Abstract: Disclosed herein are task-specific ionic liquids and methods of utilizing such for separation of oxygen from combined streams. For example, disclosed are oxygen specific ionic liquids for separation of oxygen (for example, molecular oxygen, O2) from oxygen-containing streams such as air. In a particular disclosed example, molecules of a TEMPO-derived task-specific ionic liquids form a reversible complex with oxygen, enabling a reversible chemo-selective oxygen absorbing liquid. In examples, systems utilizing the task-specific ionic liquid utilize temperature swing regeneration to release the bound oxygen and to regenerate the task-specific ionic liquid.

Abstract: A method for adjusting the user interface for a video conferencing application is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of a motion of a first client device of a first participant of a plurality of participants of a virtual meeting. The method further includes determining, based on the indication of the motion of the first client device of the first participant, a set of interface adjustments for a virtual meeting user interface to be presented on the first client device of the first participant. The method further includes causing the virtual meeting user interface presented on the first client device of the first participant to reflect the set of user interface adjustments during the virtual meeting.

Abstract: A plasma system comprising a low temperature plasma source incident on a material sample and a plurality of sensors that measure a plurality of different characteristics of the plasma. The plasma system further comprising a feedback control system that receives measurements from the plurality of sensors and adjusts inputs to the low temperature plasma source to control one or more of physical, electrical, electromagnetic, chemical, or thermal characteristics of a plasma generated, at a sub-second rate.

Abstract: A system to collect sensor data from an interaction between a plasma and a material and use a machine learning system to characterize the material. A method and apparatus for characterizing and evaluating a material. The method includes in one embodiment applying a cold atmospheric plasma to an interface with the material, measuring a plurality of interactions between the plasma and the interface using a plurality of sensors to generate sensor data, and utilizing a trained machine learning model to analyze the sensor data to generate characterization of the bulk and/or surface material properties based on the interactions.

Abstract: A system can determine to uninstall a patch that is installed on a computer, wherein an image of an operating system of the computer and a package that was used to install the patch are cryptographically signed. The system can further identify a first stored location of the package, and a second stored location of the image of the operating system. The system can further extract a file manifest from the package at the first stored location. The system can further extract versions of files identified on the file manifest from the image of the operating system at the second stored location, resulting in extracted versions of files. The system can further store the extracted versions of files to a temporary storage location. The system can further move the extracted versions of files in the temporary storage location to respective original running locations of the versions of files.

Abstract: A self-checkout verification system may include a user device configured to collect user mobile checkout image data from products to be purchased in a store during a mobile checkout process, generate a mobile checkout list of the products to be purchased based upon the collected mobile checkout image data, and process payment based upon the mobile checkout list. The system may also include a self-checkout verification station in the store and configured to obtain the mobile checkout list from the user device, collect verification image data from a plurality of products presented for verification, and generate a verification list based upon the verification image data. The self-checkout verification station may also be configured to determine a discrepancy between the verification list and the mobile checkout list, and generate and communicate a notification based upon the discrepancy.

Abstract: A waste collection bag may be used by an autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) to store waste during a plurality of cleaning processes. The waste collection bag comprises a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes an opening for waste to enter the waste collection bag. The top portion is composed of a porous material to filter air through the porous material. The bottom portion is composed of a non-porous material configured to hold liquid waste and includes an absorbent for interacting with liquid waste to form semi-solid waste.

Abstract: A waste collection bag may be used by an autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) to store waste during a plurality of cleaning processes. The waste bag comprises a waste bag, a waste collection sachet, and an absorbent. The waste bag has a first side and a second side, where the first side has an opening for waste to enter, and is composed of filtering material. The waste collection enclosed sachet has a first side and a second side that connect to form a cavity. The waste collection enclosed sachet is tethered to the second side of the waste bag and is composed of dissolvable paper. The absorbent may absorb liquid waste and is located inside the cavity of the waste collection enclosed sachet.

Abstract: A medication validation system may include a camera to capture an image of a medication container that may have physical container characteristics associated therewith and a computer-readable indicia affixed thereon. A validation server may obtain stored medication physical container characteristics and associated stored computer-readable indicia, and obtain image data associated with the image from the camera. The image data may be representative of the physical container characteristics of the medication container. The validation server may determine the physical container characteristics of the medication container from the obtained image data, and determine the computer-readable indicia from the obtained image data.

Abstract: A medication tray may include a boundary wall defining a boundary outline. Markers may be carried by the boundary wall. A mobile device may obtain a first image of the medication tray, and determine a number of the markers from the first image. When the number equals or exceeds a threshold, an edge detection algorithm may be applied to the first image to identify the boundary outline based upon the markers, and generate a stocking list of the tray based upon the outline. When the determined number does not exceed the threshold, the device may obtain a second image of the tray, and determine an updated number of the markers from the first and second images. When the updated number equals or exceeds the threshold, the algorithm may be applied to the images to identify the outline based upon the markers, and generate the stocking list based upon the outline.

Abstract: A system can determine to uninstall a patch that is installed on a computer, wherein an image of an operating system of the computer and a package that was used to install the patch are cryptographically signed. The system can further identify a first stored location of the package, and a second stored location of the image of the operating system. The system can further extract a file manifest from the package at the first stored location. The system can further extract versions of files identified on the file manifest from the image of the operating system at the second stored location, resulting in extracted versions of files. The system can further store the extracted versions of files to a temporary storage location. The system can further move the extracted versions of files in the temporary storage location to respective original running locations of the versions of files.

Abstract: A medication inventory system may include a medication tray that includes compartments for storing respective medications. The medication tray may have a tray identifier associated therewith. The system may also include a mobile wireless communications device configured to obtain at least one image of the medication tray, and apply a Hough line detection algorithm to the at least one image to determine a boundary outline of the medication tray. The mobile wireless communications device may also be configured to generate a current medication stocking list of the medication tray based upon the boundary outline and the tray identifier from the at least one image.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical transport system may include an authentication server for storing authorized user identifications (IDs), and a pharmaceutical transport device movable within a pneumatic network. The transport device may include a container, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to obtain a user identification (ID) based upon a user RFID transmitter being presented adjacent thereto, and wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly communicate the obtained user ID to the authentication server. The pharmaceutical transport device may also include an electronic lock configured to unlock the container responsive to an unlock command via the wireless communications circuitry and from the authentication server based upon a match between the obtained user ID and one of the plurality of authorized user IDs.

Abstract: A medication inventory system may include a medication tray that includes compartments for storing respective medications with each medication having a respective medication identifier associated therewith. The medication tray may have a tray identifier associated therewith. The medication inventory system may also include a mobile wireless communications device configured to obtain images of the medication tray and generate a current medication stocking list of the medication tray from the images. The medication inventory system may also be configured to determine a desired medication stocking list for the medication tray based upon the tray identifier and determine at least one missing medication based upon the current medication stocking list and the desired medication stocking list.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical transport system may include a pneumatic tube network and a pharmaceutical transport cleaner. The pharmaceutical transport cleaner may include a cylindrical body, and a rotatable cleaning band extending around the cylindrical body to contact and clean adjacent portions of the pneumatic tube network as the cylindrical body moves through the pneumatic tube network.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for installing patches during upgrades. In an example, an administrator specifies an upgrade image and a patch for a computing cluster. The computing cluster verifies compatibility between the upgrade image and the patch, registers the patch, and stores the patch for later use at the cluster level. Then, at the node level, the upgrade image and the patch are applied to each node that is upgraded.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for installing patches using a jail. In an example, a computing node boots from a first partition and then mounts a second partition. The computing node can install an upgrade image for an operating system on the second partition. The computing node can then create a jail that sets the mount point of the second partition as the apparent root directory, and install one or more patches within the jail. The computing node can then reboot from the patched and upgraded operating system of the second partition. In this manner, the node can be upgraded with an operating system and one or more patches, while being rebooted once.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing device build platform is disclosed having a build area having an initial build surface, the initial build surface further having an outer area that is separable from the initial build area for use as a secondary build surface, the outer area having a rotation mechanism wherein the secondary build surface is locatable in a different plane away from the initial build surface by placement of the outer area with the rotation mechanism. Another system and method are also disclosed.

Abstract: An analyzer having an inner chassis surrounded by a housing includes sample and dilution probes, a mixing housing including first and second mixing chambers, a flow cytometer including a flow cell, and sample and sheath pumps configured to perform first and second pluralities of tasks, respectively. The first plurality of tasks includes: aspirating sample into the sample probe, dispensing sample from the sample probe into the first and second mixing chambers, delivering first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and delivering second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell. The second plurality of tasks includes: dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell.

Abstract: A waste collection bag may be used by an autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) to store waste during a plurality of cleaning processes. The waste bag comprises a waste bag, a waste collection sachet, and an absorbent. The waste bag has a first side and a second side, where the first side has an opening for waste to enter, and is composed of filtering material. The waste collection enclosed sachet has a first side and a second side that connect to form a cavity. The waste collection enclosed sachet is tethered to the second side of the waste bag and is composed of dissolvable paper. The absorbent may absorb liquid waste and is located inside the cavity of the waste collection enclosed sachet.