Abstract: A front end structure of a vehicle is disclosed and includes a housing having a fluid reservoir portion, a fan shroud portion, a back face, a bolster portion, a first air passage communicating airflow to an air intake system, and a second air passage in communication with a higher pressure airflow. A fan assembly is mounted within the fan shroud portion and a radiator mounted to the back face of the housing. A battery compartment is in communication with airflow from the second air passage for maintain battery temperature within a predefined range. A headlight also receives an airflow to actively remove moisture from an inner cavity. A method of assembling a front end structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, devices, kits, and reagents for performing single cell sequencing (e.g., single cell RNA sequencing) from a low volume, capillary blood (or any low volume blood sample which is not obtained from a vein or by venipuncture).

Abstract: Light emitting diode (LED) light tubes having rotatable end cap assemblies are described. The LED light tubes include a hollow tube and a circuit board with LED chips thereon. The end cap assemblies are provided on either end of the tube. Each end cap assembly includes a socket cap, a plug having a plug body and at least one connector, and an end cap body, one end of which engages one of the ends of the hollow tube. A cam locking mount that is positioned within the plug body and on the opposite side has projections to be positioned in the bore of the end cap body. A rotation cam is seated in the cam locking mount and provides for controlled rotation of the LED tube relative to the end caps. Methods of installing the LED light tubes in new installations and retrofit installations and for use in sign assemblies are also described.

Abstract: An illustrative application executing on a first device establishes a first network connection between the first device and a collaboration platform server managing a set of components for a collaboration platform providing voice communication services with respect to a virtual space. Using the first network connection, the application: 1) sets a first location within the virtual space at which a first voice component is positioned, and 2) determines a second location within the virtual space at which a second voice component is positioned. The application receives, by way of a second network connection between the first and second devices, audio data representing voice communication originating at the second device. Based on the first and second locations, the application generates a spatialized rendering of the audio data for presentation to a user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: We have developed the tag-assisted split enzyme complementation (TASEC) approach, which uses two orthogonal small peptide tags and their cognate binders to conditionally drive complementation of a split enzyme upon labeled protein expression. Using this approach, we have engineered and optimized the tag-assisted split HaloTag complementation system (TA-splitHalo) and demonstrated its versatile applications in improving the efficiency of knock-in cell enrichment, detection of protein-protein interaction, and isolation of biallelic gene edited cells through multiplexing.

Abstract: Software-based authentication techniques may use mutable authentication data that changes to deter counterfeiters from making clones of authentic clients. An authentication service may issue mutable authentication data to a client and store the mutable authentication data in association with an identifier of the client. The client may authenticate by presenting the most recently issued mutable authentication data to the authentication service. Upon successful authentication, the authentication service may issue updated mutable authentication data to the client. Any clones that cannot present the most recent mutable authentication data may be rejected by the authentication service. By changing the mutable authentication data, counterfeiters cannot make a large number of clones that all work at the same time.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment includes receiving UWB data indicative of a distance of a mobile device relative to the access control device and a SNR of signals received by a plurality of UWB antennas, inferring a side of the passageway at which the mobile device is located based on the distance of the mobile device relative to the access control device and also based on the SNR of the signals, estimating a travel time of the mobile device to the passageway based on the UWB data if the inferred side of the passageway based on the distance of the mobile device is different from the side of the passageway inferred based on the SNR of the signals, and determining the side of the passageway at which the mobile device is located to be an unsecure side of the passageway if the travel time exceeds a predefined threshold time.

Abstract: A manually operable height adjustable platform has a platform mounted to a base via an extensible scissor mechanism. At least one drive strut is mounted in a force path between the platform and the base and configured to bias the platform and the base away from one another via extension of the scissor mechanism. An actuation system controls movement of the platform and the base away from one another under the biasing force, where the actuation system has a manual actuator operatively connected to a pinion on one of the platform and scissor mechanism/base configured to engage a rack on the other of the platform and scissor mechanism/base. A manual actuator mounted above the platform operates the actuation system by an operator in normal use, and an override mechanism mounted below the platform acts on the drive strut for lowering of the platform without actuation of the manual actuator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for illumination power, management and control can include lighting fixtures, lighting controllers, databases, and gateways. The lighting controllers can power the lighting fixtures, control the lighting fixtures, and store fixture state data and controller state data. The lighting controllers can be connected to building mains power (e.g., 240 VAC) and provide DC power to the lighting fixtures. The lighting controllers can read state data from and control the fixtures via a digital interface. The Database server can store user profiles, site profiles, fixture property data, and controller property data. The gateway can read and modify the state data stored by the lighting controllers, and can query the database server for the property data. The gateway can also provide a user interface through which users, based on authorization, can read and write the state data (e.g., fixture on/off) and the property data.

Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a housing, a suction conduit with an opening, and a leading roller mounted in front of a brush roll. An inter-roller air passageway may be defined between the leading roller and the brush roll wherein the lower portion of the leading roller is exposed to a flow path to the suction conduit and an upper portion of the leading roller is outside of the flow path. Optionally, a combing unit includes a plurality of combing protrusions extending into the leading roller and having leading edges not aligned with a center of the leading roller. Optionally, a sealing strip is located along a rear side of the opening and along a portion of left and right sides of the opening. The underside may define side edge vacuum passageways extending from the sides of the housing partially between the leading roller and the sealing strip towards the opening.

Abstract: A medical data analysis system and associated methods are disclosed for automatically and dynamically collecting, harmonizing and analyzing medical data to identify and address abnormal prescribing behaviors. In at least one embodiment, upon a user desiring to obtain an analysis of a given medical condition, a model of expected prescribing behaviors for said medical condition is generated. Medical service providers stored within the system are stratified into a plurality of groups. A model of average prescribing behaviors for said medical condition is generated for each of the stratified groups of medical service providers.

Abstract: A finance management platform and method are disclosed. A model element data repository encodes a plurality of model elements representing invoicing outcomes, each model element including a score value. A processor is configured to execute computer program code for providing a finance management platform for a plurality of clients, including receiving invoicing data from a client data repository remote from the finance management platform, translating the received invoicing data into a common format and store the invoicing data in the common format in an invoice data repository, accessing the model element data repository and determine one or more of the model elements applicable to the invoicing data, calculating an overall score for the invoicing data from the applicable model element's scores and triggering a communication to a payment processor and an update to the invoice data repository upon the overall score exceeding a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A faulty meter socket detection system configured to detect faulty sockets as evidenced by series arcs in an input current waveform or an increased temperature of the meter is disclosed. The system includes a metering circuit configured to receive an input current waveform, and a controller including a power monitoring module. The meter may also include a temperature sensor. The power monitoring module is configured detect series arc currents input current waveform data by filtering the input current waveform data to produce filtered data, performing feature recognition on the filtered data, classifying the features of the filtered data, performing temporal processing on the filtered data, (optionally) scaling the temporal processing of the filtered data, and, scoring the input current waveform based on the temporal processing of the filtered data. The temperature sensor may detect an increased temperature of the meter, which may indicate a faulty socket.

Abstract: Methods and systems for thermal management are disclosed. The thermal management method and systems may reduce the likelihood of a data processing system exceeding thermal limits even in cases of highly customizable and modifiable data processing system. To reduce the likelihood of the data processing system failing to meet thermal limits, the data processing system may implement a distributed thermal management system. The distributed thermal management system may include multiple components that are responsible for granular and/or global thermal management of the data processing system.

Abstract: A finance management platform and method are disclosed. A model element data repository encodes a plurality of model elements representing invoicing outcomes, each model element including a score value. A processor is configured to execute computer program code for providing a finance management platform for a plurality of clients, including receiving invoicing data from a client data repository remote from the finance management platform, translating the received invoicing data into a common format and store the invoicing data in the common format in an invoice data repository, accessing the model element data repository and determine one or more of the model elements applicable to the invoicing data, calculating an overall score for the invoicing data from the applicable model element's scores and triggering a communication to a payment processor and an update to the invoice data repository upon the overall score exceeding a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide methods for driving shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires in a more power-efficient manner.

Abstract: Abstract: A method for reducing variation in whole plant nitrogen includes providing, to a locus,a plurality of crop plants and a plurality of nitrogen fixing microbes that colonize the rhizosphere of said plurality of crop plants and supply the plants with fixed N. The variation in whole plant nitrogen of the plurality of crop plants colonized by said nitrogen fixing microbes, at a given growth stage and as measured across the locus, is lower than a variation in whole plant nitrogen of a control plurality of crop plants, when the control plurality of crop plants is provided to the locus.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for the leveraging of edge-based resources (e.g., processing, memory, storage, and/or other resources of one or more Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing devices (“MECs”), such as MECs associated with a radio access network (“RAN”) of a wireless network) to process data from and/or provide instructions to microcontroller devices, System on Chip (“SoC”) devices, configurable logic boards, Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, and/or other types of devices or systems. For example, embodiments described herein may provide for the creation and configuration of logical devices or systems based on one or more microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc., edge-based processing of sensor data and/or other types of data received or generated by the microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc., and the generation of instructions to control physical devices communicatively coupled to the microcontrollers, SoC devices, etc.