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.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a plurality of datasets from devices in a resource extraction site. The method may also involve identifying workflow systems associated with one or more operations of the devices. The method may also involve determining updated operational parameters for the devices based on the workflow systems and the plurality of datasets and generating one or more commands for implementing the one or more updated operational parameters for the one or more devices. The method may then include sending the commands to the devices, wherein the devices are configured to adjust the operations based on the updated operational parameters.

Abstract: A system may include an image sensor. A system may include an actuator configured to cause a controlled movement of the image sensor relative to a target element, the controlled movement being based on an operating velocity of the target element relative to an initial position of the image sensor. A system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the controller configured to: identify the operating velocity, determine an activation time to activate the image sensor for a designated exposure time based on the operating velocity and the controlled movement; and activate the image sensor at the activation time.

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 distal 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: Systems and methods for engine imaging are provided. An imaging system includes an optical sensor coupled to an insertion tool and a light source configured to output alight projection onto a component of the engine assembly. The system includes a processor configured to: receive data comprising a plurality of frames from the optical sensor captured while the component of the engine assembly is rotating, determine an angular displacement of the component between frames, and form a 3D point cloud of the component based on combining the data in the frames based on the angular displacement of the component between the frames.

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: G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) regulators and methods for their use are provided herein. The GPCR regulators described herein are useful in treating and/or preventing conditions or diseases associated with a GPCR, including ageing, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, hematologic disorders, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, respiratory diseases, or urological disorders. Also provided are methods of regulating a G protein-coupled receptor in a cell using the compounds and compositions described herein.

Abstract: An inspection system is provided. The inspection system includes a light source and a surface profile compensator. The light source illuminates a contoured surface of a part. The surface profile compensator causes light emitted from the light source to be distributed over an inspection area of the contoured surface according to a target light distribution.

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 distal 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: Using a logistic regression classification model executing on a processor, a topic is classified into an interaction type in a set of predefined interaction types. A set of documents corresponding to the topic is extracted from a document repository. Using a generative adversarial model executing on a processor, a sentiment corresponding to a reaction to a previous presentation is scored, the scoring resulting in a scored sentiment. Using a trained attention layer model, the interaction type, the set of documents, and the scored sentiment are weighted, the weighting generating a weighted interaction type, a weighted set of documents, and a weighted scored sentiment. Using a natural language generation transformer model executing on the processor, a document in the weighted set of documents is weighted according to the weighted interaction type and the weighted scored sentiment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing bi-axially oriented polyester (BOPET) film from the recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) granules. The process involves preparing recycled PET (RPET) granules form post-consumer recycled PET (PCR PET) by depolymerization and polycondensation followed by preparing the biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film having recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) up to 100%. The bi-axially oriented polyester film has good elongation, mechanical and/or thermal properties and are similar in quality to virgin PET films useful in high end food and pharma packaging and industrial applications.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for autonomic cloud to edge compute allocations in a sports fantasy league trade transaction. The computer implemented method includes, in one embodiment, calculating, based on an expected return associated with each player on each of a plurality of teams in a fantasy sports league, a valuation for each player. An embodiment includes determining a positional need for each of the plurality of teams in the fantasy sports league, and determining, based on the valuation for each player and the positional need for each team, one or more players to include in a trade with another team of the plurality of teams.

Abstract: A pulse illumination imaging system is provided. The system includes an image sensor, a light source, and a controller. The image sensor includes a plurality of light sensitive pixel elements that are activatable for a designated exposure time to capture one or more images. The controller is configured to determine an activation time to activate the image sensor based on motion of a target element relative to the image sensor; activate the image sensor at the activation time; and activate the light source during the exposure time of the image sensor to produce a pulse having a preconfigured time duration that is less than the exposure time of the image sensor.

Abstract: A novel method of making a 3D-shaped 3D graphene (3D2G) is disclosed. The method involves a) 3D printing a catalyst slurry via Direct Ink Writing (DIW); b) depositing the printed slurry using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to produce a nickel-graphene composite; and c) etching the nickel-graphene composite. The resulting composite is a porous, binder-free structure of pure 3D2G. In one embodiment, the catalyst slurry comprises nickel particles mixed with an organic solvent, a polymer, and a plasticizer. In another embodiment, the organic solvent is dichloromethane, the polymer is poly lactic-co-glycolic acid and the plasticizer is dibutyl phthalate.

Abstract: A clock circuit for clock gating using a cascaded clock gating control signal, including: a first B-latch accepting, as input, a clock gating control signal and enabled by a first clock signal; a second B-latch accepting, as input, an output from the first B-latch and enabled by a second clock signal; and a first logic outputting, based on the first B-latch, a first gated clock signal; and a second logic outputting, based on the second B-latch, a second gated clock signal.

Abstract: A processor may receive application data regarding a session on a video communication application. The processor may receive user data regarding one or more participants associated with the session. The processor may analyze application data to identify contextual features of the application data. The processor may identify that a first contextual scenario has occurred.