Abstract: An animal attractant dispersal system, comprising a dissolvable material configured to maintain a shape in a dry environment in temperatures above zero degrees Celsius and to dissolve in a liquid and an animal attractant disposed within the dissolvable material.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a human-machine interface to enable towed vehicle mode and specify a desired traction battery charge upon arrival at a destination. A controller is programmed to vary charging rate of the traction battery while the electrified vehicle is being towed over a user-specified distance to the destination to obtain the user-specified target charge for the traction battery upon reaching the destination. The target charge may be entered as a percentage state of charge (SOC), a distance to empty (DTE), or Watt hours, and converted to net energy input required for the traction battery. The controller distributes the charging load over the entire distance to reduce the affect on the drivability and efficiency of the towing vehicle by varying regenerative braking of the electric machine(s) while being towed to provide a net energy needed to obtain the target charge upon reaching the destination.

Abstract: A method of producing an aerogel-based material includes placing a sol mixture into a cavity of a tool. The sol mixture includes a precursor and a solvent. The cavity of the tool is sealed and the sol mixture is heated under pressure to at least supercritical conditions, thereby creating a flammable gas within the cavity of the tool. The flammable gas within the cavity of the tool is ignited.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and products that improve the adhesion of markings, for example, thermoplastic road markings, to substrates are disclosed. In some embodiments, such thermoplastic road markings include, but are not limited to, striping, solid lines, broken lines, and other traffic safety or informative markings placed on a substrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for performing chroma from luma (CfL) intra prediction, including: receiving a current chroma block from a coded bitstream; determining whether CfL intra prediction mode is enabled for the coded bitstream; determining a color format corresponding to the coded bitstream; based on determining that the CfL intra prediction mode is enabled, and based on the determined color format, obtaining, from the coded bitstream, a syntax element indicating a downsampling filter used for the CfL intra prediction mode; selecting the downsampling filter among a plurality of downsampling filters to be used for a chroma block in the CfL intra prediction mode; determining luma sample positions associated with the current chroma block based on the selected downsampling filter; downsampling a plurality of luma samples at the luma sample positions, wherein pixels in each downsampled luma sample are co-located with corresponding pixels in the current chroma block; and reconstructing the current chroma block ba

Abstract: A wireless device restarts a first deactivation timer for a first cell, in response to at least one of: receiving downlink control information comprising an uplink grant or a downlink assignment indicating a resource of a second cell; or communicating a transport block via a configured grant resource of the second cell.

Abstract: This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for testing products for ammonia oxidizing bacteria, quality control, and providing products with ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The systems and methods herein may be used, inter alia, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.

Abstract: An illumination system for a vehicle is described, which includes a first headlight, a second headlight, a first camera and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the first headlight, the second headlight, and the first camera. When operating, the processor controls the first headlight to project a first patterned light on to an object on a roadway, controls the second headlight to project a second patterned light on to the object on the roadway, controls the first camera to capture an image of the first patterned light projected on the object and the second patterned light projected on the object, and send the captured image of the first patterned light and the image of the second patterned light to another system in the vehicle for object detection.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for making a three-dimensional design are disclosed. The method includes generating a base layer with a three-dimensional feature by removing material from a starting block. Then a cover layer is generated with an opening having a shape that corresponds to the three-dimensional feature. The cover layer is coupled (e.g., adhered) to a first front surface of the base layer by inserting the three-dimensional feature into the opening. The three-dimensional feature extends past a plane defined by a second front surface of the cover layer such that a side surface of the three-dimensional feature is exposed. A light fixture is positioned adjacent to a back surface of the base layer, such that the three-dimensional feature is illuminated through the opening. A top surface of the three-dimensional feature is covered, such that light only transmits through the side surface of the three-dimensional feature, creating a backlighting effect.

Abstract: A system, relating to catching fluid drainage from an outdoor cooking device in an outdoor environment, comprising at least one receptacle structured and arranged to receive and collect fluid draining from the outdoor cooking device and an enclosure structured and arranged to enclose the at least one receptacle. The enclosure comprises an upper portion comprising a top and side walls, and a lower portion comprising a bottom and side walls surrounding the at least one receptacle, the lower portion being separable from the upper portion. The enclosure may further comprise an internal mount configured to mount the enclosure to the outdoor cooking device. In some embodiments, the system may further comprise one or more hinges coupling the enclosure to the outdoor cooking device or one or more notched mounting brackets.

Abstract: An implantation system for placing an implant into a patient during a surgical procedure wherein the implant is sterile is described. The implantation system can include: (a) a first container with a first side and a second side and configured to hold the implant inside the first container; and (b) a funnel with a first end and a second end. An inner surface of the first container and an inner surface of the funnel are sterile. The first end of the funnel is coupled to the second side of the first container such that the implant can move inside the funnel from the first container and the funnel is further configured such that the implant can be removed from the funnel at the second end of the funnel. The first container and the funnel are configured such that the sterility of the implant is maintained until the implant is removed the second end of the funnel. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating cancer in a patient comprising administering a PD-1 antagonist, e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (e.g. pembrolizumab), in specific amounts to the patient about every six weeks. In some embodiments, the amount of anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is about 400 mg. In certain embodiments, the PD-1 antagonist is pembrolizumab, or an antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising a dosage of an anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and uses thereof for treating cancer.

Abstract: Implementations of a method of designing a module semiconductor product may include receiving a selection of a module type, one or more die, a placement of one or more wires, clips, or pins; and generating, using a processor, a module configuration file. The method may include generating a module bonding diagram using a build diagram system module; selecting one or more SPICE models corresponding with the die; and generating a product SPICE model and a three dimensional model for the module semiconductor product. The method may include generating one or more datasheet characteristics of the module semiconductor product with at least the product SPICE model and the product simulation module, generating a product datasheet for the module semiconductor product using the datasheet formation module, and providing access to at least the module bonding diagram, the product SPICE model, the three dimensional model, and the product datasheet to the user.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an automated speech recognition (ASR) request from a user device that includes a speech input captured by the user device and content metadata associated with the speech input. The content metadata is generated by the user device. The method also includes determining a priority score for the ASR request based on the content metadata associated with the speech input and caching the ASR request in a pre-processing backlog of pending ASR requests each having a corresponding priority score. The pending ASR requests in the pre-processing backlog are ranked in order of the priority scores. The method also includes providing, from the pre-processing backlog, one or more of the pending ASR requests to a backend-side ASR module, wherein pending ASR requests associated with higher priority scores are processed before pending ASR requests associated with lower priority scores.

Abstract: A quick detach connector for an imaging device.

Abstract: Command line inputs to a system by a user or automated script can comprise a number of legitimate commands but, as a series, reveal a reconnaissance attack, such as to gain knowledge of a system without a legitimate reason to do so. A trained artificial intelligence monitors the command line inputs to the system, as a series, and determines therefrom whether a match exists to a reconnaissance attack. The match may be a non-exact match, such as a match determined by a long short-term memory (LSTM) machine learning model. A reconnaissance attack response may then be initiated upon determining a match is present.

Abstract: A product for adsorbing one or more PFAS from a liquid is disclosed. The product may comprise attapulgite or sepiolite that has been surface functionalized with (a) a quaternary amine surface coating solution that comprises a mono-quaternary amine compound or a di-quaternary amine compound and (b) a mercapto surface coating solution that comprises a surface coating agent that includes one or more mercapto groups that chemically bond to the attapulgite or sepiolite surface. When the quaternary amine surface coating solution includes the mono-quaternary amine compound, the product is free of di-quaternary amines. When the quaternary amine surface coating solution includes the di-quaternary amine compound, the product is free of mono-quaternary amines. Also disclosed is a method of producing the product and a method of adsorbing a PFAS in a liquid using the product.

Abstract: Vehicles and methods for augmenting rearview displays for vehicles are provided. An exemplary method is provided for augmenting a rearview display for a vehicle having a gate moveable between a closed configuration and an opened configuration. The method includes collecting dynamic pixel images of an area behind the vehicle using a camera connected to the vehicle. Further, the method includes, in response to a command, displaying graphical overlays to the collected dynamic pixel images on a display screen, via a processor, wherein the graphical overlays depict an outline of the gate and/or projected path of the gate in the opened configuration.

Abstract: An augmented reality-based content authoring tool is presented. A content author arranges machine-recognizable markers in a physical environment. A computing device operating as the authoring tool recognizes the markers and their arrangement based on a captured digital representation of the physical environment. Once recognized, augmented reality primitives corresponding to the markers can be bound together via their primitive interfaces to give rise to a content set. The individual primitives and content set are instantiated based on the nature of the marker's arrangement.

Abstract: A GSM satellite communication system is in communication with a first satellite having a first field of view including a first plurality of cells in which a plurality of active User Equipment (UEs) is located. The plurality of active UEs is in direct communication with the first satellite. The satellite communication system includes a first feeder link and a first tracking antenna configured to communicate with the plurality of active UEs via the first satellite directly serving the first plurality of cells; a first processing device configured to communicate with the plurality of active UEs; and a second processing device configured to normalize delay for a plurality of beam centers of the first plurality of cells, and provide the normalized delay to the first processing device.