Abstract: A method and a sensor device for evaluating residual Sulphur in a cement preheater of a cement kiln, wherein the residual Sulphur is based on the values of the fuel Sulphur content, the fuel rate of consumption, the hotmeal quality and the clinker Sulphur content. A method for evaluating blockage in a cement preheater includes evaluating the residual Sulphur in the cement preheater, determining an agglomeration rate of Sulphur compounds agglomerating on an inner surface of the cement preheater based on the residual Sulphur, and evaluating a level of blockage in at least one predetermined pathway of the cement preheater using a blockage evaluation unit, wherein the level of blockage is based on the agglomeration rate.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for authenticating avatar activity in a metaverse environment. A metaverse application may enable interactions between an agent avatar and a customer avatar in a secure bidirectional metaverse session. Customer identity may be verified using meta-information associated with avatar appearance or behavior, device data, and/or methods of avatar control. The agent avatar and customer avatar may view a virtual representation of a defective check in the metaverse environment. The customer avatar may sign the virtual check in the metaverse environment. The signature may be captured and reproduced on a paper check by a device interfacing with the metaverse application. The metaverse application may store technical logs of the metaverse session for future reference.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for safe deposit box protocols in a metaverse environment. A metaverse application may enable interactions between an agent avatar and a customer avatar in a secure bidirectional metaverse session. Customer identity may be verified using meta-information associated with avatar appearance or behavior, device data, and/or methods of avatar control. The customer avatar may view a virtual representation or video stream of physical safe deposit box contents in the metaverse environment. In some embodiments, the customer avatar may request a camera adjustment at the physical safe deposit box. In some embodiments, the customer avatar may sign a virtual document in the metaverse environment. The signature may be captured and reproduced on a paper document by a device interfacing with the metaverse application. The metaverse application may store technical logs of the metaverse session for future reference.

Abstract: A workflow construction system for constructing automation workflows that automate user specific processes. The workflow construction system may include a template library including workflow templates and pre-configured attributes. The workflow template can accelerate the design and construction of custom automation workflows. An orchestration layer included in the workflow construction system will also improve the performance of systems that execute the automation workflows by dynamically scaling the processing capacity, memory, and storage of servers and other systems hosting the model file instances of the automation workflows to ensure the available resources meet the demands of users completing processes using the automation workflows.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an apparatus for determining characteristics of a fluid. The apparatus includes a visible light producing LED array, an optical system, and a microcontroller. In the apparatus, the visible light producing LED array emits light and produces a light beam for irradiating an object. Further, in the apparatus, the optimal system includes a grating to receive irradiated light from the object through a collimator and disperse the light into wavelengths, a focusing lens and a linear image sensor arranged at a focal plane of the focusing lens to convert the light by the grating and focused by the focusing lens, into electrical signals. Lastly, in the apparatus, the microcontroller is connected to the sensor and processes the electrical signals and communicates for processing.

Abstract: The present invention particularly relates to culture media composition, feed composition, and fermentation conditions for production of Neisseria meningitidis polysaccharides. The present invention describes a rapid, industrially scalable, cost effective process for the production of Neisseria meningitidis. The N. meningitidis polysaccharides of the present invention are capable of being used in the production of economical polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccine(s) against meningococcal infections.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently managing data through compression interfaces may include receiving, by a controller, data, generating, by the controller, a compressed payload based on the data, generating, by the controller, metadata describing the compressed payload, the metadata including fixed size metadata and variable size metadata, generating, by the controller, a data container comprising the uncompressed payload and the metadata, and transmitting, by the controller, the data container to an application. Some implementations of the system may include a storage media, and a storage controller executable by a processor that may include an interface processor, a controller logic, and a media processor configured to communicate with an application and the storage media to perform aspects of the method.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to generate a first signal that includes a perfect polyphase-encoding of an identifier of the wireless station; transmit the first signal; receive from an end device, a second signal that is responsive to the first signal and includes a perfect polyphase-encoding of the identifier of the wireless station and an identifier of the end device; autocorrelate the first signal and the second signal; calculate in response to the autocorrelation, a time difference between the first signal and the second signal; calculate in response to the calculation, a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal; and calculate in response to the calculation of the phase difference, a distance between the wireless station and the end device based on the time difference, the phase difference, the identifier of the wireless station, and the identifier of the end device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rapid purification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W and serogroup Y polysaccharides. The N. meningitidis polysaccharides of the present invention are capable of being used in the production of economical polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccine(s) against meningococcal infections.

Abstract: A data storage apparatus that includes a storage device and a processor coupled to the storage device. The processor is configured to receive a read request for a first translation table entry associated with a logical block, identify a dump unit associated with the logical block using a hash function, determine a dump group associated with the dump unit, and identify a second translation table entry associated with the dump unit.

Abstract: Novel multivalent polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine formulation. The formulation is liquid or lyophilized or a Liquid-Lyo combination pentavalent formulation of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A, C, Y, W and X capsular polysaccharides (Men A, C, Y, W, X), each said polysaccharide being conjugated separately to tetanus toxoid (TT) carrier protein to obtain Men A, C, Y, W, X-TT conjugates, with one or more buffer and with or without an adjuvant along with pharmaceutically acceptable components/excipients.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently managing data through compression interfaces may include receiving, by a controller, data, generating, by the controller, a compressed payload based on the data, generating, by the controller, metadata describing the compressed payload, the metadata including fixed size metadata and variable size metadata, generating, by the controller, a data container comprising the uncompressed payload and the metadata, and transmitting, by the controller, the data container to an application. Some implementations of the system may include a storage media, and a storage controller executable by a processor that may include an interface processor, a controller logic, and a media processor configured to communicate with an application and the storage media to perform aspects of the method.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently managing data through compression interfaces may include receiving, by a controller, data, generating, by the controller, a compressed payload based on the data, generating, by the controller, metadata describing the compressed payload, the metadata including fixed size metadata and variable size metadata, generating, by the controller, a data container comprising the uncompressed payload and the metadata, and transmitting, by the controller, the data container to an application. Some implementations of the system may include a storage media, and a storage controller executable by a processor that may include an interface processor, a controller logic, and a media processor configured to communicate with an application and the storage media to perform aspects of the method.

Abstract: Various aspects for managing data blocks in a storage system are provided. For instance, a method may include storing, in a buffer memory, a plurality of comparison blocks, initiating a data deduplication process utilizing the plurality of comparison blocks, and performing garbage collection in conjunction with the data deduplication process. Garbage collection may include maintaining a hit count for comparison blocks of a passive set of comparison blocks in the buffer memory and deleting the passive set from the buffer memory when the hit count is decremented to a predetermined value. The hit count may be incremented and decremented based on utilization of a comparison block in the data deduplication process.

Abstract: A sequence of contiguous pages in an erase block in a non-volatile memory device is programmed and erased. Next, all of the pages in the erase block are programmed with data. Then, the data is read back and verified to determine whether there is an error in the data. When there is an error in the data, then the last page in the sequence is identified as being unstable. If there is no error in the data, then the last page in that sequence is identified as being stable. Thus, the recorded information identifies a point of instability in the erase block. Instabilities can be stabilized by performing additional writes to fill the partially filled word line.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a client device obtains a list of client devices registered in association with a particular client application, and then detects listed client device(s) as proximate via a local communications interface. One of the proximate client devices is identified as responsible for sending an aggregated registration request message for renewing their respective application registrations with a server. In another embodiment, the server receives a registration message for the client application from a client device and detects that at least one other registered client device for that client application is proximate to the requesting client device. The server attempts to preemptively renew the registrations for both the requesting client device and the at least one other registered client device based on the proximity detection.

Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to determine a first value of a first checkpoint associated with a first snapshot, receive a second value of a second checkpoint associated with a translation table entry from an additional source, determine whether the second value of the second checkpoint is after the first value of the first checkpoint, in response to determining that the second value of the second checkpoint is after the first value of the first checkpoint, retrieve the translation table entry associated with the second checkpoint from the additional source, and reconstruct the translation table using the translation table entry associated with the second checkpoint.

Abstract: One or more devices may receive a service request. The service request may be associated with providing a network service to a service location and may be associated with a service provider network. The one or more devices may create a virtual network function (VNF), associated with providing the network service, based on the service request. The VNF may be created such that the VNF is hosted by the device, and may be configured to provide the network service. The one or more devices may insert the VNF into the service provider network. The VNF may be inserted to interact with a physical device of the service provider network to allow the network service to be provided to the service location.

Abstract: Various aspects for managing data blocks in a storage system are provided. For instance, a method may include storing, in a buffer memory device, a comparison block library, selecting a first set of comparison blocks in the comparison block library to create an active set of comparison blocks, and utilizing the active set in conjunction with a data deduplication technique. A method may further include determining an occurrence of a predetermined event in the data deduplication technique, selecting a second set of comparison blocks in the comparison block library to create a new active set of comparison blocks in response to the predetermined event, replacing the active set with the new active set, and utilizing the new active set in conjunction with the data deduplication technique.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for optimizing performance using data from an Internet of Things (IoT) device with analytics engines. The method receives, from a requesting Internet of Things (IoT) device, a request for trend data of physical resource consumption based at least in part on a portion of received data from at least one of a plurality of IoT devices. The method retrieves, from memory of an analytics engine, at least the portion of the received data. The method calculates, in a calculator of the analytics engine, the trend data based on at least the portion of the received data. The method transmits, to the requesting IoT device, the calculated trend data, wherein the requesting IoT device adjusts parameters in an IoT device using the calculated trend data.