Abstract: 3D MRI images of the brain may be created and acquired. After administration of contrast, brain lesions and other abnormalities may be identified and isolated from the 3D MRI images, with each lesion serving as a region of interest (ROI). 3D region of contrast enhancement images may be created from segmented 3D MRI images and different regions of contrast enhancement of the brain lesion may be depicted. Saved regions of contrast enhancement may be converted into stereolithography format, maximum intensity projection (MIP) images, and/or orthographic projection images. Data corresponding to these resulting 3D region of contrast enhancement images may be used to create 3D printed models of the isolated region of contrast enhancement. Analysis of the 3D brain region of contrast enhancement images and the 3D printed region of contrast enhancement models may enable a more efficient and accurate way of determining brain lesion risk factors and effective treatment regimens.

Abstract: A method and system for downloading the information stored on an IoT device is presented. All in-system programming pins are identified by inspection with visible light or using a computed tomography scan of the device using X-radiation. Based on this inspection, a 3D fixture is fabricated that accommodates spring-loaded pin connectors for contacting the identified in-system programming taps on the main printed circuit board of the device. The 3D test jig, in conjunction with a logic analyzer, can extract data from the internet of things (IoT) device.

Abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal muscle disease caused by the lack of dystrophin, which maintains muscle membrane integrity. Provided herein are methods of using adenine base editor (ABE) to modify splice sites of the dystrophin gene, causing skipping or refraining of common DMD exon deletion mutations, restoring dystrophin expression. Also provided herein are methods of using prime editing to reframe the dystrophin open reading frame and restore dystrophin expression.

Abstract: In one aspect, compositions and wound dressings are described herein. In some embodiments, a composition or wound dressing described herein comprises a mesh formed from a plurality of biodegradable polymer fibers; a first active agent dispersed in the biodegradable polymer fibers; a plurality of biodegradable polymer particles disposed in the mesh; and a second active agent dispersed in the biodegradable polymer particles. The particles can be disposed within the interiors of the fibers of the mesh or between the fibers of the mesh. In another aspect, a composition or wound dressing described herein comprises a first perforated mesh formed from a first plurality of biodegradable polymer fibers; and a second perforated mesh formed from a second plurality of biodegradable polymer fibers, wherein the second perforated mesh is disposed on the first perforated mesh in a stacked configuration and the first and second perforated meshes have different degrees of perforation.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for imaging a region of a subject comprising an artifact. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and methods utilize computed tomography (CT) scans obtained at two different angles to image a region posterior to an artifact.

Abstract: An electrical device, comprising a softening polymer layer, an electrode layer on a surface of the softening polymer layer and a cover polymer layer on the surface of the softening polymer layer. An opening in the polymer cover layer is filled with a reflowed solder, one end of the reflowed solder, located inside the opening, contacts a contact pad site portion of the electrode layer, and another end of the reflowed solder contacts an electrical connector electrode of the device.

Abstract: A device for ion chromatography comprises a tube with an inlet opening and an outlet opening and an inner diameter from about 40 microns to about 10 microns. There is an aperture through one side of the tube into a lumen of the tube. At least a portion of the inner surface of the tube has a first charge. An ion exchange barrier covers the aperture on an outside surface of the tube. The inner surface of the tube, from the inlet opening to the aperture, is coated with ion exchange particles having a diameter ranging from about 30 nm to about 200 nm. The ion exchange particles have a second charge opposite the first charge. The inner surface of the tube, from the outlet opening to the aperture, is not coated with ion exchange particles.

Abstract: Provided herein is a machine learning model to reconstitute T cell and B cell selections, and methods of use thereof. The methods provided herein include methods of prediction of the risk of developing an autoimmune disease or disorder, the risk of developing alloimmunity from organ or cellular transplant, the risk of developing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) from organ or cellular transplant, the risk of developing alloimmunity from an adoptive T cell therapy, the risk of developing alloimmunity from a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, and methods of prediction of the safety of an antibody drug in a subject. Also provided herein is a method of classifying T cell receptor p (TCRp) gene, and methods of use thereof. The methods provided include methods of determining an organ donor/organ recipient compatibility, methods of predicting graft versus host disease (GvHD) in a recipient, acute GvHD (aGvHD), chronic GvHD (cGvHD) and cancer relapse in a subject.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and implementations for creating 3-dimensional (3D) representations exhibiting geometric and surface characteristics of brain lesions are disclosed. 2D and/or 3D MRI images of the brain may be acquired. Brain lesions and other abnormalities may be identified and isolated with each lesion serving as a region of interest (ROI). Saved ROI may be converted into stereolithography format, maximum intensity projection (MIP) images, and/or orthographic projection images. Data corresponding to these resulting 3D brain lesion images may be used to create 3D printed models of the isolated brain lesions using 3D printing technology. Analysis of the 3D brain lesion images and the 3D printed brain lesion models may enable a more efficient and accurate way of determining brain lesion etiologies.

Abstract: A cystoscopy system with intracranial electrodes operable to be disposed in a hippocampus region of a brain and configured to record electrical signals that include biomarkers related to memory encoding, a neurostimulator configured to stimulate a posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) of the brain, a NARXNN plant model, and a controller configured to receive the electrical signals and modulate an input/output (I/O) relationship between the biomarkers and electrical stimuli applied to a posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) of the brain by controlling the neurostimulator to stimulate the PCC based on the I/O relationship to achieve a desired level of the biomarkers.

Abstract: Methods of reconstituting lyophilized Annamycin and methods of treating patients are described.

Abstract: Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are BAFF-R antibodies as well as compositions and methods of making and using the same. The antibodies provided herein are, inter alia, useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: The inventors have used a differential nuclear staining (DNS) assay to discover compounds with cytotoxic activity against the CEM cell line that has been determined to be highly sensitive to a variety of anti-cancer compounds. Compounds were synthesized based on a pyrazole backbone structure. Several newly synthesized compounds have been tested to identify the compounds with highest activity. One compound identified is the SSK-3 compound which has been tested on cancer cell lines and determined that it induced apoptosis via phosphatidylserine membrane exposure and activation of caspase 3 in the CEM lymphoma cell line.

Abstract: Disclosures herein are directed to methods and compositions for the detection of and screening for mutations that convey phenotypic properties in a protein such as, for example, drug-resistance. Embodiments of the present disclosure include lentiviral-based compositions for transferring a gene encoding a protein of interest into a target cell for screening according to methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for diagnosis, classification, and treatment of small cell lung cancer and high grade neuroendocrine carcinomas. Certain aspects comprise detection and analysis of tumor DNA methylation. Included in the disclosure are methods for identifying a subject as having a particular small cell lung cancer subtype based on DNA N methylation analysis, as well as methods and compositions for treatment of a subject based on subtype classification.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for predicting or diagnosing immune-related adverse events (irAE) before, during, or after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a subject with cancer. The method includes assessment of transcripts, autoantibody levels, cytokine levels, and immune cells. The irAE can be ICI-related myositis, ICI-related myocarditis or ICI-related myositis and myocarditis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions which shown preferential targeting or delivery of a nucleic acid composition to a particular organ. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a steroid or sterol, an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a PEG lipid, and a permanently cationic lipid which may be used to deliver a nucleic acid.

Abstract: Some methods comprise, for each of one or more lesions of a patients brain, from data taken at first and second times, determining two or more lesion characteristics including a lesion's volume change and whether the lesion moved toward a center of the brain. Some methods comprise, for each lesion, determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied, including a volume-and-displacement-based criterion that is satisfied when the change in the volume of the lesion is less than zero and the lesion moved toward the brain's center or the change in the volume of the lesion is greater than zero and the lesion did not move toward the brain's center. Some methods comprise characterizing whether the patient has multiple sclerosis and/or the progression, regression, or stability of multiple sclerosis based at least in part on the assessment of the one or more criteria for each of the lesion(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a domain wall magnetic tunnel junction device. Integration of input spikes pushes a domain wall within a ferromagnetic track toward a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). An energy gradient within the track pushes the domain wall away from the MTJ by leaking accumulated energy from the input spikes. If the integrated input spikes exceed the energy leak of the gradient within a specified time period, the domain wall reaches the MTJ and reverses its resistance, producing an output spike. The leaking energy gradient can be created by a magnetic field, a trapezoidal shape of the ferromagnetic track, or nonuniform material properties in the ferromagnetic track. A feedback and feedforward crossbar configuration is disclosed that provides for a neuromorphic computing system suitable for unsupervised learning.