Abstract: The present invention provides a wet scrubber for gas abatement, comprising a scrubbing vessel defining a chamber, a gas inlet for supplying a gas to be scrubbed, and a gas outlet for allowing the egress of a scrubbed gas; the inlet and outlet being in fluid communication with one another; one or more scrubbing fluid supply ports; the wet scrubber comprising at least one distribution element connected to a scrubbing fluid supply port for distributing a scrubbing fluid inside the chamber; wherein at least one said distribution element is a distribution plate comprising a cavity and a plurality of apertures arranged to allow scrubbing fluid to flow from the cavity.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions.

Abstract: An ice protection system for an aircraft component includes a plurality of heaters. The aircraft component has at least two section and a junction area. At least one of the heaters is an H-shape carbon allotrope heater designed to apply heat to the junction area and prevent ice accumulation in the junction area.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle locker comprises a controller including a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions are configured to cause the controller to associate an autonomous vehicle locker with a guest at a first location, receive an indication that guest items are within a storage compartment, secure the storage compartment based on the indication, instruct the autonomous vehicle locker to travel to a second location, identify the guest from a plurality of guests at the second location, and instruct the autonomous vehicle locker to unlock the storage compartment in response to identifying the guest.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising a honey, a cannabinoid, and an emulsifier, and compositions comprising methylglyoxal, a cannabinoid and an emulsifier. The emulsifier is preferably cyclodextrin. The composition is stabilised such that the rate of degradation of the active components in honey, including methylglyoxal and dihydroxyacetone, is reduced. The composition is also physically stabilised such that the rate of separation of the cannabinoid is reduced and the homogeneity of the composition is maintained over time.

Abstract: An interactive portrait system includes a camera configured to capture imagery of an environment and a controller. The controller is configured to analyze the imagery to identify a guest in the environment, instruct an output device to provide an initial output to attempt to interact with the guest, and analyze the imagery to identify a behavior of the guest during the initial output, after the initial output, or both. The controller is also configured to evaluate the behavior of the guest using one or more artificial intelligence algorithms to determine whether the guest responded to the initial output. The controller is further configured to, in response to determining that the guest responded to the initial output, instruct the output device to provide an additional output to continue to attempt to interact with the guest.

Abstract: A method for promoting contraception by placing a contraceptive device within a uterus without blocking fallopian tubes may involve advancing a distal end of a delivery device through a cervix, advancing the contraceptive device comprising an elongate shape memory member out of the distal end of the delivery device and into the uterus, and limiting inferior migration of the contraceptive device within the uterus. Inferior migration may be limited by allowing the contraceptive device to assume a shape, when subjected to pressure that tends to cause a downward migration of the device within the uterus, in which an expandable middle portion of the device is expanded to contact the inner wall of the uterus and thus limit the downward migration of the device.

Abstract: In one set of embodiments, a computer system can determine that one or more attacks have been or are in the process of being perpetrated against an anomaly detection system, where the anomaly detection system comprises a set of machine learning (ML) models trained to detect anomalous application programming interface (API) call behavior in a microservice-based application based on API call traces collected from the application. In response to this determination, the computer system can initiate one or more actions for securing the anomaly detection system against the one or more attacks.

Abstract: In one set of embodiments, a computer system can receive one or more application programming interface (API) call traces comprising metadata of API calls made by an application and can extract features from the one or more API call traces, the extracting resulting in one or more feature vectors. The computer system can then provide the one or more feature vectors as input to one or more machine learning (ML) models, where the one or more ML models are configured to generate a prediction for each of the one or more API call traces indicating whether the API call corresponding to the API call trace is normal or anomalous.

Abstract: In one set of embodiments, a computer system can receive one or more application programming interface (API) call traces comprising metadata of API calls made by a microservice-based application and can evaluate the one or more API call traces against a baseline of normal API call behavior for the application. The computer system can then generate, based on the evaluation, a prediction for each of the one or more API call traces indicating whether the API call corresponding to the API call trace is normal or anomalous.

Abstract: The virtual queue system includes a virtual queue controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor and is configured to receive a request, the request being associated with an individual guest, for a position in a virtual queue of an attraction, assign the individual guest to the position in the virtual queue in response to the request, receive ride schedule data for the attraction comprising information about a change in status of individual rides of the attraction, and determine a wait time for the individual guest for the attraction based at least on the position of the individual guest in the virtual queue, the ride schedule data, and historical guest throughput at the attraction. The virtual queue system is further configured to output a signal to a guest-associated device indicating the wait time for the attraction.

Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) headset, system, and method of fabrication are disclosed. The VR headset includes a frame, a transparent display that includes an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and a darkening layer having a controllable opacity, and a processor controlling the display and darkening layer. A proximity sensor detects a potential collision, and the opacity is changed from opaque to transparent in response to detection of the potential collision. The opacity is changed in response to activation of a virtual user input or predetermined eye movement.

Abstract: The handle includes first and second spaced sets of prongs. Each of the prong sets has a first prong and a second prong spaced from the first prong a distance sufficient to receive the cookware rim therebetween. The prongs in each of the prong sets diverge as the prongs progress away from the cookware body. A locking mechanism is situated between the prong sets for engaging the cookware rim to removably secure the handle to the cookware. The locking mechanism includes a spring-loaded pin adapted to be received in an opening in the cookware rim. The pin is situated on the unattached end of a leaf spring prong extending from the body of the handle. The pin has an inclined surface which facilitates the insertion of the pin into the opening in the cookware rim to lock the handle to the cookware. The handle is formed of a single piece of material and may be sold in combination with the cookware or separately.

Abstract: An item packing system (100) configured to sort and/or pack vine fruit such as bunches of grapes into containers is disclosed herein. The system comprises a first robotic arm (110) comprising at least one first end effector (120) for cutting vine fruit, a second robotic arm (114) comprising at least one second end effector (122) for holding and manipulating a vine fruit for packing into a container, at least one camera (155) for providing image data of the vine fruit, and a controller configured to receive the image data of the vine fruit and to make a determination of the weight of the vine fruit based on the received image data. The controller is configured to control the at least one first end effector of the first robotic arm to cut the vine fruit based on the determined weight of the vine fruit, and the controller is configured to control the at least one second end effector of the second robotic arm to hold and manipulate the cut vine fruit into a container (142).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring technology usage and performance. In some implementations, use of a technology item by one or more individuals assigned to use the technology item is monitored. Based on the monitoring, usage data that indicates usage of the technology item is generated. One or more criteria for evaluating the usage of the technology item by the one or more individuals is identified. It is determined whether usage data satisfies the one or more criteria. A system provides, for display on a user interface, output data indicating whether the usage data satisfies the one or more criteria.

Abstract: Methods and systems implement a variety of sensors, including in embodiments various combinations of EEG sensors, biochemical sensors, photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors, microphones, and accelerometers, to detect, predict, and/or classify various physiological events and/or conditions related to epilepsy, sleep apnea, and/or vestibular disorders. The events can include neuroelectrical events, cardiac events, and/or pulmonary events, among others. In some cases, the method and systems implement trained artificial intelligence (AI) models to detect, classify, and/or predict. The methods and systems are also capable of optimizing a treatment window, suggesting treatments that may improve the overall well-being of the patient (including improving pre- or post-event symptoms and effects), and/or interacting with various care providers.

Abstract: A method of recovering a metal, such as copper or nickel or zinc or cobalt, from a metal sulfide-containing material in a mined material that is “non-economic” to recover metals from using conventional recovery options before the invention was made is disclosed. The method includes mixing (i) the metal sulfide-containing material and (ii) pyrite and forming agglomerates, leaching agglomerates with a leach liquor and microbes and removing a metal from the metal sulfide-containing material and forming a pregnant leach liquor containing metal, and recovering the metal from the pregnant leach liquor. A heap leaching operation for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed. A flotation circuit for an ore processing plant for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed.

Abstract: A computing system for identifying tasks at risk in a collaborative project includes one or more processors configured to execute, during an inference-time phase, a collaborative project management program and a machine learning model. The collaborative project management program is configured to receive telemetry data associated with a task, process the telemetry data based at least in part on one or more task attributes, and output at least one feature associated with the task. The machine learning model is configured to receive, as inference-time input, the at least one feature associated with the task, and, responsive to receiving the at least one feature, output a risk prediction for the task. The system is configured to output an alert when the task is predicted to be at risk of not being completed by a predetermined due date.

Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein include one or more guest activity recognition devices configured to recognize activity of one or more guests within a physical environment of an amusement park. The system also includes one or more ride vehicles of a ride of the amusement park, each ride vehicle including an artificial intelligence entity management system configured to maintain one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the recognized activity of the one or more guests; and one or more features disposed on the ride vehicle and configured to be activated by the artificial intelligence entity management system to simulate the existence of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities in accordance with one or more properties of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities.