Abstract: A medical device, including an implantable portion of the medical device, the implantable portion including at least one electrode, wherein the implantable portion is configured to, while implanted in a human, obtain data indicative of wear of the at least one electrode. In an exemplary embodiment, the medical device is a cochlear implant.

Abstract: The inventions comprises a computer implemented method for generating control signals adapted to be sent to actuators, such as gates and pumps, in a water drainage network DN in an area, said method comprising —receiving DN data comprising one or more of DN topology of the area, rain intensity measures, water level measures, from the sensors or from an external source, —generating or receiving objective functions to optimize, —receiving a selection of a multi-objective optimization method, this multi-objective optimization preferably comprising lexicographic method or weighted sum method, —generating an optimization problem, —solving the optimization problem thereby generating the strategies to be sent to actuators in the water drainage network DN.

Abstract: The inventions comprises a computer implemented method for generating control signals adapted to be sent to actuators, such as gates and pumps, in a water drainage network DN in an area, said method comprising—receiving DN data comprising one or more of DN topology of the area, rain intensity measures, water level measures, from the sensors or from an external source,—generating or receiving objective functions to optimize,—receiving a selection of a multi-objective optimization method, this multi-objective optimization preferably comprising lexicographic method or weighted sum method,—generating an optimization problem,—solving the optimization problem thereby generating the strategies to be sent to actuators in the water drainage network DN.

Abstract: A method for analyzing inputs from a user to modify a financial plan with a computer system is disclosed. The method may also include displaying a plurality of images to the user, where each of the plurality of images is associated with a different query, and receiving an instruction to randomly select a subset of the plurality of images. The method may additionally include selecting, randomly, a subset of the plurality of images for presentation to the user and displaying the subset of the plurality of images in a different manner from a remainder of the plurality of images. The method may moreover include repeating, for every image of the subset: receiving a selection of one of the images; displaying to the user a query; and receiving an answer. The method may also include determining from the answers, a classification of the user's attitude toward financial resources and storing the classification.

Abstract: The Hands-Free Car Shoulder Harness Cell Phone Holder is a device that securely holds a cell phone in a mesh elastic pocket and attaches said pocket and cell phone firmly to the shoulder harness portion of an automobile's seat belt. This allows hands-free use of a cell phone in the speaker mode or with an earpiece while safely operating an automobile within the confines of the law.