Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system using gravity to deliver fluid from one or more source dialysate bags to the patient as the destination. The present disclosure further relates to a quick release mechanism useful in the assembly and disassembly of components, including a heater unit and a control unit of a peritoneal dialysis system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system using gravity to deliver fluid from one or more source dialysate bags to the patient as the destination. The present disclosure further relates to a drain container arrangement for receiving and storing spent dialysis effluent from a patient, wherein the drain containers include self-opening valves activated when the containers are arranged together, and the valves are self-sealing when the containers are disconnected from one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system using gravity to deliver fluid from one or more source dialysate bags to the patient as the destination. The present disclosure further relates to a load cell protection assembly that prevents the load cells associated with the delivery of fluid in the system from experiencing an overload condition in either the down direction or the up direction, while maximizing safety and efficiency of the system while minimizing excess cost and complexity.

Abstract: A method for joining first and second axle components is provided. In one example, the method includes forming an aperture in a first axle component that is mounted to a second axle component, where the aperture has a chamfer at one end thereof, inserting an object into the aperture, and resistance welding the aperture while applying pressure to the object so that the object fills the chamfer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated communication preference setting in a customer relationship management (CRM) application. The method includes establishing a communicative connection between a CRM application and different feeds of different social media sites, storing customer information with customer social media profiles and monitoring posts of the customer social media profiles in each of the social media sites. The method further includes aggregating in a log a total amount of posts for each customer social media profile for each social media site over a specified period of time and determining a threshold amount of postings for the period of time. The method finally includes setting a customer social media communication preference to the customer social media profile with the most posts if the determined threshold amount is exceeded by the log in at least one of the social media sites.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated customer interest processing in a customer relationship management (CRM) application. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automated customer interest processing in a CRM application includes establishing a communicative connection between a CRM application executing in memory of a host computing system and different feeds of different social media web sites and storing customer information of one or more customers of the CRM application in memory of the host computing system, which includes one or more customer social media profiles of each of the customers. The method further includes monitoring customer social media data of the customer social media profiles and associated posts and, responsive to detecting a personal interest in the social media data, indicating the personal interest of the customer in the customer information of the customer.

Abstract: A method for automated configuration of an application instance includes selecting a set of end users of corresponding instances of an application and classifying each of the end users, logging interactions between each of the end users and the corresponding instances, the grouping together of clusters of the end users according to commonly observed ones of the logged interactions. For each grouping, a configuration common to the end users clustered therein is generated. Thereafter, a request for automated application instance configuration is received from a new end user and, in response to the request, the new end user is classified, one of the set of end users of same classification identified along with a corresponding grouping, and finally, the generated configuration for the corresponding grouping is retrieved and then applied to a new instance of the application for the end user.

Abstract: A method for the curated presentation of daily content in a mobile device includes detecting a morning hour in memory of a mobile device of an end user, and in response to the detection of the morning hour, the mobile device: queries a C&S data store for all tasks and meetings scheduled for a current day, identifies a multiplicity of contacts associated with the tasks and meetings, retrieves from over the Internet from at least one Web site, information pertaining to one of the contacts, determines from the information, a contemporaneous value corresponding to a record field for the one of the contacts that differs from an existing value for the record field, prompts the end user to update the record field and, on condition the end user approves in response to the prompting, updates the record field with the contemporaneous value but otherwise maintains the existing value.

Abstract: Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Contact openings in semiconductor substrates are formed through insulative layers using an etchant material. The etchant typically leaves behind a layer of etch residue which interferes with the subsequent deposition of conductive material in the opening, as well as the conductive performance of the resulting contact. A method of etch removal from semiconductor contact openings utilizes ammonia to clean the surfaces thereof of any etch residue.

Abstract: Contact openings in semiconductor substrates are formed through insulative layers using an etchant material. The etchant typically leaves behind a layer of etch residue which interferes with the subsequent deposition of conductive material in the opening, as well as the conductive performance of the resulting contact. A method of etch removal from semiconductor contact openings utilizes ammonia to clean the surfaces thereof of any etch residue.

Abstract: Contact openings in semiconductor substrates are formed through insulative layers using an etchant material. The etchant typically leaves behind a layer of etch residue which interferes with the subsequent deposition of conductive material in the opening, as well as the conductive performance of the resulting contact. A method of etch removal from semiconductor contact openings utilizes ammonia to clean the surfaces thereof of any etch residue.

Abstract: Contact openings in semiconductor substrates are formed through insulative layers using an etchant material. The etchant typically leaves behind a layer of etch residue which interferes with the subsequent deposition of conductive material in the opening, as well as the conductive performance of the resulting contact. A method of etch removal from semiconductor contact openings utilizes ammonia to clean the surfaces thereof of any etch residue.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer implemented method and apparatus for processing user defined input on a graphical user interface (GUI). Initially, a first user defined input value is received in a first graphical processing element. This first graphical processing element determines if the first user defined input value is a valid input value. Typically, this is done by comparing the first user defined input value with a set of valid input values. The first graphical processing element and said feedback message are embedded in a second graphical processing element. The second graphical processing element receives a feedback message from the first graphical processing element if the first graphical processing element determines that the first user defined input value is invalid. The second graphical processing element displays the feedback message and the first graphical processing element in a GUI when the first user defined input value is invalid.