Abstract: A method of explicit lockstep for functional safety includes spawning, by a main thread, a first safe thread core and a second safe thread core. The method also includes initializing and mapping a first data register associated with the first safe thread core to each safe variable of a set of predetermined safe variables. The method further includes initializing and mapping a second data register associated with the second safe thread core to each safe variable of the set of predetermined safe variables. The method also includes comparing, by a hardware comparator, a first safe variable value in the first data register to a second safe variable value in the second register. The method further includes issuing an error completion to the first safe thread core and the second safe thread core when the hardware comparator detects a mismatch between the first data register and the second data register.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing a distributed control plane to facilitate communication between a container orchestration platform and a distributed storage architecture. The distributed storage architecture hosts worker nodes that manage distributed storage that can be made accessible to applications within the container orchestration platform through the distributed control plane. The distributed control plane includes control plane controllers that are each paired with a single worker node of the distributed storage architecture. The distributed control plane is configured to selectively route commands to control plane controllers that are paired with worker nodes that are current owners of objects targeted by the commands. If ownership of an object has changed from one worker node to another worker node, then subsequent commands will be re-routed to a control plane controller paired with the other worker node now owning the object.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a first and second set of word embeddings from a first local machine learning (ML) model and a second local ML model. The method includes generating first and second latent space representations by processing the first and second sets of word embeddings using an artificial neural network (ANN) trained with the first and second local ML models, wherein the first and second latent space representations comprises a plurality of first and second contexts associated with the first and second set of word embeddings. The method includes correlating the first and second sets of word embeddings based on the plurality of first and second contexts. The method includes aggregating, based on the correlating, the first set of word embeddings and the second set of word embeddings into a global Machine Learning (ML) model of word embeddings.

Abstract: Various example embodiments herein provide methods, circuits, and systems, for controlling a multicycle path in a serializer interface. The method includes determining a desired delay window of a multicycle data path in a serializer interface by sampling at least one step response from serializer delay replica circuitry at an edge of a first clock signal and a gating signal, in response to synchronizing a second clock signal with a negative edge of the first clock signal, configuring a polarity of a latch in a subsequent serializer of a serializer chain based on the determined desired delay window, and controlling the multicycle data path in the serializer interface based on the configured polarity of the latch in the subsequent serializer of the serializer chain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal care composition which brightens skin. It more particularly relates to a topical composition which is effective against hyperpigmentation especially in the under-eye region. This is achieved by including in a topical composition. Vitamin K2 and hydroxystearic acid (ISA).

Abstract: Compositions and methods are described for oral treatment of stomach cancer. A composition of matter for treatment of stomach cancer includes fluoreuracil-5; and Bcl2 siRNA. The composition can include ?-glucan as a mucoadhesive nanocarrier.

Abstract: Embodiments presented herein address issues related to discovery controller collaboration in multi-cloud operating environments, in which a resource storage system and a destination storage system may not be managed by the same team or process. Therefore, providing a single Centralized Discovery Controller (CDC) that can be directly utilized by both the source and destination may not be possible. To address the multi-datacenter configuration concerns, embodiments of a Federated Discovery Controller (FDC) are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, an FDC comprises a primary CDC (PCDC) and one or more non-primary Discovery Controllers (NDCs). After initial configuration and connection establishment, a bi-directional connection between the PCDC and each NDC may be established for desired namespace discovery and storage capacity utilization across different Discovery Controllers.

Abstract: A continuous method for making granules of methylene urea-isobutylene diurea (MU-IBDU) includes: injecting an MU-IBDU slurry including water and MU-IBDU particles into a fluid bed granulator, wherein the fluid bed granulator includes seed particles: injecting air into the fluid bed granulator to fluidize the seed particles in an air stream: spraying the MU-IBDU slurry over the fluidized seed particles to form granules of MU-IBDU; and removing the granules of MU-IBDU from the fluid bed granulator. Fertilizer compositions including the MU-IBDU granules are also described.

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light comprises a housing defining an interior space; a light output generation unit comprising at least one light source; power supply electronics, coupled to the light output generation unit for driving a light output of the exterior aircraft light and a draining device for draining the interior space. At least one of the light output generation unit and the power supply electronics is arranged within the interior space. The draining device comprises a first drainage tube for receiving fluid, a second drainage tube for receiving fluid; and a fluid discharge port for discharging fluid out of the housing. Each of the first and second drainage tubes comprises a valve mechanism for selectively sealing and opening the respective drainage tube with respect to the interior space.

Abstract: In some examples, a system can include a well integrity management tool includes an identifier, implemented by at least one processor, configured to identify one or more risks associated with a well based on well integrity data, a risk analyzer, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to determine a classification for the well based on a set of one or more identified risks using a risk model, wherein the risk model associates a category and a weight with each identified risk of the set of one or more identified risks, and a remediator, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to generate a remediation plan based on the classification.

Abstract: Methods and systems for geophysical exploration include accessing, from a data store, measured gravity values for a geographical area; modeling gravity values for the geographical area; determining gravity anomaly values based on the measured gravity values and the modeled gravity values; A gravity anomaly map of the geographical area is generated based on the determined gravity anomaly values and physical locations in the geographical area associated with the determined gravity anomaly values. A dip surface is generated representing inclinations of the geographical area based on the gravity anomaly map. A gravity dip map of the geographical area is generated by combining the dip surface with the gravity anomaly map, and a visual representation of the gravity dip map of the geographical area is displayed, on a display device, wherein colors of the visual representation represent the values of the gravity map.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIM capacitor) within back end of line circuitry, where a bottom electrode of the MIM capacitor includes a plurality of vertical pillars extending up from a bottom layer. A semiconductor device including a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIM capacitor), where a bottom electrode of the MIM capacitor includes a plurality of vertical pillars extending up from a bottom layer. Forming back end of line Mx-1 metal line layer, forming a plurality of Vx-1 via on the Mx-1 metal line layer, forming Mx metal line layer with subtractive patterning on the plurality of the Vx-1 via, forming a plurality of Vx via on the Mx metal line layer with subtractive patterning; and forming a block mask protecting a portion of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A method for handling a service connection in a wireless communication system, including detecting, by a User Equipment (UE), a Mobility Management (MM) service state of the UE is set to ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE, receiving, by the UE, a valid Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI) in a TMSI reallocation procedure from a base station via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, changing, by the UE, the MM service state to a NORMAL SERVICE state in response to the receiving a valid TMSI and the detecting a MM service state, and sending, by the UE, a paging response message to the base station in response to the changing the MM service state and a paging indication message received from the base station to establish the service connection, the paging indication message including the valid TMSI.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a software application deployer (SAD) system or bot that can automate installation of a software package, whether as new software or an upgrade. In one or more embodiments, a SAD bot automatically identifies a type of input software package and deploys an appropriate deployer. A SAD bot may be used in various scenarios such as customer environments and engineering environments. Because the SAD bot is automated, the overall process may be performed with minimal human involvement. Following automatic deployment of a software package by a SAD bot, in one or more embodiments, a user/admin can directly start using the installed or upgraded application via a GUI (graphical user interface)/console/SSH (secure shell for Unix).

Abstract: A Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) system and method achieve reduced power consumption and latency. When the link transitions from an active functional state in which the link has a first configuration of N active lanes to a power-saving state, the number of active lanes is collapsed such that M of the N lanes are maintained in an active power-saving state and P of the N lanes are maintained in an electrically idle state, where M, N and P are positive integers and N>P>M. The reduction in lane width reduces power consumption. Bit values specifying the current link configuration can be saved in a control register and read and compared to bit values contained in a link control register before transitioning back to the active functional state. If the bit values match, the active functional state is resumed directly from the recovery state, thereby reducing latency.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling actions of testbench components present within a test environment based on a testing context is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a controllable actions packet from each of a plurality of testbench components in the test environment; parsing a testing context associated with a test sequence; generating a context-based actions control packet for each of the plurality of testbench components, based on the testing context metadata and the list of controllable actions corresponding to each of the plurality of testbench components; and transmitting the context-based actions control packet to an associated testbench component of the plurality of testbench components.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods (100, 200) for operating in wind farm grids (108) of wind farms (105) which are electrically disconnected from a utility grid (102), for example wherein communication with a wind farm controller (109) has been lost. The present disclosure further relates to wind farms (105), wind farm grids (108) and wind turbines (10). A method (100) comprises operating one or more first wind turbines (111) to generate electrical power with predetermined electrical characteristics when the wind farm (105) is disconnected from a utility grid (102), and delivering the electrical power with the predetermined electrical characteristics to the wind farm grid (108); and one or more second wind turbines (112) detecting (120) the electrical power delivered to the wind farm grid (108) and determining that the wind farm (105) is disconnected from the utility grid (102) by identifying the predetermined electrical characteristics.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for audio data-based device failure prediction using artificial intelligence techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining audio data associated with at least one device; modifying at least a portion of the obtained audio data using one or more data processing techniques; predicting at least one failure associated with the at least one device by classifying, into at least one of multiple device failure-related categories, at least a portion of the modified audio data using one or more artificial intelligence techniques; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the classifying of the at least a portion of the modified audio data.

Abstract: Air-matrix digital microfluidics (DMF) apparatuses and methods of using them. These methods and apparatuses may include the use of a liquid wax coating material and/or pinning the encapsulated reaction droplet within the air gap using pinning features. Any of these methods may also include separating the liquid wax from an encapsulated aqueous droplet, e.g., using an oil absorbent wick to selectively separate the liquid oil or wax from the aqueous droplet by adsorbing and/or absorbing the liquid wax into the absorbent wick while leaving the aqueous droplet behind.

Abstract: Tumor resection is commonly practiced to prevent the progression of cancer. However, there are post-surgery concerns including the formation of a void that can allow cancer cells to escape at the surgery site, which increases the risk of metastasis. To counter this challenge, an embodiment includes a polyurethane-based shape memory foam as a tissue void-filling device that can also release anti-cancer drugs. Such foams may activate at body temperature and become malleable. Such properties may enable the foam to be shaped to precisely seal the tissue void and then serve as a drug-eluting device. Based on the drug composition with poly vinyl alcohol (PVA), the drug release profile from the foam may be altered depending on the application.