Abstract: The present invention is in the field of surfactants to extract a platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium, from organic compositions. In particular, the invention concerns the use of surfactants to back-extract a platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium, from organic compositions further comprising an extractant of said platinum group metal or gold, in particular palladium from an aqueous solution.

Abstract: The invention relates to designs of contactless smart cards. The subject matter of the invention is a device comprising a microchip arranged on a substrate, a loop antenna, the pins of which are connected to pins of the microchip, and also a capacitor connected in parallel with the loop antenna and therewith forming an antenna of the device in the form of a resonant circuit, the substrate being in the form of a band wound into a ring and made of a flexible dielectric material, on the outer surface of which a strip of electrically conductive material is applied, forming the loop antenna, which together with the microchip is coated with a protective coating, forming a sealed casing.

Abstract: A remittance processing method includes recognizing an amount of money in a message being input into a chatroom of a messenger run on an electronic device, calling a remittance function to the chatroom in response to the amount of money being recognized in the message, and processing a remittance transaction to another user in the chatroom as a remittance target with respect to the amount of money, in response to a remittance request from a user of the electronic device.

Abstract: An example embodiment may involve receiving a representation of a location of the mobile device as provided by way of location-determining hardware of the mobile device; transmitting, to the mobile device, representations of one or more merchants with physical presence within a radius of the location; receiving, from the mobile device, representations of a gift card request, a first amount, and a merchant, where the merchant was selected from the one or more merchants; transmitting, to the mobile device, a digital gift card branded by the merchant, where the digital gift card is associated with a code; receiving, from a point-of-sale device associated with the merchant, a request to validate the code, where the code was obtained by the point-of-sale device scanning the code as displayed by the mobile device; and transmitting, to the point-of-sale device, validation of the code.

Abstract: A display method of displaying a user interface on a display region of a terminal, includes, using at least one processor, generating a user interface, the user interface indicating a total amount of money to be paid by a plurality of users, the user interface including a first display region and a second display region, the first display region corresponding to a first amount of money to be paid by a first user, and the second display region corresponding to a second amount of money to be paid by a second user; displaying, the generated user interface on a display panel of a first terminal associated with the first user; receiving, a user input on the first display region indicating a change in the first amount of money; and changing, the first display region and the first amount of money based on the received user input.

Abstract: A system and method for sharing a personalized purchase request for an item offered via a web page of an electronic commerce (e-commerce) website are provided. The method includes detecting a purchase request by a user of a first user device; identifying a plurality of key purchase parameters, wherein the key purchase parameters include a limited set of information included in the web page; generating a personalized purchase request based on the plurality of key purchase parameters and at least one identifier related to the first user device; and sharing the personalized purchase request with at least a second user device by at least one of: sending a link to the personalized purchase request, and sending a widget including code that, when executed at the second user device, configures the second user device to display the personalized purchase request.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for obtaining an expression from characters. The method may include: extracting N words under test from a text under test in an arrangement order; inputting an i-th node in the first-level operation, each node of a first node to an i?1 th node in the first-level operation, and a predefined set of operators into a sub-network of a recurrent neural network to obtain nodes of a second-level operation; determining a valid operator in the first-level operation according to the nodes of the second-level operation; performing multi-level operations until the number of valid operators in a M-level operation is determined to be 0 according to the obtained nodes of the M+1-level operation; and generating the expression from the text under test according to valid operators in the first-level operation to the M?1-level operation and words corresponding to valid nodes.

Abstract: A photon measurement front-end circuit (200, 400, 800, 900) comprises an integral module (210, 410, 910), a comparator (220, 420, 810, 920), a transmission controller (230, 430, 820, 930), a negative feedback module (240, 440, 830, 940) and a photon measurement module (250, 450, 840, 950). The integral module (210, 410, 910) is used for receiving an initial signal from a photoelectric detector and a feedback signal from the negative feedback module (240, 440, 830, 940), integrating the difference between the initial signal and the feedback signal, and outputting an integral signal. The comparator (220, 420, 810, 920) is used for comparing the integral signal with a reference level and generating a comparison result. The transmission controller (230, 430, 820, 930) is used for controlling the transmission of the comparison result by using a clock signal, in order to output a digital signal.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of computerized processing of financial transactions. In particular, ways of verifying that the transferred funds are actually used for the specified purpose by the second party are described.

Abstract: A display screen assembly is suitable for use in a digital device that lacks the processing power, memory, or both needed to carry out light-simulated bar code processing. The display screen assembly includes a display screen having a display area and mounted to a flexible circuit. The flexible circuit includes numerous conductive circuit traces including terminal ends, and various electronic components such as a controller and a screen driver. The various components may be covered by a cover layer, and the display screen including the display area may be covered by a sheet of transparent material. An LED may be generally positioned near an edge or corner of the display screen, and may be may be controlled by a digital device processor or by the controller on the flexible circuit, as desired, for producing light-simulated bar codes.

Abstract: A lipid nanoparticle that includes at least one antibiotic from the polymyxin family, a lipid fraction, and one or more surfactants. The lipid nanoparticle is useful in the prevention and/or treatment of respiratory tree infections.

Abstract: A contactless payment device and method streams a sequence of magnetic-field pulses directly to two magnetic-stripe read heads of a point-of-sale terminal. The stream of pulses includes essential information needed to approve a transaction. The essential information is structured for a primary “channel” associated with one of the read heads. A series of “proxy” bits are included in the stream in order to satisfy the data collection requirements for a secondary channel associated with the other read head. The proxy bits are included in a custom bit stream that may be used to improve acceptance of payment transmission data at a POS terminal.

Abstract: A mobile checkout system and method for completing a purchase transaction to purchase items from an internet merchant. A user browses and selects items for purchase from the merchant through a shopping application or browser (mobile or PC). During the processing of the transaction, a checkout application installed on a mobile communication device is launched. The checkout application receives a checkout token created by a checkout server that identifies the purchase transaction. After user authentication, the system uses this token and communicates with the checkout server to cause the checkout server to complete the purchase transaction, in which payment data is securely transmitted and wherein a one-time-use cryptogram can be part of the payment information.

Abstract: A loop cutting apparatus for a circular knitting machine which has a circular cylinder including a plurality of knitting needles movable independently includes an upper needle dial located on the circular cylinder and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets radially centered about the axis of the circular cylinder. Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle and a second cutter needle movable against the first cutter needle in a first yarn cutting displacement thereof. The first cutter needle has a yarn holding section leaned by a yarn and collaborated with the two abutting knitting needles at two sides to pick up and draw the yarn to form a pile loop and a first cutter section connected to the yarn holding section. The second cutter needle has a second cutter section staggered against the first cutter section in the first yarn cutting displacement to cut the pile loop.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for securely converting a user's existing static payment card data into dynamic card data that can be authenticated by card issuers or by a stand-in service provider, such as a payment network or processor without requiring the card issuers to make infrastructure changes. The dynamic data can be provisioned onto a magnetic secure transmission device (MST) either directly from a card issuer or using a swiper type device. Devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed for securely provisioning a dynamic card onto the MST by the card issuer. These dynamic cards may be used to transmit modified one-time-use card track data from the MST to a point of sale using a dynamic-CVV methodology to provide higher levels of security during a transaction.

Abstract: A method for knitting interchanged plating on a technical face for a flat bed knitting machine which includes at least one needle bed that has a plurality of latch needles, a plurality of sinkers and a carriage comprises the steps of: forming an indentation and a nose protrusion at each sinker; controlling the latch needle to move in a staged stitching displacement; feeding a first and a second coloration yarns to the flat bed knitting machine simultaneously; pushing the yarns via the nose protrusion of the sinker to knit a standard plating and continuing the knitting operation through the standard plating to form a technical face of the fabric; and controlling the latch needle to perform an interchanged stitching displacement, and ordering the sinker to pick up and release the yarns through the nose protrusion and the indentation to knit an interchanged plating.

Abstract: A method and mobile device processing a mobile manufacturer coupon is provided. A barcode of a mobile manufacturer coupon is received at an electronic point-of-sale system from a mobile electronic device. A determination of whether redemption criterion for the coupon is satisfied is made at the electronic point-of-sale system. An audio acknowledgement signal is emitted from the electronic point-of-sale system and received by the electronic mobile device if the redemption criterion is satisfied.

Abstract: A method of modulating display imagery for barcode simulation is provided. Barcode information is received into a portable device. The portable device includes an image capture system, the image capture system including an image sensor that is configured to convert light into discrete signals. The image capture system has an image sensor controller that is configured to control the image sensor. The image capture system has an image processor that is configured to convert the discrete signals into formatted image data. The portable device has a display system having a display screen configured to display formatted image data. The barcode information is used to manipulate the image capture system such that the display screen displays a light simulated barcode.

Abstract: The role of a specific E2 region containing a putative fusion peptide (FP) sequence was evaluated. FPs critically contribute to the interaction between proteins and the membrane system of the host cell. Reverse genetics utilizing a full-length infectious clone of the highly virulent CSFV strain Brescia (BICv) was used to evaluate how amino acid substitutions within this region of E2 may affect replication of BICv in cell cultures and affect virus virulence in swine. Interestingly, mutated virus FPi.c was completely attenuated when inoculated intranasally at a dose of 105 TCID50 in swine. Importantly, animals infected with FPi.c virus were protected against the virulent challenge with Brescia virus at 3 and 28 days after vaccination. Protection was evidenced by absence of clinical signs related with CSF as well as the absence of viremia produced by the challenge virulent virus.

Abstract: A system and method of validating electronic encoded information from magnetic stripe card data transmitted as electronic stripe data includes a lump transmission stream. The lump transmission stream is read by at least two track channel readers each of which recognizes and reads only data corresponding to data to be read from a respective magnetic stripe represented in the lump transmission stream, which has data read from two tracks of magnetic card stripes. One track channel reader reads the first portion of the lump stream and discards the second portion of the stream, the second track channel reader reads the second portion of the stream and discards the first portion of the stream.