Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for deterministic dynamic shaping of traffic of a communication network are provided.

Abstract: A cutting element includes a substrate and a cutting table secure to the substrate. The cutting table includes a first surface, a cutting surface, a first transition surface, and a second transition surface. The cutting surface at least substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the first surface and is angled relative to a longitudinal centerline of the cutting table. The first and second transition surfaces are between the cutting surface and an outer lateral edge of the cutting table. The first and second transition surfaces are oriented at a first angle and a second different angle, respectively, relative to the longitudinal centerline of the cutting table. An earth-boring tool and method of forming an earth-boring tool are also described.

Abstract: A cutting element includes a substrate and a cutting table secure to the substrate. The cutting table includes a first surface, a cutting surface, a first transition surface, and a second transition surface. The cutting surface at least substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the first surface and is angled relative to a longitudinal centerline of the cutting table. The first and second transition surfaces are between the cutting surface and an outer lateral edge of the cutting table. The first and second transition surfaces are oriented at a first angle and a second different angle, respectively, relative to the longitudinal centerline of the cutting table. An earth-boring tool and method of forming an earth-boring tool are also described.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an earth-boring tool to reduce a carbon footprint of the earth-boring tool includes calculating an amount of CO2 associated with forming a drill bit. The method additionally includes redesigning the drill bit to reduce the amount of CO2 associated with forming the drill bit. The method may further include forming the redesigned drill bit. Related drill bits with reduced carbon footprints are also described.

Abstract: Cutting elements for earth-boring tools may include a rotationally leading end positioned and configured to engage with, and remove, a material of an earth formation. A transition region may extend from proximate to a periphery of the cutting element radially inward and axially toward the rotationally leading end. The transition region may include first faceted surfaces, each first faceted surface extending at a first angle relative to a central geometric axis of the cutting element. The transition region may also include second faceted surfaces, each second faceted surface extending at a second, different angle relative to the central geometric axis of the cutting element. The first faceted surfaces and the second faceted surfaces may intersect one another at edges around a periphery of the transition region.

Abstract: An earth boring tool includes a tool body and a cutting element secured to the tool body. The tool body has at least one surface defining a cutting element recess where the cutting element is secured within the cutting element recess by a braze material. The cutting element includes a generally cylindrical substrate having at least one outer surface defining a braze recess. The braze material is disposed at an interface between the cutting element and the cutting element recess, including within the braze recess of the generally cylindrical substrate. The tool body does not include a surface defining a feature on the tool body complementary to the braze recess in the generally cylindrical substrate.

Abstract: An earth-boring tool includes a body having a plurality of blades. Each blade of the plurality of blades extends axially and radially relative to a center longitudinal axis of the body. The earth-boring tool further includes a plurality of cutting elements secured within the plurality of blades and at least one protrusion trailing at least one cutting element of the plurality of cutting elements in a direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool and extending along a lateral side of a blade of the plurality of blades in which the at least one cutting element is secured. The earth-boring tool may further include a pocket extending into the at least one blade from a rotationally leading face of the at least one blade in at least a shoulder region of the at least one blade.

Abstract: Cutting elements for earth-boring tools may include a rotationally leading end positioned and configured to engage with, and remove, a material of an earth formation. A transition region may extend from proximate to a periphery of the cutting element radially inward and axially toward the rotationally leading end. The transition region may include first faceted surfaces, each first faceted surface extending at a first angle relative to a central geometric axis of the cutting element. The transition region may also include second faceted surfaces, each second faceted surface extending at a second, different angle relative to the central geometric axis of the cutting element. The first faceted surfaces and the second faceted surfaces may intersect one another at edges around a periphery of the transition region.

Abstract: The technical description relates to mixed reality, augmented reality, and their use in the sharing of information about a procedure and in the performing of a procedure. A method for sharing information about a procedure and performing the procedure includes using a mixed reality system in a first location to display a mixed reality image having a virtual element representing information related to the procedure, instructing an information recipient to use an augmented reality system to view the virtual element, interacting with the virtual element to create a transformed virtual element, and manipulating a physical element in a second location while performing the procedure. Specific examples described herein relate to the field of medicine, and to orthopedics in particular.

Abstract: A drill bit for removing subterranean formation material in a borehole comprises a bit body comprising a longitudinal axis, a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis along a face region of the bit body and extending axially along a gauge region of the bit body, and an insert coupled to at least one blade in the gauge region. The insert comprises an elongated body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a longitudinal axis extending centrally therethrough and intersecting the upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface comprises a bearing surface for supporting for the drill bit and providing a surface on which the subterranean formation being drilled rubs against the insert without exceeding the compressive strength of the selected formation. The insert is coupled to the blade such that the upper surface thereof extends radially beyond an outer surface of the blade and the lower surface thereof extends radially below the outer surface of the blade.

Abstract: An embodiment may involve reading conditions for respectively determining research impacts of cancer-related journal publications, congress activities, guideline activities, and trial activities; reading data regarding the cancer-related journal publications, the congress activities, the guideline activities, and the trial activities of each of a plurality of individuals; applying the conditions to the data on a per-individual basis to determine partial grades and overall grades for each of the plurality of individuals, wherein applying the conditions to the data of a particular individual involves: determining individual partial grades respectively for the cancer-related journal publications, the congress activities, the guideline activities, and the trial activities of the particular individual, and determining an individual overall grade for the particular individual based on a sum of the individual partial grades; and storing the overall grades and the partial grades for each of the plurality of individua

Abstract: An earth-boring tool may include a plurality of blades extending axially and radially from a body. A first plurality of cutting elements may be disposed along rotationally leading faces of the plurality of blades. A pocket may be formed within a blade, and the pocket may extend angularly into the blade from a rotationally leading face of the blade within a shoulder region of the blade. A second plurality of cutting elements may be disposed within the at least one pocket. A ratio of a cutting profile height of the earth-boring tool and a diameter of the earth-boring tool may be within a range of about 0.15 and about 0.25. A rotational pathway of at least one cutting element of the second plurality of cutting elements may at least partially overlaps with another rotational pathway of at least one cutting element of the first plurality of cutting elements.

Abstract: The invention is for a heating pad for a container to lie against at least one external surface of the container, and apply thermal energy to the container, and any material therein, when needed. The pad consists of a foamed resilient substrate with a first presenting major surface substantially equal in area to the at least one external surface of the container. A heating cable is located on the first presenting major surface to form an electrical circuit that when energised provides the thermal energy. A planar sheet material is above the first presenting major surface, and below a second presenting major surface of the substrate, the planar sheet material extends past the first and second presenting major surfaces and sealed at a periphery to form an encapsulation of the substrate and heating cable. There is an electrical connection from the heating cable internally of the encapsulation to external of the encapsulation.

Abstract: An earth-boring tool includes a body, at least one blade extending axially from the body, at least one cutting element mounted at a leading face of the at least one blade and at least one hybrid ovoid mounted at an axial end of the at least one blade and rotationally trailing the at least one cutting element. The at least one hybrid ovoid includes a cylindrical base portion, a domed upper portion extending from a top of the cylindrical base portion, and an at least substantially planar cutting surface formed in at least the domed upper portion and defining a cutting edge extending angularly through an angle of at least 180°, the at least substantially planar cutting surface is configured for a shear-type cutting action, oriented substantially in the direction of intended bit rotation, and exhibits a lesser aggressiveness than the aggressiveness of the at least one cutting element.

Abstract: An earth-boring tool may include a plurality of blades extending axially and radially from a body. A first plurality of cutting elements may be disposed along rotationally leading faces of the plurality of blades. A pocket may be formed within a blade, and the pocket may extend angularly into the blade from a rotationally leading face of the blade within a shoulder region of the blade. A second plurality of cutting elements may be disposed within the at least one pocket. A rotational pathway of at least one cutting element of the second plurality of cutting elements may at least partially overlaps with another rotational pathway of at least one cutting element of the first plurality of cutting elements.

Abstract: Earth-boring tools may include a body, blades extending outward from the body, and cutting elements secured to the blades. An entirety of a first blade may exhibit a first, constant or continuously variable radius of curvature different from a second, constant or continuously variable radius of curvature of at least another portion of a second blade. Methods of making earth-boring tools may involve forming at least a portion of a first blade extending outward from a body to exhibit a first radius of curvature. An entirety of a second blade extending outward from the body may be formed to exhibit a second, different, constant or continuously variable radius of curvature. Cutting elements may be secured to the first and second blades.

Abstract: A drill bit for removing subterranean formation material in a borehole comprises a bit body comprising a longitudinal axis, a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis along a face region of the bit body and extending axially along a gauge region of the bit body, and an insert coupled to at least one blade in the gauge region. The insert comprises an elongated body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a longitudinal axis extending centrally therethrough and intersecting the upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface comprises a bearing surface for supporting for the drill bit and providing a surface on which the subterranean formation being drilled rubs against the insert without exceeding the compressive strength of the selected formation. The insert is coupled to the blade such that the upper surface thereof extends radially beyond an outer surface of the blade and the lower surface thereof extends radially below the outer surface of the blade.

Abstract: An earth-boring tool comprising a body having first cutting elements mounted to an axially leading face, the first cutting elements each having a cutting face exposed to a height above the face of the body, the cutting faces of the first cutting elements back raked and facing a direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool. The earth-bring tool further comprises second cutting elements mounted to the axially leading face of the body adjacent first cutting elements in a cone region of the bit face, the second cutting elements each having a cutting face exposed to a height above the face of the body and configured for a shear-type cutting action, the cutting faces of the second cutting elements back raked to about a same or greater extent than the first cutting elements and generally facing the direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool.

Abstract: A syngas cooler system includes a pressure vessel, a conduit, a plenum, a plenum, a conduit, and a bellows assembly. The pressure vessel includes a throat and a dome adjacent to the throat. The throat includes an area of excess heat, and the dome includes an area of deficient heat. The plenum extends between the throat and the bellows assembly. The bellows assembly is coupled at least partially within the dome. The conduit is coupled to the plenum for channeling a flow of purge fluid from external to the pressure vessel into the plenum such that purge fluid transfers heat from the area of excess heat into the area of deficient heat to facilitate reducing temperature differential stresses within the dome and the pressure vessel.

Abstract: An earth-boring tool includes a body having a plurality of blades. Each blade of the plurality of blades extends axially and radially relative to a center longitudinal axis of the body. The earth-boring tool further includes a plurality of cutting elements secured within the plurality of blades and at least one protrusion trailing at least one cutting element of the plurality of cutting elements in a direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool and extending along a lateral side of a blade of the plurality of blades in which the at least one cutting element is secured. The earth-boring tool may further include a pocket extending into the at least one blade from a rotationally leading face of the at least one blade in at least a shoulder region of the at least one blade.