Abstract: In an approach for a smart reading assistant that helps users learn to read a new language, a processor detects a language of a digital book opening by a user on a computing device. A processor identifies a user reading capability level for the language of the digital book from a user profile for the user. A processor inputs at least one in context meaning of potential unknown words based on the user reading capability level. A processor detects a user action by the user on the computing device. A processor updates the user reading capability level based on the user action. A processor identifies, using collocation extraction, related words to a word involved in the user action. A processor inputs at least one in context meaning of at least one of the related words.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a system of interchangeable connection, comprising one or more connectors (100), with variable configurations and angles, which have two or more circular (50) and/or oblong (60) holes in their surfaces for fixation of plastic bottles (500) in a “nut-thread” or “cap-bottle” way. In addition, the present invention addresses the use of the system for interchangeable connection for functional and/or creative purposes in the process of reusing plastic bottles (500) in a simple and practical way.

Abstract: A method for retrieving a plurality of electronic images that includes obtaining images from a plurality of electronic storage sites. A first set of images containing a main protagonist is selected from the plurality of electronic images. An intent based image selection is performed from the first set of images. The intent based image selection includes tagging the first set of images with word tags identifying content of the images, creating a word cloud from the word tags, plotting the top word tags from the word cloud in a Venn diagram, and extracting images from the overlapping are of the Venn diagram.

Abstract: In an approach for a smart reading assistant that helps users learn to read a new language, a processor detects a language of a digital book opening by a user on a computing device. A processor identifies a user reading capability level for the language of the digital book from a user profile for the user. A processor inputs at least one in context meaning of potential unknown words based on the user reading capability level. A processor detects a user action by the user on the computing device. A processor updates the user reading capability level based on the user action. A processor identifies, using collocation extraction, related words to a word involved in the user action. A processor inputs at least one in context meaning of at least one of the related words.

Abstract: A method for retrieving a plurality of electronic images that includes obtaining images from a plurality of electronic storage sites. A first set of images containing a main protagonist is selected from the plurality of electronic images. An intent based image selection is performed from the first set of images. The intent based image selection includes tagging the first set of images with word tags identifying content of the images, creating a word cloud from the word tags, plotting the top word tags from the word cloud in a Venn diagram, and extracting images from the overlapping are of the Venn diagram.

Abstract: A computer system manages multi-stage transactions. A plurality of response time values of transaction components for a plurality of transactions are received. Two or more transactions from the plurality of transactions are selected, wherein a quantity of the selected transactions is equal to a number of the transaction components in the plurality of transactions. Eigenvalues are calculated from the response time values for the selected transactions. The selected transactions are determined to have timed out by processing the eigenvalues using a machine learning classifier. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for managing multi-stage transactions in substantially the same manner described above.

Abstract: A service catalog system where patterns in a service catalog (respectively corresponding to various available services) are modified based on consumption data (that is, how other users have used the services in the past). Also, a service catalog system where a pattern is added to a service catalog based on consumption data. Some embodiments use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cognitive processing and/or advanced analytics to modify existing patterns and/or recommend new patterns to be added to the service catalog.

Abstract: At least one shared brokerage service can be hosted on shared hardware. At least a first private brokerage service hosted on first private hardware can be identified. At least a second private brokerage service hosted on second private hardware can be identified. For a first customer, a cloud service broker orchestrates communication of data between the shared brokerage service and the first private brokerage service using application programming interface (API) calls to a first API executing on first private hardware. For a second customer, the cloud service broker orchestrates communication of data between the shared brokerage service and the second private brokerage service using API calls to a second API executing on second private hardware.

Abstract: A computer system manages multi-stage transactions. A plurality of response time values of transaction components for a plurality of transactions are received. Two or more transactions from the plurality of transactions are selected, wherein a quantity of the selected transactions is equal to a number of the transaction components in the plurality of transactions. Eigenvalues are calculated from the response time values for the selected transactions. The selected transactions are determined to have timed out by processing the eigenvalues using a machine learning classifier. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for managing multi-stage transactions in substantially the same manner described above.

Abstract: A method for playing a community card poker card game includes allowing the participants to either fold or place a first bet. The first bet is resolved based on a final card hand associated with the participant, and the combination of first bets comprises a main pot. After first ones of the community cards are revealed, the participants that folded are allowed to either continue to fold or to place a second bet. The second best is resolved based on a final card hand associated with the participant, and the combination of second bets comprises an auxiliary pot. Thereafter, the remaining community cards are revealed, and the main pot is resolved according to a rank of final card hands for those participants that made the first bet. Thereafter, the auxiliary pot is resolved according to a rank of final card hands for those participants that made the second bet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic vehicle tire for utility vehicles having a belt which has a plurality of belt layers and having a tread (1) with circumferential grooves (6, 7, 8) which run in the circumferential direction and divide the tread (1) into circumferential ribs (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic vehicle tyre for utility vehicles having a belt which has a plurality of belt layers and having a tread (1) with circumferential grooves (6, 7, 8) which run in the circumferential direction and divide the tread (1) into circumferential ribs (2).

Abstract: A method of achieving a permanent stone-wash effect on textile fibre materials, in which method the textile fibre materials are dyed with naphthol dyes and the dyed textile material is then after-treated with a stone-wash finish. Very fast dyeings having a permanent stone-wash finish are obtained.