Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predicting the onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) from electrocardiogram (ECG) data representing a patient. A signal processing component determines parameters representing the activity of the heart of the patient from the ECG data. A feature extraction component calculates a plurality of features useful in predicting postoperative AF from the determined parameters. A classification component determines an AF index for the patient from the calculated plurality of features. The AF index represents the likelihood that the patient will experience AF.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a direction of a network session are described herein. An example method may commence with receiving a data packet by a network device. The method may continue with analyzing contextual data associated with the data packet. Based on the analysis, the direction of the network session may be determined. Upon determining of the network session, the data packet may be directed according to the direction of the network session. The analysis may include determining that the data packet is associated with a previous network session. Based on the determination, the data packet may be attributed to the previous network session.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assaying a test entity for a property, without measuring the property, are provided. Exemplary test entities include proteins, protein mixtures, and protein fragments. Measurements of first features in a respective subset of an N-dimensional space and of second features in a respective subset of an M-dimensional space, is obtained as training data for each reference in a plurality of reference entities. One or more of the second features is a metric for the target property. A subset of first features, or combinations thereof, is identified using feature selection. A model is trained on the subset of first features using the training data. Measurement values for the subset of first features for the test entity are applied to thereby obtaining a model value that is compared to model values obtained using measured values of the subset of first features from reference entities exhibiting the property.

Abstract: Systems for providing scanning within distributed services are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of segmented environments that each includes an enforcement point that has an active probe device, and a plurality of workloads that each implements at least one service. The system also has a data center server coupled with the plurality of segmented environments over a network. The data center server has a security controller configured to provide a security policy to each of the plurality of segmented environments and an active probe controller configured to cause the active probe device of the plurality of segmented environments to execute a scan.

Abstract: Context aware microservice networks and contextual security policies for microservice networks are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of microservices, each of the plurality of microservices having a plurality of distributed microservice components. At least a portion of the distributed microservice components execute on different physical or virtual servers in a data center or a cloud. The system also includes a plurality of logical security boundaries, with each of the plurality of logical security boundaries being created by a plurality of enforcement points positioned in association with the plurality of distributed microservice components. Each of plurality of microservices is bounded by one of the plurality of logical security boundaries.

Abstract: Systems for providing scanning within distributed services are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of segmented environments that each includes an enforcement point that has an active probe device, and a plurality of workloads that each implements at least one service. The system also has a data center server coupled with the plurality of segmented environments over a network. The data center server has a security controller configured to provide a security policy to each of the plurality of segmented environments and an active probe controller configured to cause the active probe device of the plurality of segmented environments to execute a scan.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a video frame including screen content and generate a block containing an index map of colors for screen content in the video frame. The block includes a first string of index values and a second string of the index values immediately below the first string. The processor is also configured to encode a second string palette_run_type flag corresponding to the second string without referencing a first string palette_run_type flag corresponding to the first string and using a single available context. A transmitter operably coupled to the processor is configured to transmit the second string palette_run_type flag in a bitstream to a decoding apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna adjustment method, an antenna, and a base station control center, where the antenna includes: a detection unit, configured to detect a current orientation parameter of the antenna; an obtaining unit, configured to obtain remote electrical tilt data of multiple element arrays in the antenna that are corresponding to a target frequency band, where the remote electrical tilt data is determined according to a difference between a target orientation parameter of a beam of the multiple element arrays and the current orientation parameter; and an adjustment unit, configured to adjust an orientation of the beam of the multiple element arrays according to the remote electrical tilt data. According to the embodiments of the present application, multiple element arrays in the antenna that are corresponding to each frequency band can be separately adjusted, thereby improving antenna performance.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus, decoding apparatus, and coding methods are provided.

Abstract: A network system includes a security gateway that receives information from a virtual machine after the virtual machine has migrated from a first network access device to a second network access device, where the information identifies the virtual machine as one associated with a privilege level. The security gateway determines that access to the virtual machine at the first network access device was permitted by the privilege level and assigns the virtual machine at the second network access device to the privilege level. The security gateway then applies a set of rules associated with the privilege level to communications between the network and the virtual machine at the second network access device.

Abstract: Context aware microservice networks and contextual security policies for microservice networks are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of microservices, each of the plurality of microservices having a plurality of distributed microservice components. At least a portion of the distributed microservice components execute on different physical or virtual servers in a data center or a cloud. The system also includes a plurality of logical security boundaries, with each of the plurality of logical security boundaries being created by a plurality of enforcement points positioned in association with the plurality of distributed microservice components. Each of plurality of microservices is bounded by one of the plurality of logical security boundaries.

Abstract: A multi-function dental flosser is disclosed. The dental flosser comprises a “U”-shaped or “V”-shaped floss holder portion which comprises a pair of spaced apart arms holding a length of dental floss, and a handle portion extending from the floss holder portion. The handle portion comprises a tail portion at a distal end of the handle portion opposite from the floss holder portion. The tail portion functions as a toothpick, a gum stimulator, an interdental brush, or a combination thereof. The tail portion is made of a first plastic material. The floss holder portion is made of a second plastic material. Methods for manufacturing and using the dental flosser are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems for providing vulnerability scanning within distributed microservices are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of microsegmented environments that each includes a hypervisor, an enforcement point that has an active probe device, and a plurality of virtual machines that each implements at least one microservice. The system also has a cloud data center server coupled with the plurality of microsegmented environments over a network. The cloud data center server has a security controller configured to provide a security policy to each of the plurality of microsegmented environments and an active probe controller configured to cause the active probe device of the plurality of microsegmented environments to execute a vulnerability scan.