Abstract: Propylene-ethylene copolymers are provided that exhibit superior tensile strength and mechanical properties due to their specific propylene and ethylene content, triad tacticity, viscosity, and crystallinity. Moreover, we have discovered that certain processing conditions, such as polymerization temperature and external donor to catalyst ratios, can facilitate the production of the high tensile strength propylene-ethylene copolymers described herein. Furthermore, the high tensile strength propylene-ethylene copolymers may be used to produce a variety of hot melt adhesives, such as those for hygiene applications, woodworking applications, lamination applications, and packaging applications, which exhibit unique and superior mechanical properties.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an evaporative emission control canister system that includes: one or more canisters comprising at least one vent-side particulate adsorbent volume comprising a particulate adsorbent having microscopic pores with a diameter of less than about 100 nm; macroscopic pores having a diameter of about 100-100,000 nm; and a ratio of a volume of the macroscopic pores to a volume of the microscopic pores that is greater than about 150%, and having a retentivity of about 1.0 g/dL or less. The system may further include a high butane working capacity adsorbent. The disclosure also describes a method for reducing emissions in an evaporative emission control system.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. Wireless devices may have different capabilities for uplink preemption. A base station may communicate with a wireless device to determine a capability, of the wireless device, for uplink preemption. The wireless device may receive downlink control information indicating, based on the determined capability for uplink preemption, an uplink preemption.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to automate receivability updates for media crediting. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprises instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least identify a station identifier associated with at least one of a signature or a code, the at least one of the signature or the code collected at a panelist household. The instructions, when executed, cause at least one processor to further determine whether a household receivability table includes the station identifier, to determine, in response to a determination that the household receivability table does not include a station corresponding to the station identifier, whether the station is receivable at the panelist household, and to update the household receivability table, the update in response to a determination that the station corresponding to the station identifier is receivable at the panelist household.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for simulating quantum systems. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of obtaining a first Hamiltonian describing the quantum system, wherein the Hamiltonian is written in a plane wave basis comprising N plane wave basis vectors; applying a discrete Fourier transform to the first Hamiltonian to generate a second Hamiltonian written in a plane wave dual basis, wherein the second Hamiltonian comprises a number of terms that scales at most quadratically with N; and simulating the quantum system using the second Hamiltonian.

Abstract: The subject technology is related to autonomous vehicles (AV) and, in particular, to an autonomous driver system controller (ADSC) that is fixed to the AV. The AV comprises an electronic drivetrain configured to move the AV; and an autonomous driver system controller (ADSC) fixed to an interior surface of the AV and configured to control the electronic drivetrain with a processor connected to a plurality of memory integrated circuits (IC) that are fixed to a printed circuit board (PCB). The plurality of memory ICs are mounted on each side of the PCB using a ball grid array (BGA) with a column of pins in the BGA of a top-surface memory IC is longitudinally aligned with a corresponding column of pins in the BGA of a bottom-surface memory IC.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of organic waste stream conversion including fermenting an organic waste stream with an inoculum using arrested methanogenesis to generate an organic product. The inoculum includes an anaerobic consortium isolated from cheese, yogurt, saline soil, kefir, and/or probiotics and the anaerobic consortium is pretreated to transform the anaerobic consortium into an acidogenic consortium.

Abstract: An automated window mechanism includes a motor attached to a sliding window and a rack on a window frame. A transmission couples the motor to the rack such that rotation of the motor causes the transmission to move the sliding window relative to the rack. The mechanism also includes a clutch switch assembly, that includes a switch and a clutch actuator responsive to the switch and being configured to engage and disengage the motor to the rack. The mechanism also includes a position sensor coupled to the transmission and configured to monitor a position of the sliding window relative to the frame using the transmission. The position sensor continues to monitor the rotational position of the transmission when the transmission is engaged and when the transmission is disengaged.

Abstract: A system may include multiple electrical components. One electrical component such as an imaging sub-system may be communicatively coupled to another electrical component such as control circuitry for the system. The imaging-subsystem may include transmitter circuitry. The transmitter circuitry can include driver circuitry configured to provide the transmitter circuitry output using a multi-level signaling scheme. To generate the control signals for the driver circuitry, pre-driver combinational logic may precede the serializer circuitry and be coupled to the word data latch circuitry. In such a manner, the generated control signals for different portions of the driver circuitry can be better synchronized with one another, thereby helping improve data EYE margin in the multi-level signal scheme.

Abstract: A method includes: transmitting a first set of radio-frequency (RF) pulses to an implantable wireless stimulator device such that electric currents are created from the first set of RF pulses and flown through a calibrated internal load on the implantable wireless stimulator device; in response to the electric currents flown through a calibrated internal load, recording a first set of RF reflection measurements; transmitting a second set of radio-frequency (RF) pulses to the implantable wireless stimulator device such that stimulation currents are created from the second set of RF pulses and flown through an electrode of the implantable wireless stimulator device to tissue surrounding the electrode; in response to the stimulation currents flown through the electrode to the surrounding tissue, recording a second set of RF reflection measurements; and characterizing an electrode-tissue impedance by comparing the second set of RF reflection measurements with the first set of RF reflections measurements.

Abstract: A system detects a parameter and generates a first trip plan to automatically control the vehicle according to a first trip plan. A controller is connected to a sensor and configured to receive the parameter. The controller is configured to generate a new trip plan or modify the first trip plan into a modified trip plan based on at least one of a cumulative damage or an end of life date. A new trip plan or the modified trip plan is configured, during operation of the vehicle according to the new trip plan or the modified trip plan, for at least one of an adjustment in velocity or avoiding one or more operating conditions of the vehicle, relative to the first trip plan.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for authenticating a client device through remote browser isolation (RBI). An RBI service determines that a remote browser thereof is configured to issue an authentication request to an identity provider to access a resource of a resource provider and, in response, transmits a command to an RBI frontend of a client browser executing on a client computing device. The RBI frontend receives the command and, in response, generates a browsing context that issues a client-side authentication request to the identity provider that includes information accessible to the client computing device. Responsive to issuing the client-side authentication request, the browsing context receives an authentication artifact from an access service and transmits the authentication artifact to the RBI service.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to systems, methods, and computer storage media, for, among other things, employing nested model structures to enforce compliance, within a computational system, to at least one policy. One method includes receiving a digital record that encodes content. A plurality of models (e.g., integrated models and/or model droplets) is employed to analyze the records. The plurality of models is configured and arranged within a nested structure of a hierarchy of models. Each of the plurality of models analyzes at least a portion of the record. Based on the nested structure, the hierarchy combines the analysis from each of the plurality of models to determine that the content violates a policy of a system. In response to determining that the content violates the policy, at least one mitigation (or intervention) action are performed. The at least one mitigation action may alter subsequent transmissions of the record.

Abstract: A system for transportation includes a vehicle interface for gathering hormonal state data of a rider in the vehicle. The system further includes an artificial intelligence-based circuit that is trained on a set of outcomes related to rider in-vehicle experience and that induces, responsive to the sensed rider hormonal state data, variation in one or more of the user experience parameters to achieve at least one desired outcome in the set of outcomes. The set of outcomes includes at least one outcome that promotes rider safety. The inducing variation includes control of timing and extent of the variation.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to methods, apparatus, systems, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus providing a local, self-organizing, and automatic unlicensed channel(s) exclusion enforcement mechanism wherein a frequency coordination (AFC) function at a network device associated with an access point (AP), such as a home/business gateway including an AP.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell system having a doorbell, a doorbell housing, a visitor detection system, and a chime. The visitor detection system can be coupled to the doorbell housing and can include at least one of a camera and a motion detector. The doorbell can also comprise a first low-energy transceiver and a first high-energy transceiver that can be coupled to the doorbell housing. The first and second low-energy transceivers and the first and second high-energy transceivers can be configured to transmit data.

Abstract: A packaging system for fragile items comprising an outer box, a tray insert and a plurality of inner boxes. The system protects items during distribution, and easily convert into a display system for the items at the point of retail sale. Each item is contained in its own inner box, which includes one or more viewing windows to allow a purchaser easily to view the items. The inner boxes fit removably within paired holes in the tray insert, which provides multiple points of contact to hold the boxes in place, yet allows flexibility to protect the items from impact forces and to allow easy access by a purchaser. The tray insert fits within the outer box, which provides impact and debris protection during transit, and converts to a display mode. Both the outer box and each inner box may be marked with a code to allow inventory tracking.

Abstract: An example method of distributed load balancing in a virtualized computing system includes: configuring, at a logical load balancer, a traffic detector to detect traffic to a virtual internet protocol address (VIP) of an application having a plurality of instances; detecting, at the traffic detector, a first request to the VIP from a client executing in a virtual machine (VM) supported by a hypervisor executing on a first host; sending, by a configuration distributor of the logical load balancer in response to the detecting, a load balancer configuration to a configuration receiver of a local load balancer executing in the hypervisor for configuring the local load balancer to perform load balancing for the VIP at the hypervisor using the load balancer configuration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating cross device resumable media content consumption. In an aspect, a system includes an update component that receives a media statistics update where the media statistics update includes information identifying an account, media content identification information, and a first playback time position associated with media content. A monitoring component is also included that identifies when the account accesses the media content associated with the media content identification information. A resume component is also included that plays back the media content at the first playback time position in response to identifying an access of the media content associated with the account.