Abstract: Various embodiments for a transport dispatch system for trailer assignment are described herein. An embodiment operates by determining the total quantity of goods to be shipped to the plurality of railway stations, the total quantity of goods comprising a plurality of different materials. A plurality of different types of shipping containers for transporting the different materials are determined. A command to identify the trailer assignment for shipping the total quantity of goods to the plurality of railway stations is received. The trailer assignment for shipping the total quantity of goods to the plurality of railway stations using a fewest number of the shipping containers is computed. The trailer assignment indicating the fewest number of shipping containers that can be used to ship the plurality of different materials to the plurality of railway stations is provided.

Abstract: Various embodiments for a transport dispatch system for route selection are described herein. An embodiment operates by determining the total quantity of goods to be shipped to the plurality of railway stations. A plurality of variations of the shipping route are identified. A user-provided metric is computing for each of the plurality of variations of the shipping route. A first variation is identified from the plurality of variations of the shipping route for which the computed user-provided metric is lower than a remainder of the plurality of variations of the shipping route, The first variation of the shipping route is provided indicating an order in which each of the plurality of stations receives its portion of the total quantity of goods based on its request.

Abstract: Various embodiments for a transport dispatch system for route selection are described herein. An embodiment operates by determining the total quantity of goods to be shipped to the plurality of railway stations, wherein the total quantity of goods exceeds a capacity of a single train that is to deliver the total quantity of goods to the plurality of railway stations across a plurality of requests. The distances between each of the plurality of railway stations and a dispatch station are determined. It is determined that some stations are in one direction from a dispatch station, and another set of stations are in a different direction. A metric for selecting one of a plurality of variations of the shipping route is identified. The metric is computed for each of the plurality of variations of the shipping route, and a first variation with a lowest metric is selected.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, by an anomalous operation detection service, current signal data representing a driving current applied to a device over a time period, processing, by an anomalous operation detection service, the current signal data through a deep neural network (DNN) module, a frequency spectrum analysis (FSA) module, and a time series classifier (TSC) module to provide a set of indications, each indication in the set of indications indicating one of normal operation of the device and anomalous operation of the device, processing, by an anomalous operation detection service, the set of indications through a voting gate to provide an output indication, the output indication indicating one of normal operation of the device and anomalous operation of the device, and selectively transmitting one or more of an alert and a message based on the output indication.

Abstract: A pig production method by using a detachable and washable wet curtain for intensive pig farming The detachable and washable wet curtain includes a wet curtain mounting frame (1), a spray tube (4), a plurality of rotatable reels (7) equivalent to sleeves, a reel (6) with a buckle, a wet curtain net (8), a reel (10) with a buckle, and a manual handle (9). The wet curtain is formed by a low-cost common material, namely a plastic net and the like, is convenient to mount, detach, and wash, and is not prone to making dust, scale, algae, mosquitos, and the like accumulate thereon, thus reducing the replacement cost and use cost. Therefore, a new cooling method based on the wet curtain is provided for pig farms in summer, and it is also suitable for other livestock farms in summer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, by an anomalous operation detection service, current signal data representing a driving current applied to a device over a time period, processing, by an anomalous operation detection service, the current signal data through a deep neural network (DNN) module, a frequency spectrum analysis (FSA) module, and a time series classifier (TSC) module to provide a set of indications, each indication in the set of indications indicating one of normal operation of the device and anomalous operation of the device, processing, by an anomalous operation detection service, the set of indications through a voting gate to provide an output indication, the output indication indicating one of normal operation of the device and anomalous operation of the device, and selectively transmitting one or more of an alert and a message based on the output indication.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for failure diagnosis using fault tree can include: receiving a fault tree comprising a node representing a top event, a plurality of nodes representing respective basic events, and one or more logic gates connecting the plurality of nodes representing the respective basic events to the node representing the top event; obtaining reliability parameters corresponding to the basic events; calculating fault tree importance measures corresponding to the basic events; calculating failure impact factors of the top event corresponding to the basic events, wherein the failure impact factors of the top event are products of the corresponding reliability parameters and the corresponding fault tree importance measures; ranking the basic events based on the failure impact factors of the top event; and identifying a most significant contributor to the top event, wherein the most significant contributor is a basic event having the highest failure cause probability of the top event.

Abstract: Systems and processes for identifying a pointer in an image of an analog instrument are provided herein. An instrument contour in the image corresponding to the analog instrument may be identified. A plurality of candidate pointer contours in the image may be identified and screened using one or more geometric property screening techniques including an evaluation of a geometric area, a distance parameter, and/or a gravity center of the plurality of candidate pointer contours. Principal component analysis (PCA) may be performed to select an identified pointer contour from among the reduced plurality of candidate pointer contours. A linear regression model may be applied to pixel points in the contour area of the identified pointer contour and a slope and angle of an associated pointer represented by the identified pointer contour may be determined based on an output of the linear regression model.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for failure diagnosis using fault tree can include: receiving a fault tree comprising a node representing a top event, a plurality of nodes representing respective basic events, and one or more logic gates connecting the plurality of nodes representing the respective basic events to the node representing the top event; obtaining reliability parameters corresponding to the basic events; calculating fault tree importance measures corresponding to the basic events; calculating failure impact factors of the top event corresponding to the basic events, wherein the failure impact factors of the top event are products of the corresponding reliability parameters and the corresponding fault tree importance measures; ranking the basic events based on the failure impact factors of the top event; and identifying a most significant contributor to the top event, wherein the most significant contributor is a basic event having the highest failure cause probability of the top event.

Abstract: Surface-modified glass and polymer membrane interfaces form high-electrical resistance seals that can be used in microfluidic valves and array devices tailored for electrophysiological measurements. The incorporation of high seal resistance valves into the array device allows only the desired electrophysiological signal to be detected by a patch clamp amplifier, enabling parallel experiments with one patch clamp amplifier, which can greatly improve the cost efficiency. To achieve the desired high seal resistance, surface modification was performed on the glass components to increase the interaction between the glass and the membrane surfaces. The valves exhibit seal resistance of >500 G? after modification, which is 100× higher than reported for unmodified valves.

Abstract: Provided are plants that express, or overexpress, a pPLAIII? protein. Constitutive or seed-specific expression of pPLAIII? protein in Arabidopsis increases seed oil content, the amount of C20 and C22 fatty acids, and the amount of C56, C58, and C60 triacylglycerols, effectively resulting in significantly higher oil yield per plant. Use of pPLAIII? is therefore an effective biotechnological tool to significantly increase plant yield, including oil, and the amount of high value long chain fatty acids in agricultural and horticultural crops, especially oilseed crops.

Abstract: A pig production method by using a detachable and washable wet curtain for intensive pig farming. The detachable and washable wet curtain includes a wet curtain mounting frame (1), a spray tube (4), a plurality of rotatable reels (7) equivalent to sleeves, a reel (6) with a buckle, a wet curtain net (8), a reel (10) with a buckle, and a manual handle (9). The wet curtain is formed by a low-cost common material, namely a plastic net and the like, is convenient to mount, detach, and wash, and is not prone to making dust, scale, algae, mosquitos, and the like accumulate thereon, thus reducing the replacement cost and use cost. Therefore, a new cooling method based on the wet curtain is provided for pig farms in summer, and it is also suitable for other livestock farms in summer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for tracking shop information using blockchain. In an embodiment, a shop application system may gather information related to a shop using various sensors within the shop. For example, the shop application system may identify a flow rate of traffic within the shop or outside of the shop. The shop application system may securely transmit this information to a blockchain cloud platform to be stored onto a blockchain. The blockchain may also maintain store information from a client application system related to shop ownership or tenancy. In this manner, the blockchain may provide a public means for accessing transactions related to a shop as well as provide confidence in the information provided.

Abstract: Systems and processes for identifying a pointer in an image of an analog instrument are provided herein. An instrument contour in the image corresponding to the analog instrument may be identified. A plurality of candidate pointer contours in the image may be identified and screened using one or more geometric property screening techniques including an evaluation of a geometric area, a distance parameter, and/or a gravity center of the plurality of candidate pointer contours. Principal component analysis (PCA) may be performed to select an identified pointer contour from among the reduced plurality of candidate pointer contours. A linear regression model may be applied to pixel points in the contour area of the identified pointer contour and a slope and angle of an associated pointer represented by the identified pointer contour may be determined based on an output of the linear regression model.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for vehicular telematics with virtual-reality monitoring capabilities. An example system may establish a data connection to a plurality of sensors corresponding to at least one component of a vehicle, retrieve status information corresponding to the at least one component of the vehicle, from the plurality of sensors, send the status information retrieved from the plurality of sensors to a data set, receive at least one result of predictive analytics performed with the data set, and generate output via an interface. Other embodiments may additionally place requests for new parts or service based on the at least one result of the predictive analytics. The data set may be a structured database or an unstructured cluster. Big data analytics may use simulations for predictions. Output may leverage virtual reality or augmented reality to improve ease of use and intuitiveness for any role of users.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for tracking shop information using blockchain. In an embodiment, a shop application system may gather information related to a shop using various sensors within the shop. For example, the shop application system may identify a flow rate of traffic within the shop or outside of the shop. The shop application system may securely transmit this information to a blockchain cloud platform to be stored onto a blockchain. The blockchain may also maintain store information from a client application system related to shop ownership or tenancy. In this manner, the blockchain may provide a public means for accessing transactions related to a shop as well as provide confidence in the information provided.

Abstract: Provided are plants that express, or overexpress, a pPLAIII? protein. Constitutive or seed-specific expression of pPLAIII? protein in Arabidopsis increases seed oil content, the amount of C20 and C22 fatty acids, and the amount of C56, C58, and C60 triacylglycerols, effectively resulting in significantly higher oil yield per plant. Use of pPLAIII? is therefore an effective biotechnological tool to significantly increase plant yield, including oil, and the amount of high value long chain fatty acids in agricultural and horticultural crops, especially oilseed crops.

Abstract: Provided are plants that express, or overexpress, a pPLAIII? protein. Constitutive or seed-specific expression of pPLAIII? protein in Arabidopsis increases seed oil content, the amount of C20 and C22 fatty acids, and the amount of C56, C58, and C60 triacylglycerols, effectively resulting in significantly higher oil yield per plant. Use of pPLAIII? is therefore an effective biotechnological tool to significantly increase plant yield, including oil, and the amount of high value long chain fatty acids in agricultural and horticultural crops, especially oilseed crops.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for vehicular telematics with virtual-reality monitoring capabilities. An example system may establish a data connection to a plurality of sensors corresponding to at least one component of a vehicle, retrieve status information corresponding to the at least one component of the vehicle, from the plurality of sensors, send the status information retrieved from the plurality of sensors to a data set, receive at least one result of predictive analytics performed with the data set, and generate output via an interface. Other embodiments may additionally place requests for new parts or service based on the at least one result of the predictive analytics. The data set may be a structured database or an unstructured cluster. Big data analytics may use simulations for predictions. Output may leverage virtual reality or augmented reality to improve ease of use and intuitiveness for any role of users.

Abstract: Microarray platforms and methods of fabricating said microarrays without traditional high aspect ratio barriers used to define individual array elements are described herein. Self-assembled nanoshells were stabilized with a polymerized scaffold to enhance the stability in physiological conditions and serve as an optical transducer upon molecular recognition events. Soft photolithography combined with surface chemistry was developed for covalent immobilization of nanoshells onto the pre-patterned arrayed microspots for rapid multiplexed detection of membrane-binding analytes. This robust fabrication methodology is amenable for general lipid structures, and thus facilitates the integration of stable membrane architectures into diagnostic and prognostic platforms. In particular, the microarray platform may be used in diverse applications ranging from the detection of pathogens, such bacterial toxin in biological matrices, to cellular membrane studies.