Abstract: Techniques for low power gunshot sensor testing are disclosed. An acoustic generator and an infrared generator are disposed in a housing. The housing encompasses the acoustic generator and the infrared generator. The housing covers the gunshot sensor. The acoustic generator and the infrared generator are used for testing a gunshot sensor. The infrared generator and the acoustic generator are coupled to an activation circuit. A switch is coupled to the acoustic generator and the infrared generator. The switch provides activation control of the acoustic generator and the infrared generator. The infrared generator includes a light source operating in the near-infrared (NIR) band. The light source operating in the NIR band provides testing for a gunshot muzzle flash sensor. The infrared generator includes a light source operating in the mid-infrared (MIR) band. The light source operating in the MIR band provides testing for a passive infrared (PIR) sensor.

Abstract: A rotary tool configured for high speed condensing and/or cutting action to form a hole. The tool has a body around which is formed a plurality of flutes. Each flute has a cutting face on one side and a densifying face on the other side. A land between adjacent flutes establishes a substantially margin-less working edge along each cutting face. The working edges are configured to produce osseodensification when the tool is operated in the condensing mode. A cavity is formed inside the body with access through its apical end. A plurality of spurs rim the apical end. Each spur has a grinding edge that is offset from said longitudinal axis in the cutting direction of rotation. Some of the flutes open directly into a gullet formed between adjacent spurs. Some of the flutes open directly into leading flanks that fall away from each grinding edge.

Abstract: Pet carriers, car seat frames, pet strollers, assemblies of pet carriers with car set frames or pet strollers, and systems comprising the foregoing are provided.

Abstract: A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device comprises determining an intra prediction mode of a current block; and determining selecting of a secondary transform of the current block based on the intra prediction mode determined for the current block.

Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating multi-cloud expenses is disclosed. The system includes a processor coupled to a memory. The processor is configured to receive a request for onboarding one or more developers to complete one or more projects. The request includes one or more features assigned for each project. The processor is further configured to group the one or more developers into one or more batches to complete each project. The one or more developers are grouped based on a grouping criteria. The processor is further configured to allocate one or more cloud infrastructures for the one or more developers in each batch for hosting each project. In addition, the processor is configured to generate a monthly cloud cost for each cloud infrastructure based on a usage pattern.

Abstract: A joint distraction lever includes a lever body, a projection coupled to the lever body such that the projection is movable relative to the lever body, and a force sensor positioned between the lever body and the projection and configured to measure a force of the projection on the lever body.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media to migrate data from source databases to target databases are disclosed. Data may be received, relating to the source databases and the target databases. For each source database, a migration assessment may be generated based on analyzing the data, and a migration method may be selected. A migration plan that specifies a parallel migration of a set of databases to the target databases may be created, with a first migration method to migrate a first subset of the set of databases and a second migration method to migrate a second subset of the set of databases. The parallel migration may be executed according to the migration plan may be caused so that the first subset of the set of databases is migrated with the first migration method while the second subset of the set of databases is migrated with the second migration method.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus including processing circuitry that determines, based on a syntax element in a coded video bitstream, that a current block in a current picture is coded in a subblock-based frame-rate up conversion (FRUC) mode and determines a corresponding block of the current block based on an offset vector indicating an offset between the current block and the corresponding block in the current picture. The processing circuitry determines a temporal motion vector predictor (TMVP) of a first subblock in the corresponding block based on a subblock in a forward reference picture and a subblock in a backward reference picture. The subblocks in the forward and backward reference pictures are matched using the subblock-based FRUC mode. The processing circuitry determines a TMVP of a subblock in the current block based on the TMVP of the first subblock in the corresponding block.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method comprises: receiving, from the video signal, a picture frame that includes a first component and a second component; determining a classifier for the second component from a set of samples of the first component associated with a respective sample of the second component; when the set of samples of the first component associated with the respective sample of the second component is divided by a virtual boundary, copying one or more central subsets of the set of samples of the first component to a first boundary position and a second boundary position of the set of samples of the first component; determining a sample offset for the respective sample of the second component according to the classifier; and modifying the value of the respective sample of the second component based on the determined sample offset.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for identifying and remediating security threats against graph neural network models may include (i) analyzing an input format for model data utilized by a graph neural network (GNN) model on a target computing system, (ii) generating probing data corresponding to the input format, (iii) querying the GNN model utilizing the probing data, (iv) building, based on a query response output of the GNN model utilizing the probing data, one or more shadow GNN models, (v) verifying a performance metric of the shadow GNN models against a target performance metric associated with the GNN model, and (vi) performing a security action that protects against a potential security threat against the GNN model when the performance metric of the shadow GNN models is similar to target performance metric associated with the GNN model. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a robotic system for removing bony material from an anatomical structure of a patient, comprising:—a base (4), —an end effector (2) configured to hold a surgical tool (1), —an actuation unit (3) configured to translate the end effector relative to the base at least along one feed axis (A), —a control unit coupled to the actuation unit (3) and configured to turn off the tool (1) and command the actuation unit (3) to translate the end effector (2) along the feed axis (A) while the tool is turned off, the control unit comprising a feedback unit configured to measure a force exerted by the surgical tool (1) onto the anatomical structure during said translation of the end effector (2) and, based on the measured force, detect a contact of the tool with bony material of the anatomical structure.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an enhanced operating table and room, an insulated conductor, and a filtration system. The table includes an attachment, controlling parameters during surgery, a control, and a console. The attachment is moveable relative to at least one reference point. The console allows monitoring parameters during surgery. The room includes sensors integrated throughout and a data module in communication with the sensors. The data module receives data from the plurality of sensors, stores the received data in memory, and analyzes and processes the stored data. The insulated conductor includes an electrical conductor and an insulator. The insulator partially electrically or thermally insulates the electrical conductor. The filtration system removes particles within a fluid A transducer generates a pressure gradient to promote the particles to flow. Alternatively, the filtration system can include a robotic system. The robotic system charges particles such that the particles within the fluid adhere.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device includes a memory device storing instructions, and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device executes the instructions to execute a computer-implemented system configured to manage items in a self-describing data model, and generate a representation of a federated system in the self-describing data model. The representation includes logical model items having logical model item types associated with data in an external object model used by a third-party computer-implemented system. The processing device may enable communication of the items and the logical model items between a client computer-implemented system and the third-party computer-implemented system.

Abstract: A method of video encoding includes determining whether a reference block for a current block is located in a different coding tree unit (CTU) than a CTU of the current block. The method also includes, in response to the reference block being located in the different CTU, (i) determining whether a memory location of a reference sample memory for the reference block is available. The second area is collocated in the different CTU with a position of the first area in the CTU of the current block. In response to the determination that the reference block is located in the different CTU, the method also includes, (ii) in response to a determination that the memory location for the reference block is available, retrieving, from the memory location corresponding to the reference block, one or more samples to encode the current block.

Abstract: A surgical robot system includes a surgical robot having a robot base and a robot arm connected to the robot base. The surgical robot system further includes a joint manipulation arm configured to be attached to the robot arm and to be connected to an appendage of a patient and moved to apply force and/or torque to a joint connecting the appendage through movement of the robot arm. The surgical robot system further includes force and/or torque sensor apparatus configured to output a feedback signal providing an indication of an amount of force and/or torque that is being applied to the robot arm and/or the joint manipulation arm. At least one controller is configured to determine ligaments balancing at the joint based on a plurality of measurements of the feedback signal, and to output information characterizing the ligaments balancing.

Abstract: A fishing rod has a rod blank which is configured to be attached a fishing reel on a lower side. The rod blank includes a main portion and a rear grip portion which is continuous to a rod end side of the main portion. The rear grip portion includes a corner portion which is located radially outward and higher relative to an outer perimeter of the main portion, the corner portion being farther from a center of the main portion in a radial direction than a lowermost point of the rear grip portion in a transverse sectional view.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a sound collection unit configured to collect a voice, an analysis unit configured to analyze a voice collected by the sound collection unit, an automatic image capturing unit configured to automatically capture an image, and a setting unit configured to set image capturing frequency of the automatic image capturing unit, wherein, in a case where a result of analysis by the analysis unit is a specific voice instruction, the setting unit sets the image capturing frequency higher after an operation is performed according to the instruction.

Abstract: A coral ring mount device and method for the propagative culture of sessile benthic marine organisms (for example, stony corals) employing either a ring, washer or threaded nut or similar as a propagule mount upon which the coral is set in order to attach, grow and overgrow within a coral nursery system. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, once the coral is grown onto the ring mount and to its requisite size and condition, the ring mount becomes the washer through which passes a screw to secure the ring and coral to the seafloor.

Abstract: A surgical drill for use with a drill bit. The drill includes a handpiece with a motor and a brake mechanism. The brake mechanism is a sliding rack adjacent a first end and a second end with a stop adjacent the drill bit. An actuator is mounted to the handpiece and a plunger is coupled to the actuator. A sensor asserts a signal when the drill bit penetrates bone. When the sensor asserts the signal indicting the drill bit penetrated bone, the actuator moves the plunger into engagement with the rack to prevent further insertion of the drill bit.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a main body, a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed on a first setting area of the main body. The second sensor is disposed on a second setting area of the main body. The first setting area and the second setting area respectively have a first central point and a second central point, where the first central point and the second central point are disposed on a horizontal axis. There is a first angle between a connection line of the first central point and the first sensor with the horizontal axis, and there is a second angle between a connection line of the second central point and the second sensor with the horizontal axis, where the first angle is different from the second angle.