Abstract: A minimalist wall-mountable exercise machine comprising a vertically wall-mountable beam, an upper bracket for connecting an upper portion of the vertically wall-mountable beam to a first stud in a wall, a lower bracket for connecting a lower portion of the vertically wall-mountable beam to the first stud in the wall, a trolley for riding the vertically wall-mountable beam and being configured to lock at differing positions along the vertically wall-mountable beam, a selectively positionable arm extending from the trolley, the arm configured to receive an exercise force applied thereto, the exercise force including a torque component on the vertically wall-mountable beam, and a T-bar having a first end configured to connect to an intermediate portion of the vertically wall-mountable beam and a second end configured for connection to a second stud spaced from the first stud in the wall to thereby resist the torque component of the exercise force.

Abstract: An electrical circuitry fitted to be connected or to be an integral part of a bone fixation device having at least one linear actuator coupled between two rings, including: at least one linear actuator connector, mechanically and/or electrically connectable to said at least one linear actuator; a control circuitry, wherein said control circuitry measures a value related to the movement of said at least one linear actuator and/or to the distance or change in distance between said two rings, by receiving signals from said linear actuator connector; and a memory, wherein said memory stores said value.

Abstract: Modular electronic exercise equipment includes a first resistive exercise machine having a housing, a resistive motor in the housing and connected to the tension cable for applying a first resistance on a first tension cable, a user interface, and a pairing interface for pairing with a second resistive exercise machine having a housing, and a resistive motor for applying a second resistance on a second tension cable. The equipment includes a controller for enabling, in a first mode of operation, manipulation of the user interface to alter the resistance applied to the first tension cable, and for enabling in a second mode of operation where the first resistive exercise machine is paired via the pairing interface with the second resistive exercise machine, manipulation of the user interface to alter the first resistance applied to the first tension cable and the second resistance applied to the second tension cable.

Abstract: A wall-mountable exercise machine, comprising a vertically-mountable beam, a trolley for riding the vertically-mountable wall beam and being configured to lock at differing positions along the vertically-mountable wall beam, a shoulder rotatably connected to the trolley, an arm connected to and rotatable with the shoulder, the arm and the shoulder being configured to lock at differing rotation positions relative to the trolley, and a knob extending from the shoulder, the knob being movable in a first direction to enable rotation of the arm and being movable in a second direction to enable longitudinal movement of the trolley along the beam.

Abstract: A computing system identifies an incoming voice call from a user device to an agent device associated with the computing system. The computing system generates a transcription of the incoming voice call using one or more natural language processing techniques. The computing system extracts a problem description from the transcription. The problem description indicates a topic for the incoming voice call. A first machine learning model estimates a situation vector from the problem description. A second machine learning model identifies a pre-existing situation vector that closely matches the estimated situation vector. The computing system retrieves a situation description that corresponds to the identified pre-existing situation vector.

Abstract: A wall mountable exercise machine, with an elongated pillar for mounting at locations along a first wall stud, a resistance motor within a housing associated with the pillar, a spool configured to be rotated by the resistance motor, a cable running along at least a portion of the pillar and having a first end fastened to the spool and a second end for receiving exercise forces including a torque component that exerts a twisting force on the pillar, and a bar having a first end for connecting to an intermediate location on the pillar and a second end configured for connection to a second stud spaced from the first stud to thereby resist the torque component of the exercise force on the pillar and to prevent the pillar from being ripped from the wall as the result of the torque component that exerts a twisting force on the pillar.

Abstract: A control system for use with an adjustable bone fixation device including a first fixation element and a second fixation element connectable to bone tissue portions on either side of a treatment site, the control system including: one or more actuators configured to controllably adjust lengths of a plurality of adjustable length struts of the bone fixation device, the plurality of adjustable length struts connecting the first and the second fixation elements of the bone fixation device, length adjustment thereof changing a spatial relationship between the first and the second fixation elements; and circuitry configured to control the one or more actuators to cause the first and second fixation elements to perform an accordion maneuver by performing a plurality of actuations to adjust lengths of the plurality of adjustable length struts to create a reciprocal movement of the first and second fixation elements relative to each other.

Abstract: A carbonation machine may include a carbonation head with a bottle holder configured to hold a bottle with water to be carbonated and inject carbon dioxide into the bottle; and a safety dual valve assembly comprising a first spring operated piston and a second spring operated piston, for releasing excess pressure when the bottle is held by the carbonation head, wherein the first spring operated piston is configured to release excess pressure at a first pressure threshold level and wherein the second spring operated piston is configured to release excess pressure at a second pressure threshold level, wherein the first pressure threshold level is lower than the second pressure threshold level.

Abstract: An electrical circuitry fitted to be connected or to be an integral part of a bone fixation device having at least one linear actuator coupled between two rings, including: at least one linear actuator connector, mechanically and/or electrically connectable to said at least one linear actuator; a control circuitry, wherein said control circuitry measures a value related to the movement of said at least one linear actuator and/or to the distance or change in distance between said two rings, by receiving signals from said linear actuator connector; and a memory, wherein said memory stores said value.

Abstract: A method classifies feedback from transcripts. The method includes receiving an utterance from a transcript from a communication session and processing the utterance with a classifier model to identify a topic label for the utterance. The classifier model is trained to identify topic labels for training utterances. The topic labels correspond to topics of clusters of the training utterances. The training utterances are selected using attention values for the training utterances and clustered using encoder values for the utterances. The method further includes routing the communication session using the topic label for the utterance.

Abstract: A method classifies feedback from transcripts. The method includes receiving an utterance from a transcript from a communication session and processing the utterance with a classifier model to identify a topic label for the utterance. The classifier model is trained to identify topic labels for training utterances. The topic labels correspond to topics of clusters of the training utterances. The training utterances are selected using attention values for the training utterances and clustered using encoder values for the utterances. The method further includes routing the communication session using the topic label for the utterance.

Abstract: A carbonation machine includes a rotatable carbonation head including at least one pressure release valve, a carbonation tube connectable via piping to a gas canister and a flange for engaging a neck of a bottle filled with liquid to be carbonated by screwing the neck into or onto the flange to firmly hold the bottle with the carbonation tube maintained inside the bottle, and for disengaging the neck of the bottle from the flange by unscrewing the neck off the flange. The rotatable carbonation head is configured, when screwing the neck into or onto the flange, to be rotated from a release position to a lock position, and is configured, when unscrewing the neck off the flange, to be rotated from the lock position to the release position. In the release position said at least one pressure release valve is operated to open so as to release excess pressure if such excess pressure exists in the bottle, and in the lock position said at least one pressure valve remains closed.

Abstract: A crimping device includes a housing and a crimping band. The housing has a lumen and one or more band openings, wherein the lumen is configured to receive a prosthetic heart valve therein. The crimping band is adjustably coupled to the housing and comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a loop. The first end portion is coupled to the housing, and the second end portion extends through the one or more band openings. The loop of the crimping band is disposed within the lumen of the housing and can be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the loop of the crimping band has a first diameter and is configured such that the prosthetic heart valve in a radially expanded configuration can be positioned radially within the loop.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for online advertising. Bids are solicited from multiple bidders for an online ad display opportunity. A current value of a budget factor is retrieved and used for computing, for each advertisement corresponding to a respective bid, a wrapper function value based on the current value of the budget factor and a flow type of the advertisement. Based on the wrapper function value for each advertisement, a ranking score is determined and used to rank the advertisements associated with the bids. A winning bid is accordingly selected based on the ranking scores.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for predicting content relevant to questions based on reference links. Embodiments include receiving a set of question and answer (Q/A) pairs and identifying a set of references in the set of Q/A pairs that link pairs of Q/A pairs of the set of Q/A pairs. Embodiments include identifying popular Q/A pairs of the set of Q/A pairs based on the set of references. The popular Q/A pairs may be referenced by a subset of the set of Q/A pairs and each respective Q/A pair of the subset of the set of Q/A pairs may comprise a respective question of a plurality of questions. Embodiments include training a model based on the plurality of questions, the popular Q/A pairs, and the set of references, to predict Q/A pairs of the set of Q/A pairs that are relevant to a given question.

Abstract: A method for positioning a robotic device connector relative to a body access point in a patient, including: coupling a robotic device to a movable base located at a distal end of an adjustable arm; manipulating the adjustable arm to align a connector of the robotic device with an elongate surgical tool extending from a body access point; linearly moving the movable base coupled to the robotic device towards the body access point to position the connector of the robotic device in proximity to a proximal end of the elongate surgical tool; connecting the proximal end of the elongate surgical tool to the connector of the robotic device

Abstract: A control system for use with an adjustable bone fixation device having a frame connectible to bone tissue and a plurality of struts connected to the frame, the control system comprising: a plurality of actuators associated with the plurality of struts, each actuator configured for adjusting a length of at least one strut; and circuitry configured to: signal the plurality of actuators to adjust the struts according to a predefined actuation plan which sets operational parameters and permitted ranges thereof; determine a situation of potential failure associated with at least one actuator and involving at least one of the operational parameters being out of the permitted range; and implement, by signaling the at least one actuator, a recovery protocol designed to attempt completion of strut adjustment according to the predefined actuation plan.

Abstract: A crimping device includes a housing and a crimping band. The housing has a lumen for receiving a prosthetic valve. The crimping band is adjustably coupled to the housing and has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a loop. The loop of the crimping band is disposed within the lumen and move between first and second configurations. In the first configuration, the loop has a first diameter and is configured such that the prosthetic valve in a radially expanded configuration can be positioned radially within the loop. In the second configuration, the loop has a second diameter and is configured to apply a radial force on the prosthetic valve to move the prosthetic valve to a radially compressed configuration. The loop of the crimping band is configured to contact less than half of an axial length of the prosthetic valve.