Abstract: A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener relative to a direction of travel of the mobile agricultural machine and is configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. An image sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics of residue and seeds in the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to generate a residue/seed characteristic indicator corresponding to the sensed characteristics and to generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the residue/seed characteristic indicator.

Abstract: An example of a flow cell includes a substrate, a plurality of chambers defined on or in the substrate, and a plurality of depressions defined in the substrate and within a perimeter of each of the plurality of chambers. The depressions are separated by interstitial regions. Primers are attached within each of the plurality of depressions, and a capture site is located within each of the plurality of chambers.

Abstract: Offers are distributed by providing a plurality of offers to a first user and directing the first user to distribute the offers to selected additional users. The plurality of offers may be customized by the system based on the first user's previous interactions with the system, and may be further customized by the first user before sending the offers to the selected additional users. The additional users may include any user including known and/or unknown users and/or contact in the first's user networks including business and/or social networks. The system may also track and store information relating to the distribution, access, and redemption of the offer by the first user and the selected additional users and provide additional incentives based upon the access and redemption, and based upon interactions between the first user and the selected additional users.

Abstract: A system and method for an on-demand shuttle, bus, or taxi service able to operate on private and public roads provides situational awareness and confidence displays. The shuttle may include ISO 26262 Level 4 or Level 5 functionality and can vary the route dynamically on-demand, and/or follow a predefined route or virtual rail. The shuttle is able to stop at any predetermined station along the route. The system allows passengers to request rides and interact with the system via a variety of interfaces, including without limitation a mobile device, desktop computer, or kiosks. Each shuttle preferably includes an in-vehicle controller, which preferably is an AI Supercomputer designed and optimized for autonomous vehicle functionality, with computer vision, deep learning, and real time ray tracing accelerators. An AI Dispatcher performs AI simulations to optimize system performance according to operator-specified system parameters.

Abstract: This invention relates to binding molecules that bind specifically Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) and their use in medicine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of diseases of the eye.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for securely accessing a wallet maintained by a centralized platform on a blockchain. An example method generally includes receiving a request to access one or more wallets on a blockchain. Generally, the request includes an authorization code associated with a controlling party associated with the one or more wallets and user credentials associated with the controlling party. A first portion of a private key is decrypted based on the authorization code and a salt associated with the user credentials associated with the controlling party, and a second portion of the private key is decrypted based on credentials associated with an application through which the wallet is accessed. Access to the one or more wallets is granted based on the decrypted first portion and the decrypted second portion of the private key.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for securely accessing a wallet maintained by a centralized platform on a blockchain. An example method generally includes receiving a request to access one or more wallets on a blockchain. Generally, the request includes an authorization code associated with a controlling party associated with the one or more wallets and user credentials associated with the controlling party. A first portion of a private key is decrypted based on the authorization code and a salt associated with the user credentials associated with the controlling party, and a second portion of the private key is decrypted based on credentials associated with an application through which the wallet is accessed. Access to the one or more wallets is granted based on the decrypted first portion and the decrypted second portion of the private key.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for securely accessing a wallet on a blockchain. An example method generally includes receiving a request to access a wallet on a blockchain. The request generally includes an authorization code associated with the wallet and user credentials associated with an owner of the wallet. A first portion of a private key is decrypted based on the authorization code and a salt associated with the user credentials, and a second portion of the private key is decrypted based on credentials associated with an application through which the wallet is accessed. Access to the wallet is granted based on the decrypted first portion and the decrypted second portion of the private key.

Abstract: At least one aspect of this disclosure is directed to method of scraping, by a first computing system, one or more first data sources of the first computing system, and one or more second data sources of one or more external computing systems, to compile a first dataset, standardizing, by the first computing system, the first dataset to generate a standardized dataset, applying, by the first computing system, a first artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to assign labels to data entries of the standardized dataset, compiling, by the first computing system, the standardized dataset having the labels assigned to the respective data entries in a database, receiving, by an AI interface of the first computing system, a query from a computing device, and generating, by the first computing system, a response to the query for delivering via the AI interface to the computing device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus that collect data regarding malware threats, that organizes this collected malware threat data, and that provides this data to computers or people such that damage associated with these software threats can be quantified and reduced. The present disclosure is also directed to preventing the spread of malware before that malware can damage computers or steal computer data. Methods consistent with the present disclosure may optimize tests performed at different levels of a multi-level threat detection and prevention system. As such, methods consistent with the present disclosure may collect data from various sources that may include endpoint computing devices, firewalls/gateways, or isolated (e.g. “sandbox”) computers. Once this information is collected, it may then be organized, displayed, and analyzed in ways that were not previously possible.

Abstract: A bi-fold futon frame includes force spreading mortise plates positioned at a junction between various wooden members. The mortise plates and the wooden memebers are held together by fasteners such as screws. The wooden members form the frame of the futon.