Abstract: A sampling device for collecting microorganisms from aquatic environments by chemotaxis including a housing, at least one electronic control unit interacting with the housing/connected to the housing, and at least one rectangular cast that can be arranged within the housing—wherein the cast is designed to receive at least one assay plate, preferably multiple assay plates (eight or more); wherein the at least one assay plate comprises at least one well, preferably up to 20 or more wells, filled with at least one chemoattractant compound, and wherein each well is connected to the outside by at least a port; wherein the cast is further designed to receive at least one sealing plate at least partially covering the at least one assay plate, wherein the sealing plate is designed to be moveable along the at least one assay plate between a first position.

Abstract: A method of training an autoencoder for analyzing a machine learning model, the method includes extracting output data from an embedding layer of the machine learning model operating on in-sample data. The method includes performing dimensionality reduction on at least a portion of the extracted output data from the embedding layer to obtain first dimensionality-reduced data. The method includes training the autoencoder to generate corresponding intermediate dimensionality-reduced data at a bottleneck of the autoencoder from at least the portion of the extracted output data.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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, 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: 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.

Abstract: Methods of spatially directing the orientation and placement of multiple block copolymer (BCP) domains on isolated regions of a substrate are described. The methods involve epitaxially directing the assembly of BCP domains using spatial boundaries between regions with different surface composition, formed at the edges of isolated chemical regions on a background chemistry. Multiple vertical domains of BCP order on the isolated region, self-aligned in a direction parallel to edges of the isolated region. In some embodiments, vertical domains order on multiple isolated regions of a first chemistry of a chemical contrast pattern with horizontal domains on the regions of a second (background) chemistry of the chemical contrast pattern. Also provided herein are compositions resulting from the methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically determining potentially applicability of product regulation updates and regulatory requirement rules and representations to product profiles, as well as map product taxonomies. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access new or updated product regulation updates for various jurisdictions as well as product profiles associated with certain products. The electronic device may employ various data analysis technologies to determine which product regulation updates are potentially applicable to which product profiles. The electronic device may present information associated with the data analyses, and enable users to review information, further assess applicability, make selections, and interface and integrate with external systems to exchange information and insights.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically determining potentially applicability of product regulation updates to product profiles. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access new or updated product regulation updates for various jurisdictions as well as product profiles associated with certain products. The electronic device may employ various data analysis technologies to determine which product regulation updates are potentially applicable to which product profiles. The electronic device may present information associated with the data analyses, and enable users to review information, further assess applicability, make selections, and interface and integrate with external systems to exchange information and insights.