Abstract: Technologies for a distributed Internet of Things (IoT) system including a plurality of IoT devices are disclosed. An example IoT device includes an input device to receive an input from a user and a processor to determine if a pattern is recognized in the input. The example IoT device also includes a communication circuit to: in response to a determination that a pattern is not recognized in the input, communicate a first message indicative of the input over a universal bus; and in response to a determination that a pattern is recognized in the input, communicate a second message indicative of the input directly to another IoT device without using the universal bus.

Abstract: Web traffic at different geographic traffic distribution buckets are compared against each other to try and machine-learn the underlying traffic parameters of legitimate (human-initiated) traffic. Distributions of the traffic parameters for the web traffic at multiple servers are compared to see whether they match. If so, matching or substantially matching traffic parameters signal that such web traffic is, in fact, legitimate. A clean profile is built with the matching traffic parameters and used to determine how much bot traffic is resident in web traffic at different servers.

Abstract: Polyol blends are disclosed that include a saccharide-initiated polyether polyol, an aromatic polyester polyol, and a polyalkylene polyamine-initiated polyether polyol. Also disclosed are foam-forming compositions containing such polyol blends, rigid foams made using such polyurethane foam-forming compositions, and methods for producing such foams, including use of such foams as panel insulation.

Abstract: The present disclosure has disclosed a base station antenna comprising an antenna core provided with an antenna base at the bottom thereof and provided with an antenna bracket at the top thereof; and a radome sleeved over the antenna core. The radome includes a top wall and a side wall that protrudes downward from the top wall. The antenna core and the radome are connected together by a fixed connection portion located near a bottom end of the radome and a floating connection portion located near a top end of the radome. The floating connection portion fixes a position of the radome on the antenna core in a horizontal direction and allows the radome to float relative to the antenna core in a vertical direction by cooperating the antenna bracket with the top wall of the radome or the side wall at the top of the radome.

Abstract: Thermal energy delivery and oil production arrangements and methods thereof are disclosed which heat a subterranean formation, and which comprises positioning concentric tubing strings in a wellbore; heating a heat transfer fluid using a surface thermal fluid heater; flowing a liquid or feedwater downward through an extremely hot innermost tubing string that is inside and concentric to an outermost tubing string and a casing/annulus, which extends below a thermal packer positioned in the wellbore, and continually circulating the heat transfer fluid through the outermost tubing string and the casing/annulus above the thermal packer such that the liquid or feedwater flowing through the innermost tubing string is heated thereby and injected into the wellbore below the thermal packer and out of perforations to heat the subterranean formation to temperatures that allow for hydrocarbon production from the subterranean formation. Emissions may be injected into the subterranean formation with the liquid or feedwater.

Abstract: Various examples of park brake interface modules which are utilized as human machine interfaces (HMI) in vehicles are provided. In one example, a park brake interface module for a vehicle includes an actuation member mounted to an electromechanical switch to actuate the park brake. The actuation member includes a finger pad opposite the front surface and the actuation member is movable between a brake apply position and a brake release position to actuate the vehicle park brake. In another example, the actuation member is pivotally mounted to the electromechanical switch device and the actuation member is pivotable between the brake apply position and the brake release positions to actuate the park brake.

Abstract: A method of preparing agglomerates of ultra-fine coal particles includes mixing a film forming agglomeration aid (FFAA) with a quantity of ultra-fine coal particles to form ultra-fine coal particles coated with the FFAA. The FFAA has a lower surface energy relative to a surface of the ultra-fine coal particles. The FFAA is mixed with the ultra-fine coal particles in an amount less than 3% by weight of the ultra-fine coal particles on a dry basis. Agglomerates of the ultra-fine coal particles coated with the film forming agglomeration aid are formed using vibration, pelleting, and/or briquetting. The agglomerates have a size of at least 2 mm. The ultra-fine coal particles have a particle size less than 100 ?m. The agglomerate has a tumbler test friability less than 3%. The drop shatter friability is also less than 3%.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing indexing and tagging datasets using a plurality of nodes are disclosed. For example, the system may include one or more memory units storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving a dataset comprising a plurality of columns and applying a series of nodes to the dataset. Applying the series of nodes may comprise applying a first node comprising a machine learning model to generate a first probability, appending a first tag based on the first probability, and selecting second nodes subsequent in the series based on the first probability. Applying the series may include iteratively applying the selected second nodes to generate second probabilities and second tags. The operations may include generating a data structure comprising the first and second probabilities and first and second tags. The operations may include outputting metadata.

Abstract: Systems and methods to generate clusters of media objects (e.g., photos) that are associated with geolocation information (e.g., GPS data, folder name, file name, other metadata) and without geolocation information so that the media objects in a media library without geolocation information can be given location data in an automated user approved system. An approval system of visual overlays on a graphical user interface (GUI) lets users approve the proposed geolocation clusters and approve or reject the geolocation proposals individually or as a group. The resulting approved clusters may then be tagged with geolocation information (e.g., GPS coordinates, city, state, country) and may then be automatically organized in a number of ways, including but not limited to, by location, on a calendar, on a map, etc.

Abstract: A solid polymer blend material comprising: (i) a lignin-acrylonitrile component containing a homogeneous blend of a lignin component and an acrylonitrile-containing rubber component; and (ii) a styrene-containing thermoplastic component that is non-elastomeric; wherein components (i) and (ii) are homogeneously dispersed in the polymer blend material. Methods for producing the blend material are also described. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described, comprising: (a) melt blending components (i) and (ii) to form a polymer blend in which components (i) and (ii) are homogeneously blended, wherein the polymer blend exhibits a melt viscosity of no more than 2000 Pa·s at a shear rate of 100-1000 s?1 and when heated to a temperature of no more than 240° C.; and (b) forming an object made of said polymer blend material.

Abstract: A computer processing system for reducing a processing footprint in cryptosystems utilizing quadratic extension field arithmetic such as pairing-based cryptography, elliptic curve cryptography, code-based cryptography and post-quantum elliptic curve cryptography that includes at least one computer processor having a register file with three processor registers operably configured to implement quadratic extension field arithmetic equations in a finite field of Fp2 and a multiplexer operably configured to selectively shift from each of the three processor registers in sequential order to generate modular additional results and modular multiplication results from the three processor registers.

Abstract: A system and method for capturing images of an object upon which retroreflective materials have been applied, wherein at least some of the retroreflective materials appear to glow in the image or video being captured. An array of LEDs is provided that operates in different color frequency ranges. The color frequency ranges correspond to the reflectivity profile of the retroreflective materials that are applied to the object being imaged. The LEDs are attached to the camera, wherein the LEDs shine light in a same direction as the line of sight of the camera. The LEDs being activated during image capture can be varied. The light from the colored sets of LEDs causes retroreflective materials to appear. When recorded with the camera, the resulting images cause the retroreflective materials to glowing brightly in contrast to other objects in the captured image.

Abstract: An approach for streaming a coded virtual reality (VR) video stream including receiving a segments of the coded VR video stream; storing the segments in a playback buffer; based on determining that a current playback time is within a threshold time of a playback time of a buffered segment, that a current duration of the playback buffer is larger than a threshold duration, and that a current bandwidth is larger than a threshold bandwidth, and that a current viewport is different from a previous viewport, storing at least one refined tile corresponding to the current viewport in the playback buffer; constructing a frame based on the buffered segment and the at least one refined tile corresponding to the current viewport; and decoding the coded VR video stream based on the constructed frame.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Leucanthemum plant named ‘Whitecap’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; strong and upright flowering stems; early, freely and continuous flowering habit; large single-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets and large central yellow-colored disc; flower development that doesn't require vernalization; and good garden performance.

Abstract: An assembly includes a contact interface device, a lamp base and a circuit board. This device is connected to the circuit board and is used to bias the circuit board within the center of a cavity of a light bulb. This device contains two or more biasing portions that are connected to one another through a bridge portion. The biasing portions engage an interior threaded portion of the lamp base in order to lock into place and not allow the circuit board to move. The bridge portion allows the biasing portions to counteract one another and suspend the circuit board in the middle of the cavity of the light bulb.