Abstract: Embodiments include a technique for predictive virtual server scheduling and optimization of dynamic consumable resources to achieve priority-based workload performance objectives is provided. Techniques include calculating a capacity requirement for each virtual server based on an administrator defined performance objective for each virtual server. Techniques also include calculating an available CPU capacity for each importance level based on the calculated capacity requirement for each virtual server, sending the calculated available CPU capacity to a scheduler; and selecting a target hypervisor based on the calculated capacity requirement of each virtual server and the calculated available CPU capacity at each importance level of each hypervisor.

Abstract: Embodiments include a technique for predictive virtual server scheduling and optimization of dynamic consumable resources to achieve priority-based workload performance objectives is provided. Techniques include calculating a capacity requirement for each virtual server based on an administrator defined performance objective for each virtual server. Techniques also include calculating an available CPU capacity for each importance level based on the calculated capacity requirement for each virtual server, sending the calculated available CPU capacity to a scheduler; and selecting a target hypervisor based on the calculated capacity requirement of each virtual server and the calculated available CPU capacity at each importance level of each hypervisor.

Abstract: The application relates to devices and methods for network-assisted D2D communication. A communication device is configured to select a data channel communication resource from a plurality of data channel communication resources which are reserved for D2D data channel communications. The communication device is configured to select an ad-hoc mode control channel resource from a plurality of ad-hoc mode control channel resources which are reserved for D2D ad-hoc mode control channel communications. The communication device is further configured to broadcast, using the selected ad-hoc mode control channel resource, a communication resource selection message including information about the selected data channel communication resource to the plurality of communication devices. The communication device is further configured to communicate with at least one of the plurality of communication devices using the selected data channel communication resource.

Abstract: The application relates to a frame structure for network communication, in particular for device-to-device (D2D) network communication, comprising a control channel, wherein the control channel comprises a first control channel portion associated with a network-assisted communication mode and a second control channel portion associated with an ad-hoc communication mode, and a data channel, wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate control data within the control channel over a first communication resource, the first communication resource being associated with the first control channel portion, wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate control data within the control channel over a second communication resource, the second communication resource being associated with the second control channel portion, and wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate payload data within the data channel over a further communication resource.

Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture with reduced overall energy costs is described. The process involves contacting the gaseous mixture with at least one of a vaporizing compound, a vaporized compound, a vaporizing solution of compound and a vaporized solution of compound, and forming a liquid or solid reaction product that can be easily separated from the gaseous mixture.

Abstract: A metal-organic framework (MOF) and uses thereof are provided herein, including MOF comprising a repeat unit of the formula [ML], wherein L is a ligand of the following formula: and M is a divalent metal such as copper. The MOFs provided herein may be used in the separation of two or more gaseous molecules from each other. In some embodiments, the gaseous molecules are ethylene and acetylene.

Abstract: A wireless communication device comprises: a transceiver being configured to measure a plurality of interference powers associated with a plurality of radio resources; and a processor being configured to determine, on the basis of the plurality of interference powers, conflicting radio resources of the wireless communication device. The transceiver is further configured to transmit data identifying the conflicting radio resources of the wireless communication device to at least one other wireless communication device and to receive data identifying conflicting radio resources of the at least one other wireless communication device.

Abstract: A method for packaging a circuit component, comprising: forming a first protruding pad on a first copper substrate and a through-hole in the first protruding pad; forming a second protruding pad on a second copper substrate and placing a circuit dice of the circuit component on the second protruding pad having a conductive paste coated thereon wherein a first electrode of the dice facing the second protruding pad; stacking the first copper substrate onto the second copper substrate with the first protruding pad having a conductive paste coated thereon aligned and pressing onto the circuit dice placed on the second protruding pad wherein a second electrode of the dice facing the first protruding pad; inserting a copper rod tightly into the through-hole until contacting with a conductive paste coated on the second substrate; heat-treating the stacked structure for the circuit dice and the copper rod to form secured electrical connection with the first and second copper substrates respectively and further formin

Abstract: A user apparatus configured to perform transmission of a discovery signal by radio, including: means that determines a resource group pattern to be used by the user apparatus based on information transmitted from a base station, and determines a resource group including one discovery resource or a plurality of discovery resources that can be used for transmitting the discovery signal from among one resource group or a plurality of resource groups included in the resource group pattern; and means that selects a discovery resource to be used for transmitting the discovery signal from among the determined resource group.

Abstract: A frame structure for network communication, in particular for device-to-device network communication, with high and low priority data. The frame structure includes a control channel related to a first communication resource, a high priority data channel related to a second communication resource, and a low priority data channel related to a third communication resource. The control channel includes a high priority data channel control portion configured to communicate control data that is related to the high priority data channel, and a low priority data channel control portion configured to communicate control data that is related to the low priority data channel.

Abstract: A method of making an integrated circuit package includes: (a) forcing a circuit layered structure that includes a metal substrate and a circuit pattern, the metal substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, the circuit pattern including at least two spaced apart die contacts that protrude from the first surface of the metal substrate, the metal substrate directly interconnecting the die contacts; (b) bonding first and second terminal contacts of an electronic die to the die contacts, respectively; and (c) forming an insulator layer on the first surface of the metal substrate to encapsulate the die and the die contacts after step (b).

Abstract: User equipment and a cell handover method are provided. The method includes: sending measured signal quality information and channel rank feedback information that are of a source cell and of a neighboring cell to the source cell, where the signal quality information and the channel rank feedback information are used for determining, in the source cell, to send a handover message to the user equipment; after the handover message is received, connecting to the target cell by using at least one second antenna; and disconnecting from the source cell, and disabling at least one first antenna. Corresponding user equipment is further disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protein fragment for fusion expression of ion channel protein and transport protein. The protein fragment is a Bril protein fragment or a T4L protein fragment. Also provided is a method for preparing a fusion protein by inserting a Brit protein fragment or T4L protein fragment into the N-terminal, C-terminal or intramembrane loop region of the ion channel protein and transport protein so as to improve its, in-vitro stability and crystallizability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing magnesium lithospermate B. The method is characterized in that: magnesium lithospermate B is extracted or purified from a Salvia miltiorrhiza plant material or a Salvia miltiorrhiza extract in the presence of an added magnesium salt. The present invention also relates to a high-purity magnesium lithospermate B product prepared by the method of the present invention, wherein the content of magnesium lithospermate B is more than 95% by weight.

Abstract: A method and system for high-precision two-way fiber-optic time transfer comprising pre-adjusting, including calculating a local timing signal adjustment amount for a first fiber-optic time synchronization unit and a second fiber-optic time synchronization unit, and the corresponding adjusting. and following steps including the two fiber-optic time synchronization units conducting two-way time transfer based on a time division multiplexing transmission over an optical fiber link. The present invention realizes high-precision fiber-optic time transfer by combining two-way time transfer and bidirectional time division multiplexing technique.

Abstract: Reducing near-duplicate entries in online shopping system search results. For each pair of entries in a set of entries, each entry characterizing a product in a data store of an online shopping system and each entry characterized by a set of attributes, determining a distance between the entries in the pair based on the attributes. Determining entry clusters from a graph formed with each determined distance as an edge between nodes representing the entries used to determine the distance, each entry cluster identified by cluster identifier. Returning an ordered list of results responsive to the query from the data store of an online shopping system, filtered as a function of at least one of the distance and the cluster identifier.

Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture with reduced overall energy costs is described. The process involves contacting the gaseous mixture with at least one of a vaporizing compound, a vaporized compound, a vaporizing solution of compound and a vaporized solution of compound, and forming a liquid or solid reaction product that can be easily separated from the gaseous mixture.

Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture with reduced overall energy costs is described. The process involves contacting the gaseous mixture with at least one of a vaporizing compound, a vaporized compound, a vaporizing solution of compound and a vaporized solution of compound, and forming a liquid or solid reaction product that can be easily separated from the gaseous mixture.

Abstract: Embodiments include a computer-implemented method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) model. The method includes receiving a first and second sets of sensed position data indicative of a position of a camera device(s) at or near a time when it is used to acquire first and second images of an image pair, respectively, determining a sensed rotation matrix and/or a sensed translation vector for the image pair using the first and second sets of sensed position data, identifying a calculated transformation including a calculated translation vector and rotation matrix, generating a sensed camera transformation including the sensed rotation matrix and/or the sensed translation vector, and, if the sensed camera transformation is associated with a lower error than the calculated camera transformation, using it to generate a 3D model.

Abstract: A format for modified IRIB-G time code, with added message fields while preserving pulse width coding rule of the standard IRIG-B time code, having a time interval field for carrying time interval between the local time signal and a received time signal, and a user-defined or padded field for carrying user-defined time and/or control messages. An encoding and a decoding methods and devices for high-precision time transfer, where the modified IRIG-B time code carries more messages, and enabling transmission of timing messages and testing messages of two-way time comparison via a single message channel at the same time, which reduces fluctuation due to encoding and decoding manipulation and correlation with working frequencies via exact synchronization between the on-times of the output encoded time code and the transmitted time signal, and between the on-times of the output decoded time signal and the input time code, and improves precision of time transfer.