Abstract: A disc filter system and method for dewatering a fiber suspension is disclosed. The disc filter system includes a disc filter and a control system. The disc filter comprises an inlet for introducing the fiber suspension into the vessel, a rotor shaft and a variable speed drive operatively coupled to the rotor shaft, and at least one filter element coupled to the rotor shaft wherein the at least one filter element rotates with the rotor shaft. The control system measures a torque on the variable speed drive and causes the variable speed drive to adjust the rotational speed of the rotor shaft from a first rotational speed to a second rotational speed based on the torque on the variable speed drive.

Abstract: The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle with non-lethal neuromuscular incapacitation system comprising a body; a plurality of rotary assemblies secured to the body and configured to provide lift; a control system disposed within the body; a protective cage surrounding the body and the plurality of rotary assemblies; and one or more stinging stickers attached to a periphery of the protective cage. Each of the one or more stinging stickers can deliver an electrical charge. The stinging stickers may be removably attached to the protective cage or they may be fixed to the cage. An electrical charge is delivered from a battery and a power converter positioned on a first portion of the stinging sticker through a high voltage transformer positioned on a second portion of the stinging sticker.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses directed at stateful hash-based signing with a single public key and multiple independent signers. Upon obtaining a Leighton-Micali signature (LMS) randomized parameter, a provisioning server may share the LMS randomized parameter among multiple signers. Next, the provisioning server may associate a unique, starting leaf index number to each signer and notify each of the signers. The signers may then create a random SEED for Leighton-Micali one-time signature (LM-OTS) signatures and generate local LM-OTS and LMS public keys. After generating the local public keys, the signers may share local LMS public keys with the provisioning server. Upon receipt of the local LMS public keys, the provisioning server may then order the local LMS public keys and generate a common LMS public key. The provisioning server can then provision the ordered list, the common LMS public key, and a Merkle tree path to each of the signers.

Abstract: The present invention provides complexes of a specialized pro-resolving mediator (SPM), or a salt, ester, or amide thereof, and a cyclodextrin (CD), wherein the SPM is a hydroxylated, polyunsaturated fatty acid derived from arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, or docosapentaenoic acid, 20 or 22 carbon atoms in length, with 4, 5 or 6 conjugated double bonds arranged in diene, triene, or tetraene systems or combinations thereof; and related compositions and methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes method for automated video quality assurance. Test video and corresponding reference video comprising plurality of test frames and reference frames is received. Plurality of test frames is compared with plurality of reference frames. Synchronized output list having one or more test frames is generated until each test frame matches each reference frame in sequential order. When test frame fails to match reference frame (i) an unmatched test frame or reference frame is shifted; and (ii) set of subsequent test frames is compared with set of subsequent reference frames. When set of subsequent test frames matches set of subsequent reference frames, synchronized output list is updated by adding set of subsequent test frames. When set of subsequent test frames fails to match set of subsequent reference frames, each of remaining test frames is compared with reference frames and synchronized output list is updated.

Abstract: A process for purifying a helium containing stream, including introducing a feed gas stream into a first membrane separation unit, thereby producing a first permeate stream, and a first residue stream. Introducing the first permeate stream into a first dehydrogenation unit, thereby producing a first dehydrogenated gas stream. Introducing the first dehydrogenated gas stream into a second membrane separation unit, thereby producing a second permeate stream, and a second residue stream. Introducing the second permeate stream into a second dehydrogenation unit, thereby producing a second dehydrogenated gas stream. And introducing the second dehydrogenated gas stream into a helium pressure swing adsorption unit, thereby producing a product helium stream, and a helium-lean stream. Wherein the product helium stream contains more than 99.9% mol helium, and less than 0.1% mol hydrogen.

Abstract: A method of controlling a power converter in a power transmission network. The method includes determining a first AC voltage at the point of connection and regulating a second AC voltage, output from the power converter for counteracting the first AC voltage. The step of regulating the second AC voltage includes comparing a first amplitude value of a first negative phase sequence voltage component of the first AC voltage to a first limit value; and then outputting a second negative phase sequence voltage component of the second AC voltage to include a second amplitude value that is substantially equal to zero, when the comparing determines the first amplitude value is less than or equal to the first limit value, and, substantially equal to the difference between the first amplitude value and the first limit value, when the comparing determines the first amplitude value is greater than the first limit value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing smart in-vehicle conferencing with user tracking and speaker prioritization.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for preventing and deterring unauthorized capture of analog data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Analog Data Loss Prevention System (“ADLPS”), which enables enterprise/company administrators to monitor access to analog data and to define and enforce customizable policies based upon defined risk profiles. The ADLPS platform is designed to identify violations of the “analog loophole” in organizations' data protection policies and to detect an accidental disclosure of confidential information, enabling enterprises to take appropriate steps for preventing data loss. In one example embodiment, the ADLPS comprises one or more ADLPS agents executing on each monitored endpoint device, one or more ADLPS agent backends, one or more ADLPS administrator user interfaces and backends, one or more databases, and one or more file storage devices/mechanisms.

Abstract: A system including a processor and non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the processor, perform a method that includes training a machine learning model by using a training data set to determine taxonomy embeddings for taxonomies based on training features that include a context word vector, a center word vector, and a probability. The probability corresponds to a function between the context word vector and the center word vector. The taxonomy embeddings represent at least a first level of a taxonomy and a second level of the taxonomy. The machine learning model, as trained, is used to determine the taxonomy embeddings based on taxonomy identifiers and reduce the taxonomy embeddings by removing at least one taxonomy of the taxonomies that are below a threshold to thereby reduce the taxonomies. The threshold comprises a number of aggregate page views.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters indicating: two control resource set (coreset) pool indexes for a cell; two timing advance groups (TAGs), for the cell, comprising a first TAG and a second TAG; and a configured uplink grant with a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state that is associated with the first TAG. The wireless device receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating the first TCI state. The wireless device clears, in response to a first time alignment timer (TAT) of the first TAG being expired while a second TAT of the second TAG is running, the configured uplink grant with the first TCI state that is associated with the first TAG with the first TAT.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for permitting a real-time virtual medical examination using a patient device and at least one diagnostic device including receiving, at the patient device, a signal transmitted from the at least one diagnostic device; generating diagnostic information based on the received signal; encrypting the diagnostic information; establishing communication over a network between the patient device and a first remote server; establishing a video conferencing session via a second remote server; and transmitting the encrypted diagnostic information to the first remote server.

Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes mechanically stacked layers. The mechanically stacked layers include a bottom layer and upper layers. Each upper layer includes a transmissive solar cell that converts light energy into electricity. Each upper layer transmits unconverted portions of the light energy towards the bottom layer. The bottom layer includes a solar cell that converts the unconverted portions of the light energy into electricity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simulating a three-dimensional orientation of a surgical hardware device about an insertion point of an anatomy using a diagnostic representation of the anatomy. The method including displaying the diagnostic representation of the anatomy; displaying a movable marker to represent the insertion point in the anatomy along with the diagnostic representation of the anatomy; moving the movable marker to the insertion point at a desired location in the anatomy as represented by the diagnostic representation of the anatomy; displaying a simulated surgical hardware device, along with the diagnostic representation of the anatomy, aligned with the insertion point of the diagnostic representation of the anatomy; rotating the simulated surgical hardware device about the insertion point; and designating the orientation of the surgical hardware device on the diagnostic representation of the anatomy relative to the insertion point at the desired location.

Abstract: Source code for a type of malware is received. For example, the source code may be source code from a type of computer virus. An Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm is identified. For example, the AI algorithm may be ChatGPT. The source code of the type of malware is run through the AI algorithm to produce mutated source code for the type of malware. A prediction algorithm is used to predict a signature of the mutated source code for the type of malware. For example, the prediction algorithm is trained using existing source code of different types of malware to generate a prediction model. The signature of the mutated source code for the type of malware is then compared to a signature of a potentially new type of malware to determine if the signatures are similar.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing a customizable and animatable popup card system. The popup card system includes animatable popup cards and popup card user interface (“UI”) elements, with location awareness functionality and scrolling awareness functionality. A user experience (“UX”) that is generated and displayed by the popup card system is adaptive to a multitude of scenarios and app (e.g., window) surfaces and is responsive to a variety of user inputs (including via mouse, keyboard, pen/stylus, touch, and voice). Transitioning between popup card states and/or between corresponding popup cards is smooth and seamless, and is anchored within the UI or app window, without need for users to navigate to another page or app to complete an action triggered by user input.

Abstract: An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system may send advertisement emails to customers that are registered with the e-commerce system. The advertisement emails may include mailto hyperlinks. Each mailto hyperlink may be associated with a product that is being offered for sale, and each mailto hyperlink describes an email message that may be generated when that hyperlink is selected. When a mailto hyperlink is selected, the generated email message may include one or more parameters related to the product associated with the hyperlink, such as an identifier of the product. The generated email message may then be transmitted to the e-commerce system. The e-commerce system may receive the message and, based on the parameters in the received message, execute a transaction to purchase the identified product on behalf of the customer.

Abstract: In one aspect, a tire is provided, the tire comprising: a tread portion comprising at least one of a tread rib or a tread block, a sipe included in the tread rib or the tread block, wherein the sipe includes a central s-shaped portion located axially between opposing laterally extending straight portions, wherein the sipe includes a plurality of key portions angled in a first circumferential direction, wherein the sipe includes a plurality of return portions angled in a second circumferential direction, wherein the return portions connect the key portions, and wherein a first key portion intersects a tread surface of the tread rib or the tread block. The plurality of key portions are angled at an angle KA, the plurality of return portions are angled at an angle RA, and the ratio of the angle KA to the angle RA is at least 5:1.

Abstract: Provided is a weighted block including a hexahedron shaped block body having a cavity, a top opening to the cavity, a bottom wall opposite to the top opening, a front wall opposite to a back wall, and a left wall opposite to a right wall. The bottom, front, back, right, and left walls interconnected and surrounding the cavity to form the hexahedron shaped block body. A rod inside the cavity connects the left and right walls. The cavity has a depth measured from the top opening to the bottom wall, a length measured from left wall to the right wall, and a width measured from the front wall to the back wall.

Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying a likelihood of an object presence at one or more locations within a predefined distance of locations explored by a drone during one or more monitoring actions performed by the drone during a mission including a number of mission requirements, selecting one or more new monitoring actions to perform by the drone based on the likelihood of the object presence to satisfy the mission requirements, and performing the one or more new monitoring actions by the drone.