Abstract: A computer implemented application and system for providing accurate and remotely facilitated certifications of tenants eligible to participate in an affordable housing program, including federally funded and other government types affordable/low-income housing programs. The computer implemented application and system facilitates completion of all steps and elements required for multiple types of certifications, including move in certifications, interim certifications, transfer certifications, annual certifications, and move out certifications. The computer application facilitates remote certification to minimize the difficulties that have been experienced by tenants in providing documents, verifications, and correct answers to affordable housing program forms and questionnaires in person as well as any type a change occurs related to income, status, or household makeup about which the tenant has to notify the affordable/low-income housing program.

Abstract: A method and system for coding of a media “genome” employs machine learning models for social tagging of media titles. A media genome is a detailed description of the intrinsic elements that make up a piece of content; it is a comprehensive taxonomy that considers every impactful dimension of a film, TV episode, video short, video game, or other media title. The genome may be used by filmmakers to better understand their content, as well as that of competitors. It may also be used by entertainment marketers to better target their marketing budget for specific audiences, and by brands to determine which televisions programs and films they wish to advertise around or sponsor placements in.

Abstract: A shoe monitoring assembly includes an article of footwear that is wearable on a user's foot. The article of footwear has a storage pocket that is integrated into a tongue of the article of footwear. A tracking unit is positioned within the storage pocket and the tracking unit is in remote communication with a global positioning system for tracking the speed with which the user moves. A temperature sensor is integrated into the article of footwear to sense the temperature of a support surface upon which the user is walking to determine if the temperature of the support surface is safe to walk upon with bare feet. An accelerometer is integrated into the article of footwear thereby to track the number of steps the user takes.

Abstract: A control command is provided to a vehicle control module that identifies one or more vehicle actions to be performed by the vehicle control module to control a position of an autonomous vehicle (AV) with respect to an external environment. Whether one or more conditions pertaining to the position of the AV with respect to the external environment are satisfied is determined. Responsive to determining that the one or more conditions pertaining to the position of the AV with respect to the external environment are satisfied, a first instruction is provide to the vehicle control module that permits the vehicle control module to deviate from the one or more vehicle actions identified in the control command and to perform an energy saving action with respect to the AV.

Abstract: A user interface adjustment method and apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The user interface adjustment method includes: receiving a first touch input on an icon adjustment control in a case that the icon adjustment control is displayed, where the icon adjustment control includes a plurality of adjustment regions, and the plurality of adjustment regions each are associated with a different icon display parameter; determining, in response to the first touch input, a target adjustment region corresponding to the first touch input and a target icon display parameter associated with the target adjustment region; and adjusting a display parameter of a target application icon to the target icon display parameter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a joint optimization method and system for delay and spectrum occupation in a cloud-edge collaborative network. The method includes: initializing a cloud-edge collaborative network, and generating a set of user requests; establishing a target function of minimum average end-to-end delay and minimum spectrum slot occupation of a user request; during processing of each user request based on the target function, sequentially determining whether a node and path selection uniqueness constraint, a mobile edge computing (MEC) server load constraint, a spectrum resource occupation and uniqueness constraint, a spectrum continuity constraint, and a spectrum consistency constraint are satisfied, where if all constraints are satisfied, the user request is successfully processed, and the process turns to step S4; or if any constraint is not satisfied, the user request fails to be processed; and calculating average end-to-end delay and spectrum resource occupancy of the user request.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified Dda helicases which can be used to control the movement of polynucleotides and are particularly useful for sequencing polynucleotides.

Abstract: N-oxide and monomers, N-oxide polymers and copolymers, methods for making the N-oxide monomers, polymers, and copolymers, compositions and materials that include N-oxide polymers and copolymers, and methods for using the N-oxide monomers, N-oxide polymers, and N-oxide copolymers.

Abstract: Pesticidal proteins exhibiting toxic activity against Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC6757, TIC6757PL, TIC7472, TIC7472PL, TIC7473, and TIC7473PL. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC6757, TIC6757PL, TIC7472, TIC7472PL, TIC7473, and TIC7473PL pesticidal proteins are also provided.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate and select grasp proposals. In at least one embodiment, grasp proposals are generated and selected using one or more neural networks, based on, for example, a latent code corresponding to an object.

Abstract: Nickel-ruthenium-based ternary or greater alloys, products, and methods of making and using the same include nickel at about 48 to about 71 weight % (“wt %”) of the alloy, ruthenium at about 17 to about 45 wt % of the alloy, and at least one ternary or higher addition at greater than zero to about 20 wt % of the Ni—Ru alloy. The ternary or higher addition may include gold, cobalt, chromium, copper, iridium, molybdenum, niobium, palladium, platinum, rhenium, rhodium, tantalum, vanadium, tungsten, or any combination thereof. The Ni—Ru alloy may be age-hardenable, and may exhibit a hardness greater than 500 hardness Knoop. In an embodiment, the Ni—Ru ternary or higher alloy may be used in electronic test probe applications.

Abstract: Described is a recording device holder apparatus comprising a substrate comprising an outer perimeter, a front face, and a back face, wherein the front face is reflective, wherein the front face and the back face extend along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis, and the substrate further comprises an inner perimeter defining a void space, wherein the void space extends from the front face to the back face, wherein the inner perimeter is completely within the bounds of the outer perimeter; and a device mounting system attached to the substrate via a fastener, wherein the fastener is interfaced with the back face or the front face and back face of the substrate, such that the device mounting system is configured to position a visual recording device substantially in the same plane as the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis and within the void space.

Abstract: A method and system for deduplication caching using an unreliable edge resource include acquiring a total storage capacity of all edge servers, searching for candidate cache files by a similarity-based hierarchical clustering (SHC) method, and acquiring file clusters of all the candidate cache files after clustering, where the candidate cache files each include a deduplicated data chunk, and based on the file clusters and an reliability of all of the edge servers, selecting, by a heuristic algorithm, a file cluster from the file clusters to cache to the edge server until a size of cached content reaches the total storage capacity. The present disclosure makes a trade-off between file availability and space efficiency, thereby effectively improving the cache hit rate in the limited edge caching space.

Abstract: Fabricating a capacitor includes forming conduits in a porous layer of material. The porous layer of material has particles that each includes a dielectric on a core. The formation of the conduits causes a portion of the dielectric to convert from a first phase to a second phase. The method also includes removing at least a portion of the second phase of the dielectric from the porous layer of material.

Abstract: A portable battery charging system that is operable to provide recharging of a battery that is releasably coupled thereto utilizing exhalation airflow from a user. The present invention includes a housing that includes a plurality of contiguously formed walls creating an interior volume. The housing includes a first end and second end wherein the first end has an intake member. The intake member includes slots configured to allow airflow that is operable to rotate a wheel member mounted within the housing. A controller is electrically coupled to the wheel member wherein rotation of the wheel member generates an electrical current from the controller. The controller is electrically coupled to a battery port wherein the battery port is integrally formed with a battery receptacle that is configured to mateably receive a battery therein. The battery of the present invention is configured to be electrically coupled to various electronic devices.

Abstract: A startup stage protection device used in Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train coupler experiment is provided between two test cars. The startup stage protection device is arranged between and tightly abuts two test cars at the starting stage of the experiment to receive a compressing force in place of the coupler. The startup stage protection device separates from the two test cars after the end of the starting stage.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for music play. The method comprises receiving a first operation instruction in a target application for playing music; in response to the first operation instruction, presenting a first interface of the target application, the first interface including an operation control for enhancing a play effect of the music through at least one processing, the processing being used for representing music content in a way more than sound; receiving a second operation instruction for the operation control; processing the music based on the second operation instruction during a process of playing the music.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a method of information displaying, apparatus and an electronic device. The method comprises: displaying at least two session screening identifications in a first display area of a first message page, the at least two session screening identifications comprising: a first screening identification for indicating that a new message in a session is notified with a first notification strategy, and a second screening identification for indicating that a new message in the session is notified with a second notification strategy; and displaying information of each session corresponding to a currently selected session screening identification in a second display area of a second message page. The method may only display sessions that match user requests, reducing operations of users searching for required sessions in all sessions lists and saving time for users to browse required sessions.

Abstract: A method and device for mixedly playing a program are provided by embodiments of the disclosure, the method of mixedly playing a program including: playing, in a first player interface of an application, a first multimedia program in a first list, the application being used to play at least two types of multimedia programs included in the first list; receiving a switching operation in the application, the switching operation being used to instruct the first multimedia program being played to switch to a second multimedia program in the first list; and if a type of the first multimedia program is different from the second multimedia program, playing the second multimedia program in a second player interface of the application, the first player interface and the second player interface being used to play different types of multimedia programs respectively.

Abstract: Provided herein are structures and methods for detecting one or more analyte molecules present in a sample. In some embodiments, the one or more analyte molecules are detected using one or more supramolecular structures. In some embodiments, the supramolecular structures are configured to form a linkage with a particular capture barcode, which is configured to form a linkage with a particular capture molecule. In some embodiments the capture molecule is configured to interact with a particular analyte molecule. In some embodiments, the locations of supramolecular structures are mapped on a substrate having a plurality of binding locations, according to the capture barcode and/or another barcode linked with the supramolecular structures. In some embodiments, the linkage between the analyte molecules and supramolecular structures enable a signal to be generated.