Abstract: A system is disclosed for stimulating venous and arterial circulation in a patient to prevent deep vein thrombosis, which includes a first inflatable garment sleeve configured to be wrapped around the left calf of the patient and having a first air input tube extending from an exterior surface thereof, a second inflatable garment sleeve configured to be wrapped around the right calf of the patient and having a second air input tube extending from an exterior surface of the second garment sleeve, a portable pump for cyclically inflating the first and second garment sleeves, and a bifurcated tube assembly for connecting the portable pump to the first and second air input tubes of the first and second garment sleeves.

Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods partition a cache memory based, at least in part, on a metric indicative of prefetch performance. The amount of cache memory allocated for metadata related to prefetch operations versus cache storage can be adjusted based on operating conditions. Thus, the cache memory can be partitioned into a first portion allocated for metadata pertaining to an address space (prefetch metadata) and a second portion allocated for data associated with the address space (cache data). The amount of cache memory allocated to the first portion can be increased under workloads that are suitable for prefetching and decreased otherwise. The first portion may include one or more cache units, cache lines, cache ways, cache sets, or other resources of the cache memory.

Abstract: A miniature electrochemical cell having a volume of less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell casing comprises an open-ended ceramic container having a via hole providing an electrically conductive pathway extending through the container. A metal lid closes the open-end of the container. An electrode assembly housed inside the casing comprises an anode current collector deposited on an inner surface of the ceramic container in contact with the electrically conductive pathway in the via hole. An anode active material contacts the current collector and a cathode active material contacts the metal lid. A separator is disposed between the anode and cathode active materials. That way, the electrically conductive pathway serves as a negative terminal, and the lid, electrically isolated from the conductive pathway by the ceramic container, serves as a positive terminal. The negative and positive terminals are configured for electrical connection to a load.

Abstract: A breathing filter assembly for filtering breathing air includes a breathing unit that includes a mouthpiece that can be placed in a user's mouth. The breathing unit includes a pair of nose tubes that can each be positioned in a respective one of the user's nostrils when the mouthpiece is positioned in the user's mouth. A filter is removably insertable into the breathing unit. The filter is made of an air permeable material to pass air therethrough for breathing. The filter extends into the mouthpiece and each of the nose tubes to filter air inhaled through the user's mouth or the user's nose.

Abstract: A rail system includes a main track, a spur track connected to the main track by a switch changeable between a closed state and an open state, and a station spaced from the main track and accessible by the spur track. The rail system further includes a train with a passenger car and an EMDI releasably coupleable behind the passenger car. A method of operating the rail system includes decoupling the EMDI from the passenger car when the train is moving at a first speed toward the switch in the closed state. The EMDI is decelerated to a second speed less than the first speed. After the train has moved past the switch and the switch has been changed to the open state, the EMDI is diverted from the main track to the spur track via the switch in the open state and decelerated to a stop at the station.

Abstract: A robotic case packer is provided. The packer includes a case conveying apparatus, a case set up station, a case loading station, downstream of the case set up station, and a loaded case closure station, downstream of the case loading station, the case conveying apparatus receiving and conveying a case blank for case set up, case loading and loaded case closure operations, a process flow path as to case operations delimited by the case conveying apparatus. The case set up station, characterized by a case set up robot operable in a process flow path direction, secures a case blank from a source of case blanks and transfers the blank to the case conveying apparatus. The case loading station, characterized by a case loading robot operable across the process flow path direction, transfers an article group for case loading into a set up case conveyed by the case conveying apparatus.

Abstract: A delivery device for intravenous delivery of microparticles to a patient. The delivery device is fluidly connectable to (i) a first source of an injection medium and (ii) a second source of an injection medium. The delivery device includes: a first fluid inlet fluidly connectable to the first source of the injection medium, a fluid outlet, a fluid mixer fluidly connecting the first fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, a second fluid inlet fluidly connectable to the second source of the injection medium, and a source of microparticles fluidly connecting the second fluid inlet to the fluid mixer. When fluid flows from the second source of the injection medium into the delivery device: the second injection medium fluidly drives microparticles from the source of microparticles into the fluid mixer, and the fluid outlet dispenses to the patient an injection medium that includes the microparticles.

Abstract: A measurement device for measuring performance of at least one antenna system in a first frequency band and in a second frequency band. The measurement device including an outer chamber having inwardly radio frequency reflective walls configured to enclose the antenna system, an inner chamber deployable inside the outer chamber, the inner chamber having radio frequency absorptive walls configured to enclose the antenna system, a first test antenna arrangement arranged inside the outer chamber and configured for a measurement operation in the first frequency band, and a second test antenna arrangement arranged inside the inner chamber and configured for a measurement operation in the second frequency band, thereby enabling measuring performance of the antenna system in a reflective radio frequency environment by the first test antenna arrangement and measuring performance in an essentially anechoic radio frequency environment by the second test antenna arrangement.

Abstract: A bariatric device includes an esophageal member having an esophageal surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the esophagus and an anchoring technique anchoring the esophageal member to the portion of the esophagus. The bariatric device includes a cardiac member having a cardiac surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the cardiac portion of the stomach and a connector connected with the esophageal member and the cardiac member to cause strain to be applied by the cardiac member to the cardiac portion of the stomach. The strain applied by the cardiac member to the cardiac portion of the stomach causes satiety in the absence of food. The connector is adapted to pass through the gastroesophageal junction while leaving a continuous portion of the gastroesophageal junction substantially unrestrained.

Abstract: An arm cap friction hinge mechanism may include a center link; a first top link, a top friction hinge link, a second top link, and a top pin link coupled to the center link; an upper hinge mount coupled to an arm cap, to the first top link, and to the top friction hinge link via a first friction hinge; an upper pin mount coupled to the arm cap of the aircraft seat, to the second top link, and to the top pin link. The center link may be coupled to at least one hinge mount via at least a second friction hinge. The arm cap may be configured to actuate between a closed position and a first open position around the first friction hinge, and between the first open position and a second open position about an axis through the at least a second friction hinge.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for fused multiple add. In some embodiments, a decoder decodes a single instruction having an opcode, a destination field representing a destination operand, and fields for a first, second, and third packed data source operand, wherein packed data elements of the first and second packed data source operand are of a first, different size than a second size of packed data elements of the third packed data operand.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a thermal management system for supplying stored energy for the purpose of cooling by direct mixing of a common working fluid within a thermal store in which the cooling is realised by phase via latent heat phase change of an ice slurry of the working fluid.

Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies that specifically bind a protein comprising an H1.0K180me2 antigen or a peptide thereof, methods of making such antibodies, and methods of using such antibodies for therapeutics and diagnostics.

Abstract: The washing arrangement comprises at least one first wiper driving actuator and at least one second wiper driving actuator to move at least one wiper, and at least one nozzle for injecting washing fluid towards the target device, wherein the wiper driving actuators are linked to each other such that, in use, the wiper is driven by the first wiper driving actuator along a first line to contact the surface of the target device to be washed, and by the second wiper driving actuator along a second line to wipe at least one portion of the surface of the target device.

Abstract: Among other things, a developer of an interaction application for an enterprise can create items of content to be provided to an assistant platform for use in responses to requests of end-users. The developer can deploy the interaction application using defined items of content and an available general interaction model including intents and sample utterances having slots. The developer can deploy the interaction application without requiring the developer to formulate any of the intents, sample utterances, or slots of the general interaction model.

Abstract: An electric machine including a distributed cooling system is disclosed. The electric machine includes a housing, a stator assembly, a rotor assembly, and a distributed cooling system. The distributed cooling system comprising at least one inlet, a first passage, a second passage, and a third passage. The first passage extending axially in a first direction through at least a portion of the rotor shaft to direct a flow of coolant in the first direction. A second passage fluidly coupled to the first passage extending in a second direction through at least a portion of the rotor shaft between a receiving end and a distributing end. At least one third passage fluidly coupled to the second passage extending between a first end and a second end and distributes coolant received from the second passage to at least one of the first end or the second end into the stator assembly.

Abstract: A controllable temperature coefficient bias (CTCB) circuit is disclosed. The CTCB circuit can provide a bias to an amplifier. The CTCB circuit includes a variable with temperature (VWT) circuit having a reference circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit has a control output, a first current control element and a second current control element. Each current control element has a “controllable” resistance. One of the two current control elements may have a relatively high temperature coefficient and another a relatively low temperature coefficient. A controllable resistance of one of the current control elements increases when the controllable resistance of the other current control element decreases. However, the “total resistance” of the current control circuit remains constant with a constant temperature. The VWT circuit has an output with a temperature coefficient that is determined by the relative amount of current that flows through each current control element of the control circuit.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a system for generating synthetic images with localized editing. During operation, the system obtains a source image and a target image for image synthesis and selects a semantic element from the source image. The semantic element indicates a semantically meaningful part of an object depicted in the source image. The system then determines the style information associated with the source and target images. Subsequently, the system generates a synthetic image by transferring the style of the semantic element from the source image to the target image based on the feature representations. In this way, the system can facilitate localized editing of the target image.

Abstract: Novel bean plants, such as bean designated PEARY are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of bean plant PEARY, to the plants and plant parts of bean PEARY, and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the bean plant PEARY with itself or another bean plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing other bean plants derived from the bean PEARY.