Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for testing wettability of dense oil reservoir. The method comprises: by using a nuclear magnetic resonance testing method, testing nuclear magnetic resonance maps of the dense oil reservoir in the saturated water state and in the saturated oil state; by using the nuclear magnetic resonance maps, analyzing a water-wetting degree and an oil-wetting degree of the dense oil reservoir; calculating a mixed wettability index of the dense oil reservoir, and estimating the wettability of the dense oil reservoir according to the mixed wettability index. This disclosure can effectively improve testing efficiency, quantitatively analyze the water-wetting degree and the oil-wetting degree of the dense oil reservoir, and improve accuracy of testing results.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a core holding system, comprising: a sleeve in which a cavity capable of accommodating a core is formed; an adjustment plug set comprising a plurality of adjustment plugs having grooves of different diameters, wherein any one of the adjustment plugs is dismountably connectable to the sleeve, and when the adjustment plug is mounted on the sleeve, an end of the adjustment plug having the groove is insertable into the sleeve while abutting against the core; a heating module provided to sheathe the sleeve; and a thermal insulation module provided to sheathe the heating module.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload, such as heart failure (in particular, congestive heart failure), chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, liver disease, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonist-induced fluid retention. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of hypertension. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the treatment or reduction of pain associated with gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: A communication circuit arrangement includes a sub sampling circuit configured to obtain wideband signal data including candidate reference sequences from a plurality of carrier channels and to downsample the wideband signal data to shift the candidate reference sequences closer to each other in frequency, a comparison circuit configured to compare the downsampled signal data to a composite detection sequence to detect whether any of the candidate reference sequences match any of a plurality of predefined reference sequences in the composite detection sequence, and a decision circuit configured to determine whether any of the plurality of carrier channels contain an active network based on the detection results.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload, such as heart failure (in particular, congestive heart failure), chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, liver disease, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonist-induced fluid retention. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of hypertension. The present disclosure is also directed to compounds and methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the treatment or reduction of pain associated with gastrointestinal tract disorders. The methods generally comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound, that is designed to be substantially active in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to inhibit NHE-mediated antiport of sodium ions and hydrogen ions therein.

Abstract: A shared spectrum network device in a higher-tier network may include one or more processors configured to receive information provided from a lower-tier network, estimate, based on the information, interference to the higher-tier network from one or more transmitters of the lower-tier network, compare the estimated interference to a threshold value, and identify a geographic zone in which transmission by one or more transmitters of the lower-tier network is limited based on the comparison.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a biocompatible structure that includes forming biodissolvable substrate comprising a flexible network of peptides, and a biocompatible structure having a biodissolvable substrate and, optionally, an electronic device on a surface thereof for use in implantable electronics.

Abstract: A network control system for a first wireless network may include a network control circuit configured to manage radio communications of the first wireless network, where the network control circuit is further configured to estimate a proximity to a second wireless network for a plurality of user terminals based on a measurement of the second wireless network reported by the plurality of user terminals, determine whether the second wireless network is experiencing excessive interference from the first wireless network, and if the second wireless network is experiencing excessive interference from the first wireless network, adjust a transmit power allocation of one or more selected user terminals of the plurality of user terminals based on the estimated proximity to the second wireless network for the one or more selected user terminals.

Abstract: A method includes embedding high-z oxide nanoparticles in a semiconductor package of a semiconductor packaged assembly, wherein the high-z nanoparticles are operative to emit electron radiation when exposed to a radiation source to render a semiconductor device in the semiconductor package inoperable.

Abstract: A virtualized computing system for executing a distributed computing application, such as Hadoop, is discussed. The virtualized computing system stores data in a distributed filesystem, such as Hadoop Distributed File System, and processes data using a topology awareness that takes into account the virtualization layer of the virtualized computing system. The virtualized computing system employs locality-related policies, including replica placement policies, replica choosing policies, balancer policies, and task scheduling policies that take advantage of the awareness of the virtualization topology.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a transceiver configured for communication according to a wide area network radio access technology and configured for communication according to a local area network radio access technology, a detector configured to detect whether a frequency range is unoccupied and a controller configured to control the transceiver to, if the frequency range is unoccupied, transmit data according to the local area network radio access technology to occupy the frequency range until a communication starting time according to a frame structure of the wide area network radio access technology and to control the transceiver to start communication using the frequency range according to the wide area network radio access technology at the communication starting time.

Abstract: Provided are a method, device and system for restricting electricity intelligently. The method includes: a synchronous data request is sent to an AMI platform; real-time electricity quantity data sent, according to the synchronous data request, by the AMI platform is received; the real-time electricity quantity data is analyzed according to a preset electricity restriction rule, and corresponding electricity restriction control information is acquired; the electricity restriction control information is sent to the AMI platform, so that the AMI platform carries out an intelligent electricity restriction.

Abstract: A method receives physical location information for racks in which application running environments are located. Each rack includes multiple host computing devices in a cluster of host computing devices. Application running environment-rack associations are generated using the physical location information for the cluster where an application running environment-rack association maps an application running environment to a rack. The application running environment-rack associations are provided to the cluster. Then, the method provides a data set for storing in the cluster of hosts where the data set is associated with a placement strategy. The cluster uses the placement strategy to store a data block in the data set for a first application running environment and store a replica data block for a second application running environment at a location in the cluster based on the first application running environment being associated with a first rack from the application running environment-rack associations.

Abstract: Embodiments perform automated provisioning of a cluster for a distributed computing platform. Target host computing devices are selected from a plurality of host computing devices based on configuration information, such as a desired cluster size, a data set, code for processing the data set and, optionally, a placement strategy. One or more virtual machines (VMs) are instantiated on each target host computing device. Each VM is configured to access a virtual disk that is preconfigured with code for executing functionality of the distributed computing platform and serves as a node of the cluster. The data set is stored in a distributed file system accessible by at least a subset of the VMs. The code for processing the data set is provided to at least a subset of the VMs, and execution of the code is initiated to obtain processing results.

Abstract: A computerized method manages passwords to unlock an electronic device from a standby mode by taking changed GPS coordinates of a location of the electronic device and utilizing the changed coordinates in preset formulas to establish and require a new password in substitution for a current password, to allow unlocking of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method includes indexing data and/or metadata in online virtual machines (VMs), offline VMs, virtual applications, and/or snapshots thereof on one or more host server(s) in a virtualization environment through a search architecture in the virtualization environment. The online VMs are VMs that are powered on, and the offline VMs are VMs that are powered off. The method also includes maintaining a database of the indexed data and/or metadata in the online VMs, the offline VMs, the virtual applications, and/or the snapshots thereof to enable a comprehensive search result to a search query through the search architecture. The database is associated with the search architecture.

Abstract: Embodiments monitor application performance metrics representing the performance of a software application executed by one or more host computing devices. Based on the application of rules to the application performance metrics, an elasticity action, such as a power-on action, a power-off action, a deploy action, and/or a destroy action, is determined. The elasticity action is transmitted to one or more target hosts, which perform the elasticity action. The target host may be selected based on host performance metrics. Further, a load balancing service may accommodate the addition of a new software application instance to a cluster and/or the removal of an existing software application instance from the cluster.