Abstract: Comprehensive patient-facing screening may provide diagnostics, real-time alerts, and feedback relating to a wide range of health and medical-related issues. The methods and systems for comprehensive patient-facing screening described provide feasible, user-friendly use, and may improve operations, processes, and connection to clinical care for users, such as veterans.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods to intelligently reduce the dynamic range of a signal. Using a histogram analysis of the signal, significant and insignificant portions of the original dynamic range can be identified. Compaction can then be focused on the insignificant portions of the dynamic range, resulting in significant dynamic range reduction with less signal loss. By compacting the little used portions of the original signal, the dynamic range of the rest of the signal can be largely maintained which results in little loss to signal fidelity, and thus mitigates saturation, quantization, signal mutual suppression, and other issues observed in prior art methods.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods to intelligently reduce the dynamic range of a signal. Using a histogram analysis of the signal, significant and insignificant portions of the original dynamic range can be identified. Compaction can then be focused on the insignificant portions of the dynamic range, resulting in significant dynamic range reduction with less signal loss. By compacting the little used portions of the original signal, the dynamic range of the rest of the signal can be largely maintained which results in little loss to signal fidelity, and thus mitigates saturation, quantization, signal mutual suppression, and other issues observed in prior art methods.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods to intelligently reduce the dynamic range of a signal. Using a histogram analysis of the signal, significant and insignificant portions of the original dynamic range can be identified. Compaction can then be focused on the insignificant portions of the dynamic range, resulting in significant dynamic range reduction with less signal loss. By compacting the little used portions of the original signal, the dynamic range of the rest of the signal can be largely maintained which results in little loss to signal fidelity, and thus mitigates saturation, quantization, signal mutual suppression, and other issues observed in prior art methods.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods to intelligently reduce the dynamic range of a signal. Using a histogram analysis of the signal, significant and insignificant portions of the original dynamic range can be identified. Compaction can then be focused on the insignificant portions of the dynamic range, resulting in significant dynamic range reduction with less signal loss. By compacting the little used portions of the original signal, the dynamic range of the rest of the signal can be largely maintained which results in little loss to signal fidelity, and thus mitigates saturation, quantization, signal mutual suppression, and other issues observed in prior art methods.

Abstract: A kit is provided for carrying golf clubs. The kit comprises a golf club carrier and a user interface. The golf club carrier includes two receptacles each for receiving a golf club. The golf club carrier further includes a club selection aid comprising a highlighting means, wherein the highlighting means is controlled to highlight the golf club stowed within either the first receptacle or the second receptacle. The club selection aid highlights the club by drawing a user's attention to the club. The club selection aid includes a receiver for receiving a control signal. The receiver controls the highlighting means to highlight the desired club.

Abstract: The heated air mattress includes an inflatable air mattress, a cover and a heating pad. The cover is joined to a top surface of the inflatable air mattress to form a pocket for receiving the heating pad. The inflatable air mattress includes a cavity for receiving a portable air pump, which may be carried with the air mattress for inflating the inflatable air mattress, and further includes an air valve for selective inflation and deflation of the inflatable air mattress. The inflatable air mattress has lateral recesses for receiving a wheel well compartment of a vehicle flatbed, allowing the air mattress to be mounted in a vehicle flatbed, such as in the rear of a pickup truck or sports utility vehicle. The lateral recesses may be releasably filled with filler members, allowing the mattress to be stably supported on a floor or on the ground.

Abstract: New neural networks for handwriting recognition may be build from existing neural networks. An existing neural network pre-trained for a starting language is chosen based on a desired target language. The neural network is modified so that it may be used to recognize characters of the target language, and the modified neural network is used in a handwriting recognizer for the target language. Modification includes copying one or more of the primary outputs of the existing neural network. An appropriate starting language may be chosen based on the desired target language. In addition, a “super network” may be provided that is a relatively large neural network configured to recognize characters from a number of different languages. One may customize a handwriting recognizer using such a super network by programming a mask to block outputs from the super network that are not necessary for the language desired to be recognized.

Abstract: A system and method for labeling radicals in East Asian characters is described. The identity of the radical and the location of the radical in a character may be stored for future reference.

Abstract: A system (1), for shot blasting of a surface, collecting used shot blast media and debris, and separating the debris from the shot blast, has at least one shot blast nozzle (105) with a hood (100) connected to a vacuum hose (110). The system further has a displacement chamber (200) with an inlet connected to the hood by the vacuum hose, an inlet baffle (220), a solid matter collecting and discharging area (205) for receiving solid matter which falls from the gas stream in the displacement chamber, an outlet baffle (225), an outlet (226) for the outgoing gas stream, and a rotary valve (510) for allowing discharge of the solid matter. A first filter unit (300) and a second filter unit (310) are connected to the displacement chamber via a first duct (230). A shot blast media container (600) is connected to a shot blast media feeding hose (120), which is connected to the shot blast nozzle.

Abstract: Apparatus for vacuum collection of material, where a vacuum source is used for creating a vacuum to draw air into a displacement chamber, and at least two hoses are connected to the displacement chamber for vacuum collection of materials from various locations. Pressure sensors are connected to sense pressure in each hose, dampers are operable in response to the relative pressures between the hoses so as to vary the effective area of the respective connections between the hoses and the displacement chamber in order to equalize and optimize the relative pressures, and an automatic control such as a programmable logic controller is employed to operate the dampers in response to said sensed pressures.

Abstract: Apparatus for the removal of asbestos or other matter from a gas stream in a conduit is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least two filter units installed in parallel to receive and filter the gas stream from the conduit, outlets for solid matter at the bottom of each filter unit, and first and second valves respectively on either side of each filter unit for isolating each filter unit for cleaning by compressed air jets when desired. Preferably, the apparatus includes a displacement chamber upstream of the filter units, with much of the asbestos being removed from the bottom thereof. The outlets at the bottom of each filter unit and the collecting and discharge area at the bottom of the displacement chamber are sealed from the surrounding environment, and the filtered solid matter is discharged into bags via at least one bagging unit sealed to the outlets and the discharge area.