Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided herein. An example system includes e-commerce circuitry configured to perform a transaction including a promotion and determine at least one purchased promotion of the consumer account, consumer sharing circuitry configured to associate a transaction metric of at least one purchased promotion to a consumer sharing account, group progression circuitry configured to determine a group progress count based on the transaction metric and determine whether the group progress count exceeds a group progress threshold, and consumer sharing circuitry configured to associate at least a portion of the consumer group reward to at least one consumer account in response to the group progress count exceeding the group progress threshold.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided herein. An example system includes e-commerce circuitry configured to perform a transaction including a promotion and determine at least one purchased promotion of the consumer account, consumer sharing circuitry configured to associate a transaction metric of at least one purchased promotion to a consumer sharing account, group progression circuitry configured to determine a group progress count based on the transaction metric and determine whether the group progress count exceeds a group progress threshold, and consumer sharing circuitry configured to associate at least a portion of the consumer group reward to at least one consumer account in response to the group progress count exceeding the group progress threshold.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiment relates to methods for measuring camber on a surface. The method preferably comprises receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of images of a surface, identifying, by a computing device, a key image of the surface from the plurality of images, extracting, by a computing device, a portion of the key image including the surface, and analyzing, by a computing device, the extracted portion of the key image to thereby determine the camber on the surface. The disclosed embodiment also relates to a system and computer-readable code that can be used to implement the exemplary methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for leveraging social data by entities to acquire new customers through social channels are disclosed. Offers are personalized as these are transmitted based on the desire of the prospect, which may be expressed through network activities. The interest profile of members of social network communities is determined and offers are propagated through conduits having a high influence score. Implementation of these engines is disclosed. If there are multiple people connected to a conduit, the prospect whose degree of social interaction is high may be considered for making the offer available to the prospect.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiment relates to methods for measuring camber on a surface. The method preferably comprises receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of images of a surface, identifying, by a computing device, a key image of the surface from the plurality of images, extracting, by a computing device, a portion of the key image including the surface, and analyzing, by a computing device, the extracted portion of the key image to thereby determine the camber on the surface. The disclosed embodiment also relates to a system and computer-readable code that can be used to implement the exemplary methods.

Abstract: Method and system for tracking web presence of marketing topics. Input identifying a marketing topic is received. Benchmark is identified against which web presence of the marketing topic is to be compared. One or more web channels are identified for basis of comparison of the web presence of the marketing topic against web presence of the benchmark. A plurality of web pages containing information related to the marketing topic available on computers connected to the Internet are discovered and classified. A plurality of web pages containing information related to the benchmark available on computers connected to the Internet are discovered and classified. Comparison between the web pages related to the marketing topic and the web pages related to the benchmark is provided on the basis of distribution across the one or more web channels.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multiplex PCR assay capable of screening or detecting the relevant microbial organism specific to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Toxoplasma gondii, pathogenically important fungii and cytomegalo virus (CMV) in a sample, comprising a reaction mixture of a combination of 4 sets of primers, one of said primer for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a second of said primer for detection of Toxoplasma gondii, a third primer for the detection of pathogenically important fungi and a fourth primer for the detection of CMV, said primers being compatible to each other.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multiplex PCR assay capable of screening or detecting the relevant microbial organism specific to Cytomegalo virus (CMV), Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) and Varicella zoster virus (VZV) present in a sample, comprising a reaction mixture of a combination of three sets of primers, one of said primer set for detection of CMV, a second of said primer sets for detection of HSV, a third primer set for the detection of VZV, said primers being compatible to each other.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multiplex PCR assay capable of screening or detecting the relevant microbial organism specific to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Toxoplasma gondii in a sample, comprising a reaction mixture of a combination of 3 sets of primers, one pair of said primers for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a second pair of said primers for detection of Toxoplasma gondii and a third pair of primers for the detection of pathogenically important fungi, said primers being compatible to each other.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive medium (1) comprises a substrate (2) which has been treated to provide a miscut vicinal surface (3) in the form of terraces (4(a), 4(b)) and steps (5) of atomic and nanometer scale. A further upper film (11) provides upper nanowires (10(a), 10(b)). A thin protective layer (15) covers the upper nanowires (10(a), 10(b)) which form two separate subsets of upper nanowires with different exchange interaction with the substrate and thus a different response to an external magnetic field. The substrate (2) is so chosen that the width of the terraces 4(a) and 4(b) are significantly non-uniform. This leads to a different response depending on which terrace (4(a) or 4(b)) the upper film 11 overlies. It can utilise, for example, step-induced magnetic anisotropy between the upper nanowires (10(a), 10(b)) and the substrate (2).

Abstract: A magnetoresistive medium (1) comprises a substrate (2) which has been treated to provide a miscut vicinal surface (3) in the form of terraces (4) and steps (5) of atomic and nanometer scale. There are discrete separated spacer nanowires (7) provided by an intermediate partial spacer film on each terrace (4) against each step (5). A further main film (11) provides main nanowires (10(a), 10(b)). A thin protective layer (15) covers the main nanowires (10(a), 10(b)) which form two separate subsets of main nanowires with different exchange interaction with the substrate and thus a different response to an external magnetic field. In use, when an external magnetic field (H) is applied the response of the main nanowires (10(a), 10(b)) changes as the exchange coupling with the substrate (2) varies and the magnetisation on the main nanowires (10(a), 10(b)) change. This is shown by the arrows while prior to the application of the external magnetic field, they might, for example, be aligned.