Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus for synchronizing communication between nodes in a bluetooth low energy (BLE) mesh network. In the network, a node is configured to generates a seed value based on at least one of own transmission parameter, wherein the seed value indicates next data advertisement instance of corresponding node. Further, the seed value is used for communicating with other nodes (i.e. 1-hop neighbor nodes) in the network. Based on data transfer requirements of the node, the node synchronizes own data transmission and reception settings, such that no two nodes transmit data at the same time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products translate addresses in residential networks. A residential gateway translates requests for content such that the residential gateway appears as both a requestor and a destination for requested content, regardless of an actual requesting device or a desired output device.

Abstract: Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In one example, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes depositing an organic dielectric material overlying a semiconductor substrate for forming an organic interlayer dielectric (OILD) layer. An opening is formed in the OILD layer and a conductive metal fill is deposited in the opening for forming a metal line and/or a via.

Abstract: An unmanned vehicle (UV) system provides network data connectivity for terminals. UV nodes in the system may transmit and receive terminal data in a network of UV nodes and other nodes according to a routing protocol. The nodes may include fixed nodes or UV nodes with a wired or wireless network connection to a destination terminal. A UV node may receive data from a source terminal for transmission to the destination terminal, and when the UV node is within range of a node in the network connected the destination terminal, the UV node transmits the received data to the node within range for forwarding to the destination terminal via the network.

Abstract: Techniques for managing data relationships are presented. A database element from a first database table is linked with a database element of a second database table via a Graphical User Interface as directed by a user. The link establishes a data relationship having attributes and properties. The relationship along with the attributes and properties are graphically presented to the user for inspection and analysis.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for improving Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) allocation for improved downlink scheduling. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a cellular communications network comprises transmitting a downlink assignment to a wireless device, the downlink assignment comprising an indication of whether the downlink assignment applies to a single Transmit Time Interval (TTI) or multiple consecutive TTIs, and transmitting a downlink data transmission to the wireless device during a single TTI or multiple downlink data transmissions to the wireless device during multiple consecutive TTIs according to the downlink assignment. In this manner, the network node does not need to transmit, and the wireless device does not need to receive/decode, a separate downlink assignment in each TTI. This may be beneficial to, e.g., mitigate PDCCH congestion.

Abstract: The method for monitoring the signal quality of an electrostatic precipitator comprises measuring in real time at least one feature of a primary electric power sent to a transformer of the electrostatic precipitator and/or at least one feature of a secondary electric power sent to the collecting electrodes and discharge electrodes of the electrostatic precipitator, elaborating the at least a measured feature generating an information indicative of the electrostatic precipitation signal quality, providing the information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and programs are presented for managing a storage device memory. One method includes an operation for receiving a request to pin a volume stored in the storage device. The device includes disk storage and a solid state drive (SSD) cache, where pinned volumes in the storage device have all active volume data in the SSD cache. Further, the method includes an operation for determining the maximum amount of pinnable space in the SSD cache, the maximum amount of pinnable space being calculated based on the sizes of the disk storage and the SSD cache. Further, the method includes operations for determining the available pinning space, which is the maximum amount of pinnable space minus the current amount of pinned data in the SSD cache, and for granting the request to pin the volume when the available pinning space is greater than or equal to a size of the volume.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wired communication. In one aspect, a method relates to an approach to determine a coefficient based at least in part on a weighted average of multiple estimates of a coefficient from known (e.g., stored) coefficients. The weighted average approach may improve coefficient determination. For example, a weighted average interpolation/extrapolation approach is used to determine vectoring coefficients from known vectoring coefficients in a vectored DSL system. Such an approach may provide a significant improvement in the SNR performance of the system, for example, as compared to coefficients obtained by linear interpolation. The weighted average may be of a linear interpolation, a forward extrapolation and a backward extrapolation of the particular coefficient being determined. As such, linear interpolation, forward extrapolation and backward extrapolation may be leveraged to improve accuracy of the determined coefficient.

Abstract: A regulator circuit can include a cascaded topology, comprising a first integrated low-dropout (LDO) regulator circuit having a supply node, the first integrated LDO regulator circuit configured to provide a first loop bandwidth and configured to provide a regulated first output voltage to an intermediate node using energy provided by the supply node, and a second integrated LDO regulator circuit having an input coupled to the intermediate node, the second LDO regulator circuit configured to provide a second loop bandwidth and configured to provide a regulated second output voltage to an output node, where the second loop bandwidth is narrower than the first loop bandwidth. The regulator circuit need not require an external capacitor. The regulator circuit can be used to provide one or more of enhanced power supply rejection and noise performance.

Abstract: A methodology enabling filling of high aspect ratio cavities, with no voids or gaps, in an IC device and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include providing active area and/or gate contacts in a first ILD; forming selective protective caps on upper surfaces of the contacts; forming a second ILD on upper surfaces of the protective caps and on an upper surface of the first ILD; forming a hard-mask stack on the second ILD; forming, in the second ILD and hard-mask stack, cavities exposing one or more protective caps; removing selective layers in the stack to decrease depths of the cavities; and filling the cavities with a metal layer, wherein the metal layer in one or more cavities connects to an upper surface of the one or more exposed protective caps.

Abstract: A method of securing an industrial control system includes operating the industrial control system in an open mode, wherein communications between a plurality of devices of the industrial control system are unencrypted when the industrial control system is in the open mode. The method includes exchanging security tokens between the plurality of devices of the industrial control system. The method further includes ceasing operating the industrial control system in the open mode and instead operating the industrial control system in a secure mode, wherein the communications between the plurality of devices of the industrial control system are encrypted using the security tokens when the industrial control system is operating in the secure mode.

Abstract: A method and system for approximating a deep neural network for anatomical object detection is discloses. A deep neural network is trained to detect an anatomical object in medical images. An approximation of the trained deep neural network is calculated that reduces the computational complexity of the trained deep neural network. The anatomical object is detected in an input medical image of a patient using the approximation of the trained deep neural network.

Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for detecting mutations that can be linked to dementia. For example, methods and materials for detecting one or more mutations within PGRN nucleic acid are provided. This document also provides methods and materials for detecting the level of progranulin expression. In addition, this document relates to methods and materials for treating mammals having a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g., dementia). For example, methods and materials for increasing PGRN polypeptide levels in mammals are provided, as are methods and materials for identifying agents that can be used to increase PGRN polypeptide levels in mammals.

Abstract: In an example, network node failures may be predicted by extracting performance metrics for the network nodes from a plurality of data sources. A fail condition may be defined for the network nodes and input variables related to the fail condition for the network nodes may then be derived from the extracted performance metrics. A plurality of models may then be trained to predict the fail condition for the network nodes using a training set from the extracted performance metrics with at least one of the identified input variables. Each of the plurality of trained models may be validated using a validation set from the extracted performance metrics and may be rated according to predefined criteria. As a result, a highest rated model of the validated models may be selected to predict the fail condition for the network nodes.

Abstract: A method for etching an etch layer formed on a front side of a wafer and a wafer etching apparatus are provided. The wafer etching apparatus includes a first flow channel, a temperature-regulating module, and a second flow channel. The first flow channel is configured to carry a preheated/precooled liquid for controlling a temperature of a wafer. The temperature-regulating module is coupled to the first flow channel. The temperature-regulating module is configured to control a temperature of the liquid in the first flow channel. The second flow channel is configured to carry an etchant for etching an etch layer formed on a front side of the wafer. The method includes: controlling the temperature of the wafer by using the preheated/precooled liquid; and etching the etch layer with the etchant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted aryl naphthyl methanone oximes of general formula (I), their process for preparation and their derivatives, salts, pharmaceutical composition thereof and their use in treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, solid tumor forming cell- lines including such as breast cancer, endometrial cancer colon cancer, prostate cancer and killing of drug resistant cancer stem cells, as subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A method for estimating a body surface model of a patient includes: (a) segmenting, by a computer processor, three-dimensional sensor image data to isolate patient data from environmental data; (b) categorizing, by the computer processor, a body pose of the patient from the patient data using a first trained classifier; (c) parsing, by the computer processor, the patient data to an anatomical feature of the patient using a second trained classifier, wherein the parsing is based on a result of the categorizing; and (d) estimating, by the computer processor, the body surface model of the patient based on a result of the parsing. Systems for estimating a body surface model of a patient are described.

Abstract: A real time video stream production system includes: (a) an advertising insertion server receiving over a wide area network a real time video stream; and (b) an advertising controller, which receives the real time video stream from the advertising insertion server. The advertising controller has a user interface which allows an operator to cause advertising impression data available from an advertising server to be included in a modified video data stream presented to a media player client for display.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting and predicting shape and underlying object properties. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an imaging apparatus having: an array of at least three co-planar electromagnetic transceiver defining a receiving plane; at least one deformable electromagnetic transceiver moveable orthogonally to the receiving plane; a two dimensional (2D) position tracking device configured to track a position of the electromagnetic transceiver on a surface 110 bounding a volume to be imaged; wherein the electromagnetic transceivers are configured to generate data from at least three depths below the surface for use in creating an image of the volume when the apparatus is moved along the surface.