Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, cyclic sulfamide compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for disruption of HBV core protein assembly, and methods of treating Hepatitis B (HBV) infection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods of an internet of things device connecting to a remote server. The internet of things device connects to a web target. The web target sends a response to the internet of things device indicating whether a change to the one or more settings of the internet of things device has been received at a cloud server. If a change has occurred, the internet of things device connects to a secure cloud server to update the settings on the internet of things device.

Abstract: A vacuum nozzle includes a main body (12) and at least one auxiliary body (22). The main body has a first open end (16) and a second open end (18). The first open end is coupleable to a vacuum hose (2) and the second open end is configured for receiving materials to be transferred. The auxiliary body (130) has a first auxiliary opening (136) and a second auxiliary opening (138). The first auxiliary opening is positioned closer to the first open end of the main body than the second open end of the main body. The second auxiliary opening covers a portion of the second open end of the main body. The auxiliary body provides a dedicated auxiliary passageway for providing a consistent flow of air to the second open end of the main body when the vacuum nozzle is in use.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a portable exercise device that may be arranged in a number of different orientations and positions on the body of an individual. The portable exercise device includes a resistance assembly that enables a resistance of the portable exercise device to be adjusted.

Abstract: A computer system may access an attributization rule and convert, based on the attributization rule, profile data into attributes for a robust recipient profile. The system may identify, based on tag logic, tags that are associated with the attributes. The tag logic may include instructions to compare the attributes with predetermined attributes associated with the tags. The system may map the identified tags to the recipient identifier. The system may perform communication with a mobile device based on the robust recipient profile and a real-time location of the mobile device. To perform the communication, the system may monitor the plurality of data channels for data comprising real-time location information for the mobile device. The system may determine the mobile device is proximate to a physical object that is associated with the tag and the system may transmit offer information to the mobile device.

Abstract: A combined proposition wagering system, including a wireless device constructed to: provide an interactive application display; communicate initialization data; communicate skill outcome; receive wager results; update a wagering user interface; a chance-based controller constructed to: receive incoming credit data; receive wager requests; determine a wager outcome; update one or more credit meters; and communicate updated credit meter data; the process controller operatively connecting the wireless device and the chance-based controller, and constructed to: receive initialization data; determine object values by assigning each outcome to one or more objects associated with the interactive application; communicate wager request; receive wager outcome; determine billiard combined outcome; communicate combined outcome data; receive updated credit meter data; generate and communicate the wagering telemetry data.

Abstract: Portable devices for capturing images of a surface of a building material and associated methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the portable device includes (i) a housing, (ii) an image sensor positioned in the housing and configured to capture images of the surface at multiple time points when the housing is moved along a trajectory on the surface; (iii) a lighting component configured to illuminate the surface; (iv) an encoder configured to measure a distance travelled by the housing; and (v) a controller communicably coupled to the image sensor and the encoder. The controller instructs the image sensor to capture the images of the surface at least partially based on the measured distance travelled by the housing.

Abstract: Enhancements for managing quality of service in a multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching environment involve a host system configured to maintain quality of service statistics corresponding to data interactions with a PCIe storage device available via a PCIe switch. The host system may further receive secondary quality of service statistics for one or more other host systems communicatively coupled to the PCIe device via the PCIe switch, and determine a maximum queue depth for the host system based on the quality of service statistics and the second quality of service statistics to maintain a quality of service for at least the host system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.

Abstract: A computer system may access an attributization rule and convert, based on the attributization rule, profile data into attributes for a robust recipient profile. The system may identify, based on tag logic, tags that are associated with the attributes. The tag logic may include instructions to compare the attributes with predetermined attributes associated with the tags. The system may map the identified tags to the recipient identifier. The system may perform communication with a mobile device based on the robust recipient profile and a real-time location of the mobile device. To perform the communication, the system may monitor the plurality of data channels for data comprising real-time location information for the mobile device. The system may determine the mobile device is proximate to a physical object that is associated with the tag and the system may transmit offer information to the mobile device.

Abstract: A vacuum nozzle includes a main body (12) and at least one auxiliary body (22). The main body has a first open end (16) and a second open end (18). The first open end is coupleable to a vacuum hose (2) and the second open end is configured for receiving materials to be transferred. The auxiliary body (130) has a first auxiliary opening (136) and a second auxiliary opening (138). The first auxiliary opening is positioned closer to the first open end of the main body than the second open end of the main body. The second auxiliary opening covers a portion of the second open end of the main body. The auxiliary body provides a dedicated auxiliary passageway for providing a consistent flow of air to the second open end of the main body when the vacuum nozzle is in use.

Abstract: A method for heat-treating a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V. The method may occur after or include a step of forging the titanium alloy such that localized, highly deformed grains are formed in the titanium alloy. Then the method may include steps of recrystallization annealing the titanium alloy by heating the titanium alloy to a temperature in a range between 30° F. to 200° F. below beta transus of the titanium alloy for 1 hour to 6 hours and then furnace cooling of the titanium alloy to 1200° F. to 1500° F. at a rate of 50° F. to 500° F. per hour. Following the recrystallization annealing, the method may include beta annealing the titanium alloy. These steps may be performed in a single heat treating cycle.

Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a PCIe switch coupled to a host processing system and PCIe slots may receive enumeration requests from the host processing system to identify available PCIe devices. In response to the enumeration requests, the PCIe switch may transfer responses to the host processing system indicating device identifier information for PCIe devices associated with the PCIe slots even if one or more of the PCIe devices is not currently installed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.

Abstract: Enhancements for managing quality of service in a multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching environment involve a host system configured to maintain quality of service statistics corresponding to data interactions with a PCIe storage device available via a PCIe switch. The host system may further receive secondary quality of service statistics for one or more other host systems communicatively coupled to the PCIe device via the PCIe switch, and determine a maximum queue depth for the host system based on the quality of service statistics and the second quality of service statistics to maintain a quality of service for at least the host system.

Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing quality of service in a multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching environment. In one implementation, a host system is configured to maintain quality of service statistics corresponding to data interactions with a PCIe storage device available via a PCIe switch. The host system may further receive secondary quality of service statistics for one or more other host systems communicatively coupled to the PCIe device via the PCIe switch, and determine a maximum queue depth for the host system based on the quality of service statistics and the second quality of service statistics to maintain a quality of service for the host systems.

Abstract: A low-floor electric bus includes a plurality of battery packs mounted under the floor of such that the floor inside the bus between a front axle and a rear axle of the bus is substantially flat. Each battery pack may include an enclosure and multiple battery modules positioned within the enclosure. And, each battery module may include a plurality of battery cells electrically connected together.

Abstract: A token apportionment stack may include multiple layers. A data structure layer of the token apportionment stack may access configuration memory to determine nodes and node attributes for a multiple-tier data structure. The data structure layer may send a message to a token assignment later of the token apportionment stack that indicates the determined nodes and attributes. Responsive to the message, the token assignment layer may assign tokens to a first node and recursively assign an apportionment of the assigned tokens to a second node. The token assignment layer may send a message with the assignments to the data structure layer. An interface interaction layer of the token apportionment stack may receive and handle query regarding token assignment by accessing token assignment data stored at the data structure layer.

Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a system includes one or more PCIe devices and a PCIe switch configured to receive a first interrupt corresponding to a first interrupt vector from a PCIe device, wherein the first interrupt vector comprises at least a virtual address and a first data value. The switch is further configured to translate the first interrupt vector into a second interrupt vector, wherein the second interrupt vector comprises a second address and a second data value, and transfer a second interrupt using the second interrupt vector to a host of a plurality of hosts that corresponds to the second interrupt vector.