Abstract: A system for calculating a score for an edible in a display interface and methods related thereto include a sensor configured to detect user data comprising expanded biological extraction data and a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the computing device is configured to generate a query as a function of the detected user data, identify a plurality of available edibles for one or more users as a function of the query, receive nourishment information relating to the plurality of available edibles, generate, for each available edible of the plurality of available edibles, a score as a function of expanded biological extraction data using a trained scoring machine-learning process, and display the score within a display interface.

Abstract: A core network device receives, from a wireless device, a first message indicating a request for network slice group information. The core network device sends, to the wireless device, a second message comprising the network slice group information. The network slice group information sent by the core network device by the second message to the wireless device indicating that a first network slice group comprises at least one first network slice.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for ATM access during a power outage. In an example embodiment, an automated teller machine (ATM) may receive power from a mobile device including a banking application, send the power to a rechargeable battery of the ATM, and enter a reduced power mode, wherein the ATM is powered by the rechargeable battery. Further, the ATM may receive a transaction request including an authentication credential from the banking application, determine an account associated with the authentication credential, determine an authorization result indicating whether to perform the transaction request, and generate recordation information corresponding to the authorization result.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing a plurality of can bodies includes a number of forming machines for forming one or more portions of the can bodies. Each forming machine includes a number of removable components. The system further includes a maintenance device including a housing, a changeout arrangement coupled to the housing, and a controller positioned on or in the housing. The changeout arrangement is configured to selectively remove and replace a removeable component of one or more of the number of removeable components of one or more of the number of forming machines under the direction and control of the controller.

Abstract: The navigation of an AV in an environment may be planned based on a model of a restricted traffic zone in the environment. Information of the environment (e.g., a vector map, information of one or more objects, a temporal sequence of semantic grids, a query grid, etc.) may be input into a neural network. The neural network may include a CNN and a GNN. The map and tracks may be input into the GNN. The temporal sequence of semantic grids or query grid may be input into the CNN. The neural network may output edges of the restricted traffic zone. The neural network may output a grid of points representing locations in the environment and information indicating drivability of each respective point. The neural network may output one or more polylines dividing the environment into regions and information indicating whether the AV can drive to or in each respective region.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, structures, circuits, and methods providing integrated circuit (IC) packages or modules having diagonalized leads. First and second semiconductor dies are disposed on a substrate. First and second coils are configured on the substrate for a transformer. The transformer may include a core. The leads or pins may be aligned along a diagonal of the package body, providing increased creepage. The IC packages and modules may include various types of circuits; in some examples, IC packages or modules may include a galvanically isolated gate driver or other high voltage circuit.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence system for generating educational inquiry responses from biological extractions and methods related thereto include a computing device designed and configured to retrieve a biological extraction pertaining to a user, identify, based on the biological extraction, at least a nutritional need of the user, receive at least an educational inquiry including a nutrition-related educational inquiry, select, based on the at least an educational inquiry, at least a machine-learning model, wherein selecting the at least a machine-learning model includes receiving biological extraction training data correlating exemplary biological extractions to exemplary nutritional support resources and training the at least a machine-learning model using the biological extraction training data, and generate, using the at least a machine-learning model and the at least a nutritional need of the user, an inquiry response including a plurality of nutritional support resources.

Abstract: A method comprising of a modular and configurable sanitization system that includes one or more panels and a processing module. The processing module is operable to obtain configuration data pertaining to one or more of: the one or more panels, one or more configurable sanitizing mechanisms, and one or more sanitization subjects, determine one or more sanitization protocols based on the configuration data, generate one or more sanitizing mechanism configuration instructions to configure the one or more configurable sanitizing mechanisms based on the one or more sanitization protocols and in accordance with the one or more sanitization subjects, generate one or more panel configuration instructions to configure the one or more panels based on the one or more sanitization protocols and in accordance with the one or more sanitization subjects, and configure the one or more configurable sanitizing mechanisms and the one or more panels.

Abstract: A vent apparatus is used to install a tankless water heater or similar equipment inside an attic without going onto the roof. The vent apparatus may include a main housing and an umbrella assembly movably disposed therein. The main housing (e.g., PVC pipe) is installed through the roof. The umbrella assembly may have a central rod with a flexible umbrella cover on top. The umbrella assembly is pushed up through the main housing until the umbrella cover exits the top of the main housing to cover it and prevent rain from entering the main housing. The bottom of the main housing is then connected to the tankless water heater. Additional embodiments are disclosed for tankless water heaters and other equipment with an air intake port and a gas exhaust port.

Abstract: A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.

Abstract: A device and method for assembling an electronic golf ball are described. The device may include a printed circuit board, a wire wrapped around a ring-shaped bobbin, where the ring-shaped bobbin includes four legs, two on each side of the ring-shaped bobbin, with the printed circuit board inserted into the ring-shaped bobbin. This assembly, an electronic apparatus, is placed in a mold, with at least one of the four legs in contact with walls of the mold, the legs centering the electronic apparatus in a center of the mold. An inner layer material is inserted in the mold creating an inner core assembly. The inner layer assembly is removed from the mold and covered with a stiff spherical core and an outer golf ball cover layer, to form the golf ball.

Abstract: The Posture-Adaptive Keyboard enhances user-computer interactions through dynamic three-dimensional adjustability—horizontally, vertically, and angularly. It features an enclosure made from materials including opaque, translucent, or transparent options, and incorporates a versatile mounting mechanism. This design allows the keyboard to align with the user's natural ergonomic posture, potentially reducing repetitive stress injuries (RSIs). A key feature is the variable friction articulated arm connected to the keyboard's integrated mounting mechanism, which permits precise and stable positioning. Adjustments are made via a friction control knob, optimizing ergonomic settings for user comfort. The keyboard supports both wired and wireless setups, ensuring compatibility with various computing environments.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive configuration parameters of PDCP duplication of a bearer. A first RLC entity of the bearer may be associated with a first LBT bandwidth. A second RLC entity of the bearer may be associated with a second LBT bandwidth. The wireless device may transmit a packet of the bearer via the first LBT bandwidth and may transmit a duplicate of the packet via the second LBT bandwidth.

Abstract: Herein, is describe a new technology that exploits modified-virus-like particles (VLP) to improve deliverability and increase effectiveness of dsRNAs/chemicals/peptides to difficult-to-control phytophagous insect pests, including hemipteran and lepidopteran insects. This technology has also the potential to control plant pathogens including fungi, like Asian Soybean Rust (ASR).

Abstract: A method for manipulating a piece of material for use as a tab in conjunction with a container. The method includes accessing piece of relatively thin, sheet-like material and forming a hole in the piece of material. The method further includes performing a wiping operation to deform material adjacent to the hole, and performing at least one coining operation to flatten the deformed material. After the at least one coining operation the piece of material has an area of increased thickness adjacent to the hole, and after the at least one coining operation the piece of material has a generally straight inner portion at least partially defining the hole, where the generally straight portion extends at least about 20% of a height of the hole.

Abstract: A method of managing a virtual power plant (VPP) and power distribution between a power grid, a battery storage system, an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, and a power plant, includes: obtaining a first data set including information from each of the power grid, the battery storage system, the EV charging station, and the power plant; training a VPP simulation model based on the first data set using a machine learning algorithm; obtaining a second data set including information from each of the power grid, the battery storage system, the EV charging station, and the power plant; determining power condition information based on the second data set and VPP simulation model; generating a power schedule, based on the VPP simulation model and the power condition information; and transmitting a command based on the power schedule.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video encoding/decoding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry for: receiving prediction information of a current coding block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream, the prediction information indicating that the current coding block is coded using a subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) mode; deriving multiple displacement vector (DV) candidates by applying multiple DV offset candidates to a fixed DV predictor of the current coding block; comparing a template of the current coding block with each of multiple templates, each template of the multiple templates being located at a position specified by a corresponding one of the multiple DV candidates; calculating a cost value associated with each one of the multiple DV offset candidates based on the comparing; and reordering DV offset indices of the multiple DV offset candidates based on their calculated cost values.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include implementing network-efficient data durability or data reliability coding on a network. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes generating a plurality of data fragments from data to enable reconstruction of the data from a subset of the plurality of data fragments; storing, across a plurality of nodes in a network, the plurality of data fragments, wherein storing the plurality of data fragments includes storing the first fragment at a first node and the second fragment at a second node; and generating, by the first node, a plurality of secondary fragments derived from the first fragment to enable reconstruction of the first fragment from a subset of the plurality of secondary fragments; and storing the plurality of secondary fragments from the first fragment across a plurality of storage devices included within the first node.

Abstract: A method for packaging products in a substantially oxygen free environment. The method includes providing a containment environment including a main chamber formed by main chamber walls, an exhaust portion for removing ambient air from the main chamber, an intake portion for introducing inert gas into the main chamber, and a selectively sealable access point for providing access into and out of the main chamber. The method includes providing a bulk product dispenser and one or more individual bottles into the main chamber, and sealing the main chamber at least by closing the sealable access point. The method includes purging ambient air from the main chamber through the exhaust portion and introducing inert gas into the main chamber through the intake portion. The method includes transferring a product from the bulk product dispenser to each of the one or more individual bottles, and sealing each of the individual bottles.

Abstract: A user plane function (UPF) receives, from a control plane function (CPF), a request to establish a layer 2 tunneling protocol (L2TP) tunnel for a first protocol data unit (PDU) session of a wireless device. The UPF sends, to the CPF, a message comprising a tunnel failure cause for the establishment of the L2TP tunnel for the first PDU session. The message indicating at least one of a L2TP tunnel failure of the L2TP tunnel, or a L2TP session failure associated with the L2TP tunnel.