Abstract: A modular industrial transmitter includes a communication module and a sensor module. The communication module is configured to communicate with a remote device and has a common interface configured to couple to a plurality of different types of sensor modules. The sensor module is coupled to the common interface of the communication module. Physical coupling of the communication module to the sensor module is performed tool-lessly.

Abstract: An industrial communication module includes a controller and a common interface coupled to the controller. The common interface is configured to couple to a plurality of different types of sensor modules. The industrial communication module includes protocol/output circuitry coupled to the controller and configured to provide an output to a remote device. A sensor module includes a controller and a common interface coupled to the controller. The common interface is configured to couple to a plurality of different types of industrial communication modules. The sensor module includes measurement processing circuitry coupled to the controller and configured to measure an analog electrical characteristic of a sensor and provide a digital indication of the measured analog electrical characteristic to the controller.

Abstract: A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.

Abstract: A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for formulating global statistics for parallel databases. In general, embodiments of the invention merge (combine) information in multiple compute node level histograms to create a global histogram for a table that is distributed across a number of compute nodes. Merging can include aligning histogram step boundaries across the compute node histograms. Merging can include aggregating histogram step-level information, such as, for example, equality rows and average range rows (or alternately equality rows, range rows, and distinct range rows), across the compute node histograms into a single global step. Merging can account for distinct values that do not appear at one or more compute nodes as well as distinct values that are counted at multiple compute nodes. A resulting global histogram can be coalesced to reduce the step count.

Abstract: A query can be executed over incomplete data and produce a partial result. Moreover, the partial result or portion thereof can be classified in accordance with a partial result taxonomy. In accordance with one aspect, the taxonomy can be defined in terms of data correctness and cardinality properties. Further, partial result analysis can be performed at various degrees of granularity. Classified partial result can be presented on a display device to allow user to view and optionally interact with the partial result.

Abstract: A single system image is provided for a parallel data warehouse system by exposing a shell database within a database management system comprising metadata and statistics regarding externally stored data. Further, functionality of the database management system can be exploited to perform pre-execution tasks. In one instance, one or more execution plans can be generated by the database management system for an input command and subsequently employed to generate a distributed execution plan.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for formulating global statistics for parallel databases. In general, embodiments of the invention merge (combine) information in multiple compute node level histograms to create a global histogram for a table that is distributed across a number of compute nodes. Merging can include aligning histogram step boundaries across the compute node histograms. Merging can include aggregating histogram step-level information, such as, for example, equality rows and average range rows (or alternately equality rows, range rows, and distinct range rows), across the compute node histograms into a single global step. Merging can account for distinct values that do not appear at one or more compute nodes as well as distinct values that are counted at multiple compute nodes. A resulting global histogram can be coalesced to reduce the step count.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for formulating global statistics for parallel databases. In general, embodiments of the invention merge (combine) information in multiple compute node level histograms to create a global histogram for a table that is distributed across a number of compute nodes. Merging can include aligning histogram step boundaries across the compute node histograms. Merging can include aggregating histogram step-level information, such as, for example, equality rows and average range rows (or alternately equality rows, range rows, and distinct range rows), across the compute node histograms into a single global step. Merging can account for distinct values that do not appear at one or more compute nodes as well as distinct values that are counted at multiple compute nodes. A resulting global histogram can be coalesced to reduce the step count.

Abstract: A single system image is provided for a parallel data warehouse system by exposing a shell database within a database management system comprising metadata and statistics regarding externally stored data. Further, functionality of the database management system can be exploited to perform pre-execution tasks. In one instance, one or more execution plans can be generated by the database management system for an input command and subsequently employed to generate a distributed execution plan.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for formulating global statistics for parallel databases. In general, embodiments of the invention merge (combine) information in multiple compute node level histograms to create a global histogram for a table that is distributed across a number of compute nodes. Merging can include aligning histogram step boundaries across the compute node histograms. Merging can include aggregating histogram step-level information, such as, for example, equality rows and average range rows (or alternately equality rows, range rows, and distinct range rows), across the compute node histograms into a single global step. Merging can account for distinct values that do not appear at one or more compute nodes as well as distinct values that are counted at multiple compute nodes. A resulting global histogram can be coalesced to reduce the step count.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing queries of parallel databases. Queries can be partially optimized at an optimizer that is unaware of its use to optimize queries for parallel processing. The optimizer can produce a data structure (e.g., a SQL Server MEMO) that encapsulates a logical serial plan search space. The logical serial plan search space may not incorporate any notion of parallelism into the plan space itself. A parallel-aware optimizer can parallelize the logical serial plan search space by augmenting the data structure (e.g., transforming the SQL Server MEMO into a parallel MEMO). Augmentation can be with data movement operations that move data associated one or more compute nodes in a distributed architecture. Cost estimates can be calculated for the operations contained in the parallelized data structure. The parallel plan with the lowest estimated cost can be selected for the query.

Abstract: A fitting includes two glands, each of which has a head with an attached tubing segment having a passage opening through a face on the respective head. A peripheral sealing bead on each head is normal to the axis of the head. Compression means draws the beads toward one another to press them against an intervening gasket to make a seal. A torque suppressor is rigidly mounted to each head, having a tongue with an axially extending complementary edge to contact a tongue on the other torque suppressor to prevent relative rotation of the heads while the compression means is being tightened. Optionally the lengths of the torque suppressor are such as to prevent abutment of the beads unless a gasket is placed between them.