Abstract: Methods include, for each of a plurality of pluggable optical transceivers that are fiber-coupled to respective inputs of a passive wavelength division multiplexer having a predetermined loss profile defining a path specific loss between each input and a common output, sending an optical output signal along an optical signal path while the other optical transceivers of the plurality are not sending optical output signals and measuring an optical power of the sent optical output signal at an input of a local optical amplifier downstream from an output of the wavelength division multiplexer, wherein the local optical amplifier is configured to transmit the optical output signals to a distant location, and, based on the measured optical powers, determining a loss distribution across the optical output signals at the input of the local optical amplifier by subtracting the predetermined path specific losses of the wavelength division multiplexer, comparing a variation in the loss distribution to a nominal variatio

Abstract: A speech-processing system may provide access to multiple virtual assistants via one or more voice-controlled devices. Each assistant may leverage language processing and language generation features of the speech-processing system, while handling different commands and/or providing access to different back applications. Different assistants may be available for use with a particular voice-controlled device based on time, location, the particular user, etc. The voice-controlled device may include components for facilitating user interaction with multiple assistants. For example, a multi-assistant component may facilitate enabling/disabling assistants, assigning gestures and/or wakewords, etc. The multi-assistant component may handle routing commands to a command processing subsystem corresponding to an assistant invoked by the command. The voice controlled device may further include observer components, each configured to monitor the voice-controlled device for invocations of a particular assistant.

Abstract: A system to detect quality of a silk cocoon is disclosed. The plurality of subsystems includes an image processing subsystem, configured to process the captured image of the one or more silk cocoons for noise. The plurality of subsystems includes an object detection subsystem, configured to detect cocoon contours from processed image. The plurality of subsystems also includes a cocoon analysing subsystem, configured to identify shape of the cocoon from the detected cocoon contours by using a shape function, compute a set of the parameters, validate the set of parameters with prestored parameters and determine the quality of each of the one or more silk cocoons based on the results of validation. The system uses OpenCV functions of python to do such complex work of grading silk cocoons. Such process reduces manual labour all together.

Abstract: This document relates to natural language processing using a framework such as a neural network. One example method involves obtaining a first document and a second document and propagating attention from the first document to the second document. The example method also involves producing contextualized semantic representations of individual words in the second document based at least on the propagating. The contextualized semantic representations can provide a basis for performing one or more natural language processing operations.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for enforcing access control to resources of an indexing system using resource paths. Before performing a search for resources, access control is performed. By determining the resource paths that the user is authorized and/or unauthorized to access before performing the search, the search engine returns resources that the user is authorized to access instead of returning resources that the user may not be authorized to access. Before submitting a search query to a search engine an augmented search query is generated. The augmented search query includes one or more filter rules (which may be referred to herein as “filters”) that specify the resource paths to include or exclude from the search. The augmented search query limits the search to resources that the user is authorized to access.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include automatically curating data within a computing system. Systems and methods involve performing with one or more processor: receiving an algorithm; identifying a storage system within the computing system; executing the algorithm within the storage system; in response to executing the algorithm within the storage system, identifying one or more files; and deleting the one or more identified files from the computing system.

Abstract: This document relates to natural language processing using a framework such as a neural network. One example method involves obtaining a first document and a second document and propagating attention from the first document to the second document. The example method also involves producing contextualized semantic representations of individual words in the second document based at least on the propagating. The contextualized semantic representations can provide a basis for performing one or more natural language processing operations.

Abstract: A method of monitoring an industrial plant, implemented by an apparatus, includes receiving operational data from each of a plurality of electric drives via a corresponding communication interface. The method further includes converting the operational data from a pre-determined data format to a machine-readable data format and determining a plurality of events for each of the plurality of drives based on the corresponding machine-readable data. The method includes determining a plurality of critical events corresponding to the plurality of drives based on the plurality of events and generating a recommendation based on at least one of the plurality of critical events. The method also includes presenting the recommendation on an output device in a human readable format.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further provides a method of increasing blood pressure in adults with vasodilatory shock by administering said pharmaceutical composition of vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: Described is a system, method, and computer program product is provided that implements high-volume data ingestion in a relational database system. A middle-tier structure is provided that sits between the IoT data producers and the back-end database system. Data records are gathered together and organized at the middle tier, and groups of those records are ingested on a group-basis into the database in a manner which bypasses standard SQL engine processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for use in processed meat, comprising: (a) between 0.2 and 3 mmol/g of carbonate selected from potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate and combinations thereof; (b) between 20 and 92% w/w of vegetal protein; (c) between 10 and 70% w/w of a vegetal fiber selected from the group of cellulose fiber, inulin and combinations thereof; (d) between 0 and 5% w/w of acid equivalent of glutamate; wherein the combination of components (a), (b), (c) and (d) constitutes at least 60 wt. % of the dry matter that is contained in the composition. This composition is capable of providing similar functionality to processed meat as phosphates. The invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the aforementioned composition and to the application of the composition in processed meat.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for handling a blockchain network based file storage system including a plurality of electronic devices.

Abstract: A method for preventing data leakage may include: identifying data that is generated by at least one framework application in response to a data request from a first machine learning (ML) engine of a plurality of ML engines; creating a plurality of data blocks based on the generated data, a category of the first ML engine, and a tag associated with the first ML engine and the at least one framework application; determining whether the plurality of data blocks are valid to share with the first ML engine using an activity block chain associated with each of the plurality of framework applications; based on the plurality of data blocks being valid, sharing the plurality of data blocks with the first ML engine, and otherwise discarding the plurality of data blocks not to share with the first ML engine.

Abstract: Techniques for searching documents are described. An exemplary method includes receiving a document search query; querying at least one index based upon the document search query to identify matching data; fetching the identified matched data; determining one or more of a top ranked passage and top ranked documents from the set of documents based upon one or more invocations of one or more machine learning models based at least on the fetched identified matched data and the document search query; and returning one or more of the top ranked passage and the proper subset of documents.

Abstract: A speech-processing system may provide access to multiple virtual assistants via one or more voice-controlled devices. Each assistant may leverage language processing and language generation features of the speech-processing system, while handling different commands and/or providing access to different back applications. Different assistants may be available for use with a particular voice-controlled device based on time, location, the particular user, etc. The voice-controlled device may include components for facilitating user interaction with multiple assistants. For example, a multi-assistant component may facilitate enabling/disabling assistants, assigning gestures and/or wakewords, etc. The multi-assistant component may handle routing commands to a command processing subsystem corresponding to an assistant invoked by the command. The voice controlled device may further include observer components, each configured to monitor the voice-controlled device for invocations of a particular assistant.

Abstract: A method implemented via execution of computing instructions configured to run at one or more processors and stored at one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The method can include receiving, via a computer network, a user interaction signal from a user device for a user. The method further can include after receiving the user interaction signal, determining, in real-time via a machine learning model, a plurality of user intent labels based at least in part on transaction data, interaction data, and incident data for the user. The machine learning model can include pre-trained based on historical input data and historical output data associated with multiple users comprising the user. The historical input data can comprise historical feature embedding vectors for historical transaction data, historical interaction data, and historical incident data associated with the multiple users.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further provides a method of increasing blood pressure in adults with vasodilatory shock by administering said pharmaceutical composition of vasopressin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for secure and scalable electronic messaging. In one technique, a decision tree data and targeting criteria for a content delivery campaign are received and stored. Multiple entities that satisfy the targeting criteria are identified. First content from the decision tree data is retrieved and sent to a messaging account of each of the entities. The first content is presented in a message interface of a first entity. In response to detecting that the first entity has provided particular input, second content from the decision tree data is identified based on the particular input. First data associated with the particular input and the second content are presented in the messaging interface along with the first content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an internally plasticized polyvinyl chloride resin and a process for preparation thereof. The internally plasticized polyvinyl chloride resin comprises a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin covalently bonded to at least one plasticizer. The process is simple and economical and provides internally plasticized PVC with enhanced flexibility, and improved characteristics than conventional PVC resin.

Abstract: An example method for thermally preconditioning a meeting space includes determining that a meeting is electronically scheduled for a meeting space for a plurality of attendees. A thermal preconditioning setpoint for the meeting space is determined based on individual thermal preferences of the plurality of attendees, and a historical setpoint of the meeting space. A time required to achieve the thermal preconditioning setpoint is determined based on the thermal preconditioning setpoint and a temperature of the meeting space before the scheduled meeting. Thermal preconditioning of the meeting space is initiated based on the determined thermal preconditioning setpoint and the determined time.