Abstract: A heater arrangement for an aerosol provision device comprises a susceptor arranged to heat aerosol generating material, wherein the susceptor is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, a first wire connected to the susceptor at a first position, a second wire connected to the susceptor at a second position, wherein the second position is spaced apart from the first position, and electronic circuitry configured to determine a temperature of the susceptor at the first position based on a potential difference measured between the first wire and the second wire.

Abstract: A method for deploying an application at a cluster of cloud nodes comprises receiving a component defining the deployment of the application at the cluster of cloud nodes, the component recursively defining a first graph of other components. A component has a mapping from an interface of the component to an interface of any component referenced in the component. The method comprises compiling the received component into instructions for input to an orchestrator of the cluster of cloud nodes; and sending the instructions to the orchestrator to trigger deployment of the application.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides atropisomers of pyridazinone derivatives of a compound of Formula 1a and Formula 1b, N-oxides or salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed is a composition containing a compound of Formula 1a or 1b, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula 1a or 1b or a composition thereof. Also disclosed are methods for preparing a compound of Formula I.

Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for verifying electronic work zone instructions with an on-board system of a vehicle system. The method includes receiving at least one electronic work zone instruction message from an employee-in-charge device, generating at least one visual instruction diagram based at least partially on the electronic work zone instruction message, communicating the at least one visual instruction diagram from the on-board system of the vehicle system to the employee-in-charge device, receiving a verification of the at least one visual instruction diagram from the employee-in-charge device, and enforcing at least one work zone instruction parameter of the electronic work zone instruction message by the on-board system of the vehicle system in response to receiving the verification. A system and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence processor can optimize the usage of its neural network to reduce the need to access external memory during operations. The artificial intelligence processor can have multiple arithmetic logic units each configured to have one or more computing engines to perform the computations for the AI system. A set of schedulers are each configured to have a local scheduler memory. A memory manager is configured to execute an instruction set from a compiler. The compiler is configured to divide the multiple arithmetic logic units into multiple clusters. The compiler is configured to assign each cluster a scheduler from the set of schedulers. The scheduler is configured to cooperate with a memory manager so that a fetch of data from an external memory to the local scheduler memory occurs a single time per calculation.

Abstract: A beverage making machine may include a cartridge holder to hold a cartridge used to form a beverage. The cartridge holder may include a lower portion arranged to receive and hold the cartridge and a movable upper portion arranged to clamp the cartridge in place. The cartridge holder may be arranged to hold upper and lower compartments of the cartridge in spaces having a different pressure, e.g., an upper compartment of the cartridge may be held under relatively high pressure, and a lower compartment may be held in a space at ambient pressure. The cartridge holder may pierce upper and/or lower compartments of the cartridge to introduce activating fluid and/or receive carbonating gas from the upper compartment, and/or to introduced pressurized air into the lower compartment to force beverage medium to exit.

Abstract: A method is described herein for slowing, inhibiting, and/or preventing the growth of microbes, or for killing microbes, within and/or on a product/good that is stored in a package. The method can include applying a film cover over a perforated portion of a package and securing the film cover to the package at the perimeter of the perforated portion with an adhesive or by heat stacking. The film cover can include a material for changing the atmosphere within the package. The package may be an existing pre-perforated package, or may be a package that requires perforation. If the package requires perforation, the method can further include perforating at least a portion of the package prior to positioning the film cover over the perforated portion. The film cover can be formed of a three-phase material or other material.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

Abstract: A connector that includes contact assemblies and non-conductive stack spacers separating the contact assemblies from each other, the contact assemblies and the stack spacers defining a connector lumen configured to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead. The contact assemblies and stack spacers are brazed together forming a sealed connector stack that resists passage of fluid between the contact assemblies and stack spacers. Alternatively or additionally, the stack spacers are made of a non-conductive ceramic, crystalline, or glass material.

Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes a lead body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; electrodes disposed along the distal end portion; terminals disposed along the proximal end portion; and conductors extending within the lead body and electrically coupling the electrodes to the terminals; wherein at least one of the electrodes or terminals includes a capacitive contact having a first outer cylinder, an inner cylinder at least partially disposed within the first outer cylinder, and a first non-conductive dielectric deposited between the inner cylinder and the first outer cylinder. The capacitive contacts can also be used as contacts in a connector of a lead extension or a control module.

Abstract: A kit for performing an assay for determining an analyte in a sample with an extended shelf-life, wherein the kit comprises a chemiluminescent cyclic dihydrazide, an enhancer, a co-enhancer, and a peroxide oxidizer. The kit is useful in blot assays and immunoassays for the detection of proteins and nucleic acid molecules.

Abstract: A method includes determining a first transmission rate for transmitting an entirety of a segment of a video stream to a client device. The segment includes a set of frames. In some implementations, the method includes, after transmitting a first subset of the set of frames at the first transmission rate, detecting that a network connectivity of the client device has reduced below a connectivity threshold associated with the first transmission rate. In some implementations, the method includes transmitting an entirety of the segment at a second transmission rate that is less than the first transmission rate. In some implementations, the method includes triggering the client device to present a second subset of the set of frames that corresponds to a temporal position in the video stream after the first subset of the set of frames while foregoing re-presentation of the first subset of the set of frames.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided. The device defines a longitudinal axis, and comprises a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is configured to heat a first section of a heater component, the heater component being configured to heat aerosol generating material to generate an aerosol. The second coil is configured to heat a second section of the heater component. The first coil has a first length along the longitudinal axis and the second coil has a second length along the longitudinal axis, the first length being shorter than the second length. The first coil is adjacent the second coil in a direction along the longitudinal axis. In use, the aerosol is drawn along a flow path of the device towards a proximal end of the device, and the first coil is arranged closer to the proximal end of the device than the second coil.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for reducing a decode delay at a client device. In some implementations, a device includes one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes determining that a client device is being switched from a real-time content presentation mode in which the client device presents real-time content to a buffered content presentation mode in which the client device presents buffered content. In some implementations, the method includes transmitting, to the client device, video frames corresponding to the buffered content at a first transmission rate. In some implementations, the method includes changing the first transmission rate to a second transmission rate based on an indication that a number of bits stored in a buffer of the client device satisfies a decode threshold.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging apparatus and platform are disclosed. An example stereoscopic imaging apparatus includes a main objective assembly and left and right lens sets defining respective parallel left and right optical paths from light that is received from the main objective assembly of a target surgical site. Each of the left and right lens sets includes a front lens, first and second zoom lenses configured to be movable along the optical path, and a lens barrel configured to receive the light from the second zoom lens. The example stereoscopic imaging apparatus also includes left and right image sensors configured to convert the light after passing through the lens barrel into image data that is indicative of the received light. The example stereoscopic visualization camera further includes a processor configured to convert the image data into stereoscopic video signals or video data for display on a display monitor.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

Abstract: A beverage making machine having a cartridge holder with an upper portion movable in pivotal and/or linear ways relative to a lower portion. An actuator for the cartridge portion may include a handle-actuated spur gear and link to move the upper portion, which may be guided in movement via a cam and cam follower engagement. Information from a cartridge detector may be used based on movement of cartridge holder portions, e.g., as an upper portion moves from an open position to a closed position. A mixing chamber may be held by a drawer so as to be removable, and movement of the drawer may engage/disengage the mixing chamber from a fluid supply.

Abstract: A method is performed at a network device including a plurality of network interfaces. The method includes obtaining a first source adaptive bitrate (ABR) asset and a second source ABR asset. The method includes encoding the first source ABR asset in order to generate a first plurality of video representations, and encoding the second source ABR asset in order to generate a second plurality of video representations. The method includes providing, to a first client device, a first one of the first plurality of video representations. The method includes, in response to detecting satisfaction of a source change condition with respect to the first client device, providing, to the first client device, a first one of the second plurality of video representations, and ceasing to provide the first one of the first plurality of video representations to the first client device.

Abstract: A method includes transmitting a first preauthored video frame of a plurality of preauthored video frames to a client device. The first preauthored video frame is associated with a preauthored media object. The method includes providing a request for a composited video frame to an interactive source device. The request includes a temporal characteristic associated with the first preauthored video frame. The method includes, in response to providing the request, obtaining, from the interactive source device, the composited video frame including customizable video content and preauthored video content. The preauthored video content is associated with a portion of the preauthored media object based on the temporal characteristic.

Abstract: A method for deploying an application at a cluster of cloud nodes comprises receiving a component defining the deployment of the application at the cluster of cloud nodes, the component recursively defining a first graph of other components. A component has a mapping from an interface of the component to an interface of any component referenced in the component. The method comprises compiling the received component into instructions for input to an orchestrator of the cluster of cloud nodes; and sending the instructions to the orchestrator to trigger deployment of the application.