Abstract: A structure for emitting light is provided. The structure comprises an emissive layer (EML) positioned between electrodes. The EML is tuned such that emission of a transverse electric (TE) waveguide mode from the EML is promoted. The structure further comprises an optical component for diffracting the TE waveguide mode to emit light from the structure.

Abstract: A robust and accurate binary neural network, referred to as RA-BNN, is provided to simultaneously defend against adversarial noise injection and improve accuracy. Recently developed adversarial weight attack, a.k.a. bit-flip attack (BFA), has shown enormous success in compromising deep neural network (DNN) performance with an extremely small amount of model parameter perturbation. To defend against this threat, embodiments of RA-BNN adopt a complete binary neural network (BNN) to significantly improve DNN model robustness (defined as the number of bit-flips required to degrade the accuracy to as low as a random guess). To improve clean inference accuracy, a novel and efficient two-stage network growing method is proposed and referred to as early growth. Early growth selectively grows the channel size of each BNN layer based on channel-wise binary masks training with Gumbel-Sigmoid function.

Abstract: A composition of an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-taxoid conjugate formulated in an oil-in-water nanoemulsion (NE) drug delivery system in combination with an immune-oncology (IO) agent to enhance therapeutic efficacy in refractory cancers, such as PDAC. A method of treating cancer, by administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including an omega03 PUFA-taxoid conjugate in combination with an IO agent encapsulated in an NE drug delivery system to a subject in need of treatment, and treating cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a concise, inexpensive and scalable method for preparing elastomers filled with conductive 2D nanoparticies. The method comprises independently filling elastomer polymer precursors and/or corresponding elastomer polymer curing agents or their precursors with conductive 2D nanoparticles by shear exfoliation of a layered material, followed by mixing the two components nd curing to form the elastomer. Such filled elastomers have utility in preparing various types of sensors which are useful in a variety of practical applications and devices.

Abstract: Hardware-agnostic accelerator orchestration (HALO) provides a software framework for heterogeneous computing systems. Hardware-agnostic programming with high performance portability is envisioned to be a bedrock for realizing adoption of emerging accelerator technologies in heterogeneous computing systems, such as high-performance computing (HPC) systems, data center computing systems, and edge computing systems. The adoption of emerging accelerators is key to achieving greater scale and performance in heterogeneous computing systems. Accordingly, embodiments described herein provide a flexible hardware-agnostic environment that allows application developers to develop high-performance applications without knowledge of the underlying hardware.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and systems for classifying biological particles, e.g., blood cells, microbes, circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Using impedance flow cytometry, such as multi-frequency impedance cytometry, in conjunction with supervised machine learning, the disclosed methods and systems demonstrated improved accuracy in classifying biological particles.

Abstract: Thermally assisted delayed fluorescent materials with triad-type materials for use in full color displays and lighting applications with the following generic structures are provided:

Abstract: Disclosed is a seepage meter device, which is capable of detecting groundwater seepage fluxes to surface water bodies in a variety of aquatic environments. The device comprises a seepage meter body and an electronics component.

Abstract: Injectable biophotonic sensors, systems relating to biophotonic sensors, and methods of using the injectable biophotonic sensors and systems are described. Methods and devices for delivering injectable biophotonic sensors to a subject are described. In an embodiment, an injectable biophotonic sensor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB); a light source; a first sensing element; a second sensing element; a receiver device or a induction coil; and an outer casing, wherein the first sensing element, the second sensing element, and the receiver device or the receiver induction coil are coupled to the PCB.

Abstract: A resistive random-access memory (RRAM) system includes an RRAM cell. The RRAM cell includes a first select line and a second select line, a word line, a bit line, a first resistive memory device, a first switching device, a second resistive memory device, a second switching device, and a comparator. The first resistive memory device is coupled between a first access node and the bit line. The first switching device is coupled between the first select line and the first access node. The second resistive memory device is coupled between a second access node and the bit line. The second switching device is coupled between the second select line and the second access node. The comparator includes a first input coupled to the bit line, a second input, and an output.

Abstract: This disclosure addresses the single-image compressive sensing (CS) and reconstruction problem. A scalable Laplacian pyramid reconstructive adversarial network (LAPRAN) facilitates high-fidelity, flexible and fast CS image reconstruction. LAPRAN progressively reconstructs an image following the concept of the Laplacian pyramid through multiple stages of reconstructive adversarial networks (RANs). At each pyramid level, CS measurements are fused with a contextual latent vector to generate a high-frequency image residual. Consequently, LAPRAN can produce hierarchies of reconstructed images and each with an incremental resolution and improved quality. The scalable pyramid structure of LAPRAN enables high-fidelity CS reconstruction with a flexible resolution that is adaptive to a wide range of compression ratios (CRs), which is infeasible with existing methods.

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for managing animal patient during a veterinary procedure. In one implementation, a base has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an opening. An electrode is disposed in the opening. The electrode is configured to communicate with medical device(s) for monitoring vital(s) of the patient during the procedure. A thermal insulator extends from the base. The thermal insulator forms a housing. An internal cavity is defined within the housing. The foot of the patient is receivable into the internal cavity. The thermal insulator regulates the body temperature of the animal patient during the veterinary procedure by retaining heat within the internal cavity.

Abstract: Compute-centric message passing interface (C2MPI) provides a hardware-agnostic message passing interface for heterogenous computing systems. Hardware-agnostic programming with high performance portability is envisioned to be a bedrock for realizing adoption of emerging accelerator technologies in heterogeneous computing systems, such as high-performance computing (HPC) systems, data center computing systems, and edge computing systems. The adoption of emerging accelerators is key to achieving greater scale and performance in heterogeneous computing systems. Accordingly, embodiments described herein provide a flexible hardware-agnostic environment that allows application developers to develop high-performance applications without knowledge of the underlying hardware.

Abstract: Compositions, recombinant viral vectors, recombinant viruses, and nanoparticles for treating a subject having a spinal cord injury include a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid sequence encoding pre-microRNA-7 (pre-miR-7). Methods of using these compositions, recombinant viral vectors, recombinant viruses, and nanoparticles are also described herein. These compositions, recombinant viral vectors, recombinant viruses, and nanoparticles and methods of use provide novel therapies for SCI based on the discovery that miR-7 expression provides neuroprotection and recovery of locomotor function in subjects having SCI.

Abstract: A stand-alone accelerator protocol (SAP) for heterogeneous computing systems is provided. The adoption of emerging accelerators is key to achieving greater scale and performance in heterogeneous computing systems. The SAP allows for a hardware accelerator to be plug-and-playable in a stand-alone fashion (without needing a local central processing unit (CPU) host) and interact with a remote computing system agent for application acceleration across any network infrastructure. The SAP further facilitates a hardware-agnostic accelerator orchestration (HALO) software framework for hardware-agnostic programming with high performance portability and scalability in heterogeneous computing systems, such as high-performance computing (HPC) systems, data center computing systems, and edge computing systems. Accordingly, embodiments described herein provide a flexible hardware-agnostic environment that allows application developers to develop high-performance applications without knowledge of the underlying hardware.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to the discovery of an improved method to differentiate histiocytic malignancy from lymphoma or hemangiosarcoma in dogs.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an amphibious submersible vehicle for use in non-destructive testing of pipe interiors and walls are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the vehicle is operable for amphibious submersible operation such that pipes of various diameters can be inspected under full, partially full, and dry conditions. In another aspect, the vehicle is equipped with a plurality of propellers for travel when fully or partially submerged in water and a plurality of wheels for traveling when in contact with a pipe wall or for traveling over debris. In some embodiments, the vehicle is equipped with a plurality of sensors configured for imaging and navigation which enable the vehicle for pipe inspection and identification of problem areas.

Abstract: A system associated with detecting a cyber-attack and reconstructing events associated with a cyber-attack campaign, is disclosed. The system performs various operations that include receiving an audit data stream associated with cyber events. The system identifies trustworthiness values in a portion of data associated with the cyber events and assigns provenance tags to the portion of the data based on the identified trustworthiness values. An initial visual representation is generated based on the assigned provenance tags to the portion of the data. The initial visual representation is condensed based on a backward traversal of the initial visual representation in identifying a shortest path from a suspect node to an entry point node. A scenario visual representation is generated that specifies nodes most relevant to the cyber events associated with the cyber-attack based on the identified shortest path. A corresponding method and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: Photoacoustic targeting systems for intracellular recording. In one embodiment, the photoacoustic targeting system includes a light source, a micropipette electrode, an acoustic transducer, and a controller. The light source is configured to emit pulsed light. The micropipette electrode is configured to deliver the pulsed light to a target cell. The acoustic transducer is configured to receive photoacoustic signals generated due to optical absorption of light energy by the target cell. The controller is configured to determine a position of the micropipette electrode relative to the target cell based on the photoacoustic signals.

Abstract: Membranes suitable for use in membrane distillation are provided. Such membranes may include nano-fibrous layers with adjustable pore sizes. The membranes may include a hydrophobic nanofibrous scaffold and a thin hydrophilic protecting layer that can significantly reduce fouling and scaling problems.