Abstract: Cyber-security techniques are described for monitoring a cloud environment and identifying potential problems, including malicious threats, to the monitored cloud environment using operational telemetry. Techniques are described for monitoring and collecting data related to reverse or recursive DNS (rDNS) traffic associated with a monitored cloud environment. The recursive DNS traffic includes recursive DNS (rDNS) requests originating from the cloud environment and responses to those requests received from DNS resolvers. This collected data is then analyzed to identify potential threats to the monitored cloud environment. The collected data may be analyzed to identify potential sources of threats and to identify one or more portions of the cloud environment that are the targets of the threats. The analysis may trigger alerts to be generated, actions to be performed (e.g., protective measures), reports to be generated, patterns to be recognized, etc.

Abstract: Systems for forming composite parts, methods of forming composite parts, and methods of precisely performing a plurality of operations on a composite part. The systems include a layup mandrel that includes a mandrel body and a plurality of regions of isotropic surface finish. The methods of forming the composite part include positioning a plurality of plies of composite material on a layup mandrel, conforming the plurality of plies of composite material to a layup surface shape of the layup mandrel, and curing the plurality of plies of composite material. The methods of precisely performing the plurality of operations on a composite part include detecting a corresponding imprinted feature of a plurality of imprinted features, aligning an operating assembly of an end effector relative to the corresponding imprinted feature, and performing a corresponding operation of the plurality of operations on the composite part.

Abstract: The present application generally relates to several processes for the preparation of (6R,10S)-10-{4-[5-chloro-2-(4-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]-6-oxo-1(6H)-pyrimidinyl}-1-(difluoromethyl)-6-methyl-1,4,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-11,15-(metheno)pyrazolo[4,3-b][1,7]diazacyclotetradecin-5(6H)-one: Compound (I).

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.

Abstract: A column tube holder includes: a first side rail extending vertically; a second side rail extending vertically; a first shelf extending horizontally between the first side rail and the second side rail; a second shelf extending horizontally between the first side rail and the second side rail, the second shelf disposed below the first shelf; and a third shelf extending horizontally between the first side rail and the second side rail, the third shelf disposed below the second shelf. The column tube holder is composed of a conductive material, an anti-static material, and/or a static dissipative material.

Abstract: An ultrasound ablation apparatus is disclosed for facilitating navigation, ablation, and ablation monitoring relative to an at least one target material positioned within or adjacent to a tissue of a patient. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides an instrument portion and a base portion engaged with a proximal end of the instrument portion. An opposing distal end of the instrument portion provides a plurality of ultrasound transducers configured for both obtaining an at least one ultrasound image of the target material and selectively emitting acoustic energy to heat, destroy and/or perturb the target material, the transducers arranged so as to form an at least one array. The distal end of the instrument portion further provides an at least one acoustically matched covering positioned and configured for extending over top of the transducers so as to not inhibit the functionality of the transducers.

Abstract: A method of product distribution comprising using at least one hardware processor to: generating a plurality of venue offers including at least one or more brands of alcohol; obtaining a selection of a venue offer from the plurality of venue offers; and based on the selection, activating one or more customer offers corresponding to the one of the plurality of venue offers.

Abstract: The magnetic handling systems comprise a bladder and a magnetic carriage system. The bladder is configured to be received within a stringer interior volume of a hat stringer and comprises a magnetic insert having a plurality of magnetic walls, each configured to align with a respective wall portion of the hat stringer. The magnetic carriage system comprises a carriage having a magnetic head that comprises a bracket and a plurality of magnetic sources supported by the bracket. Each magnetic source is configured to magnetically couple with a respective magnetic wall of the magnetic insert to produce an attractive magnetic force therebetween. The methods comprise disposing a bladder having a plurality of the magnetic inserts within the hat stringer, magnetically engaging a plurality of the magnetic heads with the plurality of magnetic inserts, and conforming the hat stringer by moving at least one magnetic head relative to another magnetic head.

Abstract: A control system for controlling a surgical robot system, the surgical robot system comprising at least one surgical robot, each of the at least one surgical robot comprising a base, and an arm extending from the base to an attachment for an instrument, the arm comprising a plurality of joints whereby the configuration of the arm can be altered, the control system comprising: a main controller configured to: receive communications from one or more devices of an operator console identifying inputs from an operator of the at least one surgical robot; generate control signals for controlling the movement of the at least one surgical robot arm based on the inputs; and send communications to the at least one surgical robot identifying the control signals; and a safety monitor configured to analyse at least a portion of the communications to and/or from the main controller to determine whether the surgical robot system is in a fault state, and in response to determining that the surgical robot system is in a fault

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken.

Abstract: In one aspect the invention provides a soft electronic component having a signal electrode and one or more shielding electrodes overlapping the signal electrode to shield the signal electrode, wherein the soft electronic component is arranged to provide one or more signal-coupling regions in which the signal electrode is exposed by the one or more shielding electrodes to allow capacitive coupling of the signal electrode to a signal electrode of another component, wherein the one or more shielding electrodes are arranged to provide one or more shield-coupling regions to allow the capacitive coupling of a shielding electrode to the other component, and wherein the coupling region is covered by a dielectric material.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.

Abstract: Improved methods and intermediates thereof for preparing substituted 4-amino-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline compounds are described. These compounds are useful as NLRP3 modulators.

Abstract: A control system for a surgical robotic system, the surgical robotic system comprising a remote surgeon console and an articulated surgical robot arm comprising a series of joints extending from a base to a terminal end for attaching to an articulated surgical instrument. The control system comprises a central controller communicatively coupled to and remotely located from an arm controller of the surgical robot arm, the central controller also communicatively coupled to a surgeon input device of the surgeon console.

Abstract: A scrubbing solution for removing contaminants, including particularly hydrogen sulfide, from a fluid. The scrubbing solution includes at least one scrubbing reagent which has a primary or secondary amine and an acid, which may be phosphoric acid. The fluid being scrubbed is passed through the scrubbing solution. The contaminants react with the scrubbing reagent securing them in the scrubbing solution. The fluid being scrubbed and the scrubbing solution are then separated. The scrubbing solution is heated and, if the scrubbing solution is under pressure, the pressure is reduced. The acid facilitates thorough removal of the contaminants, and especially the hydrogen sulfide, from the scrubbing solution. The scrubbing solution is then ready for reuse. Because the scrubbing solution is rendered substantially free of hydrogen sulfides, it can absorb other sulfide contaminants that might not otherwise be absorbed.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for wireless communication of analyte data. In embodiments, a method of using a diabetes management partner interface to configure an analyte sensor system for wireless communication with a plurality of partner devices is provided. The method includes the analyte sensor system receiving authorization to provide one of the partner devices with access to a set of configuration parameters via the diabetes management partner interface. The set of configuration parameters is stored in a memory of the analyte sensor system. The method also includes, responsive to input received from the one partner device via the diabetes management partner interface, the analyte sensor system setting or causing a modification to the set of configuration parameters, according to a system requirement of the one partner device.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing capable of being mounted in a rack, and a vertically oriented switch card. The vertically oriented switch card includes one or more vertically oriented application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) mounted on the vertically oriented switch card. The switch card includes a two-dimensional arrangement of plug ports; each plug port is configured to receive a pluggable optical module. The switch card also includes a two-dimensional arrangement of channel intakes, each channel intake is positioned adjacent to at least one of the plug ports of the two dimensional arrangements of plug ports, each channel intake receives air and directs the received air towards an interior of the housing capable of being mounted in a rack.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe for percutaneous insertion into an incision and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for imaging neural structures at a surgical site of a patient. An exemplary ultrasound probe can be a portable ultrasound probe configured to be passed percutaneously into an incision and can have an imaging region extending distally from a distal tip of the probe. In one embodiment the ultrasound probe can be a navigated portable ultrasound probe. The ultrasound probe can be connected to a computing station and configured to transmit images to the computing station for processing. In another embodiment, an ultrasound probe can be part of a network of sensors, including at least one external sensor, where the network of sensors is configured to transmit images to the computing station for processing. The computing station can process and display images to visualize and/or highlight neurological structures in an imaged region.

Abstract: A vehicle storage system includes a base that is configured to be disposed on seating assemblies within a rear seating space. A first partition is coupled to the base, and the first partition extends along a first edge of the base. A second partition is spaced from the first partition. The second partition is coupled to the base and extends along a second opposing edge of the base. A cross member is coupled to a top edge of each of the first partition and the second partition. The cross member extends adjacent to a headliner.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to detect a density and/or a concentration of a brine solution or any other solution flowing in a conduit. A diverted portion of the brine solution may be received from the conduit at a vertical pipe. The vertical pipe has a top and a bottom, where the diverted portion of the brine solution is received at the bottom of the vertical pipe and the top of the vertical pipe is at atmospheric pressure. A pressure sensor may detect a pressure of the brine solution in the vertical pipe. A processor may determine the density and/or the concentration of the brine solution based on the detected pressure of the brine solution and a property of a reference solution.