Abstract: An example method comprises determining, by an edge services controller, based on a respective predicted resource utilization value for each of a plurality of servers, a corresponding server weight for each of the plurality of servers; the plurality of servers comprising respective network interface cards (NICs), wherein each NIC of the plurality of NICs comprises an embedded switch and a processing unit coupled to the embedded switch; determining, by the edge services controller, based on a respective predicted resource utilization value for each of a plurality of services, a corresponding application weight for each of the plurality of services; and scheduling, by the edge services controller, based on the respective server weight for a server of the plurality of servers and the respective application weight for the service, a service of the plurality of services on the server.

Abstract: A system identifies a video comprising frames associated with content tags. The system detects features for each frame of the video. The system identifies, based on the detected features, scenes of the video. The system determines, for each frame for each scene, a frame score that indicates a number of content tags that match the other frames within the scene. The system selects, for each scene, a set of key frames that represent the scene based on the determined frame scores. The system receives a search query comprising a keyword. The system generates, for display, search results responsive to the search query including a dynamic preview of the video. The dynamic preview comprises an arrangement of frames of the video corresponding to each scene of the video. Each of the arrangement of frames is selected from the selected set of key frames representing the respective scene of the video.

Abstract: Compression testing apparatus for analyzing porous materials includes a cylindrical channel having a central bore, solid outside, upper and lower walls, the inner edge of the channel being open to the inner bore. A flexible sealing member having a central bore concentric to the bore of the cylindrical channel opposes the edge of the channel. The flexible walls of the flexible member overlap with and are sealingly affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the channel. The central bore of the flexible sealing member thus forms a sample chamber for porous material to be tested. Top and bottom sealing members cover the sample chamber and a gas inlet enters through the outside wall of the cylindrical channel for applying biaxial or radial compression on the test material. Triaxial compression is applied with addition of a weight or piston sealingly engaged within the central bore of the flexible sealing member.

Abstract: An integrated system for adaptive equalization and jitter reduction of a video signal that includes an adaptive equalizer and a jitter cleaner located on one integrated circuit within a single package. An adaptive equalizer applies frequency specific signal modification to the received signal. A bit rate detector determines a bit rate of the video signal or the equalized signal. The jitter cleaner couples to the adaptive equalizer output and processes the equalized signal to reduce jitter in the equalized signal. A multiplexer receives the equalized signal and the jitter cleaner output and, responsive to a control signal, outputs either the equalized signal or the jitter cleaner output signal. A status monitor may optionally be included to compare the detected bit rate to a bit rate threshold, and a responsive to the comparing activate or deactivate the jitter cleaner and output either the equalized signal or jitter cleaner output.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device for switching data has a plurality of input channels and a plurality of output channels. The device includes a switch for selectively connecting a subset of the output channels, mutually orthogonal, to the input channels by providing signal paths between the selected mutually orthogonal output channels and the input channels. The selected output channels are not orthogonal to the output channels that are not selected.

Abstract: An integrated system for adaptive equalization and jitter reduction of a video signal that includes an adaptive equalizer and a jitter cleaner located on one integrated circuit within a single package. An adaptive equalizer applies frequency specific signal modification to the received signal. A bit rate detector determines a bit rate of the video signal or the equalized signal. The jitter cleaner couples to the adaptive equalizer output and processes the equalized signal to reduce jitter in the equalized signal. A multiplexer receives the equalized signal and the jitter cleaner output and, responsive to a control signal, outputs either the equalized signal or the jitter cleaner output signal. A status monitor may optionally be included to compare the detected bit rate to a bit rate threshold, and a responsive to the comparing activate or deactivate the jitter cleaner and output either the equalized signal or jitter cleaner output.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device for switching data has a plurality of input channels and a plurality of output channels. The device includes a switch for selectively connecting a subset of the output channels, mutually orthogonal, to the input channels by providing signal paths between the selected mutually orthogonal output channels and the input channels. The selected output channels are not orthogonal to the output channels that are not selected.

Abstract: Transmit amplitude independent adaptive equalizers are provided that compensate for transmission losses in an input signal when the transmit signal amplitude is unknown. Several embodiments are provided, including a first embodiment having an equalizer core, a controllable-swing slicer and an amplitude control loop, a second embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer and a control loop, a third embodiment having an equalizer core, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop, and a fourth embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop.

Abstract: Transmit amplitude independent adaptive equalizers are provided that compensate for transmission losses in an input signal when the transmit signal amplitude is unknown. Several embodiments are provided, including a first embodiment having an equalizer core, a controllable-swing slicer and an amplitude control loop, a second embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer and a control loop, a third embodiment having an equalizer core, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop, and a fourth embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop.

Abstract: Transmit amplitude independent adaptive equalizers are provided that compensate for transmission losses in an input signal when the transmit signal amplitude is unknown. Several embodiments are provided, including a first embodiment having an equalizer core, a controllable-swing slicer and an amplitude control loop, a second embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer and a control loop, a third embodiment having an equalizer core, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop, and a fourth embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the effect of naturally occurring compounds on tumor development. As an example of proof, we used low; non-toxic doses of three compound e.g. Calcium D-glucarate, a naturally occurring Ca++ salt of D-glucaric acid; Nicotinamide (NA), a naturally occurring vitamin and butyric acid (BA), a naturally occurring saturated short chain fatty acid. 7,12 dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA), which is a very potent skin carcinogen and is an environmental pollutant, was used for skin tumor development. Experiment was performed upto 30 weeks. All the above-mentioned compounds were used either alone or concomitantly any two or all the three. In the positive control group 100% tumorigenesis was attained in 28 weeks, use of single compound led to the inhibition of DMBA induced tumorigenesis between 33 to 47%, use of two compounds resulted in the 73 to 80% reduction in tumorigenesis but the concomitant use of three compounds resulted into 100% inhibition of tumor development at the end of 30 weeks.

Abstract: A sample chamber includes a movable upper chamber. The movable upper chamber includes a center bore opening to a bottom of the chamber, at least one port for introduction of gas under pressure to the center bore, and a first annular seal around the center bore. A stationary lower seat opposing the upper chamber has a center bore aligned with the upper chamber. and includes an exhaust and a second annular seal around the center bore. A test material is placed between the upper chamber and the lower seat. An actuator moves the upper chamber. When the upper chamber is moved down with the first annular seal in contact with an upper surface of a sample of the material and the second annular seal in contact with a lower surface of the sample, gas introduced to the upper chamber goes through the upper chamber and out through the exhaust.

Abstract: A sample chamber includes a movable upper chamber. The movable upper chamber includes a center bore opening to a bottom of the chamber, at least one port for introduction of gas under pressure to the center bore, and a first annular seal around the center bore. A stationary lower seat opposing the upper chamber has a center bore aligned with the upper chamber. and includes an exhaust and a second annular seal around the center bore. A test material is placed between the upper chamber and the lower seat. An actuator moves the upper chamber. When the upper chamber is moved down with the first annular seal in contact with an upper surface of a sample of the material and the second annular seal in contact with a lower surface of the sample, gas introduced to the upper chamber goes through the upper chamber and out through the exhaust.

Abstract: Transmit amplitude independent adaptive equalizers are provided that compensate for transmission losses in an input signal when the transmit signal amplitude is unknown. Several embodiments are provided, including a first embodiment having an equalizer core, a controllable-swing slicer and an amplitude control loop, a second embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer and a control loop, a third embodiment having an equalizer core, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop, and a fourth embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop.

Abstract: An improved reclocker circuit and router cell are provided that are particularly useful when configured into a router matrix comprising a plurality of interconnected router cells. The improved reclocker circuit includes an integral N-to-1 multiplexer (MUX), wherein N is at least three. The improved router cell includes the reclocker/MUX circuit, a switch, and a fan-out circuit. A plurality of ports are coupled to the router cell circuitry, including an input port, an output port, a plurality of expansion input ports, and a plurality of expansion output ports. The improved router cell couples either the input port or one the expansion input ports to its output port, and it also couples the input port to each of the expansion output ports. By using the improved router cells in the design of a router matrix, jitter induced by the reclocker circuits is minimized.

Abstract: A non-linear phase detector includes a retiming stage and a phase synchronization stage. The retiming stage is coupled to a data signal and a recovered clock signal. The retiming stage is triggered by the recovered clock signal and samples the data signal to generate a retimed data signal and a clock synchronization signal. The phase synchronization stage is coupled to the retimed data signal and the clock synchronization signal. The phase synchronization stage is triggered by the retimed data signal and samples the clock synchronization signal to generate a phase control signal.

Abstract: A non-linear phase detector includes a retiming stage and a phase synchronization stage. The retiming stage is coupled to a data signal and a recovered clock signal. The retiming stage is triggered by the recovered clock signal and samples the data signal to generate a retimed data signal and a clock synchronization signal. The phase synchronization stage is coupled to the retimed data signal and the clock synchronization signal. The phase synchronization stage is triggered by the retimed data signal and samples the clock synchronization signal to generate a phase control signal.

Abstract: Transmit amplitude independent adaptive equalizers are provided that compensate for transmission losses in an input signal when the transmit signal amplitude is unknown. Several embodiments are provided, including a first embodiment having an equalizer core, a controllable-swing slicer and an amplitude control loop, a second embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer and a control loop, a third embodiment having an equalizer core, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop, and a fourth embodiment having an equalizer core, a fixed-swing slicer, a variable gain amplifier, and a variable gain amplifier control loop.

Abstract: A cable driver is disclosed which provides a substantially linear output signal corresponding to an input signal received by the cable driver on a transmission line. The cable driver includes a number of switches coupled by delay elements with cause the switches to operate in a sequential order in response to an input signal. Each of the switches couples an associated current source to an output port, producing a substantially linear output signal on a transmission line connected to the output port. The substantially linearity of the output signal increases the rate at which data may be transmitted over the transmission line, while permitting the rise and fall time of a specified portion of the output signal to be controlled to ensure that electro-magnetic interference is not produced.

Abstract: A system of resistive end termination and transmission line routing is disclosed for matching the impedance of an IC load to that of a signal source and a transmission line. Each integrated circuit has an internal termination resistor designed to match the characteristic impedance of the transmission line and preferably also the impedance of the source. When the source drives multiple IC devices on a printed circuit board, the devices are cascaded in a chain with the internal resistors of all but the last IC device in the chain bypassed by a short circuit underneath the device, so that a continuous transmission line is provided to the last IC device. The last IC in the chain, which does not have a short circuit underneath it, provides the necessary resistive termination by simply connecting the appropriate pin to a common reference in the circuit. The invention is also applicable to differential applications in which first and second complementary signal sources feed each IC device.