Abstract: A method for processing transactions includes receiving transaction details of a transaction performed by a payer for making a purchase from a first payee. The transaction details include a first payee identifier of the first payee and a purchase amount of the purchase. The first payee identifier is used to access one or more databases for retrieving account details of a second payee and a proportion value of the payment amount. Based on the proportion value, a first amount is withheld for the second payee from an account of the payer. The first amount is then deposited in an account of the second payee linked to the retrieved account details and a certificate of successful deposit of the first amount is communicated to the payer and the first payee.

Abstract: Described herein is a light emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprising a cylindrical plastic housing having a first open end and a second open end. At the first open end, an externally threaded formation terminating with a flange is formed to mate with an internally threaded mounting unit, and at the second open end, an internal ridge is formed with a circumferential groove at its base. Inside the cylindrical plastic housing, an aluminum heat sink is insert molded. The aluminum heat sink has a cylindrical profile matching with the internal profile of the plastic housing. The aluminum heat sink has an open end towards the first open end of the plastic housing and a closed end resting on the internal ridge at the second open end of the plastic housing. With the interior surface of the closed end of the aluminum heat sink, a printed circuit board (PCB) holder plate locks a PCB driver.

Abstract: Described herein is a light emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprising a cylindrical plastic housing having a first open end and a second open end. At the first open end, an externally threaded formation terminating with a flange is formed to mate with an internally threaded mounting unit, and at the second open end, an internal ridge is formed with a circumferential groove at its base. Inside the cylindrical plastic housing, an aluminum heat sink is insert molded. The aluminum heat sink has a cylindrical profile matching with the internal profile of the plastic housing. The aluminum heat sink has an open end towards the first open end of the plastic housing and a closed end resting on the internal ridge at the second open end of the plastic housing. With the interior surface of the closed end of the aluminum heat sink, a printed circuit board (PCB) holder plate locks a PCB driver.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments for providing scheduling of activities of a project plan associated with a computer application are described. In one embodiment, a project scheduling tool is configured to calculate a percentage time deviation, between an updated time duration and a planned time duration, for each present activity of a project to form a plurality of percentage time deviations. An arithmetic mean of the plurality of percentage time deviations is calculated and a planned time duration of at least one future activity of the project, related to each present activity, is transformed based on the arithmetic mean.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to identifying azimuth error and determining an azimuth of an antenna installed in a cell of a cellular network. In a preferred embodiment, the network entity receives a plurality of transmission parameters basis to which the network entity identifies a target cell. The network entity further divides angular region of the cell serving the target cell into a plurality of cones out of which a target cone is identified by the network entity. The network entity then performs first iteration yielding a first azimuth, and in an event of an azimuth error in the first azimuth, the network entity performs second iteration yielding a second azimuth. The present disclosure also encompasses predicting an optimum azimuth of said antenna in an event of azimuth error/s in the first azimuth and the second azimuth.

Abstract: The present invention contains a printing apparatus and a method, e.g., for ejecting inks (i.e., pure liquids, mixtures, colloids, etc.) for a very broad range of physical properties (such as viscosity). Acoustic forces 3a may be generated by an emitter 1 and a reflector 2 to detach droplets 10 from a nozzle 6. The ink may be advanced through the nozzle 6 by a standard back pressure system 5. A reflectorless chamber 7 may enhance acoustic forces 8a and the droplets 10 may be ejected at a bottom 9 of said chamber 7, so that droplets 10 may be deposited on any substrate 11.

Abstract: Tools and techniques are described to detect possible holes in automated testing of software under development. Full line coverage by tests does not necessarily indicate actual coverage of execution scenarios, e.g., condition coverage, decision coverage, and other kinds of execution scenario coverage may be lacking even when all source code statements are nominally covered. When source code changes are submitted, and corresponding test-sets remain unchanged, users are notified that adequate testing is not assured by the current test-set. Testing assurance code in a development tool chain may flag a pull request, test-set, or source code submission to indicate a lack of testing assurance. In some cases, an assurance-enhanced tool may require that new or different tests be provided with updated source code as a prerequisite for that source code to be accepted for inclusion in a repository or a build, for example.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which a system selects a first processor as a master Time of Day (TOD) processor in a first TOD topology in response to determining that the first processor is directed connected to an oscillator. The system then assigns a second processor as an alternate master TOD processor to a second TOD topology based upon determining that the second processor is on a different node than the first processor. The system configures to the first TOD topology and, when the system detects a TOD failure, the system re-configures to the second TOD topology.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for an interface. The interface may be configured as a low-voltage, bi-directional channel redriver having a transmitter and a receiver that share input pads and output pads. The interface may provide for selective biasing of the transmitter and receiver using a switching circuit and a resistance circuit connected to the channel's input and output pads.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for an interface. The interface may be configured as a low-voltage, bi-directional channel redriver having a transmitter and a receiver that share input pads and output pads. The interface may provide for selective biasing of the transmitter and receiver using a switching circuit and a resistance circuit connected to the channel's input and output pads.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for utilizing radio access network (RAN) information and mobile backhaul (MBH) network information to assess network site performance. In operation, a system receives information associated with a radio access network. Additionally, the system receives information associated with a mobile backhaul network corresponding to the radio access network. The system correlates the information associated with the radio access network with the information associated with the mobile backhaul network to create correlated information. Further, the system calculates scores for the correlated information. Moreover, the system calculates a score for a site associated with the mobile backhaul network utilizing the scores for the correlated information.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for preparing membrane protein nanosheets and two-dimensional crystals. In particular, the methods employ a solvent. A mixture of a polymer and a membrane protein is solubilized in the solvent, applied to a substrate, and subsequently dried to form the nanosheet or two-dimensional crystal. Applicants have surprisingly found that the membrane proteins maintain their structure when exposed to solvents during the short processing time utilized.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes membrane compositions and methods for preparing membrane compositions. In particular, the methods employ a layer-by-layer approach to membrane preparation. The membrane compositions provide significantly enhanced membrane performance over existing commercial membranes, particularly in terms of permeability and selectivity.

Abstract: A computing device is provided, including a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute a source code authoring application program. The processor may be further configured to output a graphical user interface (GUI) of the source code authoring application program for display on the display. The processor may be further configured to receive source code including one or more code instructions at an editor window included in the GUI. The editor window may provide real-time mark-up of the source code. At a compiler platform, the processor may be further configured to determine that the source code includes at least one test method based on at least one syntactic test method indicator or symbolic test method indicator included in the source code. The processor may be further configured to output a notification of the at least one test method for display on the display.

Abstract: Command performance may be monitored. In a monitoring transaction, a product may be selected from a plurality of products in one group of a plurality of groups of products. Execution performance of a command by the selected product may be monitored. The monitored execution performance may be provided for determining compliance with a service level agreement for the product based on the monitored executed performance.

Abstract: A computer device is provided that includes a display and a processor configured to execute an integrated development environment that includes a unit testing system configured to manage a plurality of unit tests for a set of code files. The processor is further configured to determine that a user is preparing to make a change to version control for the set of code files, retrieve test result data for one or more unit tests covering one or more code files of the set of code files that have been changed in the change to version control, and output the test result data on the display before completing the change to version control for the set of code files.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes biomimetic membrane compositions with specifically designed angstrom-scale pores, particularly the continuum of pore sizes between 3 and 10 ?. Further provided are methods of redesigning a protein pore for a desired pore size. The redesigned protein pores and biomimetic membranes based on these proteins provide high selectivity while maintaining high permeability and have many advantages over existing aquaporin-based membranes.

Abstract: A microscopy system includes a first excitation source configured to emit a one-photon light beam and a second excitation source configured to emit a two-photon light beam. The system also includes a first optical component configured to deliver one or more of a one-photon light sheet and a two-photon light sheet, where the one-photon light sheet is based on the one-photon light beam and the two-photon light sheet is based on the two-photon light beam. The system further includes a single reflective surface at a back focal plane of the first optical component to reflect the one or more of the one-photon light sheet and the two-photon light sheet toward a sample. The single reflective surface rotates about a fixed axis situated at a cross section of the single reflective surface and the back focal plane of the first optical component.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting visual indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to a voice message to a second speech-controlled device. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server performs speech processing on the audio data to determine a recipient and message content. The server then determines a second speech-controlled device associated with the recipient and sends the message content to the recipient's second speech-controlled device. Thereafter, the server receives an indication from the recipient's speech-controlled device that the second device is detecting speech, presumably in response to the original message. The server then causes a visual indication to be output by the first speech-controlled device, with the visual indication representing the recipient-speech controlled device is detecting speech.