Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating individual plants from plant and non-plant matter. In one embodiment, an air curtain is directed to a falling mixture of plant and non-plant matter. The air directs some of the plant and non-plant material into a waste or recycling bin and permits further processing of individual plants.

Abstract: A power tool attachment saw according to the invention is provide and includes a body plate, a connector section and a plurality of cutting walls. The body plate is a planar body and the connector section positioned on one side of the planar body and adapted for attachment to an oscillating power tool. The plurality of cutting walls are positioned orthogonal to and extend from exterior edges of the planar body to form a material receiving space. The plurality of cutting walls provide a uniform cutting edge about the material receiving space.

Abstract: Provided are flow batteries that include a fluidic train within a dynamic fluidic network system which fluidic train is convertible between a first state and a second state, the first state the first state placing a main electrolyte source and a dynamic fluidic network, outside the fluidic train and an electrode region, into fluid communication with the electrode region and the second state placing the main electrolyte source and the dynamic fluidic network, outside the fluidic train and the electrode region, into fluid isolation from the electrode region and placing the electrode region into fluid communication with a sampling segment. Also provided are methods of operating flow batteries.

Abstract: Etching composition suitable for etching titanium nitride and molybdenum from a microelectronic device, which includes, consists essentially of, or consists of, in effective amounts: water; HNO3; optionally, at least one chloride ion source selected from the group of NH4Cl and HCl; a base selected from the group of an alkanolamine, NH4OH, a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof; optionally, at least one fluoride ion source; optionally, at least one heteroaromatic compound; and optionally, at least one water-miscible solvent selected from the group of diethylene glycol butyl ether, sulfolane, and propylene carbonate.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to prosthetic valves and methods and systems for deploying, positioning, and recapturing the same. A prosthetic valve includes one or more support structures. At least one of the one or more support structures defines an elongate central passageway of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve can also include a plurality of leaflet elements attached to at least one of the one or more support structures and disposed within the elongate central passageway for control of fluid flow through the elongate central passageway. At least one of the one or more support structures is configured to biodynamically fix the prosthetic valve within a native valve such as, for example, a native tricuspid valve of a heart.

Abstract: A pouch battery cell module includes a battery cell stack having first and second pouch battery cells and a thermally conductive and compliant material arranged between the battery cells. The module also includes a module container housing the first and second pouch battery cells and providing structural support therefor and including first, second, third, and fourth lateral walls, with each wall defining at least one coolant passage. Each of the first through fourth lateral walls is configured to direct out of the battery module container debris and gases emitted by at least one of the first and second pouch battery cells undergoing a thermal runaway event. The module container also includes non-structural fifth and sixth sides configured to eject to an external environment the debris and gases directed by the first through fourth lateral walls. A method of assembling a pouch battery cell module is also disclosed.

Abstract: An exercise machine that is capable of being placed in both horizontal, transitional, and vertical orientations through a variety of components. The exercise machine can be stored in its vertical orientation to eliminate an unnecessary occupation of space while the machine is not in use. While stored, the exercise machine can serve additional functionalities.

Abstract: At least some example embodiments relate to a container including a body and a lid. The body includes a base, a side wall, and an interior region at least partially defined by the base and the side wall. The lid includes a lid wall and a skirt that extends from a periphery of the lid wall. The skirt engages the body to retain the lid on the body. The skirt cooperates with the lid wall to define a cavity. The lid is formed from a laminate including a metal layer and a polymer layer coupled to the metal layer. The polymer layer is disposed inside of the metal layer with respect to the cavity. A portion of the body is disposed inside the cavity when the container is in a closed configuration. At least some example embodiments relate to a forming of manufacturing the lid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating cancer comprising administering an antagonist of PD-1, e.g., anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, and an anti-CTLA4 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, wherein the CTLA4 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is given at a fixed dose. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising a dosage of an anti-PD-1 antibody and a dosage of an anti-CTLA4 antibody, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for treating epilepsy by stimulating a main trunk of a vagus nerve, or a left vagus nerve, when the patient has had no seizure or a seizure that is not characterized by cardiac changes such as an increase in heart rate, and stimulating a cardiac branch of a vagus nerve, or a right vagus nerve, when the patient has had a seizure characterized by cardiac changes such as a heart rate increase.

Abstract: A ballistic-resistant garment having a tensioning fastening system, and methods of making and using such a ballistic-resistant garment, whereby the ballistic-resistant garment includes (i) a front panel having a front panel pocket configured to receive a first ballistic-resistant insert; (ii) a back panel having a back panel pocket configured to receive a second ballistic-resistant insert; (iii) a front panel elastic elongate member coupled to the front panel; (iv) a front panel first fastener coupled to a front panel elastic elongate member first end; (v) a front panel second fastener coupled to a front panel elastic elongate member second end; (vi) a back panel elastic elongate member coupled to the back panel; (vii) a back panel first fastener coupled to a back panel elastic elongate member first end; and (viii) a back panel second fastener coupled to a back panel elastic elongate member second end.

Abstract: This document relates to training of machine learning models. One example method involves providing a machine learning model having one or more mapping layers. The one or more mapping layers can include at least a first mapping layer configured to map components of pretraining examples into first representations in a space. The example method also includes performing a pretraining stage on the one or more mapping layers using the pretraining examples. The pretraining stage can include adding noise to the first representations of the components of the pretraining examples to obtain noise-adjusted first representations. The pretraining stage can also include performing a self-supervised learning process to pretrain the one or more mapping layers using at least the first representations of the training data items and the noise-adjusted first representations of the training data items.

Abstract: In aspects of augmented live content, a dual-camera device has a rear facing camera to capture scenic digital content of a camera scene, and also has a front facing camera to capture user digital content from a viewpoint opposite the rear facing camera. Imagers of the front and rear cameras are operational together to capture the scenic digital content and the user digital content approximately simultaneously. The dual-camera device implements an imaging manager that can identify an object depicted in the user digital content for extraction as an extracted object, identify at least one enhancement feature based on a geographic location of the dual-camera device, and then generate augmented live content by merging the extracted object with the scenic digital content and with the enhancement feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of producing superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets. The methods disclosed herein allow the rapid and scalable production of superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets that may remain on a substrate, or they may be removed from the substrate to produce freestanding superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets. The carbon nanotube sheets produced by the present methods were confirmed to be superhydrophobic by water droplet contact angle.

Abstract: A voltage-gated sodium channel expression system is described. The system comprises providing a polycistronic RNA message that encodes a polyprotein comprising a voltage-gated sodium channel alpha protein (Nav?) subunit and one or more voltage-gated sodium channel beta protein (Nav?) subunits, each of said subunits being separated by a 2A self-cleaving peptide. During translation, the polyprotein is cleaved into individual subunit proteins which can assemble into a voltage-gated sodium channel. Host cells and lipoparticles comprising the sodium channel expression system are also provided.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an item-restricted access token may be bound to one or more items. In some embodiments, a first item that is accessible via a first website accessed by a user may be detected. Based on the detection and an authentication of a user, an item-restricted access token may be activated for accessing an item that corresponds to the first item. After the activation of the item-restricted token, a request may be obtained for an action related to a candidate item. The action related to the candidate item may be validated based on the item-restricted access token, where the validation indicates that the action related to the candidate item is valid based on a determination that the candidate item corresponds to the first item.

Abstract: A router preview platform can provide animated route previews to users. The route preview platform may generate an animation in response to a request for animated route preview. The animation provides a preview of a navigation route. The navigation route may be generated based on information indicated in the request, such as locations, user preferences, etc. The animation may be generated based on sensor data captured by AVs. The animation may include a graphical representation of a real-world object that has been detected by a sensor of an AV during an operation of the AV in an environment surrounding the real-world object. The AV's operation in the environment may be conducted in accordance with an instruction from the router preview platform. The graphical representation is generated based on sensor data from the AV. The graphical representation may be generated further based on sensor data from multiple AVs.

Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a rotating tongue having an open configuration for ease of donning or doffing by a foot and also having a closed configuration for retention of the foot.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a composition and method of making a nonwoven that creates a self-adhesive during lamination that is suitable for use as an impermeable or almost impermeable packaging medium and is 100% biodegradable. Unlike other films that have difficulty in bonding to a substrate that may cause air bubbles and fisheyes, the present method of making a film, and related film composition needs no adhesive to bond to a substrate. In one aspect, PLA mono-component fibers are utilized at a specific blend to achieve impermeability and transparency and/or semi-transparency properties. The manufacture of the same is also disclosed.

Abstract: A hairpin conductor includes two wire segments each having respective first and second ends and a respective middle region. The segments are disposed in a side-by-side orientation such that their first ends are proximate each other and their second ends are proximate each other. The first ends are welded to each other and the second ends are welded to each other, or the middle regions are welded to each other, thereby providing a welded wire assembly, which is bent such that the two wire segments are bent equally to form the hairpin conductor. The hairpin conductor has a primary bend in the middle regions to form an apex thereat and first and second secondary bends in the two wire segments nearer to the apex than to the first and second ends to form respective first and second shoulders thereat. A method of forming the hairpin conductor is also presented.