Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein E1 to E6 are independently Si or Ge; X1 to X4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, SiH3, halogen and Si(Y)3; Y is independently selected from C1 to C20 alkyl and halogen; R1 to R12 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 alkyl, C2 to C20 alkenyl, C2 to C20 alkynyl, C3 to C20 cycloalkyl, C6 to C20 aryl, C7 to C20 arylalkyl, C7 to C20 alkylaryl and Z; and Z is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen and C1 to C20 alkyl; a process for their preparation; and the use of the compound for preparing the Si- and Ge-containing solid.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to audio output for time-based notifications. Enhanced alerts for time-based notifications based on various notification conditions provides users with clarity about which notifications are being output, thereby providing an improved user interface.

Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods to predict a vehicle preference of a customer of a rental vehicle agency. An example method to do so involves a computer executing a prediction procedure to obtain and evaluate information associated with a customer. The information can include vehicle ownership history and/or monitoring data obtained from vehicles used by the customer (a personal vehicle, a taxi, and/or a ride share service vehicle, for example). The information may be evaluated by the computer to determine a personal profile of the customer. The personal profile can include items such as physical attributes of the customer, family size, driving characteristics, and/or past vehicle ownership. The personal profile of the customer may then be used by the computer to predict a type of vehicle preferred by the customer and to select, from a vehicle fleet, a vehicle that matches the preferred type of vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for estimating water turbidity using image data, comprising analyzing a plurality of images of one or more objects submerged in water captured under water from a plurality of distances, calculating a luma value for each of a plurality of pixels along one or more gradient lines across the object(s) in each of the plurality of images, calculating, for each image, a respective maximal intensity change between a lowest luma value and a highest luma value of the pixels along the gradient line(s) in the respective image, evaluating a turbidity of the water based on mapping of the respective maximal intensity change to each of the plurality of distances, and initiating one or more actions in case the turbidity exceeds a certain threshold.

Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more sensors and engages at least one of the one or more sensors to evaluate at least one of a count or location of vehicle occupants prior to an incident. The vehicle determines that an incident has occurred and that at least one of an evaluated count or location of at least one vehicle occupant has changed following the incident. Also, the vehicle engages at least one of the one or more sensors to detect a presence of a prior occupant outside the vehicle following the incident, responsive to determining that the at least one of the evaluated count or location of the at least one vehicle occupant changed and, responsive to detecting the presence of the prior occupant outside the vehicle following the incident, reports the presence to a 3rd party response entity.

Abstract: Computing systems, computing apparatuses, computing methods, and computer program products are disclosed for machine learning ranking. An example computing method includes receiving a search query and determining a plurality of machine learning model execution engines based on the search query and a plurality of search result types. The example computing method further includes generating a plurality of subsets of search results based on the search query and the plurality of machine learning model execution engines. The example computing method further includes generating a set of search results comprising at least one search result from each of the plurality of subsets of search results.

Abstract: Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on the injector device, or on a portion of the injection device housing, or on a drug reservoir. Some devices may be removably attached to a drug reservoir, for example, through a luer connector. Other devices may comprise internal luer seal for securely connecting a drug conduit of the device to the luer cavity of a drug reservoir. Yet other devices may comprise a priming-enabling element to facilitate the drug priming of a shielded needle. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.

Abstract: Vehicle alerts can be presented to the driver of a vehicle based on behaviors. It can be determined whether the driver will avoid an identified risk at a current location of the vehicle. Such a determination can be based on the past driving behavior of the driver and/or a general driving behavior of one or more other drivers. It can be determined whether to present an alert about the identified risk based on whether the driver will avoid the identified risk. In response to determining to that an alert about the identified risk should be presented, an intensity level for the alert can be determined. The alert can be caused to be presented to the driver at the determined intensity level.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising at least one strobilurin fungicide, polar aprotic solvent, non-ionic emulsifier selected from a group comprising polyoxyethylated aromatics, polyalkoxylated alkyl ethers and any combination thereof, optionally one or more additional fungicides selected from the group comprising triazoles in the presence of at least one polyhydric alcohol compound. The compositions of the invention are novel and have high storage stability at high and low temperatures. The invention also relates to method of controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi in crop protection and to the use thereof as crop protection agents.

Abstract: The invention provides novel heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, D, R1 to R4, and R6 to R10 are as described herein. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds as medicaments, in particular methods of using the compounds as antibiotics for the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and resulting diseases.

Abstract: A turbine blade tip, turbine blade and method where improved cooling is made possible by an improved cooling structure with cooling air holes inside a depression in a blade tip and a special arrangement of multiple cooling air holes which are supplied by a single cooling air channel inside a wall.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to oncolytic virus derived replicons and capsidation of the same. The disclosure also relates to the incorporation of one or more transgenes encoding payload molecules into the replicon. The disclosure further relates to the encapsulation of the replicon and/or recombinant RNA molecules encoding oncolytic viruses into particles and the use of the replicon and/or particles for the treatment and prevention of cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed are powered gait assistance systems that include a controller, sensors, and a torque applicator (motor, spring, etc.) coupled to a patient's hips, thighs, knee, lower leg, ankle, and/or foot and operable to apply assistive torque to the patient's leg joint(s) to assist the patient's volitional joint actuating muscle output during selected stages of the patient's gait cycle, such that the applied torque improves the patient's leg posture, muscle output, range of motion, and/or other parameters over the gait cycle. The sensors can include a torque sensor that measures torque applied, one or more joint angle sensors, a ground contact sensor that measures ground contact of the patient's foot, and/or other sensors. The controller can determine what stage of the patient's gait cycle the patient's leg is in based on sensor signals and cause the torque applicator to apply corresponding torque to the joint(s) based on the gait cycle stage, sensor inputs, and known patient characteristics.

Abstract: A process can be used for the preparation of tris(trichlorosilyl)dichlorogallylgermane, which is a chlorinated, uncharged substance.

Abstract: A system includes a processor that determines a route. The processor determines a plurality of nodes along the route and alternative paths from one node to a successive node along the route through another node. The processor defines the route based on the plurality of nodes and removes at least one node between second and third nodes on the basis that the removed node lies along a least-cost path between the second and third nodes. The processor repeats removal of nodes until a set of minimum nodes to define the route with all non-least-cost path decisions is achieved as a compressed route and transmits the compressed route to at least one second processor that decompresses the compressed route through inclusion of removed nodes, the removed nodes being re-included on the basis of being nodes lying on a least-cost path between two nodes included sequentially in the compressed route.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a sensor chip fabricated on a semiconductor wafer, the sensor chip may include a graphene channel patterned in a graphene layer disposed on a dielectric substrate. The sensor chip may include a first electrode formed in electrode material so as to form one or more of an edge side contact or a top side contact in electrical contact with a first end of the graphene channel. The sensor chip may include a second electrode formed in electrode material so as to form one or more of an edge side contact or a top-side contact in electrical contact with a second end of the graphene channel. The sensor chip may include an insulation layer that is layered above at least of portion of the graphene layer and is selected from an inorganic oxide layer and an organic layer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for correcting entity names. One method includes receiving texts and deriving a plurality of name-context pairs from the texts. The method further includes calculating a context consistency measure for each name-context pair and storing context-entity name data representing the name-context pairs. Another method includes identifying an entity name and one or more context terms from a query and generating candidate names for the entity name. The method further includes determining a score for each of the candidate names, selecting a number of top scoring candidate names, and using the selected candidate names to respond to the query.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to extend brake life cycle are disclosed herein. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a brake including a rotor and a brake pad and a brake controller to detect a request to determine a wear level of the brake pad, activate the brake to cause contact between the brake pad and the rotor, and determine, based on a latency between the activation of the brake and the contact between the brake pad and the rotor, the wear level.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to personalized spatial audio profiles and providing personalized spatial audio.

Abstract: An assistive ankle foot orthosis is described. The AFO has a vertical shank member arranged laterally to a user's limb. The member carries a rotational bearing and a rotational element such as a pulley. The rotational bearing is lateral to a user's ankle. The pulley is connected to a footplate. The footplate can be actuated to provide joint movement assistance or resistance to the user upon rotation of the pulley. The AFO includes an ankle angle and angular velocity sensor and a pressure sensor located under the user's forefoot. The AFO includes a controller that computes an estimate of the user's peak joint power on the basis of a series of products of measurements of foot pressure and angular velocity.