Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic diffuser system incorporating a diffuser body and a wireless charging base. The diffuser body has an upper portion coupled to a lower portion. The upper portion has an inner connector and an outer connector. The lower portion has an upper connector at a top end configured to connect to the outer connector of the upper portion and defining an inner cavity having an opening at the top end. The system includes a one-time-use fragrance container configured to attach to the inner connector of the upper portion and fit into the inner cavity of the lower portion. The one-time-use fragrance container having an atomizer that is irremovably disposed within the fragrance container.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises at least one of three type of components: access pathway, insertion device, and attachment device. In one embodiment, the device is used to form and/or maintain a percutaneous access pathway into the pleural cavity (i.e. tube thoracostomy). The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of iatrogenic infection while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: A probe assembly for a closed transfer system is provided. The probe assembly includes a base having a base air inlet, a probe having a base end and a probe end, at least one primary valve positioned at the probe tip, and at least one secondary valve. The probe defines a hollow air channel extending from the base end to the probe end including a probe tip, the base end being coupled to the base such that the hollow air channel is in fluid communication with the base air inlet and the probe tip. The at least one secondary valve is positioned at the base air inlet and configured to selectively allow air into the hollow air channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for eliminating bias while training an ML model using training data that includes past experimental data. One method includes accessing experiment results, for A/B testing of a first model, that comprise information regarding engagement with a first set of items presented to users, each item being presented within an ordered list of results. A position bias is calculated for positions within the ordered list of results where the items were presented. A machine-learning program is trained to obtain a second model using a training set comprising values for features that include the calculated position bias. The method includes detecting a second set of items to be ranked for presentation to a first user, and calculates, using the second model, a relevance score for the second set of items, which are ranked based on the respective relevance score and presented on a display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus includes a processor that is to obtain a plurality of codes contained in a machine-readable item and send a request for authentication of a user of the machine-readable item to a server. The server is to select a certain code of a plurality of certain codes and return a request for the selected certain code. The processor is to receive the request for the selected certain code from the server and to identify a code in the plurality of codes that corresponds to the selected certain code. The processor is also to send the identified code to the server for the server to authenticate the user based at least on the identified code. In addition, the processor is to receive an indication as to whether the authentication request of the user is successful from the server.

Abstract: A sanitizing module includes a housing having an open end, and at least one ultraviolet light emitting element within the housing and being configured to emit ultraviolet light out of the housing through the open end. The housing is configured for removable connection to a container having an interior receiving space such that connection of the housing to the container encloses the interior receiving space of the container.

Abstract: A line-of-sight quick-alignment linkage for a three-phase electric disconnect switch interconnects a drive pipe, actuator arm, and a calibration mechanism of the switch. The linkage includes a quick-alignment straight edge configured to be aligned with the line-of-sight from the pivot point of the drive pipe to the actuator arm when the drive pipe is in the fully closed drive pipe position. The calibration mechanism, the actuator arm, and other phase operating levers of the other phases are then set to their fully closed positions to calibrate the linkage. The quick-alignment straight edge may be positioned on the calibration mechanism along with a visual indicator parallel to quick-alignment straight edge.

Abstract: A control system having a primary run and a trim run, each run including an inlet coupled to a main gas supply line, a pneumatically actuated control valve positioned downstream of the inlet, a pneumatic pressure controller having variable deadband adjustment, and an outlet feeding into a gas supply line to the facility. The control valve of the primary run is preferably high-capacity, while the control valve of the trim run is low-capacity. Further, the system and method for controlling gas supply to the facility has a total flow capacity through the primary run and trim run to the facility being defined by CX, which is the total flow capacity of the primary run (CP) plus the total flow capacity of the trim run (CT), and an actual gas flow to the facility being defined by FX, which is the actual flow of the primary run (FP) plus the actual flow of the trim run (FT) and wherein FX is less than CX, CT is less than CP and FX is either stable, increasing, or decreasing based on a demand from the facility.

Abstract: An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information.

Abstract: A tamper-evident closure for a container includes a straw having an outer edge with an outwardly extending projection. The closure includes a cap with a rib. A tamper-evident tab extends from the rib. The tab has an inwardly extending lug configured to engage with the outwardly extending projection of the straw as the cap rotates relative to the straw. The tab has a hinge coupled with the rib. The hinge is configured to rotate the tab outwardly relative to the rib. The tab also has a foldable portion configured to fold to provide a visual indication when the cap is an unsealed configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting one or more properties of a downhole fluid includes a housing. The apparatus also includes a location-sensitive optical detector, arranged within a chamber formed by the housing. The apparatus further includes a light source, arranged within the chamber. The apparatus also includes a lens, positioned at an end of the housing, the lens preferably having a flat side and a curved side, the flat side positioned proximate the chamber to position the flat side closer to the light source than the curved side. The apparatus further includes a mirror, arranged outside the housing.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes cannabinoid oral products, and methods for making same. In some embodiments, the oral products are pouches including cannabinoid infused wafers. In some embodiments, the method of making the cannabinoid oral products includes preparing an emulsion, preparing a spray dry solution, spray drying solution into cannabinoid and carbohydrate particles, preparing a paste, preparing a wafer in a heated vacuum oven, fragmenting the wafer into cannabinoid infused wafer fragments, mixing the cannabinoid infused wafer fragments with starch, and dispensing the cannabinoid infused wafer fragments into pouches. The methods may also include labeling the oral products, for example, with a THC warning symbol.

Abstract: A power supply assembly is disclosed comprising a power supply unit adapted to provide power to a user's device in accordance with power requirements of the user's device, a power connection control unit and an AC controllable switch, configured to connect and disconnect AC power source from the power supply unit in response to respective control provided by the power connection control unit, wherein the power connection control unit and the AC controllable switch are configured to maintain one of two states without consuming electrical power, wherein the two states of the power connection control unit are set state adapted to switch on the AC controllable switch and unset state adapted to switch off the AC controllable switch and wherein when the power supply assembly is in its unset state it is completely disconnected from the AC power source.

Abstract: A user can select a capacity setting for a transitional partition that determines the allocation between a low-density partition and a high-density partition in the transitional partition. The transitional partition can dynamically change among multiple settings having different capacities for the low-density partition. If the current setting of the transitional partition does not efficiently utilize the available storage space based on the user's preferences for storing different types of data in the low-density partition and the high-density partition, then the user can choose to change the transitional partition to a different setting that better suits the individual user's storage allocation preferences. Therefore, valuable storage space will not be under-utilized but instead will be repurposed for more efficient use by converting a low-density partition to a high-density partition, and vice versa.

Abstract: A method for creating a non-riggable model of a face of a person, the method includes obtaining video and depth information regarding the face of the person, wherein different images of the video are acquired by a camera at different camera locations; and for each image of the different images repeating the steps of: separating face information from background information; determining translation and rotation parameters that represent the different camera locations; and generating the non-riggable model of the face of the person based on the face information and the translation and rotation parameters.

Abstract: A system for molding an object includes an articulated mold having an axis and a plurality of mold portions configured to collectively define a molding cavity for shaping the object when arranged in respective molding positions. The system includes a plurality of actuators, each operatively coupled to a respective mold portion and configured to move the respective mold portion along the axis from the respective molding position toward a respective ejecting position for releasing the object. The system includes a controller in communication with each of the plurality of actuators and configured to independently activate each of the plurality of actuators such that one of the plurality of mold portions moves along the axis from the respective molding position toward the respective ejecting position while at least one other of the plurality of mold portions remains stationary relative to the object in order to at least partially support the object.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to automate managing of relationships between IoT entities (e.g., devices, apps, users) and offloading the burden of managing these relationships from users. A Relationship Management Service (RM Service) is described herein for the autonomous establishment, modification, and tear-down of relationships between IoT entities.