Abstract: A method to form a metal matrix composite reinforced with eggshell (ES). The method includes preparing an ES powder, blending and milling the ES powder with at least one metal powder selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr) to form a powder mixture, compacting and sintering the powder mixture to form the metal matrix composite. In addition, a Mg—Zr-ES metal matrix composite with improved corrosion resistance, having an amount of magnesium from 95 to 97 wt. %, an amount of zirconium from 1 to 2 wt. %, and an amount of ES from 1 to 4 wt. %, may be used for biomedical applications.

Abstract: A next operation in a workflow corresponding to a subject matter is automatically generated. A subject matter data record is received, including one or more historical operations previously executed in the workflow and a workflow template including one or more dynamic workflow nodes. At least one next operation is programmatically generated from the one or more dynamic workflow nodes based on the one or more historical operations previously executed in the workflow, wherein the at least one next operation is parameterized based on content in the subject matter data record. The at least one programmatically generated next operation is output into the workflow for execution.

Abstract: Novel techniques are described for data augmentation using a two-stage entity-aware augmentation to improve model robustness to entity value changes for intent prediction.

Abstract: A system for a non-hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes at least one electrically-powered accessory of a vehicle. The at least one electrically-powered accessory is configured to: receive electrical power generated by an electromagnetic device coupled to an engine; and receive, from a controller, a command configured to control the at least one electrically-powered accessory independent of another electrically-powered accessory of the at least one electrically-powered accessory, whereby the command is independent of an output of the engine.

Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for verifying the compliance of a TLS session with TLs policies. Traffic between an application and a destination server can be routed through a TLS gateway. The TLS gateway can inspect TLS handshake messages for compliance with TLS policies.

Abstract: A battery management system comprises: a circuit path electrically coupling a battery and a load; a backup storage device; a first switch connecting the battery and the backup storage device; a second switch connecting the backup storage device and the load; a sensor for measuring a temperature of the battery; and a controller in electrical communication with the first switch, the second switch, and the sensor. The controller executes a program to: (i) activate the first switch to connect the battery and the backup storage device for charging the backup storage device for a charging period of time with power provided by the battery based on the temperature of the battery meeting a threshold, and (ii) activate the second switch to connect the backup storage device and the load for providing power to the load from the backup storage device after the charging period of time has expired.

Abstract: A method of producing a polycrystalline silicon TFT includes forming nickel patterns on a substrate, forming a phosphorus doped silicon layer over the substrate and nickel patterns, and forming an intrinsic silicon layer on the phosphorus doped silicon layer. Alternatively, the intrinsic silicon layer can be formed on the substrate, the phosphorus doped silicon layer on the intrinsic silicon layer, and the nickel patterns on the phosphorus doped silicon layer. The structure is annealed to crystallize the phosphorus doped silicon and intrinsic silicon layers. A method of forming a crystalline silicon layer of a TFT device includes forming a first silicon film, forming a phosphorus doped silicon film on the first silicon film, forming a nickel film on the phosphorus doped silicon film, and annealing the structure to crystallize the phosphorus doped silicon and first silicon films. The first silicon and phosphorous doped silicon films are amorphous at formation.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing natural language processing operations using an attention-based text encoder machine learning model that is trained using a multi-task training routine that is associated with two or more training tasks (e.g., a multi-task training routine that is associated with two or more sequential training tasks, a multi-training routine that is associated with two or more concurrent training tasks, and/or the like).

Abstract: Embodiments include a method for providing tokens which includes: receiving from a user system an encrypted data packet including user credentials and a request for an authentication token to access protected resources; extracting the user's security information; transmitting a data packet to a security and access management system, where the data packet includes the user's security information and a request for user validation; receiving, from the security and access management system, user validation and additional data; generating a thin token and a fat token; storing the thin token in association with the fat token; transmitting the thin token to the user system; receiving, from the user system, a request to access protected resources from a protected resource system, the request including the thin token; validating the received thin token; accessing the fat token associated with the thin token; and transmitting the fat token to the protected resource system.

Abstract: A method implemented via a cloud-based system for network slicing in a 5G network includes connecting with a device that connects to the 5G network, wherein the cloud-based system includes a plurality of nodes interconnected to one another and including one or more nodes integrated in a user plane of the 5G network; inline monitoring traffic between the device and destinations including any of the Internet, cloud services, private applications, edge compute, Multiaccess Edge Compute (MEC), public/private data centers, and public/private clouds; and enforcing bandwidth control, in the 5G network, to a defined Quality of Service for a slice associated with the device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided in a wireless communication system. Frequency information associated with a cell selection is stored, and a plurality of frequencies are scanned. Cell information is obtained based on the stored frequency information, and, based on the obtained cell information, a first cell to camp on is identified from among a plurality of cells corresponding to the second plurality of frequencies. In identifying the first cell, a cell supporting an evolved-universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) new radio (NR)-dual connectivity (DC) (EN-DC) is preferred over a cell not supporting the EN-DC. The identified first cell is camped on.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for quantitation of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, o-xylene, m-xylene, and p-xylene in aromatics recovery complexes. High-performance liquid chromatography using a carbon stationary phase and a gradient mobile phase is performed. The carbon stationary phase can be a porous graphitic carbon stationary phase. The mobile phase includes an organic acid in water and an alcohol. The organic acid can include formic acid, and the alcohol can include methanol. The methods and systems achieve a resolution between xylene isomer peaks of greater than 2.0 when sampling industrial process streams in aromatic recovery complexes.

Abstract: A clock and data recovery device that includes a first phase detector, a pulse filter, a charge pump, a loop filter and a voltage-controlled oscillator is introduced. The first phase detector generates a first phase state signal according to a data signal and a first output signal. The pulse filter adjusts the first phase state signal according to a capacitance of a loop capacitor to generate a filtered signal. The charge pump generates a pumping signal according to the filtered signal. The loop filter generates a control signal according to the pumping signal. The voltage-controlled oscillator generates a second output signal and adjust a frequency of the second output signal according to the control signal, wherein the first output signal is generated according to the second output signal.

Abstract: Present disclosure generally relates to wireless communication, more particularly to system and method for determining congestion in telecommunication deployment area. System determines, for pre-defined time interval, cell congestion score of each cell in telecommunication deployment area, based on average throughput value of each cell and/or PRB utilization KPI values of each cell. System collects, from each cell, spatial measurement samples corresponding to voice service session and/or data service session initiated by UE connected to each cell. System spatially maps collected spatial measurement samples to spatial grid of predefined size in area. System determines grid congestion score, by computing weighted average of sample congestion scores corresponding to individual spatial measurement samples which are mapped to corresponding spatial grid, and determines area congestion score of area, based on grid congestion score, and averaging of cell congestion score and grid congestion score in area.

Abstract: A method performed by a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) device (CBSD), may comprise, generating a grant request message comprising information on a number of grants and information on operation parameters. Each of the operation parameters is associated with a desired channel identified based on a list of desired channels. The method may comprise sending the grant request message to a Spectrum Access System (SAS).

Abstract: The present invention provides mixed metal oxide-hydroxide biopolymer composite beads for fluoride removal from groundwater and a process for the preparation thereof. The beads developed in the instant invention relate to novel granular adsorption medium which comprises two or more metal oxide-hydroxide/hydroxide/oxide nanoparticles and calcium alginate as supporting medium. The said mixed metal oxide-hydroxides and biopolymer composite (MBC) beads are useful for the treatment of fluoride containing drinking water by both batch and continuous mode operations. The MBC beads also showed arsenic sorption performance from spiked water by batch mode.

Abstract: A method for producing an article and a system associated with the method are provided. The method includes providing a green part, cooling the green part to a temperature below the freezing point of the ink to form a hardened mass and loosely-attached powder particles, and removing the loosely-attached powder particles. The green part includes powder particles, an ink, and optionally a binder. The loosely-attached powder particles removed from the green part may be recycled and reused.

Abstract: Novel techniques are described for negative entity-aware augmentation using a two-stage augmentation to improve the stability of the model to entity value changes for intent prediction. In some embodiments, a method comprises accessing a first set of training data for an intent prediction model, the first set of training data comprising utterances and intent labels; applying one or more negative entity-aware data augmentation techniques to the first set of training data, depending on the tuning requirements for hyper-parameters, to result in a second set of training data, where the one or more negative entity-aware data augmentation techniques comprise Keyword Augmentation Technique (“KAT”) plus entity without context technique and KAT plus entity in random context as OOD technique; combining the first set of training data and the second set of training data to generate expanded training data; and training the intent prediction model using the expanded training data.

Abstract: This invention provides methods for detecting viruses, viral antigens, viral antibodies, and other antigens and antibodies using single molecule electronic nanopores and polymer tags.

Abstract: Code files for performing test cases on information handling systems may be generated from pre-existing test cases using natural language processing and/or machine learning algorithms. For example, a method may include receiving a test case comprising a plurality of tasks; identifying, by inputting the test case into a machine learning algorithm, a subset of code segments from code segments of at least one pre-existing test case in a code library matching at least one task of the plurality of tasks in the test case; and generating an indication of the subset of code segments for re-use from the at least one pre-existing test case for the test case.