symmetric private key.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for sanitizing logged data packets in a distributed system prior to storing them in a remote or third-party data server. Interactions with an application are monitored and values in a data packet are extracted from the interaction. The values are classified based on a classification configuration and respective labels of the values. The values are then sanitized based on the classification to prevent exposure of secure or private data. The sanitized data packets are then logged into the remote data server. The logged data can be used to help resolve events occurring in the application. The classification configuration can be iteratively updated and the interactions repeated to capture data that was previously sanitized to aid in resolution of events. The logged data can also be used in research or analysis, such as for identifying potential improvements to the application.

Abstract: A computer-implemented approach is described that includes receiving a mass price computation request for a plurality of deals involving a plurality of vehicles. The request includes a data structure configured to store input values, and a tri-value field configured to store a tri-value, the tri-value being one of a first value, a second value, or a third value, the first value indicating a single computation is requested using the input values, the second value indicating a limited set of combinatorial calculations to be calculated using the input values, and the third value indicating a full set of combinatorial calculations using the input values. The approach further causes computing of each of the plurality of deals based on the data structure, and outputting results to a user device based on the mass price computation request.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to a mobile device configured to change a feature set in response to detecting that a case is attached to the mobile device. One example provides a method enacted on a mobile device. The method comprises operating the mobile device with a first feature set. The first feature set comprises one or more features enabled when a case is not attached to the mobile device. The method further comprises detecting that the case is attached to the mobile device and an identity of the case by using a magnetic sensor. The method further comprises operating the mobile device with a second feature set that is different from the first feature set in response to detecting that the case is attached to the mobile device. The second feature set is selected based upon the identity of the case.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system may include a reservoir configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, an atomizer assembly configured to vaporize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a pump configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the atomizer assembly. The reservoir may include a substantially rigid housing and an inlet valve that is configured to allow air into the reservoir based on a pressure difference between an interior of the housing and an exterior of the housing exceeding a threshold pressure difference. This improves the reliability and efficiency of delivery of liquid to the wick. The system may further include a robust reservoir that is configured to at least partially mitigate liquid leakage between the reservoir interior and the reservoir exterior.

Abstract: Method for enabling the optimized production of hydrocarbons from reservoirs via cyclic injection to reservoir pressures that exceed the formation fracture pressure to achieve an improved and optimal recovery of oil. The method determines and optimizes the composition of injected fluids to be injected, the rate, pressure and duration of injection, the production rate and pressure of produced fluids; determines and utilizes the optimum number of injection and production cycles; and the amount of soaking time; and determines the equipment design and operating characteristics to provide for the optimized injection of injection fluids, and the separation of produced fluids for both reinjection and delivery to sales or storage.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to preventing multiple closures of a file descriptor. A method may include identifying a close( ) system call requesting closure of a file descriptor that is opened to a first file; generating, based on the close( ) system call, prior to closing the file descriptor, a dup2( ) system call for the file descriptor; releasing, based on the dup2( ) system call, the first file from the file descriptor; opening, based on the dup2( ) system call, the file descriptor to a second file; determining that a threshold delay from receipt of the close( ) system call has expired; and closing, based on the expiration of the threshold delay, the file descriptor.

Abstract: A computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to select first side stereo images of first and second pairs of stereo images acquired at first and second time steps, respectively, and mask first and second first side stereo images, determine point features in masked first and second first side stereo images and determine line features in masked first and second first side stereo images. Matching point features in the masked first and second first side stereo images can be determined using a first attention/graph neural network (attn/GNN) based on keypoints determined based on the line features. Matching line features in the masked first and second first side stereo images can be determined using a second attn/GNN based on keypoints determined based on the line features.

Abstract: A transaction card includes at least one metal layer having one or more apertures therein. A light guide is disposed beneath the metal layer. The light guide has a light output and a light input. The light output is positioned to transmit light through at least the one or more apertures of the metal layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are innovations for bitstreams having clean random access (CRA) pictures and/or other types of random access point (RAP) pictures. New type definitions and strategic constraints on types of RAP pictures can simplify mapping of units of elementary video stream data to a container format. Such innovations can help improve the ability for video coding systems to more flexibly perform adaptive video delivery, production editing, commercial insertion, and the like.

Abstract: A vial for an irradiation target. The vial comprises a body including a cylindrical wall extending along a longitudinal axis, a bottom wall portion at a first end of the body, and an opening at a second end of the body that is opposite the first end. The vial further comprises a cap coupled to the body at the second end, the cap includes an exterior frangible portion and an interior frangible portion.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a fixed vehicle structure and a vehicle panel that is movable relative to the fixed vehicle structure between an open position and a closed position. The sensor assembly additionally includes a bracket mounted to the movable vehicle panel, a sensor mounted to the bracket, and a first pin that is actuatable to fix the bracket to the fixed vehicle structure when the movable vehicle panel is in the closed position.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for sharing knowledge between avatars in a virtual marketplace platform, comprising: generating, via an artificial intelligence engine, one or more machine learning models trained to receive input from a customer virtual avatar, determine an output to respond to the input, wherein the input comprises a question and the output comprises an answer. The method includes receiving interaction data from a first virtual avatar. The interaction data includes the output within a first virtual marketplace environment and performance metrics associated with the output. The method includes generating, via the artificial intelligence engine, a knowledge base for the first virtual avatar using the interaction data. The knowledge base is operatively configured to store the interaction data corresponding to the performance metrics. The method includes transferring the knowledge base from the first virtual avatar to a second virtual avatar in a second virtual marketplace environment.