Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for the delivery of microbial therapeutics useful for the treatment of disorders related to intestinal dysbiosis.

Abstract: A surgical positioning cart configured to support a surgical robotic device thereon a distal side configured to face a surgical entry site of a patient, comprises a base movable at least along a horizontal reference plane, a head pivotable relative to the horizontal plane to define therewith different inclination angles at least in a plane comprising vertical and longitudinal axes of the cart; a slider configured to fixedly receive at least a portion of the surgical robotic device thereon and mounted to the head so as to be pivotable therewith and be movable relative thereto at least along the longitudinal axis; and a neck connecting between the base and the head pivotally mounted thereto, having an adjustable height defined by a length of the neck in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A VR system is described. A simulation engine receives position data of an object during a scenario and transmits the position data to a modular symptoms generator. The modular symptoms generator queries a database to determine predefined position data for the object during the scenario and compares the captured position data with the predefined position data for the object during the scenario. If the position data for the object meets or exceeds the predefined position data, the modular symptoms generator executes a first modification on a portion of the scenario and if the position data for the object fails to meet or exceed the predefined position data, the modular symptoms generator executes a second modification on a portion of the scenario. The first modification results in a more favorable situation as compared to the situation resulting from the second modification.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for extracting high resolution oculometric parameters. A video stream having a video of a face of a user is processed to obtain a set of oculometric parameters, such as eyelid data, iris data (e.g., iris translation, iris radius and iris rotation), and pupil data (e.g., pupil center and pupil radius) at a first resolution. A deconvolution process is performed on the video stream to improve accuracy or resolution of the oculometric parameters, based on stimulus information of a video stimulus displayed on a client device associated with the user, environment data of an environment in which the user is located, device data of the client device, etc. The oculometric parameters are then processed using a prediction model that is trained based on high resolution oculometric parameters obtained using eye tracking devices to predict oculometric parameters at a resolution greater than the first resolution.

Abstract: Method for ameliorating secondary pulmonary hypertension in a patient including determining a pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) of the patient suffering from secondary pulmonary hypertension; assessing a change in the PVR in response to a selection treatment; and treating the patient with a pulmonary artery manipulation device to provide pulmonary artery denervation if the patient is determined to suffer from fixed PH, thereby ameliorating the secondary pulmonary hypertension of the patient.

Abstract: Lidar produces three-dimensional point clouds. From the point clouds, objects need to be detected and tracked. For example, from the point clouds, embodiments detect what kind of objects is detected, what shape the object is, and the objects current location and trajectory. Each lidar sensor on a vehicle produces a point cloud periodically. The point cloud is input into a deep learning neural network that outputs road geometry, such as road edges and lane dividers. In some embodiments, the other network can also output information about other objects in the environment, such as other vehicles and pedestrians.

Abstract: A system and method of identifying occurrence of a semantic variation of a phrase in a passage by at least one processor may include calculating a phrase embedding vector, representing a semantic meaning of the phrase; extracting, from a textual representation of the passage, at least one hierarchical set of nested sequences of words; for each sequence, calculating a corresponding sequence embedding vector, representing a semantic meaning of the sequence; for one or more sequence embedding vectors, calculating a corresponding vector similarity value, representing similarity of the sequence embedding vectors to the phrase embedding vector, identifying a sequence corresponding to a maximal vector similarity value of the one or more vector similarity values; and determining the identified sequence as a semantic variation of the phrase, based on the maximal vector similarity value.

Abstract: A processor includes a plurality of cores, at least two of which may execute redundantly, a configuration register to store a first synchronization domain indicator to indicate that a first core and a second core are associated with a first synchronization domain, and a power controller having a synchronization circuit to cause a dynamic adjustment to a frequency of at least one of the first and second cores to cause these cores to operate at a common frequency, based at least in part on the first synchronization domain indicator.

Abstract: A system for tracking of an inventory of products on one or more shelves includes a mobile device. The mobile device has an image sensor, at least one processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: apply a simultaneous localization and mapping in three dimensions program, on images of a shelf input from the image sensor, to thereby generate a plurality of bounding boxes, each bounding box representing a three-dimensional location and boundaries of a product from the inventory; capture a plurality of two-dimensional images of the shelf; assign an identification to each product displayed in the plurality of two-dimensional images using a deep neural network; associate each identified product in a respective two-dimensional image with a corresponding bounding box, and associate each bounding box with a textual identifier signifying the identified product.

Abstract: A payload release apparatus (PRA) is configured to expel payload efficiently at a delivery location. In an embodiment, the PRA includes a top portion, the top portion including a connector adapted to connect to a first end of a tether; a hook portion connected to the top portion, the hook portion including: a shank, a vertex, a high point, and a gap defined between the high point and the shank; and an elastic member, the elastic member blocking the gap defined between the high point and the shank of the hook portion, the elastic member having a relaxed position and a stretched position.

Abstract: A data storage device implements a Zoned Namespace (ZNS) storage architecture. The data storage device delays the execution of write commands that are received out of sequence instead of rejecting the write commands. The write commands that are received out of sequence are reordered according to a logical block address (LBA) associated with each write command. The data storage device also checks for deadlock conditions that may arise due to the execution of the write commands being delayed and/or due to the write commands being reordered.

Abstract: A payload release apparatus (PRA) is configured to expel payload efficiently at a delivery location. In an embodiment, the PRA includes a top portion, the top portion including a connector adapted to connect to a first end of a tether; a hook portion connected to the top portion, the hook portion including: a shank, a vertex, a high point, and a gap defined between the high point and the shank; and an elastic member, the elastic member blocking the gap defined between the high point and the shank of the hook portion, the elastic member having a relaxed position and a stretched position.

Abstract: A data storage device has a cache and a non-volatile memory. Instead of flushing the entire cache to the non-volatile memory in response to a command from a host, the data storage device flushes only the cached data that is associated with an identifier provided by the host. This allows the cached data associated with the identifier to be flushed more quickly. The data storage device can also prioritize queued commands that are associated with the identifier.

Abstract: Methods and devices to strengthen the palm and fingers' pinch ability of a user for rock climbing, physical therapy, and/or other physical activities.

Abstract: A directory server is configured to run a directory application, and while running the directory application, using one or more modules that are separate from the directory application, receive an authentication request directed to the directory application per an authentication process, forward the authentication request to a traffic-management server, receive the authentication request from the traffic-management server, in response to receiving the authentication request from the traffic-management server, pass the authentication request to the directory application, receive a response to the authentication request from the directory application, and in response to receiving the response from the directory application, communicate the response to the traffic-management server.

Abstract: A flywheel assembly constituted of: a plurality of stacked plates, a first end plate of the plurality of plates defining a first end of a rotor and a second end plate of the plurality of plates defining a second end of the rotor; and a pair of shafts, each extending from a respective one of the first end and the second end of the rotor along a rotational axis of the rotor, wherein a perimeter of each of the first and second end plates exhibits a respective plurality of teeth.