Abstract: In variants, the method for change analysis can include detecting a rare change in a geographic region by comparing a first and second representation, extracted from a first and second geographic region measurement sampled at a first and second time, respectively, using a common-change-agnostic model.

Abstract: A rotor of a gas turbine having two adjacent rotor discs, on each of which moving blades are fastened, an annular rotor component being arranged between the rotor discs and having at its opposite ends circumferential annular grooves, in each of which a circumferential fastening projection on the respective rotor disc engages. When the rotor is stationary a first outer flank of the first annular groove rests under pressure against a first outer flank of the first fastening projection and there is play between a first inner flank of the first annular groove and a first inner flank of the first fastening projection.

Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.

Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.

Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.

Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.

Abstract: An endoscopic shaft having multiple endoscopic elements set in a polymer common housing. The endoscopic elements may be drawn with the common housing to manufacture a component, called an EndoFiber, which forms the length of the endoscopic shaft. A second structure, called an Endocap, may be provided that includes optical elements and which is attached to the end of the EndoFiber to form the shaft.

Abstract: A method to fabricate solid linear fiber arrays, multi-hole arrays and inverse multi-hole arrays (i.e. space-separated arrays). These arrays may be used for example as capillary arrays, photonic crystal fiber, tissues engineering scaffolds and templates, imaging guides, thermal photovoltaic device, and thermal electric devices. The number of fibers used to fabricate the structures is variable. Individual fibers are deposited into a fiber depository and made to bond together. The deposition may be performed in line with fiber production or may be performed after producing the fibers through fiber rewinding. The bonded linear fiber array may be removed from the fiber depositories.

Abstract: A method to fabricate solid linear fiber arrays, multi-hole arrays and inverse multi-hole arrays (i.e. space-separated arrays). These arrays may be used for example as capillary arrays, photonic crystal fiber, tissues engineering scaffolds and templates, imaging guides, thermal photovoltaic device, and thermal electric devices. The number of fibers used to fabricate the structures is variable. Individual fibers are deposited into a fiber depository and made to bond together. The deposition may be performed in line with fiber production or may be performed after producing the fibers through fiber rewinding. The bonded linear fiber array may be removed from the fiber depositories.

Abstract: An endoscopic shaft having multiple endoscopic elements set in a polymer common housing. The endoscopic elements may be drawn with the common housing to manufacture a component, called an EndoFiber, which forms the length of the endoscopic shaft. A second structure, called an Endocap, may be provided that includes optical elements and which is attached to the end of the EndoFiber to form the shaft.

Abstract: A polymer fiber having multiple optical pathways set in a single cladding. The optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may be provided with connectors and thereby be used as a fiber cable for use with an interconnect. The optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may be constructed using a preform in a draw process. Alternatively, a novel vacuum draw method may be used in which optical pathway and cladding are mated and melded together during the draw process by creating a reduced pressure zone between the optical pathway and the cladding. A sacrificial substrate or cladding may be added around or along one side of the optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber, and the combined cladding and fiber are drawn using a draw process. This cladding is removed, or partly removed, after the draw process. In this manner, the optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may have highly irregular and noncircular cross sections.