Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

Abstract: A system and method of using a tool assembly is provided. The system includes a body, a first camera and a second camera fixed to the body, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data indicative of images of a reference feature from the first camera, determine data indicative of a first spatial position of the first camera based at least in part on the received data indicative of the images of the reference feature, and determine data indicative of a second spatial position of the second camera based on the first spatial position, a known spatial relationship between the first location and the second location, or both. Further, the controller may be configured to receive data indicative of images of a target feature using the second camera, derive dimensions of the target feature based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional representation of the target feature.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for autonomic cloud to edge compute allocations in a sports fantasy league trade transaction. The computer implemented method includes, in one embodiment, calculating, based on an expected return associated with each player on each of a plurality of teams in a fantasy sports league, a valuation for each player. An embodiment includes determining a positional need for each of the plurality of teams in the fantasy sports league, and determining, based on the valuation for each player and the positional need for each team, one or more players to include in a trade with another team of the plurality of teams.

Abstract: A processor may receive application data regarding a session on a video communication application. The processor may receive user data regarding one or more participants associated with the session. The processor may analyze application data to identify contextual features of the application data. The processor may identify that a first contextual scenario has occurred.

Abstract: A method for software code integration from media files includes comparing portions of development code in an integrated development environment to a plurality of classified portions of a plurality of media files. The method also includes identifying a first classified portion of a first media file from the plurality of media files for integration into the development code, where the first classified portion includes a first snippet of code associated with a first function. Responsive to receiving a user confirmation, the method also includes extracting the first snippet of code associated with the first function.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for autonomic cloud to edge compute allocations in a sports fantasy league trade transaction. The computer implemented method includes, in one embodiment, calculating, based on an expected return associated with each player on each of a plurality of teams in a fantasy sports league, a valuation for each player. An embodiment includes determining a positional need for each of the plurality of teams in the fantasy sports league, and determining, based on the valuation for each player and the positional need for each team, one or more players to include in a trade with another team of the plurality of teams.

Abstract: A method of verifying that a user is authorized to access a secured area via an entry point includes receiving at a first computer and from a user device associated with the user, check-in request information that includes: a membership number associated with the user and a travel event; and a lounge location. The method also includes generating a time stamp for the receipt of the check-in request; verifying that the membership number is a valid membership number; and verifying that the time stamp is within a predetermined window of time. The method also includes sending, in response to the verification, instructions from the first computer to a second computer positioned near the entry point to display a window that includes user information associated with the user.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving growth in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

Abstract: A system includes a door that selectively grants access to a secured area from a first area and a scanner accessible from the first area that is configured to read a scannable code of a travel document, such as a boarding pass, to identify travel details of a user and user details that are represented by the scannable code. The system also includes a converter in communication with the scanner, with the converter being configured to generate a first access key code based on the identified travel details and the identified user details. The system also includes a control panel in communication with the converter, with the control panel being configured to grant access to the secured area via the door in response to a comparison of the first access key code to a registered access key code.

Abstract: A method of servicing a portion of a gas turbine engine includes inserting a rigid guide tube into an inspection port in a shroud of the gas turbine engine. The flexible guide tube is inserted into and through the rigid guide tube. The flexible guide tube is pre-shaped such that the flexible guide tube is biased towards a predetermined shape after being inserted through the rigid guide tube. A tool is pushed through the flexible guide tube such that the distal end of the tool moves out of and away from an end of the flexible guide tube. An area of interest of the gas turbine engine is then serviced with the tool.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for graphics processing. An example method generally includes rendering, by a graphics processing unit (GPU), a first image using a subset of data in a frame buffer corresponding to a first frame, the first image being rendered at a first resolution, the first image comprising a plurality of color component values; generating, using a neural network, a second image corresponding to a higher resolution version of the first image, the second image having a second resolution higher than the first resolution, wherein the neural network uses as input the first image and one or more non-color information corresponding to the first frame and computed by the GPU; and outputting the second image for display.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes for the preparation of ivacaftor using novel intermediates and a process for its preparation.

Abstract: An assembly includes a signal input, a signal output, a pull-up stack coupled to the signal input and to the signal output, a pull-down stack coupled to the signal input and to the signal output, and a hysteresis assembly coupled to the pull-up stack and to the pull-down stack. The pull-up stack comprises a pair of metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (transistors) coupled in series, each transistor of the pair of transistors comprising a gate coupled to the signal input. The pull-down stack comprises a plurality of transistors coupled in series, the plurality of transistors comprising: a first transistor comprising a gate coupled to the signal input, a second transistor comprising a gate coupled to the signal input, and a third transistor. The hysteresis assembly comprises a pair of transistors, each transistor of the pair of transistors of the hysteresis assembly having a gate coupled to the signal output.

Abstract: Using a first trained generative adversarial network, a first multimedia content is transformed into a text description of the first multimedia content. The text description is adjusted according to a constraint using a trained attention layer, the adjusting creating an adjusted text description. Using a trained model, the adjusted text description is transformed into a second multimedia content, the second multimedia content comprising an adjustment of the first multimedia content according to the constraint.

Abstract: One or more computer processors create a user-event localization model for an identified remote audience member in a plurality of identified remote audience members for an event. The one or more computer processors generate a virtual audience member based the identified remote audience member utilizing a trained generated adversarial network and one or more user preferences. The one or more computer processors present the generated virtual audience member in a location associated with the event. The one or more computer processors dynamically adjust a presented virtual audience member responsive to one or more event occurrences utilizing the created user-event localization model.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing bi-axially oriented polyester (BOPET) film from the recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) granules. The process involves preparing recycled PET (RPET) granules form post-consumer recycled PET (PCR PET) by depolymerization and polycondensation followed by preparing the biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film having recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) up to 100%. The bi-axially oriented polyester film has good elongation, mechanical and/or thermal properties and are similar in quality to virgin PET films useful in high end food and pharma packaging and industrial applications.

Abstract: One or more computer processors create a user-event localization model for an identified remote audience member in a plurality of identified remote audience members for an event. The one or more computer processors generate a virtual audience member based the identified remote audience member utilizing a trained generated adversarial network and one or more user preferences. The one or more computer processors present the generated virtual audience member in a location associated with the event. The one or more computer processors dynamically adjust a presented virtual audience member responsive to one or more event occurrences utilizing the created user-event localization model.

Abstract: An embodiment calculates a point of view (POV) value for a subportion of an item of media content, including evaluating user inputs related to an automatically detected POV of the subportion of the item. The embodiment also calculates a non-factual cost for the subportion of the item indicative of an amount of the subportion of the item that lacks support in a fact-based corpora. The embodiment also performs a cascaded summarization process comprising generating a summary of the item using the subportion of the item and a summarization technique, analyzing the summary using a fact-checking algorithm to determine whether the summary satisfies a factual score threshold, and performing a next iteration of the cascaded summarization process while the summary fails to satisfy the factual score threshold. The embodiment also communicates a summary satisfying the factual score threshold to a user device.