Abstract: A method of reducing the viscosity of a crude oil, the method comprising adding to the crude oil (i) a surfactant compound including at least two hydrophobic groups wherein the resultant mixture has a water content of less than 10 vol %.

Abstract: A system for optimizing deployment of a machine learning workload is provided. A computer device receives information pertaining to a machine learning workload to be processed for a client device. The computer device determines a machine learning model for the workload and a processing location for the workload based, at least in part, on the information. The computer device generates a request to process the workload at the determined processing location utilizing the determined machine learning model.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined herein, their use as branched-chain alpha keto acid dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors and the use of such inhibitors to treat, for example, diabetes, NASH and heart failure.

Abstract: Methods and systems for training a neural network include transmitting a first request for training data. The request includes information about the training data and information about a neural network model. A reduced training dataset is received that includes minimal viable data, responsive to the first request. A reconstructed training dataset is generated from the reduced training dataset. The model is trained using the reconstructed dataset.

Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable securely paying for stored energy. More specifically, a request to purchase a quantity of energy is sent. One or more offers to provide the quantity of energy are received. An offer of the one or more offers is accepted, where the accepted offer is made by a provider. The quantity of energy is received from the provider, and a payment based upon the accepted offer is sent to the provider.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes an upper housing. The sensor assembly includes a monolithic lower housing fixed to the upper housing and defining a chamber therebetween. The monolithic lower housing defines a drain channel that slopes downward and outward in the chamber. The sensor assembly may be mounted to a roof of a vehicle. Specifically, the monolithic lower housing may be fixed to the roof.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined herein, their use as branched-chain alpha keto acid dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors and the use of such inhibitors to treat, for example, diabetes, NASH and heart failure.

Abstract: A housing assembly for an electronic circuit including an electronic control unit (ECU) is a low-profile, generally rectangular device that includes a container, a cover that closes an open end of the container, and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing. The container includes an input electrical connector and an output electrical connector formed at opposed ends of the housing. The output electrical connectors includes electrically conductive pins having an irregular shape and that are partially embedded in the container in such a way that each pin has zero degrees of freedom of movement relative to the container.

Abstract: A sintered elastomeric material combined with at least one absorbent material and formed into a thin compressible sheet. The material finds particular use in venting or filtering gasses. In specific examples, the elastomeric material may be a thermoplastic elastomer and the absorbent material may be carbon. When an amount of carbon (or any other type of conductive material) included with the elastomeric material is high enough, the material may also find use as a conductive material.

Abstract: Techniques for securing peer-to-peer off-line transactions such as mobile device energy sharing through the use of broadcast encryption are provided. In one aspect, a method for securing transactions includes: encrypting the transactions in a digital wallet of a user in a digital network (e.g., a blockchain network) in a manner whereby the user can encrypt but cannot decrypt the transactions, and other users in the digital network can decrypt but cannot encrypt the transactions, thereby requiring the user to reveal all or none of the transactions in the digital wallet of the user since the user does not know which of the transactions is which, wherein one or more of the transactions are conducted off-line without users having a connection to the digital network.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a chamber. The sensor assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The sensor assembly includes a duct extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the duct being open to an environment external to the chamber and the second end being fluidly connected to the chamber. The duct includes a first portion at the first end, a second portion at the second end, and a middle portion between the first portion and the second portion. The middle portion extends downward from the first portion, and the second portion extends upward to the second end.

Abstract: A processor may identify that a computing device is below a power threshold. The processor may generate a charge request. The charge request may include metrics associated with a requested power exchange. The processor may send the charge request to a decentralized exchange. The decentralized exchange may include the computing device and at least two other devices. The processor may receive respective charging proposals from the at least two other devices. The processor may select one of the respective charging proposals.

Abstract: A polymer having the following monomers in polymerized form (in weight %): A) 49-60% of a first monomer which is selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, C3-alkyl acrylate, C3-alkyl methacrylate, C4-alkyl acrylate, C4-alkyl methacrylate and mixtures thereof, B) 30-40% methacrylic acid, C) 4-15% acrylic acid, and D) 0.02-0.30% of a crosslinking agent having at least two allyl moieties, wherein the sum of the amounts of monomers A to D is 100%. A hair styling composition containing the polymer and use of the polymer or of the hair styling composition for styling hair also are disclosed.

Abstract: A processor may incorporate one or more keys in a media. The one or more keys may each be associated with a specific instance and the one or more keys may be included in a blockchain. The processor may identify that a first specific instance has been encountered. The processor may provide a first key associated with the first specific instance. The processor may determine to allow access to content of the media.

Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and an insertion portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a slot formed in the gear housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while insertion portion is an ear that protrudes from an outer surface of the drive motor housing and forms both a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member and a press-fit engagement with the slot.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of splitting a session key into a plurality of partial shares, distributing the plurality partial shares to a plurality of content providers, respectively, where each content provider receives a different partial share of the session key, encrypting a stream of media content based on the session key, and transmitting the encrypted stream of digital content to a user device which has one or more partial shares among the plurality of partial shares.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, data regarding customer viewership of a video streaming service. The system defines a time sequence of data items; and defines sampling windows each having a temporal window width. The system constructs a time series for the data by performing an interpolation procedure to generate interpolated data items distributed among the sampling windows. The system transforms the time series to generate a plurality of frequency domain coefficients. The system executes a machine learning algorithm to generate a prediction for future customer viewership, the algorithm has as inputs the frequency domain coefficients. The system also constructs a model for customer behavior using the machine learning algorithm and based on the data and the prediction. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives of Formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof I wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and to use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2, such as neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease, cancer, Crohn's disease or leprosy.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of storing a public key and one or more corresponding addresses associated with a user profile in a blockchain, creating a credential for the user profile based on the public key, forwarding the credential to the one or more addresses, receiving a request for access to a site from a user device associated with the user profile, and retrieving the credential based on the one or more addresses from the blockchain.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of splitting a session key into a plurality of partial shares, distributing the plurality partial shares to a plurality of content providers, respectively, where each content provider receives a different partial share of the session key, encrypting a stream of media content based on the session key, and transmitting the encrypted stream of digital content to a user device which has one or more partial shares among the plurality of partial shares.