Abstract: An example method of placing a virtual machine (VM) in a cluster of hosts is described. Each of the hosts having a hypervisor managed by a virtualization management server for the cluster, the hosts separated into a plurality of nonuniform memory access (NUMA) domains. The method including: comparing a virtual central processing unit (vCPU) and memory configuration of the VM with physical NUMA topologies of the hosts; selecting a set of the hosts spanning at least one of the NUMA domains, each host in the set of hosts having a physical NUMA topology that maximizes locality for vCPU and memory resources of the VM as specified in the vCPU and memory configuration; and providing the set of hosts to a distributed resource scheduler (DRS) executing in the virtualization management server, the DRS configured to place the VM in a host selected from the set of hosts.

Abstract: A qubit device includes an elongated thin film uninterrupted by Josephson junctions, a quantum device in electrical contact with a proximal end of the elongated thin film, and a ground plane that is co-planar with the elongated thin film and is in electrical contact with a distal end of the elongated thin film, in which the thin film, the quantum device, and the ground plane comprise a material that is superconducting at a designed operating temperature.

Abstract: A flow control configuration including a housing, and a port sleeve disposed therein having a first positively restrained position, a second positively restrained position, and a third positively restrained position within the housing. The configuration includes a first releaser associated with the first position, and a second releaser associated with the second position. A method for controlling flow including landing a first object on a seat in the port sleeve, shifting the port sleeve to the second position thereby aligning a port and an opening. The method further includes landing a second object on a second object seat within the housing and shifting the port sleeve to the third position. A borehole system includes the flow control configuration disposed within or as a part of a string in a borehole.

Abstract: The technology relates to fine maneuver control of large autonomous vehicles that employ multiple sets of independently actuated wheels. The control is able to optimize the turning radius, effectively negotiate curves, turns, and clear static objects of varying heights. Each wheel or wheel set is configured to adjust individually via control of an on-board computer system. Received sensor data and a physical model of the vehicle can be used for route planning and selecting maneuver operations in accordance with the additional degrees of freedom provided by the independently actuated wheels. This can include making turns, moving into or out of parking spaces, driving along narrow or congested roads, construction zones, loading docks, etc. A given maneuver may include maintaining a minimum threshold distance from a neighboring vehicle or other object.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are examples of systems and methods for synchronizing notification actions across multiple enrolled devices. A management service can receive from a first client device metadata associated with a notification posted on the first client device. The management service can receive from the first client device an indication of an action performed with respect to the notification. The management service can determine whether to propagate a new notification state to a second client device based at least in part on a type of the action and a current notification state associated with the second client device. In response to determining to propagate the new notification state to the second client device, the management service can provide to the second client device a command to change the current notification state to the new notification state.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for adaptive processing of video content to remove noise, such as film grain noise, without substantially affecting visual presentation quality are described herein. A computing device may determine a plurality of film grain parameters associated with film grain noise present within one or more portions of a content item. The computing device may determine at least one encoding parameter based on the plurality of film grain parameters. The computing device may encode the content item based on the at least one encoding parameter. The computing device may send an encoding message to at least one user device/client device, which may in turn use the encoding message to decode the content item.

Abstract: A trailer hitch system for coupling a vehicle to a trailer including a housing, a shaft coupled to the housing and being configured to be received within a receiver coupled to the vehicle, a mounting structure including a swing arm extending therefrom, the swing arm being coupled to the housing such that the swing arm can pivot relative to the housing, and an actuator coupled to (i) the housing such that the actuator can pivot relative to the housing and (ii) the swing arm such that movement of the actuator causes corresponding movement of the swing arm between a first position and a second position, thereby aiding in coupling the trailer to the vehicle.

Abstract: Nipple shields can be used by breastfeeding mothers to facilitate the feeding process. The disclosed embodiments relate to nipple shields with a port through which liquid supplement can flow from a supply tube into an interior section of the shield. The liquid supplement can be drawn through ports in a tip of the shield in order to augment a naturally expressed flow of milk. A flap of material is bonded to an interior portion of the nipple shield over an optional channel formed in the interior portion so as to form a closed, flap-covered channel leading from an input port on a lower portion of the shield to a an interior location near the tip of the shield.

Abstract: Virtualized scan chain testing in a random access memory array, and related methods and computer-readable media are disclosed. To facilitate virtualized scan chain testing, the memory array includes an integrated test circuit that causes the memory array to behave as a serialized scan chain. The integrated test circuit forces serialized write and read access to offset entries in the memory array on each scan cycle in a scan mode based on received serialized test data. After the number of scan cycles equals the number of entries the memory array, the entries in the memory array are fully initialized with test data from the serial test data flow. In subsequent scan cycles, the integrated test circuit continues to perform serial read operations to cause stored serial test data to be serially shifted out as an output serial data flow that then be compared to the original serial test data.

Abstract: Embodiments of a fluid tank may comprise tank system that comprise a level indicator system useful for measuring the amount of fluid in the tank and a floating suction tube useful for filling or removing a fluid from the tank. Further in some embodiments, the tank system may be installed in a single port on the fluid tank. Some fluid tanks comprise stratified layers of different fluids. A buoyant portion of the suction tube can be constantly submerged in a desired portion of the fluid, allowing the desired fluid to be removed through the inlet port. The level indicator system may include a cable system connected between a biased level indicator that moves in conjunction with the movement of the buoyant portion to indicate the fluid level. In the alternative, the level indicator system can include sensors on the suction tube to remotely monitor the level of liquid in the tank; sensors include inclinometers, accelerometers, sending units, and magnetostrictive sensors.

Abstract: Methods and systems for manipulating surface topology of additively manufactured fluid interacting structures, such as additively manufactured heat exchangers or airfoils, and associated additively manufactured articles, are disclosed. In one aspect, an article which interacts with a fluid is imparted with surface topology features which affect performance parameters related to the fluid flow. The topological features may be sequenced, combined, intermixed, and functionally varied in size and form to locally manipulate and co-optimize multiple performance parameters at each or selectable differential lengths along a flow path. The co-optimization method may uniquely prioritize selectable performance parameters at different points along the flow path to improve or enhance overall system performance.

Abstract: Embodiments for processing authentication tokens in a system with multiple Representational State Transfer (REST) servers and clients. An intelligence process for multiple processes or multiple REST clients in an OS effectively communicates with multiple REST servers and proactively manages each server's authentication token. A shared library is loaded into a process that uses shared memory to manage the generation and expiry of a token and to communicate with a supported REST server through a single function call. The REST Authentication token will be generated for each REST server and stored in the shared memory which will be reused across multiple processes that use the library. The REST token will be validated for each function call.

Abstract: Described are devices and methods for arresting forward motion of a passenger seat back in a controlled manner using an energy absorbing element connected between structural elements of a pivotally-attached passenger seat back. The energy absorbing element includes an interference element and an energy absorbing element that are operably connected with each other so that, in an upright configuration, the combination of the energy absorbing element and the interference element resists movement of the passenger seat back with respect to the first structural element of the passenger seat back, and in transition to a folded-forward configuration, the interference element deforms the energy absorbing element to slow forward movement of the passenger seat back.

Abstract: This invention relates to coated roofing granules, roofing materials made therefrom, and methods of preparing such coated roofing granules. By coating roofing granules with an aqueous coating that includes water, a silicon-containing oligomer or polymer, and an acrylic resin, coated roofing granules can be prepared that exhibit reduced staining as compared to traditional roofing granules that are treated with petroleum oil.

Abstract: A blower assembly includes, but is not limited to, a blower housing defining a blower chamber and including a gas inlet and a gas outlet; a first rotor positioned within the blower chamber and adapted for rotation therein, the first rotor including a first shaft and at least two lobes defining a first lobe profile; and a second rotor positioned within the blower chamber and adapted for rotation therein, the second rotor including a second shaft and at least two lobes defining a second lobe profile, wherein the first and second rotors are formed from a metal having a coefficient of thermal expansion from about 1 (10?6 in/in*K) to about 13 (10?6 in/in*K), and wherein at least one of the outer surface of the first rotor, the outer surface of the second rotor, or the blower chamber includes a coating.

Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose machine learning classifiers used in scenarios such as speech recognition, image captioning, machine translation, or other sequence-to-sequence embodiments. The machine learning classifiers have a plurality of time layers, each layer having a time processing block and a depth processing block. The time processing block is a recurrent neural network such as a Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) network. The depth processing blocks can be an LSTM network, a gated Deep Neural Network (DNN) or a maxout DNN. The depth processing blocks account for the hidden states of each time layer and uses summarized layer information for final input signal feature classification. An attention layer can also be used between the top depth processing block and the output layer.

Abstract: Example apparatus are to assign a first watermark to a first monitoring track and a second monitoring track, the first watermark detected in an audio stream of media. Example apparatus are also to, in response to at least a first threshold number of watermarks being assigned to the first monitoring track, group the first watermark with one or more other watermarks assigned to the first monitoring track to define a first media detection event. Example apparatus are also to, in response to at least a second threshold number of watermarks being assigned to the second monitoring track, group the first watermark with one or more other watermarks assigned to the second monitoring track to define a second media detection event. Example apparatus are further to cause transmission of the first media detection event and the second media detection event to a data collection facility.

Abstract: A distributed studio management system includes a computing system having a computer readable memory and a processor. The computing system is associated with a first production facility that is remote to a second production facility. The processor is configured to perform the operations of receiving a set of device commands having commands targeting first and second devices in the first production facility and where the set of device commands are related to the second production facility, enqueuing a first command from the device commands into a first command queue assigned to the first device and a second command from the device commands into a second command queue assigned to the second device according to each device command's synchronized execution times, and causing the first and second devices to execute commands from their respective command queues relative to each other according to the commands' respective synchronized execution times.

Abstract: A ball dropper assembly includes a main body, a sealing piston, and a magazine assembly. The main body includes a main bore, angle bore, and transverse bore formed therethrough. The transverse bore is fluidly coupled to the main bore through the angle bore. The sealing piston is positioned within the transverse bore. Seal rings are positioned between the main body and the sealing piston on either side of the angle bore. The magazine assembly includes a magazine body and a carrier piston. The magazine body is mechanically coupled to the main body. The carrier piston has a carrier hole formed therein and is mechanically coupled to the sealing piston.

Abstract: A wheel assembly of a harvester header includes a latch and a pin. The pin is configured to engage the latch while a wheel of the wheel assembly is at a first position and the pin is configured to disengage the latch while the wheel of the wheel assembly is at a second position. Engagement of the pin and the latch is configured to block movement of the wheel relative to a frame of the harvester header.