Abstract: A method of measuring strain includes providing laminated material having ply layers, and a thickness along a direction orthogonal to the ply layers, and a strain sensor embedded between adjacent ply layers, wherein: the strain sensor includes first and second planar optical waveguide, each of the waveguides having a waveguiding core defining an optical propagation direction parallel to the laminated material and a Bragg grating in the waveguiding core, the optical propagation directions of the optical waveguides being non-parallel; interrogating the first optical waveguide Bragg grating with transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarized light, to obtain a TE spectral response and a TM spectral response; interrogating the second optical waveguide Bragg grating with TE and TM polarized light to obtain a TE spectral response and a TM spectral response; and processing the TE spectral responses and the TM spectral responses to extract a through-thickness component of strain.

Abstract: A soda-lime-silica glass container and related methods of manufacturing. A black-strikable glass composition having a base glass portion and a latent colorant portion is prepared. The base glass portion includes soda-lime-silica glass materials and one or more blue colorant materials, and the latent colorant portion includes cuprous oxide (Cu2O), stannous oxide (SnO), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), and carbon (C). Glass containers may be formed from the black-strikable glass composition, and these glass containers may be heated to a temperature greater than 600 degrees Celsius to strike black therein. The glass containers formed from the black-strikable glass composition may be inspected—before or after striking—by infrared inspection equipment.

Abstract: A soda-lime-silica glass container and related methods of manufacturing. A black-strikable glass composition having a base glass portion and a latent colorant portion is prepared. The base glass portion includes soda-lime-silica glass materials and one or more blue colorant materials, and the latent colorant portion includes cuprous oxide (Cu2O), stannous oxide (SnO), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), and carbon (C). Glass containers may be formed from the black-strikable glass composition, and these glass containers may be heated to a temperature greater than 600 degrees Celsius to strike black therein. The glass containers formed from the black-strikable glass composition may be inspected—before or after striking—by infrared inspection equipment.

Abstract: A soda-lime-silica glass container and related methods of manufacturing. A black-strikable glass composition having a base glass portion and a latent colorant portion is prepared. The base glass portion includes soda-lime-silica glass materials and one or more blue colorant materials, and the latent colorant portion includes cuprous oxide (Cu2O), stannous oxide (SnO), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), and carbon (C). Glass containers may be formed from the black-strikable glass composition, and these glass containers may be heated to a temperature greater than 600 degrees Celsius to strike black therein. The glass containers formed from the black-strikable glass composition may be inspected—before or after striking—by infrared inspection equipment.

Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for modeling the possible outcomes of a negative event in the market place. A negative event may be any event that has a negative impact on the marketshare value for a product in a territory. The disclosure also describes, presenting marketing investments that will reduce impact on the marketshare based on the occurrence of a negative event, by an analytical infrastructure.

Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying the role of Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) in determining prescriber behavior, using an analytical and reporting infrastructure. The disclosure also describes determining a model role for the prescribing behavior of the prescribers affiliated with an IDN to establish a performance level of a drug.

Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying the role of Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) in determining prescriber behavior. An IDN is a network of facilities and providers that work together to offer a continuum of care to a specific geographic area or market, and is a type of managed care organization. The disclosure relates to implementations that facilitate the accessing of information from actors within a health care system and processing the information by an analytical infrastructure.

Abstract: A data collection system includes a sensing device to receive a visible light signal, an optical characteristic recognition processing device to receive a signal from the sensing device, and an optical signal device adapted to generate, reflect or transmit the visible light signal onto the sensing device. The optical signal includes an optical characteristic that is perceived by the sensing device as varying as a function of a relative angle between the sensing device and the optical signal device. The optical characteristic recognition device is adapted to detect this variation and produce an output corresponding to a physical or other characteristic of the optical signal device. A gaming system, such as a computer based, console-based, arcade-based gaming system utilizes the data collection system to provide orientation data to a control system for the gaming system or to an identification mechanism for allowing access to the gaming system.

Abstract: A crucible cover is used to stop, cross contamination of material, in the electron beam gun assembly, for evaporation of material in a vacuum chamber. The interlocking crucible cover stops cross contamination of the evaporated material, the angle of the crucible cover is below the line of sight of the evaporated material, to limit material build up for contamination, and the crucible cover is water cooled for mechanical stability.