Abstract: A distributed system including multiple processors associated with non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions. The computing instructions, when collectively executed on the multiple processors, cause the multiple processors collectively to perform certain acts.

Abstract: In an aspect the current disclosure is directed to an electric aircraft, wherein the electric aircraft is comprised of a plurality of flight components and a flight controller. A plurality of flight components is comprised of a plurality of control surfaces, a plurality of lift propulsors, at least a thrust propulsor, and a plurality of electric motors configured to power the plurality of propulsors. The flight controller is communicatively connected to a pilot input and flight components. The flight controller is configured to receive control datum from a pilot input and generate an output datum as a function of the control datum.

Abstract: Plant growth composition and methods of using plant growth compositions including a solvent composition including propylene glycol and 2-butoxy ethanol and an active component combination formulated to increase growth of a plant. The composition solvent composition may include about 50% or more propylene glycol and about 50% or less 2-butoxy ethanol such as about 50% to about 90% propylene glycol and about 10% to about 50% 2-butoxy ethanol. The plant growth composition may be applied to plant seeds prior to growing the plant seeds into mature plants.

Abstract: Conversational understanding systems allow users to conversationally interface with a computing device. In examples, a query may be received that includes a request for execution of a task. A data exchange task definition may be accessed. The data exchange task definition assists a conversational understanding system in managing task state tracking for information needed for task execution. Using the data exchange task definition, a per-turn policy for interacting with the user computing device is generated based on the state of a dialogue with a computing device and an evaluation of a process flow chart provided by a task owner resource. The task owner resource may be independent from the conversational understanding system. A response to the query may be generated and output based on the per-turn policy. In examples, the per-turn policy is used to generate one or more responses during a dialogue with a user via a computing device.

Abstract: A method for optimizing plant growth in a hybrid growing environment may implement artificial intelligence to measure and alter plant biometrics. Independent variables may be altered by a control unit by manipulating various control systems within the growing environment. Dependent variables may be measured, and the response of the dependent variables may be recorded in association with the alteration to the independent variables. A historical database may store data regarding the variables and may be referenced and updated by an exemplary embodiment. The control unit may optimize one or more variables or parameters based on a targeted value or outcome. An exemplary hybrid growing environment may include one or more vertical growing phases and a horizontal phase. The phases may implement various watering systems and may be hydroponic, be a complete CEA, use a mixture of natural, artificial, and/or supplemental lighting.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for controlling sucker growth in tobacco by altering the expression of different target genes.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes by one or more computing devices, accessing an image including a hand of a user of a head-mounted display at a first time. The method includes generating, from at least the image, a virtual object representation of the hand, defined in a virtual environment that includes at least one other virtual object. The method includes rendering a first image of the virtual environment comprising a first portion of the hand of the user at a first frame rate, and determining a second viewpoint of the user at a second time. The method includes rendering a second image of the virtual environment comprising a second portion of the hand of the user at a second frame rate. The method includes providing, to a set of light emitters of the head-mounted display, instructions to display the second image.

Abstract: A system, as well as associated methods, for increasing the efficiency of a gas turbine including an inlet assembly and a compressor may include a housing configured to channel airstream towards the inlet assembly, an air treatment module positioned at a proximal end the housing, and at least one air conditioning module mounted downstream of the air treatment module for adjusting the temperature of the airstream entering the compressor. The air treatment module may include a plurality of inlet air filters and at least one blower configured to pressurize the air entering the air treatment module.

Abstract: Embeddable extensions of the functionality of email and calendaring applications are described herein. An originating email and calendaring application formats meeting items to include extensible content, e.g., within the body field of the meeting item. Recipient email and calendaring applications receive the meeting items and, depending on whether they are configured to provide an extended functionality, will either deploy the extensible content item according to the extended functionality or present the extensible content item according to a standardized functionality. The body field includes the extensible content item according to the standardized functionality that is interpretable by configured clients to provide the extended functionality.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining that a media asset appears in at least two or more scenes in scenes associated with an immersive media presentation, sending a request to a client querying whether the client has access to the media asset appearing in at least two or more scenes in a local cache, receiving a reply indicating whether the client has access, signaling, in response to the reply indicating that the client has access to the media asset appearing in at least two or more scenes in the local cache, the client to use the media asset in a subsequent scene, and distributing the media asset to the client in response to the reply indicating that the client has no access to the media asset appearing in at least two or more scenes in the local cache.

Abstract: A piston lock system comprising: a cylinder, a rod receiver fixed to the cylinder, a piston slidably mounted to the cylinder, and a rod fixed to a free end of the piston and extending parallel to the piston to be located within the rod receiver. The piston and rod are movable relative to the cylinder and rod receiver between a retracted position and an extended position. A lock pin is mounted to the rod receiver and movable between a unlocked position in which the lock pin does not intersect a path of the rod, and a locked position in which the lock pin intersects the path of the rod and prevents the rod and piston from moving to the retracted position. Lock pins of multiple actuators can be connected to operate in unison.

Abstract: A low voltage drive circuit includes a transmit digital to analog circuit that converts transmit digital data into analog outbound data by: generating a DC component; generating a first oscillation at a first frequency; generating a second oscillation at the first frequency; and outputting the first oscillation or the second oscillation on a bit-by-bit basis in accordance with the transmit digital data to produce an oscillating component, wherein the DC component is combined with the oscillating component to produce the analog outbound data, and wherein the oscillating component and the DC component are combined to produce the analog outbound data. A drive sense circuit drives an analog transmit signal onto a bus, wherein the analog outbound data is represented within the analog transmit signal as variances in loading of the bus at the first frequency and wherein analog inbound data is represented within an analog receive signal as variances in loading of the bus at a second frequency.

Abstract: A rotating equipment system with in-line drive-sense circuit (DSC) electric power signal processing includes rotating equipment, in-line drive-sense circuits (DSCs), and one or more processing modules. The in-line DSCs receive input electrical power signals and generate motor drive signals for the rotating equipment. An in-line DSC receives an input electrical power signal, processes it to generate and output a motor drive signal to the rotating equipment via a single line and simultaneously senses the motor drive signal via the single line. Based on the sensing of the motor drive signal via the single line, the in-line DSC provides a digital signal to the one or more processing modules that receive and process the digital signal to determine information regarding one or more operational conditions of the rotating equipment, and based thereon, selectively facilitate one or more adaptation operations on the motor drive signal via the in-line DSC.

Abstract: In a numerical simulation, input data expressed in at least a first domain is received. The input data is decomposed into at least i) low-pass filtered data that captures a low-pass filtered version of the input data in the at least the first domain and ii) high-pass filtered data that captures a high-pass filtered version of the input data in the at least the first domain. The low-pass filtered data is transformed to frequency domain, and weights are applied to the low-pass filtered data in the frequency domain to generate weighted low-pass filtered data in the frequency domain. The weighted low-pass filtered data is transformed from the frequency domain to the at least the first domain, and output data for the numerical simulation is composed based on at least the weighted low-pass filtered data in the at least the first domain.

Abstract: Lit image projection devices and lamp assemblies containing the same for generation of three dimensional images. A projection device of the present disclosure comprises one or more light sources, a rippled substrate defining a reflective surface, the reflective surface configured to reflect light source light from the one or more light sources as reflected light, and a first lenticular lens configured to receive the reflected light from the reflective surface, wherein the reflected light received by the first lenticular lens generates a three-dimensional lit image.

Abstract: A wireless device transmits one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating assistance information, where the assistant information indicates: an identifier indicating a logical channel; and one or more periodicities associated with the logical channel. The wireless device receives, in response to the assistance information, one or more second RRC messages indicating one or more configured grant configurations. The wireless device triggers a buffer status report in response to data of the logical channel becoming available. In response to receiving one or more activation commands indicating activation of the one or more configured grant configurations, the wireless device cancels the buffer status report.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling and managing the identification and provisioning of resources within an on-demand center as well as the transfer of workload to the provisioned resources. One aspect involves creating a virtual private cluster within the on-demand center for the particular workload from a local environment. A method of managing resources between a local compute environment and an on-demand environment includes detecting an event associated with a local compute environment and based on the detected event, identifying information about the local environment, establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment and transmitting the information about the local environment to the on-demand compute environment, provisioning resources within the on-demand compute environment to substantially duplicate the local environment and transferring workload from the local-environment to the on-demand compute environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XI activation inhibitors.

Abstract: A method is provided for dynamic rate limiting of user requests for a service implemented in a computer system. The method includes defining a standard rate limit as an active rate limit for a first user, receiving one or more requests from the first user defining a rate exceeding the active rate limit, and determining a maximum safe system rate for a system implementing the method. The method may then redefine the active rate limit as the lower of the maximum safe system rate and a previously defined burst rate limit associated with the first user. The system may then execute the one or more requests from the first user at or below the redefined active rate limit.

Abstract: A window system includes a frame, a glazing assembly held within the frame and including a glass stop attachable to the frame, wherein attaching the glass stop to the frame defines an air pocket between the glass stop and the frame, and a thermal dampening device positioned within the air pocket and defining one or more discrete cavities.