Abstract: An air ionization unit is provided to ionize air to remove particulates and to release cleaned air. Air moves into the air ionization unit where it may be first filtered by an air intake filter. The air is moved, preferably by a fan, into contact with an ion generator, where the air is ionized. One or more (such as two) other fans may be used to provide airflow to (1) at least partially remove ions emanating from the air that has been exposed to the ion generator, and (2) to push the cleaned air through one or more ozone filters and out of the air ionization unit. The air ionization unit may also include an outgoing air filter, and one or more doors to access the air intake filter and/or the air ionization unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for model performance validation for classification models based on dynamically generated inputs are disclosed herein. In some aspects, the system may receive a first dataset. The system may provide the first dataset and a first output to a first validation model to generate a first validation metric. The system may generate a first plurality of datasets. The system may generate a plurality of outputs based on the first plurality of datasets. The system may provide the first plurality of datasets and the plurality of outputs to a second validation model and generate a second validation metric based on the second validation model. The system may generate an evaluation metric and generate updated model parameters for the first validation model. The system may generate an updated first validation model.

Abstract: A computing system including a processor configured to receive an indication of one or more dead data qubits and one or more dead auxiliary qubits among qubits included in a quantum computing device. The qubits are arranged in a lattice that includes plaquettes. Each of the plaquettes includes data qubits and auxiliary qubits. The processor is further configured to compute a reduced lattice by, for each of the plaquettes that includes at least one dead data qubit, computing a respective first reduced plaquette that omits the dead data qubit. For each of the plaquettes that includes at least one dead auxiliary qubit, the processor is further configured to compute the reduced lattice at least in part by computing a respective second reduced plaquette that omits the dead auxiliary qubit. The processor is further configured to output instructions to implement an error correction code on the reduced lattice.

Abstract: Disclosed here in is a retrofit device compatible with existing electronic locks, the device including a housing, one or more rechargeable batteries capable of providing power to the device, the existing electronic lock, and one or more accessories, and a module enabling wireless communication with one or more external electronic devices. The device is configured such that power can be delivered even when one or more of the batteries is removed, dead, or otherwise incapable of providing power. The module is configured to interface with the existing electronic lock such that commands can be delivered and executed wirelessly.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to transfer energy to a building is disclosed. The vehicle may include a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver may receive temperature information and demand information associated with a power grid. The processor may determine that a first predefined condition may be met based on the demand information. The processor may then calculate a first amount of energy to be transferred to the building based on the temperature information, and cause the vehicle to transfer the first amount of energy to the building. The processor may further determine that a second predefined condition may be met based on the first amount of energy and/or vehicle availability information, and determine a second amount of energy to be transferred to the building based on the temperature information. The processor may then cause the vehicle to transfer the second amount of energy to the building.

Abstract: Adaptive howling suppression is provided for active noise control (ANC) systems of wearable audio components (WACs), such as earbuds, based on detecting whether the WACs are presently being worn. Upon first detecting howling, embodiments can pre-suppress the howling audio signature by reducing ANC output. Then, embodiments detect whether the WAC is presently on-ear (worn) or off-ear and attempt to fully suppress the howling using different parameters, based on this detection. For example, if on-ear, embodiments use on-ear tuning settings to cycle through a set of suppression stages until ANC output can be restored without howling; if off-ear, embodiments use off-ear tuning settings to cycle through the set of suppression stages until ANC output can be restored without howling. Once ANC output can be restored without howling, the system can be released to a normal idle state.

Abstract: In aspects of audio manipulation of emulated content, a media device includes a memory for storing original audio content. The media device also implements an audio manipulation manager that can receive input audio content that emulates the original audio content. The audio manipulation manager also receives metadata associated with the original audio content that includes a content creator voice category associated with the original audio content. The audio manipulation manager can also determine a user voice category from the input audio content, and then transform the input audio content to manipulated audio content by changing the user voice category to the content creator voice category. To change the user voice category to the content creator voice category, the audio manipulation manager changes a user tone and a user pitch to a content creator tone and a content creator pitch.

Abstract: A subtalar plate implant (12) for correcting and/or altering the alignment of a hyperpronated foot (10) comprises a plate portion (22) and an insert portion (24) that is connected to the plate portion (22). The plate portion (22) is selectively attachable to a lateral aspect of the calcaneus (16). The insert portion (24) is positionable within the subtalar joint (18). The insert portion (24) includes a top surface (236) that Is selectively positionable substantially adjacent to a base of the talus (14), the top surface (236) being angled to allow the talus (14) to articulate over the top surface (236). The insert portion (24) further includes a bottom surface (238) that is selectively positionable substantially adjacent to a dorsal surface of the calcaneus (16), The insert portion (24) can include a groove (356) that is formed along the bottom surface (238) substantially parallel to the plate portion (22).

Abstract: A menstrual and incontinence product that can be described as a pad, menstrual pad, incontinence pad, sanitary napkin, sanitary pad, menstrual underwear, underwear. The menstrual product encompasses a 3-D fin-like area that's located to fit between the perineum and the anus. The fin-like 3-D area will be wedged between the buttock to reduce back leakage during menstruation.

Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer and a paint char material. The paint char material includes pyrolyzed paint sludge and in some forms is a hybrid paint char. The hybrid paint char includes lignin.

Abstract: A device includes a processor, and a memory storing executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor alone or in combination with other processors to perform the following functions: receive textual user input from a user describing a design to be generated; implement a first prompt generator to generate a first prompt for a Large Language Model (LLM) to restructure the user input; and implement a second prompt generator to generate a second prompt for a text-to-image model using output of the LLM to produce, the second prompt to prompt the text-to-image model to produce a proposed design based on the user input. The proposed design is provided to the user via an application comprising controls for further editing the proposed design.

Abstract: An assembly for deck construction includes a post having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, the post defining a plurality of internal slots. A base is secured to the lower end portion of the post, and a post-beam cap secured to the upper end portion of the post. The post-beam cap includes a continuous load-bearing upper surface, a lower flanged portion configured to engage the upper end portion of the post, and a plurality of contoured tabs extending from a lower surface of the post-beam cap, wherein the plurality of contoured tabs are configured to engage more than one of the plurality of internal slots of the post. The continuous load-bearing upper surface is configured to abut and distribute loads from a beam of the deck construction to the post, and the beam distributes the loads to the base.

Abstract: In a method for collecting at least one resource in a game, a first set of resource collection virtual units of a user in the virtual scene is generated at a first location in a virtual scene. Each resource collection virtual unit of the first set of resource collection virtual units is configured to automatically collect the at least one resource associated with the first location. The at least one resource collected by the first set of resource collection virtual units is accumulated for the user based on a number of resource collection virtual units in the first set of resource collection virtual units and resource collection rates of the resource collection virtual units in the first set of resource collection virtual units.

Abstract: Systems and processes herein integrate a crude separation unit, a steam cracker unit, a hydrocracker unit, an aromatics processing unit, and a pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation unit for separating a whole crude oil or other wide boiling hydrocarbon mixtures for producing olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: A method including loading solar panel assemblies onto a vehicle, transporting the solar panel assemblies on the vehicle to a pile row of a solar project installation site, and individually unloading the solar panel assemblies along the pile row at the installation site to facilitate installation of the solar panel assemblies on the pile row. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A method for implementing a measurement circuit of a surface code on a plaquette of qubits of a Majorana-tetron lattice comprises: (a) distributing among a sequence of time steps a set of one-qubit projective-measurement loops on each of three auxiliary qubits of the plaquette; (b) distributing among the sequence of time steps a set of two-qubit projective-measurement loops on each of four data qubit of the plaquette together with one of the three auxiliary qubits; (c) distributing among the sequence of time steps a set of two-qubit projective measurement loops on two or more auxiliary-qubit pairs selected from the three auxiliary qubits of the plaquette; and (d) advancing through each of the time steps of the sequence, executing the one- and two-qubit projective measurements distributed therein. In this method the measurement circuit corresponds to a stabilizer of the surface code, and the measurements generate measurement of a stabilizer operator.

Abstract: An energy collection system may collect and use the energy generated by an electric field. Collection electrodes are positioned relative to a planetary body. One or more of the collection electrodes may positioned substantially on, above, or below the planetary body. Example embodiments comprise a power processing module. One or more collection electrodes may comprise a collection device with microscopic points of a cross-section of the collection device exposed to the environment.

Abstract: The current document is directed to distributed-computer-systems and, in particular, to management of distributed applications and cloud infrastructure using artificial-life agents. The artificial-life agents are organized into a population, the size of which is stabilized as individual artificial-life agents predict system-control parameters, receive rewards based on the predictions, thrive and propagate as they learn to provide better predictions while adapting to a constantly changing environment, and expire when they fail to provide useful predictions over periods of time. The predictions output by individual artificial-life agents are used to provide consensus predictions by the artificial-life-agent population to a cloud-infrastructure-management or distributed-application-management controller.

Abstract: A data network analysis system includes a computer-executable set of instructions that obtain service account information associated with a route provided to a customer through a data communication network having network elements. Using the service account information, the instructions identify a termination port that terminates the route to a customer premises equipment of the customer, and at least one target port of the route and those network elements that are assigned to convey the route through one or more of the network elements. The instructions then obtain the routing information for the route from each of the network elements that are assigned to convey the route.

Abstract: In a method for broadcasting account provisioning information, user datum encryption information is transmitted to a plurality of account processing systems. A request to share account provisioning information is received from a user device associated with an account holder. A user datum of the account holder is encrypted using the encryption information and transmitted to the account processing systems. A response is received from at least one of the account processing systems, the response including an indication that the account holder has a transaction account processed by that account processing system. A request for confirmation that the account provisioning information should be shared is sent to the user device and a confirmation response is received from the user device that includes permission to share account provisioning information. Account provisioning information is then transmitted to one or more of the account processing systems.