Abstract: A system is provided that designs a supply chain network. The system identifies a service level agreement metric definition. The system further generates a grid including cells, where the grid is located over a representation of a geographical region. The system further computes a service level agreement metric for each cell of the grid using the service level agreement metric definition. The system further selects cells that have the largest service level agreement metrics and that have not been previously selected. The system further positions a supply chain network resource at a center of the selected cells. The system further computes a service level agreement based on the service level agreement metric of the selected cells.

Abstract: A computer system may seek to identify at least one contraction metric that satisfies contraction conditions for a design of a dynamical system. The computer system may do so by formulating a search for a candidate contraction metric that is suspected of satisfying the contraction conditions for the design of the dynamical system from a set of simulation traces that describe the behavior of the dynamical system for a specific set of operating conditions. The search for the candidate contraction metric may then be performed. The computer system may seek to verify that a candidate contraction metric for a design of a dynamical system satisfies contraction conditions by performing a process that uses solvers based on decision procedures.

Abstract: A computer system may seek to identify at least one contraction metric that satisfies contraction conditions for a design of a dynamical system. The computer system may do so by formulating a search for a candidate contraction metric that is suspected of satisfying the contraction conditions for the design of the dynamical system from a set of simulation traces that describe the behavior of the dynamical system for a specific set of operating conditions. The search for the candidate contraction metric may then be performed. The computer system may seek to verify that a candidate contraction metric for a design of a dynamical system satisfies contraction conditions by performing a process that uses solvers based on decision procedures.

Abstract: A computer system may seek to identify at least one contraction metric that satisfies contraction conditions for a design of a dynamical system. The computer system may do so by formulating a search for a candidate contraction metric that is suspected of satisfying the contraction conditions for the design of the dynamical system from a set of simulation traces that describe the behavior of the dynamical system for a specific set of operating conditions. The search for the candidate contraction metric may then be performed. The computer system may seek to verify that a candidate contraction metric for a design of a dynamical system satisfies contraction conditions by performing a process that uses solvers based on decision procedures.

Abstract: A system is provided that designs a supply chain network. The system identifies a service level agreement metric definition. The system further generates a grid including cells, where the grid is located over a representation of a geographical region. The system further computes a service level agreement metric for each cell of the grid using the service level agreement metric definition. The system further selects cells that have the largest service level agreement metrics and that have not been previously selected. The system further positions a supply chain network resource at a center of the selected cells. The system further computes a service level agreement based on the service level agreement metric of the selected cells.

Abstract: A bone fusion system and method is disclosed. The system includes a bone mill having at least one docking station that is located at a position other than where a user inserts bone to be morcellated into the bone mill. This allows, for example, a surgeon to deposit morcellated bone onto a desired location on a patient's spine immediately after the bone is morcellated. The bone mill can include two or more docking stations having different sizes so that a surgeon can couple differently sized syringes to the bone mill. This allows, for example, morcellated bone to be deposited at two or more locations immediately after the bone is morcellated. A hand held retractor having a serrated tip is included so that a surgeon can simultaneously retract a patient's muscle bundles while decorticating a recipient bed.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates ensuring non-interference between multiple threads that access a shared resource. An interface can receive a portion of sequential code, wherein the portion of sequential code includes a property that is maintained and relied upon when invoked and executed by a sequential client. A synthesizer component can leverage a sequential proof related to the portion of sequential code in order to derive a concurrency control mechanism for a portion of concurrency code that maintains the property when invoked by a concurrent client, wherein the sequential proof identifies a concurrent interference at an execution point that is tolerable for the concurrent client.

Abstract: A bone fusion system and method is disclosed. The system includes a bone mill having at least one docking station that is located at a position other than where a user inserts bone to be moresellated into the bone mill. This allows, for example, a surgeon to deposit moresellated bone onto a desired location on a patient's spine immediately after the bone is moresellated. The bone mill can include two or more docking stations having different sizes so that a surgeon can couple differently sized syringes to the bone mill. This allows, for example, moresellated bone to be deposited at two or more locations immediately after the bone is moresellated. A hand held retractor having a serrated tip is included so that a surgeon can simultaneously retract a patient's muscle bundles while decorticating a recipient bed.