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The subject invention provides for a system and method that facilitates detecting and preventing spam in a variety of networked communication environments. In particular, the invention provides several techniques for monitoring outgoing communications to identify potential spammers. Identification of potential spammers can be accomplished at least in part by a detection component that monitors per sender at least one of volume of outgoing messages, volume of recipients, and / or rate of outgoing messages. In addition, outgoing messages can be scored based at least in part on their content. The scores can be added per message per sender and if the total score(s) per message or per sender exceeds some threshold, then further action can be taken to verify whether the potential spammer is a spammer. Such actions include human-inspecting a sample of the messages, sending challenges to the account, sending a legal notice to warn potential spammers and / or shutting down the account.

A compact and lightweight personal pod making system is provided. The pod making system has a base for receiving a pod packaging material and a sealing tool pivotably connected to the base. The system can be used at home, in the office and even outdoors. A pod package assembly that can be used in conjunction with the personal pod making system is also provided. The pod package assembly can include a cup-like holder that is hingedly connected to a cover so that it is relatively easy for users to align the cover when sealing the pod.

A method to determine the presence or absence of Streptococcus Group A antigen in a sample, comprising the following steps: extracting the antigen from the sample in an assay chamber with two or less extraction reagents, wherein the two reagents may be added to the assay chamber in no particular sequence; introducing a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay device into the extraction reagents containing the extracted antigen without further addition of reagents or manipulation of the sample; forming an antigen-indicator labeling reagent complex; and determining the presence or absence of the antigen in the sample by the presence or absence of a signal formed by the binding of the antigen-indicator labeling reagent complex to an indicator capture reagent specific for said antigen-indicator labeling reagent complex.

An aortic graft assembly includes a tubular component that defines a wall aperture having a proximal end that extends perpendicular to a major longitudinal axis of the tubular aortic component, and a tunnel graft connected to the wall of the tubular aortic component and extending from the wall aperture toward a proximal end of the tubular aortic component. The method for delivery of the aortic graft assembly includes delivering the aortic graft assembly through the wall aperture and into interferring relation with the tunnel graft.

A surgical microscopy system comprises microscopy optics for generating an image of an eye under surgery. A pattern generator generates a pattern to be superimposed with the image. An eye-tracker is provided for tracking a position of the superimposed pattern with respect to the image in case of a movement of the eye. The superimposed pattern comprises pattern elements that are equally distributed on first and second circles of different sizes, in order to give assistance when placing a suture during a corneal transplant. The superimposed pattern may also provide an assistance for orientating a toric intra-ocular lens.

A post-application expanding composition for application to hair fibers of the scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes is provided. The composition comprises at least one surfactant, a solvent for the surfactant, and a volatile agent in an amount that will cause the surfactant and solvent to interact and foam on the hair fibers thereby producing an expanded composition. The composition further contains a film-forming agent in an amount effective to form a film which when set fixes at least a portion of the expanded composition in its expanded state. The volatile agent is solubilized in the composition, and is further dispersed throughout the composition in nanometer size droplets or generated in situ on the hair fibers or immediately prior to application thereto so that the composition is storable in a non-pressurized container.

The invention discloses a GPS-based automatic multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle tracking system, which is characterized by comprising a multi-rotor flight controller and a GPS positioning module and a wireless transmission module connected with the controller respectively, wherein the output end of the multi-rotor flight controller is connected with the input end of the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle; and the wireless transmission module is also connected with a GPS beacon module. The head direction is controlled to point to a moving target when the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle flies, tracking of the moving target is automatically completed without manual operation, consistent movement between the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle and the tracked target can be ensured, the distance between the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle and the tracked target can also be ensured, operation on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle by a person when the moving target moves is greatly reduced, operation and control are safer, simpler, more convenient and more flexible, flight safety is improved, operation of the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle is more intelligent, and probability of flight accidents is greatly reduced.

In a hearing aid with a signal processor for signal processing in accordance with selected values of a set of parameters Θ, a method of automatic adjustment of a set z of the signal processing parameters Θ, using a set of learning parameters θ of the signal processing parameters Θ is provided, wherein the method includes extracting signal features u of a signal in the hearing aid, recording a measure r of an adjustment e made by the user of the hearing aid, modifying z by the equation z=u θ+r, and absorbing the user adjustment e in θ by the equation θN=Φ(u,r)+θP, wherein θN is the new values of the learning parameter set θ, θP is the previous values of the learning parameter set θ, and Φ is a function of the signal features u and the recorded adjustment measure r.

A compact and lightweight personal pod making system is provided. The pod making system has a base for receiving a pod packaging material and a sealing tool pivotably connected to the base. The system can be used at home, in the office and even outdoors. A pod package assembly that can be used in conjunction with the personal pod making system is also provided. The pod package assembly can include a cup-like holder that is hingedly connected to a cover so that it is relatively easy for users to align the cover when sealing the pod.

An assay device allowing for the testing for multiple analytes in a liquid sample simultaneously by employing a multiplicity of analyte testing strips which protrude from a housing containing slots for each assay test strip and wherein the flow of sample of the test strip is controlled by a cover over the sample contact pad which is inserted into the sample.