Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for generating a response to a query input into a generative artificial intelligence model. An example method generally includes generating, based on an input query and a first generative artificial intelligence model, a sequence of tokens corresponding to a candidate response to the input query. The sequence of tokens and the input query are output to a second generative artificial intelligence model for verification. One or more first guidance signals for the generated sequence of tokens are received from the second generative artificial intelligence model. The candidate response to the input query is revised based on the generated sequence of tokens and the one or more first guidance signals, and the revised candidate response is output as a response to the received input query.

Abstract: A process variable transmitter includes a process variable sensor, and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection circuit coupled to the process variable sensor. The process variable transmitter also includes a hermetic module enclosing the EMI protection circuit, and electrical connectors coupled to the EMI protection circuit within the hermetic module. The electrical connectors are configurable from outside the hermetic module to connect electronic components of the EMI protection circuit in a configuration that provides transient protection.

Abstract: A photonic Rydberg atom radio frequency receiver includes: an integrated photonic chip; an atomic vapor cell; and a receiver member including: a photonic emitter; probe light reflectors disposed on the atomic vapor cell; and coupling light reflectors disposed on the atomic vapor cell such that the pair of coupling light reflectors is optically opposed across the interior vapor space and receives and reflects the coupling laser light so that the coupling laser light is reflected between the coupling light reflectors multiple times in the interior vapor space of the atomic vapor cell.

Abstract: A flux-pump digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a ring of Josephson transmission line (JTL) stages. The ring includes multiple injector Josephson junctions (JJs). Each of the multiple injector JJs can be individually activated to inject magnetic flux into the ring in a given AC clock cycle, or controllably deactivated so as not to inject flux during the given AC clock cycle. The flux-pump DAC further includes a load inductor coupled to ring JJs of the ring. The load inductor is configured to store the magnetic flux injected into the ring. Because the flux-pump DAC includes multiple injector JJs arranged around the JTL ring, it can ramp up current loaded into the load inductor faster than a single-injector flux-pump DAC, and with precise, variable controllability of ramp speed so as to provide enhanced adiabaticity.

Abstract: Providing dedicated memory assignments to applications is disclosed, including defining an area of dedicated memory within system memory, wherein frames of the dedicated memory are assignable to one or more programs; determining, in response to a program initializing, an amount of dedicated memory to assign to the program based on a dedicated memory parameter for the program; and assigning, based on the determined amount of dedicated memory, a portion of dedicated memory to the program, wherein the assigned portion of dedicated memory is dedicated to the program until program completion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making bags or pouches is disclosed. It includes a track, at least two sleds that move on the track, and operating stations mounted on the sleds. The film moves along the track, and the sleds move with the film while performing operations on the film. The system can have the sled stationary while operating for an intermittent machine, and move to reconfigure when the film is moving. The operating stations include one or more of a sealer, a heater, a cooler, an inserter, a knife, a punch, a perforator, a static charger, and a printer. The track forms a continuous path or is linear. A controller controls the sleds and operating stations. The controller includes an operating time and/or a reconfiguration module. The operating time module is responsive to a user set material thickness or a sensed material thickness.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making bags or pouches is disclosed. It includes a track, at least two sleds that move on the track, and operating stations mounted on the sleds. The film moves along the track, and the sleds move with the film while performing operations on the film. The system can have the sleds stationary while operating for an intermittent machine, and move to reconfigure when the film is moving. The operating stations include one or more of a sealer, a heater, a cooler, an inserter, a knife, a punch, a perforator, a static charger, and a printer. The track forms a continuous path or is linear. A controller controls the sleds and operating stations. The controller includes an operating time and/or a reconfiguration module. The operating time module is responsive to a user set material thickness or a sensed material thickness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may include a powered period and an unpowered period. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a temperature of an element in thermal communication with the surface, determining, based on the temperature of the element, whether a temperature of the surface is within a safe temperature range for a user in thermal communication with the surface, in response to determining the surface is not within the safe temperature range, adjusting the voltage of the variable input to the heat pump, and in response to determining the surface is within the safe temperature range, continuing operation of the variable input at the voltage.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to determine hair patterns presented in content items. The determined hair patterns may be associated with the content items to facilitate indexing, filtering, etc. of the content items based on the determined hair patterns. In exemplary implementations, a corpus of content items may be associated with an embedding vector that includes a binary representation of the content item. The embedding vectors associated with each content item can be provided as inputs to a trained machine learning model, which can process the embedding vectors to determine one or more hair patterns presented in each content item while eliminating the need for performing image pre-processing prior to determination of the hair pattern(s) presented in the content item.

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.

Abstract: A device that is configured to receive user activity information that includes information about user interactions with a network device for a plurality of users. The device is further configured to input the user activity information into a first machine learning model that is configured to receive user activity information and to output a set of bad actor candidates based on the user activity information. The device is further configured to filter the user activity information based on the set of bad actor candidates. The device is further configured to input the filtered user activity information into a second machine learning model that is configured to receive the filtered user activity information and to output system exposure information that identifies network security threats. The device is further configured to identify network security actions based on the network security threats and to execute the network security actions.

Abstract: An apparatus and its method of use in folding a ultrasound transducer assembly, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base which define two pivot channels therethrough, of which each support an axle. A folding platform has a first portion pivotally disposed about one axle and the second portion pivotally disposed about the other axle. The folding platform is moveable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position an interior faces of the first portion and second portion are in substantially parallel alignment with a top surface of the base. In the closed position the interior faces of each portion are substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the base and interior faces define a folding channel. A ultrasound transducer assembly positioned on the folding platform during actuation from the open position to the closed position is folded into a substantially taco-like shape within the folding channel.

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: In examples, a material, such as raw or processed grain, may be dispensed (e.g., by a vibratory feeder) and charge associated therewith may be neutralized (e.g., by an ion generator). The material may then be suspended within a fluid flow. The fluid flow may pass through a treatment chamber, where material suspended therein is exposed to one or more light sources. The light sources may emit UVB, UVC, and/or VUV light, which may have germicidal and/or photocatalytic effects. In some examples, the flow is carried through the treatment chamber by a quartz tube, which may be doped or the interior of which may be coated by titanium dioxide. As an example, when the titanium dioxide is exposed to the UVB light, an oxidation reaction may occur, which may have germicidal, cleaning, and/or odor-reducing effect,. among other examples. The treated material may ultimately settle out of the flow and be collected.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention relates to heat dissipation systems including a hygroscopic working fluid and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for heat dissipation using a hygroscopic working fluid. The method can include transferring thermal energy from a heated process fluid to the hygroscopic working fluid in a process heat exchanger, to form a cooled process fluid. The method can include condensing liquid from a feed gas on a heat transfer surface of a feed gas heat exchanger in contact with the cooled process fluid, to form a cooled feed gas, the heated process fluid, and a condensate. The method can include dissipating thermal energy from the hygroscopic working fluid to a cooling gas composition with a fluid-air contactor. The method can include transferring moisture between the hygroscopic working fluid and the cooling gas composition with the fluid-air contactor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) vectors encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike(S) protein or an immunogenic variant thereof, recombinant replicable VSV particles having a SARS-CoV-2 S protein or an immunogenic variant thereof on the surface of the particles, and immunogenic recombinant proteins comprising a SARS-CoV-2 S protein or a variant thereof. Immunogenic compositions comprising the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the recombinant VSV vectors, the recombinant replicable VSV particles and/or the immunogenic recombinant proteins may be used for inducing an immune response to the SARS-CoV-2, preventing infection by the SARS-CoV-2, vaccinating against the SARS-CoV-2 and/or producing adaptive mutants of the recombinant replicable VSV particles.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamically implementing quality of service policies for a distributed storage system based upon resources saturation. A quality of service policy is defined for throttling I/O operations received by a node of the distributed storage system based upon whether resources of the node have become saturated. The quality of service policy is dynamically implemented based upon ever changing resource utilization and saturation. Dynamically implementing the quality of service policy improves the ability to efficiently utilize resources of the node compared to conventional static polices that cannot adequately react to such changing considerations and resource utilization/saturation. With conventional static policies, an administrator manually defines a minimum amount of guaranteed resources and/or a maximum resource usage cap that could be set to values that result in inefficient operation and resource starvation.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamically implementing quality of service policies for a distributed storage system based upon resources saturation. A quality of service policy is defined for throttling I/O operations received by a node of the distributed storage system based upon whether resources of the node have become saturated. The quality of service policy is dynamically implemented based upon ever changing resource utilization and saturation. Dynamically implementing the quality of service policy improves the ability to efficiently utilize resources of the node compared to conventional static polices that cannot adequately react to such changing considerations and resource utilization/saturation. With conventional static policies, an administrator manually defines a minimum amount of guaranteed resources and/or a maximum resource usage cap that could be set to values that result in inefficient operation and resource starvation.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for dynamically implementing quality of service policies using a configurable quality of service provider pipeline. A quality of service policy is defined for throttling I/O operations received by a node based upon whether resources of the node have become over utilized. The quality of service policy is used to dynamically construct a quality of service provider pipeline with select quality of service providers that improve the ability to efficiently utilize resources compared to conventional static polices that cannot adequately react to changing considerations and resource utilization/saturation. With conventional static policies, an administrator manually defines a minimum amount of guaranteed resources and/or a maximum resource usage cap that could be set to values that result in inefficient operation and resource starvation. Dynamically constructing and utilizing the quality of service provider pipeline results in more efficient operation and mitigates resource starvation.