Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to multilayer films. Embodiments of the multilayer films may include a first layer comprising a polyethylene composition having a density of 0.924 g/cm3 to 0.936 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of 0.25 g/10 minutes to 2.0 g/10 minutes, a second layer comprising a first polyolefin, a third layer comprising a second polyolefin. The first layer may be positioned between the second layer and the third layer. The first polyolefin and the second polyolefin may be the same or different.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are display systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for a gesture-based method for specifying a region of a display in which to show shared content. Also disclosed are pairing methods for associating the region of the display with a content source device, methods for sharing content within the region, and methods for providing input from the region back to the content source device.

Abstract: A tri-point tissue-collection needle configured similarly to a fine-needle-aspiration needle is configured to excise intact tissue cores for collection. The distal tip is configured with three beveled points separated by cutting edges, where a single longer/more distal point is trailed by and circumferentially separated from a symmetrical pair of points, providing a bilaterally symmetrical needle cannula distal end. A stylet may be provided through a lumen of the needle during introduction into a patient body, where the distal end surface of the stylet may be configured to complement the tri-point needle end configuration.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for multi-voice speech recognition commands, such as based on monitoring a telecommunications channel between first and second devices, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly directed to prompting initiation of a transaction between a first entity associated with a first device and a second entity associated with a second device based on detection of an audible request corresponding to the second entity and an audible response corresponding to the first entity.

Abstract: Described is a passenger seat having a seat bottom, a seat back, and a privacy divider. The seat back may have a stationary portion and a moveable portion, wherein the moveable portion is substantially upright in stowed position and is substantially horizontal over the seat bottom in a deployed position. The privacy divider may be coupled to at least an upper surface of the moveable portion in the deployed position.

Abstract: A braking system with redundant trailer communication is provided. In one embodiment, a braking control system for a tractor-trailer comprises a primary brake controller in a tractor configured to communicate with a trailer brake controller in a trailer via a first communication channel, and a redundant brake controller in the tractor configured to communicate with the trailer brake controller via a second communication channel. The primary brake controller is further configured to serve as a master brake controller for the trailer and communicate with an automated driving computer in the tractor. The redundant brake controller is further configured to take over as the master brake controller in response to determining that the primary brake controller can no longer serve as the master brake controller.

Abstract: A method is performed by a network node connected to one or more additional network nodes via a local area network (LAN). The network node and the one or more additional network nodes form a cloud. The method includes setting a first timer to a first value, the first timer being associated with determining whether one of the one or more additional network nodes is an active controller in the cloud. The method includes starting the first timer. The method includes determining, before the first timer expires, whether a first message that indicates the one of the one or more additional network nodes is the active controller is received. Based on determining the first message is received before the first timer expires, the method includes synchronizing with the one of the one or more additional network nodes that is the active controller, and restarting the first timer.

Abstract: A vehicle, system method for operating the vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to obtain a camera image of a road segment. The processor determines a location of a road edge for the road segment within the camera image, obtains a lane attribute for the road segment, generates a virtual lane mark for the road segment based on the road edge and the lane attribute, and moves the vehicle along the road segment by tracking the virtual lane mark.

Abstract: A server including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium is provided. The medium includes computer-executable instructions cause the processor to perform operations including obtaining a filter data structure comprising a plurality of hash values, each hash value corresponding to a computer device of a plurality of computer devices in an update campaign, determining that a requesting computerized device is in the update campaign, in response to determining, sending a request to confirm that the computerized device is a member of the campaign, in response to confirming that the computerized device is a member of the campaign, providing the device update to the computerized device, and in response to determining that the computerized device does not belong to the campaign, providing an indication that there is no device update for the computerized device.

Abstract: Brake mounts for bicycles are described herein. The brake mounts are for coupling a brake caliper to a bicycle. An example brake mount includes a bracket having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The bracket has bores to receive fasteners to couple the brake caliper to the bracket. The brake mount includes a sleeve extending from the first side of the bracket. An opening extends through the sleeve and the bracket. The opening is to receive an axle of a hub assembly of the bicycle. The sleeve is to extend into an axle opening in a frame of the bicycle. A distal end of the sleeve is threaded. The brake mount also includes a nut to be threadably coupled to the distal end of the sleeve when the sleeve is inserted into the axle opening in the frame e.

Abstract: A shading apparatus with panels configured to provide shade volume over time, reduce wind load, and optionally generate solar energy. The shading apparatus with panels has first panel and second panel arrays. The first panel array moves up and down using a ganging assembly and linear actuator. The second panel array is fixed opposite the first panel array. Both panel arrays are connected to a rotateable spindle and central post. The shading apparatus is configured to reduce wind load with offset panels that provide passages between the offsets. Embodiments include control logic with various modes, including a mode for orienting the panels orthogonal to the sun over a period of time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating speech from text. One of the systems includes one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to implement: a sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural network configured to: receive a sequence of characters in a particular natural language, and process the sequence of characters to generate a spectrogram of a verbal utterance of the sequence of characters in the particular natural language; and a subsystem configured to: receive the sequence of characters in the particular natural language, and provide the sequence of characters as input to the sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural network to obtain as output the spectrogram of the verbal utterance of the sequence of characters in the particular natural language.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing an input audio waveform using a generator neural network to generate an output audio waveform. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving an input audio waveform; processing the input audio waveform using an encoder neural network to generate a set of feature vectors representing the input audio waveform; and processing the set of feature vectors representing the input audio waveform using a decoder neural network to generate an output audio waveform that comprises a respective output audio sample for each of a plurality of output time steps.

Abstract: The disclosed system may include (1) a processor that generates an artificial environment that includes a virtual object, (2) a display that presents the artificial environment, (3) an input subsystem that detects tracks positioning of a body, and (4) a plurality of haptic actuators that are arranged to apply haptic feedback to a first plurality of locations on the body, where the processor (a) determines, based on the positioning of the body, a virtual contact of one of a second plurality of locations on the body with the virtual object, where the second plurality of locations is different from the first plurality of locations, and (b) activates, in response to the virtual contact, at least one of the plurality of haptic actuators based on a mapping of the second plurality of locations to the plurality of haptic actuators. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for conducting automated skills mastery assessments in an e-learning environment may include assessing learner engagements with learning resources to produce mastery assessments, using historic interaction data derived through the engagements to train machine learning algorithm(s) to forecast evaluation outcomes of engagements based on engagement patterns indicative of skill fading, imparting learning, initial level of mastery, and/or a difficulty of acquiring mastery, applying the learning algorithm(s) to historic user interactions with learning resources to produce predicted evaluation outcomes, and, based on any differences between predicted outcomes and actual outcomes, refining parameter(s) of a mastery assessment parameter set used in calculating the mastery assessments, where a portion of the parameters correspond to attribute(s) of connections between the learning resources and skills of a skill hierarchy.

Abstract: The present fire pit system includes a fire pit stand including a plurality of openings, wherein a fire pit body can rest upon the fire pit stand. The fire pit stand protects below surfaces (e.g., floor, ground, etc.) from high heat. The openings in the fire pit stand increase airflow.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for the evaluation of a scheduling system software for managing autonomous vehicle scheduling and dispatching. For instance, a problem condition for a simulation may be identified. The simulation may be run using the identified problem condition. The simulation may include a plurality of simulated autonomous vehicles each utilizing its own autonomous vehicle control software and map information common to each simulated autonomous vehicle. The problem condition may relate to a particular simulated autonomous vehicle of the plurality. Output of the simulation may be analyzed to determine a score for the scheduling system software. The scheduling system software may be evaluated using the score.

Abstract: A dielectric assembly solid dielectric elements within a liquid or solid matrix material. The dielectric assembly may be manufactured by pressing a dielectric powder to form pressed dielectric elements, sintering the pressed dielectric elements to form the solid dielectric elements, and assembling the solid dielectric elements within the matrix material to form the dielectric assembly. The solid dielectric elements can be specifically oriented (e.g., in one or more tiled layers) or randomly oriented, and the dielectric assemblies can be molded and/or machined into desired 3D geometries. The dielectric assemblies can be relatively large (e.g., >1 mm3) while having bulk dielectric constants higher than conventional slurries and composites formed of dielectric powder in a liquid or solid matrix.