Abstract: Treatment of an investment in a power generation project as Equity Linked Notes is performed shifting at least a portion of the risk of the wind power generation project investment from an investor to a guarantor(s). An investor pays a premium amount for a wind power generation project with a guaranteed total return floor amount for the wind power generation project, having an amount of a fixed payment associated with the wind power generation project and an amount of a variable payment associated with the wind power generation project. Risks for operating conditions, equipment, and residual value are mitigated with contractual risk mitigants and the investor obtains a service provider and an asset manager for the power generation project in a manner that preserves the investors position as the owner/operator.

Abstract: A method of detecting, and classifying severity of, a retinal disease using retinal images includes at least one of receiving, retrieving or generating reference data that includes information concerning occurrences of key image features for each of a plurality of retinal disease and disease severity conditions; receiving a retinal image of an individual; processing the retinal image of the individual to identify occurrences of each of a plurality of distinguishable image features throughout at least a region of interest of the retinal image; identifying which ones of the identified occurrences of the plurality of distinguishable image features of the retinal image of the individual correspond to the key image features of the reference data; calculating, based on the identifying, a number of occurrences of each of the key image features in the retinal image of the individual; and determining at least one of a likelihood of a presence of a retinal disease or a likelihood of developing a retinal disease based o

Abstract: A method for constructing a financial mechanism in a wind power generation project investment by shifting at least a portion of the risk of the wind power generation project investment from an investor to a guarantor in a manner that allows the investor to consider the investment to be a net lease is disclosed. The method includes paying a premium amount for a wind power generation project obtaining a guaranteed total return floor amount for the wind power generation project, obtaining an amount of a fixed payment associated with the wind power generation project and an amount of a variable payment associated with the wind power generation project, obtaining a wind insurance policy, an equipment insurance policy, residual value insurance and/or a Put Option with appropriate collateral, and obtaining a service provider and an asset manager for the wind power generation project in a manner that preserves the investors position as the owner/operator.

Abstract: A method of detecting, and classifying severity of, a retinal disease using retinal images includes at least one of receiving, retrieving or generating reference data that includes information concerning occurrences of key image features for each of a plurality of retinal disease and disease severity conditions; receiving a retinal image of an individual; processing the retinal image of the individual to identify occurrences of each of a plurality of distinguishable image features throughout at least a region of interest of the retinal image; identifying which ones of the identified occurrences of the plurality of distinguishable image features of the retinal image of the individual correspond to the key image features of the reference data; calculating, based on the identifying, a number of occurrences of each of the key image features in the retinal image of the individual; and determining at least one of a likelihood of a presence of a retinal disease or a likelihood of developing a retinal disease based o

Abstract: Systems and methods for shifting risk in investments in wind power generation are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, methods for shifting at least a portion of an investment risk in a wind power generation project include calculating a return floor amount associated with the wind power generation project, accepting a premium payment amount from an investor in the wind power generation project, and for each of an agreed period within an agreed term, paying the investor a difference between the return floor amount and a realized amount if the return floor amount is greater than the realized amount.

Abstract: Systems and methods for shifting risk in investments in wind power generation are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, methods for shifting at least a portion of an investment risk in a wind power generation project include calculating a return floor amount associated with the wind power generation project, accepting a premium payment amount from an investor in the wind power generation project, and for each of an agreed period within an agreed term, paying the investor a difference between the return floor amount and a realized amount if the return floor amount is greater than the realized amount.