Abstract: A suspension system for a vessel (1) having at least one left hull (11), at least one right hull (12) and a chassis portion (10), the suspension system including supports (20) for at least partially supporting the chassis portion relative to the left and right hulls, and a front left and back left damping ram (31, 33) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one left hull, a front right and back right damping ram (32, 34) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one right hull. The suspension system further includes a deck attitude control system (250) comprising a controller (252), sensors, and a respective actuator arrangement for each of at least two orthogonally spaced damper rams. The actuators control a position of at least one point on the chassis relative to at least one reference.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dynamically scheduling machine learning inference jobs receive or determine a plurality of performance profiles associated with a plurality of system resources, wherein each performance profile is associated with a machine learning model; receive a request for system resources for an inference job associated with the machine learning model; determine a system resource of the plurality of system resources for processing the inference job associated with the machine learning model based on the plurality of performance profiles and a quality of service requirement associated with the inference job; assign the system resource to the inference job for processing the inference job; receive result data associated with processing of the inference job with the system resource; and update based on the result data, a performance profile of the plurality of the performance profiles associated with the system resource and the machine learning model.

Abstract: A minimally invasive hip arthroplasty technique involves intramedullary insertion of an elongate femoral broach into a femur. The broach has a superior lateromedial transverse bore. A reaming rod is then located through the transverse bore and the neck of the femur. A cutting head is coupled to a distal end of the reaming rod via an incision. An orthogonal drive arm of an arthroplasty jig may also be inserted behind the cutting head to press the cutting head to ream the acetabulum while the reaming rod rotates the cutting head.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dynamically scheduling machine learning inference jobs receive or determine a plurality of performance profiles associated with a plurality of system resources, wherein each performance profile is associated with a machine learning model; receive a request for system resources for an inference job associated with the machine learning model; determine a system resource of the plurality of system resources for processing the inference job associated with the machine learning model based on the plurality of performance profiles and a quality of service requirement associated with the inference job; assign the system resource to the inference job for processing the inference job; receive result data associated with processing of the inference job with the system resource; and update based on the result data, a performance profile of the plurality of the performance profiles associated with the system resource and the machine learning model.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for processing an audio signal, in which a pitch processed signal 21 is mixed 33 with a high pass filtered 30 version of the input signal. This produces improvements in the latency and quality of the pitch processed signal, particularly for live performance.

Abstract: A vibrato control device for a guitar, including a body, a rotation mechanism within the body having an axis, and an arm connected to the body so as to allow rotation of the arm relative to the body about the axis. The arm is oriented so as to rotate generally parallel to the side of the body. The arm has particular application to a mechanically operated but electronically sensed vibrato control device.

Abstract: A surgical filament securement assembly has an anchor having a channel therethrough through which a surgical filament is passed. The surgical filament is tied to form a dilated knot having at least one throw around a dilater member at an entrance of the channel such that the surgical filament is able to run around the dilater member when a limb thereof is pulled in a first direction through the channel whilst the dilated knot remains in place. When the dilater member is pulled out from within the dilated knot, the dilated knot itself strangulates to form a tightened stopper knot. The channel has a diameter less than that of the tightened stopper knot such that the tightened stopper knot cannot pass through the entrance in the first direction.

Abstract: The multi-functional hair drying net and turban towel for upright application may be used on its own or so combination with a hand held hair dryer. Useful for managing dry and wet hair, to absorb water from wet hair after washing, swimming, or anytime the hair is wet, thereby avoiding dripping of water on the face, neck, or clothes. Used over dry hair to keep hair off the face, back and neck when applying make-up and treatments to the face. When required to dry hair by electrical means the device can be connected to a commercially available hair dryer and used as a conduit to direct warm air into the net cavity and dry hair using electrical means. It can be used to keep hair dry and off the face and back in the bath, shower, Jacuzzi spa or steam bath.

Abstract: The multi-functional hair drying net and turban towel for upright application may be used on its own or so combination with a hand held hair dryer. Useful for managing dry and wet hair, to absorb water from wet hair after washing, swimming, or anytime the hair is wet, thereby avoiding dripping of water on the face, neck, or clothes. Used over dry hair to keep hair off the face, back and neck when applying make-up and treatments to the face. When required to dry hair by electrical means the device can be connected to a commercially available hair dryer and used as a conduit to direct warm air into the net cavity and dry hair using electrical means. It can be used to keep hair dry and off the face and back in the bath, shower, Jacuzzi spa or steam bath.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for utilizing a cache to store historical transaction data. A predictive model may be trained to identify particular identifiers associated with historical data that is likely to be utilized on a particular date and/or within a particular time period. The historical data corresponding to these identifiers may be stored in a cache of the processing computer. Subsequently, an authorization request message may be received that includes an identifier. The processing computer may utilize the identifier to retrieve historical transaction data from the cache. The retrieved data may be utilized to perform any suitable operation. By predicting the data that will be needed to perform these operations, and preemptively store such data in a cache, the latency associated with subsequent processing may be reduced and the performance of the system as a whole improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for utilizing a cache to store historical transaction data. A predictive model may be trained to identify particular identifiers associated with historical data that is likely to be utilized on a particular date and/or within a particular time period. The historical data corresponding to these identifiers may be stored in a cache of the processing computer. Subsequently, an authorization request message may be received that includes an identifier. The processing computer may utilize the identifier to retrieve historical transaction data from the cache. The retrieved data may be utilized to perform any suitable operation. By predicting the data that will be needed to perform these operations, and preemptively store such data in a cache, the latency associated with subsequent processing may be reduced and the performance of the system as a whole improved.

Abstract: A method for (of) detecting deception in an Audio-Video response of a user, using a server, in a distributed computing architecture, characterized in that the method including: enabling an Audio-Video connection with a user device upon receiving a request from a user; obtaining, from the user device, an Audio-Video response of the user corresponding to a first set of questions that are provided to the user by the server; extracting audio signals and video signals from the Audio-Video response; detecting an activity of the user by determining a plurality of Natural Language Processing (NLP) features from the extracted audio signals by (i) performing a speech to text translation and (ii) extracting the plurality of NLP features from the translated text, and determining a plurality of speech features from the extracted audio signals by (i) splitting the extracted audio signals into a plurality of short interval audio signals and (ii) extracting the plurality of speech features from the plurality of short interva

Abstract: A method for dynamically assigning an inference request is disclosed. A method for dynamically assigning an inference request may include determining at least one model to process an inference request on a plurality of computing platforms, the plurality of computing platforms including at least one Central Processing Unit (CPU) and at least one Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), obtaining, with at least one processor, profile information of the at least one model, the profile information including measured characteristics of the at least one model, dynamically determining a selected computing platform from between the at least one CPU and the at least one GPU for responding to the inference request based on an optimized objective associated with a status of the computing platform and the profile information, and routing, with at least one processor, the inference request to the selected computing platform. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dynamically scheduling machine learning inference jobs receive or determine a plurality of performance profiles associated with a plurality of system resources, wherein each performance profile is associated with a machine learning model; receive a request for system resources for an inference job associated with the machine learning model; determine a system resource of the plurality of system resources for processing the inference job associated with the machine learning model based on the plurality of performance profiles and a quality of service requirement associated with the inference job; assign the system resource to the inference job for processing the inference job; receive result data associated with processing of the inference job with the system resource; and update based on the result data, a performance profile of the plurality of the performance profiles associated with the system resource and the machine learning model.

Abstract: A method for (of) detecting deception in an Audio-Video response of a user, using a server, in a distributed computing architecture, characterized in that the method including: enabling an Audio-Video connection with a user device upon receiving a request from a user; obtaining, from the user device, an Audio-Video response of the user corresponding to a first set of questions that are provided to the user by the server; extracting audio signals and video signals from the Audio-Video response; detecting an activity of the user by determining a plurality of Natural Language Processing (NLP) features from the extracted audio signals by (i) performing a speech to text translation and (ii) extracting the plurality of NLP features from the translated text, and determining a plurality of speech features from the extracted audio signals by (i) splitting the extracted audio signals into a plurality of short interval audio signals and (ii) extracting the plurality of speech features from the plurality of short interva

Abstract: A minimally invasive hip arthroplasty technique involves intramedullary insertion of an elongate femoral broach into a femur. The broach has a superior lateromedial transverse bore. A reaming rod is then located through the transverse bore and the neck of the femur. A cutting head is coupled to a distal end of the reaming rod via an incision. An orthogonal drive arm of an arthroplasty jig may also be inserted behind the cutting head to press the cutting head to ream the acetabulum while the reaming rod rotates the cutting head.

Abstract: There is provided herein and improved anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique which comprises drilling a guide wire straight through a tibial passage and then at an angle from an ACL insertion point straight through a femoral passage. A reamer is then attached to a proximal end of the guidewire. The reamer has a distal cutting head, a distal flexible shaft, a proximal cutting head and a proximal flexible shaft. The proximal cutting head has a greater diameter than that of the distal cutting head. The reamer is drilled to follow the guidewire until the distal cutting head passes through the femoral cortex. The reamer is then retrieved at a proximal end thereof, thereby having created a larger diameter medial passage portion and a smaller diameter lateral passage portion within the femoral passage in a single pass, thereafter being ready for insertion of a graft, including by endobutton fixation.

Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust gas cleaning oxidation catalyst and in particular to an oxidation catalyst for cleaning the exhaust gas discharged from internal combustion engines of compression ignition type (particularly diesel engines). The invention further relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising an oxidising catalyst on a substrate monolith for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine. In particular, the invention relates to a catalysed substrate monolith comprising a first washcoat coating and a second washcoat coating, wherein the second washcoat coating is disposed in a layer above the first washcoat coating.

Abstract: A catalysed substrate monolith 12 for use in treating exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine, which catalysed substrate monolith 12 comprising a first washcoat coating 16 and a second washcoat coating 18, wherein the first washcoat coating comprises a catalyst composition comprising at least one platinum group metal (PGM) and at least one support material for the at least one PGM, wherein at least one PGM in the first washcoat coating is liable to volatilise when the first washcoat coating is exposed to relatively extreme conditions including relatively high temperatures, wherein the second washcoat coating comprises at least one metal oxide for trapping volatilised PGM and wherein the second washcoat coating is oriented to contact exhaust gas that has contacted the first washcoat coating.