Abstract: A heated bow grip includes a bow, a channel, a heating element, a power port, a first heat-conductive plate, and a second heat-conductive plate. The channel traverses through a grip section of the bow so that the heating element can be internally mounted to the grip section through a channel-wall of the channel. The power port is integrated onto a riser of the bow. The heating element is electrically connected to the power port so that the heating element can be heated from an external power source via the charging port. The first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate are oppositely positioned of each other about the channel and removably mounted to the grip section. The heating element is enclosed by the first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate thus allowing the heating element to transfer thermal energy to the first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate.

Abstract: A light source comprises a backplane wafer with electrical circuits fabricated thereon, and an array of LEDs coupled to the backplane wafer. Each LED of the array of LEDs comprises a mesa structure including semiconductor epitaxial layers and characterized by inwardly tilted mesa sidewalls, a high-refractive index material region (e.g., with a refractive index greater than about 1.75, such as equal to or greater than a refractive index of the semiconductor epitaxial layers) surrounding the semiconductor epitaxial layers of the mesa structure and including outwardly tilted sidewalls, and a reflective layer on the outwardly tilted sidewalls of the high-refractive index material region. In one example, each LED of the array of LEDs also include a passivation layer on the inwardly tilted mesa sidewalls of the mesa structure.

Abstract: Controlling exhaust after-treatment in a heavy-duty motor vehicle includes operating a diesel engine of a heavy-duty truck such that the diesel engine generates an exhaust gas flow that enters an exhaust after-treatment system of the heavy-duty truck, the exhaust after-treatment system including a selective catalytic reduction system, measuring a level of NOx gases in the exhaust gas flow downstream of the selective catalytic reduction system, and controlling a diesel exhaust fluid injector upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system to inject diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust gas flow upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system at an injection rate that is based on the measured level of NOx gases.

Abstract: A heated bow grip includes a bow, a channel, a heating element, a power port, a first heat-conductive plate, and a second heat-conductive plate. The channel traverses through a grip section of the bow so that the heating element can be internally mounted to the grip section through a channel-wall of the channel. The power port is integrated onto a riser of the bow. The heating element is electrically connected to the power port so that the heating element can be heated from an external power source via the charging port. The first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate are oppositely positioned of each other about the channel and removably mounted to the grip section. The heating element is enclosed by the first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate thus allowing the heating element to transfer thermal energy to the first heat-conductive plate and the second heat-conductive plate.

Abstract: Techniques for assessing an operational condition of an uncrewed air transport platform are presented. The techniques include: arranging the uncrewed air transport platform and at least one external sensor in proximity to each other, where the at least one external sensor includes a vibration sensor; executing a sequence of operations of the uncrewed air transport platform; acquiring sensor data of the uncrewed air transport platform from the at least one external sensor; automatically analyzing the sensor data to detect at least one non-normal health signature of the uncrewed air transport platform; automatically diagnosing one or more degradation condition in the uncrewed air transport platform based on the at least one non-normal health signature; and providing an indication of the one or more degradation condition.

Abstract: Protected fluorescent reagent compounds and their methods of synthesis are provided. The compounds are useful in various fluorescence-based analytical methods, including the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, such as single molecule real time nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The compounds contain fluorescent dye elements, that allow the compounds to be detected with high sensitivity at desirable wavelengths, binding elements, that allow the compounds to be recognized specifically by target biomolecules, and protective shield elements, that decrease undesirable contacts between the fluorescent dye elements and the bound target biomolecules and that therefore decrease photodamage of the bound target biomolecules by the fluorescent dye elements.

Abstract: An electric shaving massager is an apparatus that is used to facilitate the grooming of body hair as well as to enable the physical stimulation of different body areas. The apparatus includes a modular shaver, a modular massager, a razor head, and a power interface. The modular shaver is an electric shaver that can accommodate different attachments that facilitate the shaving or trimming of different body hair. The modular massager is an electric massager designed to provide physical stimulation to different body areas. The razor head corresponds to one of several razor heads that can be selectively attached to the modular shaver to groom the desired body hair. The power interface enables the selective coupling of the modular massager to the modular shaver. The power interface also enables the power transmission from the modular massager to the modular shaver when the modular massager is coupled to the modular shaver.

Abstract: Controlling exhaust after-treatment in a heavy-duty motor vehicle includes operating a diesel engine of a heavy-duty truck such that the diesel engine generates an exhaust gas flow that enters an exhaust after-treatment system of the heavy-duty truck, the exhaust after-treatment system including a selective catalytic reduction system, measuring a level of NOx gases in the exhaust gas flow downstream of the selective catalytic reduction system, and controlling a diesel exhaust fluid injector upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system to inject diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust gas flow upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system at an injection rate that is based on the measured level of NOx gases.

Abstract: Controlling exhaust after-treatment in a heavy-duty motor vehicle includes operating a diesel engine of a heavy-duty truck such that the diesel engine generates an exhaust gas flow that enters an exhaust after-treatment system of the heavy-duty truck, the exhaust after-treatment system including a selective catalytic reduction system, measuring a level of NOx gases in the exhaust gas flow downstream of the selective catalytic reduction system, and controlling a diesel exhaust fluid injector upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system to inject diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust gas flow upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system at an injection rate that is based on the measured level of NOx gases.

Abstract: A light source includes a substrate, an array of semiconductor structures grown on the substrate, and multi-color micro-LEDs grown on surfaces of the array of semiconductor structures. Each semiconductor structure of the array of semiconductor structures has a shape of a truncated pyramid. The light source includes multiple sets of micro-LEDs formed on top surfaces of multiple sets of semiconductor structures of the array of semiconductor structures, or formed on the top surfaces and/or multiple sidewall surfaces of the array of semiconductor structures. The multiple sets of micro-LEDs are configured to emit light of multiple colors.

Abstract: A light source includes an array of micro-light emitting diodes (micro-LEDs), an array of micro-lenses, and a bonding layer bonding the array of micro-lenses to the array of micro-LEDs. Each micro-LED of the array of micro-LEDs includes a first mesa structure formed in a plurality of semiconductor layers. The array of micro-lenses is bonded to a first semiconductor layer of the plurality of semiconductor layers by the bonding layer. The first semiconductor layer includes an array of second mesa structures formed therein. The first mesa structure and the second mesa structure are on opposite sides of the plurality of semiconductor layers. Each second mesa structure of the array of second mesa structures is aligned with a respective micro-lens of the array of micro-lenses and the first mesa structure of a respective micro-LED of the array of micro-LEDs.

Abstract: Controlling exhaust after-treatment in a heavy-duty motor vehicle includes operating a diesel engine of a heavy-duty truck such that the diesel engine generates an exhaust gas flow that enters an exhaust after-treatment system of the heavy-duty truck, the exhaust after-treatment system including a selective catalytic reduction system, measuring a level of NOx gases in the exhaust gas flow downstream of the selective catalytic reduction system, and controlling a diesel exhaust fluid injector upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system to inject diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust gas flow upstream of the selective catalytic reduction system at an injection rate that is based on the measured level of NOx gases.

Abstract: A light source includes an array of micro-light emitting diodes (micro-LEDs), an array of micro-lenses, and a bonding layer bonding the array of micro-lenses to the array of micro-LEDs. Each micro-LED of the array of micro-LEDs includes a first mesa structure formed in a plurality of semiconductor layers. The array of micro-lenses is bonded to a first semiconductor layer of the plurality of semiconductor layers by the bonding layer. The first semiconductor layer includes an array of second mesa structures formed therein. The first mesa structure and the second mesa structure are on opposite sides of the plurality of semiconductor layers. Each second mesa structure of the array of second mesa structures is aligned with a respective micro-lens of the array of micro-lenses and the first mesa structure of a respective micro-LED of the array of micro-LEDs.

Abstract: A light source comprises a backplane wafer with electrical circuits fabricated thereon, and an array of LEDs coupled to the backplane wafer. Each LED of the array of LEDs comprises a mesa structure including semiconductor epitaxial layers and characterized by inwardly tilted mesa sidewalls, a high-refractive index material region (e.g., with a refractive index greater than about 1.75, such as equal to or greater than a refractive index of the semiconductor epitaxial layers) surrounding the semiconductor epitaxial layers of the mesa structure and including outwardly tilted sidewalls, and a reflective layer on the outwardly tilted sidewalls of the high-refractive index material region. In one example, each LED of the array of LEDs also include a passivation layer on the inwardly tilted mesa sidewalls of the mesa structure.

Abstract: The different advantageous embodiments further provide a system for hierarchical mission management comprising a number of mission planners, a data processing system, and a communication system. The number of mission planners are associated with a number of agent groups. The data processing system is configured to execute the number of mission planners. The communication system is configured to provide communication between the number of mission planners.

Abstract: A method of forming a strain relaxation layer in an epitaxial crystalline structure, the method comprising: providing a crystalline template layer comprising a material with a first natural relaxed in-plane lattice parameter; forming a first epitaxial crystalline layer on the crystalline template layer, wherein the first epitaxial crystalline layer has an initial electrical conductivity that is higher than the electrical conductivity of the crystalline template layer; forming a second epitaxial crystalline layer on the first epitaxial crystalline layer, wherein the second epitaxial crystalline layer has an electrical conductivity lower than the initial electrical conductivity of the first epitaxial crystalline layer and comprises a material with a second natural relaxed in-plane lattice parameter that is different to the first natural relaxed in-plane lattice parameter of the crystalline template layer; forming pores in the first epitaxial crystalline layer by electrochemical etching of the first epitaxial cr

Abstract: A monolithic LED array precursor comprising a plurality of LED structures sharing a first semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer defines a plane of the LED array precursor, each LED structure comprising (i) a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, having an upper surface portion parallel to the plane of the LED array precursor, the second semiconductor layer having a regular trapezoidal cross-section normal to the upper surface portion, such that the second semiconductor layer has sloped sides, (ii) a third semiconductor layer on the second semiconductor layer, having an upper surface portion parallel to the plane of the LED array precursor, the third semiconductor layer having a regular trapezoidal cross-section normal to the upper surface portion, such that the third semiconductor layer has sloped sides parallel to the sloped sides of the second semiconductor layer, (iii) a fourth semiconductor layer on the third semiconductor layer, having an upper surface portion