Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infant located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to constructing a resource and attribute tasking solution to complete a user's objective with resource and attribute characteristics defining the tasked objects, in response to receiving a task definition, and satisfying a task definition constraint. An object includes of a set of resource and attribute dimensions each of which have a set of possible values. A tasking solution is the union of all valid solution vectors in the dimension space. The solution identifies all valid values to present to a user or other agent to make further decisions on further constraining resource and attribute characteristics for a final materializable tasking. In an illustrative example, the objective may be mapping resource supply to task demand. The task demand may be, for example, delivering a database-as-a-service platform configured based on rules generated to satisfy task definition capacity constraints.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to constructing a resource and attribute tasking solution to complete a user's objective with resource and attribute characteristics defining the tasked objects, in response to receiving a task definition, and satisfying a task definition constraint. An object includes of a set of resource and attribute dimensions each of which have a set of possible values. A tasking solution is the union of all valid solution vectors in the dimension space. The solution identifies all valid values to present to a user or other agent to make further decisions on further constraining resource and attribute characteristics for a final materializable tasking. In an illustrative example, the objective may be mapping resource supply to task demand. The task demand may be, for example, delivering a database-as-a-service platform configured based on rules generated to satisfy task definition capacity constraints.

Abstract: A data processing task may be implemented in a distributed computing system by the use of a workflow broken into flowlets that are arranged in a directed acyclic graph between data sources and data sinks. Such an arrangement may include various flow control and/or fault tolerance schemes, among other features. Fault tolerance may be implemented using key/value store (KVS) flowlets.

Abstract: A data processing task may be implemented in a distributed computing system by the use of a workflow broken into flowlets that are arranged in a directed acyclic graph between data sources and data sinks. Such an arrangement may include various flow control and/or fault tolerance schemes, among other features. Fault tolerance may be implemented using key/value store (KVS) flowlets.

Abstract: A support substrate or chuck 20 supports wafer die 11 during and after dicing of a wafer 10. The support substrate comprises an array of islands 21, upper faces of which are raised above a major face of the support substrate for alignment with an array of dies on, or singulated from, the wafer. Spacing between the islands is not less than a kerf of a laser, or a width of a blade, used to dice the wafer. For laser dicing the upper faces of the islands are a sufficient height above the major face that energy of a laser beam 30 used to dice the wafer is dissipated in channels between the islands without substantially machining the support substrate.

Abstract: A laser machining apparatus arranged to machine material which emits a hazardous material during machining, includes a vacuum extraction system 24, 25 for extracting at least some of the emitted hazardous material from a machining region of the apparatus. At least a first containment zone 36 encompasses the machining region to contain deposition of any un-extracted emitted hazardous material to the machining region. A second containment zone 37 may surround the first containment zone and a pressure differential may be provided between the two containment zones to assist in containing deposition of hazardous materials to the first containment zone 36. A transfer chamber 40 may be provided for transferring machined material to a washing station to prevent release from the laser machining apparatus during the transfer of any emitted hazardous material deposited on the machined material.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes establishing a special purpose entity in which a first party has made an equity investment. The method further includes establishing a first sales agreement between the special purpose entity and a second party for the special purpose entity to supply a physical commodity to the second party. The method further includes applying a prepayment amount received under the first sales agreement to acquire a guaranteed investment contract from an insurance company. The method further includes establishing a second sales agreement between the special purpose entity and a supplier for the supplier to supply the physical commodity to the special purpose entity.