Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, system and method for detection of pulse and/or pulse-related information of a patient.

Abstract: An imaging system (202) includes an X-ray radiation source (210) configured to emit radiation that traverses an examination region. The imaging system further includes a controller (220). The controller is configured to control an X-ray tube peak voltage of the X-ray radiation source to switch between at least two different X-ray tube peak voltages during a kVp switched spectral scan. The controller is further configured to control a grid voltage of the X-ray radiation source to follow the X-ray tube peak voltage during the spectral scan. The controller adjusts the grid voltage based on a predetermined mapping between a currently applied X-ray tube peak voltage and a corresponding grid voltage for a given focal spot size, thereby maintaining the given focal spot size throughout the spectral scan.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a Temporal CVV2 of CVV, which may be represented as a temporary three digit number generated using unique credentials associated with a card product. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the Temporal CVV2 may be generated for each transaction request or other defined set of transactions based on one or more factors, including time period/limit, usage, fraud/risk considerations. With this solution, a customer may request a new Temporal CVV2 each time a purchase is initiated. This may include online purchases, e-commerce transactions, manual link and provision requests, customer authentication for servicing channels, etc. An embodiment of the present invention seeks to mitigate risk and provide a safer and secure solution for customers while providing flexibility to make various purchases before a new card arrives.

Abstract: A device for measuring a temperature of a molten metal bath, comprising: an optical cored wire; a tube, wherein the optical cored wire is at least partly arranged in the tube, wherein the tube has an outer diameter in the range of 4 mm to 8 mm, and a wall-thickness in the range of 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm; and a plurality of separating elements comprising more than two separating elements arranged in the tube spaced apart from each other, and forming at least one compartment between two of the more than two separating elements. The invention also relates to a system and method for measuring a temperature of a molten metal bath.

Abstract: Method and systems for securely and accurately authenticating a payment card by using biometric information associated with an authorized user is provided. The method may be implemented by providing a payment card that includes a processor; a display area coupled to the processor and configured to hide account information when the payment card has not been authenticated and to display the account information for a predetermined time interval when the payment card is authenticated; a sensor coupled to the processor and configured to capture biometric information of a user; and a communication interface coupled to the processor and configured to facilitate wireless communication with a mobile smart phone.

Abstract: A method for local data storage governance may include: authenticating, by a privacy service computer program, a user accessing the privacy service using a privacy application; receiving, by the privacy service computer program and from a proxy service, user activity data; saving, by the privacy service computer program, the user activity data to a privacy database; receiving, by the privacy service computer program and from the privacy application, a request for the user activity data; retrieving, by the privacy service computer program and from the privacy database, the user activity data; communicating, by the privacy service computer program, the user activity data to the privacy application, wherein the privacy application stores the user activity data in local storage; receiving, by the privacy service computer program, an acknowledgement of the user activity data; and purging, by the privacy service computer program, the user activity data from the privacy database.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements integrated in the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the flexible substrate at a position proximal to the plurality of transducer elements. The plurality of control circuits has an outer profile that does not extend beyond an outer profile of the plurality of transducer elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes ultrasound imaging systems and methods configured to generate ultrasound images based on undersampled ultrasound data. The ultrasound images may be generated by applying a neural network trained with samples of known fully sampled data and undersampled data derived from the known fully sampled data to a acquired sparsely sampled data. The training of the neural network may involve training adversarial generative network including a generator and a discriminator. The generator is trained with sets of known undersampled data until the generator is capable of generating estimated image data, which the classifier is incapable of differentiation as either real or fake, and the trained generator may then be applied to unknown undersampled data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a medical system (100, 300). The execution of machine executable instructions (120) causes a processor (104) to: receive (200) measured gradient echo k-space data (122); receive (202) an off-resonance phase map (124); reconstruct (204) an initial image (126) from the measured gradient echo k-space data; calculate (206) an upsampled phase map (128) from the off-resonance phase map; calculate (208) an upsampled image (130) from the initial image; calculating (210) a modulated image (132) by modulating the upsampled image with the upsampled phase map; calculate (212) a corrected image (134) comprising iteratively. The iterative calculation comprises: calculating (214) updated k-space data by applying a data consistency algorithm (138) to a k-space representation of the modulated image and the measured gradient echo k-space data and calculating (216) an updated image (142) from the updated k-space data.

Abstract: A device is suitable for revealing spatial variations in polarization of an electromagnetic radiation, in a form of localized temperature variations. The device includes a surface of a carrier which is electrically and thermally insulating, and includes an array of patterns which each consist of at least one rectilinear segment of a sensitive material, of which the orientation is variable within each pattern or between neighboring patterns. Such device may be used with a thermal camera to reveal, in infrared images, temperature variations which are localized at segments not perpendicular to a local direction of linear polarization of the radiation.

Abstract: A method for facilitating application authentication bypass based on proximate with time using device authentication is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a user to access an application on a user device, the request including an application authentication request; accessing the user device via a device application programming interface; retrieving, via the device application programming interface, device authentication data, the device authentication data including a timeline of successful device authentications; determining whether the device authentication data is within a predetermined threshold; authenticating the request by using the device authentication data when the device authentication data is within the predetermined threshold; and permitting access to the application based on a result of the authenticating.

Abstract: A food preparation system weighs ingredients added to a receptacle. For identified ingredient and its added weight, a corresponding amount of a set of different sugar type is estimated, and a total sugar content and a sweetness index of the overall recipe is derived. The system determines if there are suitable alternative recipes with reduced total sugar content and similar sweetness index and suggests such determined alternative recipes to the user.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a polypeptide comprising at least three immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs). In particular, the present technology relates to a polypeptide comprising an optimized ISVD binding to fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 and an optimized ISVD binding to albumin. The present technology also relates to a composition of a polypeptide; a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide; a host or host cell comprising a polynucleotide; a method for producing a polypeptide or composition; and a polypeptide, polynucleotide or composition for use in prevention, therapy and diagnosis of a disease or disorder.

Abstract: A method and a system for detecting suspicious transactions and providing warnings in advance of executing the transactions in order to prevent fraud are provided. The method includes: receiving a request to conduct a transaction with an entity by using a digital payment application, the request including first profile information that relates to the entity; retrieving second profile information that relates to the requestor; comparing the first profile information with the second profile information; and determining, based on a result of the comparison, whether to suspend the requested transaction. When a determination is made that the proposed transaction may be fraudulent, the transaction may be suspended and a warning message may be sent to the requestor in order to afford an opportunity to avoid the fraud.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter which has enhanced soot collection performance without increasing pressure loss caused by the formation of a catalyst layer in a partition wall of a wall flow type substrate. A gasoline engine exhaust gas purifying catalyst filter for purifying exhaust gas of a gasoline engine includes: a wall flow type substrate in which an introduction-side cell having an open exhaust gas introduction-side end, and a discharge-side cell adjacent to the introduction-side cell and having an open exhaust gas discharge-side end are defined by a porous partition wall; and a catalyst layer formed in a pore of the partition wall. An absolute value of a maldistribution degree of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall is 4.50 or less. A wash coat amount, excluding a mass of a platinum group, of the catalyst layer formed in the pore of the partition wall, is 40 g/L or more and 50 g/L or less.

Abstract: The method of producing an electrode catalyst having a porous carbon support that has nanopores having a pore diameter of 1 to 20 nm and a BET specific surface area of 700 to 900 m2/g, and catalyst particles containing Pt supported on the support, includes: a first step for preparing a powder in which the catalyst particles are supported on the support; and a second step for accommodating the powder obtained through the first step in a flow-type reactor, flowing NH3 gas through the reactor under conditions of a concentration of 10 to 100% and a pressure of 0.1 MPa to 0.5 MPa, and regulating the temperature in the reactor to 500° C. or more and less than the decomposition temperature of ammonia, keeping for 5 to 10 hours to chemically react the powder and the NH3 gas.

Abstract: A distributed computing system includes a blockchain comprising a plurality of blockchain services comprising an oracle service, a predictive analytics service, a loan service, and a consensus service. The oracle service configured to receive input data comprising at least one of financial data associated with at least one of the plurality of syndicate participants, macroeconomic data, geo-location data, disaster data, or public health data. The predictive analytics service configured to utilize the input data to determine whether a first syndicate participant of the plurality of syndicate participants has an excess of funds and whether a second syndicate participant of the plurality of syndicate participants has a lack of funds where the first syndicate participant is different than the second syndicate participant. The loan service configured to facilitate a loan agreement between the first syndicate participant and the second syndicate participant.

Abstract: A method for completing jammed transactions at a transaction device by a computing system includes receiving partial transaction information related to an interrupted transaction, storing a physical document associated with the interrupted transaction at a receptacle such that the transaction device is operable to receive additional documents, receiving a first data packet associated with the interrupted transaction from a computing device where the first data packet includes image data captured by the computing device, determining additional transaction information based on the first data packet, and executing operations related to the interrupted transaction based on the additional transaction information.

Abstract: The described financial institution computing system provides services to customers through an application programming interface (“API”). The services include user identification services to customers. The user identification services allow the customers to verify the identity of users as non-fraudulent users. Further the user identification services allow the financial institution to provide known user information to the customers for purposes of prepopulating registration forms, completing transactions, and the like. Further services, such as user account validation services, payment services, and the like are also possible through the financial institution APIs. In some situations, users are registered with the financial institution. For example, a user may also be an account holder with the financial institution. In other situations, the users are not registered with the financial institution.