Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a cartridge can include a reservoir housing that includes a reservoir chamber configured to selectively hold a vaporizable material, and an atomizer in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The atomizer includes a substrate having an array of ordered pores configured to draw a predetermined volume of vaporizable material from the reservoir chamber at a predetermined rate, and at least one heating material configured to selectively heat the at least a portion of the vaporizable material drawn into the substrate to generate a vaporized material. Vaporizer devices are also provided.

Abstract: Described herein are automated cooking apparatuses for storing and cooking food items as well as methods of operating such apparatuses. In some examples, an automated cooking apparatus comprises a storage unit, a delivery unit, and a cooking unit. The storage unit may be equipped with a refrigeration unit and a container delivery opening. The delivery unit is aligned with this opening and configured to load a set amount of the food items into each food compartment of the cooking unit. The cooking unit moves its food compartments through a cooking tank (e.g., filled with a cooking liquid and heated using a set of heating elements) and into a cooked food receiver. The storage unit or, more specifically, its uncooked food container unit is positioned proximate (e.g., within 200 millimeters) to the cooking tank thereby reducing the time for transporting the food items relative to the cooking time.

Abstract: Technology disclosed herein may include an access point (AP) which may include a processing device. The processing device may determine, at the access point, an assigned time for the access point and a wireless device; receive, at the access point, a transmission opportunity (TXOP); identify, at the access point, scheduling information for the TXOP, wherein the TXOP is partitioned into a plurality of TXOP partitions comprising first TXOP partitions associated with the access point and second TXOP partitions associated with the wireless device; and provide, from the access point to the wireless device, scheduling information for the TXOP.

Abstract: Technology disclosed herein may include an access point (AP) which may include a processing device. The processing device may transmit, at the access point, a first transmission in a first basic service set (BSS1) transmit opportunity (TXOP) in a first shared TXOP; send, from the access point to an additional access point, a first TXOP sharing request to send trigger frame; and receive, at the access point from the additional access point, a first clear to send (CTS) message.

Abstract: An access point may include a processing device. The processing device may determine, at a medium access control (MAC) layer, a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a first set of orthogonal frequency duplex multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. The processing device may determine, at the MAC layer, a second MCS for a second set of OFDM symbols. The processing device may generate, at the MAC layer, one or more aggregate MAC protocol data units (A-MPDUs) including the first MCS and the second MCS. The processing device may send, from the MAC layer to a physical layer (PHY), the one or more A-MPDUs to generate a PHY service data unit (PSDU) including the first MCS and the second MCS.

Abstract: The present invention provides HIV-1 vaccine immunogens. Some of the immunogens contain a soluble gp140-derived protein that harbors a modified N-terminus of the HR1 region in gp41. Some of the immunogens contain an HIV-1 Env-derived trimer protein that is presented on a nanoparticle platform. The invention also provides methods of using the HIV-1 vaccine immunogens for eliciting an immune response or treating HIV infections.

Abstract: A system for risk-based management of irrigation may perform an initial assimilation for a first layer of soil, wherein the initial assimilation for the first layer of the soil is based on water input data and an initial water withdrawal estimate. The system may perform a deterministic-based estimate to generate deterministic-based estimate values for one or more additional layers of the soil. The system may perform an observation-based estimate to generate observation-based estimate values for the one or more additional layers of the soil. The system may generate soil moisture content modelling values based on the observation-based estimate values and the deterministic-based estimate values, the soil moisture content modelling values generated by applying a reconciliation algorithm to reconcile conflict between the deterministic-based estimate values and the observation-based estimate values.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to identifying network attack paths. An example method includes using at least one computer hardware processor to perform obtaining metadata indicating a set of network resources in a plurality of network resources and network connections among network resources in the set of network resources, generating, using the metadata, a relational representation of the set of network resources, generating, using the relational representation, a plurality of network paths between network resources in the set of network resources, and identifying, from among the plurality of network paths and using the relational representation and information indicating one or more of the plurality of network resources that have at least one respective security vulnerability, one or more network attack paths that may be used to exploit one or more security vulnerabilities of network resources in the set of network resources.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to visualizing network attack paths. An example method includes using at least one computer hardware processor to perform: identifying one or more vulnerable network resources in a plurality of network resources, each of the one or more vulnerable network resources having at least one respective security vulnerability; accessing at least one portion of a relational representation of a set of network resources in the plurality of network resources, identifying, using the at least one portion of the relational representation, one or more network attack paths between the one or more vulnerable network resources and network resources in the set, generating, using the at least one portion of the relational representation, a graph, and generating a GUI comprising a visualization of the graph and information indicating that the one or more attack paths may be used to exploit one or more security vulnerabilities of the set.

Abstract: A system includes a vacuum chuck; and a tape. The tape includes a flexible polymer substrate; and an adhesive die catching film disposed on the flexible polymer substrate facing a front surface of the flexible polymer substrate. The tape is held on the vacuum chuck by suction applied to a rear surface of the flexible polymer substrate.

Abstract: A system includes a converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and to a heating element of a vaporizer atomizer. The converter can be further configured to receive a first voltage from the power source and provide a second voltage to the heating element. The converter can be a direct-current to direct-current converter. A power monitor configured to electrically couple to the heating element, measure a current through the heating element, measure a voltage over the heating element, calculate a power and/or resistance, and output a control signal to the converter. The converter can be configured to be controlled by the control signal to vary the second voltage to maintain a target power or a target temperature over the heating element. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: A system includes at least one station and a transmitter. The transmitter may be operable to transmit a transmission to the at least one station. The transmission may be associated with a bandwidth. The transmitter may adaptively select a modulation and coding scheme for the transmission. The modulation and coding scheme may allocate distributed resource units to the transmission. The distributed resource units are assigned to the at least one station and are distributed throughout the transmission.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for the controlled guidance of corrosion by the action of a laser beam. This method enables the selective adjustment of the speed of corrosion in each area of a target component and, therefore, the driving of the corrosion towards the areas of interest. With the application of this method, the corrosion process is guided by the laser treatment and becomes predictable and controllable. The method is applicable in all those sectors of activity where it is necessary to control corrosion.

Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media to render virtual objects on a client device. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining a plurality of virtual objects associated with a virtual experience, for each virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects: determining physical connections of the virtual object to one or more other virtual objects in the virtual experience, and determining logical associations of the virtual object to one or more other virtual objects in the virtual experience, forming streaming sets of virtual objects, wherein for streaming sets that include two or more virtual objects, each virtual object within the streaming set has one or more of a physical connection and a logical association with at least one other virtual object in the streaming set, and rendering virtual objects included in one or more streaming sets in the virtual experience on the client device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a heating and temperature sensing assembly of a vaporizer device are described herein. In some embodiments, the heating and temperature sensing assembly may include a support plate made out of a thermally conductive material. The heating and temperature sensing assembly may include a heating element including a first electrically conductive pathway extending along the support plate. The heating element may be configured to heat the support plate for heating the vaporizable material. The heating and temperature sensing assembly may include a temperature sensing element having a second electrically conductive pathway extending along the support plate. The temperature sensing element may be configured to sense a temperature of the support plate. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a method performed by a first node device in a mesh network that includes receiving respective messages from respective neighbor node devices that have one or more blocks of a dataset, determining a quality score for a second node device of the respective neighbor node devices, and based on the quality score, sending a request to receive the one or more blocks from the second node device.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose techniques for time-multiplexing multiple listening schedules and physical layer modes that include a first node listening, using a first physical layer mode, for a first network discovery signal; in response to not detecting the first network discovery signal, listening, using a second physical layer mode, for a second network discovery signal; and in response to detecting the second network discovery signal transmitted by a second node using the second physical layer mode, establishing a connection with the second node using the second physical layer mode.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for automating creation of an account to access to a plurality of cloud based platforms, comprising receiving an intake request; determining whether the account is requested on a first cloud platform or a second cloud platform; determining whether an environment is requested; in response to a determination that an environment is requested, creating a created environment; in response to a determination that an environment is not requested, associating an existing environment with the account; in response to a determination that an environment is requested and a determination that the account is requested on the first cloud platform, creating network handlers; creating a workspace and a repository; creating vault secrets; in response to a determination that the account is requested on the first cloud platform, and tagging at least one resource associated with the account with a resource tag.

Abstract: An egg opener for a predetermined number of eggs contains a frame and a sliding blade holder which simplifies and speeds up embryo transfer to multi-well plates. A method for preparing an ex ovo tumor xenograft contains the steps of: preparing an ex ovo CAM and adding a cell-infused media to the CAM, wherein the cell-infused media comprises tumor cells to form an ex ovo tumor xenograft. An assay for testing a therapeutic compound contains the steps of providing an ex ovo tumor xenograft as described herein, and adding a therapeutic compound to the CAM, preferably via a therapeutic compound infused in a delivery media such as, for example, an osmotic bead. A method herein can test a therapeutic compound via an ex ovo quail egg xenograft assay, and methods and drugs herein may treat Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and hepatoblastoma.

Abstract: A single-unit biotechnology method simultaneously recovers polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and triacylglycerides (TAGs). A method produces biomass in the form of a mixed microbial culture containing PHAs and TAGs. More specifically, certain steps occur in a single discontinuous sequential reactor.