Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for determining differences between at least two documents. A preferred embodiment disclosed herein pertains to a system and method for determining differences in the text or terms of legal documents, for example transactional legal agreements, such as but not limited to Trade Confirmations. The document review system can compare text documents to other text documents but is further capable of comparing text documents to structured spreadsheet data. The combination of static component verification in combination with dynamic component verification leads to a powerful tool which greatly reduces the time and efficient of document review while reducing the risk of human errors. Utilizing word embeddings in the static verification in combination with the use of named entity recognition, rule parsers in the dynamic verification, enables the system to produce concise and meaningful summaries of differences between multiple documents.

Abstract: A system for mitigating naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in an oxidative dehydrogenation process includes a feed stream, an oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) reactor, an effluent stream, a processing unit, and a NORM reduction unit. The feed stream includes oxygen, a hydrocarbon, and NORM. The ODH reactor is configured to receive the feed stream and react the hydrocarbon with the oxygen to form a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon and water. The effluent stream includes the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon, water, unreacted hydrocarbon, and NORM. The processing unit is configured to process the effluent stream to form a product stream and a recycle stream. The product stream includes the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon. The recycle stream includes unreacted hydrocarbon and NORM. The NORM reduction unit is configured to reduce an amount of the NORM in the recycle stream to produce a NORM-reduced recycle stream. The ODH reactor is configured to receive the NORM-reduced recycle stream.

Abstract: A renewable power system with a twin-configurable architecture is described. The system includes a renewable energy source (RES), an energy storage system (ESS), and at least one controllable load (CL) (e.g., AI training/datacenter). The system can serve as a baseload or semi-baseload plant for CL(s) and/or as a peaker or semi-peaker plant for an electric grid, or vice-versa, and optionally in parallel, can also provide ancillary services to the electric grid and/or to the CL(s). In certain embodiments, e.g. solar PV RES(es), the system can have capacity factors of at least about 60% and up to 100%, higher asset utilization, better economics for the RES-ESS, improved system performance, and lower energy costs as compared with known systems without a CL(s). By making load a variable, and integral part of the system, sophisticated resource allocation strategies, including AI algorithms, can be developed not previously possible with known systems lacking a CL(s).

Abstract: A control system and method are presented for use in optical measurements on patterned samples. The control system comprises a computer system configured for data communication with a measured data provider and comprising a data processor configured and operable to receive and process raw measured data of first and second types concurrently collected from the patterned sample being measured. said first and second types of the measured data comprising, respectively. scatterometry measured data. characterized by first relatively high signal-to-noise and predetermined first relatively low spatial resolution, and interferometric measured data characterized by second relatively low signal-to-noise and predetermined second relatively high spatial resolution, said data processor being configured to process the measured data to determine pattern parameters along said patterned sample characterized by said first signal to-noise and said second spatial resolution.

Abstract: Determining process excursions in a semiconductor processing using unsupervised machine learning on photoelectron emission dataset obtained by XPS or XRF tool. Principal component analysis is applied to the emission dataset and the variances of each principal component is analyzed to thereby select a number of N principal components whose variance is the highest. All data points of the dataset which do not correspond to any of the N principal components are removed from the dataset to obtain a filtered dataset. An emission intensity is then calculated from the filtered dataset and is plotted on a SPC chart to inspect for excursions.

Abstract: Measures are provided to encode a signal. An input frame (102) is received and down-sampled to obtain a down-sampled frame (103). The down-sampled frame (103) is passed to an encoding module (104) which encodes the down-sampled frame (103) to generate an encoded frame (105). A decoded frame is obtained from a decoding module (106) which generates the decoded frame by decoding the encoded frame (105). A set of residual data (113) is generated by taking a difference between the decoded frame and the down-sampled frame (103) and is encoded to generate a set of encoded residual data. The encoding comprises transforming the set of residual data into a transformed set of residual data. The set of encoded residual data is output to a decoder to enable the decoder to reconstruct the input frame. Measures are also provided to decode a signal.

Abstract: Computer processor hardware: parses a data stream into first portions of encoded data and second portions of encoded data; implements a first decoder to decode the first portions of encoded data into a first rendition of a signal; implements a second decoder to decode the second portions of encoded data into reconstruction data, the reconstruction data specifying how to modify the first rendition of the signal; and applies the reconstruction data to the first rendition of the signal to produce a second rendition of the signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor metrology system including a spectrum acquisition tool for collecting, using a first measurement protocol, baseline scatterometric spectra on first semiconductor wafer targets, and for various sources of spectral variability, variability sets of scatterometric spectra on second semiconductor wafer targets, the variability sets embodying the spectral variability, a reference metrology tool for collecting, using a second measurement protocol, parameter values of the first semiconductor wafer targets, and a training unit for training, using the collected spectra and values, a prediction model using machine learning and minimizing an associated loss function incorporating spectral variability terms, the prediction model for predicting values for production semiconductor wafer targets based on their spectra.

Abstract: A method of encoding an input signal is provided, the method comprising: quantizing a set of data based on temporal information associated with said set of data.

Abstract: Pellets of ethylene/a-olefin copolymer are devolatilized using nitrogen in a devolatilization bin via a multistep process. Said multistep process, among other things, comprises providing nitrogen gas to the devolatilization bin at a first nitrogen inlet temperature (I) less than VICAT softening temperature of the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer for a first period of time t1 to form a new peak melting peak (II) greater than (I) and smaller than a highest peak melting temperature Tm of the ethylene/?-olefin copolymer. The devolatilization process is continued by raising and holding the nitrogen gas temperature provided to said devolatilization bin at a second nitrogen inlet temperature (III) for a second period of time t2 subsequent to the first period of time t1, wherein (III) is greater than (I) and less than (II).

Abstract: A system for use in metrology of a patterned structure, the system which includes a data input utility configured to receive: first type of data related to the patterned structure, the first type of data was obtained by a first type of metrology system and comprises first type measurements and first geometrical information regarding the patterned structure; second type of data related to the patterned structure, the second type of data was obtained by a second type of metrology system and comprises second type measurement results and second geometrical information regarding the patterned structure; the second type of metrology system differs from the first type of metrology system, and a data processing and analyzing utility configured to determine values of parameters of interest based on the first type of data and the second type of data.

Abstract: Determining a property of a layer of an integrated circuit (IC), the layer being formed over an underlayer, is implemented by performing the steps of: irradiating the IC to thereby eject electrons from the IC; collecting electrons emitted from the IC and determining the kinetic energy of the emitted electrons to thereby calculate emission intensity of electrons emitted from the layer and electrons emitted from the underlayer calculating a ratio of the emission intensity of electrons emitted from the layer and electrons emitted from the underlayer; and using the ratio to determine material composition or thickness of the layer. The steps of irradiating IC and collecting electrons may be performed using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF).

Abstract: An electronic processing system agent accesses population health literacy data from at least 100 individuals pertaining to assessed health literacy of members of the population, and demographic data from the population corresponding to age, race, and education level. The agent collects skills data from the patient corresponding to a set of questions relating to skills needed for understanding therapeutic instructions, and personal data relating to the patient's age, race, and education level. The agent carries out a polytomous logistic regression using the collected population health literacy data, demographic data, skills data, and personal data to assign a health literacy level to the patient corresponding to one of a plurality of groups, and communicates a strategy for the patient corresponding to the patient's assigned health literacy level, in real time, to enable the patient to have a communication of therapeutic instructions when the patient has responded to the set of questions.

Abstract: Provided herein is a laminate comprising first and second film layers prepared primarily, if not entirely, using polyethylene resins. The first film possesses a low level of surface roughness and a continuous coating, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a clay mineral, that becomes contained at the interface between the first and second film layers following lamination. The laminate is suitable for use in packaging applications that require optimal oxygen barrier performance, and since the laminate is prepared primarily from polyethylene it is accompanied by the benefit of being amenable to recycling.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method to improve the optical properties of an ethylene copolymer composition which is made in a multi reactor solution phase polymerization process. A single site catalyst is employed in a first polymerization reactor and a multi-site catalyst is employed in a second polymerization reactor arranged in series with the first polymerization reactor. The method involves increasing the amount of alpha olefin fed to a second polymerization reactor relative to the amount of alpha olefin fed to a first polymerization reactor, and if desired, optimizing other process conditions across the two reactors, such as the overall alpha-olefin to ethylene ratio, the polymerization temperature of the reactors, and the amount of hydrogen fed to each reactor, in order to maintain the density and the melt index of the ethylene copolymer composition.

Abstract: A medical telepresence system comprising: an interface to receive a plurality of data feeds from a live medical procedure, at least one data feed comprising a video signal capturing the live medical procedure; a hierarchical encoder to encode the plurality of data feeds using a first tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme, wherein encoded data from the hierarchical encoder is decodable by a first set of computing devices for viewing, the first set of computing devices being communicatively coupled to the hierarchical encoder using a first network connection; a transcoder to convert from the first tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme to a second tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme, wherein encoded data from the transcoder is receivable by a second set of computing devices for viewing, the second set of computing devices being communicatively coupled to the transcoder using a second network connection, the second network connection being of a lower quality than the first network connection; and

Abstract: A method for encoding a first stream of video data comprising a plurality of frames of video, the method, for one or more of the plurality of frames of video, comprising the steps of: encoding in a hierarchical arrangement a frame of the video data, the hierarchical arrangement comprising a base layer of video data and a first enhancement layer of video data, said first enhancement layer of video data comprising a plurality of sub-layers of enhancement data, such that when encoded: the base layer of video data comprises data which when decoded renders the frame at a first, base, level of quality; and each sub-layer of enhancement data comprises data which, when decoded with the base layer, render the frame at a higher level of quality than the base level of quality; and wherein the steps of encoding the sub-layers of enhancement data comprises: quantizing the enhancement data at a determined initial level of quantization thereby creating a set of quantized enhancement data; associating to each of the pluralit

Abstract: A method to reduce concentration of a VOC (volatile organic compound) in air in contact with a coated surface comprising: —providing a surface—encapsulation of whole microorganism of Pseudomonas putida in a sol-gel matrix—application of the obtained sol-gel matrix to the surface to form the coated surface—exposing the air to the coated surface.

Abstract: Mixed metal oxide catalysts having an amorphous content of not less than 40 wt. % are prepared by calcining the catalyst precursor fully or partially enclosed by a porous material having a melting temperature greater than 600° C. in an inert container including heating the catalyst precursor at a rate from 0.5 to 10° C. per minute from room temperature to a temperature from 370° C. to 540° C. under a stream of pre heated gas chosen from steam and inert gas and mixtures thereof at a pressure of greater than or equal to 1 psig having a temperature from 300° C. to 540° C. and holding the catalyst precursor at that temperature for at least 2 hours and cooling the catalyst precursor to room temperature.

Abstract: The copolymerization of ethylene with a cyclic mono olefin (such as norbornene) is conducted in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a bridged hafnocene catalyst and a three part activator. The catalyst system provides excellent activity at high polymerization temperatures. Copolymers produced according to this invention have unique microstructure (with methyl branching being observed) and unique rheology.