Abstract: A medical imaging system that includes a contoured radiation detector configured to receive radiation emitted from a radiation source after the radiation has passed through at least a portion of a patient. The contoured radiation detector includes a gate-wall end and lateral sides, including a right-hand side and a left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector may also includes a superior surface connected to the gate-wall end, right-hand side, and the left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector further includes a chest-wall surface, the chest-wall surface connected to the superior surface, the right-hand side, and the left-hand side, whereby the curvature is contoured to a chest wall of the patient. The system may also include an anti-scatter grid having a chest-wall surface with a similar curvature as the chest-wall surface of the contoured radiation detector.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for processing video streams. Metadata is extracted from an input video stream and processed using a video stream analyzer. The extracted metadata may be correlated along a time dimension. A metadata graph is generated based on relationships between various information present in the video stream as well as external fact sources. Machine learning models may be trained to receive an input phrase, determine a graph query from the input, and determine an output by traversing the metadata graph according to the graph query.

Abstract: Genetically modified microorganisms that have the ability to convert carbon substrates into chemical products such as 2,3-BDO are disclosed. For example, genetically modified methanotrophs that are capable of generating 2,3-BDO at high titers from a methane source are disclosed. Methods of making these genetically modified microorganisms and methods of using them are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for online authentication includes receiving membership authenticating information specific to members of a particular affiliation from the members and from one or more remote databases. The information is aggregated and stored in an aggregate database. An individual is authenticated, via a widget at least one of integrated into, and accessible by, at least one of a mobile application and a website of a provider of at least one of a particular program and a particular service, as a member of the particular affiliation based on a comparison of authenticating indicia provided online by the individual and the information stored in at least one of the aggregate database and the remote databases. Digital credentials are provided to the individual for access to the at least one of the particular program and the particular service when the individual is authenticated. The credentials include a unique identifier, a login and password.

Abstract: Systems and methods for fabricating indirect bonding trays are disclosed. Digital models of a patient's teeth can be created with digital brackets positioned on the digital model of a patient's teeth. Digital models of indirect bonding trays can be created to retain and transfer the brackets. The indirect bonding trays can be 3-D printed with wells that the functional brackets can be placed into and thereafter transferred to the patient. The 3-D printed indirect bonding tray can comprise two resins, with one resin forming the tray and another resin forming a functional feature.

Abstract: A dual-beam device, such as, a scanning electron microscope combined with a focused-ion beam milling column, is employed for a slice-in-image process. Based on one or more images of at least one cross-section of a test volume of a wafer, a wafer tilt is determined.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful for the treatment of narcolepsy or cataplexy in a subject in need thereof. Related pharmaceutical compositions and methods are also provided herein.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for detecting and remediating roadway hazards. In example aspects, a machine learning model is trained on a dataset related to roadway items. Input data may then be collected by a data collection engine and provided to a pattern recognizer. The pattern recognizer may extract roadway features (physical and non-physical) and recognized patterns from the input data and provide the extracted features to a trained machine learning model. The trained machine learning model may compare the extracted features to the model, and a risk value may be generated. The risk value may be compared to a risk value threshold. If the risk value is equal to or exceeds the risk threshold, then the input data may be classified as a roadway hazard. Remedial action may subsequently be triggered, e.g., notifying other vehicles on the roadway, notifying other devices of drivers on the roadway, and/or notifying interested third parties (e.g.

Abstract: A system for providing notifications to client devices that includes one or more processors and one or more storage devices. The storage devices may store instructions that, when executed, configure the processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving a transaction notification from a third party; identifying a user account associated with the transaction notification; generating a push notification with a payload describing instructions to display a message and an interactive icon, and a resource identifier associated with the interactive icon, where the resource identifier includes a message ID encoding an interactive session and an action ID encoding a requested action. The operations also include transmitting the push notification to a client device associated with the user account; receiving a first indication indicating a user interaction with the interactive icon, the first indication having the resource identifier and updating the user account based on the action request.

Abstract: A system includes an air cooling system having a heat exchanger, a fan, and a mount. The heat exchanger includes an inlet, an outlet, and a heat exchange conduit between the inlet and the outlet. The inlet is configured to couple to a bleed system of a gas turbine system to extract a bleed flow. The heat exchanger is configured to cool the bleed flow along the heat exchange conduit in a surrounding air to produce a cooled bleed flow. The outlet is configured to couple to a fuel purge system of the gas turbine system to supply the cooled bleed flow as a fuel purge flow. The fan is configured to force an airflow from the surrounding air through the heat exchanger. The mount is configured to mount the air cooling system outside of an enclosure surrounding the gas turbine system.

Abstract: An adjustable tailgate pad. The adjustable tailgate pad includes a front side. The adjustable tailgate pad also includes a back side. The adjustable tailgate pad further includes an adjustable top side coupled to the front side and the back side. The adjustable top side has a width which is adjustable.

Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting IRF4 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cancer associated with IRF4.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a control unit for controlling operation of a heat generation installation of an energy system linked to a heat network. The control unit may: control an amount of thermal power in from or out to the heat network; determine an excess thermal power from the difference between a maximum power of the installation and a thermal power required for the system; operate the installation for providing the required thermal power in the time steps for which; and put out the excess thermal power generated by the heat generation installation at these points in time into the heat network.

Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve has a plurality of valve leaflets that control directional flow of blood through a heart and a stent structure having a plurality of commissure posts supporting the valve leaflets. The stent structure has a covering over the plurality of commissure posts and has a sewing ring at an inflow end of the stent structure. Each of the plurality of commissure posts has a tip and a suture loop is attached to the covering at a location adjacent to or on the tip of the commissure post. Each suture loop provides a passage for a suture to pass through between the covering and the suture loop.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein may include a folded optic, comprising: a housing having ends and a length, wherein the housing includes: an objective channel section defining an objective channel; and an additional channel section integrally formed with the objective channel section, the additional channel section defining an additional channel that is non-coaxial with the objective channel; an objective lens assembly mounted to the objective channel section; and an additional lens assembly mounted to the additional channel section. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: The approach disclosed herein is a new approach to sequence generation in the context of validation that relies on machine learning to explore and identify ways to achieve different states. In particular, the approach uses machine learning models to identify different states and ways to transition from one state to another. Actions are selected by machine learning models as they are being trained using reinforcement learning. This online inference also is likely to result in the discovery of not yet discovered states. Each state that has been identified is then used as a target to train a respective machine learning model. As part of this process a representation of all the states and actions or sequences of actions executed to reach those states is created. This representation, the respective machine learning models, or a combination thereof can then be used to generate different test sequences.

Abstract: A light source for illuminating a target for medical imaging include a first light emitter package comprising a first light emitter that emits light having a first wavelength band and a second light emitter that emits light having a second wavelength band that is different than the first wavelength band; and a controller for operating the light source in a first mode in which the first light emitter is activated and the second light emitter is deactivated and a second mode in which the first light emitter is deactivated and the second light emitter is activated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of predicting shopping events. The method includes obtaining a first set of events from a sensor and a second set of events from a camera, wherein the camera captures one or more users in front of a shelf unit; determining whether a first timestamp from the obtained first set of events and a second timestamp from the obtained second set of events are within a same time interval; determining whether a first bin number matches a second bin number based on a determination that the first timestamp and the second timestamp are within the same time interval; and generating a shopping event for a user based on a determination that the first bin number matches the second bin number, wherein the user is associated with at least one of the obtained first set of events and the second set of events.

Abstract: Anti-BK virus antibody molecules or binding fragments thereof are disclosed. These Anti-BK virus antibody molecules or binding fragments can be used in the treatment or prevention of BK virus infection and/or BK virus associated disorder.