Abstract: A system is provided for the identification and separation of heterogeneous material, the system comprising: a hyperspectral identification system for capturing spectra of material; a computer receiving and analyzing data from the hyperspectral identification system and selecting desired materials from the heterogeneous materials; and an ejection system, whereby the desired materials are ejected from the system.

Abstract: A medical dispensing device which includes a catheter, an applicator tip at a distal end of the catheter, the catheter and the applicator tip defining a lumen having a longitudinal axis and a distal opening, a plunger in the lumen and movable along the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of elements in the lumen proximal to the distal opening and distal to the plunger, the plurality of elements stacked along the longitudinal axis for dispersement of one element at a time through the distal opening via a force applied by the plunger.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clinically applicable method of stem cell transplantation that facilitates engraftment and reconstitutes immunocompetence of the recipient without requiring radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and without development of GVHD or graft rejection. Aspects of the present invention are based on the discovery that the depletion of the endogenous stem cell niche facilitates efficient engraftment of stem cells into that niche. In particular, the present invention combines the use of selective ablation of endogenous stem cells with a combination of antibodies specific for CD117, and agents that modulate immunoregulatory signaling pathways, e.g. agonists of immune costimulatory molecules, in combination with the administration to the recipient of exogenous stem cells, resulting in efficient, long-term engraftment, even in immunocompetent recipients.

Abstract: A compliant consolidation block is provided. The compliant consolidation block includes a non-articulating component, a first articulating self-aligning component coupled to the non-articulating component, and two second articulating self-aligning components coupled to the first articulating self-aligning component. The first articulating self-aligning component is configured to articulate with respect to the non-articulating component. Each of the two second articulating self-aligning components are individually configured to articulate with respect to the first articulating self-aligning component.

Abstract: An automated packing system for placing at least one object into a container is disclosed. The automated packing system includes an input conveyance system for providing empty containers to a packing station, a multidirectional unit at the packing station for receiving the container and for urging the container against a corner provided by two braces, a programmable motion device for packing the container with objects provided by source containers, and an output conveyance system for receiving the container from the multidirectional unit following packing.

Abstract: A shelter system for a truck includes a platform assembly that can pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The platform assembly spans a bed of a truck when in the stowed position. The platform assembly is disposed over a cab of the truck when in the deployed position. A tent covers the platform assembly when the platform assembly is in the deployed position.

Abstract: Provided herein, among other things, is method for analyzing a planar biological sample. In some embodiments, the method may comprise: contacting an oligonucleotide or a conjugate comprising the same with a planar biological sample under conditions by which the oligonucleotide or conjugate specifically binds to sites in or on the sample; performing one or more steps to release and/or extend the oligonucleotide in situ, to produce a reporter probe; transferring the reporter probe from the sample to a planar support that does not comprise an array of oligonucleotides, in a way that preserves the spatial relationship of the reporter probe in the sample; and detecting the reporter probe on the support.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium provides an interactive patient-level data visualization and analysis tool that illustrates a patient's health trajectory across multiple organ systems. Data from an electronic medical record system and one or more research databases are integrated into an analytics platform. A visualization tool plots the patient's health trajectory and overlays data from an entire user-defined disease cohort as a reference group to visualize a disease course of the patient compared to courses of other patients, with a same disease, selected by a user.

Abstract: An electrically inactive betavoltaic battery, an electrically active betavoltaic battery, and methods of making the same are provided. In implementations, a method of making an electrically active betavoltaic battery includes: providing an electrically inactive betavoltaic battery device having one or more diodes incorporating a semiconductor material layer having a stable non-radioactive isotope; and irradiating the electrically inactive betavoltaic battery device with thermal neutrons, thereby causing the conversion of at least a portion of the stable non-radioactive isotope to a radionuclide and creating the electrically active betavoltaic battery, wherein the semiconductor material layer acts as both an electron emitter and an electron absorber simultaneously.

Abstract: A system and method for validating target account data based on inputs from a user. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; receiving a first input; receiving a second input; enabling selection of an activatable element; conducting a lookup associated with the received inputs; receiving a result of the lookup; transforming the result of the lookup into a transformed result that predicts the probability of verification; and displaying transformed result to demonstrate the validity of the received inputs.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to industrial automation environments. More specifically, embodiments include systems and methods to optimize a target variable in an industrial automation environment. In some examples, a design application generates a control program configured and selects a program tag that represents a target variable in an industrial process. A processing application identifies a set of available program tags that represent independent variables in the industrial process and determines correlations between ones of the independent variables and the target variable. The processing application selects available program tags that represent independent variables correlated with the target variable and generates a recommendation that indicates the selected available program tags. The design application modifies the control program using the selected available program tags to optimize the target variable.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for machine learning-based detection of anomalous object behavior in a monitored physical environment. One method includes obtaining activity maps comprising data characterizing objects of a respective object type within a monitored physical environment; applying the activity maps to a machine learning model trained to generate one or more predicted activity maps; comparing the one or more predicted activity maps to corresponding activity maps; and, in response to a result of the comparison indicating anomalous object behavior, initiating at least one automated action. A given activity map may comprise multiple cells, wherein a given cell is mapped to a corresponding portion of the monitored physical environment. The given activity map may correspond to a particular object type and the given cell may comprise aggregated data characterizing objects of the particular object type in the given cell.

Abstract: A system for facilitating geometry-aware spatial interpolation is configured to access a data structure comprising a set of sample points (each sample point being associated with respective coordinates relative to a virtual environment) and determine a respective safety distance for association with at least some sample points of the set of sample points. Each respective safety distance represents a distance from its associated sample point to a nearest virtual object of the virtual environment. Each respective safety distance indicates a respective safety region for its associated sample point. Each respective safety region indicates a region within which its associated sample point is usable for generating interpolated data. The system is further configured to store each respective safety distance within the data structure in association with its associated sample point of the set of sample points.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to detect errors in data being accessed in a memory array. In one approach, a memory device includes error detection circuitry, error correction circuitry, and a controller. The controller accesses portions of the memory array. The error detection circuitry determines whether an error exists in the accessed portions. Errors are detected by comparing parity stored in each portion with the computed parity for all data stored in that portion when being accessed. If an error is detected for a portion, an address of that portion is stored in a scrub queue for later correction using the error correction circuitry.

Abstract: A processor, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for performing a block matching between first data and second data are provided. The block matching is performed using an iterative process, wherein, for each iteration, a portion of the first data and a corresponding portion of the second data is selected using a sliding window approach. When differences data, used for block matching, is calculated for a specific subset of first and second data, many of the calculations overlap with those needed for a nearby subset. Summed area table, SAT, data used for determining the difference data is continuously stored and updated in a buffer, such that overlapping computations can be avoided.

Abstract: An example system includes an implantable medical device and processing circuitry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-stage method to extend the range of a vehicle. The method includes taking progressive actions on a vehicle as the state of charge (SOC) drops below defined levels. The method may include monitoring the SOC of the vehicle in relation to a SOC threshold or monitoring the SOC of the vehicle in relation to the distance remaining to a predetermined destination.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for promoting and maintaining cell differentiation and gene expression in a subject, and ensuring that longer genes are able to function, the method comprising administering citrate to a subject. The invention also relates to compositions for use in said methods.

Abstract: A high pressure pump. The pump comprises a fluid end assembly supported on a power end assembly. The power end assembly is modular and held together by a first set of stay rods. The fluid end assembly comprises a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each fluid end section comprises a housing made of multiple-piece construction. One or more pieces of the housing are configured to having a second set of stay rods attached thereto. The second set of stay rods interconnect the fluid end assembly and a power end assembly and are vertically offset from the first set of stay rods.

Abstract: Preparation of biospecimens for analysis is discussed. One example is a system that includes a sample well having an open top and configured to contain the biospecimen and a volume of an extraction solvent. The system also includes a bottom electrode. At least a portion of the bottom electrode is arranged in a bottom portion of the sample well opposite the open top. The system additionally includes a top electrode having an opening configured to allow material to pass through the top electrode into or out of the sample well. At least a portion of the top electrode is configured to be contained within a top portion of the sample well adjacent to the open top. The bottom electrode and the top electrode are configured to apply a voltage across the biospecimen and the volume of the extraction solvent to generate a supernatant.