Abstract: Surfactants capable of releasing and/or dissolving polymers to form water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer solutions are disclosed. In addition, polymer compositions containing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising the surfactant are provided and can be used, for example, in methods of dissolving a polymer. Also disclosed are detergent compositions and methods of cleaning articles and/or membranes using the surfactants herein. These surfactants and polymer compositions can be used in various industries including for water clarification, papermaking, sewage and industrial water treatment, drilling mud stabilizers, and enhanced oil recovery.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for processing queries to sparsely populated datasets. The method includes (i) receiving a query from a client system, (ii) determining, based at least in part on the query, a plurality of partitions of a hypercube that are expected to comprise information used in generating a response for the query, (iii) communicating a set of requests to a data source storing the hypercube, the set of requests comprising one or more requests corresponding to the plurality of partitions of the hypercube, (iv) obtaining, from the data source, a set of results to the set of requests, the set of results comprising data stored in the plurality of partitions of the hypercube, (v) determining a plurality of virtual objects for the set of results, (vi) combining the plurality of virtual objects into a response to the query, and (vii) providing, to the client system, the response to the query.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of generating, by a blockchain node, an asset containment world-state by execution of a linear-time ingestion algorithm, detecting, by the blockchain node, an asset aggregation or disaggregation event, updating, by the blockchain node, the world-state based on the asset aggregation or disaggregation event, and computing supply-chain metrics based on the updated world-state.

Abstract: In implementations of systems for visualizing vector graphics in three-dimensional scenes, a computing device implements a projection system to receive input data describing a digital image depicting a three-dimensional scene and a vector graphic to be projected into the three-dimensional scene. The projection system generates a depth image by estimating disparity values for pixels of the digital image. A three-dimensional mesh is computed that approximates the three-dimensional scene based on the depth image. The projection system projects the vector graphic onto the digital image by transforming the vector graphic based on the three-dimensional mesh.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for predicting a likelihood of a future computer memory failure. In one aspect training data inputs are obtained, where each training data input includes correctable memory error data that describes correctable errors that occurred in a computer memory and data indicating whether the correctable errors produced a failure of the computer memory. For each training data input, image representations of the correctable memory error data included in the training data input are generated. The image representations are processed using a machine learning model to output an estimated likelihood of a future failure of the computer memory. A difference between the estimated likelihood of the future failure of the computer memory and the data indicating whether the correctable errors produced a failure of the computer memory is computed. Values of model parameters are updated using the computed difference.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a first device in a network receives a quantum computing power metric indicative of a maximum available compute power of quantum computers. The first device receives, from a second device in the network, a listing of cryptographic suites available on the second device. The first device selects, based on the quantum computing power metric, a particular cryptographic suite from among the listing of cryptographic suites available on the second device. The first device sends, to the second device via the network, an indication that the particular cryptographic suite is to be used to encrypt and decrypt traffic exchanged between the first device and the second device.

Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: receiving a request from a user to analyze a consumer microservice; retrieving first source code associated with the consumer microservice and second source code associated with a producer microservice; analyzing the first source code to identify issues in the first source code; retrieving log data generated by the consumer microservice; analyzing the first source code, the second source code, and the log data to identify unused fields transmitted by the producer microservice to the consumer microservice; generating a report including the issues and the unused fields; and transmitting the report to the user responsive to the request.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for dissolving deposits and inhibiting corrosion of metallic surfaces in aqueous systems. A method may include adding a composition to the aqueous medium. The composition may include a polycarboxylate polymer and a nitrogen-containing compound. The composition may optionally include a solvent and/or an additive. The compositions and methods may be used for inhibiting corrosion of metallic surfaces and dissolving typical insoluble inorganic salts encountered in the oil and gas, recovery, water, and processing industries.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved compositions and processes for preparing mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (mRNA-LNPs). In some embodiments, the present invention provides mRNA-LNPs with exceptional stability and is particularly useful in cases where LNPs comprising low or no PEG-modified lipids are desired.

Abstract: A system for determining effect of promoters and detractors on net customer acquisition, the system comprising of, a data acquisition module configured to conduct an enhanced net promoter score survey for capturing a referral disposition by receiving an input related to recommendations or positive feedback given to others, positive feedback received from others, negative feedback given to others, and negative feedback or communication received from others by a respondent and a data processing module connected with the data acquisition module, the data processing module configured to determining effect of promoters and detractors on net customer acquisition by processing the referral disposition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for dissolving iron sulfide deposits in aqueous systems. A method may include adding a composition to the aqueous medium. The composition may include a polycarboxylate polymer and/or a salt thereof. The composition may optionally include a solvent and/or an additive. The compositions and methods may be used for dissolving typical insoluble inorganic salts encountered in the oil and gas, recovery, water, and processing industries.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) noise modeling using machine learning (ML). An example method can include collecting, using one or more sensors, a first set of data for a simulation environment and generating, using the first set of data, a point cloud that represents and/or describes the simulation environment. The method can further include collecting, using the one or more sensors, a second set of data for a real-world environment and generating a noise model using the second set of data and a neural network. The method can also include generating, using the noise model and the point cloud, a noisy point cloud that represents and/or describes the real-world environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are capacitors including built-in electric fields, as well as related devices and assemblies. In some embodiments, a capacitor may include a top electrode region, a bottom electrode region, and a dielectric region between and in contact with the top electrode region and the bottom electrode region, wherein the dielectric region includes a perovskite material, and the top electrode region has a different material structure than the bottom electrode region.

Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor system for a vehicle can include: a light source configured to output a beam; a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) including a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die including a substrate having two or more semiconductor stacks respectively associated with two or more semiconductor devices formed on the substrate, the two or more semiconductor devices respectively configured to receive the beam from the light source and modify one or more features of the beam; a transmitter configured to receive the beam from the semiconductor die; and one or more optics configured to receive the beam from the transmitter and emit the beam towards an object.

Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit including one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory. The processing circuit is configured to: store a cookie associated with a user device of a user; receive a prefetch request based on the cookie for account information in advance of a user request for the account information; identify the user based on the stored cookie; verify the identity of the user based on a received credential regarding the user; perform asynchronous data gathering by receiving data intermittently over one or more network nodes to retrieve the account information based on the prefetch request and the verification of the identity of the user; and provide account information to an active cache of the user device that proactively updates stored account information. The account information is stored in the active cache of the user device for later retrieval.

Abstract: An external fixation system includes first and second fixation members having first and second pluralities of mounting holes, respectively. The first and second plurality of holes are configured to receive first and second ends of a plurality of struts, each strut having a default or initial mounting position. A simulation of the correction may be performed with the struts in the default positions, but it may be determined that the correction is not achievable. Additional simulations of the correction may be performed with the ends of the struts in different mounting positions to determine if other mounting positions of the struts allow the correction to be completed. During the correction, if one of the struts reaches a maximum length, it may be disconnected and reconnected to a different mounting hole so that, after being reconnected, the strut may be further increased in length to continue the correction.

Abstract: A remote work support system includes a wearable device worn by a site worker, a mobile terminal carried by the site worker separately from the wearable device, and a support operator terminal used by a support operator who remotely supports the site worker. The wearable device includes an image capturing unit, a voice input unit, and a voice output unit. The wearable device transmits an image. The wearable device transmits and receives voice. The mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a received image. The support operator terminal includes a voice input unit, a voice output unit, and a display unit. The support operator terminal transmits and receive voice to and from the wearable device. The support operator terminal receives an image from the wearable device. The support operator terminal transmits an image to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a user to a merchant include creating a token for the user, the token identifying the user and user information of the user, where creating the token includes generating a string based on a user biometric and hashing the string to generate a hashed string, sending a notification indicating that a merchant requests the user information of the user, sending the token to a user device associated with the user where the token is configured to be activated via the user device before the token is selectively transmitted by the user device, receiving the token from a merchant computing system associated with a merchant, identifying the user and the user information based on the received token, receiving an indication from the user device, and withholding the user information from the merchant computing system based on the indication.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the maintenance of merchant-stored transaction account data are disclosed. The system may include various merchant systems and issuer systems in communication via a blockchain network. The system provides a process for collaboration between various issuer systems and merchant systems to update and maintain merchant stored transaction account data in response to changes, cancellations, updates, or the like in various stored transaction account.

Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system for a vehicle can include: a light source configured to output a beam; a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) including a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die comprising a substrate having two or more semiconductor devices formed on the substrate, the two or more semiconductor devices configured to receive the beam from the light source and modify the beam and at least one photonics die coupled to the semiconductor die, the at least one photonics die comprising at least a transmitter configured to receive the beam from the semiconductor die; and one or more optics configured to receive the beam from the transmitter and emit the beam towards an object in an environment of the vehicle.