Abstract: A raised pipeline sleeve for a pipeline includes a tubular sleeve body insertable into pipeline pipes. Recessed sleeve shoulders are radially positioned about each end of the tubular sleeve body with a central portion therebetween. An outer surface of the tubular sleeve body along the central portion is shaped to conform to an inner surface of the pipeline pipes. The recessed sleeve shoulders are recessed a distance radially below the central portion to support a pipeline seal between the recessed sleeve shoulders and the pipeline pipes. A raised hump extends radially from the central portion along the outer surface of the tubular sleeve body. As the tubular sleeve body is inserted in the pipeline pipes, the pipeline pipes engage the raised hump and conform the raised hump to the inner surface of the pipeline pipes whereby installation of the tubular sleeve body into and alignment of the tubular sleeve body about the pipeline pipes is facilitated.

Abstract: A forming assembly configured to form a wick is disclosed. The forming assembly includes an expandable tube and a forming shell assembly. The expandable tube is hydraulically expandable to an expanded configuration. A wick mesh is configured to be wrapped about the expandable tube. The forming shell assembly includes a first forming shell comprising a first recess defined therein and a second forming shell comprising a second recess defined therein. The first recess and the second recess cooperate to define an outer diameter of the wick. The expandable tube and the wick mesh are positionable between the first recess and the second recess. The expandable tube and the forming shell assembly are configured to deform the wick mesh and form the wick based on the expandable tube hydraulically expanding towards the expanded configuration.

Abstract: Provided, in an aspect, is a method for performing an online transaction using a graphical construct. The method can include receiving, by a client device, inputs to generate the graphical construct; transmitting to a server in communication with the client device, a request to generate the graphical construct; receiving, by the client device, the generated graphical construct and a summary information from the server; displaying, through a user interface of the client device, a summary screen including the generated graphical construct and the summary information; embedding, by the client device, the generated graphical construct on a third-party application running on the client device; sending, by the client device, a transaction request to perform the online transaction using the generated graphical construct; and presenting for display, through the user interface of the client device, a notification including a status of the online transaction.

Abstract: A method for active learning includes obtaining a set of unlabeled training samples and for each unlabeled training sample, perturbing the unlabeled training sample to generate an augmented training sample. The method includes generating, using a machine learning model, a predicted label for both samples and determining an inconsistency value for the unlabeled training sample that represents variance between the predicted labels for the unlabeled and augmented training samples. The method includes sorting the unlabeled training samples based on the inconsistency values and obtaining, for a threshold number of samples selected from the sorted unlabeled training samples, a ground truth label. The method includes selecting a current set of labeled training samples including each selected unlabeled training samples paired with the corresponding ground truth label. The method includes training, using the current set and a proper subset of unlabeled training samples, the machine learning model.

Abstract: A protective packaging web is disclosed. The web includes a first film web having a plurality of extended portions including a base perimeter enclosing an open base region and an extended surface protruding in one direction from a plane defined by the first film web. The extended surface has a larger surface area than the open base region. The web also includes a second film web sealed to the first film web around a portion of the open base region to form sub-chambers on a side of the first film web opposite the protruding direction. The first film web and the second film web remain unsealed across the open base region defining regions within the sub-chambers suitable to contain a fluid volume. The plurality of sub-chambers are interconnected via one or more intra-chamber channels, allowing each of the sub-chambers to receive and release fluid in response to external pressures.

Abstract: Computing devices, systems, and methods described in various embodiments herein may relate to light detection and ranging (LIDAR or lidar) systems. An example computing device could include a controller having at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the at least one memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving information indicative of transmit light emitted from a lidar system along a light-emission axis. The operations also include determining, based on the received information, a maximum instrumented distance. The maximum instrumented distance includes a known unobstructed region defined by a ray segment extending between the lidar system and a point along the light-emission axis.

Abstract: A computing system has a processing device (e.g., CPU, FPGA, or GPU) and memory regions (e.g., in a DRAM device) used by the processing device during normal operation. The computing system is configured to: monitor use of the memory regions in volatile memory; based on monitoring the use of the memory regions, identify at least one of the memory regions of the volatile memory; initiate a hibernation process; and during the hibernation process, copy data stored in the identified memory regions to non-volatile memory.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to enhancements to spreadsheet tables. More specifically, embodiments of the present technology include systems and methods for incorporating various table column operations into table columns headers, thereby simplifying the act of propagating a desired effect across a range that exactly matches the table column. In an embodiment, a spreadsheet application detects a cell event in a spreadsheet, wherein the cell event affects one or more cells of the spreadsheet, determines that a cell of the one or more cells is inside a range that makes up a table in the spreadsheet, identifies a table column of the table to which the cell belongs, identifies metadata for the table column, wherein the metadata for the table column comprises column configuration instructions, and applies the column configuration instructions to the cell.

Abstract: Provided are methods for determining the amount of tamoxifen and its metabolites in a sample by mass spectrometry. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen and other tamoxifen metabolites. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of tamoxifen, N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen, and other tamoxifen metabolites.

Abstract: Build, execution, and testing on software may be performed remotely on cluster infrastructure. Tests can be scheduled on workers in the cluster infrastructure, and results of the tests are reported to the developer. If a test fails, the developer may receive an exit code from the failed test. For tests that are flaky, an exit code provides little to no benefit to identify the cause of the flakiness. To make it easier for the developer to debug flaky tests, a test identified to be flaky can be run many times in parallel, one or more parallel executions that result in failure can be paused, and one or more remote debugging sessions can be created for the one or more parallel executions. A developer can access the remote debugging session to inspect the paused execution of the test equipped with debugging tools to determine the cause of the flakiness.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a monitoring system may include an RFID reader mounted to a support structure. The RFID reader may be configured for continuously scanning for RFID tagged items within a field and issuing an alert when an alert condition has been triggered.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon control system includes a base device, a field device, and a mobile device. The base device includes a key generator configured to generate a temporary key. The field device is configured to restrict or allow access based on verification of a received key. The mobile device is configured to communicate with the base device to receive the temporary key when in proximity of the base device, communicate with the field device to provide the temporary key to the field device when in proximity of the field device, and exchange data with the field device in response to the field device verifying the temporary key.

Abstract: A system and method of reducing blocking artifacts and providing enhanced coding efficiency based, as least in part, upon evaluation of relative smoothness of signals at a coding boundary. In some embodiments, a boundary threshold difference can be established beyond which it is determined that the difference is representative of a natural or intended boundary and filtering can be applied to those boundaries having differences below the boundary threshold difference. In some further embodiments, the ramps of the signal across the boundary can be evaluated to determine whether weak or strong filtering might be appropriate. In some further embodiments, weak filtering can be performed that reduces blocking artifacts, improves coding efficiency, but does not distort ramp signals across the boundary.

Abstract: A query processing system is operable to determine a set of query rules that includes a minimum result set size rule. A query is received from a requesting entity. A size of a result set of the query is determined. Compliance data is determined based on determining whether the size of the result set complies with the minimum result set size rule. When the compliance data indicates the size of the result set complies with the minimum result set size rule, a query result for the query is generated based on the result set, and the query result is generated to the requesting entity. When the compliance data indicates the size of the result set does not comply with the minimum result set size rule: transmission of the query result to the requesting entity is foregone.

Abstract: Embodiments of the subject matter described herein relate to a wireless programmable media processing system. In the media processing system, a processing unit in a computing device generates a frame to be displayed based on a graphics content for an application running on the computing device. The frame to be displayed is then divided into a plurality of block groups which are compressed. The plurality of compressed block groups are sent to a graphics display device over a wireless link. In this manner, both the generation and the compression of the frame to be displayed may be completed at the same processing unit in the computing device, which avoids data copying and simplifies processing operations. Thereby, the data processing speed and efficiency is improved significantly.

Abstract: A liquid treatment composition for remediating and removing mercaptans from contaminated hydrocarbon liquids, the treatment composition including a hydrocarbon liquid, at least one alkoxide compound, and at least one terpene. A collective content of the at least one alkoxide compound in the liquid treatment composition is in a range of 1-20 wt % weight, a collective content of the at least one terpene in the liquid treatment composition is 5-25 vol %, a content of the hydrocarbon liquid in the treatment solution is 50-90 vol %.