Abstract: Systems and methods for fabricating indirect bonding trays are disclosed. Physical models of a patient's teeth can be created with non-functional placeholder brackets, impressions of which can be transferred to indirect bonding trays. This can create wells in which functional brackets can be placed into, reducing errors created from transferring functional brackets from the physical model onto the indirect bonding trays.

Abstract: A system is provided that generates values associated with a promotion impact measure for each promotional campaign based on historical data and an expected audience. A number of inventory units is determined for each promotional campaign that corresponds to a promotion inventory utilization type, based on a difference in estimated demand value for the inventory units for a specified duration for a scatter inventory utilization type and current value of actual demand units for the specified duration and a gross sum of the values for defined number of weeks of each promotional campaign and a plurality of constraints. Inventory units are allocated among each inventory utilization type based on number of inventory units for each promotional campaign to meet defined parameters for the defined amount of inventory units for specified durations until the end of the specified upcoming time-frame. Content is distributed via a channel based on allocated inventory units.

Abstract: The present invention herein is a method and apparatus that significantly limits the effect of high frequency (“HF”) interferences on acquired electro-physiological signals, such as the EEG and EMG. Preferably, this method comprises of two separate electronic circuitries and steps or electronics for processing the signals. One circuit is used to block the transmission of HF interferences to the instrumentation amplifiers. It is comprised of a front-end active filter, a low frequency electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shield, and an isolation barrier interface which isolates the patient from earth ground. The second circuit is used to measure the difference in potential between the two isolated sides of the isolation barrier. This so-called “cross-barrier” voltage is directly representative of the interference level that the instrumentation amplifier is subjected to. This circuit is used to confirm that the acquired signals are not corrupted by the interference.

Abstract: Some modular heat-transfer systems can have an array of at least one heat-transfer element being configured to transfer heat to a working fluid from an operable element. A manifold module can have a distribution manifold and a collection manifold. A decoupleable inlet coupler can be configured to fluidicly couple the distribution manifold to a respective heat-transfer element. A decoupleable outlet coupler can be configured to fluidicly couple the respective heat-transfer element to the collection manifold. An environmental coupler can be configured to receive the working fluid from the collection manifold, to transfer heat to an environmental fluid from the working fluid or to transfer heat from an environmental fluid to the working fluid, and to discharge the working fluid to the distribution manifold.

Abstract: A data processing system receives a graph that includes a sequence of layers and executes graph cuts between a preceding layer in the graph and a succeeding layer in the graph that succeeds the preceding layer. The preceding layer generates a set of tiles on a tile-by-tile basis and the succeeding layer processes a tensor that includes multiple tiles in the set of tiles. Thus the graph is partitioned into a sequence of subgraphs, and a subgraph in the sequence of subgraphs including a sub-sequence of layers in the sequence of layers. One or more configuration files is generated to configure runtime logic to execute the sequence of subgraphs and the one or more configuration files are stored on a computer-readable media.

Abstract: An antenna system for improved satellite communication with a ground-based terminal device includes a first antenna, a feeding point, and a phase modulation unit. The first antenna is on a surface of a back cover of the terminal device, and the first antenna comprises a plurality of radiation units in an array. The feeding point feeds power and signals to the first antenna. The phase modulation unit can adjust the transmission phase of the different radiation units within the first antenna. The present disclosure also provides a wireless terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging system used to place a catheter within a target vessel. The ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe having an ultrasound array configured to capture one or more ultrasound images of the target vessel and other anatomical targets within a target area. The ultrasound array is in communication with a console configured to automatically detect the target vessel within the one or more ultrasound images and determine a catheter purchase. The ultrasound imaging system further includes one or more sensors in communication with the console, the one or more sensors configured to detect and track one or more magnetic signatures of an elongate medical device within the target area.

Abstract: According to a tooth profile designing method for a strain wave gear device, a first curve from a point A (?=0) to a point B (?=?/2) in a moving locus of external teeth with respect to internal teeth is extracted. A similarity curve is obtained by multiplying the first curve by (1??) using the point B as a center of similarity, and a second curve is obtained by rotating the similarity curve by 180° about a midpoint C between the point A and the point B as a center of similarity. A third curve is obtained by multiplying only the x-coordinate of the second curve by ? (?<1), or a fourth curve is obtained by multiplying only the y-coordinate of the second curve by ? (?>1). An addendum tooth profile of the external teeth is defined using the third curve or the fourth curve.

Abstract: An information related to the position of an actuator coupled to a cable which is coupled to a motor is received. A filter is used to provide an input to a motor controller coupled to the motor, to adjust torque on the motor such that a strength curve is implemented relative to the position of the actuator.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for optical imager devices, systems, and methods. In one example, an imaging system includes a focal plane array (FPA) and a light shield. The FPA includes a detector array configured to detect a first portion of electromagnetic radiation and generate a detector signal based on the first portion. The FPA further includes a readout circuit coupled to the detector array and configured to receive the detector signal. The light shield is coupled to the FPA and configured to block a second portion of the electromagnetic radiation. Related devices and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A magnetizing system for use in selectively magnetizing a needle of a medical device is disclosed. Once magnetized, the needle can be tracked by a needle guidance system, which assists the clinician placing the needle by visualizing on a display the position and orientation of the needle after its insertion into a body of a patient. An orientation key system is included with the magnetizing system to ensure the needle is positioned correctly in the magnetizing system. This in turn ensures that the needle is properly magnetized so as to be accurately tracked by the needle guidance system. In one embodiment a first key is included with the magnetizing system and configured to cooperatively mate with a second key included with the needle of the medical device. Various types of keys are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed for techniques for distributed computing and storage. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that includes code that is executable to receive a request to perform a storage task, transmit at least a portion of the storage task to a plurality of user node devices, receive results of the at least a portion of the storage task from at least one of the plurality of user node devices, and transmit the received results.

Abstract: A method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party. The method comprises establishing a communication session between an agent and at least one of a caller and a called party and monitoring the communication session for one or more audit triggers. The method comprises detecting the one or more audit triggers. The method comprises, in response to detecting the one or more audit triggers, sending a notification to a client, the notification identifying one or more communication session auditing procedures available for the communication session. The method comprises receiving, from the client in response to the notification, a request to audit the communication session using at least one of the available one or more communication session auditing procedures. The method comprises performing the requested at least one communication session auditing procedure.

Abstract: Described are input output (IO) device configured to perform operations for performing a table lookup with a single wide key larger than a width of a system bus. These operations comprise: receiving the lookup key; performing a plurality of extraction cycles to determine a plurality of key fragments; calculating a final hash value for the lookup key by sequentially calculating, via a hash chain, an interim hash value for each of the key fragments; determine a read access address for a table entry of a logic table based on the final hash value for the lookup key; determine a plurality of read requests based on the read access address; determine a hit on the table entry with the lookup key by issuing each of the read requests to the memory subsystem; and provide the hit on the table entry to the requesting entity or a next processing entity.

Abstract: A heterogeneous processing system including a host processor, a first processor with a first memory and a first data transfer resource, a second processor with a second memory, and switch and bus circuitry that communicatively couples the processors and the data transfer resource. The host processor is programmed to map virtual addresses of the second memory to physical addresses of the switch and bus circuitry and to configure the first processor to perform one memory to memory transfer operation between the first and second memories using the data transfer resource. The first processor may be configured to program the first data transfer resource. A method including mapping virtual addresses of the second memory to physical addresses of the switch and bus circuitry, and configuring the first processor to perform one memory to memory transfer operation between the first and second memories using the first data transfer resource.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for transmitting data using thin-oxide devices. The methods and system generate a first bias voltage and a second bias voltage based on a power supply voltage of the second voltage domain, the first bias voltage value representing a high-level voltage signal of the first voltage domain, and the second bias voltage representing a low-level voltage signal of the second voltage domain and its value corresponds to a difference between the second voltage domain and the first voltage domain. The methods and systems generate an output of the thin-oxide device interface using first and second thin-oxide devices, the output of the thin-oxide device interface having a range corresponding to the second voltage domain.

Abstract: A stereoscopic camera with fluorescence strobing based visualization is disclosed herein. In an example, a stereoscopic camera is configured to provide a visible light mode for a first specified number of frames over a cycle by causing visible light reflected from a surgical site to be provided to left and right image sensors by activating a visible light source. The stereoscopic camera is also configured to provide a fluorescence mode for a second specified number of frames over the cycle by causing fluorescence emission light from the surgical site to be provided to the left and right image sensors by activating a near-ultraviolet light source. The stereoscopic camera switches between the visible light mode and the fluorescence mode based on the first and second specified number of frames. A processor superimposes image data corresponding to the fluorescence mode on subsequently received image data corresponding to the visible light mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of a distributed data management system include a platform comprising a processor coupled to databases. A grid including agents is coupled to the platform, and each agent is an agent of the platform independently running on a client device. The agents generate and provide to the platform metadata that corresponds to the content of memory accessible by the client devices corresponding to the agents. The agents generate the metadata by hashing fragments of the content. The platform uses the metadata instead of the content to generate and assign to the agents tasks including tasks controlling at least one of storing, transferring and processing of the content. A task is a processing operation performed on content accessible by the agent responsible for the task.

Abstract: The current document is directed to various types of oscillating resonant modules (“ORMs”), including linear-resonant vibration modules, that can be incorporated in a wide variety of appliances, devices, and systems to provide vibrational forces. The vibrational forces are produced ley back-and-forth oscillation of a weight or member along a path, generally a segment of a space curve. A controller controls each of one or more ORMs to produce driving oscillations according to a control curve or control pattern for the ORM that specifies the frequency of the driving oscillations with respect to time. The driving oscillations, in turn, elicit a desired vibration response in the device, appliance, or system in which the one or more ORMs are included. The desired vibration response is achieved by selecting and scaling control patterns in view of known resonance frequencies of the device, appliance, or system.