Abstract: A magneto-optic imaging apparatus adapted for use with an imaging device, such as a smartphone, tablet computer, or borescope, for visually detecting defects in the surface or subsurface of a component using a magneto-optic effect. The magneto-optic imaging apparatus includes a housing with an interface for connection with the imaging device such that a camera and light source of the imaging device may be implemented for magneto-optic visualization. The housing includes optical elements including one or more filters, a polarizer, a magneto-optic or garnet film, and an analyzer. The housing also includes a flexible coil or electrical terminals for inducing a magnetic field in the component. The magneto-optic imaging apparatus may include a translucent or transparent body of conformable material or materials to conform the magneto-optic film and flexible coil to a non-planar surface of the component.

Abstract: In a described example, a method of forming a capacitor includes forming a doped polysilicon layer over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer on the doped polysilicon layer. The method also includes forming an undoped polysilicon layer on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A system and method for selectively augmenting information in a vehicle includes receiving a scene information from at least one sensor. identifying a region of interest from the scene information, analyzing the scene information to determine whether the region of interest is occluded, and augmenting the region of interest using a display system when the region of interest is occluded. The region of interest includes an object identified within the scene information that is classified as related to vehicle safety.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to field of cell nucleotide sequence designing and discloses method and system for designing cell nucleotide sequences. The sequence designing system receives historical data related to results of procedures related to analysis of cell nucleotide sequences from databases. Further, the sequence designing system executes an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based prediction model using vectorized data corresponding to the historical data. Thereafter, the sequence designing system predicts a plurality of cell nucleotide sequences having values of cell characteristics within a predefined threshold values of the cell characteristics for a target cell nucleotide sequence using the AI based prediction model. Furthermore, the sequence designing system identifies feasible cell nucleotide sequences among the plurality of cell nucleotide sequences based on predefined reference information.

Abstract: Disclosed is an approach to autonomously abort a lower priority transaction that is blocking a higher priority transaction, where the lower priority transaction is holding a lock on a resource for which there is contention. Some approaches also provide an efficient way to implement identification of a blocker transaction, which drastically reduces the response time to abort the blocker transaction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a zeolite may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to bridging oxygen atoms. The organometallic moieties may include a zirconium atom. The zirconium atom may be bonded to a bridging oxygen atom, and the bridging oxygen atom may bridge the zirconium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: A machine learning serving infrastructure implementing a method of receiving or detecting an update of container metrics including resource usage and serviced requests per model or per container, processing the container metrics per model or per container to determine recent resource usage and serviced requests per model or per container, and rebalancing distribution of models to a plurality of containers to decrease a detected load imbalance between containers or a stressed container in the plurality of containers.

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: Techniques for measuring a monument, including obtaining a set of two or more images of a monument environment, detecting a set of markers in the set of images, wherein the set of markers are positioned on a plane level with respect to gravity by a leveling device, and wherein the leveling device is configured to automatically level the markers, generating a virtual representation of the monument environment with respect to gravity, mapping the monument to a virtual representation, determining one or more slopes and dimensions of the monument based on the mapped monument and the gravity plane, and outputting the one or more slopes and dimensions of the monument.

Abstract: Techniques for connectivity issue remediation are provided. A first link trace message is transmitted from a source end point to a destination end point. A first topology graph for a network is generated based on the first link trace message, and a presence of a connectivity issue in the network is detected. A second link trace message is transmitted from the source end point to the destination end point. A second topology graph for the network is automatically generated based on second link trace message, and a component in the network that caused the connectivity issue is identified based on comparing the first and second topology graphs.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.

Abstract: Common file attribute processing is used for providing enhanced loading time of Application Programming Interface (API) files. An Extensible Markup Language (XML) file of an API is parsed. XML element objects in XML file are parsed. Whether there is at least one common attribute for the XML element objects is determined. In response to determining there is at least one common attribute for the XML element objects, attribute data for the at least one common attribute is retrieved from storage and the attribute data is added in an API resource object.

Abstract: A process of applying an adhesive to a substrate is provided that includes the mixing together of the components of a two-part formulation of a Part A and a Part B. The Part A includes a reactive methacrylate phosphate monomer or oligomer, a methacrylate monomer, a high flash point (meth)acrylate monomer, a free-radical polymerization inhibitor, an adhesion promoter, an impact modifier, a toughening agent, and a free-radical polymerization initiator. The Part B includes an impact modifier, a toughening agent, and a polymerization accelerator. The A and B Parts are combined together to form an adhesive mixture. The adhesive mixture is applied to the substrate. A formulation for the Part A and B is also provided. A bonded structure is provided in which the adhesive so created is intermediate between a first substrate and a second substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes collecting user data associated with a first user's thoughts and/or experience with a first activity, and receiving, from a neural device paired with the first user, cognitive information about the first activity. The method further includes generating, based on the collected user data and the cognitive information, a scene set in a training environment based on the first activity. The generated scene is output to a hologram device for displaying the scene for the first user. A computer program product, according to another embodiment, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cyclic peptide polymer having the below structure. Each R1 and each R2 is an organic group. Each R3 is a covalent bond or methylene. The values m and n are nonnegative integers having a sum of at least 1. Each X is —NH—CO— or —CO—N—. The value p is an integer greater than 1. The cyclic peptide polymer may be made by providing a cyclic peptide having two side chains having terminal amino groups or carboxylic acid groups, and reacting the amino groups with an azobenzene or the carboxylic acid groups with an azodianiline.

Abstract: A method may include: generating, by a computer program, random values for a plurality of pricing model parameters for a pricing model; receiving, by the computer program, a selection of a plurality of anchors; calculating, by the computer program, simulated prices for the plurality of anchors using the pricing model; training, by the computer program, encoder parameters for an encoder with the simulated prices to predict updated values for the pricing model parameters; predicting, by the pricing model using the updated values for the pricing model parameters, predicted prices for the anchors; computing, by the computer program using an error module, a loss between the simulated prices and the predicted prices; updating, by the computer program, the encoder parameters based on the loss; and deploying, by the computer program, the pricing model to a production environment in response to the loss being within a threshold range.

Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: onboarding data received from one or more entities to create a version of an artifact of a first distributed architecture; periodically running one or more test cases using the version of the artifact in an environment; detecting a modification to the version of the artifact; automatically generating a modified version of the artifact incorporating the modification; selecting a first artifact from the list of one or more artifacts associated with the first distributed architecture, wherein the first artifact comprises an internet protocol (IP) address; deploying the first artifact, by using the IP address, into a networking sandbox to implement changes to the first artifact corresponding to a particular objective; and building a second artifact. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering lists of instructions and performing actions associated with those lists are described herein. In some embodiments, an individual may request that a voice activated electronic device associated with their user account assist in performing a task using a list of instructions. The list of instructions may include metadata that indicates actions capable of being performed by additional Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices. When the instructions are rendered, an instructions speechlet may recognize the metadata and may cause one or more of the IoT devices to perform a particular action. Furthermore, the metadata may also correspond to content capable of being rendered by the voice activated electronic device to assist the individual in performing a particular step of the instructions.