Abstract: A method of preparing nanoparticles of carbon-supported copper manganite (CuMn2O4) comprising: preparing a first solution of a copper (II) salt and a manganese salt in a first polar organic solvent, where the molar ratio of Cu:Mn is from about 0.8:1 to about 1.2:1; admixing a second solution containing an organic ligand in a second polar organic solvent with the first solution to form a first mixture, wherein the second polar organic solvent is miscible with the first polar organic solvent; hydrothermally heating the obtained mixture at a temperature of from about 100° C. to about 200° C. for a duration sufficient to yield a solid metal-organic framework composite material; and, calcining the composite material at a temperature in the range of from about 350° C. to about 600° C.

Abstract: A dental polishing paste and a method of surface finishing a dental ceramic with the dental polishing paste is described. The dental polishing paste includes 60 to 90 weight percentage (wt. %) glycerin; 7.5 to 17.5 wt. % inorganic nanoparticles such as, diamond or zirconia, having a mean particle size of 5 to 25 nanometer (nm); and 2.5 to 32.5 wt. % additive, each based on a total weight of dental polishing paste.

Abstract: A ceramic membrane for oxidative coupling of methane can include a perovskite oxide and catalyst material on a surface of the membrane.

Abstract: The article includes a porous scaffold structure comprising a plurality of supports. The article further includes a plurality of metallic or non-metallic nanomaterials disposed on at least one of the supports. Each of the plurality of metallic or non-metallic nanomaterials is directly bound to at least one of the supports.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dental appliance. The dental appliance includes a first band adapted for mounting about a first tooth, such as a second molar, the first band having a mesial hook facing toward a root of the first tooth. A second band is included, the second band adapted for mounting about a second tooth, such as a premolar, wherein the second band has a distal hook facing toward a crown of the second tooth. A spring is secured to, and extends between, the distal and mesial hooks. The spring may be a nickel titanium coil spring and have a length of about 13 mm. Other embodiments include a supportive rigid bar, a bi-lateral arrangement, and a method of applying the dental appliance.

Abstract: Data characterizing historical skills-based gaming metrics for a first user and historical skills-based gaming metrics for at least one second user is accessed. Using the accessed data and a set of rules, a targeted advertisement to present to the first user is determined. The targeted advertisement specifies at least one skills-based game and a characterization of the at least one second user's historical skills-based gaming metrics. The targeted advertisement is generated. Data characterizing the targeted advertisement is provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect, using a low-power receiver of the UE, a low-power synchronization signal (LP-SS) that is associated with a first coverage area that is larger than a second coverage area associated with a legacy synchronization signal block. The UE may monitor, using the low-power receiver, for a low-power wake up signal, based at least in part on the LP-SS, that is associated with a third coverage area that is larger than a fourth coverage area associated with a legacy wake up signal. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A submersible fuel oil apparatus includes a base; at least one platform supported above the base and having a top surface, an underside surface and an aperture therethrough; a submersible motor mounted on the top surface of the platform and having a motor shaft extending vertically downward through the aperture in the platform; a fuel oil pump supported underneath the platform and having a pump shaft extending vertically upward, a pump inlet into which fuel oil is adapted to be delivered, and a pump outlet from which fuel oil is adapted to be pumped, the pump positioned such that the motor shaft and the pump shaft are aligned; a coupler connecting the motor shaft and pump shaft to each other; inlet piping connected to the pump inlet; and outlet piping connected to the pump outlet.

Abstract: A method of forming a zinc oxide/borate nanocomposite that includes mixing a borate solution including boric acid in a polar solvent, and a zinc solution including a zinc carboxylate complex including a zinc ion and a coordinated carboxylate ligand to form a precursor mixture. Further, a polyol is added to the precursor mixture to form a reaction mixture, followed by heating the reaction mixture to 100 to 150° C. to form a solid intermediate product and calcination the solid intermediate product at 500 to 800° C. to form the zinc oxide/borate nanocomposite. The nanocomposite includes Zn3(BO3)2 and ZnO.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for managing congestion within a network with a controller. The techniques include identifying a first designated memory location from which a first destination device reads first data, identifying a second designated memory location from which a second destination device reads second data, writing the first data to the first designated memory location, incrementing, based at least in part on writing the first data, a write index; sending a first indication to the first destination device that the first data is ready to be consumed, determining that the first destination device retrieved the first data from the first designated memory location, and decrementing the write index.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For a set of scheduled transmission instances of a data communication, a transmitting network node may determine a first spatial filter to apply for a first subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to provide the data communication and a second spatial filter to apply for a second subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to allow energy harvesting at an energy harvesting device. In some cases, the transmitting network node may indicate a first quasi co-location (QCL) relation to use for the first subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to provide the data communication to the network node receiving the data transmissions, and the transmitting network node may indicate a second QCL relation to use for the second subset of the scheduled transmission instances configured to allow energy harvesting to the energy harvesting device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first data message in a sub-slot of a slot and in a sub-channel of a sidelink data channel. The UE may select a resource of a sidelink feedback channel based on a first index associated with the slot and a second index associated with the sub-slot within one or more slots comprising the slot. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may select a resource of a sidelink feedback channel from periodic resources having a slot-based periodicity based on an index associated with the sub-slot within one or more slots comprising the slot. The UE may transmit a feedback message associated with the first data message according to the selected resource.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a transport block that includes a number of code block groups (CBGs). The UE may transmit a feedback communication associated with the transport block, wherein the feedback communication indicates feedback associated with the CBGs using a number of feedback bits, and wherein the number of feedback bits is less than the number of CBGs of the transport block. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for provisioning resources for wireless communications. Some implementations more specifically relate to provisioning such resources based on a mapping of wireless communication devices to a number of time sectors that occur periodically and do not overlap other time sectors. In some aspects, each wireless stations (STAs) in a basic service set (BSS) may be mapped to a respective time sector based on attributes associated with the BSS so that communications between a STA and its associated access point (AP) can only occur within the respective time sector(s) to which the STA is mapped. In some other aspects, each AP in a multi-AP environment may be mapped to a respective time sector based on attributes associated with the multi-AP environment so that communications between an AP and its associated STAs can only occur within the respective time sector(s) to which the AP is mapped.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to limit MCS and/or K1 offset used for communicating with a base station to a threshold based at least in part on an SCS used for the communication. In one aspect, a UE limit at least one of an MCS to being less than or equal to an MCS threshold or a K1 offset to being greater than or equal to a K1 offset threshold based on a subcarrier spacing selected for communication with a base station, the K1 offset being a number of slots between receiving DL data and transmitting ACK/NACK feedback. The UE communicate with the base station based at least on one of the MCS being less than or equal to the MCS threshold or the K1 offset being greater than or equal to the K1 offset threshold.

Abstract: A target chemical species, such as carbon dioxide, may be separated from a mixed gas by passing at least a portion of the mixed gas from a first chamber through a gas-selective membrane and into a second chamber, producing a concentrated gas. The concentrated gas has a higher concentration of the target chemical species than the mixed gas. At least a portion of the concentrated gas is passed through a diffusion-based membrane to a third chamber, where the third chamber includes an absorbent liquid in contact with one side of the diffusion-based membrane. The target chemical species is at least partially dissolved in the absorbent liquid and passed out of the system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a control message from a base station indicating a configuration of an uplink waveform for full-duplex communications at the UE. The UE may receive an additional control message scheduling a set of uplink resources and a set of downlink resources for the full-duplex communications. The set of uplink resources and the set of downlink resources may at least partially overlap in a time-domain. A frequency-domain gap between the set of uplink resources and the set of downlink resources may be based on the first uplink waveform and a first downlink waveform used by the base station. The UE may communicate with the base station on the set of uplink resources and the set of downlink resources in accordance with the frequency-domain gap.

Abstract: A method for identifying one or more weakness in a network system through simulations includes configuring a plurality of chaos events to be run on the network system, running the plurality of chaos events on the network system, receiving alert messages from a monitoring system, determining differences if the alert messages match with a set of expected alert messages and/or delay in receiving the alert messages, and reporting the determined differences to a control plane of the network system for display on a user terminal.

Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a memory stack including multiple memory dies and a parallel processor including a plurality of multiprocessors. Each multiprocessor has a single instruction, multiple thread (SIMT) architecture, the parallel processor coupled to the memory stack via one or more memory interfaces. At least one multiprocessor comprises a multiply-accumulate circuit to perform multiply-accumulate operations on matrix data in a stage of a neural network implementation to produce a result matrix comprising a plurality of matrix data elements at a first precision, precision tracking logic to evaluate metrics associated with the matrix data elements and indicate if an optimization is to be performed for representing data at a second stage of the neural network implementation, and a numerical transform unit to dynamically perform a numerical transform operation on the matrix data elements based on the indication to produce transformed matrix data elements at a second precision.

Abstract: Methods and systems for pre-processing immunocytochemistry images for machine learning are provided. The pre-processing method includes receiving paired positive and negative multi-protein images and segmenting stains of the paired multi-protein images. The method also includes labelling each image pixel corresponding to a cell of the paired multi-protein images and translating image pixel information of the labelled image pixels to tabular form to generate a table of cell coordinates and geometrical characteristics for each of the paired multi-protein images. The method further includes generating two cell-paired tables for each of the paired multi-protein images based on Euclidean distance-based pairing prior to input for the machine learning, where the Euclidean distance-based pairing is based on the cell coordinates in the table of cell coordinates and geometrical characteristics for each of the paired multi-protein images.