Abstract: A method and system for determining transportation service routes for vehicles is provided. A transportation server receives commutation requests of commuters travelling from different pick-up locations to the same drop-off location. The pick-up locations are clustered into first and second sets of clusters based on one or more clustering parameters. The transportation server determines a plurality of route combinations for the first set of clusters. The transportation server also determines fitness-scores for each route combination. Optimum route combination is determined from the plurality of route combinations based on the fitness-scores. First and second sets of vehicles of a plurality of vehicles travel along first and second sets of routes to cater to the first and second sets of clusters.

Abstract: A method and system for determining fractional flow reserve (FFR) for a coronary artery stenosis of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, medical image data of the patient including the stenosis is received, a set of features for the stenosis is extracted from the medical image data of the patient, and an FFR value for the stenosis is determined based on the extracted set of features using a trained machine-learning based mapping. In another embodiment, a medical image of the patient including the stenosis of interest is received, image patches corresponding to the stenosis of interest and a coronary tree of the patient are detected, an FFR value for the stenosis of interest is determined using a trained deep neural network regressor applied directly to the detected image patches.

Abstract: A method and a system for location clustering for a transportation service are provided. A plurality of locations are clustered into a plurality of clusters, each having one or more locations of the plurality of locations. A graph is generated by connecting the plurality of clusters. A first cluster of the plurality of clusters is connected to one or more second clusters of the plurality of clusters that satisfy one or more threshold parameters. The graph is segmented into a plurality of fully-connected maximal sub-graphs based on one or more connections between the plurality of clusters. One or more fully-connected maximal sub-graphs of the plurality of fully-connected maximal sub-graphs have a set of common clusters. The plurality of fully-connected maximal sub-graphs are used for performing one or more transportation service operations of the transportation service.

Abstract: A method for estimating a body surface model of a patient includes: (a) segmenting, by a computer processor, three-dimensional sensor image data to isolate patient data from environmental data; (b) categorizing, by the computer processor, a body pose of the patient from the patient data using a first trained classifier; (c) parsing, by the computer processor, the patient data to an anatomical feature of the patient using a second trained classifier, wherein the parsing is based on a result of the categorizing; and (d) estimating, by the computer processor, the body surface model of the patient based on a result of the parsing. Systems for estimating a body surface model of a patient are described.

Abstract: A blockchain hierarchy comprises an arrangement of blockchains organized in a tree-like manner such that a blockchain at a lower level feeds data to a blockchain at a relatively higher level. At least one blockchain comprises a private autonomous group of peers that are involved in a particular task. Within that particular group of peers, preferably one of the peers is elected as a leader entity, which has the capability of also joining another private or public blockchain, e.g., one at a higher level in the hierarchy. The leader entity includes a capability to enforce a data protection policy within the blockchain that it leads. To this end, the leader filters or declassifies data based on some task-specific (or blockchain-specific) data protection policy, and it then makes that data available to one or more other blockchains in the hierarchy (directly or indirectly).

Abstract: An exhaust system for a work vehicle includes a mixer that includes a nozzle configured to receive a first exhaust flow along a lateral axis through a plurality of openings in a peripheral wall of the nozzle. The nozzle also receives a diesel exhaust fluid along a longitudinal axis through a longitudinal inlet. Further, the nozzle is configured to mix the first exhaust flow and the diesel exhaust fluid to form an exhaust solution. In addition, the mixer includes a conduit configured to receive the exhaust solution along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An exhaust system for a work vehicle includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) mixer configured to be disposed within an interior of an SCR housing. The SCR mixer includes an intake conduit configured to receive a flow of an exhaust solution that includes a mixture of exhaust and diesel exhaust fluid. The SCR mixer also includes a J-turn conduit configured to receive the flow of the exhaust solution from the intake conduit, and the J-turn conduit is configured to change a direction of the flow of the exhaust solution. In addition, the SCR mixer includes an exhaust conduit configured to receive the flow of the exhaust solution from the J-turn conduit, and the exhaust conduit includes multiple outlets configured to direct the flow of the exhaust solution out of the SCR mixer to the interior of the SCR housing.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a charge air cooler system that includes a first stage that receives charge air via a charge air flow path and receives coolant fluid via a first coolant fluid flow path. A second stage receives charge air from the first stage via the charge air flow path, outputs the charge air, and receives the coolant fluid via a second coolant fluid flow path. A third stage receives and outputs the charge air from the second stage via the charge air flow path and receives the coolant fluid via a third coolant fluid flow path. The cooling system includes a low temperature radiator system that includes a low temperature radiator that directs the coolant fluid toward the third stage via the third coolant fluid flow path and includes a high temperature radiator system that directs the coolant fluid toward the first stage and second stage.

Abstract: A blockchain hierarchy comprises an arrangement of blockchain channels organized such that a blockchain channel at a lower level feeds data to another blockchain channel, e.g., a relatively higher level. At least one blockchain channel comprises a private autonomous subset of peers in the set of peers that comprise the blockchain network. Within that particular subset, one of the peers is elected as a leader entity, which has the capability of also joining another private or public blockchain channel, e.g., one at a higher level in the hierarchy. The leader entity includes a capability to enforce a data protection policy within the blockchain channel that it leads. To this end, the leader filters or declassifies data based on some task-specific (or blockchain channel-specific) data protection policy, and it then makes that data available to one or more other blockchain channels in the hierarchy (directly or indirectly).

Abstract: A cooling system includes a charge air cooler system that includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage receives charge air via a charge air flow path. The first stage receives coolant fluid via a first coolant fluid flow path. The second stage receives the charge air from the first stage via the charge air flow path, such the second stage of the charge air cooler system outputs the charge air and receives the coolant fluid via a second coolant fluid flow path. The cooling system includes a low temperature radiator system that includes a low-temperature radiator that directs the coolant fluid toward the second coolant fluid flow path and a third coolant fluid flow path. The cooling system includes a high temperature radiator system that directs the coolant fluid toward the first stage via the first coolant fluid flow path.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for generating a signal strength map by a master device. The method includes operations for receiving, from a set of fixed transmitting devices, registration information including location, a type of signal and a device identifier (ID), receiving, from at least one receiving device, a set of parameters including location of the receiving device, strength of a first signal as received by the receiving device at a first location, type of the first signal, strength of a second signal as received by the receiving device at the first location, and type of the second signal, receiving at least one of the first or the second signal from at least one of the fixed transmitting devices, storing the received set of parameters, and generating a signal strength map representing strength of the first and the second signals at the first location.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method for tap traffic redirection can include identification of a request protocol and a source network element, selection of a redirector protocol based on a list of device capabilities, instruction of the source network element to send a first copy of network traffic to an intermediary network element using the redirector protocol, and instruction of the intermediary network element to forward a second copy of the network traffic using the request protocol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of eluxadoline and its intermediates and that includes the use of an aqueous surfactant solution in the preparation of N2-[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]-N-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-L-alaninamide, an intermediate in the preparation of eluxadoline.

Abstract: A system is provided including a memory in communication with a processor. The memory stores data including an entity value of an entity stored in association with an attribute value of an attribute of the entity. The processor stores an entity value identifier in association with an attribute value identifier to obtain modified data. The entity value identifier is associated with the entity value and the attribute value identifier is associated with the attribute value. The processor also transforms the modified data by applying a transformation to the modified data to obtain transformed data. In addition, the processor outputs further modified data from the transformed data, the further modified data including the transformed data with the entity value identifier replaced with the entity value and the attribute value identifier replaced with the attribute value.

Abstract: A method and a system for optimizing customer engagement in a transportation service is provided. One or more regular time intervals of travel by a customer are identified based on historical travel data of the customer. Regular travel data is detected from the historical travel data based on the one or more regular time intervals, and random travel data is detected based on the regular travel data and the historical travel data. Further, regular and random capacities of the customer are determined based on the regular and random travel data, respectively. A life-time value (LTV) of the customer is determined based on at least the regular and random capacities of the customer. Based on at least the determined LTV, targeted content is recommended to the customer that optimizes the customer engagement with the transportation service.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method improves security in a blockchain network of devices, which supports a blockchain, by protecting security, privacy, financial fairness, and secure transfer of identity assets. An identity asset provider device creates an identity asset related to an entity. The identity asset provider also creates a provider key, which is composed of multiple bits, and which is needed to decrypt an encrypted version of the identity asset. The identity asset provider device transmits the provider key bit-by-bit to an identity asset consumer device. A price for the provider key depends on how many bits have been transmitted to the identity asset consumer device.

Abstract: A network using a routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks (“RPL”) can provide timing information for a next destination oriented directed acyclic graph (“DODAG”) information object (“DIO”) packet by including DIO timing information in an RPL packet or a beacon. When a low energy node receives the RPL packet, it may use the DIO timing information to determine a wake time which corresponds to the timing of the next DIO packet. The low energy node may enter a sleep state after determining the wake time and remain in the sleep state until the wake time when it enters an active state and listens for the next DIO packet. Alternatively, DIO slots in a DIO slot frame may be allocated for communicating DIO packets.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for a packaged semiconductor device and method of fabricating, the device including: a semiconductor die; a redistribution layer (RDL) structure on an active side of the semiconductor die, the RDL structure including a plurality of contact pads on an outer surface of the RDL structure; a plurality of external connections attached to the plurality of contact pads; and a support structure including an attachment portion and two or more standing members extending from an inner surface of the attachment portion, wherein a back side of the package body is attached to the inner surface of the attachment portion.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining whether a selection of database query identifiers is to be made in a fixed manner or a dynamic manner. The method also includes generating a collection including the selection from a list including database query identifiers related to a database. When the selection is to be made in the fixed manner, the selection of the database query identifiers includes a view name and/or database query logic. When the selection is to be made in the dynamic manner, the selection of the database query identifiers includes a corresponding view name. The method also includes generating a materialized view corresponding to a given database query identifier in the collection. Moreover, the method includes storing an identifier of the materialized view in association with the given database query identifier.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for preventing man-in-the-middle attacks within network, without the need to maintain trusted/un-trusted port listings on each network device. The solutions disclosed herein leverage a host database which can be present on controllers, thereby providing a centralized database instead of a per-node DHCP binding database. Systems configured according to this disclosure (1) use a flood list only for ARP packets received from the controller 116; and (2) unicast ARP packets to the controller before communicating the packets to other VTEPs.