Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods of forming an eye in a rope are provided. Various embodiments involve a braided splice extending through the entire eye and formed with at least one strand extending through the entire eye toward the forward end of the rope and at least one other strand extending through the entire eye in the opposite direction.

Abstract: Implementations of a method of forming a semiconductor package may include forming electrical contacts on a first side of a wafer, applying a photoresist layer to the first side of the wafer, patterning the photoresist layer, and etching notches into the first side of the wafer using the photoresist layer. The method may include applying a first mold compound into the notches and over the first side of the wafer, grinding a second side of the wafer opposite the first side of the wafer to the notches formed in the first side of the wafer, applying one of a second mold compound and a laminate resin to a second side of the wafer, and singulating the wafer into semiconductor packages. Six sides of a die included in each semiconductor package may be covered by one of the first mold compound, the second mold compound, and the laminate resin.

Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing a false positive identification rate of a face recognition algorithm are provided. A method includes using a first image sensor, acquiring image data for a first facial image of a person and selecting an application profile for the first facial image. The application profile is selected to modify the image data to alter a value of an image classification feature used by a face recognition algorithm to increase a false positive identification rate of the face recognition algorithm that is configured to match an input facial image with at least one of N stored facial images. The method further includes, modifying an aspect associated with the face of the person, such that a second facial image of the face, when acquired by a second image sensor subsequent to the modification of the aspect, is different from the first facial image.

Abstract: The disclosed methods include: determining, based on a first input, a digital request data object; determining a first set of computing operations; determining first context data; curating, based on the first context data, the first set of computing operations thereby resulting in a second set of computing operations; and initiating display of one or more identifiers for the second set of computing operations such that an identifier of at least one computing operation comprised in the first set of computing operations is not displayed in the second set of computing operations on the first graphical interface. The methods include receiving a second input; determining a second context data; curating based on the second context data, the first set of computing operations thereby resulting in a third set of computing operations; and initiating display of one or more identifiers for the third set of computing operations on a second graphical interface.

Abstract: According to an example, a model is selected from models including an augmented buyer model based on probabilities of conceivable transitions, and each conceivable transition includes a multi-step transition between a first URL and a second URL via at least one intermediate URL of the website. A user is determined to likely be a buyer or a non-buyer based on interaction data and the selected model. The user is presented with an offer that encourages the user to buy from the website upon the determination that the user is a buyer.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for selectively modifying output of one more portions of a content item. Selective modifications may comprise enabling closed captioning for portions with difficult-to-understand dialogue, alerts of upcoming portions of a content item, skipping or replaying portions of a content item, volume adjustments, and/or contrast adjustments. Output modification may be automatic or partially automatic (e.g., based on acceptance after a prompt).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining, for each of multiple words or sub-words, audio data corresponding to multiple users speaking the word or sub-word; training, for each of the multiple words or sub-words, a pre-computed hotword model for the word or sub-word based on the audio data for the word or sub-word; receiving a candidate hotword from a computing device; identifying one or more pre-computed hotword models that correspond to the candidate hotword; and providing the identified, pre-computed hotword models to the computing device.

Abstract: A surgical viewing system including an X-ray source, a surgical tool and an actuator. The X-ray source creates a beam of radiation used in an image creating process. The surgical tool has the X-ray source coupled thereto, and the surgical tool has an axis of rotation. The actuator is coupled to the surgical tool causing the beam of radiation to be shifted relative to the axis of rotation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automatically failing over all services operating on a primary region to a secondary region upon detection or notification of a fault in the primary region. When a fault exists on the primary region, the method traverses each cluster containing services operating on the primary region and prepares an input file including a list of service names identifying each service operating on the primary region. Referencing the input file, the method fails over each service from the primary region to the secondary region by modifying a service weight corresponding to each service. This failover process of services may be done simultaneously with failing over any databases corresponding to the failed-over services from the primary region to the secondary region. The method may also introduce a sleep time after modifying each service weight to avoid any potential throttling issues.

Abstract: A rack system for a commercial vehicle including at least one guide rail fixable to at least one vehicle structure of the commercial vehicle, and at least one rack slidingly supported by the guide rail back and forth in a lateral direction of the commercial vehicle. To laterally balance a loading of the commercial vehicle the rack system comprises at least one fixing unit for temporary fixing the rack selectively in one of several fixing positions disposed along the guide rail by fixing the rack to the guide rail and/or to the vehicle structure.

Abstract: High voltage battery contactor welding prevention techniques for an electrified vehicle include, in response to a request to perform a high voltage connection procedure, utilizing a supervisory controller to monitor a voltage of the low voltage battery system to determine whether a low voltage battery system of the vehicle has a voltage level sufficient to open/hold the set of contactors during the high voltage connection procedure, when the low voltage battery system has sufficient voltage, commanding by the supervisory controller to a sub-controller to perform the high voltage connection procedure, and when the low voltage battery system does not have sufficient voltage, displaying a low voltage indicator for a user to recharge the low voltage battery system before the high voltage connection procedure can occur.

Abstract: A system includes a turbine exhaust section downstream of a turbine. The turbine exhaust section includes an exhaust flow path. The turbine exhaust section also includes an inner wall radially disposed along the exhaust flow path. The turbine exhaust section also includes an outer wall disposed radially outward of the inner wall and along the exhaust flow path. The system also includes a fluid injection system configured to inject a fluid into a chamber radially disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall via a plurality of inner ports disposed in the inner wall. The plurality of inner ports is disposed downstream of a downstream edge of a last stage blade of the turbine.

Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a user, in which the helmet is adjustable to adjust how it fits on the user's head, including by adjusting dimensions of the helmet independently from one another (e.g., adjusting the helmet longitudinally and laterally in independent ways) and/or having a self-adjusting padded interface with the user's head to better fit on the user's head (e.g., depending on a shape and/or a size of the user's head).

Abstract: An exemplary treatment system can be provided which can include a laser system configured to emit at least one laser beam, and an optical system configured to focus the laser beam(s) to a focal region at a selected distance from a surface of a tissue. The focal region can be configured to illuminate at least a portion of a target. The optical system can cause an irradiation energy transferred to the focal region of the laser beam(s) to (i) generate a plasma in a first region of the tissue adjacent to the target, and (ii) avoid a generation of a plasma in a second region of the tissue. The optical system has a numerical aperture that is in the range of about 0.5 to about 0.9. An exemplary method can also be provided to control such treatment system.

Abstract: A sunglass lens for providing ocular photo-bio-stimulation, while also providing eye protection from sunlight, clear vision, and proper color vision to safely drive.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to techniques for verifying veracity of machine learning outputs. An example method includes receiving input comprising one or more verifiable statements in text, verifying, using first reference data stored in at least one first datastore, the one or more verifiable statements to produce first verification results indicating which of the one or more verifiable statements has been verified, when it is determined that at least one of the one or more verifiable statements remains unverified based on the first verification results, identifying at least one second datastore having second reference data attesting to veracity of the input, and verifying, using the second reference data, the at least one unverified statement to produce second verification results, and providing output indicating whether one or more of the one or more verifiable statements have been verified based on at least one of the first or second verification results.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to the conversion of text to tables. In one example of the technology, input text that includes at least three rows is received. A plurality of characteristics of the input text is determined. Each characteristic of the plurality of characteristics is associated with a uniformity between the rows of the input text. The plurality of characteristics includes at least one characteristic that is associated with a delimiter count. A determination is made as to whether the input text is suitable for conversion to table based on the plurality of characteristics. Upon determining that the input text is suitable for conversion to a table, a machine learning model is used to convert the input text into a table.