Abstract: A method of fabricating a part includes stacking sheets of fusible material to form a stack. The method also includes directing a laser beam through at least one sheet of the stack. The method also includes transferring energy from the laser beam to multiple locations on at least one interface between adjacent sheets of the stack, according to a predetermined pattern corresponding with a design of the part, to form corresponding multiple molten regions. The molten regions are conjoined together to form a fused portion of the adjacent sheets. The fused portion of the adjacent sheets defines the part.

Abstract: A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain registration procedure based on the authentication data, exchanges authentication messages with a Blockchain Roaming Broker (BRB) entity over a blockchain network interface, receives a blockchain authentication confirmation from the BRB entity, and registers the UE with the core network based on the blockchain authentication confirmation.

Abstract: Agricultural residues (biomasses) have come-up as potential valuable renewable resources for transformation into many bio-products. To achieve this goal, the isolation of major biopolymers in their purest form through an economical process is demanded for synthesis of the target fine chemicals without impurities. However, the difficulty of fractionating the biomass into cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin by a simple method has greatly limited their isolation from agricultural residues. Also, the lipids and waxes present on the surface of the agricultural residues protect it from external chemical and microbial agents. To overcome this issue, the lipids and waxes have been isolated from the biomass through two step organic solvents extraction. Thereafter lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose are isolated successively from the de-waxed biomass.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology provide ways to report User Equipment (UE) device locations in a 5G network for the purpose of redirecting application traffic from proximately located Data Networks (DNs). In one aspect, the disclosed technology encompasses a process for conveying User Equipment (UE) information to an Application Function (AF), the process includes steps for receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function (I-UPF) entity, User Equipment (UE) uplink data from a Radio Access Network (RAN), determining if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted, and encapsulating first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at a multicast gateway node within an operator network, where the multicast gateway node includes one or more processors, non-transitory memory, an ingress interface, and one or more egress interfaces. The method includes determining a multicast identifier for a user device in response to obtaining a registration request associated with the user device. The method also includes generating a header for a multicast data stream based at least in part on the multicast identifier in response to obtaining a multicast flow join request. The method further includes populating a packet associated with the multicast data stream with the header. The method further includes forwarding the packet to the user device via a portion of the one or more egress interfaces, where the portion of the one or more egress interfaces is associated with the user device.

Abstract: A method for improving readability of a heatmap representing time series data may include obtaining a set of time series. Each time series may be associated with a key property and may include a set of values. The set of values in a time series may include results of performing an aggregate function with respect to a measure property in events that are associated with the key property, and at time intervals having an interval size. For each time series, an average value may be determined for the set of values within the time series. A heatmap may be rendered based on the set of time series. The set of time series may be ordered vertically in the heatmap based on the set of average values that are determined for the set of time series.

Abstract: A method for processing events comprising time series data may include inferring different schema associated with the events. The method may also include storing property definitions corresponding to the events. Each property definition may include a name and a data type. The method may also include storing schema definitions corresponding to the different schema that are inferred. Each schema definition may include a set of one or more properties. The method may also include updating at least one data structure for storing information about the events based on the different schema that are inferred.

Abstract: A method for facilitating access to information contained within stored events may include receiving a request to provide information about a set of events. The set of events may correspond to time series data from a plurality of devices. The method may also include identifying patterns within the set of events in response to the request. Identifying the patterns within the set of events may include performing basket analysis. The method may also include selecting a subset of the patterns based at least partially on percentage of occurrence within the set of events and pattern similarity.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for improving content delivery for a user equipment (UE) is implemented on a computing device and includes: receiving a request from an application layer on the UE, determining whether said request is an ICN-based request using Information Centric Networking (ICN) transport protocol or an IP-based request using Internet Protocol (IP) transport protocol, and for each ICN-based request according to the determining: forwarding the ICN-based request to an ICN function on the UE, and compressing ICN headers in the ICN-based request using robust header (RoHC) compression.

Abstract: A composite panel assembly includes first and second elastic membranes and a structure. The structure has a first side mounted to the first elastic membrane and a second side mounted to the second elastic membrane. The structure includes a first honeycomb layer, a second honeycomb layer, and a plurality of necks. The first honeycomb layer has partition walls defining resonance cavities that are covered by the first elastic membrane along the first side. The second honeycomb layer has partition walls defining resonance cavities that are covered by the second elastic membrane along the second side. The necks are disposed between and connect the first and second honeycomb layers. Each neck defines a channel that is fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the resonance cavities of the first honeycomb layer and a corresponding one of the resonance cavities of the second honeycomb layer.

Abstract: A Zn—Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) composition is added to a solution including a corrosion inhibitor and stirred, and a precipitate of the solution is collected, washed, and dried to form a corrosion inhibiting material (CIM), in which the LDH composition is intercalated with the corrosion inhibitor. An inorganic CIM and/or an organic CIM may be formed. The organic CIM may be added to a sol-gel composition to form an organic CIM-containing sol-gel composition, and the inorganic CIM may be added to a sol-gel composition to form an inorganic CIM-containing sol-gel composition. Further, the organic CIM-containing sol-gel composition may be applied on a substrate (e.g., an aluminum alloy substrate) to form an organic CIM-containing sol-gel layer and cured by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the inorganic CIM-containing sol-gel composition may be applied on the substrate to form an inorganic CIM-containing sol-gel layer and cured by UV radiation, and the sol-gel layers may be thermally cured.

Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coating on an aluminum-containing substrate such as an aluminum substrate, an aluminum alloy substrate (e.g., AA 2024, AA 6061, or AA7075), or other aluminum-containing substrate includes a corrosion inhibitor-incorporated Zn—Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) layer and a sol-gel layer. A zinc salt and a corrosion inhibitor (e.g., a salt of an oxyanion of a transition metal such as a vanadate) is dissolved to form a zinc-corrosion inhibitor solution, and the substrate is immersed in or otherwise contacted with the solution to form the corrosion inhibitor-incorporated Zn—Al LDH layer on the substrate. A sol-gel composition is applied on the corrosion inhibitor-incorporated Zn—Al LDH layer of the substrate to form a sol-gel layer, and the sol-gel layer is cured.

Abstract: Described herein is a method detecting a plurality of upper respiratory tract sub-regions automatically. Volume of interest (VOI) is identified based on the extraction of certain features, such as regional properties and shape-based features. The complete airway volume from a patient's data is identified by observing the area and eccentricity profiles of the certain volume/organ in the skull. Maxillary sinus area and eccentricity profile in the sagittal view is chosen in the present subject matter for level 1 VOI identification. Once a level 1VOI is identified, the other sub-regions existing in the same VOI are further identified as individual level 2 VOL Level 3 VOI is extracted based on the shape and geometric features of the organ. The extracted level 3 VOI is considered as the active contour that is followed by the initialized contour for the accurate segmentation of upper airway sub-regions.

Abstract: A method of making a nano-reinforcement filler material for an epoxy resin system for a composite structure is provided. The method includes forming a polymer suspension of polymer nanoparticles suspended in deionized (DI) water, and sonicating the polymer suspension. The method includes forming a graphene oxide (GO) suspension of GO sheets suspended in DI water, and sonicating the GO suspension. The method includes mixing the sonicated polymer suspension and the sonicated GO suspension to obtain a sonicated mixture. The method includes heating the sonicated mixture in an inert atmosphere at an effective temperature, and using an electrostatic process to uniformly wrap individual polymer nanoparticles with individual GO sheets, via an electrostatic interaction reaction, to obtain the nano-reinforcement filler material comprising polymer-GO core-shell nanoparticles. The method includes washing and drying the nano-reinforcement filler material, and using it in the epoxy resin system for the composite structure.

Abstract: An example lightning strike protection system of an aircraft includes: (i) a capacitor having a predetermined capacity to hold a predetermined quantity of electric charges provided to the capacitor; (ii) a voltage generating device coupled to the capacitor, where as a quantity of electric charges provided to the capacitor exceeds the predetermined capacity of the capacitor, the voltage generating device converts the electric charge stored in the capacitor into a voltage to generate a lightning leader from the aircraft; and (iii) a conductive path embedded in the aircraft to channel a lightning strike induced by a connection of the lightning leader with an oncoming lightning leader therethrough to be discharged away from the aircraft.

Abstract: A method of making a sheet metal component from a tailored blank includes altering an initial blank formed from a first material to form the tailored blank by at least one of (i) coupling additional material to a portion of the first material, and (ii) removing the first material from a portion of the initial blank. The method also includes forming the sheet metal component from the tailored blank by an incremental sheet forming process.

Abstract: A method and system for streamlining a voting process performed by a web application is provided. As the web application may require that a voting action is effectuated after the user is registered to vote and also has supplied valid credentials, the web application is configured to receive credentials of the user stored by a second web application, e.g., a web-based social networking application. Subsequent to receiving the credentials of the user stored by the second web application, the web application processes the request to effectuate voting process by registering the user to vote and storing the vote information for the user.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a pool cleaner with a housing, a first drive wheel positioned along a first side of the housing, and a second drive wheel positioned along a second side of the housing. The pool cleaner also includes a steering system engaged with the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel. The steering system includes a rotating cam with a first cam profile and a second cam profile different from the first cam profile. The steering system drives the housing in a cycle of forward and turn movements by rotating the first drive wheel based on the first cam profile and rotating the second drive wheel based on the second cam profile.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for iron-tungsten plating is prepared by dissolving in an aqueous medium a divalent iron salt (e.g., iron (II) sulfate) and an alkali metal citrate (e.g., sodium citrate, potassium citrate, or other alkali metal citrate) to form a first solution, dissolving in the first solution a tungstate salt (e.g., sodium tungstate, potassium tungstate, or other potassium tungstate) to form a second solution, and dissolving in the second solution a citric acid to form the electrolyte solution. An iron-tungsten coating is formed on a substrate using the electrolyte solution by passing a current between a cathode and an anode through the electrolyte solution to deposit iron and tungsten on the substrate.