Abstract: Provided herein are methods for producing quiescent cardiac fibroblast cells from pluripotent stem cells. Further provided herein are microtissue compositions comprising the cardiac fibroblast cells with endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing heterogeneous event data associated with a pool of customers and selecting, based on the heterogenous event data, a set of event labels and a set of customer labels. Some embodiments include constructing, for each of a plurality of customers among the pool of customers, a respective time-ordered event sequence array comprising one or more event information items. Various embodiments include applying a heterogenous event sequence model to generate, based on the respective time-ordered event sequences of the plurality of customers, an ordered series of event pathways and a topic set comprising a plurality of topics representing customer traits. Some embodiments include applying the heterogenous event sequence model to generate a respective topic weight set for each of the plurality of customers. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a control center receives a credential for a responder profile associated with a responder from each responder device in a plurality of responder devices and a signal for assistance from a vehicle. The signal for assistance includes sensor data associated with the vehicle. The control center communicates the sensor data to the responder devices. The control center receives a plurality of responses. Each of the responses is received from one of the responder devices, and each response indicates a possible action to be taken by the vehicle. The control center determines, based at least in part on a response from among the plurality of received responses, an answer to the signal for assistance. The answer indicates an action to be taken by the vehicle. The control center communicates the determined answer to the vehicle.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a control center receives a credential for a responder profile associated with a responder from each responder device in a plurality of responder devices and a signal for assistance from a vehicle. The signal for assistance includes sensor data associated with the vehicle. The control center communicates the sensor data to the responder devices. The control center receives a plurality of responses. Each of the responses is received from one of the responder devices, and each response indicates a possible action to be taken by the vehicle. The control center determines, based at least in part on a response from among the plurality of received responses, an answer to the signal for assistance. The answer indicates an action to be taken by the vehicle. The control center communicates the determined answer to the vehicle.

Abstract: Distribution of network maintenance tasks is managed in a centralized manner. Information associated with components of a communication network, such as status, malfunctions, technical specifications, and the like, is collected from various data sources and tickets for repair or maintenance tasks are made available to technicians in a centralized list. Tickets are categorized in the list, which may be filtered based on individual technicians' credentials. Tasks accepted by technicians are blocked until they are completed or returned to the system. Feedback associated with progress of task completion is received from the assigned technicians. Managers are enabled to monitor and modify assignment of tasks. Updated information relating to network status and/or maintenance operations may be provided to relevant databases.