Abstract: A method for training a system for predicting a probability of occurrence of cardiac event is provided. The method includes obtaining sets of electrocardiograms of subjects, each set of electrocardiograms comprising at least one electrocardiogram each obtained, a) prior to and b) during or after an occurrence of a cardiac event, or both. The method includes extracting a first approximation of a time series data. The method also includes obtaining electrocardiograph signals that produced the electrocardiograms. The method also includes creating a training dataset from the extracted time series signals and the electrocardiograph signals for training a first and a second approximation of an electrocardiogram for representing an electrocardiograph signal that produced the electrocardiogram. The method further includes training a second model for extracting a cardiac marker from the second approximation of the electrocardiogram of the subject and calculating a probability of occurrence of a cardiac event.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods in which more secure methods are provided for a connected device to conduct transactions. In accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, a transaction code is generated and provided to the connected device. The transaction code may be stored in association with the information for the transaction such that when the transaction code is received at a transaction processing server, the transaction processing server is configured to generate an authorization request that includes the transaction information. The authorization request may then be routed to an authorization server associated with an account maintained by the transaction processing server.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes: a communication interface to communicate with a camera and a printer; and a processor connected to the communication interface and a memory storing rules of an event that relies on printed materials, the processor to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are to: monitor, using the camera, a live instance of the event that relies on the printed materials; determine, from images acquired by the camera, that a sequence of the printed materials used in the event by participants meets a threshold condition that conforms to the rules of the event; and, in response, control the printer to print additional printed material that conforms to the rules of the event, as stored in the memory, the additional printed material used to alter the event according to the rules, the additional printed material unassigned to any of the participants in the event.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods of preparing glycoconjugates containing a saccharide conjugated to a carrier protein by use of stable nitroxyl radical related agent/oxidant as an oxidizing agent, to immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and to methods for the use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: The invention provides eTEC linked glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a (2-((2-oxoethyl)thio)ethyl)carbamate (eTEC) spacer, immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and methods for the preparation and use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to an apparatus including multiple cavities disposed adjacent to one another in a housing structure. The apparatus further includes a number of membranes, with each membrane disposed over a cavity to seal the cavity, and a sensor that can sense a deflection of a respective membrane associated with one of the cavities in response to an applied pressure. Each membrane is operable within a respective pressure range, and the applied pressure is within an operating range of the respective membrane.

Abstract: A method of configuring a client device at a customer premises is provided. An electronic message is received from a vendor of a client device with customer premise equipment (CPE) at the customer premises or a portable communication device. The electronic message provides configuration information for the client device. The configuration information includes a password and an access name of a service for use in configuring the client device via communications with a remote configuration server. The service is made available at the customer premises via the CPE or the communication device so that the client device automatically pairs to the service and is authenticated with the password to the configuration server via Internet connectivity capability of the CPE or portable communication device so that the client device may be configured. The client device has firmware preprogramed to automatically and securely access the service, when detected, at the customer premises.

Abstract: A driver-fatigue warning system suitable for use in an automated vehicle includes a camera, an alert-device, and a controller. The camera renders an image of a lane-marking and of an object proximate to a host-vehicle. The alert-device is operable to alert an operator of the host-vehicle of driver-fatigue. The controller is in communication with the camera and the alert-device. The controller determines a vehicle-offset of the host-vehicle relative to the lane-marking based on the image. The controller determines an offset-position of the object relative to the lane-marking based on the image. The controller determines that a lane-departure has occurred when the vehicle-offset is less than a deviation-threshold. The controller does not count occurrences of lane-departures when the offset-position is less than an offset-threshold, and activates the alert-device when the count of the occurrences of lane-departures exceeds a crossing-threshold indicative of driver-fatigue.

Abstract: There is disclosed a diffuser pipe assembly having: a plurality of diffuser pipes circumferentially distributed around the central axis and configured for diffusing a flow of compressed air received from an impeller, the diffuser pipes having a diffuser conduit for directing the flow of compressed air, the diffuser conduit curving between an inlet end and an outlet end along a conduit axis, the diffuser conduit having a baseline surface, a first subset of the diffuser pipes having aero-dampers protruding from the baseline surfaces of their diffuser conduits such that the diffuser pipes of the first subset have a natural vibration frequency different than a natural vibration frequency of at least a second subset of the diffuser pipes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the control of a media device based upon the proximity of a wireless device. A viewable area may be mapped for one or more media devices within a premise, wherein the map of the viewable area for a media device includes one or more wireless quality parameters observed by a wireless device while the wireless device is located within an area around the media device from which a user may view content output from the media device. Based upon a comparison between wireless quality parameters currently observed by a wireless device and wireless quality parameters of a viewable area map, a determination may be made that the wireless device is within the viewable area of a media device, and the wireless device may be configured as a control device for the media device.

Abstract: Embodiments include a power conversion circuit comprising first and second semiconductor switches, and a drive circuit configured to create a period of operational overlap for the first and second switches by setting a gate voltage of the first switch to an intermediate value above a threshold voltage of the first switch, during turn-on and turn-off operations of the second switch. Embodiments also include a method of operating first and second semiconductor devices, comprising: reducing a gate voltage of the first device to an intermediate value above a threshold voltage while the second device is off; turning off the first device after the second device is on; increasing the gate voltage of the first device to the intermediate value while the second device is on; and fully turning on the first device after the second device is off.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new immunogenic compositions comprising conjughated Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens (glycoconjugates) and uses thereof. Immunogenic compositions of the present invention will typically comprise at least one glycoconjugate from a S. pneumoniae serotype not found in PREVNAR®, SYNFLORIX® and/or PREVNAR 13®. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumococcal infections using said novel immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods in which more secure methods are provided for a connected device to conduct transactions. In accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, a transaction code is generated and provided to the connected device. The transaction code may be stored in association with the information for the transaction such that when the transaction code is received at a transaction processing server, the transaction processing server is configured to generate an authorization request that includes the transaction information. The authorization request may then be routed to an authorization server associated with an account maintained by the transaction processing server.

Abstract: In one aspect, multiscale filtering is used to normalize the intensities of voxels in an MRI image. A multiscale filter is applied to the raw MRI image. This image is compared to the original image. Luma aberrations (i.e., intensity variations) are corrected based on this comparison. In one approach, the intensity of the image is increased for voxels that are dimmer than in the multiscale filtered version, and decreased for voxels that are brighter than the multiscale filtered version. In another aspect, additional features are created based on multiscale gradients. These may be used in combination with other approaches to segment the MRI image. Voxels with positive gradients may represent brain gray matter bordered by brain white matter. Voxels with negative gradients may represent brain white matter bordered by brain grain matter.

Abstract: Technologies for assigning a user-generated issue report to an appropriate team for investigation are disclosed. A log file associated with an issue report is parsed to create an object model. The object model is a hierarchy of objects containing data emitted over time by a computer application associated with the issue report. Rules analyze the content of the object model, and when a rule is satisfied, the issue report is assigned to a team associated with the rule for investigation. Rules may access objects in the object model on a per-component level, thereby allowing issues to be assigned to teams at the level of individual components. Rules may also perform a root cause analysis of the issue based on the object model.

Abstract: A cluster-based approach and template-based approach are combined to segment brain matter from a three-dimensional MRI image of voxels. The morphological information captured by the template-based approach may be used to refine the segmentation produced by the cluster-based approach. Conversely, the “similarity” information captured by the cluster-based approach may be used to refine the segmentation produced by the template-based approach.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to a computing device comprising a processing resource and a memory resource to store instructions executable by the processing resource. In some examples, the processing resource can execute instructions to determine that an introduction has occurred between a first party and a second party based on discoverability preferences of the first party. Responsive to the introduction having occurred and based on the discoverability preferences, the processing resource can execute instructions to broadcast contact data related to the first party. Responsive to the introduction having occurred and based on the discoverability preferences, the processing resource can execute instructions to receive contact data related to the second party. After receiving the contact data related to the second data, the processing resource can execute instructions to upload the contact data related to the second party to a server for management.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new immunogenic compositions comprising conjugated Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens (glycoconjugates) and uses thereof. Immunogenic compositions of the present invention will typically comprise at least one glycoconjugate from a S. pneumoniae serotype not found in PREVNAR®, SYNFLORIX® and/or PREVNAR 13®. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumococcal infections using said novel immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for extracting tabular data from a document. The method includes identifying a bordered table or a borderless table in a received document and an image of the document. The tabular data in the identified bordered table is extracted using a first and a second set of pixel coordinates from the plurality of pixel coordinates. Further, upon identifying the borderless table in the document, a first set of document coordinates of at least one row of the borderless table is determined. Furthermore, a second set of document coordinates of the at least one column corresponding to the at least one row is determined. Finally, the tabular data in the identified borderless table is extracted from the document based on the determined first and second set of document coordinates.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, there is provided an offer-and-acceptance matching server comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; and a communication port coupled to the processor the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the offer-and-acceptance matching server at least to: receive, through the communication port, a query to determine deals for fund offer, fund acceptance, or both, available within a provided distance; interrogate a database to determine one or more fund offer deals, one or more fund acceptance deals, or both that match the query, the database containing records of such deals registered with the database; and respond, through the communication port, to the query with the deals that are within the provided distance.