Abstract: A rotor-wheeled motor assembly includes a wheel that includes a rim coaxial with an axis of rotation of the wheel and circumscribing an interior region of the wheel. The rim has a tire mounting surface and an interior radial surface on an opposite side than the tire mounting surface and opposing the interior region. The tire mounting surface is configured to mount the wheel to a vehicle hub assembly. An electric motor is disposed within the interior region and includes a rotor disposed on or embedded into the tire mounting surface. The rotor is configured to rotate in unison with the tire mounting surface about the axis of rotation along a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. A stator assembly includes a stator core and stator windings. The stator windings axially oppose the rotor to define an axial flux air gap separating the rotor and the stator windings.

Abstract: A method of generating flavorings and infusing flavors into wines and spirits. The flavoring is generated by selection a wood or plant suitable for micronizing, selecting a micronization size, and micronizing the wood or plants so that most of the wood or plants are broken at weak structural locations such as cell walls or other boundary areas. The micronized wood or plant product is added to wine or distillates for a length of time based on the dosing on a table of expected results. In another embodiment, the length of time is based on testing the wine or distillates.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing a kidney disorder in a patient, as well as methods of monitoring the progression of a kidney disorder and/or methods of monitoring a treatment protocol of a therapeutic agent or a therapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to assay methods used in connection with the diagnostic methods described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for using interface mechanisms to recover from inaccurate predictions. Particularly, aspects are directed to collecting input data from a user that includes characteristics of activities performed by the user, extracting features from the input data, predicting a recommendation for the user based on the features, generating a user interface comprising one or more graphical user interface elements configured to enable the user to recovery from the recommendation when the recommendation is inaccurate, rendering the recommendation and the user interface on the display, receiving a request from the user via the user interface to recovery from the inaccurate recommendation, where the request includes selection of an option to generate a new recommendation, modify the recommendation, or a combination thereof, generate a response based on the received request from the user, and render the response to the user on the display.

Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, compositions exhibiting metabolism boosting effect are described. In various examples, compositions comprise a synergistic combination of at least one plant, root, seed, or fruit material, or extract thereof, or bioactive therefrom; at least one vitamin, essential trace mineral, or enzyme or vitamin cofactor; at least one amino acid; and at least one antioxidant. In various aspects, metabolism enhancing compositions are formulated as loose powders filled into capsules as orally administered dietary supplements. In various embodiments, compositions of the present disclosure are used to treat metabolic syndrome in subjects expressing symptoms thereof.

Abstract: The invention is directed to immunogenic compositions and method of treatment comprising a peptide or nucleic acid that encodes the peptide that induces an immune response in a mammal that is protective against infection by one or more pathogens. The peptide sequence contains multiple epitopes, wherein at least one epitope is a composite epitope which is a combination of two or more conserved epitopes of the pathogen wherein the amino acid sequence of the composite is not an amino acid sequence of the pathogen. In addition, the invention is directed to vaccines comprising the peptide or nucleic acid that encodes the peptide for treating and preventing an infection in mammals such as animals and humans.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ML based ACB are provided herein. In an example, a system includes BBU(s), RU(s) communicatively coupled to the BBU(s), and antenna(s) communicatively coupled to the RU(s). Each respective RU of the RU(s) is communicatively coupled to a respective subset of the antenna(s). The BBU(s), the RU(s), and the antenna(s) are configured to implement a base station for wirelessly communicating with UEs in a cell. The system includes a machine learning computing system configured to: receive time data, traffic data, and location data; and determine predicted barring parameter(s) for the base station based on the time data, the traffic data, and the location data. The system is configured to: adjust barring factor(s) and/or barring time(s) in an information message based on the predicted barring parameter(s) for the base station; and send the information message with the adjusted barring factor(s) and/or barring time(s) to UEs in the cell.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for defining map data used in controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, telemetry data; determining, by the processor, distribution data of a path based on the telemetry data; determining, by the processor, a plurality of sample data based on a trained machine learning model and the distribution data; generating, by the processor, at least one of lane line data and road edge data based on the sample data and a second machine learning model; and storing, by the processor, the map data including the lane line data and road edge data for use in controlling the vehicle.

Abstract: Described implementations include a contaminant-free plasma singulation process, in which residues of materials used during plasma singulation are fully removed from sidewalls of a resulting semiconductor die, without damaging the semiconductor die. From such a contaminant-free plasma singulation process, a semiconductor die may be manufactured. The semiconductor die may include a first plurality of sidewall recesses formed in a sidewall of a substrate of the semiconductor die between a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, each having at most a first depth, as well as a second plurality of sidewall recesses formed in the sidewall of the substrate and disposed between the first plurality of sidewall recesses and the second surface, each having at least a second depth that is greater than the first depth.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving forecast information from sales people in a computer. The method further includes receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information from non-sales people in the computer. The method also includes receiving changes of the forecast information from the non-sales people in the computer. The method additionally includes providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer.

Abstract: A base station transmits, to a wireless device, a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating resources of a plurality of cells and a first downlink assignment index (DAI) that is associated with a first cell having a smallest cell index from the plurality of cells. The base station may also receive, from the wireless device, uplink signal comprising feedback bits corresponding to the first DCI.

Abstract: Aspects relate to a cooling system for a power supply of an electric aircraft. A cooling system may regulate a temperature of one or more components of a power supply, such as an energy source, a charging port, conductors, and the like. A cooling system may include a channel that a coolant may flow therethrough, where the coolant absorbs heat from the power supply to reduce the temperature of the power supply.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus and system aspects for a camera lens flexure collar. An aspect includes an interior wall with one or more inner protrusions, an exterior wall with one or more openings, a cam located between the interior wall and the exterior wall, an actuator arm coupled to the cam and extending through the one or more openings of the exterior wall, and two flexures. The aspect operates through manipulation of the actuator arm, where manipulation of the actuator arm moves the cam and causes a force through the one or more inner protrusions of the interior wall, causing the interior wall to move in the axial direction within the stress limitations of the two flexures. In this aspect, movement of the interior wall in the axial direction can focus one or more camera lenses.

Abstract: A method for defogging a window of a vehicle includes steps of automatically selecting a climate control system operating mode and determining a risk of window fogging. The climate control system operating mode is selected from an outside air mode, an air-conditioning mode, and a defrost mode. A controller determines the risk of window fogging according to one or more inputs, and the same or a different controller may automatically select the climate control system operating mode. The controller is configured to increase a climate control system blower speed to increase a rate of airflow provided by the currently-actuated climate control system operating mode. The controller may sequentially advance the climate control system operating mode through the outside air mode, air-conditioning mode, and defrost mode.

Abstract: A refrigeration system having a low stage and a high stage circuit. Each stage having a compressor, an evaporator or a condenser. The low stage includes a low stage refrigerant comprising R744. The high stage includes a high stage refrigerant having a GWP less than 500. The system further includes a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the low stage refrigerant to the high stage refrigerant allowing the circuits to provide cooling in two stages.

Abstract: A device may detect a power removal event, determine whether the power removal event is a local power removal event or a system power removal event, and perform state correction. For example, the device may receive an indication of a state change event turning on the lighting device. The indication may be received from a sensor. For example, the sensor may include a photosensing circuit (e.g., capable of detecting light emission from the lighting device) or the sensor may include a live voltage sensor (e.g., capable of detecting a change in current driven to the lighting device). The device may then determine whether the power removal event is a system power removal event or a local power removal event. If the device determines that the power removal event is a system power removal event, the device may perform state correction (e.g., setting the lighting device to its state prior to the power removal event).

Abstract: Systems and methods for training a model to perform end-to-end character-to-phoneme (C2P) conversion include: selecting a plurality of unlabeled sentences from a first data source, selecting a plurality of labeled sentences from a second data source, preprocessing a combined corpus of the selected unlabeled and labeled sentences to extract a plurality of linguistic features, generating mixed training data by automatically labeling tokens in the preprocessed corpus based on the plurality of extracted linguistic features, and training a pre-trained model, using the mixed training data, to perform end-to-end C2P conversion.

Abstract: A wooden wick for use in a wax candle comprising a strip of a predetermined wood having each of a first predetermined length, a first predetermined width and a first predetermined thickness. Such wick further includes a booster member having each of a second predetermined length, a second predetermined width and a second predetermined thickness adhered to the strip of wood.

Abstract: A container lid including: a lid body which includes a flared perimeter wall, an inner structure, and a perimeter well. The inner structure defines a central throat. The perimeter well defines a plurality of openings disposed around the central throat. A lid body seal is disposed about the lid body. A lid upper includes: a lid base and a lid roof secured to the lid base. The lid base is lockably received in the central throat. The lid roof at least partially covers the perimeter well when the lid base is lockably secured in the central throat.