Abstract: Systems and methods for consolidating data sources for expediting validation processes are described herein. A user interface can be provided to a first entity. First risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received via the user interface. Second risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be validated. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be output for display on the user interface. A responsive message including the validated first risk assessment data and the validated second risk assessment data can be transmitted to a remote computing device for use in controlling access of the first entity to one or more interactive computing environments.

Abstract: Systems and methods for consolidating data sources for expediting validation processes are described herein. A user interface can be provided to a first entity. First risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received via the user interface. Second risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be validated. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be output for display on the user interface. A responsive message including the validated first risk assessment data and the validated second risk assessment data can be transmitted to a remote computing device for use in controlling access of the first entity to one or more interactive computing environments.

Abstract: Systems and methods for consolidating data sources for expediting validation processes are described herein. A user interface can be provided to a first entity. First risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received via the user interface. Second risk assessment data associated with the first entity can be received. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be validated. The first risk assessment data and the second risk assessment data can be output for display on the user interface. A responsive message including the validated first risk assessment data and the validated second risk assessment data can be transmitted to a remote computing device for use in controlling access of the first entity to one or more interactive computing environments.

Abstract: A method of conversion of a lipid to an olefin product includes heating a mixture of unsaturated triacylglycerols or alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids and a reactant olefin with microwave irradiation, in the presence of a ruthenium complex catalyst.

Abstract: A method of conversion of a lipid to an olefin product includes heating a mixture of unsaturated triacylglycerols or alkyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids and a reactant olefin with microwave irradiation, in the presence of a ruthenium complex catalyst.

Abstract: A method of converting lipids to useful olefins includes reacting a mixture of lipids and a reactant olefin with microwave irradiation in the presence of ruthenium metathesis catalysts. The lipids may be unsaturated triacylglycerols or alkyl esters of fatty acids. The lipids may be sourced from renewable sources such as vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, or waste animal products.

Abstract: A method of converting lipids to useful olefins includes reacting a mixture of lipids and a reactant olefin with microwave irradiation in the presence of ruthenium metathesis catalysts. The lipids may be unsaturated triacylglycerols or alkyl esters of fatty acids. The lipids may be sourced from renewable sources such as vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, or waste animal products.

Abstract: The present invention discloses how irrigation canal seepage can be reduced. Such reduction can be accomplished by obtaining aerial data of an irrigation canal obtained with the use of an aerial image acquiring unit, identifying a water body from the aerial image, analyzing water pixel brightness values of the water body to discern water disturbances indicative of water seepage, and outputting the location of the water seepage site on a two-dimensional or three dimensional display.

Abstract: A method for efficiently updating as shared data structure in a multiprocessor environment comprises accessing a queue variable associated with time-based data events in the data structure. Information associated with the queue variable is used to determine the point of insertion of a new time-based data event. If a new time based data event is inserted, the data of the queue variable of a preceding time-based data event is altered to identify the new time-based data event. An embodiment employing a contention-free locking mechanism is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for efficiently acquiring and releasing a shared locking mechanism in a multiprocessor environment comprises updating variables associated with the locking mechanism and variables associated with processors seeking to acquire the lock. If the lock is currently occupied, a processor waits in accordance with information initialized in a spin variable associated with the processor. Upon releasing the lock, a relinquishing processor determines whether there are other processors waiting to acquire the lock. If other processors are waiting to acquire the lock, the relinquishing processor alters a successor variable associated with the waiting processor in the waiting processor's local shared memory so that the lock mechanism can be passed on and a first-in and first-out behavior of a waiting queue can be maintained.