Abstract: A computer system is provided. The system includes a computing device including at least one data processor and at least one computer readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions. The system further includes a device configured to communicate with the computing device and having a display. The at least one data processor is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to perform operations. The operations including displaying, using the at least one data processor and on the display, a first eye condition assessment or eye condition correction activity of a plurality of eye condition assessments or correction activities configured to measure one or more visual skills of a user. The operations further include receiving, by the at least one data processor, user input with respect to the first eye condition assessment or eye condition correction activity. The operations further include determining whether a target value of at least one parameter has been reached.

Abstract: A method for multicasting multimedia content to receivers, the method comprising: receiving, by a multicast middleware (MCMF) from a server (BMS), manifest files to access contents according to different adaptive bitrate streaming communication protocols, one of the manifest files being consistent with the MPEG-DASH protocol and describing media segments of a content, another of the manifest files being a master playlist consistent with the HLS protocol and defining locations where media playlists to access the media segments of the content are available; receiving, by the middleware from the server, the media segments of the content, transmitted in a multicast session, receiving, by the middleware from the server, the playlists, the received playlists referencing the media segments transmitted in the multicast session, and currently received by the middleware; and storing by the middleware the manifest files, the media segments and the playlists, to make them available to receivers (UD, UD1, UD2).

Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing and/or treating visual disorders, such as discorder in accommodative ability and/or vergence ability, of a person are provided. Assessment and training exercises can be performed utilizing a computerized system in communication with a head-mountable display (HMD), such as a virtual or augmented reality display, which can display visual targets at various vergence and accommodative demands. Lenses, such as inverted bifocal lenses, may be used in combination with the HMD to mimic natural accommodative demand during viewing or to enable assessment and treatment of accommodation disorders. Corrective factors can be calculated and utilized for generation of visual targets to account for lens characteristics and/or interpupillary distance mismatch.

Abstract: An ostomy barrier appliance for attaching an ostomy appliance to peristomal skin surrounding a stoma is provided. The ostomy barrier appliance includes a skin barrier, an inlet opening for receiving a stoma, and a convexity adjusting device arranged adjacent the skin barrier. The convexity adjusting device is configured to adjust the convexity of the skin barrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer element (LE), the use of the multilayer element (LE) for producing an article, an article comprising multilayer element (LE), a layer element of at least two layers, the use of the polymer composition of the invention to produce a multilayer element, as well as to a process for producing the multilayer element (LE) and an article thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for a dynamic energy storage system. An exemplary aspect of this disclosure relates to an energy storage system comprising a control unit; a bus; a first electrical storage unit; a second electrical storage unit; a first connection circuit configured to move between a first open position, a first closed position, and/or a first bypass position, wherein the first electrical storage unit is electrically connected to the bus when the first connection circuit is in the first closed position, and a second connection circuit configured to move between a second closed position, a second open position, and/or a second bypass position, wherein the second electrical storage unit is electrically connected to the bus when the second connection circuit is in the second closed position, wherein the first control unit is configured to operate to change positions of the first connection circuit and the second connection circuit.

Abstract: An electrical architecture including at least one linear photovoltaic installation formed by several groups of photovoltaic panels and by a DC network, connected to an AC transmission network and/or an AC distribution network with arbitration of the power injected from the DC network to the AC network. The system substantially entails putting in place an architecture with at least one linear PV installation with a DC network and interconnecting this subassembly at at least two separate points of interconnection with a preferably existing AC power grid. Each point of interconnection to a node of the AC network is a voltage source converter VSC which can inject 0 to 100% of the maximum power P of the linear PV installations.

Abstract: An architecture with at least one PV linear installation with a DC network and in interconnecting this subassembly, at at least two distinct interconnection points, with a preferably existing AC electricity network. Each interconnection point to a node of the AC network is a voltage source converter VSC that is able to inject from 0 to 100% of the maximum power P of the PV linear installations.

Abstract: A method of road sign classification utilizing a knowledge graph, including detecting and selecting a representation of a sign across a plurality of frames, outputting a prompt initiating a request for a classification associated with the representation of the sign, classifying one or more images including the sign, querying the knowledge graph to obtain a plurality of road sign classes with at least one same attribute as the sign, and classifying the sign across the plurality of frames in response to a confidence level exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: A method for multicasting multimedia content to receivers, the method comprising: receiving, by a multicast middleware (MCMF) from a server (BMS), manifest files to access contents according to different adaptive bitrate streaming communication protocols, one of the manifest files being consistent with the MPEG-DASH protocol and describing media segments of a content, another of the manifest files being a master playlist consistent with the HLS protocol and defining locations where media playlists to access the media segments of the content are available; receiving, by the middleware from the server, the media segments of the content, transmitted in a multicast session, receiving, by the middleware from the server, the playlists, the received playlists referencing the media segments transmitted in the multicast session, and currently received by the middleware; and storing by the middleware the manifest files, the media segments and the playlists, to make them available to receivers (UD, UD1, UD2).

Abstract: Persistent storage contains a definition of a playbook and a plurality of subtasks for the playbook, wherein some of the subtasks are respectively associated with corresponding data sources that provide units of related information. One or more processors can: generate a representation of a graphical user interface including a menu pane, a subtask pane, and a related information pane, wherein the menu pane is populated with selectable objects representing the subtasks; receive an indication that a particular selectable object representing a particular subtask has been selected; determine that a particular data source corresponding to the particular subtask can provide a particular unit of the related information; obtain, from the particular data source, the particular unit of the related information; and update the representation to include details of the particular subtask in the subtask pane, and to include the particular unit of the related information in the related information pane.

Abstract: The patent provides the system and the method of evaluation the centroid range-bearing processing in high resolution coastal surveillance radars to solve the problem of assessing the quality of centroid processing. The provided system includes blocks: Input data block, parameter calculation block, evaluation and export result block; The provided method includes steps: Loading input data, calculating parameters, evaluating and exporting results. The system and method provided in this invention solve the issue of the quality assessment of the radar system according to the battle-technical specification at the target centroid level.

Abstract: A surface profile inspection method and a surface profile inspection system are provided. The surface profile inspection method includes capturing a plurality of interferograms of a surface profile depicting interference between a specimen beam reflected from a surface having the surface profile and a modulated reference beam, wherein each of the plurality of interferograms corresponds to a phase of modulation of the modulated reference beam; extracting pixel values of the plurality of interferograms; calculating phase information of each of the plurality of interferograms based on the extracted pixel values, the phase information of each of the plurality of interferograms related to the phase of modulation of the modulated reference beam at a time the interferogram was captured; and reconstructing the surface profile based on the calculated phase information.

Abstract: A method for a trajectory prediction for a vehicle. The method includes receiving trajectory data of a travel trajectory of a further vehicle driving in a traffic lane within a surroundings of a vehicle; detecting at least one control action performed by the further vehicle based on the trajectory data, the control action representing at least part of a driving maneuver, by which the further vehicle is controlled along the travel trajectory; ascertaining a future travel trajectory of the vehicle by taking into account the detected control action executed by the further vehicle; and providing the future travel trajectory of the further vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a beta-amylase which have an increased % residual exoamylase activity compared to the parent beta-amylase after heat treatment. The present invention also relates to methods of making the variant beta-amylase and the use of the variant beta-amylase in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol or syrups and as viscosity breaker in oilfield and mining industries.

Abstract: A monitoring system for in-situ identification of anomalies of a workpiece in a 3D printing manufacturing process is provided. The monitoring system includes an optical sensor having an optical path; an infrared sensor having an IR path; an optical device configured to merge the optical and the IR paths to obtain a merged optical path, which is arranged to be directed to the workpiece during a first stage of a 3D printing manufacturing process to obtain a first perception data; and a processor configured to identify anomalies of the workpiece based on the first perception data. A method is also provided. The method includes steps of: merging an optical path of an optical sensor and an infrared path of an IR sensor using an optical device to obtain a merged path; directing the merged path to the workpiece during a first stage of a 3D printing manufacturing process to obtain a first perception data; and identifying anomalies of the workpiece based on the first perception data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are coating compositions comprising one or more enzymes that retain enzymatic activity following film formation. Uses of such functionalized coating compositions to confer bioactive properties to surfaces are also provided. Methods of enhancing in-film enzyme activity by modulation of filler type, pigment volume concentration (PVC), neutralizer type, and/or coalescing agent level are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a Face-aware Offset Calculation (FOC) module and method for facial frame interpolation and enhancement and a face video deblurring system and method using the same. The system comprises: a facial frame enhancement device, including a FOC module, for enhancing a target frame; a facial frame interpolation device, including the FOC module, for interpolating the target frame; and a combination device for combining the enhanced target frame with the interpolated target frame.

Abstract: A method of road sign classification utilizing a knowledge graph, including detecting and selecting a representation of a sign across a plurality of frames, outputting a prompt initiating a request for a classification associated with the representation of the sign, classifying one or more images including the sign, querying the knowledge graph to obtain a plurality of road sign classes with at least one same attribute as the sign, and classifying the sign across the plurality of frames in response to a confidence level exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, provided is a multi-scale segmentation system including a plurality of processing devices that correspond to multiple image scale levels, wherein the multi-scale segmentation system applies for having any number of image scale levels and wherein each processing device that corresponds to a specific image scale level is configured to receive a source image and one or more output segmentation maps generated from one or more previous processing devices, divide the received source image in association with the received one or more output segmentation maps into image patches wherein a size of image patches corresponds to a specific image scale level, and identify semantic objects in the image patches to generate an output segmentation map.