Abstract: A spinal treatment system includes a constraint device having an upper tether portion, a lower tether portion and a compliance member coupled therebetween. The upper tether portion is coupled with a superior spinous process of a spinal segment in a patient and the lower tether portion is coupled with an inferior spinous process or sacrum of the spinal segment. The length or tension in the constraint device is adjustable so that the construct of the tether portions and the compliance member provides a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment. The system also includes a first prosthesis coupled with the spinal segment, wherein the constraint device modulates loads borne by the prosthesis or by tissue adjacent thereto.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to 3D printing. In an embodiment, a method for printing an article using a selective toner electrophotographic process (“STEP”) includes successively depositing multiple layers of part material and support material, the layers deposited substantially parallel to a first plane; wherein: a) the multiple layers of part material and support material extend in a perpendicular to the first plane; and b) at least some of the layers of part material and support material are separated from each other to form a gap between the layers of part material and layers of support material; application of heat and pressure to the part material and support material such that a portion of the part material and support material flows into and at least partially fills the gap between the part material and support material.

Abstract: System and method are provided for scaling a 3-D representation of a building structure. The method includes obtaining images of the building structure, including non-camera anchors. The method also includes identifying reference poses for images based on the non-camera anchors. The method also includes obtaining world map data including real-world poses for the images. The method also includes selecting candidate poses from the real-world poses based on corresponding reference poses. The method also includes calculating a scaling factor for a 3-D representation of the building structure based on correlating the reference poses with the selected candidate poses. Some implementations use structure from motion techniques or LiDAR, in addition to augmented reality frameworks, for scaling the 3-D representations of the building structure. In some implementations, the world map data includes environmental data, such as illumination data, and the method includes generating or displaying the 3-D representation.

Abstract: A method of providing network service to a user equipment (UE) may be provided. The method may include identifying an event associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) from a plurality of SIMs, wherein the event includes at least one of: non-availability of a network service over the first SIM, a condition that a critical data session is on-going for at least one application associated with at least one SIM from the plurality of SIMs in the UE, and a condition that a power saving criterion is met. Further, creating an enhanced packet data gateway (ePDG) interface for the first SIM using a physical interface as mobile network of a second SIM from the plurality of SIMs, and providing the network service associated with the first SIM using the ePDG interface.

Abstract: Customer-agent interactions are often essential to provide services, such as to resolve issues. Methods and systems are provided to enable an artificially intelligent (AI) agent, such as a neural network to annotate a communication, such as a communication comprising a video stream. The AI may determine the subject of an issue and/or an issue to be resolved as a candidate resolution, which may further comprise annotations provided to the video stream. As a benefit the resolution, with annotations may be provided to the agent for subsequent processing and/or the customer.

Abstract: A computing device for storing backups of virtual machines includes a persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backup policies. The backup manager identifies an end of a backup generation session for a virtual machine of the virtual machines and, in response to identifying the end of the backup generation session, identifies a continuity chain implicated by the backup generation session using the backup policies; performs a membership analysis of the identified continuity chain to identify a continuity state of the continuity chain; makes a first determination that the identified continuity chain is broken based on the identified continuity state; and, in response to the first determination, remediates the continuity chain.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a PDE V inhibitor and one or more pharmaceutical excipients or additives wherein the pharmaceutical compositions are in the form of liquid pharmaceutical compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure are useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions which are treatable by administration of PDE V inhibitor drug such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, erectile dysfunction, etc.

Abstract: A method that is performed for backing up data. The method includes obtaining a backup request; and in response to the backup request: obtaining an asset and an asset entry from a file system metadata repository associated with the backup request; identifying asset components of the asset using the asset entry; assigning asset components to backup threads to be backed up as pseudo-assets based on the asset entry; executing the backup threads to generate pseudo-asset backups; storing the pseudo-asset backups on backup storages; and updating asset backup metadata based on the pseudo-asset backups.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for generating and/or recoverying an end-to-end hybrid cloud snapshot are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive application specific triggering criteria for generating an end-to-end hybrid cloud snapshot; trigger a snapshot event based on the application specific triggering criteria and a machine learning model; accumulate snapshot portions from a plurality of nodes in a hybrid cloud network; and store, in a snapshot database, the end-to-end hybrid cloud snapshot comprising the snapshot portions from the plurality of nodes. Exemplary implementations may further include: generate a recovery model based on a snapshot database, wherein the snapshot database comprises a plurality of network snapshots associated with a network, receive parameters for a desired recovery state, and identify a recommended network snapshot from the plurality of network snapshots based on the recovery model and the parameters for the desired recovery state.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention perform an operation comprising receiving a plurality of rules associated with a first seat in a mass-transit vehicle, determining a plurality of physical attributes for a first passenger, of a plurality of passengers, based on data describing the first passenger received from a plurality of data sources, determining a plurality of non-physical attributes for the first passenger based on the received data describing the first passenger, determining that at least one of the plurality of physical attributes and the plurality of non-physical attributes of the first passenger satisfy each rule in the set of rules associated with the first seat, computing, based on a machine learning (ML) model a score for the first passenger, determining that the score exceeds a threshold score associated with the first seat, and allocating the first passenger to the first seat in the mass-transit vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blade mould system for manufacturing of a wind turbine blade shell, the blade mould system comprising a blade mould having a moulding surface for defining an outer shape of a blade shell part, the blade shell part having an outer surface facing the moulding surface and an inner surface facing away from the moulding surface, and a first placement tool being positioned at a first placement tool position relative to the blade mould, the placement tool being adaptable between a first configuration and a second configuration.

Abstract: A geo-polymeric concrete and a process for preparing the geo-polymeric concrete is disclosed. The geo-polymeric concrete includes class F fly ash in a range from 10-20 wt %, of the design mix river sand in a range from 25-40 wt % of the design mix, a natural aggregate in a range from 15 to 40 wt % of the design mix, silica fume in a range from 1 to 2 wt % of class F fly ash, an alkaline activator solution and a superplasticizer in a range from 0.5 to 3 wt %. The materials used for preparing the superplasticizer are easily available in the market in abundance at a reasonable cost. The superplasticizer is economically viable and improves the workability of the geo-polymeric concrete. The presence of the superplasticizer does not affect the compressive strength of the geo-polymeric concrete.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide system and methods of receiving, at a server coupled to a home security system or smart home system, a notification setting for a user for a first entity representing a first home. The notification setting for the user for the first entity may be stored by generating a primary key prefix based on a relationship of the user to the first entity, and storing the notification setting for the user by associating the notification setting with the primary key prefix. The server may receive a request to delete the relationship to the first entity when the relationship between the user and the first home has ended. Data at the first entity associated with the relationship of the user to the first home may be automatically deleted based on the received request using the primary key prefix to find and remove the data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure extract annotations from web pages. The annotations are combined with search results and/or advertisements to allow the user to better understand the content of the search result or advertisement landing web page. A visual snapshot of the web page is taken. Visual processing extracts information from the visual representation. The HTML, for the web page is also analyzed and various pieces of information extracted. The information from the visual processing is combined with the information extracted from the HTML. The combined information is evaluated and information for the annotations are selected. The annotations are then combined with the search results and/or advertisements.

Abstract: In general, the disclosure relates to a method for creating segment mapping in a network, by a network device. The method includes receiving a segment identification (ID) for a client device of the network from an authentication system. The segment ID identifies a segment of the network including the client device and the network device wherein the segment ID is associated with a media access control (MAC) address of the client device. The network device or a network management system (NMS) determines an internet protocol (IP) address of the client device and the network device creates an IP address to segment ID mapping for the client device using the IP address. The IP address to segment ID mapping is provided to the NMS for distribution to remaining network devices of the network. At least one packet of the client device is processed using the IP address to segment ID mapping.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of two antibody molecules that bind to human DR5 antigen and their use in treating cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to dosage regimens for such anti-DR5 antibodies comprising administering to subject weekly dosages followed by biweekly dosages, or one or two priming dosage(s) followed by biweekly dosages.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and system for generating at least one pattern from at least one data set using quantum computing. The system comprises at least one quantum processor; and at least one non-quantum processor operatively coupled to the at least one quantum processor and configured to process the at least one data set to generate at least one first intermediary pattern comprising at least one first keyword and transmit the generated pattern(s) to the quantum processor(s). The quantum processor(s) is configured to receive the data set(s) and the first intermediary pattern(s); process the data set(s) to generate at least one second intermediary pattern and at least one corresponding metadata; and process the first intermediary pattern(s) and the at least one second intermediary pattern(s) to generate the at least one final pattern.

Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a computing apparatus, including: a hardware platform including a processor and a memory; and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to: trace, for a plurality of actions having different direct parent actors, a common responsible parent actor, wherein the instructions determine that the common responsible parent actor caused or directed the plurality of actions; compile a report of the plurality of actions, wherein the actions are grouped by the common responsible parent actor; send the report to a machine or human analysis agent; responsive to the report, receive from the analysis agent a remedial action; and execute the remedial action.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for focused web crawling comprising a crawler, a distiller, a queuing unit and a classifying module arranged to undergo a method for focused web crawling that inputs a seed address into a subsequently formed address queue, iteratively extracts a primary address from the address queue, iteratively invigilates the primary address for presence in an address store, and follows a series of steps to conduct relevancy check of the addresses via naive bayes protocol, simultaneously calculates primary conditional probability of a set of predefined webpage(s) using the protocol, sequentially calculates plurality of secondary conditional probabilities pertaining to the webpage(s) of the iteratively extracted primary addresses, further classifies the webpage(s) as relevant/irrelevant webpage(s) and finally transfers addresses of the relevant webpage(s) and the relevant set of addresses into the address queue, else into the address store.

Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of set arbitration circuits and a die arbitration circuit. The set arbitration circuits may each be configured to receive first commands and second commands and comprise a bank circuit configured to queue bank data in response to client requests and a set arbitration logic configured to queue the second commands in response to the bank data. The die arbitration circuit may be configured to receive the commands from the set arbitration circuits and comprise a die-bank circuit configured to queue die data in response to the client requests and a die arbitration logic configured to queue the second commands in response to the die data. Queuing the bank data and the die data for the second commands may maintain an order of the client requests and prioritize the first commands corresponding to a current controller over the first commands corresponding to a non-current controller.