Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions, for example comprising a salt of a basic amino acid having a pH in solution of less than 7.5, an abrasive having a pH in solution of less than 7.5, and a fluoride ion source, and an acid selected from the group consisting of: a carboxylic acid (e.g., citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, succinic acid, or fumaric acid), and an inorganic acid, wherein the inorganic acid is not phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid (e.g., wherein the inorganic acid is hydrochloric acid or sodium acid pyrophosphate), and to methods of using and of making these compositions.

Abstract: A machine learning based computing method for generating electronic mails for accounts receivables management is disclosed.

Abstract: A method comprising forming a first layer, forming a second layer over the first layer, and applying an etch material to concurrently form a first interconnect line and a second interconnect line in the first layer and side surfaces of a first via and a second via in the second layer, wherein a side surface of the first via is seamless with a side surface of the first interconnect line, wherein a side surface of the second via is seamless with a side surface of the second interconnect line, wherein the first via is adjacent to the second via.

Abstract: A method for performing a backup includes: obtaining a file system backup metadata associated with a target file system of a target production host; processing the file system backup metadata to determine protected data and unprotected data in the target file system; after processing the file system backup metadata, using the file system backup metadata to generate a backup history dataset for the target file system; generating a protection status for each data in the target file system based on the backup history dataset and the determined protected data and unprotected data of the target file system; generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for the target file system showing the data of the target file system along with the protection status of each of the data of the target file system; and displaying, on a display of a computing device and to a user, the GUI.

Abstract: Appropriate ventilation for a building space while maintaining building comfort includes tracking one or more interior environmental conditions within the building space and one or more exterior environmental conditions outside of the building space during operation of the HVAC system. An environmental model for the building space is learned over time based at least in part on these tracked environmental conditions, where the environmental model predicts an environmental state of the building space in response to operation of the HVAC system under various interior and exterior environmental conditions. A maximum allowed ventilation rate that can be achieved without causing the HVAC system to compromise on any of one or more comfort conditions of the building space is predicted using the environmental model. The outdoor air ventilation damper of the HVAC system is then controlled to provide an appropriate ventilation up to or at the predicted maximum allowed ventilation rate.

Abstract: A method for performing a backup includes: obtaining a file system backup metadata associated with a target file system of a target production host; processing the file system backup metadata to determine protected data and unprotected data in the target file system and protection failure details associated with the unprotected data; generating, using the protected data, the unprotected data, and the protection failure details associated with the unprotected data, a graphical user interface (GUI) specifying a protection status of the target file system; and displaying, on a display of a computing device and to a user, the GUI.

Abstract: A network computer system and method are provided in which each user of a group of users is monitored during a respective online session where the user performs a sequence of M activities, to selectively engage users of the group. A determination is made as to the impact of friction for each user of the group of users with respect to an intention of the respective user, and an action is performed for the user based at least in part on the determined impact of friction.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described herein, a method for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons may include passing a hydrocarbon feed comprising one or more alkanes or alkyl aromatics into a fluidized bed reactor, contacting the hydrocarbon feed with a dehydrogenation catalyst in the fluidized bed reactor to produce a dehydrogenated product and hydrogen, and contacting the hydrogen with an oxygen-rich oxygen carrier material in the fluidized bed reactor to combust the hydrogen and form an oxygen-diminished oxygen carrier material. In additional embodiments, a dual-purpose material may be utilized which has dehydrogenation catalyst and oxygen carrying functionality.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for directed image capture of a subject of interest, such as a physical building. Directed image capture can produce higher quality images such as content more centrally located within an image frame (or an associated viewing device or other display), higher quality images have greater value for subsequent uses of captured images such as for information extraction or model reconstruction. Graphical guide(s) overlaid within an image frame can facilitate quality assessments for the content or the image frame itself, such as for pixel distance of the subject of interest to a centroid of the image frame (or an associated viewing device or other display), or the effect of obscuring objects. Quality assessments can further include instructions for improving the quality of the image capture for the content of interest.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for acknowledgement-based retirement of expired secure association keys (SAK). A new SAK is generated by a key server. The new SAK is transmitted to members of a connectivity association (CA). The new SAK for key server ingress traffic is installed. An ingress SAK installation acknowledgement is received from the members of the CA. The new SAK for key server egress traffic is installed at the key server, based on receiving the ingress SAK installation acknowledgement from the members of the CA. A key server egress SAK installation notification is transmitted to the members of the CA A prior secure association key is retired after a configurable SAK retirement buffer delay in response to an earlier occurrence of either: receipt of an egress SAK installation acknowledgement from the members of the CA and expiration of a SAK retirement buffer delay, or expiration of a SAK retirement timeout.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a directional movement ability in an aircraft having two or more rotors includes receiving a desired thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors, comparing the desired thrust demands to determine a maximum thrust demand, determining whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds a maximum thrust limit of the two or more rotors, and adjusting each desired thrust demand based on whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds the maximum thrust limit to provide an adjusted thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors. Each rotor can be operated based on a respective adjusted thrust demand.

Abstract: Leveraging the extensive surface area of the lungs for gene therapy, inhalation route offers distinct advantages for delivery. Clinical nebulizers that employ vibrating mesh technology are the standard choice for converting liquid medicines into aerosols. However, they have limitations when it comes to delivering mRNA through inhalation, including severe damage to nanoparticles due to shearing forces. A microfluidic aerosolization platform (MAP) can preserves the structural and physicochemical integrity of lipid nanoparticles, enabling safe and efficient mRNA delivery to the respiratory system. Results demonstrated the superiority of the novel microfluidic aerosolizer over the conventional vibrating mesh nebulizer, as it avoided problems such as particle aggregation, loss of mRNA encapsulation, and deformation of nanoparticle morphology. Notably, aerosolized nanoparticles generated by the microfluidic aerosolization platform led to enhanced transfection efficiency across various cell lines.

Abstract: A building management system, such as a small or medium business, having one or more control devices. Assigning codes to devices, and reading and listing them may aid in configuring the devices. Templates may be used for dynamic configuration of devices and equipment. Representing terminal assignments and wiring diagrams of control devices may be intuitive in that they resemble real hardware for ease of complete installation. The present system and approach may provide an intuitive way of securely registering devices with cloud usage, for example, involving a mobile phone with no manual entry of data so that a user can complete this process with ease. An intuitive, automatic and asynchronous device configuration downloading may be seen, such as to multiple control devices in a single shot. There may be seamless configuration data synchronization, for example, in view of replacement devices, or so the latest data is readily available.

Abstract: Deploying a multi-tenant computing platform, wherein the multi-tenant computing platform comprises a plurality of different underlying data structures, applications, functions, and back-end services. Defining a unified data model for the multi-tenant computing platform, wherein the unified data model normalizes the plurality of different underlying data structures, applications, functions, and back-end services of the multi-tenant computing platform, and wherein the unified data model defines relationships and dependencies between data types, and wherein at least a portion of the data types are indicated as private by the unified data model. Receiving data management operation metadata from a local area computing environment remote from the multi-tenant computing platform, wherein the data management operation metadata anonymously indicates one or more local data operations of the local area computing environment, the one or more local data operations associated with one or more private data types.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for classifying call data using machine learning techniques. The classification may include generating a numeric sentiment classification for a call. A sentiment classification system receives data including call transcript text and metadata related to the call and preprocesses the data to generate preprocessed data. The sentiment classification system further applies the preprocessed data to a sentiment classification model trained to produce a plurality of probability values respectively corresponding to a plurality of sentiment categories. The plurality of sentiment categories correspond to different potential qualities of the call transcript text. The sentiment classification system further determines a numeric sentiment classification based on comparing the plurality of probability values to a plurality of thresholds respectively corresponding to the plurality of sentiment categories.

Abstract: A partitioning scheme for a database has an associated partitioning scheme identifier, a partition-defining query, and an indication of a primary table to be partitioned. A first, primary table is associated with first and second partition types, the second being a query type for which the identifier is passed as a parameter. Each of one or more second tables has an associated partition type, namely, a query type for which the identifier is passed as a parameter. The partition-defining query includes one or more outer queries conditioned on an innermost query, the innermost query defined on the first table, each outer query querying a table other than the first. The first table is partitioned based on the first partition type. The database is updated by making a change to a partition of the first table and to a partition of each second table based on the partition-defining query.

Abstract: Among other techniques, techniques for parallelized rules-based and machine learning-based grouping are described.

Abstract: Leveraging the extensive surface area of the lungs for gene therapy, inhalation route offers distinct advantages for delivery. Clinical nebulizers that employ vibrating mesh technology are the standard choice for converting liquid medicines into aerosols. However, they have limitations when it comes to delivering mRNA through inhalation, including severe damage to nanoparticles due to shearing forces. A microfluidic aerosolization platform (MAP) can preserves the structural and physicochemical integrity of lipid nanoparticles, enabling safe and efficient mRNA delivery to the respiratory system. Results demonstrated the superiority of the novel microfluidic aerosolizer over the conventional vibrating mesh nebulizer, as it avoided problems such as particle aggregation, loss of mRNA encapsulation, and deformation of nanoparticle morphology. Notably, aerosolized nanoparticles generated by the microfluidic aerosolization platform led to enhanced transfection efficiency across various cell lines.

Abstract: A base station includes a memory that stores a threshold downlink signal strength and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to monitor a plurality of measurement reports from a user equipment (UE), wherein each measurement report includes a measured downlink signal strength of a downlink signal received at the UE. The processor compares the measured downlink signal strength received in each measurement report to a threshold downlink signal strength. When each of the measured downlink signal strengths received in the measurement reports during a first time period equals or is below the threshold downlink signal strength, the processor configures the UE to transmit using a first waveform. When each of the measured downlink signal strengths received in the measurement reports during a second time period exceeds the threshold downlink signal strength, the processor configures the UE to transmit using a second waveform.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for multiuser communications. For instance, a process can include establishing a multiuser call, the multiuser call including at least two other network devices. The process can further include receiving a request to record the multiuser call, receiving an indication to disable recording for a second network device, and causing recording of data from the second network device on the multiuser call to be disabled.