Abstract: A Virtual Cloud Exchange (VCX) and method for establishing connectivity between a host computer in a customer network and a cloud service provider, includes a customer facing software defined network (SDN) switch; a cloud computing service facing SDN switch; and a processor executing instructions to generate a customer facing network routing virtual network function (VNF) and a cloud facing network routing VNF; and configure a first open virtual switch (vSwitch) and a second open vSwitch. The customer facing SDN switch generates a first overlay tunnel between the customer facing SDN switch and the first open vSwitch and the cloud facing SDN switch generates a second overlay tunnel between the cloud facing SDN switch and the second open vSwitch.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods to provide split installation of a software product are described herein. In one aspect, a request for split installation of a software product is received. A pre-installation document corresponding to installation of the software product in a first phase of the split installation is generated and stored when at least one other applications continue to run. The pre-installation document includes installation information of the software product. Further, one or more deployment units are cached for installation of the software product based on the installation information. The software product is installed by installing the one or more deployment units based on the pre-installation document in a second phase of the split installation.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a HAMR head. The HAMR head includes a main pole, a waveguide and a NFT disposed between the main pole and the waveguide. The NFT includes an antenna, and the antenna includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion may be made of a material having a higher melting point than the material of the first portion. Having the second portion helps reduce the temperature rise of the NFT and reduce the laser power applied to the NFT.

Abstract: A catheter configured for partial implantation into a patient and drainage of a body cavity may be provided with microtextured surface on one or more inner diameter surfaces and/or outer diameter surfaces of the tubular catheter body. The microtexturing may include surface features dimensioned to inhibit colonization and/or migration of microbes. The microtexturing may also include channels or other recesses containing an antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate or any other effective antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for delivery of contextual interest from interaction information are described that process user interactions with digital content to generate user interest scores for various topics. A contextual user interest system uses user interaction data to identify and contextualize content, and assigns propensity scores to the contextualized content. By dynamically contextualizing pages of content, the contextual user interest system may adapt to changes in the content and provide more accurate and robust information over time, which is not possible using conventional techniques. The contextualized pages of content are used to assign user interest scores across a number of topics to users who have visited the pages of content, and the user interest scores are normalized in a manner that allows a user's degree of interest in a topic to be compared to that of another user.

Abstract: According to some aspects of this disclosure a roadside assistance application programming interface (API) may allow any type of application, internet of things device, voice recognition device, and others to provide roadside assistance functionality. According to some aspects of this disclosure a device may communicate with sensors or an on-board diagnostics system of a vehicle and retrieve vehicle data. The device may recommend a service based on the vehicle data. The device may send a request for roadside assistance. The device may be used to enroll a user as a member of a roadside assistance benefits program. The above mentioned steps may all be performed via a single application running on the device. According to some aspects of this disclosure a device may process a roadside assistance request and determine a roadside assistance service provider to send to a user that requested roadside assistance.

Abstract: A method involves a headless IoT device wirelessly communicating a MAC address to a client device in response to a scan by the client device, and receiving from the client device a vendor action frame comprising access credentials for communicating via a Wi-Fi access point. The IoT device applies the credentials to authenticate to the Wi-Fi access point, forms an application layer for communicating over the Wi-Fi access point network, and communicates with the client device via the application layer.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a HAMR head. The HAMR head includes a main pole, a waveguide and a NFT disposed between the main pole and the waveguide. The NFT includes an antenna, and the antenna includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion may be made of a material having a higher melting point than the material of the first portion. Having the second portion helps reduce the temperature rise of the NFT and reduce the laser power applied to the NFT.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, and software for value transfer between disparate systems. One such embodiment includes receiving a transfer request to transfer a value from a first account provider to an account maintained with a second account provider and including data identifying an individual or entity that initiated the transfer request. This method also includes identifying the second account provider based on data included in the transfer request and generating a request to transfer the value of the transfer request to the account in a format compatible with the second account provider. The method may then transmit the generated request to the second account provider.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, and software for value transfer between disparate systems. One such embodiment includes receiving a transfer request to transfer a value from a first account provider to an account maintained with a second account provider and including data identifying an individual or entity that initiated the transfer request. This method also includes identifying the second account provider based on data included in the transfer request and generating a request to transfer the value of the transfer request to the account in a format compatible with the second account provider. The method may then transmit the generated request to the second account provider.

Abstract: The present invention provides stable pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of testosterone or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable oil vehicle, and a stabilizing amount of benzyl alcohol, for example, about 1% to 3% weight/volume of benzyl alcohol. The present invention also provides a process for stabilizing testosterone-containing pharmaceutical compositions by ageing them at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 60° C. for at least 48 hours, e.g., prior to secondary packing and labeling. These compositions were stable over the shelf life of the product, without exhibiting crystal formation, even upon storing at temperatures of about 2° C. to about 8° C. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods for making such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for hormone replacement therapy, e.g.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a HAMR head. The HAMR head includes a main pole, a waveguide and a NFT disposed between the main pole and the waveguide. The NFT includes an antenna, and the antenna includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion may be made of a material having a higher melting point than the material of the first portion. Having the second portion helps reduce the temperature rise of the NFT and reduce the laser power applied to the NFT.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for encoding and decoding a packet buffer for data exchange over a communications network, including parsing a data container definition file to determine a packet format; generating a code file based on the data container definition file; inserting the code file into a source tree of an application; compiling the source tree to generate an executable file; and executing the executable on a computing device in communication with the communications network, wherein the executable file encodes and decodes the packet buffer for data exchange over the communications network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for simulating a large network topology and characterizing network devices. the method includes generating a simulated open shortest path first (OSPF) network topology using a simulator device; generating link state advertisement (LSA) OSPF packets based on the simulated OSPF network topology using the simulator device; and communicating the OSPF packets to a gateway device for flooding a real OSPF network topology with the OSPF packets.

Abstract: A catheter configured for partial implantation into a patient and drainage of a body cavity may be provided with microtextured surface on one or more inner diameter surfaces and/or outer diameter surfaces of the tubular catheter body. The microtexturing may include surface features dimensioned to inhibit colonization and/or migration of microbes. The microtexturing may also include channels or other recesses containing an antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate or any other effective antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, methods, and software for value transfer between disparate systems. One such embodiment includes receiving a transfer request to transfer a value from a first account provider to an account maintained with a second account provider and including data identifying an individual or entity that initiated the transfer request. This method also includes identifying the second account provider based on data included in the transfer request and generating a request to transfer the value of the transfer request to the account in a format compatible with the second account provider. The method may then transmit the generated request to the second account provider.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods to provide split installation of a software product are described herein. In one aspect, a request for split installation of a software product is received. A pre-installation document corresponding to installation of the software product in a first phase of the split installation is generated and stored when at least one other applications continue to run. The pre-installation document includes installation information of the software product. Further, one or more deployment units are cached for installation of the software product based on the installation information. The software product is installed by installing the one or more deployment units based on the pre-installation document in a second phase of the split installation.

Abstract: Methods and systems for making ammonia are provided. The method can include heating a first compressed syngas to produce a heated first syngas. The heated first syngas and a second compressed syngas can be combined to produce a combined syngas. The combined syngas can be reacted within a first ammonia converter and a second ammonia converter to produce an ammonia product. Heat from the ammonia product can be transferred to a first heat transfer medium to produce a first cooled product and a second heat transfer medium. Heat from the first cooled product can be transferred to a third heat transfer medium to produce a second cooled product. Heat from the second cooled product can be transferred to the combined syngas to produce a third cooled product. The third cooled product can be separated to produce a purified ammonia product and a recycle gas.

Abstract: Methods and systems for making ammonia are provided. The method can include converting carbon monoxide in a first syngas to carbon dioxide to produce a shifted syngas. At least a portion of the carbon dioxide can be separated from the shifted syngas to produce a carbon dioxide-lean syngas. Carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide-lean syngas can be converted to methane to produce a methanated first syngas. A second syngas can be separated to produce a purified second syngas and a waste gas. The methanated first syngas and the purified second syngas can be combined to produce an ammonia feedstock. The ammonia feedstock can have a hydrogen to nitrogen molar ratio of about 3.5:1 to about 2.5:1. At least a portion of the hydrogen and nitrogen in the ammonia feedstock can be reacted to produce an ammonia product.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a HAMR head. The HAMR head includes a main pole, a waveguide and a NFT disposed between the main pole and the waveguide. The NFT includes an antenna, and the antenna is made of a compound that has a composition that varies based on the location within the antenna. In one embodiment, the antenna has a surface at a media facing surface (MFS) and the surface has an apex, and the composition of the compound varies from the apex in a direction away from the apex. The apex has the highest temperature during the operation of the HAMR head, and having a composition that is thermally stable at the apex helps achieve higher reliability.