Abstract: A method of forming a ceramic-coated proppant, including receiving a proppant or particle and coating the proppant or particle with ceramic to give a ceramic coating on the proppant or particle. A method of hydraulic fracturing a geological formation with the ceramic-coated proppant.

Abstract: A reactive mixture comprising a Fire, Smoke and Toxicity retardant (FST) composition for making a polyisocyanurate and/or polyurethane (PIR/PUR) comprising material, said FST composition comprising: a) at least one compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated moiety having a number average equivalent weight<160 g/mol, and b) optionally one or more radical initiator compound characterized in that the onset temperature for radical polymerization (Tonset) of the ethylenically unsaturated compound with or without the radical initiator is 2° C. up to 40° C. lower than the maximum reaction temperature achieved during the process for making the PIR/PUR material (reaction exotherm (Treaction)).

Abstract: A processor may identify one or more sources. The processor may identify a respective requirement of each of the one or more sources. The processor may determine if a respective requirement is different than another respective requirement. The processor may locate each of the one or more sources in a respective slice on a different container available in a server of a network.

Abstract: A system and method for performing differential phase shift in a quantum network are disclosed. The method includes determining a quantum key distribution (QKD) configuration for a quantum signal comprising a series of pulses based on signal amplitude, signal pulse width and block length. Further, the method includes grouping pulses to generate quantum signal blocks based on determined QKD configuration. The method includes assigning a random label to each of the quantum signal block based on the determined quantum key distribution configuration. Also, the method includes performing hybrid phase modulation to each of the pulses individually and to each of the quantum signal blocks with a defined phase difference between the each of the pulses individually and each of the quantum signal blocks. The hybrid phase modulation is performed based on the assigned random label. Further, the method includes transmitting the hybrid phase modulated quantum signal blocks to receiving units.

Abstract: A system and method for securely distributing quantum keys in a network are disclosed. The method includes receiving request for generating pair of quantum keys between source quantum node and target quantum node. Further, the method includes generating first pair of quantum keys based on the request. The method includes transmitting the first pair of quantum keys to the intermediate quantum node using a first quantum link. The method further includes generating intermediate pair of quantum key based on events detected at the intermediate quantum node. The method further includes interleaving the intermediate pair of quantum key with the first pair of quantum keys. Also, the method includes generating a second pair of quantum keys comprising interleaved intermediate pair of quantum key and first pair of quantum keys. Further, the method includes encoding and transmitting the second pair of quantum keys to target quantum node using second quantum link.

Abstract: A polyisocyanurate and/or polyurethane (PIR/PUR) comprising material having improved Flame, Smoke and/or Toxicity (FST) retardancy is disclosed and a method for forming said PIR/PUR comprising material. The PIR/PUR material is comprising at least 0.2 wt % of compounds having a number average equivalent weight <160 g/mol and at least one non-polymerized ethylenically unsaturated moiety based on the total weight of the PIR/PUR comprising material, and optionally 0.01 wt % up to 1 wt % of one or more radical initiator compounds based on the total weight of the PIR/PUR comprising material.

Abstract: In this invention, we disclose a multimedia streaming base station used preferably in a wireless communication network. The multimedia streaming base station is capable of capturing, storing, encoding, and transmitting multimedia via a local multimedia capture device. The multimedia base station can be a heterogeneous multi-RAT node, in which case the wireless communication network could be a heterogeneous mesh network. The multimedia base station could by a dynamic mesh node in alternate embodiments. Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods for facilitating streaming of locally captured multimedia content.

Abstract: Training a user-specific perturbation generator for an audio feature detection model includes receiving one or more positive audio samples of a user, each of the one or more positive audio samples including an audio feature; receiving one or more negative audio samples of the user, each of the one or more negative audio samples sharing an acoustic similarity with at least one of the one or more positive audio samples; and adversarially training a user-specific perturbation generator model to generate a user-specific perturbation, the training based on the one or more positive audio samples and the one or more negative audio samples. Perturbing audio samples of the user with the user-specific perturbation can cause an audio feature detection model to recognize the audio feature in audio samples that include the audio feature and/or to refrain from recognizing the audio feature in audio samples that do not include the audio feature.

Abstract: Described are a method, system, and computer program product for facilitating communication between a user of a financial account and a merchant associated with at least one transaction with the financial account. The method includes receiving transaction data representative of the at least one transaction, the transaction data comprising at least one transaction identifier. The method also includes determining the merchant associated with the at least one transaction identifier and determining at least one merchant communication mode. The method further includes transmitting merchant contact data to a user device and receiving at least one selected communication mode.

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to receiving, at an authentication server system, a distributed ledger address transmitted by a client device to identify itself during an authentication process for accessing a network, where the distributed ledger address corresponds to a distributed ledger network; transmitting an authentication challenge message from the authentication server to the client device; in response to transmitting the authentication challenge message from the authentication server to the client device, receiving at the authentication server, a response to the challenge message including a signature; and using at least the distributed ledger network to determine if the signature used to sign the response to the challenge message is associated with the distributed ledger address transmitted by the client device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and systems for predicting time of occurrence of future server failures using server logs and a stream of numeric time-series data occurred with a particular time window. Method performed by processor includes accessing plurality of server logs and stream of numeric time-series data, applying density and sequential machine learning model over plurality of server logs for obtaining first and second outputs, respectively, applying a stochastic recurrent neural network model over the stream of time-series data to obtain third output. The method includes aggregating first, second, and third outputs using an ensemble model, predicting likelihood of at least one future server anomaly based on the aggregating, and determining time of occurrence of the at least one future server anomaly by capturing server behavior characteristics using time-series network model. The server behavior characteristics include time-series patterns of the stream of numeric time-series data.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for a speech processing routing architecture. In various examples, first data comprising a first feature definition is received. The first feature definition may include a first indication of first source data and first instructions for generating feature data using the first source data. In various examples, the feature data may be generated according to the first feature definition. In some examples, a speech processing system may receive a first request to process a first utterance. The feature data may be retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable memory. The speech processing system may determine a first skill for processing the first utterance based at least in part on the feature data.

Abstract: A method for congestion mitigation via admission control in a shared-backhaul telecommunications network is disclosed, comprising: assessing a congestion state in a multi-node radio access network having a shared backhaul connection, the congestion state based on congestion of the shared backhaul connection; retrieving an admission control policy based on the congestion state of the shared backhaul connection; performing a policy action of the admission control policy at a first base station acting as a gateway for the multi-node radio access network with respect to the shared backhaul connection; and sending the admission control policy to other nodes in the multi-node radio access network, thereby causing the other nodes to perform the policy action, wherein the policy action is denying a request from a user equipment to attach to the radio access network.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for implementing a smart toolchain integration module are disclosed. A processor detects an issue in connection with performance and/or operation of an application and creates an event, in response to detecting the issue, with required parameters. The processor causes the event to be consumed with the required parameters in an event automation platform and triggers a corresponding microservice which stores a code to be utilized for replicating and interpreting the issue in response to consuming the event. The processor also replicates the issue by running a check through hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) POST request by the microservice to a corresponding application programming interface (API) based on the code; interprets the issue by sending a HTTP secure (HTTPS) GET request by the microservice to the corresponding API based on the code; and automatically remediates the issue based on the required parameters.

Abstract: The present invention discloses bioengineered corneal grafts for treating either or both Keratoconus and visual impairment, selected from (i) a corneal Onlay comprises or coated by at least one member of Group A, consisting of biocompatible synthetic materials; at least one member of Group B, consisting of at least one type of biological polymer and optionally, at least one member of Group C, consisting of at least one type of protein and (ii) An intrastromal corneal lenticule graft, configured to mimic native corneal stroma tissue by means of its optical properties, mechanical properties, permeability and interaction with corneal stromal cells; wherein at least one portion of said lenticule comprises or coated by at least one member of Group D, consisting of transparent crosslinked hydrogel; at least one member of Group E, consisting of collagen; collagen methacrylate, recombinant mammal collagen, mammal-sourced collagen; and optionally, at least one member of Group F, consisting of Keratocytes and/or stem c

Abstract: A method for scheduling resources in a network where the scheduling activity is split across two nodes in the network is disclosed, comprising: receiving, from a local scheduler in a first radio access network, access network information at a global scheduler; accessing information regarding a second radio access network allocating, at the global scheduler, resources for secondary allocation by the local scheduler; applying a hash function to map the allocated resources for secondary allocation to a set of hash values; and sending, from the global scheduler, the set of hash values to the local scheduler.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining “impact quantify measure-based” service chains cross interferences. The method includes quantifying the impact of one service chain on another service chain and to what extent so as facilitate making an informed decision whether to garner more resources and to fine tune the computational services for the service chain. There is further provided beforehand a certainty of required computational resources and the providing the impact or interferences details of one service chain on another helps in minimization of service quality degradation failures. The framework further runs a method step to apply a mutual convexity method on service chains to aid in forecasting cross interferences between chains and includes a step wherein, interferences between both dependent and independent service chain is calculated and provided.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for out-of-band data communication with a base station in a wireless network, the method comprising: determining, at a base station in a cellular access network, the base station configured to use a coordination server and to a first core network for providing network access to user equipments (UEs), an occurrence of an event regarding a communication problem related to the base station; sending an out-of-band message, via an embedded UE module coupled to the base station attached to a second core network, to the coordination server, based on the occurrence of the event at the base station; updating, at the coordination server, a stored status for the base station, thereby enabling a status of the base station to be updated at the coordination server via an out-of-band message.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user computer that is a party to a transaction, information that can be used to identify a transaction between the user computer and a resource provider computer. The method further includes determining one or more attributes. The method additionally includes presenting a first question based on the one or more attributes. The method also includes receiving a response to the first question, presenting a second question based on the received response, and receiving a response to the second question. The method further includes storing the received responses in a data storage element, wherein the data storage element is accessible by an authorizing entity computer.

Abstract: Provided is pharmaceutical composition for intranasal delivery, wherein the pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically active ingredient including a CGRP inhibitor. Also provided is a method for delivering a CGRP inhibitor to a subject, wherein the method includes intranasally administering to the subject a composition including a therapeutically active component including a CGRP inhibitor.