Abstract: An Industrial Virtual Assistant (IVA) platform with Robotic Process Automation that operates like a Digital Knowledge Companion and allows operational staff at industrial facilities to have natural language conversations with the IVA to obtain information about, and to control operations of, industrial facilities, and which automates certain processes based in part on those natural language conversations. In an embodiment, the platform uses a Robotic Process Automater (RPA) to ingest information from documentation, human inputs, and operational data from the facility, organize that information into a knowledge graph containing comprehensive facility information, and apply machine learning algorithms to the knowledge graph to provide natural language responses to human queries and to automate certain processes of the facility.

Abstract: A recurrent neural network is employed in a loudspeaker system to compensate the distortion of the system based upon a source signal (content) and the sensing output of a sensing circuit (context). A frequency domain transform is selected to provide mapping between the source signal and a recorded signal; and enable reconstruction of desirable playback. Various sensing-related features and source-related features are derived to serve as the auxiliary information. A desirable content is therefore generated based upon the original content and the context.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for receiving handwriting input, accessing predictive text candidates, and accessing keyboards.

Abstract: A conductor track arrangement for high-frequency signals is provided. The arrangement includes a carrier, a ground conductor, and a pair of signal conductors. The signal conductors are layered and are arranged on the carrier opposite the ground conductor. A distance is between the signal conductors, which have a deflection region, in which a direction of the signal conductors changes. The deflection region has a reduced distance, which is reduced compared to the distance d between the signal conductors outside the deflection region. The distance between the signal conductors in transition regions from straight portions of the signal conductors into the deflection region is reduced here symmetrically with respect to an extension of a centre line between the two signal conductors into their respective straight portions and/or a capacitor is introduced into the signal conductor considered to be the inner signal conductor in respect of the direction change.

Abstract: A device and method for correcting in-phase and quadrature phase (IQ) baseband components to drive a speaker is provided. The device: controls a local oscillator of an RF downmixing device to a plurality of baseband frequency offsets over a range that includes a given baseband frequency offset; determines, at the plurality of baseband frequency offsets, for a received RF signal, amplitude ratio error and phase error for respective IQ baseband components of the received RF signal; generates, using the amplitude ratio error and the phase error for the respective IQ baseband components, for the given offset, filter coefficients for a given baseband frequency range which compensates for respective amplitude ratio error and respective phase error for the given baseband frequency range; and filters, with the filter coefficients, IQ baseband components of the received RF signal, with the local oscillator operating at the given offset, to generate corrected IQ baseband components.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies

Abstract: A method and apparatus permit the testing of electrochemical cells. The apparatus includes a heat source, a chamber, and a diffuser coupling the heat source to the chamber. The heat source applies heat via the diffuser to a pin-point section of the electrochemical cell. This application of heat causes a thermal runaway condition due to a localized internal short circuit in the electrochemical cell. It is then determined whether the electrochemical cell has vented, ruptured, or exploded in response to the application of the heat source to the thermal runaway pin-point section of the electrochemical cell.

Abstract: Described herein are computer implemented methods and apparatus for providing an issue tracking system. The issues of the issue tracking system are associable with objects. The issues are in categories or are of types. Depending on at least one of the associations with objects and the categorisation or type, the issue tracking system provides the user with indicia representing the association of issues with a common object.

Abstract: A prosthetic valve may be formed to direct flow out of the outflow orifice toward a posterior portion of a heart wall. The prosthetic valve includes an expandable frame which may be covered with a cover that is suturelessly attached to the frame. The prosthetic valve may also include an outflow orifice size which is controlled. Methods of using these devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a front surface including a first long side and a second long side extending in a first direction and opposed to each other, and a first short side and a second short side extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and opposed to each other, a source finger provided on the front surface, a drain finger provided on the front surface, and a gate finger provided on the front surface and sandwiched between the source finger and the drain finger, wherein a via hole penetrating the substrate is provided in the substrate, a region where the via hole is connected to the source finger in the front surface is contained within the source finger, and the via hole has a maximum width in the first direction larger than a maximum width in the second direction.

Abstract: A grooming device having a base plate, a reciprocating plate, and a biasing mechanism. The base plate includes a plurality of grooves configured for guiding hair into a plurality of grooves of the reciprocating plate. The grooves of the reciprocating plate are disposed in sliding abutment with the grooves of the base plate and are configured as cutting edges for shearing or cutting the hair extending through the grooves of the base plate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel methods for hydrolyzing eggshell membrane (ESM). In one embodiment, the method includes cultivating thermophilic bacteria in a solution containing 1-10% (wt %) ESM to decompose the ESM into the ESM hydrolysate; wherein, the thermophilic bacteria grow on the ESM as their sole source of nutrient. In another embodiment, the method includes treating ESM with a keratinase in the presence of a reducing agent at a condition sufficient to produce the ESM hydrolysate, in which the keratinase, the reducing agent, and the ESM are present in a weight ratio of 1:120:600. The thus produced ESM hydrolysate is enriched in essential amino acids, collagen, peptides and glycosaminoglycans.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for producing functional regenerated cellulose composite fibers and products thereof. The methods can be conducted with the use of recycled and/or virgin cellulose powder.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrathin, flexible, and tattoo-like triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with a well-designed aesthetic pattern. The tattoo-like TENG as an energy harvester can provide not only an aesthetic pattern, but also various practical applications. With the rising acceptance of people towards the tattoo, the tattoo-like TENG offers an alternative tattoo-like epidermal electronics covering traditional tattoo's advantages and further carries out other potential applications.

Abstract: This disclosure describes embodiments of systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media that can display icons for target digital content items and candidate destination folders within different sections of a multi-section graphical user interface (GUI) and adjust a corresponding file storage structure to reflect organization changes indicated by user interactions that move digital-content-items icons into folder icons. For example, the disclosed system can (i) display, within a first section of a multi-section GUI, icons representing digital content items and (ii) display, within a second section of the multi-section GUI, icons representing folders as candidate destination folders. Then, the disclosed systems can detect user interactions that move digital-content-item icons to folder icons and adjust an underlying file storage structure to reflect the organization indicated by the user interaction.

Abstract: A system for pedestrian re-identification comprises multiple cameras and a computing system. The cameras are configured to obtain data. The data comprises multiple images associated with one or more objects. The computing system is configured to extract features for each of the multiple images, determine a descriptor for each of the multiple images, and identify one or more images among the multiple images associated with an object among the one or more objects based on the descriptors of the multiple images. A respective descriptor for a respective image comprises a first set of units representing all the extracted features in the respective image and a second set of units representing a subset of the extracted features in the respective image.

Abstract: A communications system includes a non-MUSIM enhanced PLMN and a MUSIM enhanced PLMN. The MUSIM enhanced PLMN includes a novel Multi-Path (MP) Proxy node. The MP Proxy Node is controlled to switch between two alternative DL data flow paths to facilitate graceful path changeovers. Downlink (DL) data flow toward the non MUSIM enhanced network (e.g., PLMN-A) is based on the interaction between the MUSIM UE and the MUSIM enhanced network (e.g., PLMN-B) together with the novel MultiPath (MP) Proxy node.

Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (ERA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-EHA), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.

Abstract: A method of compressing tissue during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a surgical instrument comprising an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, establishing a communication pathway between the surgical instrument and a surgical hub, and inserting the surgical instrument into a surgical site. The method further comprises compressing tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, determining a location of the compressed tissue with respect to at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw, communicating the determined location of the compressed tissue to the surgical hub, and displaying the determined location of the compressed tissue on a visual feedback device.