Abstract: A gas sensing leak mitigation unit for a gas system includes a gas sensing element, at least one onboard relay, and at least one microcontroller. The at least one microcontroller is configured to receive a signal from the gas sensing element and to determine if the signal from the gas sensing element is above a first predetermined threshold level. The at least one microcontroller is further configured to control the energizing and de-energizing of the onboard relays. A first onboard relay may be configured, when energized, to transmit power to a compressor of the gas system and, when de-energized, to break power to the compressor. A second onboard relay may be configured, when de-energized, to transmit power to a fan control. The gas sensing element, the at least one onboard relay and the at least one microcontroller may all be arranged within a common housing.

Abstract: One example may include identifying a header of a call message includes enhanced call data, identifying a code object from the call header identifying textual information and one or more images to display during a call connection, displaying the textual information and the one or more images identified from the code object on a mobile device, and connecting a call to the mobile device.

Abstract: A wearable device may be worn in an ear of a user. The wearable device may include a biometric sensor that collects biometric information from the ear, and an environmental sensor that collects environmental information from the ear. The wearable device may receive the biometric information from the biometric sensor, and the environmental information from the environmental sensor, and send biofeedback determined from the biometric information, and an environmental condition determined from the environmental information, wirelessly to a communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A smart faucet controller (400) and method (100), comprising the steps of: detecting water movement (102); sensing water temperature (104); and processing data created by the detecting and sensing steps and sending instructions (106) to: close an exit valve to disallow water from exiting a delivery point if water is below a minimum threshold temperature, substantially simultaneously open a bypass valve to allow water to circulate back through water lines to a hot water source, activate a remote water circulation pump to send heated water to a point of use, and reset the exit valve and bypass valve to default positions and turn off a water circulation pump once the water reaches the threshold temperature. Advantageously, the method (100) and smart faucet controller (400) are configured to provide and/or measure a water conservation function that avoids wasting water.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment includes a method of communication between a wireless power receiver to a wireless power transmitter. The method includes receiving, by an antenna of the wireless power receiver, radio frequency (RF) signals from the wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless power receiver substantially matches an impedance of the wireless power transmitter. The method further includes, while receiving the RF signals from the wireless power transmitter: (a) determining whether a communication criterion is satisfied, and (b) in accordance with a determination that the communication criterion is satisfied, introducing an impedance mismatch between the wireless power receiver and the wireless power transmitter that causes a portion of the RF signals to be reflected by the antenna as a modulated signal, wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to receive and interpret the modulated signal without using a separate communication radio.

Abstract: A dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is removably positionable in air flow communication with an inlet port of an apparatus in which the openable door of the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is positioned interior the apparatus. The apparatus has an air treatment member. When the apparatus is standing on the floor, the apparatus has an upper end which has the inlet port. When the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner positioned in flow communication with the inlet port of the apparatus and when the system is in the emptying mode of operation, a motor and fan assembly of the vacuum cleaner moves air from the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner as dirt, which has been accumulated in the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner, travels to the air treatment member of the apparatus.

Abstract: A system includes a container and a seed crystal holder. The container is configured to hold melted component powders. The seed crystal holder is configured to hold a seed crystal. The seed crystal holder is configured to put the seed crystal in contact with the melted component powders. The seed crystal holder moves the seed crystal to grow a crystal from the melted component powders.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclone, a conical pre-motor filter that is positioned rearward of the cyclone and a suction motor. The pre-motor filter has a front end that faces that faces towards the cyclone air outlet. The conical pre-motor filter has an open interior volume, an outer surface, which is an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter, and an inner surface, which is a downstream surface of the pre-motor filter.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for augmenting neural networks with an external memory. One of the systems includes a memory interface subsystem that is configured to perform operations comprising determining a respective content-based weight for each of a plurality of locations in an external memory; determining a respective allocation weight for each of the plurality of locations in the external memory; determining a respective final writing weight for each of the plurality of locations in the external memory from the respective content-based weight for the location and the respective allocation weight for the location; and writing data defined by the write vector to the external memory in accordance with the final writing weights.

Abstract: A cross-account data management (CAM) service of a provider network may assign, to a primary account of an organization of a client, permission to manage resource management plans for other accounts of the organization. The CAM service may specify, using the primary account (e.g., by an administrator using the primary account), a resource management plan (e.g., data backup plan) The CAM service may indicate, using the primary account, multiple accounts of the organization that the resource management plan is to be implemented for. The CAM service may cause, based on the permission assigned to the primary account, the resource management plan to be implemented for the different accounts of the organization (e.g., by causing execution of jobs to implement a backup plan).

Abstract: Solid lithium-ion ceramic electrolyte membranes have an average thickness of less than 200 micrometers. A constituent electrolyte material has an average grain size of less than 10 micrometers. The solid lithium-ion ceramic electrolyte is free-standing. Alternatively, solid lithium-ion electrolyte membranes have a composition represented by Li1+x?yMxM?2?x?yM?y(PO4)3, where M is a 3+ ion, M? is a 4+ ion, M? is a 5+ ion, 0?x?2 and 0?y?2.

Abstract: An anchor inserter including an inserter tube extending along a longitudinal axis having a proximal inserter end and a distal inserter end. The inserter also includes an inserter tip attached to and extending distally from the distal inserter end. The inserter tip has a proximal tip end and a distal tip end with a suture anchor retention slot extending through the distal tip end. The inserter has one or more cutting edges extending at least a partially along an outer perimeter edge of the distal tip end. The distal tip end has a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is substantially straight and the second arm is curved.

Abstract: A seed sampling system is provided comprising an automated seed loading assembly operable to singulate seeds from a plurality of seeds or enable loading of individually stored seeds and an automated seed sampling assembly comprising at least one sampling module operable to remove tissue samples from one of the singulated seeds. The system also includes an automated seed transport assembly comprising at least one retention member operable to transfer the singulated seeds from at least one elevator unit of the seed loading assembly to the at least one sampling module of the seed sampling assembly. In connection therewith, the at least one sampling module includes multiple sampling locations, each associated with a sampler, where the at least one sampling module is operable to remove tissue samples from seeds at one of sampling locations while another one of the sampling locations is cleaned to remove residual seed tissue therefrom.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authentication may include an authenticator. The authenticator may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be configured to: receive one or more challenges; generate a first instruction, the first instruction including a request to retrieve a first Fast Identity Online (FIDO) key; transmit the first instruction; receive the first FIDO key; sign the one or more challenges using the first FIDO key; and transmit one or more signed challenges for validation using a second FIDO key.

Abstract: A method includes displaying, via a display device, first content with respect to which a first plurality of editing operations have been performed. The method further includes while displaying the first content, detecting, on the touch-sensitive surface, a first multi-finger gesture. The method further includes in response to detecting the first multi-finger gesture: in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a first direction, undoing one of the first plurality of editing operations; and in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction, redoing one of the first plurality of editing operations.

Abstract: Provided herein, in some aspects, are delivery vehicles comprising a ceramide and an agent to be delivered attached to the ceramide. In some embodiments, the ceramide does not comprise a fatty acid (i.e., is a sphingosine). In some embodiments, the ceramide comprises a fatty acid. In some embodiments, the ceramide is a glycoceramide. In some embodiments, the agent is attached to the ceramide covalently (e.g., via a linker). In some embodiments, the agent to be delivered is a therapeutic agent. The ceramide is able to deliver the agent to a cell or to a cellular compartment, as well as across the musical barrier. In some embodiments, agents delivered using the ceramide described herein exhibit longer half-life, compared to agents delivered alone. Methods of delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject for treating a disease using the ceramide delivery vehicle are also provided.

Abstract: A power cable includes a conductor having a first section, a second section, and a weld metal located axially between the sections. The first section includes a central element made of a first metal and an outer structure made of a second metal surrounding the central element. The second section includes the second metal. An axial end section of the first section extends to the weld metal and includes a central axially extending member surrounded by the outer structure, wherein the member includes a first axial part made of the first metal and a second axial part made of the second metal. The first axial part has a first end welded to the central element and a second end welded to a first end of the second axial part. A second end of the second axial part and the outer structure are welded to the second section via the weld metal.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for trimming video in association with multi-video clip capture. The program and method provide for displaying a capture user interface in accordance with a camera mode configured to capture multiple video clips for combining to generate a media content item; capturing the multiple video clips based on first user input received via the capture user interface, which includes a preview button selectable to navigate to a preview user interface for previewing and editing the multiple video clips; receiving, via the capture user interface, second user input selecting the preview button; and displaying, in response to the receiving, the preview user interface with a preview bar including a respective thumbnail for each of the multiple video clips, the preview bar being selectable to individually trim one or more of the multiple video clips.