Abstract: A computer system for providing adaptive graphical user interface modifications for users with impairments is provided, comprising: a server configured to store user profiles containing accessibility parameters; a calibration computer device in communication with the server and configured to display an indicator representing a requested touch area on a touch screen, receive a plurality of touch points from a user attempting to contact the requested touch area, calculate coordinate modification values based on differences between the requested touch area and the plurality of touch points, and store the coordinate modification values in a user profile on the server; and a remote computer device having a display and configured to identify the user, retrieve the user profile from the server, and modify touch input coordinates according to the coordinate modification values stored in the user profile.

Abstract: A mixed reality system for vehicle testing and validation is provided, comprising: a vehicle platform including a vehicle controller and sensor array; a mixed reality headset configured to superimpose virtual traffic objects onto a real-world driving environment through optical see-through display technology; a traffic microsimulation component configured to generate virtual traffic scenarios and provide position, velocity, and acceleration data of virtual vehicles; a local object pose correction component configured to process captured images from the real-world driving environment to detect positioning errors of virtual traffic objects relative to road boundaries and calculate pixel-based corrections to maintain accurate spatial alignment between virtual traffic objects and physical road surfaces; and a communications system configured to coordinate data exchange between the vehicle platform, mixed reality headset, traffic microsimulation component, and local object pose correction component at enhanced fra

Abstract: A system of digitally representing equipment failure comprising: a testing assembly for testing a component of a manufacturing equipment wherein the component includes a defect in a critical area included in the component; a sensor in communications with the testing assembly for sensing a failure state of the component, a set of computer readable instructions adapted for: receiving a critical failure mode associated with the component, receiving a testing dataset from the sensor representing testing results produced by the testing assembly wherein the testing dataset includes initial data representing an undamaged component and a failure dataset representing a failed component, isolating a set of failure data representing a testing status of the component from initial testing to failure of the component determined by the critical failure mode, creating a usable lifetime model of the component according to the set of failure data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computerized automated procurement system comprising a server in communications with an immutable ledger, a first computer system in communications with the server adapted for receiving project requirements from a contractor, wherein the project requirements include work schedules, project locations, work types, material specifications, labor requirements, and cost estimates, a second computer system in communications with the server for receiving subcontractor data representing subcontractors, wherein the server matches the contractor with subcontractors according to the project requirements and subcontractor data, and creates a proposed smart contract for each contractor and subcontractor match. The system eliminates relationship bias through blockchain-enabled smart contracts that maintain subcontractor anonymity during evaluation and provide objective matching based on trust scores calculated from historical performance metrics.

Abstract: A system having a skull tracking bracket; a mandible motion tracking bracket; a motion detecting camera; an electromyography sensors adapted to detect and measure facial muscle activation data and transmit the data to the computerized controller; an audio sensor carried by the subject and adapted to detect and measure sound data associated with jaw (and joint) movement data and transmit the data to the computerized controller; a bite force sensor adapted to detect and measure static and dynamic bite force data; a pain push-button switch (or other sensor) adapted to be activated by the subject when experiencing pain; and a computerized controller is adapted to receive motion data, facial muscle data, joint sound data, static and dynamic bite force data, pain data, and received a set of three-dimensional images of the subject, overlay the detected motion with the three-dimensional image and display the overlay.

Abstract: This is a system for authenticity analysis of social media activity having flags that can represent an indicator that a social media account may be participating in a coordinated influence operation, and a computer system in communication with social media platforms. The computer system identifies conversation topics, searches for indicators that social media accounts are involved with conversation topics, determines sets of social media accounts related to the conversation topics, assigns one or more flags to social media accounts according to account attributes, determines if sets of social media accounts are attempting to exert influence on objects of influence within the conversation topics through statistical analysis of flag distributions, and provides subsets of social media accounts suspected of exerting coordinated influence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid electric powertrain for tracked vehicles that includes an electric motor that is operatively connected to a first ring gear in a first planetary gear set that drives the track; a combustible engine that is operatively connected to an axle that drives a first sun gear in the first planetary assembly; a clutch that engages and disengages a first output drive shaft powered by the engine to a second output shaft that rotates the axle; and a brake assembly that prevents the axle from causing the sun gear to rotate when the first ring gear is being rotated by the electric motor, thereby allowing the vehicle to operate in a fully electric mode. In one embodiment the brake assembly may include an axle clutch that disengages the first sun gear from the axle.

Abstract: Methods and systems directed to the separation of a heavy hydrogen isotope, e.g., tritium, from an aqueous stream are described. The methods and systems incorporate a separation media that includes a proton conducting ceramic that at low temperatures preferentially adsorbs heavy hydrogen isotopes and at high temperature preferentially adsorbs lighter heavy hydrogen isotopes. The methods can be temperature controlled to sequentially purify a contaminated stream and regenerate the separation media. The separation media can be free of traditional hydrogen isotope exchange catalyst materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circular vector for plant transformation comprising: a first tethering nucleic acid and a second tethering nucleic acid; a nucleic acid encoding a polynucleotide of interest (POI); a nucleic acid comprising an origin of replication; and two or more nucleic acids encoding replicon proteins and methods for using the same. Also provided are plants produced by the methods of the invention and products produced from the plant.

Abstract: This system and method of for providing a tunable orbital angular momentum system for providing higher order Bessel beams comprising: an acousto-optical deflector configured to receive an input beam, deflect a first portion of the input beam a first deflection angle relative to an axis of propagation and along an optical axis and deflect a second portion of the input beam a second deflection angle relative to the optical axis; a line generator disposed along the optical angle for receiving the first portion and the second portion of the input beam and provide an elliptical Gaussian mean; a log-polar optics assembly disposed along the optical angle for receiving the elliptical Gaussian beam and wrapping the elliptical Gaussian beam with an asymmetric ring; and, a Fourier lens configured to receive the wrapped elliptical Gaussian beam.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to method for the generation and use of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the prevention and treatment of graft/transplant rejection. In particular, the method employs engineered CAR Treg cells that protect transplanted materials from rejection.

Abstract: This system and method of for providing a tunable orbital angular momentum system for providing higher order Bessel beams comprising: an acousto-optical deflector configured to receive an input beam, deflect a first portion of the input beam a first deflection angle relative to an axis of propagation and along an optical axis and deflect a second portion of the input beam a second deflection angle relative to the optical axis; a line generator disposed along the optical angle for receiving the first portion and the second portion of the input beam and provide an elliptical Gaussian mean; a log-polar optics assembly disposed along the optical angle for receiving the elliptical Gaussian beam and wrapping the elliptical Gaussian beam with an asymmetric ring; and, a Fourier lens configured to receive the wrapped elliptical Gaussian beam.

Abstract: Disclosed are bioremediation substrates that include animal-based proteins and animal-based lipids that can function as electron donors in microbial respiration. The bioremediation substrates have been developed from animal by-products, such as rendered animal co-products. The bioremediation substrates can be utilized in restoration of subsurface environments, such as soil, sediment, and water, that have been impacted by one or more environmental contaminants, such as chlorinated solvents and metals such as chromium.

Abstract: A fiber includes a core and cladding, both of which may have temperature dependent indices of refraction. The materials and size of the core and cladding may be selected such that as the temperature of the core and/or cladding is heated above room temperature, the fiber transitions from supporting multimode optical waveguiding to supporting single mode waveguiding.

Abstract: A computerized system for generating digital representations of natural deep eutectic solvents comprising: a training dataset having a plurality of natural deep eutectic solvents; a set of non-stable natural deep eutectic solvents generated by random variation of the number of components, random variation of the individual chemical component, random variation of the stoichiometric coefficient for each component and any combination thereof; a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions, that when executed by a process are adapted to: receive a training dataset having a set of compounds using the simplified molecular-input line-entry system and having a designation of stable (e.g., 1) or not stable (e.g., 0), pre-training a language model according to the training dataset, fine tuning the language model according to a subset of labeled DES data, applying a classifier, and, providing results in a textual format.

Abstract: A microheater comprises an optical fiber including a rare earth-doped glass core surrounded by a glass cladding. The rare earth-doped glass core comprises a rare earth dopant at a concentration sufficient for luminescence quenching such that, when the rare earth dopant is pumped with light at an absorption band wavelength, at least about 90% of absorbed pump light is converted into heat.

Abstract: High-power, highly efficient 3-level system fiber lasers are described. The lasers can operate at an average power of about 50W or greater with an efficiency of about 60% or greater with low diffraction limited mode quality. The lasers incorporate an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber that includes a large core (20 micrometers or greater), a high core/clad ratio (greater than 15%), and a waveguide cladding designed to define a transmission band to suppress the 4-level system of the gain medium through determination of the node size of individual nodes of a cladding lattice.

Abstract: Methods for synthesis of high surface area porous silicon-based materials and structures that can be formed according to the methods are described. Methods are scalable and capable of producing large quantities of the high surface area materials with high efficiency. The high surface area products can be in the form of a 3D network of interconnected arms or quills with multimodal porosity including high level pores between and among arms, hollow cores of the arms of the network, and pores through the walls of the arms of the network.

Abstract: Provided herein is a redox flow battery comprising an anode comprising anodic redox mediators; a negative electrolyte tank comprising an anolyte; and an anode pump capable of circulating the anolyte through the anode. The redox flow battery further comprises a cathode comprising cathodic redox mediators; a positive electrolyte tank comprising a catholyte and a cathode pump capable of circulating the catholyte through the cathode. A separator is between the anode and cathode.

Abstract: A new and distinct peach tree (Prunus persica) denominated ‘CaroRes Delight’ can be distinguished by its firm melting yellow flesh, early ripening season, large size, attractive appearance, high red skin color, excellent fruit quality, good flavor, and fruit resistance to bacterial spot disease.