Abstract: An adhesive composition includes, based on a total weight of the adhesive composition, 18 wt % to 30 wt % of a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene triblock copolymer, 6 wt % to 30 wt % of a tackifier, 30 wt % to 50 wt % of a white mineral oil, and 5 wt % to 35 wt % of an incompatible polymer composition. The styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene triblock copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 90,000 g/mol to 140,000 g/mol. The tackifier has a weight average molecular weight of 500 g/mol to 5000 g/mol, a glass transition temperature of 50° C. to 100° C., and a softening temperature of 100° C. to 140° C. The incompatible polymer composition includes at least two of a high density polyethylene, a crosslinked ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, and an olefin block copolymer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for aerosol removal from the vicinity of a patient's mouth. An apparatus can include a coupling having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the coupling having a first port configured to couple to a suction tube, the coupling further comprising an interior cavity from the proximal end to the first port, a conduit having an interior cavity coupled to the proximal end of the coupling connecting the interior cavity of the coupling to the interior cavity of the conduit, the conduit extending to form a circumferential boundary around an area that is sized to fit inside a patient's mouth, and openings arranged on a surface of the conduit, the openings allowing substances in the vicinity of the openings to enter the conduit, and the openings, the conduit, and the coupling forming a passageway through which substances are evacuated from the patient's mouth.

Abstract: An example method includes, outputting, for display by a display device, a graphical user interface of an application executing at a computing device; responsive to receiving an indication of a start of a user input swipe gesture: outputting, for display by the display device and at least partially concealed by the scaled version of the graphical user interface of the application, a visual indication of a result of the user input swipe gesture: and responsive to receiving an indication of a commitment of the user input swipe gesture, outputting, for display by the display device, a graphical user interface that corresponds to the result of the user input swipe gesture.

Abstract: Role-based access controls (RBAC) are extended to include multi-party authorizations for certain computing cluster operations or data items. Upon receiving a request to perform an operation over a computing cluster or its data, a check is carried out to determine if the operation (e.g., READ, WRITE, EXECUTE, DELETE, etc.) is subject to both a role-based access control as well as a multi-party authorization (MPA) consensus protocol. The determination to allow or deny the request includes (1) accessing a role-based access control record corresponding to the operation or data item, and (2) invoking the multi-party authorization consensus protocol. Prior to performance of the operation, a computer program collects “approve” or “deny” responses from individual ones of the multiple parties. When approval consensus is reached, the operation is performed. If approval is denied, or if an approval consensus is not reached within a time limit, then the operation is not performed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for thwarting a malware attack. A data storage system stores data items, some of which data items correspond to snapshots. Upon identification of a possible ransomware attack on a data item, the system identifies a version of the snapshot that is not subject to the ransomware attack and seeks to protect the data state of the system from further damage (e.g., due to performance of unauthorized operations on the version of the snapshot that is not subject to the ransomware attack) by requiring consensus from a multi-party authorization (MPA) consensus regime before carrying out requested operations over the snapshot. The MPA consensus regime operates by determining that the operation is subject to a role-based access control (RBAC) as well as a multi-party authorization (MPA) consensus protocol, and then allowing or denying execution of the requested operations based on achieving consensus from among candidate approvers.

Abstract: Maxillary and mandibular appliances can be mounted to a user's upper and lower jaws. The appliances can include a palatal pad, buccal tubes, hamular notch tubes, and an anterior deprogrammer. The various portions of the appliances can provoke beneficial reactions by muscles in the tongue and jaw area, massage the same muscles, or provide other beneficial effects.

Abstract: Maxillary and mandibular appliances can be mounted to a user's upper and lower jaws. The appliances can include a palatal pad, buccal tubes, hamular notch tubes, and an anterior deprogrammer. The various portions of the appliances can provoke beneficial reactions by muscles in the tongue and jaw area, massage the same muscles, or provide other beneficial effects.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing financial service requests. The method includes obtaining, by a prediction manager, a financial service request (FSR) from a client; obtaining historical information associated with the FSR; generating prediction model inputs using the FSR and the historical information; identifying FSR agent comments associated with the FSR; generating a request vector using the FSR agent comments; generating an FSR authenticity index using the request vector and the prediction model inputs; applying a first machine learning model to the FSR authenticity index and the prediction model inputs to generate a first prediction; providing the first prediction to a first approver; and obtaining first approver comments from the first approver.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for creating an elastic film or sheet by calendaring a composition, including a polymer and a fabric. The composition may include a polymer, a cotton, or a combination of both. The calendared composition can form tough, flexible films and sheets. The film and sheet can have optical and physical properties that make them suitable as a replacement for some PVC films. Also disclosed is a composition for calendaring including a fabric and a polymer.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes a polyolefin elastomer blend of at least two different polyolefin elastomers, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer, and plasticizer. The compound has a Melt Flow Rate (230° C., 2.16 kg) of no less than about 5 g/10 min and a Melt Flow Rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) of no less than about 1 g/10 min. Elastomeric films formed from the compound can be used in place of elastomeric films based on styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymers to make components of disposable hygiene articles.

Abstract: A telemetry master (TM) system provides automatic monitoring and maintenance of equipment by automatically generating predictive actions of a certain confidence threshold to backend systems which maintain a full duplex communication channel with the TM system. Data entries including context information that are generated by applications corresponding to the backend systems during the functioning of the backend systems are collected, analyzed and actionable items such as alerts, alarms of particular messages cause the telemetry master system to generate a predictive action of a minimum confidence threshold using a pre-trained first data model. A second data model is employed to identify particular equipment from the backend systems that is to implement the action. Results from implementing the action are collected and again used to train the data models. Certain applications can include intelligent agents which enable automatic execution of the actions.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes a polyolefin elastomer blend of at least two different polyolefin elastomers, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer, and plasticizer. The compound has a Melt Flow Rate (230° C., 2.16 kg) of no less than about 5 g/10 min and a Melt Flow Rate (190° C., 2.16 kg) of no less than about 1 g/10 min. Elastomeric films formed from the compound can be used in place of elastomeric films based on styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymers to make components of disposable hygiene articles.