Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous voltage control in an electric power system are disclosed which include acquiring state information at buses of the electric power system, detecting a state violation from the state information, generating a first action setting based on the state violation using a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm by a first artificial intelligent (AI) agent assigned to a first region of the electric power system where the state violation occurs, and maintaining a second action setting by a second AI agent assigned to a second region of the electric power system where no substantial state violation is detected.

Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous line flow control in an electric power system are disclosed which includes acquiring state information at a line in the electric power system at a first time step, obtaining a flow data of the line at a next time step based on the acquired state information, generating an early warning signal when the obtained flow data is higher than a predetermined threshold, activating a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) agent to generate an action using a DRL algorithm based on the state information, and executing the action to adjust a topology of the electric power system.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer system is configured to improve security of server computers interacting with client computers through an intermediary computer, and comprising: a memory comprising processor logic; one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the processor logic, which causes the one or more processors to: intercept, from a server computer, one or more original instructions to be sent to a browser being executed on a client computer; inject, into the one or more original instructions, one or more browser detection instructions, which when executed cause one or more operations to be performed by an execution environment on the client computer and send a result that represents an internal state of the execution environment after performing the one or more operations to the intermediary computer; send the one or more original instructions with the one or more browser detection instructions to the browser; receive the result and determine whether the browse

Abstract: In an approach, an apparatus comprises: one or more processors; a processor logic coupled to the one or more processors and configured to: intercept, from a client computer, a request directed to a server computer that identifies a purported user agent executing on the client computer; send, to the server computer, the request from the client computer; intercept, from the server computer, one or more original instructions to be executed by the purported user agent of the client computer; determine one or more features supported by the purported user agent that are not utilized by the one or more original instructions; transform the one or more original instructions into one or more revised instructions which, when executed by the purported user agent, cause the purported user agent to utilize the one or more features; send, to the client computer, the one or more revised instructions.

Abstract: A wearable device and method for noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood glucose level in a patient. The device may include a unilateral permanent magnet generating a static magnetic field to a target area under the skin of the patient, the target area comprising blood vessels and tissue surrounding the blood vessels. The device may also include a transmitter delivering a radiofrequency (RF) field to the target area to excite proton nuclear spins in the target area, wherein at least a portion of the transmitter is positioned between the magnet and the skin. The device may further include a sensor detecting a RF signal from the excited proton nuclear spins in the target area. A processing arrangement may receive data corresponding to the detected RF signal from the sensor and determine a level of blood glucose in the patient based on the data.

Abstract: An information processing method, a server, a mobile terminal, and a storage medium, to trigger value transfer through chat information, and improve a conversion rate of a social platform are discussed. An embodiment provides an information processing method. The method may include receiving, by a server, a value packet transmitting instruction, the value packet transmitting instruction being transmitted after a key word extracted from chat information by a first mobile terminal is matched with a key word library. The method may further include transmitting, by the server, value packet transfer information to a second mobile terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling a power system by formulating a voltage control problem using a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) method with a control objective of training a DRL-agent to regulate the bus voltages of a power grid within a predefined zone before and after a disturbance; performing offline training with historical data to train the DRL agent; performing online retraining of the DRL agent using live PMU data; and providing autonomous control of the power system below a sub-second after training.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for training a decision tree using a database system, the decision tree comprising a plurality nodes, comprises, by one or more computing devices: storing in a database input data for training the decision tree, the input data comprising a plurality of feature values corresponding to a plurality of features; generating a particular node of the plurality of decision nodes by: selecting a subset of the plurality of features and a subset of the input data; using one or more queries to the database system, for each feature of the subset of the plurality of features, calculating an information gain associated with the feature based on the subset of the input data; identifying a particular feature of the subset of the plurality of features associated with the highest information gain; associating the particular node with the particular feature, wherein the particular node causes the decision tree to branch based on the particular feature.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for efficient execution of a trained neural network using a database system, the trained neural network comprising a plurality of layers each comprising weight values and bias values and programmed at each of the layers to execute an affine transformation of an activation function and an input value, comprises: for a particular layer of the trained neural network, dividing the affine transformation input a plurality of transformation pieces; executing each of the transformation pieces to result in computed pieces and writing the computed pieces to a first database table; using one or more database queries, combining the computed pieces and applying the activation function to generate a set of output data; writing the output data to one of a plurality of different second database tables that respectively correspond to the layers; repeating the dividing, executing, combining, applying and writing for all layers of the trained neural network.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Abstract: A computer system configured to improve security of server computers interacting with client computers, the system comprising: one or more processors executing instructions that cause the one or more processors to: select, from the plurality of detection tests, one or more first detection tests to be performed by a client computer; send, to the client computer, a first set of detection instructions that define the one or more first detection tests, and which when executed causes generating a first set of results that identifies a first set of characteristics of the client computer; receive the first set of results from the client computer; select one or more first countermeasures from a plurality of countermeasures based on the first set of characteristics identified in the first set of results; send, to the client computer, a first set of countermeasure instructions that define the one or more first countermeasures.

Abstract: This document generally relates to systems, method, and other techniques for identifying and interfering with the operation of computer malware, as a mechanism for improving system security. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method by which a computer security server system performs actions including receiving a request for content directed to a particular content server system; forwarding the request to the particular content server system; receiving executable code from the particular content server system; inserting executable injection code into at least one file of the executable code; applying a security countermeasure to the combined executable code and executable injection code to create transformed code; and providing the transformed code to a client computing device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a corn plant designated MON88017 and DNA compositions contained therein. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the corn plant MON88017 based on a DNA sequence and the use of this DNA sequence as a molecular marker in a DNA detection method.

Abstract: Provided is a nRGD polypeptide formed by connecting alanine-alanine-asparagine (AAN) and a polypeptide containing arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD), wherein the nRGD polypeptide can target tumor vessels, tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages, and mediate the targeted delivery of tumors.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer system is configured to improve security of server computers interacting with client computers through an intermediary computer, and comprising: a memory comprising processor logic; one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the processor logic, which causes the one or more processors to: intercept, from a server computer, one or more original instructions to be sent to a browser being executed on a client computer; inject, into the one or more original instructions, one or more browser detection instructions, which when executed cause one or more operations to be performed by an execution environment on the client computer and send a result that represents an internal state of the execution environment after performing the one or more operations to the intermediary computer; send the one or more original instructions with the one or more browser detection instructions to the browser; receive the result and determine whether the browse

Abstract: This document generally relates to systems, method, and other techniques for identifying and interfering with the operation of computer malware, as a mechanism for improving system security. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method by which a computer security server system performs actions including receiving a request for content directed to a particular content server system; forwarding the request to the particular content server system; receiving executable code from the particular content server system; inserting executable injection code into at least one file of the executable code; applying a security countermeasure to the combined executable code and executable injection code to create transformed code; and providing the transformed code to a client computing device.

Abstract: A computer system configured to improve security of server computers interacting with client computers, the system comprising: one or more processors executing instructions that cause the one or more processors to: select, from the plurality of detection tests, one or more first detection tests to be performed by a client computer; send, to the client computer, a first set of detection instructions that define the one or more first detection tests, and which when executed causes generating a first set of results that identifies a first set of characteristics of the client computer; receive the first set of results from the client computer; select one or more first countermeasures from a plurality of countermeasures based on the first set of characteristics identified in the first set of results; send, to the client computer, a first set of countermeasure instructions that define the one or more first countermeasures.

Abstract: The present invention provides a corn plant designated MON88017 and DNA compositions contained therein. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the corn plant MON88017 based on a DNA sequence and the use of this DNA sequence as a molecular marker in a DNA detection method.