Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, the semiconductor device comprising a substrate having merged cavities in the substrate. An active region is over the merged cavities in the substrate. A thermally conductive layer is in the merged cavities in the substrate, whereby the thermally conductive layer at least partially fills up the merged cavities in the substrate. A first contact pillar connects the thermally conductive layer in the merged cavities in the substrate with a metallization layer above the active region.

Abstract: Embodiments of nanostructures comprising metal oxide and methods for forming the nanostructure on surfaces are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the nanostructures can be formed on a substrate made of a nickel titanium alloy, resulting in a nanostructure containing both titanium oxide and nickel oxide. The nanostructure can include a lattice layer disposed on top of a nanotube layer. The distal surface of the lattice layer can have a titanium oxide to nickel oxide ratio of greater than 10:1, or about 17:1, resulting in a nanostructure that promotes human endothelial cell migration and proliferation at the interface between the lattice layer and human cells or tissue. The nanostructure may be formed on the outer surface of an implantable medical device, such a stent or an orthopedic implant (e.g. knee implant, bone screw, or bone staple).

Abstract: Determining whether, upon cessation of a second automated assistant session that interrupted and supplanted a prior first automated assistant session: (1) to automatically resume the prior first automated assistant session, or (2) to transition to an alternative automated assistant state in which the prior first session is not automatically resumed. Implementations further relate to selectively causing, based on the determining and upon cessation of the second automated assistant session, either the automatic resumption of the prior first automated assistant session that was interrupted, or the transition to the state in which the first session is not automatically resumed.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing ambient ionization mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substantially cylindrical, tubular, rod-shaped, coil-shaped, helical or spiral-shaped collision assembly; and a first device arranged and adapted to direct analyte, smoke, fumes, liquid, gas, surgical smoke, aerosol or vapor onto said collision assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a benzophenone derivative and an aqueous copolymer dispersion comprising the benzophenone derivative. This invention also relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous copolymer dispersion. The benzophenone derivative provides better crosslinking efficiency and improvement to dirt pick up resistance performance.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for scaling the average power of high-energy solid-state lasers to high values of average output power while maintaining high efficiency. An exemplary technique combines a gas-cooled-slab amplifier architecture with a pattern of amplifier pumping and extraction in which pumping is continuous and in which only a small fraction of the energy stored in the amplifier is extracted on any one pulse. Efficient operation is achieved by propagating many pulses through the amplifier during each period equal to the fluorescence decay time of the gain medium, so that the preponderance of the energy cycled through the upper laser level decays through extraction by the amplified pulses rather than through fluorescence decay.

Abstract: In some embodiments, gaze-tracking-based image downscaling for multi-party video communication may be provided. In some embodiments, a set of gaze locations may be received from a set of receiving devices during concurrent video communication sessions between the receiving devices and a sending device. Different collections of positions may be determined based on the gaze locations, and, for each such collection, a spatial indicator (e.g., a bounded region) may be determined. A first downscaled encoding of the source image (from the sending device) may be generated based on the first spatial indicator, and a second downscaled encoding of the source image may be generated based on the second spatial indicator, etc. The downscaled encodings may then be sent to the respective receiving devices during the concurrent video communication sessions.

Abstract: A nozzle cap assembly includes a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant, the nozzle cap housing defining an upper rim and a lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an interior cavity extending inward from the upper rim toward the lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an antenna mounting portion extending from the upper rim toward the lower rim; an antenna cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover positioned over at least a portion of the antenna mounting portion, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the antenna mounting portion, an antenna cover cavity at least partially defined between the inner cover surface and the antenna mounting portion; and an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity, the antenna assembly secured to the inner cover surface.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to improving the reliable of a computing network. A first computing device receives changing states of a data object to send to a second computing device via a network interface. The first computing device sends, to the second computing device, a baseline packet having a complete one of the states of the data object. The first computing device sends, to the second computing device, a sequence of update packets corresponding to the changing states of the data object. An update packet in the sequence includes sufficient information to update a stored state of the data object at the second computing device to a current state of the data object responsive to the stored state being one of two or more previous ones of the states.

Abstract: A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices.

Abstract: A system, computer program product, and method are presented for determining illegitimate business entities, and, more specifically, to distinguishing between legitimate business entities and illegitimate business entities. The method includes identifying a target entity using known attributes of the target entity and collecting, from one or more external sources, additional attributes of the target entity. The method also includes injecting the known attributes and the additional attributes into one or more models including at least one of one or more machine learning models and one or more statistical models. The method further includes generating, through the one or more machine learning models, one or more scores that indicate a probability that the target entity is an illegitimate business.

Abstract: Identifying and reducing package delivery risks can include receiving, at a computer, package delivery data for a package to be delivered. Package delivery factors can be determined which include package fragility. Product information and product reviews can be analyzed based on the factors, and the analyzing can include using natural language processing to evaluate the product information and product reviews to identify language related to the factors. The factors can be weighted based on the analysis of the product information and the product reviews based on a probability of risk of damage to the package. A package risk score is calculated based on the analysis and the weighting. A best delivery practice for the package is generated based on the package risk score, and the package risk score and best delivery practice is communicated to a device of a delivery person.

Abstract: The application provides a disinfecting device. The device comprises an aircraft trolley-sized body comprising two side surfaces. The body is adapted to move along a longitudinal axis of an aisle of an aircraft such that the side surfaces face two opposing sides of the aisle. The device includes a powering unit, at least one air compressor for providing compressed air, a disinfectant bottle for storing liquid disinfectants, and at least two nozzle assemblies. Each nozzle assembly includes an electrically actuated valve, a connector, and at least three nozzles. The compressed air flows from the compressor to the valve, to the connector, and to the nozzles to form droplets of disinfectants. The nozzles are provided on upper surfaces of the body such that the nozzles point away from the respective side surfaces for spraying the disinfectants onto objects located on the two opposing sides of the aisle.

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. The portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.

Abstract: A submerged combustion melting system includes a submerged combustion melter having a housing that defines a melting chamber and one or more vibration damping devices operatively coupled to the housing.

Abstract: An information handling system display swivel arm rotates about two axes with selectable amounts of rotation. The swivel arm couples to an anchor and a display support with a tool-less swivel coupling device having a member inserted into a housing and rotationally coupled in place by first and second pins that engage first and second slots of the member. The first slot is disposed around the circumference of the member to support substantially 360 degrees of rotation of the member in the housing. The second slot is disposed only part of the way around the circumference of the member to support partial rotation, such as 180 degrees. Removal of both pins from the member allows withdrawal of the member from the housing to disassemble the swivel arm.

Abstract: In spite of significant efforts to identify ?-cell-specific markers for ?-cell imaging and purification, progress has been limited. Herein is disclosed a novel biomarker of human pancreatic ?-cells, CD39L3 (also known as ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-3 (NTPDase3)). Disclosed are compositions and methods for purifying and imaging ?-cell using anti-CD39L3 antibodies.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for presenting trading information. One example method includes displaying a plurality of effective trade indicators corresponding to price levels at which effective trades have been initiated, and displaying trading information corresponding to each effective trade. The effective trades can be determined based on user-configured trade definitions. The trading information can include a traded quantity and profit/loss corresponding to each effective trade. In addition to the trading information, current market information could be displayed as well in relation to the plurality of effective trades.

Abstract: A system, method and product for an interest-based distributed simulation system. A system comprising: multiple servers, wherein a component-server deployment defines which server is tasked with processing each component of a simulation; a database for storing values of components and delivering the values or portion thereof to servers based on interest definitions. A server of the multiple servers is authoritative over a target component of the plurality of components of the simulation. The server is configured to determine an inverse interest list for the target component, wherein the inverse interest list identifies all components interested in the target component according to the interest definitions. The server selectively transmits updates of the target component to the database based on the inverse interest list and based on the component-server deployment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a network communication pathway between devices based on type of communication request are disclosed. The system obtains a communication object from a first device to enable communication with a second device. The first device may be a device within an affinity group of the second device, such that the system identifies historic data relating to the affinity group and/or relating to communication attempts from non-subscriber devices found in one or more affinity groups stored within the system. Based on the communication object type, the system identifies whether communication object relates to a question object previously received from the second device and calculates an Expert Attribute Score (EAS) for the first device. The system may evaluate the EAS against a predetermined threshold and transmit the communication object to the second device, if the EAS is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.