Abstract: A data processing system implements receiving an access request from the client device of a content requestor to access a content item for which access to the content item is managed by a content access management platform and obtaining access control information. The access control information comprising information associated with a content owner associated with the content item, information associated with the content requestor, and information associated with the content item.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a sequence of acoustic frames as input to a multilingual automated speech recognition (ASR) model configured to recognize speech in a plurality of different supported languages and generating, by an audio encoder of the multilingual ASR, a higher order feature representation for a corresponding acoustic frame in the sequence of acoustic frames. The method also includes generating, by a language identification (LID) predictor of the multilingual ASR, a language prediction representation for a corresponding higher order feature representation. The method also includes generating, by a decoder of the multilingual ASR, a probability distribution over possible speech recognition results based on the corresponding higher order feature representation, a sequence of non-blank symbols, and a corresponding language prediction representation. The decoder includes monolingual output layer having a plurality of output nodes each sharing a plurality of language-specific wordpiece models.

Abstract: A method of sterilizing an Intracervical Insemination (ICI) fertility kit, for use in performing self-insemination. Each sterile kit comprises: one to three sets of individually wrapped sterile, disposable, syringes and optionally semen collection jars; printed instructions; and a QR code. The collection jar comprises a snap-on lid, and an inner surface with seamless edges to prevent semen residue. The syringes and optionally the jars are sealed in plastic wraps permeable to air and gas, and impermeable to pathogens; and are sterilized via gamma radiation or ethylene oxide. Fresh or frozen, unwashed or washed, semen is deposited into the jar, pulled into the syringe, and administered cervically during a user's maximum monthly level of luteinizing hormone. The syringe distal end is designed to push all semen out of the syringe then plug the end closed, while preventing semen residue from collecting within the syringe. Large circular syringe handles facilitate stable handling.

Abstract: An apparatus including a battery cell includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a separator disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The apparatus further includes an enclosure configured for encasing and mechanically protecting the electrode stack. The apparatus further includes an electrolyte. The apparatus further includes a thermally conductive and electrically insulated inert fill material located between the electrode stack and the enclosure configured for providing a thermally conductive connection between the electrode stack and the enclosure.

Abstract: A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). It is proposed that a single scaled reference layer offset be derived from two scaled reference layer offset parameters, and vice-versa. It is also proposed that a single scaled reference layer offset or a single reference layer offset be derived from a combination of a scaled reference layer offset parameter and a reference layer offset parameter.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include an adaptive antenna system with beamforming and signal polarization adjusting capabilities that improve or enhance signal to noise ratio in relation to various user effects, including specific anthropomorphic mannequin (SAM) head and personal digital assistants (PDA) hand (talk mode), PDA hand (data mode), and dual hands (read mode). Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An object detection and predictive motion warning system for a vehicle. The system may include a plurality of weight sensors configured to generate weight values in response to pressure being applied thereto and an object detection and predictive motion controller configured to detect an object within the vehicle and to predict a motion assessment for the object as function thereof.

Abstract: This application provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments, and methods for making, storing and using them, including formulations that effectively preserve microbial cell viability during freeze-thaw or freeze-drying. Compositions provided herein are useful for treating various diseases or conditions such as autism spectrum disordor, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and recurrent or primary C. difficile infection.

Abstract: A video bitstream comprising coding information of a current block in a current picture is received. The coding information indicates that the current block is coded by a flip mode in which locations of samples of the current block are adjusted within the current block. A reference block is determined from a plurality of candidate reference blocks in a reconstructed region of the current picture for the current block based on template matching (TM) costs. The TM costs indicate differences between a template of the current block and respective templates of the plurality of candidate reference blocks. A reconstruction block of the current block is determined based on the determined reference block. The current block is reconstructed by adjusting locations of samples of the reconstruction block within the reconstruction block based on the flip mode.

Abstract: In a method of video encoding, whether an adaptive color transform (ACT) is to be applied to a current block is determined. The current block includes color components, the color components including a luma component, a first chroma component, and a second chroma component. Based on the ACT being determined to be applied to the current block, a color space conversion is applied on the current block based on color space conversion equations to generate modified color components of the current block. The current block is encoded based on the modified color components of the current block.

Abstract: An enclosure for producing a radioisotope from an irradiation target material in a thimble guide tube of a nuclear reactor core is provided. The enclosure is comprised of an enriched material and defines a cavity therein. The cavity of the enclosure is configured to house the irradiation target material. A target assembly for producing synthetic radioisotopes and a method for producing pharmaceutical radioisotopes with a target assembly are also provided.

Abstract: A simulator apparatus for training medical professionals in various procedures involving the head, eye, larynx, and esophagus. The apparatus includes a head and neck model, an eye model, a cricothyroid model, and an esophagus model. The head and neck model is designed to be removably attached to the eye model, cricothyroid model, and esophagus model. The head and neck model simulates the human head, the eye model simulates the human eye, the cricothyroid model simulates the human larynx thyroid, and cricothyroid cartilage, and the esophagus model simulates the human esophagus. For training purposes, the models may be used individually without accompaniment of the other models, or in conjunction with one or more of the other models. The purpose of the simulator is to provide a user with a cost-effective, portable training simulator to practice performing procedures involving the human head, eye, larynx and cricothyroid muscle, and esophagus.

Abstract: An electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electroactive material includes a plurality of atomic layers and a plurality of cations disposed between the atomic layers. The plurality of atomic layers includes an atom selected from the group consisting of: silicon, germanium, boron, and combinations thereof. The plurality of cations is selected from the group consisting of: calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, nickel, potassium, sodium, and combinations thereof. A ratio of the cations to atoms that define the atomic layer may be less than about 1:2.

Abstract: A biodegradable container closure and a method for making the container closure. The biodegradable container closure includes from about 40 to about 99 weight percent of a polymer derived from random monomeric repeating units having a structure of wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of CH3 and a C3 to C19 alkyl group. The monomeric units having R1?CH3 is about 75 to about 99 mol percent of the polymer. A resin adapted for forming the closure is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for identifying malicious software includes receiving and executing a software application, identifying a plurality of uniform resource identifiers the software application interacts with during execution of the software application, and generating a vector representation for the software application using a feed-forward neural network configured to receive the plurality of uniform resource identifiers as feature inputs. The method also includes determining similarity scores for a pool of training applications, each similarity score associated with a corresponding training application and indicating a level of similarity between the vector representation for the software application and a respective vector representation for the corresponding training application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for passive collection of sperm having improved motility from a semen sample. The semen sample is contacted with on side of a porous barrier and a nutrient-containing media is contacted with the other side of the porous barrier. More robust sperm migrate from the semen sample through the porous barrier and are collected in a nutrient-containing media.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a multi-utterance training sample that includes audio data characterizing utterances spoken by two or more different speakers and obtaining ground-truth speaker change intervals indicating time intervals in the audio data where speaker changes among the two or more different speakers occur. The method also includes processing the audio data to generate a sequence of predicted speaker change tokens using a sequence transduction model. For each corresponding predicted speaker change token, the method includes labeling the corresponding predicted speaker change token as correct when the predicted speaker change token overlaps with one of the ground-truth speaker change intervals. The method also includes determining a precision metric of the sequence transduction model based on a number of the predicted speaker change tokens labeled as correct and a total number of the predicted speaker change tokens in the sequence of predicted speaker change tokens.

Abstract: Processing circuitry determines an initial affine model with bi-prediction for a current block in an affine motion inter prediction mode, the initial affine model predicts the current block based on a first reference picture and a second reference picture. The processing circuitry performs a multi-stage bilateral matching motion refinement with at least a first stage and a second stage on the initial affine model to derive a refined affine model, one of the first stage and the second stage applies a first bilateral matching motion refinement on a translational component of the initial affine model, and the other of the first stage and the second stage applies a second bilateral matching motion refinement on a non-translational component of the initial affine model. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block using the refined affine model based on the first reference picture and the second reference picture.

Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having contact layers are described herein. Devices, intermediate structures, and methods for making multilayer contacts for perovskite photovoltaic devices are provided. Embodiments include back contacts for N-I-P structures.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, polarization adaptation in panel MIMO antennas to improve isolation between downlink beams so as to reduce or minimize beam interference, which improves antenna performance and/or reduces antenna size requirements. Other embodiments are disclosed.