Abstract: Disclosed is a method for monitoring ground settlement based on computer vision. Before monitoring starts, the first image frame is captured. For one measuring point, the area of the top LED lamp is defined as a tracking template, its pixel center is the reference point for settlement calculation, and a monitoring area is defined by an estimated range. After monitoring starts, the best matched of the lamp template is searched for in the monitoring area of a second image frame. When the best matched area is obtained, its pixel center is obtained as the new lamp position, and it is selected as the new template; the pixel displacement between two adjacent image frames can be obtained by comparison. The total pixel displacement of multiple points during the monitoring period is calculated through the accumulated displacement, and the actual settlement is calculated through a pixel-physical ratio.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for ex vivo expansion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for use in adoptive cell therapy (ACT). Also disclosed are compositions and method for identifying an agent for ex vivo expansion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for use in ACT. Also disclosed are methods for treating cancer using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes expanded by the disclosed methods.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising a composite of peptide amphiphiles and biocompatible particles and methods of use thereof for treatment of bone and/or tissue defects. In particular, compositions comprise a slurry paste of a peptide amphiphile nanofiber solution mixed with solid biocompatible particles, and find use in tissue/bone regeneration, growth factor delivery, and/or cell delivery.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for identifying a compound of use in treating a condition treatable by metformin. The methods include determining if the test compound binds a subunit of the mitochondrial electron transport complex IV, and/or alters the function of the mitochondrial electron transport complex IV. Methods for treating a subject with a condition treatable by metformin, are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the condition is type II diabetes.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for storing data associated with an agent in a multi-dimensional environment via a memory architecture. The memory architecture is structured so that each unique position in the environment corresponds to a unique position within the memory architecture, thereby allowing the memory architecture to store features located at a particular position in the environment in a memory location specific to that location. As the agent traverses the environment, the agent compares the features at the agent's particular position to a summary of the features stored throughout the memory architecture and writes the features that correspond to the summary to the coordinates in the memory architecture that correspond to the agent's position. The system and method allows agents to learn, using a reinforcement signal, how to behave when acting in an environment that requires storing information over long time steps.

Abstract: There is a need for more effective and efficient printed circuit board (PCB) design. This need can be addressed by, for example, solutions for performing automated PCB component estimation. In one example, a method includes identifying a plurality of initial component estimations for the PCB; performing a shadow detection segmentation using the plurality of initial component estimations, a non-direct-lighting image, and one or more direct-lighting images to generate a first set of detected PCB components; performing a super-pixel segmentation using the plurality of initial component estimations and the non-direct-lighting-image to generate a second set of detected PCB components; and generating a bill of materials for the PCB based at least in part on the first set of detected PCB components and the second set of detected PCB components.

Abstract: A ride vehicle includes a riding assembly configured to carry a rider, a base configured to couple to the riding assembly, and a control system configured to control the coordination of movements of the ride vehicle with movements of separate ride vehicles. The base includes a surface movement system configured to move the ride vehicle along a surface, a vertical movement system configured to move the riding assembly vertically relative to the base, and a roll system configured to move the riding assembly angularly relative to the base.

Abstract: Disclosed is a memory device for cancelling a sneak current. The memory device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a memory cell array which includes a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines intersecting each other and memory cells disposed at intersections of the word lines and the bit lines; and a sensing circuit which supplies a bit line current to all or some of the bit lines, cancels a sneak current based on the bit line current by at least one switching control, and senses and amplifies data stored in the memory cell to output the sensed and amplified data.

Abstract: A touch display system includes: a display driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive a display panel; a touch screen controller configured to drive a touch screen panel; a driving voltage generator configured to provide driving voltages to the display panel, the display driver IC, and the touch screen controller; and a ground modulation device configured to receive a driving signal, which is used to drive the touch screen panel and periodically swings between a first reference voltage level and a second reference voltage level, from the touch screen controller, configured to generate a modulated ground voltage, which periodically swings between the first reference voltage level and the second reference voltage level, based on the driving signal, and configured to provide the modulated ground voltage to the display panel, the display driver IC, and the touch screen controller

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody-based probes (including single domain antibody fragment, scFv molecules, antibodies, antibody fragments, diabodies, and the epitope-binding domains thereof) that are capable of immunospecifically and selectively binding to a phospho-serine-containing epitope of Tau, such as, for example, Tau-phospho-serine 396/404 peptide. Such imaging ligands are useful to detect pathological Tau protein conformer if present in a biological sample, especially in conjunction with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other tauopathy, and thus provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's disease and other Tau pathologies. The scFv molecules of the present invention have utility as diagnostic markers for, Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies and as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of such conditions.

Abstract: A perovskite-silicon tandem cell capable of absorbing solar radiation with energy lower than that of 1.12 eV, i.e., the bandgap of crystalline silicon—corresponding to the wavelength of 1100 nm. Ho3+ can absorb photons of wavelength range 1120 to 1190 nm, Tm3+, 1190 to 1260 nm, and Er3+, 1145 to 1580 nm, but up-conversion can be achieved using Ho3+, Tm3+, and Er3+-doped metal oxide, such as ZrO2, in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Doped metal oxides, such as ZrO2 can also work as selective contacts. Such perovskite-silicon tandem structures can achieve over 30% solar energy conversion efficiency.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a degradation(s) of a wireless link(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, periodically determining a wireless channel quality of the wireless link(s) between a sender and a receiver, recording a history of the wireless channel quality, determining whether a plurality of diffractive pulses are present based on the history and determining the degradation(s) based on the presence of the plurality of diffractive pulses. The wireless channel can be in a beam-forming direction. The degradation(s) can be an impending degradation.

Abstract: A robust conjugate symmetric optical apparatus is disclosed. The robust conjugate symmetric optical apparatus comprises a first optical cell set and a second optical cell set. The first optical cell set includes a first plurality of cells, each of which includes a first left half cell and a first right half cell, and the respective first right half cell and the corresponding first left half cells form a first symmetric structure therebetween.

Abstract: A hardware neural network system includes an input buffer for input neurons (Nbin), an output buffer for output neurons (Nbout), and a third buffer for synaptic weights (SB) connected to a Neural Functional Unit (NFU) and a control logic (CP) for performing synapses and neurons computations. The NFU pipelines a computation into stages, the stages including weight blocks (WB), an adder tree, and a non-linearity function.

Abstract: A fact validation method including the following steps: a statement to be validated is inputted and a searching is made for the statement to obtain an evidence set of the statement; a hierarchical heterogeneous graph consisting of an entity node, a sentence node and a context node is constructed based on the evidence set; the statement and the evidence set are spliced and a node is initialized to obtain feature representation of the node; the feature representation of the node is updated based on inference according to a propagation direction of a neural network of the node in the hierarchical heterogeneous graph; and an inference path for the updated feature representation of the node is built and a prediction result of the statement is output according to the inference path.

Abstract: Photovoltaic devices, and methods of fabricating photovoltaic devices. The photovoltaic devices may include a first electrode, at least one quantum dot layer, at least one semiconductor layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode may include a layer including Cr and one or more silver contacts.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to artificial metalloenzymes for use in cyclopropanation reactions, amination and C—H insertion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyurethane bone-tendon graft biomaterial and method of making the bone-tendon graft biomaterial. The biomaterial has a gradient of mechanical properties through photocrosslinking such that a first end of the biomaterial is crosslinked at a higher degree than a second end, and the first end of the biomaterial has mechanical properties of bone and the second end of the biomaterial has mechanical properties of tendon.

Abstract: Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CNPs) have been proven to exhibit antioxidant properties attributed to its surface oxidation states (Ce4+ to Ce3+ and vice versa) mediated at the oxygen vacancies on the surface of CNPs. Different anions in precursor cerium salts were used to prepare CNPs resulting in disclosed CNPs with varying physicochemical properties such as dispersion stability, hydrodynamic size, and the signature surface chemistry. The antioxidant catalytic activity and oxidation potentials of different CNPs have been significantly altered with the change of anions in the precursor salts. For one, CNPs prepared using precursor salts containing NO3? and Cl? ions exhibited increased antioxidant activity than previously thought possible. The change in oxidation potentials of CNPs with the change in concentration of the nitrate and chloride ions indicates the disclosed CNP's have different surface chemistry and antioxidant properties. These compositions and methods of their synthesis are disclosed.