Abstract: In at least one embodiment a system including at least one switch, at least one transformer, a first active bridge and at least one controller. The at least one switch receives a first direct current (DC) input signal from a first DC charging station. The at least one transformer includes a primary side and a secondary side. The secondary side of the at least one transformer is connected to the at least one switch and transfers the first DC input signal. The first active bridge is positioned on the secondary side, the first active bridge generates a DC output signal that supplies one or more vehicle loads. The DC output signal is greater than the first DC input signal and the at least one controller programmed to activate the at least one switch in response to receiving the first DC input signal.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for enabling discovery of a service-providing NF in a 3GPP communication network. A method is performed by a Network Repository Function. The method comprises registering locality information of service-providing NFs according to locality attribute of each service-providing NF. Each locality attribute comprises structured values of location information of its service-providing NF. The method comprises obtaining a request from a service-requesting NF for one of the service-providing NFs. The request specifies a preferred locality of the requested service-providing NF. The preferred locality indicates, in terms of structured values of location information, geographical location where the service-requesting NF is deployed.

Abstract: A voltage balancing circuit includes a direct-current-to-direct-current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter interconnecting a first battery having a first voltage and a second battery having a second voltage, wherein the DC-to-DC converter transfers electrical power from the first battery to the second battery when the first voltage is greater than the second voltage, and transfers electrical power from the second battery to the first battery when the first voltage is less than the second voltage, and wherein the transfer of electrical power from the first battery to the second battery or from the second battery to the first battery balances the electrical power difference between the first battery and the second battery.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves application of heterogeneous hydrogen donors (DHH) or solid hydrogen transfer agents (SHTA) prepared from a polymer with units containing the structure of naphthalene, phenanthrene or anthracene, which can be supported, anchored or in physical mixture with metal oxides such as alumina, silica, titania or kaolin and/or mixture of them, to be used in beds combined with an ULSD or non-ULSD HDS catalyst, to obtain ultra-low sulfur diesel in cuts and/or streams derived from petroleum and/or a mixture thereof, such as SRGO, kerosine, jet fuel, naphtha, etc. The SHTA of the present disclosure provide an additional amount of hydrogen atoms facilitating the removal of refractory sulfur compounds in the HDS process.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a converter stage having a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) voltage converter, wherein the converter stage receives a first DC voltage and outputs a second DC voltage different than the first DC voltage. The voltage converter also includes a boost pre-stage having a boosting circuit and a capacitor, wherein the boost pre-stage receives a DC voltage from a battery and outputs a boosted DC voltage to the converter stage as the first voltage, wherein the boosted DC voltage is greater than the DC voltage from the battery. The boosted DC voltage of the boost pre-stage output to the converter stage provides fault resistant operation of the converter stage in the event of one or more fluctuations in an operating range of the DC voltage from the battery.

Abstract: A device-agnostic system for detecting one or more sound profiles, each of the one or more sound profiles including at least one spectrogram produced from sound associated with a touch input and mapped to a control operation for a device, the system including a transducer and a processor. The transducer can detect a sound produced from touching a surface and produce an electrical signal from the detected sound. The processor is configured to receive the electrical signal from the transducer, convert the received electrical signal to a spectrogram, determine, using image recognition, that the spectrogram meets or surpasses a similarity threshold to one of the one or more sound profiles, and change at least one characteristic of the device based on the control operation mapped to the determined sound profile.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may determine a replication criteria for replication of user information and/or resource information between a first computing site and a second computing site. The computing device may perform the replication between the first computing site and the second computing site based on the replication criteria. Further, the computing device may determine at least one of a user correspondence or a resource correspondence between the first computing site and the second computing site based on performing the replication. The computing device may replicate permission information between the first computing site and the second computing site based at least on the user correspondence and/or the resource correspondence.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for providing a network function, NF, service producer access to a key set, wherein the key set is for use in verifying an access token received from an NF service consumer. A method in a network repository function, NRF, comprises receiving a request from the NF service producer to provide an indication of services provided by the NRF; and responsive to the request, transmitting a first address where the key set can be retrieved, as part of an indication of an authorization service.

Abstract: Network equipment is configured for use in one of multiple different core network domains of a wireless communication system. The network equipment is configured to receive a message that has been, or is to be, transmitted between the different core network domains. The network equipment is also configured to apply inter-domain security protection to, or remove inter-domain security protection from, one or more portions of the content of a field in the message according to a protection policy. The protection policy includes information indicating to which one or more portions of the content inter-domain security protection is to be applied or removed. The network equipment is also configured to forward the message, with inter-domain security protection applied or removed to the one or more portions, towards a destination of the message.

Abstract: In some examples, one or more processors are able to communicate with a plurality of user devices associated with a plurality of users, and the one or more processors may provide a plurality of applications executable in association with the plurality of users. For each application of the plurality of applications, the one or more processors may determine data access permissions for the application. Additionally, the one or more processors may determine data access permissions for individual users of a plurality of users. Based on the data access permissions for the plurality of users and the data access permissions for the plurality of applications, the one or more processors may generate a data structure including data access permissions for each of the applications. The generated data access permissions for each of the applications may be customized for, or otherwise specific to, individual users of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A headset comprising a controller configured to receive wind information comprising information relating to a direction of wind in a predetermined coordinate system, direction information relating to a direction of the headset in the predetermined coordinate system, and an input audio signal and to generate an output audio signal based on the wind information, the direction information and the input audio signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for in-vivo assessment of the location and extent of blood flow stasis regions inside a cardiac chamber or blood vessel and systems for performing the methods. The disclosure provides methods for assessing risk of intracardiac or intravascular thrombus or of embolism originating in a cardiac chamber or vessel, and methods for assessing the need for and/or optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Abstract: Network equipment (300, 400) is configured for use in one of multiple different core network domains of a wireless communication system (10). The network equipment (300, 400) is configured to receive a message (60) that has been, or is to be, transmitted between the different core network domains. The network equipment (300, 400) is also configured to apply inter-domain security protection to, or remove inter-domain security protection from, one or more portions of the content of a field in the message according to a protection policy (80). The protection policy (80) includes information indicating to which one or more portions of the content inter-domain security protection is to be applied or removed. The network equipment (300, 400) is also configured to forward the message (60), with inter-domain security protection applied or removed to the one or more portions, towards a destination of the message (60).

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may determine an amount of pending data to copy over a network from a first storage system to a second storage system. Further, the computing device may determine an ingest speed based on a quantity of data received by the first storage system and a copy speed associated with one or more first computing resources associated with the first storage system. The computing device may determine an estimated time to copy at least a portion of the pending data to the second storage system to meet a data copy requirement. For instance, the estimated time may be based at least in part on the copy speed, the amount of pending data, and the ingest speed. In addition, at least one action may be performed based on the estimated time.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for enabling selection of service-providing NFs in a 3GPP communication network. A method is performed by an NRF. The method comprises obtaining one register request from each of the service-providing NFs. Each registration request comprises an NF profile. Each NF profile comprises a security setting attribute. The method comprises storing the NF profiles of the service-providing NFs. The method comprises obtaining a discovery request from a service-requesting NF. The request indicates an NF type. The method comprises providing a discovery response to the service-requesting NF. The discovery response comprises the NF profile of at least one of the service-providing NFs of the NF type, thereby enabling selection of the service-providing NFs. The security setting attribute may pertain to support for mutual TLS and/or for use of OAuth-2 based authorization.

Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may determine an amount of pending data to copy over a network from a first storage system to a second storage system. Further, the computing device may determine an ingest speed based on a quantity of data received by the first storage system and a copy speed associated with one or more first computing resources associated with the first storage system. The computing device may determine an estimated time to copy at least a portion of the pending data to the second storage system to meet a data copy requirement. For instance, the estimated time may be based at least in part on the copy speed, the amount of pending data, and the ingest speed. In addition, at least one action may be performed based on the estimated time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a container (100) providing a service to a user in a cloud environment, wherein the container is generated from a container image (51) which comprises an encrypted software package, the container image further comprising a decryption entity, wherein the method comprises the steps of receiving a message to set up the container (100) out of the container image (51), the message comprising an access identifier allowing access to a restricted area (60) to which the access is not provided without the access identifier, the restricted area comprising a plurality of decryption keys, and accessing the restricted area (60) using the access identifier received with the message, and retrieving a decryption key from the restricted area (60) based on the access identifier, and decrypting the encrypted software package with the retrieved decryption key in order to generate a decrypted software package, providing the service to the user based on the decrypted software package.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for in-vivo assessment of intraventricular flow shear stress, risk of hemolysis, also the location and extent of blood flow stasis regions and inside a cardiac chamber or blood vessel. Also provided herein are systems for performing such methods. Also provided herein are methods for assessing hemolysis and/or thrombosis risk in patients implanted with an LVAD. LVAD positioning and/or speed may be adjusted based on the results obtained by using methods described herein, and the risk for hemolysis and/or thrombosis can be minimized.

Abstract: A signal conversion from an input signal to an output signal where the filter used is factorized so that the conversion comprises determining 1) only a first factor at each sampling time of the input signal, where this first factor is independent on the sampling times of the output signal, and 2) only a second factor at each sampling time of the output signal, where this second factor is independent of the sampling times of the input signal. This reduces the computational load for this conversion. In addition, for most filters, the factors may be calculated recursively further increasing the computational load and also reducing the storage requirements. This allows for instantaneous changes in the sampling rates or non-uniform sampling rates with low computational requirements and low memory usage.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatus for configuring a service based architecture for discovery of a Network Function, NF. A method in a Network Function Discovery Orchestration includes configuring, in a domain name system, DNS, a first DNS entry associating a first domain name of the NF with at least one NF Internet Protocol, IP, address of the NF, and a second DNS entry associating the first domain name with at least one edge security node IP address of an edge security node in the first PLMN, wherein, the first DNS entry is for use in resolving requests for the NF which originate from within the first PLMN, and the second DNS entry is for use in resolving requests for the NF which originate from outside the first PLMN. Further methods and apparatus in a Network Repository Function, a Domain Name System and an edge security node are also provided.