Abstract: A material spreader that permits selective liquid treatment of particulate material from the same spreader bed. The spreader bed is comprised of a hopper, a plurality of chain belts, a liquid treatment system, and a mixing and drying assembly which delivers the treated particulate material to the spreaders. The chain belts can drive in a forward direction for liquid treating or an aft direction for no liquid treating. Selective bypass permits non-treated particulate material to be spread without contamination from the liquid treatment.

Abstract: A method for a contextual assistant to use mouse pointing or touch cues includes receiving audio data corresponding to a query spoken by a user, receiving, in a graphical user interface displayed on a screen, a user input indication indicating a spatial input applied at a first location on the screen, and processing the audio data to determine a transcription of the query. The method also includes performing query interpretation on the transcription to determine that the query is referring to an object displayed on the screen without uniquely identifying the object, and requesting information about the object. The method further includes disambiguating, using the user input indication indicating the spatial input applied at the first location on the screen, the query to uniquely identify the object that the query is referring to, obtaining the information about the object requested by the query, and providing a response to the query.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for determining the amount of latency between a video core and a remote device by inserting null packets in a data stream between the video core and the remote device, the null packets including respective time stamps demarking respective times of departure from the video core.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for drying plant material using molecular sieves.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for providing multi-trailer reverse assistance. In a multi-trailer reverse assistance system in an articulated transport system comprising a lead vehicle, an intermediate trailer, and a final trailer, the reverse assist system includes a controller. The controller is configured to: receive a view of an environment behind the final trailer; cause the view to be displayed in a display screen of a user interface device; receive, via a secondary steering device of the user interface device, a user intended direction of travel of the articulated transport system in reverse to direct the final trailer in a desired direction; continuously calculate controllable steering angles for directing the articulated transport system to direct the final trailer in the desired direction; and control the articulated transport system to direct the final trailer in the desired direction using the calculated controllable steering angles.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for validating instruments. For instance, a request to generate a cashier's check may be received from an application executing on a drawer's computing device. Request information may be stored within a data storage entry for the check, and a code to be printed on the check may be generated to include at least a portion of the request information. Instructions may be provided to a printing system to cause the check to be printed with the code, where the printed check is invalid. Instructions may be provided to the application and/or printing system to cause display of a prompt to facilitate a reading of the code to validate the check. When information within the code is read by and received from the printing system, the check may be validated, which triggers a transfer of funds from the drawer's account. Otherwise, the check may remain invalid.

Abstract: A request is received, by a plurality of nodes that are part of a distributed blockchain ledger, to add a transaction block to a plurality of blockchains in the distributed blockchain ledger. The transaction block comprises a transaction block authentication credential(s). The plurality of nodes that are part of the distributed blockchain ledger determine if the transaction block authentication credential(s) are valid. An indication is received from at least a majority of the plurality of nodes that are part of the distributed blockchain ledger that the transaction block authentication credential(s) are valid. In response to receiving the indication from the at least a majority of the plurality of nodes that are part of the distributed blockchain ledger that the transaction block authentication credential(s) are valid, the transaction block is added to the plurality of blockchains in the distributed blockchain ledger.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water drainage system comprising: a plurality of lengths of drain pipe comprising a channel and a vertical wall, wherein (i) the vertical wall comprises one or more standoffs extending horizontally from the vertical wall and (ii) wherein the drain pipe comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, each of the top and bottom edges being bifurcated by a v-shaped notch.

Abstract: An apparatus particularly adapted for displaying a shirt includes a core of resilient material configured to simulate a human torso having a chest simulating surface, a back simulating surface, left and right truncated shoulder surfaces and a truncated waist surface. Each of the left and right truncated shoulder surfaces has an opening formed therein, the opening adapted to receive arm portions of the shirt when the shirt is disposed on the apparatus, and the truncated waist surface has an opening formed therein, the opening adapted to receive a waist portion of the shirt when the shirt is disposed on the apparatus.

Abstract: Theft deterrent systems and methods using onboard weight sensors are disclosed herein. An example method can include determining a key-off event of a vehicle, determining a baseline weight value from a scale placed in a location on a vehicle, determining a weight change relative to the baseline weight value that indicates that an object has been removed or added to the location, waking up a control module of the vehicle based on the weight change and activating a camera to obtain an image of an area around the location.

Abstract: An apparatus (100), having: an extension structure (200) configured to be secured to a base structure (400) and to define an extension structure roofline (204); and a side cover assembly (300) having a first portion (304) that is configured to be supported by the extension structure and a second portion (306) that is configured to protrude past the extension structure and thereby not be supported by the extension structure.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a memory system having a dynamic supply voltage to sense amplifiers. In an aspect, the supply voltage has a higher magnitude when charging inhibited bit lines during a program operation and a lower magnitude when verifying/sensing memory cells. Reducing the magnitude of the supply voltage saves power and/or current. However, if the lower magnitude were used when the inhibited bit lines are charged during the program operations, some of the memory cells that should be inhibited from programming might experience at least some programming. Using the higher magnitude supply voltage during bit line charging of the program operation assures that the inhibited bit lines are charged to a sufficient voltage to keep drain side select gates of NAND strings off so that the NAND channel will boost properly to inhibit programming of such memory cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides agricultural compositions and methods of using these compositions to increase plant growth, pathogen resistance and drought tolerance. The agricultural compositions disclosed herein comprise mixtures of mutualistic beneficial fungi such as Laccaria bicolor and Piriformispora indica, and bacterial strains of Pseudomonas.

Abstract: Embodiments generate effective mutation directions for fuzzing by using an abstract interpretation engine that for each of a set of input variables determines whether, for an input value range, a source code comprises a potential bug. The abstract interpretation engine generates a list of potential bugs that is provided to a machine learning engine (e.g., a reinforcement learning engine) that, iteratively for each potential bug, generates a learned input value range that is narrower than the input value range. The learned input value range is provided to the abstract interpretation engine, which updates the input value range, and to a fuzzer, which limits a search space for generating a set of seeds that is used to identify bugs in the source code.

Abstract: Systems and methods of testing a vehicle system. The systems and methods generate a simulation of a driving scenario to provide simulation video data, display the simulation on a monitor using the simulation video data, capture the displayed simulation using a camera system of the vehicle system to provide video data, process the video data using a perception algorithm to detect and track objects in the video data to provide perception data, control a vehicle actuator of the vehicle system in response to the perception data to provide command data, and adapt the simulation based on the command data. The camera system has a field of view and the monitor has a viewable area. The simulation of the driving scenario is scaled in proportion to a ratio of the field of view of the camera projected onto the monitor and dimensions of the viewable area.

Abstract: A method of multicast mobility in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), an RRC release message indicating transitioning of the UE from an RRC connected state to the RRC inactive state and changing, by the UE for receiving multicast data, an association to a beam or a network node from a first beam or a first network node to a second beam or a second network node.

Abstract: A fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and a plurality of polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco. The polymeric fibers can have a basis weight of 5 gsm or less and a diameter of less than 100 microns. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are melt-blown polymeric fibers. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are centrifugal force spun polymeric fibers. A method of preparing a fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes melt-blowing or centrifugal force spinning a plurality of polymeric fibers to create an polymer deposition zone and passing a body comprising smokeless tobacco through the polymer deposition zone. In some cases, an electrostatic charge can be applied to the plurality of polymeric fibers, the body, or a combination thereof. In some cases, a spin is applied to the body when passing through the polymer deposition zone.

Abstract: Insulin complexes are stabilized using a ligand that increases binding interactions between the insulin monomers, and particularly between the B-chains of two adjacent insulin monomers. Particularly preferred ligands are polyphenols, and insulin complexes are typically in the R-state and may therefore also include metal cations and a small phenolic compound in a binding site that is distinct from the polyphenol binding site.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods of removing potassium, rubidium, and/or cesium, selectively or in combination, from brines using tetrafluoroborates. Also disclosed are methods of producing potassium, rubidium, and/or cesium chlorides using ionic liquids and exchange media. This invention also generally relates to treated geothermal brine compositions containing reduced concentrations of silica, iron, and potassium compared to the untreated brines. Exemplary compositions of the treated brine contain a concentration of silica ranging from about 0 mg/kg to about 15 mg/kg, a concentration of iron ranging from about 0 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg, and a concentration of potassium ranging from about 300 mg/kg to about 8500 mg/kg. Other exemplary compositions of the treated brines also contain reduced concentrations of elements like rubidium, cesium, and lithium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are feminine hygiene articles and multilayer film structures. According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a feminine hygiene article may include a feminine hygiene pad including an absorbent body, an adhesive layer positioned on at least a surface of the absorbent body, and a pouch wrap in contact with the adhesive layer of the feminine hygiene pad. The pouch wrap may include a release layer in direct contact with the adhesive layer. The release layer may include a polymer composition including low density polyethylene covalently bonded to polydimethylsiloxane.