Abstract: A multi-radius spherical microphone that includes an inner body defining an inner sphere having an inner radius from a center; a plurality of inner microphones coupled to the inner spherical body and defining an array of inner microphones; an outer body defining an dodecahedron, wherein the inner body and the outer body are concentric about the center; and a plurality of outer microphones coupled to the outer body at respective vertices of the dodecahedron and defining an array of outer microphones, wherein each of the plurality of outer microphones is positioned radially equidistant from the center.

Abstract: Storage accesses for merge operations are minimized. A plurality of records of a plurality of input lists are merged. The merging includes determining that an input list of the plurality of input lists has become empty, and checking, based on determining that the input list has become empty, a control specific for the input list. The control is used to determine how to proceed, such as whether to end merging or continue merging.

Abstract: An antenna system of a satellite may consist of an antenna receiver that is coupled to a plurality of flexible couplings. The couplings may each be affixed to one or more antenna elements. The couplings may be deployed in space in an uncontrolled manner. Additionally, the spacing between the couplings, and in turn the antenna elements, may be spaced in an uncontrolled manner. The antenna elements may have no pointing requirements. The antenna system may receive training signals and associate an antenna element to a time of arrival based on the training signal. Upon receiving a data signal, the antenna system may apply coefficients determined from the association of the antenna element to the time of arrival to the data signal to discover wanted signal coherence among the antenna elements.

Abstract: A computing device for collecting and preserving data acquired from various devices in a data model with the respective context of acquired data. The computing device may provide a user interface to receive the context or information model associated with a dataset. By providing data with its context, different software platforms may synthesize or analyze the retrieved data more efficiently. Moreover, the computing device may include transaction conditions to define a workflow for transferring the datasets using data model associated with one or more datasets for transmission of data to a destination. The transaction conditions may detail a custom workflow for data communication through an industrial automation system using the data model.

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a PCB having an imager disposed thereat, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and a lens barrel support structure that protrudes from the PCB and at least partially circumscribes the imager. The lens barrel has an outer surface between the ends of the lens barrel. The outer surface of the lens barrel is adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the lens barrel support structure via adhesive. The outer surface of the lens barrel opposes the inner surface of the lens barrel support structure. With the adhesive in its uncured state and contacting the opposed surfaces, the imager is aligned with the lens accommodated at the lens barrel. With the imager aligned with the lens, the adhesive is cured to adhesively attach the lens barrel at the lens barrel support structure.

Abstract: A micro-optic security device (100) includes a planar array of micro-optic focusing elements (105) and a first arrangement of image icons (120), wherein each image icon (121) of the first arrangement of image icons includes a region of light-cured material. Further, the first arrangement of image icons is visible (320) through the planar array of micro-optic focusing elements across a first predetermined range of viewing angles relative to the micro-optic security device, and the first arrangement of image icons is not visible (360) through the planar array of micro-optic focusing elements across a second predetermined range of viewing angles relative to the micro-optic security device.

Abstract: A controller for HVAC equipment operable to affect an environmental condition of a building includes memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to obtain one or more predictive models to predict values of an air quality control objective and another control objective as a function of control decision variables for the equipment, execute an optimization process using the one or more predictive models to produce multiple sets of optimization results corresponding to different values of the control decision variables, the air quality control objective, and the other control objective, select one or more of the sets of optimization results based on the values of the air quality control objective and the other control objective, and operate the equipment to affect the environmental condition of the building in accordance with the values of the control decision variables corresponding to a selected set of the optimization results.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for human-machine interfacing is provided. The present invention may include receiving a personality corpus associated with a personality typology comprising multiple personality types; extracting a plurality of utterances from a user; selecting, by a personality model, a personality type associated with the user based on the utterances and the personality corpus; identifying a compatible personality type of the selected personality type; constructing one or more natural language scripts from a word graph associated with the compatible personality type; and transmitting the one or more natural language scripts to the user.

Abstract: A trusted execution environment obtains an attestation request. The attestation request includes at least an attestation key. Based on obtaining the attestation request, one or more integrity measurements are computed, and the computing uses at least the attestation key. The one or more integrity measurements are provided to an entity, and the one or more integrity measurements are to be used to verify that a secure guest has been started using a selected secure guest image and selected secure guest metadata.

Abstract: Technologies for verifying operations of software components include a device with a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to obtain design data indicative of a model of interconnected components of a software system. The instructions also cause the processor to obtain test sequence data indicative of rules pertaining to a sequence of messages to be communicated between a target component of the software system and one or more other components of the model defined in the design data. Further, the instructions cause the processor to perform, in a test environment that emulates the model in which the target component is defined, a set of verification operations to determine a response of the target component to one or more messages generated as a function of the test sequence data.

Abstract: A method performed by a programmed processor, the method including receiving an input noise signal, generating, using a machine learning model that has an input based on the input noise signal, a mono audio signal that includes a sound and a spatial parameter for the mono audio signal, and generating spatial audio data by spatially encoding the mono audio signal according to the spatial parameter.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for training one or more neural networks to automatically identify one or more aspects of a digital representation used in digital oral care are disclosed including identifying one or more aspects of the first digital representation for which additional processing is to be performed, based on a list of 3D elements, generating a predicted representation by labeling those one or more aspects for which additional processing is to be performed, generating an accuracy score that specifies a difference between the one or more predicted representations and one or more respective reference representations that identify the one or more aspects of the first digital representation for which additional processing is to be performed, and modifying at least one aspect of the neural network based on the accuracy score.

Abstract: A multi-material structure includes a refractory portion with a metal or metal alloy of at least one of niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), iridium (Ir), vanadium (V), and ruthenium (Ru). A structural portion is metallurgically joined with the refractory portion. The structural portion includes a titanium (Ti) alloy. At least one of the refractory and structural portions is additively manufactured.

Abstract: Implantable medical systems that include an implantable medical lead coupled to an implantable medical device for purposes of electrical stimulation therapy and/or sensing of physiological signals includes at least one twisted pair of conductors within the implantable medical lead. The twisted pair corresponds to a stimulation or sensing channel of the implantable medical device. The twisted pair provides attenuation of electromagnetic interference noise that is present at the lead or lead extension. The twisted pair may be present in a lumen of the implantable medical lead or encapsulated by the lead body. The twisted pair, along with any other conductors of the lead, may be of a linear configuration or may be coiled.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides analyte sensors comprising a sensing layer disposed upon a surface of a first working electrode, wherein the sensing layer comprises an NAD(P)-dependent enzyme and a supply of NAD(P); and a multilayered membrane that overcoats at least a part of the sensing layer and is permeable to an analyte, wherein the membrane comprises at least one layer of negatively charged polymer. The present disclosure also provides methods of using such analyte sensors for detecting one or more analytes preset in a biological sample and methods of manufacturing the analyte sensors.

Abstract: Provided in this disclosure are pharmaceutical formulations comprising antimicrobial peptides with enhanced stability. Further provided herein are methods of treating or preventing an infection comprising administering pharmaceutical formulations comprising antimicrobial peptides when administered to a subject.

Abstract: A method of making non-grain oriented (NGO) electrical steel is disclosed. The method includes tapping liquid steel out of a primary steelmaking furnace, deoxidizing the liquid steel before or after transferring the deoxidized liquid steel to a ladle metallurgy furnace, removing sulfur at the ladle metallurgy furnace (LMF), adding fluxes and deoxidizer to the ladle slag and/or skimming off ladle slag to prevent sulfur reversion, transferring the deoxidized liquid steel from the ladle metallurgy furnace to an RH degasser for carbon removal by blowing oxygen, and adding fluxes at the RH degasser before oxygen blowing to fortify the bottom layer of the ladle slag to prevent sulfur reversion. The removal of oxygen and sulfur prior to transferring the liquid steel to the RH degasser facilitates nitrogen removal and prevents carbon pick up during the step of adding fluxes and arcing for sulfur removal. Oxygen blowing at the RH also lowers titanium pickup.

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, an electronic control unit (ECU) with an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The camera is disposed at a mirror head of the interior rearview mirror assembly and moves in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to a mounting portion of the interior rearview mirror assembly. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The vehicular driver monitoring system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, monitors a body portion of a driver of the vehicle. The vehicular driver monitoring system determines that a scene viewed by the camera has changed at least in part via processing of image data captured by the camera.

Abstract: Example embodiments involve remote creation of a playback queue for an event. An example implementation involves a cloud computing system receiving, from a first mobile device, one or more messages representing an instruction to create a playlist for an event. In response, the system creates the playlist in data storage. The system sends, to multiple second mobile devices, one or more respective invitations to the event, wherein each invitation indicates: a time and date for the event and a link to a web interface including controls to add audio tracks to the playlist for the event. The system receives respective sets of input data, each set indicating audio tracks selected via the web interface on a respective second mobile device and, in response, adds the respective audio tracks to the playlist. During the event, the system causes the playlist to be queued in a queue of a media playback system.