Abstract: A control system that sets a voltage of a DC bus connected with a secondary battery to an optimal value in accordance with a capacity of a power supply and characteristics of the secondary battery to stabilize a battery voltage of the secondary battery. The control system includes: drive units having a crusher that crushes an object to be crushed; inverters connected to the respective drive units and convert power; a converter that receives power from an AC power supply and converts the received power into DC power; a lithium-ion battery that charges the DC power according to a drive state of the drive units or supplies power to the drive units according to the drive state of the drive units; and a PLC that sets a conversion voltage of the converter based on a state of the lithium-ion battery and an output capacity of the AC power supply.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture may be implemented to establish an audio and/or video stream from one or more control/management computing devices utilizing an electronic communications network. The method may further include subdividing, by the instructor computing platform, the plurality of participant computing platforms into one or more virtual groups, in which a first virtual group of the one or more virtual groups acquires the audio and/or video stream and exclusively shares the audio and/or video stream generated by the one or more participants of the first virtual group between or among members of the first virtual group.

Abstract: A visual discovery tool for automotive manufacturing with network encryption, data conditioning, and prediction can include an extraction device configured to receive data records from application-specific file source databases. The tool can further include a vehicle alert database that receives the vehicle records from the plurality of extraction databases. The visual discovery tool can include at least one hardware processor in communication with the extraction device and the vehicle alert database. The tool can be configured to selectively restrict access to an interactive display based on whether a client device receives authorization credentials.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a computer readable medium that may include instructions that when executed by one or more processing devices cause the one or more processing devices to perform a method. The method may include: identifying at least one reviewer-generated comment in an electronic document; based on analysis of the at least one reviewer-generated comment, generating one or more text output options each responsive to at least one aspect of the reviewer-generated comment; causing the one or more text output options to be displayed to a user; receiving an input from the user indicative of a selection of one of the one or more text output options; and automatically revising text implicated by the reviewer-generated comment in accordance with the selected one of the one or more text options.

Abstract: Apparatus, including a probe having a proximal end and a distal end, the probe being configured to be inserted into an organ of a human patient and defining a probe axis. At least two conductors are positioned on the probe at the distal end. The apparatus includes at least two flexible conductive splines, each conductive spline having a first termination and a second termination, the first terminations being electrically connected together at a region on the probe axis beyond the distal end, each second termination being electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the splines being configured to bend into respective arcuate forms that encompass a volume. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to receive voltages induced on the splines via the conductors and to calculate a position and orientation of the volume in response to the received voltages.

Abstract: Recovery support techniques for storage virtualization environments are described. In one embodiment, for example, a method may be performed that comprises defining, by processing circuitry, a storage container comprising one or more logical storage volumes of a logical storage array of a storage system, associating the storage container with a virtual volume (vvol) datastore, identifying metadata for a vvol of the vvol datastore, and writing the metadata for the vvol to the storage system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A selectively revealing garment includes an exposure module and a controller which controls the exposure module to selectively reveal portions of a user's anatomy in response to a received control signal, by control of one or more polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films provided in the garment, or by control of fastening systems integrated into the garment.

Abstract: This disclosure describes chimeric antigen receptors for expression in a Natural Killer (NK) cell, pharmaceutical compositions that include NK cells (and/or iPSCs) modified to express a chimeric antigen receptor, and methods involving such chimeric antigen receptors. Generally, the chimeric antigen receptor includes an ectodomain that includes an antigen recognition region, a transmembrane domain linked to the ectodomain, and an endodomain linked to the transmembrane domain. The endodomain can include a signaling peptide that activates an NK cell.

Abstract: A system for managing a core network is provided. The system includes a first computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The first computing device is in communication with a core network. The at least one memory device stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to store a plurality of historical data associated with the core network, receive current state data from the core network, compare the plurality of historical data with the current state data to determine at least one future state of the core network, and adjust the operation of the core network based on the at least one future state.

Abstract: An apparatus implements wireless destructible tags. The apparatus includes a first side with multiple identifiers and a second side with an adhesive. The apparatus further includes a controller with a memory storing a code corresponding to an identifier. The apparatus further includes a proximal end with the controller, a distal end, and an antenna connected to the controller and extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The apparatus further includes a substrate extending between the proximal end and the distal end and with multiple notches to promote tearing the substrate and the antenna.

Abstract: A method and system for creating permanent lesions in an area of target tissue, such as tissue at or proximate a junction between a pulmonary vein and the left atrium. The method may generally include positioning a medical device in contact with a pulmonary vein ostium, ablating the tissue, and recording a plurality of temperature measurements from one or more of three temperature sensors. The device may include an occlusion element in communication with a coolant source, a first sensor located distal of the occlusion element, a second sensor located proximal of the occlusion element, and a third sensor located in the occlusion element. One or more temperature measurements may be compared with each other to assess occlusion of the pulmonary vein, and/or may be compared with a set of reference temperatures to predict a real-time temperature within the target tissue.

Abstract: A method for the selective elevation and separation of tissues comprised of multiple layers and a surgical instrument for performing the method. The method may be performed without the requirement of a solid mechanical device insertion or transection through the mucosal layer. In particular, the method and surgical instrument may be used for the selected separation and/or resection of selected portions of benign or malignant tissues (e.g. defining tissue planes, polyp elevation and removal, submucosal tissue tunnelling, endoscopic mucosa resection, etc).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating hemophilia A in a human subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a chimeric polypeptide comprising (i) a factor VIII (FVIII) protein and (ii) a von Willebrand factor (VWF) fragment comprising a D? domain of VWF and a D3 domain of VWF at a dosing interval.

Abstract: A display substrate and a pixel driving circuit, the display substrate includes: a base substrate; a first conductive layer on the base substrate, the first conductive layer including a first signal line, a second signal line, and an additional pad layer spaced apart from each other; and a first electrode on a side of the first conductive layer away from the base substrate, where an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the additional pad layer on the base substrate have a second overlapping region, and the first conductive layer further includes a first electrical connection portion, and an orthographic projection of the first electrical connection portion on the base substrate does not overlap an orthographic projection of the second overlapping region on the base substrate.

Abstract: A vision-guided picking and placing method for a mobile robot that has a manipulator having a hand and a camera, includes: receiving a command instruction that instructs the mobile robot to grasp a target item among at least one object; controlling the mobile robot to move to a determined location, controlling the manipulator to reach for the at least one object, and capturing one or more images of the at least one object using the camera; extracting visual feature data from the one or more images, matching the extracted visual feature data to preset feature data of the target item to identify the target item, and determining a grasping position and a grasping vector of the target item; and controlling the manipulator and the hand to grasp the target item according to the grasping position and the grasping vector, and placing the target item to a target position.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, by a neural network (NN), a dataset for generating features from the dataset. A first set of features is computed from the dataset using at least a feature layer of the NN. The first set of features i) is characterized by a measure of informativeness; and ii) is computed such that a size of the first set of features is compressible into a second set of features that is smaller in size than the first set of features and that has a same measure of informativeness as the measure of informativeness of the first set of features. The second set of features if generated from the first set of features using a compression method that compresses the first set of features to generate the second set of features.

Abstract: An intubation device assembly includes an intubation device, an optical imaging device attached to the intubation device, an image display device attached to the intubation device, a first position sensor operatively connected to the image display device, a second position sensor operatively connected to the intubation device, and a force sensor operatively connected to the intubation device. A controller operates the image display device to display a video image of the optical imaging device and at least one parameter corresponding to an operation of at least one of the optical imaging device, the first position sensor, the second position sensor, and the force sensor. The controller further determines an orientation of a screen of the image display device according to an operation of the first position sensor. The controller displays the least one parameter in a position on the screen according to the orientation of the screen.

Abstract: A use of baicalin in preparation of a drug for treating a tumor irresponsive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)/undergoing hyperprogression is provided, where the non-response to ICIs/hyperprogression of the tumor is caused by excessive Foxp3+Treg cells; the targeted tumor is one selected from the group consisting of melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), liver cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), urothelial bladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer; and the ICIs is one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of a PD-1 inhibitor, a PD-L1 inhibitor, and a CTLA-4 inhibitor. In the present disclosure, baicalin is used in combination with ICIs to inhibit a number of Foxp3+Treg cells in a tumor to play an anti-tumor sensitization effect, which can effectively treat a variety of tumors irresponsive to ICIs/undergoing hyperprogression caused by excessive Foxp3+Treg cells.

Abstract: A rotary glide system for a downhole tool includes a shaft having a plurality of helical grooves formed into an outer surface of the shaft, and a ball bearing sleeve configured to fit around the shaft. The ball bearing sleeve includes a plurality of helical grooves formed into an inner surface of the sleeve, a first slot that extends from a first end of the ball bearing sleeve and intersects a helical groove of the plurality of helical grooves, and a first ball stop comprising a first tab that extends into the first slot of the ball bearing sleeve.

Abstract: Techniques are discussed herein for detecting anomalous signals such as spoofed satellite positioning system (SPS) signals and for the transmission of accurate location estimates between user equipments (UEs) when the SPS signals are not reliable. A UE determines an SPS derived location estimate and determines an associated confidence level. The confidence level is determined based on time or location derived from the SPS signals, e.g., relative to local time or non-SPS information, such as stored previous location estimates, non-SPS sensor information, and location information from other UEs. The UE transmits location information to other UEs that includes a selected location estimate, confidence level, and the source of the location estimate, e.g., where the SPS derived location estimate is selected if the confidence level is high and the non-SPS derived location estimate is selected if the confidence level is low.