Abstract: An injectable non-aqueous composition and a method of treating a vascular disease, the non-aqueous composition including: chitosan having a particle size of no greater than 50 ?m; alginate having a particle size of no greater than 50 ?m; and a non-aqueous carrier; wherein upon combination and injection into the vascular system of a subject, the chitosan and alginate form a polyelectrolyte gel in situ.

Abstract: A system and method for developing a wellbore is disclosed. A sample is obtained from the wellbore during a drilling operation. A first test device tests the sample to obtain a first measurement of a parameter of the sample. The first measurement of the parameter is input to a second test of the sample performed at a second test device to obtain a second measurement of the parameter. A parameter of the developing operation is altered based on the second measurement of the parameter.

Abstract: The invention provides for the human antibodies that bind to human platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR alpha), preferably olaratumab, for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with PDGFR alpha mutations including D842V.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to switching user accounts. For example, a method includes displaying, at a display of a mobile device, a first user account. The method also includes displaying a first user account switching interface on a first side of the display, the first user account switching interface to indicate a second user account. The method further includes, in response to detecting a gesture input associated with the first user account switching interface, displaying the second user account and displaying a second user account switching interface on a second side of the display that is opposite to the first side of the display. The second user account switching interface to indicate the first user account.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating and improving push messaging provided to users. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a user device, a request to subscribe to a push messaging service, selecting a given phone number that is uniquely associated with the user based on the received request, transmitting, to a user device, a first message that presents visual information at the user device and includes the given phone number, receiving, by the one or more servers, a second message addressed to the given phone number, selecting an additional message that presents additional visual information at the user device based, at least in part, on the message received from the user device and one or more of a geolocation of the mobile device or a time of day, and transmitting the additional message to the user device.

Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable a user device (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet computer, etc.) to access network services without having to be connected to a network (e.g., a wireless telecommunications network). A first user device may communicate discovery packets in search of other user devices to which the first user device may connect. The first user device may identify a second user device (as a result of sending the discover packets). The first and second user devices may obtain configuration parameters (e.g., a communication channel allocation, encryption keys, synchronization information, etc.) and may establish a D2D connection based on the configuration parameters. The D2D connection may enable the first and second user devices to communicate with another as though the user devices were connected to a wireless telecommunications network (e.g., via telephone calls, video calls, simple messaging services (SMS) messages, instant messages, etc.).

Abstract: Techniques for optimizing the performance of a webpage crawler are described. According to various embodiments, historical web crawler performance data is accessed, the data describing a performance of a web crawler during various time periods in one or more prior days. A capacity of the web crawler to fulfill uniform resource locator (URL) crawl requests for an upcoming given time period is then estimated, based on the historical web crawler performance data. Thereafter, a plurality of URL crawl requests are distributed to the web crawler during the upcoming given time period, based on the estimated capacity of the web crawler.

Abstract: The present disclosure sets forth incorporating microfluidic chips interfaces for use with digital microfluidic processes. Methods and devices according to the present disclosure utilize compact, integrated platforms that interface with a chip upstream and downstream of the reaction, as well as between intermediate reaction steps if needed. In some embodiments these interfaces are automated, including automation of a multiple reagent process. Various reagent delivery systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computing environment, such as an data mirroring or replication storage system, may need to process synchronous I/O requests having different priorities in addition to handling I/O requests on the basis of synchronous or asynchronous groupings. The system described herein provides a data storage system that addresses issues involving efficient balancing of response times for servicing synchronous I/O requests having different priorities. Accordingly, the system described herein provides for maintaining an optimal response time for the host-synchronous I/O requests and the optimal throughput of non-host-synchronous I/O requests using a host-synchronous request time window within which processing of non-host-synchronous I/O requests is throttled. The host-synchronous request time window may be selected to enable the optimal response time for the host-synchronous I/O and also to minimize the impact on the overall throughput of the I/O processor of the storage device.

Abstract: Software for a distributed streaming platform receives an application. The application is structured as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) with instances of operators as nodes and streams as edges between nodes. Multiple instances of an operator access a shared database. The software receives a pre-defined hint associated with the application. The pre-defined hint sets a maximum period of time for local caching of a result from a query of the database by each of the multiple instances. The software launches the application by assigning the instances of operators to one or more containers provided by the streaming platform and initiating the streams. Each container is associated with a local cache. The software then receives a request from the application to make a dynamic adjustment that increases the maximum period of time for local caching of a result from a query of the database by each of the multiple instances.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to methods and apparatuses providing contextual suggestion in the environment of a user interface to a planning spreadsheet. Particular embodiments feature an interface engine that is in communication with an underlying data model. The data model may be hierarchical in nature (e.g., organized according to tree structure). In response to user input to the spreadsheet interface, the engine is configured to parse metadata associated with the data model, and construct therefrom suggestion strings prompting a user to interact with the data of the data model. The interface engine may consider a variety of factors in providing relevant suggestion, including but not limited to cell type and user context (e.g., access rights) so as to further target the offered suggestions offered to user expectation. This approach can desirably enhance efficiency of user interaction with the spreadsheet application, resulting in less typing, fewer corrections, faster workflows, and greater satisfaction.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluation of an earth formation including evaluating a core sample obtained from the formation. Methods include using a change in measurements of at least one stress parameter of the core sample, such as radial strain, axial stress, and acoustic emission counts, over time responsive to an applied stress to estimate imminent rock failure in the core sample. This may include estimating the imminent rock failure using differences between portions of a curve generated based on the measurements.

Abstract: Combination of human antibodies that bind to human platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR alpha), preferably olaratumab, and doxorubicin as a medicament for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.

Abstract: This document describes various techniques for distributing credentials based on hardware profiles. A resource access request including a hardware profile is transmitted to a remote entity having access to a previous hardware profile and a credential useful to access a resource is received if at least a portion of the hardware profile matches the previous hardware profile.

Abstract: A system and method for user activity and preference analysis in a multi-user, multi-location digital environment that analyzes each user's state at each location where the user is present. If the user is present at multiple locations, the system and method also identify users that have mixed states, i.e., active at one or more locations and inactive at one or more second locations. If a user does not have a system-acceptable exception for its inactive state, the system and method may take action with respect to the user, which action may include warning the user or removing the user from the location.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for securing content from malicious shaders. The method includes determining the content the shader is to execute. A signature of the shader is verified in response to the shader attempting to execute on protected content. In response to the shader being verified, it is verified that the shader has not been modified. The shader is executed in response to not being modified.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a server learning new words generated by user client devices in a crowdsourced manner while maintaining local differential privacy of client devices. A client device can determine that a word typed on the client device is a new word that is not contained in a dictionary or asset catalog on the client device. New words can be grouped in classifications such as entertainment, health, finance, etc. A differential privacy system on the client device can comprise a privacy budget for each classification of new words. If there is privacy budget available for the classification, then one or more new terms in a classification can be sent to new term learning server, and the privacy budget for the classification reduced. The privacy budget can be periodically replenished.

Abstract: A method of making a nanostructure-reinforced composite comprises providing matrix particles in a reactor; fluidizing the matrix particles; introducing a nanostructure material into the reactor; homogeneously dispersing the nanostructure material; uniformly depositing the nanostructure material on the matrix particles to form a composite powder; generating a nanostructure on the matrix particles from the nanostructure material; and processing the composite powder to form the nanostructure-reinforced composite having a matrix formed from the matrix particles. The nanostructures are evenly distributed in the matrix of the nanostructure-reinforced composite.

Abstract: A content publisher can use a publisher tool to tag various content elements, which enables a user viewing content from the publisher to view related advertising. In at least some embodiments, the tool is a toolbar that the publisher can use to tag content elements such as images and text, whereby the toolbar can recommend related items to be linked to those content elements. The items can be associated with an entity, such as an advertiser or electronic retailer, that will provide some level of compensation to the publisher in return for the linking. Such an approach enables the publisher to monetize the content in a way that is minimally intrusive for the end user.

Abstract: Methods and systems allocate storage costs to virtual machines (“VMs”) in a virtual data center. Methods calculate a datastore-base rate based on datastore utilized-storage capacity in each LD and each LD-base rate when the datastore utilized-storage capacity and each LD-base rate are available. Datastore total cost is calculated by multiplying the datastore-base rate by the datastore utilized-storage capacity. Methods also use graph based methods to calculate datastore-base rates when the datastore utilized-storage capacity is unknown for each LD. The datastore-base rate associated with each datastore may then be used to calculate a VM storage cost of each VM hosted by a datastore.