Abstract: An article includes a two layered braided upper assembly with an outer braided structure and an inner braided structure. The braided structures may have different braid patterns. The dual layered upper assembly can be manufactured using a braid machine with multiple rings of spools.

Abstract: A braided article of footwear and a method is provided for forming a braided article of footwear. The method includes braiding a unitary braided upper (100) having at least a main body (120) and independently braiding at least one braided lace (122, 124, 160, 164) while braiding the unitary upper (100). At a lace integration portion (130) of the unitary braided upper (100), the method includes integrating the at least one braided lace (122, 124, 160, 164) into the unitary braided upper (100).

Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A or 1B, an organic thin film, a thin film transistor, and an electronic device. In Chemical Formulae 1A and 1B, X1, Ar1, R1 to R4, and n1 are the same as described in the detailed description.

Abstract: Disclosed are an organic thin film includes a first compound represented by one of Chemical Formula 1A and 1B and a second compound different from the first compound and represented by one of Chemical Formulae 2A and 2B, an organic thin film transistor, and an electronic device.

Abstract: A system is provided for error resiliency in a bit serial computation. A delay monitor enforces an overall processing duration threshold for bit-serial processing all iterations for the bit serial computation, while determining a threshold for processing each iteration. At least some iterations correspond to a respective bit in an input bit sequence. A clock generator generates a clock signal for controlling a performance of the iterations. Each of iteration units perform a particular iteration, starting with a Most Significant Bit (MSB) of the input bit sequence and continuing in descending bit significant order, and by selectively increasing the threshold for at least one iteration while skipping from processing at least one subsequent iteration whose iteration-level processing duration exceeds a remaining amount of an overall processing duration for all iterations, responsive to the at least one iteration requiring more time to complete than a current value of the threshold.

Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to braided articles and methods for their manufacture. The braided articles may include articles of footwear having braided uppers. The braided uppers may include a base yarn and a high performance yarn. The high performance yarn may form a braided structure within the braided upper. The braided structure may be continuously braided to provide continuous support to a wearer's foot when the article of footwear is worn as intended, by a wearer.

Abstract: Based on historic job data, a computer processor can predict a configuration of a computer node for running a future computer job. The computer processor can pre-configure the computer node based on the predicted configuration. Responsive to receiving a submission of a job, the computer processor can launch the job on the pre-configured computer node.

Abstract: A power controller that controls power usage of a heterogeneous system is provided. The power controller receives a power usage cap for a heterogeneous system that includes multiple components. The power controller assigns priorities that respectively correspond to the multiple components. The power controller assigns power shifting ratios that respectively correspond to the multiple components. The power controller adjusts a total power usage of the multiple components to be within a threshold of the power usage cap by adjusting the power usage of individual components in a sequence defined by the assigned priorities. The power controller shifts a power usage from a first-priority component to a second-priority component (and so on) according to the assigned power shifting ratios.

Abstract: Present aspects are directed to an interlocking braided shoe and midsole system comprising a midsole insert having a plurality of protruding studs and a braided upper comprising a tubular containment structure. The tubular containment structure has a first zone comprising a first braid density and first braid configuration defining a plurality of apertures located on a top surface of the braided upper and a second zone having a second braid density and a second braid configuration defining a plurality of apertures located on the bottom surface of the braided upper. The plurality of apertures of the second braid configuration correspond to the plurality of protruding studs such that the plurality of protruding studs extend below an exterior surface of the braided upper through the plurality of apertures of the second braided configuration, coupling the bottom surface of the midsole insert with the braided upper.

Abstract: A last system and a method of making the last system are disclosed. The last system includes a last member and an exterior layer. The exterior layer becomes deformable when heated above a characteristic temperature. The method can include forming a braided footwear component on the last system. The exterior layer may be joined with the braided footwear component by heating the last system above the characteristic temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a sound insulation material, a sound insulation material manufactured using this manufacturing method, and a carpet for a vehicle using the sound insulation material, and the sound insulation material is manufactured using a composite resin composition including 30 parts by weight to 70 parts by weight of aluminum oxide, 10 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of nanoclay, 0.2 parts by weight to 0.8 parts by weight of an antioxidant, and 0.1 parts by weight to 0.5 parts by weight of a lubricant, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a base resin including PE, and the carpet for a vehicle is manufactured by coating the sound insulation material on a carpet fabric material and drying the result.

Abstract: Present aspects are directed to a braided article of footwear comprising a mechanical lock structure. The braided upper comprises a tubular braided structure with a plurality of apertures. The midsole comprises a plurality of protruding studs that are configured to receive the plurality of apertures. The midsole receives the braided upper and the plurality of protruding studs extend below a bottom surface of the braided upper via the plurality of apertures, locking or securing the braided upper and midsole together, thereby creating a mechanical lock structure.

Abstract: Method and systems for generating an adjacency matrix A and a directional relation graph representing a relationship between one or more diagnostics. The adjacency matrix with all zero's is initialized. One or more entries in the adjacency matrix A are revised by, for each source diagnostic s, decreasing a corresponding count A(s,d) in the adjacency matrix A to decrease a corresponding directional relation in response to the diagnostic s failing and one or more other diagnostics d passing; increasing the corresponding count A(s,d) in the adjacency matrix A to increase the corresponding directional relation in response to the diagnostic s failing and one or more other diagnostics d failing; and maintaining a current value of the corresponding count A(s,d) in the adjacency matrix A in response to the diagnostic s passing or having no corresponding data. The directional relation graph is generated based on the adjacency matrix A.

Abstract: A last system and a method of making the last system are disclosed. The last system includes a last member and an exterior layer. The exterior layer becomes deformable when heated above a characteristic temperature. The method can include forming a braided footwear component on the last system. The exterior layer may be joined with the braided footwear component by heating the last system above the characteristic temperature.

Abstract: A braiding machine comprising a support structure, a track, an enclosure, a plurality of rotor metals, and a passageway having a first opening and a second opening, and a method of forming an upper using a braiding machine, the method comprising braiding over a forming last that passes from a first side of a braiding point to a second side of the braiding point of the braiding machine. The braiding machine is capable of forming intricate braided structures and may include different sized rings and non-linear passageways through which a forming last passes. Multiple forming lasts may be attached together by connection mechanisms and passed through the braiding machine.

Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear is provided, having a braided structure comprising a first yarn having a first cross-sectional shape and a second yarn having a second cross-sectional shape different than the first cross-sectional shape. The first cross-sectional shape comprises an outer surface parallel to an inner surface in a rectangular orientation. Additionally, the first yarn is oriented such that at least a portion of the outer surface comprises the first side of the first yarn and at least a portion of the inner surface comprises the second side of the first yarn.

Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear is provided, having a braided structure comprising a first yarn having a first cross-sectional shape and a second yarn having a second cross-sectional shape different than the first cross-sectional shape. The first cross-sectional shape comprises an outer surface parallel to an inner surface in a rectangular orientation. Additionally, the first yarn is oriented such that at least a portion of the outer surface comprises the first side of the first yarn and at least a portion of the inner surface comprises the second side of the first yarn.

Abstract: A composition includes a product of a condensation reaction between a thermal cross-linking agent and a product of hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1.

Abstract: A braiding machine comprising a support structure, a track, an enclosure, a plurality of rotor metals, and a passageway having a first opening and a second opening, and a method of forming an upper using a braiding machine, the method comprising braiding over a forming last that passes from a first side of a braiding point to a second side of the braiding point of the braiding machine. The braiding machine is capable of forming intricate braided structures and may include different sized rings and non-linear passageways through which a forming last passes. Multiple forming lasts may be attached together by connection mechanisms and passed through the braiding machine.

Abstract: A method for context-aware data mining of a text document includes receiving a list of words parsed and preprocessed from an input query; computing a related distributed embedding representation for each word in the list of words using a word embedding model of the text document being queried; aggregating the related distributed embedding representations of all words in the list of words to represent the input query with a single embedding, by using one of an average of all the related distributed embedding representations or a maximum of all the related distributed embedding representations; retrieving a ranked list of document segments of N lines that are similar to the aggregated word embedding representation of the query, where N is a positive integer provided by the user; and returning the list of retrieved segments to a user.