Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gripping apparatus mounted to a robot arm for controllably placing an object on a surface. A gripper assembly supports a pair of gripping clamps which are configured to grip and release the object. The gripper assembly is mounted to the robot arm via a connector body. A sensor is configured to either measure a relative movement between the gripper assembly and the connector body, or to measure a force between the gripper assembly and the connector body. A controller is configured to stop the robot arm when the sensor indicates the measured relative movement or measured force exceeds a predefined threshold.

Abstract: Robotic systems for orthopedic surgery are provided. The robotic systems may include at least first and second motors coupled to each other. An output shaft of one of the motors may be connectable to a surgical tool guide. An output shaft of another of the motors may be coupled to a portion of a ball and socket joint. A corresponding portion of the ball and socket joint may be coupled to a bone mount which may be attached to a bone to mount the first and second motors to bone for performing orthopedic surgical procedures.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a virtual torque for an electric motor of a motorcycle. One method includes detecting a position of a drive torque control included in the motorcycle, detecting a position of a regenerative brake control included in the motorcycle, mapping the detected position of the drive torque control to a requested driving torque, mapping the position of the regenerative brake control to a requested braking torque, determining, with an electronic control unit, a torque command based on the requested driving torque and the requested torque, and transmitting the torque command to an electric motor included in the motorcycle.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to inhibitors of SHP2 and their use in the treatment of disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.

Abstract: An image of a sample collection device is captured. The image of the sample collection device is analyzed to determine whether the sample collection device includes a sufficient amount of fluid sample. The image of the sample collection device is validated based on a result of the image analysis.

Abstract: The techniques herein are directed generally to a “zero-knowledge” data management network. Users are able to share verifiable proof of data and/or identity information, and businesses are able to request, consume, and act on the data—all without a data storage server or those businesses ever seeing or having access to the raw sensitive information (where server-stored data is viewable only by the intended recipients, which may even be selected after storage). In one embodiment, source data is encrypted with a source encryption key (e.g., source public key), with a rekeying key being an encrypting combination of a source decryption key (e.g., source private key) and a recipient's public key. Without being able to decrypt the data, the storage server can use the rekeying key to re-encrypt the source data with the recipient's public key, to then be decrypted only by the corresponding recipient using its private key, accordingly.

Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treatment includes receiving an input for a selected washing operation for a laundry load; determining a filtration requirement of the laundry load of the selected washing operation; implementing a responsive action in response to determining the filtration requirement of the laundry load, the responsive action including an activation state of a selector input on a user interface; and performing the selected washing operation according to a determined set of operating parameters.

Abstract: A method and system provide areas with lifestyle preferences selected by a user. Generally, a computing device receives a selection of one or more lifestyle preferences from the user. In response to the selected lifestyle preferences, a visual display of one or more areas of a geographic map that includes one or more of the lifestyle preferences that favorably compare to the lifestyle preferences of the user is presented to the user via a user interface of the computing device. Additionally, the user may submit a review of the lifestyle preferences available in a particular location.

Abstract: A material-actuated door includes a door housing including a flexible material; and one or more least one Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators embedded in the door housing. Each SMA actuator is elastically biased in a first actuator physical state and is configured to transition into a second actuator physical state in response to receiving electrical current. The material-actuated door is transitioned into a first door position in response to disconnecting the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator, and is transitioned into a second door position in response to delivering the electrical current to the at least one SMA actuator.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: An article is described herein that includes: a substrate having a glass, glass-ceramic or a ceramic composition and comprising a primary surface; and a protective film disposed on the primary surface. The protective film comprises a thickness of greater than 1.5 microns and a maximum hardness of greater than 15 GPa at a depth of 500 nanometers, as measured on the film disposed on the substrate. Further, the protective film comprises a metal oxynitride that is graded such that an oxygen concentration in the film varies by 1.3 or more atomic %. In addition, the substrate comprises an elastic modulus less than an elastic modulus of the film.

Abstract: A fieldable processing and detection apparatus for automatically collecting, preparing, Identifying and quantifying environmental DNA in samples of a material of Interest. Environmental samples of materials of interest are combined with polymerase chain reaction (PGR) reagents that are selectively compatible with the material of Interest and mixed. Various processing methods may be employed at the discretion of the operator and include droplet concentration, thermoprofiling, particle separation and other techniques or methods that are compatible with and suitable for the specific material of interest and the testing environment The system will selectively lyse cells, breaking down the cell membrane via mechanical disruption, ultrasound, thermocycling, or other suitable techniques and thereafter quantify the preamplified concentration of target nucleic add sequences using digital quantification.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention include a method for the treatment of drilling wastes and coal combustion residues, comprising combining at least a first drilling waste with coal combustion residues to form a paste, combining at least a second drilling waste with coal combustion residues to form a compactable fill, and placing the paste and the compactable fill in a landfill. Other embodiments include a method of treating drilling wastes and coal combustion residues, comprising combining at least one drilling waste with a coal combustion residue to form a paste. Further embodiments include containing the paste within at least one geotextile container. Still further embodiments include placing the geotextile container in a landfill.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PNZR33B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PNZR33B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PNZR33B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PNZR33B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PNZR33B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PNZR33B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PGNQ06B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PGNQ06B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PGNQ06B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PGNQ06B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PGNQ06B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PGNQ06B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheat variety designated 6PJEF74B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PJEF74B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PJEF74B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PJEF74B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PJEF74B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PJEF74B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.

Abstract: An article is described herein that includes: a translucent substrate having a major surface; and an anti-reflective coating disposed on the major surface and forming an anti-reflective surface. The article exhibits a single side average photopic light reflectance at the anti-reflective surface of less than 0.35%. Further, the article exhibits a single side color shift (?C) of less than 6 over an incident angle range from 0 degrees to 60 degrees incidence at the anti-reflective surface, wherein the anti-reflective coating comprises a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. In addition, the anti-reflective coating comprises a plurality of layers that comprises at least one low refractive index layer and at least one high refractive index layer. Further, each high refractive index layer has a refractive index of greater than 2.0 and each low refractive index layer has a refractive index of less than 1.7.

Abstract: A cover glass article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an outer primary surface with an outer optical film structure disposed thereon and an inner primary surface with an inner optical film structure disposed thereon. The outer film structure comprises a first plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with an outermost low index layer. The inner film structure comprises a second plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with a low or high index layer disposed on the inner primary surface, and an innermost low or high index layer. Each high index layer of the first and the second plurality comprises a nitride or an oxynitride, and an oxide or a nitride, respectively. Further, the cover glass article exhibits an average photopic transmittance of greater than 95% and a maximum hardness of greater than 10 GPa.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for using a remote control to train a trainable transmitter is provided. The method includes receiving a user input at a user interface of the remote control, broadcasting to a controllable device a first radio frequency communication via a first security protocol in response to receiving the user input at the user interface, the first communication including a first fixed code and a first changing code. The method further includes measuring a duration of the user input and broadcasting to the controllable device and the trainable transmitter a second radio frequency communication via a second security protocol different than the first security protocol in response to the measured duration of the user input satisfying a user input duration condition, the second radio frequency communication including the first fixed code and the first changing code.