Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system and method is illustrated that includes receiving user count information that includes a user count value and an address identifier. Further, an operation is executed that includes using the user count information to determine whether a limit variable has been exceeded. An operation is executed that removes a member, identified by the address identifier, from a load balancing pool, where the limit variable has been exceed by the user count information. A further operation is shown that includes introducing a device into the load balancing pool, where the user count information is less than or equal to the difference between the limit variable value and a buffer variable.

Abstract: Of the many compositions and methods, one method includes contacting tar resident in a well bore with a tar stabilizer comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer; and allowing the tar stabilizer to interact with the tar to at least partially reduce the tendency of the tar to adhere to a surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting a subsurface device in a wellbore. A downhole power unit comprises a power rod and a drive shaft. The power rod comprises a hollow interior. The drive shaft is located within the hollow interior, and the power rod is operable to selectively engage a subsurface device to be positioned downhole.

Abstract: A bearing component including a body of composite material having a surface configured as a bearing surface, the composite material including a plurality of round particles bound by a braze material, each of the plurality of round particles comprising a round outer layer encapsulating a wear resistant element.

Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and machine-readable media for enabling a customer to access information associated with a hosted user profile via a third party information source are provided. A customer may request information associated with a user profile via a mechanism provided by a third party information source via, for example, a mobile communications device. The customer may be enabled to access the information associated with the hosted user profile and an account associated with the customer may be updated to reflect the access. An account associated with the user may be updated to show the transaction and a statement regarding transactions associated with the user profile may be prepared and presented to the user.

Abstract: Described herein are engineered antibody constant domain molecules, such as CH2 or CH3 domain molecules, comprising at least one mutation, or comprising at least one complementarity determining region (CDR), or a functional fragment thereof, engrafted in a loop region of the CH2 domain. The CH2 domain molecules described herein are small, stable, soluble, exhibit little to no toxicity and are capable of binding antigen.

Abstract: A well detection system includes a signal generator module and a detector module. Signal generator module is coupled to a well structure, and causes the well structure to emit a signal. The emitted signal is measured by the detector module. Based on measurements of the signal, the detector module can determine information pertaining to the source of the emitted signal and can, for example, determine the location of the well structure relative to the detector module.

Abstract: Methods comprising providing a drill-in fluid including an aqueous carrier fluid, a surfactant; and a self-degradable filter cake-forming agent which includes a plurality of degradable particulates which are operable to form an acid upon degradation, and a plurality of acid-degradable particulates. Drilling a wellbore through a reservoir section of a subterranean formation with the drill-in fluid, forming a thin internal filter cake within the wellbore from the self-degradable filter cake-forming agent. Releasing an acid derivative from at least a portion of the plurality of degradable particulates, interacting the acid with the filter cake so as to at least partially degrade the acid-degradable particulates therein. Thereby at least partially removing the filter cake allowing quick lift off of the remaining particulates, and producing a hydrocarbon fluid or gas from the subterranean formation.

Abstract: An optical element device and method of fabrication thereof are described herein. An example optical device may include an optical element (100). The optical element (100) may have an optical path material (105) to allow a light to pass therethrough. The optical path material (105) may have a first end portion (110) with a first end surface (112), a second end portion (110) with a second end surface (112), and a middle portion (115) between the first and second end portions (110) with an interior (116) and an exterior surface (117). A coating (120) may be disposed along the exterior surface (117) and diffused into the optical path material (105). The coating (120) may minimize leakage of the light from the interior (116) through the exterior (117) surface.

Abstract: A test system for testing electrostatic testers, is used to test at least one electrostatic tester each including a voltage test terminal and a connection test terminal. The test system includes at least one optical coupler circuit and a chip. Each optical coupler circuit is coupled the voltage test terminal and the connection test terminal of one corresponding electrostatic tester, and each optical coupler circuit converts voltages of the voltage test terminal and the connection test terminal respectively to a voltage test signal and a connection test signal. The chip is couple to the at least one optical coupler circuit, and receives the connection test signal and the voltage test signal produced by the at least one optical coupler circuit, and determines whether the corresponding electrostatic tester connected to each optical coupler circuit is worked normally according to the connection test signal and the voltage test signal.

Abstract: This invention provides vaccines for inducing an immune response and protection against filovirus infection for use as a preventative vaccine in humans. In particular, the invention provides chimpanzee adenoviral vectors expressing filovirus proteins from different strains of Ebola virus (EBOV) or Marburg virus (MARV).

Abstract: In some aspects, a closed boundary is computed based on locations of microseismic events associated with a stimulation treatment of a subterranean region. Based on the boundary, a stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) for the stimulation treatment is identified. The boundary encloses a first subset of the locations and a second, different subset of the locations reside outside the boundary.

Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatus and methods of operation with respect to well logging. Apparatus and methods include a tool having an arrangement of transmitters and receivers that are operated at different positions downhole and a processing unit to process collected signals such that the arrangement of transmitters and receivers provides measurements that mimic operation of a different arrangement of transmitters and receivers. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Ice bagging assemblies comprising an ice bag merchandiser, an ice bag diverter positionable between first and second positions to drop ice bags into different first and second regions within the ice bag merchandiser. Methods of stacking ice bags in an ice bag merchandiser comprising receiving an ice bag in an ice bag diverter and dropping the ice bag to a first region of the ice bag merchandiser when the ice bag diverter is in a first position and dropping the ice bag to a second region of the ice bag merchandiser when the ice bag diverter is in a second position.

Abstract: An embodiment disclosed herein provides a high-temperature lubricant comprising an oil-soluble lubricating base fluid or a water-soluble lubricating base fluid; and elongated carbon nanoparticles that align in flow. In some embodiments, the lubricating composition may be selected from the group consisting of graphene nanoribbons; carbon nanotubes; carbon nanohorns; and any combination thereof.

Abstract: A switch includes a spring. The switch further includes a collapsing element. The spring has a first state in which it is being held in tension by a restraining element and a second state in which it is not being held in tension because the restraining element has failed. The collapsing element is situated such that when sufficient power is applied to the collapsing element heat from the collapsing element will cause the restraining element to fail. The switch further includes a first contact coupled to the spring. The switch further includes a second contact coupled to the spring. The first contact and the second contact are separate from each other when the spring is in the first state. The first contact and the second contact are electrically connected to each other when the spring is in the second state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unique profile of volatile organic compounds as breath biomarkers for lung cancer. The present invention further provides the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of lung cancer or predicting the response to an anti-cancer treatment through the detection of the unique profile of volatile organic compounds indicative of lung cancer at its various stages.