Abstract: A yellow jacket bait bottle is provided and designed for effective and safe extermination of yellow jacket populations. The device comprises a cylindrical container with a hollow interior, accessible through a tamper-resistant lid featuring a hinge and flange for easy opening and closing. A plurality of access holes around the container's perimeter allows yellow jackets to enter, collect poisoned bait, and exit freely. The bait bottle includes a central hole in the lid for a flexible loop, enabling the device to be hung in various locations. The method involves placing a pesticide-laced attractant inside the container, hanging the bait bottle, and allowing yellow jackets to transport the bait back to their nest, thereby eliminating larvae and reducing the population.

Abstract: A sliding vehicle center console is provided. The center console may include an elongated rack, including an elongated rack, defining a plurality of teeth, a carrier member coupled to the rack, and a gearbox assembly including a pinion configured to rotate in a first or a second direction to translate the carrier member and the elongated rack from a first position to a second position. The sliding vehicle center console may also include a controller configured to change the rotation of the pinion from one of the first or second directions to the other directions, responsive to a comparison of a sensor value to a threshold condition.

Abstract: A security module is disclosed. In embodiments, the security module includes a common host platform configured to co-host a plurality of certified functions via a plurality of interconnected hardware resources. The common host platform may be configured to host a first certified function independently certified via a first certifying authority, and a second certified function independently certified via a second certifying authority. The first certified function may be hosted on a first sub-set of dedicated hardware resources and a first sub-set of shared hardware resources. The second certified function may hosted on a second sub-set of dedicated hardware resources and the first sub-set of shared hardware resources including one or more hardware resources shared with the first certified function.

Abstract: A sliding vehicle center console is provided. The center console may include an elongated rack, including an elongated rack, defining a plurality of teeth, a carrier member coupled to the rack, and a gearbox assembly including a pinion configured to rotate in a first or a second direction to translate the carrier member and the elongated rack from a first position to a second position. The sliding vehicle center console may also include a controller configured to change the rotation of the pinion from one of the first or second directions to the other directions, responsive to a comparison of a sensor value to a threshold condition.

Abstract: A security module is disclosed. In embodiments, the security module includes a common host platform configured to co-host a plurality of certified functions via a plurality of interconnected hardware resources. The common host platform may be configured to host a first certified function independently certified via a first certifying authority, and a second certified function independently certified via a second certifying authority. The first certified function may be hosted on a first sub-set of dedicated hardware resources and a first sub-set of shared hardware resources. The second certified function may hosted on a second sub-set of dedicated hardware resources and the first sub-set of shared hardware resources including one or more hardware resources shared with the first certified function.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions that are executed by the processor to specifically configure the processor to implement a relevant information graphical presentation engine for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that presents information from a patient electronic medical record (EMR). The relevant information graphical presentation engine generates a GUI presenting patient EMR data pertinent to a condition of the patient. The relevant information graphical presentation engine identifies a change in treatment recorded in the patient EMR, submits a question to a healthcare cognitive system to query the patient EMR for a reason for the change in treatment, and receives at least one answer from the healthcare cognitive system identifying of a reason portion of the patient EMR that provides a reason for the change in treatment.

Abstract: A radio device includes a hardware antenna, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processing circuit. The hardware antenna is configured to receive an analog signal corresponding to a radio frequency waveform. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal corresponding to the radio frequency waveform. The processing circuit is configured to provide the digital signal corresponding to the radio frequency waveform to a first application; execute the first application using the digital signal to generate a first output instruction; execute an application programming interface to convert the first output instruction to a second output instruction; and execute the second output instruction.

Abstract: Provided is a method, a computer program product, and a system for generating personalized treatment options and associated outcome estimates for patients. The method includes retrieving information from an electronic health records database relating to a patient cohort, detecting decision points from the information retrieved, and computing actual treatment options from the decision points. The method also includes computing precision cohort treatment options from the decision points using precision cohort analytics on a patient group and analyzing the decision points by comparing the actual treatment options with the precision cohort treatment options for each of the decision points to determine recommended measures. The method further includes generating a precision population analysis report based on the recommended measure.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for presenting contextually relevant patient data in relation to other patients in a graphical user interface. Using a medical condition associated with a patient and a current treatment being followed by the patient, a cohort of similar patients with the same medical condition are identified. For each of the patients in the cohort, a set of next treatments are identified for those patients that stopped the current treatment and followed a next treatment. For each next treatment followed by a patent in the cohort of similar patients, a determination is made as to whether the next treatment controlled or failed to control the same medical condition for the patient. Then a presentation is provided indicating the set of next treatments, a number of patients following each next treatment, whether each treatment controlled or failed to control the same medical condition, and a statistical significance.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions that are executed by the processor to specifically configure the processor to implement a relevant information graphical presentation engine for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that presents information from a patient electronic medical record (EMR). The relevant information graphical presentation engine identifies an outcome a healthcare professional is attempting to control for a current or upcoming interaction with a patient and generates a GUI presenting patient EMR data pertinent to the outcome from the patient EMR. The relevant information graphical presentation engine determines a set of prototypical questions for the outcome and information from the patient EMR pertinent to the outcome and determines a set of answers to the set of prototypical questions in the patient EMR.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for presenting contextually relevant patient data in relation to other patients in a graphical user interface. Using a medical condition associated with a patient and a current treatment being followed by the patient, a cohort of similar patients with the same medical condition are identified. For each of the patients in the cohort, a set of next treatments are identified for those patients that stopped the current treatment and followed a next treatment. For each next treatment followed by a patent in the cohort of similar patients, a determination is made as to whether the next treatment controlled or failed to control the same medical condition for the patient. Then a presentation is provided indicating the set of next treatments, a number of patients following each next treatment, whether each treatment controlled or failed to control the same medical condition, and a statistical significance.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions that are executed by the processor to specifically configure the processor to implement a relevant information graphical presentation engine for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that presents information from a patient electronic medical record (EMR). The relevant information graphical presentation engine generates a GUI presenting patient EMR data pertinent to a condition of the patient. The relevant information graphical presentation engine identifies a change in treatment recorded in the patient EMR, submits a question to a healthcare cognitive system to query the patient EMR for a reason for the change in treatment, and receives at least one answer from the healthcare cognitive system identifying of a reason portion of the patient EMR that provides a reason for the change in treatment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for operating in multiple transmissions modes for satellite communications. A controller of a radio device may set a transmission mode of a single transceiver chain to a first communications protocol. The single transceiver chain may communicate with a satellite antenna using the first communications protocol. The controller may modify the transmission mode of the single transceiver chain from the first communications protocol to a second communications protocol. The controller may maintain synchronization for the first communications protocol. The single transceiver chain may transmit a first signal to the satellite using the second communications protocol, responsive to modifying the transmission mode. The single transceiver chain may simultaneously receive a second signal using the first communications protocol and the synchronization, and a third signal using the second communications protocol.

Abstract: Several embodiments related to lithium-ion batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template. The substrate material is at least partially compliant.

Abstract: A computer defined radio includes a Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) terminal configured to instantiate two or more virtual terminals. Each of the two or more virtual terminals provides all of the functionality of a MUOS terminal with satellite communication through a single antenna. Each of the two or more virtual terminals may join a separate group as defined by MUOS specifications, and give the single MUOS terminal access to the disparate groups. Each of the two or more virtual terminals is configured to operate at a different bitrate such that the total power consumption of the MUOS terminal is less than the same number of physical terminals operating separately.

Abstract: Several embodiments related to batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.

Abstract: A signal extender and method for extending signals of a satellite is disclosed. The apparatus includes a terminal device interface, an antenna interface and a controller in communication with the terminal device interface and the antenna interface. The terminal device interface is configured for communicating with at least one terminal device. The antenna interface is configured for communicating with an antenna to facilitate communication with the satellite. Upon receiving a downlink signal from the satellite via the antenna interface, the controller processes the downlink signal to identify an intended terminal device among the at least one terminal device and transmits the downlink signal to the intended terminal device via the terminal device interface, and upon receiving an uplink signal from a particular terminal device via the terminal device interface, the controller transmits the uplink signal to the satellite via the antenna interface.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for partial replacement of a metatarsophalangeal joint defined by a proximal face of a phalanx and a distal face of a metatarsal. The apparatus and method include a joint surface element and an elongated fusing element. The elongated fusing element has an end configured for tool engagement. The joint surface element has a generally concave surface configured to serve as the proximal face of the phalanx and a socket configured to engage the end of the elongated fusing element. The elongated fusing element fuses an interphalangeal joint when the apparatus is surgically implanted to prevent the deterioration of the interphalangeal joint.

Abstract: Several embodiments related to lithium-ion batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.

Abstract: A method and related system is disclosed for emulation of a Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground base station. A Software Defined Radio (SDR) based architecture with interpreted scripting languages interfaces with open source software running in an embedded environment to emulate entire MUOS ground transportation segment. The ground base station emulation resides on a server remote from the MUOS enabled terminals or embedded within MUOS enabled terminals. It is transparent to the MUOS enabled terminal whether the terminal is in communication with the emulation of or the actual MUOS ground base station.