Abstract: The system receives a voice query at an audio interface and converts the voice query to text. The system identifies entities included in the query based on comparison to an information graph, as well as dynamic types based on the structure and format of the query. The system can determine dynamic types by analyzing parts of speech, articles, parts of speech combinations, parts of speech order, influential features, and comparisons of these aspects to references. The system combines tags associated with the identified entities and tags associated with the dynamic types to generate query interpretations. The system compares the interpretations to reference templates, and selects among the query interpretations using predetermined criteria. A search query is generated based on the selected interpretation. The system retrieves content or associated identifiers, updates metadata, updates reference information, or a combination thereof. Accordingly, the system responds to queries that include non-static types.

Abstract: A medical device includes a longitudinal portion with one or more tubes, a distal portion with one or more arms, and one or more actuation mechanisms. The one or more arms each includes an arm lumen. Each arm lumen is connected to a respective tube, and at least one of the longitudinal portion and the distal portion is configured to be coupled to a distal end of an insertion device. The one or actuation mechanisms are movable to transition one or more arms from a closed configuration to an open configuration.

Abstract: A method for detecting a component including a concealed pattern includes: detecting infrared electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted by a component including a first pattern, the component including: a substrate; the first pattern disposed over at least a portion of the substrate; an optional primer layer disposed between at least a portion of the substrate and at least a portion of the first pattern; and a first visibly opaque layer including an infrared transparent pigment, the first visibly opaque layer disposed over at least a portion of the first pattern; and comparing the reflectivity and/or absorbance of infrared electromagnetic radiation by the first pattern at one wavelength to the reflectivity and/or absorbance by the primer layer and/or the substrate at the same wavelength.

Abstract: An analog front end (AFE) circuit including: a continuous time linear equalizer (CTLE) circuit; a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) connected to the CTLE circuit; and a feedback circuit including: a first transistor connected between a first output of the feedback circuit and a first node connected to a first current source; a second transistor connected between a second output of the feedback circuit and a second node connected to a second current source; and a first tunable resistor coupled between the first node and the second node, wherein: a first input of the feedback circuit is connected to a first output of the TIA; a second input of the feedback circuit is connected to a second output of the TIA; the second output of the feedback circuit is connected to a first input of the TIA.

Abstract: A camera and drape assembly for use with one or more tracking elements of a surgical system. The assembly includes a camera unit including a casing and a plurality of optical sensors supported by the casing for detecting the one or more tracking elements. The casing includes a base and a post extending from the base. The assembly also includes a drape having a flexible section for draping over the post of the casing to cover the casing and the optical sensors. The assembly also includes a collar to fit over the post to trap the flexible section of the drape between the collar and the post.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a concentrated emulsion of essential oils and to applications thereof, suitable for controlling and treating diseases caused by pathogens in plants and fruits.

Abstract: A nasal irrigation device that includes a receptacle and a top that is selectively connectable to the receptacle, where the top includes a nozzle that is selectively rotatable to the receptacle, the nozzle including a finger placement area and a projection circumferentially located away from the finger placement area, the finger placement area and the projection being configured to facilitate rotation of the nozzle. Related processes of using and making such devices.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for making a personal care composition comprising premixing sulfur and sodium benzoate to form a blended powder.

Abstract: The disclosed solution generally relates to a rail fastening assembly used to fasten a rail to a railway tie (or sleeper). The disclosed solution comprises a rail fastening assembly, a kit, and a method. The rail fastening assembly comprises a shoulder assembly, a guide plate, and a tension clamp. The guide plate is configured with a plurality of guide plate support segments. The tension clamp is configured with a shoulder engagement segment that is configured to engage with the shoulder assembly. The shoulder assembly is configured with a shoulder post that is configured to engage with the railway tie. The tension clamp may be positioned at the plurality of guide plate support segments in order to engage with the shoulder assembly in various positions before, during, and after installation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to detecting a hard point between different roads using a sliding window for searching a raster representation of an area. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying road boundaries from a raster representation about different roads generated with vehicle data, the road boundaries including a left boundary and a right boundary of the different roads. The method also includes searching the raster representation and the vehicle data with a sliding window for a hard point using the road boundaries and a road graph describing a layout of the different roads. The method also includes detecting the hard point at a convergence area between the left boundary and the right boundary among the sliding window and generating a map including the hard point.

Abstract: Some aspects of the disclosure relate to multi-stage processes for preparing an alkalized cocoa material. In some examples, the process includes mixing cocoa and alkalization agents together, and mixing/heating until reaching an elevated mixing temperature. The process may include mixing these components together at the elevated mixing temperature for at least one hold period to provide a mixture, then aerating the mixture. The process may include an additional treatment or treatments at a held elevated temperature. The process may then include drying the mixture to provide an alkalized cocoa material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to high protein, high fiber ready-to-eat food pieces, compositions including such food pieces, and methods of making such food pieces. The pieces include a plant-based protein ingredient in an amount of about 25% to about 55% by dry weight protein and an insoluble fiber ingredient contributing insoluble fiber in an amount of at least 12% by dry weight of the pieces. Food pieces can optionally contain a soluble carbohydrate ingredient in an amount of about 8% to about 30% by dry weight, where the soluble carbohydrate ingredient includes psyllium and/or a high molecular weight soluble carbohydrate.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a disk unit (200) for agricultural equipment (100) comprising a bracket (210, 220) configured to receive a profile of the agricultural equipment (100), the bracket (210) comprising an upper projection (211) and a lower projection (221); an arm (230) with an upper end (231), a lower end (232), and an upper projection (233) positioned near the upper end (231); a spring assembly (240) with a rod (241) that accommodates a spring (242), a guide (243), and a set of pressure nuts (244), the rod (241) having an upper end (241A) that is associated with the guide (243) and a lower end (241B); a disk (250) associated with the lower end (232) of the arm (230); wherein the upper projection (211) of the bracket (210, 220) is rotatably associated with the guide (243) of the spring assembly (240) and the lower projection (221) of the bracket (210, 220) is rotatably associated with the upper end (231) of the arm (230); and wherein the lower end (241B) of the rod (240) is rotatably associated wi

Abstract: A commercial lawn mower outlet cover is used for covering a grass outlet opening to permit mulching of grass and/or leaves that generally includes a cover plate and a bracket structure. The outlet cover may be suspended from a vertical flange on the lawn mower deck to permit easy connection and disconnection to permit easy switching between mulching and regular cutting.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting oil production is disclosed herein. A computing system receives production data for a plurality of wells in a plurality of geographic regions. The computing system identifies a subset of wells from the plurality of wells. The subset of wells includes wells that have a threshold amount of production data. The computing system trains a machine learning model using the subset of wells. The computing system applies the trained learning model to a target well to predict oil production from the target well.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for monitoring wellbore deformation is disclosed. The apparatus includes an expandable annular cylindrical packer and a plurality of assemblies mounted on an exterior circumferential surface of the packer. The plurality of assemblies are configured to be pressed against a wellbore surface by the packer. Each of the assemblies includes at least one fiber-optic coil embedded in a sheet of deformable substrate, a tray-shaped receptacle formed from a low thermal conductivity material and attached along the rim to an edge of the sheet with a pressure tight-seal, and an optical coupler configured to couple the fiber-optic coil to a fiber-optic cable. The assemblies further include a pressure-tight compartment containing a high-pressure inert gas that is formed by the receptacle, the sheet, and the seal.

Abstract: Multimodal digital audio generation techniques are described that leverage multimodal inputs such as a digital image and text to generate digital audio using machine learning. In one or more examples, a digital image and text are received. Image semantic information is extracted from the digital image using machine learning. Digital audio is generated using generative machine learning based on the text and the image semantic information. The digital audio is then rendered and output by a digital audio output device.

Abstract: A method (100) for providing an analysis of coronary artery disease (CAD), comprising: (i) receiving (120) patient metadata about the patient; (ii) receiving (130) a temporal sequence of 2D and/or 3D ultrasound images of the patient's heart; (iii) selecting (140), by the CAD prediction system, a plurality of ultrasound images from the temporal sequence; (iv) processing (150), using a trained AI algorithm of the CAD prediction system, the selected plurality of ultrasound images to generate a feature map of the selected plurality of ultrasound images; (v) analyzing (160) the generated feature map and the received patient metadata using a trained algorithm of the CAD prediction system to generate a CAD prediction output; (vi) providing (170), via a user interface of the CAD prediction system, the generated CAD prediction output.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for automating training content augmentation, and more specifically to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze media content and generate questions derived from the content. Systems can receive and process media, then generate questions based on the processed media. The systems can then combine the processed media and the newly generated question, resulting in a course about the media.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatuses for automatically and optically determining structural integrity and catch weight information for a pallet. The apparatus can include: a conveyor belt to route a pallet having cases in a facility once the pallet is ingested into the facility, a turntable to receive the pallet from the conveyor belt and rotate the pallet, at least one imaging device proximate the turntable to capture optical data of the pallet, a partial enclosure to enclose the turntable, the at least one imaging device, and at least a portion of the conveyor belt, and an edge computing device in network communication with the at least one imaging device. The edge computing device can: receive the optical data from the at least one imaging device, process the optical data to determine structural integrity and catch weight information for the pallet, and determine routing or storage information for the pallet.