Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system for monitoring condition of a sample handling system connected to a gas analyzer. The sample handling system comprises a sample line for supplying a gas sample to the gas analyzer, and sample handling devices. The system for monitoring condition, receives measurements from temperature and pressure sensors connected to the sample line and obtains operating characteristics of the sample handling devices based on the measurements and model of the sample handling system; and determines the condition of the sample handling system based on comparison of the operating characteristics of the sample handling device against a plurality of reference values associated with the sample handling device.

Abstract: An electronic device package comprises a primary microphone having a frequency response having a first resonance frequency, and a reference microphone having a frequency response including a second resonance frequency, the primary microphone and the reference microphone configured to substantially simultaneously receive a same acoustic signal to produce a transduced signal of the primary microphone and a transduced signal of the reference microphone, the second resonance frequency of the reference microphone being different than the first resonance frequency of the primary microphone, the package having dimensions that cause the primary microphone and reference microphone to be acoustically isolated from one another at the resonance frequency of the primary microphone, there being less than 3 dB of acoustic coupling between the primary microphone and reference microphone at the first resonance frequency.

Abstract: Examples of monitoring of follicular fluid flow using image processing are described herein. Image frames pertaining to a pre-defined target area defined for a collection tube during an ovum pick-up (OPU) step of an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure may be obtained in real-time. The target area corresponds to a region indicating entry of a follicular fluid into the collection tube. Thereafter, the image frames may be processed to detect occurrence of a flow of the follicular fluid as well as presence of blood in the follicular fluid. Accordingly, a first alert signal indicating detection of occurrence of flow of the follicular fluid and a second alert signal indicating presence of blood in the follicular fluid, may be generated to notify a medical practitioner.

Abstract: An electronic circuit for controlling a power switch having a gate input, includes a signal generator configured to generate a gate driver input signal. The gate driver input signal has a first voltage during a first period of time, a second voltage during a second period of time, and toggles between the first voltage and the second voltage during a third period of time. The electronic circuit also includes a gate driver configured to receive the gate driver input signal and to provide a gate driver output signal based on the gate driver input signal. The signal generator is configured to cause the gate driver input signal to toggle during the third period of time such that the gate driver output signal has a third voltage during the second period of time, and an intermediate voltage that is less than the third voltage during the third period of time.

Abstract: A quick-connector assembly for joining abutting flanged ends of two tubular members includes first and second connector portions joined by a rotatable hinge having a hinge pin coupling the first connector portion and the second connector portion so that the first and second connector portions encircle about abutting flanged ends of the tubular members when the first and second connector portions are in a closed position. Further, a stand having a bracket with at least one hole for accommodating the hinge pin is designed to at least partially support the weight of the connector assembly and the flanged ends of the tubular members.

Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for using 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal to increase a level of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) polypeptides within the mammal. For example, a composition containing 4-AP and/or one or more derivatives of 4-AP can be administered (e.g., orally administered) to a mammal having bone loss to increase the level of BMP-2 within the mammal, thereby treating the mammal's bone loss.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to BIER forwarding over varying BSL domains, the methods including the steps of receiving, at a border node, a packet comprising a BIER header having a BIER bit string with a first bit string length; reading an incoming label of the packet comprising instructions to split the BIER header into a plurality of smaller headers associated with a plurality of smaller bit strings; generating a set of split bit masks; performing a separate bitwise AND operation on each split bit mask and the BIER bit string to generate the plurality of smaller bit strings, each copied to a corresponding smaller header of the plurality of smaller headers; and performing a lookup for each of the plurality of smaller headers on a respective forwarding table to determine one or more egress routers to which to transmit the packet.

Abstract: A multiview campfire display includes a light source configured to emit a light beam and a spatial light modulator (SLM) positioned to receive the light beam emitted by the light source. The holographic display also includes a user tracker configured to track the head and eyes of the vehicle occupants. The display also includes a controller in communication with the user tracker, the light source, and the SLM. The controller is programmed to receive a eye-tracking signal from the user tracker and control a polarization optics of the light beam emitted by the light source and modulated by the SLM to reroute the image encoded by the SLM for the plurality of vehicle occupants based on the eye-tracking signal, thereby allowing each of the plurality of vehicle occupants to view the image.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying virtual machines in a server farm based on capacity needs of the server farm includes receiving a request to deploy a new virtual machine (VM) in the server farm; determining that a cluster configuration property associated with the new VM specifies one or more parameters for the new VM; upon determining that the cluster configuration property associated with the new VM specifies one or more parameters for the new VM, retrieving at least one of a custom SKU parameter information or custom capacity parameter information for the new VM; and deploying the new VM to the server farm with at least one of the custom SKU parameter or custom capacity parameter.

Abstract: One or more methods for automated preparation of a regenerative epidermal suspension comprises a processor receiving an initiation signal that indicates that a cartridge that has a cover, a cup containing a tissue sample, and a well plate situated beneath the cover that has a first well containing an enzyme solution and a second well containing a buffer solution, has been placed on a sensor, executing a sequence that actuates a tissue disaggregator against the tissue sample in the cup positioned in the first well, raises the cup to an upper position, rotates the well plate to position the second well beneath the cup, lowers the cup to a position within the second well, and actuates the tissue disaggregator against the tissue sample in the second well.

Abstract: Aspects of a geogrid system and method for improving substrate interactions within a geotechnical environment is disclosed. In one aspect a geotechnical environment is configured with a horizontal multilayer mechanically stabilizing geogrid. In said aspect the geogrid is extruded with a polymeric material and a compressible cellular layer, wherein the geogrid comprises a heightened aspect ratio with a patterned structure of engineered discontinuities and a plurality of strong axes. The combination of elements provides for a system and method of stabilizing soils and aggregate, by resisting lateral movement from the strong axes, and trapping particles in the patterned structure of engineered discontinuities.

Abstract: A system, e.g., a system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain including a first processor configured to boot the system; a second domain including a processing subsystem having a second processor; and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain During boot-up of the system, the first processor provides code to the second domain. When the code is executed by the second processor, it configures the processing subsystem as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain. The safety domain may an external safety domain or an internal safety domain.

Abstract: An electronic system, a method, and a computer program product generate a video recording or stream with a spherical background image that maintains orientation like a natural background for a video call as an image capturing device changes location or aim direction. The method includes connecting, by a communication subsystem of an electronic system, over a network to a video communication session with second electronic device(s). The method includes determining a stationary orientation of a spherical background image in a virtual space geospatially aligned with a first physical location of the electronic system. The method includes extracting a foreground image from an image stream from image capturing device(s). The method includes generating a composite image stream of the foreground image superimposed on the spherical background image. The method includes communicating the composite image stream to second electronic system(s) that participate in a video communication session.

Abstract: Described is a packaging technology to improve performance of an AI processing system. An IC package is provided which comprises: a substrate; a first die on the substrate, and a second die stacked over the first die. The first die includes memory and the second die includes computational logic. The first die comprises a ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) having bit-cells. Each bit-cell comprises an access transistor and a capacitor including ferroelectric material. The access transistor is coupled to the ferroelectric material. The FeRAM can be FeDRAM or FeSRAM. The memory of the first die may store input data and weight factors. The computational logic of the second die is coupled to the memory of the first die. The second die is an inference die that applies fixed weights for a trained model to an input data to generate an output. In one example, the second die is a training die that enables learning of the weights.

Abstract: In some aspects, an electronic device may display a keyboard user interface on a touchscreen display panel. The electronic device may detect a key press interaction with the keyboard user interface. The electronic device may trigger one or more haptic actuators to generate a vibration waveform associated with a haptic pattern that is based at least in part on a context associated with the key press interaction. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Testbench creation for sub-design verification can include receiving, using computer hardware, a selection of a sub-design of a circuit design. The sub-design is one of a plurality of sub-designs of the circuit design. The circuit design includes a plurality of parameter values. A list of port-level signal information is generated for the selected sub-design. The one or more parameter values of the circuit design are extracted. Switching activity of each port-level signal from the list is logged in a switching activity file while running a circuit design testbench for the circuit design with the selected sub-design in scope. From the list, the switching activity, and the one or more parameter values, a sub-design testbench for the selected sub-design is generated.

Abstract: Techniques for speaker type for audio output are described. For instance, the described techniques can be implemented to adapt audio output of an audio system to user position in an environment as well as speaker types for audio devices of the audio system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing an IP multimedia services or subsystem (“IMS”) within a communication network. One system may include a server configured to facilitate multimedia communication services via the IMS. The server may include a memory storing an integrated IMS function and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The electronic processor may be configured to receive, with the integrated IMS function, a request to establish a multimedia communication session for a user equipment (“UE”) device over the communication network; and establish and control, with the integrated IMS function, the multimedia communication session for UE device over the communication network.

Abstract: A user interacts with a Voice User Interface (VUI) software application such as a digital assistant on a first user device such as a smart phone to access information about different products by communicating with a VUI server over a first communications channel. The VUI server relays indications of the products to an assistance server, for example a server in a wireless telecommunications network of a telecommunications service provider for the user device, and the assistance server provides additional information regarding the different products including images to the first user device and/or one or more additional user devices such as a smart television connected to the wireless telecommunications network user device via at least a second communications channel that is distinct from the first communications channel.

Abstract: A network device may identify a link aggregation group (LAG) of a plurality of links between the network device and another network device. The network device may identify link aggregation control protocol (LACP) parameters that were communicated by the network device and the other network device in association with the LAG. The network device may determine, based on the LACP parameters, a priority order of the plurality of links in the LAG. The network device may communicate with the other network device, and based on the priority order of the plurality of links of the LAG, one or more precision time protocol (PTP) messages via the LAG. For example, the network device may determine that a first link and a second link in the priority order are not available, and therefore may communicate the one or more PTP messages via a third link in the priority order.