Abstract: The present disclosure provides the methods for making 4-[4-cyano-2-({[(2?R,4S)-6-(isopropylcarbamoyl)-2,3-dihydrospiro[chromene-4,1?-cyclopropan]-2?-yl]carbonyl}amino)phenyl]butanoic acid. The present disclosure also generally relates to intermediates useful in the said methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a panoptic segmentation mask for an input image. The methods include receiving the input image comprising a plurality of pixels, generating a semantic mask and an instance mask from the input image, and combining the semantic mask and the instance mask to generate a panoptic mask for the input image. The semantic mask includes a single-channel mask that associates each pixel in the input image with a corresponding one of a plurality of labels. The instance mask includes a plurality of masks, where each of the plurality of masks identifies an instance of a countable object in the input image, and is associated with an indication of whether that instance of the countable object is hidden behind another object in the input image.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is disclosed, including anode in contact with a fuel source, a first catalyst can include rhodium in contact with an oxidizer source, a cathode in contact with the oxidizer source, and an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode. Implementations of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) can include a reactor where first catalyst is in contact with the oxidizer source or a reactor with a second catalyst in contact with the fuel source. The oxidizer may include nitrous oxide, nitrogen tetraoxide, mixed oxides of nitrogen, or a combination thereof. The fuel may include ammonia, hydrazine, monomethyl hydrazine, symmetric monomethyl hydrazine, or a combination thereof. A method of providing a catalyst to an electrode for a solid oxide fuel cell is also disclosed.

Abstract: A reversible electrochemical mirror is disclosed. The reversible electrochemical mirror includes a layer of transparent conducting oxide (TCO), a cation exchange membrane disposed on the layer of TCO, and a mesh layer which may include silver disposed on the cation exchange membrane. The mirror also includes a voltage source connected to the TCO layer and the mesh layer, the voltage source being configured to electrochemically deposit and dissolve silver on the TCO. A method of reversibly controlling reflectance and transmission of a mirror and a method for forming a reversible electrochemical mirror are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for additive manufacturing an object is disclosed. The method includes converting an encoded file for a set of components to a text-based component toolpath file; creating and encoding a set of serialization (SN) files for characters in a part marking geometry; and converting encoded SN files to a set of text-based SN toolpath files. The method then generates a combined print file from the component toolpath file and the SN toolpath files to include both component and SN scan paths, wherein generating includes combining location and part marking details from a part SN location script with SN geometries from the SN toolpath files to create a modified SN toolpath file for a part marking.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device of a service provider receives, via a user interface of a merchant and in association with a transaction between a customer and the merchant, a request to finance the transaction. The service provider determines, based at least on information about the transaction and/or historical transaction data of the customer, that the customer is eligible for receiving financing for the transaction. The service provider customizes an offer for the user for an amount to be financed, a payment plan for repayment of the amount over two or more installments, and a fee to be paid to the service provider. In response to receiving an indication that the customer accepts the offer via an interaction with a user interface of the customer, transferring funds from the financing service provider to the merchant prior to the customer having paid the two or more installments.

Abstract: An integrated fuel cell and combustion system that integrate both a fuel cell and a combustion system, such that the fuel cell and the combustion system share a a fuel source and an oxidizer source, and the fuel cell and combustion system can be utilized singularly or simultaneously based on the needs for power generation.

Abstract: Techniques for performing object detection in a vehicle environment using sensor data captured by one or more sensors of the vehicle are described herein. In some cases, an object in a vehicle environment can be detected based on at least one of (i) a first similarity matrix that represents a first similarity value for two sensor observations associated with the vehicle environment, or (ii) a second similarity matrix that represents a second similarity value for a sensor observation and a track associated with the vehicle environment.

Abstract: Noise cancellation operations consume battery power, and thus techniques for reducing power consumption by performing power management in active noise cancellation in consumer devices are beneficial for the user. One example power management technique described according to embodiments of this disclosure allow wind noise detection to switch between a high-power higher-accuracy operation and a low-power lower-accuracy operation. For example, multiple microphones may be available on the personal device for detecting wind noise, in which using multiple microphones increases accuracy but also increases battery consumption. A personal device may switch between using a single microphone and multiple microphones based on environmental conditions to provide improved performance in certain environmental conditions and reduced power consumption in other environmental conditions.

Abstract: In some examples, a payment server processes a plurality of transactions between a plurality of customers and a plurality of merchants, and trains a classifier with training data to obtain a trained classifier. The training data used for training the classifier includes the transaction information. The payment server inputs, to the trained classifier, information related to one or more transactions that are associated with a particular user, and may determine, based on an output from the trained classifier, an eligibility of the user to receive an offer for financing. The payment server generates the offer for the financing for an amount determined based at least in part on the eligibility of the user, and causes presentation of the offer on a computing device of the user. Based at least on receiving an indication of acceptance of the offer, the payment server sends an instruction for providing the financing.

Abstract: In some examples, a system receives transaction information for transactions performed between a plurality of users. Each user is associated with a user device that has an application that configures the user device to communicate the transaction information to the system. Based on transaction information received from a first user device of a first user, the system determines one or more factors indicative of the first user. The system compares the transaction information received from the plurality of user devices with the one or more factors of the first user to generate a custom financing offer for the first user, and sends a communication to cause the custom financing offer to be presented in a user interface on the first user device. In response to acceptance of the custom financing offer, the system sends an instruction to provide a financed amount to the account of the first user.

Abstract: A modified Kalman filter may include one or more neural networks to augment or replace components of the Kalman filter in such a way that the human interpretability of the filter's inner functions is preserved. The neural networks may include a neural network to account for bias in measurement data, a neural network to account for unknown controls in predicting a state of an object, a neural network ensemble that is trained differently based on different sensor data, a neural network for determining the Kalman gain, and/or a set of Kalman filters including various neural networks that determine independent estimated states, which may be fused using Bayesian fusion to determine a final estimated state.

Abstract: An adaptive noise-canceling system generates an anti-noise signal with a filter that has a response controlled by a set of coefficients selected from a collection of coefficient sets. The adaptive noise-canceling system includes an acoustic output transducer for reproducing a signal containing the anti-noise signal, a first microphone for measuring ambient noise at a first location to produce a first noise measurement signal, a second microphone for measuring the ambient noise at a second location to generate a second noise measurement signal, and an analysis subsystem for analyzing the first noise measurement signal and the second noise measurement signal. The adaptive noise-canceling system also includes a controller that selects the set of coefficients from the collection of coefficient sets according to a phase difference between the first noise measurement signal and the second noise measurement signal as determined by the analysis subsystem.

Abstract: A light fixture having a front and opposing lateral sides, the light fixture includes at least one light source configured to emit a plurality of light rays towards the front and opposing lateral sides, each light ray is emitted at a first angle relative to an optical axis of the at least one light source, and at least one panel extending adjacent to the at least one light source and configured to refract the light rays emitted towards the opposing lateral sides such that light rays exit the at least one panel at a second angle relative to the optical axis that is less than the first angle.

Abstract: In some examples, a financial system receives, from a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of users, respectively, transaction data of transactions performed by the plurality of users. The financial system may provide, based at least on the transaction data, financing to an account of a first user, the financing including repayment terms for repayment of the financing. The financial system may receive, from one or more services, one or more signals related to a business of the first user. Further, the financial system may determine, based on the received one or more signals related to the business of the first user, updated repayment terms for repayment of the financing from the first user. In addition, the financial system may apply the updated repayment terms for repayment of the financing.

Abstract: A cartridge tip includes a main body having an outer annular wall and an inner core each extending between a respective upstream end and a respective downstream end. The inner core is radially spaced apart from the outer annular wall such that an annular air passage is defined at least partially between the outer annular wall and the inner core. A pilot fuel circuit extends between a pilot inlet defined in the upstream end of the inner core and a pilot outlet defined in a downstream end of the inner core. The pilot fuel circuit extends at least partially along an axial centerline of the cartridge tip. A main fuel circuit extends between a main inlet in the upstream end of the inner core and a plurality of main outlets circumferentially spaced apart from one another and disposed upstream from the from the pilot outlet.

Abstract: Methods for treatment for patients suffering from disease or condition are contemplated as including an administration of an intravenous infusion of a pharmaceutically effective amount of psilocybin or psilocin. The intravenous infusion of psilocybin or psilocin may include an additional compound such as a benzodiazepine, preferably lorazepam, administered via a continuous intra-venous infusion. Such methods may be seen to better alleviate the symptoms of psychological conditions, neurological injuries, pain, or inflammatory condition, and may result in reduced need for other medications.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to the aligning of a melting beam source in an additive manufacturing (AM) system. Methods of the disclosure may include forming a first test article and a second test article of different shapes on a build plate. The method further includes measuring a vertical scale, vertical alignment, horizontal scale, and an alignment of the melting beam source using the first and second test articles. The method includes determining whether one of the vertical scale, the vertical alignment, the horizontal scale, or the horizontal alignment of the melting beam source is not within a corresponding tolerance of a target specification. If at least one of the vertical scale, the vertical alignment, the horizontal scale, or the horizontal alignment is within the corresponding tolerance, the method includes adjusting the melting beam source of the AM system to align the melting beam source to yield the target specification.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to optics, light modules with such optics, and methods of assembling such light modules such that the optics are attached and sealed directly to a printed circuit board, thereby eliminating the need for gaskets and a frame and reducing the number of component parts of the light module. In some embodiments, the optics are discrete optics that can each be attached to the printed circuit board independent of the other optics.