Abstract: A method for determining a contour of the representation, on a photo of an object made up of one or several elements, referred to as an “actual contour.” The method includes the following steps: 1) application of a first treatment to the photo so as to obtain a first image representing a first contour of the object; 2) application of a second treatment to the photo so as to obtain a second image representing a second contour of the object; 3) association, according to a predetermined association algorithm, of each point of the second contour with a point of the first respective contour, then removal of the points of the first contour that have not been associated with a point of the second contour, the first image then representing a corrected contour of the object.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to identify a port that is associated with a faulty cable. In one embodiment, such a method identifies a cable to replace. The cable provides a path between a first port, residing on a first component, and a second port, residing on a second component. The method further identifies whether an alternative path, bypassing the first cable, exists between the first component and the second component. In the event the alternative path exists, the method sends, over the alternative path, from the first component to the second component, a command to activate an indicator on the second port. This command is received and executed by the second component to activate the indicator. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formulae I and II, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, which are inhibitors of the complement system. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition characterized by aberrant complement system activity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure encompass methods and compositions for maintaining a healthy fibrin network in an individual. The disclosure includes methods of targeting fibrin in an individual for the purpose of restoring fibrin that is subject to a level of fibrinolysis that is deleterious, such as excessive or reduced with respect to the general population. Such modifications of fibrin in an individual may include direct targeting of fibrin with the A2 domain of von Willebrand factor or a functional derivative or fragment thereof. In specific embodiments, the methods restore to a normal level any imbalance between coagulation and inflammation.

Abstract: A centralized communication system is disclosed that provides a modular, extendible, and scalable communication system that can exchange information between any information systems or networked devices. Adapter interfaces are configured to adapt message communications between at least one medical device and at least one external device, and graphic interface for control and modification of a communication topology of the centralized communication system is displayed, a first user selection a respective representation corresponding to the first adapter interface is received, and one or more first controls configured to cause a display of the routing information associated with the first device and to modify communication between the first adapter interface and the first device are provided responsive to the first user selection.

Abstract: A first non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) of a first server and a second NVDIMM of a second server are armed during initial program load in a dual-server based storage system to configure the first NVDIMM and the second NVDIMM to retain data on power loss. Prior to initiating a safe data commit scan to destage modified data from the first server to a secondary storage, a determination is made as to whether the first NVDIMM is armed. In response to determining that the first NVDIMM is not armed, a failover is initiated to the second server.

Abstract: Techniques are described for multi-factor authentication and device verification based at least partly on a periodically changing (e.g., rotating) security code. A rotating security code may be generated on a user device and used to sign a certificate. The certificate may be encrypted, using a private key stored on the user device, and communicated to a backend service for verifying that the user device is authorized to access secure information. The backend service may decrypt the certificate (e.g., using a public key associated with the private key), extract the security code from the decrypted certificate, and compare the extracted security code to a security code associated with the user device. If the codes correspond to one another, the user device may be verified and provided with access to secure information such as secure data, a secure portion of an application, and so forth.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining metadata corresponding to an input image, determining a black level of a display device and a peak luminance value of the display device, and determining a tone mapping function that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device based on the metadata, the black level of the display device, and the peak luminance value of the display device. The metadata comprises a distribution of luminance values in the input image. The black level of the display device and the peak luminance value of the display device represent a lowest luminance value and a highest luminance value, respectively, achievable on the display device. The method further comprises applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the black level of the display device and provided to the display device for presentation.

Abstract: A method for data processing implemented by computer means and comprises: for a plurality of objects of the data processing, conducting an analysis of a computer code of the data processing defining a use of said objects in the data processing, on the basis of the analysis of the computer code (COD), allocating each object to one of a plurality of memory areas for the construction and then the destruction of each object in the corresponding memory area during the data processing, in such a way that, during the data processing, each memory area exhibits stack operation.

Abstract: A retaining ring can be shaped by machining or lapping the bottom surface of the ring to form a shaped profile in the bottom surface. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can include flat, sloped and curved portions. The lapping can be performed using a machine that dedicated for use in lapping the bottom surface of retaining rings. During the lapping the ring can be permitted to rotate freely about an axis of the ring. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can have curved or flat portions.

Abstract: A sensing system includes a sensor including a flexible substrate and a graphene oxide sensing element deposited on the flexible substrate. The graphene oxide sensing element has first and second sides. First and second electrical connectors coupled to the first and second sides of the graphene oxide sensing element, respectively. A power source is coupled to the first and second electrical connectors of the sensor and is adapted to apply a constant voltage to the sensor. The sensing system also includes a measurement element measuring a current in the graphene oxide sensing element due to the constant voltage and a calculation element calculating an electrical resistance of the graphene oxide sensing element based on the electrical current and the constant voltage and calculating a condition at a location of the sensor based on a relationship between the electrical resistance and the condition for the graphene oxide sensing element.

Abstract: A method and corresponding device are provided for determining a flow speed in a fluid conduit. The fluid conduit is provided with first, second and third ultrasonic wet transducers, wherein respective connection lines between transducers extend outside of a direction of average flow of the fluid conduit. First and second measuring signals are applied to the first ultrasonic wet transducer and received at the second and the third ultrasonic wet transducer, respectively. The measuring signals comprise a respective reversed signal portion with respect to time of a response signal. Respective first and second response signals are measured and the flow speed is derived from at least one of the first and second response signals.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: Highly efficient methods are provided for preparing key intermediates in the synthesis of Compound (I), which are broadly applicable and can provide selected components having a variety of substituents groups.

Abstract: A dataset captioning system is described that generates captions of text to describe insights identified from a dataset, automatically and without user intervention. To do so, given an input of a dataset the dataset captioning system determines which data insights are likely to support potential visualizations of the dataset, generates text based on these insights, orders the text, processes the ordered text for readability, and then outputs the text as a caption. These techniques also include adjustments made to the complexity of the text, globalization of the text, inclusion of links to outside sources of information, translation of the text, and so on as part of generating the caption.

Abstract: Systems and methods for natural language processing are described. Embodiments are configured to receive a structured representation of a search query, wherein the structured representation comprises a plurality of nodes and at least one edge connecting two of the nodes, receive a modification expression for the search query, wherein the modification expression comprises a natural language expression, generate a modified structured representation based on the structured representation and the modification expression using a neural network configured to combine structured representation features and natural language expression features, and perform a search based on the modified structured representation.

Abstract: A method for producing a core-shell hybrid material made of an activated carbon core surrounded by a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell, the method including the formation of a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell around activated carbon particles. Also, the core-shell hybrid material formed by the method, and its use as a filtering material in filtering systems.

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining an optimum number of threads to make available per core in a multi-core processor complex to execute tasks. A determination is made of a first processing measurement based on threads executing on the cores of the processor chip, wherein each core includes circuitry to independently execute a plurality of threads. A determination is made of a number of threads to execute on the cores based on the first processing measurement. A determination is made of a second processing measurement based on the threads executing on the cores of the processor chip. A determination is made of an adjustment to the determined number of threads to execute based on the second processing measurement resulting in an adjusted number of threads. The adjusted number of threads on the cores is utilized to execute instructions.

Abstract: The invention proposed the catadioptric system, which consists of two main components: the first component comprising the two reflective mirrors, in which surface distortion of mirror 1 is parabolic, surface distortion of mirror 2 is aspheric; the second component is a relay consisting of three lenses: lens 1, lens 2, and lens 3 arranged after the medial image plane correspondingly; the second component helps reduce aberration to ensure receiving good quality image at a plane of the sensor.

Abstract: A plurality of central processing units (CPUs) are allocated as a set of dedicated CPUs for processing tasks of an input/output (I/O) resource. In response to determining that a CPU utilization for the set of dedicated CPUs is less than a first predetermined threshold, at least one CPU of the set of dedicated CPUs is configured as a reserved CPU to execute tasks for one or more entities other than the I/O resource. In response to determining that a CPU utilization for the set of dedicated CPUs is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the reserved CPU is configured as a dedicated CPU to process tasks for the I/O resource.