Abstract: Fiber-reinforced organic polymer aerogels, articles of manufacture and uses thereof are described. The reinforced aerogels include a fiber-reinforced organic polymer matrix having an at least bimodal pore size distribution with a first mode of pores having an average pore size of less than or equal to 50 nanometers (nm) and a second mode of pores having an average pore size of greater than 50 nm and a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 30 mW/m·K at a temperature of 20° C.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, comprising condensing phenol with acetone in the presence of an acid catalyst; wherein the acid catalyst comprises a collection of sulfonated polymeric beads, wherein the sulfonated polymeric beads comprise (i) 75 to 99% by weight, based on the weight of the bead, polymerized units of monofunctional vinyl monomer, and (ii) 1 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of the bead, polymerized units of multifunctional vinyl monomer; wherein 90% or more of the beads by volume are uniform beads.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to roadway design and traffic control systems and methods for connected and automated vehicle and highway (CAVH) systems, and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems and methods for controlling switching of vehicles between automated mode and human-driven mode, systems and methods for vehicle merging, diverging, and overtaking on automated lanes of multiple lane highways, systems and methods for emergency management and roadside assistance on automated lanes, and/or systems and methods for managing automated vehicle lanes on urban major and minor expressways.

Abstract: Providing a user interface (UI) on a web page. A toolbar section is defined on the web page. The web page includes a content section being different and separate from the toolbar section, and the content section displays additional content of the web page. One or more groups are specified to include one or more action controls associated therewith. Each of the specified groups has a group identifier associated therewith. The one or more action controls are displayed according to the specified groups in the toolbar section of the web page. Each of the one or more displayed action controls includes properties associated therewith, and the included properties define at least one of the following: a name of the action control, a link of the action control, the group identifier of the action control, and a classification identifier of the action control.

Abstract: A method to update reference verification information used for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal verification includes: identifying a first ECG signal measured from a user; verifying the first ECG signal by comparing a second ECG signal included in a reference ECG signal set with the first ECG signal; in response to the first ECG signal being successfully verified, setting the successfully verified first ECG signal to be a third ECG signal, and adding the third ECG signal to a verified ECG signal set; and updating the reference ECG signal set by setting the third ECG signal added to the verified ECG signal set to be an additional second ECG signal, based on the reference ECG signal set and the verified ECG signal set.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed using camera devices for deep channel and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) images and formats. In one example, image values are captured by a color sensor array in an image capturing device or camera. The image values provide color channel data. The captured image values by the color sensor array are input to a CNN having at least one CNN layer. The CNN provides CNN channel data for each layer. The color channel data and CNN channel data is to form a deep channel image that stored in a memory. In another example, image values are captured by sensor array. The captured image values by the sensor array are input a CNN having a first CNN layer. An output is generated at the first CNN layer using the captured image values by the color sensor array. The output of the first CNN layer is stored as a feature map of the captured image.

Abstract: A resource optimization system is offered for use in managing large scale projects. The resource optimization system has a resource optimization tool configured to receive a plurality of inputs. The plurality of inputs represent at least one task associated with the large scale project and are inputted into a resource optimization tool for a data processing procedure. An optimization module is contained within the resource optimization tool and configured to perform the data processing procedure on each of the plurality of inputs as well as exogenous disturbances inputted into the optimization module. The optimization module returns an optimization result based on the data processing procedure to reflect the management and progress of the project under evaluation.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion having reduced VOCs and/or odor and an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: Technologies for associating an entity with a content delivery campaign are provided. Disclosed techniques include determining a first value of a profile attribute of the entity. A particular node that matches the first value is identified from a value tree of nodes. A parent node of the particular node is identified from the value tree. Child nodes of the parent node are identified, where the child nodes do not include the particular node. Values from the child nodes are then associated with the profile attribute of the entity. A particular value is received for a particular targeting criterion of the content delivery campaign. It is determined whether the particular value matches a value of the child nodes, where the particular value does not match the first value. In response to determining that the particular value matches a value of the child nodes, associating the entity with the content delivery campaign.

Abstract: Disclosed is a channel detection method applied to a wireless local area network device, including: measuring a channel before data are transmitted; and determining a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold according to a corresponding relation among a channel measurement result, transmitting power levels and channel access parameters, and judging whether a state of the channel is idle according to the CCA threshold. The present application further discloses a channel detection apparatus.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced organic polymer aerogels, articles of manufacture and uses thereof are described. The reinforced aerogels include a fiber-reinforced organic polymer matrix having an at least bimodal pore size distribution with a first mode of pores having an average pore size of less than or equal to 50 nanometers (nm) and a second mode of pores having an average pore size of greater than 50 nm and a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 30 mW/m·K at a temperature of 20° C.

Abstract: An optical ranging system includes a demodulation pixel array and a multi-mode light emitter. The multi-mode light emitter includes an illumination source and can generate a diffuse illumination and a discrete illumination in a first and second mode, respectively. Accordingly, in some implementations, the optical ranging system collects distance data via a time-of-flight technique and a structure-light technique. The illumination source can be operable to produce a diffuse illumination in a first mode and a discrete illumination in a second mode.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for providing deeply stacked automated program synthesis. In one embodiment, an apparatus to perform automated program synthesis includes a memory to store instructions for automated program synthesis and a compute cluster coupled to the memory. The compute cluster supports the instructions for performing the automated program synthesis including partitioning sketched data into partitions, training diverse sets of individual program synthesis units each having different capabilities with partitioned sketched data and for each partition applying respective transformations, and generating sketched baseline data for each individual program synthesis unit.

Abstract: A method of operating a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) supporting a substrate on a material handling system of the wire bonding machine; (b) changing a bend profile of the substrate; and (c) securing, after step (b), the substrate against a support structure of the wire bonding machine using a clamping element of the wire bonding machine, the support structure for supporting the substrate during a wire bonding operation, and the clamping element for securing the substrate to the support structure during the wire bonding operation.

Abstract: Antimicrobial silicone-based dressings, such as wound dressings, are disclosed. An example dressing comprises a transparent and self-adhesive gel sheet cured from a liquid containing silicone, the sheet having dispersed therein (i) particulates of a chlorhexidine compound that is not soluble in the liquid; and (ii) at least one other antimicrobial. Methods of making the silicone-based dressings and methods of use are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve deep learning resource efficiency. An example apparatus includes a graph monitor to select a candidate operation node in response to receiving an operation graph, the operation graph including one or more other operation nodes, a node rule evaluator to evaluate the candidate operation node based on an operating principle, the operating principle to determine an output storage destination of the candidate operation node based on a topology of the operation graph, and a tag engine to tag the candidate operation node with a memory tag value based on the determined output storage destination.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst composition comprising (a) a collection of resin beads having sulfonic acid functional groups, (b) a promoter having a thiol group and an amine group, and (c) an antioxidant having the structure (I) wherein each of R1 and R2, and R3 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group wherein n is 0 to 10, with the proviso that when R3 contains one or more nitrogen atoms, n is not 1 or 2.

Abstract: Provided is a method of cleaning a collection of resin beads, wherein the method comprises bringing the collection of resin beads into contact with an aqueous solution, wherein the aqueous solution comprises one or more dissolved amine compounds, wherein the collection of resin beads comprises polymer that comprises attached carboxylic acid groups or sulfonic acid groups or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: An in-loop filtering acceleration circuit applied in a video codec system supporting the H.264 standard and the VC-1 standard is provided. The circuit includes multiple one-dimensional (1D) filters configured to perform a filtering process; and a filter selection unit configured to select one of the 1D filters according to the value of the boundary strength to perform the filtering processing to the reconstructed macroblock. The in-loop filtering acceleration circuit further divides the reconstructed macroblock into multiple 8×8 blocks and multiple 4×4 blocks, performs the filtering process to horizontal edges of the 8×8 blocks the reconstructed macroblock row by row from bottom to top, and performs the filtering process to horizontal edges of the 4×4 blocks row by row from top to bottom.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed using an execution pipeline on a multi-processor platform for deep learning network execution. In one example, a network workload analyzer receives a workload, analyzes a computation distribution of the workload, and groups the network nodes into groups. A network executor assigns each group to a processing core of the multi-core platform so that the respective processing core handle computation tasks of the received workload for the respective group.