Abstract: A dynamic cloud stack testing system comprises a cloud network with cloud components and a cloud stack server coupled to the network. The server includes an interface, a memory, a cloud stack configuration engine, and a cloud stack testing engine. The interface receives a cloud stack request from a user device that includes functionality parameters. The memory stores historic cloud stack combinations. The cloud stack configuration engine identifies cloud components associated with the functionality parameters and determines a cloud stack configuration that incorporates them. The cloud stack testing engine determines a cloud stack configuration test. The cloud stack testing engine executes the test, and stores results and the associated cloud stack configuration in the memory.

Abstract: A network-on-chip (NoC) system includes a default communication path between a master device and a slave device, and a backup communication path between the master device and the slave device. The default communication path is configured to work in a normal operation state of the chip. The backup communication path is configured to replace the default communication path when a fault arises in the default communication path.

Abstract: A wearable device is provided for contactless operation of remotely controlled appliance present inside an environment. The wearable device may include a one motion sensor to generate a motion signal based on a sensed movement of a body part of the user bearing the wearable device. In addition, the wearable device includes a brainwave sensor to generate an EEG signal indicative of brain activity of the user. Further, the wearable device includes a processor that may select an appliance from amongst the plurality of remotely controllable appliances based on the motion signal and the EEG signal and control the selected remotely controlled appliance based on the EEG signal over a wireless network.

Abstract: Apparatus for providing thermal energy to an article, the apparatus comprising: a first flexible heater configured to emit infrared radiation; and a first flexible member comprising a material configured to absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the first flexible heater and to generate thermal energy from the absorbed infrared radiation, the first flexible member being configured to transfer the generated thermal energy to the article through thermal conduction.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using natural language processing to identify a context of failure associated with a channel error and analyzing the identified context of failure in relation to historic data by machine learning algorithms to identify one or more of a severity ranking, alternate channel, and solution for the channel error. In some instances, a computing platform may receive data corresponding to a system event associated with a channel of server infrastructure, identify a technical issue, customer intent, and customer sentiment of the system event, determine a context of failure of the system event, generate a mapping of the context of failure in relation to historic data, and identify a suggested solution, severity assignment, and alternate channel for the system event based on the mapping of the context of failure in relation to the historic data.

Abstract: Anti-PVRIG and anti-TIGIT antibodies are provided.

Abstract: A router receives a request to access a resource. In response to the request, the router identifies routing metadata comprising first metadata specifying a first location of the resource and a first merit value and second metadata specifying a second location of the resource and a second merit value. The router determines, based at least in part on the first merit value of the first metadata and the second merit value of the second metadata, an authoritative state of the resource associated with the first location or the second location. Based at least in part on the determination, the router identifies a preferred location for a new resource. In the event of a rollback, merit values are assigned to cause a reversal of the preferred path for the creation of new resources.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.

Abstract: Generally described, one or more aspects of the present application correspond to techniques for creating encrypted block store volumes of data from unencrypted object storage snapshots of the volumes. These encryption techniques use a special pool of servers for performing the encryption. These encryption servers are not accessible to users, and they perform encryption and pass encrypted volumes to other block store servers for user access. The encryption context for the volumes can be persisted on the encryption severs for as long as needed for encryption and not shared with the user-facing servers in order to prevent user access to encryption context.

Abstract: A dynamic cloud stack tuning system comprises a cloud network comprising a plurality of cloud components and a cloud stack server coupled to the cloud network. The cloud stack server comprises an interface, a cloud stack configuration engine, and a cloud stack tuning engine. The interface receives a cloud stack request from a user device, which includes one or more functionality parameters, and receives network usage parameters. The cloud stack configuration engine identifies one or more cloud components associated with the functionality parameters. The cloud stack configuration engine further implements a cloud stack configuration, where the cloud stack configuration incorporates the one or more cloud components. The cloud stack tuning engine determines a performance decrease of the cloud stack configuration using the network usage parameters. The cloud stack tuning engine further reconfigures the cloud stack configuration by implementing a new cloud component in the cloud stack configuration.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes providing an IP bank, an application bank, and a technology bank; generating a hierarchical table based on the IP bank and the application bank; performing an estimation of at least one of a performance value, a power value, an area value and a cost value, which corresponds to the hierarchical table, by using the technology bank, to output an result data as a basis of fabrication of a system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and their use as a means of achieving controlled release of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. In particular, disclosed herein is an implantable drug delivery device comprising an inner core comprising one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients distributed throughout a first water-insoluble polymer; an intermediate coating positioned around the inner core, said intermediate coating comprising an acrylate polymer; and an outer coating positioned around the intermediate coating, said outer coating comprising a second water-insoluble polymer; wherein the acrylate polymer is formed from one or more monomers of formula (I).

Abstract: Systems and techniques for performing a data transaction are disclosed that provide data redundancy using two or more cache devices. In some embodiments, a data transaction is received by a storage controller of a storage system from a host system. The storage controller caches data and/or metadata associated with the data transaction to at least two cache devices that are discrete from the storage controller. After caching, the storage controller provides a transaction completion response to the host system from which the transaction was received. In some examples, each of the at least two cache devices includes a storage class memory. In some examples, the storage controller caches metadata to the at least two cache devices and to a controller cache of the storage controller, while data is cached to the at least two cache devices without being cached in the controller cache.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel embodiments of progressive mobility aid devices. Such progressive mobility aid devices are designed to progress through a variety of configurations to accommodate the use of the progressive mobility aid device in a safe and secure manner as the user of the progressive mobility aid device traverses a variety of surfaces and terrain such as traversing irregular surfaces including sidewalks and stone-based surfaces; loose surfaces and terrain including gravel and sand; soft surfaces including wet ground and carpeted surfaces; and variable gradient surfaces including stairs and inclining or declining surfaces and terrain. The progressive mobility aid devices accommodate such uses with an articulating design that provides for front legs of the progressive mobility aid device to be pivotably adjusted with respect to the rear legs of the progressive mobility aid device, and with wheel assemblies that are selectively deployable and retractable.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing fluid flow in pipes. An exemplary method includes initializing models of at least two fluid pads and one or more pipe elements, the models of the fluid pads comprising material points; for each of the material points, determining: an integration weight; and a material state; (a) for each of the fluid pads, discretizing governing fluid flow equations on a numerical grid, wherein the numerical grid is constrained within the pipe elements; (b) solving the discretized equations to generate nodal solutions; (c) constructing material point solutions from the nodal solutions; and until end criteria are met: updating the models of the fluid pads with the material point solutions; and repeating (a)-(c). An exemplary fluid flow data analysis system includes a processor and a display configured to display graphical representations of a fluid flow model, wherein the system is configured to manage fluid flow in pipes.

Abstract: A method for validating timestamps issued by a first node in a communications network, when the first node goes offline. A platform detects disconnection of the first node and triggers a selected second node of the communications network to acquire counter information. When the first node reconnects to the communications network, counter information is retrieved from the second node and timestamped data is received from the first node. The local timestamp information and the counter information are compared to validate or not the local timestamp information. If the local timestamp information is validated, the data can be added to a distributed database such as a Blockchain.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to an industrial system for processing various plant materials to produce marketable materials. Particularly, the system integrates subcritical water extraction technology and includes a pre-processing module and a two-stage extractor (processing module) with constant control of temperature, pressure, and/or residence time. In some embodiments, the final product of the disclosed system can include feedstock constituents for biofuel production (sugars and/or oil), biochar, raw materials for various industries (such as pulp for manufacturing paper or cellulose for use in various industries). The disclosed system can be modular or non-modular, stationary or mobile, and can include prefabricated elements with programmed automatic or manual operation so that it can be easily moved and/or assembled on site.

Abstract: Reducing power consumption of communication interfaces by clock frequency scaling and adaptive interleaving of polling is disclosed. In a first aspect, a control system controls transmission of a command via a serial interface at a higher clock frequency. After transmission, the control system and the interface are operated at a lower clock frequency to save power during command execution. In this aspect, a reduction in polling corresponds to the reduction in clock signal frequency. When the command is complete, the interface is operated at the higher frequency to send another command. In a second aspect, after the control system sends a command to the receiving device, polling is suspended and an execution time of the command is tracked. Polling begins when the tracked execution time almost equals an expected completion time. Both aspects disclosed above may be implemented to reduce power consumption in exchange for a small increase in latency.

Abstract: Methods of a scan partitioning a circuit are disclosed. One method includes calculating a power score for circuit cells within a circuit design based on physical cell parameters of the circuit cells. For each of the circuit cells, the circuit cell is assigned to a scan group according to the power score for the circuit cell and a total power score for each scan group. A plurality of scan chains is formed. Each of the scan chains is formed from the circuit cells in a corresponding scan group based at least in part on placement data within the circuit design for each of the circuit cells. Interconnect power consumption can be assessed to determine routing among circuit cells in the scan chains.