Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of treatment for inflammation in mammals including inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, the method comprising administering to a mammal, including a human, in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Hybrid self-organizing networks. One example system includes a cellular network and a mobile satellite network. The cellular network includes a cellular base station configured to perform at least one cellular interference mitigation measure. The cellular network is configured to provide wireless communications in a first frequency band within a first deployed area. The mobile satellite network includes a mobile satellite network terminal configured to perform at least one satellite interference mitigation measure. The mobile satellite network is configured to provide wireless communications in the first frequency band within a second deployed area separated from the first deployed area by a first standoff distance. Performance of one or both of the at least one cellular interference mitigation measure and the at least one satellite interference mitigation measure results in a second standoff distance that is less than the first standoff distance.

Abstract: A multiple variety planter has a direct vacuum system that allows for planting multiple varieties of seed while reducing occurrences of mis-planting events or planting inconsistencies such as multiples and skips by providing highly controllable seed meter vacuum performance characteristics that are controllable on a row-by-row basis. The direct vacuum system may include a vacuum unit at each row unit of the planter to apply a vacuum pressure to a seed meter at the row unit. Each vacuum unit may be individually and variably controlled to apply different vacuum pressures based on which seed variety is being planted with the respective seed meter at a given time.

Abstract: A transmitter-receiver isolation circuit includes a transmitter port to receive a transmit signal, an antenna port for coupling to an antenna, and a receiver port to receive a receive signal. The circuit further includes: a first signal path between the transmitter and antenna ports configured to impart a first phase shift to a first transmit portion of the transmit signal; a second signal path between the transmitter and antenna ports configured to impart approximately the first phase shift to a second transmit portion of the transmit signal; a first leakage path between the transmitter and receiver ports configured to impart a second phase shift to a first leakage portion of the transmit signal; a second leakage path between the transmitter and receiver ports configured to impart to a second leakage portion of the transmit signal a third phase shift that is approximately opposite to the second phase shift.

Abstract: A method of assessing a gaze of an occupant is provided. The method includes: determining a direction of a gaze of an occupant based on gaze information detected by a first sensor; determining a position of a feature of road based on one or more from among mapping information or vehicle environment information provided by a second sensor; comparing the direction of the gaze to the position of the feature of the road; and performing a corrective action in response to determining that the direction of the gaze does not correspond to the position of the feature of the road.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011153. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011153, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011153 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011153.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for fuel post injection for diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration. In one example, a method may include, responsive to a request for generating exotherms in an exhaust system of an engine while combustion is discontinued in at least one cylinder of the engine, injecting fuel into a cylinder within a threshold crank angle range around top dead center (TDC) of a compression stroke of the cylinder and also within the threshold crank angle range around top dead center of an exhaust stroke of the cylinder, the threshold crank angle range extending from no more than 40 crank angle degrees before TDC to no more than 40 crank angle degrees after TDC. In this way, fuel post injections may be injected +/?40 crank angle degrees after TDC of the compression and exhaust strokes to increase exhaust temperature while avoiding wall wetting and oil-in-fuel dilution.

Abstract: Provided is a target support stand having a base comprising a pair of leg units with body portions situated substantially parallel to each other. Each body portion includes a first pair of corresponding fastener openings. A socket plate has a socket notch extending to an edge thereof and a second pair of fastener openings corresponding in position with the first pairs of fastener openings in the body portions. A separable upright support member has a tab portion sized to be received by the socket notch. The socket plate being clamped between leg units of the base by fasteners extending through the first fastener openings in the body portions and the second fastener openings in the socket plate to define at least one socket for removably receiving the tab portion of the upright support member in the socket notch between body portions.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a native general-purpose controller for reconciling desired states for resources across a plurality of Kubemetes clusters in a cloud computing environment. An indication is received of one or more custom resources of the cloud computing environment. An API is instantiated at each of the Kubemetes clusters that are to be accessed. In response to receiving an indication that a desired state of one of the objects does not match a current state of the one object, a message is sent that indicates an action to reconcile the desired state with the current state. A message is received that indicates that the action to reconcile the desired state with the current state has been completed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for individual qubit excitation control with a global excitation drive. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a quantum system that comprises a plurality of qubits; a plurality of qubit frequency control lines, each qubit frequency control line corresponding to an individual qubit and controlling the frequency of the qubit; a driveline; a plurality of couplers, each coupler coupling a corresponding qubit to the driveline so that a plurality of qubits are coupled to the driveline; determining one or more qubits that require a rotation operation; for each qubit requiring a rotation operation: tuning the qubit frequency to the corresponding driveline frequency of the rotation operation; performing the rotation operation using a microwave pulse on the excitation drive; and tuning the qubit away from the driveline frequency of the rotation operation.

Abstract: The appearance of a properly-configured display that includes a plurality of discrete components is specified and then at least one image is formed that includes the appearance of the properly-configured display. The image (or images) and corresponding information regarding the discrete loose components is provided to a retail shopping facility and used in conjunction with a mobile camera-equipped device to visually overlay the image over a view of a display to thereby facilitate comparing the display with the appearance of a properly-configured display.

Abstract: A steering stop mechanism including a fastener, a retention element disposed about the fastener, an adapter configured to receive at least a portion of the fastener therein, and a retention sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the fastener, the retention element, and the adapter. The retention sleeve is deformable and produced from a malleable material to allow the retention sleeve to conform to a shape of the retention element and the adapter during assembly of the steering stop mechanism with a working component.

Abstract: A system may include a first sensor of a first type and a second sensor of a second different type and having a detector. A field of view of the second sensor may be formed by a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) defined by the detector. Control circuitry of the system may be configured to perform operations including obtaining, from the first sensor, first sensor data representing an environment, and determining, based on the first sensor data, information associated with a feature of interest within the environment. The operations may also include determining, based on the information, a particular ROI that corresponds to an expected position of the feature at a later time, obtaining a plurality of ROI sensor data from the particular ROI instead of obtaining full-resolution sensor data, and analyzing the plurality of ROI sensor data to determine one or more attributes of the feature.

Abstract: Embodiments include a mounting assembly for securing a supported element to a wall structure having an internal thickness. The mounting assembly comprises an internal assembly configured to engage the internal thickness of the wall structure and comprising a central anchor assembly with an anchor portion and a mating portion annularly arranged about an open end of the anchor portion, the mating portion having a first end fixedly attached to the anchor portion adjacent the open end and a second end for engaging the outer wall panel. The internal assembly further comprises a plurality of elongated anchors attached to the mating portion at an oblique angle relative to a central axis of the anchor portion. The mounting assembly further comprises an external assembly for engaging the outer wall panel and the mating portion of the central anchor assembly; and an elongated fastener for securing the external assembly to the internal assembly.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a crossbow crank comprises a housing and a shaft rotatable with respect to the housing. A one-way mechanism is arranged to prevent rotation of the shaft in a first rotational direction, but allow rotation in a second direction. A release mechanism is arranged to disengage the one-way mechanism from the shaft. The release mechanism has a first position and a second position, wherein the release mechanism moves along a length of the shaft between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Methods for executing fractional shares transactions are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for executing a fractional-based buy or sell order may be performed by a fracker processing unit (FPU) configured with an on-hold queue, in-progress queue, fracker balancer, and fractional share database, where a fractional share component of the buy or sell order is subjected to the method. In another aspect, a method for executing a notional-based buy order may be performed by FPU, where an estimated fractional share component of the notional-based buy order is subjected to the method. In another aspect, a method for executing a executing a notional-based sell order may be performed by FPU, where a quantity of an executed whole share component of a notional-based sell order is subjected to the method. In another aspect, a method for executing fractional shares transactions may be performed by in part, providing cleanup account shares to FPU.

Abstract: A plantar bone plate and a method are provided for treating fractures of metatarsal bones. The plantar bone plate comprises a generally elongate member having an upper surface and a lower, bone contact surface. Two or more fixation apertures and a compression slot are disposed along a longitudinal dimension of the elongate member. The fixation apertures receive fasteners suitable for fastening the plantar bone plate to a metatarsal bone. The compression slot receives a fastener at an oblique angle for compressing adjacent portions of the metatarsal bone so as to encourage bone fusion. A curvature along the elongate member is configured to mate the plantar bone plate with the anatomy of the plantar aspect of the metatarsal bone. In one embodiment, the curvature is comprised of at least a first bend and a second bend, such that the plantar bone plate mates with the plantar anatomy of the 5th metatarsal.

Abstract: A network has wireless enabled nodes of more than one hardware type. A computing device obtains a software update for one of the node types and sends an announcement of availability through the network. The announcement includes a node type identifier. A node that recognizes the identifier as matching its own hardware type collects the software update through a series of one or more requested packet transfers from the controller. Each packet carrying part of the update also includes the node type identifier. A node of a different type that has received the packets may serve as a source of missing packets to other nodes. Alternatively, nodes needing missing packets can fetch them from the computing device. When the software update is completely received by a node of the identified type, that node reboots and executes the updated software. Any node of another type discards the packets.

Abstract: A method for capacitance coupling parameter estimation includes determining a plurality of mean voltages among a plurality of memory cells of the memory in each of a plurality of cases related to inter-cell interference, generating a plurality of middle state mean voltages in response to the mean voltages, and adjusting one or more threshold voltages used to read from the memory based on the middle state mean voltages to operate independently of knowledge of middle state distributions in the memory cells.

Abstract: A high dynamic range imaging pixel may include a photodiode that generates charge in response to incident light. When the generated charge exceeds a first charge level, the charge may overflow through a first transistor to a first storage capacitor. When the generated charge exceeds a second charge level that is higher than the first charge level, the charge may overflow through a second transistor. The charge that overflows through the second transistor may alternately be coupled to a voltage supply and drained or transferred to a second storage capacitor for subsequent readout. Diverting more overflow charge to the voltage supply may increase the dynamic range of the pixel. The amount of charge diverted to the voltage supply may therefore be updated to control the dynamic range of the imaging pixel.