Abstract: A system which includes a photon source configured to generate a spin-1 particle; an N-dimensional quantum random number generator (ND-QRNG); a processor; and a memory. The ND-QRNG includes a detector and an optical unit including: a preparation stage configured to enable certification via value indefiniteness; and a measurement stage configured to generate numbers and outcomes attained by measuring a state of a particle utilized to prepare an N-dimensional quantum system. The memory, includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor cause the system to: generate a spin-1 particle; receive the spin-1 particle by the optical unit; generate by the optical unit a set of outcomes based on the state of the spin-1 particle; detect the set of outcomes; and output a sequence of N-ary numbers based on the detected set of outcomes.

Abstract: A system which includes a photon source configured to generate a spin-1 particle; an N-dimensional quantum random number generator (ND-QRNG); a processor; and a memory. The ND-QRNG includes a detector and an optical unit including: a preparation stage configured to enable certification via value indefiniteness; and a measurement stage configured to generate numbers and outcomes attained by measuring a state of a particle utilized to prepare an N-dimensional quantum system. The memory, includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor cause the system to: generate a spin-1 particle; receive the spin-1 particle by the optical unit; generate by the optical unit a set of outcomes based on the state of the spin-1 particle; detect the set of outcomes; and output a sequence of N-ary numbers based on the detected set of outcomes.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing composed information handling systems. The method includes obtaining, by a system control processor manager, a composition request for a composed information handling system to perform a workflow; in response to obtaining the composition request: identifying a composed system blueprint associated with the workflow; making a first determination that there are first predictive analytics associated with the composed system blueprint; in response to the first determination: identifying a composed infrastructure associated with the composed system blueprint capable of performing the workflow based on telemetry data and the first predictive analytics; instantiating a composed information handling system using the composed infrastructure to service the composition request; and setting up telemetry services for the composed information handling system using an at least one control resource set.

Abstract: A patient interface system for delivery of a supply of air at positive pressure to the entrance of a patient's airways for treatment of sleep disordered breathing includes an air delivery tube connected to a flexible portion of a plenum; a vent structure having sufficient rigidity to support its own weight under gravity and/or not to block or fold under tube movement or tube drag; and a patient interface structure. The patient interface structure includes a seal forming structure arranged on a top portion of the plenum; and a seal positioning and stabilizing structure connected to a flexible portion of the plenum. The seal-forming structure is substantially decoupled from a tube drag force.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for facilitating a system-level optimization route and mode suggestion platform for transportation trips. In some aspects, an embodiment includes receiving identification of an origin (O) location and a destination (D) location of an O/D pair corresponding to a transportation trip request of a user; determining N pickup (PU) locations for the O location and N drop-off (DO) locations for the D location; determining an origin walk duration between each N PU locations and the O location and a destination walk duration between each N DO locations and the D location; routing between the N PU locations and the N DO locations to determine an estimate of in-vehicle time for each route; and selecting a route that minimizes a route score, wherein the route score is based on a sum of the origin walk duration, the in-vehicle time, and the destination walk duration.

Abstract: A mask for delivering breathable gas to a patient at positive pressure to treat sleep disordered breathing, may comprise: a rigid mask frame having a bore and an interfacing structure, the interfacing structure being located on the rigid mask frame and along a peripheral edge of the bore, said mask frame having no built-in or integral headgear attachment points; a sealing cushion provided to the rigid mask frame and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face, the rigid mask frame and the sealing cushion together forming, at least partly, a breathing cavity; and a headgear connector adapted to engage the interfacing structure with a snap-fit, said headgear connector including a pair of lower headgear clip anchors adapted to be engaged with respective ones of a pair of lower headgear clips to attach a pair of lower side straps, said headgear connector including a fixed forehead support.

Abstract: Provided herein are various leptonic power sources, leptonic control systems, and leptonic-powered engines. An apparatus includes a leptonic source configured to emit beam electrons to ionize a material into a plasma according to a selectable ionization degree and deposit charge onto a plurality of cathodes in a progressively more negatively charged arrangement to establish an electric field of a selectable intensity in the plasma.

Abstract: A mask system may deliver a supply of air generated by a flow generator at a positive pressure in a therapeutic range to a patient's airways to treat sleep disordered breathing. The mask system may include: a cushion, a mask frame attached to the cushion, the mask frame having a front surface opposite the cushion and a bore projecting from the front surface to form a hole, and the mask frame having a curved interfacing structure projecting radially from the bore, and said mask frame having no built-in or integral headgear attachment points, headgear, an elbow assembly, and a headgear connector detachably connected to the mask frame by translating the mask frame and the headgear connector towards one another, wherein the mask frame and the headgear connector are constructed to resist movement between the mask frame and the headgear connector when said mask frame and said headgear connector are attached.

Abstract: A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for simulating web traffic to sandbox-test a new digital content platform service or feature. For example, implementations described herein identify and clone live production traffic from a first route including an existing digital content service. The implementation further forks the cloned production traffic along a second route to a new digital content service. By monitoring and correlating production responses from both the first and second routes, the implementations described herein can analyze and compare performance, accuracy, and correctness of the new digital content service to determine whether the new digital content service can handle live production traffic at scale. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.

Abstract: An air delivery conduit for conveying breathable gas from a positive airway pressure device to a patient interface includes a tubular wall structure constructed from a textile material. A reinforcing structure may be provided to the wall structure that is structured to prevent kinking or collapsing of the wall structure. The wall structure may include a warp having a plurality of lengthwise textile warp threads arranged in a circle and a weft having a textile weft thread that is woven through the warp threads.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for conducting an audiometric test using an audiometer includes confirming that a room in which the audiometric test is to be administered has a set of background sound pressure levels that conform to a predetermined standard; determining that the audiometer has been calibrated at least once on a day in which the audiometric test is to be administered; displaying instructions to a subject for taking the audiometric test; and conducting the audiometric test of the subject using a mobile device in electronic communication the audiometer, wherein the mobile device is separate from and controls the audiometer, and wherein conducting the audiometric test is blocked until the steps of confirming, determining, and displaying have been performed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for audiometric includes displaying, on a mobile device, a training video to a subject to be tested; conducting an audiometric test of the subject using the mobile device to control an audiometer in wireless communication with the mobile device, wherein the audiometer is separate from the mobile device and includes a tone generator in electronic communication with a headset worn by the subject; displaying, on the mobile device, results of the audiometric test; electronically comparing the results of the audiometric test with a baseline test for the subject; displaying, on the mobile device, a notification of a hearing shift if the results of the audiometric test differ from the baseline test by more than a predetermined threshold; and receiving, via the mobile device, an electronic acknowledgment from the subject that the subject has viewed the training video, the results of the audiometric test, and the notification of the hearing shift, if any.

Abstract: A patient interface system for delivery of a supply of air at positive pressure to the entrance of a patient's airways for treatment of sleep disordered breathing includes an air delivery tube connected to a flexible portion of a plenum; a vent structure having sufficient rigidity to support its own weight under gravity and/or not to block or fold under tube movement or tube drag; and a patient interface structure. The patient interface structure includes a seal forming structure arranged on a top portion of the plenum; and a seal positioning and stabilizing structure connected to a flexible portion of the plenum. The seal-forming structure is substantially decoupled from a tube drag force.

Abstract: A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to classification methods that can be implemented on quantum computing systems. According to a first aspect, this specification describes a method for training a classifier implemented on a quantum computer, the method comprising: preparing a plurality of qubits in an input state with a known classification, said plurality of qubits comprising one or more readout qubits; applying one or more parameterised quantum gates to the plurality of qubits to transform the input state to an output state; determining, using a readout state of the one or more readout qubits in the output state, a predicted classification of the input state; comparing the predicted classification with the known classification; and updating one or more parameters of the parameterised quantum gates in dependence on the comparison of the predicted classification with the known classification.

Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.

Abstract: A respiratory system is configured to pressurize and deliver a flow of respiratory gas to a patient's airways. The respiratory system includes a cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and a blower mounted to the cushion and configured to pressurize a flow of respiratory gas. An interface structure is attached to an outlet of the blower and an aperture in the cushion. The interface structure forms a gas flow path between the cushion and the blower. The gas flow path is configured to deliver the pressurized respiratory gas from the blower through the aperture in the cushion. The gas flow path is also configured to vent exhaled gas from the aperture in the cushion to atmosphere. The respiratory system also includes headgear configured to support the cushion and the blower on the patient's face.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to classification methods that can be implemented on quantum computing systems. According to a first aspect, this specification describes a method for training a classifier implemented on a quantum computer, the method comprising: preparing a plurality of qubits in an input state with a known classification, said plurality of qubits comprising one or more readout qubits; applying one or more parameterised quantum gates to the plurality of qubits to transform the input state to an output state; determining, using a readout state of the one or more readout qubits in the output state, a predicted classification of the input state; comparing the predicted classification with the known classification; and updating one or more parameters of the parameterised quantum gates in dependence on the comparison of the predicted classification with the known classification.