Abstract: A system may receive a first user input requesting to provide an evaluator agent configuration for an evaluator agent. A system may receive a second user input specifying information associated with an agent to be evaluated. A system may receive a third user input specifying an evaluation tool, wherein the evaluation tool is configurable to evaluate the information associated with the agent. A system may receive a fourth user input specifying an evaluation tool configuration associated with the evaluation tool. A system may create the evaluator agent based on the evaluator agent configuration, wherein the evaluator agent configuration comprises an indication of the information associated with the agent to be evaluated, an indication of the evaluation tool, and an indication of the evaluation tool configuration. A system may include evaluating, using the evaluator agent, the information associated with the agent.

Abstract: A hair straightening apparatus has two arms pivotably coupled at a hinge, and a central pack disposed between the first and second arms and coupled with the hair styling apparatus at the hinge on a hinge end of hair straightening apparatus. A locking mechanism is disposed within the central pack, wherein the locking mechanism includes a symmetrical, elongate lock arm disposed lengthwise within the central pack. The locking mechanism is selectively operable to lock the first and second arms in the closed position. The central pack defines a longitudinal axis, and the elongate lock arm is movable relative to the central pack between the first and second positions in parallel with the longitudinal axis defined by the central pack.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed, including systems and methods for automatically solving computational tasks or problems. A computer-implemented method may include: providing an agent service that utilizes a plurality of agents to process one or more tasks; receiving, by a first agent, a request to handle a first task; obtaining, by the first agent, a first accessory to handle the first task; assigning, by the first agent, at least a portion of the first task to a second agent; sharing, by the first agent, the first accessory to the second agent; and processing, by the second agent, at least the portion of the first task using the first accessory to generate a processing result.

Abstract: Mechanisms for protecting an application from an untrusted operating system (OS) are provided, the methods including: determining that a virtual address for a page of memory allocated by the untrusted OS for the application belongs to a valid mapping; determining that the page of memory is not already in use; and in response to determining that the virtual address for the page of memory belongs to a valid mapping and determining that the page of memory is not already in use, mapping the page of memory to an enclaved container for the application. Some mechanisms further include unmapping the page of memory from the untrusted OS. In some mechanism, determining that the virtual address for the page of memory belongs to a valid mapping is based on a list of valid mappings for the application.

Abstract: Provided is a vapour generating system with a heatable ceramic wick (300) for vaporizing a liquid. The wick (300) has an aerofoil shape to provide laminar air flow over the wick (300).

Abstract: Provided is vapour generating system having a wick (162) comprising a first wicking material (162a) in contact with a second wicking material (162b). The first wicking material (162a) has a greater porosity than the second wicking material (162b), such that liquid is transported preferentially through the first wicking material (162a).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair straightening apparatus having two arms pivotably coupled together and a heating plate on a facing side of at least one arm. A central pack disposed between the first arm and the second arm and coupled to the hair styling apparatus at the hinge end and a biasing means adapted to support the central pack symmetrically between the first arm and the second arm.

Abstract: A vacuum oven comprising an inner cavity, a heating element, a first door, and a second door. The inner cavity configured for holding a hazardous material and is surrounded by a housing. The heating element is configured to heat the inner cavity and is joined to an outer surface of the housing. The first door covers a first side of the inner cavity. The second door covers a second side of the inner cavity opposite the first side.

Abstract: A hair styling apparatus is provided and includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled together and moveable between an open position and a closed position. An inner wall of the first arm is arranged to face an inner wall of the second arm. The first arm and the second arm are arranged to receive hair within a cavity therebetween. The cavity is formed between the first arm and the second arm in a closed position. At least one of the first arm and second arm include a plenum. The plenum includes an air inlet for receiving airflow from a fan unit and an air outlet configured to direct airflow towards the cavity.

Abstract: Holder (160) for supporting a vaporiser (132) in an aerosol delivery system (100), the holder comprising at least one holder inlet (134a, 14b); a holder outlet (164) for fluid communication with the vaporiser; and at least one air flow channel (162a, 162b) extending within the holder from the holder inlet to the holder outlet, wherein the at least one air flow channel comprises an undulating portion (169a, 169b) having an undulating lower surface (166a, 166b) comprising at least one trough (172a, 172b) for retaining leaked aerosol precursor from the vaporiser.

Abstract: A hair straightening apparatus having two arms pivotably coupled together and arranged to receive hair within a cavity formed between them is disclosed. A plenum in at least one arm includes an air inlet for receiving airflow from a fan unit and an air outlet for emitting airflow towards hair within the cavity. The air outlet extends along the inner wall of at least one of the first arm and the second arm and is adapted to direct airflow towards a lower edge of the arms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of providing feedback to a machine learning model. The method includes allowing a user to observe an output of a trained machine learning model; allowing the user to input feedback to the machine learning model based on the output, wherein the feedback is on at least one of a model level or on a training dataset level; and incorporating the feedback into the machine learning model to improve the machine learning model, wherein the method is performed using one or more processors. Disclosed herein are one or more computer-readable storage media including computer executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform the method. Disclosed herein is a computer system which includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media which include computer executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform the method.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes one or more sensors for detecting an object in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle and a vehicle computing system comprising one or more processors receiving canonical route data associated with at least one canonical route, and controlling travel of the autonomous vehicle based on sensor data from the one or more sensors and the canonical route data associated with the at least one canonical route. The at least one canonical route comprises at least one roadway connected with another roadway in a plurality of roadways in a geographic location that satisfies at least one route optimization function derived based on trip data associated with one or more traversals of the plurality of roadways in a geographic location by one or more autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: In an optical detection system, a coded transmission scheme can be used to provide scene illumination. For example, a transmitter can include transmit elements that can be controlled individually or in groups to provide specified modulated (e.g., on-off-keyed) waveforms corresponding to specified transmit code sequences. Light reflected or scattered by an object can be detected by an optical receiver, such as a single-pixel detector. Contributions to the received optical signal corresponding to the respective transmit code sequences can be separated using a correlation-based technique, even when such contributions overlap in time. Regions of a field-of-regard illuminated by ones or groups of the transmit elements can be selected or adjusted, such as to provide controllable spatial (e.g., angular) selectivity of which portions of the field-of-regard are illuminated by particular transmit signals.

Abstract: A handheld appliance has a handle, the handle having a main body, the main body having a first end portion, a second end portion and a third portion there between, wherein the first end portion and the second end portion extend radially outwards beyond the third portion; and an external sleeve is rotatably supported around the third portion by the first end portion and the second end portion.

Abstract: A vendor of virtual machine images accesses a virtual computer system service to upload a digitally signed virtual machine image to a data store usable by customers of the virtual computer system service to select an image for creating a virtual machine instance. If a digital certificate is uploaded along with the virtual machine image, the virtual computer system service may determine whether the digital certificate has been trusted for use. If the digital certificate has been trusted for use, the virtual computer system service may use a public cryptographic key to decrypt a hash signature included with the image to obtain a first hash value. The service may additionally apply a hash function to the image itself to obtain a second hash value. If the two hash values match, then the virtual machine image may be deemed to be authentic.

Abstract: A processing apparatus is configured to receive a sense signal from a capacitive fluid sensor having a first electrode and a second electrode with a sensing region between the electrodes. The processing apparatus is configured to receive an alternating drive signal applied to the capacitive fluid sensor. The processing apparatus is configured to determine a complex impedance of the fluid sensor based on the sense signal and the drive signal. The complex impedance includes an in-phase component indicative of a conductivity quantity of a fluid in the sensing region and a quadrature component indicative of a capacitance quantity of the fluid sensor. The processing apparatus is configured to determine a temperature of the fluid in dependence on at least the determined capacitance quantity of the fluid sensor.

Abstract: A method of forming a fully-aligned via (FAV) structure is provided. The method includes arranging conductive material adjacent to a dielectric pad and chemically deactivating a surface of the conductive material by forming a dopant-free surface-aligned monolayer (SAM) thereon. Dielectric material is deposited onto the dielectric pad aside the dopant-free SAM and the dopant-free SAM is removed from the surface of the conductive material.

Abstract: An ice maker includes an ice making unit and an ice storage bin. A frame is positioned between the ice making unit and the storage bin. An ice making tray is coupled with the frame, including a base defining a first plurality of apertures and a second plurality of apertures. A plurality of ice forming features is positioned proximate the first plurality of apertures. The ice forming features are coupled to and extend away from the base. A heating element is in thermal communication with the ice forming features. A wastewater disposal assembly is coupled with the ice making tray.

Abstract: Mechanisms for protecting an application from an untrusted operating system (OS) are provided, the methods including: determining that a virtual address for a page of memory allocated by the untrusted OS for the application belongs to a valid mapping; determining that the page of memory is not already in use; and in response to determining that the virtual address for the page of memory belongs to a valid mapping and determining that the page of memory is not already in use, mapping the page of memory to an enclaved container for the application. Some mechanisms further include unmapping the page of memory from the untrusted OS. In some mechanism, determining that the virtual address for the page of memory belongs to a valid mapping is based on a list of valid mappings for the application.