Abstract: In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure include technologies for appearance-flow-based image generation. In applications for pose-guided person image generation or virtual try-on, the disclosed system can model the appearance flow between source and target clothing regions. Further, a cascaded appearance flow estimation network is used to progressively refine the appearance flow. The resulting appearance flow can properly encode the geometric changes between the source and the target for image generation.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge measuring device includes an integrated circuit including a collector, a discharge pad and an ESD detector circuit coupled to the collector and discharge pad. The ESD detector circuit includes a device that detects occurrence and magnitude of an electrostatic discharge between the collector and the discharge pad. In one embodiment, the device is a metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor. In another embodiment, the device is a thin film storage bitcell. In one embodiment, the electrostatic discharge measuring device is contained in a test microelectronic package. A method includes running the test microelectronic package through a manufacturing process to determine location during manufacturing at which an electrostatic discharge occurs when an externally-similar production microelectronic packages is run through the same manufacturing process.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, a plurality of display areas located on the display, and a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the electronic gaming device. The plurality of external lights forming au-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom where each of the left side, the right side, and the bottom includes a first light column, a second light column, and a third light column. The gaming device including a processor that initiates a base game via the plurality of display areas located on the display.

Abstract: This disclosure includes computer vision technologies, specifically for embeddings and metric learning. In various practical applications, such as product recognition, image retrieval, face recognition, etc., the disclosed technologies use a cross-batch memory mechanism to memorize prior embeddings, so that a pair-based learning model can mine more pairs across multiple mini-batches or even over the whole dataset. The disclosed technologies not only boost the performance for various applications, but considerably improve the computation itself with its memory-efficient approach.

Abstract: Various embodiments include an inhaler for oral delivery of medication that includes an actuation detector configured to provide an actuation signal in response to release of the medication from the inhaler, and an accelerometer configured to measure an orientation of the inhaler. The inhaler may include a processor, coupled to the actuation detector and the accelerometer, configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations to determine a quality of use of the inhaler based on the actuation signal provided by the actuation detector and the orientation of the inhaler measured by the accelerometer.

Abstract: An object detection system may include an imager configured to generate image data indicative of an environment in which a machine is present, and a sensor configured to generate sensor data indicative of the environment in which the machine is present. The object detection system may further include an object detection controller including one or more object detection processors configured to receive an image signal indicative of the image data, identify an object associated with the image data, and determine a first location of the object relative to the position of the imager. The one or more object detection processors may also be configured to receive a sensor signal indicative of the sensor data, and determine, based at least in part on the sensor signal, the presence or absence of the object at the first location.

Abstract: In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.

Abstract: In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.

Abstract: In certain aspects, the disclosure provides soluble heteromeric polypeptide complexes comprising an extracellular domain of an ALK7 receptor and an extracellular domain of ActRIIB In certain aspects, these ALK7:ActRIIB heteromultimers are can be used to improve metabolic parameters in a patient in need thereof. In certain aspects, these ALK7:ActRIIB heteromultimers are can be used to treat or prevent one or more kidney-associated disease or condition in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to print media stacks. In some examples, a device may include a sheet channel to guide a sheet of print media within the sheet channel above and separated in a vertical direction from a stack of printed media when the sheet of print media exits a print path of a printer. The device may include a plurality of clamps to control alignment of the sheet of print media on the stack of printed media when the sheet channel moves outboard from the sheet of print media to allow the sheet of print media to fall onto the stack of printed media, wherein the plurality of clamps sequentially pin the sheet of print media to the stack of printed media from a middle portion of the sheet of print media outward.

Abstract: A method of accessing a network comprises providing, via a first container establishing a first tunnel between a computing device and a network server, a health-check status of the computing device to the network server, and accessing, via a second container establishing a second tunnel between the computing device and the network server, the network at a level of access based on the health-check status of the computing device.

Abstract: In certain aspects, the disclosure provides soluble heteromeric polypeptide complexes comprising an extracellular domain of an ALK4 receptor and an extracellular domain of ActRIIB. In certain aspects, such soluble ALK4:ActRIIB complexes may be used to regulate (promote or inhibit) growth of tissues or cells including, for example, muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, neural tissue, tumors, and/or cancerous cells. In certain aspects, such ALK4:ActRIIB complexes are can be used to improve muscle formation, bone formation, metabolic parameters, and disorders associated with these tissues, cellular networks, kidney, and endocrine systems.

Abstract: This disclosure includes technologies for ranking or generating compatible objects. In retail-oriented applications, the disclosed technologies can rank products based on their respective compatibilities with contextual products, both in shape and appearance, and facilitate users to select products compatible with contextual products or surrounding conditions. In design-oriented applications, the disclosed technologies can generate diverse objects compatible with contextual objects or surrounding conditions.

Abstract: A laser heater assembly for a vaporizer includes a power source, a laser source, a lens, and a reaction chamber. The lens is disposed within the optical path. During operation, the laser source emits light, the light propagating along an optical path during operation of the light source. The lens receives the emitted light from the laser source, and outputs a modified light having an energy profile that is substantially spatially uniform. The modified light traverses at least a portion of an opening of the reaction chamber and vaporizes a vaporization substance (e.g., a dry plant material) received within the reaction chamber. The emitted light can be collimated light, and the modified light can be a homogeneous line profile beam.

Abstract: The invention is related to a method for producing silicone medical devices, in particular, silicone contact lenses, having consistent mechanical properties in a cost-effective manner. The invention is also related to a silicone medical device, especially a soft silicone contact lens.

Abstract: A feeding system for feeding individual animals of a herd feed, supplements, and combinations thereof. The feeding system includes one-to-many feed bin assemblies or feeding stations such that the system is able to dispense a specified mass of feed to specific animals at user-defined intervals. In this way, each animal of a herd is provided with optimal, individualized amounts of feed or feed material. Multiple feed bin assemblies in a single pasture, for example, can automatically form a network of feeders so that regardless of the specific feed bin assembly or feeding station within the feeding system that an animal visits, the specified amount and type of feed or feed material is delivered. Each feed bin assembly or feeding station can also be equipped to download, archive/store, and/or synthesize data into an individual animal record and/or to transmit data from additional onboard animal sensors such as activity and rumination sensors.

Abstract: Example described herein relate to a print shoes. For instance, a print shoe can include a body including a first surface, a first arm extending from the first surface and including a first mounting mechanism to couple to a spring, and a second arm extending from the first surface in a position substantially coplanar with the first arm, where the second arm includes a second mounting mechanism to couple to the spring and dispose the first arm a distance away from the second arm when coupled to the spring.

Abstract: A method of electricity production using water thermal energy includes compressing an enclosed working fluid at a first vertical position relative to a surface of a body of water to cause the fluid to move to a second vertical position relative to the surface and subsequently move to the first position in a closed loop, an external environment at the second position having a greater temperature than an external environment at the first position such that the fluid transitions between a liquid phase at the first position and a vapor phase at the second position, the compressing using power from a battery, and expanding the fluid at the second position to generate electricity to charge the battery. The first and second positions may be two depths of the body of water or a height of an atmosphere above the body of water and a depth of the body of water.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure include technologies for detecting irregular scans, specifically when a retail system fails to collect the genuine information of a product. The disclosed retail system retrieves images covering a specific region, e.g., the designated scanning area. Further the disclosed retail system uses neural networks to detect the product from such images and track a moving path of the product over the specific region. Irregular scans may be detected when the tracked product in the images does not match what is collected by the scanner of the retail system.