Abstract: Techniques for treating a hydrocarbon reservoir include delivering a composition to the hydrocarbon reservoir. The composition includes at least one acid, and liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2). The method further includes exposing the delivered composition to water to activate the composition; and treating a rock formation of the hydrocarbon reservoir with the activated composition.

Abstract: A perforating connector assembly including a valve; and a perforating connector comprising a perforator accepted by the valve, the perforator including a spiked end and a lever, the lever including a projection, a shell extending around the perforator and the valve, the shell including a pre-activation opening and a post-activation opening, a spring held compressed during pre-activation by a tab of the lever being located within the pre-activation opening, and an actuator slidingly engaged to the shell, the actuator including a projection, the actuator translatable by a user so that the projection becomes aligned with the tab located within the opening, wherein the user is able to push the projection into the pre-activation opening to disengage the tab from the opening, and wherein the spring is able to decompress and translate the perforator so that the medical fluid container is accessed and the tab becomes located within the post-activation opening.

Abstract: A method of assessing a caprock for caprock defects comprises drilling a first well into a geologic sequence, the geologic sequence comprising a first subsurface formation, the caprock positioned above the first subsurface formation, and a second subsurface formation positioned above the caprock; sampling subsurface fluids of the geologic sequence for helium concentration within the second subsurface formation, within the caprock, and within the first subsurface formation; drilling a second well into the geologic sequence a pre-determined distance away from the first well; sampling the subsurface fluids for the helium concentration within the second subsurface formation, within the caprock, and within the first subsurface formation through the second well; determining whether a deviation exists between the helium concentration at the first well and at the second well, the deviation indicating the caprock defect is present; and halting further drilling into the geologic sequence upon determining the caprock de

Abstract: A device includes a filter circuit having both a transformer and a notch filter. The notch filter is formed via capacitive cross-coupling of windings of the transformer. The transformer includes a first winding with an input terminal and an output terminal and a second winding with an input terminal and an output terminal. The notch filter is formed by coupling a first capacitor between the input terminal of the first winding and the output terminal of the second winding, and by coupling a second capacitor between the output terminal of the first winding and the input terminal of the second winding.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for caching misaligned pixel tiles. A method includes determining a first codec region including a first region of a frame; determining whether pixels of a first version of a pixel tile were stored in a cache while coding blocks from a second codec region, the pixel tile corresponding to a location within the frame; based on whether the pixels were stored in the cache, determining whether to read the first version of the pixel tile from the cache or retrieve a second version of the pixel tile from a memory device, the second version of the pixel tile including pixels from the first codec region that are not in the first version of the pixel tile; and coding a block based on the first version of the pixel tile read from the cache or second version of the pixel tile retrieved from the memory device.

Abstract: Techniques for scalable virtualization of an Input/Output (I/O) device are described. An electronic device composes a virtual device comprising one or more assignable interface (AI) instances of a plurality of AI instances of a hosting function exposed by the I/O device. The electronic device emulates device resources of the I/O device via the virtual device. The electronic device intercepts a request from the guest pertaining to the virtual device, and determines whether the request from the guest is a fast-path operation to be passed directly to one of the one or more AI instances of the I/O device or a slow-path operation that is to be at least partially serviced via software executed by the electronic device. For a slow-path operation, the electronic device services the request at least partially via the software executed by the electronic device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process for generating cluster templates used for creating extraction models includes the following operations. A plurality of training files associated with a selected class are received. An automated visual analysis is performed on each of the plurality of training files. An automated contextual analysis is performed on each of the plurality of training files. A first clustering of the plurality of training files into a first plurality of clusters using results from the automated visual analysis is performed. A second clustering of one of the plurality of clusters into a second plurality of clusters is performed using results from the automated contextual analysis. Cluster templates for the first and second plurality of clusters are generated.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for gateway optimization. Embodiments include receiving, at a first gateway associated with a first tenant within a data center, a packet directed to a first public network address of an endpoint associated with a second tenant within the data center. Embodiments include performing, by the first gateway, network address translation (NAT) to translate the first public network address to a private network address of the endpoint. Embodiments include forwarding, by the first gateway, the packet to an edge gateway of the data center. Embodiments include forwarding, by the edge gateway, the packet to a second gateway associated with the second tenant within the data center without sending the packet to a public interface of the edge gateway. Embodiments include forwarding, by the second gateway, the packet to the endpoint.

Abstract: A battery assembly includes a first battery cell including a first surface and a first surface section. The first surface is opposite the second surface. A second battery cell includes a second surface and a second surface section. The second surface section is opposite of the second surface. A tunable spring member is provided between the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The tunable spring member includes a first spring surface facing the first surface section and a second spring surface facing the second surface. The tunable spring member includes a plurality of energy absorption zones disposed across the first spring surface and the second spring surface. A first portion of the plurality of energy absorption zones establish a first spring rate, and a second portion of the plurality of energy absorption zones establish a second spring rate that is distinct from the first spring rate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for training a global matching ML model using a set of enterprise data associated with a set of enterprises, receiving a subset of enterprise data associated with an enterprise that is absent from the set of enterprises, fine tuning the global matching ML model using the subset of enterprise data to provide a fine-tuned matching ML model. deploying the fine-tuned matching ML model for inference, receiving feedback to one or more inference results generated by the fine-tuned matching ML model, receiving synthetic data from a LLM system in response to at least a portion of the feedback, and fine tuning one or more of the global matching ML model and the fine-tuned ML model using the synthetic data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for redacted statement delivery to third-party institutions are disclosed. A method may include: receiving a request for a statement from a third-party backend; retrieving a list comprising a plurality of available statements; providing the list of the plurality of available statements to the third-party backend; retrieving a selection of one of the plurality of available statements; identifying metadata for data fields in a statement template; generate the selected statement using the statement template and embedding the metadata in data fields of the statement; identifying a redaction reason; identifying redaction metadata associated with the redaction reason; redact data fields in the statement having metadata matching the redaction reason metadata; storing the redacted statement in a temporary store; and returning a path for the temporary store to the third-party backend, wherein the third-party backend may retrieve the redacted statement from the temporary store.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting unauthorized relocation of endpoint devices are disclosed. The system comprises one or more network security appliances and one or more servers. The one or more network security appliances is configured to collect network environment data associated with each endpoint device of the one or more endpoint devices. The one or more servers is configured to obtain the network environment data from the one or more network security appliances for generating one or more hash values for the network environment data of each endpoint device of the one or more endpoint devices. The system performs a comparative analysis between the one or more hash values to generate a Paranoia-Diff-Score (PDS) for each endpoint device of the one or more endpoint devices to detect the unauthorized relocation of the one or more endpoint devices.

Abstract: A system, e.g., a system on a chip (SoC) includes a first domain including a first processor configured to boot the system; a second domain including a processing subsystem having a second processor; and isolation circuitry between the first domain and the second domain During boot-up of the system, the first processor provides code to the second domain. When the code is executed by the second processor, it configures the processing subsystem as either a safety domain or as a general-purpose processing domain. The safety domain may an external safety domain or an internal safety domain.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein relating to using reinforcement learning to generate a dialogue policy. A computer system may perform an iterative training operation to train a deep Q-learning network (DQN) based on conversation logs from prior conversations. In various embodiments, the DQN may include an input layer to receive an input value indicative of a current state of a given conversation, one or more hidden layers, and an output layer that includes a set of nodes corresponding to available responses. During the iterative training operation, the disclosed techniques may analyze utterances from a conversation log and, based on the utterances, use the DQN to determine appropriate responses. Reward values may be determined based on the selected responses and, based on the reward values, the DQN may be updated. Once generated, the dialogue policy may be used by a chatbot system to guide conversations with users.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ethylene-based polymer. The ethylene-based polymer is formed from reacting, under polymerization conditions, ethylene monomer and bisallyl maleate (“BAIIM”). The present ethylene-based polymer with ethylene monomer and bisallyl maleate branching agent is interchangeably referred to as “BAIIM-PE.

Abstract: Direct-bonded lamination for improved image clarity in optical devices is provided. An example process planarizes and plasma-activates optical surfaces to be laminated together, then forms direct bonds between the two surfaces without an adhesive or adhesive layer. This process provides improved optics with higher image brightness, less light scattering, better resolution, and higher image fidelity. The direct bonds also provide a refractory interface tolerant of much higher temperatures than conventional optical adhesives. The example process can be used to produce many types of improved optical components, such as improved laminated lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, collimators, prism systems, optical conduits, and mirrored waveguides for smartglasses and head-up displays (HUDs), which provide better image quality and elimination of the dark visual lines that are apparent to a human viewer when conventional adhesives are used in conventional lamination.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a stereoscopic near-eye display (NED) assembly for a NED device including a pair of NED assemblies is provided, where an input image is subjected to a preprocessing procedure that applies image-area-position dependent preprocessing before providing it for viewing through a lens assembly that comprises a diffractive optical element (DOE) arranged to provide a phase delay that is different through a plurality of positions of its aperture. According to other example embodiments, an apparatus and a method for deriving the preprocessing procedure and the DOE are provided.

Abstract: An embodiment of an integrated circuit comprises circuitry to share page tables associated with a page between a processor memory management unit (MMU) and an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU), store a page table entry in the memory associated with the page, and separately control access to the page from a processor and from a direct memory access (DMA) request based on one or more fields of the stored page table entry. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Direct bonded stack structures for increased reliability and improved yields in microelectronics are provided. Structural features and stack configurations are provided for memory modules and 3DICs to reduce defects in vertically stacked dies. Example processes alleviate warpage stresses between a thicker top die and direct bonded dies beneath it, for example. An etched surface on the top die may relieve warpage stresses. An example stack may include a compliant layer between dies. Another stack configuration replaces the top die with a layer of molding material to circumvent warpage stresses. An array of cavities on a bonding surface can alleviate stress forces. One or more stress balancing layers may also be created on a side of the top die or between other dies to alleviate or counter warpage. Rounding of edges can prevent stresses and pressure forces from being destructively transmitted through die and substrate layers. These measures may be applied together or in combinations in a single package.

Abstract: A method of forming a stacked image sensor comprises providing a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate comprises a first matrix comprising first quantum dots, a first dielectric layer adjacent to the first matrix, and first bond pads disposed in the first dielectric layer. The second substrate comprises a second matrix comprising second quantum dots, a second dielectric layer adjacent to the second matrix, and second bond pads disposed in the second dielectric layer. The method includes hybrid bonding the first substrate to the second substrate without use of an intervening adhesive to form the stacked image sensor, where the hybrid bonding connects the first bond pads to the second bond pads.