Abstract: Systems and methods to attribute automated actions within a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including attribution information and automation records for automated actions to carry out in response to trigger events; detect occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate automated actions corresponding to detected occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate presentation of attribution labels for the effectuated ones of the automated actions; and/or perform other operations.

Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.

Abstract: A system includes an array of connected disinfecting filter assembly modules arranged in a plane to filter air that passes through the array as the air flows along an airflow pathway through the array. Each module includes a housing that defines a first slot and a second slot, and a power control unit. A pre-filter can be slid in its operating position along the first slot of the housing, and an electrically enhanced filter can be slid in its operating position along the second slot. The electrically enhanced filter includes a high voltage wire and a ground grid to create an electric field the high voltage wire and the ground grid and an electrical contact pad that electrically connects the power control unit to the high voltage wire when the electrically enhanced filter is located in its operating position in the second slot of the housing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating sets of automated actions within and/or outside a collaboration environment based on trigger events occurring within and/or outside the collaboration environment are disclosed.

Abstract: Devices and methods for performing a skin biopsy are discussed herein. The skin biopsy device provides for consistent depth and shape, such as by reducing or eliminating operator error or inter-operator variability by generating the same forces across multiple uses. The skin biopsy device can also eliminate puckering of wound closures by incorporating a fusiform blade (e.g., elliptical blade or a diamond-shaped blade). The skin biopsy device includes a casing, a firing pin, a retaining rod, and a blade. The retaining rod holds the blade or can attach to a punch biopsy. The firing pin generates and impacts the retaining rod with a force necessary to drive the blade a given depth into a target tissue to obtain a biological sample.

Abstract: Disclosed are self-standing calcined elements (e.g. bricks and tiles) comprising a cathode active material, and methods of preparation thereof. The process includes mixing a reagent with a metal precursor to form a precursor mixture, compressing the precursor mixture into a self-standing precursor element (e.g. brick and tile), and heating the self-standing precursor element (e.g. brick and tile) to form a self-standing calcined element (e.g. brick and tile) comprising a cathode active material.

Abstract: Battery electrode compositions are provided comprising core-shell composites. Each of the composites may comprise, for example, an active material, a collapsible core, and a shell. The active material may be provided to store and release metal ions during battery operation, whereby the storing and releasing of the metal ions causes a substantial change in volume of the active material. The collapsible core may be disposed in combination with the active material to accommodate the changes in volume. The shell may at least partially encase the active material and the core, the shell being formed from a material that is substantially permeable to the metal ions stored and released by the active material.

Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating sets of automated actions within and/or outside a collaboration environment based on trigger events occurring within and/or outside the collaboration environment are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions and methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, and peroxyformic acid formed by said compositions and methods for the purpose of treating an animal tissue and providing an antimicrobial function thereon. present disclosure in particular relates to a residue-free teat treatment composition for the treatment of an animal tissue, especially bovine teats, which provides antimicrobial efficacy and does not leave a non-food ingredient residue on treated teats.

Abstract: A system receives historical vehicle battery data from a gateway device connected to a vehicle. Some vehicles with plug-in rechargeable batteries recommend/require that the vehicle computer be turned off when recharging. Thus, obtaining a current state of charge while a vehicle is charging can be difficult because the vehicle computer can be off. While the vehicle/gateway device is unable to transmit current battery data, the systems estimate a battery charge from the historical data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for combatting shrinking forces within drying photopolymers of additive manufacturing processes are disclosed herein. According to at least some embodiments, layers of an additive manufacturing build are split into core components and shell components. Magnetically active additives within the photopolymer resin are then aligned in a first plane while the core section is cured, and a second plane while the outer shell section is cured. According to at least some embodiments, the first plane and the second plane are perpendicular.

Abstract: Techniques for a natural language processing (NLP) system to implement more than one assistant are described. The NLP system may receive a natural language input corresponding to more than one user command. The NLP system may respond to a first command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a first NLP system assistant. The NLP system may respond to a second command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a second NLP system assistant.

Abstract: Metal-ion battery cells are provided that take advantage of the disclosed “doping” process. The cells may be fabricated from anode and cathode electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte. A metal-ion additive may be incorporated into (i) one or more of the electrodes, (ii) the separator, or (iii) the electrolyte. The metal-ion additive provides additional donor ions corresponding to the metal ions stored and released by anode and cathode active material particles. An activation potential may then be applied to the anode and cathode electrodes to release the additional donor ions into the battery cell.

Abstract: Metal-ion battery cells are provided that take advantage of the disclosed “doping” process. The cells may be fabricated from anode and cathode electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte. A metal-ion additive may be incorporated into (i) one or more of the electrodes, (ii) the separator, or (iii) the electrolyte. The metal-ion additive provides additional donor ions corresponding to the metal ions stored and released by anode and cathode active material particles. An activation potential may then be applied to the anode and cathode electrodes to release the additional donor ions into the battery cell.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing system may determine a predicted amount of ride requests for a plurality of collectively-managed vehicles and determine an availability of the collectively-managed vehicles to satisfy the predicted amount of ride requests. Subsequent to determining that the availability fails to satisfy one or more predetermined criteria for servicing the predicted amount of ride requests, the system may determine status information associated with the collectively-managed vehicles and determine, based on at least the status information, one or more minimum services for servicing one or more vehicles among the plurality of collectively-managed vehicles at one or more service centers such that the availability satisfies the one or more predetermined criteria. The system may instruct the one or more vehicles that are to receive the one or more minimum services to travel to the one or more service centers to be serviced.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring the individual feed and water intake and pharmaceutical use and unmetabolized residual alerting in the livestock industry. Livestock have sensors installed on or in their bodies to detect consumption of feed and water for each animal in an environment where multiple animals are present. Sensors communicate data regarding the duration and timing of individual animals feeding habits. Health and efficiency status data is recorded per animal and analyzed to determine whether to issue an alert indicating problems with individual animals. The system tracks the health and efficiency data for each animal, pen or farm and generates statistical information regarding the sensor data. The system communicates with user interface to display notifications and statistical data. In addition, the pharmaceutical monitoring system alerts when any unmetabolized residual pharmaceuticals are still in the animals when the animal is being readied for shipping to a packing plant.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media include instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to perform operations including receiving service-facility data associated with a service facility that includes one or more service regions for servicing autonomous vehicles. Each of the one or more service regions is configured to charge an autonomous vehicle. The service facility data includes location information indicating a location of each of the one or more service regions; and availability information indicating an availability of each of the one or more service regions. The operations also include receiving vehicle data associated with a number of autonomous vehicles. The vehicle data includes a charge level of a respective autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A 3D scaffold (3-dimensional scaffold) is comprised of a biocompatible polymer. The 3D scaffold includes a recess that is open towards the top side of the 3D scaffold as a colonization chamber for biological cells, a canal-type vessel, which at least partially surrounds the colonization chamber, a filling opening for the canal-type vessel, and an outlet opening for the canal-type vessel. A production method for the 3D scaffold is also provided and the 3D scaffold is used for colonizing the colonization chamber with biological cells.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an object (20) in the environment of an aircraft (10) on the ground (2), having the steps of: transmitting a communication signal between a communication device arranged on the object (20), in particular a land vehicle, and at least one communication device spatially allocated to the aircraft (10) on the ground (2), and determining spatial location information relating to the object (20) on the basis of the transmitted communication signal. In addition, a device having an interface which is configured to read in data based on the communication signal transmitted between the communication devices, and a determination unit which is configured to determine spatial location information relating to the object (20) on the basis of the data which have been read in. Furthermore, a system for monitoring an object (20) in the environment of an aircraft (10) on the ground (2), having such a device.

Abstract: A 3D scaffold of a biocompatible polymer and colonized with biological cells is provided., The biological cells can be cultured to form a 3D cell culture construct that closely approximates a physiological architecture. A method for producing the 3D scaffold colonized with biological cells is also provided.