Abstract: An inspection tool (100) for inspection of a concrete surface (180), the tool comprising a vision-based sensor (110) arranged to be directed at a section of the concrete surface (180), guiding means (120) for allowing an operator (170) to move the vision-based sensor (110) over the concrete surface (180), a trigger (130) arranged to receive a command from the operator (170), wherein the vision-based sensor (110) is arranged to capture at least one image of the concrete surface in response to the command, a control system arranged to analyze the at least one image of the concrete surface in terms of a surface quality of the section of the concrete surface (180), and a display unit (140) arranged to present a result of the surface quality analysis to the operator (170).

Abstract: A fluid dispensing apparatus and method of operation is provided. The fluid dispensing apparatus has a housing, a central control unit positioned at least partially within said housing, the central control unit being in communication with a user interface. The apparatus houses a plurality of cartridges located at least partially within said housing for storing a plurality of liquid products and have an opening for the output of liquid. A plurality of engagement racks are within the housing, and the cartridges engage with the engagement racks to control output of the liquid based on commands from said central control unit. The apparatus also has a mixing dish for collecting output of the liquid products and removes excess fluid from cartridge openings during engagement of the apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of stimulating and expanding polyclonal gamma delta T cells (GDTCs) in vitro. More specifically, anti-gamma delta T cell receptor (GDTCR) antibody is used in combination with anti-CD28 antibody and one or more of IL-2, IL-7, and IL-15 to efficiently expand GDTCs in vitro.

Abstract: A surgical access assembly includes a cannula, a valve housing attached to the cannula, and a valve assembly positioned in the valve housing. The valve assembly includes a centering mechanism with a hoop and fingers, a ring with a flange at one end of the ring, a retainer having first and second discs, a guard having a frame and flaps attached to the frame, and a seal with petals attached to a support. The guard is at least partially disposed in the first disc and the seal is at least partially disposed in the second disc.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cleaning system including: a CF Valve, the CF Valve coupled to a pressure source and a cleaning unit; the cleaning unit including a cleaning material bag and an outlet area, a cleaning solution recipe generated via the pressure source, the CF Valve, and the cleaning material bag; and a dispensing device coupled to the outlet area which receives a cleaning solution generated by the cleaning solution recipe.

Abstract: This application relates generally to aerial mycelium and methods of making aerial mycelium suitable for use as a food or textile product or ingredient. The aerial mycelium can be grown using a growth matrix provided into a growth environment and introducing aqueous mist into the growth environment. The aqueous mist has a mean mist deposition rate to allow for aerial mycelial growth from the growth matrix.

Abstract: A method comprising the steps of positioning a constraining member on a component to create a zone between the component and the constraining member. A first material composition is positioned in the zone between the component and the constraining member, and a second material composition is positioned in the zone between the component and the constraining member. The second material composition is positioned on the first material composition. Heat treating the component, the constraining member, the first material composition, and the second material composition occurs. The second material composition flows into the first material composition and forms a third material composition. The constraining member is removed from the component and the third material composition.

Abstract: Abrasive articles include a circular center member having an outer edge, a radial line, and a radial plane, a plurality of bristles extending outward from the outer edge of the circular center member and having a projection on the radial plane of the center member, the bristles comprise a plurality of abrasive particles, at least a portion of the bristles orient with the projection at a slant angle relative to the corresponding radial line. The abrasive article can have a first direction of use and a second direction of use opposite to the first direction of use, and the abrading performance achieved by the first and the second directions of use is different from each other. Robotic abrading systems can include such abrasive articles for advantageous operations. Methods of making and using such abrasive articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mesoscale fluidic device for separating motile cells from non-motile cells, the mesoscale fluidic device including a substrate having a sample application compartment below a medium compartment, and a cell permeable filter with a pore size in the range of 1 ?m to 20 ?m, the cell permeable filter having an upper surface facing the medium compartment and a lower surface facing the sample application compartment, with the sample application compartment and the medium compartment being in fluid communication via the cell permeable filter, wherein the sample application compartment has a floor and at least one flow structure extending from the floor towards the lower surface of the cell permeable filter facing the sample application compartment. The device is especially useful for obtaining a medium enriched in motile sperm cells from a mammal sperm sample.

Abstract: A boom member for in-flight refueling includes a first boom member portion, a second boom member portion, and a connect/disconnect mechanism. The first boom member portion includes a first boom lumen, a first boom axis, and a fuel receiving end. The second boom member portion includes a second boom lumen, a second boom axis, and a fuel delivery end including a fuel delivery nozzle. The connect/disconnect mechanism is configured for: selectively enabling the first boom member portion to be connected with respect to the second boom member portion to provide a connected configuration; and, for selectively enabling actively disconnecting the first boom member portion with respect to the second boom member portion to provide a disconnected configuration responsive to receiving a disconnection activation signal.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for notifying a user of an emergency event are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include an alerting device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive event data from a remote computing device, where the event data is associated with an emergency event, and cause an alarm to be output to notify a user of an occurrence of the emergency event based on the received event data, where the alarm is output to a space in which the alerting device is located.

Abstract: A surgical tracker assembly includes a tracker body including a first connector. The surgical tracker assembly also includes a mount assembly couplable to the tracker body. The mount assembly includes a second connector engageable with the first connector in at least a first position and a second position different from the first position. One of the first connector and the second connector includes a multipositional receptacle extending between a first receptacle end and a second receptacle end. The first receptacle end defines a first opening, and the second receptacle end defines a second opening. The other of the first connector and the second connector includes a projection disposable in the first opening to couple the tracker body to the mount assembly in the first position and disposable in the second opening to couple to the tracker body to the mount assembly in the second position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying patterns in blockchain activities based on multi-modal data using artificial intelligence models that compensate for training data featuring a high proportion of missing data points. For example, the system may receive blockchain activity record data for a plurality of blockchain activities involving a plurality of blockchain accounts. The system may input the data into an artificial intelligence model, wherein the artificial intelligence model is trained to identify serial relationships of related blockchain activities corresponding to inputted target blockchain activities based on proportions of digital assets at subsets of blockchain accounts of the plurality of blockchain accounts. The system may receive an output from the artificial intelligence model. The system may generate for display, in a user interface, a visualization of the target blockchain activity based on the output.

Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a body and a shaft assembly extending distally from the body. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide. The instrument further includes an end effector including an ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide. The instrument further includes a sensor configured to sense at least one characteristic of the shaft assembly and/or the end effector. The end effector is configured to be activated at varying power levels based on the at least one characteristic sensed by the sensor.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an interface between repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that facilitates consolidation of one or more datasets, whereby a collaborative data layer and associated logic facilitate, for example, efficient access to, and implementation of, collaborative datasets. In some examples, a system may include an atomized workflow loader configured to receive an atomized dataset to load into a data store, and to determine resource requirements data to describe at least one resource requirement. The atomized workflow loader may be further configured to select a data store type based on a resource requirement, and perform a load operation of the atomized dataset as a function of the data store type.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preventing, treating, or inhibiting migraine in a subject, by administering to the subject an amount of first therapeutic selected from cercosporamide, eFT508, or 4EGI-1 sufficient to prevent, treat, or inhibit said migraine. The present disclosure further provides a composition including at least two of cercosporamide, eFT508, or 4EGI-1, both in an amount sufficient to prevent, treat, or inhibit migraine in a subject and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present disclosure further provides a composition including at least one of cercosporamide, eFT508, or 4EGI-1 and at least one additional migraine therapeutic, both in an amount sufficient to prevent, treat, or inhibit migraine in a subject, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a loft between 20 degrees and 54 degrees and a main body including a top portion, a sole portion opposite the top portion, a heel portion, a toe portion opposite the heel portion, and a hosel portion extending from the heel portion. The hosel portion includes a hosel bore with an open end for receiving a golf club shaft and an abutment surface configured to support the golf club shaft, and an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface, the auxiliary recess comprising a volume between 2 cubic centimeters and 3.5 cubic centimeters. The golf club head further includes a striking face defining a virtual face plane and having a face center, a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the virtual face plane and extending through the face center, and a center of gravity spaced no more than 5 mm from the virtual vertical plane.

Abstract: A head up display arrangement presents a virtual image to a human driver of a motor vehicle. A picture generation unit emits a light field. A mirror is mounted on a gimbal such that the mirror is rotatable about both a first axis and a second axis oriented perpendicular to the first axis. The mirror reflects the light field such that the reflected light field is again reflected by a windshield of the motor vehicle and is visible to the human driver as the virtual image. First and second motors rotate the mirror about the first axis and second axis, respectively. An electronic processor controls the first motor and/or the second motor dependent upon a detected position of the eyes of the human driver such that the virtual image remains visible to the human driver over a range of motion of the driver's head.

Abstract: A decking system including a plank and a plug that is configured for insertion into fastener holes of the plank to conceal the fastener holes. The plug may be formed as part of a plug apparatus which may be an injection molded monolithic structure including a support member and a plurality of the plugs coupled thereto. The support member may be a support strip that extends along a strip axis. The plurality of plugs may be connected to the support strip. Each of the plugs may be configured to be detached from the support strip and inserted into a fastener hole in a plank. The plugs may include a first set of the plugs located on a first lateral side of the support strip and a second set of the plugs located on a second lateral side of the support strip opposite the first lateral side.

Abstract: A biomarker signal amplifier amplifies chemical analyte binding and includes: a surface strand disposed on an analysis substrate and including an exchange region; a particle strand hybridized to the surface strand in an absence of a chemical analyte that preferentially hybridizes to the exchange region as compared with the particle strand, and the particle strand is dissociated from the surface strand when the surface strand is in a presence of the chemical analyte; and a reporter particle attached to the particle strand and disposed proximate to the analysis substrate when the particle strand is hybridized to the surface strand in absence of the chemical analyte and that changes the electrical potential of the analysis substrate depending on whether the particle strand is hybridized to the surface strand.