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CoCo: A Visual Analytics Tool for Comparing Cohorts of Event Sequences
Published Thursday, May 3, 2018CoCo is a visual analytics tool that enables users to compare two sets of temporal sequence data. It combines automated statistical tests with user-guidance to enable insights, hypothesis generation, and much more. Users see statistics about their dataset, event-level statistics, and a menu of metrics. CoCo displays significance tests in a...
Keyword(s): big data; cohort analytics; data visualization; data analytics
Docket: IS-2014-114
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Nondestructive Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Water
Published Sunday, April 29, 2018Background: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are nanosized cylindrical graphene sheets that possess impressive mechanical, thermal, optical and electrical properties which are comparable to some of the strongest well-known materials such as diamond, silicon and steel. As a consequence, they have stirred considerable interest and have been...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2017-089
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Photoactuated Pen Arrays for Molecular Printing
Published Tuesday, April 24, 2018BackgroundScanning probe lithography (SPL) is a nanotool that is used for direct patterning of materials with nanoscale resolutions. Polymer-based pen array tools operated with diverse actuation mechanisms have recently been used to replace cantilever based SPL as means to increase printing throughput and scalability at a low cost. They...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: PS-2017-156
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Heart Rate Measurement for Fitness Exercises using Facial Video
Published Tuesday, April 24, 2018Recent studies show that subtle changes in a human’s face color due to their heartbeat can be captured by digital cameras. Most existing work focuses on still/rest cases or those with relatively small motions. Researchers at the University of Maryland have created a heart-rate monitoring method using facial video. The method consists of...
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2017-131
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Market Exchanges with Continuously Scaled Limit Orders
Published Sunday, April 15, 2018High frequency trading (HFT) in publicly traded securities markets has existed in some form for close to a century, yet only in the past decade has HFT become a widely known industry. By using powerful computers running advanced algorithms, High Frequency Traders can execute a variety of trading strategies in milliseconds or less. Such advantages...
Categories: Software + Algorithm
Keyword(s): market, exchanges, limit orders, continuously scaled, fishcer black
Docket: IS-2017-105
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A Method of Machine Transliteration between Different Writing Systems
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundWriting system is a set of characters and the corresponding rules used to represent a language. Characters could be either graphemes (letters) or phonemes (characters representing a phonetic sound). The process of writing system conversion transforms one system into another using mapping rules. This could be accomplished either...
Categories: Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2013-109
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iOS Application for Delivery of Auditory Stimuli
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundiOS applications are widely accepted and used in many everyday functions. Auditory experimentation and testing are used in K-12 and higher education, as well as while conducting various research experiments. Innovative TechnologyResearchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language designed an...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2013-110
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Regional Proficiency Assessment Software Suite
Published Monday, April 9, 2018BackgroundMulti-national corporations often employ a large, diverse and talented pool of highly skilled individuals. While corporations are well aware of each employee’s technical skills, it is often difficult to identify people who have regional knowledge (local language, culture, political system etc.) of specific geographic regions. Such...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-077
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Assessment of Ability to Perceive Linguistic Tone
Published Monday, April 9, 2018ALTA is a supplemental aptitude battery designed to measure an individual's ability to learn a tone language. This battery includes: 1) several short behavioral tests; 2) measures of general cognitive abilities; and 3) background information regarding previous language history and musical experiences.
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-129
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Software to Train Working Memory while Using Foreign Languages
Published Monday, April 9, 2018This application provides users with cognitive and working memory training while simultaneously providing users an opportunity to practice and/or learn a foreign language. In addition to using target language specific material within the tasks, users also complete mini-games that are designed to stress important cultural topics relevant to the...
Categories: Education/Training/Multimedia, Information Technology
Keyword(s): 525
Docket: IS-2014-061