Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for efficiently allocating resources among participants. Methods can include receiving valuation data specifying, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective valuation for each of a plurality of resource subsets, each resource subset comprising a different combination of one or more resources of a plurality of resources. After receiving valuation data, assigning each resource in the plurality of resources to a respective entity of the plurality of entities based on the valuations and generating, for each particular entity, a respective input representation that is derived from valuations of every other entity in the plurality of entities other than the particular entity. The input representation for each particular entity is processed using a neural network to generate a rule for the particular entity and a payment based on the rule output for the entities.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for efficiently allocating resources among participants. Methods can include receiving valuation data specifying, for each of a plurality of entities, a respective valuation for each of a plurality of resource subsets, each resource subset comprising a different combination of one or more resources of a plurality of resources. After receiving valuation data, assigning each resource in the plurality of resources to a respective entity of the plurality of entities based on the valuations and generating, for each particular entity, a respective input representation that is derived from valuations of every other entity in the plurality of entities other than the particular entity. The input representation for each particular entity is processed using a neural network to generate a rule for the particular entity and a payment based on the rule output for the entities.

Abstract: A cutterhead for shaping materials. The cutterhead includes a substantially cylindrical body with at least one helically-shaped recess defining a helically-shaped projecting surface having a cutting side and multiple seats positioned along the projecting surface. The seats receive removable cutting blades and include a planar seat surface. The seat surfaces are oriented to appropriately align the projecting blade edge of the blade to a helical angle. In addition, the seats include a connection arrangement for removably attaching the blade.

Abstract: The present invention provides an assay for measuring the immunogenicity of a vaccine, wherein the vaccine contains an epitope having a conformation associated with an immunogenically active form of the vaccine and a fragment having a conformation associated with an immunogenically inactive form of the vaccine, wherein the method includes exposing a sample of the vaccine to a first ligand capable of binding to the epitope in the conformation associated with the immunogenically active form of the vaccine and a second ligand capable of binding to the fragment in the conformation associated with the immunogenically inactive form of the vaccine and measuring the amount of first ligand bound to the vaccine sample and the amount of the second ligand bound to the vaccine sample.

Abstract: Recoiler mechanism including a core plate having a main body and complementary peripheral portions integral with the body and forming with the body, a surface about which material may be coiled, the portions terminating in adjacent free ends, and provisions intermediate the free ends to effect initial expansion and subsequent collapsing of at least part of the portions to enable removal of the material coiled about the surface.