Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing respiratory viral infections, the method includes preparing one or more precision-cut human bronchial tissues; exposing a cilia-rich epithelium within the precision-cut human bronchial tissues to establish an ex vivo model of human bronchus for viral infections; assessing infectivity, tropism, and pathogenesis of one or more respiratory viruses in the ex vivo model; and providing a semi-quantitative and normalized approach to supplement data from the ex vivo model of human bronchus for pandemic risk assessment of the one or more respiratory viruses. The present invention involves micro-dissection of bronchial tissues to expose the cilia-rich epithelium for ex vivo virus infection, along with a semi-quantitative approach for analyzing virus tropism and replication competence.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for real-time data dependency management are disclosed. A processor extracts data entity events from a plurality of data sets from upstream application; identifies dependent data entities for each data entity event based on initializing a data dependency graph with parent data nodes that represent all entities and their respective child data dependencies; publishes a data dependency event for each required parent data node in the data dependency graph; publishes a data dependency ready event for a certain parent node based on determining the certain parent node is configured for event publishing and that the certain parent node's child data dependencies are available; transmits the data dependency ready event to a task orchestration service platform; and orchestrates, upon receiving the data dependency ready event by the task orchestration service platform, a process instance and executes tasks for a corresponding data entity based on the process instance.

Abstract: A host system defines an event having a pool. The event is contingent on an outcome. The host system receives event data such as a stake value, a certainty value, and content data from network entities coupled to the network. The host system may identify and exclude network entities from the event and accordingly release their bids. The host system computes an estimated allotment for each active network entity and communicates the estimated allotments to the network entities. The estimated allotment may be based on a multiplier, determined based on certainty values of the event data. The host system determines outcome data and an actual allotment for the active network entities based on the outcome data. The host system generates and communicates results data to be displayed. The host system generates a command to allot respective winnings to the appropriate network entities, by transferring winnings to a beneficiary account.

Abstract: Bids are traded using an auction process. The bids specify bounds on their odds and are collected during an auction period. The collected bids form a bid pool. The bid pool is settled by determining which of the bids from the pool qualify (e.g., based on their specified odds) and to what extent to qualifying bids should be filled. Some bids in the bid pool may go unfilled.

Abstract: The orders collected during an auction form an auction pool. The fill for orders in the auction pool is established without setting an auction settlement price (ASP) for the contracts in the auction pool. The ASPs for contracts in the qualified pool are then set based on the fill. Both the process for establishing the fill for orders and/or the process for setting the ASPs preferably are based on LP and/or QP optimizations.

Abstract: A method and system for improving liquidity of transactions for a plurality of contracts is disclosed. The method and system include defining a complete set including the plurality of contracts. The complete set guarantees at least an initial settlement value at at least one particular time. The complete set also corresponds to a settlement value that is determined based upon the initial settlement value. Preferably, the settlement value is determined based upon the initial settlement value and an interest rate effect.

Abstract: A method and system for improving liquidity of transactions for a first plurality of contracts for a pari-mutuel (PM) pool or auction is disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing a complete set including a second plurality of contracts. The complete set guarantees at least an initial settlement value at at least one particular time. The complete set also corresponds to a settlement value, which is determined based upon the initial settlement value. In another aspect, the method and system include obtaining a plurality of orders corresponding to a plurality of contracts. In this aspect the method and system include performing a price auction on the plurality of orders and then performing a quantity auction to determine a quantity of the plurality of orders which are qualified.

Abstract: A method and system for improving liquidity of transactions for a plurality of contracts is disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing a special purpose vehicle for buying and/or selling at least a portion of a complete set including the plurality of contracts. The complete set guarantees at least an initial settlement at at least one particular time. The complete set also corresponds to a settlement value. The settlement value is determined based upon the initial settlement value. In another aspect, the method and system include defining a complete set including the plurality of contracts and allowing at least one market participant to lock in a trade for a portion of the plurality of contracts. The portion of the plurality of contracts includes multiple contracts. The complete set guarantees at least an initial settlement at at least one particular time. The complete set corresponds to a settlement value. The settlement value is determined based upon the initial settlement value.

Abstract: A method and system for managing risk for contracts offered for trading in systems is disclosed. A complete set of contracts includes the contracts, each of which matures upon event(s) occurring. The complete set guarantees at least an initial settlement value at at least one particular time. The complete set also corresponds to a settlement value, which is based upon the initial settlement value and an, preferably, interest rate effect, if any. A winning contract pays a notional upon maturing. Rate differential(s) between systems, and hedging costs exist. In one aspect, the method and system include determining whether a matching trade in a second system for a trade in a first system is possible, determining whether conducting the trades is profitable and, if so, performing these trades. In another aspect, the method and system determine whether individually selling the contract(s) is profitable given the rate differential.

Abstract: One method described includes the steps of monitoring, at a wireless transceiver unit, communications involving address assignment between a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server and one or more computer devices; storing, at the wireless transceiver unit, at least one computer device identifier corresponding to at least one computer device that was assigned an address by the DHCP server; receiving, at the wireless transceiver unit, traffic from a first computer device of the one or more computer devices; identifying, at the wireless transceiver using the at least one computer device identifier, that the first computer device is one that was assigned an address by the DHCP server; transmitting, from the wireless transceiver unit over a wireless communication link, traffic from the first computer device based on identifying that it was assigned an address by the DHCP server; receiving, at the wireless transceiver unit, traffic from a second computer device of the one or more computer devices; failin

Abstract: One method described includes the steps of monitoring, at a wireless transceiver unit, communications involving address assignment between a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server and one or more computer devices; storing, at the wireless transceiver unit, at least one computer device identifier corresponding to at least one computer device that was assigned an address by the DHCP server; receiving, at the wireless transceiver unit, traffic from a first computer device of the one or more computer devices; identifying, at the wireless transceiver using the at least one computer device identifier, that the first computer device is one that was assigned an address by the DHCP server; transmitting, from the wireless transceiver unit over a wireless communication link, traffic from the first computer device based on identifying that it was assigned an address by the DHCP server; receiving, at the wireless transceiver unit, traffic from a second computer device of the one or more computer devices; failin