Abstract: A patient support may be adjustable in height, width, length or a combination thereof. The patient support may be usable with normal sized patients or with bariatric patients. The patient support has a variety of features to enhance operability and/or functionality, including a width adjustable caster frame, width adjustable deck portions, a width adjustable headboard and an extendible foot board to provide extra length. An enhanced lift mechanism can accommodate bariatric patients and alternative functionality in achieving deck positions improves patient comfort. Various parts of the patient support including deck panels and the footboard may be removed and replaced with ease without complicated connectors.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pest repelling magnetic field generating device (PRD) having a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of a solenoid coil during operation. The detected temperature to be used to ensure that the PRD operates within an ideal temperature range. Additionally, a fan is oriented within a housing of the PRD to force the flow of air from inside a housing of the PRD to outside a housing the PRD. In an illustrative example, the PRD may shut off if the temperature of the solenoid coil moves outside the ideal temperature range. By operating the PRD within an ideal temperature range, the service life of the PRD may be extended. Further, the fan may mitigate dust collection within the housing of the pest repelling magnetic field generating device.

Abstract: An immersive virtual reality experience is provided. A plurality of areas within a virtual environment are determined. The plurality of areas includes at least a first area and a second area. A plurality of videos associated with the virtual environment are presented. The plurality of videos include a first video associated with the first area and a second video associated with the second area. The first video has a first quality, and the second video has a second quality lower than the first quality. A three-dimensional model of a first object is overlaid in the virtual environment.

Abstract: An immersive virtual reality experience is provided. A plurality of areas within a virtual environment are determined. The plurality of areas includes at least a first area and a second area. A plurality of videos associated with the virtual environment are presented. The plurality of videos include a first video associated with the first area and a second video associated with the second area. The first video has a first quality, and the second video has a second quality lower than the first quality. A three-dimensional model of a first object is overlaid in the virtual environment.

Abstract: Techniques for providing visualizations of changes in characteristics of a cloud-based network of resources over a period of time are described herein. The techniques may include obtaining data from a cloud-service provider representing changes in the characteristics of cloud-based resources for the period of time. Thereafter, a cloud management platform may transform the data by employing algorithms of an intermediate model to create a description of a visualization of the changes in the characteristics of the cloud-based network of resources. In some instances, the intermediate model may use one or more parameters included in a request from a client device to create the description of the visualization. The intermediate model may be used to provide the description of the visualization of the changes in the characteristics of the cloud-based network of resources over the period of time to be presented on a display of the client device.

Abstract: A container comprising a housing having an outer wall, an interior, and an inner wall nested within the interior of the housing is disclosed. The outer wall contains a rim that defines an opening at the bottom of the housing. The opening provides access to the housing interior. The outer wall is spaced apart from the inner wall, thereby defining a hollowed region for storing object in the interior of the housing. The inner wall terminates at a bottom wall disposed in the interior of the housing. The inner wall and the bottom wall define a receptacle portion of the housing that is configured to hold decorative articles. The container also includes a base that is detachable from the opening at the bottom of the housing. The base is configured to provide access to the hollow region of the housing.

Abstract: Provided are two-dimensional autofocus methods in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system which include: (1) two-dimensional pulse pair product algorithm including shear PGA, eigenvector phase history (“EPH”), shear PGA/EPH); (2) two-dimensional optimization algorithms including parametric one-dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, parametric two dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, unconstrained two-dimensional nonparametric and constrained two-dimensional nonparametric methods; (3) a two-dimensional geometry filter algorithm; (4) a two-dimensional prominent point processing algorithm; (5) a one-dimensional phase estimate of higher order two dimensional phase errors; and, (6) a fast SHARP parametric autofocus algorithm.