Abstract: Porous three-dimensional networks of polyurea and porous three-dimensional networks of carbon and methods of their manufacture are described. In an example, polyurea aerogels are prepared by mixing an triisocyanate with water and a triethylamine to form a sol-gel material and supercritically drying the sol-gel material to form the polyurea aerogel. Subjecting the polyurea aerogel to a step of pyrolysis may result in a three dimensional network having a carbon skeleton, yielding a carbon aerogel. The density and morphology of polyurea aerogels can be controlled by varying the amount of isocyanate monomer in the initial reaction mixture. A lower density in the aerogel gives rise to a fibrous morphology, whereas a greater density in the aerogel results in a particulate morphology. Polyurea aerogels described herein may also exhibit a reduced flammability.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enriching an organic acid from a fermentation broth containing residual color, salts, and carbohydrates using simulated moving bed (“SMB”) chromatography to produce a high purity organic acid extract is disclosed. One embodiment of the method purifies citric acid from a fermentation broth into two product streams: a first product stream rich in salt, color, and carbohydrate impurities, and a second product stream comprising an extract enriched in organic acid.

Abstract: A device to control rotation is disclosed. The device includes a stationary portion having an internal aperture with a frustoconical inner surface. The device also includes a movable portion having a frustoconical outer surface, adapted to engage the frustoconical inner surface, to stop rotation between the movable portion and the stationary portion when engaged. An input sleeve is included, configured to transmit an applied rotational force to the device, also configured so that, as the input sleeve moves in a first axial direction, the moveable portion engages the stationary portion, and as the input sleeve moves in a second and opposite axial direction, the moveable portion is pushed out of engagement with the stationary portion.

Abstract: A virtual image display system for displaying virtual images having expanded resolution and field of view is disclosed. The virtual image display system comprises a first light emitter emitting a plurality of first light signals to be projected into a viewer's eye; a first light direction modifier varying a light direction of the plurality of first light signals emitted from the first light emitter. The light direction of first light signals is varied at a first scan rate with respect to time within a first spatial range for displaying a first image frame with a predetermined number of light signals and the first scan rate is non-constant.

Abstract: One or more examples provide a smart charging station adapter that converts an EV charging station from a single vehicle charging station into a multi-vehicle charging station.

Abstract: Energy distribution structures provide architectural flexibility in various configurations, materials, and scalability, which enables a vast number of applications. An energy distribution structure or array thereof may include a three-dimensional outer component and a three-dimensional inner component within the outer component. The outer component absorbs and redirects initial energy from an applied energy event, and the inner component absorbs and redirects residual energy from the applied energy event. Such an applied energy event may be caused by a ballistic or non-ballistic impact, an instantaneous or prolonged impact such as atmospheric pressure or decompression, explosive overpressure (shockwave), low-velocity contact, and blunt force trauma. Energy distribution structures can increase the strength, resilience or survivability of such events, and reduce the injury or damage to target objects such as people, vehicles, structures, vessels and surfaces by shielding same from such events.

Abstract: A system and method to dynamically analyze digital media and select multimedia assets or items to render with correlated IP-connected media and apps. Hierarchical Taxonomy, Engagement-based and Neural-based asset matching is rendered with rule-based and Diminishing Perspective decision-making. A user can listen, view and interact with the correlated and rendered material using an input device native to the computing device being used to access the IP-connected media. Embodiments extract features from the digital media. The extracted features are semantically analyzed for an understanding of characteristics associated with the respective features. Topics are extracted from the digital media based on the characteristics. Stored assets are correlated to the extracted topics to select an asset based on characteristics of the extracted topics correlating with the selected asset. The selected asset is rendered with the digital media.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved intelligent manipulation of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack traffic are provided. In implementations, a method may include receiving, at a traffic management system, a mirrored first stream of packets from a router on a first link and a mirrored second stream of packets from the router on a second link. The method may further include determining flow information about the first stream. In examples, the flow information may indicate that a challenge to a particular source IP address has been issued to test the legitimacy of the source IP address. The method may further include sending, by the traffic management system, a routing policy update based on the flow information.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) enabled mobile device applications and, specifically, to a mobile device application that allows a customer or patient to view their actual wait time to see a doctor or other service provider. The present invention determines actual wait times based on the patients and providers within range of BLE beacons that are located in every room of an office space or other indoor area. An algorithm analyzes the real-time location data of in-office staff and patients to notify incoming patients of actual wait times.

Abstract: An integrated flood monitoring unit comprises a sensor capable of at least detecting one or more floodwater levels or measuring water levels and assembly of a data acquisition module, and a wireless transmitter that is specially adapted to be mounted one top and at least partially inside of a hollow pole secured in a vertical orientation at a fixed geographical location to monitor water levels, with the sensor being located nearer the bottom of the pole.

Abstract: A method and device for generating a composite group image from subgroup images is provided. Subgroup images, each having a common background, are accessed. The boundaries of a subgroup area within each of the subgroup images is determined. At least one horizontal and at least one vertical shift factor is determined using the determined boundaries. An arrangement for the subgroup images based on the at least one horizontal and the at least one vertical shift factor is generated. The composite group image is generated by blending the subgroup images arranged in the arrangement.

Abstract: Systems and methods for clustering metrics for reducing a search space of metrics used for service health analyses. Determining a root cause of an event includes performing an automated analysis of metrics associated with the service. To diagnose and resolve events quickly and efficiently, aspects correlate and cluster a plurality of metrics for a specific service based on historical data, where each cluster represents a root cause direction. After clustering metrics by similarity, metrics are scored and ranked to select representative metrics from each cluster, which reduces the dimensionality of the search space. The representative metrics may provide a saliant representation of each metrics cluster. The representative metrics are provided to a service health analyzer, which performs a root cause analysis of the representative metrics to diagnose and mitigate the event.

Abstract: A method for processing data exactly once using transactional stream writes includes receiving, from a client, a batch of data blocks for storage on memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The batch of data blocks is associated with a corresponding sequence number and represents a number of rows of a table stored on the memory hardware. The method also includes partitioning the batch of data blocks into a plurality of sub-batches of data blocks. For each sub-batch of data blocks, the method further includes assigning the sub-batch of data blocks to a buffered stream; writing, using the assigned buffered stream, the sub-batch of data blocks to the memory hardware; updating a storage log with an intent to commit the sub-batch of data blocks using the assigned buffered stream; and committing the sub-batch of data blocks to the memory hardware.

Abstract: In an aspect, a system for monitoring a battery system in-flight. The system includes at least a battery pack and a pack monitoring unit (PMU) communicatively connected with a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery packs. The PMU may include at least a sensor and a controller. At least a sensor is configured to detect battery datum. A controller is communicatively connected with at least a sensor. A controller is configured to receive battery datum, detect a significant event as a function of battery datum, and transmit the significant event to a remote device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for requesting in-person assistance with a purchase during a mobile device digital interaction (e.g., augmented reality) with a physical object of interest. Display of a real-time view includes the physical object image as well as interfaces for interacting with the image of the physical object. The interfaces include requesting in-person purchase assistance based on a mobile device location proximate to the physical object of interest.

Abstract: A system and process for generating, on-site, a sustained C6+C7 aromatic rich solvent stream for tar solvation within the olefin plant employing a two-fuel oil tower system receiving a hydrocarbon feed from a quench water separator drum, where the two-fuel oil tower system is configured to make a sufficient solvent stream containing C6+C7 aromatic rich hydrocarbons that is recycled and mixed with quench water going to the quench water separator drum to assist in removing tar molecules out of the quench water.

Abstract: A wearable module for use in an optical measurement system includes a housing including a top surface, a light guide including a distal end portion adapted to protrude from the top surface of the housing, and a spring member configured to bias the distal end portion of the light guide away from the top surface of the housing. The light guide is configured to receive, at the distal end portion, photons from a light pulse scattered by a target within a body of a user and guide the received photons toward a photodetector.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV429767. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV429767, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV429767 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV429767 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV429767.

Abstract: Implementations determine log-in information indicating whether a user of a first application is logged into a target application and/or a website of the target application. In response to the log-in information indicating that the user is logged into the target application but not logged into the website of the target application, a first selectable element can be displayed at a user interface of the first application to receive user input that causes the target application to be opened. In response to the log-in information indicating that the user is not logged into the target application but is logged into the website of the target application, a second selectable element can be displayed at the first application to receive user input that leads to the website of the target application, or the first selectable element can be assigned a deeplink that leads to the website of the target application.