Abstract: Layer structures for making direct metal-to-metal bonds at low temperatures and shorter annealing durations in microelectronics are provided. Example bonding interface structures enable direct metal-to-metal bonding of interconnects at low annealing temperatures of 150° C. or below, and at a lower energy budget. The example structures provide a precise metal recess distance for conductive pads and vias being bonded that can be achieved in high volume manufacturing. The example structures provide a vertical stack of conductive layers under the bonding interface, with geometries and thermal expansion features designed to vertically expand the stack at lower temperatures over the precise recess distance to make the direct metal-to-metal bonds. Further enhancements, such as surface nanotexture and copper crystal plane selection, can further actuate the direct metal-to-metal bonding at lowered annealing temperatures and shorter annealing durations.

Abstract: An adjuvant composition for modifying the spray properties of an aqueous pesticide composition contains (a) at least one fatty deposition control agent, and (b)(ii) a liquid medium, one or more hydrotropes, and, optionally one or more surfactants, or (b)(ii) one or more surfactants, and adjuvant compositions for modifying the spray properties of an aqueous pesticide composition contains (c) at least one deposition control agent, and (d)(ii) a liquid medium, one or more hydrotropes, and, optionally one or more surfactants, or (d)(ii) one or more surfactants, and use thereof in agricultural applications.

Abstract: A microprocessor-PLD hybrid architecture includes an IPC microprocessor and a PLD in signal communication with the IPC microprocessor via an IPC interface. The IPC microprocessor outputs a data read command to initiate a data read operation or a data write command. The PLD includes a plurality of PLD modules that store data and a bus controller. The bus controller communicates with the plurality of PLD modules via a plurality of PLD interfaces and is configured to sequentially execute a set of bus controller instructions. The bus controller reads data from a target PLD module from among the plurality of PLD modules in response to receiving the data read command, and transfers the data to the IPC microprocessor. The bus controller receives data from the IPC microprocessor and stores the data in a target PLD module from among the plurality of PLD modules in response to receiving the data write command.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for splitting a clone volume from a parent volume whose data is stored within objects of an object store. A transfer map is used to track mappings of selectively created child object identifiers used to subsequently copy the one or more parent objects to create child objects corresponding to the child object identifiers. A consistency point phase is performed. For each child object identifier processed during the consistency point phase, an object state for a corresponding child object is set to a copy pending state. A reverse map is populated with a reverse map entry. The transfer map is traversed to copy the one or more parent objects as the child objects for splitting the clone volume from the parent volume. The reverse map is used to verify that the child objects are successfully created with valid data.

Abstract: A method and system of extracting one or more non-semantic entities in a document image including data entities is disclosed. The methodology includes extraction, by a processor, of row entities and corresponding row location based on a text extraction technique from the document image. The row entities are split into split-row entities based on a splitting rule. Semantic entities are determined from alphabetic entities using semantic recognition technique. The non-semantic entities are determined as split-row entities other than semantic entities. Feature values of each feature type for each of the non-semantic entities is determined. The processor further determines a first probability output for non-semantic entities and a second probability output for semantic entities surrounding the non-semantic entities. The system further labels each of the non-semantic entities based on determination of a highest probability value from a sum of the first probability output and the second probability output.

Abstract: A method may include: an originating system receiving decisioning data from an applicant as part of an application for a product, the originating system redirecting the applicant to a sensitive data capture computer program; the sensitive data capture computer program receiving a unique identifier from the originating system; the sensitive data capture computer program receiving the sensitive data from the applicant, wherein the originating system does not have access to the sensitive data; the sensitive data capture computer program associating the sensitive data with the unique identifier; a matching computer program receiving a decision from the originating system on the application and the unique identifier; the matching computer program receiving the sensitive data and the unique identifier from the sensitive data capture computer program and matching the sensitive data and the decision using the unique identifier; and a compliance reporting program generating a report using the match.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses the compounds according to Formula I shown below, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein JB, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m and X as defined herein.

Abstract: According to the disclosure there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus comprises means for performing: receiving first information of a network slice that is to be made available to the apparatus on a temporary basis, the first information comprising an identifier of the network slice; and receiving second information of the network slice, the second information comprising timing information of the network slice, indicating it's available period after expiry of which its removed from the allowed network slices list without any explicit signalling.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for use in a user equipment, wherein the user equipment is operable to be registered in a registration area, the apparatus comprising means configured to perform: providing, to a first network entity, a first message, wherein the first message comprises an indication that the user equipment supports non-uniformly supported network slices in the registration area. The means further configured to perform receiving, from a second network entity, a second message, wherein the second message comprises group mapping information for a tracking area of the registration area, wherein the group mapping information maps the tracking area to at least one group, the at least one group comprising a list of network slices that are non-uniformly supported in the tracking area.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for processing read operations while splitting a clone volume from a parent volume whose data is stored within objects of an object store. A transfer map is created to track mappings of child object identifiers to parent object identifiers of the parent objects to copy as child objects having the child object identifiers. The transfer map for the object store is traversed to copy the parent objects as the child objects for the split clone operation. The child objects are verified as being successfully created with valid data. In response to determining that the parent object has been copied as the child object, a context check is performed using the reverse map to verify a block within the child object. In response a successful context check, the read operation is processed using the block of the child object.

Abstract: An electronic latch control method includes receiving an unlatch signal from at least one handle switch associated with a closure module of a vehicle, and assessing whether the vehicle is in a wash mode. The method, when in the wash mode, responds to the unlatch signal by maintaining an electronic latch in a latched position to maintain the closure module in a closed position.

Abstract: A computing system obtain a keyword and an identifier for a user of a content authoring application. Based upon the keyword and identifier for the user, the computing system walks a user graph comprising nodes connected by edges. The walk comprises identifying seed nodes in the user graph representing at least one topic that corresponds to the keyword and identifying second level nodes in the user graph that are connected to the seed nodes. The second level nodes represent first content that is associated with the user. The computing system transmits contextual data that is based upon the first content to the content authoring application. The contextual data is processed and formatted and is included in second content presentable by the content authoring application. The contextual data may be used to autogenerate the second content without user input. The second content may be modified by the user as desired.

Abstract: A processor may identify that there is a disruption in an environment. The processor may converge a group of two or more devices. The group of two or more devices may be converged in a geofenced area. The processor may limit the usage of the group of the two or more devices to the usage of one of the two or more devices at a time.

Abstract: Security incident detection based on historian configuration data collected over time is described. Historic configuration data associated with a computing device is updated based on received configuration data indicative of a change in configuration of the computing device in a computer system. The historic configuration data indicates changes to configurations of the computing device over a time period. A determination that relationship between the computing device and an entity of the computer system has changed is made based on the updated historic configuration data. The updated historic configuration data is provided as input to a machine learning (ML) model configured to generate an indication of whether the updated historic configuration data evidences a security incident. In response to the ML model generating an indication that the updated historic configuration data evidences a security incident, a security alert indicative of the evidenced security incident is generated.

Abstract: A fiber optic distribution cable includes a central inner jacket formed from one of a polyvinyl chloride or a low smoke zero halogen material, a plurality of optical fibers disposed within the inner jacket, and a plurality of first strength members disposed within the inner jacket. The fiber optic distribution cable further includes an outer jacket surrounding the central inner jacket, the outer jacket formed from the one of the polyvinyl chloride or the low smoke zero halogen material, and a plurality of second strength members disposed between the outer jacket and the central inner jacket. A fiber density of the cable is greater than 0.65 fibers per square millimeter.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generation and execution of modified queries. An input can be received via a visualization of a user interface. The input may identify a first field value and a first field for execution of a query. A set of data for execution of the query can be identified based on the input. Alias data may identify a second field that is associated with the first field. Using the alias data, a modified query can be generated based on the query and the second field. The modified query can be executed to generate query results. The query results can be displayed via a visualization of the user interface based on the first field.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices. In an example implementation, an aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol source member that defines an outer surface and an interior area and includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a control body having a housing that is configured to receive the aerosol source member, an electrical energy source coupled with the housing, and a heating assembly operatively connected to the electrical energy source. The heating assembly includes a plurality of spikes that may be configured to articulate between a retracted position, in which the plurality of spikes is not in contact with the aerosol source member, and a heating position, in which the plurality of spikes pierces through the outer surface of the substrate material and into a portion of the interior area thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein A, Ra to Rd, and R4 to R7, are as described herein, as well as compositions and methods of using such compounds.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes establishing, for each hop in pathways of a network, a relation between a desired reliability and channel error. Based on the established relations, a maximum number of copies of packets to send from a source in the network to a target in the network is determined. An overhead associated with sending packets from the source to the target in the network is determined for each of the hops, and a first sum of such overheads is also determined. An overhead associated with sending an acknowledgement packet to the source is determined for each of the hops. A second sum is a sum of the overheads associated with sending the acknowledgement packet to the source. In response to a determination that a sum of the first sum and the second sum is less than a predetermined threshold value, the pathways are used.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for enabling a data lane for communicating messages for each of a plurality of regions of a non-volatile memory. Each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of dies. The messages for each of the plurality of regions are communicated via the data lane.