Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a system and method for predicting chronic disease outcome for census tract-level communities at risk for COVID-19 related complications. The system can access satellite image data of built environment for census tract-level communities and merge the image data with respective chronic disease prevalence data per census tract-level community. This merging of image data with chronic disease prevalence data results in a high-dimensional image space. The system includes logic to identify principal components forming a basis of the high-dimensional image space. A subset of the principal components is selected that cumulatively explain at least fifty percent of the explained variance. The system includes logic to calculate COVID-19 risk score as a weighted combination of the selected principal components. The COVID-19 risk score is provided to public health policy decision makers for use in public health policy decisions.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide synchronization techniques for user equipment (UEs) that may be otherwise unable to support sidelink communication a synchronized UE and may have also lost global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and/or Evolved Node Base Stations (eNBs) as a synchronization source. In such instance, the unsynchronized UE may utilize reference signals (RS) from the data packets received from other UEs to track the timing and perform autonomous timing adjustments based thereon for synchronized packet transmission or reception.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating demyelinating conditions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to compositions including DUOC-01 cell product and an anti-inflammatory agent; methods for preparing such compositions; and methods of using such compositions in combination or in conjunction with each other for treatment of treating demyelinating conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for treating an ocular pathology in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an ENPP1 inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting ATP hydrolysis in ocular tissue, the method comprising contacting the ocular tissue with an ENPP1 inhibitor. Also provided herein are ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-1 (ENPP1) inhibitors and compositions comprising the same.

Abstract: A method for facilitating charging is provided. The method includes receiving a charging request from a user device for charging an energy storage device associated with an acceptor node. The method includes determining a set of charging parameters for the energy storage device based on the charging request. The method includes identifying one or more mobile charging systems that are available within a first geographical region associated with the acceptor node and satisfy the set of charging parameters. The method includes allocating, from the one or more mobile charging systems, a first mobile charging system to charge the energy storage device of the acceptor node. Based on the allocation, the first mobile charging system travels from a first location to reach a second location of the acceptor node to charge the energy storage device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for treating cardiac injury in a subject, comprising administering an ENPP1 inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods of promoting healing of cardiac tissue in a subject having a cardiac injury, comprising administering an ENPP1 inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting ATP hydrolysis in a cardiac fibroblast the method comprising contacting the cardiac fibroblast with an ENPP1 inhibitor. Also provided herein are ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-1 (ENPP1) inhibitors.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomous sustenance of digital assets, including but not limited to digital media, is described. The system may include one or more smart contracts which provide terms for executing a provision of a digital asset to a user on a permanent or duration limited basis. The method may include ensuring the terms of the smart contract are executed such that digital rights holders in the digital assets are paid for access to the digital asset.

Abstract: A tomography duct for wind tunnels includes a plurality of light sources and sensors displaced around a support structure. The light sources are cycled and sensor measurements are made from sensors opposite the light sources. Tomographic algorithms are used to determine an extinction map from the sensor measurements. The extinction map provides details about particles in a cross-section of the air flow through the tomography duct.

Abstract: Partitioning data across shared permissioned database storage for multiparty data reconciliation. A system includes an execution platform comprising a plurality of processing nodes and a shared permissioned ledger comprising a plurality of ledger instances, wherein each of the plurality of ledger instances is assigned to one client of a plurality of clients, and wherein storage resources on the shared permissioned ledger are independently scalable from the plurality of processing nodes on the execution platform. The system includes a resource manager in communication with each of the execution platform and the shared permissioned ledger, wherein the resource manager comprises a data ingestion engine.

Abstract: A system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes a computing system having a context selector and a map. A method for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes receiving a set of inputs, determining a context associated with an autonomous agent based on the set of inputs, and optionally any or all of: labeling a map; selecting a learning module (context-specific learning module) based on the context; defining an action space based on the learning module; selecting an action from the action space; planning a trajectory based on the action S260; and/or any other suitable processes.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can define a marked area of an image of analog imagery captured by the computing device, separate the analog imagery of the image from a background of the image, and generate a small vector image that includes the analog imagery of the image.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for wireless communication. A transmitting device transmits a first portion of a control message to a receiving device. The first portion includes information for decoding a second portion of the control message and for decoding data. The transmitting device then transmits the second portion to the receiving device, the second portion including additional information for decoding the data. Thereafter, the first device transmits the data to the receiving device. The receiving device receives the first portion and the second portion, and decodes the received second portion based on the information included in the first portion. The receiving device then receives the data from the second device if the received second portion is able to be decoded. The receiving device decodes the received data based on the information included in the first portion and the additional information included in the second portion.

Abstract: A footwear assembly having an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole assembly integrally connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes an outsole and a midsole coupled between the upper and the outsole. The sole assembly also includes a footwear insert coupled to the midsole having anisotropic and anti-puncture properties so as to provide protection, support, and stability to the foot of a wearer of the footwear assembly while still allowing for flexibility. The footwear insert is formed from a soft, dorsal layer having woven fabric, a hard, plantar layer formed from a fiber reinforced composite material bonded to the dorsal layer, and an interfacing polymer layer interposed between the dorsal and plantar layers and used to bond the two layers together. The layered arrangement has a high resistance to bending in a first direction and a low resistance to bending in an opposing second direction.

Abstract: A method for identifying observation points for integrated circuit (IC) testing includes receiving a netlist for an IC that includes a first subcircuit and a second subcircuit; determining, from the netlist, one or more observation points, each determined observation point corresponding to an output node which provides observability, into at least the first subcircuit, of an effective number of gates above a specified threshold; and inserting a design for test element into a layout file of the IC at each determined observation point. Observation points can be determined by transforming the netlist into a node graph; assigning a same initial value to a value field of each node; and propagating values in the value fields of the nodes until all nodes with a succeeding edge have a value of zero in their value fields.

Abstract: A device that includes an enterprise data indexing engine (EDIE) configured to receive a set of sentences and to compare the words in the sentences to a set of predefined keywords. The EDIE is further configured to identify one or more sentences that do not contain any of the keywords and to associate the identified sentences with a first classification type. The EDIE is further configured to identify a sentence that contains one or more keywords and to associate the sentence with a second classification type. The EDIE is further configured to link together the sentence that is associated with the second classification type and the sentences that are associated with the first classification type.

Abstract: Industrial printing systems, including systems and techniques relating to drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing systems include an apparatus including: a receptacle defining a hold chamber to receive ink, the receptacle including a first portion configured to hold a first quantity of ink, and a second portion that is smaller than the first portion and configured to hold a second quantity of ink, the second portion including a first heat conducting surface, and a second heat conducting surface offset from the first heat conducting surface by a distance determined in accordance with a melting point of the ink, the second heat conducting surface defining a barrier between the first portion and the second portion and including at least one opening configured to allow flow of the ink from the first portion to the second portion; and at least one heating element configured to heat the receptacle.

Abstract: A method for testing a web service is disclosed, the method including testing, by a testing application executing on a client computing system, a web service running at least partially on a server computing system. The testing includes directing a web browser of the client computing system to simulate user interaction with the web service to perform a particular operation that includes a particular set of sub-operations. The directing includes issuing one or more requests to perform the particular set of sub-operations. The testing also includes recording test information based on responses received from the web service in response to performing the particular set of sub-operations. The test information includes latency information for at least one of the sub-operations of the particular set. The method also includes presenting, by the client computing system, a user interface having a graphical element depicting an analysis of the recorded test information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from another UE, a particular transmission on a particular transmission resource. The UE may transmit, on a feedback resource selected based at least in part on the particular transmission resource, a feedback message using a multiple access signature determined based at least in part on a characteristic of the particular transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A system for data-driven, modular decision making and trajectory generation includes a computing system. A method for data-driven, modular decision making and trajectory generation includes: receiving a set of inputs; selecting a learning module such as a deep decision network and/or a deep trajectory network from a set of learning modules; producing an output based on the learning module; repeating any or all of the above processes; and/or any other suitable processes. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include training any or all of the learning modules; validating one or more outputs; and/or any other suitable processes and/or combination of processes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that generally involve CED devices with various features for reducing or preventing backflow. In some embodiments, CED devices include a tissue-receiving space disposed proximal to a distal fluid outlet. Tissue can be compressed into or pinched/pinned by the tissue-receiving space as the device is inserted into a target region of a patient, thereby forming a seal that reduces or prevents proximal backflow of fluid ejected from the outlet beyond the tissue-receiving space. In some embodiments, CED devices include a bullet-shaped nose proximal to a distal fluid outlet. The bullet-shaped nose forms a good seal with surrounding tissue and helps reduce or prevent backflow of infused fluid.