Abstract: Disclosed herein are laser-assisted metal-organic chemical vapor deposition devices and methods of use thereof for suppressing background carbon incorporation.

Abstract: A computing device, including a hardware accelerator configured to train a machine learning model by computing a first product matrix including a plurality of first dot products. Computing the first product matrix may include receiving a first matrix including a plurality of first vectors and a second matrix including a plurality of second vectors. Each first vector may include a first shared exponent and a plurality of first vector elements. Each second vector may include a second shared exponent and a plurality of second vector elements. For each first vector, computing the first product matrix may further include computing the first dot product of the first vector and a second vector. The first dot product may include a first dot product exponent, a first dot product sign, and a first dot product mantissa. Training the first machine learning model may further include storing the first product matrix in memory.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (DES) using one or more lignin-derived compounds is provided.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to determine pixel-level labels of a synthetic image. In at least one embodiment, the synthetic image is generated by one or more generative networks and the pixel-level labels are generated using a combination of data output by a plurality of layers of the generative networks.

Abstract: Methods for detecting and extracting plastic contaminants within a water sample, which involve introducing the water sample to a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent, are provided.

Abstract: A system for returning change electronically to a consumer as a result of a cash transaction is provided. The system uses a merchant terminal by bypassing default funds availability authorization performed in consumer to merchant transfers by the terminal. The terminal therefore enables transfer funds from merchant to consumer in an amount which is associated with change due to the consumer upon receipt of the appropriate request and consumer account identifier. In particular aspects, the change is returned in a cryptocurrency.

Abstract: Approaches are presented for training an inverse graphics network. An image synthesis network can generate training data for an inverse graphics network. In turn, the inverse graphics network can teach the synthesis network about the physical three-dimensional (3D) controls. Such an approach can provide for accurate 3D reconstruction of objects from 2D images using the trained inverse graphics network, while requiring little annotation of the provided training data. Such an approach can extract and disentangle 3D knowledge learned by generative models by utilizing differentiable renderers, enabling a disentangled generative model to function as a controllable 3D “neural renderer,” complementing traditional graphics renderers.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a cognitive software porting assistant system, and a computer program product for operating a cognitive software porting assistant system. Embodiments include analyzing code to identify strings of the code, tokenizing the strings of the code into tokens, and identifying a first set of tokens and a second set of tokens from the tokens, wherein the first set of tokens corresponds to a first platform and the second set of tokens corresponds to the second platform. Embodiments also include generating a first syntax tree for the first set of tokens and a second syntax tree for the second set of tokens, and serializing the first syntax tree and the second syntax tree. Embodiments include comparing the first serialized syntax tree with the second serialized syntax tree, and saving a mapping of the first serialized syntax tree and second serialized syntax tree responsive to the comparison.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a cognitive software porting assistant system, and a computer program product for operating a cognitive software porting assistant system. Embodiments include analyzing code to identify strings of the code, tokenizing the strings of the code into tokens, and identifying a first set of tokens and a second set of tokens from the tokens, wherein the first set of tokens corresponds to a first platform and the second set of tokens corresponds to the second platform. Embodiments also include generating a first syntax tree for the first set of tokens and a second syntax tree for the second set of tokens, and serializing the first syntax tree and the second syntax tree. Embodiments include comparing the first serialized syntax tree with the second serialized syntax tree, and saving a mapping of the first serialized syntax tree and second serialized syntax tree responsive to the comparison.

Abstract: Method and device for configuring privacy settings for a social network application are disclosed. The method is performed at a first user device, and includes: receiving a relationship establishment instruction from a first user of the first user device, the relationship establishment instruction being associated with a first relationship establishment mode used by the first user for establishing a relationship; in accordance with the first relationship establishment mode, selecting a respective privacy setting for use by the first user; executing the relationship establishment instruction to establish the relationship between the first user and the second user in the first social network; and after executing the relationship establishment instruction resulting in establishing the relationship between the first user and second user, granting a permission for social network interactions between the first user and the second user in accordance with the respective privacy setting.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for optical emission detection comprising scintillating proximal sensors.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for depth-of-interaction (DOI) positron tomography detection are disclosed herein. Certain embodiments utilize dichotomous sensing to obtain DOI information.

Abstract: A system providing a decentralized gateway for external entry into a private blockchain holding where the private blockchain and the gateway use different processors in that a first processor is used to reach consensus on public to private transactions as compared to a second processor used to reach consensus on private to private transactions on the peer to peer network. The manner of reaching consensus for both processors may be the same or different, but different sources of data are used.

Abstract: A method, system and terminal for deleting a sent instant message in messaging communication have been disclosed. The method including: receiving from a first communication terminal, a delete request to delete a sent instant message which has been transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, wherein the delete request comprises an identification which identifies the sent instant message which is to be deleted; determining whether the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal; and if it is determined that the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal, forwarding the delete request to the second communication terminal to facilitate deletion of the sent instant message by the second communication terminal.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for optical emission detection comprising scintillating proximal sensors.

Abstract: A system for returning change electronically to a consumer as a result of a cash transaction is provided. The system uses a merchant terminal by bypassing default funds availability authorization performed in consumer to merchant transfers by the terminal. The terminal therefore enables transfer funds from merchant to consumer in an amount which is associated with change due to the consumer upon receipt of the appropriate request and consumer account identifier. In particular aspects, the change is returned in a cryptocurrency.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for depth-of-interaction (DOI) positron tomography detection are disclosed herein. Certain embodiments utilize dichotomous sensing to obtain DOI information.

Abstract: A method, system and terminal for deleting a sent instant message in messaging communication have been disclosed. The method including: receiving from a first communication terminal, a delete request to delete a sent instant message which has been transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, wherein the delete request comprises an identification which identifies the sent instant message which is to be deleted; determining whether the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal; and if it is determined that the sent instant message which is to be deleted has already been successfully forwarded to the second communication terminal, forwarding the delete request to the second communication terminal to facilitate deletion of the sent instant message by the second communication terminal.