Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for treating epistaxis. In some embodiments, a device for occluding epistaxis includes a first curvilinear wall, a second curvilinear wall, and a third curvilinear wall each disposed at a top portion of the device. The device has an x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis, and the top portion is relative to the y-axis. The device includes a fourth wall and a fifth wall each disposed at a bottom portion relative to the y-axis of the device. The fourth wall and the fifth wall independently are substantially straight or curvilinear. The device includes a first end including a front first end portion and a back first end portion. The first end is curvilinear corresponding to the first curvilinear wall, and the first end is disposed at an angle relative to the x-axis.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for subway personnel detection. An ultra-wideband (UWB) based detection of objects in subway tunnels may include transmitting UWB signals into an area within a subway tunnel, the area including one or more tracks traversed by trains running in the subway tunnel, receiving UWB signals within the area, and processing received UWB signals to enable detecting objects within the area. The processing may include identifying received UWB signals corresponding to echoes of the transmitted UWB signal transmitted by the detection devices, and detecting based on the echoes of the transmitted UWB signals when an object is present within the area. The object may be assessed, such as to determine when the object represents an intrusion within the area of the subway tunnel.

Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for the monitoring of nodes within datacenters. In some examples, a computing device, such as a node, receives a monitoring file from a monitoring server, where the monitoring file includes a plurality of node health checks. The computing device is configured to execute the monitoring file based on a type of the computing device. Further, and based on the execution of the monitoring file, the computing device is configured to determine that at least one of the plurality of node health checks failed. In response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of node health checks failed, the computing device is configured to generate an alert message identifying the node health checks that failed. Further, the computing device is configured to transmit the alert message to the monitoring server for display.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides computing systems and methods for cataloging, retrieving, and/or organizing user-generated content associated with objects. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a systems and methods which utilize computers to enable users to interact with libraries of user-generated content associated with cataloged objects. For example, a user can capture one or more images of a real-world object, label or otherwise annotate the object with various types of user-generated content and organize the object and its associated content into one or more libraries. The user-generated content can then be provided to other users upon the receipt of images of the same object or an object displaying similar features.

Abstract: A method is presented for producing hollow microspheres of metal oxides (HMOMS) and/or hollow metal silicates microspheres (HMSMS) in a transforming solution. The transforming solution contains an atom M, or an M-ion, or a radical containing M. M in the transforming solution has the thermodynamic ability to replace silicon atoms in hollow silica microspheres (HSMS) and/or hollow glass microspheres (HGMS). The maximum temperature for transformation is set by the chemical physical properties of the transforming solution, and the viscosity of the silica in the walls of the HSMS and/or the glass in the walls of the HGMS. Viscosity, of enough magnitude, helps retain the desired shape of the hollow sphere as it is transformed to HMOMS and/or HMSMS. Non-spherical shapes can be produced by increasing the transformation temperature whereby the viscosity of the walls of the HSMS and/or the HGMS is reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite having a stoichiometry comprising A1-xFAxSn1-yBy(I1-zXz)3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a halide, and 0.5?x?0.9, 0.5?y?0.9, and 0?z?1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include at least one of cesium, guanidinium, and/or methylammonium. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include at least one of bromide and/or chloride. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, z may be equal to zero.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for detection of a nucleic acid target in a sample. The methods and compositions use primer directed amplification in conjunction with nucleic acid fragmentation. The methods have high sensitivity even in the presence of a large amount of non-target nucleic acid. Also provided are oligonucleotides and kits useful in the method. Exemplary nucleic acid targets are those with mutant gene sequence such as mutant sequence of the EGFR, APC, TMPRSS2, ERG and ETV1 genes.

Abstract: Computing systems, devices, and methods of dynamic image composition for container deployment are disclosed herein. One example technique includes receiving a request for accessing a file from a container process. In response to receiving the request, the technique includes querying a mapping table corresponding to the container process to locate an entry corresponding to a file identifier of the requested file. The entry also includes data identifying a file location on the storage device from which the requested file is accessible. The technique further includes retrieving a copy of the requested file according to the file location identified by the data in the located entry in the mapping table and providing the retrieved copy of the requested file to the container process, thereby allowing the container process to access the requested file.

Abstract: The present application describes a method and apparatus for managing a service in a service layer. In particular, a method describes a computer readable storage medium including instructions for managing a service in a service layer where the instructions are executed by a processor. The executed instructions cause the processor to receive a request to manage, via a service enabler function of the service layer, a change of state of the service including adding, removing, activating, or deactivating the service. The request may include a service description. The executed instructions also cause the processor to evaluate, via the service enabler function, the service description comprising identifiers of one or more services to manage. The executed instructions further cause the processor to identify one or more service capabilities in the service layer to assist in managing the one or more services identified in the service description.

Abstract: A system and method for the detection and mitigation of data source compromises in an adversarial information environment. The system and method feature the ability to scan for, ingest and process, and then use relational, wide column, and graph stores for capturing entity data, their relationships, and actions associated with them. Furthermore, meta-data is gathered and linked to the ingested data, which provides a broader contextual view of the environment leading up to and during an event of interest. Data quality analysis is conducted on the data as it is ingested in order to identify various data source metrics and determine if a data source may be compromised. The results of the data quality analysis, the identified metrics, the gathered data, and meta-data are used to manage the reputation of the contributing data sources. The system can make recommendations on data sources based on the data source reputation scoring.

Abstract: Systems and methods for blocking spoofed traffic within communications networks include obtaining, at a computing system, routing information for an autonomous system of a communications network, the routing information identifying Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the autonomous system. In response to receiving the routing information, the computing system generates a prefix list based on the routing information, the prefix list including one or more prefixes encompassing the IP addresses identified by the routing information. The computing system then transmits instructions to a network device of the communications network configured to cause the network device to update a filter function of the network device based on the prefix list such that the network device permits network traffic that originates from IP addresses within the prefixes of the prefix list.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes an olefin-based polymer and from 0.15 wt % to 15 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant includes (i) from 0.05 wt % to 2 wt % of a metal oxide having a band gap greater than 5.0 electron volts (eV), and (ii) from 0.1 wt % to 13 wt % of an acid copolymer. The ratio of metal oxide to acid copolymer is from 1:20 to 1:1. Weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for enabling users to subscribe to people and other tagged entities is provided herein. Such a method includes maintaining subscription data specifying a plurality of entities subscribed to by a plurality of users, with each of the plurality of entities being a tagged entity associated with a tag. The method further includes identifying a media item associated with one or more tagged entities of the plurality of entities, determining, based on the subscription data, a user of the plurality of users that is subscribed to the tagged entities of the media item, and providing the media item to the user.

Abstract: A novel plasma generation and containment system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a power source, and an electromagnet. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically coupled via a wire to form an open circuit. The voltage is asserted on the open circuit to form a spark between the first electrode and the second electrode to form a closed circuit. Then, a current is asserted on the closed circuit to form a plasma between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electromagnet provides a magnetic field to contain and compress the plasma.

Abstract: Motorized window treatment systems are disclosed. A motorized window treatment system may include a covering material, a sensor circuit, and a control circuit. The sensor circuit may be configured to generate sensor signals indicative of a position of the covering material. The control circuit may be configured to determine a present sensor state of the sensor circuit, determine a predicted sensor state for the sensor circuit based at least in part on a power-down position recorded at a first time and a final position recorded at a second time, compare the predicted sensor state with the present sensor state, and determine a present position of the covering material based on the comparison of the predicted sensor state and the present sensor state. Methods of adjusting a position of a covering material of a motorized window treatment also are disclosed.

Abstract: A policy interpreter detects that an application container has been added in a container system, and opens a stored manifest for the application container. The policy interpreter retrieves running services information regarding the application container, and generates a security policy for the application container. The security policy defines a set of actions for which the application container can perform, and the set of actions are determined using the manifest and the running service information associated with the application container. The policy interpreter loads the security policy at a security container. The security container blocks an action performed by the application container in response to determining that the action performed by the application container does not match any action in the set of actions defined in the security policy. The policy interpreter transmits the security policy to a graphical user interface container for presentation to a user via a display device.

Abstract: A computing system includes a touch-sensitive display and one or more processors. The touch-sensitive display is configured to detect a run-time touch input from a user. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions using portions of associated memory to implement a touch driver of the touch-sensitive display and an artificial intelligence model. The touch driver is configured to process the run-time touch input based on a plurality of calibration parameters and output a touch event and a plurality of run-time touch input parameters associated with the touch input event. The artificial intelligence model is configured to receive, as input, the run-time touch input parameters. Responsive to receiving the run-time touch input parameters, the artificial intelligence model is configured to output a personalized user touch driver profile including a plurality of updated calibration parameters for the touch driver.

Abstract: Some implementations are directed to adapting a client application on a feature phone based on experiment parameters. Some of those implementations are directed to adapting an assistant client application, where the assistant client application interacts with remote assistant component(s) to provide automated assistant functionalities via the assistant client application of the feature phone. Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to determining whether an invocation, of an assistant client application on a feature phone, is a request for transcription of voice data received in conjunction with the invocation, or is instead a request for an assistant response that is responsive to the transcription of the voice data (e.g., includes assistant content that is based on and in addition to the transcription, and that optionally lacks the transcription itself).

Abstract: An IC die includes a temperature control element suitable for three-dimensional IC package with enhanced thermal control and management. The temperature control element may be formed as an integral part of an IC die that may assist temperature control of the IC die when in operation. The temperature control element may include a heat dissipation material disposed therein to assist dissipating thermal energy generated by the plurality of devices in the IC die during operation.