Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Nanyang Technological University

Cheng Chen

Jun Yang

Yao Zhang

Qingsong Wei

Xiangya Xu

Mingdi Xue

Senthilkumar Muthaiah

Chundong Wang

Soon Hyeok Hong

Subhash Chandra Ghosh

A method of rebooting a file system using a non-volatile memory is provided. The method comprising persistently storing critical information in the non-volatile memory, the critical information indicating a status of the file system; in response to a predetermined event, obtaining critical information of the file system stored in the non-volatile memory; determining if the file system has crashed based on the critical information; and rebooting from metadata in the non-volatile memory if it is determined that the file system has crashed.

Method of file system design and failure recovery with non-volatile memory

A process is provided for the synthesis of an amide. A primary or secondary amine and a primary alcohol, with the amine and the alcohol being either moieties of different reactants or moieties of the same molecule, are contacted in the presence of a Ruthenium (II) catalyst. The Ruthenium (II) catalyst is free of a phosphine ligand. The process is also carried out in the absence of a phosphine. Providing the Ruthenium (II) catalyst includes providing an N-heterocyclic carbene.

Process of forming an amide

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