Abstract: A self-adhesive laminate material and method of manufacture thereof in which a water-soluble coating applied to a print-receptive coating on a first side of the material is transferred to an adhesive on a second side of the material. When the material is rolled up, the water-soluble coating transfers from the first side to the second side, thereby offering protection to the adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to regulatory nucleic acid sequences, in particular muscle-specific promoters, elements thereof, and other such nucleic acid sequences, that are capable of enhancing muscle-specific expression of genes. The invention also relates to expression constructs, vectors and cells comprising such muscle-specific regulatory nucleic acid sequences, and to methods of their use. The regulatory nucleic acid sequences are of particular utility for gene therapy applications, but also find utility in other areas such as bioprocessing and biotechnology.

Abstract: A panoramic system can receive content (e.g., live video) recorded in a landscape orientation and use a portrait dynamic crop window to display a portrait area of the received content. The panoramic system can further display the content in a landscape dynamic crop window that has a moveable user interface control that can pan the portrait crop window as the content plays in one or both of the dynamic crop windows.

Abstract: A surface includes a first side defining a wet surface and a second side defining a dry surface. The second side is opposite the first side. The surface has an opening extending between the first side and the second side, and a seal system covering the opening. The seal system includes a flexible seal member insertable through the opening. The flexible seal member engages the wet surface. A tension member is connected to the flexible seal member. The tension member extends through the opening and is configured to apply a tension force to the flexible seal member to engage against the wet surface to close the opening.

Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes an instrument cart having a setup arm assembly and a control drive assembly coupled to the setup arm assembly. The control drive assembly includes a chassis assembly, a first drive unit and a second drive unit mounted to the chassis assembly, and a leadscrew assembly. Each drive unit is positioned to translate relative to the chassis assembly between a retracted position and an advanced position. The first drive unit couples to a first surgical instrument and the second drive unit couples to a second surgical instrument. The leadscrew assembly is mounted to the chassis assembly and includes a first leadscrew operably associated with the first drive unit and a second leadscrew operably associated with the second drive unit. The first leadscrew rotates to cause the first drive unit to translate relative to the chassis assembly. The second leadscrew rotates to cause the second drive unit to translate relative to the chassis assembly.

Abstract: An organizer system for use with a case including a base and a lid configured to be matingly coupled together for containing an object therein is disclosed. The organizer system includes a panel system including at least one panel, the at least one panel including a plurality of cutouts formed therein, and a plurality of mounting blocks, each one of the plurality of mounting blocks including a block body and at least one stud. The stud is configured to be removably insertable into one of the plurality of cutouts. When the mounting blocks are inserted into the cutouts adjacent to the object then the base and the lid are coupled together, the panel system and the mounting blocks cooperate to prevent shifting of the object within the case. A method for storing an object in a case using an organizer system is also disclosed.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to processing and executing digital asset transfers between two users. An example method includes receiving a data object defining a digital asset transfer, and the data object may be a query from the first user to initiate an outbound transfer to a second user or an approval of a request for digital asset units from the second user. The method further includes retrieving account balance data objects associated with the digital asset accounts for the first and second users. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the digital asset transfer satisfies one or more transfer conditions, executing the digital asset transfer by executing a closed-loop debit from the first user and executing a closed-loop credit to the second user. The method further includes updating the account balance data object to reflect the resulting balances of each digital asset account.

Abstract: Adaptable manufacturing systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus for manufacturing a product in accordance with the present disclosure may include a design apparatus, an assembly apparatus, and a control apparatus, coupled to the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus receives input information from the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus. The control apparatus provides output information for altering at least one parameter used by at least one of the design apparatus and the assembly apparatus in the manufacture of the product.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods comprising at least one TGF-0 inhibitor and at least one Activin inhibitor for use in methods of treating CAF-enriched cancers and/or fibrotic disease.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including a mobile platform comprising: an in situ trace gas sensor, and a device configured to receive an open path laser beam, where the device is at least one of: a retroreflector to receive and return the open path laser beam and a detection device having processing electronics configured to interpret at least one of: a laser dispersion and an absorption signal.

Abstract: The technology relates to using on-board sensor data, off-board information and a deep learning model to classify road wetness and/or to perform a regression analysis on road wetness based on a set of input information. Such information includes on-board and/or off-board signals obtained from one or more sources including on-board perception sensors, other on-board modules, external weather measurement, external weather services, etc. The ground truth includes measurements of water film thickness and/or ice coverage on road surfaces. The ground truth, on-board and off-board signals are used to build the model. The constructed model can be deployed in autonomous vehicles for classifying/regressing the road wetness with on-board and/or off-board signals as the input, without referring to the ground truth.

Abstract: A system including a plurality of vehicles, each having disposed onboard a location device, a communication device, a control system, and an energy storage device. Thea control system may determine vehicle locations of one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles and states of charge of the energy storage devices onboard the one or more vehicles. The control system may communicate with the communication devices of the one or more vehicles and may direct which of one or more vehicles are to couple with each other, and thereby be powered by electric energy stored in the energy storage devices onboard the one or more vehicles directed to couple. The control system may direct which of the one or more vehicles are to couple with and be powered by the electric energy of the energy storage devices based on one or more of: the vehicle locations and the states of charge of the vehicle energy storage devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to an asset risk predictor that may receive data corresponding to one or more industrial assets and generate a device model corresponding to the one or more industrial assets. The device model may indicate a relationship between a normal operation of a first industrial asset and data acquired by a second industrial asset. The device model may be trained while the first industrial asset and the second industrial asset are in situ and operating within a desired industrial automation process. An alert score may be generated based on the relationship indicated by the device model, where the alert score may be an indication of a likelihood of an event occurring at the first industrial asset. A maintenance work order may be generated based on alert scores and existing work orders.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for storage of a large volume of data. Embodiments include: receiving, from a data source, an event comprising data. Embodiments also include determining a storage object associated with the event based on both the event and the storage object being associated with a first key. Embodiments also include appending the event to the storage object. Embodiments include, in response to the storage object satisfying a flush threshold flushing the storage object to the object storage, and generating a new storage object associated with the first key.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including one or more optical cavities; one or more light sources configured to emit a specified wavelength or band of wavelengths of light; and one or more photovoltaic detectors configured to receive the emitted light that has traveled over one or more path lengths, where the one or more photovoltaic detectors are configured to detect at least one of: a first trace gas species and a second trace gas species.