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A method for regulating the asking and motivating the answering of questions via a computer network. The number and complexity of questions asked is controlled by a question regulation method, and the number and quality of answers provided is controlled by an answer evaluation method. The question regulation method permits users to post more numerous or more complex questions based on factors such as viewing of advertising, or provision of marketing information. The answer measurement method may be used to reward those who supply numerous or high-quality answers with premiums, public recognition, or employment opportunities.

A method and system are disclosed for transforming accessing of a displayed content by at least one person into an overall billed value. An exemplary embodiment comprises providing a display device that displays content, tracking the respective gazes of people near and in front of the displayed content, determining if, when and how long each person views, i.e., acquires, the display, transforming the acquisition data into a billing value by, e.g., determining a billing value for each acquisition based on the numbers of acquisitions and length of each acquisition, summing the billing values for all the respective viewings, and billing the client for the summed billing values.

The present invention generally relates to methods and systems for (i) skin assessment based on the utilization of bioimpedance and fractional calculus and implementation of methods for skin hydration assessment based on the utilization of bioimpedance and fractional calculus and systems thereof, (ii) an Opto-Magnetic method based on RGB and gray images data as “cone-rods” principles with enhanced qualitative and quantitative parameters for analyzing water based on Opto-Magnetic properties of light-matter interaction and systems thereof, and (iii) imaging and analyzing skin based on the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation and implementation of an Opto-Magnetic method with enhanced qualitative and quantitative parameters for imaging and analyzing skin based on Opto-Magnetic properties of light-matter interaction and systems thereof.

A method and system for determining fractional flow reserve (FFR) for a coronary artery stenosis of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, medical image data of the patient including the stenosis is received, a set of features for the stenosis is extracted from the medical image data of the patient, and an FFR value for the stenosis is determined based on the extracted set of features using a trained machine-learning based mapping. In another embodiment, a medical image of the patient including the stenosis of interest is received, image patches corresponding to the stenosis of interest and a coronary tree of the patient are detected, an FFR value for the stenosis of interest is determined using a trained deep neural network regressor applied directly to the detected image patches.

Described herein are methods and systems useful for characterizing clinical outcomes of a subject. Provided herein includes computer-assessed methods, medical information systems, and computer-readable instructions that can aid an end-user in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a clinical outcome.

The invention relates to a method for evaluating the security situation of a network and a system thereof. The system has a two-surface three-level framework and is provided with a public service surface and a service management surface for executing uniform coordinated management on each functional module of the system; according to a service logic processing flow, the system is divided into three levels: an acquisition level, an analysis level and an exhibition level for completing four evaluating operations of assets, frangibility, threat and security situation; the invention is based on the characteristic of service operation in the network, combines the prior risk evaluation method, the prior flow and the prior security detection tool and provides a set of a novel dynamic real-time evaluation method. The system can analyze the assets and service of the network and the risk of the whole network and carries out the evaluation of the security situation. The system can provide the security state of the whole network in macroscopy, can deepen to specific service and assets and know the specific security problem, thereby effectively helping network security personnel to analyze the root of the security problem and assisting to provide a security solution proposal and implement a defense measure.

The transmission of ATM, Internet, and satellite communications is unified through international standardized protocol embedment. Global and Local performance optimization are achieved through the combination of combinatorial, dynamic, and probabilistic programming. A simultaneous domino effect of bandwidth conservation, efficiency enhancement, reliability improvement, traffic congestion prevention, delay minimization, and speed multiplication are realized for any digital communication system, particular in Internet. With three levels of error coding in ATM cells, the loss cell recovery and bit integrity are preserved. From its mathematical roots, new combinatorial sets are systematically generated, and applications of the sets are identified. Among the applications, optimal sequences can be produced for multi-user and multi-function communication system designs. Optimality is in terms of maximum possible number of sequences with given sequence length and sequence characteristics. The results are unique and theoretically proven. By serial and parallel concatenation of error codecs, reliability of multimedia transmission can be satisfied to any desirable level. As a part of the unified transmission scheme, the acquisition and synchronization method of cascading sequences exhibits significant improvement in correlation properties and detection probabilities. A method of using block designs is demonstrated to derive, to generate, and to construct low-density parity check block codes and threshold decodable convolutional codes. An efficiency evaluation method is formulated for the combination operation of ATM, Internet, and satellites.

The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of cardiovascular illness, particularly stroke, myocardial and other cardiovascular damage damage, hypertension treatment. In particular, patient test samples are analyzed for the presence and amount of members of a panel of markers comprising one or more specific markers for cardiovascular illness or hypertension treatment and one or more non-specific markers for cardiovascular illness or hypertension treatment. A variety of markers are disclosed for assembling a panel of markers for such diagnosis and evaluation. Algorithms for determining proper treatment are disclosed. A diagnostic kit for a panel of said markers is disclosed. In various aspects, the invention provides methods for the early detection and differentiation of cardiovascular illness or hypertension treatment. Invention methods provide rapid, sensitive and specific assays that can greatly increase the number of patients that can receive beneficial treatment and therapy, reduce the costs associated with incorrect diagnosis, and provide important information about the prognosis of the patient.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for assessing a state of a comorbidity associated with a primary disease are provided. The methods comprise receiving at least one autonomic index, neurologic index, stress marker index, psychiatric index, endocrine index, adverse effect of therapy index, physical fitness index, or quality of life index of a patient; comparing the at least one index to at least one reference value; and assessing a state of a body system of the patient that is a site of the comorbidity, based on the comparison. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method described above is also provided. A medical device system capable of implementing the method described above is also provided.

A calculation unit (3) determines whether or not an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, and if it is determined that an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, the calculation unit (3) respectively calculates the actual amount of consumed fuel and an amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed. The calculation unit (3) then calculates an amount of fuel consumed in excess due to the operation which worsens fuel economy by subtracting the amount of fuel that would have been consumed had the operation that worsens fuel economy not been performed from the actual amount of consumed fuel. A display (4) displays the calculated excess fuel consumption amount.

An efficient system for implementing an electronic market. The system includes a first mechanism for defining a set of attributes and associated descriptor variables involved in market transactions. Importance values are assigned to the descriptor variables by the first mechanism. A second mechanism computes match scores for the market transactions based on the importance values. A third mechanism employs the match scores to clear the electronic market. In the specific embodiment, the first mechanism includes an administrator interface, which allows an administrator to define the descriptor variables. A configurator communicates with the administrator interface and allows the administrator to assign a first set importance values to corresponding descriptor variables. The first set importance values includes default importance values or importance values assigned to the descriptor variables by a seller seeking to transact with a buyer via the electronic market. The administrator interface allows an administrator to configure a user interface of the market to allow market participants to assign a second set of importance values to different descriptor variables. The second set of importance values includes buyer and seller importance values. The descriptor variables and associated descriptor importance values may be continuous or discrete. A matching engine computes the match scores for market transactions based on a predetermined evaluation method specified via the administrator interface and based on a unique match score computation method.

A method and device in which only a single symbol is required for synchronization, and which permits the detection of appreciable deviations from the normal receiver oscillator frequency or of a deviation of the transmitter frequency from the given frequency pattern, and the correction of the oscillator frequency. The invention further includes an evaluation method for the signal which contains a multiplicity of modulated carriers. In a decoder, additional sequences are evaluated after demodulation and differential reconversion by means of a correlation.

The embodiment of the application discloses an image-based vehicle loss assessment method, device, and system, and an electronic device. The method includes steps of: acquiring an image to be processed and recognizing a first vehicle part in the image to be processed; matching a local image having a unrecognized vehicle part in the image to be processed with a part image having a recognized vehicle part in order to determine a second vehicle part to which the local image belongs; detecting the image to be processed and recognizing a damaged position and a damage type in the image to be processed; based on the recognized first vehicle part, the second vehicle part, the damaged position and the damage type, determining a damaged part in the image to be processed and the damaged position and the damage type corresponding to the damaged part. The embodiments of the present application can detect the specific information about the damaged position and degree of the vehicle part quickly, accurately and reliably so that a loss assessment result is accurate and user service experience is improved.

An evaluation of heart failure status is provided based on a disordered breathing index. Patient respiration is sensed and a respiration signal is generated. Disordered breathing episodes are detected based on the respiration signal. A disordered breathing index is determined based on the disordered breathing episodes. The disordered breathing index is trended and used to evaluate heart failure status. The disordered breathing index may be combined with additional information and/or may take into account patient activity, posture, sleep stage, or other patient information.

Methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing physiological hard of soft tissue of human and other species are described. In a preferred embodiment, tissue is vibrationally stimulated in vivo through a frequency spectrum. The tissue reacts against the stimulus and the reaction is preferably measured and recorded. Based on analytical algorithms or comparisons with previously taken measurements, changes within the tissue can be detected and used for diagnostic purposes. Further embodiments describe the usage of the device and methods for in vivo intra-operative and post-operative implant evaluations and as a therapeutic tool.

Methods, devices and systems for recognizing an object in an image are provided, in which the object is recognized by evaluation of both image data and digital map information that corresponds to an area represented by the image. Evaluation of the image data and the digital map information may involve various methods of evaluation including cross-checking, in which the digital map information is utilized to verify correct object recognition in the image data; prediction, in which digital map information is utilized to predict a feature of an object to facilitate object recognition in the image data; or modeling in which a generic model of an object is compared with the image data.

The invention relates to the technical field of running state monitoring of wind generating sets, in particular to a system and a method for evaluating the running state of a wind generating set. The evaluating system mainly comprises a monitoring module, a quantifying module, a weight confirmation module and an evaluating module; data monitored in real time by a wind generating set control system are utilized as the input of the evaluating system of the real-time running state; then the data are quantified to obtain a real time deterioration degree of each evaluating index; finally, when the deterioration degree of a single item evaluating index and a permissible value have greater deviation, the serious evaluating result is directly given, otherwise, the weight module and the evaluating module are used for calculating an evaluating result of the running state of the generating set, and the evaluating result is used as the output of the system. The invention provides scientific basis for state maintenance of the wind generating set, and provides technological supports for ensuring high-efficient, reliable and safe running of the wind generating set, evaluating and forecasting the operational reliability of an electric power system of a windy electric field, and has important engineering application value.

Pre-defined descriptor or measurement questions or items are presented to a user or operator using a computer with a storage and a display for use in systematic observation and assessment. Measurement items that are used in the course of observation and assessment are automatically correlated with address data that is associated with a track of simultaneous digital recording so as to automatically generate meaningful indexes for the recorded material. Based upon the contents of the measurement questions or items, including any qualitative or quantitative descriptions or numerical rating results from use of the descriptors or measurement items, the indexes can readily be further processed, providing the capacity for improvements in efficiency, consistency, and accuracy in retrieving and utilizing the recorded material. The method is particularly useful for processes relating to systematic interview or assessment methods, including the training and monitoring of interviewers or assessors and the storage, retrieval, analysis, and other manipulation of recordings.

The invention relates to an assessment method of efficient operation of an intelligent power distribution network. The assessment method comprises the steps of: (1) determining boundary conditions; (2) determining service objects; (3) building an assessment index system which includes a power distribution network safety index, a power distribution network reliability index, a power distribution network economical efficiency index, a power distribution network high operation quality index and a power distribution network intelligence index; (4) determining assessment index numerical values of single items; (5) scoring for single items of assessment indexes; (6) performing comprehensive scoring of the assessment index system; and (7) judging whether efficient operation of the power distribution network is achieved according to a comprehensive score of the assessment index system in Step (6). The assessment method for efficient operation of the intelligent power distribution network in the invention has a relatively wide range of application, can comprehensively assess the operating state of the intelligent power distribution network, and an assessment result provides an importance basis for decision-making work of power grid dispatching, planning and operation management personnel.

A cardio-respiratory fitness evaluation method is disclosed. Personal data is obtained according to an input operation and a submaximal exercise test is performed according to the personal data and a selected exercise mode. Physical parameters are retrieved and analyzed to determine whether abnormal signs are detected and, if not, the physical parameters are recorded. It is then determined whether the submaximal exercise test has been completed, and, if not completed, another submaximal exercise test is performed, and if completed, an evaluation for cardio-respiratory fitness is performed to obtain evaluation results.

There are provided an evaluating system of a robot and its evaluating method capable of measuring a movement state amount, particularly, a position or a speed or an acceleration, or an angle or an angular speed or an angular acceleration of an arm of a robot by a simple system constitution in noncontact, accurately, in real time, dispensing with a complicated calibration. There is provided an evaluating system of a robot characterized in including a sensor provided at an arm of a robot for detecting a movement state amount of the arm, an angle detector for measuring an articulate angle of each axis servo motor of the robot, a first sensor operating portion for converting a state amount of the sensor into a state amount in a robot coordinate system, a second sensor operating portion for converting an articulate angle of the angle detector into a state amount in the robot coordinate system, and an output synthesizing portion for synthesizing an output of the first sensor operating portion and an output of the second sensor operating portion.

The invention relates to a method for evaluating traffic jam, congestion and smooth state of urban roads by using floating vehicle data. Concretely, the method comprises the following steps: analyzing the transmission frequency and the traveling tracks of data based on the prior GPS data by using network state estimation technique based on GPS data of floating vehicles in detail; selecting a comprehensive evaluation value of the calculation result of a time shortest path algorithm as the traveling speed of the road in consideration of the OD characteristics of the urban traffic; and comprehensively evaluating the traffic state of the road by using fuzzy reasoning technique based on the combination of the traveling speed and the use function of the road. The improved evaluation method has the advantages of easily satisfied operation condition, easy implementation, and accurate result.

The invention relates to a method for automatic evaluation based on generalized fluent spoken language fluency, which comprises the following steps of: acquiring speech data according to different ages and spoken language levels by using a speech input device; adopting an evaluating model based on characteristics of the generalized fluency and the machine learning training fluency; configuring a speech recognition system with corresponding parameters according to scripts of different subjects and genders of enunciators in the speech data; performing quantification on speech speed coherence, content understanding, advanced skills and reconstruction standard characteristics in the speech data to comprehensively extract the characteristics of the fluency from the speech data from the angle of expert assessment and evaluation; and adopting a decision tree method in regression fitting analysis and data mining to detect faults of abnormal fluency and grade and diagnose the fluency. The acquired score of the machine fluency can reach the level close to that of grading experts, and the relativity index exceeds that of 2 to 3 of general 5 experts; besides, the method has a high speed, and can be embedded into a spoken language automatic evaluation system to serve as an important module to evaluate fluency indexes in pronunciation quality.

The invention discloses a psychological stress assessment method based on multi-physiological-parameter integration. The method includes: designing a reasonable stimulation program, acquiring four types of electrophysiological signals, namely electrocardiogram signals, electromyographic signals, pulse wave signals and electroencephalogram signals from people suffering psychological stress; extracting affective features of the four types of electrophysiological signals; subjecting the extracted features to feature selection by means of Relief algorithm, genetic algorithm optimization and the like; acquiring related integration functions on the basis of basic probability assignment mass. According to the method, multi-parameter signals are subjected to acquisition, preprocessed, feature selection and psychological stress affective recognition and are integrated; compared to single-parameter classified recognition or multi-parameter data-level or feature-level integration, the method allows data information to be more fully utilized and psychological stress emotions to be more accurately recognized.

The invention relates to a leakage source detecting device based on infrared thermal imaging processing, and the leakage source detecting device comprises an infrared thermal imaging camera and a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is used for analyzing, processing and judging damage conditions, leakage points, leakage zones and leakage degrees of walls of buildings or containers according to the thermal images, shot by infrared thermal imaging camera, of the walls or containers and relative input information, and the infrared thermal imaging camera is used for scanning a preprocessed detected object so as to obtain the temperature distribution information of the surfaces of the walls or the containers. The software of the microprocessor mainly comprises an infrared thermal imaging acquiring unit, an infrared thermal imaging preprocessing unit and a leakage quantitative detecting unit, and the software of the microprocessor analyzes the temperature field to the object to be detected through a digital image processing technology to judge whether the object to be detected has the defect of leakage or not. The leakage source detecting device provided by the invention can be used for not only rapidly detecting the existing of the leakage defect, but can also accurately detecting the leakage zone and degree and the influence scope. The leakage source detecting device provided by the invention provides an assessment method for leakage defects.

The invention belongs to the field of analysis on operation of an electric distribution network, and relates to an operating level and power supplying capability evaluation method for an urban electric distribution network. The method comprises the following steps of: based on point view of system engineering and own intensive property of index, clearing up and analyzing existing indexes relative to the operating level and the power supplying capability of the electric distribution network, constructing an electric distribution network operating level and power supplying capability evaluation index system by combining an improved analytic hierarchy process with a fuzzy evaluation method, selecting and design an evaluation index based on expert advice to determine an index range and a weight of the evaluation on the operating level and the power supplying capability of the electric distribution network, determining a rational range of an evaluation index, setting weight of each evaluation index, and finally providing flows and use methods of comprehensive evaluation on the operating level and the power supplying capability of the urban electric distribution network.

A method of evaluating a permanent life insurance policy including the steps of accessing a policy illustration, establishing an effective life span of the policy illustration, identifying a first amount attributed to death benefit claims, identifying a second amount attributed to premium loads, identifying a third amount attributed to policy expenses, calculating a sum of the first, second and third amounts for a plurality of policy years, averaging the sum for each year throughout the effective life span, calculating a cash value of the policy illustration for the plurality of policy years, identifying a projected investment earnings forecast in the policy illustration, normalizing the projected investment earnings forecast, adding the project investment earnings to the cash value, and recalculating the current cash value of the policy illustration for the plurality of policy years.

Some embodiments provide a system including a database, two or more data access objects, and a proxy object. In some such embodiments, each data access object has exclusive access privileges to a subset of data within the database. Further each object includes one or more of a read method that provides access to data and a write method that causes data to be stored. In such embodiments, the proxy object accesses data via data access object methods and includes a valuate method, the execution of which causes data to be passed from a data access object to the proxy object.

The invention discloses a track irregularity detecting system and method based on an INS/GNSS. According to the method, an INS/GNSS combined measurement system is taken as a core measurement device, is fixed and arranged on a moving support and moves along with the moving support on a track, and a three-dimensional position coordinate sequence of the track and an attitude angle sequence of the track are obtained through measurement. Track irregularity is evaluated through a track irregularity evaluation method based on the coordinate method according to the combination of tack design curve parameters, the three-dimensional position coordinate sequence of the track, the attitude angle sequence of the track and a gauge measured value. According to the track irregularity detecting system and method, high-accuracy and high-efficiency dynamic measurement of the track irregularity is achieved, the track irregularity is evaluated on the basis of the coordinate method, and the evaluation method is simpler and more convenient to conduct, intuitive and easy to understand.

The invention discloses a fault diagnosis and assessment method of an intelligent substation. The fault diagnosis and assessment method is characterized by including the specific steps that a fault diagnosis and assessment information model of the intelligent substation is constructed; fault and assessment indexes of a primary device, a secondary device and a network device in the intelligent substation are calculated on the basis of the fault diagnosis and assessment information model; a Petri net is used to perform primary fault diagnosis and assessment to the intelligent substation; and final diagnosis and assessment are performed by means of a distributed type expert system based on a knowledge base. The fault diagnosis and assessment method has the advantages of being clear in the diagnosis process, fast and practical in diagnosis methods and accurate and reliable in diagnosis results.