Abstract: There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.

Abstract: In some examples, a management controller includes a first interface through which the management controller is to provide a support service for any of a plurality of programmable logic devices in an electronic device. The management controller includes a controller processor to receive a code image to perform a programmable logic device update, where the code image comprises an identifier of a programmable logic device. In response to determining that the identifier corresponds to a given programmable logic device that is present in the electronic device, the management processor sets a multiplexer select value to control a multiplexer to connect the first interface of the management controller to the given programmable logic device. The management processor provides the code image to the given programmable logic device through the first interface and the multiplexer to update the given programmable logic device.

Abstract: A method includes updating a first metadata log in an NVRAM of a host device corresponding to one or more recent input/output (I/O) operations received by the host device, periodically checking whether the size of the updated first metadata log is greater than a flush limit maintained in the host device, triggering a meta flush thread when the updated first metadata log size exceeds the flush limit maintained in the host device, sending, by a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) driver, a first command for synchronizing the updated first metadata log to one or more solid state drives (SSDs) for updating a second metadata log in the one or SSDs, and discarding, by the host device, metadata of the first metadata log updated in the host device after receiving a second command for acknowledging synchronization completion from the one or more SSDs.

Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that dynamically provides a reserve wireless local area network (WLAN) having a reserve service set identifier (SSID) is described. During operation, the electronic device may provide a WLAN having an SSID, where access to services in a network via the WLAN is gated by authentication performed by a computer. Note that the computer may include a controller of the electronic device or an authentication computer. When the computer is offline or communication with the computer is unavailable, the electronic device may dynamically provide the reserve WLAN having the reserve SSID, where access to a subset of the services in the network via the reserve WLAN is gated by second authentication performed by the electronic device. Moreover, the services may include sensitive (or more-secure) and insensitive (or less-secure) services, and the subset of the services may include the insensitive services.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process for automatically generating business rules to be employed by a business rule management system includes the following operations. A plurality of external data sources from which to receive data updates are identified. A data update relevant to a collection of business rules is obtained from at least one of the plurality of external data sources. Using a contextual analysis engine, a contextual analysis the data update is performed. Using a machine learning engine and based upon the contextual analysis of the data update, an update to the collection of business rules is generated to form an updated collection of business rules. The machine learning engine is modified based upon feedback received on the update to the collection of business rules. The updated collection of business rules is forwarded to the business rule management system.

Abstract: An online concierge shopping system identifies candidate items to a user for inclusion in an order based on prior user inclusion of items in orders and items currently included in the order. From a multi-dimensional tensor generated from cooccurrences of items in orders from various users, the online concierge system generates item embeddings and user embeddings in a common latent space by decomposing the multi-dimensional tensor. From items included in an order, the online concierge system generates an order embedding from item embeddings of the items included in the order. Scores for candidate items are determined based on similarity of item embeddings for the candidate items to the order embedding. Candidate items are selected based on their scores, with the selected candidate items identified to the user.

Abstract: A medical device comprising a handle including a handle body and an actuator, and a shaft extending distally from the handle body, wherein the shaft comprises of a shape memory material, wherein the shaft includes a proximal section and a distal section, the proximal section having a first austenitic finish temperature and the distal section having a second austenitic finish temperature, and wherein the first austenitic finish temperature is lower than the second austenitic finish temperature.

Abstract: Determining a location of a user equipment includes transmitting, by one or more processors from a network node, a first beam having a first frequency range in a first area and a second beam having a second frequency range in a second area. The first area is larger than and encompasses the second area. A request for determining the location of the user equipment is received. The one or more processors may then cause the second beam to sweep within the first area, receive a second signal from the user equipment indicating when the second beam is swept over the location of the user equipment and data related to signal measurements of the second beam at the user equipment, and determine the location of the user equipment based on a pointing direction of the second beam relative to a position of the node of the network and the received data.

Abstract: An online concierge system may receive, from a customer, a selection of an item that is associated with a first brand. The online concierge system may extract features associated with the customer and features associated with the item. The online concierge system may input the extracted features to a machine learning model that is trained to predict a degree of association between the customer and the first brand associated with the item. The online concierge system may identify candidate alternatives for replacing the item. The candidate alternatives may include a first alternative that is associated with the first brand and a second alternative that is associated with a second brand different from the first brand. The online concierge system may select, based on the degree of association between the customer and the first brand, one or more candidate alternatives to be presented to the customer to replace the item.

Abstract: The present application describes methods and systems which may automatically extract structured data. One method includes receiving a structured data file in a first data file structure; generating a visual representation of the structured data file; extracting a featureset including a plurality of features from the visual representation via an image classification model; comparing the featureset of the visual representation to one or more featuresets associated with other structured data files; based on a determination that the featureset is within a predetermined threshold distance from an identified featureset from among the one or more featuresets, selecting a template associated with identified featureset, the template including a definition of at least one key and at least one position; using the selected template to identify key-value pairs within the structured data file; and automatically generating an output file in a common data file structure from information in the structured data file.

Abstract: A computing device may determine, via ultra-wideband ranging, that the computing device is proximate to a second computing device paired with the computing device. The computing device may determine that the second computing device is abie to perform ultra-wideband ranging with a particular set of one or more devices. The computing device may, in response to determining that the computing device is proximate to the second computing device and that the second computing device is able to perform ultra-wideband ranging with the particular set of one or more devices, set an ultra-wideband component of the computing device to a power-saving mode.

Abstract: A medical device that includes a handle, a shaft extending distally from the handle, an end effector extending distally from the shaft, a first actuator movably coupled to the handle, and a second actuator movably coupled to the handle. The first actuator is configured to (1) articulate the shaft in response to translating the first actuator in a first direction relative to the handle and the second actuator, and (2) actuate the end effector in response to translating the first actuator in a second direction relative to the handle and the second actuator. The second actuator is configured to (1) articulate the shaft in response to translating the second actuator in the first direction relative to the handle and the first actuator, and (2) actuate the end effector in response to translating the second actuator in the second direction relative to the handle and the first actuator.

Abstract: An anchoring for heart valve prostheses includes a stent framework, for attaching heart valve leaflets to an inner side, and compartmentalization clips, connected with the stent framework at a first end region and having a free second end region. The anchoring exhibits a primary form and reversibly transformable into a delivery form for the minimally invasive introduction into the body of the patient by elastic deformation and/or compression of certain regions or elements. The compartmentalization clips are arcuately shaped between the first and second end regions in the primary form and are elastically foldable such that the compartmentalization clips extend in a flat manner between the first and second end regions in the delivery form. The anchoring has a separation structure connected with the stent framework and the compartmentalization clips to separate the areas of the native leaflets to be treated from the bloodstream when the anchoring implanted.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for managing multiple subscriber identifiers in a network node. According to an aspect, a method for a first network node comprises: storing at least two subscriber identifiers; triggering a handover procedure for a first subscriber identifier of the at least two subscriber identifiers; and transmitting, during the handover procedure, a handover message to a second network node, the second network node managing a target cell for the handover procedure, wherein the handover message comprises at least a second subscriber identifier of the at least two subscriber identifiers.

Abstract: A clipping system includes an adapter configured to be mounted over an insertion device and a clip including first and second jaws movable between an insertion configuration and an initial deployed configuration. A first extending member is releasably coupled to the clip and movably connected to the adapter to permit a movement of the clip relative to the adapter from the insertion configuration to the initial deployed configuration. The first extending member is configured to permit withdrawal of the adapter away from the clip to place the system in a review configuration to enhance a visual observation of the clip. The first extending member is operable to retract the clip over the adapter so that the clip is forced open, freeing the clip from tissue on which it has been clipped. The first extending member is configured to release the clip therefrom in a final deployed configuration.

Abstract: An approach for managing workload deployment in a distributed network, including edge computing is provided. The approach includes deploying several modules, such as, EMM (energy management module), LDM (localized deployment manager) and EDM (edge deployment manager). These modules will be constantly monitoring and managing the energy consumption at the edge nodes under their purview and communicate with other modules to develop a holistic energy management system (e.g., energy policies, energy algorithms, energy plans, etc.) to ensure the most effective energy management of workload is implemented.

Abstract: An assembly of a medical delivery device includes an inner sleeve including a flange at a proximal end. The flange includes one or more through holes. The assembly also includes an outer sleeve movably coupled to the inner sleeve. A distal tip of the outer sleeve includes a plurality of openings for delivering an adhesive to a treatment site. The assembly further includes a cavity formed between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve and configured to hold the adhesive prior to the delivering. The assembly yet further includes one or more actuators connected to a proximal end of the outer sleeve and extended via the one or more through holes to a handle of the medical delivery device. Actuation of the one or more actuators moves one of the inner sleeve or the outer sleeve relative to the other to cause the delivering of the adhesive.

Abstract: A liquid additive mixing apparatus is provided that has a plurality of chambers containing additives, as well as a system for mixing the additives. One or more additives are mixed with water to form a mixing fluid. The mixing fluid is placed in a first tank that is fluidly connected to a cement mixing unit. A cementing operation is executed during which the mixing fluid from the first tank is mixed with a cement to form a slurry. A capillary electrophoresis (CE) instrument is employed to monitor at least one additive parameter and detect deviations from a predetermined tolerance for the at least one additive parameter.

Abstract: Information associated with a power consumption level of a set of components of a controller of a memory device is identified. A determination is made whether the information associated with the power consumption level satisfies one or more conditions. In response to the one or more conditions being satisfied, swallowing one or more clock pulses of a clock signal transmitted to at least one component of the set of components of the controller are swallowed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing co-processed excipient granules using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder, wherein at least one binder and at least one superdisintegrant are granulated together, and wherein the binder and the superdisintegrant are introduced into the extruder in different points. The invention also relates to co-processed excipient granules obtained or obtainable by the method. The invention further relates to the use of the co-processed excipient granules in a tableting process.