Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating presumptively incompatible elements in a digital network are provided. A method may include receiving an access request from a client node in the network. The access request may be requesting access to an application in the network. The access request may be associated with a uniform resource identifier (“authURI”). The method may include extracting a target application from the URI. The method may include determining an authentication protocol that is supported by the target application. The method may include generating, based on the authentication protocol, a series of one or more authentication tests that, in combination, satisfy the authentication protocol. The authentication tests may satisfy the authentication protocol even when the client node natively supports a different authentication protocol. The method may include executing the series of authentication tests to authenticate the client node vis-à-vis the target application.

Abstract: A method for controlling switched reluctance machine (SRM) utilizing a SRM control system. The method allows for adaptive pulse positioning over a wide range of speeds and loads. An initial rotor position is provided for the SRM utilizing an initialization mechanism. A pinned point on a phase current waveform is defined during an initial current rise phase of the current waveform. A slope of the current rise is determined as the current waveform reaches the pinned point. The slope is then fed to the commutation module of the SRM control system. An error signal from calculated inductance or current slope is used as an input to a control loop in the SRM control system. The time determining module determines an optimum time signal to fire a next pulse. The optimum time signal is fed to the SRM for turning the plurality of SRM switches to on and off states.

Abstract: Some embodiments use CRDs (custom resource definitions) to define resources in an O-RAN system. These resources include applications (xApps, rApps, etc.), components of these applications, deployment constructs, cloud constructs, AI/ML models and RTE constructs. Using these CRD descriptors, app developers can develop and distribute their applications in a platform independent manner. The CRDs of some embodiments are used to on board applications into an O-RAN system. In some embodiments, the SMO (Service, Management and Orchestration) framework of the O-RAN system has a service for processing CRDs. In some of these embodiments, this SMO service has one controller to process the new application CRD. In some embodiments, the SMO identifies clouds for placements of the deployed applications and directs Kubernetes managers of the identified clouds to deploy the applications.

Abstract: A file server manager disclosed herein accesses information regarding a selected share of a source distributed file server for replication, where the selected share stores at least a portion of a namespace of storage items and is hosted by a first file server virtual machine of the source distributed file server. The file server manager accesses a mapping between virtual machines of the source distributed file server and virtual machines of the destination distributed file server and replicates the selected share to a second file server virtual machine of the destination distributed file server based on the mapping. The file server manager directs a request to read a first storage item to the destination distributed file server and directs a request to write to a second storage item to the source distributed file server while the destination distributed file server services the request to read the first storage item.

Abstract: A system and a method of generating a map for navigating a vehicle. The system includes a remote processor. The remote processor is configured to determine an anchor point for a location of a road segment based on data from at least one data source, place the anchor point within an aerial image of the road segment, predict a boundary marking of the road segment on the aerial image based on the anchor point, and provide the boundary marking to the vehicle. A vehicle processor navigates the vehicle along the road segment using the boundary marking.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tactile sensing of a target tissue region of a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A method of assembly of a carbon fiber space frame structure eliminates the need for gusset plates at the j oints of the space frame structure. The elimination of the gusset plates at the j oints of the space frame structure reduces the weight of the space frame structure and eliminates stresses that occur at the j oints due to gusset plates attached at the j oints.

Abstract: A method for generating a backup schedule, that includes receiving, by a scheduling agent, an event entry specifying an event associated with a container, determining that the event entry specifies an alert event, adding the event entry to a plurality of historical event entries in a historical event repository, determining that the plurality of historical event entries indicates a repeating error state of the container, determining that an error frequency of the repeating error state is greater than an existing backup frequency of a container backup schedule, and generating a backup schedule warning indicating a recommended backup frequency.

Abstract: A method of monitoring objects capable of wireless communications is provided. The method comprises detecting an activity performed by a user of a wireless communications device, acquiring information identifying an expected set of objects which are associated with the detected activity, determining whether at least one of the objects in the expected set is not in proximity of the wireless communications device, and if so notifying the user that at least one of the objects in the expected set is not in proximity of the wireless communications device.

Abstract: The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.

Abstract: Described is a system, method, and computer program product for performing elections in a database cluster, where system resource statistics information is used to predict a cluster node failure. Resource statistics data is classified and used to identify anomalies. The anomalies can be used to determine the probability of a cluster node failure and to then elect a new master node and/or surviving sub-cluster.

Abstract: An indexable drill insert includes a drill body having a central longitudinal rotational axis (CL), the drill body comprising a shank portion and a fluted cutting portion, the fluted cutting portion having a front clearance face and a plurality of flutes, the fluted cutting portion includes a central insert pocket capable of receiving a central cutting insert and a peripheral insert pocket capable of receiving a peripheral cutting insert. For the central cutting insert, a central, longitudinal axis of a projection of the flute coolant exit aperture can intersect a vertical plane (PA1) having an area (A1) or a horizontal plane (PB1) having an area (A2). For the peripheral cutting insert, the central, longitudinal axis of the projection can intersect a vertical plane (PA2) having an area (A3) or a horizontal plane (PB2) having an area (A4).

Abstract: Distributed ledgered data is stored within a distributed persistent storage system comprising multiple persistent storage systems as distributed ledgered participants. In various embodiments, the distributed ledgered data is maintained using the native capabilities of a persistent storage system. The distributed ledgered data is replicated as persistent data objects in a “ledgered repository of objects” that are replicated at each of the persistent storage systems. Changes at one persistent storage system are recorded within a block in a distributed blockchain that is distributed across each of the other distributed ledgered participants. The other distributed ledgered participants read the changes from the blockchain and apply the changes to the respective replicas at each of the other distributed ledgered participants. Hence, this approach is referred to as blockchain apply. Blockchain apply may be used to replicate the repository objects of various forms of PSSs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses relating to hardware processors with multiple interconnected dies are described. In one embodiment, a hardware processor includes a plurality of physically separate dies, and an interconnect to electrically couple the plurality of physically separate dies together. In another embodiment, a method to create a hardware processor includes providing a plurality of physically separate dies, and electrically coupling the plurality of physically separate dies together with an interconnect.

Abstract: Vehicle navigation control systems in autonomous driving rely on accurate predictions of objects within the vicinity of the vehicle to appropriately control the vehicle safely through its surrounding environment. Accordingly this disclosure provides methods and devices which implement mechanisms for obtaining contextual variables of the vehicle's environment for use in determining the accuracy of predictions of objects within the vehicle's environment.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for improving disaster recovery, in particular disaster recovery pertaining to data transfer requests. The data transfer request can be received by each of multiple deployments; however, only a primary deployment can process the request. The data transferred by the primary deployment may be replicated in the secondary deployments. In response to a failover event, one of the secondary deployments can be designated as the new primary development and continue the data transfer based on the data transfer request and the replication information received from the old primary deployment prior to the failover.

Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly for a vehicle includes a loudspeaker having a first side and an opposed second side, wherein the loudspeaker is configured to generate an acoustical signal having a front wave directed into an interior of the vehicle and a rear wave directed toward an exterior of the vehicle. The loudspeaker assembly further includes a coupler disposed on the second side of the loudspeaker, the coupler including an inlet portion for receiving the loudspeaker and an outlet portion. A flexible port is removably connectable to the coupler, the flexible port including an inlet end arranged to be connected to the outlet portion of the coupler, an outlet end arranged to be connected to an opening in an exterior body panel, and an elongated body extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, the flexible port configured to transmit the rear wave to the exterior of the vehicle.

Abstract: Activity data of a set of tasks as a training set is obtained from a list of communication platforms associated with the tasks. For each of the tasks in the training set, a set of activity metrics is compiled according to a set of predetermined activity categories based on the activity data of each task. The activity metrics of all of the tasks in the training set are aggregated based on the activity categories to generate a data matrix. A principal component analysis is performed on the metrics of its covariance matrix to derive an activity dimension vector, where the activity dimension vector represents a distribution pattern of the activity metrics of the tasks. The activity dimension vector can be utilized to determine an activity score of a particular task, where the activity score of a task can be utilized to estimate a probability of completeness of the task.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting faults and optimiz-ing power usage of solenoid valves. The method includes obtaining a current signature of the solenoid coil, using a dedicated circuit to detect various features and using a pulse width modulation controller optimize the power output of the system. Additionally, using machine learning, the system can be optimized using data from the dedicated circuit.

Abstract: A self-managing database system includes a metrics collector to collect metrics data from one or more databases of a computing system and an anomaly detector to analyze the metrics data and detect one or more anomalies. The system includes a causal inference engine to mark one or more nodes in a knowledge representation corresponding to the metrics data for the one or more anomalies and to determine a root cause with a highest probability of causing the one or more anomalies using the knowledge representation. The system includes a self-healing engine, to take at least one remedial action for the one or more databases in response to determination of the root cause.