Abstract: A cloud computing system built in accordance with a repeatable network architecture is disclosed that includes a controller, a first set of spoke gateways and a first transit gateway. The controller is configured to deploy the first set of spoke gateways in a first cloud thereby forming an applications layer of the repeatable network architecture, deploy the first transit gateway in the first cloud thereby forming a global transit layer of the repeatable network architecture, and establish communicative couplings between each of the first set of spoke gateways and the first transit gateway. The controller is also configured to deploy a first set of spoke VPCs within the first cloud, wherein each of the spoke VPCs has deployed therein one of the first set of spoke gateways, and a first transit VPC within the first cloud, wherein the first transit gateway is deployed in the first transit VPC.

Abstract: A method is described for determining hydraulic fracture geometry. The method may be executed by a computer system. The method include training a first model that predicts a hydraulic fracture height for a hydraulic fracture using a first convolution neural network. The method includes training a second model that predicts a hydraulic fracture geometry for the hydraulic fracture using a second convolution neural network, the predicted hydraulic fracture height from the first trained model. Hydraulic fracture geometry may be determined for a target hydraulic fracture using the first and second trained models.

Abstract: A multivariate modeling tool utilizes reversible transformations to transform subsurface properties of wells into a modeling space in which the subsurface properties are decorrelated and unconstrained. The subsurface properties of a region are independently propagated from the well(s) in the modeling space. Reverse transformations are applied to the subsurface properties in the modeling space to generate a subsurface representation for the region. The subsurface representation honors constraints on the subsurface properties and correlations between the subsurface properties.

Abstract: Characteristics of a reservoir may be used to generate multiple models of the reservoir with hydraulic fractures. Simulated configurations of the hydraulic fractures in the models may be used to select one or more of the models as representative model(s) for the reservoir. The representative model(s) may be used in development of the reservoir. Hydraulic fracturing may increase productivity at shale and tight rock reservoir by creating more effective flow paths to production.

Abstract: A hydrogel capsule comprising a stem cell core that has been induced to differentiate into a hematopoietic lineage cell, and methods for the production of hematopoietic lineage cells from stem cells encapsulated in a hydrogel.

Abstract: A hydrogel capsule comprising a stem cell core that has been induced to differentiate into a hematopoietic lineage cell, and methods for the production of hematopoietic lineage cells from stem cells encapsulated in a hydrogel.

Abstract: A system and method for protection against loss of communication of a mobile node crossing a black spot region is disclosed. The system to prevent loss of communication with the mobile node consists of a mobile node, RF coverage map generator, black spot predictor, and a vertical handover process. The mobile node can experience uninterrupted communication across black spots. This is achieved by executing vertical handover before entering a black spot region, which is anticipated by using RF coverage maps and mobility pattern of the mobile node.

Abstract: A system and method for protection against loss of communication of a mobile node crossing a black spot region is disclosed. The system to prevent loss of communication with the mobile node consists of a mobile node, RF coverage map generator, black spot predictor, and a vertical handover process. The mobile node can experience uninterrupted communication across black spots. This is achieved by executing vertical handover before entering a black spot region, which is anticipated by using RF coverage maps and mobility pattern of the mobile node.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning processing requests is disclosed. The method is typically used in a processing system comprising a first processing center and one or more second processing centers remote from the first processing center, a. A method of assigning a processing request may comprise the steps of: determining at a traffic distribution controller a capacity of each of the processing centers to process the processing request, accepting a processing request in the first processing center, and assigning the processing request to at least one of the second processing centers according to the determined current capacity of each of the processing centers. The processing request is initially addressed to a first global address of the first processing center, then the processing request is readdressed to a second global address of one of the second processing centers.

Abstract: An arriving cell is admitted when a flow occupancy level is less than a flow minimum threshold. When the flow occupancy level is not less than the flow minimum threshold, a drop probability based on per-class thresholds is applied to determine if the arriving is to be rejected. When the arriving cell is not to be rejected after applying the drop probability based on the per-class thresholds, a drop probability based on per-flow thresholds is applied.

Abstract: A method for selecting packets comprises pipelining execution of packet selection processes so that execution of each of the packet selection processes occurs at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy. At least two different packets are selected at two different times in response to execution of the packet selection processes.

Abstract: Flows are grouped according to a first flow rate and a second flow rate. Each flow comprises of a plurality of packets. The flows in the first flow rate are sorted according to an arrival time of a first packet in each flow. These flows are placed in a first FIFO (first-in-first-out) queue with a flow having an earliest first packet arrival time located at a head of the first FIFO queue. The flows in the second flow rate are sorted according to an arrival time of a first packet in each flow. These flows are placed in a second FIFO queue with a flow having an earliest first packet arrival time located at a head of the second FIFO queue. A comparison is performed to select a packet from between the first packet of the flow at the head of the first FIFO queue with the first packet of the flow at the head of the second FIFO queue.

Abstract: An ingress is coupled with the switch fabric to send flows of data across the switch fabric. Each of the flows of data is associated with a flow identification information and a priority level. An egress is coupled with the switch fabric to receive the flows of data from the ingress. The egress is configured to send one or more flow control messages to the ingress to control a pace that the ingress sends the flows of data to the egress. Each of the flow control messages includes one or more of a flow identification information, an egress space availability information and a new priority level for a flow.