Abstract: Described are examples for image operations in an effect creation tool, including receiving, via a user interface provided for the effect creation tool, a natural language string requesting an operation related to obtaining or modifying an image, providing, to a model, an input including at least a portion of the natural language string, receiving, from the model, an image result output based on the input, and importing the image result as an asset in the effect creation tool.

Abstract: A computing system provides a social media platform. The computing system includes one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in associated memory to receive a base image including a human face and receive an image mask defining a region for inpainting to occur and a region for inpainting to not occur. The region for inpainting to not occur includes at least an eye region. The one or more processors are configured to receive a user text prompt and generate, at an artificial intelligence (AI) model, a face decoration texture using the base image, the image mask, and the user text prompt as input.

Abstract: A method for enhanced forward rendering is disclosed which includes a depth pre-pass, light culling and a final shading. The depth pre-pass minimizes the cost of final shading by avoiding high pixel overdraw. The light culling stage calculates a list of light indices overlapping a pixel. The light indices are calculated on a per-tile basis, where the screen has been split into units of tiles. The final shading evaluates materials using information stored for each light. The forward rendering method may be executed on a processor, such as a single graphics processing unit (GPU) for example.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to autonomous vehicle (AV) training, more specifically, to AV training in a collaborative synthetic environment (e.g., a metaverse). In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a process for collecting road data representing a real-world environment encountered by an autonomous vehicle and generating, using the road data, a synthetic environment representative of the real-world environment. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for establishing a connection between the synthetic environment and a remote device, wherein the remote device, and receiving a set of instructions from a user for interacting with the synthetic (virtual) environment. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for modifying the synthetic environment based on instructions received from the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes storage techniques for hybrid transactional and analytical processing. Data captured by a first processing engine may be received. The first processing engine may be configured to perform online transactional processing). Multiple replicas of logical logs generated based on the data may be distributed to a Delta Store by applying a quorum protocol on the multiple replicas. Data in the Delta Store are stored in a row format and are visible to a query for online analytical processing performed by a second processing engine. Data may be flushed from the Delta Store to a Base Store based on one or more predetermined rules. Data in the Base Store are stored in a columnar format and may be accessible by the second processing engine.

Abstract: A method of generating a matte for an image is disclosed. The method includes, with a processor, receiving image data representing the image, with the processor, selecting one or more objects represented in the image data, with the processor, generating an intermediate matte based on the selected objects, and with the processor, generating one or more splines based on the intermediate matte, where at least one of the selecting of the one or more objects, the generating of the intermediate matte, and the generating of the splines is performed by an artificial intelligence system. The method also includes, with the processor, receiving instructions to modify the generated splines, with the processor, generating modified splines by modifying the generated splines according to the received instructions, with the processor, generating training data based on the modified splines, and with the processor, training the artificial intelligence system with the training data.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes storage techniques for hybrid transactional and analytical processing. Data captured by a first processing engine may be received. The first processing engine may be configured to perform online transactional processing). Multiple replicas of logical logs generated based on the data may be distributed to a Delta Store by applying a quorum protocol on the multiple replicas. Data in the Delta Store are stored in a row format and are visible to a query for online analytical processing performed by a second processing engine. Data may be flushed from the Delta Store to a Base Store based on one or more predetermined rules. Data in the Base Store are stored in a columnar format and may be accessible by the second processing engine.

Abstract: A heterogeneous visual acuity chart and a visual acuity testing method and device are provided. The heterogeneous visual acuity chart is a size illusion chart composed of a heterogeneous reference zone and at least two types of optotypes of different sizes, where the heterogeneous reference zone is used to cause incorrect identification on the different types of optotypes of different sizes. The visual acuity testing method and device determine whether a visual acuity of a subject is true based on a difference between visual acuities tested with the heterogeneous visual acuity chart and a standard logarithmic visual acuity chart. The visual acuity chart is a size illusion chart composed of optotypes of different sizes and a perspective, which causes an illusion on a visual depth to interfere with the identification of the optotypes of different sizes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process of making a compound of formula I The compound of formula I is an inhibitor of MEK and thus can be used to treat cancer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of relocating data in a distributed database comprises: creating, by one or more processors, a second table in the distributed database, the second table including all columns from a first table; copying, by the one or more processors, a first set of tuples from the first table to the second table; modifying, by the one or more processors, during the copying of the first set of tuples, data of the first table according to a modification; after the copying of the first set of tuples, modifying, by the one or more processors, data of the second table according to the modification; and switching, by the one or more processors, the second table for the first table in a catalog of the distributed database.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are directed to accurate and non-invasive assessments of anatomic vessels (e.g., the internal jugular vein (IJV)) of vertebrates. For example, a piezoelectric crystal may generate a signal and receive a pulse echo of the signal along an axis extending through the piezoelectric crystal and an anatomic vessel. A force sensor disposed relative to the piezoelectric crystal may measure a force exerted (e.g., along skin of the vertebrate) on the anatomic vessel along the axis. The pulse echo received by the piezoelectric crystal and the force measured by the force sensor may, in combination, non-invasively and accurately determine a force response of the anatomic vessel. In turn, the force response may be probative of any one or more of a variety of different characteristics of the anatomic vessel including, for example, location of the anatomic vessel and pressure of the anatomic vessel.

Abstract: A method for enhanced forward rendering is disclosed which includes a depth pre-pass, light culling and a final shading. The depth pre-pass minimizes the cost of final shading by avoiding high pixel overdraw. The light culling stage calculates a list of light indices overlapping a pixel. The light indices are calculated on a per-tile basis, where the screen has been split into units of tiles. The final shading evaluates materials using information stored for each light. The forward rendering method may be executed on a processor, such as a single graphics processing unit (GPU) for example.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process of making a compound of formula I The compound of formula I is an inhibitor of MEK and thus can be used to treat cancer.

Abstract: A system and method for improved online transaction processing (OLTP) in a sharded database is provided. Overhead associated with a global transaction manager is reduced and scalability improved by determining whether incoming queries are single-shard transactions or multi-shard transactions. For multi-shard transactions, a distributed transaction ID (DXID) is requested from the GTM, and then forwarded with the query to one or more data notes. For single-shard transactions, the query is sent to a data node without requesting a DXID from the GTM.

Abstract: A method for enhanced forward rendering is disclosed which includes a depth pre-pass, light culling and a final shading. The depth pre-pass minimizes the cost of final shading by avoiding high pixel overdraw. The light culling stage calculates a list of light indices overlapping a pixel. The light indices are calculated on a per-tile basis, where the screen has been split into units of tiles. The final shading evaluates materials using information stored for each light. The forward rendering method may be executed on a processor, such as a single graphics processing unit (GPU) for example.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process of making a compound of formula I The compound of formula I is an inhibitor of MEK and thus can be used to treat cancer.

Abstract: A massively parallel processing shared nothing relational database management system includes a plurality of storages assigned to a plurality of compute nodes. The system comprises a non-transitory memory having instructions and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors execute the instructions to store a set of data in a first set of storages in the plurality of storages. The first set of data is hashed into a repartitioned set of data. The first set of storages is reassigned to a second set of compute nodes in the plurality of compute nodes. The repartitioned set of data is distributed to the second set of compute nodes and a database operation is performed on the repartitioned set of data by the second set of compute nodes.

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate creation of security profiles for web application components are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a plurality of web resources used to construct web applications is received. The plurality of web resources is analyzed to generate normalized fingerprints for each of the web resources. A plurality of security risk factors is determined for each of the plurality of web resources based on the normalized fingerprints generated for each of the web resources. A reputation score is generated for each of the plurality of web resources based on the security risk factors determined for each of the web resources.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process of making a compound of formula I The compound of formula I is an inhibitor of MEK and thus can be used to treat cancer.

Abstract: A system and method for improved online transaction processing (OLTP) in a sharded database is provided. Overhead associated with a global transaction manager is reduced and scalability improved by determining whether incoming queries are single-shard transactions or multi-shard transactions. For multi-shard transactions, a distributed transaction ID (DXID) is requested from the GTM, and then forwarded with the query to one or more data notes. For single-shard transactions, the query is sent to a data node without requesting a DXID from the GTM.