Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting DNS tunneling traffic. The method includes (i) obtaining non-DNS network traffic across an enterprise network, (ii) obtaining a hostname comprised in the non-DNS network traffic, (iii) querying a security service for a Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling attack verdict based at least in part on the hostname, (iv) determining whether the non-DNS network traffic is malicious traffic based at least in part on the DNS tunneling attack verdict, and (v) handling the non-DNS network traffic based at least in part on a determination of whether the non-DNS network traffic is malicious traffic based at least in part on the DNS tunneling attack verdict.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for identifying false positive classifications based on an automated discovery of benign indicators. The method includes: (i) obtaining an indication of a website to be classified, (ii) obtaining search results for the website, (iii) obtaining classification evidence for the website and search results based at least in part on querying an LLM for the classification evidence, and (iv) providing a website classification based at least in part on classification evidence.

Abstract: A method and system control a water distribution network. A database is maintained of prior states based on a residential water demand, a tank level, and an energy tariff. A current state of the water distribution network is determined. Rewards are determined and include a tank level constraint, an energy cost, and a toggle count. A query based model is used to determine a set of control points used to control a first prior state. An RL agent is trained based on the prior states and rewards. The RL agent determines a control setpoint (that changes the pump speed) that maintains the tank level, minimizes the energy cost, and complies with the toggle count. The RL agent determines time slots and selects one of the time slots. Hybrid setpoints are generated to control the water distribution network within the selected time slot.

Abstract: An electric turbocharger control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an electric turbocharger comprising a turbocharger shaft, a turbine connected to the turbocharger shaft and configured to be driven by exhaust gas energy of exhaust gas generated by the engine, a compressor connected to the turbocharger shaft and configured to increase airflow into the engine, and further comprising (i) an electric motor configured to drive the turbocharger shaft and (ii) a wastegate valve configured to selectively release the exhaust gas energy from the turbine, and a control system configured to perform a physics-based determination of whether the electric motor and the wastegate valve are both scheduled to actuate to increase or decrease the boost pressure and based on the physics-based determination, selectively clip an exhaust gas flow target for the electric turbocharger to mitigate or prevent the excess release of the exhaust gas energy.

Abstract: A method of controlling a part assembly workstation for assembling parts includes imaging an assembly area of the part assembly workstation with at least one imaging device to create a video of the assembly area during assembly processes. The method defines action regions in the video. The action regions are subsets of the assembly area. The method detects objects in the assembly area of the video and segments the video into action clips based on locations of the detected objects relative to the defined action regions.

Abstract: A tube handling assembly for a slit tube manufacturing machine used to manufacture slit tubes each having a tube body and a slit extending a slit length along the tube body includes a base and a tube support movably coupled to the base. The tube handling assembly includes a pin actuator coupled to the tube support having a pin movable relative to the tube support between an extended position and a retracted position and configured to be inserted into an end of the tube body to hold the slit tube. The pin is retractable to release the slit tube. The tube handling assembly includes a tube linear actuator moving the tube support and the pin in a linear actuation direction. The tube handling assembly includes a tube rotation actuator moving the tube support and the pin relative to the base in a rotation actuation direction.

Abstract: Defenses against covert timing-based DNS tunneling attacks have been created that inject noise into the covert timing channel to corrupt potential data infiltration or potential data exfiltration without disrupting legitimate DNS communications. After filtering out trustworthy domains, time intervals between DNS queries per domain are observed and a minimum time interval determined per domain. During in-line network traffic monitoring, time after each DNS request per domain is measured for lapse of the minimum time interval. After each determination that the minimum time interval for a domain has expired since a DNS query for the domain has been transmitted, a DNS query for the domain is non-deterministically injected. For potential data infiltration using the covert timing channel, values of the time-to-live (TTL) indicated in DNS responses are randomized with a ceiling of the TTL specified in the DNS record.

Abstract: Defenses against covert timing-based DNS tunneling attacks have been created that inject noise into the covert timing channel to corrupt potential data infiltration or potential data exfiltration without disrupting legitimate DNS communications. After filtering out trustworthy domains, time intervals between DNS queries per domain are observed and a minimum time interval determined per domain. During in-line network traffic monitoring, time after each DNS request per domain is measured for lapse of the minimum time interval. After each determination that the minimum time interval for a domain has expired since a DNS query for the domain has been transmitted, a DNS query for the domain is non-deterministically injected. For potential data infiltration using the covert timing channel, values of the time-to-live (TTL) indicated in DNS responses are randomized with a ceiling of the TTL specified in the DNS record.

Abstract: The present invention provides peptides that selectively target adipose tissue and adipose stromal stem cells (ASCs). Accordingly, in some embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for selective delivery of compounds to adipose tissue and ASCs and methods of treating diseases and disorders through targeted compound delivery.

Abstract: A separator for a lithium-based battery, and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The method includes oxidizing cellulose fibrils to form oxidized cellulose having carboxylic functional groups, decorating the oxidized cellulose with nanoparticles, and forming the nanoparticle-decorated oxidized cellulose into a film to become the separator for the lithium-based battery. The cellulose may be a bacterial cellulose. The cellulose fibrils may be oxidized through a TEMPO oxidation. Decorating the oxidized cellulose with nanoparticles may include introducing a precursor solution to the oxidized cellulose that reacts with hydroxyl groups of the oxidized cellulose while preserving the carboxylic functional groups, causing the nanoparticles to nucleate on the surface of the oxidized cellulose. The nanoparticles may be composed of an oxide material. The oxide material may be SiO2. The precursor solution may be tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).

Abstract: A domain abuse detection system periodically retrieves trending topics, topic attributes, and interest metrics data from data sources. The domain abuse detection system also prompts a language model to generate a list of tokens for each trending topic based on the topic attributes, as well as retrieved web content related to the topic. The domain abuse detection system then analyzes the trending topics to identify “hot” and “rising” topics based on the interest metrics data. The domain abuse detection system prompts a language model to identify which of the hot and rising topics are exploitable for domain abuse. For each exploitable topic, the domain abuse detection system searches domain related databases (e.g., domain registration databases) for domain entities based on the tokens. ring) and generate a domain abuse report.

Abstract: A method for predicting vehicle speed considering a dynamic traffic environment in a car-following scenario includes following steps: car-following case data is extracted by setting a standard and a threshold for a car-following process in a naturalistic driving dataset; a traffic environment feature related to the car-following case data is obtained by using a target detection algorithm, a vehicle dynamics parameter is extracted from the car-following case data and fused with the traffic environment feature, and normalization processing is performed to obtain a fused feature; a redundant variable is removed from the fused feature by a combined feature selection method; and the fused feature after removal of the redundant variable is divided into datasets to train a pre-established Informer-FDR vehicle speed prediction model, thereby obtaining a vehicle speed prediction result.

Abstract: A method for constructing a bearing bench test spectrum based on a combined rotational speed-torque counting method comprises: step 1: acquiring and preprocessing sample load spectrum road operation data; step 2: performing combined rotational speed-torque counting on preprocessed data; step 3: constructing a bearing damage model; step 4: performing extrapolation on preprocessed data; and step 5: compiling a multi-level program load spectrum.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional pedal for fitness equipment, comprising a bracket and a pedal rotatably mounted on the bracket. The bracket is provided with a rocker pivotally connected to the fitness equipment, and the rocker is pivotally connected to the bracket and is capable of swinging. A first gear mechanism is disposed between the rocker and the bracket. When the rocker swings, the rocker changes the spatial position of the bracket through cooperation with the first gear mechanism. The first gear mechanism comprises a plurality of first positioning parts disposed on the rocker.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting DNS tunneling traffic. The method includes (i) obtaining non-DNS network traffic across an enterprise network, (ii) obtaining a hostname comprised in the non-DNS network traffic, (iii) querying a security service for a Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling attack verdict based at least in part on the hostname, (iv) determining whether the non-DNS network traffic is malicious traffic based at least in part on the DNS tunneling attack verdict, and (v) handling the non-DNS network traffic based at least in part on a determination of whether the non-DNS network traffic is malicious traffic based at least in part on the DNS tunneling attack verdict.

Abstract: A separator for a lithium-based battery, and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The method includes oxidizing cellulose fibrils to form oxidized cellulose having carboxylic functional groups, decorating the oxidized cellulose with nanoparticles, and forming the nanoparticle-decorated oxidized cellulose into a film to become the separator for the lithium-based battery. The cellulose may be a bacterial cellulose. The cellulose fibrils may be oxidized through a TEMPO oxidation. Decorating the oxidized cellulose with nanoparticles may include introducing a precursor solution to the oxidized cellulose that reacts with hydroxyl groups of the oxidized cellulose while preserving the carboxylic functional groups, causing the nanoparticles to nucleate on the surface of the oxidized cellulose. The nanoparticles may be composed of an oxide material. The oxide material may be SiO2. The precursor solution may be tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to functionalized copolymers produced by copolymerization of at least one conjugated diolefin monomer and at least one vinyl monomer, the functionalized copolymer including at least one functional group having silica reactive moieties, wherein the functionalized copolymer has a degree of hydrogenation of 75% to 98 mol % as measured using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR). In one or more embodiments, the silane modifier may include an oxygen-containing moiety, wherein the oxygen atom of the oxygen-containing moiety may not be directly bonded with the silicon atom.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an equivalent aggregation method and an apparatus for an electro-thermal coupled virtual power plant. The method includes: obtaining an equivalence model in a heating section of the electro-thermal coupled virtual power plant by training a support vector machine; establishing a computing model for equivalent aggregation of the electro-thermal coupled virtual power plant; and realizing the equivalent aggregation of the electro-thermal coupled virtual power plant by solving the computing model for the equivalent aggregation of the electro-thermal coupled virtual power plant.

Abstract: An image rendering method based on variable rate shading and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining an occlusion region and a non-occlusion region in a to-be-displayed image of a first application, where the occlusion region is an occluded region in the to-be-displayed image, and the non-occlusion region is a region that is not occluded in the to-be-displayed image; and rendering the to-be-displayed image based on variable rate shading, to generate a display image of the first application, where the occlusion region is rendered based on at least a first shading rate, the non-occlusion region is rendered based on at least a second shading rate, and the first shading rate is less than the second shading rate.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting or preventing domain name system (DNS) cache poisoning. The method includes (i) obtaining a set of DNS responses for a particular domain, wherein each DNS response comprises a destination port and a transaction identifier, (ii) determining that at least a subset of the set of DNS responses are invalid DNS responses based at least in part on the destination port and the transaction identifier, (iii) detecting a DNS cache poisoning attempt in response to determining that a number of invalid DNS responses satisfies a predefined threshold, and (iv) performing an action in response to detecting the DNS cache poisoning attempt.