Abstract: An application deployment service (ADS) component receives a request to establish a communication channel for clients to submit deployment artifacts associated with an application. A set of endpoints are created for the channel. In response to receiving a message via one of the endpoints, the ADS determines that additional security verification operations are to be performed before a deployment task indicated in the message can be performed. After the security verification operations are completed, the task is implemented.

Abstract: A method for developing a calibration for a near infrared reflectance spectrophotometer to predict the particle score of an ingredient, the method comprising (a) sorting a plurality of plant matter samples by size by passing such samples through a screen and subsequently calculating a particle score for the samples based on the number of samples passing through the screen, (b) measuring the absorbance or reflectance of the plurality of plant matter samples using the spectrophotometer, and (c) correlating the particle score from step (a) with the measured absorbance or reflectance from step (b),

Abstract: An imaging flow cytometry system including dark field illumination to contrast particles in a flowing fluid. The system includes a condenser with blocking aperture and a numerical aperture of no less than 0.4. The system also includes a microscope objective for focusing dark field illuminated particles, wherein the objective has a numerical aperture of 0.3. The system further includes imaging optics, an image capturing system and a backlighting generator.

Abstract: A storage device with a memory may include read disturb detection for open blocks. An open or partially programmed block may develop read disturb errors from reading of the programmed portion of the open block. The detection of any read disturb effects may be necessary for continued programming of the open block and may include verifying that wordlines in the unprogrammed portion of the open block are in the erase state. A modified erase verify operation for the open block is used in which programmed wordlines are subject to a higher erase verify read voltage, while the unprogrammed wordlines are subject to an erase verify bias voltage.

Abstract: A method of forming a shallow trench isolation trench in a semiconductor substrate is described. The method includes forming a trench in a region of the substrate, forming a liner in the trench, wherein the liner includes a first dielectric material, adhering a halogen element to the liner, forming a second dielectric material in the trench, annealing the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material, exposing a portion of a surface of the second dielectric material, and isotropically etching the exposed portion of the surface of the second dielectric material to form an air gap in the shallow trench isolation trench.

Abstract: Techniques for forming 3D memory arrays are disclosed. Memory openings are filled with a sacrificial material, such as silicon or nitride. Afterwards, a replacement technique is used to remove nitride from an ONON stack and replace it with a conductive material such as tungsten. Afterwards, memory cell films are formed in the memory openings. The conductive material serves as control gates of the memory cells. The control gate will not suffer from corner rounding. ONON shrinkage is avoided, which will prevent control gate shrinkage. Block oxide between the charge storage region and control gate may be deposited after control gate replacement, so the uniformity is good. Block oxide may be deposited after control gate replacement, so TiN adjacent to control gates can be thicker to prevent fluorine attacking the insulator between adjacent control gates. Therefore, control gate to control gate shorting is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a topical composition comprising (a) at least one delivery agent compound and (b) a cromoglycic acid compound. Methods of treatment, and methods of preparing the topical composition are also provided.

Abstract: A wireless access control system may include a remote access wireless device that includes a magnetic sensor and a remote controller coupled to remote wireless communications circuitry and the magnetic sensor. The system may also include a lock assembly for a door that includes a magnetic field generator and a lock controller coupled to a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, and the magnetic field generator. The lock controller may communicate a magnetic field characteristic with the remote wireless communications circuitry, and cooperate with the magnetic field generator to generate a magnetic field based upon the magnetic field characteristic. The remote controller may cooperate with the magnetic sensor to sense the magnetic field, compare the sensed magnetic field to the magnetic field characteristic, and communicate to enable lock unlocking when the sensed magnetic field has a sensed magnetic field characteristic that matches the magnetic field characteristic.

Abstract: An apparatus for converting voltage includes terminals coupled to external circuits at corresponding voltages and a switching network having driving circuits and semiconductor switches that interconnect capacitors in successive states to one another and to the terminals. The switches interconnect some capacitors to one another through a series of switches when an activation pattern causes them to be activated. Each driving circuit has power connections, a control input, and a drive output coupled to and controlling at least one switch. A drive output of one of them couples to and drives each switch. Some of the driving circuits are powered via corresponding power connections from at least one of the capacitors such that a voltage across the corresponding power connections is less than a highest of the corresponding voltages. The terminals and the switching network are constituents of a switched capacitor converter.

Abstract: Fused pyrimidine compounds as kinase inhibitors, such as multi-kinase inhibitors, are provided. Fused pyrimidine compounds as IGF-IR inhibitors are provided. Fused pyrimidine compounds that are inhibitors of Trk receptors (e.g., Trk A, Trk B and Trk C) are provided also. The compounds may be used in a method of treating cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a fused pyrimidine compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided, as are kits containing a fused pyrimidine compound or salt thereof and instructions for use, e.g., in a method of treating cancer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a data analysis system for analyzing data object collections that include geo-temporal data is provided. One or more temporal granularities are specified for the purpose of generating a geo-temporal data index. The time granularities correspond to temporal ranges expected to correspond to temporal ranges specified in user queries against the data. One or more temporal index bucket groups are generated based on to the specified time granularities. Geo-temporal input data is indexed based on the generated temporal index bucket groups. The system allows a data analyst to specify geo-temporal queries that include both geospatial component and a temporal component. The system transforms geo-temporal queries into one or more second queries that retrieve data items based on the temporal index bucket groups.

Abstract: A key-value store provides column-oriented access to data in a distributed and fault tolerant manner. Data can be inserted into the data store and data can be retrieved either randomly or sequentially from the data store at high rates. Keys for a table are ordered and the entire table is divided into key ranges. Each key range is handled by a table which itself is divided into key ranges called a partition. Partitions are also divided into segments. Such recursive division into smaller and smaller key ranges provides parallelism. At the highest level, operations on tablets can be distributed to different nodes. At lower levels, different threads can handle operations on individual segments. Large-scale restructuring operations can be decomposed into operations on individual segments so that a global lock on larger objects does not need to be kept across the entire operation.

Abstract: A superscalar pipelined microprocessor includes a register set defined by its instruction set architecture, a cache memory, execution units, and a load unit, coupled to the cache memory and distinct from the other execution units. The load unit comprises an ALU. The load unit receives an instruction that specifies a memory address of a source operand, an operation to be performed on the source operand to generate a result, and a destination register of the register set to which the result is to be stored. The load unit reads the source operand from the cache memory. The ALU performs the operation on the source operand to generate the result, rather than forwarding the source operand to any of the other execution units of the microprocessor to perform the operation on the source operand to generate the result. The load unit outputs the result for subsequent retirement to the destination register.

Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, wherein the head comprises a laser configured to heat the disk while writing data to the disk. While writing data to the disk, an updated power setting for the laser is stored in a staging register, and during a non-write mode, the updated power setting is transferred from the staging register to an operating register in order to update an operating power for the laser.

Abstract: A stab for use in a plug-in assembly includes a stab piece and a lug. The stab piece includes one or more contact arms configured to engage a bus bar, and a base portion coupled to the one or more contact arms. The base portion is configured to be coupled to a stab shaft for rotating the stab about a rotational axis to transition the stab from a retracted position to an extended position. The lug is coupled to the stab piece and configured to receive wire for transmitting power from the bus bar to an electrical component. The lug is configured to be deformed around the wire to hold the wire when a crimping force is applied to the lug. The lug is configured to hold the wire at a position approximately centered on a rotational axis of the stab shaft when the lug is deformed by the crimping force.

Abstract: A controller having an application optimally routing traffic to balance fluctuating traffic loads in a SDN network. A processor is configured to control the data plane to establish routing through the plurality of routers, wherein the processor is configured to establish hybrid routing comprising both explicit routing and destination-based routing. The processor utilizes a set of traffic matrices representing the fluctuating traffic load over time. A destination-based multi-path routing algorithm is configured to improve load balancing of the traffic load based on the set of representative traffic matrices. The destination based routing is calculated based on linear programming. The processor comprises a traffic categorization algorithm configured to identify a set of key flows, wherein the processor is configured to explicitly route the set of key flows.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a user's past content (e.g., pictures, movies, audio recordings) may be retrieved and pushed to the user's mobile device in a real-time and in a contextually-relevant manner. The pushed content may also include contextually-relevant content of others with whom the user has established a relationship to share such content.

Abstract: An eNB is configured to perform a method for coordinating downlink power per layer at an eNB in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) network. The method includes receiving feedback from at least one UE; calculating a plurality of MIMO gradients based on the received feedback; changing a power per layer according to the calculated MIMO gradients; and exchanging gradient power information between the eNB and at least one neighboring eNB.