Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure disposed therebetween. The absorbent core structure includes an upper nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, a lower nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, and an inner core layer comprising cellulosic fibers and superabsorbent particles disposed therebetween. The inner core layer is profiled in the longitudinal and lateral directions and is defined by a central absorbent zone and an outer absorbent zone substantially surrounding the central absorbent zone. The basis weight of the central absorbent zone is greater than the basis weight of the outer absorbent zone. A plurality of cellulosic fibers of the inner core layer penetrate through the lower surface of the upper nonwoven layer. The upper nonwoven layer has a Circular Bend of from about 2.5 gf to about 10 gf as measured according to the Circular Bend Method.

Abstract: Systems or techniques that facilitate hybrid 3D-to-2D slice-wise object localization ensembles are provided. In various embodiments, a system can access at least one three-dimensional voxel array. In various aspects, the system can localize, via execution of a deep learning ensemble, an object depicted in the at least one three-dimensional voxel array. In various instances, the deep learning ensemble can receive as input the at least one three-dimensional voxel array. In various cases, the deep learning ensemble can produce as output a set of two-dimensional object location indicators respectively corresponding to a set of two-dimensional slices of the at least one three-dimensional voxel array.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure disposed therebetween. The absorbent core structure includes an upper nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, a lower nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, and an inner core layer comprising cellulosic fibers and superabsorbent particles disposed therebetween. The inner core layer is profiled in the longitudinal and lateral directions and is defined by a central absorbent zone and an outer absorbent zone substantially surrounding the central absorbent zone. The central absorbent zone comprises a pair of inwardly concave longitudinal side edges, an outwardly convex front edge, and an outwardly convex rear edge. The basis weight of the central absorbent zone is greater than the basis weight of the outer absorbent zone. The absorbent article has an average density in the outer absorbent zone that is within about 0 to about 20% of the average density in the central absorbent zone.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core structure disposed between the topsheet and backsheet, and a flex bond channel region. The absorbent core structure includes an upper nonwoven layer having polymer fibers, a lower nonwoven layer having polymer fibers, and an inner core layer disposed between the upper and lower nonwoven layers. The flex bond channel region has a dry channel depth of from about 1.0 mm to about 4.5 mm and a channel width of from about 1.0 mm to about 3.0 mm. The flex bond channel region has a Dry MD Bending Resistance of less than about 0.04 N/mm. The inner core layer comprises an outer absorbent zone that substantially surrounds a central absorbent zone. The basis weight of the central absorbent zone is greater than the basis weight of the outer absorbent zone.

Abstract: An X-ray irradiation apparatus (100) comprises an X-ray source device (110) for creating X-rays (2) with a polychromatic spectrum and an X-ray optic device (120) with a beam axis (3) that is longitudinal, wherein the X-ray optic device (120) comprises a reflector device (121) that is polycrystalline having a reflector geometry, a reflector mosaicity and a reflector thickness and the reflector device (121) is arranged for receiving a portion of the X-rays (2) within an acceptance angle of the reflector device (121) and for creating an X-ray beam (4) by Bragg reflection, which is directed along the beam axis (3) towards a focal position thereof and has a spectral distribution determined by the polychromatic spectrum of the X-rays (2), the reflector geometry, the reflector mosaicity and the reflector thickness, and wherein the X-ray irradiation apparatus (100) further comprises a spectral filter aperture device (122) that is arranged downstream from the reflector device (121) for creating a filter gap (123) tran

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure disposed therebetween. The absorbent core structure includes an upper nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, a lower nonwoven layer comprising polymer fibers, and an inner core layer comprising cellulosic fibers and superabsorbent particles disposed therebetween. The inner core layer is profiled in the longitudinal and lateral directions and is defined by a central absorbent zone and an outer absorbent zone substantially surrounding the central absorbent zone. The basis weight of the central absorbent zone is greater than the basis weight of the outer absorbent zone. The absorbent article has a first average density measured in the central absorbent zone and a second average density measured in the outer absorbent zone. The first and second average density are between about 0.045 g/cm3 and about 0.150 g/cm3, and the second density is within about 0 to about 20% of first density.

Abstract: An absorbent structure is disclosed, which may be or form part of an absorbent core of an absorbent article. The structure has a caliper, a fluid-receiving side and a non-receiving side. The non-receiving side occupies a first x-y plane; the receiving side occupies a second x-y plane. The structure has a first zone constituting a first portion of the caliper proximate the non-receiving side, and a second zone constituting a second portion of the caliper proximate the receiving side. Each of the zones includes a co-formed blend of constituents. The blend may include AGM particles, spun filaments and/or cellulose fibers. In examples including AGM particles, particles in the first zone may have an average particle size smaller than that of particles in the second zone. In examples including filaments, filaments in the first zone may have an average filament size smaller than that of the filaments in the second zone.

Abstract: A client device establishes a first VPN connection with a VPN server. Traffic is sent from the client device through the first VPN connection that is destined to a different client device that has a second VPN connection with the VPN server. The client device receives a public network address of the different client device and routing metrics from the VPN server. Based at least in part on the routing metrics, the client device determines an optimal route to the different client device, where the optimal route is a connection between the client device and the different client device that does not traverse the VPN server. The client device establishes a VPN connection with the different client device and transmits traffic to that different client device using the VPN connection using the public network address of the different client device.

Abstract: A bicycle power system is disclosed that includes an axle for securement to a vehicle, the axle having a central axle axis extending therethrough, a wheel hub rotatable about the central axle axis and having a hub shell interconnected with a wheel rim, the hub shell including a shell side wall rotatably coupled to the axle, a shell top wall forming in part, a ring gear including inner ring gear teeth, and a shell cover having a cover wall radially extending from a stator carrier. The bicycle power system further includes a hub motor situated in the hub shell, the hub motor having a rotor with a plurality of magnets and a stator cavity, wherein the rotor rotates about the axle, a ring-shaped stator situated in the stator cavity and having an inner surface secured to the stator carrier, such that the stator rotates about the axle with the shell cover.

Abstract: An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a liquid pervious film topsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; a backsheet having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface; an absorbent core having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the absorbent core being provided between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a bonding layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The body facing surface of the bonding layer has a fibrous matrix comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and the garment facing surface of the topsheet is directly bonded to the body facing surface of the bonding layer at discrete adhesive-free bond points.

Abstract: A feminine hygiene pad having an absorbent structure is disclosed. The absorbent structure may have a plurality of central compression zones disposed in a middle region of the pad, each of the plurality of compression zones being defined by a generally longitudinally-oriented shape having a forward terminus proximate a forward end region of the pad and a rearward terminus proximate a rearward end region of the pad, and an average width between the forward terminus and rearward terminus of 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm, wherein each of the forward terminus and rearward terminus lies no more than 30 percent of the length of the pad, from the lateral axis.

Abstract: Absorbent articles, for example baby diapers and/or training pants, feminine hygiene products, such as pads, and adult incontinence pads and/or pants, and more particularly absorbent articles that include an improved fluid acquisition/distribution system and methods for making same are provided.

Abstract: An absorbent structure comprising one or more absorbent layers wherein the absorbent structure exhibits a first cycle Peak Force compression between about 30 grams and about 150 grams. The absorbent structure further exhibits a fifth cycle dry recovery energy between 0.1 mJ and 2.8 mJ.

Abstract: Structures, for example fibrous structures, such as absorbent material, for example absorbent core material including particles, for example super absorbent polymer particles (SAP particles), and processes for making same are provided.

Abstract: In embodiments herein, an integrated circuit device includes a logic die with processor circuitry and a memory die coupled to the logic die. The memory die includes a first memory module comprising a first memory bank and first control circuitry, a second memory module comprising a second memory bank and second control circuitry, and a scribe line on a surface of the memory die between the first memory module and the second memory module. The first memory module is not electrically connected to the second memory module, and each memory module include through silicon vias (TSVs) to electrically connect a top side of the memory module and a bottom side of the memory module (e.g., for three-dimensional stacking in the integrated circuit device).

Abstract: An edge server of a distributed edge compute and routing service receives a tunnel connection request from a tunnel client residing on an origin server, that requests a tunnel be established between the edge server and the tunnel client. The request identifies the hostname that is to be tunneled. An IP address is assigned for the tunnel. DNS record(s) are added or changed that associate the hostname with the assigned IP address. Routing rules are installed in the edge servers of the distributed edge compute and routing service to reach the edge server for the tunneled hostname. The edge server receives a request for a resource of the tunneled hostname from another edge server that received the request from a client, where the other edge server is not connected to the origin server. The request is transmitted from the edge server to the origin server over the tunnel.

Abstract: A request is received from a client device over a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel. The request is received at a first one of a plurality of edge servers of a distributed cloud computing network. A destination of the request is determined and an optimized route for transmitting the request toward an origin server is determined. The optimized route is based at least in part on probe data between edge servers of the distributed cloud computing network. The request is transmitted to a next hop as defined by the optimized route.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to menstrual fluid simulant compositions that mimic the properties of real menstrual fluid, where the menstrual fluid simulant compositions comprise vesicle dispersions of quaternary ammonium compounds and linear polymers. The present disclosure also relates to related methods and uses.

Abstract: An absorbent structure comprising one or more absorbent layers wherein the absorbent structure exhibits a first cycle Peak Force compression between about 30 grams and about 150 grams. The absorbent structure further exhibits a fifth cycle dry recovery energy between 0.1 mJ and 2.8 mJ.

Abstract: A tunnel is established between a first edge server of a distributed edge compute and routing service and a tunnel client residing on an origin server. Routing rules are installed in the edge servers of the distributed edge compute and routing service to reach the first edge server. The routing rules are based at least in part on traffic information gathered from processing other traffic that traverses the distributed edge compute and routing service. A request for content served by the origin server through the tunnel is received at a second edge server of the distributed edge compute and routing service. A path from the second edge server to the first edge server is determined based on the routing rules. The request is transmitted on the determined path. The first edge server receives the request and transmits the request to the origin server over the tunnel.