Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to instructions for fused multiply-add (FMA) operations with variable-precision inputs. In one example, a processor to execute an asymmetric FMA instruction includes fetch circuitry to fetch an FMA instruction having fields to specify an opcode, a destination, and first and second source vectors having first and second widths, respectively, decode circuitry to decode the fetched FMA instruction, and a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) execution circuit to process as many elements of the second source vector as fit into an SIMD lane width by multiplying each element by a corresponding element of the first source vector, and accumulating a resulting product with previous contents of the destination, wherein the SIMD lane width is one of 16 bits, 32 bits, and 64 bits, the first width is one of 4 bits and 8 bits, and the second width is one of 1 bit, 2 bits, and 4 bits.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for managing a network slice load in a wireless network. The method includes: sending, by a CN device, a request message for network slice load information to a base station of the wireless network; determining, by the base station, the network slice load based on the parameter; sending, by the base station, the response message comprising the network slice load information to the core network device for managing the network slice load; determining, by a CN device, the network slice load at the base station based on the response message; and managing, by a CN device, the network slice load at the base station.

Abstract: A method for managing high availability messaging queueing is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, by a first messaging server of a plurality of messaging servers in a first messaging cluster, a first request from a client server, the first request including a plurality of messages to be processed, storing, by the first messaging server, the received plurality of messages, replicating, by the first messaging server, the plurality of messages to the remaining servers of the plurality of messaging servers in the first messaging cluster, and sending, by the first messaging server, a first response to the client server after replicating the plurality of messages to the remaining servers of the plurality of messaging servers.

Abstract: An example system includes a controller having a first controller terminal, a second controller terminal, and a third controller terminal and digitally locked loop (DLL) circuitry having a first DLL terminal and a second DLL terminal, the first DLL terminal coupled to the first controller terminal. The system also includes first retimer circuitry having a first retimer terminal, and a second retimer terminal, and a third retimer terminal, the first retimer terminal coupled to the second DLL terminal and the second retimer terminal coupled to the second controller terminal and second retimer circuitry having a fourth retimer terminal, a fifth retimer terminal, and a sixth retimer terminal, the fourth retimer terminal coupled to the second DLL terminal and the fifth retimer terminal coupled to the third controller terminal.

Abstract: Electro-optical devices and methods for constructing electro-optical devices such as a switch or phase shifter. An electrode layer is deposited on a substrate layer, a waveguide structure is deposited on the electrode layer, a first cladding layer is deposited on the waveguide structure, and the first cladding layer is planarized and bonded to a wafer. The substrate layer is removed and the electrode layer is etched to split the electrode layer into a first electrode separated from a second electrode. A second cladding layer is deposited on the etched electrode layer. The first and second electrodes may be composed of a material with a large dielectric constant, or they may be composed of a material with a large electron mobility. The device may exhibit a sandwich waveguide architecture where an electro-optic layer is disposed between two strip waveguides.

Abstract: According to one aspect, systems and techniques for adaptive trust calibration may include usage of a driving style predictor, including a memory and a processor. The memory may store one or more instructions and the processor may execute one or more of the instructions stored on the memory to perform one or more acts, actions, or steps, such as receiving a current automated vehicle (AV) driving style, receiving an indication of an event and an associated event type, receiving an indication of a driver takeover, concatenating the current AV driving style and one or more of the event type or the driver takeover to generate an input, and passing the input through a neural network, which may include a gated recurrent unit (GRU), to generate a preference change associated with the AV driving style.

Abstract: A communication device includes a battery, a communication module, a first charging circuit between the battery and the communication module, a fast charge signal, a second charging circuit between the battery and the communication module, and a control module configured to route power from the battery to the communication module via the second charging circuit in response to the fast charge signal being enabled and to route the power via the first charging circuit in response to the fast charge signal being disabled.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for PT-RS configurations in persistent, semi-persistent, and aggregated modes of transmission. A first wireless device may be configured to communicate with a second wireless device based on a configuration in which one or more reception slots follow a transmission period or a gap period. The first wireless device may receive, from the second wireless device, communication in the one or more reception slots following the transmission period or the gap period with a reference signal configuration that is different than at least one additional reception slot.

Abstract: A processor includes an execution unit for executing a message padding instruction including an operand field indicating a register buffering a message block segment of a message block to be padded and a mode field indicating which hash functions is to be applied to the message block. The execution unit includes a padding circuit configured to receive a message block segment from a register indicated by the operand field, where the message block spans multiple registers in a register file. Based on which hash function is indicated by the mode field, the padding circuit selects a byte location in the message block segment at which to insert at least one padding byte and inserts the at least one padding byte at the byte location within the message block segment. The message block segment as padded by the at least one padding byte is written back to the register file.

Abstract: Methods of making the M or L complex of the botulinum neurotoxin E with its associated neurotoxin binding protein(s) (NBP), and methods of using to treat pain and wrinkles by injecting locally. Methods of making and isolating the L and M complex comprise a multi-step process of: providing a bacterial cultured media comprising the complex of botulinum neurotoxin E and neurotoxin binding proteins; centrifuging and pelletizing the cultured media; stirring the pelletized culture at 0 to 10° C. over a period of 4 to 24 hours; centrifuging the stirred solution to obtain a supernatant; precipitating the supernatant and filtering to obtain the precipitate; and dissolving the precipitate, centrifuging and filtering to obtain a solution comprising M complex and/or L complex of botulinum neurotoxin E and its NBP; and passing the solution through a functionalized sephadex ion exchange column to isolate the complex.

Abstract: A circuit may include (1) an external input, (2) an external output, (3) a flip-flop subcircuit including (A) a first sequential subcircuit for reading data-input signals from the external input, the first sequential subcircuit including a first internal input coupled to the external input and a first internal output and (B) a second sequential subcircuit for outputting data-output signals to the external output, the second sequential subcircuit including a second internal input coupled to the first internal output of the first sequential subcircuit and a second internal output coupled to the external output, and (4) a hysteresis subcircuit coupled to the external output and configured to reduce a short-circuit current of the circuit. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium, a device, and a method for configuring a channel at an access point (AP) are disclosed. In an embodiment, the non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions for receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) geolocation of an AP at an AP manager, where the IP geolocation indicates a physical location country of the AP, obtaining a configuration of the AP from a configuration database, the configuration of the AP including a configured country, determining whether the physical location country matches the configured country, identifying a common channel when the physical location country of the AP and the configured country of the AP do not match, the common channel including a channel that is authorized for use in both the physical location country and in the configured country, and pushing an indication of the common channel from the AP manager to the AP in a configuration message.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a software development lifecycle traceability tool. In some aspects, the system may implement a traceability tool that generates a system data stream for an SDLC management platform that stitches together source data from multiple sources, trains a machine learning model to generate progress information and execution risks for a user story on the SDLC management platform, generates a graphical user interface with information for each user story and corresponding progress tracking indicia based on output from the machine learning model, and generates an event-based view of prior actions for each user story and one or more recommended actions to address execution risks.

Abstract: An ergonomically designed smart wristband for clinical-grade multiparameter monitoring is disclosed. The smart wristband incorporates multiple sensors including custom-designed reflective arterial pulse sensors, a thermopile sensor, and electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes. When the smart wristband is worn on the wrist, the biosensors contact the skin. The smart wristband may tether wirelessly to a mobile or any other computing device to continuously acquire and stream information like arterial pulse waveform and temperature data. Algorithms running on the computing device or onboard microprocessor analyze the acquired data to report parameters like blood pressure, body temperature, respiration, and blood oxygen. The device can also operate in a fully-standalone mode to accomplish continuous multiparameter physiological monitoring, analysis, and reporting.

Abstract: One example method includes copying selected backup data from a secondary storage system to a provisioned primary storage volume, creating a snapshot of the primary storage volume, using the snapshot to create a thin clone volume, masking the thin clone volume, and mounting the thin clone volume, and recovering the backup data from the thin clone volume. The recovered backup data may be made available to a secondary workload that includes an enterprise application.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic throttling of input/output queues in data storage device arrays are described. Data storage devices are connected through the slots and corresponding lanes of a storage interface switch. A storage controller uses a delay inserted between host submission queues and backend submission queues to manage the priority of host storage commands using slot groups.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for overlaying logical switch fabrics upon a physical switch fabric comprising multiple physical switch devices. In one example, a network device determines an overlay network associated with a received packet. The network device determines a logical identifier that is associated with the overlay network. In some examples, the logical identifier corresponds to a color. The network device selects a logical switch fabric that is associated with the logical identifier from a plurality of other logical switch fabrics that are overlaid upon a physical switch fabric comprising a plurality of network switch devices. The network device forwards the received packet to the selected logical switch fabric for transport across the physical switch fabric.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system, a method and a computer-readable medium for live streaming data search. The method includes receiving a search word, converting the search word into a search vector, receiving an attribute vector matching the search vector, and providing information of a first live streaming program corresponding to the attribute vector. The attribute vector varies according to contents of the first live streaming program while the first live streaming program is being distributed. The present disclosure can deliver contextual search results and text search results simultaneously in a real time manner.

Abstract: Systems and methods for curation of content, such as e-learning content or online instructional materials, according to particular criteria such as the amount of pictorial representations contained therein, the amount of verbal expression contained therein, and whether the content contains a summary. Other criteria may also be employed. Users may select any one or more of these and other criteria. Content is then sorted according to the selected criteria and presented as an ordered list of content that users can select for viewing.