Abstract: A method of depositing oriented seeds into a trench including forming a trench (299); depositing a foam (289) into the trench (299); and depositing seed (279) from a seed orientation device (270) into the foam (289) in the trench (299). Also, an agricultural row unit (200) having: a frame (204); an opening unit (260) connected to the frame (204) for opening a trench (299) as the row unit (200) moves in a direction of travel: a foam delivery tube (281) for delivering foam (289) into the trench (299) opened by the opening unit (260); and a seed orientation device (270) disposed rearward from the foam delivery tube (281) for delivering oriented seeds (279) in the foam (289) delivered by the foam delivery tube (281).

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a filter media that can be used to filter a spa, hot tub, or pool. The filter media can include a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of pleats. A border is joined and surrounding a periphery of the body, the border for maintaining a planar shape of one or more of the top surface and bottom surface of the filter media.

Abstract: The specification discloses a novel instrument holder including a vertical support for engaging an operating table mount. The vertical support is includes splines or a polygonal shaft that is be engaged by a tension bar having complementary apertures and slots for securing and engaging an instrument for use in a surgical procedure.

Abstract: An approach for managing activities of users and robotic counterpart of the users is disclosed. The approach includes, receiving data from the users; analyzing the data from the users; determining activities of the users and the robotic counterpart of the users; analyzing a digital twin simulation of based on the activities of the users and robotic counterpart; collecting a first historical data of the activities of the users and the robotic counterpart and a second historical data from the digital twin simulation comparing the brain data against the digital twin simulation by evaluating work criteria; determining whether the data exceeds a predetermined threshold of the work criteria; in responsive to the brain data exceeds the predetermined threshold, generating one or more solutions in order to improve the work criteria of the users and/or the robotic counterpart; and executing the one or more solutions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying machine learning models trained on synthetic data generated based on a predicted future data drift are described herein. In some aspects, the system analyzes data profiles that include snapshots of data from different points in time from the same data stream to predict a future data drift. The system generates synthetic data based on the previous data profiles. The system determines, based on a first and second data profile, that a first data drift exceeds a threshold and updates a machine learning model. The system determines a predicted data drift and generates a synthetic snapshot of the data stream corresponding to a time in the future. The system generates a speculative machine learning model from updating the first updated machine learning model based on the synthetic snapshot. The system deploys the speculative machine learning model to replace the first updated machine learning model.

Abstract: A pitch energy module comprising one or more ultracapacitors storing electrical energy for a wind turbine emergency pitch energy event. The pitch energy module replaces at least one battery within a battery housing of a wind turbine and interfaces with the existing battery wiring harness to communicate with a control system of the wind turbine. The pitch energy module is installed without further modification to the battery housing or the battery wiring harness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery device and particularly, although not exclusively, to an ampoule which may be used to deliver drugs directly to a patient. In particular, the present invention provides an ampoule for delivering fluid directly to a patient, wherein the ampoule comprises; a body portion which is compressible to expel fluid from the ampoule, and a connector for fitting the ampoule to a cannula or a hollow needle to deliver fluid therethrough. In this way, the present invention provides an ampoule which may be connected directly to a cannula or a hollow needle to allow a clinician to deliver fluid to a patient (e.g. as an injection), reducing waste and risk associated with using syringes or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a method for transmitting safety-critical data from an aircraft control domain, ACD, router to a ground system via a Virtual Safety Radio, VSR, provided by a cross-router, X-router, interface between the ACD router and one or more non-safety communication domain routers, the method comprising: determining, by the VSR, that at least one non-safety media link of at least one non-safety communication medias of the one or more non-safety communication domain routers is available for conveying safety traffic from the ACD, responsive to the determination that at least one non-safety media link is available, receiving, by a communication stack of the ACD router, an application message; and sending, via the VSR, the application message to the ground system through the at least one available non-safety media link.

Abstract: An optical module for a head-mounted device is configured to present content to a user. The optical module includes a housing, a first optical module disposed in the housing, and a second optical module disposed in the housing. The optical module includes an interpupillary distance adjustment assembly including supports coupled to the housing and configured to guide motion of the first optical module and the second optical module with respect to the housing to allow adjustment of a distance between the first optical module and the second optical module. The optical axes of the first optical module and the second optical module extend generally in a front-to-back direction of the housing. Motion axes of the supports extend generally in a side-to-side direction of the housing.

Abstract: A method of controlling a substrate etching process includes disposing a surface or a surface of a substrate adjacent to etching fluid to produce an etchant-substrate interface and placing an electromagnetic radiation emitter on a moveable positioner. The method includes focusing electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation emitter to a portion of the etchant-substrate interface. The portion of the etchant-substrate interface has a surface area of not less than 0.05 squared micrometers and not greater than 80 squared millimeters. The method includes selectively heating the portion of the etchant-substrate interface and transmitting a monitoring beam through the substrate. The method includes measuring a property of the substrate via the monitoring beam.

Abstract: An aerosol provision system (1) for generating an aerosol, wherein the aerosol provision system (1) comprises a consumable (2), and an aerosol provision device (4) which is configured to receive the consumable (2). The aerosol provision device 1 comprises a sensor (101) for sensing a portion of the consumable (2) when the consumable (2) is received by the aerosol provision device (4), wherein the portion (71) comprises an external surface (73) of the consumable (2). The sensor 101 is configured to output sensor data, and the aerosol provision device (4) is configured to use the sensor data to determine a predetermined property of the consumable (2), such as the composition of aerosolisable material inside the consumable (2), or the remaining amount of aerosolisable material inside the consumable (2).

Abstract: A method of operating an ion optical component comprising a series of electrodes between first and second ends comprises: applying a set of RF voltage waveforms to electrodes of the series that generate a plurality of moving pseudopotential wells that exert forces on ions within the ion optic that urge the ions to migrate from the first end to the second end of the ion optic; and applying, simultaneously with the application of the set of RF voltage waveforms, a set of DC electrical potentials to electrodes of the series that generate a DC field that exerts a force on the ions within the ion optic that urges the ions to migrate from the second end to the first end, whereby there is caused one or more of spatial separation, differential migration or filtering of ions within the ion optical component in accordance with their respective mass-to-charge (m/z) ratios.

Abstract: Alternative route determination includes identifying an obstacle along an initial driving route to a destination specified by a user, presenting, on a user interface for the user, details of the obstacle, prompting the user, on the user interface, to input, via the user interface, a rating for the obstacle that indicates the user's tolerance to traversing the obstacle while driving, receiving from the user the rating for the obstacle, the rating indicating the user's tolerance to traversing the obstacle while driving, wherein the rating indicates that the obstacle is to be avoided, and recalculating the initial driving route to the destination to provide an alternative driving route to the destination, where the alternative route avoids the obstacle.

Abstract: Battery systems including battery cells and hydrogen-permeable membranes are provided. In one example, a battery system includes a battery cell. The battery cell includes a cell enclosure disposed about a cell interior. At least one multi-layer stack is disposed in the cell interior and includes a cathode, an anode and a separator disposed therebetween. A hydrogen-permeable membrane is in fluid communication with the cell interior and is configured to selectively allow any hydrogen produced in the battery cell to pass from the cell interior through the hydrogen-permeable membrane to outside of the battery cell while substantially preventing other fluids from passing through the hydrogen-permeable membrane.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a quick actions menu in an artificial reality (XR) environment that can be accessed by performing a hand gesture detected by an XR device which, in some implementations, can be detected without the use of controllers. Once the menu is open, the user can move her hand while performing the gesture to highlight a particular quick action and can release the gesture on a highlighted action to select the action. In some implementations, the user can drill down into an action on the menu by highlighting the action, then dragging the gesture off of the action away from the menu. To close the quick actions menu, the user can either A) move the gesture off the menu and release the gesture, B) rotate the wrist, or C) explicitly dismiss the menu, such as by using a voice command detected by the XR device.

Abstract: Described herein are technique to enable the autonomous generation of configurations for a network environment, including but not limited to an edge network of a datacenter. Additional embodiments include prompt-based generation of network and device configurations and neural network based systems for adaptive network management.

Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein enable a commerce platform for providing a plurality of data management services offerings via a single integrated oilfield services management application. For example, the commerce platform may provide an oilfield services management application to enable interaction with a plurality of integrated data management services offerings, wherein the data management services offerings comprise a data assessment services module for evaluating data associated with deployment of one or more oilfield services and/or one or more oilfield products; a cost analyzer module for estimating costs associated with migrating the data associated with the deployment of the one or more oilfield services and/or the one or more oilfield products to a standardized data platform; and a data management services module for performing operations on the data associated with the deployment of one or more oilfield services and/or one or more oilfield products.

Abstract: A snowmobile may have an electric powertrain. The electric powertrain may include one or more electric motors to power movement of one or more endless tracks. The electric powertrain may include a plurality of battery assemblies. At least one of the plurality of battery assemblies may be part of a structural frame of the snowmobile. At least one of the plurality of battery assemblies may be supported by a tunnel of the snowmobile.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting and identifying malicious sites using machine learning. A computing platform may receive image data of a graphical rendering of a resource available at a uniform resource locator (URL). The computing platform may compute a computer vision vector representation of the image data. The computing platform may compare the computer vision vector representation of the image data to stored numeric vectors representing page elements, resulting in a feature indicating whether the computer vision vector representation of the image data is visually similar to a known page element, and may input the feature to a classifier. The computing platform may receive, from the classifier, a phish classification score indicating a likelihood that the URL is malicious. In response to determining that the phish classification score exceeds a first phish classification threshold, the computing platform may cause a cybersecurity server to perform a first action.

Abstract: Corrosion-inhibiting compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion by contacting a surface in an oil-field system or water system with a composition comprising quaternary siloxane compound corrosion inhibitor are provided. Treated metal containments employing the corrosion-inhibiting compositions and methods are also provided.