Abstract: Distributed computing systems, devices, and associated methods of packet processing are disclosed herein. One example method includes receiving a packet having a header with a protocol field, a source address field, a source port field, a destination address field, and a destination port field individually containing a corresponding value. The method also includes extracting the values of the protocol field, the source address field, the source port field, the destination field, and the destination port field, determining whether a first match action table (“MAT”) contains an entry indexed to the extracted values, and in response to determining that the first MAT does not contain an entry indexed to the extracted values, using a subset of the extracted values to identify an entry in a second MAT.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes receiving, on a first satellite, a first connection request, and analyzing the first connection request to determine services needed to fulfill the first connection request. In response to a determination that the first satellite does not have at least a predetermined number of the determined services loaded, a predetermined offload process is performed.

Abstract: A system and method for automated slide retrieval and scanning is disclosed. The system comprises at least a processor configured to receive, from a user, a set of scan requirements, identify a current slide configuration, generate an operational scan sequence based on the received scan requirements and the current slide configuration, and execute the generated operational scan sequence.

Abstract: A method, computing device, and non-transitory machine-readable medium for generating and maintaining snapshots. An image (snapshot) of a volume is generated for a point in time that aligns with a base schedule time in a base schedule. The image includes metadata pointing to data blocks stored on the volume at the base schedule time and is designated for use as a base snapshot of the volume at the base schedule time. In response to determining that the base schedule time aligns with a supplementary schedule time in a supplementary schedule, the image can be further designated for use as a supplementary snapshot of the volume at the supplementary schedule time. Restoring data corresponding to the supplementary schedule time includes computing all the deltas between the base snapshots created between the supplementary schedule time and an immediately preceding supplementary schedule time in the supplementary schedule.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes stopping platform daemons of a standalone network device; creating an ISSU cache; storing forwarding information in the ISSU cache to freeze the forwarding information; installing an updated state database; storing the forwarding information from the ISSU cache in the updated state database; generating a warm boot file for a line card daemon; installing an updated line card daemon; recovering an internal state of a line card to the updated line card daemon using the warm boot file; connecting the updated line card daemon to the updated state database; syncing the updated state database to a non-updated state database; unfreezing the forwarding information by allowing the updated line card daemon to update the forwarding information of the line card using information from the updated state database; updating control plane daemons of the standalone network device; and updating the platform daemons of the standalone network device.

Abstract: A driver circuit for a power transistor. The driver circuit allows for robust turn-off of the power transistor, and for reduced power losses when the power transistor transitions back on. The driver circuit controls what voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the power transistor. The driver circuit prevents unintended turn-on of the power transistor by applying a negative voltage to the gate terminal of the power transistor when transitioning off. The driver circuit allows for reduced power losses when transitioning back on by allowing the gate terminal of the power transistor to increase from the negative voltage to a less negative voltage before applying a positive voltage to turn on the power transistor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bio-fungicides that inhibits Phytophthora infestans. More particularly, the present invention relates to novel strains of Bacillus spp. that can inhibit Phytophthora infestans. The present invention also relates to bio-fungicidal formulations comprising novel strains of Bacillus spp. either alone or a mixture of novel strains of Bacillus spp., in combination with other excipients.

Abstract: A work machine includes a tank of secondary battery coolant to act as a heat sink to cool a secondary battery. When a power unit is available for use to provide electrical power to the work machine, a secondary battery cooling system is used. The secondary battery cooling system includes a tank used to store secondary battery coolant. The secondary battery coolant stored in the tank is maintained within a temperature range using the refrigerant of an HVAC system that used to cool the cab of the work machine. When the power unit is available for use, the HVAC system is fluidically disconnected from cooling the secondary battery coolant stored in the tank. Thereafter, the secondary battery is cooled using the secondary battery coolant stored in the tank. Thus, the secondary battery coolant stored in the tank acts as a heat sink to remove heat from the secondary battery until the power unit is available for use.

Abstract: A method of automated review of communications comprises: receiving, by a computer system, a document from a requestor application; extracting layout information and text from the document; extracting, based on the layout information, values of one or more predefined data items from the text of the document; producing a document validation result by analyzing the one or more data items; embedding, into the document, one or more human-readable comments reflecting the document validation result; and forwarding, to the requestor application, the document comprising the one or more human readable comments.

Abstract: A surgical instrument may include a multi-lumen catheter configured to be inserted within the tissue. The multi-lumen catheter may include a first lumen that may enable a flow of a fluid, a second lumen that may receive a navigation probe that may facilitate an ability to locate the region of interest within the tissue, and an expandable membrane that may be situated toward a distal end of the first lumen to form an expandable cavity. The expandable cavity may be configured to expand or contract based on the flow of the fluid through the first lumen. The surgical instrument may include a fluid line, coupled to the first lumen, that may supply the fluid to the first lumen to enable the expandable cavity to expand or withdraw the fluid from the first lumen to enable the expandable cavity to contract.

Abstract: Advanced lithography techniques including sub-10 nm pitch patterning and structures resulting therefrom are described. Self-assembled devices and their methods of fabrication are described.

Abstract: A processor may receive a route request from a user. The processor may receive data associated with predicted routes of one or more nearby vehicles. The processor may select a recipient vehicle from the one or more nearby vehicles, where the recipient vehicle is selected based on recipient selection criteria. The processor may determine one or more driving change requests for the recipient vehicle. The processor may send the one or more driving change requests and a proposed token to the recipient vehicle. The processor may provide a token to the recipient vehicle in response to the recipient vehicle implementing the driving change requested.

Abstract: A panoramic system can receive content (e.g., live video) recorded in a landscape orientation and use a portrait dynamic crop window to display a portrait area of the received content. The panoramic system can further display the content in a landscape dynamic crop window that has a moveable user interface control that can pan the portrait crop window as the content plays in one or both of the dynamic crop windows.

Abstract: An improved system and method are disclosed for improving functionality in software applications. In one example, the method includes a computing entity having a network interface, a processor, and a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions. The instructions include instructions for a superblock application having instructions for a function block included therein. The function block is configured to provide functions that are accessible to the superblock application via an application programming interface (API). The functions are provided within the superblock application itself and are accessible within the superblock application without switching context to another application on the computing entity.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for realizing a two-dimensional target lithography feature/pattern by decomposing (splitting) it into multiple unidirectional target features that, when aggregated, substantially (e.g., fully) represent the original target feature without leaving an unrepresented remainder (e.g., a whole-number quantity of unidirectional target features). The unidirectional target features may be arbitrarily grouped such that, within a grouping, all unidirectional target features share a common target width value. Where multiple such groupings are provided, individual groupings may or may not have the same common target width value. In some cases, a series of reticles is provided, each reticle having a mask pattern correlating to a grouping of unidirectional target features. Exposure of a photoresist material via the aggregated series of reticles substantially (e.g., fully) produces the original target feature/pattern.

Abstract: An aircraft lighting system includes a light source and a processing system. The light source is rotationally mounted on an external surface of an aircraft to rotate at least 360-degrees about a rotational axis. The light source is configured, upon being electrically energized, to emit light. The processing system is in operable communication with the light source and is coupled to receive an anti-bird mode activation signal and one or more sensor signals representative of a position and flight path of birds. The processing system is configured, upon receipt of the anti-bird mode activation signal, to process the one or more sensor signals to determine the position and flight path of the birds, electrically energize the light source to emit light, and command the light source to rotate in one or more directions so that the emitted light is directed toward birds.

Abstract: . There is great interest in developing strategies to identify proteolytic substrates. Synthetic peptide libraries are among the most widely used to screen substrates-based activity, however, this technique is limited by the size of libraries and is time-consuming. Several combinatorial library-based display technologies such as phage, bacteria and yeast display, can identify better substrates for protease activity with higher-throughput sequencing and enrichment of specific substrates over multiple rounds of selection. Even though these profiling techniques provide greater coverage of protease cleavable substrates, such cells are less capable of accessing difficult to deliver sites, pose immunogenicity concerns, and have not been applied to discriminate on-from off-target activity in vivo. Disclosed herein are in vitro and in vivo methods for screening protease substrates.

Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having oxide sub-fins, and methods of fabricating gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having oxide sub-fins, are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes an oxide sub-fin structure having a top and sidewalls. An oxidation catalyst layer is on the top and sidewalls of the oxide sub-fin structure. A vertical arrangement of nanowires is above the oxide sub-fin structure. A gate stack is surrounding the vertical arrangement of nanowires and on at least the portion of the oxidation catalyst layer on the top of the oxide sub-fin structure.

Abstract: A neural network is trained for use in a substrate residue classification system by obtaining ground truth residue level measurements of a top layer of a calibration substrate at a plurality of locations, each location at a defined position for a die being fabricated on the substrate. A plurality of color images of the calibration substrate are obtained, each color image corresponding to a region for a die being fabricated on the substrate. A neural network is trained to convert color images of die regions from an in-line substrate imager to residue level measurements for the top layer in the die region.

Abstract: A method includes accessing, using at least one processor of an electronic device, a machine learning model. The machine learning model is a trained student model that is trained using audio samples in a plurality of accent types. The method also includes receiving, using the at least one processor, an audio input from an audio input device. The method further includes providing, using the at least one processor, the audio input to the trained student model. The method also includes receiving, using the at least one processor, an output from the trained student model including frame-level probabilities associated with the audio input. In addition, the method includes instructing, using the at least one processor, at least one action based on the frame-level probabilities associated with the audio input.