Abstract: Cooperative session orchestration includes devising a crypt for pre-distribution of tokens, distributing the tokens to member nodes of the network, based on a request from a delegate node of the network for brokerage of a session between the delegate node and a supplier node of the network, creating and sending, for each of a plurality of potential supplier nodes of the network, a respective individual puzzle, receiving, from each of one or more potential supplier nodes of the plurality of potential supplier nodes, a respective result obtained by the potential supplier node from solving the individual puzzle using the token distributed to the potential supplier, identifying, based on the receiving, candidate supplier node(s) of the one or more potential supplier nodes as a potential supplier for the session with the delegate node, and identifying to the delegate node the candidate supplier node(s) for the session with the delegate node.

Abstract: An electrical contact device includes a first electrical contact portion mechanically fixing and electrically connecting the electrical contact device to a circuit board by press-fitting, a second electrical contact portion forming an electrical plug contact matable with an electrical mating contact element, and a spring portion arranged between the first and second electrical contact portions in a longitudinal direction of the electrical contact device. The second electrical contact portion has a fork structure with a pair of fork elements mechanically clamping and fixing the electrical mating contact element on the electrical contact device. The spring portion electrically connects the first and second contact portions. The spring portion permits an elastic variation of a spacing between the first and second electrical contact portions in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Techniques for intelligently selecting a component to execute with respect to a natural language user input are described. A natural language processing (NLP) system may receive first data representing a natural language input. The NLP system may determine first and second scores representing first and second confidences that first and second components are to be invoked to perform actions responsive to the natural language input, respectively. Based on the first and second scores, the NLP system may determine further information is needed to determine which of the first or second component is to be invoked. The NLP system may query a user for the further information. Based on the further information, the NLP system may determine third and fourth scores representing third and fourth confidences that the first and second components are to be invoked to perform actions responsive to the natural language input, respectively.

Abstract: Hydraulic fracturing fluids and methods to hydraulically fracture a subterranean formation and oxidize organic material in the subterranean formation. The hydraulic fracturing fluid includes water, another fluid, and a surfactant. An inorganic oxidizer is included in the water.

Abstract: A system and method for reprogramming a trajectory of a robotic arm based on a human interaction. The method comprises configuring a motor arrangement to operate the robotic arm to cause movement of an end-effector thereof along a first trajectory predefined therefor. The method further comprises detecting the human interaction related to the end-effector, while the end-effector is moving along the first trajectory. The method further comprises determining instantaneous positional coordinates to which the end-effector is moved in response to the human interaction, deviating from the first trajectory. The method further comprises recording the determined instantaneous positional coordinates. The method further comprises configuring the motor arrangement to operate the robotic arm with movement of the end-effector thereof along a second trajectory based on the recorded instantaneous positional coordinates.

Abstract: Unconventional hydrocarbon source rock reservoirs can contain the organic material kerogen, intertwined with the rock matrix. The kerogen can alter the tensile strength of the rock and contribute to higher fracture energy needs. To degrade kerogen and other organic materials, oxidizing gasses are dissolved in carbon dioxide (CO2) which is then used as part of a fracturing fluid. The oxidizing gasses can be dissolved directly in the CO2 or generated in situ using precursors.

Abstract: A method and hydraulic fracturing fluid that is a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fracturing fluid having a surfactant and an inorganic oxidizer salt for hydraulic fracturing of a geological formation. The VES fracturing fluid is provided through a wellbore into the geological formation to hydraulically fracture the geological formation to form hydraulic fractures in the geological formation. The method includes oxidizing organic material in the hydraulic fractures with the VES fracturing fluid.

Abstract: Hyperchip structures and methods of fabricating hyperchips are described. In an example, an integrated circuit assembly includes a first integrated circuit chip having a device side opposite a backside. The device side includes a plurality of transistor devices and a plurality of device side contact points. The backside includes a plurality of backside contacts. A second integrated circuit chip includes a device side having a plurality of device contact points thereon. The second integrated circuit chip is on the first integrated circuit chip in a device side to device side configuration. Ones of the plurality of device contact points of the second integrated circuit chip are coupled to ones of the plurality of device contact points of the first integrated circuit chip. The second integrated circuit chip is smaller than the first integrated circuit chip from a plan view perspective.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a health of a transportation refrigeration unit including: receiving at least one of an alarm of one or more components of the transportation refrigeration unit, test data on the one or more components of the transportation refrigeration unit, historical trip data of the transportation refrigeration unit, or service data of the transportation refrigeration unit; receiving reefer parameters of the transportation refrigeration unit; determining a health score of the transportation refrigeration unit based on at least the reefer parameters; and determining a maintenance action for transportation refrigeration unit based on the health score and at least one of the alarm, the test data, the historical trip data, or the service data.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a spacer containing ((2-oxoethyl)thio)). In an aspect the invention provides oxo-eT linked glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a ((2-oxoethyl)thio) spacer having the formula (I): wherein: A is a group (C?X)m wherein X is S or O and m is 0 or 1; B is a bond, O, or CH2; and when m is 0, B can also be (C?O); R is a C2-C16 alkylene, C2-C16 heteroakylene, NH—C(?O)—C2-C16 alkylene, or NH—C(?O)—C2-C16 heteroakylene, wherein said alkylene and heteroalkylene are optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 groups independently selected from COOR? where R? is selected from H, methyl, ethyl or propyl. The invention further relates to immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and to methods for the preparation and use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: A technique of processing storage cluster performance metrics involves obtaining access to performance metrics from storage appliances of a storage cluster, the performance metrics identifying performance for storage objects managed by the storage appliances. The technique further involves, after access to the performance metrics is obtained, disregarding a duplicate set of performance metrics for a storage object that migrates from a first storage appliance of the storage cluster to a second storage appliance of the storage cluster. The technique further involves, after the duplicate set of performance metrics is disregarded, archiving the performance metrics to an archive. After archiving the performance metrics to the archive, the technique may provide a performance analysis based on the performance metrics from the archive as well as adjust operation of the storage cluster according to the performance analysis.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide for fast updating of a forwarding table in a single active multihoming configuration. A first network device that is not connected to an ethernet segment (ES), receives a plurality of ethernet segment (ES) routes (e.g., EVPN type-4 routes) from a plurality of network devices that are connected to a host via the ES. When connectivity is lost to the on a designated forwarded for the ES, t the first network device performed a designated forwarding election algorithm based on the plurality of the received ES routes, to identify that a second network device of the plurality of network devices is designated as a new forwarding device. The first network device modifies an entry in a forwarding table to indicate that the host is now reachable via the second network device.

Abstract: A method of stimulating petroleum production includes introducing a fracturing fluid into a petroleum bearing carbonate formation, thereby creating at least one fracture to stimulate the petroleum production. The fracturing fluid is introduced into the petroleum bearing carbonate formation at a pressure above the breakdown pressure of the formation. The fracturing fluid includes a plurality of proppants where from 1 to 50 wt. % of the plurality of proppants includes micro proppants having a particle size ranging from 0.5 to 150 ?m, and from 50 to 99 wt. % of the plurality of proppants includes macro proppants having a particle size greater than 100 mesh.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically creating distributed, self-adjusting and optimizing core network with machine learning is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to access one or more services and establishing a secure real time communication session with one or more client devices and a set of service layers based on the received request. The method further includes determining one or more service parameters based on the received request and sending one or more handshake messages to each of the set of service layers. Further, the method includes determining one or more environmental parameters and determining best possible service layer capable of processing the received request by using a trained service based ML model. The method includes processing the request at the determined best possible service layer and terminating or transferring the secure real time communication session after the request is processed.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system include a processor(s) that obtains a request for a transaction to be processed by an application in a computing system. The processor(s) applies, to the request for the transaction, an outlier detection model, to determine whether the transaction comprises attributes matching transaction tuples of one or more historical transactions identified as triggering issues in the computing system when the application processed the historical transactions. The processor(s) classifies the transaction as being an outlier transaction or as being a standard transaction, based on applying the outlier detection model. Based on determining that the transaction is an outlier transaction, concurrently with the application processing the transaction, the processor(s) turn on the debug trace to debug trace the application processing of the transaction.

Abstract: Hybrid edge computing that includes a nimble framework that identifies services for available in a marketplace. The nimble framework defines a location for computing the services selected from the group consisting of a center server, an edge provision server and an edge node. The hybrid edge computing further includes a third party provider making are request for a service to the nimble framework. The hybrid edge computing further includes a virtualized service being provided by the nimble framework to the third party provider including a matched service to the third party provider request for the service, and an optimal location for computing.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a CDMA base station management gateway for integrating CDMA into an LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) core network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a base station management gateway situated between a code division multiple access (CDMA) base transceiver station (BTS) and an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) core network, the base station management gateway also situated between an additional base station and the EPC core network, the base station management gateway The method may further comprise: a stateful interworking proxy configured to perform interworking of CDMA signaling to Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRAN) signaling by using an S2a/S2b interface toward the EPC and an A10/A11 interface towards the CDMA BTS; and a packet routing virtual function configured to enable mobile devices attached to the CDMA BTS to obtain IP connectivity via the EPC core network.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving a request to store a skill-based attribute of a user at a database, temporarily storing the skill-based attribute and an identification of one or more storage nodes associated with the skill-based attribute in a temporary data structure of the database, determining whether a predetermined amount of the one or more storage nodes have authenticated the user as having the skill-based attribute, and, in response successful authentication of the skill-based attribute by the predetermined amount of storage nodes, transferring the authenticated skill-based attribute from the temporary data structure to a primary data structure of the database.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods of preparing glycoconjugates containing a saccharide conjugated to a carrier protein by use of stable nitroxyl radical related agent/oxidant as an oxidizing agent, to immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and to methods for the use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.

Abstract: A column in a memory array includes one bit cell circuit in each row for storing information about the row. The bit cell circuits store data in a data node and a complement data node in a cross-coupled inverter circuit. Toggling the nodes in a cross-coupled inverter includes discharging a charged node in contention with a charge current provided in the cross-coupled inverter circuit. The column circuit includes a first voltage supply circuit to decouple the cross-coupled inverter circuits from a first voltage rail to cut off charging current in response to a column set signal in a column set operation. The cross-coupled inverters of the bit cell circuits in the column circuit are coupled to a first voltage supply line. The column set input controls the first voltage supply circuit to decouple the first voltage supply line from a first voltage rail.