Abstract: The present invention provides a vapour deposition method for preparing an amorphous lithium borosilicate or doped lithium borosilicate compound, the method comprising: providing a vapour source of each component element of the compound, wherein the vapour sources comprise at least a source of lithium, a source of oxygen, a source of boron, and a source of silicon, and, optionally, a source of at least one dopant element; delivering a flow of said lithium, said oxygen, said boron and said silicon, and, optionally, said dopant element; and co-depositing the component elements from the vapour sources onto a substrate wherein the component elements react on the substrate to form the amorphous compound; wherein the amorphous lithium borosilicate or doped lithium borosilicate compound has a lithium content in the range 40-65 atomic %, based on the combined atomic percentages of lithium, boron and silicon.

Abstract: An inflatable mattress comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels. The mattress has a hollow cavity configured to be inflated. The mattress includes a top support device associated with only three sides of the inflatable mattress. The mattress includes a pillow support having a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is coupled to the top panel and the second edge is associated with the bottom panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and processes that produce superior photoplethysmography (PPG) signals. In various embodiments, the present devices and processes leverage load backing, conformal contact, and strain isolation mechanisms to produce higher quality and amplitude PPG signals, and provide more repeatable results than previous devices and processes. In at least one embodiment, the devices discussed herein include a rigid support structure and elastic spacer for supporting a PPG sensor and various adhesive layers.

Abstract: A control system can include one or more processors. The one or more processors can detect an electrical coupling between terminals of at least two power converter units of a plurality of power converter units, generate a virtual converter block that can include the at least two power converter units, and control operation of the at least two power converter units based on aggregate characteristics of the virtual converter block.

Abstract: A computing system can communicatively couple to a first power converter unit and a second power converter unit. The computing system can monitor power conversion performance of the first power converter unit, compare the power conversion performance to predetermined performance metrics, and determine an operational status of the first power converter unit based on the comparison.

Abstract: Techniques for content generation using machine learning. A device may access textual content from a user device associated with a user profile, access content preferences associated with the user profile, and provide the textual content to a classification model to identify one or more topics of the textual content. The classification model may be trained to identify topics within text. The device may access, from a content repository, supplementary textual content associated with the one or more topics; form, based on the content preferences, an instruction prompt for a generative model; and provide the topics, the textual content, and the supplementary textual content to the generative model to obtain additional content. The device may identify, from the user profile, one or more additional user profiles having a relationship with the user profile; and provide the additional content to an external server.

Abstract: An inflatable mattress with a hollow interior cavity is disclosed. An air mattress may include a top panel, a bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels. The air mattress may include a hollow cavity that is configured to be inflated. The air mattress may include a bumper located within the hollow cavity. The bumper may have a bottom side and a top side. The bottom side may extend uninterrupted around a perimeter of the air mattress. The top side may have a plurality of notches. Each of the plurality of notches may be configured to allow for passage of air.

Abstract: An event notification may be received, by a game feature integration service, from a first video game feature component. The game feature integration service may integrate a plurality of video game feature components that each have a respective set of one or more events for which event notifications are sent by a corresponding video game feature component to the game feature integration service and a respective set of one or more actions that are called on the corresponding video game feature component by the game feature integration service. A pre-configured or custom rule flow may trigger the game feature integration service to call an action on the second video game feature component based on the event notification. The game feature integration service, based at least in part on the rule flow, may call the action on the second video game feature component in response to the event notification.

Abstract: Devices and methods for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer are disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.

Abstract: An event notification may be received, by a game feature integration service, from a first video game feature component. The game feature integration service may integrate a plurality of video game feature components that each have a respective set of one or more events for which event notifications are sent by a corresponding video game feature component to the game feature integration service and a respective set of one or more actions that are called on the corresponding video game feature component by the game feature integration service. A pre-configured or custom rule flow may trigger the game feature integration service to call an action on the second video game feature component based on the event notification. The game feature integration service, based at least in part on the rule flow, may call the action on the second video game feature component in response to the event notification.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to protect flows in piping systems using minimal spare components. Some embodiments may provide: a first piping subsystem configured to receive a portion of the input flow; a second piping subsystem configured to receive the portion of the input flow by substituting for the first subsystem; a test subsystem configured to detect whether each of the first and second subsystems is able to vent when at least one, in the each subsystem, of a respective pressure and a respective pressure rate satisfies first and second criteria, respectively; and first and second pilots configured to detect a maximum pressure and a maximum pressure rate, respectively, of the portion of the first and second subsystems.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing signaling in access point devices is described. An access point device may include a network interface configured to be coupled to a wired network, a radio configured to emit radio waves that enable a plurality of wireless devices in an environment of the access point device to wirelessly access the wired network, and at least one signaling component, wherein the at least one signaling component is configured to transmit and/or receive signals, wherein the signals are different from the radio waves emitted from the radio.

Abstract: Devices and methods for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer are disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.

Abstract: A medical instrument assembly is provided herein. The medical instrument includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a working channel housing a needle. The distal end of the needle is extendable through a distal exit of the working channel. Positioned distal of the distal exit is a transducer assembly with a unique compact, folded configuration. The transducer assembly includes a transducer, at least one ASIC chip, and at least one capacitor all in electrical communication and mounted to a substrate. The transducer assembly is folded into a taco shape such that the transducer is positioned over and against the at least one ASIC chip and the at least one capacitor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method. The method may include receiving first data based on a stimulus defined according to a patient. The method may include receiving second data based on the stimulus. The method may include determining an indication of tinnitus. The indication of tinnitus may be based on a comparison between the first data and the second data. The method may include administering a tinnitus treatment on the patient. The treatment may be based on the indication. A tinnitus treatment may include one or more of an biological feedback with the patient, transcranial magnetic stimulation of the patient, surgical insertion of the cochlear implant, the cognitive behavioral therapy, the transcutaneous electrical stimulation, pharmacologic therapy on the patient, or applying a hearing aid to the patient.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for treating targeted tissue using cryoablation. A linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) device is positioned adjacent the targeted tissue and is used to guide a percutaneously inserted cryoprobe into the targeted tissue. The EBUS device is partially rotated in order to create multiple image slices that are combined together. To overcome the acoustic shadow created by the ice ball, a 3D model is created of the ice ball based on the locations identified on visible portion of the ice ball's peripheral surface. These locations are mirrored across an axis defined for the cryoprobe to define an approximate location for the hidden, non-visible periphery. This model is then displayed along with the location of the targeted tissue and an indication of the killing zone of the ice ball defined by a selected isotherm.

Abstract: A medical tracking system includes a percutaneous needle, a localization element and a navigation system is disclosed. The percutaneous needle has an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end portion, which is attached to a handle, and distal end portion that terminates at a distal tip. An inner surface of the elongate shaft defines a working channel that extends from a port at the proximal end portion to the distal tip. The localization element is incorporated into the elongate shaft distal from the handle and proximate the distal end portion. The navigation system is configured for tracking the localization element and to provide a real-time display of a position and orientation of the distal tip relative to an anatomy of a patient.

Abstract: An audio system arranged in a listening environment in a vehicle. The vehicle comprises at least one first passenger seat or row of seats facing in a first direction, at least one second passenger seat or row of seats facing in a second direction opposite the first direction. The audio system comprises a first multi-beam loudspeaker array configured to generate at least a first main beam and a second main beam, and a second multi-beam loudspeaker array configured to generate at least a third main beam and a fourth main beam. The audio system is configured to direct the first main beam towards the at least one second passenger seat or row of seats and provide first audio content to the at least one second passenger seat or row of seats, direct the second main beam towards the at least one first passenger seat or row of seats.

Abstract: A Hall effect thruster system includes a thruster body and a diffuser configured to apply a torque to the thruster body during operation. The diffuser applies the torque by ejecting the propellant in a non-axial direction, such as a direction tangent to helical or curvilinear channels formed within a body of the diffuser. The applied torque can be used to counteract a swirl torque that is induced on the thruster body by the ionizing Hall current flowing in an annular channel of the thruster body. This effective counter-torque is useful in deep space applications outside the Earth's magnetic field.