Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for respiratory protection. The device includes a face shield having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The device also includes a headband coupled to the first end of the face shield and the second end of the face shield. The device also includes an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) air filter system positioned along an entirety of a perimeter of the face shield.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel SMAC mimetic peptidomimetics useful for the treatment of proliferative diseases including cancer in mammals The novel SMAC mimetics are prepared by incorporating (2S,5R)-5-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, a novel unnatural amino acid that imparts exclusively trans amide bond geometry favourable for target protein binding. Here, the novel SMAC mimetic molecule(s) not only show its efficacy in varied cancer types but also demonstrate in vitro and in vivo efficacy against therapy resistant cancer as a single agent. The novel SMAC mimetics disclosed in the present invention binds to BIR-2 and BIR-3 domains of the XIAP and exhibit high anti-proliferative activity against variety of mammalian cancer cell lines that include but not limited to chemotherapy and TRAIL resistant cell lines.

Abstract: In an approach to mirage detection by autonomous vehicles, one or more computer processors monitor road conditions of a road on which an autonomous vehicle is traveling. One or more computer processors detect a visual indication of a water accumulation on the road. One or more computer processors determine whether one or more other vehicles are detected on the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle. Responsive to determining the one or more other vehicles are detected, one or more computer processors request information associated with road conditions of the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle from the one or more other vehicles. Based on a response to the request from the one or more other vehicles, one or more computer processors determine the one or more other vehicles did not detect the water accumulation. One or more computer processors determine the visual indication of the water accumulation is a mirage.

Abstract: A method of optimizing a design parameter for an adsorption column includes developing a first kinetic model and a Linear Driving Force model for a chromatography and ion exchange based adsorption process. Both analytical solutions to the first kinetic model and the Linear Driving Force model are then used to determine an optimal range of the design parameter.

Abstract: Presented herein is a method that may include obtaining, by a session management node associated with a data session of a user equipment, an indication that an error has occurred at an endpoint of a first tunnel of the data session for the user equipment, the data session having a plurality of flows associated with the first tunnel and a second tunnel; transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a request to modify resources for a first plurality of flows associated with the first tunnel; obtaining, from the AMF, a response including an indication of a new tunnel assigned to the first plurality of flows; and transmitting a request to a user plane function (UPF) including an identifier associated with the new tunnel for the first plurality of flows to facilitate transmitting data associated with the first plurality of flows over the new tunnel.

Abstract: A LIDAR sensor assembly includes a laser light source to emit laser light, and a light sensor to produce a light signal in response to sensing reflections of the laser light emitted by the laser light source from a reference surface that is fixed in relation to the LIDAR sensor assembly. A controller of the LIDAR sensor assembly can process a plurality of samples of reflected light signals, process the samples to remove erroneous readings, and then provide accurate distance measurement. The system can use low-pass filters, or other components, to filter the plurality of samples to enable the “actual,” or primary, reflected light signal (i.e., light signal reflected off of a surface in an environment external to the sensor assembly, as opposed to extraneous, internal reflections off of lenses or other components or noise) to be identified and an accurate time of flight to be calculated.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving one or more 5G software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) policies, identifying one or more identity-based policies from the one or more 5G SD-WAN policies, communicating the identified one or more identity-based policies to one or more WAN routers, communicating one or more 5G bindings to the one or more WAN routers, and applying the identified one or more identity-based policies to one or more flows between the one or more WAN routers.

Abstract: In an approach to mirage detection by autonomous vehicles, one or more computer processors monitor road conditions of a road on which an autonomous vehicle is traveling. One or more computer processors detect a visual indication of a water accumulation on the road. One or more computer processors determine whether one or more other vehicles are detected on the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle. Responsive to determining the one or more other vehicles are detected, one or more computer processors request information associated with road conditions of the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle from the one or more other vehicles. Based on a response to the request from the one or more other vehicles, one or more computer processors determine the one or more other vehicles did not detect the water accumulation. One or more computer processors determine the visual indication of the water accumulation is a mirage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein a system, method, and computer program product for providing proactive guidance to users in order to execute a shift left model in software delivery. As disclosed, a processor may receive an issue resolution request. The processor may further access an issue resolution request repository where the issue resolution request repository may include details related to prior issue resolution requests. The processor may subsequently classify the issue resolution request based on the details related to the prior issue resolution requests. Accordingly, the processor may identify a root cause for the issue resolution request.

Abstract: A time delay of arrival (TDOA) between a time that a light pulse was emitted to a time that a pulse reflected off an object was received at a light sensor may be determined for saturated signals by using an edge of the saturated signal, rather than a peak of the signal, for the TDOA calculation. The edge of the saturated signal may be accurately estimated by fitting a first polynomial curve to data points of the saturated signal, defining an intermediate magnitude threshold based on the polynomial curve, fitting a second polynomial curve to data points near an intersection of the first polynomial curve and the intermediate threshold, and identifying an intersection of the second polynomial curve and the intermediate threshold as the rising edge of the saturated signal.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining migrations between geographically distributed data centers are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining information associated with data centers that are geographically distributed relative to one another, wherein the information includes: information related to migration factors specific to the respective geographic location of each of the data centers and information related to a respective set of processes of each of the data centers; automatically generating a migration schedule based at least in part on the obtained information, wherein the migration schedule comprises one or more times for migrating at least one of the processes of a first one of the data centers to a second one of the data centers; and automatically triggering at least one migration of the at least one process between the data centers based at least in part on the migration schedule.

Abstract: Presented herein is a method that may include obtaining, by a session management node associated with a data session of a user equipment, an indication that an error has occurred at an endpoint of a first tunnel of the data session for the user equipment, the data session having a plurality of flows associated with the first tunnel and a second tunnel; transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a request to modify resources for a first plurality of flows associated with the first tunnel; obtaining, from the AMF, a response including an indication of a new tunnel assigned to the first plurality of flows; and transmitting a request to a user plane function (UPF) including an identifier associated with the new tunnel for the first plurality of flows to facilitate transmitting data associated with the first plurality of flows over the new tunnel.

Abstract: Anti-heparanase compounds for the treatment of diabetes are described. The anti-heparanase compounds are high affinity, synthetic glycopolymers that result in minimal anticoagulant activity. Stereoselective fluorinated forms of these compounds are also provided.

Abstract: Anti-heparanase compounds for the treatment of diabetes are described. The anti-heparanase compounds are high affinity, synthetic glycopolymers that result in minimal anticoagulant activity. Stereoselective fluorinated forms of these compounds are also provided.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining migrations between geographically distributed data centers are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining information associated with data centers that are geographically distributed relative to one another, wherein the information includes: information related to migration factors specific to the respective geographic location of each of the data centers and information related to a respective set of processes of each of the data centers; automatically generating a migration schedule based at least in part on the obtained information, wherein the migration schedule comprises one or more times for migrating at least one of the processes of a first one of the data centers to a second one of the data centers; and automatically triggering at least one migration of the at least one process between the data centers based at least in part on the migration schedule.

Abstract: Systems and methods for separating a liquid mixture are disclosed. A membrane is first soaked by the liquid mixture via dynamic soaking to reach steady state. During the soaking process, the flow rate of the liquid mixture is increased at a flow rate ramp, the temperature is increased at a temperature ramp, and the pressure drop is increased at a pressure drop ramp. After the soaking process, the liquid mixture is separated by the membrane under optimized conditions to produce a permeate and a retentate.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided to ensure the same user plane anchor point is selected as a User Equipment (UE) moves across multiple access networks. The selected User Plane Function (UPF) identifier information, such as a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is passed to the UE anchor points. This will allow the UE anchor points to exchange the already selected user plane information so that the new UE anchor point can choose the same UPF.

Abstract: A swirler includes a base and one or more fins coupled to the base. The swirler also includes a distribution member configured to divert or guide fluid. In some implementations, the distribution member includes an annular member coupled to the base and positioned at least partially around the longitudinal axis. The swirler may be included in an adsorption column.

Abstract: A network element configured to support charging for a service in a network accesses policy rules defining a rating group to be used for offline charging. While a protocol data unit (PDU) session for user equipment is being established in the network, the network element sends, to a charging function configured to send charging data records related to service usage to a billing domain, a charging data request that establishes offline charging for the PDU session and indicates the rating group. The network element also receives, from the charging function, a charging data response including one or more triggers and thresholds for the rating group for the offline charging.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for identifying a biomedical condition of a subject includes apparatus for collecting blood flow sounds from the subject and a computing device that stores computer-executable instructions that are configured to: receive the collected blood flow sounds, extract acoustic heart pulses from the collected blood flow sounds, segment the acoustic heart pulses to obtain acoustic heart pulse segments, compute a continuous time wavelet transform-based feature for each acoustic heart pulse segment, and perform clustering on the computed continuous time wavelet transform-based features to determine whether or not the subject is experiencing the biomedical condition.