Abstract: A method for optimizing a fleet of generating assets in which groupings include remotely located power blocks that operate so to collectively generate a fleet output level. The method may include: receiving real-time and historical measured values of operating parameters; for each of the generating assets, deriving a relational expression between the measured values of the process inputs and the measured values of the process outputs; defining a selected operating period; selecting competing operating modes for the fleet; based on the relational expressions and a generating configuration of the competing operating modes, calculating a result set for the operation of the fleet proposed during the selected operating period; defining a cost function; and evaluating each of the result sets pursuant to the cost function and, based thereupon, designating one of the competing operating modes as an optimized operating mode.

Abstract: A combined cycle power plant system that includes: a gas turbine operably connected to a heat recovery steam generator; a first controller for optimizing a shutdown operation defined between an initiating shutdown command and a terminating event, wherein the first is controller configured to execute the steps of: receiving the shutdown initiating command; receiving operating parameters measured by sensors for each of a first component and a second component of the combined cycle power plant, and, based thereupon, determining a current state for each of the first and the second component; based on the current state, deriving an optimized shutdown operating mode for transitioning the first component and the second component from the current state to a shutdown state.

Abstract: A system for changing the width of a person support apparatus includes a bed controller for receiving a command signal indicating a command for width alteration, a first motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a first deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the first deck section, and a second motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a second deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the second deck section. The bed controller controls the first motor and the second motor in a manner that causes the first deck section to reach a first deck section width alteration limit at a first time and the second deck section to reach a second deck section width alteration limit at a second time, wherein the first time and the second time are not equal.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a generation of an output level over a selected operating period by a power block, wherein the power block comprises multiple gas turbines for collectively generating the output level. The control method may include: receiving current state data regarding measured operating parameters for each of the gas turbines of the power block; based on the current state data, defining competing operating modes for the power block; based on each of the competing operating modes, deriving a predicted value for a performance parameter regarding the operation of the power block over the selected operating period; determining a cost function and, pursuant thereto, evaluating the operation of the power block based on the predicted value of the performance parameter so to determine a projected cost; and comparing the projected costs from each of the optimized operating modes so to select therefrom an optimized operating mode.

Abstract: A polyetherimide of improved color and processes for preparing the polyetherimide are disclosed.

Abstract: The present application discloses an acid labile lipophilic molecular conjugate of cancer chemotherapeutic agents and methods for reducing or substantially eliminating the side effects of chemotherapy associated with the administration of a cancer chemotherapeutic agent to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A method of preparing a polyetherimide and an improved polyetherimide are disclosed. Low color polyetherimides are disclosed along with process improvements which produce the reduced color of the final product polymers.

Abstract: The time required to launch an application may be reduced by increasing the performance of the system upon receiving an input indicative of a request to launch an application and decreasing the performance of the system upon receiving a notification that the Application has successfully launched. On Android® platforms, a PowerHAL wrapper layer may be created to generate an APP_LAUNCHER_START token upon receipt of the request to launch an application and an APP_LAUNCHER_COMPLETE token when the application has successfully launched. These tokens may be passed to a Generic Kernel Interface layer that increases system performance upon receipt of the APP_LAUNCHER_START token and reduced system performance upon receipt of the APP_LAUNCHER_COMPLETE token. A safety timer may be used to return the system to a lower performance state in the event the application fails to launch.

Abstract: Aspects relate to a priority mechanism for prioritizing network identifiers, for example SSIDs. As described herein, a UE may obtain one or more network identifier sets, each of the one or more network identifier sets having one or more network identifiers for a first RAT and a priority level, determine one or more of the network identifier sets that are under control of a second RAT, and after the determining, manage connections to the first RAT based, at least in part, on the priority level of the network identifier sets.

Abstract: A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, and a rack and pinion mechanism for extending and retracting the wing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel crystalline forms of cabozantinib (S)-malate, designated as form-M1, M2, M3 and M4 and novel crystalline forms of cabozantinib free base, form-M1, M2 and M3 and methods of their production. The present disclosure also provides processes for the preparation of crystalline cabozantinib (S)-malate form N-1.

Abstract: Methods, systems and media for profiling CPU performance are provided. In one example, a method for profiling CPU performance includes generating a CPU profiling data file using a profiling tool, loading a flame graphing tool into a browser, loading the CPU profiling data file into a profiling page of the browser using the flame graphing tool, converting the loaded CPU profiling data file into an aggregated JSON format, and using the flame graphing tool to generate a flame graph using the aggregated JSON data.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a method for evaluating driver performance. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises receiving driver activity associated with a driver of a vehicle in a fleet, determining a driver score based on predetermined criteria and generating and updating a driver profile based on the driver activity and evaluating the driver score to generate rewards for the driver and updating the driver profile accordingly.

Abstract: A person support apparatus comprises a lower frame, an upper frame, a drive structure, and a control system. The upper frame is movably supported above the lower frame. The drive structure is coupled to the upper frame and configured to selectively engage a surface to, when activated, propel the person support apparatus along the surface. The control system is configured to determine an engagement status of the drive structure with the surface and trigger a response based on the engagement status.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamically reducing bandwidth usage by embedded displays are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request to display a frame associated with a pixel depth on a display of a computing device, determining whether the frame includes a background layer, and when the frame includes the background layer, adjusting the pixel depth of the background layer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors operably connected to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive data collected from a process facility system, detect anomalies for field device or process failures associated with the process facility system that are not monitored by alarms, detect leading indicators for field device or process failures that are monitored by alarms, and monitor the process facility system to detect further anomalies and leading indicators before failures occur.

Abstract: A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, and a rack and pinion mechanism for extending and retracting the wing.

Abstract: A bed comprises a deck section having a width and left and right outboard deck edges. Left side and right side wings are movably coupled to the deck section. The bed also includes a left leadscrew receiver mounted on the left wing, a right leadscrew receiver mounted on the right wing, and left and right motor assemblies both mounted on the deck section. A left leadscrew is coupled to the left motor assembly and to the left leadscrew receiver. A right leadscrew is coupled to the right motor assembly and to the right leadscrew receiver. Motor operation is capable of moving the wing to which it is coupled between a deployed position in which the lateral extremity of the wing is outboard of the respective outboard edge of the deck section and a stored position in which the lateral extremity of the wing is inboard of its deployed position.

Abstract: A system for changing the width of a person support apparatus includes a bed controller for receiving a command signal indicating a command for width alteration, a first motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a first deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the first deck section, and a second motor controlled by the bed controller for driving an extension of a second deck section of the support apparatus thereby altering the width of the second deck section. The bed controller controls the first motor and the second motor in a manner that causes the first deck section to reach a first deck section width alteration limit at a first time and the second deck section to reach a second deck section width alteration limit at a second time, wherein the first time and the second time are not equal.

Abstract: A system and method for parallel optimization of database query using cluster cache improves the performance of group by aggregates by avoiding the merge phase of parallel aggregation with the use of dynamic clustering and by caching the clustering information and storing them in local memory of worker thread. The caching of cluster information is based on user configuration to avoid overuse of system memory.