Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds useful as stimulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). These processes are amenable to large scale preparation and produce stable 3-(2-pyrimidinyl)pyrazoles of Formula (I), including Compound (I), in high purity and yields. The present invention has the additional advantage of facile reaction conditions, amenable to scale up for large scale manufacturing. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.

Abstract: Devices and methods for inter-network access management in an shared spectrum wireless communication systems. A method for a method for operating a network entity in a wireless communication system of shared spectrum resources includes transmitting, to a set of neighbor network entities in the wireless communication system, a coordination request message indicating an intended transmission power for a data transmission by the network entity; and receiving, from at least one of the set of neighbor network entities, a coordination response message in response to the coordination request message. The method further includes determining resources of the shared spectrum resources to use for the data transmission based on the intended transmission power and the coordination response message; and transmitting, to at least one terminal in a cell of the network entity, the data transmission based on the determined resources.

Abstract: An active marker device (100) is introducible into a human tissue and for tracking a region of interest of a human body. The active marker device includes a light source (101) for emitting light such that the emitted light can be detected by an optical sensor. In this way, the active marker device and/or the region of interest can be tracked by a tracking system including the optical sensor. The active marker device (100) also includes a switch (102) for turning the light source on and off and for operating the light source in a pulsed mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds useful as stimulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). These processes are amenable to large scale preparation and produce stable 3-(2-pyrimidinyl)pyrazoles of Formula (I), including Compound (I), Compound (IA) and Compound (IB), in high purity and yields. The present invention has the additional advantage of facile reaction conditions, amenable to scale up for large scale manufacturing. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for neighbor discovery and wireless inter-connection in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a base station (BS) in the wireless communication network includes generating measurement information regarding neighboring BSs of the BS in the wireless communication network; determining a first parent BS of the neighboring BSs to connect to based on the measurement information; performing an initial access procedure with the first parent BS to connect to the first parent BS; identifying an end-to-end route for the BS for transfer of data between a user equipment (UE) and a gateway via the wireless communication network; and transferring the data between the gateway and the UE based on the identified end-to-end route.

Abstract: A generative system includes a memory having computer readable instructions stored therein. The system further includes a processor configured to access a plurality of fashion images of a plurality of fashion products. The processor is configured to train a generative model using the plurality of fashion images of the fashion products. The processor is further configured to estimate latent vectors corresponding to the plurality of fashion images via the generative model. Furthermore, the processor is configured to transform the latent vectors to generate one or more transformed fashion images via the generative model. The one or more transformed fashion images are generated using characteristics of the plurality of fashion images. Moreover, the processor further configured to create one or more fashion products based upon the generated transformed fashion images.

Abstract: Systems and method for transforming images of retail items using generative models are presented. The system includes an image acquisition unit and a processor including a training module, a latent vector generator, a latent vector modifier, and an image generator. The image acquisition is configured to access an input image of a selected retail item and a sample target image. The training module is configured to train a generative model. The latent vector generator is configured to generate a first latent vector and a second latent vector from the trained generative model based on the input image of the selected retail item and the sample target image, respectively. The latent vector modifier is configured to modify the second latent vector based on the first latent vector to generate a modified latent vector; and the image generator is configured to generate an output image based on the modified latent vector.

Abstract: Novel channel estimation techniques that can be performed solely in the analog domain are provided. The techniques use continuous analog channel estimation (CACE), periodic analog channel estimation (PACE), and multiantenna frequency shift reference (MAFSR). These techniques provide sufficient channel knowledge to enable analog beamforming at the receiver while significantly reducing the estimation overhead. These schemes involve transmission of a reference tone of a known frequency, either continuously along with the data (CACE, MAFSR) or in a separate phase from data (PACE). Analysis of the methods show that sufficient receiver beamforming gain can be achieved in sparse channels by building the beamformer using just the amplitude and phase estimates of the reference tone from each receiver antenna.

Abstract: A discrete wavelet transform (DWT) based generative system for generating images of fashion products is provided. The system includes a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein. The system includes a processor configured to access a plurality of fashion images of a plurality of fashion products. Each fashion image is generated at a first resolution. The processor is configured to train one or more DWT based generative models using the plurality of fashion images of the fashion products. Each of the generative models is selectively trained using a directional fashion image. The directional fashion image includes details of the fashion products corresponding to a pre-determined orientation and scale. The processor is further configured to generate an upsampled fashion image corresponding to each of the fashion images. Each upsampled fashion image is generated at a second resolution.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to enable snoop forwarding to occur together with memory protection. A data processing apparatus in, for instance, the form of a home node forwards a snoop forwarding request on behalf of a requester to a target, the snoop forwarding request being capable of indicating one or more access permissions of the target in relation to the data. A further data processing apparatus in the form of, for instance, a receiver node may receive the snoop forwarding request and based on its own permissions that are provided in the snoop forwarding request, together with the state of the data, either provide a response back to the requester or the home node. In a still further data processing apparatus in the form of, for instance, a Memory Protection Unit (MPU), a regular snoop forwarding request made to a target in relation to data can be forwarded to the target or demoted to a non-forwarding snoop request based on the permissions of the target in relation to the data at the MPU.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds of Formula I. Some of these compounds are useful as simulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). Others are useful intermediates towards the preparation of said simulators. These processes are amenable to large scale preparation and produce stable 3-(2-pyrimidinyl)pyrazoles of Formula I in high purity and yields. The present invention has the additional advantage of facile reaction conditions, amenable to scale up for large scale manufacturing. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that include an access point receiving a request from a device to join a first network defined by a first protocol, the access point allocating a slot of a superframe to the device, and the access point allocating remaining slots of the superframe to communication by the access point on a second network defined by a second protocol. Additionally or alternatively, some methods can include the access point enabling a first transceiver communicating via the first protocol and either, when the first transceiver receives first data from the device via the first protocol within a predetermined time of a beginning of the slot, receiving second data from the device via the first protocol for a remainder of the slot or, when the first transceiver module fails to receive the first data, the access point enabling a second transceiver for the remainder of the slot.

Abstract: A passage of selectable words and/or selectable blank spaces may be displayed on a client device of an evaluator. As a test subject reads the passage, preferably from another source, the evaluator may select a selectable word or blank space. A plurality of selectable bubbles may appear near and/or around the selected word, where each selectable bubble corresponds to a type of mistake that the test subject might make in reading the passage. The evaluator may select one of the selectable bubbles depending on the type of mistake the test subject made. After selecting a bubble, the plurality of selectable bubbles are removed from the display and a tag icon, indicating which type of mistake the evaluator selected, is displayed near the selected word. In this manner, an annotated passage may be created that graphically illustrates where and what type of mistakes the test subject made in reading the passage.

Abstract: A system and method for recommending and performing a recommended assessment and a recommended activity for a user is provided. A first database stores a plurality of assessments with a common template and a plurality of possible activities with a common template. A second database stores, for each user in a plurality of users, a plurality of assessment results with self-identifying score types and a plurality of performed activities performed by the user. A recommendation engine may receive as input a plurality of assessments results and a plurality of performed activities performed by the user. The recommendation engine may output one or more recommended assessments and one or more recommended activities to be performed by the user. A user interface may display the recommended assessment(s) and the recommended activit(ies) to the user. An education platform may perform the recommended assessment(s) and the recommended activit(ies) with the user.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5a, Y5b, Y6, Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10, Y11a and Y11b is independently selected from hydrogen and deuterium, as well as pharmaceutical compositions, methods and uses thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5a, Y5b, Y6, Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10, Y11a, Y11b, Y12a and Y12b is independently selected from hydrogen and deuterium, as well as pharmaceutical compositions, methods and uses thereof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to enable snoop forwarding to occur together with memory protection. A data processing apparatus in, for instance, the form of a home node forwards a snoop forwarding request on behalf of a requester to a target, the snoop forwarding request being capable of indicating one or more access permissions of the target in relation to the data. A further data processing apparatus in the form of, for instance, a receiver node may receive the snoop forwarding request and based on its own permissions that are provided in the snoop forwarding request, together with the state of the data, either provide a response back to the requester or the home node. In a still further data processing apparatus in the form of, for instance, a Memory Protection Unit (MPU), a regular snoop forwarding request made to a target in relation to data can be forwarded to the target or demoted to a non-forwarding snoop request based on the permissions of the target in relation to the data at the MPU.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for supporting photograph in a device having a camera, the method comprising the operations of: recognizing the face of a subject within a photographing area of a camera when the camera is driven; determining a signal instructing to change the photographing area, on the basis of information about the recognized face; and outputting the signal instructing to change the photographing area, on the basis of the determination.

Abstract: In some examples, a battery cell monitoring circuit comprises an input pin; a reset command detection circuit comprising an integrator circuit coupled to the input pin; a counter circuit coupled to an output terminal of the integrator circuit; and a one-shot circuit coupled to an output terminal of the counter circuit; a logic gate coupled to an output terminal of the one-shot circuit; and a reset circuit coupled to the logic gate.

Abstract: An image processing system and method for determining one or more attributes of a fashion apparel is provided. The system includes a pattern template. The pattern template further includes a plurality of patterns and the fashion apparel is positioned on top of the patterned template. The system further includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of the fashion apparel positioned on top of the pattern template. In addition, the system includes a size and color determination module coupled to the imaging sensor and configured to receive the image and extract a size and a color of the fashion apparel by using the plurality of patterns in the pattern template.