Abstract: A cache service provides applications in a containerized, multi-tenant cloud-computing system low-latency access to secrets. The cache service may operate as a cluster-level service or a sidecar service. The cache service may store copies of secrets (which are located in one or more absolute stores) in a cache storage. The cache service and the cache storage may be closer to the applications than the one or more absolute stores are to the applications. The cache service may aggregate secrets associated with multiple entities in a single cache storage. The cache service may support isolation between secrets such that secrets of a first entity are isolated from secrets of a second entity. The cache service may enforce granulated access controls such that it can apply different access controls to secrets of a first entity than to secrets of a second entity.

Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques for presenting intermediate media to a user that has presented a media request. In aspects, a media request for requested media is received from an input device. The media request is provided to a media service to serve the requested media to a requested device. The media request is processed to identify attributes of the media request indicative of a subject matter of the requested media. Based on the identified attributes of the media request, intermediate media is accessed including one or more images related to the identified attributes. The intermediate media is delivered to the requested device. Accordingly, the intermediate media provides content to engage the user while the user waits for the requested media to be delivered.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining indications of a respective priority level of each cell of a plurality of cells in respect of supporting Category M (CATM) communication services, determining, at a first point in time, that CATM is active in a first cell of the plurality of cells, resulting in a first determination, determining, based on the first determination, that a utilization of resources of the first cell is greater than a first threshold, resulting in a second determination, and activating, based on the second determination, CATM in at least a second cell of the plurality of cells. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser and a limb assembly supported by the riser. A limb cap is supported by the limb assembly. The limb cap comprises a cavity and a portion of the limb assembly is oriented in the cavity. An axle is supported by the limb cap.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising from 45 wt % to 95 wt % of polyamide polymer and from 5 wt % to 55 wt % of a modifier comprising a C18-44 dimer acid or a C18-44 dimer amine or a combination thereof. A number average molecular weight of the polyamide polymer is less than 30,000 g/mol. The polyamide composition has a chemical resistance, as measured by exposure to HCl (10%) for 14 days at 58° C., resulting in a weight loss of less than 3.0 wt %; and a moisture uptake of less than about 2.0 wt % moisture at 95% RH. A process for preparing the polyamide composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and non-transitory computer-readable device for a remote deposit environment. Upon receiving a user request, based on interactions with the UI, the method implements an electronic deposit of a financial instrument by activating a camera on the client device to generate a live stream of image data of a field of view of at least one camera, wherein the live stream includes imagery of at least a portion of the financial instrument. The method continues by extracting in real-time, based on the formation of byte array objects from the live stream of image data, data fields from a ranked sequence of imagery to be processed by an optical character recognition (OCR) program resident on the client device. The OCR process extracts one or more data fields from of the financial instrument that are communicated to a remote deposit server to complete the electronic deposit.

Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques for implementing personalized suggestions for a user interacting with a facility management system based on contextual metadata to assist the user in controlling the facility management system. For example, a system includes a request module configured to receive a request from a user. A metadata module is configured to access and identify metadata related to a content or context of the request. A large language model (LLM) module is configured to receive the request and the metadata and to generate a suggestion relevant to the content or context of the request. A suggestion module is configured to present the suggestion to the user.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for interlinking multiple independent and separately-scalable blockchains to provide transactional provenance. The disclosed systems and methods leverage a combination of blockchain and graph data structures to interoperate between blockchains without requiring a single data structure while still providing a single chain of custody and provenance for a particular set of actions.

Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a bow stand comprises a first body portion comprising a first cavity. A second body portion is moveable with respect to the first body portion. The second body portion comprises a second cavity. A third body portion is moveable with respect to the first body portion and comprises a third cavity. The first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity form an engagement cavity arranged to engage a frame of an archery bow.

Abstract: This is the synthesis for artificial quantum substrate particles using the confinement of magnetic fields in a torus shaped chamber upon a quark gluon plasma of the quarks constituents of the quantum substrate particle. There are several types of multi-quark particles that are able to be constructed by this synthesis being the “Red Matter” Quantum Substrate and Neutronium Quantum Substrate.

Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft and a rotor core supported by the rotor shaft and surrounded by a plurality of windings. The rotor assembly also includes a first brush engaging a first slip ring fixed relative to a first distal end of the rotor shaft. The first brush includes one of a first conical projection or a first convex receptacle and the first slip ring includes the other of the first conical projection or the first convex receptacle. A first electrical connection extends between the first slip ring and the plurality of windings. A second brush is configured to engage a second slip ring with the second slip ring fixed relative to the rotor shaft. A second electrical connection extending between the second slip ring and the plurality of windings.

Abstract: A method determines the number of layers in a sample material. The method includes measuring, as a function of two or more wavelengths, a four-wave mixing (FWM) spectrum of the sample material. The method further includes using the FWM spectrum to determine a thickness of the sample material, wherein the thickness is a number of layers in the sample material.

Abstract: Generalizations of quantum amplitude amplification and amplitude estimation algorithms work with non-boolean oracles (by way of definition, the action of a non-boolean oracle U? on an eigenstate |x is to apply a state-dependent phase-shift ?(x); unlike boolean oracles, the eigenvalues exp(i?(x)) of a non-boolean oracle are not restricted to be ±1). The non-boolean amplitude amplification algorithm preferentially amplifies the amplitudes of the eigenstates based on the value of ?(x). Starting from a given initial superposition state |?0, the basis states with lower values of cos (?) are amplified at the expense of the basis states with higher values of cos (?). The non-boolean quantum mean estimation algorithm uses quantum phase estimation to estimate the expectation ?0|U?|?0 (i.e., the expected value of exp(i?(x)) for a random x sampled by making a measurement on |?0). The quantum mean estimation algorithm offers a quadratic speedup over its counterpart boolean algorithm known in the art.

Abstract: A method for treating effluent from hydrothermal liquification of feedstock that contains plastic oil, pyrolysis oil, synthetic oil or hydrocarbons distillates in a plastic recycle process using supercritical water as a reaction medium into a finished liquid hydrocarbon fuel by removing impurities such as i.e. silicon, chlorides, metals, heteroatoms, etc., in a pre-treatment zone and may be passed into a feed drum or a continuous mixed settler vessel. The feed is introduced into a hydrogen atmosphere reactor. The reactor effluent is passed to a separator for extracting product mixture by addition of make-up or recycled hydrogen to the separator. The overhead product mixture is water washed to remove sour water or salt. The separator effluent is passed to a distillation section for extracting a liquid fuel product stream. A portion of the hydro processing product stream may be recycled to the feed drum or the continuous mixed settler vessel, which reduces concentration of diolefins.

Abstract: A gaming machine cabinet for a mechanical reel based gaming machine is provided. A plurality of reel devices, each including a mechanical reel and a basket, provides fast and easy installation of the mechanical reels in the gaming machine cabinet. The reel devices are mounted to a self-adjusting sled. The gaming machine cabinet includes a belly door that is coupled to the gaming machine cabinet and provides closed, intermediate, and fully open positions for the belly door.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for facilitating real-time autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet parking availability. In some aspects, an embodiment includes determining, based on a first set of perception sensor inputs of an AV, sections of roadway that are used for vehicle parking; determining, based on a second set of perception sensor inputs, whether the sections of roadway are allowable for parking and are available for parking; transmitting parking location data comprising identification of parking location objects corresponding to the sections of roadway and signals indicating that the parking location object is used for vehicle parking, indicating whether the parking location object is allowable for parking, and indicating whether the parking location object is available for parking, wherein the parking location data is aggregated with other parking location data from other AVs into aggregated parking location data; and identifying a location for parking of the AV based on the aggregated parking location data.

Abstract: A method for remotely waking-up a vehicle includes the request of a vehicle power state of at least one non-responsive vehicle of a plurality of autonomously operated vehicles, the verification—via a remote-start-wakeup automated vehicle marshaling algorithm installed within an infrastructure—of a current power state of the at least one non-responsive vehicle, the identification that the at least one non-responsive vehicle is in an off-state, and the generation of a wake-up command that is wirelessly transmitted to the at least one non-responsive vehicle via a CV2X-PC5 protocol.

Abstract: Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation.

Abstract: A method of generating a suppression signal using an adaptive filter, using an ear canal microphone signal from an earphone and an audio content signal and combining the suppression signal with others signals to generate a mixed signal that is sent to a speaker.