Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a vehicle travelling in a platoon. A first set of information is received at a first vehicle in a platoon, the first set of information relating to at least one other vehicle in the platoon. One of a plurality of control algorithms is selected in dependence on the first set of information, wherein each of the plurality of control algorithms correspond to a respective platoon communication topology. The first vehicle is controlled in response to the first set of information and the selected one of the control algorithms.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing brine effluent from desalination plants by modifying microbial electrochemical cells are disclosed. To reduce brine generation, the contaminant salts from saline water, such as seawater or wastewater, which are to be desalinated, are accumulated in two organic solvent solutions. The generated organic solvent solutions are then mixed in a container wherein the acids and alkalis combine to produce salts which precipitate out of the organic solvent solution due to low solubility. The method may employ bipolar membranes or cation exchange membranes and anion exchanges membranes. Some embodiments of this invention can be used to desalinate brine from any available source and reduce the operational cost of brine treatment.

Abstract: Provided is a process, including: obtaining a model of an application program interface (“API”); receiving a request to generate a functional-test specification for the API; detecting sets of functionality identified by the model of the API and respective sets of parameters corresponding to the detected sets of functionality by parsing the model of the API; in response to receiving the request, generating the functional-test specification for the API by, for at least some respective detected sets of functionality, specifying respective sets of functional tests based on corresponding sets of parameters.

Abstract: A functionalized polyurethane polymer is provided, the polymer defined by the formula where each R? is independently derived from a diisocyanate, where each R? represents the soft segment of the polymer, where n is the number of repeat units within the soft segment of the polymer, where m is the number of repeating mer units in the polymer, where each E is a pendant-functionalized amide unit chain extender, wherein the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone. A method for preparing the polymer is also provided.

Abstract: User accounts can be linked together to form a group of linked user accounts that can access content items assigned to the other user accounts in the group. A user can download content items assigned to their user account, as well as shared content items assigned to one of the other user accounts in the group of linked user accounts. Use of shared content items can be restricted to client devices running specified versions of an operating system. The key ID tagged to a shared content item can be altered such that the key ID no longer correctly identifies the corresponding DRM key that enables use of the shared content item. Client devices authorized to use shared content items can be configured to recognize that a content item is a shared content item and generate the original key ID form the altered key ID.

Abstract: A functionalized polyurethane polymer is provided, the polymer defined by the formula where each R? is independently derived from a diisocyanate, where each R? represents the soft segment of the polymer, where n is the number of repeat units within the soft segment of the polymer, where m is the number of repeating mer units in the polymer, where each E is a pendant-functionalized amide unit chain extender, wherein the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone. A method for preparing the polymer is also provided.

Abstract: A process for preparing a silver-containing catalyst for the selective oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide including the steps of: (a) providing a multimodal support, (b) preparing an impregnation solution comprising a silver component, (c) impregnating, at least once, the multimodal support of step (a) with the silver-containing impregnation solution of step (b) to form an impregnated support; (d) subjecting the impregnated multimodal support from step (c) to a removal means, such as a centrifuge, at least once, for a time sufficient to remove impregnated silver impregnation solution from the multimodal support and to control the amount of silver in the pores of the multimodal support by selectively removing impregnated silver impregnation solution from a set of larger pores in the multimodal support; (e) roasting, at least once, the multimodal support after the step (d); (f) optionally, repeating the impregnation step (c), (g) optionally, repeating the centrifugation step (d), and (h) optionally, repeat

Abstract: Various examples are directed to exposing database artifacts. For example, a rules engine may receive schema data describing a database schema of an in-memory database. The schema data may describe a table, a view, and a procedure. The rules engine may generate a data model comprising a plurality of translation artifacts including a table translation artifact describing a table of the database schema, a view translation artifact describing a view of the database schema, and a procedure translation artifact describing a procedure of the database schema. A mapping service may receive from a client application a first client request comprising first metadata describing the view translation artifact. The mapping service may initiate execution of the view at an in-memory database to determine a view result; and send the view result to the client application.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for creating custom user interface (“UI”) controls. A networked computing service may determine that an action performed by a user of the service is likely to be repeated, based on previous actions performed by the user and/or other users, parameters of the action including characteristics of an item associated with the action, and other criteria. The networked computing service may generate, or recommend generation of, a custom UI control that automates performance of the action. The networked computing service may automatically determine parameters of the action, and may determine alternative parameters and/or alternative actions if the action cannot be performed using the determined parameters. Custom UI controls may be associated with various computing devices and/or other electronic devices, and categories of custom UI controls may be determined and displayed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for digital asset management. The method includes receiving an authorization event request from a user. The authorization event request includes authorization documents and information related to testifiers and legal authority. The method includes creating an authorization event for an authorization session. The method includes sending event details associated with the authorization event to participants of the authorization event. The method includes facilitating access to the authorization session for participants of the authorization event. Each participant of authorization event can be present for the authorization session either physically or virtually. The method includes provisioning an option to record the authorization session when the participants are present for the authorization session. The method includes sending a request to participants to sign the authorization documents either electronically or physically.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for generating effective visualizations of some or all of a storage cluster system. An apparatus includes an API component of a visualization server to make an API available to be called by another device via a network to request information associated with an object that represents a component of a storage cluster system; and a translation component of the visualization server to, in response to a call to the API received via the network that requests information associated with the object, generate query instructions to search for a system entry corresponding to the storage cluster system within a system database and to search for the requested information within the system entry.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to method and apparatus for micro-contact printing of micro-electromechanical systems (“MEMS”) in a solvent-free environment. The disclosed embodiments enable forming a composite membrane over a parylene layer and transferring the composite structure to a receiving structure to form one or more microcavities covered by the composite membrane. The parylene film may have a thickness in the range of about 100 nm-2 microns; 100 nm-1 micron, 200-300 nm, 300-500 nm, 500 nm to 1 micron and 1-30 microns. Next, one or more secondary layers are formed over the parylene to create a composite membrane. The composite membrane may have a thickness of about 100 nm to 700 nm to several microns. The composite membrane's deflection in response to external forces can be measured to provide a contact-less detector. Conversely, the composite membrane may be actuated using an external bias to cause deflection commensurate with the applied bias.

Abstract: An adapter framework is provided for consuming resources provided by a database service by client applications. A location of an interface of the database service is received. Static metadata of a client application is received from the client application. Mapping of field names defined at the database service to field names defined in the client application is received at the framework. Metadata for a service interface is created at the adapter framework based on the received static metadata and dynamic metadata for dynamic fields from the database service. The mapping of field names is appended with mappings for the dynamic fields. At a runtime processor, a type of a data request from the client to the database service is determined. The request is processed and a response from the database service is generated by the adapter framework and provided to the client application in an expected format.

Abstract: A down converter, including first and second biasing circuits, mixer, and transformer coupled to receive amplifier output signal. The first and second biasing circuits each include a biasing transistor and a first and second node, respectively. Mixer includes first and second transistors coupled to first node and third and fourth transistors coupled to second node. The second and fourth transistors are coupled to a third node. The first and third transistors are coupled to a fourth node. Mixer also includes a first resistor coupled to the fourth node and a supply voltage node and a second resistor coupled to the third node and a supply voltage node. Transformer includes a primary winding coupled to receive the amplifier output signal and to a supply voltage and a secondary winding coupled to mixer and first biasing circuit at first node and coupled to mixer and second biasing circuit at second node.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detector and method for detecting substances in complex mixtures. The detector includes a microfabricated preconcentrator, a separation column with an on-chip thermal conductivity detector, a controller for controlling flow and thermal management and a user interface. The thermal conductivity detector includes a first resistor located at an inlet of the separation column and a second resistor located at an outlet of the separation column.

Abstract: A device that may be used to monitor a user's biomechanical behavior to investigate the synergy of risk factors in the workplace. The device may assesses factors such as motion, force, vibration, and/or temperature experienced by a user for a period of time. Data may be uploaded from the device to software configured to assess safety and risk associated with the user's behavior. Modifications to the user's biomechanical behavior may then be modified to mitigate safety risks.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an SDN-based multi-RAT communication network. Embodiments herein disclose a wireless communication system, which can support/enable services that are currently being provided by multiple wireless communication systems. Embodiments herein disclose a wireless communication system based on SDN (Software Defined Networking). Embodiments herein disclose a network comprising of a generic control plane node. Embodiments herein disclose a method for communication between the proposed wireless communication system and existing UEs that are in use in today's 3GPP-LTE networks or IEEE 802.11 based WLANs without any changes in the mobile communication protocol. Embodiments herein disclose a method for providing services to the users, such as handover of a device from WLAN to 3GPP-LTE and vice versa.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a hearing aid comprises a housing and an audio processing system disposed in the housing, the audio processing system comprising at least one amplifier, an earbud formed as part of the housing or coupled to the housing to fit into an external acoustic meatus or ear canal of a user, one or more microphones coupled to an input of the amplifier, and one or more drivers coupled to an output of the amplifier to reproduce an amplified version of an input acoustic wave impinging on the one or more microphones. The audio processing system including a processor coupled between the microphone and the driver, wherein the processor is to provide one or more hearing correction functions. At least one of the one or more drivers or the one or more microphones, or a combination thereof, comprises an electrostatic acoustic transducer.

Abstract: User accounts can be linked together to form a group of linked user accounts that can access content items assigned to the other user accounts in the group. A user can download content items assigned to their user account, as well as shared content items assigned to one of the other user accounts in the group of linked user accounts. Use of shared content items can be restricted to client devices running specified versions of an operating system. The key ID tagged to a shared content item can be altered such that the key ID no longer correctly identifies the corresponding DRM key that enables use of the shared content item. Client devices authorized to use shared content items can be configured to recognize that a content item is a shared content item and generate the original key ID form the altered key ID.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a headphone device, comprises at least one ear muff comprising a structure to hold the at least one ear muff against an ear of a user, and at least one driver disposed in the at least one ear muff An earbud comprises an earbud housing having a protrusion to fit into an external acoustic meatus or ear canal of a user, and a driver disposed in the earbud housing. The driver comprises an electrostatic acoustic transducer comprising a substrate comprising a first material to function as a first electrode, a dielectric layer coupled with the first material, wherein the dielectric layer has one or more cavities formed therein, and a membrane coupled with the dielectric layer to cover the one or more cavities and to function as a second electrode.