Abstract: A method includes authenticating a user of a client device and sending a response to the client device. The response includes browser code configured to retrieve respective first values for a plurality of device properties from the client device. The method also includes storing session information for the user in a memory. The session information includes the first values and criteria for triggering validation of the client device. The method further includes receiving a request, sent from a requesting device, to access a protected resource and determining whether the request is authenticated by determining that the request is associated with the session information and determining that the criteria has been met. Determining whether the request is authenticated also includes retrieving respective second values for the plurality of device properties from the requesting device, and determining whether the second values match the first values to authenticate the request.

Abstract: A method of determining automatic transmission lubrication fluid flow rates corresponding to a running vehicle without direct oil flow measurements is disclosed. A set of in-vehicle clutch torques for a chosen clutch pack during a gear shift event for a set of shift conditions is obtained. A series of bench tests at various clutch-pack clearances and oil-flow rates for the set of shift conditions are performed. The clearances and oil-flow rates are adjusted in response to the measured magnitudes exceeding thresholds. In-vehicle transmission lubrication oil-flow rates are estimated at the chosen clutch pack for the set of shift conditions when the bench-test and in-vehicle clutch torques are less than the thresholds. The steps are reproduced for other engine conditions and fluid temperatures corresponding to other transmission gear positions. A functional map of in-vehicle oil flow rates are produced, and the transmission is adjusted based on the map.

Abstract: A high power-factor buck-boost converter having a rectified low-frequency AC line voltage input and a DC output is provided. The converter may include a magnetic element, a controlled switch having a gate terminal and a drain terminal that is coupled to the magnetic element, a rectifier diode coupled to the magnetic element, an output smoothing capacitor coupled to the rectifier diode, and a control circuit having an output coupled to the gate terminal of the controlled switch for repeatedly turning the controlled switch off for a first time duration and on for a second time duration. The second time duration may be determined as a function of the first time duration immediately preceding the second time duration.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory to store a set of instructions, and a processor. The processor receives a maximum transmission unit (MTU) packet from a second information handling system via a first portion of a communication path, and in response to the information handling system not being a final destination information handling system compares a current MTU size of the communication path with a next MTU size of the communication path. In response to the next MTU size being smaller than the initial MTU size, the processor replaces the current MTU size with the next MTU size as the current MTU size, otherwise maintains the current MTU size as the current MTU size. The processor also provides the MTU packet to a next information handling system via the next portion of the communication path.

Abstract: A management component of a computing system evaluates end-users, end-user devices, and user accounts for access to provisioned-resources of the computing system. The management component utilizes device compliance attributes to form a device risk vector associated with an end-user device. The management component further utilizes resource compliance attributes to form a resource risk vector associated with a provisioned-resource. The management component forms a policy vector utilizing compliance attributes included in a compliance policy. The management component compares the device and resource risk vectors to the policy vector to determine a threat vector, and uses the threat vector to evaluate the end-users, end-user devices, and user accounts for risk of security breach, damage to, and/or loss of components of the computing system.

Abstract: A seal includes an annular mounting portion having an axial leg extending axially from the annular mounting portion toward the air side. A radial leg portion extends radially inward from an end of the axial leg. A lay down sealing lip extends radially inward and axially toward the oil side from an end of the radial leg portion. A dust lip extends from the end of the radial leg portion in a direction opposite the lay down sealing lip. When the oil side is under negative pressure and when the lay down sealing lip begins to lift radially off the shaft, there is a counterbalance force applied to the axial leg that is designed to be flexible enough that the oil side vacuum “rocks” the seal bringing the dust lip into contact with the shaft and blocking airflow.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for enforcing performance goals in an n-Tier distributed caching infrastructure. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of enforcing performance goals in an n-Tier distributed caching infrastructure can include establishing a communicative connection to multiple different cache servers arranged in respective tier nodes in an n-Tier cache. The method also can include collecting performance metrics for each of the cache servers in the respective tier nodes of the n-Tier cache and identifying a cache server amongst the cache servers in respective tier nodes of the n-Tier demonstrating a performance likely to breach at least one term of an SLA. Finally, the method can include applying a remedial measure to the identified cache server.

Abstract: Techniques for fabricating and using arrays of violet-emitting LEDs coated with densely-packed-luminescent-material layers together with apparatus and method embodiments thereto are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for annotating a video in real-time on a mobile device. The process may include creating one or more markers, allowing a user of the mobile device to annotate the video while one or more users within a group of users are annotating the streaming video in real-time. The process may include receiving a selection from the user for which he or she seeks to annotate within the video. The process further includes displaying a text box for a frame or range of frames selected by the user seeks for annotation, and receiving a submitted text box from the user and propagating the annotations within the submitted text box to one or more users within the group in real-time.

Abstract: A single step catalytic process for the preparation of aromatic rich aviation fuel from renewable resource in the presence of a hydrogen stream, and one or more hydroprocessing catalysts, under operating conditions for hydroconversion reactions, as defined herein, with mixed hot and cold streams of the renewable feed and getting desired product after separation of water, lighter hydrocarbon gases and carbon oxides, the said product comprising of hydrocarbons C6-C24, rich in aromatic content in the aviation fuel range, including kerosene range.

Abstract: Systems and methods providing, by a third party, input form fields for sensitive data on a web page provided by an organization. A user may request a web page from an organization, such as a merchant's checkout web page, that requires entry of sensitive data. The merchant's checkout web page may include reference to a script file that provides hosted sensitive data form fields. In response to rendering the merchant web page in a web browser of the user, a request to provide sensitive data form fields on the merchant web page may be received. The request may include a call to a function in a scripting file provided by the third party, and the provided file may cause one or more inline frames to be rendered in the web browser, each inline frame including a sensitive data form field. Data entered by the user in the sensitive data form fields may be received by a third party payment processor device.

Abstract: A user device selects a communication module from a plurality of communication modules of the user device to communicate first data to a first device in a first configuration, selects a first antenna from a plurality of antennas of the user device to communicate the first data in the first configuration, and couples the communication module to the first antenna in the first configuration. The user device additionally selects the communication module to communicate second data to a second device in a second configuration, selects the first antenna and a second antenna from the plurality of antennas to communicate the second data in the second configuration, and couples the communication module to the first antenna and the second antenna in the second configuration.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a request in a router from a first endpoint coupled to the router, where the request is for an aggregated completion. In turn, the router can forward the request to multiple target agents, receive a response from each of the target agents, and consolidate the responses into an aggregated completion. Then, the router can send the aggregated completion to the first endpoint. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Latchable casing while drilling systems and methods are disclosed. Some system embodiments include a casing string including an upper latch apparatus and a lower latch apparatus. The system also includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) latched into the lower latch apparatus for steerable drilling, the BHA configured to latch into the upper latch apparatus for enlarging a rat hole.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for sub-cluster recovery in a data storage environment having a plurality of storage nodes. In a particular embodiment, the method provides scanning data items in the plurality of nodes. While scanning, the method further provides indexing the data items into an index of a plurality of partition groups. Each partition group includes data items owned by a particular one of the plurality of storage nodes. The method then provides storing the index.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods of preventing and eliminating trisulfide bonds in proteins such as antibodies. In one embodiment, trisulfide bonds in proteins are converted to disulfide bonds as part of chromatographic purification procedures. In another embodiment, the formation of trisulfide bonds in proteins is inhibited by implementation of methods described herein during the cell culture production of such proteins. In another embodiment, monoclonal antibodies are produced by the methods described herein.

Abstract: A preamble of a physical layer (PHY) data unit that conforms to a first communication protocol is generated. The preamble includes a legacy field that is formatted according to a second communication protocol, and a signal field having a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a second OFDM symbol. The first OFDM symbol (i) immediately follows the legacy field and (ii) is modulated using binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation, whereas a third communication protocol specifies that an OFDM symbol, defined by the third communication protocol, that immediately follows the legacy field is modulated using BPSK modulation rotated by 90 degrees (Q-BPSK). The second OFDM symbol (i) immediately follows the first OFDM symbol and (ii) is modulated using Q-BPSK to indicate to a receiver device that conforms to the first communication protocol that the data unit conforms to the first communication protocol.

Abstract: A converter includes a DC input; a transformer including first and second primary windings, first and second secondary windings, and first and second feedback windings; a first field-effect transistor; a second field-effect transistor; and a drive circuit connected to the first and second field-effect transistors. The drive circuit includes a bias circuit that applies a bias voltage to gates of the first and second field-effect transistors via the first and second feedback windings during start-up of the converter, wherein the bias voltage is reduced to zero or substantially zero after start-up of the converter; and a reset circuit that resets the bias circuit when the converter is turned off. The converter is a self-oscillating push-pull DC-DC converter.

Abstract: A system and method of initiating a command in a computing system having a processor. A pair of wearable items are detected as being in close proximity and a command interface connected to the processor is activated on detecting that the pair of wearable items are in close proximity. A command is received via the command interface and the command is transferred to the processor.

Abstract: Recurrent gene fusions of androgen regulated genes and ETS family member genes in prostate cancer are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided.