Abstract: A system for delivering stimulation energy to a patient is provided. The system comprises a controller, a memory coupled to the controller and storing instructions for the controller to perform an algorithm, and one or more leads for implantation inside a human body. Each lead comprises a plurality of stimulation elements, and each stimulation element can be in one of at least two configuration states. A first configuration state comprises a stimulation element sourcing and/or sinking current, and a second configuration state comprises a stimulation element being in an electrically passive state. The algorithm is configured to determine a stimulation paradigm for stimulating one or more target locations of a patient. The stimulation paradigm defines the configuration state of each of the plurality of the stimulation elements of a first lead. Methods of delivering stimulation energy is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for encrypting documents using mobile devices. A first application receives, from a second application a file and an identifier of a user account. The first application then sends a request for a certificate to a certificate authority and receives a certificate in response. The file is then encrypted using the certificate, and the encrypted file is returned to the second application. The second application can identify the user account as the recipient of a file. Then, the second application can send an encryption request that includes the identifier of the user account and the file to the first application. In response to the request, the second application receives the encrypted file and then provides the encrypted file to the recipient.

Abstract: Examples may include techniques to implement a SET write operation to a selected memory cell include in a memory array. Examples include selecting the memory cell that includes phase change material and applying various currents over various periods of time during a nucleation stage and a crystal growth stage to cause the memory cell to be in a SET logical state.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a facile four-step process for the preparation of binder-free graphene felts that are free standing and mechanically robust. The step of deagglomeration of graphene material leads to a uniform size distribution which when combined/integrated with an appropriate moulding technique allows an easy fine tuning of various attributes of graphene felts including electrical conductivity, porosity, surface area, surface morphology and surface functionalization depending on the desired application. Since graphene felts obtained from this process do not incorporate any binder, to achieve better electrical conductivity, electrochemical activity and catalytic and sensing properties compared to conventional graphene felts while not compromising with their mechanical properties.

Abstract: A setting device for driving fastening elements in a setting direction into a substrate is provided, having a driving-in element movable between a starting position and a setting position, a drive driving the driving-in element in the setting direction from the starting position to the setting position transferring energy to a fastening element, and a resetting device conveying the driving-in element counter to the setting direction from the setting position to the starting position, the resetting device comprising a rotor, rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a driver element on the rotor which can be engaged with the driving-in element, driving the driving-in element counter to the setting direction, the driver element being mounted on the rotor radially movable wherein, upon rotor rotation, the driver element moves from the axis of rotation to engage with the driving-in element.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a fastening element in a driving direction into a base material, having a receptacle for the fastening element, from which the fastening element is driven into the base material, having a magazine for supplying fastening elements in a transport direction to the receptacle, wherein the side of the magazine facing the driving direction has a slot which runs in the transport direction, and having a dust deflector which covers the slot.

Abstract: A USB-power delivery integrated circuit controller includes: one or more driver circuits configured to control operation of a buck-boost converter; a regulator configured to regulate an internal supply voltage of the controller from a variable input voltage of the buck-boost converter in a regulation mode, and to pass the variable input voltage as the internal supply voltage without regulation in a bypass mode, the regulator being in the bypass mode when the variable input voltage is below the internal supply voltage, the regulator including an amplifier and a pass transistor configured to pass a current that is inversely proportional to an output of the amplifier; a clamping circuit configured to limit an overdrive voltage of the pass transistor during an inrush current event; and an override circuit configured to deactivate the clamping circuit in the bypass mode when the current passed by the pass transistor is below a current threshold.

Abstract: This invention relates to the large-scale production of psilocybin for use in medicine. Move particularly, it relates to a method of obtaining high purity crystalline psilocybin, particularly, in the form of Polymorph A. It further relates to a method for the manufacture of psilocybin and intermediates in the production thereof and formulations containing psilocybin.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal to a user equipment (UE). For example, the base station may allocate a plurality of time resources for aperiodic transmission of one or more instances of at least one synchronization signal different from a synchronization signal block transmitted by the base station. The base station may further transmit the aperiodic transmission of the one or more instances of the at least one synchronization signal to at least one UE using the plurality of time resources.

Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component is provided. The lance injector assembly includes a lance and a poppet valve. The lance includes a lance housing, a supply passage fluidly coupled to a reductant source and terminating at a nozzle orifice, and a return passage fluidly coupled to the reductant source. The poppet valve is positioned downstream of the nozzle orifice and includes a poppet movable between a closed position and an open position. When operating in a recirculation mode, the poppet is in the closed position to permit a full portion of reductant supplied to the lance from the reductant source to return to the reductant source. When operating in an injection mode, the poppet is in the open position to permit a first portion of reductant to flow from the nozzle orifice and a second portion of reductant to return to the reductant source.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises determining a desired resolution quality of a media file; determining available resources of a computing device; selecting one of a plurality of Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) plugins based on the determined available resources of the computing device; and estimating a second resolution quality of the media file corresponding to the selected GAN plugin. The second resolution quality is less than the desired resolution quality. The method further comprises communicating with a server to receive the media file at the estimated second resolution quality; converting the received media file from the second resolution quality to the desired resolution quality by using the selected GAN plugin; and outputting the converted media file with the desired resolution quality.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclose a system and method, a computer program product, and a computer system for generating a customized blueprint dynamically based on contextual data. The exemplary embodiments may include collecting contextual data within an environment and extracting one or more factors from the collected contextual data. The exemplary embodiments may additionally include generating an optimized path of egress by applying a model to the one or more factors and displaying the optimized path of egress on a device of a user.

Abstract: Distributed transactions are performed over a collection of servers operating as replicas of a data set, where a successful transaction involves meeting a quorum count of replicas that locally commit the transaction. However, performance constraints of data sets and consuming applications may vary (e.g., sensitivity to latency, scalability, and/or consistency), and the performance characteristics of the server set may be partly determined by the transactional commitment and quorum selection. The distributed transaction may be applied by designating the replicas as a set of followers and a leader that initiates the transaction and receives acknowledgments of local commits by each follower. On condition of the acknowledgments meeting a quorum count for the data set according to the performance characteristics of the application, the leader locally commits the transaction and delivers a result.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first high-side driver of a buck-boost converter, the first high-side driver powered between a first bootstrap voltage (VBST1) and a first output voltage of a first high-side switch driven by the first high-side driver. A second high-side driver is powered between a second bootstrap voltage (VBST2) and a second output voltage of a second high-side switch driven by the second high-side driver. A comparator is to detect VBST1 drop below a threshold value with respect to the first output voltage when the buck-boost converter is in boost mode. A leakage control circuit is to boost, using VBST2 as a voltage source, VBST1 each cycle of boost mode in which an output of the comparator is enabled.

Abstract: A system update appliance includes a processor and a memory device with a Content Addressable Storage (CAS) space and a location addressable storage space. The location addressable storage space partitioned into an object storage space and a device storage space. The processor stores a device entry in the device storage space. The device entry is associated with a device external to the system update appliance and includes a component entry for a component of the device. The component operates based on an update. The component entry includes a description of the component and a pointer to a record stored in the CAS space. The processor stores the record in the CAS space. The record is associated with a combination of the component and the first update. The record includes the description, a second pointer to an update repository, and a third pointer to the object storage space.

Abstract: A method of forming a water resistant boundary on a fissile material for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor is described. The method comprises mixing a powdered fissile material selected from the group consisting of UN and U3Si2 with an additive selected from oxidation resistant materials having a melting or softening point lower than the sintering temperature of the fissile material, pressing the mixed fissile and additive materials into a pellet, sintering the pellet to a temperature greater than the melting point of the additive.

Abstract: A method for forming an acrylic emulsion includes a step of forming pre-emulsion by combining a monomer composition with an amphoteric surfactant in water and then polymerizing the pre-emulsion by combining the pre-emulsion with a radical initiator in a reactor to form a reaction mixture. The monomer composition includes one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid monomers and (meth)acrylic monomers, and combinations thereof. An acrylic emulsion formed by the method is also provided.

Abstract: Payment authentication using OS-based (operating system-based) and issuer-based authenticator applications is provided. The described authenticator applications perform processes including managing a resource with information about registered users; receiving user identifiable information; authenticating a user using the user identifiable information and the information stored in the resource; upon authenticating the user using the user identifiable information and the information stored in the resource, generating a key tied to existing biometric authentication of the user and mapped to the user identifiable information; and communicating with a support server to provide the key and a notification of a potential transaction.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a programmable IO device interface are provided. The apparatus may comprise: a first memory unit having a plurality of programs stored thereon, the plurality of programs are associated with a plurality of actions comprising updating memory based data structure, inserting a DMA command or initiating an event; a second memory unit for receiving and storing a table result, and the table result is provided by a table engine configured to perform packet match operations on (i) a packet header vector contained in a header portion and (ii) data stored in a programmable match table; and circuitry for executing a program selected from the plurality of programs in response to the table result and an address received by the apparatus, and the program is executed until completion and the program is associated with the programmable match table.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein reduce or eliminate a communication bottleneck at the storage manager by reducing communication with the storage manager while maintaining functionality of an information management system. In some implementations, operations performed as part of a backup process may be stored in transaction logs. These transaction logs may include information about a transaction performed between the client computing system and the network storage that hosts the backup of the client computing system. The transaction logs may be provided to a secondary storage system that can be used to form a backup index. The backup index may be used to facilitate accessing the data stored at the network storage. Advantageously, generating the transaction logs and separating the generation of the backup index from the backup process can reduce resource usage during performance of the backup and speed up the backup process while further reducing interaction with the storage manager.