Abstract: Compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula Ia, as defined in the specification. In an embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition can be in a liquid dosage form and can comprise a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an adjuvant and a therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, a method of adjuvant treating a disorder or condition can comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient.

Abstract: A propulsion system including: a fuel cell assembly having a fuel cell defining an outlet positioned to remove output products from the fuel cell and a fuel cell assembly operating condition; a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the combustion section configured to receive a flow of aviation fuel from an aircraft fuel supply and further configured to receive the output products from the fuel cell; and a controller comprising memory and one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the propulsion system to perform operations including receiving data indicative of a mid-flight flameout within the combustion section; modifying the fuel cell assembly operating condition in response to receiving data indicative of the mid-flight flameout within the combustion section; and initiating a relight of the combustion section.

Abstract: Provided are cytoplasts (enucleated cells), methods for making cytoplasts, compositions comprising cytoplasts, and methods for using cytoplasts.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a connector for a microwave filter port is disclosed. According to one aspect, a subassembly includes a connector having a connector pin, a connector seat having a pass through conduit with a first opening for receiving the connector with the connector pin and a second opening at an opposite end of the pass through conduit, the connector pin protruding from the second opening when the connector is mounted to the connector seat. The subassembly further includes a coupling conductor soldered to the connector pin, where the coupling conductor is configured to be soldered to the connector pin before insertion of the subassembly into a channel of the microwave filter port.

Abstract: Described herein are lithium-metal rechargeable electrochemical cells comprising positive single-crystal nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC)-containing structures and liquid electrolytes comprising one or more imide-containing salts, such as bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI?)-containing salts, bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (FSI?)-containing salts, and bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide (BETI?)-containing salts. These salts can also include various cations, such as lithium (Li+), potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), cesium (Cs+), n-propyl-n-methylpyrrolidinium (Pyr13+), n-octyl-n-methylpyrrolidinium (Pyr18+), and 1-methyl-1-pentylpyrrolidinium (Pyr15+). For example, imide-containing salts can act as a source of lithium ions in lithium-metal salts. In some examples, the liquid electrolyte further comprises one or more of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl Ether (TFEE), 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethyl 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether (TFPE), one or more phosphites, and one or more phosphates.

Abstract: Hybrid structures, filters and duplexers are disclosed. According to one aspect, a radio frequency (RF) duplexer includes a common resonator coupled to at least one chamber of an air cavity filter, a first ceramic waveguide filter. CWGF, having a first opening in a first CWG wall of the first CWGF, the first opening at least partially aligned with a first window of the common resonator to couple energy between the common resonator and the CWGF, and a second CWGF having a second opening in a second CWG wall of the second CWGF, the second opening at least partially aligned with the second window of the common resonator to couple energy between the air cavity resonator and the CWGF.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for respiratory protection. The device includes a face shield having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The device also includes a headband coupled to the first end of the face shield and the second end of the face shield. The device also includes an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) air filter system positioned along an entirety of a perimeter of the face shield.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring, at a source device, the rendering at a destination device of content received by the destination device from the source device. In one use case, a source device monitors the fidelity of screen-sharing by a remote device. At the destination device, a metric is generated characterizing the content rendered at the destination device. Using this metric, the similarity between the content rendered at the destination device and source content transmitted by the source device is estimated. An indication of the estimated similarity is then displayed on a display associated with the source device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, comprising receiving, by a computer system, binary image data, the computer system configured to detect a pixel value in the binary image data to represent a non-machine language value related to the binary image data; determining, by the computer system, that the binary image data further comprises at least a pixel value that is altered in a manner to change the non-machine language value related to the binary image data when read by an image recognition system; and alerting, by the computer system, to the image recognition system to review the binary image data.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for controlling the charge and discharge characteristics of lithium-metal liquid-electrolyte (LiMLE) electrochemical cells that ensure extended cycle life even at high charge rates. In some examples, a method comprises charging a LiMLE electrochemical cell using a set of charge characteristics and discharging the cell using a set of discharge characteristics. These characteristics are specifically tailored to the cell design. For example, the cell temperature can be higher during the charge than during the discharge, especially for viscous electrolytes. For example, the cell can be heated before charging, e.g., using a separate heater and/or charge-discharge pulses (before or while charging the cell). In the same or other examples, the set of charge characteristics comprises charge pulses such that each pair of charge pulses is separated by a discharge pulse. The current during each discharge pulse can be greater during each charge pulse.

Abstract: Methods for processing a 3D point cloud of a building into polygons using an electronic computing device are presented, the methods including: causing the electronic computing device to receive the 3D point cloud; causing the electronic computing device to segment the 3D point cloud into a number of facades; and causing the electronic computing device to generate a number of polygons representing the number of facades. In some embodiments, the causing the electronic computing device to segment the 3D point cloud into a number of facades includes: performing voxel downsampling operation on the 3D point cloud; calculating a point normal for every point in the voxel downsampled 3D point cloud; and performing region growing to find each of the number of facades.

Abstract: Described herein are battery assemblies that comprise lithium-metal electrochemical cells and pressure-applying structures disposed adjacent to the cells and applying uniform pressure to the cells. Specifically, this uniform pressure is applied between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold at any operating state of charge of these cells and, in some examples, over the entire operating lifetime of the cells. A pressure-applying structure can be positioned between a pair of adjacent cells or between a cell and an assembly enclosure. In some examples, the footprint of the pressure-inducing structure fully covers the footprint of the negative-electrode planar portion. The pressure-inducing structure may have a stress relaxation of less than 5% and/or a compression set of less than 10%. The pressure-inducing structure may remain in an elastic deformation region at any operating condition. In some examples, the pressure-inducing structure is foam or aerogel.

Abstract: Described herein are battery assemblies that comprise lithium-metal electrochemical cells and lithium-ejecta containment components. A lithium-ejecta containment component is configured to prevent or at least reduce the migration of lithium metal that has been ejected from any of the lithium-metal electrochemical cells. For example, a lithium-ejecta containment component can be positioned between a pair of lithium-metal electrochemical cells and/or between the battery-assembly enclosure and each cell. In the same or other examples, a lithium-ejecta containment component can be integrated into the battery-assembly enclosure and/or cell enclosures. Furthermore, a lithium-ejecta containment component can be configured to absorb and contain the ejected lithium metal. In further examples, a lithium-ejecta containment component is configured to direct the ejected lithium metal away from the battery assembly.

Abstract: Methods for processing a 3D point cloud of a building into polygons using an electronic computing device are presented, the methods including: causing the electronic computing device to receive the 3D point cloud; causing the electronic computing device to segment the 3D point cloud into a number of facades; and causing the electronic computing device to generate a number of polygons representing the number of facades. In some embodiments, the causing the electronic computing device to segment the 3D point cloud into a number of facades includes: performing voxel downsampling operation on the 3D point cloud; calculating a point normal for every point in the voxel downsampled 3D point cloud; and performing region growing to find each of the number of facades.

Abstract: Methods and systems to train artificial intelligence modules are described, which protect privacy of sensitive data by virtue of the fact that the data source extracts blocks of partial data from the source item of content and distributes the extracted partial data to a plurality of processing nodes in an intermediate processing system. The processing nodes each perform an initial portion of the training process, for example by performing a convolution of the partial data, to produce a partial model. The partial models are transmitted to a merging module which amalgamates them and completes the training process to generate a global model for the AI task.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a casting, the method including applying a substrate to a sacrificial mold, the sacrificial mold including a shaped non-planar receiving surface to receive the substrate and provide a casting of the substrate having a shaped structure corresponding to the receiving surface; and subjecting the sacrificial mold and casting to freeze drying conditions and sublimating the sacrificial mold from the casting to form a cast article including the shaped non-planar structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a connector for a microwave filter port is disclosed. According to one aspect, a subassembly includes a connector having a connector pin, a connector seat having a pass through conduit with a first opening for receiving the connector with the connector pin and a second opening at an opposite end of the pass through conduit, the connector pin protruding from the second opening when the connector is mounted to the connector seat. The subassembly further includes a coupling conductor soldered to the connector pin, where the coupling conductor is configured to be soldered to the connector pin before insertion of the subassembly into a channel of the microwave filter port.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a casting, the method including applying a substrate to a sacrificial mold, the sacrificial mold including a shaped non-planar receiving surface to receive the substrate and provide a casting of the substrate having a shaped structure corresponding to the receiving surface; and subjecting the sacrificial mold and casting to freeze drying conditions and sublimating the sacrificial mold from the casting to form a cast article including the shaped non-planar structure.

Abstract: A service may provide an e-commerce platform through which users may search for, view, and purchase products. To ensure users receive relevant results when querying for particular products or product classes, a list of ranked classes may be generated, from which the query results are based. For example, products may be classified into classes and particular text from search data may be associated with one or more of the products based on click log data. For instance, input text from previously performed queries may be associated with products interacted with following those queries (e.g., products clicked on to view/purchase). Training data that associates the particular text with the respective one or more classes into which the clicked on products are classified may be generated, and in response to receiving a query including the particular text as input, the list of ranked classes may be generated based on the training data.