Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an automated system provides for generating product recommendations for clients. The system may include computing systems and devices for receiving a client intake information with product preferences, member demographic information, and current product information, and in response, generating product offerings including at least a portion representing variations of the current product. The member demographic information may be consolidated into census divisions that are each associated with a category of the member demographic information, and probabilities of selecting the product offerings may be calculated for each of the census divisions. The product offerings may be presented in a user interface with optimization scores that are a function of the probability of selecting the product offerings as well as provider financial goals, employee perception goals, and market competitiveness goals.

Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, an automated system provides for generating product recommendations for clients. The system may include computing systems and devices for receiving a client intake information with product preferences, member demographic information, and current product information, and in response, generating product offerings including at least a portion representing variations of the current product. The member demographic information may be consolidated into census divisions that are each associated with a category of the member demographic information, and probabilities of selecting the product offerings may be calculated for each of the census divisions. The product offerings may be presented in a user interface with optimization scores that are a function of the probability of selecting the product offerings as well as provider financial goals, employee perception goals, and market competitiveness goals.

Abstract: An occupant-support base includes a seat pan and a seat pad. The seat pan and the seat pad cooperate to support an occupant thereon. The seat pad includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is configured to move relative to the fixed portion.

Abstract: An aquaculture system can include stacked growth trays. Animals, such as shrimp, can be transferred between the growth trays for different stages of growth. Waste water can be removed from the growth trays and can be processed by a water treatment system. Treated water can be returned to the growth trays. A valve in a first configuration can permit water to circulate through the growth tray, while impeding the animals from exiting the growth tray. In a second configuration, the valve can permit the animals to exit the growth tray, such as for transition to a subsequent growth tray. A sweeper system can be used for cleaning and/or mixing the water in the growth tray, and/or for pushing the animals out of the growth tray during a transition.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.

Abstract: An adjuster for pivotally adjusting two vehicle parts to each other, is provided, the adjuster including a spindle pivotally arranged on the one vehicle part about a first pivot axis, an adjusting gear unit which includes a gear unit housing and is in engagement with the spindle via a spindle nut, and a holder arranged at the other vehicle part, which pivotally supports the adjusting gear unit on the other vehicle part about a second pivot axis and for this purpose at least partly encloses the gear unit housing of the adjusting gear unit in circumferential direction about the second pivot axis. The holder may be formed by a plastic retaining clip to form a light-weight and inexpensive adjuster that has high strength in operation.

Abstract: Nitrate brine compositions reduce hydrate formation in flowlines under conditions conducive for hydrate formation in the absence of the nitrate brines, where the nitrate brines include compatible anti-corrosion system.

Abstract: Phosphate brine compositions reduce hydrate formation in flowlines under conditions conducive for hydrate formation in the absence of the phosphate, where the phosphate brines include a compatible anti-corrosion system and may include nitrate brines.

Abstract: Methods relate to using phosphate and/or nitrate brines to reduce hydrate formation in flowlines under conditions conducive for hydrate formation in the absence of the phosphate and/or nitrate brine. The phosphate and/or nitrate brines may include compatible anti-corrosion additives.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting means (2) for pivotally adjusting two vehicle parts to each other, with a spindle (21) pivotally arranged on the one vehicle part about a first pivot axis (210), an adjusting gear unit (22) which includes a gear unit housing (23) and is in engagement with the spindle via a spindle nut (221), and a holder (3) arranged at the other vehicle part, which pivotally supports the adjusting gear unit on the other vehicle part about a second pivot axis (220) and for this purpose at least partly encloses the gear unit housing of the adjusting gear unit in circumferential direction about the second pivot axis (220). It is provided that the holder is formed by a plastic retaining clip (3). In this way, an adjusting means is created, which can be formed light-weight and inexpensive, but yet with high strength in operation.

Abstract: Methods relate to using phosphate and/or nitrate brines to reduce hydrate formation in flowlines under conditions conducive for hydrate formation in the absence of the phosphate and/or nitrate brine. The phosphate and/or nitrate brines may include compatible anti-corrosion additives.

Abstract: Hydrotesting fluid compositions including stable populations of corrosion reducing microbes, where the populations are is sufficient to reduce or eliminate microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus to determine whether execution of an instruction of a first thread may require a long latency and switch to a second thread if the instruction may require the long latency. In certain embodiments, at least one additional instruction may be executed in the first thread while preparing to switch threads.

Abstract: An instruction cache controller uses supplemental memory to store a redundant copy of cached instruction data corresponding to a cache boundary position, and thereby enables subsequent single cache access retrieval of an instruction that crosses that boundary position. In one or more embodiments, the cache controller duplicates instruction data for the post-boundary position in the supplemental memory, and multiplexes that copied data into cache data obtained from the pre-boundary position.

Abstract: A processor includes a multi-level cache hierarchy where a lock property is associated with a cache line. The cache line retains the lock property and may move back and forth within the cache hierarchy. The cache line may be evicted from the cache hierarchy after the lock property is removed.

Abstract: In a processor, there are situations where instructions and some parts of a program may reside in a data cache prior to execution of the program. Hardware and software techniques are provided for fetching an instruction in the data cache after having a miss in an instruction cache to improve the processor's performance. If an instruction is not present in the instruction cache, an instruction fetch address is sent as a data fetch address to the data cache. If there is valid data present in the data cache at the supplied instruction fetch address, the data actually is an instruction and the data cache entry is fetched and supplied as an instruction to the processor complex. An additional bit may be included in an instruction page table to indicate on a miss in the instruction cache that the data cache should be checked for the instruction.