Abstract: An information management system implements a method for determining whether to initiate a failover of a storage manager in the system. Nodes in the system may be assigned as monitoring nodes configured to communicate with a storage manager. Furthermore, each monitoring node may be configured to transmit a status inquiry message to each other monitoring node, and each monitoring node may receive a status inquiry message from each other monitoring node. Each monitoring node may also generate a session message comprising status information, and a plurality of failover nodes may receive the generated session messages. A failover node may then determine whether a failover condition has occurred by applying a plurality of failover rules to the status information of the transmitted session message. Where the failover node determines that a failover condition has occurred, the failover node may activate another storage manager to take place of the presently assigned storage manager.

Abstract: A disclosed framework enables virtually any aggressive Recovery Point Objective (RPO) to be enforced for a production database, without limitation on type of database management system (DBMS) or size of the production database. The framework overcomes technological barriers of the prior art, such as bottlenecks presented by a storage manager computer that traditionally managed database backups. To avoid the bottlenecks, an illustrative data storage management system does not engage the storage manager computer in storage operations that could impact the database RPO. Certain components are added and enhanced to autonomously capture database transaction logs, which are stored securely and persistently away from the DBMS. In a separate and less frequent operation, and with involvement of the storage manager computer, the illustrative system generates secondary copies in their final form. Meanwhile, temporary backup files can be used in restore operations without first being converted into secondary copies.

Abstract: An integral geogrid includes a plurality of interconnected, oriented strands having an array of openings therein that is produced from a coextruded multilayer polymer sheet starting material. By virtue of the construction, the coextruded multilayer sheet components provide a crystalline synergistic effect during extrusion and orientation of the integral geogrid, resulting in enhanced material properties that provide performance benefits to use of the integral geogrid in soil geosynthetic reinforcement.

Abstract: A laparoscope, a laparoscopic system, and a robotic system including a camera module configured to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation based on a sensor signal. The sensor signal may be generated by at least one of a magnetic sensor or a light sensor.

Abstract: Data storage operations, including content-indexing, containerized deduplication, and policy-driven storage, are performed within a cloud environment. The systems support a variety of clients and cloud storage sites that may connect to the system in a cloud environment that requires data transfer over wide area networks, such as the Internet, which may have appreciable latency and/or packet loss, using various network protocols, including HTTP and FTP. Methods are disclosed for content indexing data stored within a cloud environment to facilitate later searching, including collaborative searching. Methods are also disclosed for performing containerized deduplication to reduce the strain on a system namespace, effectuate cost savings, etc. Methods are disclosed for identifying suitable storage locations, including suitable cloud storage sites, for data files subject to a storage policy.

Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a neural network for machine vision. The neural network may include a stem block that includes a set of stem layers. The neural network may additionally include a visual transformer block. The set of stem layers may include a patch layer, a first normalization layer, an embedding layer, and a second normalization layer. The patch layer subdivides an input image into a set of image patches. The first normalization layer generates a set of normalized image patches by performing a first normalization process on each image patch of the set of image patches. The patch layer feeds forward to the first normalization layer. The embedding layer generates a set of vector embeddings. Each vector embedding of the set of embedding vectors is a projection of a corresponding normalized image patch from the set of normalized image patches onto a visual token. The first normalization layer feeds forward to the embedding layer.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes generating a call to an external endpoint from a resource in a first layer of a multi-layer air-gapped network of resources, obtaining metadata that includes a list of external resource endpoints to be whitelisted, the metadata being obtained by a watcher of an edge proxy in each layer, via a data plane service, and generating, via each edge proxy, a dummy certificate for the external endpoints to create trust between edge proxies at adjacent layers in the air-gapped network.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes generating a first call to an external resource by a first resource in a low layer of a multi-layer network of resources, forwarding the first call though successive multiple layers via a call a forwarder in each layer to an edge proxy in each adjacent higher layer, and establishing a connection to the external resource via a top layer having direct external network access without using domain name servers in layers lower than the top layer.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a process for dynamically mapping and un-mapping data includes generating a first mapping that maps each of at least a subset of phases defined in a first schema to a corresponding source schema phase associated with a source set of records and generating a second mapping that maps each of at least a subset of phases defined in a second schema to a corresponding phase defined in the first schema. The process includes using the first mapping and the second mapping to provide shared access to records comprising data from the source set of records, at least in part by: using the first mapping to obtain and store, in the memory, data comprising one or more records from the source set of records; and using the second mapping to provide shared access to said data comprising one or more records from the source set of records.

Abstract: Disclosed are chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineered T lymphocyte membrane coated nanoparticles (CAR-T MNP) compositions and methods of using the same for delivering therapeutics to a particular target.

Abstract: An improved information management system that implements a staging area or cache to temporarily store primary data in a native format before the primary data is converted into secondary copies in a secondary format is described herein. For example, the improved information management system can include various media agents that each include one or more high speed drives. When a client computing device provides primary data for conversion into secondary copies, the primary data can initially be stored in the native format in the high speed drive(s). If the client computing device then submits a request for the primary data, the media agent can simply retrieve the primary data from the high speed drive(s) and transmit the primary data to the client computing device. Because the primary data is already in the native format, no conversion operations are performed by the media agent, thereby reducing the restore delay.

Abstract: An integral geogrid includes a plurality of interconnected, oriented strands having an array of openings therein that is produced from a coextruded multilayer polymer sheet starting material. By virtue of the construction, the coextruded multilayer sheet components provide a crystalline synergistic effect during extrusion and orientation of the integral geogrid, resulting in enhanced material properties that provide performance benefits to use of the integral geogrid in soil geosynthetic reinforcement.

Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a defining a lumen therebetween. The distal end portion defines al least one slot. An expandable member is disposed, within the lumen, the expandable member being configured to protrude outward from the at least one slot when expanded with cryogenic fluid.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a head-up display system includes training a neural network to predict warp maps for an occupant perspective of a single graphical image projected onto a windshield of the vehicle, projecting, with a digital light projector, a graphical image onto the windshield, capturing, with a camera in proximity to the digital light projector, the graphical image projected onto the windshield, locating, with an occupant monitoring system, an occupant eye ellipse position, predicting, with the neural network, a warp map for an occupant perspective of the projected graphical image based on the location of the digital light projector, the occupant eye ellipse position and a shape of the windshield, applying, with the controller, the warp map to the graphical image projected by the digital light projector, and projecting, with the digital light projector, a corrected graphical image based on the predicted warp map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are external fixation frames for correcting bone deformities. The external fixation frames include a top fixation ring and a bottom fixation ring coupled to one another by at least two struts. A half ring is coupled to bottom fixation ring. The bottom fixation ring is u-shaped. One or more rocker members may be coupled to the bottom fixation ring. The half ring may be hingedly coupled to the bottom fixation ring such that it can rotate with respect to the bottom fixation ring from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-axial integral geogrid suitable for stabilizing aggregate includes providing a polymer sheet, providing a patterned plurality of holes or depressions in the polymer sheet, and biaxially orienting the polymer sheet having the patterned plurality of holes or depressions therein to provide a plurality of interconnected oriented strands and partially oriented junctions forming a repeating pattern of outer hexagons having an array of openings. Oriented ribs extending inwardly from each of the outer hexagons support and surround a smaller inner hexagon having oriented strands, thus forming a plurality of trapezoidal openings and a single hexagonal opening. The oriented strands and partially oriented junctions of the outer hexagons form a plurality of linear strong axis strands extending continuously throughout the geogrid and forming triangular openings.

Abstract: Generating reports from database is conventionally performed manually which requires skilled persons, time consuming and prone to errors. Thus, embodiments of present disclosure provide a no-code platform for generating reports as a transaction. User selects a slice object, its information attributes, report attributes, and optionally filters, grouping, splitting, and sorting conditions which are displayed by the no-code platform. Further, a database query is generated based on the user selection by the no code platform. The database query is then executed to retrieve data from a database. Finally, a report is generated based on the retrieved data and the report attributes. Thus, users can obtain reports as a transaction by just specifying their requirements. They need not know the complex structure of the database. Also, the method can be used to generate any type of report from any type of database irrespective of the internal data organization of the database.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described for on-demand launching of an interface on a compute cluster. The interface enables a user to interact with an application while the application is executing on the compute cluster. A job request associated with the application is received. Responsive to the job request, a determination is made if the interface has already been launched on the compute cluster responsive to an earlier-received job request. If the interface has not already been launched, launch instructions are transmitted to the compute cluster to cause the interface to be launched on the compute cluster. Job instructions are transmitted to the compute cluster to cause the application to be executed on the compute cluster.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ready-to-use bio-electrode stable for long term storage and a process of constructing the same. The process for construction of bio-electrode for electro-biocatalysis comprising of: selection of an electro-active bacteria; enrichment of said electro-active bacteria in a nutrient rich medium; separation of said electro-active bacterial cells from said nutrient rich medium; selection of an electrode material; surface modification of said electrode material; layering the surface modified electrode material with conductive material; layering the surface modified electrode material with an electro-active bacterial cells along with biofilm inducing agents and stabilizing agents; conditioning the electro-active bacterial cells layered electrode; incubating the electrode obtained with an immobilizing agent along with conductive material; and conditioning the electrode with micronutrients to obtain a bio-electrode.

Abstract: The present specification provides a semi-conducting biogenic hybrid catalyst capable of reducing CO2 into fuel precursors. Specifically, the present application involves a method for bio-assisted conversion of CO2 to fuel precursors using the semiconducting biogenic hybrid catalyst in a batch and a continuous mode.