Abstract: Medical devices and methods are disclosed. An example medical device for accessing a body lumen along a biliary and/or pancreatic tract may include an elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end. The medical device may have a flexible distal tip. The flexible tip may be steerable by applying tension to one or more steering wires extending between the distal tip and a handle at a proximal end of the medical device. The medical device may be a sphincterotome.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to manage the selection of an edge gateway or edge for processing a packet. In one implementation, a first edge may receive a packet and hash addressing information in the packet to select a second edge to process the packet. The first edge may further forward the packet to the second edge, permitting the second edge to process the packet. Once processed, the second edge may forward the packet to a destination host computing system and notify the host computing system to use the second edge for response packets directed at a source internet protocol (IP) address in the packet.

Abstract: A method comprises creating an electronic module design having a plurality of electronic components comprising a plurality of low power enabled components and defining a model of functional behavior and of power behavior. The method also comprises identifying sequential element information correlated with an electronic component based on the models of functional and power behavior. the sequential element information comprising a first control signal and a second control signal. A coverage test is generated based on the sequential element information and is configured to quantify behavior of the electronic component based on a relationship of a plurality of activation states of a first control signal to a plurality of activation states of a second control signal. A simulation file is run to simulate operation of the electronic module design, and a performance status of the electronic module design is determined in response to running the simulation file.

Abstract: A method for content-aware type-on-path generation is implemented via a computing system including a processor. The method includes surfacing an image via a graphics GUI of a graphics application and detecting one or more salient objects within the image using a CNN model. The method also includes generating a contour map for each detected salient object and generating a path along the contours of each salient object by applying a defined offset to the corresponding contour map. The method further includes applying input text characters as type-on-path along the generated path based at least on user input received via the graphics GUI.

Abstract: A method for streaming videos with internally-variable frame quality is implemented via a computing system including a processor. The method includes accessing a video including and evenly sampling the video frames. The method includes, for each sampled video frame, analyzing the video frame using a CNN model to determine whether the video frame includes high-relevance region(s). The method also includes, for each sampled video frame including high-relevance region(s), extracting coordinates of the high-relevance region(s) using the CNN model, and for each sampled video frame including high-relevance region(s) and each intervening video frame between the sampled video frame and a next sampled video frame, setting a minimum frame quality for the extracted coordinates.

Abstract: A method provides power from battery units by placing units with a predetermined variance in voltages in a first configuration; detecting a divergence in module voltages; if the divergence crosses a threshold, creating a new configuration of units to provide an even voltage distribution; and electrically rerouting the units to form the new configuration while the battery units are in an idle state or in a reduced mode of operation.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for device routing management are disclosed. A client device of a wireless network may roam from a first access point to a second access point of the wireless network. The second access point, or the client device itself, may send a network message indicating the client device is currently being served by the second access point. The message may cause a network mapping stored at the first access point and/or at each device associated with the wireless network to be updated to indicate the client device is associated with the second access point, thereby enabling proper routing of network traffic to the client device via the second access point.

Abstract: Review videos on product pages are enhanced with user interface elements that cause playback of the review videos at points at which particular topics are discussed. A review video is processed by converting speech to text and timestamping the text. Topics are identified in the text, and a time in the review video corresponding to each topic is identified from the timestamps for the text. In some configurations, sentiment is also determined for each topic. User interface elements corresponding to each identified topic are presented with the review video on the product page. When a user viewing the product page selects a user interface element, the review video is played at a time corresponding to the topic of the selected user interface element.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the present invention provide a method of fabricating carbon felt based electrodes without any binder additive. A coating of conductive polymer adhesives is applied on the current collector. The carbon felts are placed on either side of the current collector to get an assembly. The assembly comprising current collector and carbon felt is placed between the plates of hot press with predetermined conditions for curing the adhesive applied on the surface of current collector and to obtain sandwich structure of electrode. The sandwich structure of electrode is subjected under a roller and pressed depending on required thickness and porosity of the electrodes. The electrodes are cut into desired shape using electrode cutting die in tailoring process. The prepared carbon felt based electrode illustrates high flexibility and mechanical robustness when compared to carbon felt electrodes that are binder based and brittle in nature.

Abstract: Systems and methods for network-based cloud service platform integrations with dealer management systems (DMS) are disclosed herein. A cloud service platform may integrate over the network with an instance of a DMS used by an end user. The cloud service platform may define fields that can be used in conjunction with forms useable with the DMS, and may be further capable of storing field data for those fields. The cloud service platform may provide a graphical user interface (GUI) prompt to a user of the DMS to provide the field data. A form using the fields defined at the cloud service platform may be provided to the cloud service platform and filled at the cloud service platform using field data for those fields stored at the cloud service platform. The form may then be provided to a print service for presentation to the user.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for implementing a data driven channel for query executions using quantum computing. The present invention is configured to receive, from a user input device, a query; parse, using a query processing engine, the query; determine a classical execution plan based on at least parsing the query; convert, using a query optimization engine, the classical execution plan into a quantum execution plan; initiate a query execution engine on the quantum execution plan; determine, using the query execution engine, a quantum circuit design for execution of the quantum execution plan; execute, using the query execution engine, the quantum execution plan; generate a query result based on at least executing the quantum execution plan; and transmit control signals configured to cause the user input device to display the query result.

Abstract: A method of displaying web pages, capable of using the same settings for all web pages, is provided. The method includes receiving a user request for opening a web page; selecting, from among a plurality of views, a view in which the web page is to be opened, based on metadata corresponding to the web page, wherein each view of the plurality of views has a corresponding set of viewing properties; and displaying the web page in a browser window based on the corresponding set of viewing properties of the selected view.

Abstract: An external function system can be implemented on a database to perform processing on one or more external network services. The external function system can comprise a particular external function for a particular external service, an outbound serializer function, and an inbound serializer function that are linked with the particular external function. The outbound serializer function can be configured to transform the data of a query from a database format to a different format of the particular external network service. The inbound deserializer function can be configured to receive data returned from the external service and transform the data to the format of the database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for in-situ synthesis of alkyl esters of fatty acids and their efficient extraction from oleaginous microbes. Particularly, the present invention provides a rapid method for downstream processing of oleaginous biomass for in-situ synthesis of alkyl esters of fatty acids and their efficient extraction. The method of the present invention results in increased transesterification efficiency (>95%) of FAAE production from wet biomass, while eliminating the necessity of biomass harvesting, drying and large requirement of chemical solvents.

Abstract: An example system includes a computing device located proximate to a physical activity surface, a video capture device, and a detector. The video capture device is coupled for communication with the computing device and is adapted to capture a video stream that includes an activity scene of the physical activity surface and one or more interface objects physically intractable with by a user. The detector processes the video stream to detect the one or more interface objects included in the activity scene, to identify the one or more interface objects that are detectable, to generate one or more events describing the one or more interface objects, and to provide the one or more events to an activity application configured to render virtual information on the one or more computing devices based on the one or more events.

Abstract: A method for determining a cathodic current (such as from a cathodic protection system) in a tubular disposed within a wellbore drilled in a subterranean zone. A electromagnetic tool disposed within the tubular includes an electromagnetic transmitter, an electromagnetic receiver, a helical transmitter coil, and a helical receiver coil. An axis of the helical transmitter coil and an axis of the helical receiver coil are substantially parallel to an axis of the tubular. An electromagnetic field is transmitted by flowing a first electrical current to the helical transmitter coil. During the transmitting, an electromagnetic signal is received by the electromagnetic receiver via the helical receiver coil. A second electrical current is calculated based on the electromagnetic signal received by the electromagnetic receiver. A magnitude of the cathodic current flowing through the tubular is calculated based on a difference between the first electrical current and the second electrical current.

Abstract: A system for determining transactions eligible for currency transaction report (CTR) exemption using a quantum computing algorithm is described. The system may further leverage a distributed computing architecture for manual review and filing of CTRs and/or approving a CTR exemption as determined by the quantum computing algorithm.

Abstract: A medical assembly that includes a medical device including a handle having an actuator, a shaft extending distally from the handle, and a sensor at a distal end of the shaft. The distal end of the shaft is coupled to the actuator by a wire extending through the shaft, and the sensor is configured to measure data indicative of the distal end of the shaft moving from a first position to a second position. The actuator is configured to articulate the distal end of the shaft based on the data measured by the sensor to move the distal end from the second position to the first position.

Abstract: A device includes a catheter extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen and a grasper. The grasper includes jaws connected such that the jaws are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. Also, the device includes a control member connected to the grasper so that a longitudinal movement of the member relative to the catheter moves the grasper between the configurations and a proximal interface including a piston connected to the proximal end so that, when the grasper is moved toward the closed configuration, the piston applies a negative pressure through the catheter to draw a separated portion of thrombus proximally therethrough.

Abstract: A system for determining transactions eligible for currency transaction report (CTR) exemption using a quantum computing algorithm is described. The system may further leverage a distributed computing architecture for manual review and filing of CTRs and/or approving a CTR exemption as determined by the quantum computing algorithm.