Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: and use of the compound for inhibiting the growth of or killing

Abstract: Effective human-robot collaboration (HRC) requires extensive communication among the human and robot teammates, because their actions can potentially produce conflicts, synergies, or both. An augmented reality-driven, negotiation-based (ARN) framework is provided for HRC, where ARN supports planning-phase negotiations within human-robot teams. Experiments in an office environment, where multiple mobile robots work on delivery tasks, where the robots could not complete the tasks on their own, but sometimes need help from their human teammate, making human-robot collaboration necessary. In comparison to a non-AR baseline, ARN significantly improved the human users' work efficiency, and their cognitive load, while reducing the overall task completion time of the whole team.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising the compound having the structure: or a salt of the compound; 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid or a salt of 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid; and at least one acceptable carrier.

Abstract: 4-pyrrolylpyridine, a novel anion sensor, displays a substantial color loss upon addition of sodium sulfite in aqueous solvents. A variety of anions were tested, including halides, phosphates, sulfates, and hydroxide, but all solutions remained unchanged aside from the sulfite, which displayed bleaching. Described here is a method for which the exact concentration of sulfites in a consumer product can be determined. The test is sensitive over a broad range of sulfites, from 0.84 ppm to over 10,000 ppm, and is accurate with a standard deviation of ±0.01 ppm.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for vascular imaging and determining dynamic vascular parameters of blood flow. According to an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method of determining dynamic vascular parameters of blood flow, comprising acquiring two-dimensional projection images of a vascular region of interest at a predetermined frequency, the vascular region of interest being downstream of a site of vascular administration of a radio-opaque medium, identifying, within the acquired two-dimensional projection images, heterogeneities of the radio-opaque medium, and determining the dynamic vascular parameters of the blood flow based on spatial movements of the identified heterogeneities of the radio-opaque medium. In an embodiment, the predetermined frequency is greater than 100 Hz.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions that inhibit the SH2-containing inositol 5?phosphatase (SHIP) as well as methods using such composition for use in treating or ameliorating the effects of a medical condition in a subject. For examples, compositions including the general formula as disclosed herein are suitable for use herein.

Abstract: An object mapping system for determination of a point of interest (POI) in an environment, including: creating a map of the environment; performing object recognition to locate objects of interest based on characteristics of the environment; generating a map with tags of the objects and the characteristics; providing navigation to guide a device to an object of interest selected from the objects based on a distance from a current location to a destination location of the device; determining angles from an initial position of a laser pointer to the object; generating signals to rotate servomotors based on the angles; processing the signals to rotate the servomotors such that the pointer is rotated from the initial position in coordinate-based directional angles to the object; generating a laser beam that targets the object for determination of the POI associated with the object that is associated with destination location of the computing device.

Abstract: The general problem of pattern change discovery between high-dimensional data sets is addressed by considering the notion of the principal angles between the subspaces is introduced to measure the subspace difference between two high-dimensional data sets. Current methods either mainly focus on magnitude change detection of low-dimensional data sets or are under supervised frameworks. Principal angles bear a property to isolate subspace change from the magnitude change. To address the challenge of directly computing the principal angles, matrix factorization is used to serve as a statistical framework and develop the principle of the dominant subspace mapping to transfer the principal angle based detection to a matrix factorization problem. Matrix factorization can be naturally embedded into the likelihood ratio test based on the linear models. The method may be unsupervised and addresses the statistical significance of the pattern changes between high-dimensional data sets.

Abstract: A gasifier system includes a reactor for receiving a wet feedstock which has a base and a container rotatably connected to the base such that a rotation of the container causes a mixing of the feedstock in an interior of the reactor. The interior is bounded by the base and the container. A space between the base and the container allows an entry of oxygen into the interior. The space has a dimension such that the feedstock is fully oxidized in a combustion area adjacent the base and such that the feedstock avoids combustion in a remainder of the interior. The reactor has a longitudinal axis inclined at an inclination angle relative to a horizontal line to promote the mixing of the feedstock in the interior.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound, and method of inhibiting the activity of a Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP) comprising contacting the FABP with a compound, said compound having the structure: Formula

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods configured to deliver a stimulus (e.g., a therapeutic agent or a therapeutically beneficial signal) to a cell, tissue, organ, or organism. The stimulus is applied at least twice, and the first and second applications are separated by a rest period in which no further stimulus is actively applied. The rest period is of a duration (e.g., about 1-6 hours) sufficient to provoke an enhanced response to the second stimulus.

Abstract: A system associated with determining physician attribution related to in-patient care based at least on prediction of attribution values associated with patient-physician attribution is disclosed. The system extracts clinical data associated with a patient from a first database, with the extracted clinical data comprising clinical information related to the patient and the clinical information including vector values indicative of clinical progress of the patient at various stages of treatment. The system stores the extracted clinical data in a second database and determines attribution values using the attribution manager with the attribution values being based on a predictive analysis using predetermined weights associated with the vector values. A training data set is generated based on learned weight values associated with the clinical progress of the patient. The system iteratively updates the vector values of the patient at least using a predictive analysis associated with the training data set.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods of treatment, including treatment of a myopathy by administering to a subject in need thereof an elastase inhibitor in combination with a glucocorticoid. The present disclosure is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that include an elastase inhibitor that can be used in such treatment.

Abstract: Provided are aromatic oligoamide foldamers and self-assembled compositions of the same. The aromatic oligoamide foldamers and compositions can form tube-like structures that can form pores in membranes. The pores can be used to transport ions and molecules, such as, for example, cryoprotective agents or therapeutic agents, through the membrane. The tube-like structures exhibit desirable stability at low temperatures.

Abstract: This disclosure provides devices and methods for the isolation of single cells or particles of interest from a solution comprising a plurality of cells or a solution composed of a homogenous population of particles. Specifically, the present disclosure is directed to microfluidic devices and methods for analyzing cells in a sample. More specifically, the present disclosure provides droplet microfluidic devices and methods for using the same to obtain (trap), encapsulate, and retrieve (isolate) single cells or particles from a sample with improved efficiency.

Abstract: Bimetallic polyanionic materials, such as silver vanadium phosphorus oxide (Ag2VO2PO4, SVOP), are promising cathode materials for Li batteries due in part to their large capacity and high current capability. A new synthesis of Ag2VO2PO4 based on microwave heating is disclosed, where the reaction time is reduced by approximately 100 times relative to other reported methods, and the crystallite size is controlled via synthesis temperature, showing a linear positive correlation of crystallite size with temperature. Reaction times of an hour or less are sufficient to render phase-pure material after reaction at 50° C. to 180° C., significantly lower than the temperatures reported for other methods. Crystallite sizes between 42 nm and 60 nm are achieved by the novel method, smaller than by other methods. Silver/vanadium atomic ratios of 1.96 to 2.04 in the as-synthesized SVOP result and appear temperature-dependent.

Abstract: A voltage converter, method for operating a voltage converter, and a controller for a voltage converter is provided. An input stage, comprising a first pair of switches is configured to receive electrical power and generate therefrom an oscillating waveform in a transformer circuit comprising an inductor, the oscillating waveform being associated with an inductor current in the inductor. A synchronous rectifier stage, comprising a second pair of switches, is configured to produce a rectified output voltage from power transferred through the transformer circuit. A controller, producing switch control signals, is configured to operate the first pair of switches in a soft switching mode to produce the oscillating waveform having a switching rate dependent on the rectified output voltage and a switching duty cycle dependent on the inductor current; and synchronously operate the second pair of switches to produce the rectified output voltage.

Abstract: An electrode comprising a space group Pna21 VOPO4 lattice, capable of electrochemical insertion and release of alkali metal ions, e.g., sodium ions. The VOPO4 lattice may be formed by solid phase synthesis of KVOPO4, milled with carbon particles to increase conductivity. A method of forming an electrode is provided, comprising milling a mixture of ammonium metavanadate, ammonium phosphate monobasic, and potassium carbonate; heating the milled mixture to a reaction temperature, and holding the reaction temperature until a solid phase synthesis of KVOPO4 occurs; milling the KVOPO4 together with conductive particles to form a conductive mixture of fine particles; and adding binder material to form a conductive cathode. A sodium ion battery is provided having a conductive NaVOPO4 cathode derived by replacement of potassium in KVOPO4, a sodium ion donor anode, and a sodium ion transport electrolyte. The VOPO4, preferably has a volume greater than 90 ?3 per VOPO4.

Abstract: A system, and method for controlling a computing system, comprising: reading a stored energy-performance characteristic of a plurality of different phases of execution of software, an execution of each phase being associated with a consumption of a variable amount of energy in dependence on at least a processing system performance state, the performance state being defined by a selectable performance-energy consumption optimization for at least two processing system components; scheduling a plurality of phases of execution of the software, in dependence on the stored energy-performance characteristics, for each of the respective phases of execution of the software and at least one system-level energy criterion; and executing the phases of execution of the software in accordance with the scheduling.

Abstract: A method comprising providing a carbonaceous material, the substrate having a first thermal conductivity. The method further comprises depositing a first masking layer having a second thermal conductivity on at least a portion of the substrate, a ratio of the second thermal conductivity to the first thermal conductivity being less than or equal to 1:30. The method further comprises depositing a second masking layer on the first masking layer to form an etch mask, and etching an exposed portion of the substrate.