Abstract: A present inventive concept relates to a microfluidic arrangement comprising: a first section having a first plane and comprising a trigger channel and a stop channel, wherein the trigger channel and the stop channel are parallel with the first plane; wherein the trigger channel has a first portion having a first depth, and a second portion having a second, deeper, depth, the trigger channel being arranged to allow a liquid flow to the second portion from the first portion; and wherein the stop channel has an opening that fluidically connects the stop channel to the second portion of the trigger channel at a predetermined distance from a bottom of the trigger channel; the microfluidic arrangement further comprising: a second section having a second plane having a third portion comprising a plurality of elongated recesses, wherein the plurality of recesses are arranged separated from each other; wherein the first section and the second section are arranged with the first and the second planes in parallel, and

Abstract: A method for multiplexing access of the performance monitoring hardware in different modes includes providing a first mode at one or more guest partitions and providing a second mode at a management partition. Each of one or more guest partitions and the management partition is a virtual machine managed by a hypervisor. The first mode enables a guest partition access to the performance monitoring hardware for a corresponding partition. The second mode enables a management partition access to the performance monitoring hardware for at least one guest partition. The first mode has a first priority, and the second mode has a second priority that is lower than the first priority, such that when the first mode at a particular guest partition is enabled, the corresponding second mode at the management partition is automatically disabled.

Abstract: A button inserter and system are disclosed that enable easily and effectively deploying a near bone suture button from the button inserter when implementing the suture button technique. To deploy the near bone button, with a far bone button deployed from the button inserter and against the far bone, the button inserter's handle may be translated away from the deployed far bone button. Translating the handle changes a position of a carriage body within a channel of the handle thereby compressing a spring. Protrusions on the carriage body may be forced through notches in the handle, which thereby alters an orientation of the carriage and releases the compressed spring, which applies force to the carriage body. The combination of force induces the carriage to rotate, which thereby releases the near bone button from the carriage. A free end of suture also releases from the carriage.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide a pilot-operated oscillating valve that uses a battery. The valve is configured such that when a diaphragm is in a closed position, pressure of a fluid supply opens the valve, and when the diaphragm is in an open position, the pressure of the fluid closes the valve. An actuator causes the diaphragm to be arrested selectively in the open position or the closed position. The state of the actuator is switchable with a small expenditure of energy, enabling an extended duty cycle for a battery or other power source associated with the actuator. In some implementations, energy from the oscillating movement of the diaphragm may be captured to recharge the battery for the actuator.

Abstract: A formulation includes a base resin, a nucleating agent, and a blowing agent. The formulation can be used to form a container.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to modify one or more portions of incomplete graph code. In at least one embodiment, one or more portions of incomplete graph code are modified based on, for example, CUDA or other parallel computing platform code.

Abstract: A physically stable, uniform, skin care serum composition that contains a polymer system, a skin care active, and a liquid carrier. The polymer system includes microcrystalline cellulose, Sphingomonas ferment extract, and cellulose gum.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device produced thereby. For example and without limitation, various aspects of this disclosure provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device produced thereby, that that comprises a transparent, translucent, non-opaque, or otherwise optically-transmissive, external surface.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a porous device for diffusing a fragrance using additive manufacturing including iteratively spreading a loose powder and selecting at least one process parameter to create a porosity within the porous device adapted to carry the fragrance from a fragrance reservoir to an exterior surface of the porous device. An additively manufactured device for diffusing a fragrance includes a diffuser having a plurality of pores defining a porosity of the diffuser, the porosity defining at least one of a rate of absorption, an amount of storage, and a rate of diffusion of the fragrance. A method of using a porous device includes filling the plurality of pores with fragrance and diffusing the fragrance from an exterior surface.

Abstract: A method of operating a cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes measuring a baseline PR interval of a cardiac depolarization; measuring one or both of a heart sound and a QRS width for the cardiac depolarization; delivering pacing stimulation according to an atrial sense to ventricular pace interval (AsVp interval) and measuring the one or both of the heart sound and the QRS width for the AsVp interval, wherein the pacing stimulation is delivered using a conduction system pacing (CSP) vector that includes an electrode positioned in an interventricular septum; delivering pacing stimulation according to an atrial pace to ventricular pace interval (ApVp interval) and measuring the one or both of the heart sound and the QRS width for the ApVp interval; and generating a recommended atrial to ventricular delay setting for CSP according to the measured one or both of the heart sounds and the QRS widths.

Abstract: A circuit configured to transmit frequency multiplexed signals from a superconducting domain to a higher temperature domain. The circuit comprising a multiplexed signal output and a plurality of superconducting oscillator circuits each configured to output a different carrier frequency, each superconducting oscillator circuit comprising an oscillator output connected to the multiplexed signal output. Each superconducting oscillator circuit comprising a converter stage configured to convert an input of a superconducting logic signal to a Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) bit value, a splitter stage electrically connected to an output of the converter stage, the splitter stage configured to change between a first current state and a second current state based at least in part on the SFQ bit value, and an oscillator stage magnetically coupled to an output of the splitter stage and electrically coupled to the oscillator output.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions for the topical administration of a drug to the pilosebaceous unit and methods for administering the same. As disclosed herein, the inventors of the present invention have made the surprising discovery that pharmaceutical compositions comprising small particles of an active pharmaceutical ingredient can be administered to the pilosebaceous unit. The pharmaceutical composition can comprise SHR0302 or spironolactone as an active pharmaceutical ingredient.

Abstract: An on-premises compute and networking server comprises a network gateway virtual machine having layer three switching functionality. The compute and networking server has a plurality of physical ports physically connected to a layer two communications network at the premises. The layer two communications network only comprises layer two equipment and a modem or other internet access equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods of nano-engineered optical metasurfaces and materials able to generate higher efficiency flat optics and controlled surface emission via photothermally reconfigurable optical metasurfaces based on optical phase change materials (PCMs). Through localized control of the material dispersion, devices can operate at higher amplitudes and phase control for greater efficiency across larger operational bandwidth in the optical and infrared (IR) spectral regions.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to providing a browser for running searches of at least one database, presenting a first search result by the browser, using a first search term to determine a context for the words of the first search term, using the context in order to present a second search result, the second search result including at least one phoneme based term from the first search result and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to run a context-based search of the first search term.

Abstract: A data collection device for attachment to an injection device, such as an injector pen, includes a sensor arrangement to detect movement of a movable component of the injection device relative to the data collection device during delivery of a medicament by the injection device, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device. The processor arrangement may monitor the time that has elapsed since the medicament dosage was administered, and control a display to show the mediacament dosage and elapsed time to provide a memory aid to the user. In an example embodiment, the sensor arrangement includes an optical encoder and the movable component includes a plurality of light barrier formations. The movable component may be a number sleeve that provides a visual indication of a dose programmed into the injection device.

Abstract: An example method includes determining, by an implantable medical device (IMD), an electrode of a plurality of electrodes of a lead to be used to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient at a particular time; selecting, by the IMD and based on the determined electrode, a set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes; and sensing, by the IMD and via the selected set of electrodes, electrical signals of the patient at the particular time.

Abstract: A system for accounting for and allocating energy value amongst (i) energy equivalent quantity (EEQ) suppliers associated with supplier accounts and that contribute EEQ to a total energy supply and (ii) energy consumers associated with a consumer account and that issue energy demands for energy. An energy cloud value allocation system (e-cloud) facilitates and controls an exchange of EEQ and energy between the EEQ suppliers and the energy consumers. The e-cloud receives EEQ contributions from the EEQ suppliers and generates energy credits, where a value of each energy credit is based on the EEQ contribution. The e-cloud is also configured to receive energy demands from the energy consumers and to satisfy the energy demands by delivering energy and EEQ to the consumers. Finally, the e-cloud generates energy debits, where a value of each energy debit is based on the EEQ that is delivered to the energy consumer from the e-cloud in response to energy demands.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include a system for card authentication. The system may receive, via a user device, a voice request to activate a card associated with a customer account. The system may generate, using a first machine learning model (MLM), a voice fingerprint confidence score based on comparing a first voice in the voice request to a second voice in a stored audio file associated with a customer of the customer account. The system may generate, using a second MLM, a device authentication score based on comparing an address from the user device to a stored address of a known user device associated with the customer account. The system may determine whether the voice request is valid based at least in part on the voice fingerprint confidence score and the device authentication score. The system may activate the card based on the determination that the voice request is valid.

Abstract: Clock period synthesis for fine-grain power management is provided. Methods are described for enabling clock waveform synthesis for, in some embodiments, tensor or graphical processors that enable shorter runtime latency, higher computational job throughput, more efficient power management, and a lower implementation cost than alternative clock waveform methods. This Abstract and the independent Claims are concise signifiers of embodiments of the claimed inventions. The Abstract does not limit the scope of the claimed inventions.