Abstract: A system and method for the preparation of electronic publications or “ePubs” that provide a rich multimedia experience to readers using any of a variety of user devices, without requiring those individuals wishing to prepare such ePubs to install proprietary client applications on the computing device used to prepare the ePubs, and without the need to download a large portion or all of the ePub to enable viewing on an electronic device of an end-user.

Abstract: Methods and systems for an actuator cartridge. The actuator cartridge includes an actuation assembly that is rotationally coupled to an actuation motor and a sleeve. The sleeve includes a shift device groove that circumferentially extends around the sleeve and is configured to axially capture a shift device and gaps that extend from an axial side of the sleeve to the shift device groove.

Abstract: A user device is operable to determine a query request based on first user input to a graphical user interface displayed by the user device. Query cost data is determined based on the query request. A prompt is displayed via the graphical user interface that indicates the query cost data. Query approval data is determined based on second user input to the graphical user interface in response to the prompt. The query request is transmitted to an analytics system for execution against a database system when the query approval data indicates approval to transmit the query request.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to flush plus reload cache side-channel attack mitigation are described. An example method for mitigating a side-channel timing attack in a system including a processor having at least one cache is described. The method includes receiving a first instruction, where the first instruction, when executed by the processor, is configured to flush at least one cache line from the at least one cache associated with the processor. The method further includes, prior to execution of the first instruction by the processor, automatically mapping the first instruction to a second instruction such that the at least one cache line is not flushed from the at least one cache even in response to receiving the first instruction.

Abstract: For machine-based prediction of visitation, a machine-learned network embeds the visitation and metadata information. Since the trace data used to show access may be sparse, another machine-learned network completes the route data. Another machine-learned network recommends effectiveness of content based on routes, the graph, metadata, and/or other information. The recommendation is based on training using counterfactual and/or other causal modeling.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a fan-out wafer level package (FOWLP) can include a semiconductor die having an active surface, a backside surface, a plurality of side surfaces, each side surface of the plurality of side surfaces extending between the active surface and the backside surface, a plurality of conductive bumps disposed on the active surface, and an insulating layer disposed on a first portion of the active surface between the conductive bumps. The FOWLP can also include a molding compound encapsulating the backside surface, the plurality of side surfaces, and a second portion of the active surface between the conductive bumps and a perimeter edge of the active surface. The FOWLP can also include a signal distribution structure disposed on the conductive bumps, the insulating layer and the molding compound. The signal distribution structure can be configured to provide respective electrical connections to the plurality of conductive bumps.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a near-field communication card may be provided with an NFC-field-strength visualization display and a transparent window through which the NFC-field-strength visualization display is visible. In some embodiments, a token (e.g., the NFC card) may be constructed to include an electromagnetic field visualization display, a radiofrequency communication antenna, and a first transparent region having a transparent surface through which the electromagnetic field visualization display is visible. In some embodiments, a first layer of a token may be provided, where the first layer includes an electromagnetic field visualization display and a radiofrequency communication antenna. A second layer of the token may be provided, where the second layer includes a first transparent region. The first and second layers may be bonded such that the electromagnetic field visualization display of the first layer is visible through the first transparent region of the second layer.

Abstract: High meat content extruded pet feeds and methods of preparation thereof, make use of relatively high meat contents which include quantities of previously dewatered meat. In an embodiment, the total meat content of the feeds consists essentially of dewatered emulsified poultry meat or other meat sources commonly used in the pet food industry. In the methods, mixtures containing starch, fat, and meat, the latter including dewatered meat, are passed through an extruder followed by staged drying. The extruder may be of twin screw design having hollow core screws permitting introduction of steam or other heat exchange media into the screws.

Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system includes a controller and one or more vibration sensors that measure operational frequencies of different vehicle components during operation of the vehicle. The controller receives the measured operational frequencies and compares them to modeled frequencies for one or more operational states of each of the different vehicle components. The controller determines that the operational frequencies in a particular frequency range associated with a specific component correspond to an abnormal operational state for that specific component in response to the operational frequencies in the particular frequency range deviating from the modeled frequencies for a normal operational state of the specific component or matching the modeled frequencies for the abnormal operational state of the specific component. The controller generates and presents the abnormal operational state of the specific component on one or more of a vehicle console or a user device.

Abstract: A cathode for a multilayer solid-state electrochemical cell is described herein. The cathode comprises nanofibers of a cathode active material; particles of the cathode active material; and nanofibers of a cubic phase lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (c-LLZO); all of which are dispersed in a polymeric matrix. Electrochemical cells comprising a solid-state electrolyte and the cathodes comprising the nanofibers of c-LLZO are also described herein.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating dynamic interface options using machine learning models. The dynamic interface options may be generated in real time and reflect the likely goals and/or intents of a user. The machine learning model may provide these features by interpreting multi-modal feature inputs. For example, the machine learning model may include a first machine learning model, wherein the first machine learning model comprises a convolutional neural network, and a second machine learning model, wherein the second machine learning model performs a Weight of Evidence (WOE) analysis.

Abstract: A system for communicating information about a drilling operation comprises a drill string comprising a bottom-hole assembly, a data transmission line operably coupled to the bottom-hole assembly to receive data relating to the drilling operation, and a wireless transmission system operably coupled to the data transmission line and configured to receive and relay the data from the data transmission line. The wireless transmission system comprises a wireless transmitter comprising a beam forming antenna array. Devices and methods relate to communicating information about a drilling operation.

Abstract: Photonic devices, photonic integrated circuits, optical elements, and techniques of making and using the same are described. A photonic device includes an input region adapted to receive an optical signal including a multiplexed channel characterized by a distinct wavelength, a dispersive region optically coupled with the input region to receive the optical signal, the dispersive region including a plurality of sub-regions defined by an inhomogeneous arrangement of a first material and a second material, and a plurality of output regions optically coupled with the input region via the dispersive region. The plurality of sub-regions can include an input channel section, an in-coupler section, a parallel channel section, an out-coupler section, and an output channel section. The plurality of sub-regions together can configure the photonic device to demultiplex the optical signal and to isolate the multiplexed channel at a first output region of the plurality of output regions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses and methods for measuring stress with a wearable device. In one apparatus, a wearable device includes a housing formed and shaped to affix to a user, a sensor integrated into the housing operable to engage a body of the user to take physiological measurements of the user over a threshold period of time to obtain physiological data, and a processing device coupled to the sensor. The processing device may be operable to receive, from the sensor, a first physiological data; receive, from the sensor, a second physiological data; determine a correlation between the first physiological data and the second physiological data; and determine a stress level of a bodily system of the user based on the correlation.

Abstract: A system and method for improving computer functionality by retrieving answers/responses to questions/input from a cache such as those used with chatbots and generative AI systems. Disclosed is a multi-layered caching strategy that focuses on the relevance of a cache hit by improving the quality of the answer. The approach demonstrates that response latency is significantly reduced when using caching and how a caching strategy could be applied in various layers of increasing relevance for a simple Question-and-Answer system with the possibility of extending to more complex generative AI interactions.

Abstract: Methods and systems for finding and ranking video sequences that contain tactical sequences (e.g., an uninterrupted portion of a sporting event) that are similar to tactical event content in a target video sequence, such as those occurring in sports, include learning and labelling (e.g., through use of metadata and the like) tactically significant sequences in a plurality of video segments, including a plurality of such tactically significant sequences in a single video segment.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles providing trip services. The method includes receiving information identifying an intermediate destination and a final destination for a trip. In this example, the intermediate destination is a destination where an autonomous vehicle will drop off and wait for a passenger in order to continue the trip, and the final destination is a destination where the trip ends. The method also includes determining an amount of waiting time the vehicle is likely to be waiting for the passenger at the intermediate destination, determining how a vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles should spend the amount of waiting time, and sending an instruction to the vehicle, based on the determination of how the vehicle should spend the amount of waiting time.

Abstract: Implements and application units include a trench closer for closing a trench during applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a trench closer for a fertilizer applicator includes a bar moved through a field transverse to a direction of travel, a fertilizer applicator connected to the bar for forming a trench in soil. The fertilizer applicator comprises a coulter, a knife, or a coulter and a knife, and a trench closer disposed behind the fertilizer applicator in the direction of travel and connected to the fertilizer applicator or the bar.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for predicting agronomic field property data for one or more agronomic fields using a trained machine learning model is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, at an agricultural intelligence computer system, agronomic training data; training a machine learning model, at the agricultural intelligence computer system, using the agronomic training data; in response to receiving a request from a client computing device for agronomic field property data for one or more agronomic fields, automatically predicting the agronomic field property data for the one or more agronomic fields using the machine learning model configured to predict agronomic field property data; based on the agronomic field property data, automatically generating a first graphical representation; and causing to display the first graphical representation on the client computing device.