Abstract: An agricultural autonomous vehicle is provided which is operable to traverse a field and perform one or more detection tasks.

Abstract: A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a dough layer, and the multi-layered food product can optionally include one or more toppings atop the dough layer.

Abstract: A scope system includes a processor and a scope device. The scope device includes a handle configured to remain outside of the body and an elongated shaft extending from the handle to a distal tip and including a working channel extending therethrough. The working channel is open at the distal tip of the shaft. The shaft is inserted through a bodily lumen to a target surgical site. The shaft includes at least one sensor transmitting to the processor sensor data relating to the target surgical site.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein enable routine autonomous execution of at least some major phases of aerostat operation in response to commands from human or automated external operators, a built-in decision-making capacity, or both. Various embodiments combine one or more actively controlled tethers, aerodynamic aerostat control surfaces, mechanical assistive devices (e.g., jointed arms attached to a ground station), and/or active propulsors attached to the aerostat to govern aerostat behavior during launch, flight, and landing phases of operation. Some embodiments enable automatic autonomous performance of all phases of routine post-commissioning aerostat operation, including launch, flight, and landing, without any routine need for availability of a human crew.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, systems, and methods relating to three-dimensional bioprinted tissue models, in particular liver tissue modes. Compositions, systems, and methods as described here provide for improved tissue models, thereby improving their utility for diagnostic, clinical, and research purposes. In certain aspects, tissue models as described herein exhibit gene expression profiles, enzymatic function, and enzyme/protein secretion comparable to in vivo organs.

Abstract: A planetary gear system for setting a drive ratio of a transmission includes an outer ring gear; a plurality of planetary gears; an inner sun gear; a first rotary input coupled to one of the outer ring gear, the plurality of planetary gears, and the inner sun gear; a second rotary input coupled to another one of the outer ring gear, the plurality of planetary gears, and the inner sun gear; and a rotary output coupled to a remaining one of the outer ring gear, the plurality of planetary gears the inner sun gear. In some cases, the planetary gear system is combined with a second planetary gear system, and the first rotary input of the planetary gear system and the first rotary input of the second planetary gear system are the same, allowing generation of two independent outputs from three inputs.

Abstract: In some examples, a method of performing a surgery includes providing a surgical organizer having a body, a plurality of instrument-receiving elements, and two opposing terminal arms, the two opposing arms including mating elements, and coupling the surgical organizer via the mating elements to at least one of a drape and a self-retaining retractor.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, from a computing device associated with a first user, an electronic request to delegate an electronic access right of an account of a user profile of the first user to a second user, the electronic request including an identifier of the second user; querying, using a processing unit, a database using the identifier of the second user; determining, using the processing unit, that the identifier of the second user is not present in the database based on a result of the querying; and as a result of the determining: generating, using the processing unit, a limited purpose user profile in the database for the second user; and establishing a digital link, using the processing unit, between the limited purpose user profile and the account of the first user in the database, the digital link identifying the electronic access right from the electronic request.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for an adjustment device comprising a main worm gear wheel having a hollow central passage and a main worm. The main worm gear wheel is held in an injection molded plastic housing having at least one opening axially aligned with the central passage to allow a shaft to extend via the opening into the central axial passage to be in supporting engagement with the main gear. The main worm is held in the housing for rotation about a main axis of the main worm, and includes at least one circumferential spiral tooth in intermeshing arrangement with teeth on the circumference of the main worm gear wheel, and can be driven to rotation relative to the housing about its main worm axis. Stiffeners are provided between the housing and the main worm gear wheel and/or the main worm to lock the intermeshing arrangement of the teeth under torque.

Abstract: An arrangement for actuating a shift element of a gearbox includes a rotatably mounted and preloaded shift pawl (2) and a shift ring (3) with an outer toothing (4) and assigned to a gearbox element. A first end (8) of the shift pawl (2) is assigned to the outer toothing (4) of the shift ring (3) so as to lock or release the shift ring (3) in order to shift a gear stage, and a second end (9) of the shift pawl (2) is assigned to a shift gate (6) of a shift drum (5) that actuates the shift pawl (2). The shift pawl (2) is operatively connected to at least one double torsion spring (10) in order to apply a preload force.

Abstract: One embodiment can provide a method and system for optimizing marketing plans. During operation, the system can collect historical customer data from a plurality of data sources, apply a machine learning technique to train a customer model based at least on the historical customer data, and obtain an initial marketing plan, which specifies a plan goal and one or more constraints. The system can perform an optimization process based on the initial marketing plan and the customer model. The system can further generate and present a report based on the optimization process, the report comprising an optimized marketing plan, thereby facilitating future marketing efforts based on the optimized marketing plan.

Abstract: Wellbore synthesis techniques are disclosed suitable for use in geothermal applications. Embodiments are provided where open hole drilled wellbores are sealed while drilling in sequenced operations with utilization of phase change materials to form an impervious layer at the wellbore/formation interface in high temperature applications. The techniques may be chemical, thermal, mechanical, biological and are fully intended to irreversibly damage the formation in terms of the permeability thereof. With the permeability negated, the wellbore may be used to create a closed loop surface to surface geothermal well operable in the absence of well casing for heat transfer surfaces for maximizing thermal transfer to a circulating working fluid. Formulations for the working and drilling fluids are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a method to store a graph which represents a network in a storage device without prior knowledge of the structure of the graph. Each directed edge of the graph is composed of an outgoing edge which is connected to a start node and an incoming edge which is connected to an end node. The method comprises: Storing, in a first record of a data structure, the start node, wherein a unique relationship identifier is stored in a third attribute of the first record, and storing, in a second record of the data structure, the end node, wherein the unique relationship identifier is stored in a second attribute of the second record. A value of the third attribute of the first record matching the value of the second attribute of the second record defines the directed edge.

Abstract: A planning portal for a farmer to planning and to initiate an agricultural operation of an autonomous agricultural work machine on an agricultural field. The planning portal is configured in such a way that, during planning, only the use is permitted of attachments which may have dimensions such that the attachments are arranged or positioned completely within the detectable surrounding area during the state in which the attachments are coupled to the autonomous agricultural work machine.

Abstract: A method of controlling pests includes exposing the pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound in combination with at least one second pesticide. Formulations and kits can include the combination.

Abstract: Functional activation-based analysis of deep neural networks uses a structured set of inputs (e.g., input datasets corresponding to different knowledge or datatype domains) are sequentially provided to a pretrained neural network (e.g., according to a block-sequence). The output values for each node in the neural network are recorded and stored as a time-series of layer output values. A statistical analysis of the time-series of layer output values may be fit as a function of the structured set of inputs to generate neural network analysis data that indicate activations of layers within the neural network based on the inputs.

Abstract: A connector is used to connect a gases supply to a user. The user can be fitted with an interface, such as a cannula, while the gases supply can include a conduit. The connector interfaces between the conduit and the interface. The connector has a female assembly and a male assembly that connect together, such as by push fit. The male assembly includes an inner portion sized and configured to mate with a first female connector and an outer portion sized and configured to alternatively mate with a second female connector.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing entity interaction risk analysis operation. The entity interaction risk analysis operation includes: monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing an electronically-observable data source; identifying an interaction between the entity and another entity based upon the monitoring; analyzing the interaction between the entity and the another entity; determining whether the interaction between the entity and the another entity is non-sanctioned; and, performing a security operation in response to the analyzing the interaction and the determining whether the interaction is non-sanctioned.

Abstract: A cell deactivation device includes a cell deactivation container. The cell deactivation container includes a plurality of microfluidic channels, a lid covering the plurality of microfluidic channels, the lid having a thickness of less than about 150 microns, and a distribution manifold configured to distribute a fluid to the plurality of microfluidic channels. The cell deactivation device further includes an irradiation source configured to generate an electron beam and transmit the electron beam through the lid of the cell deactivation container and into a fluid passing through the plurality of microfluidic channels.

Abstract: In one aspect, disclosed is an example method for use in connection with a media-presentation device presenting a media program via a display screen of the media-presentation device, the method including: (i) during presentation of a temporal portion of the media program, identifying an audience engagement region of presented content, wherein the identified audience engagement region is less than an entirety of a display area that corresponds to the display screen; (ii) using at least the identified audience engagement region as a basis to select a media segment from among multiple candidate media segments; (iii) identifying an upcoming media segment insertion point within the media program; and (iv) facilitating the media-presentation device inserting, at the identified media segment insertion point within the media program, the selected media segment.