Abstract: An apparatus to clear magnetically attracted materials from select locations is disclosed. Embodiments include a housing within which a magnetic body and a mechanism are contained. The mechanism is powered and sized for moving the magnetic body between a first position where magnetically attracted material (initially attracted to but thereafter) adhering to an exterior surface portion of the housing, and a second position where the magnetically attracted material, no longer attracted, falls from exterior surfaces by gravity.

Abstract: Disclosed are aspects of a method, carried out by a vehicle data recording device, that includes downloading, from a host data collecting system, a recording target and determining a plurality of possible routes for the vehicle. The method also includes, for each route, generating a route encoding in numerical values an information on predicted values of the route for metrics, a metric being a function assigning a value representing an amount of progress in achieving an elementary recording target to a piece of data. The method additionally includes providing the route encodings and additional environmental information independent of the routes to a reinforcement learning agent that selects one of the routes to optimize a reward. The method further includes recording data from in-vehicle sources while the vehicle drives along the selected route and uploading at least part of the recording data to the host data collecting system.

Abstract: A method of operating a data recording device for Autonomous Driving, or Advanced Driver Assistant Systems applications for vehicles is provided. The data recording device comprises a data logging unit, a computing unit, a storage unit and a relevancy determination unit including at least one relevancy determination module. The storage unit includes a circular buffer and a persistent storage region. The method comprises retrieving sensor data acquired by sensors, storing the sensor data in the circular buffer, retrieving and storing perception results or neural network embeddings from the sensor data and deciding whether the retrieved perception results or neural network embeddings are considered relevant or irrelevant, and triggering a transfer of the sensor data from the circular buffer to the persistent storage region in case the perception results or neural network embeddings corresponding to the sensor data are considered relevant.

Abstract: A chewable composition for teeth-whitening comprising a first region and a second region separated by a barrier layer; the first region comprising carbamide peroxide having water content of about 2% or less, a wetting agent (e.g., glycerin), an anhydrous chewing gum base having water content of about 1% or less, an anhydrous fruit acid, and one or more gum additives; and the second region comprising a chewable composition comprising a gum base, a source of bicarbonate ion, and one or more gum additives. A kit comprising separate chewable compositions corresponding to the first and second regions, and methods for whitening teeth using the chewable composition are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for determining a user's bra size. The device comprises a measuring strip with adjustable closure elements and is worn around the user's torso to compare the tightness and feel of different bra size measurements on the body. Band and bust measurements for determining a bra size are adjusted according to the user's subjective comfort and support level and the measurements are converted into bra sizes using charts located on the device. The user can simulate a variety of different band and bust measurement combinations to ensure the best bra size is chosen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel spiro-macrocyclic compounds of general formula (I) which are Orexin 2 receptor agonists.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for gathering and distributing metadata of a surrounding of a vehicle during a ride. The method includes, at an apparatus arranged in the vehicle, obtaining, from at least one sensor, sensor data representing at least extracts of the surrounding of the vehicle. The method includes generating, from the sensor data, metadata using at least one algorithm module. The metadata includes at least one feature describing a characteristic of the surrounding. The method includes transmitting the metadata to a remote server.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for determining a user's bra size. The device comprises a measuring strip with adjustable closure elements and is worn around the user's torso to compare the tightness and feel of different bra size measurements on the body. Band and bust measurements for determining a bra size are adjusted according to the user's subjective comfort and support level and the measurements are converted into bra sizes using charts located on the device. The user can simulate a variety of different band and bust measurement combinations to ensure the best bra size is chosen.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses implementing a sentiment-based analytics management system are provided herein. In some embodiments, an example sentiment-based analytics management system may be configured to determine an administrative operations measure for a provider and generate one or more predictive outputs based at least on the administrative operations measure.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining a status of one or more docking stations within a predetermined distance from a destination location for a user, sending instructions to display the status of the one or more docking stations, receiving a destination docking station selected by the user from the one or more docking stations, determining a docking availability at the destination docking station based on pairing statuses between the destination docking station and one or more micromobility transit vehicles docked at the destination docking station, updating the status of the destination docking station based at least on the docking availability, and sending instructions to display the updated status of the destination docking station while the user is enroute to the destination docking station.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a chewable composition for teeth-whitening, comprising a first chewable composition and a second chewable composition, that when combined in the mouth and actuated by mastication provide cosmetic enhancement and chemotherapeutic activity. In some aspects, the first chewable composition comprises carbamide peroxide having water content of about 2% or less, an anhydrous chewing gum base having water content of about 2% or less, and tableting excipients having a water content of 2% or less; and the second chewable composition comprises a gum base, a source of bicarbonate ion, and one or more gum additives. The disclosure also provides a kit comprising the first and second separate chewable compositions, and methods for whitening teeth and freshening the breath, and also for reducing the levels of the oral pathogen sources of periodontal diseases and halitosis using the compositions and kits described herein.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a frame member to one or more other frame members of a space frame assembly is disclosed. The connector includes a body defining a surface and a projection extending outwardly from the surface along a main axis to define an axial end surface away from the surface. The axial end surface defines a curvature having continuity across an expanse of the axial end surface to facilitate formation of a full penetration weld joint between an end of the frame member and the axial end surface upon a contact of the end of the frame member with the axial end surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically generating object models corresponding to regulations. According to certain aspects, a server computer may access a regulation and automatically generate a summary of the regulation based on a specific set of sentences. The server computer may additionally determine a set of topics and named-entity attributes for text within a regulation object model, as well as a probability that a topic or attribute is applicable to the regulation. Further, the server computer may generate and enrich object models according to the various analyses and avail the enriched object models for review by entities and users of regulatory compliance services.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems associated with lightweight docking stations for one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The docking station may include multiple racks. Each rack may include a base frame having frame segments, an anchor coupled to and extending vertically from at least one of the frame segments of the base frame, and a lock plate coupled to the anchor and including a lock hole. The lock hole is disposed through the lock plate and is capable of receiving a locking device associated with a micromobility transit vehicle so as to permit locking of the micromobility transit vehicle to the anchor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically generating object models corresponding to regulations. According to certain aspects, a server computer may access a regulation and automatically generate a summary of the regulation based on a specific set of sentences. The server computer may additionally determine a set of topics and named-entity attributes for text within a regulation object model, as well as a probability that a topic or attribute is applicable to the regulation. Further, the server computer may generate and enrich object models according to the various analyses and avail the enriched object models for review by entities and users of regulatory compliance services.

Abstract: A chewable composition for teeth-whitening comprising a first region and a second region separated by a barrier layer; the first region comprising carbamide peroxide having water content of about 2% or less, a wetting agent (e.g., glycerin), an anhydrous chewing gum base having water content of about 1% or less, an anhydrous fruit acid, and one or more gum additives; and the second region comprising a chewable composition comprising a gum base, a source of bicarbonate ion, and one or more gum additives. A kit comprising separate chewable compositions corresponding to the first and second regions, and methods for whitening teeth using the chewable composition are also provided.

Abstract: A chewable composition for teeth-whitening comprising a first region and a second region separated by a barrier layer; the first region comprising carbamide peroxide having water content of about 2% or less, a wetting agent (e.g., glycerin), an anhydrous chewing gum base having water content of about 1% or less, an anhydrous fruit acid, and one or more gum additives; and the second region comprising a chewable composition comprising a gum base, a source of bicarbonate ion, and one or more gum additives. A kit comprising separate chewable compositions corresponding to the first and second regions, and methods for whitening teeth using the chewable composition are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining an attribute of an object at a pre-determined time point. Data representing a respective property of the object and a plurality of further objects at a plurality of time points different from the pre-determined time point are determined, and the data is arranged in an image-like data structure. The image-like data structure has a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. The data is arranged in the image-like data structure such that each of one of the rows or the columns corresponds to respective properties of the object or of one of the plurality of further objects and each of the other of the rows or the columns corresponds to respective properties at one of the plurality of time points. The attribute is then determined using a pre-determined rule based on the image-like data structure.

Abstract: A chewable composition for teeth-whitening comprising a first region and a second region separated by a barrier layer; the first region comprising carbamide peroxide having water content of about 2% or less, a wetting agent (e.g., glycerin), an anhydrous chewing gum base having water content of about 1% or less, an anhydrous fruit acid, and one or more gum additives; and the second region comprising a chewable composition comprising a gum base, a source of bicarbonate ion, and one or more gum additives. A kit comprising separate chewable compositions corresponding to the first and second regions, and methods for whitening teeth using the chewable composition are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are aspects of a method, which is carried out in a vehicle, that includes downloading over-the-air from a host system a data collection target including a data value metric that is a function assigning a data value to a piece of data at a given point in time, which represents an amount of progress towards an atomic collection target. The method also includes collecting data from data sources in the vehicle over time while the vehicle is driving and recording the collected data in a storing module. The method additionally includes computing the data values of the recording data according to the data value metric and selecting, from the recording data, recording data snippets of high value within a time window based on the computed data values. The method further includes uploading only the selected recording data snippets of high value to the host system over-the-air.