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We present evidence for a suppressed growth rate of large-scale structure during the dark-energy-dominated era. Modeling the growth rate of perturbations with the "growth index" γ , we find that current cosmological data strongly prefer a higher growth index than the value γ =0.55 predicted by general relativity in a flat Lambda cold dark matter cosmology. Both the cosmic microwave background data from Planck and the large-scale structure data from weak lensing, galaxy clustering, and cosmic velocities separately favor growth suppression. When combined, they yield γ =0.63 3<SUB>-0.024</SUB><SUP>+0.025</SUP> , excluding γ =0.55 at a statistical significance of 3.7 σ . The combination of f σ<SUB>8</SUB> and Planck measurements prefers an even higher growth index of γ =0.63 9<SUB>-0.025</SUB><SUP>+0.024</SUP>, corresponding to a 4.2 σ tension with the concordance model. In Planck data, the suppressed growth rate offsets the preference for nonzero curvature and fits the data equally well as the latter model. A higher γ leads to a higher matter fluctuation amplitude S<SUB>8</SUB> inferred from galaxy clustering and weak lensing measurements, and a lower S<SUB>8</SUB> from Planck data, effectively resolving the S<SUB>8</SUB> tension.

a multipurpose archery bow grip assembly characterized by a bow grip mounted on the bow handle by at least two connecting members , which connecting members have a linear portion that may be nonpermanently affixed at a plurality of depths transversely within the bow handle so as to allow the distance of the top and bottom of the bow grip from the bow handle to differ , and which connecting members terminate in ball portions which pivotally mount in sockets provided in the bow grip , one of such sockets being elongated so as to allow the depth at which the connecting members are affixed within the bow handle to be different .

a powered hand tool is adapted to use a variety of interchangeable rotary tools to assist in outdoor activities . either of two basic tool designs can be utilized for activities including garden tilling , brushing and cleaning , auguring or post hole digging , and auto finishing and polishing . in one embodiment , an adjustable shroud is utilized along with a tiller construction to change the viewing angle of the working tiller tines to facilitate use by operators of different heights , including a kneeling position . the ability to utilize tow torque and low speed assists in avoiding accidental damage to underground wires and , if encountered , the reversibility of the drive assists in untangling the wires .

process for preparing a latex of polypyrrole in an aqueous reagent medium containing a ferric salt , a hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and a dodecyl sulphate . the films prepared with this conducting latex are homogeneous , adhere to metals and metallized glasses and have high conductivity .

a simplified and enhanced process to produce thermofertiliser obtained from potassium and phosphorous - bearing minerals is provided , where these elements may or may not be in citric acid or insoluble in water . the process also includes the use of specific additives , at the beginning of the process or immediately before the beginning of the thermal treatment step , in order to increase the potassium and phosphorous contents in the product and the overall efficiency of the process and also to promote the production of a high quality thermofertiliser .

a direct backlight module . the backlight module includes a diffuser , a reflecting plate , a plurality of light sources and at least one transparent support . the reflecting plate connects to the diffuser and forms a chamber therebetween . the plurality of light sources are disposed in the chamber . the transparent support is disposed in the chamber to support the diffuser and the reflecting plate .

the filling force of compacted tobacco in the fillers of filter cigarettes which issue from a filter tripping machine is measured for the purpose of increasing the quantity of tobacco in the filters when the filling force decreases and visce versa . the filling force can be measured by pneumatically deforming successive increments of the wrappers of discrete cigarettes and ascertaining the extent of deformation or by mechanically deforming an entire stack of cigarettes and ascertaining the reduction of the combined volume of cigarettes . the quantity of tobacco can be regulated by removing a larger or smaller quantity of tobacco from a continuous stream which is thereby converted into the filler of a cigarette rod or by changing the speed of a conveyor in the distributor of the cigarette making machine so that the conveyor withdraws a larger or smaller quantity of tobacco per unit of time . the measurement of the filling force is carried out with a delay following severing of the cigarette rod so as to enable the filling force to rise to a value which is at least close to the final value . in addition to regulation of the quantity of tobacco in the fillers of cigarettes in response to ascertainment of the filling force , such quantity is further regulated when it deviates from a preselected value . the necessary measurements are carried out by a beta ray detector which is adjacent the path of the cigarette rod .

the instant invention is drawn to glass - ceramics especially designed for the fabrication of radomes , wherein cordierite is the predominant crystal phase but which also contain minor amounts of cristobalite , magnesium - aluminum titanate , and rutile , having overall compositions consisting essentially , expressed in weight percent on the oxide basis , of about ______________________________________ mgo 15 - 18 al 2 o 3 21 - 25 sio 2 48 - 53 tio 2 9 . 5 - 11 . 5 as 2 o 3 0 - 1______________________________________

a quick attach rotary mower blade system includes a blade holder secured to a mower spindle with a shoulder bolt , a pair of upwardly extending protrusions on the blade holder , and a spring biased plunger extending downwardly from the blade holder . a rotary mower blade has a center hole that slides over the shoulder bolt , compresses the spring biased plunger , and rotates over the protrusions to an engaged position .

a pulsed - force cmp scheme allows for the down force holding a wafer onto a pad to cycle periodically between minimum and maximum values . when the force is near its minimum value , slurry flows into the space between the wafer and the pad . when the force is near its maximum value , slurry is squeezed out allowing for the abrasive action of the pad surface to erode wafer surface features .

an apparatus and method for displaying the weight or cost of an uncut selected segment of an item involves passing a position indicating member over the item lying on a support surface . the position indicating member carries one or more sensors which generate signals corresponding to succeeding cross sectional contours of the item as the member is traversed along the item from a reference position to a selected other position over this item , defining the selected segment of the item . at the same time , a motion detector arrangement preferably comprised of one or more microelectromechanical accelerometer devices generates signals corresponding to motion of the position indicator support member as it is moved along the item . these signals are processed in a signal processor to determine the volume of the uncut selected segment of the item lying between selected successive positions of the indication member . each of these cumulative volume determinations are converted into numeric weight or price values based on the density factor for the particular type of item , whereby numeric weight and price values are displayed as the member is traversed along the item , thus enabling the operator to contemporaneously provide an on - looking consumer weight or price information before a particular segment is cut from the item . a visible light band is projected from the sensor bar onto a section of the item to clearly show the selected segment bounds corresponding to the numeric display to the onlooker .

9 - cis - retinoic acid - α - tocopherol esters , pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and use of the same as a medicine for the treatment of leukemia , in particular , the remission of leukemia are provided and a combined use of a 9 - cis - retinoic acid - α - tocopherol ester and either 1α , 25 - dihydroxyvitamin d 3 or 9 - cis - retinoic acid exhibits a synergistic effect in the treatment of leukemia without any side effects caused by 1α , 25 - dihydroxyvitamin d 3 or 9 - cis - retinoic acid .

The size distribution of asteroids and Kuiper belt objects in the solar system is difficult to reconcile with a bottom-up formation scenario due to the observed scarcity of objects smaller than ~100 km in size. Instead, planetesimals appear to form top-down, with large 100-1000 km bodies forming from the rapid gravitational collapse of dense clumps of small solid particles. In this paper we investigate the conditions under which solid particles can form dense clumps in a protoplanetary disk. We used a hydrodynamic code to model the interaction between solid particles and the gas inside a shearing box inside the disk, considering particle sizes from submillimeter-sized chondrules to meter-sized rocks. We found that particles down to millimeter sizes can form dense particle clouds through the run-away convergence of radial drift known as the streaming instability. We made a map of the range of conditions (strength of turbulence, particle mass-loading, disk mass, and distance to the star) that are prone to producing dense particle clumps. Finally, we estimate the distribution of collision speeds between mm-sized particles. We calculated the rate of sticking collisions and obtain a robust upper limit on the particle growth timescale of ~10<SUP>5</SUP> years. This means that mm-sized chondrule aggregates can grow on a timescale much smaller than the disk accretion timescale (~10<SUP>6</SUP>-10<SUP>7</SUP> years). Our results suggest a pathway from the mm-sized grains found in primitive meteorites to fully formed asteroids. We speculate that asteroids may form from a positive feedback loop in which coagualation leads to particle clumping driven by the streaming instability. This clumping, in turn, reduces collision speeds and enhances coagulation. Future simulations should model coagulation and the streaming instability together to explore this feedback loop further. <P />Appendices are available in electronic form at <A href="http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425120/olm">http://www.aanda.org</A>

a stay comprises an inclined casing and a bundle of substantially parallel taut reinforcements lodged in the casing and individually anchored in a first and a second anchoring region . according to the invention , the casing and some of the reinforcements are installed by applying substantially uniform tension values to the reinforcements , then several iterations of the following steps are formed : compacting the installed reinforcements , at least at one end of the casing ; slipping a further group of reinforcements along inside the casing , in a space left available by the compacted reinforcements ; and tensioning each reinforcement of the further group between the first and second anchoring regions so that all the installed reinforcements exhibit substantially uniform tension values .

the present invention relates to the use of hyaluronan in protecting chondrocytes against oxidative damages and further promoting their proliferation . particularly , the present invention relates to the use of hyaluronan with a molecular weight of 600 , 000 - 1 , 200 , 000 dalton in protecting chondrocytes against reactive oxygen damages and further promoting their proliferation .

the present invention provides a digital image providing system comprising a processing information obtaining device which obtains processing information for performing required image processing on an original image of a customer taken at a photo - studio , an encrypting device which encrypts the obtained processing information , a decrypting device which decrypts the encrypted processing information , and a device which records the original image of the customer and the encrypted processing information of the original image in association with each other on a recording medium to be provided for the customer or uploads them to a server accessible to the customer .

First release of tti R package to facilitate the recursive calculation of infection proportions and effective reproductive number for the test-trace-isolate programs.

improved multiple mode dampers for damping aeolian vibrations of electrical cables are provided which employ a single mass and two resilient support members that are respectively connected between separate points of the mass and separate points of the cable . the modes of vibration of the damper are made interdependent by utilizing springs having different moments of stiffness with respect to the center of gravity of the mass . the mass is made of concrete . the improvement comprises the use of springs which are independently connected to the cable at different points permitting the spreading of the springs which can be accomplished economically and yet permit an increase of the rotational torque exerted on the damper by the cable . this facilitates concentration of damper vibration resonance frequencies at critical wind speeds which would ordinarily induce great dynamic mechanical stress in electrical cables .

a suspended mass transfer and reaction tower system used for the scrubbing , stripping or chemical reaction between gases and liquids . the system comprises a top head having a suspension means , a bottom head , and a shell capable of retaining and supporting a suspended packing bundle . the shell is capable of securely and removably attaching to the top head and bottom head , thereby creating a single tower capable of being suspended by the suspension means in the top head . various embodiments of the system can be adapted for the purposes of chemical vent scrubbing , absorption , odor abatement , gas - liquid chemical reactions , or similar processes . the tower can be operated in the classical counter current or concurrent flow modes , under pressure , or in a partial vacuum .

a portable , multi - platform friction drive system with a retractable motor drive assembly , containing all needed components of an electric friction drive system in a portable handheld case , including motor , batteries , and all associated electronics , as well as a mounting system that enables use on popular bike share bicycles , personal bicycles , and kick scooters . its mounting system enables the friction drive system to be easily installed in seconds on many varieties of bicycles or kick scooters , and to be removed just as easily when no longer needed . and by means of its retractable motor assembly , the present invention enables the friction drive system to be as compact , clean , and safe as possible so as to be easily carried and stored when not in use .

We present results from 13 cosmological simulations that explore the parameter space of the `Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments' (EAGLE) simulation project. Four of the simulations follow the evolution of a periodic cube L = 50 cMpc on a side, and each employs a different subgrid model of the energetic feedback associated with star formation. The relevant parameters were adjusted so that the simulations each reproduce the observed galaxy stellar mass function at z = 0.1. Three of the simulations fail to form disc galaxies as extended as observed, and we show analytically that this is a consequence of numerical radiative losses that reduce the efficiency of stellar feedback in high-density gas. Such losses are greatly reduced in the fourth simulation - the EAGLE reference model - by injecting more energy in higher density gas. This model produces galaxies with the observed size distribution, and also reproduces many galaxy scaling relations. In the remaining nine simulations, a single parameter or process of the reference model was varied at a time. We find that the properties of galaxies with stellar mass ≲ M<SUP>⋆</SUP> (the `knee' of the galaxy stellar mass function) are largely governed by feedback associated with star formation, while those of more massive galaxies are also controlled by feedback from accretion on to their central black holes. Both processes must be efficient in order to reproduce the observed galaxy population. In general, simulations that have been calibrated to reproduce the low-redshift galaxy stellar mass function will still not form realistic galaxies, but the additional requirement that galaxy sizes be acceptable leads to agreement with a large range of observables.

a steel center axis force member passes through a steel buckling - restriction member . a stick preventing coat is disposed between the surface of the center axis force member and the buckling - restriction member . thereby , a buckling - restriction bracing member having a narrower body and lighter weight can be provided to facilitate a rapid manufacture with lower cost .

a tunneling device is provided to assist in passing a suture or tape into a body . the tunneling device includes an outer assembly and an inner member or stylet , having a light transmissive distal tip , positioned within the outer assembly . the outer assembly is provided with a light port or guide to transmit light towards the distal tip of the stylet . the disclosed illuminated tunneling device is particularly adapted for use in an intravaginal slingplasty procedure . the illuminated tunneling device can be provided with an external source of light or may include an integral self - contained source of light . additionally , a light guide , or light tube , may be formed integral with the outer tubular member or may be provided as a separate element .

the invention provides an interactive , electronic , puzzle for amusing and creatively stimulating children . the interactive puzzle includes a tray that accepts puzzle pieces . each of the puzzle pieces is shaped or marked to correspond to a concept in a unifying theme , such as a nursery rhyme . the tray includes sensors that cooperate with actuators located on the undersides of the puzzle pieces . when a puzzle piece is oriented properly in the tray , the puzzle piece actuates a predetermined sensor to trigger a predetermined audio response as a reward . the audio response can be a song , a story , a poem , a character , an object or an event referenced in a nursery rhyme .

a lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device , an energy source , and an energy transmitting device . the insertion device , by insertion through a body opening , positions the energy transmitting device in the proximity of the lower esophageal sphincter . the energy source generates and transmits energy via the insertion device to the energy transmitting device which directs the transmitted energy onto the lower esophageal sphincter which is comprised largely of collagen . the energy sources transmits energy at a level sufficient to cause heating of the sphincter &# 39 ; s collagen resulting in a shrinkage of the collagen and a tightening of the sphincter .

maximized multi - state compaction and more tolerance in memory state behavior is achieved through a flexible , self - consistent and self - adapting mode of detection , covering a wide dynamic range . for high density multi - state encoding , this approach borders on full analog treatment , dictating analog techniques including a to d type conversion to reconstruct and process the data . in accordance with the teachings of this invention , the memory array is read with high fidelity , not to provide actual final digital data , but rather to provide raw data accurately reflecting the analog storage state , which information is sent to a memory controller for analysis and detection of the actual final digital data .

a fixed guide wheel that when coupled to a saw blade or a grinding wheel provides a sawing or grinding system that will control the exact depth at which the tools are allowed to perform . the guide wheel also rolls along the top surface of the work piece pushing down on it while the cutting or grinding process is occurring . the guide wheel has a central bearing that carries the saw blade or grinding wheel across the surface of the stone keeping the tools centered and balanced with each other . the guide wheel is made from a rigid , low - density material that absorbs vibration that would normally transfer from the grinding wheel to the material being cut .

a method for forming a tooth positioner for repositioning at least one tooth of a patient includes providing a dental arch cast of a patient , separating at least one tooth from the dental arch cast , fixing a pin in a stump part of the at least one separated tooth , and in any non - separated teeth , reconstructing the dental arch cast of the patient by aligning the separated teeth to correspond to the alignment in the patient &# 39 ; s mouth and holding the pins in a material that may be softened by heat , heating an area to soften an area , applying force to the pin fixed in the at least one tooth to be repositioned to move it in a desired direction to obtain a realigned arch , and forming a tooth positioner corresponding to the realigned arch . the tooth positioner is used by having the patient wear it for a period of time .

various embodiments of the invention allow to take advantage of the natural statistical variation of physical properties in a semiconductor device in order to create truly random , repeatable , and hard to detect cryptographic bits . in certain embodiments , this is accomplished by pairing mismatch values of puf elements so as to ensure that puf key bits generated thereform remain insensitive to environmental errors , without affecting the utilization rate of available puf elements .

a tool for inserting a plump plunger through a packing in a fluid end of a plunger pump enables easy and rapid insertion of the plunger through the packing without damaging the packing or the pump plunger .

a prosthesis for interfacing with an internal region of a bone of a given structure and function such as a femoral head and / or neck , wherein the internal region of the bone can be an avascular necrotic region . the prosthesis comprises porous filling member for filling a cored channel provided in the internal region of the bone to provide mechanical stability which preserves the function and the structure of the bone and accommodate an ingrowth of healthy vascularized bone tissue into the internal region of the bone . also , a method for mechanically stabilizing a bone using the prosthesis .

an actuator is longitudinally aligned along a side of the vehicle body in the fore and aft direction of the vehicle , and a lower and upper links connected to the actuator is widely opened and lift the hood , thereby minimizing the occupancy of the actuator and linkage , and preventing interference with adjacent components without changing the structure of the vehicle body . moreover , the hood is lifted high enough for pedestrian safety using a relatively short stroke of the actuator , contributing to a formation of a compact structure as a whole and a prevention of the weight increase of the vehicle .

a protective material comprising a pre - polymer and a curative is applied to a finished surface . near equal amounts of the pre - polymer and curative are mixed , pre - heated , and applied to the finished surface by a portable spray mixer apparatus having a disposable mixing spray nozzle . for temporary protection , a releasing agent is applied to the finished surface prior to application of the protective material . the short cure period of the present invention facilitates repeated , fast applications in construction sites to provide impenetrable protection for finished surfaces .

ethyl benzene is produced in a catalyst bed under 0 . 25 to 50 atmospheres of pressure and at temperatures in the range of 50 ° c . to 300 ° c ., using as the catalyst a mole sieve characterized as acidic by feeding ethylene to the catalyst bed while benzene is conveniently added through the reflux to result in a molar excess present in the reactor to that required to react with ethylene , thereby reacting substantially all of the ethylene and recovering benzene as the principal overhead and ethyl benzene and diethyl benzene in the bottoms . the bottoms are fractionated , the ethyl benzene recovered and the bottoms are contacted with benzene in the liquid phase in a fixed bed straight pass reactor under conditions to transalkylate the benzene thereby converting most of the diethyl benzene to ethyl benzene which is again separated and recovered .

a method for producing clear , concentrated sweet potato juice , including : a ) cleaning , peeling , crushing , and gelatinizing a raw material of sweet potatoes to yield a sweet potato paste , and squeezing the sweet potato paste to obtain skin dregs and a squeezed clear juice ; b ) performing enzymolysis to part of the skin dregs and adding the hydrolyzed skin dregs to the sweet potato paste for squeezing ; c ) performing enzymolysis and filtering to the squeezed clear juice to obtain a sweet potato clear juice ; d ) combining the rest part of the skin dregs and sweet potato skins generated during the peeling process to obtain a sweet potato residue ; e ) extracting dietary fiber from the sweet potato residue ; and f ) adding the dietary fiber to the sweet potato clear juice and post - treating the sweet potato clear juice .

an inproved cutting unit specially suited for grooming turf includes a frame supporting a conventional horizontally mounted driven reel having a number of spirally arranged blades . the cutting unit is supported on the ground by front and rear rollers . the front roller is a slotted expunger roller having numerous annular slots along its axis . immediately behind the expunger roller is mounted a knife roller which includes numerous vertically oriented knife blades aligned with the circular slots of the expunger roller . as the expunger roller rolls along turf , horizontally lying plant material is pulled or puckered up by the expunger roller into the circular slots . the knife roller , driven at a high rate of speed about its own axis , pulls up and slices through the pulled up plant material . the expunger roller is mounted to the frame while the knife roller is pivotally mounted to the expunger roller to allow the height of the knife roller to be varied without changing the height of cut or the distance between the knife and expunger roller axes .

a computer system uses power - consumption monitors for each of plural sets of devices . a power budget arbiter determines whether a collective power - consumption criterion is met at least in part as a function of said power - consumption data .

embodiments are directed to eluting coils having a relaxed coiled state and a straightened state that may be deployed at a fixed location within a patient &# 39 ; s body and may accurately dispense and distribute fluids and or dissolvable substances at site specific locations of the body . some embodiments of eluting elements are configured to be subsequently retrieved from a delivery site .

the present disclosure relates to a method of inducing apoptosis in a cancer cell by delivery of exogenous coenzyme q1o or its metabolites thereof in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to effectuate cell contact of endogenous coenzyme q1o or its metabolites thereof in addition to but not limited to mevalonic acid and oleic add to form an intracellular complex . the present disclosure also provides a method of modulating the p53 pathway and bcl - 2 protein family in a manner that restores the apoptotic potential to a cancer cell by delivery of coenzyme q1o in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier . the present disclosure further provides a method to specifically normalize the ratio of pro - apoptotic and anti - apopotic members of the bcl - 2 gene family in a proportion to re - program a cancer cell to undergo apoptosis .

in accordance with embodiments , there are provided mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a software qa test repository in a database system . these mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a qa test repository can enable embodiments to quickly and accurately update a test repository without requiring a user to repeatedly enter test case documentation data . these mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a qa test repository can also enable embodiments to extract plain language descriptions of test cases in the test repository . the ability of embodiments to automatically update the test repository and provide descriptions for the test cases stored in the test repository allows developers to efficiently update and share the contents of the test repository .

a technique that is usable with a fuel cell stack includes coupling the fuel cell stack to a load and determining a power that is consumed by the load . the technique includes detecting a change in the power that is consumed by the load and controlling a fuel flow to the fuel cell stack to control a power output of the fuel cell stack to accommodate the change in the power consumed by the load . the technique also includes delaying the beginning of the controlling in response to the detection of the change in the power that is consumed by the load .

Artifact for "A Generic Methodology for the Modular Verification of Security Protocol Implementations" containing the reusable verification library in Go and C for Gobra and VeriFast, resp. and the Needham-Schroeder-Lowe (NSL), Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange, and WireGuard case studies.

a method for evaluating the spatial resolution of a volumetric medical imaging system comprises imaging an image phantom including a sphere surrounded by a uniform medium . the image phantom is imaged and the resulting volumetric data set is used to generate an edge response function in three dimensions . differentiating the edge response function produces a plane spread function . the method simultaneously measures the spatial resolution in all directions , providing a bulk measurement resolution . alternatively , the edge response function may be assembled in a manner so as to independently measure the axial and trans - axial resolution of the volumetric imaging system .

a security system is disclosed which utilizes plural remote terminals for controlling access at plural locations throughout a secured area or building . each of these remote terminals is capable of independent functioning , and includes a memory for storing plural independent identification numbers which define the personnel who will be granted access . these numbers stored in the terminal memories may be different from terminal to terminal , or may be uniform throughout the system , and may be the same as a list stored at a central processing location . thus , access may be limited to the same group of individuals regardless of whether it is provided by a central memory list or a remote memory list . the remote memories provide total memory flexibility , so that the deletion of identification numbers from the list does not reduce the memory size . the memory , in addition to identification numbers , stores data defining real time access limitations for each of the individuals who will be granted access , so that flexibility in time of day access control is provided on a programmable basis .

a microwave television system comprising , a probe excited waveguide , an electronics circuit package contained within the waveguide , and a support for mounting the waveguide . the probe excited waveguide is an open - end waveguide which can be used as an independent antenna or a launcher for an end fire radiator , and which achieves a higher gain than conventional waveguides without an increase in size . the waveguide is formed of an elongated metallic container and includes a metal structure positioned within the container spaced from the side walls of the container and located within one half of the volume of the container , this volume being defined by cutting the cylinder along its elongated axis . a probe extends from the metal structure into the other half of the container for excitation of the waveguide . the electronics package conventionally utilized in conjunction with the waveguide can be positioned in the container beneath the metal structure . the electronics package does not interfere with the operation of the antenna . the antenna achieves higher gain as a result of the presence of the metal structure . in one embodiment the electronics package comprises a down - converter which receives for example a 2 ghz signal containing information , amplifies and then converts it to a signal at a frequency employed by conventional television receivers , i . e . for displaying the information on the receiver .

the present invention is directed to methods and instruments for performing tissue retraction in minimally invasive spinal surgery . another specific application includes surgical methods performed through the percutaneously retracted tissue at any location in a patient &# 39 ; s body . the tissue retraction is provided by an elongated sleeve formed from fabric materials , which may include the ability to stretch beyond their original length along at least one axis , for passage of instruments or implants .

after forming a capacitor of a stack type ferroelectric memory device by sequentially patterning an upper electrode , a ferroelectric film and a lower electrode formed above an interlayer insulator film , the capacitor is covered with an oxidation barrier layer . after forming the oxidation barrier layer , the in - process memory device is heat treated at a high temperature in an oxygen - containing atmosphere . the oxidation barrier layer prevents the lower electrode of the capacitor and a barrier metal film between the capacitor and the interlayer insulator film from oxidation during heat treatment . thus , the occurrence of peelings and hillocks in the lower electrode and the barrier metal film is avoided so that a semiconductor memory has good electrical characteristics and high reliability .

corn sterilizing machine of the type using rotary blades . the machine uses a castrating head in the form of a case enclosing a rotary blade . the front surface of the case has a slot allowing for the introduction of the panicle to be cut . each one of the vertical edges of the slot has a pivotable shutter having two upper and lower ramps , respectively .

a spraying device for applying a coating material such as anticorrosion oil to the internal surfaces of hollow bodies comprises a spray gun provided with a front piece which is inserted into the hollow body during operation of the device . furthermore , the device comprises a pump for feeding the spray material to the gun and a control device for controlling the gun , the pump and the introduction of compressed gas into the front piece . this gas is introduced in order to further atomize the spray material ejected through an atomizing nozzle of the gun and in order to support the transport of the spray material through the front piece . the control device comprises means for controlling the rate of introduction of spray material into the gun . as a consequence , the degree of atomization of the spray material leaving the front piece is variable .

there is provided a mobile telephone including a voice recognizer for recognizing a voice made entry thereinto , a memory storing reception / transmission history therein , and a controller for evoking the reception / transmission history from the memory on entry of a voice into the voice recognizer . the mobile telephone makes it possible for an operator to retrieve reception / transmission history without any key operation .

when an exposure counter in a single - use camera indicates that the maximum number of exposures on a roll of film in the camera have been exposed , a function of the camera such as an electronic flash capability is disabled to prevent unauthorized recycling of the camera . a reset code must be inputted to the camera to initialize the exposure counter and to enable the electronic flash capability , to permit authorized reuse of the camera with another roll of film .

The X-ray quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) at ∼2.6 × 10<SUP>-4</SUP> Hz in RE J1034+396 has been robustly observed in the 0.2-10 keV band of one ∼90 ks XMM-Newton observation, but was not detected in subsequent observations. Here, we investigate the power spectral density (PSD) of eight archival XMM-Newton observations of RE J1034+396, and search for the presence of QPOs in three energy bands: soft (0.3-0.8 keV); hard (1.0-4.0 keV) and total (0.2-10.0 keV). We find a significant detection of a QPO feature in the hard-band PSD of five low-flux/spectrally harder observations. The QPO frequency has remained persistent at ∼2.6 × 10<SUP>-4</SUP> Hz over ∼4 yr of observations, though it is no longer detected in the soft band, except in the original observation. This result increases the duration where the QPO is present by a factor of 3 (now ∼250 ks), allowing for a better understanding of the QPO phenomenon observed in both active galactic nuclei and black hole X-ray Binaries.

a lighting rail for at least one lighting device , the lighting device being provided with a contact part for electrical contact with a conducting strip of the lighting rail , and with clamping and tension means to press the contact part against the conducting strip , wherein the lighting rail comprises a substantially u - shaped support element , a live conducting rail fitting into the support element and insulating means for insulating the conducting strip from the live conducting rail fitting therein , wherein the support element and the live conducting rail comprise cooperating attaching means to releasably attach the live conducting rail in the support element by snapping .

austenitic stainless steel articles are treated to produce a hardened surface layer thereon by plasma heat - treating the articles at a temperature in the range of 300 to 600 ° c . and at a pressure in the range of 100 to 1500 pa in a carbon - containing treatment atmosphere so as to introduce carbon interstitially into the austenite phase in a surface layer on the article .

a supporting pillow structure for a user to sleep or to perform sedentary activity facing down toward the pillow structure with the user &# 39 ; s hands and arms placed underneath their face . the pillow structure includes a top opening substantially on the top surface of the pillow structure for the user &# 39 ; s face to lean into the pillow structure , at least two side openings in the side of the pillow structure for the user to insert the user &# 39 ; s arms into the pillow structure and place the user &# 39 ; s arms underneath their head or body comfortably and to increase airflow for the user to breathe comfortably while resting , and a cavity in the middle of the pillow structure for airflow between the openings and for placing objects within the pillow structure , allowing the user to perform tasks requiring minimal physical activity while remaining comfortable and sedentary for an extended period of time . embodiments of the pillow structure may be configured to provide users with comfort and support while the user is seated leaning forward on an airplane or at a desk or table or while the user is lying facing down on a substantially level surface such as a bed .

an injection assembly of low thermal mass which has a molded bearing plate which reduces the total amount of material required and thus the amount of heating or cooling necessary to raise or lower the temperature of the injection assembly . the assembly includes a molded bearing plate with structural ribs and a cast heating distributor connectable to the matrix of an injection mold . the heating distributor has connectors for at least one central nozzle for receiving plastics material and connectors for at least one injection nozzle for injecting the plastics material into the injection mould , and branches containing ducts for transferring the plastics material from the at least one central nozzle to the at least one injection nozzle . the branches include a heater for controlling the temperature of the heating distributor , and at least one central nozzle and at least one injection nozzle .

a backlight control device for controlling a driving current of an led is disclosed . by controlling current outputs from current sources of a plurality of current output units , a display will be able to generate desirable backlight . then by adjusting currents output by the plurality of current output units , brightness of a plurality of pixels can be dynamically adjusted . the brightness of pixels with higher gray levels can be increased while the brightness of pixels with lower gray levels can be decreased , thereby improving the contrast of image and saving power consumption .

a cautery cleaning device including a thumb and fingertip manipulated support member with rubber - like properties through which a cautery blade is guided and in which scraping edges are supported and held in contact with the blade . the support member is conformed to fit onto the cautery pencil end adjacent the blade and is removably tethered thereto .

a food age organization system that provides the user with a convenient way by which to label the leftover food containers in their refrigerators , indicating the date upon which it was placed therein . simple in design , the system incorporates a color - coding system wherein the date upon which a food storage container was placed in a refrigerator can be ascertained quickly and easily .

an improved bolt carrier for a gas operated automatic or semi - automatic firearm of the ar15 or m16 type having a substantial increase in the number and area of lands in the forward end of the bolt carrier . this results in increased accuracy of the firearm and makes the action smoother and more consistent .

a step for engagement with a conventional towing receiver hitch affixed to a vehicle . the step includes a support component upon which to stand and a coupler component for engaging the support component with the receiver hitch . preferably , the support component is a generally cylindrical rung , while the coupler component is integral with and extends from a substantially central location of the support component .

a method of charging a battery pack is provided . the method includes : electronically connecting a battery pack to a charger ; detecting information regarding the battery pack ; determining an appropriate charging regime based on the detected information ; and applying the charging regime to the battery pack . a battery charger may also provided . the battery charger includes : a first terminal for connecting to a battery pack ; a second terminal for connecting to a battery pack , a microprocessor operatively connected to the terminals and configured to receive a signal from at least one terminal regarding a battery pack connected to the terminal and control the charger to select and apply a charging regime to the battery pack according to the signal .

the disclosure relates to a method of purifying cadmium and tellurium and forming pure , stoichiometric cadmium telluride therefrom as well as the apparatus for making such cadmium telluride . the cadmium and tellurium are purified by heating each separately to volatilization and passing water in a reducing gas through the volatilized cadmium and tellurium to react with impurities and form gases or precipitates . the cadmium and tellurium are volatilized at different predetermined temperatures such that the amount of each volatilized will be the same so that reaction later takes place with stoichiometric amounts of the elements to form the cadmium telluride . the cadmium telluride is then condensed at low enough temperature so that the remaining gases pass out of the system .

a compact , affordable fire extinguishing system utilizes a combination of compressed inert gas tanks and solid propellent gas generators to provide a blend of inert gases to extinguish fires in an enclosure . the compressed inert gas tanks may contain gases such as argon or carbon dioxide or a combination thereof . the solid propellent gas generators may generate upon initiation either nitrogen or carbon dioxide or a combination thereof . the inert gases from both sources are blended into a composition that will extinguish fires at concentrations that will allow human occupancy during discharge . such a system can be constructed at a substantially smaller size than conventional compressed gas systems , due to the greater density of the inert gases in the propellent form in storage , which allows greater utility and affordability where installation space is limited or retrofit is desired into prior fire protection systems .

disclosed is a method for increasing the conversion rate , or the ratio of the number of actual buyers to the number of site visitors , of an computer - implemented system such as an internet e - commerce website . shopping cart abandonment may be reduced though the disclosed method wherein filler items are suggested to the consumer in order to qualify the consumer for a promotional bonus , such as free shipping . by simplifying the consumer &# 39 ; s task of selecting filler items , the consumer may be more likely to consummate the sale instead of abandoning the shopping cart to find a better deal elsewhere . in the event no suitable filler items can be identified , alternative promotions may be presented to the consumer , for example , reduced rate shipping .

the present invention comprises a thrust actuated control for use in a motor operated valve having a motor operator including a motor drive , a stem nut coupled to the motor drive for rotation about an axis and a stem nut lock coupled to the motor drive for preventing axial movement of the stem nut . the valve includes a valve gate , a valve seat and a valve stem coupled to the valve gate , the valve stem threadingly engaging the stem nut for axial movement in a first direction upon rotation of the stem nut in a first direction to move the valve gate toward and into engagement with the valve seat and for axial movement in a second direction upon rotation of the stem nut in a second direction to move the valve gate out of engagement with and away from the valve seat . the improvement comprises a thrust sensor positioned between the stem nut and the stem nut lock for sensing axial displacement of the stem nut in the second axial direction resulting from axial compressive thrust on the stem caused by continued rotation of the stem nut in the first direction after the valve gate is in engagement with the valve seat . a switch is operatively coupled with the thrust sensor and with the motor drive for actuation to stop the operation of the motor drive to stop rotation of the stem nut when the axial displacement of the stem nut exceeds a predetermined limit proportional to a predetermined axial compressive thrust on the stem .

a lace closure system may include a low friction guide that defines the turning radius and direction of a lace which , though tension , pulls two or more panels toward each other . the lace closure system may include a fixator that defines a slot into which the lace is led , containing multiple engagement surfaces that , when the lace is wrapped into the slot , serve to engage the lace preventing unwanted loosening . the lace closure system may include a ring onto which the lace is attached , to assist in applying manual tension to the lace . the ring may be shaped and sized to removably attach to an outer perimeter of the fixator after excess lace has been wrapped into the slot .

We study the spectral properties of intermediate mass galaxies (M<SUB>*</SUB> ∼ 10<SUP>10.7</SUP> M<SUB>⊙</SUB>) as a function of colour and morphology. We use Galaxy Zoo to define three morphological classes of galaxies, namely early types (ellipticals), late-type (disc-dominated) face-on spirals and early-type (bulge-dominated) face-on spirals. We classify these galaxies as blue or red according to their Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) g - r colour and use the spectral fitting code Versatile Spectral Analyses to calculate time-resolved star formation histories, metallicity and total starlight dust extinction from their SDSS fibre spectra. <P />We find that red late-type spirals show less star formation in the last 500 Myr than blue late-type spirals by up to a factor of 3, but share similar star formation histories at earlier times. This decline in recent star formation explains their redder colour: their chemical and dust content are the same. We postulate that red late-type spirals are recent descendants of blue late-type spirals, with their star formation curtailed in the last 500 Myr. The red late-type spirals are however still forming stars ≃17 times faster than red ellipticals over the same period. <P />Red early-type spirals lie between red late-type spirals and red ellipticals in terms of recent-to-intermediate star formation and dust content. Therefore, it is plausible that these galaxies represent an evolutionary link between these two populations. They are more likely to evolve directly into red ellipticals than red late-type spirals, which show star formation histories and dust content closer to blue late-type spirals. <P />Blue ellipticals show similar star formation histories as blue spirals (regardless of type), except that they have formed less stars in the last 100 Myr. However, blue ellipticals have different dust content, which peaks at lower extinction values than all spiral galaxies. Therefore, many blue ellipticals are unlikely to be descendants of blue spirals, suggesting there may not be single evolutionary path for this group of galaxies.

Recent observations of extrasolar gas giants suggest super-stellar C/O ratios in planetary atmospheres, while interior models of observed extrasolar giant planets additionally suggest high heavy element contents. Furthermore, recent observations of protoplanetary disks revealed super-solar C/H ratios, which are explained by inward drifting and evaporating pebbles enhancing the volatile content of the disk. We investigate in this work how the inward drift and evaporation of volatile-rich pebbles influences the atmospheric C/O ratio and heavy element content of giant planets growing by pebble and gas accretion. To achieve this goal, we perform semi-analytical 1D models of protoplanetary disks, including the treatment of viscous evolution and heating, pebble drift, and simple chemistry to simulate the growth of planets from planetary embryos to Jupiter-mass objects by the accretion of pebbles and gas while they migrate through the disk. Our simulations show that the composition of the planetary gas atmosphere is dominated by the accretion of vapor that originates from inward drifting evaporating pebbles at evaporation fronts. This process allows the giant planets to harbor large heavy element contents, in contrast to models that do not take pebble evaporation into account. In addition, our model reveals that giant planets originating farther away from the central star have a higher C/O ratio on average due to the evaporation of methane-rich pebbles in the outer disk. These planets can then also harbor super-solar C/O ratios, in line with exoplanet observations. However, planets formed in the outer disk harbor a smaller heavy element content due to a smaller vapor enrichment of the outer disk compared to the inner disk, where the very abundant water ice also evaporates. Our model predicts that giant planets with low or large atmospheric C/O should harbor a large or low total heavy element content. We further conclude that the inclusion of pebble evaporation at evaporation lines is a key ingredient for determining the heavy element content and composition of giant planets.

a columbarium includes a plurality of niches configured to store cremated remains . temporary stone cover panels mount to the front of the niches and panel retainer assemblies , each having a bracket mounted on the back of the cover panel ; the bracket having an orifice formed therein . a retainer element has an engagement portion extending through the orifice of the bracket and projecting from the bracket . the retainer element is supported on the retainer element spaced apart from the cover panel and extending along the back of the cover panel . a spring engages the bracket and the retainer element to maintain the retainer element in position . the temporary cover panel is compared to the permanent cover panel and the spring - loaded adjustable hardware of the temporary cover panel is released and the position of the spring - loaded adjustable hardware of the temporary cover panel is adjusted to match the complementary hardware of the permanent cover panel .

<BR /> Aims: The aim of this study is to provide radiative data for neutral and singly ionised silicon, in particular for the first experimental oscillator strengths for near-infrared Si I lines. In addition, we aim to perform atomic structure calculations both for neutral and singly ionised silicon while including lines from highly excited levels. <BR /> Methods: We performed large-scale atomic structure calculations with the relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartree-Fock method using the GRASP2K package to determine log(𝑔ƒ) values of Si I and Si II lines, taking into account valence-valence and core-valence electron correlation. In addition, we derived oscillator strengths of near-infrared Si I lines by combining the experimental branching fractions with radiative lifetimes from our calculations. The silicon plasma was obtained from a hollow cathode discharge lamp, and the intensity-calibrated high-resolution spectra between 1037 and 2655 nm were recorded by a Fourier transform spectrometer. <BR /> Results: We provide an extensive set of accurate experimental and theoretical log(𝑔ƒ) values. For the first time, we derived 17 log(𝑔ƒ) values of Si I lines in the infrared from experimental measurements. We report data for 1500 Si I lines and 500 Si II lines. The experimental uncertainties of our ƒ-values vary between 5% for the strong lines and 25% for the weak lines. The theoretical log(𝑔ƒ) values for Si I lines in the range 161 nm to 6340 nm agree very well with the experimental values of this study and complete the missing transitions involving levels up to 3s<SUP>2</SUP>3p7s (61 970 cm<SUP>−1</SUP>). In addition, we provide accurate calculated log(𝑔ƒ) values of Si II lines from the levels up to 3s<SUP>2</SUP>7f (122 483 cm<SUP>−1</SUP>) in the range 81 nm to 7324 nm. <P />Full Tables B.1, B.2, B.4-B.6, B.8 are available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to <A href="https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr">cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr</A> (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via <A href="https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/682/A184">https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/682/A184</A>

a system for managing message volume and timing , which permits messages from multiple sources to be spaced apart over time , with the pacing controlled in part by the type or priority of the message . the system permits the volume of messages to be reduced by aggregating messages according to a set of rules and by discarding or delaying messages that are sufficiently similar and sent too close together . in addition , the system allows message sources to be notified when a recipient has not received a message within a designated time period . the system can be implemented as a centralized pacing system or through use of a data storage system accessible by the message sources .

electro - portable apparatus for producing steam applied to a surface , usable more particularly but not exclusively for ungluing wall coatings , having a housing containing a porous body impregnated with a liquid to be vaporized , the liquid being heated up to its temperature of vaporization , the housing 2 being subdivided by a partition wall 8 , 27 , into two compartments , namely a rear closed compartment 9 , 28 containing a steam generator 12 , 13 , which is formed of the porous body 12 impregnated with liquid and a heater 13 for heating this liquid , and a front compartment 11 , 29 forming a vapor cavity or &# 34 ; steam plate &# 34 ;, open to the outside , defined by a peripheral edge able to be applied on the surface 1 adapted to receive the vapor , and openings 31 being provided through the partition wall 27 to allow the passage of the steam , produced in the rear compartment 9 , 28 , towards and into the front compartment 11 , 29 constituting the vapor cavity or &# 34 ; steam plate &# 34 ;.

a distributed network transaction system and method includes a central exchange computer connected via the internet to multiple remote computers associated with , for example , individual brokers . a central database is provided with the exchange computer and each remote computer can have a respective database for information that the individual brokers was to maintain separate from the system . e - commerce transactions are conducted by the system , which performs a number of transaction - related functions , such as pushing tickets up to the system for sale , purchasing tickets online , shipping , web site - related and bookkeeping . the system and methodology accommodate price event functions where non real - time tickets can be sold and the orders filled with tickets acquired on the system .

repositionable imaging system and method for creating a 3d image of a closed cavity of a patient &# 39 ; s anatomy containing the imaging system , estimating characteristics of motion of the system within the cavity , and determining a metric dimension characterizing the cavity without the use of mechanical measurement . the system may include tracking device located externally with respect to the cavity to determine a scale measurement of the system &# 39 ; s motion and the structure of the cavity . the system &# 39 ; s computer processor is configured to determine triangulated features of the cavity and recover motion scale data with the use of data received from the tracking device . a specific imaging system includes an endoscope .

a method for modification of data in a card transaction system having a memory card and a reader for reading the card . the card has a first memory and a second memory with data locations occupied by data recordings . each transaction involves the modification of at least one of the data locations or the addition of a new recording . the method reads the address of a free location from a previous control register located in a first fixed location in the eeprom memory , writes the new modified recording or addition in the free location , repeat the steps for each new recording to be modified or added , and writes in a second fixed location in the eeprom memory a new control register containing the addresses of free locations within the eeprom memory to use in the next transaction .

the invention relates to a method for controlling an expansion valve , in particular for vehicle air - conditioning systems operated with co 2 as the refrigerant , with a valve housing which has a feed opening and a removal opening , with a valve - closing member which closes a valve seat of a passage opening arranged between the feed and removal openings , and with a resetting device which acts in the closing direction of the valve - closing member , an adjusting element , which is assigned to the valve - closing member , on the low - pressure side being activated via a predetermined threshold value as the low pressure rises or as the temperature on the low - pressure side rises and actuates at least one actuating element by means of which a closing force of the resetting device acting on the valve - closing member is reduced such that a passage opening is enlarged or a passage of a bypass valve arranged on the low - pressure side , which passage is arranged parallel to the passage opening , is opened .

a bakery - cafe is arranged and operated in a manner that allows a customer to experience the making of artisan bread . from a customer area , the customer is able to view the mixing , shaping , and scoring of dough used in baking artisan breads , the baking of the dough , and the resulting baked artisan bread product . the mixing , shaping , and scoring of the dough occurs in a fresh dough facility that is located behind a partial - wall adjacent to the customer area . the partial - wall has a transparent portion through which activity in the fresh dough facility is generally visible . the partial - wall is further limited in height to allow conversations between a customer in the customer area and a baker within the fresh dough facility .

Understanding the jitter noise resulting from single-pulse phase and shape variations is important for the detection of gravitational waves using pulsar timing arrays. We present measurements of the jitter noise and single-pulse variability of 12 millisecond pulsars that are part of the International Pulsar Timing Array sample using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. We find that the levels of jitter noise can vary dramatically among pulsars. A moderate correlation with a correlation coefficient of 0.57 between jitter noise and pulse width is detected. To mitigate jitter noise, we perform matrix template matching using all four Stokes parameters. Our results reveal a reduction in jitter noise ranging from 6.7% to 39.6%. By performing longitude-resolved fluctuation spectrum analysis, we identify periodic intensity modulations in 10 pulsars. In PSR J0030+0451, we detect single pulses with energies more than 10 times the average pulse energy, suggesting the presence of giant pulses. We also observe a periodic mode-changing phenomenon in PSR J0030+0451. We examine the achievable timing precision by selecting a subset of pulses with a specific range of peak intensity, but no significant improvement in timing precision is achievable.

an instrument pig and method of operation thereof for determining the characteristics of a ferromagnetic pipeline through which it passes , including a pig body , first and second coaxial circumferential , spaced apart magnets of opposed polarities supported to the pig body and providing substantially complete magnetic saturation of an area of the pipeline between the magnets , first instruments between the magnets and arranged to generate signals that are responsive to flux leakage servicing to provide first information as to anomalies in the pipeline interior and / or exterior surfaces , second instruments supported by the pig body between said magnets and arranged to generate signals that are responsive to eddy currents induced in the pipeline interior surface servicing to provide second information as to anomalies in the pipeline interior surface , signal processing circuitry combining the first and second signals and wherein the second instruments are energized only in response to signals generated by said signal processing circuitry .

a transport cart with a coin - operated lock . a connection between the coin - operated lock and an associated carrier arm permits an automatic coin mechanism to be pivoted relative to the plane of insertion of a key about an axis of rotation parallel to the handle of the transport cart and is secured at various angles of inclination relative to the handle .

an unbalance correction device of a high speed rotary apparatus which can prevent the lowering of productivity in the production line of a high speed rotary apparatus while reducing variation in the posture of a workpiece supported by a jig and suppressing vibration of a member for securing the workpiece to the jig , and can enhance the precision of unbalance correction . the unbalance correction device of a high speed rotary apparatus includes a plurality of claw structures for fixing , by clamping , a workpiece to a turbine housing section ; a cylinder mechanism for moving and energizing the claw structures , a solenoid valve for adjusting the moving amount and energizing force of the claw structure by the cylinder mechanism ; a position sensor for detecting the position of the claw structure ; and posture control means for controlling each solenoid valve such that the position shift of the claw structure detected by the position sensor becomes smaller than its acceptable value .

there is provided a polymer composition comprising , a ) a polyphenylene ether resin and , b ) optionally a styrene resin and , c ) optionally impact strength improving amount of one or more of impact strength improving polymer and , d ) from about 5 parts to about 20 parts by weight of at least one mineral filler selected from the group consisting of talc , mica , and wollastonite based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the polymers , a ) the polyphenylene ether resin , b ) the styrene resin , and c ) the impact strength improving polymer and , e ) from about 5 parts to about 40 parts by weight of a carbon black based on the total of the polymers , a ) the polyphenylene ether resin , b ) the styrene resin , and c ) the impact strength improving polymer and , f ) optionally plasticizing amount of one or more of plasticizer , characterized in that the surface resistivity of the composition is lower than about 10 10 ohm .

this invention relates generally to alpha , alpha - disubstituted benzylglycine derivatives of the formula : or a stereoisomeric form , a mixture of stereoisomeric forms , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof , which are useful as hiv protease inhibitors , pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits including the same , methods for using the same for treating viral infection or an assay standards or reagents , and intermediates and processes for making the same .

a method for driving a liquid crystal display unit is arranged to apply positive - polarity signals to drains of thin film transistors of active matrix liquid crystal elements during an interval of a 1 / n field and to apply negative - polarity signals to the drains during an interval of a next 1 / n field . this method does not need to invert a common electrode voltage v com and a signal voltage v d at each scan period . this contributes to easier design of a voltage - alternating circuit for v d or v com and reduces flicker resulting from the inversed voltage on an overall screen .

a tube with a tube wall composed of flexible material webs for covering pipe lines and for producing pipes and a unit for producing same . the tube wall is composed as a tube of two outer webs with longitudinal edges fused with one another and consisting of at least one tubular tension web made of glass fiber webs and mats lying in the interior of the outer covering . the longitudinal edges of the tension web are superimposed loosely to an overlapping , and the tension web is resin impregnated . the unit includes guide rollers , a core freely mounted on the guide rollers and made of core segments coupled with one another and having a width and an axis , clamping shafts projecting over the width of the core , reels mounted on the clamping shafts including material webs in a plurality of stations over and under the core , wherein the reels are offset with respect to the axis of the core and wherein the core extends through the plurality of stations and wherein the webs are guided around the guide rollers onto the core , and a cylinder downstream of the core being coupled to a front end of the core .

an apparatus is provided for removing material from the sidewall of a tire . the apparatus may be used for removing the thin layer of black rubber that normally covers the white letters or white stripe of the sidewall of a newly cured tire , and for buffing the surfaces of such white letters or stripes to give them a smooth finish . the apparatus may also be used for buffing black portions of a tire sidewall to give those portions a smooth finish . the apparatus includes a cutting device and a sensor mounted on a moveable carriage . the sensor measures the distance between the cutting device and a portion of the tire sidewall adjacent to the portion to be buffed . as the tire rotates while it is being buffed , the carriage moves in response to the sensor &# 39 ; s measurement toward or away from the tire sidewall , so that the cutting device removes material at a constant height relative to the adjacent portion of the sidewall .

a base station and a user equipment device and a method for sending data from the user equipment device to the base station is proposed . the method for transmitting data comprises the steps of determining disadvantageous transmission conditions for the user equipment device and if such disadvantageous transmission conditions are determined , transmitting data in a reserved frame .

With recent advances in asteroseismology it is now possible to peer into the cores of red giants, potentially providing a way to study processes such as nuclear burning and mixing through their imprint as sharp structural variations—glitches—in the stellar cores. Here we show how such core glitches can affect the oscillations we observe in red giants. We derive an analytical expression describing the expected frequency pattern in the presence of a glitch. This formulation also accounts for the coupling between acoustic and gravity waves. From an extensive set of canonical stellar models we find glitch-induced variation in the period spacing and inertia of non-radial modes during several phases of red giant evolution. Significant changes are seen in the appearance of mode amplitude and frequency patterns in asteroseismic diagrams such as the power spectrum and the échelle diagram. Interestingly, along the red giant branch glitch-induced variation occurs only at the luminosity bump, potentially providing a direct seismic indicator of stars in that particular evolution stage. Similarly, we find the variation at only certain post-helium-ignition evolution stages, namely, in the early phases of helium core burning and at the beginning of helium shell burning, signifying the asymptotic giant branch bump. Based on our results, we note that assuming stars to be glitch-free, while they are not, can result in an incorrect estimate of the period spacing. We further note that including diffusion and mixing beyond classical Schwarzschild could affect the characteristics of the glitches, potentially providing a way to study these physical processes.

a cream base for the topical application of skin care therapeutics and a process for making the cream base . in one embodiment , the therapeutic is tretinoin , hydroquinone and fluocinolone acetonide for the treatment of hyperpigmented skin conditions , such as melasma .

the present invention provides drilling systems for drilling subsea wellbores . the drilling system includes a tubing that passes through a sea bottom wellhead and carries a drill bit . a drilling fluid system continuously supplies drilling fluid into the tubing , which discharges at the drill bit bottom and returns to the wellhead through an annulus between the tubing and the wellbore carrying the drill cuttings . a fluid return line extending from the wellhead equipment to the drilling vessel transports the returning fluid to the surface . in a riserless arrangement , the return fluid line is separate and spaced apart from the tubing . in a system using a riser , the return fluid line may be the riser or a separate line carried by the riser . the tubing may be coiled tubing with a drilling motor in the bottom hole assembly driving the drill bit . a suction pump coupled to the annulus is used to control the bottom hole pressure during drilling operations , making it possible to use heavier drilling muds and drill to greater depths than would be possible without the suction pump . an optional delivery system continuously injects a flowable material , whose fluid density is less than the density of the drilling fluid , into the returning fluid at one or more suitable locations the rate of such lighter material can be controlled to provide supplementary regulation of the pressure . various pressure , temperature , flow rate and kick sensors included in the drilling system provide signals to a controller that controls the suction pump , the surface mud pump , a number of flow control devices , and the optional delivery system .

an integrated circuit packaging structure , which can accommodate two or four memory chips in a single package . the feature rests upon a packaging structure that makes independent data buses between two memory chips , while implementing in parallel the address buses and control buses , and finally encapsulates them within one package in the expectation of doubling the memory capacity without increasing the size of the package and the number of pins .

a method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the window size in a session between a sender and a receiver over a link of a packet transmission network . this invention discloses a dynamic window adjustment scheme to determine the optimum window size with a minimum number of iterations . this invention also covers a method and apparatus for sharing pacing credits among a number of sessions during which packets are transmitted over the network . with this invention sessions having no packets to transmit will send pacing credits to a shared credit pool while pacing credits will be distributed to those session having packets to transmit .

a passive charge pump includes a plurality of stages or a single stage , with each stage including only two mos transistors . both of the transistors are configured in a transcapacitance configuration , and both transistors are primarily in the accumulation mode during operation . embodiments of the charge pump rely entirely on the mos capacitance and its embedded diode features to perform the necessary charge accumulation and transfer process necessary for voltage multiplication at the output and do not require any collateral capacitors and diodes . the charge pump may be embodied in an mos technology , nmos , pmos , or cmos .

a personal vapor inhaling unit is disclosed . an electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit . the cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick . when the unit is activated , and the user provides suction , the substance to be vaporized is drawn out of the cartridge , through the wick , and is atomized by the wick into a cavity containing a heating element . the heating element vaporizes the atomized substance . the vapors then continue to be pulled by the user through a mouthpiece and mouthpiece cover where they may be inhaled .

a light measurement system measures light characteristics of a plurality of light sources and includes a processing unit , a plurality of capturing modules , a plurality of signal conversion units , and a demultiplexing unit . the processing unit generates a control signal for controlling the capturing modules to capture the light characteristics of the light sources . after capturing the light characteristics , the capturing modules output captured frequency - related data corresponding to the light characteristics respectively . then , the capture frequency - related data are converted into capture bit codes by the signal conversion units respectively . under the control of the processing unit , the demultiplexing unit selectively sends the capture bit code of each of the signal conversion units to the processing unit . accordingly , the light measurement system measures the light sources synchronously and allows the demultiplexing unit to send the capture bit code of any one of the light sources to the processing unit .

It was recently proposed that the intensity ratios of several extreme ultraviolet spectral lines from Fe X ions can be used to measure the solar coronal magnetic field based on magnetic-field-induced transition (MIT) theory. To verify the suitability of this method, we performed forward modeling with a three-dimensional radiation magnetohydrodynamic model of a solar active region. Intensities of several spectral lines from Fe X were synthesized from the model. Based on MIT theory, the intensity ratios of the MIT line Fe X 257 Å to several other Fe X lines were used to derive magnetic-field strengths, which were then compared with the field strengths in the model. We also developed a new method to simultaneously estimate the coronal density and temperature from the Fe X 174/175 and 184/345 Å line ratios. Using these estimates, we demonstrated that the MIT technique can provide reasonably accurate measurements of the coronal magnetic field in both on-disk and off-limb solar observations. Our investigation suggests that a spectrometer that can simultaneously observe the Fe X 174, 175, 184, 257, and 345 Å lines and allow an accurate radiometric calibration for these lines is highly desired to achieve reliable measurements of the coronal magnetic field. We have also evaluated the impact of the uncertainty in the Fe x 3p<SUP>4</SUP> 3d <SUP>4</SUP>D<SUB>5/2</SUB> and <SUP>4</SUP>D<SUB>7/2</SUB> energy difference on the magnetic-field measurements.

a speed and direction detector for rotating bodies such as gears including a pair of spaced sensors mounted adjacent the gear teeth to develop phase - shifted alternating signal waveforms , and a decoder to develop a sequence of output signal conditions depending upon the relation between the alternating waveform values . signal stage memories utilizing flip - flops and gates connect the decoder outputs to an up / down counter which is incremented or decremented according to gear rotation direction only if a complete signal condition sequence occurs .

management of user - generated game play advice is disclosed . the present invention allows for management of game play advice that is complete and up - to - date regardless of when a particular interactive gaming title is released . game play advice is pervasive and easily accessible to game players in addition to being accurate and credible such that game players can trust or rely upon the rendered advice .

Context. Precise localization and characterization of active regions (AR) and coronal holes (CH) as observed by extreme ultra violet (EUV) imagers are crucial for a wide range of solar and helio-physics studies. <BR /> Aims: We introduce a set of segmentation procedures (known as the SPoCA-suite) that allows one to retrieve AR and CH properties on EUV images taken from SOHO-EIT, STEREO-EUVI, PROBA2-SWAP, and SDO-AIA. <BR /> Methods: We build upon our previous work on the Spatial Possibilistic Clustering Algorithm (SPoCA), that we have improved substantially in several ways. <BR /> Results: We apply our algorithm on the synoptic EIT archive from 1997 to 2011 and decompose this dataset into regions that can clearly be identified as AR, quiet Sun, and CH. An antiphase between AR and CH filling factor is observed, as expected. The SPoCA-suite is next applied to datasets from EUVI, SWAP, and AIA. The time series pertaining to ARs or CHs are presented. <BR /> Conclusions: The SPoCA-suite enables the extraction of several long time series of AR and CH properties from the data files of EUV imagers and also allows tracking individual ARs or CHs over time. For AIA images, AR and CH catalogs are available in near-real time from the Heliophysics Events Knowledgebase. The full code, which allows processing any EUV images, is available upon request to the authors.