Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.

Abstract: An apparatus for servicing internal components of an aircraft engine includes a flexible hollow tube; a latching mechanism connected to or incorporated with the flexible hollow tube; and a servicing device to be inserted through the flexible hollow tube. The servicing device is freely moveable through the flexible hollow tube and decoupled from the latching mechanism. The flexible hollow tube is shaped and configured so as to enable proximate positioning of the flexible hollow tube with respect to a rotatable component of an aircraft engine allowing attachment of the flexible hollow tube to the rotatable component via the latching mechanism after the flexible hollow tube is inserted through an entry port of the aircraft engine.

Abstract: In some disclosed embodiments, first input data corresponding to a first natural language input may be received and processed to determine at least a first natural language understanding (NLU) hypothesis for the first natural language input. First session data identifying a first skill corresponding to the first NLU hypothesis may be determined and used to obtain first visual content corresponding to the first skill. Second session data identifying a second skill may also be determined in response to the input data and be used to obtain second visual content corresponding to the second skill. The device may output a first graphical user interface (GUI) element including the first visual content and a second GUI element including the second visual content. Second input data corresponding to a second input may be received from the device and used to determine, using the second session data, that the second input corresponds to an intent to invoke the second skill.

Abstract: Systems or techniques that facilitate knowledge graph construction via generative artificial intelligence are provided. In various embodiments, a system can access a plurality of electronic documents associated with design or fabrication of a medical imaging scanner. In various aspects, the system can construct a knowledge graph representing the plurality of electronic documents, by iteratively executing a generative text-to-text neural network on a design discovery tree associated with the medical imaging scanner. In various instances, the system can access a natural language query regarding the medical imaging scanner and can convert, via execution of another neural network, the natural language query to a structured query. In various cases, the system can execute the structured query over the knowledge graph, thereby yielding an electronic answer to the natural language query.

Abstract: A feedforward control method for an electrified powertrain including a torque transfer device arranged between an electric motor and a transmission includes monitoring a set of operating parameters of the electrified powertrain, determining a desired input speed for the torque transfer device based on the set of operating parameters, determining a desired input torque for the torque transfer device based on a characteristics model or map of the torque transfer device and the desired input speed, performing an observer-based determination of a final feedforward torque for the torque transfer device based on the desired input speed, the desired input torque, a filtered actuator achieved torque for the electric motor, and minimum and maximum torque limits for the transmission, and controlling the electric motor based on the final feedforward torque for the torque transfer device.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and computer system for managing a machine learning algorithm. The embodiment may include a computing device that distributes a first algorithm to a plurality of computing devices. The embodiment may include updates to the first algorithm, to create a second algorithm, by a first device of the plurality of computing devices. The first device is grouped with other devices in a first cluster of devices of the plurality of computing devices. The first cluster of computing devices comprises more than one computing device. Updating the first algorithm is performed based on information shared amongst the first cluster of devices.

Abstract: A method for determining a genotype of a sample of a polyploid organism, may include: amplifying nucleic acid sequences at targeted locations in a sample genome by a panel targeting a plurality of SNP markers to generate sequence reads; mapping the sequence reads to a reference genome for the polyploid organism; detecting variants in the aligned sequence reads to produce detected variants, wherein the detected variants include detected SNP's corresponding to the SNP markers; determining a probability for each alternate allele dosage of a plurality of possible allele dosages for a corresponding detected SNP, wherein the number of possible allele dosages is equal to a ploidy of the SNP marker plus one; and selecting the alternate allele dosage with a maximum probability value to provide an estimated allele dosage corresponding to the SNP marker, wherein the estimated allele dosage is indicative of the genotype for the SNP marker.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes determining a lifespan of each tensor generated by a deep neural network based on an architecture of the deep neural network. The method also includes allocating memory to each tensor based on lifespan data. The process also allocates the memory based on availability of edge segments in the memory. The memory may be on-chip memory.

Abstract: An adaptive feedforward control method for an electrified powertrain including a torque converter includes determining a desired input speed for a torque converter based on the set of operating parameters of the electrified powertrain, determining minimum and maximum torques for an impeller of the torque converter based on the set of operating parameters of the electrified powertrain, determining a raw feedforward torque for the torque converter impeller based on the desired input speed for the torque converter and a speed of a turbine of the torque converter, determining a final feedforward torque for the torque converter impeller based on the raw feedforward torque for the torque converter impeller and the minimum and maximum torques for the torque converter impeller, and controlling an electric motor of the electrified powertrain based on the final feedforward torque for the torque converter impeller.

Abstract: A system and method of using a tool assembly is provided. The system includes a body, a first camera and a second camera fixed to the body, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data indicative of images of a reference feature from the first camera, determine data indicative of a first spatial position of the first camera based at least in part on the received data indicative of the images of the reference feature, and determine data indicative of a second spatial position of the second camera based on the first spatial position, a known spatial relationship between the first location and the second location, or both. Further, the controller may be configured to receive data indicative of images of a target feature using the second camera, derive dimensions of the target feature based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional representation of the target feature.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to chemical entities such as a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt that inhibit inflammatory responses by, for example, inhibiting the oligomerization of Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a C-terminal caspase-recruitment domain (ASC). Also provided are methods of treating various disease states using compounds that inhibit oligomerization of ASC protein.

Abstract: A pupil expander assembly includes a delivery device having a body having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a longitudinal axis. A discharge port extends distally from the distal end portion. An expander receiver is located inside the body in the distal end portion and has a proximal slot and a distal slot, each of which extends along the longitudinal axis. The proximal slot and the discharge slot are both in fluid communication with the discharge port. A slider is slidingly disposed in the body and configured to longitudinally translate along the longitudinal axis. A hook extends distally from the slider and is configured to slide through the proximal slot and the distal slot and out the discharge port. A pupil expander is disposed in the expander receiver and configured to be pushed distally by the hook through the distal slot and the discharge port for delivery.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.

Abstract: Systems or techniques that facilitate electronic acquisition of troubleshooting knowledge for medical imaging scanners are provided. In various embodiments, a system can access a plain text service manual and a service complaint that are associated with a medical imaging scanner. In various aspects, the system can identify, via named-entity recognition or natural language processing, a semantic hierarchy of the plain text service manual. In various instances, the system can record, via graphical user interface tracking, how a service technician that is troubleshooting the service complaint sequentially navigates through the semantic hierarchy, thereby yielding a troubleshooting trace that corresponds to the service complaint.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to processor prefetching. In accordance with one aspect, processor prefetching includes determining if an exposed latency parameter is greater than zero; determining if a loop is present in a program code; determining if access overlap across fibers is true; and performing one of the following: a) insert a prefetch every quantity K fibers at a prefetch distance D; b) insert a prefetch every quantity K fibers with a maximum of quantity N iterations; or c) insert a prefetch per fiber with a maximum of quantity N iterations ahead; and wherein, the prefetch distance D is equal to an exposed latency parameter divided by an average instruction latency parameter, the quantity K is equal to a cache line size divided by a per fiber access size, and the quantity N is equal to an exposed latency parameter divided by an average iteration latency parameter.

Abstract: A multi-arm robotic surgical system having an endoscopic camera (C) coupled to a robotic arm and a plurality of surgical instruments each detachably coupled to a robotic arm. The multi-arm robotic surgical system further comprises of a surgeon console having a master controller, a left-hand controller and a right-hand controller, a three-dimensional (3D) HD monitor, a two-dimensional (2D) touch screen monitor, a pair of trackable 3D glasses to be worn by the surgeon, a head tracking camera, a foot pedal controller, a control panel for performing emergency system functions, an electrosurgical unit interface, an image processor configured to process a 3D image data received from the endoscopic camera (C), a digital device configured to prepare an image data by using the processed 3D image data received from the image processor and superimposing it with a 2D overlay including a status of the plurality of surgical instruments and display on the 3D HD monitor and a patient side staff 3D monitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented formable polyester film having A/B/A layer structure and the process of preparing the same. The biaxially oriented formable polyester films exhibit improved Dart impact, elongation and formability comparable to nylon film which are used for thermoforming and cold forming applications.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the grass plant.