Abstract: The present invention is directed to carbazole compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: A method is provided for making smooth crystalline semiconductor thin-films and hole and electron transport films for solar cells and other electronic devices. Such semiconductor films have an average roughness of 3.4 nm thus allowing for effective deposition of additional semiconductor film layers such as perovskites for tandem solar cell structures which require extremely smooth surfaces for high quality device fabrication.

Abstract: An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.

Abstract: An optimization-based method and system is disclosed to enable heterogeneous loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) to participate in grid ancillary services, such as spinning and non-spinning reserves, and ramping reserves. The method includes receiving inputs for decision parameters for optimizing an objective for obtaining flexible reserve power, solving the objective for obtaining flexible reserve power, determining a reserve power schedule for a prediction horizon for providing flexible reserve power based on the objective, generating a service bid based on the reserve power schedule for the power grid; and when the service bid is accepted, providing flexible reserve power to the power grid based on the service bid.

Abstract: Methods of making semiconductor device modules may involve forming holes in a sacrificial material and placing an electrically conductive material in the holes. The sacrificial material may be removed to expose posts of the electrically conductive material. A stack of semiconductor dice may be placed between at least two of the posts after removing the sacrificial material, one of the semiconductor dice of the stack including an active surface facing in a direction opposite a direction in which another active surface of another of the semiconductor dice of the stack. The posts and the stack of semiconductor dice may be at least laterally encapsulated in an encapsulant. Bond pads of the one of the semiconductor dice may be electrically connected to corresponding posts after at least laterally encapsulating the posts and the stack of semiconductor dice.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, from a user, a request to authenticate. The authentication request may include a user id. The method may also include verifying the user id. The method also includes generating a request for a one-time graphical pattern. The method further includes transmitting the request for the one-time graphical pattern to a server and receiving, from the server, the one-time graphical pattern. The method includes transmitting the one-time graphical pattern to the user and prompting the user to input the graphical pattern. The method may also include receiving the inputted graphical pattern from the user and determining whether the inputted graphical pattern matches the transmitted one-time graphical pattern sent to the user. If the inputted graphical pattern matches the transmitted one-time graphical pattern sent to the user, the method may include authenticating the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for generating and providing an augmented reality overlay for display in connection with an augmented reality display device. For example, systems and methods described herein identify a user being viewed through an augmented reality display device, and builds an augmented reality overlay for the user that is displayed on a view of the user through the augmented reality display device. Systems and methods described herein build the augmented reality overlay based on the location of the augmented reality display device, and on other networking system information including a networking system relationship between the user wearing the augmented reality display device and the user who is being looked at through the augmented reality display device.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aromatic N-glycidylamine comprising a step of heating a mixture of an amine having at least one aromatic aminohydrogen atom with at least 0.7 equivalent of epichlorohydrin per aminohydrogen equivalent of the amine in presence of a catalyst dissolved in an inert organic solvent, at a pressure in a range of 200 mbar to 600 mbar; and adding a base to the mixture at a pressure in a range of 200 mbar to 600 mbar to facilitate dehydrochlorination of product of the previous step to obtain the aromatic N-glycidylamine.

Abstract: Present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) modulators. Compounds of the present invention inhibit tryptophan degradation by modulating IDO and/or TDO. The invention further relates to the process of their preparation, pharmaceutical composition and their use in modulating the activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO). The compounds of the invention can be used alone or in combination for the treatment of conditions that benefits from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation.

Abstract: Control plane analytics and policing may be provided. First, packets that traverse a port may be parsed. Next, based on the parsed packets, metrics for each of a plurality of hosts on a per-protocol basis may be created. The created metrics may then be analyzed and at least one restriction on at least one of the plurality of hosts may be applied based on the analysis.

Abstract: A method for creating snapshots and backups in a virtual computing environment is provided. The method includes writing application output of an application spanning one or more virtual machines as an application consistency group to a writeback cache, wherein the one or more virtual machines are implemented using one or more compute nodes and wherein the writeback cache is implemented in direct attached storage in the one or more compute nodes. The method includes pausing I/O (input/output) operations of the application and marking the pausing, in the writeback cache. The method includes resuming the I/O operations of the application, after the marking and dumping data, according to the marking, from the writeback cache to a data node, as a snapshot.

Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for analytical charting are described. A system implementing analytical charting techniques can receive a selection input from a data view displaying data retrieved from a database table. The system can determine a context of the selection input, a data environment in which the selection input is received, and characteristics of data being selected. Based on the context, the data environment, and the characteristics, the system can generate a chart data grouping that specifies a relationship between data in a chart. The system can automatically specify one or more data series for the chart based on the chart data grouping. The system can generate chart parameters automatically and transparently to the user. The system can provide the system-generated chart parameters for display and allow user modification to the system-generated chart parameters. The system can then generate a chart using the chart parameters.

Abstract: Methods of making semiconductor device modules may involve forming holes in a sacrificial material and placing an electrically conductive material in the holes. The sacrificial material may be removed to expose posts of the electrically conductive material. A stack of semiconductor dice may be placed between at least two of the posts after removing the sacrificial material, one of the semiconductor dice of the stack including an active surface facing in a direction opposite a direction in which another active surface of another of the semiconductor dice of the stack. The posts and the stack of semiconductor dice may be at least laterally encapsulated in an encapsulant. Bond pads of the one of the semiconductor dice may be electrically connected to corresponding posts after at least laterally encapsulating the posts and the stack of semiconductor dice.

Abstract: A DC-coupled burst-mode optical receiver is described. The optical receiver may include an input node that receives a current, e.g., from an optoelectronic converter (such as a photodiode). Moreover, the optical receiver may include a current amplifier, coupled to the input node, that provides an output current based at least in part on the current, where the current amplifier has a shunt feedback path that reduces a bias sensitivity of the current amplifier and a feed-forward path that reduces a DC bias current of the current amplifier. Furthermore, the optical receiver may include a TIA, electrically coupled to the current amplifier, that converts the output current to an output voltage. Additionally, the optical receiver may include a feedback loop coupling an output of the TIA to an input of the feed-forward path.

Abstract: A method of transforming behavioral interaction data into visually interpretable information, the method including the steps of providing instructions to an end user to assist the end user in obtaining behavioral interaction data associated with a gaming environment including one or more gaming assets; determining one or more summaries of the obtained behavioral interaction data that enable the end user to understand how the gaming environment is affected by the behavioral interaction data.

Abstract: An edge system receives requests from user devices to retrieves files from an origin server. Instead of retrieving the files as fast as possible, the edge system throttles the retrieval of files to a rate that just exceeds the speed at which the file is played by a browser or media player. The edge system determines an appropriate retrieval rate based on the contents of the file itself. For example, a manifest file associated with the file can indicate a time it takes to play back content and a bitrate of the content. Thus, the edge server can use this information to retrieve a file from an origin server at a rate that is just fast enough to minimize playback interruption. The retrieval rate determined by the edge server therefore does not rely on how fast or slow the user device retrieves the file from the edge server.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for managing a virtualization environment includes a set of host machines, each of which includes a hypervisor, virtual machines, and a virtual machine controller, and a first virtualized file server configured to receive a request to access a storage item located at a second virtualized file server, determine that the storage item is designated as being accessible by other virtualized file servers, identify an FSVM of the second virtualized file server at which the storage item is located, and forward the request to the FSVM of the second virtualized file server. The storage item may be designated as being accessible by other virtualized file servers when the storage item is associated with a predetermined tag value indicating that the storage item is shared among virtualized file servers. The predetermined tag value may be stored in a sharding map in association with the storage item.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices for dissociating tissue, culturing, separating, manipulating, and assaying cells and methods for using the device are disclosed. Individual modules for tissue dissociation, cell, protein and particle separation, cell adhesion to functionalized, permissive micro-and nano-substrates, cell culturing, cell manipulation, cell and extracellular component assaying via metabolic and therapeutic compounds, compound titration, cell transfection, and micro-ELISA are described. Specialized micro-and nano-substrates and their methods of fabrication are also described. An integrated device is also disclosed. The devices and methods can be used for diagnostic applications, monitoring of disease progression, analysis of disease recurrence, compound discovery, compound validation, drug efficacy screening, and cell-based assays.

Abstract: An optical source may include an optical gain chip that provides an optical signal and that is optically coupled to an SOI chip. The optical gain chip may include a reflective layer. Moreover, the SOI chip may include: a first optical waveguide, a first ring resonator that selectively optically coupled to a second optical waveguide and that performs phase modulation and filtering of the optical signal, the second optical waveguide, an amplitude modulator, and an output port. Note that the reflective layer in the optical gain chip and the amplitude modulator may define an optical cavity. Furthermore, a resonance of the first ring resonator may be aligned with a lasing wavelength, and the resonance of the first ring resonator and a resonance of the amplitude modulator may be offset from each other. Additionally, modulation of the first ring resonator and the amplitude modulator may be in-phase with each other.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing an advertisement-based electronic transaction using a mobile device are provided herein. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein comprises a system for performing an advertisement-based electronic transaction using a mobile device. The system comprises a database for storing and maintaining payment information for mobile users and a mobile backend server that receives, from a mobile device of a user, first information about an item or transaction, wherein the mobile device received the first information from an advertisement available to the mobile device, and second information about the user, that processes the first and second information to determine transaction information and to generate payment information, and that sends the transaction and payment information to a payment network for processing the ecommerce transaction.