Abstract: A syringe includes a barrel having a proximal end, a distal end having a distal tip defining a channel, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The syringe also includes a tip cap removably connected to the distal tip of the barrel restricting fluid flow from the channel. The tip cap includes a connector configured to receive the distal tip of the barrel forming a friction engagement with the distal tip, a cap shield connected to and extending about the connector, and a release tab extending proximally from the cap shield that secures the tip cap to the barrel. A prefilled flushing syringe including a predetermined volume of a fluid disposed within the barred of the syringe, as well as methods for expulsion of fluid from the syringe and of assembling the syringe and tip cap are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A cap configured to engage connectors of different types includes a housing having an open first end, a second end, a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, and an opening extending through the sidewall. The cap further includes a flexible sleeve disposed in the housing having a first end, a second end, and a sleeve sidewall extending between the first end of the flexible sleeve and the second end of the flexible sleeve. The cap further includes: a lock connected to the housing configured to move through the opening extending through the sidewall of the housing to press against the sleeve sidewall, which causes the sleeve sidewall to directly or indirectly press against a portion of a connector of the connectors to secure the connector in the housing; and an absorbent member disposed in the flexible sleeve configured to contain a cleaning solution for cleaning and/or disinfecting portions of the connector engaged to the cap.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to systems and methods for providing an Eco-Conscious Communication (EcoCom) engine for analyzing and supporting eco-conscious digital communications. In an example, the EcoCom engine detects a digital communication prepared by a client device via a communications application. Upon detection, the EcoCom engine parses the digital communication to determine one or more features of the digital communication. Based on the one or more features, the EcoCom engine computes a carbon footprint estimate for the digital communication and generates a visual indication of the carbon footprint estimate. The visual indication of the carbon footprint estimate is displayed as associated with the digital communication via the client device, such as in visual proximity to the digital communication to communicate the environmental impact of the digital communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for federated artificial intelligence driven control and optimization in hybrid cloud environments comprising private cloud infrastructures and public cloud infrastructures. The system enables multiple distributed computing nodes to locally train artificial intelligence models using operational data retained within each node, thereby preventing transfer of raw data across cloud boundaries. Locally trained model parameters are securely transmitted to a coordination processor that authenticates and aggregates the parameters to generate a federated global model representation. The aggregated model representation is deployed back to participating computing nodes and is utilized to generate control outputs for adaptive workload scheduling, resource allocation, scaling, and migration across the hybrid cloud environments.

Abstract: The application generally relates providing reliable information to a user. A device may receive a query. A device may identify that the query relates to a field of expertise. A device may perform a search based on the query on an expert knowledge base vector space in the field of expertise. A device may identify at least one expert answer from the expert knowledge base vector space that is responsive to the query. A device may provide a response to the query, wherein the response includes the at least one expert answer.

Abstract: A cap configured to engage a male connector and a female connector includes a first housing for the female connector having a closed bottom, an open top, and a sidewall extending between the bottom and the top, and a first absorbent support disposed in the first housing configured to contact portions of the female connector. The cap also includes a removable second housing for the male connector disposed in the first housing. The second housing includes a bottom, a top, and a sidewall extending between the bottom and the top with an outer surface of the sidewall of the second housing engaged to an inner surface of the sidewall of the first housing. The cap also includes a second absorbent support disposed in the removable second housing configured to contact portions of the male connector.

Abstract: A technique detects latency-related anomalies that occur in performing provisioning actions in a network-accessible computing platform. Illustrative provisioning actions include creating a resource (e.g., a virtual machine), updating the resource, and deleting the resource. The technique operates by detecting and reporting the latency-related anomalies on a service-level granularity. The technique also provides access to operation-level latency-related data to assist in diagnosing the causes of the anomalies. In some implementations, the technique consolidates incidents that potentially reveal a common source of failure into a single report. In some implementations, the technique interacts with a machine-trained language model to confirm whether a reported incident is a false positive which does not warrant further action.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for customized medical kit assembly and inventory management are disclosed. A method may include receiving, from a user device, an input associated with a selection of a set of medical devices for a medical kit. The set of medical devices may be dispensed from a storage location in response to receiving the input. The set of medical devices dispensed from the storage location may be packaged at a packaging location to form the medical kit. The medical kit may be dispensed from a fulfillment location.

Abstract: A disinfecting assembly for a prefilled flushing syringe. The disinfecting assembly includes a scrubbing cap and a disinfecting cap. The scrubbing cap includes a chamber adapted to receive a needle-free connector of an intravenous (IV) catheter. A scrubber and a disinfectant are contained within the chamber of the scrubbing cap. The disinfecting cap includes a chamber adapted to receive the needle-free connector of the IV catheter. A compressible sponge and disinfectant are contained within the chamber. The disinfecting cap is removably connected to the scrubbing cap. A tip cap, adapted to connect to and cover a syringe tip of the syringe, extends from one of the disinfecting cap and the scrubbing cap or a housing connecting the disinfecting cap and the scrubbing cap. Also, a prefilled flushing syringe including the disinfecting assembly and a method of using the prefilled flushing syringe to disinfect a needle-free connector and catheter.

Abstract: The invention introduces a nanoemulsion-based nanocream formulated from green ingredients, designed to improve performance, stability, and sustainability. The nanoemulsion is developed using the low-energy Phase Inversion Temperature (PIT) method, which leverages the system's internal chemical energy to minimize external energy input, protect heat-sensitive compounds, and lower production costs. During PIT, polyethoxylated surfactants, hydrophilic at lower temperatures, become lipophilic when heated as their polyoxyethylene groups dehydrate, triggering phase inversion from oil-in-water (O/W) to water-in-oil (W/O). Rapid cooling with continuous stirring reverts to the O/W phase, causing turbulence and generating a stable nanoemulsion with nano-sized droplets of high uniformity. This nanoemulsion replaces water in the cream's aqueous phase, forming a nanocream that enhances bioactive delivery to the skin.

Abstract: A voltage monitor for a fly-back circuit. The circuit includes a voltage source, a transformer comprising a primary winding electrically coupled to the voltage source and a secondary winding electrically coupled to a load, a diode connected between the secondary winding and the load, a switch electrically coupled to the primary winding and a controller operable to open and close the switch to control energy transfer from the primary winding to the secondary winding. The voltage monitor is connected to a node between the secondary winding and the diode that generates an output signal that is a toggling output when the voltage source is operating above an input voltage threshold and a constant output when the voltage source is operating below the input voltage threshold.

Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to audit retail inventory. In some embodiments, a system includes an application executing on an electronic user device that displays an image showing a plurality of cases positioned at a storage location of a storage area. The system augments the image with a first indicator case overlay positioned over a portion of each case that is not associated with the storage location in an inventory database, receive a user selection of at least one case that has been augmented with the first indicator case overlay, output signaling to cause the inventory database to associate the at least one case with the storage location, and augment the image to replace the first indicator case overlay with a second indicator case overlay positioned over the portion of the at least one case having been selected.

Abstract: An integrated disinfection device is described syringe assembly having two integrated disinfection units assembled to a syringe for disinfecting and sterilizing corresponding medical connectors, specifically access ports of corresponding medical connectors. The integrated disinfection unit includes a first cup and a second cup. The first cup having a chamber containing a first absorbent material, a first disinfectant or an antimicrobial agent in the first cup, and a first peelable seal. The second cup having a chamber containing a second absorbent material, a second disinfectant or an antimicrobial agent in the second cup, and a second peelable seal. A threaded connection is disposed on the bottom exterior surface of the first cup having threads that are sized and pitched to engage threads of a luer lock collar on the distal end of the syringe barrel to allow the first cup to be connected to the syringe assembly.

Abstract: A system and method for a risk management visualization system having a computer comprising a processor and memory and configured to model a supply chain network as a supply chain planning problem, one or more key process indicators (KPIs) of the supply chain planning problem is based, at least in part, on the one or more input variables, model an impact on the one or more KPIs from each of the one or more input variables at a selected confidence interval using a Bayesian optimization process comprising an exploration phase and a learning phase, and display a visualization of the risk profile for the one or more KPIs, the visualization indicating a probability that an actual KPI value differs from a predicted KPI value.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device, a method, and a system for channel switching are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes a wireless network interface device implemented on one or more integrated circuits (ICs), where the wireless network interface device is configured to negotiate a Target Wake Time (TWT) of a first Device Under Test (DUT) (DUT1) and a TWT of a second DUT (DUT2), and switch channels between DUT1 and DUT2 according to the negotiated TWT of DUT1 and the negotiated TWT of DUT2.

Abstract: A system and method for a risk management visualization system having a computer comprising a processor and memory and configured to model a supply chain network as a supply chain planning problem, one or more key process indicators (KPIs) of the supply chain planning problem is based, at least in part, on the one or more input variables, model an impact on the one or more KPIs from each of the one or more input variables at a selected confidence interval using a Bayesian optimization process comprising an exploration phase and a learning phase, and display a visualization of the risk profile for the one or more KPIs, the visualization indicating a probability that an actual KPI value differs from a predicted KPI value.

Abstract: A method of generating driving patterns for an active gate driver, AGD, the method comprising controlling a power semiconductor, at a plurality of operating conditions, with the AGD. For each operating condition, one or more electrical signals of the power semiconductor are obtained, a variation in one or more key parameters of the power semiconductor is detected from the one or more electrical signals, and a driving pattern, corresponding to the variation in the one or more key parameters, is generated based on a pre-determined relationship between the variation in the one or more the key parameters and one or more driving parameters of the driving pattern. The generated driving patterns for each operating condition, and the corresponding variation in the one or more key parameters, are stored in a memory.

Abstract: A system and method for a risk management visualization system having a computer comprising a processor and memory and configured to model a supply chain network as a supply chain planning problem, one or more key process indicators (KPIs) of the supply chain planning problem is based, at least in part, on the one or more input variables, model an impact on the one or more KPIs from each of the one or more input variables at a selected confidence interval using a Bayesian optimization process comprising an exploration phase and a learning phase, and display a visualization of the risk profile for the one or more KPIs, the visualization indicating a probability that an actual KPI value differs from a predicted KPI value.

Abstract: A blood draw device for advancing an extension catheter into an indwelling catheter includes an introducer housing, a kink-resistant support tube, a primary advancement member, and a secondary advancement member. The primary advancement member is movable relative to the housing to move the catheter from a first catheter position within the introducer to a second catheter position where a catheter distal end extends out past the indwelling catheter. The secondary advancement member is distal from the primary advancement member and is movable relative to the housing to move the support tube from a first tube position within the introducer to a second tube position where a tube distal end extends out past the indwelling catheter. When in the second tube position, the support tube is arranged coaxially about a portion of the catheter, to prevent kinking thereof as it advances from the first catheter position to the second catheter position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pre-filled syringe system including a pre-filled syringe including a barrel including a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall extending between the proximal and distal end, the sidewall defining a chamber that contains a medical solution, a plunger rod, and a stopper attached to the distal end of the plunger rod and moveably received in the chamber, and a disinfecting cap coupled to the pre-filled syringe.