Abstract: An anchor that secures to a connector as part of an anchor assembly is disclosed. The proximal anchor includes a pair of spaced apart prongs which join together at a slot inception. The prongs are shaped and sized of a configuration to define a catch or latching structure. The prongs are configured to capture and deform the suture between the protrusions and prevent the suture from disengaging from the slotted anchor device once engaged.

Abstract: A shared log system can provide a key-index structure (main map) that allows clients (users) to access the state of objects stored in the shared log system. The client can define secondary indices on the main map to provide access to the data that are tailored to the client's data needs. Each client can generate their own customized set of secondary indices different from other clients.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for transferring a packet from a source client to a destination application across a network. The approach generally includes writing an identifier to the packet by a switch, transferring the packet to a distributed log, logging a copy of the packet at the distributed log, and analyzing the packet for misplaced requests. The approach further includes, transmitting the packet from the distributed log to the destination, intercepting the packet by a shim layer and comparing the identifier to a counter maintained by the shim layer, and forwarding the packet to the destination application.

Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, a shared log system includes a sequencer to verify transactions that comprise a source object and one or more members of the source object (source data objects), a target object and one or more members of the target object (target data objects), and a snapshot time reference. The sequencer verifies transaction using the snapshot time to determine whether the data states of the source data objects at the time of the snapshot time represent their most current data state in a shared log.

Abstract: A shared log in a distributed system provides for direct access to the most current data state of an object stored in the shared log. Directly accessing the data state of an object obviates the need for a client to replay all the transactions stored in the shared log made on the object.

Abstract: An anchor that secures to a connector as part of an anchor assembly is disclosed. The proximal anchor includes a pair of spaced apart prongs which join together at a slot inception. The prongs are shaped and sized of a configuration to define a catch or latching structure. The prongs are configured to capture and deform the suture between the protrusions and prevent the suture from disengaging from the slotted anchor device once engaged.

Abstract: A telescoping access cannula comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube carried by the outer tube, the inner tube being coaxial with the outer tube and longitudinally movable relative to the outer tube; and a rotatable member carried by the outer tube and connected to the inner tube, wherein rotation of the rotatable member causes longitudinal movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for maintaining a state of a distributed system. In particular, certain embodiments relate to identifying a function. Some embodiments relate to, upon determining that the function comprises an annotation indicating that the function is capable of modifying the state of the distributed system, transforming the function to allow the function to generate updates to a state machine.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance the management of data objects in a data storage system. In one implementation, a client in a data object environment is configured to identify a request for a data object in a first version from process on the client. Once the request is identified and the data object is provided or made available to the requesting process, the object storage system identifies a modification request for the data object to modify the data object from the first version to a second version. In response to the modification request, the object storage system generates an undo log entry to reflect the changes from the first version to the second version and updates the data object to the second version.

Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a steering device, characterized in that the temperature control device has at least one heat-conducting device, at least one thermoelectric device, and at least one fluid transport apparatus.

Abstract: A hypervisor communicates with a guest operating system running in a virtual machine supported by the hypervisor using a hyper-callback whose functions are based on the particular guest operating system running the virtual machine and are triggered by one or more events in the guest operating system. The functions are modified to make sure they are safe to execute and to allow only limited access to the guest operating system. Additionally, the functions are converted to byte code corresponding to a simplified CPU and memory model and are safety checked by the hypervisor when registered with the hypervisor. The functions are executed by the hypervisor without any context switch between the hypervisor and guest operating system, and when executed, provide information about the particular guest operating system, allowing the hypervisor to improve operations such as page reclamation, virtual CPU scheduling, I/O operations, and tracing of the guest operating system.

Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, a shared log system includes a sequencer that receives a source object and a snapshot time reference, where the source object is used to generate data for a destination object. The sequencer uses the snapshot time to determine whether the data state of the source object is current with respect to the snapshot time, to assess correctness of the generated data relative to the snapshot time.

Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a steering device, characterized in that the temperature control device has at least one heat-conducting device, at least one thermoelectric device, and at least one fluid transport apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator, especially a piston accumulator, in which a piston part (27) separates from each other two media spaces (23, 25) inside a storage housing (1), characterized in that the piston part (27) is designed as a deep-drawn part.

Abstract: A temperature control device for temperature control of a steering device, characterized in that the temperature control device has at least one heat-conducting device, at least one thermoelectric device, and at least one fluid transport apparatus.

Abstract: An exhaust muffler, for longitudinal installation in a vehicle, includes a muffler housing (28) elongated in the direction of a longitudinal axis (G) of the housing. The muffler housing (28) has a housing jacket (30) and two front walls (32, 34), which are arranged, with respect to the direction of the longitudinal axis (G) of the housing, at spaced locations from one another. The front walls (32, 34) and the housing jacket (30) define a muffler interior space. At least one inlet pipe leads into the muffler interior space and at least one outlet pipe leads out of the muffler interior space. The housing jacket includes at least one predetermined deformation area (64, 66) including at least one wall area (68, 70), not parallel to the housing longitudinal axis (G), provided at the housing jacket (30).

Abstract: An exhaust muffler for transverse installation in a vehicle includes a muffler housing (26) elongated in the direction of a housing longitudinal axis (G) with a housing jacket (28) and two front walls (30, 32). The two front walls (30, 32) are arranged at spaced locations from one another and define an interior (34) of the muffler with the housing jacket (28). At least one inlet pipe (36) leads into the interior (34) of the muffler and at least one outlet pipe (20) leads out of the interior (34) of the muffler. At least one front wall (30, 32) has at least one predetermined deformation area (50, 52).

Abstract: Various aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for improving the privacy-protection of the exchange of STD's test results and the utility of STD test results. One aspect of the invention provides a computer-implemented method of improving privacy-protection during the exchange of STD test results by preventing the exchange of STD test results if user-definable criteria are not met and deliberately obscuring the cause of prevented attempts at exchanging STD test results. The method includes providing a software application for importing STD test results; inputting criteria; attempting to exchange STD test results; and either preventing or allowing the exchange of STD test results at a plurality of stages. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer-implemented method of improving the utility of STD test results by recommending safe sexual contact practices and sexual health-related products and services based upon the use of algorithms.

Abstract: An anchor that secures to a connector as part of an anchor assembly is disclosed. The proximal anchor includes a pair of spaced apart prongs which join together at a slot inception. The prongs are shaped and sized of a configuration to define a catch or latching structure. The prongs are configured to capture and deform the suture between the protrusions and prevent the suture from disengaging from the slotted anchor device once engaged.

Abstract: An anchor that secures to a connector as part of an anchor assembly is disclosed. The proximal anchor includes a pair of spaced apart prongs which join together at a slot inception. The prongs are shaped and sized of a configuration to define a catch or latching structure. The prongs are configured to capture and deform the suture between the protrusions and prevent the suture from disengaging from the slotted anchor device once engaged.