Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing methyl pentenone (MPO) in high yield in a continuous mode in a fixed bed reactor having a plurality of sidewall injecting ports by reacting excess methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) with acetaldehyde in presence of a cation exchange resin catalyst, wherein the acetaldehyde is injected from the plurality of sidewall injecting ports of the reactor. The method is also effective in reducing the complete consumption of the catalyst during the course of the reaction.

Abstract: Methods and systems for Radio Access Network (RAN) aggregation of multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs). A method disclosed herein includes aggregating the RATs at a RAN level to provide at least one User Equipment (UE) with multi-connectivity. The method further includes enabling at least one Centralized unit (gNodeB-CU) within at least one RAN node to uniformly control Distributed Units (DUs) of different RATs (5G New Radio (NR) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) RATs). The method further includes enabling the at least one gNB-CU to control the at least one UE and allow the at least one UE to connect with an additional RAT irrespective of an initial RAT, the UE is connected to. The method further includes controlling WLAN Access Point (AP) as a 5G distributed unit (gNB-DU).

Abstract: Accordingly, the embodiments herein provide a hybrid modular multilevel converter. The hybrid modular multilevel converter includes one or more chain links, one or more high voltage switches and a plurality of inductors. The one or more chain links are formed by sub modules. The one or more high voltage switches are formed by semi-controlled devices or fully controlled or any other suitable semiconductor devices. The plurality of inductors are arranged in the one or more chain links to limit circulating current among the one or more chain links. The one or more chain links are configured to enhance a power handling capability of the hybrid modular multilevel converter.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide an implantable Flow Streamliner for passively regulating blood streams in a TCPC subject. The implantable Flow Streamliner is configured to split a blood stream from an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and a blood stream from a Superior Vena Cava (SVC), without a direct collision between the blood streams. Further, the implantable Flow Streamliner is configured to distribute the blood stream from the IVC containing hepatic nutrients in proportion to a Left Pulmonary Artery (LPA) and a Right Pulmonary Artery (RPA). Further, the implantable Flow Streamliner is configured to distribute the blood stream from the SVC in equal proportion to the LPA and the RPA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for cancelling interference in a full-duplex wireline communication link. The communication link has a transceiver at each end and configured to transmit a signal and receive a signal. The transceiver comprises: a self-interference (SI) canceller module configured to subtract self-interference of the signal transmitted by the transceiver from the signal received by the same transceiver in analog domain; and an echo canceller module configured to subtract reflected version of the signal transmitted by the transceiver from the signal received by the same transceiver in analog domain.

Abstract: Accordingly, embodiment herein disclose a method for handling block chain operation in a block chain system. The method includes parallelizing, by the block chain system, a block creation along with a consensus mechanism. The block creation along with the consensus mechanism includes parallelly combining a pre-computed state of a succeeding block (at height “k” greater than the current block, where “k” is a positive integer parameter chosen by the system designer) with transactions in a current block to obtain state to be stored in a next succeeding block (at height “k+1” greater than the current block) along with running a consensus protocol to finalize transactions to include in an immediate next block (at height one greater than the current block). Further, the method includes handling, by the block chain system, the block chain operation based on parallelizing. The method can be used for scaling up computation in blockchains.

Abstract: A tire sealant composition for use in tubeless tires is disclosed. The tire sealant composition primarily serves to seal the tire around the wheel rim and particularly in the tread area of the tire against punctures. The composition includes polymeric material, carrier fluid and particulate system. The tire sealant composition is flowable, non-toxic, non-corrosive and thermally stable.

Abstract: Methods and systems for using multi-connectivity for multicast transmissions in a communication system. A method disclosed herein includes using multi-connectivity that enables at least one User Equipment (UE) to receive at least one Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) content from the plurality of BSs at a time on different physical resource blocks. The method further includes enabling the plurality of BSs to maintain independent MBMS sessions for transmitting the at least one MBMS content to the at least one UE without synchronization. The method further includes enabling the at least one UE to combine the at least one MBMS content received from the plurality of BSs or to select a MBMS content from the received at least one MBMS content.

Abstract: Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a method for fabricating a neuron oscillator (200a). The neuron oscillator (200a) includes a thermal insulating device connected with a resistor and a capacitor in series to produce self-sustained oscillations, where the resistor and the capacitor are arranged in parallel manner. The neuron oscillator (200a) eliminates a requirement of an additional compensation circuitry for a consistent performance over a time under heating issues. Additionally, an ON/OFF ratio of the neuron oscillator (200a) improves to a broader resistor range. Further, a presence of tunable synaptic memristor functionality of the neuron oscillator (200a) provides a reduced fabrication complexity to a large scale ONN. An input voltage required for the neuron oscillator (200a) is low (2-3 V) which makes it suitable to use with existing circuitries without using any additional converters.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for using a neural network based model to predict an output port for a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address in a network are described. Some embodiments can construct an untrained model comprising a graph neural network (GNN), a first artificial feed-forward neural network (ANN), and a second ANN. Next, the embodiments can train the untrained model to obtain a trained model by: training the first ANN using at least IP addresses of destination nodes in the network, training the GNN using at least an adjacency matrix of the network and initial node features computed using the IP addresses of destination nodes in the network, and training the second ANN by combining the output of the first ANN and an output of the GNN using an attention mechanism. The embodiments can then use the trained model to predict the output port for the destination IP address.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, methods and systems for producing a microscale optical code on a precious object and reading the microscale optical code are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing an object, providing at least one marking unit, inscribing an array of micro-indents or micro-holes on the at least one surface of the object using at least one marking unit and generating a two-dimensional data matrix with the array of micro-indents or micro-holes. The two-dimensional data matrix has a plurality of rows and columns. The method further comprises generating a microscale optical code comprising the two-dimensional data matrix and additional four corners. The two-dimensional data matrix represents a binary code matrix of number 1 and 0 in the plurality of rows and columns with each micro-indent or micro-hole forming the binary number 1 and spot with no indent or hole forming binary number 0.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a system and method for controlling extraction of power from multiple Photo Voltaic (PV) arrays. At least two converters and at least two Photo Voltaic (PV) arrays are configured. The power extraction is controlled through one of an injection of Direct Current (Idc) into output current of each of the at least two converters, or by performing a phase shifting of each of the output current of each of the at least two converters.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for using a neural network based model to predict an output port for a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address in a network are described. Some embodiments can construct an untrained model comprising a graph neural network (GNN), a first artificial feed-forward neural network (ANN), and a second ANN. Next, the embodiments can train the untrained model to obtain a trained model by: training the first ANN using at least IP addresses of destination nodes in the network, training the GNN using at least an adjacency matrix of the network and initial node features computed using the IP addresses of destination nodes in the network, and training the second ANN by combining the output of the first ANN and an output of the GNN using an attention mechanism. The embodiments can then use the trained model to predict the output port for the destination IP address.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose receiver of coherent optical communication link and method of compensating carrier phase offset in receiver. 90° optical hybrid is configured to receive input of reference optical carrier (LO) signal and modulated optical signal (S) and carrier phase offset detection block is configured to generate output signal representing average of the phase offset at the input of the carrier phase offset detection block. Electronic control unit configured to receive output signals from the carrier phase offset detection block for generating control signals and tunable phase delay block configured to receive the control signals from the electronic control unit. 90° optical hybrid, carrier phase offset detection block, electronic control unit and the tunable phase delay block are configured in feedback loop, such that outputs of the carrier phase offset detection block are used for tuning the phase delay of the tunable phase delay block to achieve carrier phase synchronization.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for imputing sensor data, in a sensor data sequence with missing data based on the semantics learning, where semantics is defined by the constraints of the sensor data features. A candidate value for imputation is determined based on sensor data of corresponding instances of time instants of the sensor data sequence using learning based on semantics of features of the sensor data sequence with missing data. The nearest neighbors search has been applied in similar response data sequence using the data values corresponding to the time instant of missing data in sensor data sequence. In case similar response data sequence is not available imputation is performed based on the distribution pattern of missing data.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for remediation of contaminated earth from hazardous substances, comprising mobile equipment that are generally available. The mobile equipment are physically separate and temporarily organised at a location in the proximity of a contaminated site when the need arises and are dispersed or disposed of following remediation of the contaminated site. The generally available mobile equipment may include earth moving excavators, truck mixers equipped with tumblers used for mixing and delivering cement-concrete to the construction site, and centrifuges.

Abstract: The present invention provides Acyclic diaminocarbene complex of formula (I): Wherein, M is palladium; X is monoanionic ligand selected from Cl, Br or I; Where R1 is different from R2; R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl or aryl, each of which have 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, or aryl each of which have 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms. The said palladium diamino carbine complex of the present invention are particularly useful as catalyst from Hiyama cross-coupling reaction.

Abstract: A circuit for realizing a precision and linear floating resistor, using MOSFET devices, is disclosed. A linear floating voltage-controlled resistor (LFVCR) is realized using a MOSFET with a gate drive means and a substrate drive means to provide a feedback of the common-mode voltage across the source-drain terminals to the gate and substrate terminals. Two such LFVCR circuits using matched MOSFET devices having independent substrates, along with an op-amp based negative feedback loop, are used to realize a continuously variable precision and linear floating resistor, whose value can be controlled by a combination of variable voltage, current, and resistor. Further embodiments are disclosed for realizing a resistor mirror circuit with multiple floating resistors, improving the linearity by using LFVCR circuits with complementary MOSFET devices, realizing a resistor with scaled-up resistance and extended voltage range, and realizing a resistor with scaled-down resistance and extended current range.

Abstract: Method and electronic device for providing image-based CAPTCHA challenge Embodiments herein achieve an electronic device for providing an image-based CAPTCHA challenge. The electronic device is configured to cause to display the image-based CAPTCHA challenge for a user of the electronic device. The image-based CAPTCHA challenge includes a first image and a second image of an object displayed from different viewpoints. The first image includes a challenge point in at least one portion of the object. The electronic device is further configured to detect at least one input from the user indicating the at least one challenge point on at least one portion of the second image. The electronic device is further configured to automatically determine whether the at least one portion of the second image on which the at least one input performed by the user corresponds to the at least one portion of the first image where the challenge point is displayed to qualify the user as a human.

Abstract: Connectors permits acoustic and digital stethoscope transmissions. Connectors include first and second pieces for the stethoscope chest piece and earpiece channels. The first piece has a moveable inner element with openings and includes a channel in line with the chest piece channel to provide an acoustic mode of functioning. The openings are collinear with the inner element channel and the extruded channels. The extruded channels and inner element channel may be arrayed in a line and have diameters that successively decrease. A transducer inside the inner element blocks sound from the first extruded channel, and a second transducer is inside the inner element on the other side of one of the openings. For an electronic mode of functioning, the first transducer is in line with the chest piece extruded channel and the second transducer is in line with the earpiece extruded channel. A switch may switch between the modes.