Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a programmable and/or reprogrammable quantum circuit are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting coupler device having a superconducting fuse device that is used to alter the coupling of a first quantum computing element and a second quantum computing element.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure including a gate contact above and in direct contact with a top surface of a gate. a backside wiring layer below a backside power delivery network. and a contact via extending between the gate contact and the backside wiring layer.

Abstract: Distributed energy resources (DERs) are remotely controlled devices that are connected to the electric grid and can affect the grid. The effect could be the result of consuming electricity, generating electricity, or storing electricity. Common examples of DERs include thermostats, electric vehicles (EVs), home batteries, and electric water heaters. DERs may be controlled to take advantage of multiple incentive programs offered by one or more incentive providers. The DER optimization may involve interacting with a carbon marketplace, a renewable energy credit marketplace, or both. A customer may provide preference data that indicates preferred and acceptable values for conditions of one or more DERs. Multiple incentives are combined into a single price signal. Based on the price signal and customer preference data, a schedule for energy consumption is generated. One or more DERs are controlled according to the generated schedule.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assessing an area of interest in the circulatory system of a subject. The method comprises: obtaining (210) a temporal sequence of ultrasound image frames of the area of interest; obtaining (220, 320) one or more trained models; inputting (250, 350) the temporal sequence of ultrasound image frames into the one or more trained models; and analysing (260, 360) the temporal sequence of ultrasound image frames, using the one or more trained models, to produce output data characterising a condition of the area of interest, wherein the output data characterises an extent of atherosclerosis or calcification of the area of interest, and wherein the area of interest is the aortic valve. An associated training method for training the one or more models is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pattern recognition and feature extraction system and method configured to detect and analyze non-stationary, transient, or locally structured signals from longer time-series data of obtained beta waveforms of an animal to characterize a biomarker of a brain state or condition. An example system comprises a computing device configured to process obtained recordings of electrical activity arising from a brain of an animal for detecting beta wave events. A first representation of short-time segments may be generated to represent amplitude fluctuations indicating extrema and time-domain features in the beta wave events and a second representation for identifying temporal positions of the extrema in the first representation. The computing device compares statistical distributions of feature characteristics and generates mean waveforms of signals from at least one condition aligned by the temporal positions assigned to one of extracted feature types to indicate a brain state of the animal.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for road condition classification that include one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data pertaining to operation of a vehicle along a roadway by a human; and one or more processors that are coupled to the one or more sensors and that are configured to at least facilitate analyzing the sensor data as to one or more threshold values pertaining to the operation of the vehicle; and identifying one or more conditions of the roadway, based on the analyzing of the sensor data. Further, learned input is provided to the vehicle control system to operate with lane position behavior similar to a human driven vehicle.

Abstract: An integrated, unitary battery pack may be formed and used as part of the structural support for a vehicle frame. The unitary battery pack includes arrays cells having all positive and negative electrical terminals aligned in-plane on a common face of the product assembly. The unitary battery pack includes cooling components for passively or actively cooling the cell arrays. The unitary battery pack is encased in a potting material that allows that forms part of the structure support for the unitary battery pack. The unitary batter pack may be integrated into the vehicle with or without additional support structures.

Abstract: Optimization of transmission beams in 5G/6G requires feedback to the transmitting entity. Current beam alignment/optimization methods are so complex and resource-intensive, that users often delay re-alignment even when required by to changing conditions. Therefore, methods are provided for a transmitter to add two brief, single-resource-element test signals, with slightly different transmission parameters (such as direction), to the end each message. The receiver selects which test signal, or the message itself, that has the best signal, and informs the transmitter using a terse bit-level acknowledgement code. The reception beam must also be aligned, generally without feedback. The transmitter provides a series of identical signals, sequentially in time, while the receiver varies its reception beam parameters while measuring the signal level and optimizing its reception parameters.

Abstract: A vertical infill railing assembly includes an upper support handrail member. The upper support handrail member receives and supports one or more vertical infill cables and one or more baluster members. The assembly includes a lower support handrail member. The lower support handrail member receives and supports the one or more vertical infill cables and the one or more baluster members. The assembly also includes one or more tensioning devices. The one or more tensioning devices receive and tension the one or more vertical infill cables.

Abstract: Disclosed are oral veterinary suspensions for delivering supplemental iron to a neonatal animal. The oral veterinary suspensions comprise water, an iron salt that is iron fumarate, iron sulfate, or a combination thereof suspended in the water, and a suspending agent. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing iron deficiencies to neonatal animals, as well as uses of the oral veterinary suspensions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a flow therapy apparatus that can implement one or more closed loop control systems to control the flow of gases of a flow therapy apparatus. The flow therapy apparatus can monitor blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) of a patient and control the fraction of oxygen delivered to the patient (FdO2). The flow therapy apparatus can automatically adjust the FdO2 in order to achieve a targeted SpO2 value for the patient.

Abstract: A noise camera comprises a plurality of audio detectors such as microphones, which are spatially disposed with respect to a tracking camera. The plurality of audio detectors may be arranged to detect a location of a noise source in a field of view of the tracking camera, thereby allowing identification of a source of noise such as a vehicle emitting noise exceeding a predetermined threshold such as a legal limit. The noise camera may comprise one or more detection cameras for identifying a noise source by techniques such as number plate recognition for the example of a vehicle. A location of a noise source in the field of view of the tracking camera is determined from a time difference of arrival of the noise from the noise source detected by a plurality of the audio detectors. The time difference of arrival indicating an angle of the noise from the tracking camera may be mapped into video captured with the field of view of the tracking camera as one or more pixel location values.

Abstract: A recreational vehicle includes a frame, left and right air suspensions, a front jack, a tilt sensor configured to measure lateral and longitudinal tilt data associated with the frame, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the lateral and longitudinal tilt data to thereby level the frame laterally via operation of the left and right air suspensions and level the frame longitudinally via operation of the left and right air suspensions and the front jack. Methods for performing a leveling operation include utilizing left and right air suspensions of the recreational vehicle in combination with operating a front jack of the recreational vehicle until the recreational vehicle is level along lateral and longitudinal axes.

Abstract: A composition including an amphiphilic compound capable of self-assembling into liquid crystalline particles and a statin for systemic administration via oral mucosa. A method of lowering blood cholesterol levels in a subject comprising administering the self-assembling liquid crystalline particles and statin via oral mucosa. Preferred dosage forms result in prolonged release of the statin.

Abstract: An ASR model includes a first encoder configured to receive a sequence of acoustic frames and generate a first higher order feature representation for a corresponding acoustic frame in the sequence of acoustic frames. The ASR model also includes a second encoder configured to receive the first higher order feature representation generated by the first encoder at each of the plurality of output steps and generate a second higher order feature representation for a corresponding first higher order feature frame. The ASR model also includes a decoder configured to receive the second higher order feature representation generated by the second encoder at each of the plurality of output steps and generate a first probability distribution over possible speech recognition hypothesis. The ASR model also includes a language model configured to receive the first probability distribution over possible speech hypothesis and generate a rescored probability distribution.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device (102) comprising a communication interface (124) configured to communicate with a mobile device (300), a user interface (160) configured to receive a user input sequence, and a memory (122) configured to store an access key (166). The device (102) further comprises a controller (120) configured to compare a user input sequence received by the user interface (160) with the stored access key (166). and control communication between the aerosol delivery device (102) and the mobile device (300) based on the comparison. Also disclosed is an access system for managing access to an aerosol delivery device. The system comprises a server (400) configured to store a server key (404) that corresponds to the access key (166) of the aerosol delivery device (102), the server (400) further configured to receive user verification data. determine whether the user verification data meets a user verification criteria. and provide the server key (404). upon request.

Abstract: A data processing system for conditioning productivity application file content for ingestion by an artificial intelligence (AI) language model includes a server system hosting a conversion service, the server system comprising processing and memory resources; an Application Programming Interface (API) for the conversion service to receive productivity application files at any scale; and a format converter of the conversion service, the format converter converting a productivity application file to a format compatible with the AI language model to enable the AI language model to operate on the file content based on a user instruction submitted with the file content as output by the format converter.

Abstract: An inconsistency detection system comprises a computer system and a sensor data analyzer. The sensor data analyzer is configured to receive sensor data from a sensor system monitoring a composite material manufacturing system manufacturing an unconsolidated composite material in real time. The sensor data analyzer is configured to determine whether an inconsistency that is out of tolerance is present in the sensor data received in real time using an inconsistency detector. The determination of whether the inconsistency that is out of tolerance is present is performed in real-time during manufacturing of the unconsolidated composite material. The sensor data analyzer is configured to perform a number of actions in real time in response to detecting the inconsistency that is out of tolerance in the sensor data.

Abstract: Systems/techniques that facilitate distributed generative artificial intelligence (AI) for improved user workflow are provided. In various embodiments, a client device can generate a prompt-output history by sequentially performing drafting iterations. In various aspects, a drafting iteration can include querying a user of the client device for a respective input prompt (which may be an edited version of a previous input prompt provided by the user during a previous drafting iteration) and synthesizing a respective coarse output via execution of a first generative AI model hosted by the client device. In various instances, the client device can instruct a server device to synthesize a fine output based on at least part of the prompt-output history, via execution of a second generative AI model hosted by the server device. In various cases, the first generative AI model can exhibit lower fidelity but quicker inferencing time than the second generative AI model.

Abstract: A system, device, and method for acquiring information. An image and metadata associated with the image are captured utilizing a wireless device. The image and the metadata are associated with a device incapable of communication with an external device. Information associated with the device and user information is determined. The user information is characterized in context of historical data for at least the user and other similar users. The information is distributed from the wireless device to one or more authorized devices.