Abstract: One aspect of the subject matter described herein comprises a database management system. The database management system comprises a communication circuit, an interface, and a processor. The communication circuit receives information from databases via a communication network. The interface allows user operation and interaction via the communication network and the database management system. The processor provides data to and receives data from the interface, including a plurality of alphanumeric records comprising at least one unique identifier, obtains database records from other databases for each unique identifier, identifies a number of alphanumeric records in the plurality having events in their histories, determines a percentage of alphanumeric records in the plurality having negative events in their histories, generates a report including the determined percentages, and conveys the report to the user.

Abstract: A microstructured optical fiber sensor for sensing changes in a physical characteristic up to a predetermined temperature is disclosed. The sensor includes a microstructured optical fiber and a fiber Bragg grating formed in the microstructured optical fiber by generating a periodic modulation in the refractive index along a core region of the suspended core. The fiber Bragg grating is configured to produce a band reflection spectra including a fundamental mode and a plurality of higher order modes whose respective wavelengths vary in accordance with changes in the physical characteristic at the core region of the microstructured optical fiber. The microstructured optical fiber is configured to increase the confinement loss of the plurality of higher order modes of the band reflection spectra relative to the fundamental mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that receives a first filter item and a database filter item, generates a first database based on the first filter item, integrate data from the first database into the user database to create an updated plurality of user records, generate a second database based on a selected set of records, in the updated plurality of user records, corresponding to the database filter item, determine metrics that correspond to the second database, generate a model to segregate the second database using the metrics, receive criteria, compare the segregated second database with the criteria to remove records that do not meet the criteria, cause a subsequent update to the updated second database to integrate data from the event database to create an updated diminished second database, and generate a notification including information included in the updated diminished second database.

Abstract: One aspect of the subject matter described herein comprises a database management system. The database management system comprises a communication circuit, an interface, and a processor. The communication circuit receives information from databases via a communication network. The interface allows user operation and interaction via the communication network and the database management system. The processor provides data to and receives data from the interface, including a plurality of alphanumeric records comprising at least one unique identifier, obtains database records from other databases for each unique identifier, identifies a number of alphanumeric records in the plurality having events in their histories, determines a percentage of alphanumeric records in the plurality having negative events in their histories, generates a report including the determined percentages, and conveys the report to the user.

Abstract: A method for determining a correction for control of at least one manufacturing apparatus used in a manufacturing process for providing structures to a region on a substrate, the region including a plurality of sub-regions. The method includes obtaining measurement data relating to a process parameter of the manufacturing process for the region; and determining a correction for the manufacturing apparatus based on the measurement data. The correction is configured to maintain the process parameter within a specified range across a boundary between two of the sub-regions and/or to better correct the process parameter across the boundary between two of the sub-regions with respect to within the remainder of the region.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that accesses a first database and verifies that each of the plurality of client records conforms to a set of formatting guidelines and filters the records in the first database into a vehicle data subfile and a client data subfile, monitors the records in the vehicle and client data subfiles for a trigger event, generates one or more dynamic models for determining a likelihood that a client will perform an action based on the trigger event, applies the generated dynamic model(s) to generate at least one score value associated with the record including the trigger event, and generates a notification including one or more of the generated at least one score value, the one or more trigger event records, and information associated with the one or more trigger event records for transmission to a user.

Abstract: The invention provides topical formulations and methods comprising charged bioactive agents complexed with amphipol polymers for dermal and transdermal delivery, optionally further including TJ-modulating peptides.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that receives a first filter item and a database filter item, generates a first database based on the first filter item, integrate data from the first database into the user database to create an updated plurality of user records, generate a second database based on a selected set of records, in the updated plurality of user records, corresponding to the database filter item, determine metrics that correspond to the second database, generate a model to segregate the second database using the metrics, receive criteria, compare the segregated second database with the criteria to remove records that do not meet the criteria, cause a subsequent update to the updated second database to integrate data from the event database to create an updated diminished second database, and generate a notification including information included in the updated diminished second database.

Abstract: A soil probing device includes a probing rod with a measuring probe, a driving for penetrating the probing rod into the ground, generators for generating acoustic compression and shear waves into the ground, detectors for detecting the generated acoustic compression and shear waves. The detectors are built into the measuring probe. Also the generators are built into the measuring probe at positions that are interspaced at fixed distances in a z-direction from the detectors in the measuring probe. A processing unit CPU is provided for calculating velocities of the generated acoustic compression and shear waves that get to travel from the generators towards the detectors through local ground layers that lie adjacent the measuring probe in between the generators and detectors.

Abstract: One aspect of the subject matter described herein comprises a database management system. The database management system comprises a communication circuit, an interface, and a processor. The communication circuit receives information from databases via a communication network. The interface allows user operation and interaction via the communication network and the database management system. The processor provides data to and receives data from the interface, including a plurality of alphanumeric records comprising at least one unique identifier, obtains database records from other databases for each unique identifier, identifies a number of alphanumeric records in the plurality having events in their histories, determines a percentage of alphanumeric records in the plurality having negative events in their histories, generates a report including the determined percentages, and conveys the report to the user.

Abstract: A microstructured optical fiber sensor for sensing changes in a physical characteristic up to a predetermined temperature is disclosed. The sensor includes a microstructured optical fiber and a fiber Bragg grating formed in the microstructured optical fiber by generating a periodic modulation in the refractive index along a core region of the suspended core. The fiber Bragg grating is configured to produce a band reflection spectra including a fundamental mode and a plurality of higher order modes whose respective wavelengths vary in accordance with changes in the physical characteristic at the core region of the microstructured optical fiber. The microstructured optical fiber is configured to increase the confinement loss of the plurality of higher order modes of the band reflection spectra relative to the fundamental mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that receives a first filter item and a database filter item, generates a first database based on the first filter item, integrate data from the first database into the user database to create an updated plurality of user records, generate a second database based on a selected set of records, in the updated plurality of user records, corresponding to the database filter item, determine metrics that correspond to the second database, generate a model to segregate the second database using the metrics, receive criteria, compare the segregated second database with the criteria to remove records that do not meet the criteria, cause a subsequent update to the updated second database to integrate data from the event database to create an updated diminished second database, and generate a notification including information included in the updated diminished second database.

Abstract: One aspect of the subject matter described herein comprises a database management system. The database management system comprises a communication circuit, an interface, and a processor. The communication circuit receives information from databases via a communication network. The interface allows user operation and interaction via the communication network and the database management system. The processor provides data to and receives data from the interface, including a plurality of alphanumeric records comprising at least one unique identifier, obtains database records from other databases for each unique identifier, identifies a number of alphanumeric records in the plurality having events in their histories, determines a percentage of alphanumeric records in the plurality having negative events in their histories, generates a report including the determined percentages, and conveys the report to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that accesses a first database and verifies that each of the plurality of client records conforms to a set of formatting guidelines and filters the records in the first database into a vehicle data subfile and a client data subfile, monitors the records in the vehicle and client data subfiles for a trigger event, generates one or more dynamic models for determining a likelihood that a client will perform an action based on the trigger event, applies the generated dynamic model(s) to generate at least one score value associated with the record including the trigger event, and generates a notification including one or more of the generated at least one score value, the one or more trigger event records, and information associated with the one or more trigger event records for transmission to a user.

Abstract: A method for determining a correction for control of at least one manufacturing apparatus used in a manufacturing process for providing structures to a region on a substrate, the region including a plurality of sub-regions. The method includes obtaining measurement data relating to a process parameter of the manufacturing process for the region; and determining a correction for the manufacturing apparatus based on the measurement data. The correction is configured to maintain the process parameter within a specified range across a boundary between two of the sub-regions and/or to better correct the process parameter across the boundary between two of the sub-regions with respect to within the remainder of the region.

Abstract: A die 20 used to form a metal tube into a tubular twist beam part 22 having a U-shaped torsion section 66 is provided. The die 20 includes a punch 44 and side form blocks 34 which simultaneously engage a metal tube and form the metal tube into the tubular twist beam part 22. The form blocks 34 have a curved profile which depends on the desired profile of the tubular twist beam part 22 to be formed. The die 20 includes horizontal spacer blocks 38 and vertical spacer blocks 32 restricting movement of the punch 44 and form blocks 34. The spacer blocks 32, 38 can have various different dimensions and can be easily removed and replaced to adjust the closing position of the die 20 and thus form multiple tubular twist beam parts 22 each having a different dimension and different roll rate.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, procedures, and/or systems may determine multiple most utilized colors of an image; may determine multiple lightness values respectively associated with the multiple most utilized colors of the image; may determine a lightness value of the multiple lightness values that is within a range of lightness values and a saturation value respectively associated with the lightness value that is above a threshold value; may determine a color of the multiple most utilized colors that is associated with the lightness value and with the saturation value as a dominant color; may repeatedly darken the dominant color by an amount until a ratio between a relative luminance value of a foreground color and a relative luminance value of the dominant color is within a range of a target ratio; and may utilize the dominant color as a background color.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may display, via a graphical user interface, a graphic; and for each time value in ordered multiple time values: may determine, based at least on the time value of the ordered multiple time values, first multiple light intensity values of respective first multiple pseudo light sources at respective first multiple positions with respect to the graphical user interface and associated with a first clipping path of the graphic; for each pixel of first multiple within the first clipping path of the graphic, may determine a lightness value for the pixel of the first multiple pixels based at least on non-linear relationships of distances between the pixel of the first multiple pixels and each of the first multiple positions; and may display, via the graphical user interface, the first multiple pixels within the first clipping path of the graphic.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, procedures, and/or systems may determine multiple most utilized colors of an image; may determine multiple lightness values respectively associated with the multiple most utilized colors of the image; may determine a lightness value of the multiple lightness values that is within a range of lightness values and a saturation value respectively associated with the lightness value that is above a threshold value; may determine a color of the multiple most utilized colors that is associated with the lightness value and with the saturation value as a dominant color; may repeatedly darken the dominant color by an amount until a ratio between a relative luminance value of a foreground color and a relative luminance value of the dominant color is within a range of a target ratio; and may utilize the dominant color as a background color.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system may comprise databases and a processor that receives a first filter item and a database filter item, generates a first database based on the first filter item, integrate data from the first database into the user database to create an updated plurality of user records, generate a second database based on a selected set of records, in the updated plurality of user records, corresponding to the database filter item, determine metrics that correspond to the second database, generate a model to segregate the second database using the metrics, receive criteria, compare the segregated second database with the criteria to remove records that do not meet the criteria, cause a subsequent update to the updated second database to integrate data from the event database to create an updated diminished second database, and generate a notification including information included in the updated diminished second database.