Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to determining optimal price promotion parameters for Consumer-packaged goods (CPG). The CPGs includes items that are frequently purchased by consumers and requires routine replacement or replenishment such as food, beverages, clothes, tobacco, makeup, and household products, etc., The techniques to determine the optimal pricing strategy is subjective and is dependent on goods/products being sold. The existing techniques mostly determine the optimal pricing strategy of CPG based on non-behavioral factors or on historic price/sales trends, wherein there is no explicit focus on consumers' behavior patterns and are not efficient.

Abstract: A method for controlling an execution (signalling) of a non-3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) interworking function (N3IWF) is provided. The method includes splitting a signalling of a N3IWF into a control plane signalling and a user plane signalling, where the control plane signalling is handled by an N3IWF-C device and the user plane signalling is handled by an N3IWF-U device. Further, the method includes adding the E10 interface between the N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device. Further, the method includes monitoring the E10 interface, whereas the E10 interface includes an E10AP. The N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device enables a plurality of services between the N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device. The plurality of services includes an interface management service, a bear management service, a trace management service, and a load management service.

Abstract: Resource estimation for implementing circuit designs in an integrated circuit (IC) can include detecting, using computer hardware, a plurality of Intellectual Property (IP) cores within a circuit design, extracting, using the computer hardware and from the circuit design, parameterizations for the plurality of IP cores as used in the circuit design, and selecting, using the computer hardware, a machine learning (ML) model corresponding to each IP core, wherein each selected ML model is specific to the corresponding IP core. Each selected ML model can be provided input specifying a target IC for the circuit design and the parameterization for the corresponding IP core. An estimate of resource usage for the circuit design can be generated by executing the selected ML models. The resource usage specifies an amount of resources of the target IC needed to implement the circuit design in the target IC.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for carrying out a catalysed chemical reaction using one or more liquid reactants, preferably acetone and phenol to form bisphenol A, in an upflow reactor comprising feeding at least a portion of said reactants to a bottom section of the reactor positioned below a flow distributor plate, passing said portion through the flow distributor plate, passing said portion through a layer of inert particles positioned above and preferably in contact with said flow distributor plate, passing said portion through a catalyst layer comprising a particulate catalyst, said catalyst layer being positioned above and in contact with said layer of inert particles, wherein the reactants react to form a product stream, collecting said product stream via collecting means positioned above said catalyst layer. The invention also relates to a reactor assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a core-shell catalyst comprising the steps of a. providing core particles, b. functionalizing at least part of the surface of the core particles with a functionalizing agent thereby forming functionalized core particles, c. graft polymerizing at least one of aromatic vinyl compounds onto the functionalized core particles thereby forming core-shell particles wherein the core is comprised of the core particles and the shell is comprised of graft polymerized aromatic vinyl compounds and d. activating the shell by using a sulfonating agent wherein the core particles comprise or consists of glass particles and wherein the core particles are hydroxylated prior to step b). The present invention further relates to the use of the core-shell catalyst for the manufacture of bisphenol A by reacting phenol with acetone for increasing the selectivity towards the formation of p,p-bisphenol A.

Abstract: Edible microcarrier for growing anchorage-dependent cells to prepare a cultured meat product, where the edible microcarrier includes a microcarrier core and a microcarrier coating at least partially directly or indirectly covering the surface of said microcarrier core, wherein said microcarrier core is a hydrogel having only the following components: (A) 0.03-10.0 wt % of at least one ionically crosslinked polysaccharide; (B) 0.05-5 wt % of a mechanical stability agent different from (A); (C) 0.0-10 wt % of additives different from (A) and (B); (D) 0.0-50 wt % living cells; (E) 75-99.92 wt % of water; where the sum of (A)-(E) making up 100 wt %, and where the microcarrier coating includes a biopolymer, where the biopolymer is crosslinked using a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a catalyst, to a method for manufacturing a catalyst, to a method for manufacturing a bisphenol compound, and to the use of a catalyst. The catalyst of the invention comprises particles having a core and a shell, wherein the shell comprises an ion exchange resin covering the core at least in part and wherein the core has a density that is higher than the density of the ion exchange resin.

Abstract: Modular systems and methods for removal of contaminants from a mixed plastic waste pyrolysis oil and optionally processing it in a hydrogenation unit to produce a decontaminated hydrogenated pyrolysis oil. These contaminants include metal compounds and non-metal compounds, such as silica compounds, halogenated compounds, phosphorous compounds, oxygenates, and nitrogenates.

Abstract: Systems and methods for runtime input and output content moderation for large language models are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: (1) receiving, by a moderator computer program executed by an electronic device, a query for a large language model-based computer program from a user application; (2) applying, by the moderator computer program, a rule to the query; (3) submitting, by the moderator computer program, the query to the large language model-based computer program; (4) receiving, by the moderator computer program, a response to the query from the large language model-based computer program; and (5) returning, by the moderator computer program, the response to the user application.

Abstract: A method for service location optimization may include methods for deriving service location utilization data from video, predicting an operational characteristic of a service location, optimizing an operational characteristic of a service location, and presenting a user interface for user-directed optimization of an operational characteristic of a service location.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method and computer program product embodiments for implementing an expenditure visualization application. An embodiment obtains an identifier of a parent cost object, accesses one or more databases of cost accounting data to generate a data structure that represents a hierarchy of cost objects that includes the parent cost object and one or more child cost objects that depend therefrom, the data structure storing planned data and expenditure data for each cost object in the hierarchy, generates based on the data structure a tree view graphical user interface (GUI) control that represents each cost object in the hierarchy of cost objects as a corresponding node, each node in the tree view GUI control including an expenditure visualization representing the planned data and the expenditure data for the corresponding cost object, and provides the tree view GUI control for display via a GUI of the application.

Abstract: An identity verification device for verification of a digital credential includes a user device communication interface for operative communication with a user device associated with a human user. The user device communication interface is operative to receive from the user device the digital credential of the human user stored locally on the user device. The device also includes a relying party communication interface operative to send a request to an intermediary credential service platform for verification of the digital credential presented by the user device, and to receive verification of the digital credential from the platform after application of an issuing authority credentialing standard to the digital credential. The device further includes a verification indicator operative to provide an indication of verification status of the digital credential to the relying party associated with the identity verification device.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for testing integrated circuit designs. An example method generally includes generating a coverage matrix associated with a plurality of test cases for an integrated circuit and coverage points associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases. A subset of the plurality of test cases is selected for execution based on weights associated with each test case of the plurality of test cases and a threshold weight value. Generally, the weights associated with each test case comprise weights in a machine learning model trained based on the coverage matrix. The integrated circuit may be tested based on the selected subset of test cases.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method can receive a hierarchy table comprising a plurality of records associated with objects organized in a hierarchical structure. The records comprise values corresponding to a plurality of displayable fields and specify value distributions among the objects. The method can specify one or more viewable fields at an input area of a graphical user interface, and display a plurality of nodes and a plurality of directional links connecting the displayed nodes on a display window of the graphical user interface. The displayed nodes represent objects whose associated records have unique combinations of values corresponding to the specified viewable fields. The directional links represent value distributions among objects represented by the displayed nodes. The method can display aggregated value distributed to or from objects represented by the displayed nodes. The viewable fields specify which of the displayable fields are visible on the displayed nodes.

Abstract: A method for service location optimization may include methods for deriving service location utilization data from video, predicting an operational characteristic of a service location, optimizing an operational characteristic of a service location, and presenting a user interface for user-directed optimization of an operational characteristic of a service location.

Abstract: A method for the aromatization of hydrocarbons, comprising: introducing a feed stream to an aromatization catalyst in a fixed bed reactor wherein the feed stream comprises a hydrocarbon having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, converting the hydrocarbon having 2 to 4 carbon atoms to form an outlet stream comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon; wherein the feed stream is introduced at a GHSV of greater than or equal to 4,000 milliliters per gram of catalyst per hour (ml·g?1 Cat·h?1), and a pressure of greater than or equal to 0.4 MPa. The feed stream can comprise hydrogen in an amount of at least 0.1 volume percent (vol %) up to 20 vol % based upon total volume of the feed stream.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated end-to-end deployment of a software product are disclosed.

Abstract: The preset disclosure provides methods of culturing cells, e.g., pluripotent cells, multipotent cells, and/or immune cells (e.g., T cells and/or NK cells) in a medium comprising at least about 5 mM potassium ion, wherein the medium is not hypertonic. In some aspects, the medium is hypotonic. In some aspects, the methods disclosed herein increases the number of less-differentiated cells in the population of cells. In some aspects, the cultured cells are engineered, e.g., to comprise a chimeric antigen receptor or an engineered T cell receptor. In some aspects, the cells are administered to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Data is automatically collected; the data relevant to user attributes. That data is provided as factors for passive authenticating the user for access to a device and/or a resource. In an embodiment, the data is used to establish a profile or a pattern for the user.

Abstract: An identity verification device for verification of a digital credential includes a user device communication interface for operative communication with a user device associated with a human user. The user device communication interface is operative to receive from the user device the digital credential of the human user stored locally on the user device. The device also includes a relying party communication interface operative to send a request to an intermediary credential service platform for verification of the digital credential presented by the user device, and to receive verification of the digital credential from the platform after application of an issuing authority credentialing standard to the digital credential. The device further includes a verification indicator operative to provide an indication of verification status of the digital credential to the relying party associated with the identity verification device.