Abstract: A method can include determining a frame processing operation for one or more frames of an image from an electronic device, the one or more frames of the image corresponding to a body of a user; determining if the electronic device is in alignment; determining if the electronic device is in an environment that satisfies a light threshold; determining pre-selected joint points for the body of the user in the one or more frames of the image based on pre-selected joint landmarks defined in a configuration set; determining a face alignment of the user in the one or more frames of the image; determining hair of the user is properly positioned in the one or more frames of the image; determining enough skin of the user is visible in the one or more frames of the image; and in response to the one or more frames of the image being validated, capturing an image of the user with the pre-selected joint landmarks to enable items to be overlaid on the image of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for handling a RRC re-establishment procedure in a wireless network by a network apparatus. The method includes detecting a radio link failure at a UE in the wireless network; receiving an RRC re-establishment request message from the UE; sending a downlink RRC re-establishment message and facilitating the allocation of an uplink grant to the UE; receiving a RRC re-establishment complete message from the UE on the allocated uplink grant resource. The method can be used to improve RRC re-establishment procedure completion time by efficient provisions of UL grant allocation to send a RRC Re-EstablishmentComplete. Using the disclosed method, there is drastic signaling reduction/resource wastage during the RRE procedure, thereby resulting in power saving of the UE and the network apparatus.

Abstract: A method of detecting an uplink signal in a communication network is provided. The method includes setting a current detection threshold in an allowable range of uplink detection thresholds for detection of a plurality of uplink signals for a predetermined time period, identifying a plurality of candidate detection thresholds in a predetermined window centered around the current detection threshold at a first layer for detection of the plurality of uplink signals, identifying an optimal detection threshold among the plurality of candidate detection threshold based on identifying whether the plurality of uplink signals are detected correctly at a second layer, and applying the optimal detection threshold at the first layer as the current detection threshold for the detection of the plurality of uplink signals, wherein the first layer comprises a physical (PHY) layer, and wherein the second layer comprises a medium access control (MAC) layer.

Abstract: An embodiment herein provides a method and network apparatus for determining an optimal uplink slot division in telecommunication network. The method comprises: detecting, by a network apparatus in telecommunication network, a list of radio bearers associated with plurality of UE; determining, a Buffer Occupancy (BO) of each radio bearer of a list of radio bearers associated with plurality of UE; determining, a BO threshold for each radio bearer from list of radio bearers; classifying, the list of radio bearer into plurality of radio bearer groups based on BO and BO threshold for each of the radio bearer; and determining, the optimal uplink slot division based on the plurality of radio bearer groups.

Abstract: A method can include determining a frame processing operation for one or more frames of an image from an electronic device, the one or more frames of the image corresponding to a body of a user; determining if the electronic device is in alignment; determining if the electronic device is in an environment that satisfies a light threshold; determining pre-selected joint points for the body of the user in the one or more frames of the image based on pre-selected joint landmarks defined in a configuration set; determining a face alignment of the user in the one or more frames of the image; determining hair of the user is properly positioned in the one or more frames of the image; determining enough skin of the user is visible in the one or more frames of the image; and in response to the one or more frames of the image being validated, capturing an image of the user with the pre-selected joint landmarks to enable items to be overlaid on the image of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method can include capturing, via a camera, an image for upload. The method further can include determining a polygon mask layer having one or more polygon masks for a user body in the image, comprising: (a) determining, via a body pose landmarking algorithm, key joint points for the user body based on joint landmarks defined in a configuration set; and (b) determining the polygon masks based on the key joint points and one or more regions of interest defined in the configuration set. The method additionally can include determining a skin mask layer with a skin mask for the image. The method also can include blending the one or more polygon masks and the skin mask into a final mask layer comprising a final mask for the image. The method further can include applying the final mask to the image. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method of reducing SR max retransmissions in a communication network is disclosed. The method includes: accessing an SR max retransmission UE pool stored in a storage of the base station, the SR max retransmission UE pool being a list of plurality of UEs which experienced SR max retransmission. The method further includes identifying at least one UE in the SR max retransmission pool that would enter an SR max retransmission state, based on a last PUSCH uplink time period and a SR max retransmission time period associated with the at least one UE. Further, the method includes allocating a dummy UL grant to the identified at least one UE.

Abstract: A method for communication by a base station in a wireless network is provided. The method includes establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a user equipment (UE) in the wireless network, receiving at least one report including information indicating channel condition of at least one radio channel, from the UE, and configuring additional demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the information indicating the channel condition of the at least one radio channel, using a media access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE).

Abstract: A method includes receiving feature data defining a plurality of features of a virtual substrate. The method further includes preparing the virtual substrate for display on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method further includes receiving one or more first inputs via the GUI. The one or more first inputs are associated with one or more locations of the virtual substrate. The method further includes defining a three-dimensional measurement probe based on the one or more first inputs. The method further includes outputting a measurement of the measurement probe. The measurement is associated with a characteristic of the virtual substrate measured by the three-dimensional measurement probe.

Abstract: A method of optimizing uplink signal detection threshold is provided. The method includes initializing a current detection threshold in an allowable range of uplink detection thresholds for detection of a plurality of uplink signals for a predetermined time period and selecting and applying a detection threshold within a narrow window centered around the current detection threshold at the physical (PHY) layer. The method further includes determining whether a corresponding uplink signal among the plurality of uplink signals is detected correctly or falsely at a medium access control (MAC) layer and accumulating, for the applied detection threshold, the corresponding results of the determination at the MAC layer.

Abstract: A method includes receiving profile data of a plurality of features of a substrate. The method further includes generating a typical profile based on the profile data of the plurality of features. The method further includes generating a first array of features. Each of the first array of features is based on the typical profile. The method further includes providing the first array of features to a process model. The method further includes obtaining first output from the process model based on the first array of features. The method further includes causing performance of a corrective action in view of the first output from the process model.

Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a region with a tiered stack that includes insulative, conductive, and non-conductive structures arranged in tiers. The insulative structures vertically alternate with both the conductive and the non-conductive structures. Each of the conductive structures is vertically spaced from another of the conductive structures by at least one of the non-conductive structures and at least two of the insulative structures. A composition of the non-conductive structures differs from a composition of the insulative structures. In methods of fabrication, a precursor stack is formed to include the insulative structures vertically alternating with first and second non-conductive structures. In a region of the precursor stack, the first non-conductive structures are removed, forming voids between multi-structure tier groups. Conductive structures are formed in the voids. Electronic systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method that includes establishing an open connection for responding to requests from clients supported by an application server. The method may further include establishing a set of queues configured for storing requests received from the client via the open connection. The method may further include selecting requests from the queues based on a rate limit threshold and burst limit threshold of the application server. The rate limit threshold may refer to a number of requests that the application server can process within a first time duration, while the burst limit threshold may refer to a number of requests that the application server can process within a second time duration that is shorter than the first time duration. The method may further include transmitting the requests to a set of data processing servers connected to the application server and receiving an indication that the requests have been processed.

Abstract: A method that includes establishing an open connection for responding to requests from clients supported by an application server. The method may further include establishing a set of queues configured for storing requests received from the client via the open connection. The method may further include selecting requests from the queues based on a rate limit threshold and burst limit threshold of the application server. The rate limit threshold may refer to a number of requests that the application server can process within a first time duration, while the burst limit threshold may refer to a number of requests that the application server can process within a second time duration that is shorter than the first time duration. The method may further include transmitting the requests to a set of data processing servers connected to the application server and receiving an indication that the requests have been processed.

Abstract: Ion chromatography may be used for measuring the concentration of metal ions in various streams of a vinyl acetate production process. For example, a method may comprise: reacting ethylene, oxygen, and acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst and optionally a catalyst promotor like sodium acetate and/or potassium acetate to yield a crude vinyl acetate stream; measuring a concentration of a metal ion of the crude vinyl acetate stream and/or a stream downstream thereof with an ion chromatograph, wherein the metal ion is selected from the group consisting of Group I metal ions, Group II metal ions, transition metal ions, and any combination thereof.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatic risk-based testing of an application are disclosed. A processor accesses a database to obtain data corresponding to a plurality of test results of test runs conducted over a certain period of time for a set of plurality of tests and data corresponding to a change set; generates historical data based on the data corresponding to the plurality of test results and the change set; assigns a test failing probability value for each test among the set of plurality of tests based on analyzing the historical data; identities a first test whose assigned test failing probability value is below a predetermined threshold value; and filters out the identified first test from the set of plurality of tests whose assigned test failing probability value is below the predetermined threshold value so that the identified first test is not utilized for future test runs.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes first tiers located one over another, the first tiers including respective first memory cells and first control gates for the memory cells, the first memory cells located along respective first pillars, the first pillars extending through the first tiers; second tiers located one over another, the second tiers including respective second memory cells and second control gates for the memory cells, the second memory cells located along respective second pillars, the second pillars extending through the second tiers; and a dielectric structure formed in a slit between the first tiers and the second tiers, the dielectric structure including an edge along a length of the slit and adjacent the first tiers, wherein the edge has a repeating pattern of a shape.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method of reducing SR max retransmissions in a communication network is disclosed. The method includes: accessing an SR max retransmission UE pool stored in a storage of the base station, the SR max retransmission UE pool being a list of plurality of UEs which experienced SR max retransmission. The method further includes identifying at least one UE in the SR max retransmission pool that would enter an SR max retransmission state, based on a last PUSCH uplink time period and a SR max retransmission time period associated with the at least one UE. Further, the method includes allocating a dummy UL grant to the identified at least one UE.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatic risk-based testing of an application are disclosed. A processor accesses a database to obtain data corresponding to a plurality of test results of test runs conducted over a certain period of time for a set of plurality of tests and data corresponding to a change set; generates historical data based on the data corresponding to the plurality of test results and the change set; assigns a test failing probability value for each test among the set of plurality of tests based on analyzing the historical data; identities a first test whose assigned test failing probability value is below a predetermined threshold value; and filters out the identified first test from the set of plurality of tests whose assigned test failing probability value is below the predetermined threshold value so that the identified first test is not utilized for future test runs.