Abstract: The present invention provides a silk fibroin-based hydrogel and antibiotic composition consists of 5% silk fibroin embedded with 0.4-2% antibiotic, more specifically, tetracycline or doxycycline, and the antibiotic used to prepare the silk fibroin-based hydrogel is super saturated solution, i.e., 100% concentration of antibiotic in de-ionized water. The invention also provides a method to prepare silk fibroin-based hydrogel and antibiotic composition comprising steps of: preparing 5% silk fibroin solution and maintaining at 16-21° C.; adding saturated antibiotic solution in the silk fibroin solution to form silk fibroin-based hydrogel; stabilizing the hydrogel at 16-21° C.; and lyophilising the stabilized hydrogel at 4-6° C. to form a dry hydrogel silk fibroin matrix with drug embedded in it. Further, the invention provides composition of the drug-silk fibroin-based hydrogel formulation and method for using it for wound healing of tooth extraction socket.

Abstract: The present invention relates 2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-f]isoindol-7-one derivatives of the formula (I) wherein Q is Qa, Qb or Qc. An exemplary compound is e.g. 6-[3-ethylsulfonyl-6-(trifluoromethyl) imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-2,2-difluoro-5H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-f]isoindol-7-one (compound P1). Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling animal pests, including arthropods and in particular insects, molluscs, nematodes or representatives of the order Acarina.

Abstract: A firewall intelligence system, includes a data storage storing a set of firewall rules for a network; a recommendation engine that receives, from a log service, traffic logs detailing traffic for the network and firewall logs detailing the usage of firewall rules in response to the traffic for the network, accesses, from the data storage, the set of firewall rules for the network; processes the set of firewall rules to evaluate the firewall rules against a set of quantitative evaluation rules to determine one or more firewall rule recommendations, wherein each firewall rule recommendation is a recommendation to change at least one of the firewall rules in the set of firewall rules; and a front end API that provides data describing the one or more firewall rule recommendations to a user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicular computation management. The system includes, onboard a vehicle, electric control units (ECUs), a battery, a communication system, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor energy consumption, operate the vehicle as a computational hub when the energy consumption is less than a threshold, including providing computational resources to an external node, determine whether the vehicle has excess energy and computational capacity when the energy consumption is equal to or greater than the threshold, including determining a usage of each of the ECUs and determining an energy consumption of tasks executing thereon, and operate the vehicle as a hybrid computational hub when the vehicle has excess energy and computational capacity, including providing excess computational capacity of the ECUs to the external node.

Abstract: A droplet generator nozzle (800, 820/830) includes a metal body (802, 822), a metal fitting (812, 823/833) arranged adjacent to the metal body, and a capillary (804, 824/834) comprising a first end and a second end. The first end of the capillary is disposed within the metal fitting, and the capillary is configured to eject initial droplets of a material from the second end of the capillary. The droplet generator nozzle further includes an electromechanical element (808 828/838) disposed within the metal body and coupled to the first end of the capillary and a fastener element (810) configured to clamp around a portion of the metal body and around the metal fitting. The electromechanical element is configured to apply a change that affects droplet generation from the capillary. The second end of the capillary protrudes out from an opening in the fastener element of the droplet generator nozzle. Droplet generator nozzle 830 of FIG. 8C represents the embodiment shown in FIG.

Abstract: A system and method for distributed caching, the system having at least one network-connected storage device, a content server, and a control server. The control server is configured to discover the at least one network-connected storage device, collect device information from the at least one network-connected storage device, where the device information comprises a device location, assign each of the at least one network-connected storage device to a device domain based on each device location, and provide the content server with the device information for the one or more network-connected storage.

Abstract: Systems and methods for private application access continuity include providing access to one or more private applications for users associated with a tenant of a cloud-based system; detecting one or more criteria suggesting an outage of the cloud-based system; and responsive to activation of a disaster recovery mode based on the one or more criteria, providing access to the one or more private applications via an on-site disaster recovery system including a site controller, wherein providing the access via the site controller does not require communication with the cloud-based system.

Abstract: A service cart for an electric vehicle (EV) battery, comprising a lift assembly supporting a platform. The platform is configured to support the EV battery. The service cart comprises an electrically-driven hydraulic pump that is configured to extend and retract the lift assembly in order to raise and lower the platform. The service cart may comprise one or more electric wheels which may be driven by rotational force from a first electric motor, or controlled with respect to an adjustable directionality by a second electric motor.

Abstract: Implementations relate to generating multi-modal response(s) through utilization of large language model(s) (LLM(s)) and other generative model(s). Processor(s) of a system can: receive natural language (NL) based input, generate a multi-modal response that is responsive to the NL based output, and cause the multi-modal response to be rendered. In some implementations, and in generating the multi-modal response, the processor(s) can process, using a LLM, LLM input to generate LLM output, and determine, based on the LLM output, textual content and generative multimedia content for inclusion in the multi-modal response. In some implementations, the generative multimedia content can be generated by another generative model (e.g., an image generator, a video generator, an audio generator, etc.) based on generative multimedia content prompt(s) included in the LLM output and that is indicative of the generative multimedia content.

Abstract: A computer-implemented user-friendly system and method of designing and managing smart contracts on a distributed ledger (blockchain). The system creates a number of computer programs that correspond to a business user's model of the contract terms. In this manner, the business user can generate the smart contract without needing to understand programming or involve third parties like developers.

Abstract: Optimization of multimode messaging via a private network having a hybrid platform. The optimization may include identifying performance priority parameters included within a plurality of data sets, fragmenting the data sets into one or more subsets, generating reprioritize priority for the subsets, assessing transmission performance for the plurality of radio access, and assigning each of the subsets for transmission from the hybrid platform via one of the radio access points based on the transmission performance and the reprioritized priority.

Abstract: A voltage-to-delay converter includes a first reset transistor having a first terminal coupled to a power supply terminal, a gate terminal receiving a reset signal, and a second terminal coupled to a top plate of a first integrating capacitor, and a second reset transistor having a first terminal coupled to a power supply terminal, a gate terminal receiving the reset signal, and a second terminal coupled to a top plate of a second integrating capacitor. First and second input transistors receive first and second input voltages, and are coupled between the top plate of the first and second integrating capacitors, respectively, and a first current source. A discharge current source is coupled to bottom plates of the first and second integrating capacitors. A pulse generator has first and second inputs coupled to the top plate of the first and second integrating capacitors, respectively.

Abstract: Thin-film mesh for medical devices and related methods are provided. The thin-film mesh may include slits to be expanded into pores, and the expanded thin-film mesh may be used as a cover for a stent device. The thin-film mesh has a tube-shape and the slits may be angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tube-shape thin-film mesh. The angled slits allow for the thin-film mesh to expand in multiple dimensions, including along the longitudinal axis and along the circumferential direction of the tube-shape thin-film mesh. The slits may be provided in diagonal rows arranged in longitudinal columns. Longitudinal columns of different types of slits may be arranged along the circumferential direction on the tube-shape thin-film mesh to form a zig-zag pattern of slits. The thin-film mesh may be formed from thin-film Nitinol (TFN) and may be fabricated via sputter deposition on a micropatterned wafer.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless channel scanning involves performing a wireless local area network (WLAN) scan and a spectral scan on a first channel of a channel scan list, and at the wireless device, performing the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on a second channel of the channel scan list after the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on the first channel are completed.

Abstract: Described are techniques for software test reliability characterization. The techniques include receiving a test failure for a software under development in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The techniques further include identifying, from a software testing repository communicatively coupled to the IDE, a similar failed software test. The techniques further include applying a reliability index of the similar failed software test to the test failure. The techniques further include displaying, on a graphical user interface communicatively coupled to the IDE, a graphical illustration indicating the reliability index associated with the test failure.

Abstract: Performance determination of digital components based on machine learning is provided. A system extracts, from electronic evaluation surveys, strings indicative of performance of one or more digital components configured to render via client devices. The system constructs, for input into a first model including a transformer neural network, a prompt data structure formulated based on: i) the strings, ii) an indication of the one or more digital components, iii) an instruction to identify an aspect of the strings, and iv) a constraint on a size of output by the first model. The system generates a first output including aspects and terms extracted from the strings that are associated with the aspects generated by the first model. The system determines a metric indicative of performance of the one or more digital components. The system executes an action based on the metric to control delivery of the one or more digital components.

Abstract: Methods of forming a nanocomposite of a base material and a plurality of nanoparticles are provided. In embodiments, the method comprises combining a first input stream of flowing fluid comprising a base material having nucleation sites, a second input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle precursor material, and a third input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle nucleation agent, to form an output stream of flowing fluid; heating or sonicating or both heating and sonicating the output stream for a period of time; and collecting a nanocomposite formed within the fluid of the output stream, the nanocomposite comprising the base material and a plurality of nanoparticles directly anchored onto a surface of the base material via the nucleation sites. The nanocomposites are also provided.

Abstract: Techniques for providing improved rating interfaces and techniques as applied to providing and measuring dynamic self-awareness within human networks. A server transmits to a plurality of computing devices a first command for each respective device to display a self-rating user interface and receive a self-rating input from a respective user. The server receives the plurality of self-rating inputs from the plurality and transmits to the plurality a second command for each respective computing device to display a peer rating user interface and receive a peer rating input from a respective user. The server receives the plurality of peer rating inputs from the plurality and calculates statistics comparing the self-rating inputs and the peer rating inputs from the plurality of respective users. The server transmits to the plurality, a third command for each respective computing device to display, by the respective computing device, a summary of the calculated statistics.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a subsea blowout preventor (BOP) includes a control system for controlling a subsea BOP of a subsea stack assembly installed over a subsea oil and gas well. The control system includes a first topside control device and a second topside control device, and a first subsea control device and a second subsea control device. The first topside control device, the second topside control device, the first subsea control device, and the second subsea control device are each communicatively connected with the BOP and operable to control operation of the BOP. The first subsea control device is a portion of a first control pod of the subsea stack assembly. The second subsea control device is a portion of a second control pod of the subsea stack assembly. The first topside control device is communicatively connected with the second topside control device via a ring communication network.

Abstract: Embodiments store legacy computer-based models in product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms. Using a legacy computer-based model which is comprised of one or more configurations of one or more elements representing a real-world object, embodiments define a data handling rule which indicates a type for at least one element of a given configuration. The type defines logic for processing the at least one element as a function of characteristics of the at least one element. The given configuration is processed in accordance with the defined data handling rule and the defined logic. Processing the configuration includes storing the at least one element of the given configuration in memory associated with the PLM platform as a unique product or a representation of a unique product.