Abstract: An achievability estimate is computed for an intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) geometry (32) including a target volume, an organ at risk (OAR), and at least one radiation beam. Namely, a geometric complexity (GC) metric is computed for the IMRT geometry that compares a number NT of beamlets of the at least one radiation beam available in the IMRT geometry for irradiating the target volume and a number n of these beamlets that also pass through the OAR. A GC metric ratio is computed of the GC metric for the IMRT geometry and the GC metric for a reference IMRT geometry for which an IMRT plan is achievable. If the clinician is satisfied with this estimate then optimization (38) of an IMRT plan for the IMRT geometry (32) is performed. Alternatively, a reference IMRT geometry is selected by comparing the GC metric with GC metrics of past IMRT plans.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate techniques of implementing role-driven notification. The techniques can include determining a location of a role in a role hierarchy and a corresponding location of a first notification template in a notification template hierarchy. The techniques can also include identifying one or more child roles of the role corresponding to the user and one or more child notification templates of the notification template corresponding to the user. The techniques can include generating a second notification template, the second notification template including the one or more rules included in each of the one or more child notification templates and sending a notification for the user based on the second notification template.

Abstract: Disclosed are improved processes for making high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate resin. The PBT resin has a number average molecular weight of 30000 and 55000 g/mol, an IV of between 1.10 and 1.25 dl/g and a carboxylic acid end group concentration of between 35 and 70 mmol/kg. The PBT resin is prepared from PBT oligomers having an intrinsic viscosity of between 0.10 and 0.13 dl/g and a CEG of between 80 and 110 mmol/kg. The oligomers are prepared from purified terephthalic acid and 1,4-butane diol in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: The exhaust gas system includes a catalytic converter having an inlet and an outlet, a primary exhaust pipe, an exhaust nozzle and a secondary exhaust pipe. The primary exhaust pipe includes a proximate end and a distal end. The primary exhaust pipe may be affixed to the outlet of the catalytic converter at the proximate end of the primary exhaust pipe. The secondary exhaust pipe may be coupled to the distal end of the primary exhaust pipe via the exhaust nozzle. The exhaust nozzle includes a body region which is integral to a frustoconical defined region. The body region of the exhaust nozzle may be engaged to the distal end of the primary exhaust pipe. The frustoconical defined region of the exhaust nozzle may be engaged to the secondary exhaust pipe.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for intelligent data aggregation are described. A data aggregation system receives a request for aggregating data from a target site. The data aggregation system parses the request and dynamically determines what data items need be scraped for a specific request. The data aggregation system controls flow based on a sitemap through life of the request. The sitemap of the target site includes configuration capturing multiple possible navigational flows. Based on the sitemap, the data aggregation system identifies a shortest path to access the data item required by the request. The data aggregation system creates, for each request, a site flow based on the shortest path. The data aggregation system manages and invokes different modules in an agent that follows the site flow to gather data. The data aggregation system executes the agent to retrieve the requested data items.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction device (SCR); a reductant injector upstream from the SCR and configured to communicate reductant into the SCR via a conduit defined by an outer periphery, a first mixer disposed within the conduit upstream from the reductant injector, and a second mixer disposed within the conduit downstream from the reductant injector and upstream from the SCR. Each of the first mixer and the second mixer comprises a plurality of blades extending between a center region of the conduit to the conduit periphery, wherein each of the blades at least partially obstructs fluid flow through the conduit and are angled relative to a cross sectional plane of the conduit such that fluid flow is permitted between adjacent blades, and the plurality of blades form a turbulence plane defined by a plane angle measured from the two outermost blades of the turbulence plane.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for depositing metal silicide layers on substrates and chamber components. In one embodiment, a method of forming a hardmask includes positioning the substrate having a target layer within a processing chamber, forming a seed layer comprising metal silicide on the target layer and depositing a tungsten-based bulk layer on the seed layer, wherein the metal silicide layer and the tungsten-based bulk layer form the hardmask. In another embodiment, a method of conditioning the components of a plasma processing chamber includes flowing an inert gas comprising argon or helium from a gas applicator into the plasma processing chamber, exposing a substrate support to a plasma within the plasma processing chamber and forming a seasoning layer including metal silicide on an aluminum-based surface of the substrate support.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to processing chamber seasoning layers having a graded composition. In one example, the seasoning layer is a boron-carbon-nitride (BCN) film. The BCN film may have a greater composition of boron at the base of the film. As the BCN film is deposited, the boron concentration may approach zero, while the relative carbon and nitrogen concentration increases. The BCN film may be deposited by initially co-flowing a boron precursor, a carbon precursor, and a nitrogen precursor. After a first period of time, the flow rate of the boron precursor may be reduced. As the flow rate of boron precursor is reduced, RF power may be applied to generate a plasma during deposition of the seasoning layer.

Abstract: This disclosure covers systems and methods that sharpen the appearance of a digital illustration while moving the digital illustration. In certain embodiments, upon receiving a command to move a digital illustration, the disclosed systems and methods move the digital illustration (and its constituent line segments) to positions that both sharpen the appearance of the digital illustration and respond to the command. To facilitate sharpening the appearance of a digital illustration as part of a seemingly continuous movement, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods move a blurry digital illustration to a position that sharpens the appearance of blurry axial-line segments by translating the digital illustration according to a translation vector and a command to move the digital illustration.

Abstract: A method of routing data across a network receives a session request from a client node to access at least one node in a local network having a plurality of nodes. The method also receives a client certificate (e.g., a digital certificate at least partially specified by known standards, such as the “X509 Standard”) from the client node. The client certificate has client information specifying at least one node to receive packets from the client node. Next, the method uses the client certificate to execute an authentication process. If the authentication process authenticates the client node, then the method routes data packets from the client node to at least one node in the local network as specified by the client information in the client certificate.

Abstract: A recovery management system and recovery method uses dependency information between clients running in a distributed computer system to automatically determine logical fault domains for the clients. The logical fault domains are then prioritized for a recovery process.

Abstract: A method for dose-gradient based optimization of an intensity modulated radiation therapy plan. First, an optimizer (6) performs a first optimization (40) of the plan to generate dose distributions corresponding to the plan. Next, the optimizer (6) generates a beam specific dose gradient map (42) for each beam of the plan. Then, new dose gradients are specified (44) for the plan. Last, the optimizer (6) performs a final optimization (46) using the new dose gradients. The final optimization is given the new dose gradients as soft constraints into an objective function. The optimizer (3) applies a limiting factor to the objective function such that a first dose gradient is limited by the optimizer only if the first dose gradient exceeds the new dose gradient for a specific beamlet.

Abstract: An illustrative method for providing a job to an information management system may include monitoring, by a command processing device such as a command processing tool operating on one or more computing devices, operation of a series of commands communicated to at least one information management system via a communication link. The command processing device may determine a status associated with one or more commands of the series of commands based on the operation of the command in the information management system. The command processing device may be configured for controlling a rate at which the series of commands is communicated to the information management system based, at least in part, on the status of one or more of the commands.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to data association, attribution, annotation, and interpretation systems and related methods of efficiently organizing heterogeneous data at a massive scale. Incoming data is received and extracted for identifying information (“information”). Multiple dimensionality reducing functions are applied to the information, and based on the function results, the information are grouped into sets of similar information. Filtering rules are applied to the sets to exclude non-matching information in the sets. The sets are then merged into groups of information based on whether the sets contain at least one common information. A common link may be associated with information in a group. If the incoming data includes the identifying information associated with to the common link, the incoming data is assigned the common link. In some embodiments, incoming data are not altered but assigned into domains.

Abstract: A method processes a session having a first session packet received by a current node in an IP network having a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes includes a next node, and the current node that communicates with the next node using a Layer 3 protocol. The method receives the first session packet, which has a digital signature, payload data, and meta-data, at the current node. The method uses the payload data and meta-data to produce validation information, and uses the digital signature to produce a comparator digital signature. Next, the method compares the validation information with the comparator digital signature. If the validation information does not match the comparator digital signature, then the method discards the first session packet. If there is a match, then the method digitally signs the first session packet, and routes the first session packet to the next node via the IP network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making oligomers of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with desirable intrinsic viscosity and carboxylic end group concentrations. The PBT oligomers are used in a continuous process for making polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin.

Abstract: An automated treatment planning system having a planning image memory which stores a volume diagnostic image; a user interface device configured for a user to input data defining a plurality of regions of interest within the volume diagnostic image; and one or more processors. The processors are configured to receive the volume diagnostic image and plurality of user-defined regions of interest indicated within the volume diagnostic image; map the plurality of regions of interest to the body atlas to determine anatomical locations within the plurality of regions of interest; map each region of interest of the plurality of regions of interest to the body atlas to select correct corresponding anatomical structures; receive a treatment plan template based upon the anatomical structures from a knowledge base. A planning module is configured to generate a treatment plan using the treatment plan template.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate techniques of implementing role-driven notification. The techniques can include determining a location of a role in a role hierarchy and a corresponding location of a first notification template in a notification template hierarchy. The techniques can also include identifying one or more child roles of the role corresponding to the user and one or more child notification templates of the notification template corresponding to the user. The techniques can include generating a second notification template, the second notification template including the one or more rules included in each of the one or more child notification templates and sending a notification for the user based on the second notification template.

Abstract: A tablet including a dishwashing detergent composition and a crosslinked acrylic acid polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 500,000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition with improved hydrolytic stability, comprising: 30 to 50 percent by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) having a carboxylic end group concentration (CEG) of 40 to 120 mmol/kg and an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63 to 0.68 dl/g as measured in a 60:40 phenol/tetrachloroethane; 0.01 to 0.1 percent by weight of a catalyst; 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of an epoxy chain extender; wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition.