Abstract: Coordinating multiple storage controllers in a cloud-based storage system, including: reading, by a first storage controller and a second storage controller, first heartbeat data from a first region of memory of a storage device assigned to the first storage controller and second heartbeat data from a second region of memory of the storage device assigned to a second storage controller; and determining, for the first storage controller and the second storage controller, a corresponding state of the storage device based on the first heartbeat data and the second heartbeat data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, devices, and systems for the production of at least one requested 3D object and for removal of a remainder material. The removal may be accomplished when the remainder material exhibits challenging conditions during removal while being safe for a user, the conditions comprising temperature, reactivity, bridging tendency, or possible loss of fluidity.

Abstract: Provided is a method for data processing, the method including receiving, by a first circuit, row data of a page, receiving, by the first circuit, first column data and second column data from the row data, and sending, by the first circuit, the first column data and the second column data to a first output port of the first circuit.

Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to compounds that can bind to one or more opioid receptors. In one aspect, the compounds described herein can bind to the kappa opioid receptor (?OR) and behave as an opioid receptor agonist. The ability of the compounds to bind to opioid receptors make them effective in the treatment or prevention of pain such as chronic pain.

Abstract: A system according to certain aspects of the disclosure provides drug pricing information from multiple PBMs to users. For example, the system may obtain, calculate, and/or estimate drug prices that are available under contracts or agreements between PBMs and various pharmacies. These prices may be prices of drugs for purchase at the various pharmacies. In response to requests for prices of particular drugs, the system can display relevant prices. For example, the system displays a price for each pharmacy chain and/or displays prices for a particular geographical area. The users can compare the prices for a particular drug and determine which pharmacy they would like to purchase the drug from. The system can provide a discount coupon that allows the users to purchase the drug at the price listed by the system at the selected pharmacy.

Abstract: The optical height measuring tool measures the distance between the firearm scope and the firearm barrel. The chamber end is placed within the barrel of a firearm at the firearm barrel chamber. The lateral arm is then attached to the bolt adapter. The sliding ruler is attached to the lateral arm and slides the ruler adapter onto the arm portion of the lateral arm. The sliding ruler can move along the arm portion. The adjustable height measurement apparatus is then attached to the sliding ruler by connecting the measurement indicator to the measuring portion of the sliding ruler. The adjustable height measurement apparatus may be moved vertically along the measuring portion of the sliding ruler while the ruler adapter of the sliding ruler is moved horizontally along the arm portion of the lateral arm in order to securely position the scope interface around the firearm scope.

Abstract: A control device may include a processor may include a core, a timer peripheral, and a peripheral direct memory access controller. The processor may include a receive port coupled to a communication port of the reporting device via a communication line. The control device may include a timer peripheral that can generate an enable signal and a timing signal, and a buffer circuit that may include an enable port for the enable signal for enabling/disabling the buffer circuit, an input port for the timing signal, and an output port coupled to the communication line. The processor may enable/disable the buffer circuit to control the timing of data bit(s) transmission across the communication line by the reporting device. The peripheral direct memory access controller may store the data bit(s) in a receive buffer during the bit period, and the core may subsequently retrieve the data bit(s) from the receiver buffer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for draining substances from tubing disposed in a wellbore with a downhole pump, the apparatus including a drain valve that operates to drain the tubing into the wellbore and still enable tools to pass through the drain valve to the downhole pump.

Abstract: A system, device, and method support receiving a data signal from one or more sensors associated with the system in response to therapy delivered to a patient. The system, device, and method support assigning a classification to one or more portions of a waveform associated with the data signal based on characteristic information associated with the one or more portions of the waveform. The system, device, and method support providing, based on the classification, one or more parameters associated with delivering the therapy.

Abstract: A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula is described. The patient interface has a body portion to be located, in-use upon a face of a user. The body portion has at least one side arm that extends laterally from a central bridge portion to be located about a user's septum region, where each side arm is connected to a resilient, or relatively more rigid, bridge portion element. The interface has at least one, and preferably a pair of, nasal prong(s). The body portion has at least one fluid passageway connected to the nasal prong(s) for supply of a gas to the nare(s) of the user's nose. A cross section of the passageway varies along the length of the body portion to regions of varying flexibility along the body portion. The bridge portion element defines a substantially predetermined spatial relationship for outlet(s) of a gas delivery system supplying gas via each side arm to the outlet(s) from which, for example, the nasal prong(s) may be provided in fluid connection.

Abstract: Ammonium sulfate treated prefilled syringes, and kits that include an ammonium sulfate treated prefilled syringe and a pharmaceutical composition comprising an aluminum-sensitive active agent, are described herein. Treating the inner surface of a glass syringe barrel with ammonium sulfate prior to filling the syringe with a desired aqueous diluent, such as water for injection, can limit the amount of aluminum that leach into the aqueous diluent during storage.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.

Abstract: Systems and methods for engine imaging are provided. An imaging system includes an optical sensor coupled to an insertion tool and a light source configured to output alight projection onto a component of the engine assembly. The system includes a processor configured to: receive data comprising a plurality of frames from the optical sensor captured while the component of the engine assembly is rotating, determine an angular displacement of the component between frames, and form a 3D point cloud of the component based on combining the data in the frames based on the angular displacement of the component between the frames.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides proteins comprising antigen binding domains of antibodies that bind to human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor receptor.

Abstract: Techniques are described for recovering and applying an overlay over video while using a screen remoting application with chroma subsampling. At a server system hosting a screen remoting application, a screen image is constructed in which a video region is replaced with a display pattern of alternating pixel blocks of contrasting colors, and an overlay is drawn in the video region. The overlay includes an element that at least partially occludes the display pattern. After chroma subsampling is performed on the screen image, encoded data for the screen image is sent to a client computing device. The client computing device reconstructs the screen image, processes the screen image to generate an output overlay image, and renders the output overlay image on top of video in the video region.

Abstract: A computer having a system for mitigating mechanical rattle arising due to a mechanical coupling of an audio output transducer to a part of the computer device, the system comprising: a processing subsystem configured to receive an input audio signal and to output a drive signal for driving the audio output transducer to produce a transducer output, wherein the processing subsystem is configured to selectively apply an attenuation function to the input audio signal to attenuate a signal component of the input audio signal at a frequency that causes mechanical rattle in the computer; and an analyser subsystem configured to receive the input audio signal and to output a control signal to the processing subsystem to control application of the attenuation function to the input audio signal by the processing subsystem based on a spectral content of the received input audio signal; wherein the attenuation function is based on characteristic acoustic behaviour of the computer.

Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a vitrimeric poly(diketoenamine) network comprising: a plurality of multifunctional triketone dimers; a plurality of multifunctional amine species containing primary or secondary amine groups, but no tertiary amine groups; and optionally, one or more amine-reactive groups. The disclosed technology also provides a method of making a vitrimeric polymer network, comprising: obtaining multifunctional triketone dimers; obtaining a multifunctional imine compound, with imine groups blocking amine groups; mixing the multifunctional triketone dimers with the multifunctional imine compound, thereby forming a polymer precursor mixture; applying the polymer precursor mixture onto a substrate; and allowing the multifunctional imine compound to undergo hydrolysis with water, unblocking the amine functional groups and generating a multifunctional amine compound. The multifunctional amine compound reacts with the multifunctional triketone dimers to form a vitrimeric polymer network.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product are provided for generalizing computing tasks for execution by distributed ledger technologies. A request is obtained from a client device to execute a computing task, wherein the request includes one or more parameters for the computing task. One or more policy rules are obtained that indicate a plurality of computing services and selection criteria for the plurality of computing services, wherein the plurality of computing services include at least two different distributed ledger networks. One or more computing services are determined based on the one or more policy rules and the one or more parameters of the request. The request is provided to the one or more computing services to perform the computing task.

Abstract: Soil additives that include at least a diatomaceous earth ingredient, a calcium sulfate ingredient, and a biochar ingredient. Soil additives that include at least a diatomaceous earth ingredient, a calcium sulfate ingredient, and a limestone ingredient. Related methods of making and using such soil additives for growing crops.

Abstract: Systems and methods for extending an original bit length counter maintained by hardware of a network device to generate an extended length timestamp of a longer bit length are disclosed. The extension of the original bit length counter is based on a rollover counter, where the rollover counter is incremented based on the detection of rollovers of the original bit length counter.