Abstract: Systems and methods for user handover in Fifth Generation-New Radio (5G-NR) are disclosed. In one aspect, in a wireless communication system (WCS) that has a hybrid Fourth generation (4G) core subsystem and one or more 5G-NR radio access network (RAN) subsystems, user equipment handover may be controlled by a 4G master evolved NodeB (MeNB). To assist the MeNB in this process, user equipment (UE) may provide B1 reports when signal strength from proximate radio cells exceeds a threshold or falls below a threshold. Based on these B1 reports, a control circuit within the MeNB may select a cell and initiate a handover. Moving the handover decision to the MeNB in such a hybrid WCS may improve the user experience by providing more reliable connections between the user equipment and the most efficient cell.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) measurement gap configuration in a wireless communications system (WCS) is disclosed. Herein, a radio access node(s) (e.g., base station) is configured to provide wireless communications services to a UE(s) in a serving cell. The UE(s) monitors link quality in the serving cell and sends a measurement report to the radio access node(s) in response to certain changes in the link quality. Accordingly, the radio access node(s) may determine whether and when to request a UE measurement gap configuration to allow the UE(s) to temporarily suspend communications in the serving cell and monitor radio links in a neighboring cell(s). In embodiments disclosed herein, the radio access node(s) will request the UE measurement gap configuration only when it is determined to be necessary. As such, it is possible to reduce unnecessary service interruption to the UE(s), thus helping to improve throughput and user experience in the serving cell.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for refining bio-based propylene glycol, wherein impurities having boiling points close to that of propylene glycol are separated. In this process, C5-C20 oleophilic alcohol compounds, C5-C20 alkanes and/or C4-C20 oleophilic ketone compounds are subjected to azeotropism as an azeotropic solvent together with the bio-based propylene glycol to obtain an azeotrope containing propylene glycol. Then the azeotropic solvent in the azeotrope is separated to obtain a crude propylene glycol which is further purified to obtain propylene glycol.

Abstract: A storage system, comprising: a frame, the frame comprising two opposing frame side walls, a frame rear wall, a frame top wall and a frame base, which collectively define a drawer receiving space; the frame having a front opening; a drawer receivable in the drawer receiving space through the front opening; the drawer comprising first and second opposing drawer side walls, a drawer base, a drawer front wall and a drawer rear wall, which collectively define a drawer storage space, the drawer having a top opening for receiving contents into the drawer storage space; a drawer position retainer for releasably retaining the drawer in any one of at least two drawer positions relative to the frame, the at least two drawer positions comprising: a closed position, wherein the drawer is at least substantially received within the frame; and a partially open position, wherein the drawer is partially received within the frame; and an actuator mounted to or adjacent the drawer front wall for manually actuating the drawer po

Abstract: This invention relates to an iridium metal complex. The iridium metal complex comprises no more than three 1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylidene based carbene cyclometalate ligands. The iridium metal complex provides a blue emission. This is useful for organic light emitting diode (OLED) components where blue emitters have trailed behind the advances 5 of red and green emitters.

Abstract: A power system includes an energy storage system having a rechargeable energy storage element and a converter connected to the rechargeable energy storage element and configured to connect to a bus so that the energy storage system is connected in parallel with a load and a main power supply system. The energy storage system may cooperate with the main power supply system to supply power to the load with each of the energy storage system and the main power supply system configured as a voltage source with a corresponding droop function. The system may include a control circuit configured to monitor a voltage of the bus and control the converter to either charge or discharge the rechargeable energy storage element based on the voltage of the bus.

Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to lithographically defined conductive lines for integrated circuit devices formed by plating, and more particularly to conductive lines shaped to reduce the magnitude of electric field in the electric field distributions around conductive lines of integrated and monolithic transformers and isolators.

Abstract: A power system comprises an energy storage system including a rechargeable energy storage element and a converter connected to the rechargeable energy storage element and configured to connect to a bus so that the energy storage system is connected in parallel with a load and a main power supply system. The energy storage system cooperates with the main power supply system to supply power to the load. The power system may include a control circuit configured to monitor a voltage of the bus and control the converter to either charge or discharge the rechargeable energy storage element based on the voltage of the bus. The control circuit may also monitor a status of a state of charge (SOC) of the rechargeable energy storage element and a system load condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to utilizing a buffer management system to efficiently manage and deallocate memory buffers utilized by multiple processing roles on computer hardware devices. For example, the buffer management system utilizes distributed decentralized memory buffer monitoring in connection with augmented buffer pointers to deallocate memory buffers accurately and efficiently. In this manner, the buffer management system provides an efficient approach for multiple processing roles to consume source data stored in a memory buffer and to deallocate the buffer only after all roles have finished using it.

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and computer readable storage media described herein provide network storage acceleration techniques. In an aspect, a command is received from an application by a storage interface controller. The command is configured to establish a connection with a storage node of a storage service of a storage system. The command comprises a session token corresponding to a session between the application and the storage service. The session token is provided to a broker at a first endpoint. The broker is configured to manage a cluster of storage nodes. The cluster of storage nodes comprises the storage node. A response is received from the broker. The response comprises a second endpoint associated with the storage node. A connection with the second endpoint is established. The second endpoint is mapped to a storage object. In a further aspect, the storage interface controller is a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) controller.

Abstract: A nonwoven web for an absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article comprises the nonwoven web as a core wrap. A method for producing the absorbent article is also provided. The nonwoven web comprises a first nonwoven layer comprising filament fibers, a second nonwoven layer comprising filaments fibers, a third nonwoven layer comprising staple fibers disposed between the first and second nonwoven layers. A total basis weight of the first and second nonwoven layers is not less than about 10 gsm. The third nonwoven layer has a basis weight no greater than about 4 gsm. The nonwoven web comprises pores, wherein greater than about 80% of the pores have a pore size equal to or smaller than about 40 ?m, and wherein less than about 10% of the pores have a pore size equal to or greater than about 45 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a time delay integration (TDI) sensor using a rolling shutter. The TDI sensor includes multiple pixel columns. Each pixel column includes multiple pixels arranged in an along-track direction, wherein two adjacent pixels or two adjacent pixel groups in every pixel column have a separation space therebetween. The separation space is equal to a pixel height multiplied by a time ratio of a line time difference of the rolling shutter and a frame period, or equal to a summation of at least one pixel height and a multiplication of the pixel height by the time ratio of the line time difference and the frame period. The TDI sensor further records defect pixels of a pixel array such that in integrating pixel data to integrators, the pixel data associated with the defect pixels is not integrated into corresponding integrators.

Abstract: Techniques are described with regard to container image configuration in a computing environment. An associated computer-implemented method includes initializing a container image storage engine associated with a logical tree structure having a plurality of container image nodes, where each of the plurality of container image nodes includes a hash layer array and a hash data array. The method includes building at least one new container image node to incorporate into the plurality of container image nodes. The method further includes applying a software patch to a target container image node among the plurality of container image nodes. In an embodiment, the method further includes starting at least one container based upon a respective container image node among the plurality of container image nodes.

Abstract: A wheel assembly bushing for in-wheel electric motors where the bushing includes a hydraulic chamber positioned within a resilient sleeve of the bushing and a helical fluid channel that extends helically about an inner bushing member between first and second fluid channel ends, which are arranged in fluid communication with the hydraulic chamber. An outer body extends annularly about the resilient sleeve, which permits relative movement between the inner bushing member and the outer body. The fluid channel is configured to produce inertance. This inertance, when combined with other damping and stiffness effects of the wheel assembly bushing, provides phase and magnitude shifts between force and velocity, which ultimately reduce magnetic gap deformation in the in-wheel electric motor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method, computer system and computer program product for data protection. According to the method, a first container may be created before an application container is ready for running. The first container is configured to: receive a first key from a key management device; obtain first encrypted data for the application container from a storage device; decrypt the first encrypted data using the first key to obtain first decrypted data; and mount the first decrypted data into the application container. The first container may be exited, and then the application container may be switched to ready for running.

Abstract: An optimization method comprises determining jump ratios of embedding layer parameters of a trained quantization model in a predetermined time range. The quantization model comprises a neural network model obtained after quantization processing on the embedding layer parameters. The method also comprises determining a jump curve in the predetermined time range according to the jump ratios, and fitting the jump curve to obtain a corresponding time scaling parameter. The method also comprises optimizing an initial algorithm of the quantization model based on the time scaling parameter to obtain an optimized target optimization algorithm, and training the quantization model based on the target optimization algorithm.

Abstract: A computing system uses AES-XTS encryption to encrypt data of a first part of first data stream using a tweak key, a data key, an initial tweak value, in a first encryption session, store the encrypted first part, then encrypts a second part of the first data stream in a second encryption session commenced after the termination of the first encryption session; and store the encrypted second part in the encrypted data store. The second part of the first data stream is encrypted using a modified tweak value computed based on the initial tweak value, the tweak key, and a block index of a last cipher block of the first part of the first data stream.

Abstract: A drone monitoring and control system includes: a drone, a mobile vehicle configured to carry the drone, a computing device and a display device. The drone is disposed with an operation payload and a camera. The drone performs an output operation of the operation payload. The computing device outputs a first environment image according to a first image captured by the camera, generates a flight trajectory of the drone and a movement trajectory of the mobile vehicle according to an operation data set including a target location of a target object and 3D terrain data, controls the drone to move to a set location according to the flight trajectory, and controls the drone to stay at the set location when a distance between the target and set locations is less than a preset distance. The display device displays the first environment image and the 3D terrain data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising front and back elastic belt regions, a crotch region, and a pair of side seams which join the front elastic belt region and the back elastic belt region to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. The crotch region extends longitudinally between the front elastic belt region and the back elastic belt region. Eac of the front and back elastic belt region comprises a laminate comprising an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a plurality of elastic members running in the transverse direction. The outer sheet comprises a garment facing surface and a wearer facing surface. The outer sheet is formed by a multi-fiber layer nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 16gsm to about 35gsm and comprises a garment facing layer and a wearer facing layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I: and salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of formula I and methods using compounds of formula I.