Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an aquatic robot. The methods comprise: autonomously propelling the aquatic robot through a body of water to a location where a water sample is to be obtained; and performing operations by the aquatic robot to autonomously collect the water sample, cause the water sample to flow through a filter that retains eDNA, lyses and releases the eDNA to a create a lysate, process the lysate to obtain a product for eDNA sequencing, generate eDNA sequencing data using the product, and communicate the eDNA sequencing data to a remote external device.

Abstract: A method for preventing race conditions in a database comprises: setting a first numerical entry and a second numerical entry in a database; receiving a first online transaction; responsive to determining a lock of the database is in progress due to a second received online transaction, suspending the first online transaction; removing the lock after the second received online transaction is completed; responsive to determining that the first entry is greater than zero, decrementing the first entry by an amount indicated in the first online transaction; responsive to determining the second entry is greater than zero, decrementing the second entry; processing the first transaction; and generating an online transaction record for the first transaction and storing the generated record in an online transaction database.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor devices is disclosed. The method includes forming a first fin structure and a second fin structure in a first region and a second region of a substrate, respectively, wherein the first and second fin structure and the substrate comprise a first semiconductor material; forming a first liner structure and a second liner structure at least extending along sidewalls of the first fin structure and sidewalls of the second fin structure, respectively; replacing an upper portion of the second fin structure with a second semiconductor material, while leaving the first fin structure substantially intact; and exposing a top surface and upper sidewalls of the first fin structure, and a top surface and upper sidewalls of the second fin structure.

Abstract: A system with an interactive user interface for users to view and interact with sanitized log data received from a plurality of hosts, such as those associated with various services of an organization. The system may receive from hosts log files and/or metadata that have been filtered by agents executing on the respective hosts to remove or anonymize any sensitive or confidential information prior to transmission to the system. In some embodiments the system does further filtering of the sanitized data. Received sanitized data is parsed, indexed, and/or otherwise processed for optimal searching, and stored in a log pipeline. The system causes display of an electronic visualization interface.

Abstract: A method of planning the manufacture of component carriers includes defining a set of final product parameters as a target for component carriers to be manufactured, ranking the process parameters concerning their impact on the final product parameters, selecting a subset of higher ranked process parameters, inputting the selected subset of process parameters for processing by an artificial intelligence module, and determining an action plan for the manufacturing based on an output of the artificial intelligence module, where the product parameters are influenceable by a set of process parameters settable during the manufacturing method.

Abstract: A method comprises: setting an first entry and an second entry in a database; receiving a first online transaction; responsive to determining a lock of the database is in progress, suspending the first online transaction; updating the first entry; removing the lock; receiving a second online transaction; responsive to determining that the first field is greater than zero, decrementing the first field by an amount indicated in the second online transaction; and responsive to determining the second entry is greater than zero, decrementing the second entry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dental appliance for treating a patient having obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea. Also included is a method of preparing the dental appliance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an aquatic robot. The methods comprise: autonomously propelling the aquatic robot through a body of water to a location where a water sample is to be obtained; and performing operations by the aquatic robot to autonomously collect the water sample, cause the water sample to flow through a filter that retains eDNA, lyses and releases the eDNA to a create a lysate, process the lysate to obtain a product for eDNA sequencing, generate eDNA sequencing data using the product, and communicate the eDNA sequencing data to a remote external device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dental appliance useful for treating a patient having obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea. Also disclosed is a method of treating obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea using such a dental appliance.

Abstract: A method for waking a transceiver for communicating directly with commodity Wi-Fi transceivers (TRXs) via backscatter modulation in an integrated tag device includes sensing an incident Wi-Fi-compliant wake-up signal with a wake-up stage. Upon wake-up, a payload packet is sensed with a sync stage, the sync stage having higher bandwidth and power than the wake-up stage, the sync stage enabling a backscatter transmission circuit in sync with the payload. A backscatter transceiver includes a wake-up receiver having an energy-detection based architecture and having circuitry to conduct a counter-based wake up responsive to two pre-specified WiFi compatible packets. A sync receiver is enabled by the wake-up receiver upon reception of the two pre-specified WiFi compatible packets, the sync receiver including circuitry to detect a payload packet and create a backscatter enable signal synced with a payload of the payload packet. A backscatter transmitter is enabled by the backscatter enable signal.

Abstract: A improved method of additive manufacturing of a recycled granulate is provided. The method comprises providing a starting article. A shredder shreds the starting article to give a shredded product. A granulator shreds the shredded product to give a recycled granulate. The recycled granulate is fed into an additive manufacturing machine. The additive manufacturing machine prints a printed article using the recycled granulate. The method does not comprise a step of compounding the recycled granulate using a twin screw extruder. The starting article, the shredded product, and the recycle granulate each comprise a fiber reinforced polymer composite.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dental appliance useful for treating a patient having obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea. Also disclosed is a method of treating obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea using such a dental appliance.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of preparing a dental appliance for treating a patient having obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea. Also included are dental appliances and their uses.

Abstract: A method comprises: setting an first entry and an second entry in a database; receiving a first online transaction; responsive to determining a lock of the database is in progress, suspending the first online transaction; updating the first entry; removing the lock; receiving a second online transaction; responsive to determining that the first field is greater than zero, decrementing the first field by an amount indicated in the second online transaction; and responsive to determining the second entry is greater than zero, decrementing the second entry.

Abstract: A method for preventing race conditions in a database comprises: setting a first numerical entry and a second numerical entry in a database; receiving a first online transaction; responsive to determining a lock of the database is in progress due to a second received online transaction, suspending the first online transaction; removing the lock after the second received online transaction is completed; responsive to determining that the first entry is greater than zero, decrementing the first entry by an amount indicated in the first online transaction; responsive to determining the second entry is greater than zero, decrementing the second entry; processing the first transaction; and generating an online transaction record for the first transaction and storing the generated record in an online transaction database.

Abstract: A system with an interactive user interface for users to view and interact with sanitized log data received from a plurality of hosts, such as those associated with various services of an organization. The system may receive from hosts log files and/or metadata that have been filtered by agents executing on the respective hosts to remove or anonymize any sensitive or confidential information prior to transmission to the system. In some embodiments the system does further filtering of the sanitized data. Received sanitized data is parsed, indexed, and/or otherwise processed for optimal searching, and stored in a log pipeline. The system causes display of an electronic visualization interface.

Abstract: A system with an interactive user interface for users to view and interact with sanitized log data received from a plurality of hosts, such as those associated with various services of an organization. The system may receive from hosts log files and/or metadata that have been filtered by agents executing on the respective hosts to remove or anonymize any sensitive or confidential information prior to transmission to the system. In some embodiments the system does further filtering of the sanitized data. Received sanitized data is parsed, indexed, and/or otherwise processed for optimal searching, and stored in a log pipeline. The system causes display of an electronic visualization interface comprising a dynamic electronic search configured to receive an indication of various log search criteria, such as an error or trace identifier, that are used to identify matching log files meeting the provided criteria, such as log files associated with services executed on different hosts.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of preparing a dental appliance for treating a patient having obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea. Also included are dental appliances and their uses.

Abstract: A sensing device for sensing perinatal maternal uterine activity and fetal heart activity is provided. The sensing device includes a body with an electromechanical system and a housing, a passive acoustic system with a plurality of microphones and an acoustic waveguide, an attachment component, an accelerometer, a signal analysis system including a microcontroller unit, and a wireless transceiver. The signal analysis system is configured to process biopotential signals and acoustic signals detected by the passive acoustic system and to reduce motion artifacts from the signals using the accelerometer.