Abstract: Method for forming tubular segments, wherein a metal strip is or a series of metal strips is pressed into a tubular or truncated conical shape, such that opposite longitudinal ends of the strip or strips meet, forming at least one seam, where after the seam is welded, joining the meeting ends together, wherein at least after welding the cross sectional profile of at least part of the segment is measured, at least at and/or near said welded seam or seams, and data of said measurement is fed into a control unit, where after a press is operated by the control unit based on said data, adjusting the cross sectional profile of the segment, at least at the or each seam.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a condition associated with a pellicle for use in a lithographic apparatus, the apparatus including a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a property associated with the pellicle, the property being indicative of the pellicle condition.

Abstract: A system includes a housing structured to be positioned within a portion of a vault of a transaction device. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette. The transfer cassette is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a vault interface structured to couple to the portion of the vault. The housing also includes a housing transport apparatus structured to facilitate transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via at least one of the transfer cassette interface or the vault interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for use in the treatment or prevention of disease or symptoms thereof, the system comprising: at least one object, wherein the object is configured for being positioned in or adjacent to the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk of a subject; and a device configured to generate at least one intermittent stimulating signal in the object, wherein the signal subsequently activates a release of biologically active agents.

Abstract: In one example, a method for dynamically scaling computer resources in a cloud computing environment is disclosed. The method includes determining lag state information of a message broker. The message broker handles real-time data exchanged with application instances running in a cloud service. The method includes determining whether the lag state information indicates a change to the application instances running in the cloud service. If the lag state information indicates a change, the method includes providing instructions to the cloud service to alter the application instances.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically generating an output video of a presentation given by at least one presenter, including a displayed content, and performed in an environment. The system includes a plurality of zones defined within the environment, at least one camera, in which the camera is configured to capture image frames of the presentation given by the presenter in the environment, means to detect when the at least one presenter changes zone, a configuration associating to each zone, a set of filming parameters for controlling the at least one camera when the at least one presenter is in said zone. The system is further configured to change the filming parameters when the at least one presenter changes zone based on the configuration associated to the zone in which the at least one presenter is so as to provide an output video to the user with different filming parameters.

Abstract: A method for testing a stretch film includes unwinding a roll of stretch film in an unwinding station, successively throughfeeding through a first stretching station and a second stretching station for controlling respectively a first stretch and a second stretch according to a predetermined first and second stretch pattern until a predetermined result is achieved, measuring impurities in the stretch film, and correlating the measured impurities to the predetermined result.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for preparing a hot liquid drink makes use of expansion of a phase change material (as is for example used in a wax motor) to drive displacement of the liquid into or out of a heating vessel.

Abstract: A method and a system for providing actionable smart monitoring of error messages generated during repave microservice operations in order to reduce the number of human interventions required are provided. The method includes: receiving reports that relate to system failures; analyzing each report to determine features that relate to the system failures; clustering the features into a set of feature groups; determining a corresponding report as a representative error indicator for each respective feature group; and generating, for each respective feature group, a cluster representative message that identifies the corresponding report. The cluster representative messages are then displayable on a user interface to facilitate efficient user action to address system failures and errors.

Abstract: A method performed by a provider computing system includes training one or more artificial intelligence (AI) models to generate task prompts, receiving a requested action from a customer, determining contextual information about a plurality of customer devices, generating a task prompt using the one or more AI models, generating an interaction board accessible by the customer via a customer device and accessible by an employee via an employee device, receiving an indication that the customer pre-task has been completed prior to a customer interaction at a branch location, updating the interaction board to indicate that the customer pre-task has been completed prior to the customer interaction, receiving information associated with the requested action from the customer device during the customer interaction, and updating the interaction board to include the information received from the customer device during the customer interaction.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a computing system. The computing system includes a risk analysis circuit. The risk analysis circuit is configured to simulate a plurality of investment outcomes. The risk analysis circuit is configured to display at least one augmented reality or virtual reality depiction of at least one of the plurality of investment outcomes via a display device. The risk analysis circuit is configured to monitor a reaction of a user to the displayed augmented reality or virtual reality depictions. The risk analysis circuit is configured to generate a user reaction score based on the reaction of the user. The risk analysis circuit is configured to generate an overall score for each of the plurality of investment outcomes by weighing the user reaction score and investment outcome.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to set verification settings for a payment aggregator computing system; determining an alias account number for a transaction account based on account information; transmitting a request to the payment aggregator computing system to store the alias account number instead of the account information; receiving a transaction request from the payment aggregator computing system; implementing a verification policy comprising a first sub-policy and a second sub-policy, based on the verification settings corresponding to the alias account number and a threshold transaction amount, including: determining a predetermined threshold of a monetary amount, determining a first sub-policy monetary amount, comparing the first sub-policy monetary amount to the predetermined threshold, determining that the first sub-policy monetary amount does not meet the predetermined threshold, implementing the second sub-policy, generating and transmitting an electronic message comprising a selectable

Abstract: Disclosed is a medical system (100, 300, 500, 700) comprising: a memory (128) storing machine executable instructions (130); a processor (122) configured for controlling the medical system; and a pilot tone system (106). The pilot tone system comprises a radio frequency system (108) comprising multiple transmit channels (110) and multiple receive channels (112). The multiple transmit channels are configured for each transmitting unique pilot tone (132) signals via multiple transmit coils. The multiple receive channels are configured for receiving multi-channel pilot tone data (134) via multiple receive coils.

Abstract: A food processing device or food storage device (70), having: a chamber (72) for housing a foodstuff (42) to be processed or stored; and a nutrition/ingredient analysis system (30), having: an electromagnetic radiation source (32); a radiation guide (34) for guiding the electromagnetic radiation based on total internal reflection (attenuated total reflection, ATR), wherein the radiation guide comprises an input (36) coupled to the electromagnetic radiation source (32), an output (38), and a sensing surface (40) between the input and output for placing against a foodstuff to be analyzed, wherein the sensing surface (40) is for contact with the foodstuff (42); a detector (44) for detecting guided electromagnetic radiation at the output of the radiation guide; and a filter arrangement (46) for wavelength filtering the guided electromagnetic radiation reaching the detector, wherein the filter arrangement includes a plurality of optical bandpass filters (46a, 46b), and the plurality of filters are selectively mova

Abstract: A method and a system for providing a shared state module that acts as a common interface for facilitating data sharing among microservice front-end modules that are being used in conjunction with one another within a single application are provided. The method includes: receiving an input that includes information that relates to a set of microservice modules to be utilized for constructing an application; uploading each of the set of microservice modules and a shared state module that is configured to facilitate data sharing; transmitting, to each of the set of microservice modules, an instruction that provides access to the shared state module; and when a particular microservice module requests a subset of data that is accessible via the shared state module, causing the requested subset of data to be received by the particular microservice module.

Abstract: A hair styling device (S), comprising a luminescent unit (LU) for subjecting hair (H) to optical radiation. Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) is arranged to translate a first wavelength of light (Li) from a light source (L) into a second wavelength of N escaping light (EL) escaping from the luminescent unit (LU). Preferably, light escapes from the luminescent unit (LU) where hair (H) touches the luminescent unit (LU). Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) is provided with a scattering element. A refractive index of the luminescent unit (LU) may range from 1.3 to 1.7, preferably 1.3 to 1.42. Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) provides for a plurality C of treatment compartments.

Abstract: The present invention presents a novel oxygenator of the invention provides a revolutionary engineering design and management of the flow regime in a completely different way from the existing and accepted regime in the field of oxygenators, that further lower the risk levels associated with the use of oxygenators and reduces the manufacturing cost. The revolutionary technology is aimed to divert the world of blood oxygenation from the use of technology that relies on a fiber membrane or gas bubbles and causes substantial damage to the patient's blood, towards the use of technology that allows the exchange of gases without a membrane at all and is aimed to reduces risks and improves patient outcome.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking an object (14) received within a body (16) using ultrasound wherein shifts in position of an ultrasound probe (20) tracking the object (either deliberate or accidental) can be corrected for. The method comprises tracking a position of the object through the body using an ultrasound transducer unit, and sensing movement of the ultrasound transducer unit using a physically coupled motion sensor (26). From the movement of the ultrasound transducer unit, movement of its field of view (24) can be determined. Based on a tracked history of positions (28) of the object through the field of view, and on the tracked movement of the field of view relative to the body, a direction of motion of the object through the body can be derived.