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Method and apparatus for monitoring a patient having a tumor to determine perfusion tumor heterogeneity wherein a solution containing a tracer, preferably a <2>H-saline solution is infused into the patient's bloodstream at a predetermined slow rate to effect perfusion into the tumor. An MRI machine is adjusted to acquire a set of dynamic <2>H magnetic resonance images of the tumor. The <2>H-images are obtained before infusion, during infusion and post infusion. First, the obtained images are processed to quantitatively determine perfusion per voxel of the images. Next, maps of perfusion parameters are generated to indicate spatial distribution of tumor perfusion. The maps are displayed in color code and analyzed.

User profiles are created based on taxonomic nouns related to documents accessed by the user. The profiles can be leveraged to create lists, such as mailing lists and lead lists, to target content, such as offers, to persons most likely to be interested in the content. A database of the profiles is queried based on nouns describing content to be promoted. The profiles that satisfy the query are used to generate a list. The invention can be used to create any type of list, such as mailing lists, lead lists, lists of related content, lists of related users, lists of categorized content, and the like.

Unstructured electronic documents are classified for profiling and targeting users for additional relevant content. Behavioral data is gathered from user activity, and user documents and actions are categorized. Profile information is combined with collaborative and editorial data to provide users with credible information regarding products. Author-generated document classification information is analyzed and assigned a first taxonomic noun to characterize the document. User-generated tags characterizing a portion of the document are assigned a second taxonomic noun. Search terms that resulted in the user accessing the document are identified and assigned a third taxonomic noun. Attributes related to how the document was accessed are evaluated and assigned a fourth taxonomic noun. The document is processed using pattern rules to extract a fifth taxonomic noun. The taxonomic nouns are aggregated to determine term vectors representing the document, and the document is categorized using the term vectors, the taxonomic nouns, or the author-generated classification.

Near-field sub-wavelength C-apertures provide enhanced spatial resolution and power throughput by increasing the normalized resonant wavelength of the aperture. These improved apertures are characterized by the use of improved geometric proportions for C-apertures, filling the aperture with high-index material, designing aperture thickness to produce longitudinal transmission resonance, and / or tapering the aperture in the longitudinal direction to achieve impedance matching. Apertures according to the present invention may be used for many technological applications in various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Exemplary applications to high density optical data storage and optical particle trapping and manipulation are described.

A plant control apparatus has a measurement signal DB, an operation signal DB, a numerical value analysis executing unit, a numerical value analysis result DB, a model for estimating a value of a measurement signal for an operation signal, learning unit using the model, a learning information DB, a control logic DB for information used by an operation signal generating unit, a knowledge DB for plant running characteristics, and an analyzing unit processing information in the numerical value analysis result DB by information in the knowledge DB, learning information DB, operation signal DB, and measurement signal DB, wherein the analyzing unit includes at least one of a learning base analyzing unit checking adequacy of an operation method, a signal analyzing unit for evaluating an effect of the operation signal upon the plant and presence / absence of an abnormal signal, and a knowledge DB updating unit correcting information in the knowledge DB.

A system and method for a supplier risk dashboard is disclosed. A method for determining comprehensive supplier risk includes receiving a first supplier data from a first data source, the first supplier data indicating a plurality of suppliers and one or more risk characteristics associated with each of the plurality of suppliers to an organization. The method further includes receiving a second supplier data from a second data source, the second supplier data indicating a plurality of suppliers and one or more risk characteristics associated with each of the plurality of suppliers to the organization. The method also includes for one or more of the suppliers indicated in the first supplier data, associating one or more risk characteristics indicated in the first supplier data with one or more risk characteristics indicated in the second supplier data.

A network monitor provides improved understanding of the type of data being transmitted by packets by capturing rendezvous packets, such as domain name server queries and responses, to extract text domain names that may then be associated with later packets using a common numeric addresses. Text domain names intended for human understanding and recollection provide a unique insight into the content of the packets not readily obtained by analysis of the packet data itself.

A system and method for providing audio and visual access to images of an item stored within a protective case includes a code, address, or other indicator directing a user to a location where images of the stored item can be found. The code may include a URL for a particular website or a bar code, QR code, or other scannable or accessible code to direct a user to the location having the images. In some versions, the stored images of the protected item may amount to a digital “tour” of the stored item.

The present invention provides a worker with information about work to be paid attention when the work is displayed in the moving image data. Work content for each of steps of the work to be carried out on a product is stored as moving image data in a storage unit. In response to a desired step being selected on a display device, the moving image data corresponding to the selected step is read from the storage unit. Playback of the moving image data is started on the display device. When starting the playback of the moving image data, a time bar where a progress of the playback of the moving image data is indicated by a slider. Attention work is predetermined within the step of the work. An occurrence timing of the attention work is displayed corresponding to the time bar.

A collaborative method and its implementation system for a trust-based business community, enables a business person, who behaves as a function of a corporation, to invite his / her business partners to form a trust-based business community. Through this method and system, the business person can create, conduct and commit / abort a collaborative activity with their business partners to achieve a business objective. This method and system are also defined as a participation mechanism, which effectively addresses the mixed situations of competition and collaboration. Based on legal-binding invitation and principle of good faith, the system can support the establishment of such a TBC, thus providing a good collaboration platform for the companies to do business effectively and efficiently in today's business world. The key application of this method and system is for Collaborative Sourcing and Product Development, which helps a buyer to source and develop products with multiple suppliers in a single process, wherein some suppliers may be competitive to each others and some are collaborative to each others.

A magnetic resonance force microscope (MRFM) generator for producing an RF magnetic field uniformly over the whole of a sample. A cantilever with magnetic probe tip is self-excited. Under this condition, spins in the sample are controlled to produce a magnetic resonance force. A frequency demodulator measures the resonant frequency of the cantilever from the output detection signal from a cantilever displacement-measuring instrument based on the magnetic resonance force.

A text analysis device includes a storage unit configured to store opinions of users who participate in a discussion about a predetermined theme as text data and author information for specifying authors of the text data, a feature quantity data generation unit configured to generate feature quantity data of the text data stored in the storage unit, an observation time-series signal generation unit configured to generate observation time-series signals based on information obtained by performing a predetermined process with respect to the feature quantity data, a change point detection unit configured to detect a change point of the discussion based on the observation time-series signals, and an influence specifying unit configured to specify an opinion having influence on an opinion corresponding to the specified text data out of opinions of the discussion based on the detected change point and the author information.

A method and system relating to determine a match between a candidate and a job position for an enterprise, the method and system including receiving an enriched talent profile associated with the candidate, the enriched talent profile comprising a talent profile of the candidate derived from a first data source of the enterprise, and one or more supplemental data items obtained from a second data source independent from the first data source, generating a calibrated job profile for the job position, the calibrated job profile comprising information, and executing a machine learning module using the enriched talent profile and the calibrated job profile as inputs to determine a match score between the candidate and the job position.

An image processing device includes: an image input unit that inputs a facial image from a predetermined device; an image analyzing unit that calculates one of facial shape, proportion lines that are lines drawn on the face to analyze the balance of the face, and blocking lines that divide the face into multiple regions following the structure of the face according to lightness and darkness of shadows due to light striking the face, based on facial feature points extracted from the facial image; and an image generating unit that decides a superimposing region of a makeup parts image based on one of the facial shape, the proportion lines, and the blocking lines, and generates a simulation image where the makeup parts image has been superimposed on the superimposing region.

A computer system and method to match client insurance needs with an insurance carrier including the step of creating profiles for each of a plurality of insurance carriers by collating data from database sources relevant to each of the plurality of insurance carriers, A structured format is provided for a client to indicate insurance needs and a client's insurance needs are matched with collated data to identify at least one of the plurality of insurance carriers.

The present invention includes methods and compositions having at least one nanoparticle for analyzing a chemical analyte. The device includes an electrochemical cell connected to a measuring apparatus, wherein the electrochemical cell comprises a container and at least one electrode comprising a surface modification; a solution within the container comprising one or more chemical analytes and one or more metal nanoparticles in the solution, wherein one or more electrocatalytic properties are generated by the one or more metal nanoparticles at the at least one electrode and the contact of individual nanoparticles can be measured.

The present inventive concept relates to a system, and related methods, for facilitating practice of bowling, wherein the system comprises: a data storing device configured to store oil pattern data corresponding to a set of oil patterns for bowling lanes; a projecting arrangement configured to project graphics onto a bowling lane; and a processing unit configured to send, from the data storing device to the projecting arrangement, oil pattern data corresponding to one oil pattern of said set of oil patterns, whereby graphics representing the one oil pattern of said set of oil patterns is projected onto the bowling lane.

User profiles are created based on taxonomic nouns related to documents accessed by the user. The profiles can be leveraged to create lists, such as mailing lists and lead lists, to target content, such as offers, to persons most likely to be interested in the content. A database of the profiles is queried based on nouns describing content to be promoted. The profiles that satisfy the query are used to generate a list. The invention can be used to create any type of list, such as mailing lists, lead lists, lists of related content, lists of related users, lists of categorized content, and the like.

A system and method for performing a structural heart repair or replacement procedure on a patient includes an augmented reality system, a tracked instrument, a first image acquisition system, and a computer system. The method includes a step of acquiring the first holographic image dataset from the patient. The computer system tracks, in a next step, the tracked instrument using the plurality of sensors to provide a tracked instrument dataset. The method also includes a step of registering the first holographic image dataset and the tracked instrument dataset with the patient. The augmented reality system then renders, in a next step, a first hologram based on the first holographic image dataset from the patient for viewing by a practitioner. The practitioner is thereby permitted to perform the procedure on the patient while viewing the patient and the first hologram with the augmented reality system.

An optical signal analyzing apparatus enables real-time and single-shot analysis simultaneously in both time and frequency domains with spectro-temporal analysis. The apparatus includes a fiber tap coupler for receiving an input optical signal from continuous wave (CW) to ultra-short pulses (femtosecond-picosecond). An optical splitter directs part of the signal to a frequency channel and part to a time channel A photodiode in the time channel directly monitors the intensity evolution and converts it to an electrical signal. In the frequency channel, two sub-channels are provided: one for CW / quasi-CW and one for short-pulse components. A signal processor analyses the time- and frequency-domain data from the time channel and frequency channel and displays the temporal and spectral evolutions simultaneously, so that the two different pieces of information of a non-repeated dynamic event can be correlated in different domains.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for opening a network capability, and a network element . The system includes: a network capability management network element and at least one network element; the network capability management network element is configured to acquire a capability of the network element over a first interface, and provide the capability of the network element for the external application over a second interface; and the network element is configured to provide the capability of the network element for the network capability management network element over the first interface. The method provided in the present invention helps to progressively upgrade a device on a network to support opening of a network capability, where the network capability can be obtained without involving an entity on the network, and network problems that occur when a developed mobile application accesses the network can be reduced.

Pharmacogenetics was used to evaluate the effect of polymorphisms in select candidate genes on the response of patients with chronic constipation to tegaserod (Zelmac® / Zelnorm®). The analysis identified twelve single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in six genes (HTR4, HTR3B, MLN, AQP3, SLC12A2, SCNN1A) that were associated with at least a 60% response rate to tegaserod and an odds ratios of 5 or greater (compared to placebo) after 4 weeks of treatment. The identified genes display a wide range of different functions, including serotonin signaling, secretion and motility, all of which are important in maintaining the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract. Thus, these data imply that chronic constipation may result from a variety of pathophysiological mechanisms related to variants in the above identified genes, all of which respond well to treatment with tegaserod. Patients without these variants do not respond to treatment significantly more than they do to placebo, which could indicate that their chronic constipation is not due to pathophysiological mechanisms but rather to environmental or possibly psychological factors. Patients with these variants are also less likely to respond to placebo, again implying that these variants are associated with a true pathophysiology.