Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing an optical fiber includes: drawing an optical fiber through a draw furnace, conveying the optical fiber through a flame reheating device downstream from the draw furnace, wherein the flame reheating device comprises one or more burners each comprising: a body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, an opening within the body extending from the top surface through the body to the bottom surface, wherein the optical fiber passes through the opening, and one or more gas outlets within the body; and igniting a flammable gas provided by the one or more gas outlets to form a flame encircling the optical fiber passing through the opening, wherein the flame heats the optical fiber by at least 100 degrees Celsius at a heating rate exceeding 10,000 degrees Celsius/second.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices are disclosed. In one aspect, system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more signaling devices configured to visually notify other vehicles when placed on or near a roadway, and an object placing device configured to place the one or more signaling devices. The system further includes a processor and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to: determine that the autonomous vehicle has experienced a malfunction, and provide instructions to the object placing device to place the one or more signaling devices on or near the roadway.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a control system for an object placing device of an autonomous vehicle includes a processor, and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to: receive a signal comprising instructions to activate the object placing device; and provide instructions to the object placing device to place a plurality of signaling devices in accordance with predetermined criteria.

Abstract: An aircraft door drainage system includes a precipitation receptacle disposed longitudinally along an upper edge of an aircraft door opening. The receptacle is mounted along the upper edge of the door opening by a plurality of brackets that connect the receptacle to an inside ceiling panel of the aircraft. The receptacle protrudes outward from the upper edge of the door opening into a path followed by precipitation falling off of an outer peripheral surface of a fuselage of the aircraft from locations above, forward, and aft of the door opening into the door opening when the aircraft door is in an open position. The receptacle remains clear of the aircraft door when the aircraft door is closed into the door opening. Drain hoses are connected at first and second ends of the receptacle to direct precipitation collected in the receptacle to an outside of the aircraft.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions, and systems derived from uncultivated microorganisms useful for gene editing.

Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition, wherein the composition including a detersive surfactant, an iron-based bleach catalyst and a peroxygen-based bleach, and the composition having an equilibrium pH at 20° C. at a concentration of 10 g/l in deionized water of 10.0 or less.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing name resolution services to components executing in a virtualized environment. A name resolution request generated by a component executing within a virtualized environment is intercepted and forwarded from the virtualized environment to a host operating system (“OS”). A user process is then executed that requests that the host OS resolve a name specified by the intercepted name resolution request. Once the user process has received a response to the name resolution request made to the host OS, a response to the original name resolution request made by the component executing within the virtualized environment can be generated based on the response received by the user process. The response to the original name resolution request can then be provided to the component executing in the virtualized environment that requested name resolution.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating automation rules based on natural language inputs. In an example, the technology relates to a computer-implemented method for generating automation rules from natural language input. The method includes receiving a natural language input into a communications application for performing an action on communications received by the communications application; providing the natural language input into a trained machine learning model; receiving, as output from the trained machine learning model, a tagged primitive and an identified action from the natural language input; generating an automation rule for performing the action on a subset of communications received by the communications application, the subset of communications corresponding to the tagged primitives; and executing the generated automation rule to perform action on the subset of communications.

Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition, wherein the composition including a detersive surfactant and an iron-based bleach catalyst, the composition being substantially free of a source of hydrogen peroxide, and the composition having an equilibrium pH at 20° C. at a concentration of 1 g/l in deionized water of greater than 10.0.

Abstract: Described are techniques for asset management using an asset management identification key. The techniques include populating, based on input to a front-end portal, a plurality of fields including a plurality of attributes and a serial number of a device. The techniques further include hashing each of the plurality of fields. The techniques further include hashing a contiguous sequence of the hashed plurality of fields to generate an asset management identification key. The techniques further include transmitting the asset management identification key to a blockchain and authenticating the device using the asset management identification key stored on the blockchain.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods useful for increasing the outer diameter of a tool string at a desired location in the tool string involve a spacer tool having a mandrel releasably engageable with at least one other tool of the tool string and a gauge ring distinct from and releasably, non-threadably engageable with the mandrel. The gauge ring extends radially outwardly from the mandrel to provide the spacer tool with a maximum outer diameter that is greater than the maximum outer diameter of at least one other tool in the tool string.

Abstract: The disclosure provides apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) mimetic peptides and methods for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient with an effective amount of an apoC-II mimetic peptide.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for enabling virtual private network (VPN) support in a virtualized environment. The presence or creation of a host VPN adapter on a host processing system providing a virtualized environment is detected and, in response thereto, a virtual network adapter is created in the virtualized environment. A guest operating system (OS) creates a guest VPN adapter in the virtualized environment. A software component is inserted between the guest VPN adapter and the virtual network adapter. The software component adds Ethernet frames to point-to-point protocol (PPP) packets received from the guest VPN adapter and removes Ethernet frames from packets received from the virtual network adapter.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for providing compatible network resources to program components executing in a virtualized environment. Virtual network adapters are created in a virtualized environment that correspond to network interfaces present on a host processing system. A virtual network interface is created in the virtualized environment and exposed to program components executing in the virtualized environment. Network packets are routed between the program components executing in the virtualized environment, the virtual network interface, the active virtual network adapter, and the network interface on the host processing system corresponding to the active virtual network adapter. Network control messages generated by program components executing in a virtualized environment are intercepted and forwarded to a host processing system for processing.

Abstract: A network firewall is disclosed that operates between a virtualized environment and the processing system that provides the virtualized environment. The network firewall filters network traffic generated by and destined for program components executing in the virtualized environment. The network firewall can be located in a hypervisor, a flow steering engine, or at another location between the virtualized environment and the processing system. The network firewall utilizes a firewall policy that can be shared with a network firewall on the processing system that filters network traffic originating at or destined for the processing system. The network firewall can filter network traffic based upon a unique identifier assigned to a virtualized environment, upon port numbers assigned to program components in a virtualized environment, or upon profiles assigned to network interfaces. The network firewall can also filter loopback traffic between a guest operating system (OS) and a host OS.

Abstract: A process for making a packaged laundry detergent powder.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aqueous compositions containing water and the ammonium salt of a polyamide-amic acid. Processes for producing such aqueous compositions and uses thereof are described.

Abstract: Techniques for generating pre-defined outbound messages in response to a first inbound message or a first outbound message in a configured interval of time, including prioritization over configured autoreply messages. Source or destination messages conforming to business rules are sent to accompany outbound messages in particular orders and under particular circumstances.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including the steps of: (a) contacting a detergent composition including: (i) detersive surfactant; (ii) phenolic antioxidant (iii) percarbonate; (iv) optionally, a bleach activator capable of forming C1-C11 alkyl substituted peroxycarboxylic acid; and (iv) hueing dye, with water to form a wash liquor including from 60 ppm to 2750 ppm detersive surfactant, from 0.1 ppm to 200 ppm phenolic antioxidant, from 10 ppm to 3000 ppm percarbonate, optionally from 2 ppm to 1000 ppm bleach activator, and from 0.005 to 500 pm hueing dye, and from 0.001 ppm to 10.0 ppm iron, and having a pH in the range of from greater than 7.0 to 12.0; (b) contacting fabric with the wash liquor; and (c) laundering the fabric.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including the steps of: (a) contacting a detergent composition including linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant, C8-C24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant and phenolic antioxidant with water to form a wash liquor including from 50 ppm to 2000 ppm linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant and from 10 to 750 ppm C8-C24 alkyl sulphate, from 0.1 ppm to 200 ppm phenolic antioxidant and from 0.001 ppm to 10.0 ppm iron, and having a pH in the range of from greater than 7.0 to 12.0, and wherein the molar ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant to C8-C24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant present in the wash liquor is in the range of from 0.05 to 200; (b) contacting fabric with the wash liquor; and (c) laundering the fabric.