Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of imaging for non-invasive and non-contact measurement of respiration rates and body temperature. The invention uses a combination of visible imaging, thermal imaging, and machine learning to monitor respiration rate and body temperature. One of the embodiments of the invention allows the invention to be mounted on an articulating arm for use in hospital settings. Another embodiment of the invention allows the invention to be easily portable for use in mobile applications. Further embodiments allow the system to be used remotely making it very applicable for use in isolation or for remote locations.

Abstract: Microneedles comprising hormone-containing surface-modified microspheres which exhibit improved residence time in the body and superior sustained-release effect, and a method of preparing the same, are disclosed herein. Microneedles including surface-modified microspheres containing a hormone according to the present invention exhibit improved residence time in the body and superior sustained-release effect, and are therefore useful for a transdermal delivery system for delivering a hormone requiring continuous administration.

Abstract: An electronic device determines accuracy of an analyte concentration non-invasively by calculating an analyte concentration of an analyte from an in-vivo spectrum obtained non-invasively using a calibration model, generates a test calibration model based on feature vectors of the in-vivo spectrum obtained non-invasively from which a spectrum specific to the analyte have been subtracted, calculates a test concentration for the analyte from the in-vivo spectrum using the test calibration model, and analyzes the test concentration for the analyte using the test calibration model to determine the accuracy of the analyte concentration using the calibration model.

Abstract: Provided here are immunomodulatory compositions for and methods of treatment of inflammation-associated diseases, such as liver disorders and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The composition can be a tryptophan metabolite, such as indole 3-acetate, tryptamine, xanthurenic acid, or a derivative of any thereof. The methods can include administering the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the immunomodulatory composition provided herein. The liver disorders can be non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and/or fibrosis. The ARDS can be associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Abstract: A method of classifying, by an apparatus including a processor and a memory, a subject-independent driver state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include (a) learning a state classification model that receives one or more drivers' bio-signal data from a database to output the drivers' state classification (b) receiving a new driver's bio-signal, (c) preprocessing the received new driver's bio-signal, and (d) inputting the preprocessed new driver's bio-signal to the state classification model to output the driver's state classification result, wherein the bio-signal is at least one of an electroencephalogram (EEG), an electrooculogram (EOG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), and a photoplethysmogram (PPG).

Abstract: An exemplary computer-implemented method for administering one or more treatments to a plant in a greenhouse comprises: receiving data associated with the plant; providing the received data to a trained machine-learning prediction model to obtain: a first set of health predictions of the plant corresponding to a present time; and a second set of health predictions of the plant corresponding to a future time; determining whether the plant is unhealthy or lagging a growth trajectory based on: a first comparison based on the first set of health predictions and observed health of the plant at the present time, and a second comparison based on the second set of health predictions and a future production goal of the plant; if the plant is unhealthy or lagging the growth trajectory, identifying the treatments for the plant; and controlling one or more robots in the greenhouse to administer the treatments.

Abstract: A sliding shelf and shelf system is disclosed herein, and may include a first side portion; a second side portion; a front portion; a back portion; a top portion spanning between the first side portion and the second side portion, and spanning between the front portion and the back portion; a bottom portion spanning between the first side portion and the second side portion, and spanning between the front portion and the back portion; a first sliding portion connected to the first side portion; a second sliding portion connected to the second side portion; a first upright portion; a second upright portion parallel to the first upright portion; a first bracket configured to connect to the first sliding portion and to the first upright portion; a second bracket configured to connect to the second sliding portion and to the second upright portion; and a collapsible ladder.

Abstract: Proposed is a green tide control agent containing hydrogen peroxide, a carboxylic acid compound, a ketone compound, and a flavonoid-based compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a natural killer T cell ligand-loaded extracellular nanovesicle, and an autologous anticancer vaccine for hematologic malignancies including the above extracellular nanovesicle. More particularly, a cancer cell-derived extracellular nanovesicle in which a natural killer T cell ligand as an adjuvant is bound to a surface thereof, and an autologous anticancer vaccine including the same, which can recognize cancer antigens specific to patients with hematologic malignancies and has cancer cell-specific anticancer function thus to enable T cell activation.

Abstract: A photosensitive device is provided. The photosensitive device includes a sensing stack, an anti-reflective layer, an optical filter, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The sensing stack includes a first semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the intrinsic semiconductor layer. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on a side of the sensing stack. The optical filter is disposed on the anti-reflective layer and blocks input light with an incident angle greater than 50 degrees. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the sensing stack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer comprising a polysaccharide crosslinked with a spacer crosslinker, wherein the spacer crosslinker comprises a first optionally substituted aliphatic moiety terminated at each end with a second moiety comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups. The present invention also relates to a hydrogel, a method of forming the polymer or hydrogel, a composition and capsule comprising the polymer or hydrogel and a method treating obesity, pre-diabetes, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or chronic idiopathic constipation, or of reducing caloric intake or improving glycemic control using the polymer or hydrogel and a method of weight-loss or improving the body appearance in a healthy subject.

Abstract: A method for measuring foot size and shape by using image processing, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a step of acquiring an image captured by simultaneously photographing a user's foot and an item having a standardized size; and a calculation step of calculating foot size or shape information from the image. The image is captured when at least a part of the user's foot comes in contact with the item. The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for processing foot information and recommending a type and size of shoes, based on three-dimensional (3D) scanning of a foot.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus including a first light emitter including at least one first light emitting diode and a wavelength converter, and a second light emitter including at least one second light emitting diode, in which the first light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of violet or blue, the second light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of about 400 nm to 420 nm, the wavelength converter includes green and red phosphors to convert light of the first light emitting diode into the white light, in the white light, an irradiance of light emitted from the first light emitting diode is less than that from the red phosphor, and an irradiance of light emitted from the second light emitting diode is greater than that of the white light emitted from the first light emitter at the same wavelength.

Abstract: A mattress can include one or more layers of foam material, an adjustable air layer including an air bladder, and a valve. The valve can be fluidically connected to the air bladder and configured to regulate pressure of the air bladder in response to actuation. Some embodiments can include a foam material positioned inside the air bladder.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes: a first segment arranged at an upstream end inserted into an aerosol generating device; a second segment arranged at a downstream end of the first segment; a cooler arranged at a downstream end of the second segment and including a cooling element; and a filter arranged at a downstream end of the cooler and including a filter element, wherein the first segment includes a paper sheet impregnated with a first liquid composition, the second segment includes a paper sheet impregnated with a second liquid composition, each of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition includes at least one of a tobacco material, a moisturizer, and a flavor material, and the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition have different compositions from each other.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a heat source portion including a combustible heat source for generating heat; a heat conduction portion connected to the heat source portion and including an inlet hole through which external air is introduced; a tobacco medium connected to the heat conduction portion and heated by the heat of the heat source transferred through the heat conduction portion, to include an aerosol generating material for generating an aerosol; and a first heat conductor disposed in the tobacco medium and including a heat-conducting material for transferring heat generated by the heat source portion to the tobacco medium.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a tobacco medium portion, a filter portion disposed to be spaced apart from the tobacco medium portion, a wrapper surrounding the tobacco medium portion and the filter portion, and a cooling portion surrounded by the tobacco medium portion, the filter portion, and the wrapper so as to have a space therein.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a tobacco medium portion and a filter portion coupled to a side of the tobacco medium portion and cooling and filtering an aerosol delivered from the tobacco medium portion. The filter portion may include a first filter segment disposed to be spaced apart from the tobacco medium portion and filtering the aerosol, an inner wrapper surrounding the first filter segment and extending toward the tobacco medium portion, and a second filter segment surrounded by the tobacco medium portion, the first filter segment, and the inner wrapper so as to have a space therein.

Abstract: A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.

Abstract: A mask filter including coupling portions is disclosed. More particularly, a mask filter including detachable coupling portions added to a portion of the mask filter is disclosed.