Abstract: The invention is a system and method for quality-checking reprocessed IVUS catheters for electrical discontinuities during simulated use involving distal-end deflection.

Abstract: Provided herein is a nasal applicator device for precision placement of a nasal cavity device in an olfactory cleft of a subject comprising: a handle extending between a handle distal end and a distal proximal end; one or more controllers operably connected to the handle; an applicator arm connected to the handle distal end, a distal end effector configured to operably connect to the applicator arm to guide placement of the nasal cavity device; a stabilizer operably connected to an applicator arm distal end, wherein during use the stabilizer is configured to stably immobilize at least a portion of the nasal cavity device within the olfactory cleft of the subject.

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems facilitate the quantification of cardiac cycle-variability as a metric of signal quality of an acquired signal data set and the rejection, based on that quantification, of said acquired signal data set from one or more subsequent analyses that can predict and/or estimate a metric associated with the presence, non-presence, severity, and/or localization of abnormal cardiovascular conditions or disease, including, for example, but not limited to, coronary artery disease, abnormal left ventricular end-diastolic pressure disease (LVEDP), pulmonary hypertension and subcategories thereof, heart failure (HF), among others as discussed herein.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the quantification of the quality of an acquired signal are provided for assessment and for gating the acquired signal for subsequent analysis. A signal is acquired, and a determination is made in real-time if there is a problem with the acquisition. If there is a problem, output is provided via the systems and methods described herein to indicate that signal acquisition needs to be performed again.

Abstract: A telephony node determines whether a session initiation request is associated with audio or video communication with an external station. The telephony node determines a session type for a session based on whether the session initiation request is associated with the audio or video communication with the external station, the session type comprising at least one of a public switched telephone network session or a Voice over Internet Protocol session. The telephony node causes initiation of the session based on the determination of the session type.

Abstract: Methods for applying one-way functions for the purposes of cryptography and authentication are disclosed. The methods may be used in cryptographic systems relying on physical unclonable functions or the measurement of biological objects where repeated, sequential applications of one-way functions is required. Under the method, an input bitstream is received. The bitstream may optionally be expanded with a binary nonce and may be optionally transformed into a balanced ternary stream. A polynomial is generated having coefficients that are the values encoded in the stream. The polynomial is raised to a power to generate a second polynomial, and the coefficients of the second polynomial are read as an output stream.

Abstract: Data is organized in a hierarchical data tree having nodes, and is formatted in human-readable data according to a schema. The data is canonically ordered in correspondence with a canonical ordering of a schema dictionary generated from the schema. The canonically ordered data is encoded into binary, including for each node, removing a label of the node, and adding a sequence number of the node corresponding to the canonical ordering, in binary.

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems described herein facilitate the quantification and/or removal of asynchronous noise, such as muscle artifact noise contamination, to more accurately assess complex nonlinear variabilities in quasi-periodic biophysical-signal systems such as those in acquired cardiac signals, brain signals, etc.

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems described herein facilitate the quantification and/or removal of asynchronous noise, such as muscle artifact noise contamination, to more accurately assess complex nonlinear variabilities in quasi-periodic biophysical-signal systems such as those in acquired cardiac signals, brain signals, etc.

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems facilitate the quantification of cardiac cycle-variability as a metric of signal quality of an acquired signal data set and the rejection, based on that quantification, of said acquired signal data set from one or more subsequent analyses that can predict and/or estimate a metric associated with the presence, non-presence, severity, and/or localization of abnormal cardiovascular conditions or disease, including, for example, but not limited to, coronary artery disease, abnormal left ventricular end-diastolic pressure disease (LVEDP), pulmonary hypertension and subcategories thereof, heart failure (HF), among others as discussed herein.

Abstract: Data is organized in a hierarchical data tree having nodes, and is formatted in human-readable data according to a schema. The data is canonically ordered in correspondence with a canonical ordering of a schema dictionary generated from the schema. The canonically ordered data is encoded into binary, including for each node, removing a label of the node, and adding a sequence number of the node corresponding to the canonical ordering, in binary.

Abstract: An automated calibration system that includes a probe guide and a target assembly. The probe guide receives an optical probe, and the target assembly includes one or more calibration targets. The target assembly is slideable relative to the probe guide so that a first calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a first position of the target assembly and a second calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a second position of the target assembly.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the quantification of the quality of an acquired signal are provided for assessment and for gating the acquired signal for subsequent analysis. A signal is acquired, and a determination is made in real-time if there is a problem with the acquisition (e.g., if the acquired signal is acceptable or unacceptable; is of sufficient quality for subsequent assessment). If there is a problem, output is provided via the systems and methods described herein to indicate that signal acquisition needs to be performed again (e.g., if the acquired signal is unacceptable, reject the acquired signal and acquire a new signal).

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems described herein facilitate the quantification and/or removal of asynchronous noise, such as muscle artifact noise contamination, to more accurately assess complex nonlinear variabilities in quasi-periodic biophysical-signal systems such as those in acquired cardiac signals, brain signals, etc.

Abstract: A decorative device includes a wireless controller and a decoration. The wireless controller includes a memory, an interface, a mesh transceiver, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive an indication of a pairing input from the interface and control the mesh transceiver to form a mesh network with one or more mesh transceivers of a plurality of mesh transceivers. The electronic processor is also configured to receive an indication of a decorative control input from the interface and broadcast the decorative control input and a timing signal over the mesh network to synchronize one or more decorations of one or more decorative devices with the decoration.

Abstract: An automated calibration system that includes a probe guide and a target assembly. The probe guide receives an optical probe, and the target assembly includes one or more calibration targets. The target assembly is slideable relative to the probe guide so that a first calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a first position of the target assembly and a second calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a second position of the target assembly.

Abstract: A decorative device includes a wireless controller and a decoration. The wireless controller includes a memory, an interface, a mesh transceiver, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive an indication of a pairing input from the interface and control the mesh transceiver to form a mesh network with one or more mesh transceivers of a plurality of mesh transceivers. The electronic processor is also configured to receive an indication of a decorative control input from the interface and broadcast the decorative control input and a timing signal over the mesh network to synchronize one or more decorations of one or more decorative devices with the decoration.

Abstract: A wood floor mop assembly includes a liquid reservoir adapted to hold floor cleaning liquid; a liquid spray nozzle assembly in selective fluid communication with floor cleaning liquid in the liquid reservoir; and a heating unit operatively associated with the liquid reservoir and adapted to heat floor cleaning liquid in the liquid reservoir.

Abstract: An electric machine is described. The electric machine includes a rotor comprising a rotor disk and a plurality of permanent magnets magnetically coupled to the rotor disk. The plurality of permanent magnets include a substantially flat profile and are aligned in a substantially planar array. The electric machine also includes a stator comprising a solid stator core and a plurality of coils each wound around a coil insulating member. The stator core includes a plurality of stator teeth extending substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: A sensor for sensing a target substance in a target substance is provided, the sensor comprising: a sensing element disposed to be exposed to the gas stream, the sensing element comprising: a working electrode; a counter electrode; and a layer of ion exchange material extending between the working electrode and the counter-electrode; whereby contact of the ion exchange layer with the gas stream firms an electrical contact between the working and counter electrodes.