Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for determining a recommended daily budget for a job post. One method includes operations for identifying an initial budget value for recommending a daily budget when a job poster is adding a job post, and for performing a test to determine responses of job posters when the recommended daily budget is presented as a function of a multiplier applied to the initial budget value. Further, the method includes operations for defining a model to determine committed bookings as a function of the multiplier, determining based on the model a value of the multiplier that maximizes the committed bookings, and setting a new initial budget value to the initial budget value times the value of the multiplier that maximizes the committed bookings. Additionally, the new initial budget value is presented in a user interface when job posters add new job posts.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a selection of a first user profile by a viewer of the graphical user interface is received, and one or more attribute fields of the first user profile are identified as query fields. Then a query is automatically generated using the one or more query fields. A search is performed for additional user profiles using the automatically generated query, resulting in one or more additional user profile results. Then the graphical user interface is caused to display summaries of a plurality of the additional user profile results across the display. Then the graphical user interface is caused to render a button that, when selected by the viewer of the graphical user interface, causes a communication to be generated and sent to each of the displayed additional user profile results.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system accesses a candidate stream definition comprising a hiring organization and a role. Additionally, the system accesses, based on the candidate stream definition, one or more stream-related information sources, the stream-related information sources including member profiles of members of an online system. Moreover, the system causes presentation, on a display device, of one or more of the member profiles, the presentation including, for each of the one or more of the member profiles, a user interface element selectable to send a message to a member of the online system. Furthermore, in response to receiving a selection of the user interface element for a member of the one or more of the member profiles, the system populates a message template based on features of the hiring organization and the role. The system also sends a message including the message template to a member of the member profile.

Abstract: Techniques for merging data securely from different sources are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Techniques for improving accuracy of data storage and retrieval using a parser for dynamically updating data for storage are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method comprises: detecting an event triggered by a user input on a device; receiving a company, a title, and a description for a posting, the company identification, the title, and the description being receiving in association with the event; generating a list of skills based on the company identification, the title, and the description, the generating the list of skills comprising: identifying a first plurality of skills based on a search using the company identification and the title, identifying a second plurality of skills based on a parsing of the description, and generating the list of skills based on the first plurality of skills and the second plurality of skills; and displaying the generated list of skills to on the device.

Abstract: A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for Candidate Predictor Engine (“C.P. Engine”) instantiates data structure(s) modeled according to a plurality of job candidate predictor decision trees. The C.P. Engine encodes data representing a job candidate context feature set based on an attribute(s) of a target candidate account and an attribute(s) of a job posting. The C.P. Engine filters each respective feature from the job candidate context feature set through a job candidate predictor decision tree that corresponds to a same job candidate context feature type as the respective feature. The C.P. Engine generates prediction output based on each result of filtering through the job candidate predictor decision trees. The prediction output indicates a likelihood of the target candidate account being qualified for the job posting.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for recommending qualifications for an available position. In one example, a method includes receiving user input that identifies an available position, generating a set of qualifications for the available position by determining qualifications that are included in one or more user profiles at an online social networking service, the user profiles for persons who currently hold a position at a location of the available position and similar to the available position, and recommending the set of qualifications to be included in a description of the available position.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating a member of an online social networking service to indicate a future career intent are described. Data corresponding to a career intent action by a member of the social networking service is received by asocial networking service. The social networking service then transmits to the member data corresponding to a career intent questionnaire to be presented to the member, the career intent questionnaire including one or more questions regarding a career intent of the member. A career intent of the member is received by the social networking service as data corresponding to one or more answers provided by the member in response to the one or more questions. The social networking service then associates the received career intent of the member with the member's profile, stores the career intent, and exposes the career intent to a search for candidates corresponding to the career intent.

Abstract: Techniques for determining that a member viewing a job posting has hiring authority are described. A determination module can identify a member viewing a job posting and access member data for the identified member. Additionally, the determination module can determine an entity associated with the job posting based on the accessed member data, and access job listing data for the determined entity. Moreover, the determination module can determine a score value based on the accessed member data and the accessed job listing data. The score value corresponds to a likelihood that the identified member has hiring authority for the job posting. Furthermore, an upsell module can upsell the job listing to the identified member based on the score value being higher than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The current invention is based upon administration of a probiotic, B. Lactis NCC2818 to healthy young mammals during the critical weaning period (in infants this period is usually from about 3 months to about 12, 18 or 24 months old), so as to accelerate the young mammal's adaptation to new food. The effectiveness of the invention is evidenced herein by morphological and immunological changes observed in a piglet animal model of weaning. Thus, administration of the probiotic according to the invention had a prophylactic effect, preventing the severe discomfort and pathological states associated with the introduction to novel foods during the weaning period.

Abstract: A rigid, durable non-metallic release laminate for holding food products during baking, cooking, toasting and other processing is provided. By eliminating the use of metal, the laminate of the invention can be readily manufactured in a variety of shapes and forms. The laminate can be used in a wide variety of ovens, including without limitation a conventional baking oven, microwave oven, toaster oven, convection oven, or multi-technology oven.

Abstract: A rigid, durable non-metallic release laminate for holding food products during baking, cooking, toasting and other processing is provided. By eliminating the use of metal, the laminate of the invention can be readily manufactured in a variety of shapes and forms. The laminate can be used in a wide variety of ovens, including without limitation a conventional baking oven, microwave oven, toaster oven, convection oven, or multi-technology oven.

Abstract: This invention describes a method to psychologically alter the mental state of a target individual or audience by introducing odors to illicit memory in combination with a robust, coordinated audiovisual scheme, which results in the susceptibility to change their behavior. The odorant compositions are formed from ingredients comprised of at least an odorant compound and a carrier liquid. Preferred odorant compounds include a variety of familiar odors which provide the olfactory stimuli required to be effective. Non-lethal dissemination systems to deliver the odorant to the target individual or group are also described.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of reclaiming a disk substrate. The cost of reclaiming a disk substrate can be lower, and the quality higher, than making a new one from a blank. A layer of a data storage disk is stripped, e.g., by acid/oxidizing bath immersion. The stripped disk is polished in a carrier between polishing pads, with the relative velocity of the polishing pads as seen by the disk being precisely controlled so that an equal amount of stock is removed from each side. Preferably, several stripped disks are sorted into groups based on disk thickness, and disks from one of the groups are simultaneously polished in the carrier. Sorting improves stock removal uniformity from disk to disk. The polished disks are cleaned and, preferably, ordered in a cassette for stacking in a storage device based on disk thickness to more easily meet a mean center specification.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition is provided that has an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a cationic conditioning agent, an antibacterial agent and water. Preferably, the composition is a liquid hand soap. The aqueous antibacterial composition, especially when an antibacterial liquid hand soap, has a proper balance of ingredients for providing a high cleansing ability, high foam, good conditioning and a pleasant emollient effect on the skin. The method of reducing amount of bacteria on part of a person's body, such as a hand, includes contacting the hand with the composition and, thereafter, rinsing the hand with water.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition is provided that has an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a cationic conditioning agent, an antibacterial agent and water. Preferably, the composition is a liquid hand soap. The aqueous antibacterial composition, especially when an antibacterial liquid hand soap, has a proper balance of ingredients for providing a high cleansing ability, high foam, good conditioning and a pleasant emollient effect on the skin. The method of reducing amount of bacteria on part of a person's body, such as a hand, includes contacting the hand with the composition and, thereafter, rinsing the hand with water.

Abstract: A distributed client server system for managing and storing digital files includes a digital library and a shared file system, wherein the digital library further includes a library client, a library server including a library catalog, and an object server and wherein the shared file system includes a workstation with a local storage and a shared file server with a shared file storage. The digital library maintains metadata about the files in the shared file system, in a database in the library catalog. The metadata for a file includes different names for different versions of the file and a check-in status flag. A read operation is performed on the shared file system by a user retrieving a file directly from the shared file system. A write operation is performed by the user invoking a digital library application, which in turn changes the status of the flag to “checked-out”. When a file is “checked-out” it can not be edited by any other user.

Abstract: An object management system for storing persistent object oriented objects, includes an object vault, a structural type manager and a digital library. The object vault is connected to the structural type manager and the digital library is connected to the structural type manager. An application program is connected to the object vault. Objects to be stored are represented as a Key Value Dictionary (KVD) in which attributes, or metadata, relating to the objects are stored as key-value pairs. Objects are categorized as having different structural types in which certain attributes for objects having the same structural type are cataloged to facilitate indexing and searching for the objects. The structural type manager maintains a mapping between structural types and a subset of keys for the structural types as well as corresponding database references for cataloging the object attributes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for supporting large digital objects. More particularly it relates to a client/server library system in which a large digital object is divided into smaller pieces which are stored in the client/server library system. By dividing the large digital object into smaller pieces, system limitations regarding object size are avoided. In one embodiment of the present invention the pieces are stored as files of variable size. Moreover, the pieces can be stored on separate object servers which can be located remotely from one another.

Abstract: An overall programming interface containing hundreds of application program interfaces (API's) for performing library functions on data objects in a digital client/server library system is simplified through a new, object oriented interface containing a small number of object oriented classes. Object instances created from the object oriented classes have member functions which are invoked by application programs, and the member functions issue appropriate calls to the API's. Information returned from the API's is handled by the calling object and provided to the application program in a simplified form.