Abstract: A system for delivering an article from a first location to a second location with a robot having a closeable transport container for housing the article during transport. A closeable recipient container is provided at the second location for receiving the article. At least one computer configured to navigate the robot over an outdoor transportation network between locations is provided. The robot has a robot article transport mechanism controlled by the at least one computer for removing the article from the transport container and the recipient container has a recipient article transport mechanism for moving the article inside the recipient container.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a 5th generation media streaming (5GMS) client for an uplink streaming session, a media entry point and one or more operation point parameters; determining, by the 5GMS client, a plurality of available service descriptions for the media entry point; transmitting, from the 5GMS client to a 5GMS application, the plurality of available service descriptions; receiving, by the 5GMS client from the 5GMS application, a selected service description from the plurality of available service descriptions; selecting, by the 5GMS client, a dynamic policy based on a plurality of Service Operation Point parameters associated with the selected service description; transmitting, by the 5GMS client to a 5GMS application function (AF), the dynamic policy and the plurality of Service Operation Point parameters associated with the selected service description; establishing, with the 5GMS AF, the uplink streaming session.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an input sequence of speech features characterizing a spoken prompt. The method also includes generating a corresponding sequence of audio encodings using an audio encoder of a spoken language model. Without applying any intermediary cross-attention to the sequence of audio encoding between the audio encoder and a language model decoder of the spoken language model, the method includes processing the sequence of audio encodings generated by the audio encoder using the language model decoder to generate an output sequence of speech features characterizing a continuation of the spoken prompt.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a heat exchanger having one or more rows of multiple flat tubes, louvered fins disposed between pairs of flat tubes, and special header tube connections to form a counter flow heat exchanger. Heat exchangers having multiple rows may be placed near or close to the server racks and may be in fluid communication with an outdoor heat exchanger having one or more rows. A single-phase fluid is pumped through a fluid circuit or loop, which includes the heat exchangers at the server racks and the outdoor heat exchanger. The single-phase fluid circuit including the heat exchangers at the IT racks may alternatively be in thermal communication with a water circuit that includes an outdoor fluid cooler. The flat tubes can be formed tubes with one or more channels, or extruded tubes with multiple channels. The heat exchangers include header tubes/connections, which facilitate easy fabrication and connection between rows and inlet/outlet, and lower the pressure drop.

Abstract: A single-use wax writing tool with a colored wax tip that is used once and disposed. In accordance with the present disclosure a single-use wax marking tool comprises a body having a tapered tip filled with a colored wax. The tapered tip may be an integrated part of the body or a separate component that is attached to the body to form the single-use wax marking tool. The body may be hollow or solid. The tapered tip comprises a hollow portion to receive the wax. The tapered tip may have structures that help secure the wax within the tapered tip. The wax may generally be any desirable color and may be biodegradable. In some configurations, the body further comprises a label, which may be a printed label or may be an embossed label or a debossed label, all of which may also be biodegradable.

Abstract: Delivery systems for expandable and stented implants include adjustable tensioning members that control the expansion of the implant along the length of the implant. The tensioning members are wound onto one or more rotors located on the distal segment of the delivery system, which are rotated to unwind the tensioning members and incrementally expand the implant. Positioning mechanisms are also provided to adjust the position and orientation of the implant during delivery.

Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to envelope a message, of one or more federated learning messages, by a control message format, the control message format comprising a plurality of fields respectively indicating ones of an identifier of the message, a size of the message, a type of the message, and a body of the message, and control the artificial intelligence/machine learning federated learning based on the message enveloped by the control message format.

Abstract: A method for detecting a leak in a cladding tube in a nuclear reactor is described. The method is well-suited for use in a reactor having a plurality of cladding tubes housed in a plurality of linearly arranged channels for flowing coolant past the cladding tubes. The method includes monitoring the channels for the occurrence of an increase in radiation above a selected base line indicative of the presence of at least one fission product in the coolant in at least one of the plurality of channels, and monitoring the channels for the occurrence of time dependent changes in the strength of radiation in the coolant above the base line along the length of the at least one of the plurality of channels. The leak location is calculated by triangulating the radiation readings from a fixed linear array of detectors positioned adjacent to the channels to determine the location of the strongest radiation reading and the location along the length of the channel where the increase in radiation occurred.

Abstract: A method includes providing a movable module to a worksite, the movable module including a pump, a variable frequency drive coupled to the pump, a programmable logic controller operatively coupled to the variable frequency drive, and a first flow meter coupled to an outlet of the pump. The method also includes coupling a tank to a suction end of the pump, the tank having a concentrated chemical disposed therein, and coupling an outlet of the pump to a blender fluid flowline. The method also includes providing a low dosage of the concentrated chemical of between 0.01 and 0.15 gallons per thousand gallons to a clean fluid in the blender fluid flowline by pumping the concentrated chemical with the pump from the tank to the blender fluid flowline and adjusting an amount of the concentrated chemical pumped in response to data input into the programmable logic controller.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for a prosthetic foot configured to attach to a residual limb, comprising an upper member, a lower member and compression torsion joint. The upper member comprises an upper flange, a mating post, and mounting portion configured to attach to the residual limb. The lower member comprises a mating portion, a lower flange, and a mounting portion configured to attach to the prosthetic foot. The compression torsion joint couples the upper member to the lower member and is configured to limit the vertical movement and torsional movement of the upper member with respect to the lower member.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for matching users to attend events together. The methods include receiving a plurality of user profiles, receiving an event profile comprising details of an event, and receiving a request to create an event group. The method further includes receiving event group parameters, which include gender and age requirements for participation in the event group. Additional steps include creating an event group, identifying qualified users from the plurality of user profiles received, and creating and publishing an event group notice. The method includes receiving event group membership requests and selecting group members for the event group from the qualified users who submitted group membership requests.

Abstract: A cervical ripening device includes a balloon catheter and a variable tensioning system. The balloon catheter includes a balloon insertable above the cervix of a pregnant woman and a catheter tube having a first end connected to the balloon, a second end, and a passageway extending from the first end to the second end. The passageway is connected to the balloon and the balloon is inflatable with a fluid to apply dilatative pressure against the cervix. The variable tensioning system includes a fastener and a pad. The pad is temporarily affixed to a leg of the pregnant woman. The fastener is connected to the second end of the catheter tube. The fastener couples to the pad in a plurality of positions to selectively vary a traction force of the balloon to apply dilatative pressure against the cervix.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus connected with an operation apparatus including multiple buttons. The information processing apparatus includes a screen display section that causes an edit screen to be displayed in an edit mode, the edit screen allowing a freely-selected button of the operation apparatus to be set to a special mode in which an input state of the button continues. On a screen after termination of the edit mode, the screen display section causes information regarding the continuation of the input state of the button set to the special mode to be displayed.

Abstract: A composite ultra-high-performance concrete mixture includes cement in an amount between 500 and 680 kg/m3; a photocatalyst in amount between 10 and 30 kg/m3; a recycled glass white nano-silica in amount 40 and 60 kg/m3; calcinated kaolin in amount 70 to 120 kg/m3; a filler in amount between 200 and 300 kg/m3; a fine sand in amount between 600 to 970 kg/m3; and a coarse sand in amount between 400 to 600 kg/m3.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to an electronic device including: a substrate; a metallization layer, the metallization layer having: a first surface disposed on the substrate; a second surface opposite the first surface; and a corrosion-prevention implant layer disposed in the metallization layer, the corrosion-prevention implant layer extending from the second surface to a depth from the second surface in the metallization layer, the depth being less than a thickness of the metallization layer; and an electrical connector coupled with the second surface.

Abstract: An at least partially floorless semirigid poultry enclosure configured to flex and/or adjust to accommodate undulating terrain during movement across a field. The semirigid poultry enclosure may comprise a semirigid foundation. The semirigid foundation may include one or more flexible portions disposed between two or more rigid structural elements. The semirigid poultry enclosure may include an automated movement system configured to facilitate movement of the semirigid poultry enclosure on a field. The automated movement system may be configured to move a semirigid poultry enclosure that is at least 90 feet in length via multiple drive units coupled to a semirigid foundation.

Abstract: In a method, a first area and a second area of a current frame is determined when the current frame is a GDR frame. The first area is independently coded and the second area is coded with dependency. When a current block in the current frame is coded by an intraTMP mode or an IBC mode, a search range of the intraTMP mode or the IBC mode is determined such that the search range is only in the first area of the current frame. A reference block is determined from a plurality of candidate reference blocks in the search range. The current block is encoded in a bitstream based on the determined reference block.

Abstract: A dual electric motor coupling system for a vehicle including: a vehicle having a vehicle body and a first electric motor, a second electric motor, and a vehicle axle attached to the vehicle body. The vehicle axle including a first rotating member coupled to the first electric motor and connectable to a first wheel assembly of the vehicle, and a second rotating member coupled to the second electric motor and connectable to a second wheel assembly of the vehicle, wherein the first and second wheel assemblies, when connected to the first rotating member and second rotating member, respectively, are disposed on opposing ends of the vehicle axle. A mechanical coupling is disposed in relation to the first electric motor and the second electric motor and is operable to selectively couple the first electric motor and the second electric motor by providing a coupling torque to the vehicle axle.

Abstract: Systems and methods that use an abstraction layer (e.g., a logical entity layer) that reinterprets API requests in order to prevent unrequested and/or unauthorized data to be served in an API request. The abstraction layer accomplishes this by determining a characteristic of the composite field set that is to be returned based on a request from an API for a first field set. The system may then determine an API request mapping. The abstraction layer may then generate a substitute request corresponding to the field attribute using the API request mapping, wherein the substitute request modifies the first request to exclude data in a potential composite field set to exclude data not specifically requested (e.g., a second field set in the composite field).

Abstract: An electronic stylus includes a stylus body, a touch-sensitive input region disposed along at least a portion of the stylus body, a haptic feedback device, and a stylus controller configured to receive an indication of user physical contact with the touch-sensitive input region. The user physical contact is classified as a recognized contact type of a plurality of different recognized contact types, based at least in part on one or more touch context parameters. The haptic feedback device is activated with predefined haptic characteristics corresponding to the recognized contact type, and differing from predefined haptic characteristics corresponding to other recognized contact types of the plurality of different recognized contact types.