Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, non-transitory computer readable media, systems, and kits for performing a multiple tiered analysis for identifying individuals with a health condition for monitoring, treating, and/or enrolling the individuals in a clinical trial. Specifically, the multiple tiered analysis involves a first screen, which eliminates a large proportion of individuals who are identified as not at risk for a health condition, and a subsequent second analysis which detects presence of a health condition in the remaining individuals. The second analysis includes an intra-individual analysis, which involves combining sequence information from target nucleic acids and reference nucleic acids obtained from the individual. The target nucleic acids include signatures that may be informative for determining presence or absence of the health condition and the reference nucleic acids include baseline biological signatures of the individual.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing or eliminating cardiotoxicity, particularly cardiotoxicity induced by a cancer treatment or other therapy. In some cases, the methods and compositions prevent or reduce cardiotoxicity caused by anthracycline treatment. The methods provided herein often comprise administering a protective agent such as myricetin, tricetin, robinetin, ficetin, vitexin, quercetin, dihydrorobinetin, kaempferol, 7,3?,4?,5?-tetrahydroxyflavone, and myricitrin in conjunction with the administration of a cancer drug or other treatment. They may comprise administering a protective agent in combination with dexrazoxane. The compositions provided herein include co-formulations of a protective agent with a different protective agent or with a cancer treatment (e.g., anthracycline drug).

Abstract: This invention relates to cleaning the induction systems, the combustion chambers and exhaust systems of internal combustion engines. And, more particularly, to chemicals and mixtures of chemicals for removing the different types of carbon deposits encountered in internal combustion engines used in “road vehicles”. Carbon deposits were taken from the induction systems of these road vehicles for the purpose of bench testing such carbon and product development. More specifically, chemicals (i.e., solvents) and chemical mixes (i.e., solutions) have been accurately tested on such harvested carbon deposits for their ability to remove the various types of carbon deposits that accumulate within road vehicle internal combustion engines. Additionally this invention also relates to apparatus for delivering chemicals and chemical mixes.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to beam homogenization for occlusion avoidance. One embodiment includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device. The LIDAR device includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a light emitter. The light emitter emits light that diverges along a fast-axis and a slow-axis. The transmitter also includes a fast-axis collimation (FAC) lens optically coupled to the light emitter. The FAC lens is configured to receive light emitted by the light emitter and reduce a divergence of the received light along the fast-axis of the light emitter to provide reduced-divergence light. The transmitter further includes a transmit lens optically coupled to the FAC lens. The transmit lens is configured to receive the reduced-divergence light from the FAC lens and provide transmit light. The FAC lens is positioned relative to the light emitter such that the reduced-divergence light is expanded at the transmit lens.

Abstract: Surgical retractors are disclosed herein. More particularly but not exclusively, in one form, a surgical retractor includes blade portions positioned on opposite ends thereof. The retractor also includes one or more portions positioned between the blade portions which provide an ergonomic handle design configured to facilitate engagement thereof by a user. By way of non-limiting example, in one form the ergonomic design includes a pair of concave surfaces spaced apart and positioned on opposite sides of the body of the retractor from one another. Other features and aspects relating to this and other surgical retractors are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating positions, in a DCI, of a first bit of a first TPC command and a first bit of a second TPC command that are applicable, respectively, to a first cell and a second cell of a PUCCH group. The wireless device may transmit uplink control information in a transmission timing. The transmitting may be based on the first TPC command if the first cell is a cell for PUCCH transmission in the transmission timing. The transmitting may be based on the second TPC command if the second cell is the cell for PUCCH transmission in the transmission timing.

Abstract: An assembly for supporting a power strip is provided and includes a housing. The housing extends between an upper end and a lower end. The housing includes front and rear enclosures. The front enclosure includes a front wall and an interior wall. The front wall defines a front aperture. The interior wall extends from the front wall and at least partially defines an interior receptacle that is configured to receive a body of a power strip. The interior wall and the rear enclosure cooperate to enclose a body of a power strip within the interior receptacle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a particulate product. The particulate product comprises coarse particles of a nonionic synthetic associative thickener (NSAT) rheology modifier. The NSAT rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of hydrophobically-modified ethoxylated urethane (HEUR), hydrophobically-modified polyacetal-polyether (HMPAPE), and combinations thereof. The particulate product is incorporated into a waterborne paint formula.

Abstract: An apparatus for a credential verification system with a water-resistant and tamper-proof housing, wherein the apparatus includes a credential verification system including image capturing devices, and a housing containing a multi-layer enclosure containing a first set of vents, a bottom plate attached to the multi-layer enclosure, wherein the bottom plate contains a second set of vents, an opening plate configured to mount the credential verification system, wherein the opening plate includes a mechanical interface configured to mechanically connect the opening plate to the bottom plate and a locking mechanism configured to removably attach the opening plate to the multi-layer enclosure and the bottom plate, and a view window, wherein the credential verification system is configured to identify a credential through the view window using the plurality of image capturing device, and an airflow is directed from the second set of vents to the first set of vents.

Abstract: The present technology proposes techniques for ensuring globally consistent transactions. This technology may allow distributed systems to ensure the causal order of read and write transactions across different partitions of a distributed database. By assigning causally generated timestamps to the transactions based on one or more globally coherent time services, the timestamps can be used to preserve and represent the causal order of the transactions in the distributed system. In this regard, certain transactions may wait for a period of time after choosing a timestamp in order to delay the start of any second transaction that might depend on it. The wait may ensure that the effects of the first transaction are not made visible until its timestamp is guaranteed to be in the past. This may ensure that a consistent snapshot of the distributed database can be determined for any past timestamp.

Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed and includes an emission source configured to emit a primary blue light and a wavelength-converting element configured to convert the primary blue light to a secondary light, where the wavelength-converting element including a red phosphor material having a peak emission wavelength that is less than 620 nm and a green phosphor material having a peak emission wavelength that is greater than 530 nm. The device may have a correlated color temperature (CCT) in the range of 1600K-2500K, may exhibit a melanopic/photopic ratio less than 0.25 and/or may exhibit a radiometric power fraction of light having a wavelength below 530 nm below 0.1.

Abstract: A nanoscale bolometer for infrared (IR) thermal imaging comprises a subwavelength antenna that provides a specific detectivity approaching a fundamental, thermodynamic limit. The uncooled nanobolometer achieves performance comparable to cooled, high-performance, semiconductor photodetectors, but with significantly reduced size, weight, power, and cost.

Abstract: Handheld tools are provided for removing a wire from within an optical cable. For example, the handheld tool may be used to remove a copper wire from a fiber optic drop cable in an efficient manner without damaging other components of the fiber optic drop cable. Advantageously, the optical cable may be used immediately after the wire is removed without further steps by the technician, such as re-applying an outer protective sleeve, as is commonly required with known tools.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) receiving information associated with a real-time output of a recognition model adapted to recognize at least one behavior of a user, (2) determining, based on the information, a level of uncertainty associated with the real-time output, (3) modulating at least one attribute of feedback based on the level of uncertainty, and (4) presenting the feedback to the user substantially contemporaneous with the real-time output of the recognition model. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource utilization method, an electronic device, and a computer program product. A resource utilization method comprises: at a first node of a storage system, determining whether a local processing delay of a first accelerator resource of the first node exceeds a first threshold delay or not; if it is determined that the local processing delay exceeds the first threshold delay, determining at least one remote processing delay respectively corresponding to at least one second node of the storage system, wherein each remote processing delay comprises a processing delay of a second accelerator resource of a corresponding second node and a round-trip time between the first node and the corresponding second node; and at least based on the at least one remote processing delay, selecting a second accelerator resource, from the second accelerator resources of the at least one second node, to execute a target job of the first node.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for adjusting neural network resource usage. One of the methods includes receiving a network input for processing by a task neural network, the task neural network comprising a plurality of neural network layers; receiving a usage input specifying a respective weight for each of one or more usage factors, wherein each usage factor impacts how many computational resources are used by the task neural network during the processing of the network input; and processing the network input using the task neural network in accordance with the usage input to generate a network output for the network input, comprising: selecting, based at least on the usage input, a proper subset of the plurality of neural network layers to be active while processing the network input, and processing the network input using only the selected neural network layers.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for authentication management through IMU and radar. The techniques and systems use inertial sensor data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and/or radar data to manage authentication for a computing device. By so doing, the techniques conserve power, improve accuracy, or reduce latency relative to many common techniques and systems for computing-device authentication.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for applying a compression load on at least part of an application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) ball grid array (“BGA”) package during the rework or secondary reflow process. The compression-loading assembly may include a top plate and a compression plate. The compression plate may exert a compression load on at least part of the ASIC using one or more compression mechanisms. The compression mechanisms may each include a bolt and a spring. The bolt may releasably couple the top plate to the compression plate and allow for adjustments to the compression load. The spring may be positioned on the bolt between the top plate and the compression plate and, therefore, may exert a force in a direction away from the top plate and toward the compression plate. The compression load may retain the solder joint and may prevent the solder separation defect during the reflow process.

Abstract: A ladder and ladder accessory are provided including an accessory that may be coupled to the ladder in multiple configurations and serve multiple purposes. In one embodiment, a pair of components are each selectively coupled with associated rails of a ladder in a first, stored state, and a second, walkthrough state. When in the walkthrough state, the components extend upwards from and above the rails so that a user may gasp the components and step between the components when transitioning from the ladder to an elevated surface (e.g., a roof) or vice versa. In another embodiment, the components may be coupled to the ladder such that they extend in a direction that is substantially transverse to a plane through which the rails extend. When in this transverse orientation, the components may be used as a stand-off device.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for detecting loose soil having an arm with a first end and a second end. A detector wheel is engaged with the second end of the arm. A spring is configured to bias the arm or the detector wheel in a first direction. An alarm is configured to emit a signal when the movement of the arm or the detector wheel in the first direction exceeds a predetermined threshold.