Abstract: This application relates to stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Disclosed herein are methods for isolation of skeletal stem cells, related methods, related compositions, related products, and related uses.

Abstract: Sorbent compositions that include a base sorbent material having a high porosity and surface area and a boron-selective agent are particularly useful for the sequestration of boron from waste materials such as coal combustion residual leachate (CCRs). By using a boron-selective agent in conjunction with a high surface area base sorbent material such as activated carbon or biochar, a sorbent composition with a high capacity for sequestering boron at relatively low cost is provided.

Abstract: Systems and method for visualizing data for an automated question answering system are disclosed. The method includes identifying a first answer associated with a first query; identifying a second answer associated with a second query; determining a criterion of the first answer with respect to the second answer; and visually representing the first answer and the second answer based on the criterion.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving a user query; generating first embedding data for the user query via a language agnostic machine learning embedding model; and predicting a first intent of the user query based on the first embedding data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a speckles detection system for detecting one or more speckles on a surface of an optical element of an image capturing device. The system comprises: one or more light sources configured to emit a light beam towards the optical element, the optical element being configured to reflect light from the light sources when speckles are located on the surface of the optical element. The system further comprises one or more light receivers configured to receive the light beam reflected by the optical elements such that speckles on the surface of the optical elements are detected. Methods for detecting one or more speckles on a surface of an optical element of an image capturing device are also provided.

Abstract: A wall-mounted metering dispenser for a liquid, having a replaceable container and a wall bracket, and having a removal apparatus for removing liquid from the container in a metered manner. The wall bracket has a first fixing location having a fixed retention element for the base region of the container, and a second fixing location having a sleeve which can is separable from or movable relative to the wall bracket which retains the upper region of the container. The removal apparatus is arranged on or integrated in the sleeve and includes a metering pump having a pump chamber that is insertable in the container opening and a pump valve and an actuation element that is movable relative to the container and cooperates with the pump valve and has a liquid discharge opening connected to the pump chamber via a discharge channel. The actuation element is guided in the sleeve.

Abstract: A wall-mounted dispenser for supplying and removing a liquid, in particular a detergent substance or a care product for personal hygiene, the dispenser including a replaceable container (1) for the liquid and a wall mount (2) for mounting the wall-mounted dispenser on a structural facility. The container is provided with a dispensing unit (6) for the dosed removal of liquid from the container, and the wall mount has an upper holding element (13) and a lower holding element (17) for holding and securing the container against unauthorized removal from the wall mount. The wall mount has at least two mounting parts (9, 10) that can be moved or adjusted in relation to each other. An upper mounting part (9) is securely connected to the upper holding element (13) and a lower mounting part (10) is securely connected to the lower holding element (17), respectively.

Abstract: The camera arrangement comprises an electronics carrier, an imager connected to the electronics carrier, a lens assembly in optical communication with the image sensor along an optical axis, an outer shell, wherein the outer shell is injection-molded over and around the electronics carrier such that the electronics carrier is substantially encapsulated within the outer shell.

Abstract: A wall-mounted metering dispenser for a liquid, having a replaceable container and a wall bracket, and having a removal apparatus for removing liquid from the container in a metered manner. The wall bracket has a first fixing location having a fixed retention element for the base region of the container, and a second fixing location having a sleeve which can is separable from or movable relative to the wall bracket which retains the upper region of the container. The removal apparatus is arranged on or integrated in the sleeve and includes a metering pump having a pump chamber that is insertable in the container opening and a pump valve and an actuation element that is movable relative to the container and cooperates with the pump valve and has a liquid discharge opening connected to the pump chamber via a discharge channel. The actuation element is guided in the sleeve.

Abstract: A display assembly for an imaging device including a display panel, a display, a first control unit, a second control unit and a thermally insulating layer, and a housing. The thermally insulating layer divides the housing in at least a first cavity including the first control unit and a second cavity including the second control unit. The thermally insulating layer preventing heat generated in the first cavity or the second cavity from reaching the other cavity and including an electrically conductive material to at least partially shield electromagnetic radiation generated in the first or the second cavity from reaching the other cavity.

Abstract: The system comprises a plurality of cameras, wherein a first camera is configured to acquire a first captured image and a second camera is configured to acquire a second captured image, the first captured image and the second captured image being at least partially overlapped; at least one controller configured to receive and combine at least the first captured image and the second captured image for providing the composite image; and the system is configured to define a first region of interest within the first captured image and a second region of interest within the second captured image; and to detect the at least one of a brightness and a color of at least the first and second region of interest to adjust the at least one of the brightness and the color of at least the first and second captured image before being combined.

Abstract: Methods and systems for training an intent classifier. For example, a question-intent tuple dataset comprising data samples is received. Each data sample has a question, an intent, and a task. A pre-trained language model is also received and fine-tuned by adjusting values of learnable parameters. Parameter adjustment is performed by generating a plurality of neural network models. Each neural network model is trained to predict at least one intent of the respective question having a same task value of the tasks of the question-intent tuple dataset. Each task represents a source of the question and the respective intent. The fine-tuned language model generates embeddings for training input data, the training input data comprising a plurality of data samples having questions and intents. Further, feature vectors for the data samples of the training input data are generated and used to train an intent classification model for predicting intents.

Abstract: The electronic device comprises a housing assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a first housing part and a second housing part configured to be joined to each other through an overlap welding, and an electronics carrier received within an inner space of the housing assembly defined when the first and second housing parts are joined to each other,

Abstract: An auxiliary spare tire brake light is provided for a vehicle having a spare tire with a rim that has spokes and openings and that is secured on lugs at the back of the vehicle. The auxiliary spare tire brake light includes a support disc having a central portion and a peripheral portion. An array of openings is formed in the central portion of the support disc and the openings are positioned to fit over the lugs at the back of the vehicle for positioning the support on the lugs behind the rim of the spare tire. An annular race extends around the peripheral portion of the support and a plurality of lights in the form of LEDs is disposed in the race. The LEDs are arrayed in a closely spaced substantially continuous array around the support to form a ring of LEDs.

Abstract: An activated carbon sorbent composition comprising activated carbon and a passivation agent, wherein the activated carbon sorbent composition exhibits reduced self-heating or auto-ignition properties as compared to the activated carbon. The activated carbon sorbent composition may be utilized to sequester contaminants such as mercury from a flue gas stream. The passivation agent includes a sulfur species, and may be a sulfur oxide compound, a sulfide compound, or an organic sulfur compound. Methods for the manufacture of the activated carbon sorbent composition and for the sequestration of contaminants in a flue gas stream using the composition are also disclosed.