Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an aspirational safe driving incentive to drivers having the propensity or ability to improve high risk driving behaviors are provided. Drivers exhibiting high risk driving behaviors may be identified, and initial vehicle telematics data associated with each of the drivers may be collected and analyzed in order to determine which drivers have propensity or ability to improve their high risk driving behaviors. These candidate drivers may receive a probationary safe driving incentive along with feedback configured to improve the drivers' high risk driving behaviors. Updated vehicle telematics data associated with each candidate driver may be collected in order to evaluate an extent to which each candidate driver has improved his or her high risk driving behaviors. Accordingly, a candidate driver's probationary safe driving incentive may be modified or maintained based on the extent to which the candidate has improved upon high risk driving behaviors.

Abstract: A water flow management system (1) is disclosed including a valve (22), the valve (22) being adapted to communicate with at least one water flow detector (24) and a set of water usage products (40), wherein the water flow detector (24) is for detecting water flow to the set of water usage products (40). The valve includes a processor (205) that is arranged to determine: an operational status of the set of water usage products (40), a water flow status of the water flow detector (24), and whether, on the basis of the operational status and the water flow status, the water flow to the set of water usage products (40) requires alteration. The processor (205) is adapted to operate the valve (40) to effect the required alteration.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract is provided, including: preparing a tobacco starting material including natural tobacco material; heating the tobacco starting material in a non-sealed extraction chamber at an extraction temperature of between 125° C. and 160° C. for between 90 minutes and 270 minutes to release gaseous volatile compounds from the tobacco starting material, the tobacco starting material not being in a liquid suspension during the heating step, a flow of inert gas being passed through the tobacco starting material during the heating in the extraction chamber, and the inert gas carrying the gaseous volatile compounds released from the tobacco starting material during heating away from the chamber; collecting the volatile compounds released and carried away from the tobacco starting material by the inert gas flow during the heating; and forming a liquid tobacco extract including the collected volatile compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing anti-caking fertilizer particles (100) comprising an inorganic fertilizer core (102) and a nanoparticle coating (104), wherein the nanoparticle coating (104) is free of binders.

Abstract: A system supporting remote sensing of information may include a processing capability configured for determining differences between the sensed information and a baseline condition, such as a base map of information. The determined differences from the baseline condition may be communicated over communication link (e.g., a wireless communication link, a satellite communication link), which may be referred to as or be otherwise associated with a “delta coding” of information sensed by the remote sensor system. In some examples, delta coding may support a smaller transfer of information over a communication link than communicating an entirety of sensed information. By communicating such difference information, the remote sensor system may accordingly support updating information more efficiently, more frequently, more rapidly, or more reliably, among other benefits.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method for a smart sign language translation service with a visual assistant with artificial intelligence.

Abstract: A computer-based system is described that includes a plurality of end-user devices and a computing device executing a contract assessment tool in an enterprise network. An example method includes initiating, by an agent device and with the contract assessment tool, an assessment session for a contract being negotiated; presenting, by the contract assessment tool and to the agent device, one or more prompts for information related to the contract; receiving, by the contract assessment tool and from the agent device, input data representative of the information related to the contract; determining, by the contract assessment tool, whether negotiations for the contract are to be escalated to an enterprise legal group; generating, by the contract assessment tool, one or more reports associated with the contract; and outputting, by the computing device, the one or more reports to at least one of the end-user devices.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to improve deepfake detection with explainability are disclosed. An example apparatus includes interface circuitry to receive a media file, machine readable instructions, and at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to generate, based on a deepfake classification model, a classification score for the media file, obtain a class output from a final convolution feature map of the deepfake classification model, generate an explainability map based on a pooled weighted feature map along a channel dimension of the feature map, and identify the media file as a real or a deepfake media file based on the classification score and the explainability map.

Abstract: A series of peptide-drug conjugates that react with multi-arm polyethylene glycol (PEG) to form chemically cross-linked hydrogels and their use as both a sealant and a therapeutic depot is disclosed.

Abstract: An alert may be triggered to notify a pedestrian of the current operational mode of a nearby vehicle. For instance, a vehicle may operate in an autonomous or manual mode, and may occasionally switch from one mode to the other. A pedestrian who may be unaware of the current operational mode of a nearby vehicle may notice the alert and proceed accordingly. In one embodiment, an indication of the current operational mode of the nearby vehicle may be transmitted to an electronic device associated with the pedestrian. The device may generate a notification to the pedestrian based on the current operational mode. In an additional or alternative embodiment, the alert may be transmitted by the vehicle externally to be visible or audible to the pedestrian. In some embodiments, the alert may be triggered only for particular operational modes (e.g., only for autonomous or only for manual).

Abstract: A system may include a non-transitory storage medium storing computer program instructions and a processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to cause operations. The operations may include receiving, by a generic language model, a question from a user and querying, by the generic language model, a domain-specific knowledge model for an answer to the question. The operations may further include providing the answer to the user and/or providing documentation associated with the answer to the user.

Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network and locating the patient support apparatus are provided. A patient support apparatus is associated with a communication device having a first and second communication interface for transmitting and/or receiving a first and second type of wireless signal. The patient support apparatus is electrically connected to a node serving as a power output and a wireless communication system connected to the hospital network. In response to the electrical connection, the communication device activates the first communication interface to form a wireless link with the node. In response to the patient support apparatus being electrically disconnected from the node, the communication device activates the second communication interface. The patient support apparatus is located by the node based on the second type of wireless signal.

Abstract: A method includes operating a driverless transport system with a plurality of battery-operated and driverless vehicles for transporting a consignment of goods over a drivable logistics region having a supply device. The supply device has at least one receptacle which receives at least one vehicle and is movable in at least one vertically oriented plane in a storage region. The method includes the steps of: supplying at least one vehicle by means of the receptacle in the logistics region; positioning the at least one vehicle at the consignment of goods; coupling the consignment of goods to the at least one vehicle and transporting the consignment of goods by the at least one vehicle from a first location to a second location; depositing the consignment of goods; receiving the at least one vehicle by the receptacle of the supply device; and moving the at least one receptacle with the vehicle.

Abstract: Anti-caking fertilizer particles (100) comprising an inorganic fertilizer core (102) and a bio-based wax coating (106) are disclosed. The bio-based wax coating (106) comprises nanoparticles (104). The nanoparticles (104) do not extend beyond the surface of the bio-based wax coating (106).

Abstract: A robotic medical system for performing a vascular procedure includes a remote system and a local system. The local system includes one or more computing devices, a robotic drive system in communication with the one or more computing devices, the remote system located remotely from the robotic drive system, a fluidics system in communication with the one or more computing devices, and a plurality of interventional devices at least partially arranged in a concentric nested configuration, each of the plurality of interventional devices being independently moveable along a common axial direction by the robotic drive system, wherein one or more of the plurality of interventional devices are in fluid communication with the fluidics system.

Abstract: A system supporting remote sensing of information may include a processing capability configured for determining differences between the sensed information and a baseline condition, such as a base map of information. The determined differences from the baseline condition may be communicated over communication link (e.g., a wireless communication link, a satellite communication link), which may be referred to as or be otherwise associated with a “delta coding” of information sensed by the remote sensor system. In some examples, delta coding may support a smaller transfer of information over a communication link than communicating an entirety of sensed information. By communicating such difference information, the remote sensor system may accordingly support updating information more efficiently, more frequently, more rapidly, or more reliably, among other benefits.

Abstract: An infusion pump is provided that includes a housing, a door assembly coupled to the housing, a sensor disposed within the housing and a lever disposed within the housing. The lever includes a first end comprising a wall configured to engage an infusion tubing, a second end comprising a pocket, a spring disposed in the pocket, the spring configured to bias the lever against the door assembly and a pusher disposed on the first end, the pusher configured to align the infusion tubing with the sensor when the door assembly is closed. A method of operating the infusion pump is also provided.

Abstract: A non-iterative revising tool is provided, which interfaces with a WFM service running on one or more WFM hosts. The non-iterative revising tool can configure a client computing device to export timetable records and staffing forecast records from a WFM service; non-iteratively revise, for a referent employee, task assignments of timetable records to fulfill forecast workload volumes of a primary task type according to conditions not implemented by conventional WFM services; and import revised timetable records into the WFM service after work task assignments have been at least partially aligned with forecast workload volumes based on an alignment objective.

Abstract: Multi-factor authentication systems and methods are provided that include receiving a request to authenticate a user of a mobile device. The request for authentication may include credential information associated with the user and vehicle data. A determination may be made regarding whether the vehicle data was obtained from a vehicle via the mobile device. The received vehicle data and received credential information may be compared to stored data. When there is a match between the received vehicle data and received credential information and corresponding stored data, a notification may be provided to the user device indicating that the user has been authenticated.

Abstract: A light assembly having a projector integrally connected to a light bar. The projector and the light bar share power and control wires from a wire harness. The projector includes a projector aperture whereby light (oftentimes in a pattern or logo formation) passes therethrough and directs onto a ground surface. The projector includes a light assembly configured to hold the components for projection.