Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for audio processing. In some examples, an apparatus of audio coding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes, from a coded bitstream, information indicative of an adjusted speech signal and a loudness adjustment to the adjusted speech signal. The adjusted speech signal is indicated in an association with multiple speech signals in a scene of an immersive media application. The processing circuitry determines a plurality of loudness adjustments to sound signals including the multiple speech signals in the scene based the plurality of loudness adjustment to the adjusted speech signal, and generates the sound signals in the scene based on the loudness adjustments to the sound signals.

Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor package may include a semiconductor die including a first side and a second side, the first side of the semiconductor die including one or more electrical contacts; and an organic material covering at least the first side of the semiconductor die. Implementations may include where the one or more electrical contacts extend through one or more openings in the organic material; a metal-containing layer coupled to the one or more electrical contacts; and one or more slugs coupled to one of a first side of the semiconductor die, a second side of the semiconductor die, or both the first side of the semiconductor die and the second side of the semiconductor die.

Abstract: A method for adapting a usage level of a battery pack includes measuring cell sense data for each respective battery cell using a cell sense circuit, the cell sense data including a cell voltage, current, and temperature. The method includes processing the cell sense data, for each respective battery cell, through multiple battery state functions of a controller to generate numeric cell degradation values (CDVs). The battery state functions are calibrated relationships of the cell sense data to predetermined battery fault conditions. Thereafter, the method includes automatically adapting the usage level of the battery pack during operation of the battery pack, via the controller, based on the numeric CDVs. An electric powertrain system includes the battery pack, cell sense circuit, a rotary electric machine, and a controller configured to execute the above method.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry selects a reference line from a plurality of potential reference lines and selects an intra prediction mode from a set of potential intra prediction modes that is associated with the reference line. The processing circuitry encodes a block according to the intra prediction mode and at least one reference sample in the reference line. The processing circuitry further generates prediction information of the block. Inclusion of an indication of a reference line index of the reference line in the prediction information is based on the intra prediction mode.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, cable patching may be facilitated. For example, identifiers corresponding to available ports for devices or objects within racks and required ports for patching devices into the racks may be determined. Cable patching schemes for the racks may be retrieved from sensors. The available ports, the required ports, and the cable patching schemes may be input into a prediction model, the prediction model being configured based on the inputs. New identifiers corresponding to new available ports for a new rack and new required ports for patching new devices into the new rack may be determined. A predicted cable patching scheme for patching the new rack may be obtained from the prediction model. In some embodiments, the predicted cable patching scheme may be transmitted to a user device.

Abstract: This invention is a protective face mask with a transparent portion which covers a wearer's nose and mouth, air intake and air exhaust ports on the front of the mask, one or more air impellors on the back of the wearer's head or neck, and one or more air tubes which conduct air between the air impellor and the transparent portion of the mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a closed loop aptamer development system that identifies one or more aptamers observed experimentally and implements machine-learning models to identify other aptamers not observed experimentally. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to receiving a query concerning one or more targets, acquiring a library of aptamers that potential satisfy the query, identifying a first set of aptamers from the library of aptamers that substantially or completely satisfy the query, obtaining sequence data for the first set of aptamers, generating, by a prediction model, a third set of aptamers derived from the sequence data for the first set of aptamers, validating the third set of aptamers that substantially or completely satisfy the query, and upon validating the third set of aptamers and in response to the query, providing the third set of aptamers as a result to the query.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed for adding library models to a library knowledge base by defining a template for a library configuration file that conveys information about each library model, custom inputs and code snippets to facilitate library comparison operations, and education content for the library model, where the library configuration file template may be automatically filled by populating selected data fields in the template with information identifying the library model, scraping documentation pages to extract test cases, and then scraping test case code to extract the test case input parameters for input to an input/output matching engine to evaluate a repository of code snippets and identify a set of functionally similar code snippets for inclusion one or more data fields in the template.

Abstract: Provided herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for controlling access to a website. In some embodiments, a user scans a machine-readable indicia with their mobile device to access a backend redirect page. The backend redirect page receives the access request, generates a unique session identifier, and configures a dynamic address based on the unique session identifier. The backend redirect page redirects the mobile device to an intake page of a website using the dynamic address for that page. Whenever the user attempts to load a page in the website using the corresponding dynamic address, an intake backend for frontend verifies the validity of the unique session identifier associated with the dynamic address. A session monitor tracks the amount of time since the unique session identifier was generated and invalidates the unique session identifier after a predetermined amount of time has passed.

Abstract: Methods, media and systems for screening content for malicious content in a web browser are disclosed. Document object model (DOM) elements are retrieved from the content displayed in the web browser. A link to visit a web site included in the DOM elements is identified. The identified link is compared to a list of permitted sources. Information is scanned to determine whether the information matches records of content transmitted by a primary source among the permitted sources. An alert is generated after determining a mismatch between the information in the DOM elements and records of content transmitted by the primary source.

Abstract: A combined blade guide and exchange tool, include a blade guide tool having a lower end and an upper end and a plurality of frame rails supporting a pair of lower collet housings at a lower end of the blade guide tool. A pair of fuel support grapple actuating rods are supported between the plurality of frame rails and have a first end engaging a pair of collets within the pair of lower collet housings and a second end disposed at the upper end of the blade guide tool. A blade exchange tool is releasably mounted to the upper end of the blade guide tool and includes a pair of upper collets for engaging the pair of fuel support grapple actuating rods. The blade exchange tool further including a slider and hook assembly attached to a cable guided by the blade exchange tool and adapted for engaging a control rod.

Abstract: The invention is an article of headwear that incorporates a hair compression system and adjustment system for compressing one or more sections of a wearer's hair. The headwear may be formed of a crown, a compression system, and an adjustment system. The compression system includes one or more stretchable materials that form the inner layer of the crown. The compression system may compress along a horizontal, diagonal and/or vertical plane of the head of a wearer. The compression system is attached to an adjustment system often at the back of the headwear which can be attached to the crown. The adjustment system allows a user to manually tighten the compression system to a desired pressure to keep the hair of the user compressed while the user wears the headwear. The desired hair compression is capable of being regulated by the adjustment system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to increasing longevity of the nitrogen content of soil through improved liquid delivery formulations of nitrification inhibitors. The liquid formulation can also be comprised of nitrification inhibitors and optionally urease inhibitors that are blended solutions of each. The nitrification inhibitors are present in a mixture that comprises both a protic and an aprotic solvent system. The novel formulations are designed to be applied to fertilizers, especially urea and manure based fertilizers. The delivery formulations provide an environmentally sound and inherently safe solvating system that improves the storage stability of the urease inhibitors by utilizing liquid organic non-water containing solvents, maintains the nitrification inhibitors in solution to storage temperatures of at least 10° C., and provides improved application to fertilizer of nitrification inhibitors.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an isocyanate-reactive composition that can react with an isocyanate compound in a reaction mixture to form a polyurethane-based foam. The isocyanate-reactive composition includes an isocyanate reactive compound and a combustion modifier composition. The isocyanate reactive compound has an isocyanate reactive moiety and an aromatic moiety. The combustion modifier composition includes both phosphorus from a halogen-free flame-retardant compound and a transition metal from a transition metal compound. The combustion modifier composition can have a molar ratio of the transition metal to phosphorus (mole transition metal:mole phosphorous) of 0.05:1 to 5:1.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods using same for forming a silicon-containing film such as without limitation a silicon carbide, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, a carbon-doped silicon nitride, or a carbon-doped silicon oxide film on at least a surface of a substrate having a surface feature. In one aspect, the silicon-containing films are deposited using the co-deposition of an at least one first compound comprising a C—C double or C—C triple bond.

Abstract: A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, one or more inflatable portions disposed at least partially along interior sections of the first and second elongated portions; and a port coupled to at least one of the inflatable portions and configured to adjust inflation of the inflatable portions. The inflatable portions are provided to assist in retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach and to adjust a pressure of the clamp when partitioning the stomach.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for changing cross-sectional sizes and/or shapes of flat braided sutures and the resulting constructs are disclosed. The flat braided sutures can have a textile first cross-sectional shape that can be changed to a textile second cross-sectional shape. The systems can have a heater and a die. The flat braided sutures can be movable through the heater and the die. When the flat braided sutures are in the heater, the flat braided sutures can be heatable from a textile first temperature to a textile second temperature greater than the textile first temperature. When the flat braided sutures are at the textile second temperature, the textile first cross-sectional shape can be changeable to the textile second cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for planning frequency spectrum and power allocated to transmission points of a radio network that is controlled by a spectrum access system and shares spectrum with incumbents and/or other secondary users (e.g., external radio(s)). Techniques are also provided for managing communications between components of the radio network and the spectrum access system, and to allocate frequency spectrum and maximum transmission power to component(s) of a radio network.

Abstract: An electric drive system includes a rechargeable energy storage unit, a power inverter, an electric motor and a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. A transfer of electrical power between the rechargeable energy storage unit and the electric motor is governed by a pulse width modulation (PWM) switching frequency. The controller is configured to determine a current switching frequency based in part on a PWM type, a PWM switching frequency style and an inverter direct current voltage. A PWM scalar is determined based in part on the current switching frequency and a maximum value of a control reference frequency. The controller is configured to transmit a command signal to regulate the transfer of electrical power based in part on the PWM scalar, the PWM switching frequency being proportional to a product of the PWM scalar and the control reference frequency.

Abstract: A device to inspect a pipeline includes a device housing movable relative to the pipeline, a radiation device, and an imaging device. The radiation device is coupled to the device housing and disposed adjacent to the pipeline. The imaging device is coupled to the device housing and disposed adjacent to the pipeline. The imaging device is disposed opposite to the radiation device relative to the pipeline. The imaging device receives radiation from the radiation device to provide an imaging signal. Because the radiation device and the imaging device are disposed opposite to each other relative to the pipeline, the pipeline inspection device can provide an enhanced image in a single pass of the pipeline.