Abstract: An intermittent-catheter assembly (100) includes an intermittent catheter and a catheter housing (102). The intermittent catheter includes a funnel and a catheter tube fluidly coupled to the funnel. The catheter housing (102) includes the intermittent catheter disposed in the catheter housing while in a packaged state of the intermittent-catheter assembly. The catheter housing includes an inner sleeve (104) and an outer sleeve (102). The inner sleeve (104) includes a longitudinal cavity containing a majority of the intermittent catheter in the packaged state of the intermittent-catheter assembly. The outer sleeve (106) is slidably disposed over the inner sleeve (104). The catheter housing (102) is configured to expose the intermittent catheter for removal from the catheter housing (102) when the outer sleeve (106) is grasped and slid toward an exposed end of the inner sleeve (104) in opposition to a force applied to the exposed end of the inner sleeve (104).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, a computer program product, and a method that comprises identifying a plurality of data logs; generating a data model using analyzed time series data from the identified data logs; detecting anomalies within the generated data model; constructing a causal graph using the detected anomalies and retrieved domain knowledge; computing a severity value for the detected anomalies with the constructed causal graph; assigning the detected anomaly to a classification based on a function vector, wherein the computed severity value is a function vector; and automatically modifying a function of a computing device based on the function vector of the assigned, detected anomaly, wherein a modification addresses the detected anomaly located at a center of the constructed casual graph.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing T cells to improve their efficacy, persistence, memory function, and/or antigen stimulated survival are provided. Methods of manufacturing T cells to improve production of Central Memory T (Tcm) cells are provided. Methods may include culturing or treating T cells with one or more histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) and interleukin-21 (IL-21), with one or more kinase inhibitor, such a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and/or with one or more AKT inhibitor (AKTi).

Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising metal silicates (e.g. potassium silicate); along with methods of making and using same.

Abstract: A controller is configured to receive raw signals from at least one gyroscope for at least two axes. The controller processes the raw signals through a BPF and output a filtered signal. The controller processes the filtered signal through an energy envelope estimator and determines an energy envelope signal for at least one axis. The controller then determines a nonswim activity in a segment based on the energy envelope signal through a detector. The energy envelope estimator is configured to generate the energy envelope signal using sliding window average of a preset window size over the filtered signal. The detector is configured to compare values of the energy envelope signal for at least one axis against respective threshold value, and classify the segment of the raw signals as non-swim activity upon satisfactory comparison.

Abstract: A corporate information technology (IT) network can protect sensitive data sent to computers located outside of the IT network. For example, a customer of a company may control who can access his or her sensitive personal information by identifying his or her access preference included in an access control list, where the access preference describes a level of access that at least one remote employee or person may have to the customer's sensitive personal information. A data protection server may containerize the sensitive personal information and the access control list of the person in a data protection container. If a remote employee or a person requests access the customer's sensitive personal information, the data protection server may perform data protection related operations to provide the sensitive personal information to the remote employee or person.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for positioning a device to communicate with a transmitter. In one embodiment the method comprises receiving a communications signal (115, 390) from the transmitter (405), the communications signal comprising electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength corresponding to line-of-sight propagation only; determining a first spatial parameter of the device and a signal parameter of the communications signal using the received communications signal (410, 415, 420); determining second spatial parameters using the first spatial parameter and the signal parameter (425), the second spatial parameters for positioning the device to improve communication with the transmitter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant nucleic acids comprising one or more polynucleotides encoding a transglutaminase (TGM) polypeptide (e.g., a Transglutaminase-1 (TGM1) polypeptide); viruses comprising the recombinant nucleic acids; compositions comprising the recombinant nucleic acids and/or viruses; methods of their use; and articles of manufacture or kits thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a standard testing methodology for making quantitative determinations as to the chemical resistance of thermoplastics commonly used for non-disposable medical devices by evaluating the retention of tensile and/or impact properties of the thermoplastic materials after exposure to chemicals associated with healthcare grade disinfectants. Versions of the test methods may be used with any of a variety of different thermoplastic materials, each having a different stiffness or elastic modulus; and versions of the test methods may be used with any of a variety of different hospital grade cleaning agents or disinfectants. Using the methodology of embodiments of the present invention, different thermoplastic materials may be tested against different cleaners or disinfectants to provide a uniform basis for comparison.

Abstract: System and methods for pre-fetching data are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes communications circuitry communicatively coupled to a data provider system over a network to obtain streaming data for completion of tasks. The electronic device also includes pre-fetch circuitry that identifies a dead zone in the network; calculates a pre-fetch data size amount based at least in part upon a size of the dead zone; and requests the pre-fetch data size amount of the data, to mitigate lost streaming ability in the dead zone.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating or inactivating viruses in a subject in need thereof are provided herein. Exemplary compositions include nucleic acids encoding an RNA-guided endonuclease and a guide RNA that is complementary to a target sequence in a virus. The RNA-guided endonuclease specifically targets viral nucleic acid sequences for destruction and suppression of that virus in a host cell in vitro or in vivo.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for solving problems. Examples of problems include, but are not limited to, maximum clique problems.

Abstract: A method for surgically treating a spine comprising the steps of: pre-operatively imaging vertebral tissue; displaying a first image of a surgical treatment configuration for the vertebral tissue from a mixed reality display and/or a second image of a surgical strategy for implementing the surgical treatment configuration with the vertebral tissue from the mixed reality display; determining a surgical plan for implementing the surgical strategy; and intra-operatively displaying a third image of the surgical plan with the vertebral tissue from the mixed reality display. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed.

Abstract: A request to store a container image is received from a device associated with a customer of a computing resource service provider. Validity of a security token associated with the request is authenticated using a cryptographic key maintained as a secret by the computing resource service provider. One or more layers of the container image is built based at least in part on at least one build artifact to form a set of built layers. The software image including the set of built layers is stored in a repository associated with the customer. A manifest of metadata for the set of built layers is stored in a database of a structured data store. The container image is obtained in the form of an obtained container image. The obtained container image is deployed as the software container in at least one virtual machine instance associated with the customer.

Abstract: A controller is connected to receive an input signal from at least one accelerometer. The controller comprises an interface facilitating input and output pins/ports, and a filter module to filter the input signal from at least one accelerometer. The controller includes a stroke segmentation module configured to determine at least two parameters comprising a first parameter and a second parameter from the filtered input signal, generate an envelope signal using the at least two parameters and the filtered input signal, and determine the swim stroke of the swimmer based on the filtered input signal and the envelope signal. Further, an activity detection module is used in combination with the stroke segmentation module.

Abstract: Techniques for modifying a period of time that data, associated with a characteristic, transmitted via a communication platform is retained are described. A data retention rule can include a first period of time for retaining data transmitted via the communication platform, in association with an organization. The first user can additionally establish a specific data retention rule associated with data associated with a particular characteristic. The specific data retention rule can include an instruction to store communications including the particular characteristic for a second time period that is different from the first time period associated with the data retention rule. The communication platform can receive data from a second user computing device associated with the second user of the organization. Based on a determination that the data is associated with the characteristic, the communication platform can store the data according to the data retention rule specified for such data.

Abstract: Localizing a faulty microservice in a microservice architecture is achieved by developing healthy execution sequence data for comparison to execution sequences during system failures. Oftentimes the faulty microservice does not emit a failure signal. Frequent sub-sequences arising from log template time series data during healthy execution facilitates localization of faulty services when there is no failure signal from the faulty service.

Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.

Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating secure and reliable communications among nodes of different tiers of a multi-tenant SOAR deployment are provided. According to one embodiment, data flow propagation within a hierarchy of nodes of the SOAR deployment is controlled. Responsive to creation of a record by a node: (i) when there exists a parent node in the hierarchy, setting a PID of the record to a TID of the parent node; otherwise, to a TID of the node; (ii) when there exists a child node in the hierarchy, setting a CID of the record to the TID of the child node; otherwise, to the TID of the node; and (iii) maintaining a set of propagation rules for the node relating to permissibility of propagation of the record within the hierarchy. During propagation of the record by the node, the PID and the CID of the record are updated.