Abstract: A cloud-computing service (e.g., a “Puffin Service”) is described. The service may maintain service and skill catalogs corresponding to various services to be deployed to a region (e.g., during a region build). The service may host numerous user interfaces with which various service and skill metadata may be provided. In some embodiments, such data may include one or more dependencies between skills. The data managed by the cloud-computing service may be utilized to build a dependency graph. Navigation of the dependency graph may be performed via one or more user interfaces hosted by the cloud-computing service. An orchestration service (e.g., a Multi-Flock Orchestrator) may manage bootstrapping efforts for any suitable number of services during a region build based at least in part on dependencies between skills.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service (CIOS) may track build progress. A service plan may define a first execution order of releases for bootstrapping a service (e.g., provisioning and deploying resources of the service) to an execution target (ET) (e.g., a set of devices of a data center). The first execution order may be defined using transitions between ET checkpoints, with each transition and checkpoint being associated with a corresponding release. A directed acyclic graph (DAG) may be generated from any suitable number of service plans associated with various services to define a second execution order for the releases needed to bootstrap the services. At build time, CIOS may track release execution by updating the state of an ET to correspond to an ET checkpoint when the release is successful. ET states may be used by CIOS to enforce the second execution order.

Abstract: An indoor smoker includes a cabinet; a smoking chamber positioned within the cabinet and defining a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet; a smoke generation system in fluid communication with the smoking chamber; an exhaust duct; an air handler provided within the exhaust duct, the air handler creating a negative pressure within the smoking chamber; a catalytic converter positioned within the exhaust duct upstream from the air handler; and a plurality of seals provided within the cabinet. The plurality of seals includes an inlet seal provided at the chamber inlet between the smoke generation system and the smoking chamber and an outlet seal provided at the chamber outlet between the exhaust duct and the smoking chamber.

Abstract: Enclosure covers for use with direct burial enclosures are provided. The enclosure covers include a latch assembly that permits the enclosure cover to automatically lock to an enclosure box when installed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination device for illuminating a surgical wound, which has a wound opening area and a depth extension direction, the illumination device including a control device for inputting information about a position of the wound opening area and the depth extension direction, and a plurality of lighting devices where at least one of the lighting devices emits light such that an illuminated area at least partially overlapping with the wound opening area and where the lighting devices are arranged in the array in a substantially unchangeable position.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service may maintain a service plan and manifest (SPAM) corresponding to a service to be bootstrapped (e.g., provisioned and deployed) to a cloud computing environment (e.g., to a data center). The service plan may specify a deterministic order of releases for performing a process to fully bootstrap the service using one or more build milestones and one or more execution units, each execution unit specifying ordered steps for transitioning between build milestones Each step may reference one or more execution target checkpoint transitions, which in turn reference an alias of a configuration file that defines a release. A manifest may be used to identify the configuration files and artifacts to be used by the releases and to validate the service plan. A SPAM may be used to reduce/eliminate nondeterministic behavior of previous orchestration systems and to provide visualizations of the bootstrapping process at different granularities.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service (CIOS) may track build progress made by any suitable number of regional orchestrators. An orchestrator control plane may be configured to generate a region build plan for bootstrapping a plurality of services within a data center. The orchestrator control plane may instruct a region orchestrator to execute a build according to the build plan. The region orchestrator may be configured to update an execution state corresponding to the execution of the region build plan as it executes steps of the ordered steps of the region build plan. At any suitable time (e.g., when executing one of the steps fails), intervention data may be received with which a new region build plan may be generated. The new region build plan may be used for subsequent execution of the region build. This may enable run-time corrections to be made.

Abstract: A cloud infrastructure orchestration service (CIOS) may track build progress made by any suitable number of regional orchestrators. The cloud infrastructure orchestration system may include any suitable number of regional orchestrators, each regional orchestrator executing in an isolated hosting environment (e.g., a service cell isolated from other service cells). An orchestrator control plane may be configured to generate a build plan for bootstrapping a plurality of services within a data center, the build plan may be generated based at least in part on a service build definition of a plurality of service build definitions, the service build definition specifying a deterministic process for bootstrapping a service of the plurality of services. The orchestrator control plane may instruct a regional orchestrator to perform bootstrapping operations according to the build plan and may track the progress of the bootstrapping operations on an ongoing basis.

Abstract: Techniques for responding to a trigger event that threatens an operability of at least a portion of a cloud infrastructure of a cloud environment are disclosed. In response to detecting the occurrence of the trigger event, a system executes a mitigation process for mitigating an effect of the trigger event. The mitigation process includes determining a set of candidate services as candidates for stopping execution of operations in the cloud environment. In addition, the mitigation process generates a ranking of the set of candidate services based on weighting metrics associated with respective service features of the set of candidate services. Further, based on the ranking, the mitigation process selects a service of the set of candidate services and stops execution of operations of the service to at least partially mitigate the effect of the trigger event.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring the health of services of a system are disclosed. A system determines that a detected alarm is associated with a service feature, and the service feature is associated with a service of a cloud environment. The system computes a health metric for the service based at least on the detected alarm that is associated with the service feature. Additionally, the system generates a visual representation that includes the health metric for display on a service health interface.

Abstract: Techniques for managing resource constraints of a cloud environment are disclosed. A system receives a request to initiate a provisioning process for provisioning a first service in the cloud environment. The system determines a resource constraint associated with a resource that the first service utilizes. Based on the resource constraint, the system determines a set of candidate services that also utilize the resource as candidates for deprovisioning from the cloud environment. The system identifies respective service features of the set of candidate services and generates a ranking of the set of candidate services based on weighting metrics associated with the respective service features. Based on the ranking, the system selects a second service of the set of candidate services for deprovisioning from the cloud environment. The system deprovisions the second service to alleviate the resource constraint and then provisions the first service by executing the provisioning process.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring the health of services of a system are disclosed. A system determines a health metric for a service in a cloud environment. Additionally, the system determines a first service feature of the service and a plurality of downstream service features that depend on the first service feature. The system determines an impact weight for the first service based on the plurality of downstream service features. Additionally, the system computes a weighted health metric for the service at least by applying the impact weight to the health metric. The system generates a visual representation that includes the weighted health metric for display on a service health interface.

Abstract: Enclosure covers for use with direct burial enclosures are provided. The enclosure covers includes a latch assembly that permits the enclosure cover to automatically lock to an enclosure box when installed.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a flexible body and first and second fittings attached to the flexible body. The first and second fittings each include a first opening configured for ingress or egress of a fluid, and each include second openings extending through outer portions of the first and second fittings. The first and second fittings are more rigid than the flexible body. The fuel cell further includes a first elongated interconnect attached to the first fitting through one or more of the second openings extending through the outer portion of the first fitting and connected to the second fitting through one or more of the second openings extending through the outer portion of the second fitting such that the first elongated interconnect couples together the first and second fittings.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various different types of mutations in the thrA gene in E. coli leading to enhanced lysine production for, e.g., supplements and nutraceuticals.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides instruments, modules and methods for improved detection of edited cells following nucleic acid-guided nuclease genome editing. The disclosure provides improved automated instruments that perform methods—including high throughput methods—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying cells that have been properly edited.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides shuttle vectors for editing exogenous polynucleotides in heterologous live cells, as well as automated methods, modules, and multi-module cell editing instruments and systems for performing the editing methods.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an aircraft includes a fuselage; a propulsion system powered by a fuel; and a fuel cell configured to store the fuel, the fuel cell including an inner layer configured to contact the fuel; an outer layer; and a self-sealing fabric structure formed from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), the self-sealing fabric structure being between the inner layer and the outer layer, the self-sealing fabric structure being configured to self-seal a hole formed in the inner layer and the outer layer by a projectile.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides automated modules and instruments for improved detection of nuclease genome editing of live cells. The disclosure provides improved modules—including high throughput modules—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying and selecting cells that have been properly edited.