Abstract: In various embodiments, a drug pump includes a housing and, within the housing, an expandable drug reservoir at least part of which is exposed to a pressurized propellant. The propellant exerts a substantially constant pressure on the drug reservoir. A flow restrictor significantly limits outflow from the pump, and preferably has both a small diameter and a long path length, which acts to control the outflow from the drug reservoir. As a result, the pump produces a substantially constant outflow.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for cross-channel network security with tiered adaptive mitigation operations. In this regard, the invention is structured for dynamic detection of security events associated with network devices and resources, and triggering real-time mitigation operations across a plurality of resource channels. The invention provides a novel method for employing activity data to construct and implement mitigation actions for de-escalating authorization tiers that are adapted to the specific attributes of the activity data, in order to prevent security exposure associated with the activity. Another aspect of the invention is directed to determining whether to continue the tiered adaptive mitigation actions and/or trigger a security proceed signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems (e.g., moving bed redox systems) and methods for supplying thermal energy to an endothermic chemical process.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for calculating a transaction quality score of a merchant are disclosed. For example, the method analyzes fraudulent transaction data in a fraudulent transaction data table for each one of a plurality of merchants, calculates a transaction quality score for the each one of the plurality of merchants based on the fraudulent transaction data, filters the plurality of merchants having a respective transaction quality score above a threshold and transmits the plurality of merchants having the respective transaction quality score above the threshold for display.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for calculating a transaction quality score of a merchant are disclosed. For example, the method analyzes fraudulent transaction data in a fraudulent transaction data table for each one of a plurality of merchants, calculates a transaction quality score for the each one of the plurality of merchants based on the fraudulent transaction data, filters the plurality of merchants having a respective transaction quality score above a threshold and transmits the plurality of merchants having the respective transaction quality score above the threshold for display.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for verifying a validity of a communication from a fraud detection service are disclosed. For example, the method receives the communication from the fraud detection service indicating that a credit card number is associated with potentially fraudulent activity, provides a personal identification to the fraud detection service via a secured connection to request a confirmation that the communication is from the fraud detection service, wherein the personal identification is used to identify the credit card number and receives the confirmation that the communication is valid and was sent from the fraud detection service based upon a verification performed by the fraud detection service that compares the credit card number to a database containing a plurality of credit card numbers that are flagged for potentially fraudulent activity.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reserving products that have limited availability are provided. A social networking service may be used to announce the availability of reservations for limited availability products. The announcements may be at times unknown to consumers. Consumers may respond to the announcements via the social networking service and create virtual lines for the limited availability products.