Abstract: In a method for storing and replaying a content item, a server may receive one or more user requests from user devices to store the content item. The server may determine a quantity of user-generic copies to store and may generate user-generic copies that are not yet assigned to a specific user-account. If a user requests output of the stored content item, the server may associate one of the user-generic copies with the user-account of the user. This process may convert one of the user-generic copies into a user-specific copy for the user-account. The server may send at least a portion of the user-specific copy to a user device that is associated with the user-account.

Abstract: A heat pump water heater is disclosed. The heat pump water heater may include a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. The heat pump water heater may further include a compressor disposed in a housing interior portion. The heat pump water heater may further include an inlet muffler and an outlet muffler. The inlet muffler may be disposed between the compressor and the air inlet, and the outlet muffler may be disposed between the compressor and the air outlet. The inlet muffler and the outlet muffler may be configured to reflect sound generated by the compressor back to the housing interior portion.

Abstract: In a cloud computing environment, a cross-tenant access security measure monitors conditional access policies for changes or additions that hamper or threaten an authorized access from an assistant tenant user to a focus tenant. Some cross-tenant access security tracks role assignments to detect rogue roles, or detect hampering role changes. In some cases, focus tenant events and assistant tenant events are correlated in an audit. In some cases, the authorized access is a zero standing time bound access. In some cases, the authorized access is constrained to an IP address range, or constrained to login from a managed device, or both. In some cases, assets are excluded from managed response remediation actions. In some, managed response is modulated by product-specific Role Based Access Control. In some, repeated logins are avoided, to permit faster managed responses.

Abstract: A heat pump water heater is disclosed. The heat pump water heater may include a housing. The heat pump water heater may include a base plate disposed in an interior portion of the housing and a compressor unit disposed on the base plate. The heat pump water heater may further include a sound baffle device configured to at least partially enclose the compressor unit. The sound baffle device may be removably attached to the base plate. The sound baffle device and housing walls may be configured to reflect sound generated by the compressor unit back towards the interior portion of the housing.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for task adjustment for uniform performance of drives. Arrays are created for different drive types. Performance benchmarks are run for each of the arrays to compute a stage maximum value and a destage maximum value for each of the drive types. At run time, in response to determining that a mode indictor indicates a uniform performance mode, a maximum number of stage Task Control Blocks (TCBs) are set to a stage maximum uniform value and a maximum number of destage TCBs are set to a destage maximum uniform value. The stage of first data is performed using an actual number of stage TCBs that do not exceed the maximum number of stage TCBs. The destage of second data is performed using an actual number of destage TCBs that do not exceed the maximum number of destage TCBs.

Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has not benefited from innovative immunotherapies, mainly because of the lack of actionable immune targets. Novel tumor-specific antigens (TSAs) and tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) expressed by CRC cells are described herein. Most of the TSAs described herein derives from aberrantly expressed unmutated genomic sequences, such as intronic and intergenic sequences, which are not expressed in normal tissues. Nucleic acids, compositions, cells, antibodies and vaccines derived from these TSAs are described. The use of the TSAs, nucleic acids, compositions, antibodies, cells and vaccines for the treatment of CRC is also described.

Abstract: Among other things, there are disclosed embodiments of belts or bands that can be used in treatments for tricuspid valve regurgitation. In some embodiments, such belts may be heat-set in a particular configuration to effectively decrease tricuspid annulus when deployed around the atrioventricular groove. Embodiments include one or more tensioning sutures for applying cinching or tightening to belts when deployed, and structure for effectively distributing force during such tightening. Embodiments of tensioning members, protective members, and devices and methods for open-surgical placement (e.g. around a heart for annuloplasty) are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning objects in underwater environments are provided. The geolocation of a target for an object is determined, and a light source provided as part of a positioning system is operated to project a visible target at that location. The determination of the target location relative to the positioning system can include determining a location of the positioning system using information obtained from a laser system included in the positioning system. The light source used to project the visible target can be the same as a light source included in the laser system. A location of an object relative to the target location can be tracked by the laser system as the object is being moved towards the target location. The described methods and systems utilize one or more non-touch subsea optical systems, including but not limited to laser systems, for underwater infrastructure installation, measurements and monitoring.

Abstract: An aqueous cleansing composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and a thickener comprising an alkoxylated methyl glucose ether, wherein a weight ratio of cationic surfactant to nonionic surfactant is greater than 0.9:1. The combination of the cationionic:nonionic surfactant ratio with the alkoxylated methyl glucose ether thickener provides the composition with cold weather stability. Cold weather stability is observed when the composition remains transparent after cold storage.

Abstract: An end effector assembly for an optical surgical instrument includes a jaw member and a plurality of optical elements positioned within a cavity of the jaw member. The jaw member has a tissue contacting surface. The jaw member has a proximal portion that is configured to secure a fiber optic cable thereto such that a distal end of the fiber optical cable extends into the cavity. The plurality of optical elements are arranged in a staircase-like manner that rises towards the tissue contacting surface as the plurality of optical elements extends distally within the cavity. The plurality of optical elements is configured to direct a beam of light exiting the fiber optic cable towards the tissue contacting surface.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for task adjustment for uniform performance of drives. Arrays are created for different drive types. Performance benchmarks are run for each of the arrays to compute a stage maximum value and a destage maximum value for each of the drive types. At run time, in response to determining that a mode indictor indicates a uniform performance mode, a maximum number of stage Task Control Blocks (TCBs) are set to a stage maximum uniform value and a maximum number of destage TCBs are set to a destage maximum uniform value. The stage of first data is performed using an actual number of stage TCBs that do not exceed the maximum number of stage TCBs. The destage of second data is performed using an actual number of destage TCBs that do not exceed the maximum number of destage TCBs.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for evaluating autonomous vehicle safety that includes defining criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles in a test space, and dividing the test space into an intended test space and a un-intended test space for the criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles. The intended test space includes characterizations for the autonomous vehicle that can be quantified, and the un-intended test space includes characterizations that are not quantifiable. The method further includes measuring the safety of the autonomous vehicles in the intended test space. The applying the un-intended test space is applied to the intended test space as feedback into the intended test space; and evaluating the intended test space including the feedback from the unintended test space using a combined simulation of peripheral vehicles and autonomous vehicles to provide the evaluation of autonomous vehicle safety.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing or treating brain cancers or brain metastases with mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) loaded with taxane-based chemotherapeutic drugs, in particular paclitaxel (PTX), cabazitaxel (CTX) or docetaxel (DTX), and the MSNs loaded with PTX, CTX or DTX.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining a storage device type on which to store extents of data in a storage system. The storage system provides a first storage device type that has native data compression at a first compression ratio and a second storage device type that has native data compression at a second compression ratio. The second compression ratio is higher than the first compression ratio. A determination is made for an extent to store the extent on the first storage device type or the second storage device type based on access frequency to data in the extent and an Input/Output (I/O) priority level for the extent. The extent is stored on the determined first or second storage device type.

Abstract: A system for monitoring residential facilities with rooms includes a server, room units, and central units. The room units are located in the rooms and include a transceiver, a display for displaying a timer, input devices, and speakers. Each of the room units is associated with the room in which the room unit is located and with the residential facility thereof. Upon activation of one of the input devices, the timer commences decrementing from a pre-set amount of time. The transceiver transmits an alert to the server upon the timer reaching at least an end of the pre-set amount of time without activation of one of the input devices. The server, upon receipt of the alert, determines the residential facility and the room therein from which the alert was sent and transmits a message to the central units associated with the residential facility.

Abstract: A computing system including one or more processing devices configured to receive a first labeled image set including first images that each include one or more first regions of interest. The one or more processing devices are further configured to receive an unlabeled image set including a plurality of second images, and to identify second regions of interest included in the second images. The one or more processing devices are further configured to compute feature similarity values between the second and first regions of interest, identify a subset of the second regions of interest that have feature similarity values above a predetermined similarity threshold, and apply respective second labels to those second regions of interest. The one or more processing devices are further configured to construct a second labeled image set and train an image classification machine learning model with a training data set that includes the labeled image sets.

Abstract: A method of detecting sample anomalies within a laboratory information management system includes obtaining a first result for a sample, processing the first result via a univariate machine learning model, processing a plurality of results for the sample via a multivariate machine learning model in response to the univariate machine learning model generating a normal output for the first result, and flagging, within the laboratory information management system, the sample for rejection processing in response to the multivariate machine learning model generating an abnormal output for the plurality of samples. The first result represents a first type of result, the univariate machine learning model is trained using unsupervised machine learning, the plurality of results includes the first result, each of the plurality of results represents a different type of result for the sample, and the multivariate machine learning model trained using unsupervised machine learning.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining to migrate data between compressed storage devices and non-compressed storage devices in a storage system. The storage system provides compressed storage devices having native data compression and a non-compressed storage devices not configured to have native compression. A determination is made of storage usage factors for the compressed storage devices and the non-compressed storage devices. A determination is made whether to move data between the compressed storage devices and the non-compressed storage devices based on the storage usage factors. Data is moved between the compressed storage devices and the non-compressed storage devices in response to determining to move the data between the compressed storage devices and the non-compressed storage devices.

Abstract: A system and method for extending and holding aloft a long-wire radio antenna using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), optimizing high-frequency (HF) radio communication where ground-based infrastructure is impractical. The UAV-based system pulls an antenna wire from a reel vertically and hovers in place holding the antenna at a length resonant on the transmitting frequency, enabling effective skip propagation. The system includes mechanisms for precise impedance matching and standing wave ratio (SWR) tuning through automatic adjustments of antenna length, facilitated by onboard sensors and control systems. The antenna wire is connected to a reel anchored to the ground and connected to a wire-mesh ground plane. In one embodiment, the system constantly feeds electric power to the UAV, with filters isolating RF and power currents, enabling both antenna and power transmission functions on the same wire. This system addresses the challenges of maintaining HF communication in remote or disaster-stricken regions.

Abstract: A lab-on-chip platform is provided and includes a substrate. The substrate includes a microfluidic path. The microfluidic path has multiple inputs and an output and an analysis area downstream from a mixing area. The lab-on-chip platform further includes a cover disposed on the substrate to partially enclose the microfluidic path, a mineral layer deposited in at least the mixing area and obstructions. The mineral layer is configured to at least partially chemically react with fluid within the microfluidic path to form at least first particles and second particles, which are substantially smaller than the first particles. The obstructions are formed or disposed in the analysis area and configured to capture the first particles in the analysis area and to allow the second particles and unreacted fluid to pass out of the analysis area.