Abstract: Degradable hollow shell particles are disclosed that can encapsulate cells within the hollow inner cavity that allows for the high-throughput screening and sorting of the encapsulated cells based on their phenotypic properties. The solid-phase of the particle is porous such that solution exchange can occur between the external environment and the interior cavity. Further, the solid-phase contains degradable crosslinkers and can be degraded to release enclosed biological entities. An example embodiment consists of encapsulating a cell within the hollow shell particle, allowing the cell to accumulate biomass, selecting hollow shell particles based on accumulated biomass, and degrading the hollow shell particles to release the cells and develop hyper-producing cell lines. Exemplary cell types include microalgae, mammalian cells, bacteria, yeast, and fungi.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system comprises a first camera including a first filter having a spectral response, a first meta-optic lens, and a first sensor. The system comprises a second camera including a second filter having a spectral response different than the spectral response of the first filter, a second meta-optic lens, and a second sensor. The system also comprises a processor configured to receive a representation of a first image of a scene captured by the first camera, receive a representation of a second image of the scene captured by the second camera, and generate a representation of a superposed image of the scene based on the representation of the first image and the representation of the second image, the representation of the superposed image having an aberration lesser than an aberration of the representation of the first image and an aberration of the representation of the second image.

Abstract: A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including: an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) housing; a faceplate attached to a first side of the EVSE housing; an electronics disposed within the EVSE housing; one or more EVSE wires connected to the electronics; and a potting compound disposed within the EVSE housing, where the potting compound encapsulates at least a portion of the electronics and the one or more EVSE wires.

Abstract: A process for preparing C2 to C3 hydrocarbons may include introducing a feed stream including hydrogen gas and a carbon-containing gas comprising carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof into a reaction zone of a reactor, and converting the feed stream into a product stream comprising C2 to C3 hydrocarbons in the reaction zone in the presence of a hybrid catalyst. The hybrid catalyst may include a metal oxide catalyst component and a microporous catalyst component comprising 8-MR pore openings and may be derived from a natural mineral, the product stream comprises a combined C2 and C3 selectivity greater than 40 carbon mol%.

Abstract: One aspect of the application provides a system and method for facilitating a selective extraction of design layout. During operation, the system can generate, based on an electronic circuit design, a first list of nets and a first design layout corresponding to the electronic circuit design. The system can receive, via one or more user interactive elements on a graphical user interface, a list of nets including a first subset of nets from the first list of nets. Further the system can determine, based on the second list of nets, a set of leaf-cells. The system may extract the first subset of the nets and the set of leaf-cells from the first design layout and copy them to a new display on the graphical user interface to represent a new design layout. The system can then provide the new design layout to a layout parameter extraction process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a salt recovery solution and to a process for separating a salt from an aqueous solution. The present disclosure also relates to a salt recovery solution and to its use to concentrate a salt or brine solution by recovering water therefrom. The salt recovery solution suitable for recovering a salt from an aqueous solution comprises at least one tertiary amine containing compound; and at least one enolisable carbonyl.

Abstract: An electromechanical system for generating a CPR-corrupted ECG signal is provided. The electromechanical system may include an ECG signal generator electrically coupled to a first contact of an AED. The electromechanical system may further include a potentiometer electrically coupled to the ECG signal generator and a second contact of the AED. The electromechanical system may further include a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism may be configured to receive a vertical force and adjust an impedance of the potentiometer according to the vertical force. The compression mechanism may include a rack having a plurality of teeth and an initial position. The rack may be configured to translate to a second position according to the vertical force. The compression mechanism may further include a gear with a plurality of teeth engaged with the teeth of the rack such that the gear rotates according to the translation of the rack.

Abstract: A powerplant is provided that includes an engine and a water recovery system. The engine includes an engine combustor, an engine turbine, a flowpath and a fluid delivery system. The flowpath extends out of the engine combustor and through the engine turbine. The fluid delivery system includes a hydrogen reservoir and an oxygen reservoir. The hydrogen reservoir is configured to store fluid hydrogen as liquid hydrogen. The oxygen reservoir is configured to store fluid oxygen as liquid oxygen. The fluid delivery system is configured to provide the fluid hydrogen and the fluid oxygen for combustion within the engine combustor to produce combustion products within the flowpath. The water recovery system is configured to extract water from the combustion products. The water recovery system is configured to provide the water to a component of the powerplant.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing trading exclusivity/priority in response to quantity of items traded in electronic trading systems is provided. The method preferably includes receiving an incoming order for the item and determining whether the incoming order matches a current order for the item and satisfies a minimum volume requirement. When the incoming order matches a current order for the item and satisfies a minimum volume requirement, the method includes transacting a trade between the incoming order and the current order and providing a predetermined time period of exclusive trading between a participant associated with the incoming order and a participant associated with the current order.

Abstract: Electrodes providing excellent recording and physical stability. Electrodes are disclosed that may include a plurality of small teeth that possess a novel design shape and orientation. The shallow and relatively long teeth run parallel to the rim of the electrode that presses against the patient’s skin. When the electrode is twisted onto skin, the tiny teeth penetrate the stratum corneum and move nearly horizontally under the stratum corneum, thus anchoring the electrode securely to the skin. The electrodes cause minimal discomfort to the patient since the small teeth do not extend to the pain fibers which are located in deeper layers of the skin. The electrodes may be fabricated in a variety of geometries including cylindrical, disk, and blunt bullet or top shapes. In some instances, the electrodes may be connected to detachable leads having magnetic properties.

Abstract: A computing system identifies data related to a tennis match between a first player and a second player. The data includes a current match state and a current in-match performance. The computing system generates an input data set that includes the data related to the tennis match. The generating includes modifying the current match state to assume that the first player will win a next point in the tennis match. Based on the input data set, the computing system measures an importance of the next point to the first player winning the tennis match.

Abstract: A powertrain system of an aircraft includes one or more electrical components to provide electrical power to one or more electrical loads of the aircraft. The system further includes a rechargeable cryogenic heat sink containing a volume of cryogenic cooling material. The cryogenic heat sink is configured to cool the one or more electrical components. A method of operating a powertrain system of an aircraft includes generating thermal energy at one or more electrical components of the powertrain system, fluidly connecting a cryogenic heat sink to the one or more electrical components, and cooling the one or more electrical components via a volume of cryogenic cooling material of the cryogenic heat sink.

Abstract: Aircraft engines include a turbine engine comprising a compressor section, a burner section, and a turbine section arranged along a shaft, with a core flow path through the turbine engine such that exhaust from the burner section passes through the turbine section, a condensing assembly arranged downstream of the turbine section of the turbine engine along the core flow path, and an exhaust compressor arranged downstream of the condensing assembly along the core flow path. The condensing assembly is configured to reduce a mass flow of the exhaust compressor by condensing water vapor from the core flow and removing liquid water from the core flow.

Abstract: The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CE2020763, CL2046465, CS2020098, CS2020624, CS2020725, and/or CS2021061 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety CE2020763, CL2046465, CS2020098, CS2020624, CS2020725, and/or CS2021061 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CE2020763, CL2046465, CS2020098, CS2020624, CS2020725, and/or CS2021061, e.g., in a breeding program.

Abstract: Rules for explaining the output of an ANN are derived by: creating decision trees trained to approximate the ANN and optimize a defined criterion, a threshold value for the criterion being calculated to determine for which node of the ANN the input activations should be split between branches of the decision tree; obtaining threshold value combinations each comprising a threshold value obtained for respective nodes of the ANN; for each combination, using the combination to perform a rule extraction algorithm to extract a rule explaining the output of the ANN and to obtain a fidelity metric indicating the accuracy of the rule with respect to predictions of the ANN; determining which combination yields the best fidelity metric; and using the rule extraction algorithm with the combination of threshold values determined to yield the best fidelity metric to extract at least one rule for explaining the output of the ANN.

Abstract: An air interface plane (AIP) of a radio frequency (RF) aperture includes: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and a matrix of tapered elements arranged on the first side of the circuit board and secured to the circuit board, the matrix of tapered elements cooperating to at least one of receive or transmit an over-the-air RF signal. Suitably, each tapered element of the matrix has: a central hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a hub base which is proximate to the first side of the circuit board to an apex of the tapered element which is distal from the first side of the first circuit board; and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub at the apex of the tapered element, each of the plurality of arms including a first portion that projects the arm radially away from the longitudinal axis and a second portion that projects the arm longitudinally toward the first side of the circuit board.

Abstract: An animal feeder system includes a container having a hollow interior configured to receive a product therein. The container includes a selectively positionable closure member configured to control access to the product. An actuator assembly is coupled to the closure member. The closure member is in the open first position when a first daylight period occurs, and/or when an illuminance level of a surrounding environment is at least a predetermined illuminance threshold value, and/or during a first time period. The closure member is in the closed second position during precipitation, and/or when a second daylight period occurs, and/or when the illuminance level of the surrounding environment is less than the predetermined illuminance threshold value.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a front subframe having two frame rails and a control arm connector on each frame rail. The assembly includes a panel supported on the frame rails and spaced vehicle-rearward of the control arm connector. The panel extends cross-vehicle from one of the frame rails to the other of the frame rails. The panel includes a channel elongated along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. The assembly includes a vehicle component spaced vehicle-rearward of the panel. The channel is aimed at the vehicle component.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing dual phase soft magnetic components include combining a plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with a plurality of paramagnetic particles to form a component structure, wherein the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles each comprise an electrically insulative coating, and, heat treating the component structure to consolidate the plurality of soft ferromagnetic particles with the plurality of paramagnetic particles.