Abstract: A method of operating a cable handling system of a longwall mining machine having a shearer movable along a pan line to mine material along a mine face, the cable handling system including: i) a service line configured to carry one or more supply lines to the shearer for facilitating shearer operation, ii) a plurality of interconnected trays to accommodate the service line, iii) a plurality of sensor nodes distributed along a length of the service line, and iv) a plurality of transceivers distributed along a length of the pan line, the method comprising: a) sensing orientation, acceleration and/or position data of the service line using the plurality of sensor nodes, b) using the plurality of transceivers to receive the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of sensor nodes and to transmit the orientation, acceleration and/or position data to a controller, and c) detecting, by the controller, an actual or imminent failure mode of the service line using analysis of the orientatio

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mixed metal oxide powder is provided. The method includes steps of mixing two or more metal precursors in a solvent to form a dispersion of the metal precursors in the solvent; drying the dispersion to obtain a dried mixed metal precursor powder; jet milling the dried mixed metal precursor powder to obtain particles having a size distribution in a range of 0.2-20 micrometers; and exposing the particles to a hydrocarbon flame or oxygen plasma to provide the mixed metal oxide powder. Mixed metal oxide powders produced by the disclosed methods are also provided.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to lock wait tracing. A computer system may operate a database that includes a lockable object. The computer may maintain a lock wait queue that stores an indication of processes waiting to acquire a lock on the lockable object. The computer system may store trace records for those processes that, upon releasing a respective lock on the lockable object when another process is waiting in the lock wait queue, have been in contention for the respective lock for over a threshold amount of time. The computer system may present ones of the trace records that identify a timeline that is usable to determine a set of processes that contributed to a delay in a process acquiring a lock on the lockable object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides fabrics comprising graphene and/or its derivative(s), wherein said graphene comprising fabrics are characterized by at least three features selected from anti-microbial, antistatic, wicking, thermal cooling, anti-odour and ultraviolet protection. Said graphene comprising fabrics of the present disclosure show several further beneficial properties including but not limited to good/excellent washing fastness, rubbing fastness, perspiration fastness, sublimation fastness and light fastness.

Abstract: A method for removing haziness in a digital image is provided. The method includes receiving an input digital image having some haze content from an image capturing device. The input digital image is downscaled to obtain a low-resolution image. Further, a minimum intensity dark channel is determined for each local patch of the low-resolution image to obtain a dark channel image corresponding to the low-resolution image. Furthermore, a transmission map of the low-resolution image is determined based on the dark channel image. Moreover, an atmospheric light value associated with the low-resolution image is also determined. The method further includes applying the determined transmission map and the atmospheric light value associated with the low-resolution image to the input digital image to generate a de-hazed output image and displaying the generated de-hazed output image on a display unit.

Abstract: A method of operating a cable handling system of a longwall mining machine having a shearer movable along a pan line to mine material along a mine face, the cable handling system including: i) a service line configured to carry one or more supply lines to the shearer for facilitating shearer operation, ii) a plurality of interconnected trays to accommodate the service line, iii) a plurality of sensor nodes distributed along a length of the service line, and iv) a plurality of transceivers distributed along a length of the pan line, the method comprising: a) sensing orientation, acceleration and/or position data of the service line using the plurality of sensor nodes, b) using the plurality of transceivers to receive the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of sensor nodes and to transmit the orientation, acceleration and/or position data to a controller, and c) detecting, by the controller, an actual or imminent failure mode of the service line using analysis of the orientatio

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to lock wait tracing. A computer system may operate a database that includes a lockable object. The computer may maintain a lock wait queue that stores an indication of processes waiting to acquire a lock on the lockable object. The computer system may store trace records for those processes that, upon releasing a respective lock on the lockable object when another process is waiting in the lock wait queue, have been in contention for the respective lock for over a threshold amount of time. The computer system may present ones of the trace records that identify a timeline that is usable to determine a set of processes that contributed to a delay in a process acquiring a lock on the lockable object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a copolymer composition comprising a polyether-based copolymer, wherein the copolymer dissolves in one or more of an alcohol and alcohol-water mixture. Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a thin-film composite membrane comprising a porous support and a selective layer comprising a polyether-based copolymer, wherein the polyether-based copolymer dissolves in one or more of an alcohol and alcohol-water mixture. Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method of capturing one or more chemical species comprising contacting a thin-film composite membrane with a fluid composition, wherein the fluid composition includes at least CO2 and capturing CO2 from the fluid composition. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe methods of synthesizing copolymer compositions and methods of fabricating composite membranes.

Abstract: The present development is a process for the preparation of nanowire synthesis, coatings and uses thereof. Lithium titanate (LTO) nanowires are synthesized using a continuous hydrocarbon/plasma flame process technology combined with the dry impregnation method. The resulting LTO nanowires can be used as electro active anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The coating parameters, such as thickness, porosity of the film, packing density, and viscosity are controlled using the length of the nanowires, calendaring pressure, and slurry composition.

Abstract: Aspects relating to gemstone profiling are described. A gemstone profiling system includes a holder that is rotatable by an actuator and can hold a gemstone, the gemstone having a reference mark. The system includes a non-contact measuring unit to determine a distance between a center of rotation of the gemstone and a surface of the gemstone. Further, the system includes a controller to rotate the gemstone through a plurality of orientations and receive the measured distance between a center of rotation of the gemstone and a surface of the gemstone in each of the plurality of orientations of the gemstone. The controller can generate a profile of the gemstone based on the received distance in the plurality of orientations.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for route optimization using real time traffic feedback. A network management system can subscribe to receive streaming telemetry (e.g., at line rate) for traffic associated with one or more managed network entities (e.g., flows, sites, networks, network devices, endpoints, applications, etc.) selected for route optimization. The network management system can determine a set of possible routes for the traffic. The network management system can compute metrics (e.g., packet loss, bit rate, throughput, delay, availability, jitter, etc.) for a set of possible routes for the traffic based on the streaming telemetry. The network management system can determine an optimal route from the set of possible routes based on the metrics. The network management system can inject the optimal route into the one or more network devices receiving the traffic to override a native route (e.g., determined by a routing protocol executed by the network devices).

Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient process for the isolation of natural crystallized thymol product derived from crude natural Monarda citriodora (Jammu Monarda) oil useful for incorporation into foods and beverages in amounts due to strong antimicrobial, antibacterial, antioxidant properties as well as for use as a preservative. The recovery of crystallized thymol product obtained is more than 72% from Hexane-Jammu Monarda oil in a ratio 1:1 under specific conditions. A method for preparing natural thymol in crystal form involves providing crude Jammu Monarda oil in a Flask and gradually reducing the temperature of the flask containing Monarda oil:Hexane in a step-wise manner, thereby producing highly pure crystals (?95.5%) within 48 h. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for pharmaceutical GMP.

Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient process for the isolation of natural crystallized thymol product derived from crude natural Monarda citriodora (Jammu Monarda) oil useful for incorporation into foods and beverages in amounts due to strong antimicrobial, antibacterial, antioxidant properties as well as for use as a preservative. The recovery of crystallized thymol product obtained is more than 72% from Hexane-Jammu Monarda oil in a ratio 1:1 under specific conditions. A method for preparing natural thymol in crystal form involves providing crude Jammu Monarda oil in a Flask and gradually reducing the temperature of the flask containing Monarda oil: Hexane in a step-wise manner, thereby producing highly pure crystals (?95.5%) within 48 h. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for pharmaceutical GMP.

Abstract: Aspects relating to gemstone profiling are described. A gemstone profiling system includes a holder that is rotatable by an actuator and can hold a gemstone, the gemstone having a reference mark. The system includes a non-contact measuring unit to determine a distance between a center of rotation of the gemstone and a surface of the gemstone. Further, the system includes a controller to rotate the gemstone through a plurality of orientations and receive the measured distance between a center of rotation of the gemstone and a surface of the gemstone in each of the plurality of orientations of the gemstone. The controller can generate a profile of the gemstone based on the received distance in the plurality of orientations.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for route optimization using real time traffic feedback. A network management system can subscribe to receive streaming telemetry (e.g., at line rate) for traffic associated with one or more managed network entities (e.g., flows, sites, networks, network devices, endpoints, applications, etc.) selected for route optimization. The network management system can determine a set of possible routes for the traffic. The network management system can compute metrics (e.g., packet loss, bit rate, throughput, delay, availability, jitter, etc.) for a set of possible routes for the traffic based on the streaming telemetry. The network management system can determine an optimal route from the set of possible routes based on the metrics. The network management system can inject the optimal route into the one or more network devices receiving the traffic to override a native route (e.g., determined by a routing protocol executed by the network devices).

Abstract: A comparative reporting system provides financial benchmarking and analytics. Integrating public reporting and enterprise software systems, raw financial information from external sources derived from a plurality of reporting sources can be ingested and processed to extract attributes and metrics. The extracted attributes and metrics can be data warehoused together with financial information from the enterprise software system. Analytics can be performed to generate a comparison between the enterprise and the plurality of reporting sources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detecting security threats in a local network. A security analytics system collects data about entities in the local network. The raw data can be filtered to extract data fields from the raw data that are relevant to detecting security threats in the local network. The filtered data can be converted into structured data that formats the information in the filtered data. The structured data may be formatted based on a set of schema, and can be used to generate a set of features. The security analytics system can use the generated features to build machine-learned models of the behavior of entities in the local network. The security analytics system can use the machine-learned models to generate threat scores representing the likelihood a security threat is present. The security analytics system can provide an indication of the security threat to a user.

Abstract: The present development is a process for the preparation of nanowire synthesis, coatings and uses thereof. Lithium titanate (LTO) nanowires are synthesized using a continuous hydrocarbon/plasma flame process technology combined with the dry impregnation method. The resulting LTO nanowires can be used as electro active anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The coating parameters, such as thickness, porosity of the film, packing density, and viscosity are controlled using the length of the nanowires, calendaring pressure, and slurry composition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a copolymer composition comprising a polyether-based copolymer, wherein the copolymer dissolves in one or more of an alcohol and alcohol-water mixture. Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a thin-film composite membrane comprising a porous support and a selective layer comprising a polyether-based copolymer, wherein the polyether-based copolymer dissolves in one or more of an alcohol and alcohol-water mixture. Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method of capturing one or more chemical species comprising contacting a thin-film composite membrane with a fluid composition, wherein the fluid composition includes at least CO2 and capturing CO2 from the fluid composition. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe methods of synthesizing copolymer compositions and methods of fabricating composite membranes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detecting security threats in a local network. A security analytics system collects data about entities in the local network. The security analytics system parses the raw data into data fields. The security analytics system identifies a subset of the data fields based on the relevance of the data fields to detecting security threats in the local network. The security analytics system generates filtered data containing the subset of data fields and generates structured data based on the filtered data. The security analytics system identifies relationships between the plurality of entities, generates a set of features based on the structured data and the identified relationships, and generates one or more threat scores based on the set of features. The security analytics system detects malicious behavior performed by an entity in the local network based on the generated threat scores.