Abstract: A polarization scrambler using a retardance element (RE) is disclosed. The polarization scrambler may include an optical fiber input to transmit an optical signal, and a beam expander to receive and expand the optical signal to create an expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a retardance element (RE) to cause a polarization scrambling effect on the expanded optical signal and to create a scrambled expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a beam reducer to receive and reduce the scrambled expanded optical signal to create a scrambled optical signal. The polarization to scrambler may include an optical fiber output to receive scrambled optical signal. The optical fiber output may transmit the scrambled optical signal to one or more downstream optical components.

Abstract: A system for providing optical measurements and detection in optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs) with high dynamic range and high speed is disclosed. The system may include a slit to allow inward passage of an optical beam. The system may also include an optical portion to receive the optical beam. In some examples, the optical portion may include at least one optical splitter to split the optical beam into at least two optical paths. The system may also include an electrical portion to receive the optical beams split into the at least two optical paths. In some examples, the electrical portion may include at least one photodetector to receive each of the split optical beam. The electrical portion may also include at least one amplifier communicatively coupled to each of the at least one photodetector to amplify the split optical beam.

Abstract: In an approach for automatic vertical partitioning of fact tables in a distributed query engine a processor analyzes a sample end-user workload of queries to extract filter predicates associated with each of multiple fact tables relating to a big data store. A processor, for each fact table, and for each column in the fact table to which a filter predicate is applied and where coarsification is required, generates a candidate partitioning expression incorporating an adjustment to a coarsification function based on a data distribution of values in the column. A processor scores the candidate partitioning expressions for each fact table based on cost data relating to the sample end-user workload and selects one or more candidate partitioning expressions to optimize partitioning of each fact table with each partition data being placed in a separate directory in a distributed file system.

Abstract: Automated interfaces with interactive keywords between employment postings and candidate profiles are disclosed. An example system includes a profile database and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to identify one or more posting keywords by parsing extracted text of an employment posting, retrieve one or more posting search-terms from a search-term database based on the one or more posting keywords, and generate a list of candidates based on one or more candidate profiles retrieved from the profile database. Further, the one or more processors are configured to present, to the recruiter, an interface that includes a posting section and a candidate section adjacent to the posting section. Further, the one or more processors are configured to typographically emphasize the posting keywords that are associated with the posting search-terms to indicate relationships between the employment posting and the list of candidates.

Abstract: A refrigerator water dispenser includes a shelf having a lower surface. A water dispenser tube is disposed adjacent to the shelf for dispensing water into a container. An actuator support is operably coupled to the lower surface of the shelf. A load cell is disposed on the actuator support, wherein the load cell sends a signal in response to movement by the actuator support. A controller is operably coupled to the load cell, wherein the controller activates a water dispensing sequence to dispense water via the water dispenser tube in response to the signal from the load cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of depolymerization of a polyester feedstock comprising PET, which comprises: a) a conditioning step; b) a glycolysis step in the presence of diol; c) a step of separation of the diol, producing at least a gaseous diol effluent, at least a liquid diol effluent and a liquid monomers effluent; g) a step of separating said liquid monomers effluent into a heavy impurities effluent and a prepurified monomers effluent, this step being conducted with a residence time of less than 10 min; e) a step of decolourizing the prepurified monomers effluent, in the presence of at least one adsorbent, and f) a diol purification step, which is supplied with at least a gaseous diol effluent and at least a liquid diol effluent, which are obtained from step c), and which produces a purified diol effluent and one or more impurities effluent(s).

Abstract: Generally described, one or more aspects of the present application relate to prefetching container images for use in a cluster of virtual machines. For example, the cluster manifest may indicate an ordered list of image repositories and a set of container images that are likely to be executed on the cluster. Based on this indication, the set of container images can be prefetched onto the caches of the virtual machines in the cluster, such that when requests to execute those container images are eventually received, the container images can be accessed from the caches rather than from a remote repository.

Abstract: Methods to reduce agent effort and improve customer experience quality through artificial intelligence. The Agent Assist tool provides contact centers with an innovative tool designed to reduce agent effort, improve quality and reduce costs by minimizing search and data entry tasks The Agent Assist tool is natively built and fully unified within the agent interface while keeping all data internally protected from third-party sharing.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for prefetching information and/or (pre)allocating computing resources based on predicting classification labels with temporal data. A trained temporal classification model forecasts events (e.g., too numerous for individual modeling) by predicting classification labels indicating whether events will occur, or a number of occurrences of the events, during each of a plurality of future time intervals. Time-series datasets, indicating whether events occurred, or a number of occurrences of the events, during each of a plurality of past time intervals, are transformed into temporal classification datasets. Classifications may be based, at least in part, on extracted features, such as data seasonality, temporal representation, statistical and/or real-time features. Classification labels are used to determine whether to take one or more actions, such as, for example, prefetching information or (pre)allocating a computing resource.

Abstract: A refrigerator water dispenser includes a shelf having a lower surface. A water dispenser tube is disposed adjacent to the shelf for dispensing water into a container. An actuator support is operably coupled to the lower surface of the shelf. A load cell is disposed on the actuator support, wherein the load cell sends a signal in response to movement by the actuator support. A controller is operably coupled to the load cell, wherein the controller activates a water dispensing sequence to dispense water via the water dispenser tube in response to the signal from the load cell.

Abstract: A polarization scrambler using a retardance element (RE) is disclosed. The polarization scrambler may include an optical fiber input to transmit an optical signal, and a beam expander to receive and expand the optical signal to create an expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a retardance element (RE) to cause a polarization scrambling effect on the expanded optical signal and to create a scrambled expanded optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include a beam reducer to receive and reduce the scrambled expanded optical signal to create a scrambled optical signal. The polarization scrambler may include an optical fiber output to receive scrambled optical signal. The optical fiber output may transmit the scrambled optical signal to one or more downstream optical components.

Abstract: According to examples, a system for measuring polarization dependent loss (PDL) for a device-under-test (DUT) may include a tunable laser, a polarization element and a power meter. The tunable laser may emit an optical signal to sweep across an optical band at a constant rate. The polarization element may scramble polarizations states of the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser. The power meter may take power measurements associated with the optical signal emitted from the tunable laser, wherein the power measurements from the power meter are used to determine a maximum insertion loss (IL) and a minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT). An average insertion loss (IL) and a polarization dependent loss (PDL) for the device-under-test (DUT) may be calculated based on the maximum insertion loss (IL) and the minimum insertion loss (IL) associated with the device-under-test (DUT).

Abstract: This post-paid process and system for disconnected terminals solves the problem of a disconnected terminal being able to perform post-paid operations securely, using an electronic device of the user to communicate with a central server which creates a token with a temporal validity that serves to activate a compound of the disconnected terminal and, optionally, additional hardware. All operations performed in the terminal are locked to make it impossible to alter the data and signed with a cryptographic key before using the client device as transportation for the operations block to be processed in the central server and charged.

Abstract: The invention relates to the radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject. In particular the invention relates to an endorectal probe device for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject. Furthermore the invention relates to an afterloading apparatus for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject using an endorectal probe device according to the invention. Moreover the invention relates to a method for effecting radiation treatment of colorectal cancerous tissue in the rectum of a human or animal subject, wherein the method implements the endorectal probe device according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting the testing of a brachytherapy applicator prior to the use of the brachytherapy applicator in brachytherapy radiation treatments. The invention also relates to a method for testing of a brachytherapy applicator prior to the use of the brachytherapy applicator in brachytherapy radiation treatments.

Abstract: Automated interfaces with interactive keywords between employment postings and candidate profiles are disclosed. An example system includes a profile database and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to identify one or more posting keywords by parsing extracted text of an employment posting, retrieve one or more posting search-terms from a search-term database based on the one or more posting keywords, and generate a list of candidates based on one or more candidate profiles retrieved from the profile database. Further, the one or more processors are configured to present, to the recruiter, an interface that includes a posting section and a candidate section adjacent to the posting section. Further, the one or more processors are configured to typographically emphasize the posting keywords that are associated with the posting search-terms to indicate relationships between the employment posting and the list of candidates.

Abstract: Multiple layers of a seal can be formed to pressure-seal an open-hole wellbore in a subterranean formation. The seal can include at least one element and a sealing mixture between the element and a container housing for pressure sealing the open-hole wellbore between the element and the container housing and for providing multiple layers of seal in the open-hole wellbore. The seal can be retained by the sealing mixture subsequent to the sealing mixture being released.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for routing a circuit design based on adjusting a routing demand. More specifically, some embodiments implement routing demand smoothing of a grid cell, routing overflow spreading of a grid cell, or some combination of both prior to detailed routing of a circuit design, which can result in improved detailed routing over conventional routing techniques.

Abstract: A method of automatically applying damping force interventions for a suspension system of a vehicle may include receiving ride height information from a plurality of ride height sensors associated with respective individual wheels of the vehicle, and receiving vehicle speed information. The method further includes determining, based on the ride height information, vehicle speed and timing information, whether a trigger event has occurred. The method also includes generating damping intervention signals to selected ones of the respective individual wheels of the vehicle responsive to determining that the trigger event has occurred.

Abstract: Camera position indication systems and methods are disclosed herein for conveying a camera's position to a user and/or adjusting a camera view display to match a user's perspective during a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, an example method can include receiving an output view from a camera placed within a channel of an access device to view a surgical site within a patient, receiving an input of camera position from a user, and showing on a display the output view from the camera and an indication of camera position based on the input of camera position.