Abstract: A sensing instrument includes a first electrode, a second electrode that surrounds the first electrode, and a sensing module configured to sense a capacitance of a material by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode while the first electrode and the second electrode are adjacent to the material. A method of operating a sensing instrument includes applying a voltage between a first electrode and a second electrode while the first electrode and the second electrode are positioned adjacent to a material. The second electrode surrounds the first electrode. The method further includes sensing a capacitance of the material based on a response of the material to the voltage.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining first configuration information for configuring a first user plane device of a first network slice associated with a control plane device, generating a first configuration identifier based on the first configuration information, sending the first configuration identifier and the first configuration information, releasing an association with the first user plane device, receiving a first request to establish the association from the first user plane device comprising a first local configuration identifier, and determining whether the first user plane device is configured using second configuration information by comparing the first local configuration identifier and a second configuration identifier generated based on the second configuration information, where the second configuration information is latest configuration information for the first user plane device.

Abstract: A first virtual machine executing on a centralized management node provides a first image file to a first computing entity arranged within a first point of delivery. The first image file includes a first boot configuration file or a first ramdisk file. A second virtual machine provides a second image file to a second computing entity arranged within a second point of delivery different from the first point of delivery. The second image file includes a second boot configuration file or a second ramdisk file. The first virtual machine provides a third image file to the first computing entity. The third image file comprises a first operating system installation file. The second virtual machine provides a fourth image file to the second computing entity. The fourth image file comprises a second operating system installation file.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning system, including a first sub-chamber, a second sub-chamber adjacent to the first sub-chamber, and a third sub-chamber adjacent to the second sub-chamber. A first divider is positioned between the first and the second sub-chambers. A second divider is positioned between the second and the third sub-chambers. A vacuum system is coupled to the third sub-chamber to generate a vacuum pressure in the third sub-chamber that is less than a pressure of the first sub-chamber to create a pressure differential to induce a pressurized flow of a first cleaning media from the first sub-chamber to the third sub-chamber through an internal passage of a component positioned in the second sub-chamber. A filtering system is coupled to the first sub-chamber and the third sub-chamber to remove and filter the first cleaning media from the third sub-chamber and return the first cleaning media to the first sub-chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides alloys for coating a steel substrate, the alloys comprising aluminum and one or more of zinc, magnesium, and zirconium. The alloy coatings have a percent total pore volume of about 5% or less and an average pore diameter about 10 microns or less. The present disclosure further provides methods of depositing aluminum alloy onto a substrate, magnetron sputtering targets, and methods for making coated steel.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to inform a mobile packet core of the access network/radio access technology (AN/RAT) change with the use of in-band signaling along the user plane and hence reduce signaling between radio access network and mobile packet core network. A new extension header content is defined to signal the AN/RAT change information, Cell Group changes and acknowledging the same. Further still, a method is provided to handle AN change notification for split bearer scenarios by introducing a split bearer flag for the mobile packet core to be notified of the predominant access type serving the subscriber data session in 5G Non-Stand Alone (NSA) Option-3, Option-3A and Option-3X, so that static or dynamic configurations can be applied by the mobile core network accordingly.

Abstract: Dynamic and Customized web pages provided by a search engine to link to a retailer's online site are redirected to an integration platform when activated within a browser from search results of a user search. The integration platform segments the web pages into a plurality of sub links that when detected from the activation, which resulted in the browser redirection to the integration platform, cause specific retailer services to be accessed by the integration platform and customized information and services provided to the user within the browser.

Abstract: A process for additive manufacture of an article comprises conveying a material through a heated nozzle to form a flowing mass of the material. The material comprises a polymer matrix including a plurality of polymeric chains and an alignment additive dispersible within the polymer matrix. The alignment additive is configured to align the plurality of polymeric chains in a flow direction of the flowing mass of the material. The process further comprises aligning at least a portion of the polymeric chains, via the alignment additive, along a direction of flow through the heated nozzle, releasing the flowing mass of the material from the heated nozzle, and allowing the material to solidify.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing powder particle including a surface and at least one functional group formed on the surface, wherein the at least one functional group increases laser energy absorption of the additive manufacturing powder particle. The additive manufacturing particle is treated with plasma radiation to form hydroxyl functional groups on a surface of the additive manufacturing powder particle, where the hydroxyl functional groups have a molecular vibrational frequency corresponding to a laser wavenumber range of laser energy of an additive manufacturing process, and where the plasma radiation treating the additive manufacturing powder particles depends on the laser energy of the additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for moving access tokens for validating network operations between user accounts to prevent malicious or nonaligned usage. The system may determine that a user is associated with a first user account and a second user account, retrieve parameters associated with the first and second user accounts, determine that an access token is available for migration, update a binding associated with the access token from the first to the second user account, and, in response to receiving a network operation request, may process the request using the second user account.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for audio recommendation and generation are disclosed. The electronic device receives textual information that indicates a plurality of scenes for video content, and determines a first plurality of features for the plurality of scenes. The electronic device determines a set of positions in the textual information based on the determined first plurality of features. A set of audio files are to be inserted at the set of positions related to a set of scenes of the plurality of scenes. The electronic device determines, by an artificial intelligent (AI) engine, the set of audio files for the set of scenes, based on a second plurality of features and the first plurality of features related to the set of scenes. The electronic device controls a display device to display first information corresponding to the set of positions and second information corresponding to the set of audio files.

Abstract: A device, located in a core network associated with a radio access network (RAN), may include a processor configured to expose services or capabilities to application servers outside the core network, wherein the device is located in a core network associated with a radio access network (RAN). The processor may be further configured to receive a subscriber identifier message from a gateway device that established a connection to a user equipment (UE) device via the RAN, wherein the subscriber identifier message includes information identifying the UE device; receive a request from an application server associated with the connection for the information identifying the UE device; and provide the requested information identifying the UE device to the application server, in response to receiving the request from the application server.

Abstract: There is disclosed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted drug discovery system and a method for generating active and inactive targets for a given drug. The generated targets comprise the complete target landscape for the given drug. The system comprises a processor which is configured to train a multi-label deep learning neural network and a predictive model to generate and validate a prediction score, and further execute the trained multi-label deep learning neural network and the trained predictive model to identify targets associated with the given drug, and generate the active and inactive targets for the given drug molecule in response to the generated prediction score for each target associated with the given drug.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for determination and prioritization of a plurality of secondary target protein. According to the invention, the present invention ensures the abstraction and authentication of possible scientific data for the primary target protein and introduces a statistical analysis of multiple similarity criteria to determine similar proteins in the form of the plurality of secondary target protein for an input query. Furthermore, the identified plurality of secondary target protein is analysed via matrix and multi-relational directed network analysis to prioritize and depict relationships among similarity concepts. Beneficially, the present invention ensures a high level of coverage and precision to descript protein-protein similarity.

Abstract: A fire seal includes a bulk material and a phase-changing material supported by the bulk material. The bulk material of the fire seal is fire resistant.

Abstract: A fire seal having self-healing material properties includes an amorphous material and a bulk material supporting the amorphous material. The bulk material is fire resistant.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining first configuration information for configuring a first user plane device of a first network slice associated with a control plane device, generating a first configuration identifier based on the first configuration information, sending the first configuration identifier and the first configuration information, releasing an association with the first user plane device, receiving a first request to establish the association from the first user plane device comprising a first local configuration identifier, and determining whether the first user plane device is configured using second configuration information by comparing the first local configuration identifier and a second configuration identifier generated based on the second configuration information, where the second configuration information is latest configuration information for the first user plane device.

Abstract: Presented herein are certificate-based techniques through which a Radio Interface Unit may be securely onboarded to a service provider network. In one example, a method is provided that includes obtaining, by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, an address assignment request for the, wherein the address assignment request comprises a vendor device certificate, a signed nonce, a non-encrypted serial number for the RIU, a signed serial number for the RIU, and a vendor identifier; validating the vendor device certificate, the signed nonce, and the signed serial number for the RIU based on a vendor root certification authority certificate; validating the non-encrypted serial number for the RIU; and generating an address assignment response based on validating the non-encrypted serial number for the RIU, the vendor device certificate, the signed nonce, and the signed serial number for the RIU.

Abstract: In certain aspects, a coated steel substrate comprises a single or multiple-layer electroplated aluminum coating over a steel substrate. The multiple-layer electroplated aluminum coating comprises one or more porous layers and one or more compact layers. The one or more porous layers comprise a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys. The one or more compact layers comprise a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys. In certain aspects, a method of depositing a multiple-layer aluminum coating over a steel substrate includes electroplating one or more porous aluminum layers over the steel substrate. The one or more porous aluminum layers comprise a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys. One or more compact aluminum layers are electroplated over the steel substrate. The one or more compact aluminum layers comprise a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys.

Abstract: A method of controlling an Internet of Things (IoT) device to perform an action, is performed by an electronic device and includes obtaining at least one input from a user, based on a predefined action corresponding to the obtained at least one input being not identifiable, transmitting the obtained at least one input to a server, receiving, from the server, information regarding at least one activity that is mapped to at least one IoT device that is identified based on the transmitted at least one input, and information regarding at least one object and/or at least one context, and identifying an action to be performed on an IoT device among the at least one IoT device, based on a correlation between the obtained at least one input and the at least one activity mapped to the at least one IoT device.