Abstract: Techniques for monitoring operating statuses of an application and its dependencies are provided. A monitoring application may collect and report the operating status of the monitored application and each dependency. Through use of existing monitoring interfaces, the monitoring application can collect operating status without requiring modification of the underlying monitored application or dependencies. The monitoring application may determine a problem service that is a root cause of an unhealthy state of the monitored application. Dependency analyzer and discovery crawler techniques may automatically configure and update the monitoring application. Machine learning techniques may be used to determine patterns of performance based on system state information associated with performance events and provide health reports relative to a baseline status of the monitored application. Also provided are techniques for testing a response of the monitored application through modifications to API calls.

Abstract: Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.

Abstract: Systems and methods to determine an activity associated with an object of interest are presented. The method includes receiving a sequence of a plurality of frames that capture an area of interest during a threshold period of time, wherein an object of interest is present in the area of interest during the threshold period of time. The method also includes analyzing the plurality of frames to detect the object of interest. The method also includes tracking the object of interest in the area of interest during the threshold period of time. The method also includes extracting data indicative of the object of interest. The method also includes predicting, based on the data indicative of the object of interest, an activity associated with the object of interest.

Abstract: Embodiments are described herein for systems and methods for authenticating tokenized and/or dynamic physical checks, and authorizing transfers of funds in response to the authentication. In particular, in certain embodiments, a method includes identifying, using at least one processor, a dynamic authentication code of a physical check. The method also includes automatically authenticating, using the at least one processor, the physical check based at least in part on the identified dynamic authentication code. The method further includes automatically authorizing, using the at least one processor, a transfer of funds in response to the authentication of the physical check.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for enhancing interaction between a customer and a customer service representative of a company. D related to the customer is stored and received at a computer operated by the company, wherein the data can include a customer name, a customer address and a customer number. A telephonic interaction is preferably commenced between the customer and the customer service representative and a Web session is preferably commenced on a Web site for a client computer of the customer service representative. At least a part of the data is displayed on a workstation of the customer service representative as a first Web page, wherein the first Web page includes at least one selectable link to a second Web page. At least one selectable link is selected by the customer service representative to display the second Web page.

Abstract: An e-vaping device includes a liquid storage portion for storing an e-liquid; a memory device storing cartomizer information; a vaporizer including a heating element, the vaporizer being in fluid communication with the liquid storage portion and configured to vaporize e-liquid stored in the liquid storage portion; a power supply configured to provide power to the vaporizer; a controller configured to control provision of power to the vaporizer based on the cartomizer information; and a switching architecture configured to selectively prevent a flow of current through the heating element, when the memory device sends data to the controller.

Abstract: A frame signal generator, control signal generator, a finite state machine, a plurality of parsing components, and an amalgamator are provided. A value representing a start of a data frame is identified and a start of frame signal representing at least the start of the data frame output. In response, respective portions of at least a first of a plurality of data messages are extracted and output to the amalgamator. A length of each respective data message is identified and a length value read representing a length of a portion of data in the respective data message. The portion of the data is traversed until reaching the portion's end, and a control signal can be output. In response, to receiving the GO control signal, a respective portion of data extracted and output to the amalgamator, which can receive and output respective portions to an application.

Abstract: A davit (10) for arresting the fall of a person working at heights or for material handling where lifting of overloaded material is prevented, has a mast (12), a fuse holder (14) at the top of mast, a fuse head (16) connected to the fuse holder and having sacrificial fuses (18) arranged in series thereon, a jib arm (20) connected to the fuse head, and a primary fall arrestor system (22) having an arresting load limit and mounted to a side of the mast if the davit is to be used for arresting the fall of a person (25) working at heights, and/or a primary lifting-overload prevention system having a working load limit and safety factors if the davit is to be used for material handling where lifting of overloaded material (78) is to be prevented.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may identify respective sets of unique values for multiple dimensions of a multidimensional data structure. The device may identify a plurality of subsets of permutations of a set of permutations of the unique values. The plurality of subsets of permutations are to be processed in parallel. The device may obtain, based on processing the plurality of subsets of permutations in parallel, respective data associated with each permutation of the plurality of subsets of permutations. The data for a permutation, of the plurality of subsets of permutations, is obtained based on respective unique values for the permutation that are determined independently of another permutation of the plurality of subsets of permutations.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a number of sequences involved in nitrogen utilization, methods of using such sequences, tobacco plants carrying modifications to such sequences, tobacco plants transgenic for such sequences, and tobacco products made from such plants.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tank that retains a large amount of fluid in a safe manner. The tank can be easily and rapidly constructed and disassembled for subsequent use. A liner has lifting straps that are lifted by winch booms connected to booms. Exterior securing straps are used to hold the liner in place. Connecting plates are secured to trunnions on each of the panels. Pressure pins allow the connector plates to flex so that the panels can form a round or oval tank. The panels are constructed in a curved fashion to create the round or oval tank wall.

Abstract: At least one processor configured to perform operations including receiving data from a plurality of disparate data sources; distilling the data into a plurality of indexes to convert the data into the plurality of indexes to be usable by a single data structure; retrieving a first set of data elements from the plurality of indexes associated with a first plurality of entities; retrieving a second set of data elements from the plurality of indexes associated with a second plurality of entities; generating a predicted duration of time that the first plurality of entities will remain in a first position using the second set of data elements associated with the second plurality of entities; assigning a first velocity index to each of the first plurality of entities to obtain a plurality of first velocity indexes; assigning a second velocity index to each of the second plurality of entities to obtain a plurality of second velocity indexes; comparing each of the first velocity indexes to other first velocity index

Abstract: A device may receive user data associated with a product or service, the user data including a user identifier associated with a user. The device may identify a business application that is relevant to the product or service, the business application being designed to provide the user with a business offer related to the product or service. In addition, the device may provide the user data to the business application and receive, from the business application, business application state data and user response data, the business application state data specifying a partially completed transaction associated with the product or service, and the user response data including information associated with the partially completed transaction. The device may store the business application state data and the user response data, and perform an action based on the business application state data.

Abstract: Embodiments of recombinant HIV-1 gp120 proteins that contain a V1 deletion are disclosed. Also provided are gp140, gp145, and gp160 proteins containing the V1 deletion, as well as HIV-1 Env ectodomain trimers containing protomers containing the V1 deletion. Nucleic acid molecules encoding these proteins are also provided. In several embodiments, the disclosed recombinant HIV-1 proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules can be used to generate an immune response to HIV-1 in a subject, for example, to treat or prevent an HIV-1 infection in the subject.

Abstract: An electrical computer system processing architecture for providing an indication of activity in the electrical computer system, the electrical computer system processing architecture comprising a plurality of client computers connected to at least one server by a computer network. Each of the client computers is configured to provide requests to the at least one server. The or each server comprises a store for storing requests provided by the plurality of client computers. The or each server is configured to match complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store. Following the matching of complementary requests, the or each server counts unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store, and outputs the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system.

Abstract: Disclosed is generating an acquisition request of a component, using a probabilistic model based on current and planned life consumption, to maintain a usable component inventory, by: determining planned consumption of the component; retrieving historical lifetime data associated with the component; determining the associated normalized current life consumed for historical specimens at failure based on a power law equivalency model; determining a probability of survival distribution associated with the component; determine a probability of future failure of each component in inventory given planned consumption of the component; determine a projected number of component failures prior to completion of the job associated with the component; generate the at least one acquisition request to acquire a quantity of new components at least equal to the projected number of specific component failures prior to completion of the job; wherein the usable inventory of the component includes at least the quantity of new com

Abstract: In some implementations, a backend server and/or a middleman server may receive, from a front-end device, a request including an indication of a physical identifier associated with a user. The backend server and/or the middleman server may determine that the physical identifier is associated with an indication of theft. Accordingly, the backend server and/or the middleman server may transmit the indication of theft to one or more additional backend servers associated with the user. Additionally, the backend server and/or the middleman server may transmit, to a user device, a coded message indicating theft, where the coded message is sent using a communication method consistent with a setting associated with the user. In some implementations, the backend server and/or the middleman server may transmit a one-time authorization to the front-end device and may store an indication not to authorize an additional request including the indication of the physical identifier.

Abstract: A podcast creation and publishing method for execution by a computer system that includes defining, via a graphical user interface, a transitional relationship between at least two media events of a plurality of media events, where a first media event and a second media event at least partially overlap. The method further includes updating corresponding metadata associated with the first and second media events to include the transitional relationship. The method further includes selecting, from a drop down menu displayed on the graphical user interface, an option to generate a podcast from the plurality of media events. The method further includes generating the podcast from the plurality of media events by retrieving the plurality of media events from the media event database along with the metadata, converting the plurality of media events and the metadata into a common format to produce the podcast, and distributing the podcast over a network.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product is provided for third-party authorization. The method includes generating an authorization code, encrypting the authorization code with a public key associated with a first system, resulting in an encrypted authorization code, transmitting the encrypted authorization code to the first system, receiving, from the first system, a digitally signed authorization code generated by the first system based on the authorization code and a private key corresponding to the public key associated with the first system, verifying the digitally signed authorization code based on the public key and the authorization code, and in response to verifying the digitally signed authorization code, transmitting an access token to the first system, wherein the access token is configured to authorize a user with the first system.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system may receive code for a package to be deployed on a cloud computing platform. The system may cause the cloud computing platform to build the package from the code. The system may install the package on the cloud computing platform in a first non-production environment, wherein the first non-production environment is a development environment. The system may automatically test the package in the first non-production environment based on first testing information for the first non-production environment in a configuration file associated with the code. The system may deploy the package on the cloud computing platform in a production environment. The system may automatically test the package in the production environment based on second testing information for the production environment in the configuration file.