Abstract: Described are systems and methods for changing query result data graphically displayed on an electronic device. A query of a data repository is performed. A graphical representation of a set of query results identified from the query is displayed. The query results include a plurality of query result records. The graphical representation includes a first node corresponding to a first record field value and a second node corresponding to a second record field value. A region proximal to the first node displays a query result record having the first record field value. A query result record having the first record field value is selected. A field value of a selected query result record is changed from the first record field value to the second record field value by transitioning the selected query result record to a region proximal to the second node.

Abstract: In an example, a process includes polymerizing a mixture that includes an ethylene monomer, a propylene monomer, and a diene monomer to form an ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) terpolymer using ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). The process further includes chemically reacting the EPDM terpolymer with a norbornene-based phosphinate cross-linking material to form a flame-retardant, cross-linked EPDM rubber.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for generating a context-sensitive summarization of a corpus of content. Natural Language Processing (NLP) operations are performed on text within an input corpus to extract phrases, which are then used to generate a grammatical analysis. In turn, the grammatical analysis is used to determine the thematic relevance of individual sentences in the input corpus. Sentences within the input corpus are then ranked according to their respective thematic relevance. This ranking is used to construct a contextualized content graph, which in turn is used to generate a content summarization for the input corpus.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for packet forwarding optimization across multiple nodes may include receiving, via a processor on a network controller, a first packet from a client. The first packet can include information indicative of a target node and a protocol type. The method may further include receiving, via the processor, a balancing node from a packet engine, forwarding, via the processor, the first packet to the target node though the balancing node according to a balancing node address, a target node address, and the protocol type, receiving, via the processor, a registration from the packet engine, and saving the registration to a network controller queue, and forwarding, via the network controller queue, a second packet to the target node based on the registration without the second packet traversing the balancing node.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, carried out by one or more processors, for managing unavailability notices. In an embodiment, the method comprises the steps of initializing an out of office notice, wherein the out of office notice is associated with a first user of an e-mail service; receiving inputs for the out of office notice, wherein the inputs include one or more of: a duration of time selection, alternative contact information, and message content; receiving a list of one or more user to whom to send an out of office alert notice; and sending to the one or more users from the list the out of office alert notice with a reminder function, wherein the reminder function allows for each of the one or more users to receive a reminder about unavailability at another time.

Abstract: A method that allows integrating complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors and a non-volatile memory (NVM) transistor on a single substrate is provided. The NVM transistor includes a gate stack containing a high-k tunneling gate dielectric, a floating gate electrode, a high-k control gate dielectric and a control gate electrode. The high-k tunneling gate dielectric is formed form a first high-k dielectric layer employed in formation of a gate dielectric for a p-type field effect transistor (FET), the floating gate electrode is formed from a capping material layer employed in annealing the first high-k dielectric layer, and the high-k control gate dielectric is formed from a second high-k dielectric layer employed in formation of a gate dielectric for an n-type FET.

Abstract: Facilities are provided herein for invoking and providing an extended display on a flexible display of a computer system. Flexion being applied to a flexible display of a computer system is detected, the flexible display displaying primary content thereon, and the flexion including a bend in the flexible display along a bend line defining first and second regions of the flexible display. It is determined whether the detected flexion satisfies a threshold level of flexion for providing an extended display on the flexible display. If so, an extended display is provided on the flexible display, in which at least some of the primary content is displayed on the first region of the flexible display extended content is displayed on the second region of the flexible display.

Abstract: A method for managing resources in a server environment includes querying a first resource consumer for a list, wherein the list includes at least a first virtual resource and a first host resource. The method queries a host resource pool to determine if the first host resource is present. Responsive to determining the first host resource is present in the host resource pool, the method allocates the first host resource to the first resource consumer. The method sends a request to activate the first virtual resource and the first host resource to a virtual resource provider and a host resource provider, wherein the request to activate the first virtual resource and the first host resource is performed on a single thread. The method determines to prepare one or more virtual resources for activation of one or more allocated host resources.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an emergency wireless link in a data center comprising a plurality of servers. An aspect includes an emergency wireless link system in a data center comprising a plurality of servers. The emergency wireless link system includes an input interface to receive an input from a sensor coupled to one of the plurality of servers or to an auxiliary system among a plurality of auxiliary systems. The plurality of auxiliary systems includes a power supply system. The system also includes a processor to compare the input with a plurality of conditions, declare an emergency based on the input matching one of the plurality of conditions, and output one or more messages corresponding with the one of the plurality of conditions based on declaring the emergency. The system further includes a transmitter to wirelessly transmit the one or more messages output by the processor.

Abstract: Non-acoustic data from a vicinity of speech input is obtained. A subject speaker is identified as the source of the speech input from the obtained non-acoustic data by detecting mouth motion on one or more faces segmented from the non-acoustic data by comparing a first pixel intensity associated at a first time with a second pixel intensity at a second time, and selecting a face corresponding to the subject speaker from the one or more faces in response to a determination that a number of significantly changed pixels between the first pixel intensity and the second pixel intensity exceeds a threshold. A demographic is assigned to the subject speaker based on an analysis of one or more non-acoustic attributes of the subject speaker extracted from the non-acoustic data. The speech input is processed using a speech recognition system adjusted using a model selected based on the demographic.

Abstract: A middle-of-line interconnect structure including copper interconnects and integral copper alloy caps provides effective electromigration resistance. A metal cap layer is deposited on the top surfaces of the interconnects. A post-deposition anneal causes formation of the copper alloy caps from the interconnects and the metal cap layer. Selective removal of unalloyed metal cap layer material provides an interconnect structure free of metal residue on the dielectric material layer separating the interconnects.

Abstract: Systems and methods for escalation detection using sentiment analysis are disclosed. A computer-implemented method of the invention includes: determining, by a computer device, the occurrence of an interaction event between a first party and a second party within a recording including audio data; analyzing, by the computer device, the audio data for a change in tone over time; analyzing, by the computer device, the audio data for the presence of any negative tones; determining, by the computer device, whether the change in tone, the presence of any negative tones, or a combination of the change in tone and the presence of any negative tones, indicates an escalation during the interaction event to generate escalation data; and saving, by the computer device, the escalation data.

Abstract: A method for testing a new workflowed item associated with a workflow process in a content management system (CMS) is provided. The method may include adding a workflow stage to the workflow process in the content management system (CMS). The method may also include adding a test associated with the workflow stage. The method may further include determining if a criteria threshold is met based on the test associated with the workflow stage. Additionally, the method may include publishing the new workflowed item based on the criteria threshold being met.

Abstract: A method for forming interconnect structures includes forming a barrier material over a dielectric layer having a trench, the barrier layer being disposed on sidewalls and horizontal surfaces of the trench, depositing an interconnect layer over the barrier layer to form an interconnect structure, recessing the interconnect layer down to a surface of the barrier layer using a chemical mechanical planarization process, and planarizing the barrier layer and the interconnect layer using a wet etch process to form a coplanar surface to prevent dishing or divots in the interconnect structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional multispectral imaging sensor and method for forming a three-dimensional multispectral imaging sensor are provided. The three-dimensional multispectral imaging sensor includes a monolithic structure having a plurality of layers. Each of the layers is formed from light detecting materials for detecting light of respective different non-overlapping wavelengths and having respective different bandgaps.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling the use of electronic systems based upon monitored physical activity. The method can be implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The program instructions are operable to: provision rules associated with a user and at least one of health metrics and physical activity of the user; monitor the at least one health metrics and physical activity of the user over a predetermined time; and manage access to any of a plurality of electronic systems based on the monitored at least one health metrics and physical activity being in compliance or non-compliance with the provisioned rules.

Abstract: A fuse includes a semiconductor layer having a dielectric material formed thereon. An epitaxially grown material is formed in a trench within the dielectric material. The epitaxially grown material includes a peak region. A fuse metal is formed over the peak region and extends along sidewalls of the trench and over the dielectric material outside the trench. Contacts are formed outside the trench connecting to fuse metal over the dielectric material.

Abstract: A computer executable chart visualization may be generated from a static image of the chart visualization. The static image, a set of pre-defined chart elements, and a portion of the static image that corresponds to a pre-defined chart element may each be identified. A mapping between the portion of the static image and the pre-defined chart elements may be determined, and a visual or logical property of each portion of the static image may be determined. A declarative description of the chart visualization may be generated by setting the visual properties for each of the respective pre-defined chart elements.

Abstract: A solar energy conversion device comprises a vertical stack of at least two panels stacked in a hierarchy from an upper panel to a lower panel with each of the panels including a matching array of solar cells having a different energy bandgap from other panels of solar cells in the vertical stack of panels. Each panel in the vertical stack may be arranged with one of the panels having solar cells with a higher energy bandgap situated in the hierarchy and in the stack above others of the panels containing solar cells with a lower energy bandgap. The top surface of the device is adapted for receiving solar energy incident upon the uppermost panel. Each upper panel absorbs a fraction of sunlight with larger solar photon energies larger than the energy bandgap thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for displaying tabular data. A computing device identifies a plurality of data elements organized in a first plurality of rows and a first plurality of columns, wherein the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns are at least partially displayed. The computing device receives a data selection spanning an entire row or an entire column included in the first plurality of rows or the first plurality of columns. The computing device, in response to receiving the data selection spanning an entire row or an entire column included in the first plurality of rows or the first plurality of columns, determines a statistical relationship included in the data selection. The computing device, in response to determining the statistical relationship, displays at least a portion of the data selection.

Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for detecting an event external to a plurality of virtual machines running on one or more physical machines and determining that the event corresponds to one or more error conditions associated with at least one particular virtual machine in the plurality of virtual machines. Additionally, an alert may be generated in response to at least one of the one or more error conditions. In one example, detecting the event includes detecting an emulated device interrupt associated with the at least one particular virtual machine.

Abstract: A computer detects that a threshold value associated with a storage capacity of a first storage account has been exceeded. The computer determines one or more other storage accounts to migrate a determined amount of data contained in the first storage account, wherein the determined one or more storage accounts are linked to the first storage account. The computer migrates the determined amount of data from the first storage account to the determined one or more other storage accounts.

Abstract: A first set of signal carriers of a plurality of signal carriers may be determined to be faulty. The first set of signal carriers may be for transmitting a first set of respective lane signals of a plurality of lane signals. A second set of signal carriers of the plurality of signal carriers may be identified as not faulty. The second set of signal carriers may be for transmitting a second set of lane signals of the plurality of lane signals. Based on the determining and identifying, one or more of the first set of lane signals may be routed from the first set of signal carriers through a first subset of the second set of signal carriers, the routing of the one or more of the first set of lane signals may cause a bandwidth capacity to increase to a highest available bandwidth.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing instructions includes a mapping unit comprising a plurality of mappers wherein each mapper of the plurality of mappers maps a logical sub-register reference to a physical sub-register reference, a decoding unit configured to receive an instruction and determine a plurality of logical sub-register references therefrom, and an execution unit. The mapping unit may be configured to distribute the plurality of logical sub-register references amongst the plurality of mappers according to at least one bit in the instruction and provide a corresponding plurality of physical sub-register references. The execution unit may be configured to execute the instruction using the plurality of physical sub-register references. Corresponding methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, for avoiding double counting in the presence of many-to-many relationships in database data includes receiving a report definition from a data management system, detecting a bridge table defining many-to-many relationships between at least two datasets, generating a query plan with layered sub-queries, and executing the query plan including the layered sub-queries to provide query results corresponding to the report definition. A query plan with layered sub-queries may include instructions to join, partition, normalize, group, and summarize tabular data. Additionally, a conditional selection operation may be used to detect and eliminate duplicated data from a field specified in the report definition. The resulting query plan may be executed as a single query language. A computer program product and an apparatus corresponding to the described method are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A dual gate CMOS structure including a semiconductor substrate; a first channel structure including a first semiconductor material and a second channel structure including a second semiconductor material on the substrate. The first semiconductor material including SixGe1-x where x=0 to 1 and the second semiconductor material including a group III-V compound material. A first gate stack on the first channel structure includes: a first native oxide layer as an interface control layer, the first native oxide layer comprising an oxide of the first semiconductor material; a first high-k dielectric layer; a first metal gate layer. A second gate stack on the second channel structure includes a second high-k dielectric layer; a second metal gate layer. The interface between the second channel structure and the second high-k dielectric layer is free of any native oxides of the second semiconductor material.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present description, in response to a detection by a storage controller, of an operation by a host relating to migration of input/output operations from one host to another, a cache server of a storage controller, transmits to a target cache client of the target host, a cache map of the source cache of the source host wherein the cache map identifies locations of a portion of the storage cached in the source cache. In response, the cache client of the target host, may populate the target cache of the target host with data from the locations of the portion of the storage, as identified by the cache map transmitted by the cache server, which may reduce cache warming time. Other features or advantages may be realized in addition to or instead of those described herein, depending upon the particular application.

Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a fin in a substrate; depositing a first spacer material to form a first spacer around the fin; depositing a second spacer material to form a second spacer over the first spacer; recessing the first spacer and the second spacer; removing the first spacer; and performing an epitaxial growth process to form epitaxial growth on an end of the fin, along a sidewall of the fin, and adjacent to the fin.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor substrate including a type III-V semiconductor material directly on a dielectric material that includes forming a trench in a dielectric layer, and forming a via within the trench extending from a base of the trench to an exposed upper surface of an underlying semiconductor including substrate. A III-V semiconductor material is formed extending from the exposed upper surface of the semiconductor substrate filling at least a portion of the trench.

Abstract: In an approach to action assignment and tracking, a computer receives a first email from a first computing device, where the first email includes at least one action assigned by a sender of the first email to at least one recipient of the first email. The computer determines whether the sender specified a due date for the action. The computer determines whether the sender specified one or more time intervals for a status update of the action. In response to determining the sender specified at least one of a due date for the action and one or more time intervals for a status update of the action, the computer initiates a timer. In response to determining the sender specified one or more time intervals for a status update of the action, the computer provides a status of the action to the sender at the one or more time intervals.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes integrating a charging pad into a powered device having a power supply, where the powered device is at least one of a monitor and a keyboard. The method includes configuring the charging pad to receive a first chargeable device in a charging position relative to the charging pad. The method further includes configuring the charging pad to deliver an electrical charge from the power supply to the first chargeable device when the chargeable device is in the charging position.

Abstract: An approach for processing an image is presented. A category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle is determined. Based on the category, characteristics of objects in the image are determined match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate. Another category specifying characteristics of a background color of the license plate is determined. Based on the other category, the characteristics of the objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the background color. Based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the license plate, the image is determined to not include an identifiable license plate. Responsive to determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the image is determined to be invalid and a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates is bypassed.

Abstract: A sensor system comprises: an energy storage device; an intermittent energy release device electrically coupled to the energy storage device, wherein the intermittent energy release device causes the energy storage device to release stored energy intermittently; a sensor electrically coupled to the energy storage device; a register electrically coupled to the sensor, wherein the register stores readings from the sensor; a synaptic neural network core electrically coupled to the sensor, wherein the synaptic neural network core converts the readings from the sensor into a synthetic context-based object that is derived from the readings and a context object; a transponder electrically coupled to the synaptic neural network core; and a storage buffer within the transponder, wherein the storage buffer stores the synthetic context-based object for transmission by the transponder to a monitoring system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of parsing a message comprising a sequence of data fields, the method comprising evaluating program code for processing the parsed message to identify a first set of data fields of the message that are referenced in said program code; identifying the boundaries of the data fields in a schema defining the format of said message; identifying a second set of data fields in said schema related to the first set of data fields by reference, said second set further including the first set; and sequentially parsing the message using the identified data field boundaries, wherein said parsing step comprises skipping data fields in said sequence that precede the first data field belonging to the second set. A computer program product comprising program code for implementing this method and a data processing system adapted to implement this method are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to cause the processor to receive, from a host, a command directed to a volume, the command including a parameter. The logic is further configured to cause the processor to evaluate a policy associated with the host, and, based on the evaluation of the policy associated with the host, determine a value of the parameter included in the command. Still yet, the logic is configured to cause the processor to open two copies of the volume in response to the parameter including a first value, and open only one of the two copies of the volume in response to the parameter including a second value.

Abstract: Initialization status of a register to be used as a pointer to a reference data structure is used to determine how a stub is to be generated to access the reference data structure. The register is one type of pointer configuration to be used to access the reference data structure, which is used to resolve a symbol associated with a function of a program. An indication is obtained as to whether the register has been initialized with a reference data structure pointer. Based on obtaining the indication, a stub is generated that is to be used to access the function. The generating depends on whether the register has been initialized. If the register has not been initialized, then the stub is generated to include another type of pointer configuration to be used to access the reference data structure.

Abstract: Initialization status of a register to be used as a pointer to a reference data structure is used to determine how a stub is to be generated to access the reference data structure. The register is one type of pointer configuration to be used to access the reference data structure, which is used to resolve a symbol associated with a function of a program. An indication is obtained as to whether the register has been initialized with a reference data structure pointer. Based on obtaining the indication, a stub is generated that is to be used to access the function. The generating depends on whether the register has been initialized. If the register has not been initialized, then the stub is generated to include another type of pointer configuration to be used to access the reference data structure.

Abstract: In an approach for testing the operations of a host system during a host system migration, a terminal agent exchanges messages already exchanged between the current host system and a terminal with the new host system. A manual operation replay unit replays messages generated by manual operations among the messages sent to the current host system by the terminal. An automatic response unit automatically generates a response message for messages received from the new host system. The automatic response unit also generates screen data for a screen displayed on the terminal on the basis of messages received from the new host system. A comparison unit compares and evaluates screen data generated by the automatic response unit and screen data from a screen generated by the terminal on the basis of messages received from the current host system.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for providing full point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer, each compute node connected to each adjacent compute node in the global combining network through a link, that include: receiving a network packet in a compute node, the network packet specifying a destination compute node; selecting, in dependence upon the destination compute node, at least one of the links for the compute node along which to forward the network packet toward the destination compute node; and forwarding the network packet along the selected link to the adjacent compute node connected to the compute node through the selected link.

Abstract: A composition of matter includes a particle, a resin bonding functionality bonded to a first portion of the particle, and a lubricating functionality bonded to a second portion of the particle.

Abstract: Error checking and correcting (ECC) may be performed in an on-chip memory where an error is corrected by a controller and not the on-chip memory. The controller may be flagged to show that an error has occurred and where it has occurred in the memory. The controller may access ECC bits associated with the error and may fix incorrect data. The error checking may be done in parallel with read operations of the memory so as to lower latency.

Abstract: Tamper-proof electronic packages and fabrication methods are provided which include a glass substrate. The glass substrate is stressed glass with a compressively-stressed surface layer. Further, one or more electronic components are secured to the glass substrate within a secure volume of the tamper-proof electronic package. In operation, the glass substrate is configured to fragment with an attempted intrusion event into the electronic package, and the fragmenting of the glass substrate also fragments the electronic component(s) secured to the glass substrate, thereby destroying the electronic component(s). In certain implementations, the glass substrate has undergone ion-exchange processing to provide the stressed glass.

Abstract: A software-defined passive optical network includes a set of optical network terminals, a set of passive optical network ports, and a plurality of splitters. Each of the optical network terminals is connected to a single one of the passive optical network ports through a given one of the splitters, and the network is divided into a plurality of areas, each of which is assigned a given fraction of the passive optical network ports. Passive optical network port utilization is monitored for each of the plurality of areas; for those of the areas determined to have passive optical network port overutilization, the number of the passive optical network ports assigned thereto is increased; and for those of the areas determined to have passive optical network port underutilization, the number of the passive optical network ports assigned thereto is reduced.

Abstract: A piezoelectronic switch device for radio frequency (RF) applications includes a piezoelectric (PE) material layer and a piezoresistive (PR) material layer separated from one another by at least one electrode, wherein an electrical resistance of the PR material layer is dependent upon an applied voltage across the PE material layer by way of an applied pressure to the PR material layer by the PE material layer; and a conductive, high yield material (C-HYM) comprising a housing that surrounds the PE material layer, the PR material layer and the at least one electrode, the C-HYM configured to mechanically transmit a displacement of the PE material layer to the PR material layer such that applied voltage across the PE material layer causes an expansion thereof and an increase the applied pressure to the PR material layer, thereby causing a decrease in the electrical resistance of the PR material layer.

Abstract: A method of managing semiconductor manufacturing defects, the method including: determining a cumulative aging parameter for each of a plurality of first IC products produced with a particular manufacturing line, the cumulative aging parameter being dependent on a product operating condition; calculating an observed defect rate for the plurality of first IC products based on a difference between a predicted value of a aging parameter and the cumulative aging parameter for each of the plurality of first IC products; and adjusting a manufacturing reliability model for the particular manufacturing line in response to the observed defect rate being different from an initial predicted defect rate for the plurality of first IC products wherein the manufacturing reliability model reestablishes the initial predicted defect rate.

Abstract: An advanced FinFET structure is described. The structure includes a strain relaxation buffer (SRB) substrate. A set of cut silicon fins is on the SRB substrate. Each fin in the set of cut silicon fins has a vertical face at a fin end of a respective cut silicon fin. A set of cut silicon germanium fins is on the substrate. Each fin in the set of silicon germanium fins has a vertical face at a fin end of a respective cut silicon germanium fin. A set of tensile dielectric structures contact the vertical faces of the cut silicon fins to maintain tensile strain at the fin ends of the set of cut silicon fins. A set of compressive dielectric structures contact the vertical faces of respective fin ends of the cut silicon germanium fins to maintain compressive strain at the fin ends of the set of cut silicon fins.

Abstract: A method for channel formation in a fin transistor includes removing a dummy gate and dielectric from a dummy gate structure to expose a region of an underlying fin and depositing an amorphous layer including Ge over the region of the underlying fin. The amorphous layer is oxidized to condense out Ge and diffuse the Ge into the region of the underlying fin to form a channel region with Ge in the fin.

Abstract: Sanitizing a virtual machine image of sensitive data is provided. Labeling dependencies and sanitization dependencies between a plurality of software components in the virtual machine image are identified based on labeling execution policies located in a labeler module and sanitization execution policies located in a sanitizer module, respectively. The labeler module and the sanitizer module are inserted in the virtual machine image. A sensitivity level label of a plurality of sensitivity labels is attached to identified sensitive data from the sensitive data contained in the virtual machine image based on the identified labeling dependencies. In response to receiving an input to perform a sanitization of the identified sensitive data having attached sensitivity level labels contained in the virtual machine image, the sanitization of the identified sensitive data having the attached sensitivity level labels contained in the virtual machine image is performed based on the identified sanitization dependencies.

Abstract: Simplification of trajectory representation is provided. Trajectories represented by a set of points on a map are obtained. Common route elements are identified for the trajectories based on the set of points. Each of the common route elements represents a geospatial area in which at least a predetermined number of the trajectories are identical. Simplified representations of the trajectories are generated based on the identified common route elements.

Abstract: A software defined infrastructure (SDI) makes available a subset of a computer server's resources to a cloud solution or workload. Multiple subsets of resources can be combined in a SDI to provide a logical resource pool. This allows cloud administrators to create software defined infrastructures derived from the partial capacity of a collection of systems. The resources defined across the physical boundaries of a computer server can then be made available to host deployment of cloud workloads. The infrastructure resource pool can be selected upon deployment of a cloud workload.