Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training acoustic models and using the trained acoustic models. A connectionist temporal classification (CTC) acoustic model is accessed, the CTC acoustic model having been trained using a context-dependent state inventory generated from approximate phonetic alignments determined by another CTC acoustic model trained without fixed alignment targets. Audio data for a portion of an utterance is received. Input data corresponding to the received audio data is provided to the accessed CTC acoustic model. Data indicating a transcription for the utterance is generated based on output that the accessed CTC acoustic model produced in response to the input data. The data indicating the transcription is provided as output of an automated speech recognition service.

Abstract: A suture clip includes a disc body having at least two adjacent portions joined by a hinge at one end and a latch at another end. Suture engagement surfaces are formed on a first and second portion of the disc body so that the first and second suture engagement surfaces can close sufficiently tightly to immobilize a pair of suture lengths therebetween when the two portions are closed and held together by the latch. A suture clip applier holds a plurality of such suture clips typically in a magazine, an open configuration where the suture engagement surfaces are held apart. Single suture clips are advanced by an advancement mechanism over a pair of suture ends having a midsection in tissue. A closing mechanism closes and latches the first and second portions of the disc body together to capture the pair of suture ends therebetween.

Abstract: Traditionally, meetings are widely utilized in business and personal communications, whether in-person and/or virtual. Organizing such meetings typically involves multiple exchanges of content and messages between users before, during, and after the meeting. In some cases, meetings may occur impromptu and may result in inefficient and unproductive collaboration. A collaboration object configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate before, during, and after a meeting is provided. In aspects, the collaboration object links content generated before, during, and after the meeting in a single location and provides functionality for concurrent multi-user interaction and synchronization of the content across applications. The collaboration object may be available from a variety of application platforms, enabling and persisting real-time editing and collaboration before, during and after the meeting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system used to enhance the results of a direct mail marketing campaign. The system processes spanning online and offline efforts with the end result being increased engagement and return on investment through added impressions and real-time Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting, in an easy to use and understand dashboard. Additionally, the system has a smart label which communicates with the system of the instant invention to track mail.

Abstract: A method of optimizing healthcare services consumption according to the invention includes the steps of assessing the healthcare situation of an employer providing healthcare benefits to a population, identifying a first group of patients from the population likely to generate expensive healthcare claims based on data representing past claims, periodically determining whether patients in the first group have satisfied certain predetermined healthcare requirements, identifying a first group of providers who provide high quality, cost efficient healthcare services based on the practice patterns of the providers, prompting patients who have not satisfied the predetermined healthcare requirements to obtain services from providers in the first group, and responding to healthcare requests from patients by determining whether the requesting patient is seeking services from a provider in the first group, and, if not, urging the patient to obtain such services from a provider in the first group.

Abstract: An extension conduit for use with a system for aspirating thrombus includes a passageway extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the extension conduit, and a combined hydraulic and electrical control carried on the extension conduit and configured to be activated by a user to activate an electric switch while opening a valve to allow flow through the passageway.

Abstract: When a speaker device is within communication range of an electronic device, various rules are used to determine whether to connect to or route audio data to the speaker device. For example, the electronic device may prompt the user to choose whether to connect to a wireless speaker device. In situations in which the user rejects connecting to the wireless speaker device, subsequent attempts by the speaker device to connect to the electronic device are also rejected or ignored without further prompting the user, or the wireless speaker device may be connected to the electronic device but audio data not routed to the wireless speaker device. By way of another example, the electronic device may determine whether to route audio data to a wireless speaker device based on signal strength and link quality metrics for wireless communication between the electronic device and one or more wireless speaker devices.

Abstract: A computing device, including a hardware accelerator configured to receive a first matrix and receive a second matrix. The hardware accelerator may, for a plurality of partial matrix regions, in a first iteration, read a first submatrix of the first matrix and a second submatrix of the second matrix into a front-end processing area. The hardware accelerator may multiply the first submatrix by the second submatrix to compute a first intermediate partial matrix. In each of one or more subsequent iterations, the hardware accelerator may read an additional submatrix into the front end processing area. The hardware accelerator may compute an additional intermediate partial matrix as a product of the additional submatrix and a submatrix reused from an immediately prior iteration. The hardware accelerator may compute each partial matrix as a sum of two or more of the intermediate partial matrices and may output the plurality of partial matrices.

Abstract: An archery bow comprises a stabilizer mounting facility. A bow element for the archery bow comprises a body. The body comprises a first mounting facility. The first mounting facility is configured for connection to the stabilizer mounting facility. The body comprises a second mounting facility. The second mounting facility is configured for connection to a bow stabilizer. The body includes an accelerometer. The bow element comprises a processor. The processor is connected to the accelerometer. The processor is configured to receive three-dimensional acceleration information from the accelerometer. The processor is operable to generate sampled information based on the three-dimensional acceleration information. The bow element comprises a transmitter. The transmitter is connected to the processor. The transmitter is operable to transmit the sampled information.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for robust radar-based gesture-recognition. A radar system detects radar-based gestures on behalf of application subscribers. A state machine transitions between multiple states based on inertial sensor data. A no-gating state enables the radar system to output radar-based gestures to application subscribers. The state machine also includes a soft-gating state that prevents the radar system from outputting the radar-based gestures to the application subscribers. A hard-gating state prevents the radar system from detecting radar-based gestures altogether. The techniques and systems enable the radar system to determine when not to perform gesture-recognition, enabling user equipment to automatically reconfigure the radar system to meet user demand. By so doing, the techniques conserve power, improve accuracy, or reduce latency relative to many common techniques and systems for radar-based gesture-recognition.

Abstract: A bicycle is for use by an operator, and the bicycle includes a frame having a front wheel and a rear wheel rotatably coupled thereto. An electric motor is coupled to the frame and configured to receive electrical energy from an energy storage device and drive at least one of the wheels to thereby assist the operator in propelling the bicycle. A wind sensor is configured to sense winds acting on the bicycle and generate a measured wind sensor input. A control system is operable to control a power output of the electric motor. The control system receives the measured wind sensor input and controls the power output of the electric motor based on the wind sensor input.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure directed towards metal-ligand complex of Formula I: wherein M is titanium, zirconium, or hafnium; R is hydrogen or a (C1 to C4)alkyl; R1 is a (C1 to C4) alkyl; any one or two of R2 , R3 , R4 , R5 is independently a (C1 to C20) alkyl and the three or two of R2, R3, R4, R5 is H; and each X is independently a halide, a (C1 to C20) alkyl, a (C7 to C20) aralkyl, a (C1 to C6) alkyl-substituted (C6 to C12) aryl, a (C1 to C6) alkyl-substituted benzyl, or a silicon-containing alkyl.

Abstract: A system for generating a mesodermal outline nourishment program is presented. The system comprising a computing device, the computing device configured to receive an undifferentiated connective tissue workup as a function of a mesodermal diagnostic input, wherein the undifferentiated connective tissue workup includes a mesodermal diagnostic input, identify a connective tissue dysfunction as a function of the undifferentiated connective tissue workup and a dysfunction machine-learning model, generate an outline signature as a function of the connective tissue dysfunction, and generate a nourishment program as a function of the connective tissue dysfunction and the outline signature.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes first and second drive axles coupled to respective sets of road wheels, torque actuators inclusive of rotary electric machines configured to transmit respective output torques to the drive axles, and a main controller in communication with the torque actuators. The controller receives vehicle inputs indicative of a total longitudinal and lateral motion request. In response, the controller calculates a total longitudinal torque request and/or a total longitudinal speed request, a yaw rate request, and a lateral velocity request, then determines, using a cost optimization function, a torque vector for allocating the total longitudinal torque request and/or speed request, the yaw rate request, and the lateral velocity request to the drive axles within predetermined constraints. The controller also transmits a closed-loop control signal to each torque actuator or local controllers thereof to apply the torque vector via the drive axles.

Abstract: A method for a low voltage drive circuit (LVDC) begins by receiving data from one or more other low voltage drive circuits (LVDCs) using a bus with varying loading at one or more frequencies and continues by sampling one or more data values of the data to produce a sampled digital data value, converting the sampled digital data value to a binary string and writing the binary string to a buffer. The method continues by writing one or more additional binary strings to the buffer to form a digital word, outputting the digital word to a digital converter circuit and formatting the digital word to create a formatted digital word. The method continues by writing the formatted digital word to a second buffer, writing additional formatted digital words to the second buffer to form a data packet and finally, outputting the data packet to a host device.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide examples of an electrical panel (e.g., a modular electrical panel) that is configured to control a plurality of electrical loads. The electrical panel may include a control circuit, memory, a communication circuit, and an alternating current (AC) line feed and/or a direct current (DC) line feed. The electrical panel may also include a plurality of power supplies and a plurality of control modules, where more than one control module is associated with each of the plurality of power supplies. Each control module may configured to receive DC power from the associated power supply and provide an output voltage to at least one electrical load. The electrical panel provides flexibility as to whether each stage of conversion, regulation, and/or control is performed at a control module located within the electrical panel or performed at an accessory module located at an electrical load.

Abstract: Photography backdrop support apparatus and systems can include improvements in portability for a photographic backdrop support structures. In some embodiments, the improved photographic support structure can support up to three vertical surfaces around one horizontal surface. A photographic backdrop system support structure can be designed to support additional accessories and light sources to provide versatility in lighting and other photographic optimizations. Other attachable accessories can include a staging table, camera mount and/or lighting mount. The size and portability of the photographic backdrop system can be optimized in size and can be made to optimize the portability of the system while allowing for ample space to photograph objects the size of food such as fruit and vegetables, for example.

Abstract: A method for collimating a beam of material being deposited on a substrate at a deposition area of the substrate is disclosed. The substrate is masked with a stencil mask located at a mask distance from the substrate, the mask distance being the distance between a top face of the substrate and an outer face of the mask facing the substrate. The beam is projected from a source cell located at a source distance from the mask, the source distance being the distance between the source cell and an outer face of the mask facing the source cell. The stencil mask comprises two mask layers separated by a layer separation distance which is great than zero. Each mask layer comprises a slit, the slits of the two layers having a width being aligned in a plane of the substrate.

Abstract: Methods, storage media, and systems for translating a software expression from a user application programming interface (API) call to an API call of a software development kit (SDK) are disclosed. Some examples may include: receiving a tagged expression indicating that a translation of the software expression from a user API call to an API call of an SDK is to be performed, the SDK being associated with a cloud-native high-performance computing environment, processing an abstract syntax tree associated with the software expression, the processing including replacing symbols in the abstract syntax tree with respective variables, replacing a return statement in the abstract syntax tree with a serialization instruction to write a result to local storage, and serializing the processed abstract syntax tree and providing the serialized abstract syntax tree and one or more resource files to the cloud-native high-performance computing environment for execution.

Abstract: Data processing systems and methods, according to various embodiments, are adapted for mapping various questions regarding a data breach from a master questionnaire to a plurality of territory-specific data breach disclosure questionnaires. The answers to the questions in the master questionnaire are used to populate the territory-specific data breach disclosure questionnaires and determine whether disclosure is required in territory. The system can automatically notify the appropriate regulatory bodies for each territory where it is determined that data breach disclosure is required.