Abstract: An outdoor unit for a heat pump includes a refrigerant circuit, the outdoor unit including a compressor, a discharge pipe of the refrigerant circuit connected to a discharge side of the compressor, a bottom plate, the bottom plate having a base and an outer flange protruding upward from an outer edge of the base, a heat source heat exchanger supported on the bottom plate, a liquid refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant circuit connected to the heat source heat exchanger, and a defrosting bypass pipe connected at one end to the discharge pipe and at the opposite end to the liquid refrigerant pipe, the defrosting bypass pipe being arranged between an inner side of the flange and an outer side of the heat source heat exchanger.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to evaluating and identifying optimal features to address and improve automation patching success. An embodiment of the present invention compares machine leaning algorithms and their accuracy in predicting the outcome of upcoming scheduled maintenance activities. Understanding that predicted outcome and the path that is generated to reach that outcome, the features that predispose an asset into a failure state can be addressed preemptively.

Abstract: A method for alerting a user of a clinical pathways management system to a clinical pathway deviation, comprising: (i) providing a reference ontology comprising information about a plurality of clinical pathways; (ii) defining a domain ontology; (iii) converting the domain ontology to one or more graphical representations of clinical pathways; (iv) generating one or more deviation rules for the clinical pathways; (v) receiving information about one or more interventions relative to a patient being treated using a first clinical pathway; (vi) identifying, by comparing the received information about one or more interventions with the one or more deviation rules for the first clinical pathway, one or more deviations from the first clinical pathway; and (vii) alerting the user of the clinical pathways management system to the identified one or more deviations from the first clinical pathway.

Abstract: A cutting mechanism for a hair cutting apparatus, such as a shaving apparatus, includes an outer cutting member having hair-entry openings and an inner cutting member having cutting elements each having a first cutting edge. The inner cutting member is moveable with respect to the outer cutting member so as to perform a cutting operation within a cutting region of the cutting mechanism. Adjacent hair-entry openings are separated by a dividing element having a cutting section that lies within the cutting region and a non-cutting section that is outside the cutting region. The non-cutting section includes an inner wall facing the inner cutting member and a side wall which is substantially perpendicular to the inner wall. A single chamfer is provided between the inner wall of the non-cutting region and the side wall of the non-cutting region.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided to provide serial monitoring for a patient. An ultrasound system is provided which may include subdividing a portion of the anatomy of a patient into a number of zones. Imaging data may be received by an imaging device. This imaging data may be used to generate a severity score for each zone based on imaging parameters within the imaging data. Changes in the severity score for each zone may be displayed over time, such that a medical professional may monitor each zone in a serial manner.

Abstract: A system (100) includes an echocardiogram measurement tool (150) that determines a subset (152) of measurements from a list of echocardiogram measurements according to a view of an ultrasound imaging sequence (110) and a mapping (154) between the view and the subset of measurements.

Abstract: An automated teller machine (“ATM”) receives, from a user computing device via a first wireless communication session, a unique transaction identifier (“UTN”). The ATM transmits the UTN to a bank computing system via a network. The ATM receives, from the bank computing system responsive to transmitting the UTN, transaction details and a first security code associated with the UTN. The ATM receives, from the user computing device via a second wireless communication session, a second security code. Responsive to determining that the first security code matches the second security code, the ATM processes a transaction in accordance with the transaction details.

Abstract: A method and a system for methods and systems for using artificial intelligence techniques to generate insights from public data for potential commercial exploitation in a speedy, large-scale, and sophisticated manner are provided. The method includes: receiving a first document that includes first information that has been submitted for compliance with at least one governmental regulation and is publicly available; extracting the first information from the first document; analyzing the extracted first information by applying an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that implements a machine learning technique; and generating at least one insight based on a result of the analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of infant nutrition. Particularly, the present invention relates to infant formula comprising human milk oligosaccharides wherein the infant formula is specific for infants aged 0-36 months at different lactation stages. The invention also relates to lactation stage specific systems and methods of providing nutrition to an infant.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a MOSFET device including a semiconductor body with: a plurality of source regions of a first conductivity type; a plurality of body regions of a second conductivity type, which form a plurality of channel regions; and a drain region of the first conductivity type. The MOSFET device further includes a plurality of insulated gate regions, each of which includes a respective gate conductive region and a respective gate dielectric region, which is partially interposed between the gate conductive region and corresponding source regions and is also partially interposed between the gate conductive region and corresponding channel regions. The MOSFET device further includes a plurality of barrier structures, each of which extends on a corresponding insulated gate region and includes at least one respective first barrier region of silicon nitride.

Abstract: A method and a system for performing a search in a dataset in a mainframe session are disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one keyword associated with at least one query. The method includes identifying at least one from among at least one step containing the at least one keyword and at least one paragraph containing the at least one keyword based on the at least one query. The method includes tagging at least one identifier to at least one from among the at least one identified step and the at least one identified paragraph. Next, the method includes verifying the at least one tagged identifier. Thereafter, the method includes displaying at least one from among the at least one identified step and the at least one identified paragraph.

Abstract: A system includes a memory formed by memory units accessible in write mode and in read mode. Each memory unit includes an array of memory cells and a peripheral circuit of access to the memory cells. Each memory unit is configurable in a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The array of memory cells are set in the first operating mode and the second operating modes to retain data until a subsequent powering off of the memory unit. The peripheral circuit is powered in the first operating mode and is not powered in the second operating mode. A controller configures any memory unit of the memory having undergone no write or read access for a determined time period to be in the second operating mode.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for generating platform and database agnostic queries are disclosed. A processor implements an object relational model to build a system as a query generator, and causes the query generator to: receive a configuration file that includes instructions to perform certain operations; interpret the configuration file; invoke, in response to interpreting the configuration file, a predefined API; and automatically generate, in response to invoking the API, a set of platform and database agnostic queries.

Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural vehicle, the method including: generating an overdrive torque at a drive wheel motor of at least one ground drive system; transmitting the overdrive torque to the engine via a hydraulic ground drive circuit and a ground drive pump, to thereby bias the engine to operate at an increased rotation speed; measuring an engine rotation speed; comparing the engine rotation speed to a threshold value; and upon determining that the engine rotation speed satisfies the threshold value, operating the auxiliary hydraulic component of an auxiliary hydraulic system to generate a braking torque at a respective auxiliary pump, and transmitting each the braking torque to the engine to bias the engine to operate at a decreased rotation speed. An agricultural vehicle having a control system to perform the method is also provided.

Abstract: A method for providing end-to-end monitoring to facilitate automated resource pool management in a cloud computing environment is disclosed. The method includes aggregating, in real-time from an application programming interface gateway, operating metrics for resource pools; parsing the aggregated operating metrics to discover latency metrics for each of the resource pools; identifying a threshold for each of the resource pools, the threshold corresponding to the latency metrics; comparing the latency metrics for each of the resource pools with the corresponding threshold; automatically determining a remediation action based on a result of the comparing; and automatically initiating, in real-time, the remediation action.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for a throttle body spacer that improves the performance of an internal combustion engine. The throttle body spacer comprises a body that includes an airflow opening for conducting airflow from a throttle body into an intake manifold. A spiral is disposed along a sidewall of the airflow opening and configured for swirling the airflow. The spiral comprises a helical shape disposed around a circumference of the sidewall and extends from an initial bore near a first contact surface of the body to a second contact surface. The helical shape includes a diameter that increases as the spiral extends toward the second contact surface, giving the body a sidewall taper angle that contributes to an increase in power output of the engine. A sawtooth cross-sectional shape of the spiral causes the airflow to swirl so as to improve atomization of an air-fuel mixture entering engine.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least two electronic components. A reset circuit includes: a parity control circuit; at least two first flip-flops, wherein each first flip-flop has an output coupled to at least one of the at least two electronic components; and at least two second flip-flops, wherein each second flip-flop has at least one output coupled to an input of the parity control circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for a portable mass airflow (MAF) training module configured to simulate an air intake into an internal combustion engine. An in-line blower draws an airflow through an air filter by way of a first air duct and a second air duct. A throttle assembly is coupled between the first air duct and the second air duct. The throttle assembly includes a throttle plate that may be rotated to regulate the airflow. The power output of the in-line blower is variable to simulate the air intake of various sizes of the internal combustion engine. A MAF sensor and a duct velocity sensor are configured to provide airflow information. The portable MAF training module enables a practitioner to select a desired throttle setting and observe a resultant mass airflow through the portable MAF training module that is measured by the MAF sensor.

Abstract: Methods and systems for aligning a logic of a machine learning model with an explanation associated with the model are provided. The method includes: receiving raw data and training a model by using the raw data; determining common background data based on the raw data; determining an inference that indicates a logic of the model; computing a first explanation about the inference based on an output of the model and the common background data; computing a model differentiator that indicates an item that is important to the logic but not to the first explanation; computing an explanation differentiator that indicates an item that is important to the first explanation but not to the logic; computing a distance metric that indicates a degree of similarity between the logic and the first explanation; and computing a second explanation that includes a respective ranking score for each feature that affects the inference.