Abstract: A cache repair tool includes an interface, a monitoring engine, and a purging engine. The interface receives a request to repair a cache. The request includes a maximum size threshold less than a total storage capacity of the cache. The request includes an identification of a data type. The monitoring engine determines an available capacity of the cache. The monitoring engine determines that the available capacity is less than or equal to the maximum size threshold. The purging engine purges data of the identified data type from the cache in response to the determination that the determined size exceeds the maximum size threshold.

Abstract: A method and system for conducting audit for an assessment platform is provided. The disclosure provides an automated audit process that will guarantee the computer systems along with the network will hold well during the course of the online examination. The system mainly comprises a primary server checking module and a captivation module. The primary server checking module is configured to perform the system level, browser level, network level and bandwidth level tests to ensure better risk management and reflect the exact capacity of the online examination center. A network congestion will also be built for a prolonged duration of time. The captivation module is gateway for deploying different local instance solutions. The restrictions it will impose will prevent any sort of malpractice (from remote agents as well) and optimize the use of CPU and memory to bring forth best performance of the system during the course of the exam.

Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for estimating a presence of an obstruction in a roadway using wireless vehicle data. A method may include receiving a Dedicated Short Range Communication (“DSRC”) message that includes path history data describing a path of a first DSRC-equipped vehicle with lane-level accuracy over a plurality of different times while the first DSRC-equipped vehicle is traveling on a roadway. The method may include determining a presence of an obstruction in a specific lane of the roadway based on the path history data. The obstruction may be indicated by the path history data because the path history data indicates that the obstruction affected the path of the first DSRC-equipped vehicle while traveling in the specific lane of the roadway. The method may include providing a recommendation to a driver of a second DSRC-equipped vehicle. The recommendation may describe the presence of the obstruction in the specific lane.

Abstract: A nutritional supplement powder and method of supplementing the nutritional value of a food or beverage is provided. The nutritional supplement powder includes a protein system, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. The protein system has a water solubility of at least about 70% at room temperature. The nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc, and is also essentially free of vitamin C. When added to a food or beverage, the nutritional supplement powder does not substantially change the organoleptic properties of the food or beverage.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to multi-factor authentication of a user. In one embodiment, a computing device presents a one-time password to a user that has a sequence of characters. In response to presenting the one-time password, in various embodiments, the computing device receives a first sequence of fingers supplied by the user to a fingerprint sensor of the computing device. In some embodiments, the computing device converts the one-time password to a second sequence of fingers based on a mapping that associates fingers with characters. In one embodiment, the computer system authenticates the user by comparing the first sequence of fingers with the second sequence of fingers. In various embodiments, these actions may be performed in the context of a client-server interaction.

Abstract: A technique provides data high availability to a set of host computers. The technique involves, while a production array provides the set of host computers with access to a production logical unit of storage (LUN), replicating data from the production LUN to a replicated LUN on a replication array. The technique further involves, after replicating at least some of the data from the production LUN to the replicated LUN, electronically detecting a production array deficiency. The technique further involves, in response to electronically detecting the production array deficiency, automatically performing, by electronic circuitry, a failover operation which (i) terminates providing the set of host computers with access to the production LUN and (ii) provides the set of host computers with access to the replicated LUN on the replication array.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe is composed of a beam having a fixed end and a free end, with an ultrasonic transceiver mounted on the free end. A driving mechanism is used to move said ultrasonic transceiver to one or more predetermined positions by applying an electromagnetic force on the beam.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to telecom inventory management, and more particularly to telecom inventory management via object recognition and localization using street-view images. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining street-view images of a geographical area having telecom assets. The telecom assets are associated with corresponding GPS location coordinates. An object recognition model is applied to the street-view images to detect the telecom assets therein. Detecting the telecom assets includes associating the telecom assets with corresponding asset labels. A real-world location of the telecom assets is estimated in the geographical area by applying triangulation method on a set of multi-view images selected from the street-view images. The set of multi-view images are captured from a plurality of consecutive locations in vicinity of the telecom asset in the geographical area.

Abstract: Described herein are an apparatus and a method for controlling movement of a vehicle along a transportation path. The method includes receiving, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, first marker information that is generated based on a first marker being detected by the vehicle, wherein the first marker being one of a plurality of markers located at predetermined positions. The circuitry further determines a second marker of the plurality of markers to which the vehicle is to be moved from the first marker and thereafter generates first control information to control movement of the vehicle from the first marker to the second marker based on the first marker information and pre-determined navigation information associated with the first marker, wherein the predetermined navigation information indicates the location of the second marker relative to the first marker. The circuitry further transmits the first control system station information to the vehicle.

Abstract: Fluidic multiwell bioreactors are provided as a microphysiological platform for in vitro investigation of multi-organ crosstalks with microbiome for an extended period of time of at least weeks and months. The platform has one or more improvements over existing bioreactors, including on-board pumping for pneumatically driven fluid flow, a redesigned spillway for self-leveling from source to sink, a non-contact built-in fluid level sensing device, precise control on fluid flow profile and partitioning, and facile reconfigurations such as daisy chaining and multilayer stacking. The platform supports the culture of multiple organs together with microbiome in a microphysiological, interacted systems, suitable for a wide range of biomedical applications including systemic toxicity studies and physiology-based pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic predictions. A process to fabricate the bioreactors is also provided.

Abstract: Salts of eltrombopag are provided. Eltrombopag olamine is prepared from salts of eltrombopag, which are used as intermediates.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing task performance for a modular electronic device. In one implementation, a modular electronic device can include one or more electronic modular components. The modular electronic device can identify a computational task associated with the modular electronic device and identify one or more computing devices that are available to perform at least a portion of the computational task. The modular electronic device can obtain one or more sets of data associated with one or more computational resources of the computing devices. The modular electronic device can determine a potential benefit to the modular electronic device associated with the performance of the computational task by the computing devices. The modular electronic device can perform at least a portion of the computational task with the computing devices based, at least in part, on the sets of data associated with the computational resources and the potential benefit.

Abstract: Specialized, service optimized virtual machines are assigned to handle specific types of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An IoT context mapping policy engine within the context of a virtualized network function manages IoT context mapping policy functions in load balancers. The IoT context mapping policy functions select service optimized virtual machines based on IoT device IDs, and assign those virtual machines to handle the devices. The IoT context mapping policy functions provide load data to the IoT context mapping policy engine. Based on the load data, the IoT context mapping policy engine maintains appropriate scaling by creating or tearing down instances of the virtual machines.

Abstract: A system and method of changing features of an existing automatic speech recognition (ASR) system includes: monitoring speech received from a vehicle occupant for one or more keywords identifying a feature to remove from or add to the ASR system; detecting the keywords in the monitored speech; and adding the identified feature to or removing the identified feature from from the ASR system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system that compresses ionized gas is stored in at least one containment cell. The compressed ionized gas is transferred from the at least on containment cell to an expansion chamber in which a piston is situated; The piston moves based in part on a reaction between ionized gas in the expansion chamber and an electrical charge of a surface of a head of the piston. The movement of the piston drives a drive shaft. Movement of the drive shaft is converted to electrical energy.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for advising a user when an energy storage device in a computing system needs charging. State of charge data of the energy storage device can be measured and stored at regular intervals. The historic state of charge data can be queried over a plurality of intervals and a state of charge curve generated that is representative of a user's charging habits over time. The state of charge curve can be used to generate a rate of charge histogram and an acceleration of charge histogram. These can be used to predict when a user will charge next, and whether the energy storage device will have an amount of energy below a predetermined threshold amount before the next predicted charging time. A first device can determine when a second device typically charges and whether the energy storage device in the second device will have an amount of energy below the predetermined threshold amount before the next predicted charge time for the second device.

Abstract: An improved method of manufacture of a bisphenol comprises heating a monohydric phenol to a first temperature sufficient to melt the monohydric phenol; adding a carbonyl compound to 2.0-3.0 molar equivalents, based on the moles of carbonyl compound, of the monohydric phenol in the presence of catalytic amounts of an organosulfonic acid catalyst and a reaction promoter at a second temperature sufficient to maintain unreacted monohydric phenol in a molten state; increasing the temperature to a third temperature higher than the second temperature, and mixing for a time sufficient to produce the bisphenol in a yield of 80 to 100%, based on the amount of carbonyl compound; wherein mineral acids, Lewis acids, and ion exchange resins are not used. The method is applicable to the manufacture of 2,2-bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, a useful intermediate for the manufacture of bi-functional poly(phenylene ether)s.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for capturing and generating a video content from an initial video is provided. The method includes displaying a selected region of interest (ROI) in the video at a high frame rate and high-resolution. The generated video content includes a first region and a second region. The first region is obtained by capturing frames in the ROI of the initial video at a first frame rate. The second region is obtained by capturing full video frames at a second frame rate. The first region and the second region are then combined thereby generating a slow motion video.