Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of protecting ribonucleic acid (RNA) from degradation under certain conditions by contacting the RNA with an amino acid. The present disclosure also provides compositions comprising such amino acid(s) and RNA.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an integrated student-growth platform for discovering, designating, and organizing heterogeneous instructional electronic resources based on observational assessments of students are disclosed. The student-growth platform is configured to establish and generate the best possible set of skills and resources for an educator to teach a group of students on a particular day and for a student to quickly progress to meet preferred educational standards. In one embodiment, the student-growth system includes a communication unit for sending and receiving data among users (e.g., teachers and students), an assessment platform, a planning platform, a learning-progression platform, an assignment platform, a mastery-maker platform, a Multi-Dimensional Response Item (MIRT) platform, and a reporting platform.

Abstract: A method includes establishing an IP address whitelist including an acceptable IP address, establishing a resource whitelist including an acceptable resource request, establishing a resource blacklist including an indicator of a malicious resource request, and analyzing a resource request. Analyzing the resource request includes determining if a requestor IP address of the resource request is in the IP address whitelist, determining if the requested resource is in the resource whitelist, and determining if the requested resource is in the resource blacklist. A whitelist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist. A blacklist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requested resource is in the resource blacklist and the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist.

Abstract: A method includes establishing an IP address whitelist including an acceptable IP address, establishing a resource whitelist including an acceptable resource request, establishing a resource blacklist including an indicator of a malicious resource request, and analyzing a resource request. Analyzing the resource request includes determining if a requestor IP address of the resource request is in the IP address whitelist, determining if the requested resource is in the resource whitelist, and determining if the requested resource is in the resource blacklist. A whitelist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist. A blacklist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requested resource is in the resource blacklist and the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist.

Abstract: A method for user interface workflow composition includes defining a form of different fields, at least one of the fields in the form referencing a business object providing access to data in an external data source that is different than at least one other data source for a correspondingly different one of the fields. A set of references to both human steps and automated steps of a workflow is loaded such, each human step referencing a corresponding user interface and each human step and automated step individually including contextual data. A human step is generated for the defined form and loading into the module. Graphical elements, each representative of a selected human or automated step, are visually placed into a canvas along with an individual graphical element representative of the defined form. Transitions are defined between the human and automated steps represented by corresponding graphical elements setting forth a user interface workflow.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for user interface workflow composition. In an embodiment of the invention, a user interface workflow composition method can include loading a set of references to both human steps of a workflow and also automated steps of a workflow. Each of the human steps of the workflow references a corresponding user interface. Further, each of the human steps and automated steps of the workflow individually include contextual data. Individual graphical elements each representative of a selected one of the human steps and automated steps is placed into a canvas and transitions can be defined between different ones of the human steps and automated steps represented by corresponding ones of the graphical elements in the canvas resulting in the specification of a user interface workflow. Consequently, computer readable instructions can be generated for the user interface workflow.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for retrieving information through the use of a multi-stage interaction with a client to identify particular knowledge content associated with a knowledge map. The present invention is an application program running on a server accessed via the world-wide web or other data network using standard Internet protocols, a web browser and web server software. In addition to an automated portion, the present invention allows a human dialog designer to model the way the system elicits information, giving a human feel to the dialog and a better customer experience. In operation, users start a dialog by directing their web browser to a designated web page. This web page asks the user some initial questions that are then passed to a dialog engine. The dialog engine then applies its methods and algorithms to a knowledge map, using dialog control information\ and the user's responses to provide feedback to the user.

Abstract: A method and system organize and retrieve information using taxonomies, a document classifier, and an autocontextualizer. Documents (or other knowledge containers) in an organization and retrieval subsystem may be manually or automatically classified into taxonomies. Documents are transformed from clear text into a structured record. Automatically constructed indexes help identify when the structured record is an appropriate response to a query. An automatic term extractor creates a list of terms indicative of the documents' subject matter. A subject matter expert identifies the terms relevant to the taxonomies. A term analysis system assigns the relevant terms to one or more taxonomies, and a suitable algorithm is then used to determine the relatedness between each list of terms and its associated taxonomy. The system then clusters documents for each taxonomy in accordance with the weights ascribed to the terms in the taxonomy's list and a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure is created.

Abstract: In an information retrieval application, a system and method for detecting content holes. A content body is parsed into a plurality of concepts nodes, including a first concept node. A percentage of successful service interactions is determined as a function of concept node and, if the percentage of successful service interactions at the first concept node is below a predefined threshold, a content hole is flagged.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for retrieving information through the use of a multi-stage interaction with a client to identify particular knowledge content associated with a knowledge map.

Abstract: This document describes, among other things, a visual search experience editor for providing a tailored search experience to one or more end-users. In certain examples, the editor provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWIG)-type interface, so that an administrative user can see what the tailored search experience will look like to the end-user. This may include the ability to review live search results or other specialized transaction interface results responsive to the tailored search. This document also describes various techniques of triggering tailored search experiences, as well as techniques for mapping queries to tailored search experiences, such as to generalize a particular tailored search for a particular query to apply to other similar queries.

Abstract: A method and system organize and retrieve information using taxonomies, a document classifier, and an autocontextualizer. Documents (or other knowledge containers) in an organization and retrieval subsystem may be manually or automatically classified into taxonomies. Documents are transformed from clear text into a structured record. Automatically constructed indexes help identify when the structured record is an appropriate response to a query. An automatic term extractor creates a list of terms indicative of the documents' subject matter. A subject matter expert identifies the terms relevant to the taxonomies. A term analysis system assigns the relevant terms to one or more taxonomies, and a suitable algorithm is then used to determine the relatedness between each list of terms and its associated taxonomy. The system then clusters documents for each taxonomy in accordance with the weights ascribed to the terms in the taxonomy's list and a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure is created.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a system that receives context, such as from a customer relationship management (CRM) or other case tracking system, and uses the received context to formulate a customized inquiry resolution process, which is particularized to the customer inquiry. The customized process can be used by a customer service agent to resolve the customer inquiry. The customized process can create additional context which is written back to any calling system.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for retrieving information through the use of a multi-stage interaction with a client to identify particular knowledge content associated with a knowledge map.

Abstract: A gaming machine having a display device displays a pyramid containing digits one through nine. A player causes the machine to simulate the roll of two dice. Based on the sum of the two dice, the player eliminates one or more of the digits corresponding in value to the sum of the dice. The objective is to eliminate each of the digits such that the pyramid is cleared. The sum of the final roll of the dice must correspond to the sum of the remaining digit(s). Players receive a payout for each cleared pyramid as a function of the final dice roll. A bonus round is reached when a player clears a preestablished number of pyramids. Successive bonus rounds in a set of pyramids may each incorporate a greater potential bonus award. Progressive jackpots corresponding to clearing multiple consecutive bonus pyramids are also contemplated.