Abstract: Modified lignin products, processes for making them, and their use to produce rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams are disclosed. The processes comprise heating a lignin source with a nitrogen source and a starved concentration of a C1-C5 aldehyde to give a reaction mixture comprising a Mannich condensation product, neutralizing the reaction mixture, and isolating the modified lignin product. The process is performed at a mass ratio of lignin source to nitrogen source within the range of 1:1 to 1:5 and at a molar ratio of nitrogen source to C1-C5 aldehyde within the range of 3.5:1 to 1:1. Polyol blends and performance additives that contain the modified lignin products are described. Rigid foams that process well and incorporate up to 60 wt. %, based on the amount of polyol component, of the modified lignin contribute to excellent flame retardancy and low-temperature R-value performance.

Abstract: A method for data buffer memory management of an electronic device in a wireless network including storing, by processing circuitry, application data in an Application Processor (AP) buffer memory of the electronic device, determining, by the processing circuitry, a fraction of the application data from among the application data stored at the AP buffer memory based on at least one of a data rate capability of the electronic device, a data acknowledgment time or a tolerance time, and storing, by the processing circuitry, the fraction of the application data in a Communication Processor (CP) buffer memory of the electronic device for performing advanced Protocol Data Unit (PDU) formation (APF).

Abstract: Systems and methods for peer-to-peer video streaming from an edge data storage device to a browser are described. A surveillance video camera may establish a secure peer-to-peer connection using a first data transfer protocol with a user device. Once the secure peer-to-peer connection is established with the user device, out of band key exchange may occur through the peer-to-peer connection. Then, a shared key may be generated at both the video camera and the user device such that a request for media from the user device may be sent to a relay server over a second data transfer protocol. The video camera may then send an encrypted data file responsive to the media request over the second data transfer protocol to the relay server.

Abstract: An example of a flow cell includes a substrate, a plurality of chambers defined on or in the substrate, and a plurality of depressions defined in the substrate and within a perimeter of each of the plurality of chambers. The depressions are separated by interstitial regions. Primers are attached within each of the plurality of depressions, and a capture site is located within each of the plurality of chambers.

Abstract: An Augmented Reality (AR)-enabled Automated Teller Machine (ATM) receives a request to dispense cash equal to amount of an AR document. The AR document comprises an AR check. The AR-enabled ATM fetches a first AR check image from a memory. The AR-enabled ATM extracts a first set of features from the first AR check image. The AR-enabled ATM receives a second AR check image from a computing device associated with the receiver. The AR-enabled ATM extracts a second set of features from the second AR check image. The AR-enabled ATM compares the first AR check image with the second AR check image. The AR-enabled ATM determines whether the first AR check image corresponds to the second AR check image. In response to determining that the first AR check image corresponds to the second AR check image, the AR-enabled ATM dispenses cash equal to the amount.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. Other aspects of the invention relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA molecules suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA molecules, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining, by a computing device, encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information may include audio encounter information obtained from at least a first encounter participant. The audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant may be processed. A user interface may be generated displaying a plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant. A user input may be received from a peripheral device to navigate through each of the plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information displayed on the user interface.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for determining application degradation using advanced computational models for data analysis and automated decision-making. The present disclosure is configured to receive one or more applications, wherein the one or more applications comprise one or more access paths; update the one or more access paths, wherein updating the one or more access paths comprises reconfiguring details associated with the access paths; create, in response to updating the one or more access paths, updated access paths; determine that the one or more updated access paths experience one or more application degradations; and implement one or more degradation solutions for the one or more application degradations to an artificial intelligence model.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing quality of and detecting defects in retail products include a housing having an interior, a product holding surface, an image capture device configured to capture an image of the product, a lighting element configured to provide lighting within the housing, an electronic database configured to store electronic data including reference image data associated with the product and representing the product in various sizes and various quality states, and a processor-based control circuit in communication with the first image capture device and the electronic database. The control circuit is configured to obtain image data representing the image of the product, obtain the reference image data, analyze the image data and the reference image data to identify the product and identify a size of a defect present on the product, and output a notification indicating whether or not the product is of acceptable quality.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to providing a seamless and secure connection between an electronic device (e.g., a mobile device such as a cellular phone) and a network during network switching. A device (e.g., a network interface card) may be used to hold SIM card stacks or embedded SIM (eSIM) stacks and intelligently and automatically configure network interfaces to maintain seamless and secure data link connection during network switching, thus providing the electronic device connection to networks with enhanced or optimized quality of service (QoS).

Abstract: A television receiver may present live television programming along with a sports gaming interface that indicates various betting options that are selectable by a television viewer via a remote control. The television receiver may receive a selection of a betting option presented in the sports gaming interface. A request may then be sent to a mobile device of the television viewer. The television receiver may in response to the selection, transmit a bet identifier of the selected betting option and an account identifier to the television service provider system. After a user has funded the bet and completed the transaction via a mobile device, the sports gaming interface may indicate the active bet.

Abstract: Disclosed are bioavailable solid state (17-?)-Hydroxy-4-Androsten-3-one esters suitable for pharmaceutical uses and administration to mammals in need of (17-?)-Hydroxy-4-Androsten-3-one. Pharmaceutical compositions and the dosage forms of the bioavailable solid state (17-?)-Hydroxy-4-Androsten-3-one esters can be used to treat any condition associated with testosterone deficiency, including complete absence of endogenous testosterone in male or female subjects.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for detecting chronic health conditions based on data collected by a wearable device such as an activity tracker or a smart watch. Deep learning algorithms are configured to process the monitored parameter data collected by the wearable device as well as additional embedding data obtained from health records corresponding to a user account registered to the wearable device. In some examples, the input vector can also include embedding data related to social determinants data and/or demographic data. The output of the deep learning algorithms provides predictions that represent probabilities that the user of the wearable device has an underlying health condition. If any underlying health condition is detected, then the user can be notified directly, via the wearable device or an associated application or technology, or indirectly, via a primary care provider associated with the user.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a gateway to a Layer-3 network forms a first Layer-2 tunnel between the gateway and a first wireless access point (AP) that communicates wirelessly with a first mobile node of a mobile system (MS) via a first wireless connection. The gateway generates a mapping that associates an onboard device of the MS with the first AP and an identifier for the MS, based on traffic conveyed via the first Layer-2 tunnel and associated with the onboard device, the traffic comprising a header that indicates the identifier for the MS. The gateway receives, from a second AP, an indication that the MS is roaming from the first wireless connection to a second wireless connection, the indication including the identifier for the MS. The gateway updates the mapping to associate the onboard device of the MS with a second AP, based on the indication that the MS is roaming.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for large scale data extraction and processing. The method includes receiving a transmission request. The transmission request indicates two or more accounts for which one or more account statements are to be retrieved. The method also includes selecting a first retrieval set of the two or more accounts. A first retrieval set size of the first retrieval set is based on a first expected network capacity. The method further includes causing a retrieval of one or more account statements associated with first retrieval set. The method still further includes selecting a second retrieval set of the two or more accounts. A second retrieval set size of the second retrieval set is based on a second expected network capacity. The method includes causing a retrieval of one or more account statements associated with the second retrieval set.

Abstract: A system and method for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation with fracturing fluid to generate fractures, and intermittently adjusting a characteristic of the fracturing fluid conveying proppant to form pillars of proppant in the fractures.

Abstract: An example methodology includes, by a node of an active-passive high availability (HA) cluster, determining that a container on the node has failed with an error and, responsive to a determination that the error is a new error, creating an error object that represents the error, creating an error object that represents the error and initializing a value of an error_code_value attribute in the error object to an initial_value_to_error_code attribute that indicates an initial value to assign to the error_code_value. The method also includes, by the node, incrementing a failcount attribute that indicates a count of a number of container failures on the node, determining whether to restart or failover the container based on a comparison of the failcount attribute and a failure count threshold, and, responsive to a determination to restart the container, attempting a restart of the container on the node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of tapentadol and analogs or compounds or stereoisomers of formula (I), Formula I wherein, A is aryl, heteroaryl, and cycloalkyl; R is H, OH, OR1, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R1 is C1-C12 alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein each of these groups may further be substituted with one or more substituent selected from H, OH, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkyl or phenyl. Further, the multi-step process involves no column chromatography purification until the very last step. This makes this process highly commercially viable and industrially useful.

Abstract: Traction fluids comprising Formula I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII or a mixture thereof in combination with a base stock, a viscosity modifier, an anti-foaming agent, and an additive package.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Accordingly, methods for handling frequency scanning in a wireless communication network include scanning, by a UE, a first set of frequencies present in a Most Recently Used (MRU) frequency list.