Abstract: Disclosed are a device, system, methods and computer-readable medium products that provide an updated insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and an updated total daily insulin. The described processes may be used for periodic updating of the insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and the total daily insulin. The insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and/or the total may be used in the calculation of new doses of insulin that a drug delivery device may be commanded to deliver to a user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing footprints in a computer system that provides a virtual environment, including: accessing an avatar record, where the avatar record indicates an avatar representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of an avatar; receiving a selection of a footprint; accessing a footprint record, where the footprint record includes footprint representations that include data to provide a visual representation of the selected footprint as a footprint representation; associating the footprint representation with the avatar representation; receiving avatar movement input that indicates movement of the avatar within the virtual environment; and generating visual data representing the movement of the avatar and footprints in the virtual environment using the avatar representation and the footprint representation, where the footprints are placed in the virtual environment following the avatar as the avatar moves in the virtual environment.

Abstract: Springs can provide energy return and have a conductivity that changes in relation to an amount of strain or deformation of the spring. An upper-extremity prosthetic device includes a first coil spring coupled to a first member and a first cantilever spring extending from the first member to a surface adapted to engage with an object. The first coil spring is arranged to absorb energy and to provide energy return in response to movement of the first member. The first coil spring includes a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface separate from the first conductive surface by non-conductive surfaces. The first cantilever spring includes a conductive trace with a plurality of conductive segments arranged on the conductive trace.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device, a computer-readable medium, and techniques that provide an onboarding process and an adaptivity process for a drug delivery device. A processor executing an onboarding process determines whether a history of delivered insulin to a user meets certain sufficiency requirements. The onboarding process enables a processor to cause the drug delivery device to administer doses of insulin to a user according to an initial total daily insulin dose calculation that is determined based on the sufficiency of the insulin delivery history. The initial total daily insulin may be adapted according to the adaptivity process as new insulin delivery is collected. The insulin delivery history, when sufficient, may be used to set total daily insulin dosages that enable automated insulin delivery upon replacement of a drug delivery device. The adaptivity process may be implemented to modify an initial insulin delivery doses to provide adapted insulin delivery doses.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to capturing a 3-dimensional representation of a patient's face from multiple angles to be integrated with (fused) with at least a 3-dimensional intra-oral mesh of the patient's teeth for purposes of visualizing a dental treatment plan. In one aspect, a method includes capturing media of a patient's face from multiple angles, using at least one device; transforming the media into a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face; and transmitting, the 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face to one or more processing components to be integrated with a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's intra-oral scan to visualize a dental treatment plan for the patient.

Abstract: A high temperature plasma generating system has a magnetron joined to a frustoconical waveguide reflector. An antenna is set on a cavity magnetron tube and extends the length of the antenna. Applying electrical power to the magnetron creates multipactor in the frustoconical waveguide reflector, generating plasma focused at the tip of the extended magnetron antenna.

Abstract: Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a battery, a rotor coupled to a wing, a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, and a processor operatively coupled to the motor. The processor to is cause the motor to operate in a first motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a first rotor operational state when the motor is operating in the first motor operational state. The processor is to cause the motor to switch from operating in the first motor operational state to a second motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a second rotor operational state when the motor is in the second motor operational state. The motor is to provide electrical energy to the battery in the second motor operational state and the rotor is to autorotate in the second rotor operational state.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques, processes, systems, and programming code that enables users of automatic drug delivery devices to initiate the automatic drug delivery device for an initial use phase as well as implement changes that control the adjustment of target setpoints by a medication delivery algorithm used in the control of the automatic drug delivery device. During the initial use phase, the automatic drug delivery device may be based on the user's glucose control outcome without performing time consuming and frequent settings of sensor values as well as allowing users to remain substantially within range of any target setpoints. In addition, the disclosed techniques, processes, systems, and programming code enable users to have initial dosage settings automatically set without having to input what were previously considered fundamental inputs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media providing banner representations in a computer system that provides a virtual environment, including: accessing an avatar record, where the avatar record indicates an avatar representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of an avatar; receiving a selection of a banner representation made by a user; accessing a representation record, wherein the representation record indicates a banner representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of a banner; associating the banner representation with the avatar representation; receiving avatar movement input that indicates movement of the avatar within the virtual environment; and generating visual data representing the movement of the avatar and banner in the virtual environment using the avatar representation and the banner representation, where the banner is placed in the virtual environment following the avatar as the avatar moves in the virtual environment.

Abstract: An apparatus, methods, and systems for forming microspheres comprises a furnace and an ultrasonic nozzle. The furnace has a channel and is operable to generate heat in the channel. The ultrasonic nozzle is configured to receive precursor solution and spray precursor droplets into the channel so that the heat in the channel causes the precursor droplets to form the microspheres.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for training a machine learning model to make a series of sequential decisions, in which the results of previous decisions are known prior to the next decision in the sequence being made. A safe reinforcement learning model estimates the results of choosing various options for a first decision in the sequence, and further estimates the amount of information that will be gained by choosing each of the options. The estimated information gain associated with each option is then used to forecast how the remaining decisions in the sequence would be improved by using the gained information to improve the prediction model and make better decisions. The safe reinforcement learning model further incorporates decision constraints provided by subject matter experts, which may set requirements for the selection such as a minimum required result and allow the safe reinforcement learning model to explore options within those constraints.

Abstract: Techniques for converting plastic bags to a recyclable form are described. In some implementations, a device includes an outer container having an outer lid, an inner container situated within the outer container having an opening, and one or more heating elements. The inner container has an inner lid configured to cover the inner container's opening, and the outer lid of the outer container is configured to close over the inner lid. In response to a user input to the device, a conversion cycle is initiated in which electric power is supplied to one or more heating elements so that the one or more heating elements raise the inner container's internal temperature to a target temperature and maintain the inner container's internal temperature at a minimum of the target temperature for a predetermined conversion time sufficient to convert one or more plastic bags within the inner container to a recyclable plastic block.

Abstract: A method for reducing thermal induced error in real-time for a sensor in a region of interest. The method includes receiving at least one data point from a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor configured to determine temperature for the sensor of interest. The method includes receiving at least one data point from the sensor, the sensor having thermal sensitivity and offset shift for a given temperature range. The method includes determining at least three percentage change coefficients for thermal sensitivity. The method includes determining at least three percentage change coefficients for thermal zero offset. The method includes calculating real-time thermal error reduction.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of enhancing the rheological properties of a colloidal mineral suspension in a liquid with high-intensity acoustical energy. In some examples, the colloidal mineral suspension may be dehydrated after treatment with high-intensity acoustical energy.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments may modify a glucose cost component of the cost function of the control loop of an insulin delivery device to compensate for persistent positive low level glucose excursions relative to a target glucose level. The exemplary embodiments may enable use of different glucose cost component functions for different glucose levels of the user. These glucose cost component functions may be employed in piecewise fashion with a different piece being applied for each respective range of glucose level values for the user. The final glucose cost function for calculating the glucose cost component may be a weighted combination of a piecewise glucose cost function and a weighted standard cost function (such as a quadratic function). The weights may reflect the magnitude and/or persistence of glucose excursions relative to a target glucose level.

Abstract: The invention relates to solid compositions comprising {2-[3-cyclohexyl-3-(trans-4-propoxy-cyclohexyl)-ureido]-thiazol-5-ylsulfanyl}-acetic acid, and methods of making and using such solid compositions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media providing banner representations in a computer system that provides a virtual environment, including: accessing an avatar record, where the avatar record indicates an avatar representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of an avatar; receiving a selection of a banner representation made by a user; accessing a representation record, wherein the representation record indicates a banner representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of a banner; associating the banner representation with the avatar representation; receiving avatar movement input that indicates movement of the avatar within the virtual environment; and generating visual data representing the movement of the avatar and banner in the virtual environment using the avatar representation and the banner representation, where the banner is placed in the virtual environment following the avatar as the avatar moves in the virtual environment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for providing footprints in a computer system that provides a virtual environment, including: accessing an avatar record, where the avatar record indicates an avatar representation that includes data to provide a visual representation of an avatar; receiving a selection of a footprint; accessing a footprint record, where the footprint record includes footprint representations that include data to provide a visual representation of the selected footprint as a footprint representation; associating the footprint representation with the avatar representation; receiving avatar movement input that indicates movement of the avatar within the virtual environment; and generating visual data representing the movement of the avatar and footprints in the virtual environment using the avatar representation and the footprint representation, where the footprints are placed in the virtual environment following the avatar as the avatar moves in the virtual environment.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments allow a user to have more aggressive settings or less aggressive settings for an AID system after demonstrating good blood glucose level control. This allows the settings to be more quickly customized to users that demonstrate good quality blood glucose level control than conventional systems. As these users have demonstrated good quality glucose level control there is less of a need to constrain the settings and provide a high margin of safety. Conversely, users demonstrating poor quality blood glucose level control may have less aggressive settings imposed, representing a higher margin of safety.

Abstract: A geosynthetic clay liner (GCL). The GCL may include a substrate layer, a bentonite layer applied onto the substrate layer, and a water-soluble polymer suspended in a non-aqueous medium and spray-applied over the bentonite layer.