Abstract: In one aspect, a method, includes receiving and storing objects in a repository, translating objects in an object repository format to a graphical user interface (GUI) format, rendering the GUI format to a user, receiving a rule from the user using the GUI format, translating the rule in the GUI format to a rule repository format, storing rule in the rule repository format in a rule repository and compiling the rule in the rule repository format into a format that is acceptable for processing by the event based analysis engine.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for determining comprehensiveness of a question paper given a syllabus of topics. An answer and evidence generator of a question answering system executing on the data processing system finds one or more answers based on the syllabus of topics for each question in the question paper. The answer and evidence generator identifies evidence for the one or more answers in the syllabus for each question in the question paper. A concept identifier of the question answering system identifies a set of concepts in the syllabus corresponding to the evidence for each question in the question paper to form a plurality of sets of concepts. The mechanism determines a value for a comprehensiveness metric for the question paper with respect to the syllabus of topics based on the plurality of sets of concepts.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining the visual attributes of content items are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to serve supplemental content to be presented with a page requested by a user of a client system; selecting one or more attributes randomly from a plurality of attributes for presenting the supplemental content to the user, wherein the selected one or more attributes are different than at least one previous attribute used to present one or more items of supplemental content to the user previously; and transmitting the supplemental content and the selected one or more attributes to the client system for presentation along with the requested page.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for managing in-memory space and objects. In one embodiment, a set of in-memory objects are maintained within an area in volatile memory that is accessible to a database server. An in-memory object in this context includes a set of one or more in-memory segments where each respective in-memory segment includes a set of in-memory extents and each respective in-memory extent is a contiguous chunk of memory from the area in volatile memory that is accessible to the database server. The area in volatile memory is managed as a set of stripes, where each stripe is a contiguous chunk of in-memory extents. Stripe control blocks are used to locate free in-memory extents for allocation and registration with an in-memory segment.

Abstract: A home use carbonation machine includes a pronged clamp to fit a non-upright bottle to a flexible seal, thereby facilitating a closed carbonation environment in the bottle and a normally open safety valve to vent the bottle when the carbonation machine is not actively carbonating. A home use carbonation machine includes a carbonation assembly to carbonate liquid with pressurized gas, a pronged clamp and a centering ring with centering ribs to guide a non-upright bottle into the pronged clamp during insertion and to constrict prongs of the clamp when a user moves the non-upright bottle towards an upright position for operation.

Abstract: An controller uses one of several transfer curves to map steering angle of an articulated machine to articulation angle. Because an articulated machine may have a range of steering angles that is much greater than the range of articulation angles, the controller uses one of several techniques to map the full range of steering angles to the full range of articulation angles. One technique involves multiple non-zero slope regions, another technique uses a less than one-to-one linear transfer function of steering angle to articulation angle.

Abstract: A waveguide coupler includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide. The waveguide coupler also includes a connecting waveguide disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide. The connecting waveguide includes a first material having a first index of refraction and a second material having a second index of refraction higher than the first index of refraction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to newer generation of triazoles, tetrazoles, isoxazoles, urea and sulphonamide functionalities containing 6-nitro-2, 3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents of formula 1, their method of preparation, and their use as drugs for treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MDR-TB and XDR-TB either alone or in combination with other anti-tubercular agents. In the present invention, new generation 6-nitro-2, 3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents also show acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and synergistic or additive effects with known anti-tubercular drugs.

Abstract: A method of operating a BPSK modulator includes receiving an RF signal at the BPSK modulator and splitting the RF signal into a first portion and a second portion that is inverted with respect to the first portion. The method also includes receiving the first portion at a first arm of the BPSK modulator, receiving the second portion at a second arm of the BPSK modulator, applying a first tone to the first arm of the BPSK modulator, and applying a second tone to the second arm of the BPSK modulator. The method further includes measuring a power associated with an output of the BPSK modulator and adjusting a phase applied to at least one of the first arm of the BPSK modulator or the second arm of the BPSK modulator in response to the measured power.

Abstract: A method and system of a machine learning architecture for predictive and preventive maintenance of vacuum pumps. The method includes receiving one of a motor sensor data and a blower sensor data over a communications network. The motor sensor data is classified into one of a vacuum state sensor data and break state sensor data. The vacuum state sensor data is analyzed to detect an operating vacuum level and an alarm is raised when the vacuum state sensor data exceeds a pre-defined safety range. Vacuum break data is classified into one of a clean filter category and clogged filter category and an alarm is raised if an entry under the clogged filter category is detected. The blower sensor data in association with the motor sensor data is analyzed based on machine learning to detect one of a deficient oil level and a deficient oil structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneous sampling of serial digital data streams from multiple analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), including in distributed antenna systems, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a controller unit samples a plurality of serial digital data streams simultaneously. To allow the controller unit to sample the multiple serial digital data streams simultaneously from a plurality of ADCs, the controller unit is configured to provide a plurality of data input ports. Each of the ADCs is coupled to a common chip select port and clock signal port on the controller unit. The controller unit communicates a chip select signal on the chip select port to activate all of the ADCs simultaneously to cause each of the ADCs to provide its respective digital data stream to the respective data input port of the controller unit simultaneously for sampling. As a result, fewer or lower-cost components may be used to sample multiple ADCs.

Abstract: Multispectral imaging systems are disclosed. An exemplary multispectral imager includes a narrow-band absorptive filter array and a sensor array comprising a plurality of pixels. The narrow-band absorptive filter array has a plurality of filter elements, each filter element being associated with a pixel of the sensor array. The filter elements are organized into groups of N filter elements, where N is greater than three. Each filter element absorbs one narrow band and transmits N?1 narrow bands. The group of N filter elements absorbs all N narrow bands.

Abstract: A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes a wet laid sheet of polycrystalline inorganic fibers that have been physically entangled while the wet laid sheet is still in a wet condition. The exhaust gas treatment device includes a housing, a fragile catalyst support structure resiliently mounted within the housing, and the mounting mat disposed in a gap between the housing and the fragile structure. Additionally disclosed are methods of making a mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat.

Abstract: A system includes a light source, optical fiber coupled to the light source, one or more interferometers coupled to the optical fiber, wherein each interferometer of the one or more interferometers comprising a gauge length, a photodetector assembly coupled to the optical fiber, and an information handling system. The photodetector assembly is configured to detect backscattered light from the optical fiber and generate signals based on the detected backscattered light. The an information handling system is configured to receive the signals from the photodetector assembly, apply a de-convolution operation to the signals based on the gauge lengths of the one or more interferometers, and store the de-convolved signals.

Abstract: Methods of forming insulation mats including: providing a mixture of fibers comprising first inorganic fibers and second inorganic fibers, wherein the first inorganic fibers shrink by no more than about 2 percent and the second fibers shrink by about 5 to about 15 percent when the mixture of fibers is heat treated; wet-forming a web of fibers from the mixture of fibers; entangling the web of fibers to form an insulation mat; heat-treating the insulation mat; and drying the web of fibers and/or the insulation mat after said wet-forming and prior to or during said heat treating; and wherein the insulation mat includes substantially no non-fibrous binder material prior to said heat treating the insulation mat at a temperature of from about 500° C. to about 800° C., optionally for at least about 3 minutes. Insulation mats manufactured according to the above methods.

Abstract: The invention provides a catheter including: a first lumen adapted for draining a first fluid from a subject; a second lumen adapted for passing a second fluid through the second lumen; and a third lumen adapted for passing a third fluid through the third lumen such that the third fluid can exit the third lumen to bathe at least a part of an outside surface of the catheter. The invention further provides a kit and/or system including said catheter and method of use for said catheter.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for underwater use. In one example the system includes an autonomous mother unmanned underwater vehicle (AMUV) and one or more auxiliary unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The AMUV is configured for autonomously searching for and detecting undersea objects potentially present in an undersea region of interest (ROI), for generating object information relating to the objects detected thereby to enable identification of at least one object of interest (OOI) among the detected objects, and for selectively transporting the UUV to at least within a predetermined distance from a location of the OOI. The UUV is configured for interacting with the OOI at least within the predetermined distance. Such a system is further configured for providing verification information indicative of the interaction between the UUV and the OOI. The AMUV includes a communications system at least configured for transmitting at one or both of the verification information and the object information.

Abstract: A method for controlling a wind power plant, the wind power plant including a plant controller for controlling a plurality of wind turbine generators. The method for controlling a wind power plant allows the wind power plant to continue operating through a grid fault in a weak grid environment. In the method, a fault recovery process is carried out with a wind turbine power controller during a wind turbine fault recovery state to determine a grid voltage (VWTG), compare the grid voltage to a predetermined reference voltage (Vref) to obtain a difference value, and determine a current reference (QrefVC) based on the difference value for generating a reactive current (Idref) for regulating the grid voltage to the predetermined reference grid voltage. A corresponding wind power plant is further provided.

Abstract: A SON element which is operative to carry out at least two different SON functions is provided, wherein each of the SON functions is associated with at least one SON related action, and wherein a SON related action, initiated by triggering a SON function, would have been adversely affected by another SON related action, initiated by triggering another SON function, had the SON element not affected a modification in operating conditions of the cellular network, wherein the SON element is operative to: (a) assign priorities to the different SON functions; (b) assign different weights to the SON related actions; and (c) coordinate execution of SON related actions, that when executed are carried out in a way that does not breach the priorities hierarchy and the weights' order assigned to the SON related actions, thereby improving operation of the cellular network.

Abstract: A method for configuring a speech recognition system comprises obtaining a speech sample utilized by a voice authentication system in a voice authentication process. The speech sample is processed to generate acoustic models for units of speech associated with the speech sample. The acoustic models are stored for subsequent use by the speech recognition system as part of a speech recognition process.