Abstract: A job that receives as input a data stream is executed. For the job, it is iteratively determined a backlog growth over a first period of time; a backlog volume; and whether to adjust a quantity of processing resources. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined to be adjusted, adjusting the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job. For each iteration for which the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job are determined not to be adjusted, maintaining the quantity of processing resources allocated to the job.

Abstract: Devices for therapeutic nasal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A system for therapeutic neuromodulation in a nasal region configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a shaft and a therapeutic element at a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can locate the distal portion intraluminally at a target site inferior to a patient's sphenopalatine foramen. The therapeutic element can include an energy delivery element configured to therapeutically modulate postganglionic parasympathetic nerves at microforamina of a palatine bone of the human patient for the treatment of rhinitis or other indications. In other embodiments, the therapeutic element can be configured to therapeutically modulate nerves that innervate the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary sinuses for the treatment of chronic sinusitis.

Abstract: Event-based processing is employed in conjunction with lazy and stateless events. Addition of any handlers is deferred until a user-specified handler is identified. Furthermore, event handlers can be composed at this time including the same properties as underlying events. More specifically, handlers specified on composite events can be composed and propagated up to a one or more related source events. As a result, handlers are not accumulated on composite events thereby making them stateless while allowing equivalent functionality upon invocation of the composed top-level handler.

Abstract: Conversions can be applied to various asynchronous and/or concurrent mechanisms. In particular, such mechanism can be transformed into first-class events to facilitate processing with respect to first-class events including but not limited to querying. Both conventional events and asynchronous computations can be transformed to these events, for example by generating and linking a proxy event thereto.

Abstract: An association between a distribution device and one or more characteristics shared by the end users served by the distribution device is created and maintained. The characteristics can include end user location, as well as any other type of characteristic or demographic. An initial association between a distribution device and an end user characteristic is created when the device is installed. In one embodiment, the distribution device is a receiver unit and the end user characteristic is viewer location. After installation, a request is made to the end users to provide end user information. The information provided by the end users is used to update and maintain the association between the distribution devices and the shared end user characteristics.