Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for selecting content items for transmission to client devices are provided. A first content item may be transmitted to a first set of client devices. A first request for content associated with a first client device of a second set of client devices may be received. A first bid value associated with a second content item may be selected. The first bid value may be modified based upon a second bid value associated with the first content item to generate a third bid value associated with the second content item. The second content item may be selected from a first plurality of content items for presentation via the first client device based upon a plurality of bid values having the third bid value. The second content item may be transmitted to the first client device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fungicidal composition comprising (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, tautomers, A-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein E, L, J, A and T are as defined in the disclosure; and (b) at least one additional fungicidal compound. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases caused by fungal plant pathogens comprising applying to the plant or portion thereof, or to the plant seed, a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an A-oxide, or salt thereof (e.g., as a component in the aforesaid composition). Also disclosed is a composition comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1 described above, A-oxides, and salts thereof; and at least one invertebrate pest control compound or agent.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for generating a merged dataset, comprising: accessing data comprising a core dataset and an additional dataset; identifying a plurality of common attributes between the core dataset and the additional dataset; determining a plurality of similarity scores between an inquiring entity in the core dataset and a plurality of candidate entities in the additional dataset, including, for each candidate entity of the plurality of candidate entities: calculating a similarity score for the candidate entity based at least in part on a distance-based score and a weight influence score; selecting one or more matches for the inquiring entity in the core dataset from the plurality of candidate entities in the additional dataset based at least in part on the plurality of similarity scores; and generating the merged dataset by adding the one or more selected matches for the inquiring entity to the core dataset.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for substrate processing and a cluster tool including a transfer chamber assembly and a plurality of processing assemblies. Processing chamber volumes are sealed from the transfer chamber volume using a support chuck on which a substrate is disposed. A seal ring assembly is coupled to the support chuck. The seal ring assembly includes an inner assembly, an assembly bellows circumscribing the inner assembly, and a bellows disposed between the inner and outer platform. An inner ring is disposed between inner assembly of the seal ring assembly and the bottom surface of the support chuck. An outer ring disposed between the seal ring assembly and the lower sealing surface of the process chamber wall. The support chuck is raised to form an isolation seal between the processing chamber volume and the transfer chamber volume using the bellows, the inner ring, and the outer ring.

Abstract: A safe including a lock actuator and a control system communicatively connected with the lock actuator, and a method for controlling a lock actuator of a safe are provided. The lock actuator is configured to lock or unlock a mechanical or electronic lock of the safe. The control system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured to emit light (ex. infrared light) into the safe. The receiver is configured to receive light, for example, the same infrared wave, emitted from the transmitter and generate an output signal. The processor is configured to receive the output signal from the receiver and determine whether item is inside the safe. The control system disables the lock actuator from locking the safe when the output signal indicates no item is inside the safe.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fungicidal composition comprising (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, L and J are as defined in the disclosure and (b) at least one additional fungicidal compound. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases caused by fungal plant pathogens comprising applying to the plant or portion thereof, or to the plant seed, a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide, or salt thereof (e.g., as a component in the aforesaid composition). Also disclosed is a composition comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula 1 described above, N-oxides, and salts thereof; and at least one invertebrate pest control compound or agent.

Abstract: A method of compressing kernels comprising detecting a plurality of replicated kernels. The plurality of replicated kernels comprise kernels. The method also comprises generating a composite kernel from the replicated kernels. The composite kernel comprises kernel data and meta data indicative of the rotations applied to the composite kernel data. The method also comprises storing a composite kernel.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for automatically inferring software-defined network policies from the observed workload in a computing environment. The disclosed techniques include monitoring network traffic flow originating from network interfaces corresponding to containers that execute components of an application, recording details of a new network connection or a change in the existing network connection, obtaining information concerning the components of the application, identifying metadata for a component involved in the new network connection or the change in an existing network connection based on a comparison of the details of the new network connection or a change in the existing network connection and the information concerning the components of the application, generating a network policy for the component using at least the metadata for the component, and integrating the network policy for the component into a deployment package for the application.

Abstract: A method of controlling access of a person (101) to an area that is accessed via an access point having an associated set of access rights, the method including: measuring a characteristic of a person; and based at least in part on the measured characteristic, classifying the person (101) as being in a high risk category of persons, wherein the associated set of access rights of the access point deny permission for the high risk category of persons to access the area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a corrosion inhibitor formulation comprising: a) at least one quaternary ammonium salt; b) at least one fatty acid methyl ester; c) at least one viscosity reducing agent; and d) at least one solubilizing agent, wherein the at least one quaternary ammonium salt to the at least one fatty acid methyl ester weight ratio is in the range of 1:0.2-1:5.0. The instant disclosure further relates to the process of preparation of the corrosion inhibitor formulation.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining an audio input and a location associated with an electronic device. The method also includes generating an audio embedding associated with the audio input. The method further includes determining a first difference between the audio embedding associated with the audio input and an audio embedding associated with a known user. The method also includes determining a second difference between the location associated with the electronic device and a known location associated with the known user. The method further includes generating, using a false trigger mitigation (FTM) system, a probability of the audio input including a false trigger for automatic speech recognition based on the audio input, the first difference, and the second difference. In addition, the method includes determining whether to perform automatic speech recognition based on the probability.

Abstract: In a particular implementation, a method includes: identifying prospective zones for placement of one or more vertical interconnect access pads (via) in a cell, where each of the prospective zones comprises one or more poly pitches; and assigning a first color for a particular poly pitch of a first identified zone of the identified prospective zones or assigning a first color sequence for one or more sections of the first identified zone.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus are provided for retrieving an object from a multi-depth object storage. The method includes retrieving, via a shuttle, at least a first object from a first depth of a storage location and a second object from a second depth of the storage location. The first depth is less than the second depth, such that the first object positioned at the first depth interferes with retrieval of the second object positioned at the second depth. The method also includes manipulating the first object and the second object, such that the first object is positioned to be disposed into the storage location while the second object remains disposed on the shuttle. The method further includes disposing the first object into the storage location while the second object remains on the shuttle. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A method comprises obtaining an audio input. The method also includes providing at least a portion of the audio input to a frame-level detector model. The method also includes obtaining a first output of the frame-level detector model including frame-level predictions associated with at least the portion of the audio input. The method also includes providing at least one chunked audio frame to a word-level verifier model. The method also includes obtaining a second output of the word-level verifier model including word-level probabilities associated with the at least one chunked audio frame. The method also includes instructing performance of automatic speech recognition on the audio input based on the word-level probabilities associated with the at least one chunked audio frame.

Abstract: A first step in training a deep learning model may include generating data representing a plurality of historical episodes. Each historical episode may be divided into a sequence of time units, and historical information may be associated with each time unit. Next, for each historical episode of the plurality of episodes, a respective training action sequence may be generated using an evolutionary algorithm. A training data set comprising a plurality of training data points may then be generated. Each of the plurality of training data points may comprise an action extracted from a training action sequence generated by the evolutionary algorithm. The deep learning model may be trained using training data set to generate future actions to be executed at current or future time units.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to a heat spreader for an autonomous vehicle computing device. The heat spreader includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface. The top surface of the heat spreader is thermally conductive. The top surface of the heat spreader includes a section that is sized and shaped to align with a heat generating component (e.g., on a printed circuit board assembly). The top surface of the heat spreader is configured to receive heat from the heat generating component. The bottom surface of the heat spreader includes externally integrated fins. The heat spreader is configured to dissipate the heat from the heat generating component such that the heat from the heat generating component flows from the top surface to the externally integrated fins on the bottom surface.

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for selecting content items for transmission to client devices are provided. A first content item may be transmitted to a first set of client devices. A first request for content associated with a first client device of a second set of client devices may be received. A first bid value associated with a second content item may be selected. The first bid value may be modified based upon a second bid value associated with the first content item to generate a third bid value associated with the second content item. The second content item may be selected from a first plurality of content items for presentation via the first client device based upon a plurality of bid values having the third bid value. The second content item may be transmitted to the first client device.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining audio data and identifying an utterance of a wake word or phrase in the audio data. The method also includes generating an embedding vector based on the utterance from the audio data and accessing a set of previously-generated vectors representing previous utterances of the wake word or phrase. The method further includes performing clustering on the embedding vector and the set of previously-generated vectors to identify a cluster including the embedding vector, where the identified cluster is associated with a speaker. The method also includes updating a speaker vector associated with the speaker based on the embedding vector and determining, using a speaker verification model, a similarity score between the updated speaker vector and the embedding vector. In addition, the method includes determining, based on the similarity score, whether a speaker providing the utterance matches the speaker associated with the identified cluster.

Abstract: Cold plates for secondary side components of printed circuit boards are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board coupled to the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second side facing the first printed circuit board, and a cold plate coupled to the second side of the second printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method of reducing kernel computations; the method comprising ordering a plurality of kernel channels. A first of the ordered kernel channels is then convolved with input data to produce a convolution output, and it is determined whether to convolve one or more subsequent kernel channels of the ordered kernel channels. Determining whether to convolve subsequent kernel channels comprises considering a potential contribution of at least one of the one or more subsequent kernel channels in combination with the convolution output.