Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vanilla product includes: (a) subjecting a vanilla pod to a crushing treatment to destroy tissue structures of the vanilla pod so as to obtain crushed particles of the vanilla pod; (b) placing the crushed particles of the vanilla pod into a container, followed by sealing the container; and (c) after step (b), heating the crushed particles of the vanilla pod in the container at a temperature ranging from 40° C. to 65° C., so as to obtain the vanilla product having aroma molecules.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires data on energy efficiency according to a vehicle type of a vehicle upon acquiring data on the vehicle including vehicle type information for the vehicle and data on a remaining energy amount of the vehicle. The controller determines whether maintenance is required for the vehicle based on the data on the remaining energy amount of the vehicle and the energy efficiency.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol from aerosol generating material. The device has a device body with a power supply, a heating module that has a heating chamber and a heating element. The heating chamber receives a portion of an article containing aerosol generating material, and the heating element heats the heating chamber. The heating module is separable from the device body.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure involve modeling DEL data using factorized molecular representations (e.g., hierarchical mono-synthon and di-synthon building blocks), which capitalizes on the inherent hierarchical structure of these molecules. Using the factorized molecular representations, machine learning models are trained to learn latent binding affinity of compounds for targets and one or more covariates (e.g., load/replicate noise). This leads to improved predictions by the machine learning models in the form of higher enrichment scores, which are well-correlated with compound-target binding affinity.

Abstract: A pressure sensor apparatus is provided. In another aspect, a wireless intraocular pressure sensor includes a deformable or stretchable inductor having a three-dimensionally serpentine or wavy shape. A further aspect of an intraocular pressure sensing system includes a closed loop, deformable and variable inductor of an undulating shape in lateral and depth directions, within a ring-shaped and polymeric carrier layer, sized to contact an eye. A method of making a wireless intraocular pressure sensor, including a three-dimensionally deformable metal layer, is also provided.

Abstract: The methods employ a camera and flexible text recognition algorithms implemented on a computing system or smart phone to scan printed or imprinted text on pharmaceutical sample boxes or bottles and determine therefrom the drug name, dose, lot number and expiration date. Operable communication with an inventory of available pharmaceutical samples enables updating the inventory to reflect dispensing samples to patients and receiving new samples. The systems can be connected (wirelessly or wired) to a practice's electronic medical record (EMR) database to enable up-to-date patient records.

Abstract: Systems and methods for planning a surgical procedure are provided. Information corresponding to an examination of a patient and an image of patient may be received. The information and the image may be inputted into an analytical model figured to identify a pathology location. A needed surgical modification of the patient anatomy may be automatically identified. At least a portion of an anatomical element in a three-dimensional model of the patient anatomy may be automatically labeled.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device with an integrated permanent magnet for providing a magnetic field is disclosed. The method includes providing a first substrate and structuring a cavity into a first substrate surface. The permanent magnet integrated within the cavity is generated by introducing loose powder including magnetic material into the cavity and by subsequently agglomerating the powder to a mechanically firm magnetic body structure by means of atomic layer deposition. The method further includes providing a second substrate, wherein at least one electronic component is arranged on a first substrate surface of the second substrate, and aligning the two substrates with respect to each other so that the permanent magnet integrated into the first substrate functionally interacts with the electronic component arranged on the second substrate and provides a magnetic field for the electronic component.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to extracorporeal blood processing or other processing of fluids. A blood treatment system treats blood with multiple fluids and performs fluid balancing on a patient's blood compartment. Multiple streams influence the patient temperature but only a subset of the fluids are dynamically temperature regulated. The system regulates a temperature of the flow, for example, of dialysate in order to regulate the return temperature of blood, in such a way that the temperature effect of the multiple streams is compensated.

Abstract: A chip package includes a package substrate and an integrated circuit (IC) die disposed on the package substrate. The IC dies includes a security asset. The chip package also includes a glass based shield selectively disposed on the IC die and above the security asset. The glass based shield is configured to block access to the security asset. In some embodiments, the chip package includes an oxide layer disposed between the glass based shield and the IC die. In some embodiments, the chip package includes a detection module and a wire connecting the detection module to the glass based shield. The detection module is configured to generate and send a serial bit stream to the glass based shield. The detection module is also configured to monitor for changes in the serial bit stream returning from the glass based shield. Changes detected in the serial bit stream indicates the glass based shield has been tampered.

Abstract: This injection device includes a medical container provided with a tubular barrel extending along a longitudinal axis (A) and defining a reservoir for containing a medical product, said tubular barrel having a distal shoulder and a proximal end. A distal tip longitudinally protrudes from the distal shoulder of said tubular barrel, the distal tip defining an axial passageway in fluid communication with the reservoir so that the medical product is expelled through said distal tip. An adaptor is secured to the the distal tip, the adaptor being configured to allow connection of a connector to the distal tip. A supporting ring includes a Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, tag configured to permit individual identification of the injection device.

Abstract: An energy storage device and a control system for an energy storage device are provided. The energy storage device includes a case, a battery module, and at least one connecting piece. An accommodating cavity is defined in the case. At least one opening is formed on a side surface of the box body. The battery module is arranged in the accommodating cavity. The connecting piece is connected between a side surface of the battery module, for example, adjacent to the opening and the box body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for inducing an effect of a chemical or biochemical agent to a mammalian subject, such as for the treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions.

Abstract: A user equipment may receive a discovery signal broadcast by a non-terrestrial radio node. The user equipment may determine a coverage level based on the discovery signal and may transmit the coverage level and other coverage level information in a discovery signal coverage level report to a terrestrial radio node. The terrestrial node may receive coverage level information from another terrestrial node. The terrestrial node may transmit an expected coverage level, based on coverage level information corresponding to the non-terrestrial node, to the user equipment in an expected coverage level report. The non-terrestrial node may halt transmission of the discovery signal during a discovery signal deactivation period. The user equipment may use the expected coverage level, and other information, received in the expected coverage level report to communicate with the non-terrestrial node during the deactivation period.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for facilitating restarting operations for recovery processes in autonomous systems. In some aspects, an embodiment includes determining that an autonomous vehicle (AV) is experiencing a failure condition; identifying a plurality of restart operations to apply to one or more components of the AV contributing to the failure condition; prior to applying a restart operation of the plurality of restart operations, determining that safety conditions corresponding to the restart operation are satisfied; and applying the plurality of restart operations to the AV in accordance with an increasing order of disruptiveness of each of the restart operations to operations of the AV.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a display; an image sensor; and a processor configured to be operatively connected to the display and the image sensor. The processor may be configured to: display a first indicator at a specified position within a preview screen of the image sensor displayed on the display; identify a target on the preview screen; identify a target region corresponding to the identified target among a plurality of candidate target regions including the identified target on the basis of aesthetic scores assigned to the plurality of candidate target regions; display a second indicator corresponding to the identified target region on the preview screen; and when the second indicator is moved to the specified position, generate a photographic image corresponding to the preview screen at a specified time.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the treatment of subjects having liver disease or metabolic disorder or at risk of developing liver disease or metabolic disorder by administering a Folliculin Interacting Protein 1 (FNIP1) inhibitor and/or a Folliculin (FLCN) inhibitor to the subject.

Abstract: A header and a crop merger are operably attached to a harvester, wherein the crop merger receives cut crop from the header. A controller is operably connected with the header and the crop merger to determine if the header is approaching a headland or crop to cut. The controller receives one or more of a merger belt speed provided by a belt speed sensor associated with a crop belt of the crop merger, a maximum crop flow distance, and a merger belt motor pressure provided by a merger belt motor pressure sensor associated with a motor of the crop merger to determine whether to actuate a crop merger actuator to raise or lower the crop merger as the header approaches the headland. The controller receives harvester system inputs that include at least vehicle speed and cutter width of the header to identify the headland.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for forming composites of polymer fibers, yarns, and textiles having enhanced elastocaloric and twistocaloric performance are provided herein. The composites can permit reversible temperature shifts within the materials, and can be used, for example, in energy conversion and thermal storage systems. These composites can be formulated by melt spinning the polymer fibers and using combinations of twisting and stretching of the polymer fibers. The fibers can include, for example, a base polymer that can be amorphous, or substantially amorphous, and desired alignment can occur, for example, by performing one or more of the various provided for techniques. In at least some embodiments, the composite materials can be further enhanced by including one or more phase change materials (PCMs), such as by cross-linking the one or more PCMs with one or more polymers and/or directly attaching the PCM(s) to the polymer(s).

Abstract: Present invention teaches the method of using a keratin hydrolysis peptide (“KHP”) solution to improve the efficacy of fertilizer usage and absorption by soybeans. By selectively choosing specific weights of feathers and water, and treating the mixture to a high-temperature high-pressure hydrolysis process, the resulting solution is confirmed to contain at least 253 peptides and then infused to the fertilized soil in which the soybean seeds are grown, as well as the plants after the seed start sprouting. Optionally, the KHP solution can be diluted by water, as disclosed in the specification, for applying to the soil around the soybean.