Abstract: An article comprising a tube having a length L, a width W and a height H, wherein the tube has peripheral areas comprising an upper section, a lower section, an inner section, and an outer section, and the tube comprises a tube wall having an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer being a nonwoven fabric and the outer layer being a semipermeable membrane that is permeable to vapors but impermeable to liquids, wherein the tube has at least one inlet port integrated into the tube wall to permit the flow of fluid into the tube interior, wherein the tube has a through-thickness Gurley air permeability of from 1 to 2,000 seconds, and the tube has a tensile modulus in the L direction of from 300 to 450 MPa and from 200 to 320 MPa in the W direction, and wherein the upper section and/or the lower section of the tube has at least one slot in the outer layer extending at least partially along the length L of tube and centered in said upper and/or lower section, and wherein the inner layer forms the outer surf

Abstract: An apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a bitstream that includes displacement information and base mesh information of a mesh in a current mesh frame. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a plurality of wavelet coefficients packed in a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) blocks of a 2D image based on the displacement information. The processing circuitry is configured to unpack the plurality of wavelet coefficients packed from the plurality of 2D blocks based on levels of detail of the plurality of wavelet coefficients. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a plurality of displacements of the mesh in the current mesh frame based on the unpacked plurality of wavelet coefficients. The plurality of displacements is associated with a base mesh and the mesh in the current mesh frame, and the base mesh includes a subset of a plurality of vertices of the mesh.

Abstract: A prismatic battery cell assembly has a prismatic container that includes a body portion composed of opposed first and second side portions, opposed first and second end portions, a bottom portion, and a top portion. An electrode stack is composed as anodes interleaved with cathodes. Each of the anodes includes a first current collector having an uncoated anode current collector portion that extends in a first direction away from the electrode stack, and each of the cathodes includes a second current collector having an uncoated cathode current collector portion that extends in a second direction away from the electrode stack. A first terminal is joined to the uncoated anode current collector portions of the first current collectors of the anodes, and a terminal is joined to the uncoated cathode current collector portions of the second current collectors of the cathodes.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters comprising pathloss reference linking indicators for SRS resource sets of a first cell associated with one or more TRPs, wherein each SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets comprises SRS resources, and each SRS resource set is associated with a respective pathloss reference linking indicator of the pathloss reference linking indicators, indicating a cell index identifying a pathloss reference cell. The wireless device transmits, via SRS resources of a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets in the first cell, SRSs with a transmission power determined based on a first pathloss RS of a first pathloss reference cell, wherein the first pathloss reference cell is indicated by a first pathloss reference linking indicator, of the pathloss reference linking indicators, associated with the first SRS resource set.

Abstract: A carbo-chlorination process is disclosed for selectively producing AlCl3 from an alumina-containing feedstock, comprising introducing the following into a fluidized bed reactor maintained at 600-700° C.: (a) dried and calcined feed stream comprising the alumina-containing feedstock and a carbon feed; (b) chlorinating agent; (c) selectivity agent; (d) dried air; and optionally (e) off-spec AlCl3. The process further includes removing a vapor stream from the reactor in which preferably about 75-80%, of the alumina present in the reactor is converted to AlCl3; and also removing a solid raw pozzolan stream from the reactor, wherein about 90-99% of the silica present in the reactor remains unconverted and exits the reactor through the solid raw pozzolan stream. The vapor stream comprising AlCl3 is purified to create an AlCl3 product stream comprising preferably greater than about 99.99% AlCl3.

Abstract: Systems and processes for the production of a high purity isobutylene stream, a high purity isooctene stream or for the co-production of a high purity isobutylene and a high purity isooctene. The systems and processes advantageously process mixed C4 hydrocarbon streams via etherification, back cracking, isomerization, and/or dimerization, along with various separation systems, to produce the desired high purity streams.

Abstract: A head suitable to be supported by a tripod or a monopod includes a rotatable ball contained within a body defining a socket where the rotatable ball includes a shaft extending therefrom suitable to attach to a retainment structure to support a device thereon. A first movable member selectively increases and decreases the ability of the ball to freely rotate. A terminal end of the shaft includes a retainment structure that includes at least four angularly arranged “V” shaped members protruding from the terminal end, where each of the “V” shaped members extends over 90 percent of the distance from a central opening defined by the shaft and an exterior peripheral surface defined by the shaft.

Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques directed at a machine-learning-based greedy optimization mechanism for reducing radio-frequency (RF) tests in production. In aspects, a process capability index is disclosed, the process capability index used to refine a test-set. The test-set includes tests configured to be performed on an electronic device. The process capability index is configured based on upper specification limits and lower specification limits of the electronic device for each test in the test-set, as well as results for each of the tests in the test-set. The process capability index is further configured based on a new upper specification limit and a new lower specification limit of the electronic device for a new test not in the test-set, as well as results for the new test.

Abstract: A system for generating a dietary instruction set using artificial intelligence and a method related thereto include a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the processor to receive training data, record expanded biological extraction data from a first user, the expanded biological extraction data including physiological state data and at least a user behavior, generate a diagnostic output based on the expanded biological extraction data using at least a machine-learning algorithm iteratively trained as a function of the training data, and generate a dietary instruction set associated with the user as a function of the expanded biological extraction data and the diagnostic output, the dietary instruction set including at least structured meal plan.

Abstract: In a method of media streaming in a client device, a media stream carrying media content is received. The media content from the media stream is presented. A request that the client device provide media asset information is received from a server device and according to a bidirectional protocol for immersive media distribution. The media asset information is sent to the server device by the client device and according to the bidirectional protocol. The media asset information indicates at least one media asset location of a media asset that is accessible to the client device.

Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having an exterior portion and an interior portion, a first port on the body portion configured to connect the exterior portion to the interior portion of the body portion, a second port on the body portion configured to connect the exterior portion to the interior portion, a mass portion located in the interior portion of the body portion and coupled to the back wall portion, and a third material in the body portion between the mass portion and the face portion. The mass portion is at a different location than the first port and the second port. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A device comprises an ultrasound probe housing containing ultrasound probes configured to produce images inside a body of a patient and having an ambient side, a body side, a first side that connects the ambient side to the body side, and a second side that connects the ambient side to the body side and is substantially opposite to the first side, and wherein the ultrasound probes are positioned to provide a field of view beneath the body side of the ultrasound probe housing. The device further includes a first clamping arm that extends from the first side and a second clamping arm that extends from the second side, wherein the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are configured to secure the ultrasound probe housing to a body of the patient such that the body side of the ultrasound probe is facing toward the body of the patient.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure includes methods and apparatuses for video decoding and video encoding and a method of processing visual media data. The apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry configured to receive coded information indicating that a current base mesh of a current frame is coded with an inter mode and indicating at least one reference frame that is used to code the current base mesh of the current frame. The processing circuitry is configured to determine the at least one reference frame that is indicated by the received coded information and reconstruct, using the inter mode, the current base mesh of the current frame based on a respective reference base mesh of each of the at least one reference frame.

Abstract: A wireless device transmits one or more maximum numbers of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers for reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), of a cell, scheduled by downlink control information (DCI) from each transmit/receive point (TRP) of a plurality of TRPs of the cell. The wireless device receives one or more parameters indicating a first number of MIMO layers, for a first TRP of the plurality of TRPs of the cell, wherein the first number of MIMO layers is equal to or less than a first maximum number of MIMO layers, of the one or more maximum numbers of MIMO layers, corresponding to the first TRP. The wireless device receives one or more transport blocks with a second number of MIMO layers, wherein the second number is equal to or less than the first number.

Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving information on network firewall policy configurations are disclosed. Based on the received firewall configuration information, a configuration of a firewall and/or subnet of network devices is automatically provisioned and/or configured to control network traffic to and from the subnet.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided that relate to systems comprising a detector component for detecting the presence of a harmful substance in a human body; communication circuitry for transmitting data to a remote device; and a power source configured to supply energy to the detector component and communication circuitry.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for remote control operation of a hydrant is provided, comprising: a hydrant, comprising: a barrel; a bonnet containing one or more outlet; a flange including a plurality of flange bolts; and an operating nut oriented at the top of the hydrant; and a remote system, comprising: a battery; a gearbox including an electric motor and an operating nut socket engaging the operating nut; a receiver/transmitter electrically connected to the battery and the electric motor; and at least one flange bolt engagement member engaging at least one flange bolt.

Abstract: A base station distributed unit (BS-DU) receives, from a wireless device, a random access (RA) preamble based on an RA configuration associated with at least one network slice. The BS-DU sends, to a base station central unit (BS-CU), a radio resource control (RRC) request message for an RRC connection or an area update procedure of the wireless device and an indication of the at least one network slice.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for repetitive histogramming. The apparatus may provide a limited number of physical bins to perform multiple histograms on a total number of virtual bins. The apparatus may provide a single physical bin that is used to sweep over the total number of virtual bins.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to an emoji visualizer. In some implementations, a method includes generating at least one emoji identifier (ID), wherein the at least one emoji ID is digitally signed with a private encryption key, and wherein the emoji ID is associated with a user. The method further includes displaying an emoji visualizer on a client device, wherein the emoji visualizer is a user interface for customizing background patterns for emoji IDs, and wherein the emoji visualizer comprises a window and a plurality of controls. The method further includes displaying the at least one emoji ID in the window of the emoji visualizer. The method further includes receiving one or more commands based on the plurality of controls of the emoji visualizer. The method further includes generating a background pattern for the at least one emoji ID, wherein the background pattern is based on the one or more commands.