Abstract: A method for determining the health of a network includes determining, for a set of clients within the network, a total air percentage for each of the plurality of clients, and determining a total air percentage for a first access point within the network. The method further includes determining a transmit opportunity corresponding to a percentage of time a channel medium is free; determining a total air percentage used by a set of second access points; determining an air margin for the network, and determining an overall health classification for the network based on the air margin.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and m are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds to inhibit the activity of one or both of diacylglycerol kinase alpha (DGK?) and diacylglycerol kinase zeta (DGK?), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in the treatment of viral infections and proliferative disorders, such as cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Ruthenium complexes of formulae A1-A4 and their use, inter alia, for (1) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters; (2) hydrogenation of esters to alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones) or cyclic di-esters (di-lactones), or polyesters); (3) preparing amides from alcohols and amines—(including the preparation of polyamides (e.g., polypeptides) by reacting dialcohols and diamines and/or polymerization of amino alcohols and/or forming cyclic dipeptides from p-aminoalcohols; (4) hydrogenation of amides (including cyclic dipeptides, polypeptides and polyamides) to alcohols and amines; (5) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols or hydrogenation of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (6) dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (7) amidation of esters (i.e.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to uniplanar (e.g., single layer) passive circuitry and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: passive circuitry comprising plural components each of which are formed on a same wiring level; and interconnects on the same wiring level connecting the plural components of the passive circuitry.

Abstract: A method including: receiving a chargeback message from a processor (or offering the service to tenants who can submit chargeback details over APIs), selecting from a database data configuration parameters corresponding to the processor; receiving a first data file via a graphical user interface, wherein the first data file includes evidence responsive to the chargeback message; converting the first data file from a first format to a second format according to the data configuration parameters; after converting the first data file, generating a representment data structure that includes the first data file in the second format; and transmitting the representment data structure to the processor.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to compounds of formula (I) that modulate the activity of TGF?R-1 and TGF?R-2, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders and N disorders of dysregulated apoptosis, such as cancer, utilizing the compounds of the invention.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an apparatus. The apparatus may include a region identifier module that receives a floorplan of an integrated circuit, identifies a standard cell region between already placed functional blocks of the floorplan, and sub-divides the standard cell region into multiple sub-regions. The apparatus may include a region analyzer module that analyzes each sub-region of the multiple sub-regions to determine a number of already placed power straps that exist within a boundary of each sub-region. The apparatus may include a strap placement module that inserts one or more additional power straps in each sub-region based on user defined parameters for each sub-region, if it is determined that the number of already placed power straps is inconsistent with the user defined parameters for each sub-region.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a physiologically acceptable visualisable contrast medium for the diagnosis of patency of conduits and method of its preparation comprising of an active ingredient comprising of a local anesthetic, whereby the active ingredient incorporated is 2% weight by weight of lidocaine hydrochloride; a sterile mixture comprising of sodium chloride and water, whereby the strength of the sodium chloride incorporated is 0.9% weight by volume in a solution of water.

Abstract: In one example of the disclosure, a graphic user interface is provided and a plurality of factors to be considered by a user in evaluating a test application are caused to be displayed via the interface. The test application to test a software program. User-assigned ratings for test application evaluation factors are received via the interface. The test application evaluation factors include a documentation test quality factor, a product-general test quality factor, a product-specific test quality factor, and a defect seventy factor. An overall test effectiveness rating for the test application is determined based upon the ratings.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an apparatus having a receiver module that receives a floorplan of an integrated circuit having power gates, an obstruction, and a control pin for providing a sleep signal. The apparatus can include an identifier module that identifies where the obstruction interrupts a sequence of the power gates, organizes the sequence of the power gates into a column, and divides the column into segments in which a first segment lies below the obstruction, a second segment lies above the obstruction, and a third segment is offset from the first segment and the second segment. The apparatus can include a stitcher module that performs a sleep signal stitching for the integrated circuit by distributing the sleep signal from the control pin to the power gates that include each power gate in each of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to semiconductor structures, and more particularly, to structures and methods for implementing high performance vertically stacked inductors and transformers. The structure includes: a first conductor composed of a redistribution line; a second conductor composed of a back end of line wiring layer, coupled to the redistribution line; and a ferro magnetic material between the first conductor and the second conductor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a supported catalyst comprising a crystalline Pd—Rh alloy, the method comprising the steps of: (i) producing an impregnated support by means of mixing an inorganic support, a Pd precursor solution and an Rh precursor solution; and (ii) thermally treating the impregnated support in a reducing gas atmosphere.

Abstract: A method for determining the health of a network includes determining, for a set of clients within the network, a total air percentage for each of the plurality of clients, and determining a total air percentage for a first access point within the network. The method further includes determining a transmit opportunity corresponding to a percentage of time a channel medium is free; determining a total air percentage used by a set of second access points; determining an air margin for the network, and determining an overall health classification for the network based on the air margin.

Abstract: Systems, devices and automated processes reduce the effects of unwanted interruption during video encoding by reserving header space at the outset of video encoding. This reserved space can be progressively filled on any periodic or other basis as encoding continues so that a recent header is always available. If an interruption occurs, only the video content encoded after the last header write will be lost, thereby greatly reducing the effects of the interruption.

Abstract: A computer system firmware is provided that includes functionality for using a system management mode (SMM) to efficiently boot to a secondary operating system prior to booting to a primary operating system. The SMM is utilized to store data describing the state of the computer system at a point just prior to booting the secondary operating system. This data is used following execution of the secondary operating system to restore the system to the same state that it was in prior to executing the secondary operating system. Execution can then be continued at a location just following the location at which the secondary operating system was booted in order to execute a primary operating system.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an apparatus having a receiver module that receives a floorplan of an integrated circuit having power gates, an obstruction, and a control pin for providing a sleep signal. The apparatus may include an identifier module that identifies where the obstruction interrupts a sequence of the power gates, organizes the sequence of the power gates into a column, and divides the column into segments in which a first segment lies below the obstruction, a second segment lies above the obstruction, and a third segment is offset from the first and second segments. The apparatus may include a stitcher module that performs sleep signal stitching for the integrated circuit by distributing a sleep signal from the control pin to the power gates that includes each power gate in each of the first, second, and third segments.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an apparatus. The apparatus may include a region identifier module that receives a floorplan of an integrated circuit, identifies a standard cell region between already placed functional blocks of the floorplan, and sub-divides the standard cell region into multiple sub-regions. The apparatus may include a region analyzer module that analyzes each sub-region of the multiple sub-regions to determine a number of already placed power straps that exist within a boundary of each sub-region. The apparatus may include a strap placement module that inserts one or more additional power straps in each sub-region based on user defined parameters for each sub-region, if it is determined that the number of already placed power straps is inconsistent with the user defined parameters for each sub-region.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to semiconductors, and more particularly, to structures and methods for implementing high performance multi-frequency inductors with airgaps or other low-k dielectric material. The structure includes: a plurality of concentric conductive bands; a low-k dielectric area selectively placed between inner windings of the plurality of concentric conductive bands; and insulator material with a higher-k dielectric material than the low-k dielectric area selectively placed between remaining windings of the plurality of concentric conductive bands.

Abstract: A method for secure communication between an initiator and a recipient is provided that includes sending to the recipient by the initiator a command packet, the command packet including a randomly generated time offset designating a time window in which the initiator expects to receive a response packet from the recipient, and receiving by the initiator in response to the command packet a response packet from the recipient, the response packet including a randomly generated time offset designating a time window in which the recipient expects to receive a subsequent command packet from the initiator.

Abstract: A novel process for the preparation of L-threo-dihydroxyphenylserine (Droxidopa) is described. It comprises of enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic (DL)-threo-N-acetyl-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine using commercially available L-amino acylase from Aspergillus sp. (EC 3.5.1.14) in the presence of cobalt ions, to obtain (L)-threo-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine followed by dealkylation to obtain Droxidopa. Protecting the amino group of (L)-threo-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-serine using either benzyloxycarbonyl or phthaloyl group before dealkylation followed by deprotection of the amino group results in obtaining Droxidopa in high yields and purity.