Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide methods for driving shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires in a more power-efficient manner.

Abstract: Abstract: A method for reducing variation in whole plant nitrogen includes providing, to a locus,a plurality of crop plants and a plurality of nitrogen fixing microbes that colonize the rhizosphere of said plurality of crop plants and supply the plants with fixed N. The variation in whole plant nitrogen of the plurality of crop plants colonized by said nitrogen fixing microbes, at a given growth stage and as measured across the locus, is lower than a variation in whole plant nitrogen of a control plurality of crop plants, when the control plurality of crop plants is provided to the locus.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for the leveraging of edge-based resources (e.g., processing, memory, storage, and/or other resources of one or more Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing devices (“MECs”), such as MECs associated with a radio access network (“RAN”) of a wireless network) to process data from and/or provide instructions to microcontroller devices, System on Chip (“SoC”) devices, configurable logic boards, Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, and/or other types of devices or systems. For example, embodiments described herein may provide for the creation and configuration of logical devices or systems based on one or more microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc., edge-based processing of sensor data and/or other types of data received or generated by the microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc., and the generation of instructions to control physical devices communicatively coupled to the microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, devices, kits, and reagents for performing single cell sequencing (e.g., single cell RNA sequencing) from a low volume, capillary blood (or any low volume blood sample which is not obtained from a vein or by venipuncture).

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for treating muscular dystrophy (MD), such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) or Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) in a mammalian subject. The methods are particularly useful for treating, inhibiting, reducing, ameliorating or delaying the onset of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure and/or cardiac fibrosis in subjects diagnosed with, and/or being treated for, MD.The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of a peptide such as H-D-Arg-2,6-Dmt-Lys-PHe-NH2 (a.k.a. elamipretide), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate and/or tautomer thereof, optionally in combination with at least one other active ingredient (i.e. drug) such a corticosteroid, ACE inhibitor, ARB(s), beta-blocker or drug that increases or corrects the expression of dystrophin in the subject (e.g. Eteplirsen (Exondys 51®), Golodirsen (Vyondys 53™)) or Casimersen (Amondys 45™).

Abstract: In the present disclosure, described is an electrolyte for an electrochemical cell comprising a solvent mixture comprising at least two carbonate solvents. Disclosed is also an electrolyte for an electrochemical cell comprising a solvent mixture comprising co-solvent DMC, co-solvent EC, and co-solvent PC, and additives SCN and FEC, wherein the mass % of each of additives SCN and FEC are less than 5%.

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with a leading roller may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The surface cleaning head may have dual agitators—a leading roller and a rotating brush roll—with the leading roller being located in front of the brush roll. The leading roller may have a smaller diameter than the brush roll and may provide a softer cleaning element. The leading roller may also have a bottom portion exposed to the flow path to the suction conduit and at least a top half that is not exposed to that flow path. The leading roller may also float relative to the surface cleaning head and/or may be adjustable relative to the brush roll.

Abstract: An illustrative application executing on a first device establishes a first network connection between the first device and a collaboration platform server managing a set of components for a collaboration platform providing voice communication services with respect to a virtual space. Using the first network connection, the application: 1) sets a first location within the virtual space at which a first voice component is positioned, and 2) determines a second location within the virtual space at which a second voice component is positioned. The application receives, by way of a second network connection between the first and second devices, audio data representing voice communication originating at the second device. Based on the first and second locations, the application generates a spatialized rendering of the audio data for presentation to a user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic lock according to an embodiment includes an exterior escutcheon on an unsecure side of the door, an interior escutcheon on a secure side of the door, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) positioned within the exterior escutcheon, and a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas secured to an exterior-facing side of the PCBA, wherein the plurality of UWB antennas comprises a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna configured to operate on a first UWB channel, and wherein the second UWB antenna is positioned no greater than one half of a wavelength of the first UWB channel from the first UWB antenna along a first axis.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment includes receiving UWB data by an access control device, performing predictive analysis on the UWB data to generate expected location data associated with a location of a mobile device, determining a velocity of the mobile device and a heading of the mobile device based on the UWB data, determining whether the mobile device is on course to a passageway associated with the access control device based on the velocity and the heading of the mobile device, performing state estimation to determine whether the mobile device is within a secure distance threshold from the passageway, wherein the secure distance threshold dynamically changes based on the velocity of the mobile device, and inferring ingress intent of a user of the mobile device in response to determining that the mobile device is within the secure distance threshold and on course to the passageway.

Abstract: An integrated GNSS signal having a plurality of signal components with arbitrary power allocation may be processed. In an embodiment, an integrated signal processing unit of a GNSS receiver may generate in parallel complex rotated samples for a sample of the integrated signal. The complex rotated samples (e.g., early and late complex rotated samples) may be accumulated in parallel in a window that spans any arbitrary width that is less than or equal to a number of code chips in a PRN code sequence. In an embodiment, the integrated signal processing unit may sequentially generate complex rotated samples for the sample. The complex rotated samples (e.g., early, punctual, and late complex rotated samples) may be sequentially accumulated in the window. The GNSS receiver may utilize the accumulated complex rotated samples to perform correlation techniques, perform multipath mitigation techniques, and/or track the integrated signal.

Abstract: A playing card sleeve can receive and store a box of playing cards. The sleeve includes an upper body member and a lower body member, with the upper body member hingedly connected to the lower body member. When one wishes to do so, the upper body member may be rotated rearwardly until it can rest on a table or surface. Then, the upper body member and the lower body member may serve as legs to support the sleeve that is now configured as a stand for displaying and accessing the playing card box.

Abstract: A load handling device is disclosed for lifting and moving one or more containers stacked in a storage system having a grid framework supporting a pathway arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers, the load handling device including a vehicle body housing a driving; a lifting device having a lifting drive assembly and a grabber device, wherein the lifting drive assembly and/or the driving mechanism includes at least one motor forming electrical loads; a rechargeable power source; and an assembly of one or more supercapacitor modules; wherein the electrical loads are connected across the supercapacitor modules, and the rechargeable power source is connected in parallel to the supercapacitor modules to provide power to re supercapacitor modules.

Abstract: The present application is directed to antimicrobial compositions comprising chitosan polymers of at least two different average molecular weights (Mws), wherein the Mw of each different chitosan polymer is selected to target a different microorganism as well as method of making and using the compositions and product comprising the compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to time temperature indicator (TTI) systems for monitoring the time and temperature exposure of foods, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and similar products. More particularly, the present invention provides a cap system, such as a screw cap system, featuring a TTI system.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide apparatus and methods for providing haptic feedback, and in particular to user-operated buttons for electrical and electronic products that provide haptic feedback to the user when operated.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine, and an aircraft including the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine comprising: an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, and a shaft system connecting the turbine to the compressor. The shaft system is axially located by a thrust bearing located forward of the turbine, and the engine is configured such that, in the event of a shaft break which divides the shaft system into a front portion located by the thrust bearing and a rear portion unlocated by the thrust bearing, the rear portion is free to move axially rearwardly under a gas load; and the engine further comprises an axial movement sensor configured to register a shaft break when it detects the axial movement of the rear portion of the shaft system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for illumination power, management and control can include lighting fixtures, lighting controllers, databases, and gateways. The lighting controllers can power the lighting fixtures, control the lighting fixtures, and store fixture state data and controller state data. The lighting controllers can be connected to building mains power (e.g., 240 VAC) and provide DC power to the lighting fixtures. The lighting controllers can read state data from and control the fixtures via a digital interface. The Database server can store user profiles, site profiles, fixture property data, and controller property data. The gateway can read and modify the state data stored by the lighting controllers, and can query the database server for the property data. The gateway can also provide a user interface through which users, based on authorization, can read and write the state data (e.g., fixture on/off) and the property data.

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The rotating brush roll may be located in the suction conduit with the leading roller located in front of and spaced from the brush roll, forming an inter-roller air passageway therebetween. The leading roller may provide a softer cleaning element than the brush roll and may also have an outside diameter that is less than the outside diameter of the brush roll. The surface cleaning head may also include debriding protrusions contacting the leading roller and/or a leading bumper that extends in front of the leading roller.

Abstract: A new and novel system and method for reliably, securely, and affordably isolating and securing remote access to a secure cloud-based server and database, specifically, a NicheRMS police database, through a secured application, such as the NicheRMS application, over a secure network connection, such as a Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) connection, wherein the data in the sensitive database is accessed, and only present in a secured workspace and never transmitted locally to the endpoint devices.