Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a sentiment score for an article, tagging the article with an entity and one or more of a plurality of signals, determining a daily sentiment score according the entity, and determining an average sentiment score according the daily sentiment score and a predetermined time period. System and methods are provided for assessing components of Growth and Risk calculations via sub-indices and their resulting growth and risk scores at an entity or industry level.

Abstract: A cover system for an open top container, such as a dump truck bed, includes a pair of pivoting load arm assemblies, one mounted on each side of the bed, configured to jointly convey a cover tarpaulin over a heaped load within the bed. In one embodiment, the load arm assembly includes a pair of telescoping arms, with a lower arm pivotably mounted to an upper rail of the dump bed. The free end of the upper arm of each assembly includes a yoke, formed by a pair of arms diverging to form a notch. The notch is configured to catch or receive a pull bar connected to a retractable tarp. The notch opening is maintained at the level of the edge of the dump bed side boards by a catch projecting generally perpendicular to the yoke. The retractable tarp is unwound from a roller at one end of the dump bed, preferably using a pull rope attached to the pull bar. As the tarp is initially unfurled, the pull bar rides on the side boards of the dump bed until it reaches the position of the load arm yokes.

Abstract: A shipper for safely transporting materials, particularly materials which must be precooled and maintained within a predetermined temperature for the time period while in transport, is provided. The shipper has a vessel for receiving and containing the sample material. The vessel has a contiguous wall defining a vessel cavity and a port for receiving the precooled material. A lid sealably engages with the port, the lid having an inert surface adjacent to the vessel cavity. A precooled refrigerant removably jackets the vessel to maintain the precooled material within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time. A primary safeguard assembly for enclosing the jacketed vessel comprises a receptacle having a contiguous wall defining an opening and a receptacle cavity for receiving the refrigerant-jacketed vessel. A cover seals the opening of the receptacle and a sorbent is disposed between the vessel and the receptacle wall. A secondary safeguard assembly encloses the primary safeguard assembly.