Abstract: Improved coating formulations containing silica based matting agents in the form of a blend of low pore volume silica particles and high pore volume silica particles are disclosed. The matting formulations are useful in waterborne coating compositions to provide exceptional properties to a coated substrate. Films resulting from the coating formulations containing silica-based matting agents on a substrate unexpectedly provide improved chemical resistance to the surface of the substrate, in particular wood or plastics. Methods of making and using the silica-based matting formulations are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods of making functionalized support material are disclosed. Functionalized support material suitable for use in chromatography columns or cartridges, such as in a high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) column or a fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) column, is also disclosed. Chromatography columns or cartridges containing the functionalized support material, and methods of using functionalized support material, such as a media (e.g., chromatographic material) in a chromatography column or cartridge, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material having a general chemical formula of Li2+xM2+xM?1?xS6, where M is at least one of Al, Ga or In, M? is at least one of Si or Ge, and 0<x?0.5. The solid electrolyte material according to the application is simple in composition, contains no phosphorus sensitive to water, and has good Li+ conductivity at the same time.

Abstract: Systems and methods of restricting storage of data received in content requests include a data processing system obtaining a public encryption key for a resource provider. The data processing system can receive a content request from an information resource of the resource provider running on a client device. The request can include one or more key values corresponding to one or more data keys. The data processing system can identify a data key using an encryption policy specific to the resource provider, and encrypt the key value using the public encryption key. The data processing system can store the key value in encrypted form. The data processing system can generate, using the key value in encrypted form, a data report, and provide access to the data report.

Abstract: Improved silica-based matting agents are disclosed. The matting agents are useful in waterborne coatings composition to provide exceptional properties to a wood based substrate. Films resulting from the silica-based matting agents on a wood substrate unexpectedly provide improved chemical resistance and/or film clarity to the surface of the wood substrate. Methods of making and using the silica-based matting agents are also disclosed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method adds a specific route for an IP address that is associated with a first workload into a routing table for a first network device in a first site in response to the first workload being migrated from a second site to the first site. The first network device receives a packet from a second workload for the first workload and determines that a destination of the packet matches the specific route in the routing table. The method routes the packet from the second workload to the first workload using the specific route in the routing table without sending the packet to the second site.

Abstract: Disclosed are various methods for creating optical elements through holographic fabrication. One method includes positioning a reflector in an optical path, disposing a first substrate proximal to the reflector along the optical path, disposing a first photosensitive film on the side of the first substrate facing the reflector, transmitting a light beam at a first polarization from a light source along the optical path, reflecting the light beam off the reflector, wherein the reflected light beam has a second polarization, receiving the reflected light beam through the first film and the first substrate, and applying a liquid crystal layer to the first photosensitive film to reproduce the alignment pattern of the first film on the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A cathode material includes a lithium composite oxide having lithium (Li) and at least one selected from cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) or aluminum (Al); and a lithium-containing transition metal nitride. A transition metal in the lithium-containing transition metal nitride is at least one selected from cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), or manganese (Mn). The cathode material provides excellent dynamic performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods of restricting storage of data received in content requests include a data processing system obtaining a public encryption key for a resource provider. The data processing system can receive a content request from an information resource of the resource provider running on a client device. The request can include one or more key values corresponding to one or more data keys. The data processing system can identify a data key using an encryption policy specific to the resource provider, and encrypt the key value using the public encryption key. The data processing system can store the key value in encrypted form. The data processing system can generate, using the key value in encrypted form, a data report, and provide access to the data report.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a first network device in a first site sets a first IP address for an interface of the first network device to a value of a second IP address of a second network device in a second site. Policies are added in a policy table to cover IP addresses used in the second site and a specific route for a third IP address associated with a first workload migrated from the second site to the first site is added into a routing table. The first workload is on a stretched network that is coupled via a layer 2 channel. The policy table configures the first network device to send a second packet from the first workload to a third workload in the second site via the layer 2 channel when an IP address for the third workload does not match an eligible route in the routing table.

Abstract: Chromatography media and devices containing chromatography media are disclosed. Methods of making chromatography devices and methods of using chromatography devices containing the chromatography media are also disclosed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives, by a first network device, a packet from a first workload that is located in first site. The first site includes stretched networks across a second site and a third site. The packet includes a destination IP address for a device in the second site. The method determines that the destination IP address does not match an eligible route in a routing table. The first workload was migrated from the second site to the first site and is located on a stretched network between the first site and the second site. A site identifier associated with the first workload is determined where the site identifier identifies the second site. The method selects a site policy based on the site identifier and uses the site policy to send the packet through a layer 2 channel to the second network device in the second site.

Abstract: A multi-spectral lens comprises a circular polarizer and a tunable cholesteric filter having an associated reflection band. Incoming light is circularly polarized to one handedness by the circular polarizer, and the tunable cholesteric filter transmits the circularly polarized light and reflects the opposite handedness of the circularly polarized light if within the reflection band of the filter, with the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter varying with a control voltage. In a preferred embodiment, a mirror is arranged to receive light transmitted by the tunable cholesteric filter and reflect it back towards the filter with flipped handedness, with the reflected light with flipped handedness that is within the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter reflected by the tunable cholesteric filter back toward the mirror. The architecture described effectively converts the reflection band of a tunable cholesteric filter into a tunable bandpass filter for a multi-spectral imaging lens.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring arterial pulse and heart rate of a subject includes a wearable sensor assembly configured to be attached to the subject to measure the blood pressure of the subject. The apparatus further includes a signal processor configured to receive blood pressure data from the wearable sensor assembly and to perform time-series analysis on the blood pressure data. The processor then determines baroreflex functionality of the patient, from the blood pressure data. Further, the processor determines an indication of hypertension in the subject from the baroreflex functionality.

Abstract: Provided is an LED display unit group, comprising: an insulation substrate, a front circuit board, and a back circuit board. The front circuit board is divided into pixel areas arranged in an array of 2m rows and 2n columns. Each pixel area comprises three A-electrode pads, three LED light-emitting chips of different light emission colors, and B-electrode pads corresponding to the three LED light-emitting chips. In each pixel area, the electrode A of each LED light-emitting chip is electrically connected to a corresponding A-electrode pad, and the electrode B of each LED light-emitting chip is electrically connected to a corresponding B-electrode pad. In the same column of pixel areas, B-electrode pads corresponding to all LED light-emitting chips are electrically connected to each other. In the same row of pixel areas, A-electrode pads corresponding to LED light-emitting chips of the same light emission color are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: A multi-spectral lens comprises a circular polarizer and a tunable cholesteric filter having an associated reflection band. Incoming light is circularly polarized to one handedness by the circular polarizer, and the tunable cholesteric filter transmits the circularly polarized light and reflects the opposite handedness of the circularly polarized light if within the reflection band of the filter, with the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter varying with a control voltage. In a preferred embodiment, a mirror is arranged to receive light transmitted by the tunable cholesteric filter and reflect it back towards the filter with flipped handedness, with the reflected light with flipped handedness that is within the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter reflected by the tunable cholesteric filter back toward the mirror. The architecture described effectively converts the reflection band of a tunable cholesteric filter into a tunable bandpass filter for a multi-spectral imaging lens.

Abstract: This invention relates to a defoamer active. The defoamer active may include hydrophobized silica particles obtained by treating silica particles with a hydrophobilizing agent. The silica particles may have a BET surface of less than about 150 m2/g, a surface pH of at least about 10, and a median particle size ranging from about 2 ?m to about 50 ?m. The carbon content of the hydrophobized silica particles may not be more than 3%.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for proxying ARP requests. At an MFE that executes on a host computer operating at a first site to implement a distributed router along with at least one additional MFE at the first site, the method receives, from a router at a remote second site, an ARP request for an IP address associated with a logical switch that spans the first site and the remote second site, and to which both the distributed router and the router at the remote second site connect. The method determines whether a table that includes IP addresses for a set of DCNs that use the distributed router as a default gateway includes the IP address. When the IP address is in the table, the method proxies the request at the host computer. When the particular IP address is not in the table, the MFE does not proxy the request.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a first network device in a first site sets a first IP address for an interface of the first network device to a value of a second IP address of a second network device in a second site. Policies are added in a policy table to cover IP addresses used in the second site and a specific route for a third IP address associated with a first workload migrated from the second site to the first site is added into a routing table. The first workload is on a stretched network that is coupled via a layer 2 channel. The policy table configures the first network device to send a second packet from the first workload to a third workload in the second site via the layer 2 channel when an IP address for the third workload does not match an eligible route in the routing table.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives, by a first network device, a packet from a first workload that is located in first site. The first site includes stretched networks across a second site and a third site. The packet includes a destination IP address for a device in the second site. The method determines that the destination IP address does not match an eligible route in a routing table. The first workload was migrated from the second site to the first site and is located on a stretched network between the first site and the second site. A site identifier associated with the first workload is determined where the site identifier identifies the second site. The method selects a site policy based on the site identifier and uses the site policy to send the packet through a layer 2 channel to the second network device in the second site.