Abstract: A vehicle includes a front wheel, a support of the front wheel, a steering handlebar, a platform and a front part joined to the platform. The support is rotatably mounted on the front part, and includes a driven rotating part, the handlebar having a driving rotating part. The driven rotating part and the driving rotating part are connected by Bowden Cables or hydraulic tubes. An impact absorber for a scooter is provided with a support of the front wheel formed by at least a leaf spring including a front end destined to bear the support of the front wheel, an opening adjacent to the front end destined to allow the passage of an upper prolongation of the scooter platform, and a rear end provided with two arms destined to support the rear wheel, such that the impact absorber constitutes the suspension of both the front wheel and the rear wheel.

Abstract: Optical network systems are disclosed, including systems having transmitters with a digital signal processor comprising forward error correction circuitry that provides encoded first electrical signals based on input data; and power adjusting circuitry that receives second electrical signals indicative of the first electrical signals, the power adjusting circuitry supplying third electrical signals, wherein each of the third electrical signals is indicative of an optical power level of a corresponding to one of a plurality of optical subcarriers output from an optical transmitter.

Abstract: A system and method for the detection of objects concealed beneath the clothing of a person that includes at least one acoustic wave emitter directed toward the person, where the waves are non-stationary low frequency near-field acoustic waves. At least one acoustic wave detector is oriented towards the person in order to receive any acoustic waves reemitted by the person in response to interaction with the non-stationary low frequency near-field acoustic waves, in such a wat that analysis of the reemitted acoustic waves detected by at least one detector enables the determination of whether the person is carrying any object concealed beneath their clothing.

Abstract: Battery systems and associated methods are described herein. A representative battery system includes: a plurality of individual battery units that each include a battery cell enclosed in a housing with a sensor therein configured to sense a physical characteristic of the battery cell; and a controller configured to connect/disconnect each battery cell according to its physical status to/from a device/system monitoring the battery system, such as an overarching vehicle control system. A battery system may comprising an energy storage cell; a cell container surrounding the energy storage cell and comprising at least one power output terminal and a test port; an external housing defining an enclosure configured to encompass the cell container; a conduit attached to the test port of the cell container and accessible through the external housing; and a valve positioned within the conduit and controlling fluidic flow through the conduit.

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques are provided that predict a quality score for a product-related data structure associated with one or more products. One method comprises obtaining data for a given product-related data structure; evaluating a plurality of first features related to a customer account associated with the given product-related data structure using the obtained data; evaluating a plurality of second features related to the given product-related data structure using the obtained data; processing at least some of the first features and the second features using at least one model that provides a predicted quality score for the given product-related data structure; and applying one or more thresholds to the predicted quality score to determine an acceptance status related to the given product-related data structure. A weighting of the first features and the second features can be learned during a training phase.

Abstract: Battery systems and associated methods are described herein. A representative battery system includes: a plurality of individual battery units that each include a battery cell enclosed in a housing with a sensor therein configured to sense a physical characteristic of the battery cell, such as output voltage, output current, battery temperature, etc.; and a controller configured to connect/disconnect each battery cell according to its physical status to/from a device/system monitoring the battery system, such as an overarching vehicle control system.

Abstract: A method for anonymous authentication and key establishment based on passwords (APAKE), includes instantiating, by the server, an OPRF scheme and a symmetric encryption scheme; engaging in, by the client and the server, an OPRFEvaluate protocol so that the client learns a decryption key associated with its password while the server learns nothing; securely transferring, by the server, a nonce and a symmetric encryption key to the client if the client holds a valid password; sending, by the client, its nonce encrypted under the symmetric encryption key; using, by the server, the symmetric encryption key to decipher ciphertext received by virtue of the sending, by the client, its nonce encrypted under the symmetric encryption key and to recover the client's nonce; and computing, by the server and the client, a compute key based on the client's nonce and the server's nonce.

Abstract: A method for watermarking documents comprising: identifying and locating spaces in a received original document (10) by a location analysis (110) module which distinguishes between intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces; minimizing an error probability of interference between intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces in the watermarked document (20) by an optimization module (111); encoding (113) the message (30) into codewords and encoding (114) the codewords into the watermark; embedding the watermark to generate (115) the watermarked document (20) by modifying the intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces of the original document (10).

Abstract: A process certifies an interaction between a user and an Organization. A Company WEB server requests an acquisition system (WIAS) generate a new redirection URL address (F-URL), simultaneously with sending a pre-redirected HTML form, the (F-URL) pointing to a gateway for verifying in the request the presence of a TOKEN/COOKIE indicating instantiation of a dedicated acquisition memory-storage on the server. If the TOKEN/COOKIE is not present the dedicated acquisition memory-storage is instantiated in the server and the certified acquisition step is started. Upon completion of the step for certified acquisition of the interaction the request of the user is again directed to the original URL address (O-URL), with confirmation of the acceptance to the user, the application of a time mark and an identification symbol, obtaining a certification having legal proof value, sent to a device for storing legal proof certifications.

Abstract: Fog computing systems are provided comprising edge-nodes and middle-nodes between edge-nodes and cloud-node. These nodes form a hierarchical structure with each cloud, middle node having children nodes, and each middle, edge node having a parent-node. Each edge-node receives data from sensors, assigns reception-timestamp to each data indicating when data has been received to produce series of timestamp-ordered data, trains local model through machine-learning based on said series of timestamp-ordered data, and sends said series to parent-node of the edge-node. Each middle-node collects series of timestamp-ordered data from children nodes of the middle-node, trains supra-local model through machine-learning based on said collected series of timestamp-ordered data, and sends said collected series to parent-node of the middle-node. Parent-children structures, edge-nodes and middle-nodes for such fog computing systems are also provided.

Abstract: A method for watermarking documents comprising: identifying and locating spaces in a received original document (10) by a location analysis (110) module which distinguishes between intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces; minimizing an error probability of interference between intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces in the watermarked document (20) by an optimization module (111); encoding (113) the message (30) into codewords and encoding (114) the codewords into the watermark; embedding the watermark to generate (115) the watermarked document (20) by modifying the intra-word spaces and inter-word spaces of the original document (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates with the technical field of biotechnology, and particularly provides a promoter inducible under abiotic stress conditions, which is used to regulate expression of a nucleotide sequence encoding a product of interest under these conditions. The invention also refers to a genetic construction containing said promoter, the plant cells transformed with said construction as well as the transgenic plants that can be regenerated from said cells, and which are capable of growing and developing properly, keeping high levels of productive yield under abiotic stress conditions.

Abstract: Atomizing nozzle which combines two or more substances introduced through at least a first inlet (10) and a second inlet (50), and sprays the resulting atomized droplets through an outlet (110), capable of optimized flow rate and droplet size through a modular design based on interchangeable disk-shaped modules. When stacked in a hollow cylindrical casing conformed by a first housing (20) and a second housing (120), the plurality of modules conform a first mixing chamber (200) and a second mixing chamber (210) connected through a swirl module (60). Furthermore, when said stacking occurs, the first inlet (10) is connected to the first mixing chamber (200), the outlet (110) is connected to the second mixing chamber (210); and the second outlet may be connected to the first mixing chamber (200) or the second mixing chamber (210) depended on the configuration selected by the user.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to antenna configurations for wireless power transmission and supplemental visual signals. In some implementations, the disclosed technology includes a wireless power transmitter with boards that have multiple antennas physically coupled to the board. In some implementations, the antennas boards are arranged in a polygonal configuration (e.g., star shape). Additionally, in some implementations, the antennas can have different polarization configurations.

Abstract: The system performs communication between two systems, a master system, that creates an alternating magnetic field by means of which it dialogues with one or more slave systems, which respond at frequencies other than those generated by the master by a non-linear magnetic core generating harmonics of higher order than those of the magnetic field created by the master. The generation of harmonics is controlled by the slave by a short-circuit coil which enables the data transmission from the slave to the master. The slave system can have its own power supply or it can be powered by the short-circuit coil. This allows microcontrollers in the slaves to be powered and give them intelligence and a large storage capacity, making them ideal for control security and monitoring processes. The excitation frequency can be varied because the functionality of the slaves does not depend on the frequency of the exciter field.

Abstract: A method for anonymous authentication and key establishment based on passwords (APAKE), includes instantiating, by the server, an OPRF scheme and a symmetric encryption scheme; engaging in, by the client and the server, an OPRFEvaluate protocol so that the client learns a decryption key associated with its password while the server learns nothing; securely transferring, by the server, a nonce and a symmetric encryption key to the client if the client holds a valid password; sending, by the client, its nonce encrypted under the symmetric encryption key; using, by the server, the symmetric encryption key to decipher ciphertext received by virtue of the sending, by the client, its nonce encrypted under the symmetric encryption key and to recover the client's nonce; and computing, by the server and the client, a compute key based on the client's nonce and the server's nonce.

Abstract: There is provided a system, methods and apparatuses for stopping the development of paroxysms based on a feedback stimulation at low frequencies for a few seconds after the detection of a seizure precursor.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to antenna configurations for wireless power transmission and supplemental visual signals. In some implementations, the disclosed technology includes a wireless power transmitter with boards that have multiple antennas physically coupled to the board. In some implementations, the antennas boards are arranged in a polygonal configuration (e.g., star shape). Additionally, in some implementations, the antennas can have different polarization configurations.

Abstract: Optical network systems are disclosed, including systems having transmitters with a digital signal processor comprising forward error correction circuitry that provides encoded first electrical signals based on input data; and power adjusting circuitry that receives second electrical signals indicative of the first electrical signals, the power adjusting circuitry supplying third electrical signals, wherein each of the third electrical signals is indicative of an optical power level of a corresponding to one of a plurality of optical subcarriers output from an optical transmitter.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle is provided having improved fuel economy by using gradual engine speed control. Once a governor activation threshold is crossed, a dynamic engine speed limit that gradually increases over time is implemented. In some embodiments, if the engine speed does not continue to rise over time, increases in the dynamic engine speed limit may be paused. In some embodiments, if the engine speed increases at too great of a rate for too long of a time, the dynamic engine speed limit may be reset. In some embodiments, increasing, pausing, and/or resetting the dynamic engine speed limit allows gradual acceleration while also avoiding torque lock.