Abstract: A human-robot system and method for performing an agricultural task, the system including: a robotic manipulator with an agricultural tool coupled to an end effector thereof; an imaging device adapted to capture imagery of a target, the imaging device mechanically coupled to the end effector; a laser distance sensor adapted to measure a distance between the manipulator and the target, the laser distance sensor mechanically coupled to the end effector and collocated with the imaging device; and a control unit including: a processing unit, a monitor and a human-machine interface (HMI), wherein the processing unit is configured to display the imagery on the monitor and to receive markings from the HMI and calculate a trajectory for the manipulator to perform the agricultural task with the tool.

Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.

Abstract: A method for operating a terminal for radio link management includes: receiving from a first cell a connection reconfiguration message, for configuring carrier aggregation, including configuration information for a second cell; performing beam and radio link monitoring for the first and second cells; when a beam failure for the second cell is detected, performing at least one from among a procedure of reporting the beam failure to the first and second cells, a procedure of requesting the recovery of the beam failure from the first and second cells, and a beam recovery procedure for the second cell; receiving, from the first or second cell, a control message in response to the report of the beam failure, or in response to the beam recovery procedure; and, upon receiving the control message, determining whether the beam recovery procedure is successful.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for collecting and generating analytics of data from motor vehicle safety and operation systems are disclosed herein. In one example, various minor vehicle incidents and events such as hard braking, swerving, deceleration, are tracked and correlated to geographic locations. Event data for these incidents may be collected, aggregated, anonymized, and electronically communicated to a processing system for further analysis and identification of problematic roadway and traffic conditions.

Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea using an acoustic sensor configured to detect acoustic sounds generated by the heart and lungs. Sensory data from the acoustic sensor is used by an implanted stimulation system to determine when to deliver electrical stimulation to a nerve which innervates an upper airway muscle, such as the hypoglossal nerve, to treat sleep apnea.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for the characterization of a potential microtexture region (MTR) of a sample, component, or the like. The methods may include determining a threshold width of spatial correlation coefficient and/or a threshold spatial correlation coefficient slope for an actual MTR, characterizing a potential MTR as an actual MTR or a defect, characterizing an actual MTR as an acceptable MTR or not, and/or characterizing various components with potential MTRs as defective or not. The characterization may include calculating a width of spatial correlation coefficient and/or a spatial correlation coefficient slope of the potential MTR and comparing the width of spatial correlation coefficient to a threshold width of spatial correlation coefficient and/or comparing the spatial correlation coefficient slope to a threshold spatial correlation coefficient slope for the potential MTR to be characterized as an actual MTR or a defect (crack).

Abstract: A composition for promoting mitochondrial biogenesis includes an effective amount of an azelaic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. Azelaic acid, which is a compound mainly contained in cereals and natural products has the advantage of no or little side effects, and induces mitochondrial autophagy and mitochondrial DNA synthesis in cells, thereby having activity of increasing mitochondrial density. Therefore, azelaic acid can be used for the treatment of mitochondrial dysfunction-associated disease caused by the failure of homeostasis control of the mitochondria, for example, mitochondrial activity or the decrease in the number of mitochondria.

Abstract: A method for pre-processing files that can improve file compression rates of existing general-purpose lossless file compression algorithms, particularly for files on which traditional algorithms perform poorly. The elementary cellular automata (CA) pre-processing technique involves finding an optimal CA state that can be used to transform an original file into a format (i.e., an intermediary file) that is more amenable to compression than the original file format. This technique is applicable to multiple file types and may be used to enhance multiple compression algorithms. Evaluation on generated files, as well as samples selected from online text repositories, finds that the CA pre-processing technique improves compression rates by up to 4% and shows promising results for assisting in compressing data that typically induce worst-case behavior in standard compression algorithms.

Abstract: An indication of a key generation function may be received from a server. A random value may be received based on a volatile memory of a device. A cryptographic key may be generated based on the key generation function from the server and the random value that is based on the volatile memory of the device. The cryptographic key may be stored at a non-volatile memory of the device.

Abstract: Stochastic nonlinear model predictive control (SNMPC) allows to directly take uncertainty of the dynamics and/or of the system's environment into account, e.g., by including probabilistic chance constraints. However, SNMPC requires the approximate computation of the probability distributions for the state variables that are propagated through the nonlinear system dynamics. This invention proposes the use of Gaussian-assumed density filters (ADF) to perform high-accuracy propagation of mean and covariance information of the state variables through the nonlinear system dynamics, resulting in a tractable SNMPC approach with improved control performance. In addition, the use of a matrix factorization for the covariance matrix variables in the constrained optimal control problem (OCP) formulation guarantees positive definiteness of the full trajectory of covariance matrices in each iteration of any optimization algorithm.

Abstract: The semi-dwarf, mid-season, medium grain rice variety MM17 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the semi-dwarf, mid-season, medium grain rice variety MM17. The invention also relates to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the semi-dwarf, mid-season, medium grain rice variety MM17 with itself or another variety.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a copper-phosphorus-tin brazing wire and a preparation method thereof, relates to the technical field of brazing materials. The copper-phosphorus-tin brazing wire is of a three-layer structure, the inner layer is Cu, the middle layer is Cu-14P alloy, and the outer layer is Sn, wherein the mass percentage of Sn is over 7%. The present disclosure solves the technical problems in the prior art that the copper-phosphorus-silver brazing filler metal is prone to produce defects such as pores and inclusions when brazing copper alloys, which leads to the decline of the mechanical properties of the joint, and simultaneously provides the preparation method of the copper-phosphorus-tin brazing wire, such that the technical problem that it is difficult to obtain copper-phosphorus-tin brazing wire with a wire diameter below 0.5 mm under the condition of high Sn content is solved.

Abstract: A lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of hydrolytically unstable pharmaceutical compounds, such as phenobarbital or salts thereof, is provided. An aqueous solution for injection of phenobarbital or salts thereof that is reconstituted from the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition is provided. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure have an ethanol content in the range from about 5000 ppm to about 70000 ppm. The composition of the present disclosure, in certain embodiments, is stable following two years of storage, wherein the total impurities do not exceed 0.5%. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be used for the treatment of neonatal seizures.

Abstract: Systems and methods of trajectory planning for an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: determine a first trajectory plan for the vehicle traveling along a first spatial location at a first point in time, the first trajectory plan being a reference trajectory plan; compute an optimal sequence for the vehicle traveling along a second spatial location at a second point in time subsequent the first point in time; and calculate a second trajectory plan for the vehicle by updating the first trajectory plan with information from the computed optimal sequence.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a retinopathy or inhibiting pathologic neovascularization in a subject are provided herein. In one embodiment, the method includes ablating or inhibiting IDO-dependent vascularizing cells (IDVCs) in the eye of the subject. Various methods of inhibiting or ablating IDVCs are described, including inhibiting IDO1 and/or integrated response nodes.

Abstract: The neural network includes layers, and the layers each include a plurality of units, the plurality of units each have a weight coefficient associated with each input to a unit, and an importance parameter indicating importance of the weight coefficient. The method includes: in learning of a task, adjusting a first weight coefficient based on the importance parameter of the first weight coefficient and a first gradient of the first weight coefficient determined using a training set; and after the learning has been completed, determining, based on the training set, respective second gradients of a plurality of second weight coefficients included in a first layer including the first weight coefficient, and calculating the importance parameter of the first weight coefficient to be used in learning of a next task based on the respective second gradients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to extracted plant lipid, comprising fatty acids in an esterified form.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for creating plants exhibiting enhanced resistance to abiotic stresses, especially cold stress are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses beamforming methods and apparatuses. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna message generation deep neural network (DNN) and a beam characteristic generation DNN of a bipartite graph neural network (BGNN) having terminals as vertices on one side and APs as vertices on another side may be constructed.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to antibodies binding to AGR2 and cancer cells that express or overexpress AGR2, and methods for use thereof.