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Iqvia Inc.

Quintiles Ims Incorporated

Ronald A Miller

Kenneth Park

Luther Dunlap

Dave Shell

John Muller

Jason L Williams

Andrew E Johnston

Jon A Meyer

Charles K Miller

Addison Scott Karnes

A method includes accessing genomic data from a first cohort and a second cohort of patients that are encrypted to comprise a probabilistic and irreversible hash of each patient's genomic sequence data; based on the probabilistic and irreversible hashes, determining one or more variants residing in a particular locale indicating where the one or more variants reside; comparing a first number of variants determined to reside in the particular locale for the first cohort of patients with a second number of variants determined to reside in the particular locale for the second cohort of patients; and in response to determining that the first number of variants determined to reside in the particular locale for the first cohort of patients and the second number of variants determined to reside in the particular locale for the second cohort of patients differ by more than a threshold value, identifying the particular locale.

System and method for genomic data analysis

A method includes accessing genomic data of from a genomic database; generating, by a processor, a first hash by probabilistically and irreversibly encrypting a first portion of the genomic data encoding the first genomic sequence, the first hash projecting the first portion into reduced dimensions such that the first portion of the genomic data encoding the first genomic sequence becomes statistically improbable to recover outside the first processor; generating, by the processor, a first cryptogram by deterministically and reversibly encrypting a second portion of the genomic data encoding the first genomic sequence; generating, by the processor, a look-up table by using at least the first cryptogram as a key and the first portion of the genomic data encoding the first genomic sequence as the value, and transmitting data encoding the first hash and the first cryptogram to one or more processors that are different from the first processor.

System and method for privacy-preserving genomic data analysis

A survival belt buckle configured to be worn around the user's waist that may make a fire under different environmental conditions. The belt buckle includes a rigid body made of high carbon steel. The body includes a plurality of striking points that when stuck against a flint, chert rock, or quartz produces a spark to ignite dry tinder or other combustible material. On a perimeter edge of the body is a ferrocerium rod that can be used with a steel knife or stone to produce spark. Also, on a perimeter edge of the body is a magnesium bar that produces small shavings that can be ignited. Also, in the rigid body is a magnifying lens used to ignite tinder with sun rays. The belt buckle is waterproof, easily transported and can be use with a knife, hard stone, other metal pieces, or with similar belt buckles worn by others.

Survival belt buckle

Survivor belt buckle

A quick-connect tie down system includes a grip base with a separable C-shaped clamping bracket which is interconnected thereto by a durable strap. A ratchet assembly mounted on the grip base winds the strap onto a spool to draw C-shaped clamping bracket toward a second removable connector to sandwich a portion of an article to a portion of a vehicle or secondary article. Use of one quick-connect tie down system at each end of the article ensures its retention to a vehicle or secondary article. Extension straps are provided to afford added flexibility of usage.

Quick connect tie down system

First and second C-shaped clamping members are provided to engage a ladder and a roof rack. One of the clamping members is mounted on an actuator rod, the other on an actuator housing. A pistol grip handle and trigger mechanism enable the two clamping members to be ratcheted into secure clamping engagement with the two items. A quick release plate allows the clamp to be easily opened for disengagement. In a second embodiment, a compression spring draws the two clamping members together when the quick release plate is engaged.

Quick connect ladder clamp

A water-cooled turbocharger is fabricated employing a coreless die casting process. Instead of casting a complete passage in the bearing housing of the turbocharger, an open ended channel is cast into the housing and then sealed off by a mating seal plate. O-rings or other sealing materials are used to seal the mating joints to prevent pressurized cooling water from leaking to the outside or into the internal bearing housing area.

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Falls Church, VA, United States of America

Ronald A Miller