Abstract: A system and method of training a deep neural network for object detection in an object detection system. The object detection system including a camera and a controller including the DNN. The method including capturing an image by the camera, receiving the image, predicting, using the DNN, a bounding box and corresponding class label, evaluating the prediction with a total loss function including an object detection loss function, a box regression loss function, and a calibration loss function that takes into account precision and confidence. The method outputs a calibrated image with the object bounding box, the corresponding label, and a respective confidence score, in which the confidence score is a probability associated with the predicted class label.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for classifying stream data at an edge device. The method includes (i) monitoring network traffic, wherein the monitored network traffic is stored in a network traffic log, (ii) determining an application identifier (ID) associated with a URL obtained from the network traffic log based at least in part on a combination of a URI ranking and a machine learning based URI application classification, and (iii) enforcing a policy with respect to network traffic based at least in part on the application ID.

Abstract: A novel thermoacidophilic pullulanase (Tk-PUL) from hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 is described here that efficiently hydrolyzes starch under industrial conditions in the absence of any additional metal ions. The gene encoding Tk-PUL was cloned and expressed in E. coli cells. The purified recombinant enzyme possesses the following properties: shows both pullulanase and ?-amylase activities, displays highest activity at 95-100° C., active over a broad pH range (3.0-8.5) with optimum working pH 3.5, stable for several hours at 90° C. and displays a half-life of 45 minutes at 100° C., activity and stability are independent of calcium and other metal ions, and hydrolyzes maltotriose. Moreover, recombinant Tk-PUL can be used for single step liquefaction and saccharification of corn starch (without any ?-amylase or ?-amylase) at pH 4.2 in the absence of calcium.

Abstract: A novel thermoacidophilic pullulanase (Tk-PUL) from hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 is described here that efficiently hydrolyzes starch under industrial conditions in the absence of any additional metal ions. The gene encoding Tk-PUL was cloned and expressed in E. coli cells. The purified recombinant enzyme possesses the following properties; shows both pullulanase and ?-amylase activities displays highest activity at 95-100° C. active over a broad pH range (3.0-8.5) with optimum working pH 3.5 stable for several hours at 90° C. and displays a half-life of 45 minutes at 100° C. activity and stability are independent of calcium and other metal ions hydrolyzes maltotriose Moreover, recombinant Tk-PUL can be used for single step liquefaction and saccharification of corn starch (without any ?-amylase or ?-amylase) at pH 4.2 in the absence of calcium.

Abstract: A highly alkaline, no-base hair relaxer cream composition is disclosed which is phase-stable on ageing. A composition of this invention is a highly alkaline cosmetic cream base that may be used directly as a no-base hair relaxer or as a no-lye cream that may be converted for use as a no-base, no-lye hair relaxer by admixture with an aqueous activator solution. A method for preparing such a phase-stable no-base hair relaxer cream composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A highly alkaline, no-base hair relaxer cream composition is disclosed which is phase-stable on ageing. A composition of this invention is a highly alkaline cosmetic cream base that may be used directly as a no-base hair relaxer or as a no-lye cream that may be converted for use as a no-base, no-lye relaxer by admixture with an aqueous activator solution. A method for preparing such a phase-stable no-base hair relaxer cream composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of straightening, texturing and strengthening hair undergoing an alkaline straightening procedure and to nonacidic aqueous hair texturing and strengthening compositions for use in conjunction therewith. The texturing and strengthening compositions have a pH value from at least 8 to about 11 containing at least one water-dispersible hair texturing and strengthening agent including a quaternary nitrogen atom with at least one aliphatic alkyl group directly or indirectly bonded to the quaternary nitrogen atom, the aliphatic alkyl group having from about 3 to about 22 carbon atoms. Methods for applying the compositions in post-straightening and pre-straightening procedures are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved no-base aqueous sodium hydroxide-based hair-straightening composition having a pH between about 12 and about 14 comprises, as an active hair-straightening agent, a mixture of sodium hydroxide and a lesser amount of a hair keratin-disulfide reducing agent having a sulfhydryl functional group available from the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine, water-soluble homologs of cysteine and certain water-soluble derivatives of cysteine. The composition augments and enhances the hair-straightening benefits of sodium hydroxide yet substantially overcomes negative hair conditioning problems normally associated with the use of sodium hydroxide. Cysteine is particularly preferred as the hair keratin-disulfide reducing agent. Also disclosed is a hair-straightening system and method for straightening hair with the foregoing compositions.

Abstract: A highly alkaline, no-base hair relaxer cream composition is disclosed which is phase-stable on ageing. A composition of this invention is a highly alkaline cosmetic cream base that may be use directly as a no-base hair relaxer or as a no-lye cream that may be converted for use as a no-base, no-lye hair relaxer by admixture with an aqueous activator solution. A method for preparing such a phase-stable no-base hair relaxer cream composition is also disclosed.