Abstract: A detection system configured to detect water in a fan case includes a heater, a monitoring camera, and a computing device. The heater is configured to apply heat to the fan case. Any water within the fan case generates a local transient thermal gradient in response to the applied heat. The monitoring camera is positioned proximate the fan case and configured to acquire a plurality of images of the heated fan case. The computing device is configured to: receive the plurality of images from the monitoring camera and analyze the plurality of images to detect the water in the fan case.

Abstract: Techniques for determining a virtual machine configuration based on garbage collection characteristics are disclosed. GC characteristics associated with GC cycles executed on a memory allocated for execution of an application are obtained. A relationship between GC variables is determined based on the GC characteristics collected over a time period of interest. A target GC characteristic is input to the GC variable relationship to determine an expected GC characteristic. The target GC characteristic may be, for example, a target cumulative pause time per a time interval. A virtual machine configuration is determined based on the expected GC characteristic. The virtual machine configuration is applied to a virtual machine executing the application.

Abstract: A method for controlling an energy generation and storage system using a multi-layer architecture is provided. The method includes determining, by one or more control devices, a power or energy generation for the energy generation and storage system at a first layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes determining, by the one or more control devices, a power or energy set point for the system at a second layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes controlling, by the one or more control devices, the energy generation and storage system based, at least in part, on the power or energy setpoint.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a brace for supporting a spine of a patient. The brace includes an anterior panel, a posterior panel, lateral panels bridging between the anterior panel and the posterior panel, and an adjustable belt tightenable around the anterior panel, the brace selectively configurable to include either lateral panels attachable to the posterior, a posterior thoracic extension attachable to the posterior panel or a dorsal lumbar extension attachable to the posterior panel.

Abstract: A signal-to-noise and interference ratio (SNAIR) aware analog to digital converter (ADC)-based receiver and a method thereof is disclosed. The SNAIR aware-ADC based receiver comprises an analog front end (AFE) configured for recovering an input data signal with a bit error rate (BER) below a target BER. The SNAIR aware-ADC based receiver further comprises a sampler communicatively coupled to the AFE. A DSP unit is communicatively coupled to the SADC array. The DSP unit comprises a feed forward equalizer (FFE) configured to remove residual inter-symbol interference (ISI) by multiplying a delayed version of the digital data signal with Htap values. The CDR system is configured to process the generated plurality of error signals and data signals. An eye quality measurement system is communicatively coupled to an output of the DSP unit. A digital control communicatively coupled to each of the AFE, the sampler, the SADC array, the DSP unit, and the eye quality measurement system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first user in an input image, accessing social data of the first user in the input image, where social data comprises information from a social graph of an online social network, selecting, based on social data of the first user in the input image, a mask from a set of masks, where the mask specifies one or more mask effects, and for each of the input images, applying the mask to the input image. The set of masks may comprise masks previously selected by friends of the first user within the online social network. The selected mask may be selected from a lookup table that maps the social data to the selected mask.

Abstract: A rotating seal rotatable about a rotational axis is provided. The rotating seal includes a body having a first surface disposable to face the rotational axis and a second surface disposable to contact with a stationary element. The body defines a cooling channel including one or more entrance channels respectively extending from the first surface, one or more exit channels and a plenum. The plenum extends circumferentially through the body and has a hot side adjacent to the second surface. The plenum is fluidly interposed between the one or more entrance channels and the one or more exit channels whereby fluid exiting the one or more entrance channels and entering the plenum impinges against the hot side.

Abstract: Contemplated systems and methods employ chimeric reference sequences that include a plurality of viral genome sequences to identify/quantify integration and co-amplification events. Most typically, the viral genome sequences are organized in the chimeric reference sequences as single chromosomes and the chimeric reference sequences are in BAM format.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented that allow for selection of tumor neoepitopes that are filtered for various criteria. In particularly contemplated aspects, filtering includes a step in which the mutation leading to the neoepitope is ascertained as being located in a cancer driver gene.

Abstract: Systems and methods for recommending content to an online service subscriber are presented. For each subscriber, content items that were the subject of the subscriber's prior interactions are projected, via associated embedding vectors, into a content item embedding space. The content items, via their projections into the content item embedding space, are clustered to form a plurality of interest clusters for the subscriber. A representative embedding vector is determined for each interest cluster, and a plurality of these embedding vectors are stored as the representative embedding vectors for the subscriber. The online service, in response to a request for recommended content for a subscriber, selects a first representative embedding vector associated with the subscriber and identifies a new content item from a corpus of content items according to a similarity measure between the first representative embedding vector and an embedding vector associated with the new content item.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing a control link for an aircraft in which the control link comprises an impact-resistant structure with a redundant load path. The control link has an inner structure that is sized to carry the anticipated load of the flight control system and to meet all safety factors. The control link also has an outer structure that is sacrificial and configured to absorb impact damage during operation, thereby protecting the inner structure. The outer structure is also designed to carry the anticipated load of the flight control system on its own, independent of the inner structure, and to meet all safety factors. If the outer structure fails, the inner structure allows for continued safe operation of the flight control system. The space or cavity between the inner and outer structures may be filled with a material, such as a closed-cell foam, to improve the impact resistance of the outer structure.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a brace for supporting a spine of a patient. The brace includes an anterior panel, a posterior panel, lateral panels bridging between the anterior panel and the posterior panel, and an adjustable belt tightenable around the anterior panel, the brace selectively configurable to include either lateral panels attachable to the posterior, a posterior thoracic extension attachable to the posterior panel or a dorsal lumbar extension attachable to the posterior panel.

Abstract: To set data breakpoints on properties and certain other functions, constituent data locations (CDLs) that can contribute to computation of the property value or other function result are identified, and respective constituent data breakpoints are added at one or more CDLs by data breakpoint adder code. Each constituent data breakpoint will suspend execution of an inspectable software in response to occurrence of a CDL data entry. The CDLs are identified by CDL identifier code using static data flow analysis, enhanced interpretation, or disassembly, with recursion as appropriate. Kernel or runtime routines, and other routines designated as known, can be excluded from the CDL search. Data locations marked read-only, or that are effectively read-only because they will not be written, can also be excluded.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture relating to a transparent/translucent insulating material formed by a hybrid silica gel composition made of porous silica particles joined with each other by silane crosslinking through a three dimensional silica network. In one embodiment, the hybrid silica gel includes small porous silica particles, and is made by a process that avoids energy intensive techniques.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented that allow for selection of tumor neoepitopes that are filtered for various criteria. In particularly contemplated aspects, filtering includes a step in which the mutation leading to the neoepitope is ascertained as being located in a cancer driver gene.

Abstract: Contemplated systems and methods employ chimeric reference sequences that include a plurality of viral genome sequences to identify/quantify integration and co-amplification events. Most typically, the viral genome sequences are organized in the chimeric reference sequences as single chromosomes and the chimeric reference sequences are in BAM format.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for controlling a robot via a foot-operable controller. The foot-operable controller includes a grid of large pressure-sensitive tiles that are responsive to being stepped on. Signals from the pressure-sensitive tiles are provided to a controller interface that converts the signals to control messages compatible with existing robot control interfaces, such as a universal serial bus. The foot-operable controller may be used to control various robots, including for example a robot equipped with a claw arm or a robot equipped with a ring launcher.

Abstract: A data processing system is provided, which comprises receiving circuitry for receiving, from a requester, a request to use decrypted data obtained by decrypting encrypted data. Trusted execution circuitry provides a trusted execution environment. The trusted execution circuitry is configured to: securely store a policy, acquire a key within the trusted execution environment, where the key is associated with the decrypted or encrypted data, and respond to the request based on the policy and one or more characteristics of the requester.

Abstract: Methods for targeting a tumor antigen for immunotherapy based on HLA allele type and the mutations present in the tumor antigen are presented. A patient's HLA allele type and a tumor antigen derived from a mutation in cancer driver gene can be matched with a majority allele type having a minimum affinity to the same tumor antigen or with those of a plurality of patients with a history of cancer treatment. Upon matching, a cancer treatment against the tumor antigen can be selected and administered to the patient to achieve a desired effect.

Abstract: Various example embodiments described herein relate to a method for selecting antennas in an RFID reader. In some examples, the method includes determining that at least one external antenna and internal antenna are connected to the RFID reader; selecting the at least one external antenna and internal antenna; and performing a read operation based on the selected at least one external antenna and internal antenna.