Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for agentless attestation. Agentless attestation can measure the integrity of customer servers without requiring an agent software program to be downloaded to each of the enterprise computer devices. In particular, the system can integrate several standalone components to measure the integrity of monitored devices. This also allows the data center to authenticate, verify, audit, and update any hardware change, including a Platform Certificate.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for agentless attestation. Agentless attestation can measure the integrity of customer servers without requiring an agent software program to be downloaded to each of the enterprise computer devices. In particular, the system can integrate several standalone components to measure the integrity of monitored devices. This also allows the data center to authenticate, verify, audit, and update any hardware change, including a Platform Certificate.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a client device, configuration data for creating a collaboration environment for building and testing a software application. Based on the configuration data, the method includes generating a simulated network of simulated services and generating synthetic patient data configured to progress through the simulated network of simulated services. Each simulated service within the simulated network of services includes a set of resources. The method also includes transmitting visualization data associated with execution of the software application in the collaboration environment to the client device. The client device is configured to display the visualization data on a user interface.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a client device, configuration data for creating a collaboration environment for building and testing a software application. Based on the configuration data, the method includes generating a simulated network of simulated services and generating synthetic patient data configured to progress through the simulated network of simulated services. Each simulated service within the simulated network of services includes a set of resources. The method also includes transmitting visualization data associated with execution of the software application in the collaboration environment to the client device. The client device is configured to display the visualization data on a user interface.

Abstract: A process includes placing a powder composition of a first metal powder of a first alloy and a second metal powder of a second alloy in a ceramic die and sintering the powder composition in the ceramic die to form a sintered rod in the ceramic die. The process also includes removing the sintered rod from the ceramic die and slicing the sintered rod into a plurality of pre-sintered preforms.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus for concentrating and collecting airborne particles (e.g., biological aerosols) from an air sample include an inlet adapted for receiving the air sample (e.g., from an external or surrounding environment), a first diffuser coupled to the inlet and adapted to concentrate the airborne particles into a particle flow, and at least a second diffuser coupled to the first diffuser in a cascaded configuration and adapted to further concentrate the particle flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a methods, apparatuses and systems that utilize electric currents to direct the deposition of particulate matter to various surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a self-wetting apparatus for the collection or collection and concentration of particulate matter, such as pathogen particles and aerosol particles, from air. The present invention also provides methods of producing and using the self-wetting apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Wet Electrostatic Precipitator Air (WEPA) Purifier and purification method capable of stand-alone operation as the principal air purification system, particularly in military applications. This system is intended to supply small military units within a temporary structure clean, threat-free fresh air for periods up to 12 months without maintenance. The WEPA Purifier is configured to remove and sterilize biological threat particles from an airflow, and further remove and sequester radioactive particulates, thus allowing them to be safely removed at normal maintenance periods. The WEPA Purifier includes a wet electrostatic precipitator filtration element in which particles are charged and collected by a capturing solution flowing over an attracting electrode collection plate. The water is returned by gravity to a reservoir where it is disinfected and captured particles retained in a small, low maintenance, regenerative liquid filter.

Abstract: A device determines the location of objects in an environment by receiving an optical image of an environment and converting the optical image of the environment into a live color digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the live color digital image to determine the location of the environment having one or more lost object by using color and shape characteristics of the one or more objects. The software uses a range of the visible portion of the color space uniquely identified for the type of object in that environment and identifies those pixels in the color digital image that may be possible targets. Intensity of background and object size are used to exclude pixels as possible target objects.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ballast circuit and method for fabricating the same for multi-electrode corona discharge arrays. The circuit comprises a conductive plastic material and at least one corona electrode protruding from the conductive plastic material. The distance between the plastic material and the corona electrode varies and controls the electrical resistance and determines the voltage breakdown of the circuit. Additionally, a particle collection surface may preferably be located within the conductive plastic material or preferably be separated from the material depending on the circuit design and configuration.

Abstract: A device detects the location of objects in an environment by receiving an optical image and converting the optical image of the lost object into a color digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the color digital image to detect the location of the one or more objects in the environment by using color and shape characteristics of the one or more objects. The software uses a range of the visible portion of the color space uniquely identified for the type of object in that environment and identifies those pixels in the color digital image that may be possible targets. Intensity of background and object size are used to exclude pixels as possible target objects.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample include a hollow tube adapted for pumping a liquid through an interior volume to an outer surface and a collection surface disposed on the outer surface and adapted for collecting the airborne particles from the surrounding air sample. Collection efficiency is enhanced by a charging mechanism that applies a charge to the airborne particles such that the airborne particles are deflected toward the collection surface. Embodiments of operation for the apparatus include the steps of providing the air sample, directing the air sample toward the hollow tube, and applying a charge to the airborne particles such that the airborne particles deposit on the collection surface/outer surface of said hollow tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for airborne particle sorting is provided comprising a charging system adapted for applying an electrostatic charge to the particles, such that particles of at least a first group are deflected to a greater extent than particles of a second group are deflected. A focusing system is adapted for electrostatically focusing substantially at least the particles of the first group into a focused stream that is narrower than the input air stream. A deposition system is adapted for substantially depositing the particles of the first group from the focused stream upon a target surface, where the target surface may be transported to an analysis system capable of analyzing the particles deposited thereon.

Abstract: A system and method for determining mismatched or faulty data records in a telecommunications or other system containing large data sets from records in first and second data sets identifies potentially mismatched or faulty data records in the first data set at least in part by comparing records in the first data set to records in the second data set. The potentially mismatched or faulty records identified as potentially mismatched or faulty are verified as defective using at least one predetermined criteria.