Abstract: A technique for capturing a three-dimensional digital image of a customized shape for a wheelchair seat and back and subsequently producing a seat and back from the image. The captured image may include one or more datum points therein to provide a reference plane for the seat and back. The datum points may be in a color-coded layer located relative to the bottom edge of the seat. The color code may indicate the size of the user and seat at a coarse level. The customized shape may be captured from a shape capture bag or bags that capture one or both of the shape of the user's back and bottom. The shape capture bag used to capture the shape of the user's bottom, for use in manufacturing the seat, may be enhanced by a pre-formed layer that contains a contour or one or more components that together form a contour that biases the shape capture bag toward the shape of the user's bottom when gravity is acting upon the user to sink into a cushioned seat.

Abstract: In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include an array of single-photon avalanche diode pixels. The single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixels may include a SPAD coupled to a supply voltage terminal via first and second reset paths. The first reset path may be a fast reset path that provides the SPAD with a short recovery time. The second reset path may be a slower reset path that provides the SPAD with a longer recovery time, but is used to ensure the SPAD is quenched even when the quench resistance associated with the first reset path is low. Logic circuitry may selectively activate the first or the second resets to quench and reset the SPAD. A SPAD pixel may also include one or more switches that keep nodes in the SPAD pixel at a constant voltage when the SPAD pixel is inactive.

Abstract: Turbine fuel provided for large-scale land based turbines used by utilities for producing electricity and desalinated water, and for large mobile engines and turbines in marine and remote applications where only liquid fuels are available. Use results in less corrosion, ash formation and emissions (NOx, SOx, CO2 and noxious metals) than firing contaminated heavy crude, refinery residual oils or high sulfur fuel oils. Manufacture is by decontaminating crude oils, non-conventional crudes, and other highly contaminated feeds. Each fuel is produced as a single product of unit operations, not ex-plant blend of various refinery products, yet using an apparatus configuration less complex than conventional crude oil refining. These fuels can be fired by advanced high efficiency turbines of combined cycle power plants having hot flow paths and heat recovery steam generation systems susceptible to corrosion, which systems cannot otherwise risk contaminated heavy crudes or refinery residual oils feeds.

Abstract: A method of determining a risk probability of vertebral artery dissection (VAD) in a patient, including receiving medical image information of the patient and clinical report information of the patient; extracting at least one biomarker corresponding to a vertebral artery segment included in the medical image information; extracting patient history information from the clinical report information; and determining the risk probability of VAD using a deep learning classification model based on the extracted at least one biomarker and the extracted patient history information.

Abstract: The discharge performance of a primary, bobbin-style electrochemical cell is improved by incorporating a separator formed from a continuous separator sheet defining a two-layer cylindrical sidewall and a closed bottom end between the included electrochemical cell cathode and anode. A first layer of the cylindrical separator is formed by rolling a first end of a continuous separator sheet into a cylinder having a central axis parallel with a longitudinal axis of the continuous separator sheet, and then rolling a second end of the continuous separator sheet around the exterior of the first cylindrical layer to form a second cylindrical layer. The closed bottom end is formed by a portion of the continuous separator sheet located between the rolled portion of the first end and the rolled portion of the second end.

Abstract: A programming language and a compiler are disclosed that optimize the use of look-up tables (LUTs) on a synchronous digital circuit (SDC) such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) that has been programmed. LUTs are optimized by merging multiple computational operations into the same LUT. A compiler parses source code into an intermediate representation (IR). Each node of the IR that represents an operator (e.g. ‘&’, ‘+’) is mapped to a LUT that implements that operator. The compiler iteratively traverses the IR, merging adjacent LUTs into a LUT that performs both operations and performing input removal optimizations. Additional operators may be merged into a merged LUT until all the LUT's inputs are assigned. Pipeline stages are then generated based on merged LUTs, and an SDC is programmed based on the pipeline and the merged LUT.

Abstract: The present development is a reactor system for the production of nanostructures. The reactor system comprises a conical reactor body designed to maintain an upwardly directed vertical plasma flame and hydrocarbon flame. The reactor system further includes a metal powder feed that feeds into the plasma flame, a cyclone and a dust removal unit. The system is designed to produce up to 100 grams of metal oxide nanomaterials per minute.

Abstract: A saw system capable of cutting through a workpiece in one stroke is provided. The saw system includes a base, a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis, a support structure defining a cutting axis and fixedly attached to the turntable, and an elongated blade including a cutting edge. The turntable has a substantially planar support surface for supporting a workpiece. The support structure includes a pair of parallel sliding members, wherein the sliding members are disposed in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting axis. The elongated blade is spaced apart from the sliding members and is movable along the sliding members. The cutting edge includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein an angle between an imaginary line connecting the distal end of the cutting edge to the proximal end thereof and its projection onto the turntable is an acute angle.

Abstract: The technology relates to localizing a vehicle. As one approach, a first LIDAR sensor scan data of an environment of the vehicle and localization data for the vehicle at a location where the first LIDAR sensor scan was captured are stored. Thereafter, the computing device is suspended and subsequently unsuspended. After the computing device is unsuspended, second LIDAR sensor scan data of the vehicle's environment is received. The first LIDAR sensor scan data is compared to the second LIDAR sensor scan data to determine whether the vehicle has moved. Based on the determination of whether the vehicle has moved from the location, the stored localization data is used to localize the vehicle. Other approaches are also described.

Abstract: Anomalous sequences are detected by approximating user sessions with heuristically extracted event sequences, allowing behavior analysis even without user identification or session identifiers. Extraction delimiters may include event count or event timing constraints. Event sequences extracted from logs or other event lists are vectorized and embedded in a vector space. A machine learning model similarity function measures anomalousness of a candidate sequence relative to a specified history, thus computing an anomaly score. Restrictions may be placed on the history to focus on a particular IP address or time frame, without retraining the model. Anomalous sequences may generate alerts, prompt investigations by security personnel, trigger automatic mitigation, trigger automatic acceptance, trigger tool configuration actions, or result in other cybersecurity actions.

Abstract: A computing device includes a processor and memory. A throttling application is stored in the memory and is executed by the processor. The throttling application receives a server request from a first application. The throttling application is located in a non-accessible location relative to the first application. The throttling application is configured, in response to the server request, to estimate a completion time when the server request will complete; send the server request with the completion time to a server; receive a response to the server request from the server prior to the completion time; when the completion time for the server request is in the future, wait until the completion time is now; and when the completion time is now, indicate completion to the first application.

Abstract: A remote agent for providing data protection services includes persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores lifecycle policies. The backup manager updates an asset catalog using an asset map associated with a virtual machine; generates a lifecycle policy of the lifecycle policies using the asset catalog; and generates a backup for the virtual machine using the lifecycle policy. The lifecycle policy prioritizes generating the backup for the virtual machine over generating a second backup for a second virtual machine.

Abstract: The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a hinge assembly that rotatably secures a first portion and a second portion. The hinge assembly can define a hinge shaft. The hinge assembly can include an adjustable closed-loop friction band secured to the first portion. The adjustable closed-loop friction band can extend between an aperture end and a removable end. The removable end can include a removable torque control element having a thickness that also at least in part controls a dimension of an aperture that receives the hinge shaft and thereby controls friction between the aperture and the hinge shaft.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for balancing power delivery in a computing component between one or more power providers and power consumers. A power provider and multiple power consumers are identified. Once identified, a power delivery capability of the power provider and the power consumption demands of the power consumers may be determined. Power allocation factors are obtained that provide information regarding allocation of power between the power provider and the power consumers. In some instances, an interactive user interface may be provided that enables a user to configure a power allocation factor, such as a charging parameter for a power consumer. Using this information, a dynamic power allocation may be performed to allocate power from the power provider to the multiple power consumers.

Abstract: A system in a water body uses buoyant force of gaseous Hydrogen and Oxygen to generate electrical power with one or more turbines that includes power resulting from the buoyant force while transporting the Hydrogen or Oxygen to a higher elevation, without loss of electrons, for conversion to electricity at the higher elevation. Conversion of Hydrogen and Oxygen to water through a Hydrogen Fuel Cell or by burning at the higher elevation may generate additional steam power, hydropower, or purified water. Portable submersible modules may transport the system below or above the water to and from the base of a plumbing portion of the system. The amount of gaseous fuel energy available at the higher elevation is not detrimentally impacted by the generation of electricity by the turbine.

Abstract: A processing device maintains a data structure for a set of process flows executing on one or more processing cores of a storage system. The data structure comprises entries identifying particular execution instances of one or more persistence point functions, each modifying persistent state, with the execution instances having been designated as tested in conjunction with testing of one or more process flows of the set of process flows. The processing device detects an execution instance of a persistence point function of a given one of the process flows, determines whether or not the detected execution instance of the persistence point function has a corresponding entry in the data structure, and responsive to the detected execution instance of the persistence point function not having a corresponding entry in the data structure, initiates a test of the given process flow that includes the detected execution instance of the persistence point function.

Abstract: A system and method including receiving, from a plurality of sensors, a sequence of data indicative of a presence of a person in an area of interest within a field of view of the plurality of sensors; determining an estimate of background level information for the area of interest in an instance of an absence of a person in the area of interest; generating a probability of a person being located in the area of interest based on a combination of the determined background level information and the sequence of data indicative of a presence of a person in the area of interest; determining a number of centroids in the area of interest based on an execution of clustering executed to determine an optimized total number of centroids for a dataset; and generating a count of persons in the area of interest based on determined total number of centroids.

Abstract: A fiber optic node includes an electronics equipment enclosure. The electronics equipment enclosure includes a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid includes a lid top and a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid further includes at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top. The at least one lid side wall includes at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface. The base includes a base bottom and at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom. The base further includes a base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.

Abstract: A rail assembly includes a track assembly defining an interior channel, a shuttle assembly received within the interior channel, and a carriage assembly coupled to the track assembly. The shuttle assembly includes a lock assembly. The carriage assembly includes a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a trigger cam and an actuator cam coupled to the trigger cam. The actuator cam actuates the carriage assembly between locked and unlocked configurations relative to the track assembly.