Abstract: This disclosure describes methods and compositions for detecting the presence of a Kelch-like protein 11 autoantibody in a biological sample. Also provided are methods of treating subjects with testicular cancer or a premalignant condition and paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement an intelligent service broker for routing a voice command from a user to one or more virtual assistants based on each virtual assistant's capability to provide an accurate response. Responsive to receiving a voice command with a wake word associated with the intelligent service broker, the intelligent service broker identifies a subject or category of the voice command. Using the identified subject or category, the intelligent service broker selects one or more virtual assistants using a set of ranking values and a set of characteristics that indicate which ranking values to evaluate. The intelligent service broker sends the voice command to the identified virtual assistants and, responsive to receiving responses from more than one virtual assistant, identifies a confidence ranking for each of the responding virtual assistants and provides one or more of the responses based on a set of user configuration settings.

Abstract: Incubating electronic communications with favorable responses prior to the electronic communications becoming publicly available. An electronic communication is generated by an author and a target objective for the electronic communication is provided. Characteristics of the generated electronic communication are determined and a plurality of users of the communication system is predicted to temporally define one or more audience groups likely to react favorably to content of the electronic communication based on the one or more characteristics of the electronic communication corresponding with information from prior communications of the plurality of users of the communication system. Responses are received from at least some of the users of the audience group in response to the author's electronic communication. Upon achieving a target objective, the electronic communication is transmitted or posted for other users of the communication system.

Abstract: A computing system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product are provided for facilitating behavior based notifications concerning multiparty communication threads. According to an implementation, the computer-implemented method may include defining a rules set associated with a user for participation in a multiparty communication thread. The method may also include evaluating a plurality of communications associated with the multiparty communication thread. The method may also include determining when a given communication associated with the multiparty communication thread satisfies one or more of the rules included within the rules set. The method may further include delivering the given communication based upon, at least in part, a determining that the given communication satisfies the one or more rules.

Abstract: A method and associated server and computer program product for publishing content on a social media network. A probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network is calculated in real time. The probability is calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user. In response to determining the probability, in real time, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, the content is published automatically and in real time as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.

Abstract: A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement an intelligent service broker for routing a voice command from a user to one or more virtual assistants based on each virtual assistant's capability to provide an accurate response. Responsive to receiving a voice command with a wake word associated with the intelligent service broker, the intelligent service broker identifies a subject or category of the voice command. Using the identified subject or category, the intelligent service broker selects one or more virtual assistants using a set of ranking values and a set of characteristics that indicate which ranking values to evaluate. The intelligent service broker sends the voice command to the identified virtual assistants and, responsive to receiving responses from more than one virtual assistant, identifies a confidence ranking for each of the responding virtual assistants and provides one or more of the responses based on a set of user configuration settings.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.

Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for managing notifications associated with an application using contextual metadata. In some embodiments, an application may generate a notification for an event. Contextual metadata may be collected. The contextual metadata may be analyzed. A determination may be generated that an action associated with the notification has been implemented. The notification may be dismissed based on the determination.

Abstract: A method for building or enhancing a relationship between user A and user C may include receiving an identification of user C of a communications network with whom user A of the communications network wants to build or enhance a relationship. The method may also include receiving an identification of an existing relationship that user A wants to use as a model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C. The method may additionally include developing the model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C based on the existing relationship. The method may further include using the model for building or enhancing the relationship between user A and user C.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes monitoring power usage and predicting power requirements for the at least two mobile devices. The method further includes identifying a device charging order and a power threshold of each of the at least two devices to meet the predicted power requirements of each of the at least two devices. The method also includes notifying a user regarding the device charging order and the power threshold of each of the at least two devices. At least the monitoring, identifying, and notifying steps are performed by a processor-enabled charging manager.

Abstract: A method for building or enhancing a relationship between user A and user C may include receiving an identification of user C of a communications network with whom user A of the communications network wants to build or enhance a relationship. The method may also include receiving an identification of an existing relationship that user A wants to use as a model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C. The method may additionally include developing the model for building or enhancing the relationship with user C based on the existing relationship. The method may further include using the model for building or enhancing the relationship between user A and user C.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.

Abstract: A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document among different demographic groups. Demographic criteria (e.g., age) is received to form demographic groups of members of an organization. Demographic information along with interests of the members are retrieved. Such member data is analyzed within the constraints of the demographic criteria to generate a statistical distribution of members of the organization that forms an initially desired distribution of content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization. An indication is then provided to the user regarding whether the current distribution of the content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization satisfies or does not satisfy the desired distribution of content among the demographic groups. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of content in the multimedia document among different demographic groups.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.

Abstract: A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber.