Abstract: An oropharyngeal dam for facilitating a safe and efficient dental treatment is disclosed. The oropharyngeal dam includes a pair of cheek retractors including an upper retractor component, a lower retractor component and a cheek retracting sheet. Further, the upper retractor component, the lower retractor component, the cheek retracting sheet, and a set of lip retractors are collectively configured to retract cheeks of a patient. The oropharyngeal dam includes a tongue protector including an upper protector component, a lower protector component and a tongue protecting sheet. Furthermore, the upper protector component, the lower protector component and the tongue protecting sheet are collectively configured to shield and retract a tongue of the patient. The set of lip retractors are configured to aid lip retraction when pulled outside the mouth.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide techniques for more effective and efficient proactive monitoring of a target software application framework. In response, embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like that are configured to enable effective and efficient proactive monitoring of a target software application framework using a load testing experiment definition data object, wherein the load testing experiment definition data object describes a load increase action definition, a steady state definition, and a fault inducement action definition.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes means for setting a scaling status of a first virtual machine included in an application deployed in a computing environment, the first virtual machine to execute a first component of the application, means for identifying an information dependency of a second virtual machine on information from the first virtual machine, the second virtual machine to execute a second component of the application, and means for updating the information dependency based on the scaling status of the first virtual machine, the information dependency in the configuration information to include a reference to the first virtual machine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant fungal strain of Penicillium funiculosum ‘MRJ-16’ characterized by the ability to produce high titer of enzyme mixture comprising FPase, CMCase, Cellobiase, ?-glucosidase, endoglucanase, ?-L arabinofuranosidase, ?-xylosidase, xylanase, pectinase, cellobiohydrase and oxidases and produce enzymes in the presence of a catabolite repressor molecule like glucose and/or xylose. The titer of enzyme mixture produced using mutant fungal strain MRJ-16 is at least two fold higher than naive Penicillium funiculosum strain NCIM 1228, when used in a fermentation process. The mutant strain ‘MRJ-16’ with high hydrolytic activity and catabolite derepressed character is having application in the method of degrading or saccharifying biomass to produce valuable products for example-bioethanol.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises: maintaining in a terminal more than one subscription identities and controlling by the user terminal transmission of a message comprising information that the terminal maintains more than one subscription identities.

Abstract: Automated routing of signal nets for interposer designs. Signal nets are defined by their endpoints (bumps). The nets and their corresponding bumps are assigned to bump groups, based on the relative locations of the bumps and also based on length-matching constraints for the nets. Some of the bump groups may be “clones,” where the routing for one bump group may also be applied to its clone. In order for two bump groups to be clones, the bumps in the two bump groups must have a same relative position (i.e., same bump pattern), and the nets in the two bump groups must be subject to the same length-matching constraint. The routing through the interposer for one of the clones is determined, and that routing is then replicated for the other clones.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a deployment monitor to initiate a modification of a number of virtual machines deployed in the computing environment. The virtual machines including a first virtual machine to execute a first component of an application deployed in the computing environment. A dependents identifier is to identify an information dependency of a second virtual machine on information from the first virtual machine. The second virtual machine is to execute a second component of the application. An updater is to update the information dependency based on a scaling status of the first virtual machine. The information dependency in the configuration information including a reference to the first virtual machine.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a host system and a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be configured to: receive, from a management console, a request to establish virtual media for the host system; cause the requested virtual media to be mounted as a drive accessible to the host system; receive read requests from the host system for data associated with the mounted drive; and cache data from the virtual media in a local cache such that at least some of the read requests from the host system are serviceable via the local cache instead of via a network request to the management console.

Abstract: A simulation application can be executed by a computer system to develop thermal maps for an electronic architectural design. The simulation application can simulate the electronic architectural design over time. The simulation application can capture electronic signals from the electronic architectural design as the electronic architectural design is being simulated over time. The simulation application can determine power consumptions of the electronic architectural design over time from the electronic signals. The simulation application can derive temperatures of the electronic architectural design over time from the power consumptions. The simulation application can map the temperatures onto an electronic circuit design real estate of the electronic architectural design to develop the thermal maps over time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an advanced process control system (APC) for a continuous catalytic regeneration reformer with master-slave configuration to control coke on spent catalyst while maximizing heavy reformate octane barrel using online inferential, both for coke content of spent catalyst and octane of heavy reformate. Further, the present invention relates to provide an APC system for a continuous catalytic regeneration reformer with master-slave configuration, which comprises of a master APC, a reactor APC, and a regenerator APC, wherein, the reactor APC and the regenerator APC are linked to the master APC.

Abstract: An Information Handling System (IHS) includes multiple hardware devices, and a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) in communication with the hardware devices. The BMC includes executable code to cause the BMC to receive a message associated with a non-registered hardware device that is not registered to be managed by the BMC in which the message formatted according to a native protocol of the BMC. The code further causes the code to transmit the message to a device plugin associated with the non-registered hardware device in which the device plugin comprises custom instructions that, upon execution by a system processor, cause the IHS to convert the message into a protocol associated with the non-registered hardware device, and forward the converted message to the non-registered hardware device using the protocol of the non-registered hardware device.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices and methods of making such devices. In an embodiment, a CMOS device comprises a first transistor with a first conductivity type, where the first transistor comprises a first source region and a first drain region, and a first interface material over the first source region and the first drain region. In an embodiment, the CMOS device further comprises a second transistor with a second conductivity type that is opposite form the first conductivity type, where the second transistor comprises a second source region and a second drain region, and a second interface material over the second source region and the second drain region.

Abstract: Low resistance approaches for fabricating contacts, and semiconductor structures having low resistance metal contacts, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor structure above a substrate. A gate electrode is over the semiconductor structure, the gate electrode defining a channel region in the semiconductor structure. A first semiconductor source or drain structure is at a first end of the channel region at a first side of the gate electrode. A second semiconductor source or drain structure is at a second end of the channel region at a second side of the gate electrode, the second end opposite the first end. A source or drain contact is directly on the first or second semiconductor source or drain structure, the source or drain contact including a barrier layer and an inner conductive structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the polymerization of fluoromonomers in an aqueous medium, said process comprising the steps of: forming an aqueous emulsion comprising a 2-Alkoxy acetate surfactant and fluoromonomer in a reactor; and initiating polymerization of said fluoromonomer by adding an initiator into the reaction mixture. Preferably, the surfactant used in the instant process is either Sodium 2-[(2-hexyldecyl)oxy] acetate or Sodium-2-dodecyloxyacetate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for recognising a printed character string is provided. The method includes receiving an image comprising the character string, the character string comprising a plurality of characters, determining a readability quality for each character in the character string and selecting at least one anchor character based at least in part on the readability quality of the characters in the character string. The identity of the at least one anchor character is determined using a character recognition algorithm and the identity of the character string recognised based on the at least one identified anchor character.

Abstract: Approaches for fabricating an integrated circuit structure including a titanium silicide material, and the resulting structures, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor fin above a substrate, a gate electrode over the top and adjacent to the sidewalls of a portion of the semiconductor fin. A titanium silicide material is in direct contact with each of first and second epitaxial semiconductor source or drain structures at first and second sides of the gate electrode. The titanium silicide material is conformal with and hermetically sealing a non-flat topography of each of the first and second epitaxial semiconductor source or drain structures. The titanium silicide material has a total atomic composition including 95% or greater stoichiometric TiSi2.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices with source/drain interconnects that include a barrier layer. In an embodiment the semiconductor device comprises a source region and a drain region. In an embodiment, a semiconductor channel is between the source region and the drain region, and a gate electrode is over the semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device further comprises interconnects to the source region and the drain region. In an embodiment, the interconnects comprise a barrier layer, a metal layer, and a fill metal.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a host system and a management controller configured to provide out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be configured to: receive, from a management console, a request to establish virtual media for the host system; cause the requested virtual media to be mounted as a drive accessible to the host system; receive read requests from the host system for data associated with the mounted drive; and cache data from the virtual media in a local cache such that at least some of the read requests from the host system are serviceable via the local cache instead of via a network request to the management console.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises: maintaining in a terminal more than one subscription identities and controlling by the user terminal transmission of a message comprising information that the terminal maintains more than one subscription identities.

Abstract: A system for processing voice responses is disclosed. The system is configured to store a correlation table identifying relationships between self-service routines, tags, and corresponding actions. The system receives a call from a user and issues a query in response to the call. The system receives an utterance from the user in response to the user and determines whether the utterance matches a pre-defined response. If there is no match, the system analyzes the utterance with a pre-defined statistical language model and identifies a service tag for the utterance. The system then associates the utterance with the service tag and a self-service routine that is associated with the call. The system identifies an action from the correlation table that correlates to the service tag and the self-service routine.