Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting expiration time of an article include receiving the article for a pre-planned event. The article is analyzed to identify one or more attributes. The article is matched to an event identifier using the article attributes. The event identifier is pre-defined and stored in an event database. The event identifier acts as an index to the event database for obtaining event characteristics of the pre-planned event. The article attributes are examined to identify event phase indicators that correlate to a specific event phase of the pre-planned event. The expiration time of the article is computed based on the specific event phase identified for the pre-planned event. The expiration time is used to rank the article and for considering assigning the article to a content pool of articles that is selected for publishing for the specific event phase of the pre-planned event.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards socket contact techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a socket substrate having a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side, an opening formed through the socket substrate, an electrical contact disposed in the opening and configured to route electrical signals between the first side and the second side of the socket substrate, the electrical contact having a cantilever portion that extends beyond the first side, wherein the first side and surfaces of the socket substrate in the opening are plated with a metal. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting device or carrier change conversions based on device information and carrier information that is received with requests to provide content to communication devices is provided. A system can receive requests to provide content including a device identifier, an account identifier identifying an account agnostic to the device, and a carrier identifier. The system can serve content items in response to the requests to provide content that are related to communication devices different from the device associated with the device identifier or carriers different from the carrier associated with the carrier identifier. The system can detect, from the contents of a subset of the requests to provide content, that the account identifier is associated with a different device identifier or carrier identifier and identify one or more content items corresponding to the different device identifier or carrier identifier.

Abstract: System and method for deploying an application in a computer system automatically extend an application topology of virtual computing resources of the computer system and application components of the application to be executed on the virtual computing resources to include an affinity-type rule for the virtual computing resources of the computer system based on at least one predefined policy of the application topology and deploy the application in the computer system by provisioning the virtual computing resources to the physical devices in the computer system based on the extended application topology.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic composite component (CC) which has a first plastic component (C1) and a second plastic component (C2) and comprises a polyethyleneimine (PEI) for improving the adhesion between C1 and C2. The present invention further relates to a process for producing this plastic composite component (CC), to a process for improving the adhesion between a first plastic component (C1) and a second plastic component (C2) in a plastic composite component (CC) and to the use of polyethyleneimine for improving the adhesion between a first plastic component (C1) and a second plastic component (C2) in a plastic composite component (CC).

Abstract: The disclosure includes implementations for determining a position of a vehicle using millimeter wave narrow beamforming. A method may include receiving a set of training packets that each uniquely identify a position on a portion of a roadway where the vehicle is located. Each of the training packets included in the set may be associated with only one of the millimeter wave narrow beams. The method may include identifying a training packet included in the set of training packets that has a highest receive power level among the set of training packets. The method may include determining the position uniquely identified by the training packet having the highest receive power level. The method may include determining positional information for the vehicle based on the position uniquely identified by the training packet having the highest receive power level. The positional information may describe a location of the vehicle on the roadway.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns healable polycarbonate resins comprising at least about 5 mol % of disulfide units, articles comprising the healable polycarbonate resin, and methods of activating the healable polycarbonate resin by exposing the healable polycarbonate resin to heat or radiation.

Abstract: A system comprises servers comprising processors and memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform: receiving, from a content provider, a request to begin a content delivery campaign, the request comprising targeting criteria and a resource amount, prior to beginning the content delivery campaign, determining, based on the targeting criteria, historical results of content item selection events, prior to beginning the content delivery campaign, determining, based on the targeting criteria, a suggested resource reduction request amount using the historical results and the resource amount, causing the suggested resource reduction request amount to be displayed to the content provider, receiving, from the content provider, a particular resource reduction request amount for the content delivery campaign, initiating the content delivery campaign using the particular resource reduction request amount.

Abstract: In a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that includes one or more conversion circuits, with each conversion circuit configured to handle one or more bits in an input signal to the DAC, one or more types of errors that occur during operation of the DAC may be detected, and one or more adjustments may be determined for correcting the one or more types of errors that occur during operation of the DAC and/or for reducing effects resulting from the one or more types of errors. At least one of the one or more adjustments may applied, with the at least one of the one or more adjustments is applied to only a subset of one or more conversion circuits. The DAC may be adaptive switched among a plurality of modes, and adjustments may be applied only in one or more of the modes but not in all of the modes.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for measurement of flow rate of cerebrospinal fluid in a conduit are provided. The apparatus comprises a heating element mounted on the conduit, the heating element arranged for heating the CSF flowing through the conduit for generating bubbles. The apparatus further comprises two optical sensing devices mounted sequentially on the conduit and downstream from the heating element. The first optical sensing device and the second optical sensing device are separated by a predetermined device interval. Both the first and the second optical sensing devices comprise an optical emitter and an optical detector. The apparatus further comprises a processing device coupled to the optical sensing devices, wherein the signals from the optical sensing devices are transmitted to the processing device for detection of bubbles, resulting in the detection of the flow velocity. The bubble size can be optimized by applying ultrasonic waves or thermal energy.

Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively assisting users with accurately locating a parked vehicle are disclosed herein. An example method includes: automatically, and without instructions from a user: determining that a user of the electronic device is in a vehicle that has come to rest at a geographic location. Upon determining that the user has left the vehicle at the geographic location, the method includes automatically, and without instructions from a user: determining whether positioning information, retrieved from the location sensor to identify the geographic location, satisfies accuracy criteria. Upon determining that the positioning information does not satisfy the accuracy criteria, the method includes: providing a prompt to the user to input information about the geographic location. In response to providing the prompt, the method includes receiving information from the user about the geographic location and storing the information as vehicle location information.

Abstract: A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and at least one high refractive index layer of or including titanium oxide and at least one additional metal. A doped titanium oxide layer(s) is designed and deposited in a manner so as to be amorphous or substantially amorphous (as opposed to crystalline) in the low-E coating, so as to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering and reduce haze. The high index layer may be a transparent dielectric high index layer in preferred embodiments, which may be provided for antireflection purposes and/or color adjustment purposes, in addition to having thermal stability.

Abstract: Techniques for search with more like this refinements are disclosed. In some embodiments, search with more like this refinements includes receiving a product and a context (e.g., the context can include related category information, user context, and/or other context related information); generating a search query based on the product and the context; and determining a plurality of products that match the search query to generate more like this search results.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a network device. The apparatus receives an evolved multimedia broadcast multicast service (eMBMS) data from a base station via multicast transmission. The apparatus transmits the received eMBMS data to one or more end nodes via unicast transmission. In an aspect, the one or more end nodes are connected to the network device via a local area network (LAN).

Abstract: Methods and systems are directed to detection and correction of outliers in a dataset stored in a data-storage device. The dataset comprises parameter data that may be stored and organized in the form of a data table with rows and columns of parameter values. Each column of the parameter data is searched for outlier parameter values based on the parameters values in the same column. The parameter data as a whole may be searched for outlier rows of parameter values based on first and second largest variations in the parameter data. Substitute parameter values are determined for the outlier parameter values based on non-outlier parameter values of the parameter data. The substitute parameter values and corresponding outlier parameter values may be displayed in a database management user interface that enables a user to selectively accept or reject each of the substitute parameter values for the corresponding outlier parameter values.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, there is provided a digital wallet storage facilitator comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; an input port coupled to the processor; and an output port coupled to the processor; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the digital wallet storage facilitator at least to: receive, through the input port, a request from a digital wallet application to store a virtual card account number, the virtual card account number being generated from an originating account number to which the virtual card account number is linked; identify an issuer of the originating account number; transmit, through the output port, a query to the issuer to verify the linkage of the virtual card account number to the originating account number; acquire, through the input port, a verification result from the issuer; and convey, through the output port, the verification result to the digital wal

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable medium for preventing broadcast looping during a site merge are described herein. An example method can include detecting a site merge between a plurality of layer 2 (L2) networks using a spanning tree protocol (STP), blocking a data traffic port connecting the L2 networks in response to detecting the site merge, and performing an STP-Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) handshake. The STP-EVPN handshake can include changing a root bridge in one of the L2 networks. Thereafter, the method can include unblocking the data traffic port connecting the L2 networks. In other words, the data traffic port connecting the L2 networks can be unblocked after changing the root bridge in the one of the L2 networks.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a process for the dissociation of natural gas hydrates comprises injecting additives or hydrate dissociation promoters into the system at the hydrate dissociation temperatures ranging from 283-293 K in conjunction with or without first depressurizing the system to pressures (50%-75%) below the hydrate equilibrium pressure and such leading to the recovery of methane or natural gases.