Abstract: Described herein is a system for responding to a frustrated user with a response determined based on spoken language understanding (SLU) processing of a user input. The system detects user frustration and responds to a repeated user input by confirming an action to be performed or presenting an alternative action, instead of performing the action responsive to the user input. The system also detects poor audio quality of the captured user input, and responds by requesting the user to repeat the user input. The system processes sentiment data and signal quality data to respond to user inputs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for data quality management are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include: identifying, by a data quality management engine, a data feed from a data source; defining, by the data quality management engine, a data element in the data feed; identifying, by the data quality management engine, a plurality of processes in a multi-hop process involving the data element; executing, by the data quality management engine, a data quality check on each process of the plurality of processes; identifying, by the data quality management engine, an error rate with one of the plurality of processes; determining, by the data quality management engine, that the error rate exceeds an error rate threshold for the one of the plurality of processes; and executing, by the data quality management engine, an automated action in response to the error rate exceeding the error rate threshold.

Abstract: An air intake assembly has an inlet member, a fluid reservoir, and an outlet. The inlet member defines a generally vertical oriented first fluid channel. The first fluid channel has a vertically extending portion, an upper inlet end, and a lower end. The fluid reservoir has an upper region that defines a second fluid channel. The fluid reservoir is attached to a lower end of the inlet member such that the first fluid channel vertically extending portion is substantially perpendicular to the second fluid channel. The fluid reservoir has an outlet defined by an aperture in a lower region of the fluid reservoir which forms a liquid collector. The trapdoor is pivotably attached to the fluid reservoir adjacent to the outlet. The rigid trapdoor is configured to open when exposed to a predetermined open force value to allow liquid to escape the liquid collector.

Abstract: Implantable devices for fixation of curved bones such as the pelvic ring pubic symphysis and acetabulum, and methods for the use of the devices are disclosed. The implantable devices are convertible between a flexible state and a rigid state using a shape locking section. The implantable devices further include a main body and a distal bone interface. In a flexible state, the devices may be inserted along, and conform to a curved pathway, and in the rigid state, the devices may support the mechanical loads required to fixate a fracture.

Abstract: Insurance Verification-as-a-Service (IVaaS) systems and methods include receiving coverage compliance criteria for one or more third-parties, wherein third-parties are placed in unique groups and are evaluated based on coverage criteria established for the unique groups; evaluating compliance for the one or more third-parties based on the received coverage compliance criteria; and performing one of a plurality of actions based on the compliance of the one or more third-parties, wherein the plurality of actions include communicating directly with a third-party and the third-parties insurance provider by creating various requests based on the compliance and issues of coverage of the third-parties.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a heterogeneous physical layer management system comprising first devices, each comprising first physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the first devices. The system further comprises second devices, each comprising second physical layer information acquisition technology to obtain physical layer information about cabling attached to the second devices, wherein the second physical layer information acquisition technology differs from the first physical layer information acquisition technology. The system further comprises a common management application communicatively coupled to the first devices and the second devices, wherein the common management application is configured to aggregate physical layer information from the first devices and the second devices. Another embodiment is directed to providing a physical layer management application as a service hosted by a third party.

Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a cable sealing structure comprising a cable sealing body including a gel and methods of making anisotropic behavior in cable sealing structures made with a dry silicone gel. In one aspect, various three-dimensional printing techniques are used to make a cable sealing structure that includes a gel. The cable sealing body has a construction that elastically deforms to apply an elastic spring load to the gel. The cable sealing body has a construction with anisotropic deformation characteristics that allows the cable sealing body to be less deformable in one direction than in others. The cable sealing structure can be utilized to seal fiber optic cables more uniformly while limiting the potential of leakage.

Abstract: A probe tip for an isolated probe having a triaxial cable has a conductive probe tip interface at one end of the cable, a signal conductor, the signal conductor traversing a length of the cable and electrically connected to the conductive probe tip interface, a reference conductor surrounding the signal conductor along the length of the cable, a shield conductor surrounding the reference conductor at least along the length of the cable, the shield conductor and the reference conductor electrically connected at ends of the probe tip, a first insulator between the signal conductor and the reference conductor along the length of the cable, a second insulator between the reference conductor and the shield conductor along the length of the cable, and high magnetic permeability material inside the shield conductor.

Abstract: A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object includes a locking head having a base and a compressible element supported by the base. The locking head is adjustable between an unlocked configuration, in which the compressible element is uncompressed and insertable into and removable from an opening of the portable electronic device, and a locked configuration, in which the compressible element is compressed and secured within the opening of the portable electronic device.

Abstract: One aspect is a network system including a network sewer and a plurality of gateway hosts coupled to the network server and each including a sectorized antenna and defining a plurality of gateway areas. An overlapping gateway grid includes the plurality gateway areas, each gateway area including sectors. The network system includes a plurality of endpoints, each sending and receiving 10 communication signals to and from at least two gateway hosts, and each comprising an oscillator calibrated with a clocking frequency. The network server determines the location of a target endpoint by sending communication signals between two selected sectorized antennas and the target endpoint to determine one sector from each of the two selected sectorized antennas in which the target endpoint is located, 15 and by calculating the time-of-flight for the communication signal to travel between each of the selected sectorized antennas and the target endpoint.

Abstract: An aircraft wing with a system for optimizing boundary layer control. The aircraft wing includes an enclosing structure, an inner cavity defined within the aircraft wing, and at least one bellows assembly disposed in the inner cavity. The bellows assembly is spaced apart from the inner surfaces of the enclosing structure so as to define a void between the bellows assembly and the inner surfaces. Boundary control inlets are defined in the enclosing structure and a wake-immersed propulsion exhaust duct disposed proximate the trailing edge of the wing.

Abstract: Techniques for partitioning data flow operations between execution on a compute instance and an attached accelerator instance are described. A set of operations supported by the accelerator is obtained. A set of operations associated with the data flow is obtained. An operation in the set of operations associated with the data flow is identified based on the set of operations supported by the accelerator. The accelerator executes the first operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound which is a thiazole derivative of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, , Z, L, X, m, n and p are as defined herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection. The invention also relates to combinations of the compound of Formula (I) with further active agents.

Abstract: Described herein is a system for enabling a user to perform complex goals using multiple skills/applications of an intelligent assistant device. Skills may register as consumers of an action or providers of an action, and the consumer skills may be configured to invoke provider skills to perform actions. The system receives a request to perform an action from a skill along with some action data. The system validates the action data, selects another skill to perform the action, and forwards the request to the selected skill to perform the action.

Abstract: Improved methods and intermediates thereof for preparing carbamoyloxy methyl triazole cyclohexyl acid compounds are described. These compounds are useful as LPA antagonists. Formula (I).

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for separating and purifying furan carboxylates from a crude reaction mixture comprising furans, by utilizing high vacuum distillation in a total heating environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound which is a diazabicyclooctanone of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I): wherein R is as defined herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment of bacterial infection, in particular they are useful in reducing bacterial resistance to antibiotics. They are also useful in the treatment of bacteria which express serine-?-lactamase enzymes, in combination with antibiotics.

Abstract: Implantable devices for fixation of curved bone such as the pelvic ring pubic symphysis and acetabulum, and methods for the use of the devices are disclosed. The implantable devices are convertible between a flexible state and a rigid state, and include an elongate structure having a proximal bone interface, a main body, and a distal bone interface. In a flexible state, the devices may be inserted along, and conform to a curved pathway, and in the rigid state, the devices may support the mechanical loads required to fixate a fracture.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and method for performing state driven bi-directional synchronization in a reflection database architecture. A set of changes to a series of data fields can be received at a first database, the set of changes being part of a first process flow. The first database can be a reflection of a second database over a partition. State driven synchronization can be performed by a bi-directional synchronization engine for at least a portion of the series of data fields between the first database and the second database. The bi-directional synchronization engine can be configured to bi-directionally synchronize data between the first database and the second database based at least in part on detecting a boundary state at one or more of the first database and the second database.