Abstract: A method and apparatus for data processing. The method calculates correlations between a plurality of attributes in a dataset. The attributes are factors involved in transaction processing. The method generates a relationship graph by using the plurality of attributes and the correlations between the plurality of attributes; and extracts a sub-graph from the relationship graph to represent a hypothesis. The hypothesis describes the impacts of the factors on the transaction processing. Also provided is an apparatus for implementing the above data processing method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ADAMTS-1 and uses thereof. The present invention also relates to fragments of ADAMTS-1 and methods of inhibiting cell growth and metastasis. The present invention also provide methods of identifying inhibitors and activators relating to the function of ADAMTS-1.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that determine one or more reference pictures for the current image unit and indicate the reference pictures using information associated with COIs (coding order indexes) of the reference pictures are disclosed. The image unit corresponds to a picture, a slice of the picture, or a region of the picture. Inter-picture encoding or decoding is applied to the input data using the reference pictures. The information associated with the COIs can be incorporated in a slice header or a picture header of a bitstream associated with the video sequence. Furthermore, the COI can be represented by a coded COI using a fixed number of bits, wherein the coded COI is constrained to a range from 0 to MAC_COI-1 and MAX_COI is a positive integer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Angiopoietin-3 (Ang-3) and Angiopoietin-4 (Ang-4). The present invention also relates to methods of modulating an activity of Ang-3 or Ang-4. The present invention further relates to methods of treating cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program product for providing an efficient mechanism to provide updateable relational views over XML. This will allow application developers to write both queries and updates using a relational (SQL) syntax, even though the underlying data is stored as XML. According to some approaches, this is accomplished by implementing a reverse mapping from the data within the views to the node addresses of the corresponding data in the underlying XML document.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating cancer using CD44 antagonists are disclosed. In certain aspects, these pharmaceutical compositions and methods include treating a mammal having a cancer, such as glioma, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, head cancer, neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, or melanoma, with a CD44 fusion protein. These CD44 fusion proteins include CD44-Fc fusions and can be used to detect hyaluronan.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Angiopoietin-3 (Ang-3) and Angiopoietin-4 (Ang-4). The present invention also relates to methods of modulating an activity of Ang-3 or Ang-4. The present invention further relates to methods of treating cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.

Abstract: A system and method for adaptively locating dynamic web page elements. The system includes an XPath refiner for refining an XPath path expression of the web page element based on an HTML knowledge database describing HTML tag relationships and attribute importance; and an enhanced XPath resolving engine, for searching an HTML DOM tree of the target web page for the web page element through the refined XPath path expression. The invention can locate required Web contents in dynamic web pages in spite of the variety of web contents by using an HTML knowledge database. Also provided is a computer readable article of manufacture embodying computer readable instructions for executing the above method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ADAMTS-1 and uses thereof. The present invention also relates to fragments of ADAMTS-1 and methods of inhibiting cell growth and metastasis. The present invention also provide methods of identifying inhibitors and activators relating to the function of ADAMTS-1.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enabling a plurality of table columns arranged to be associated with large objects (LOBs) to share a single LOB data segment within a database are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for allocating space associated with at least a first column arranged to accommodate LOB data and a second column arranged to accommodate LOB data includes allocating a first LOB data segment. The method also includes associating both the first column and the second column with the first LOB data segment.

Abstract: A system and method for processing a Widget at a Web browser. The system includes: a code analyzer for analyzing codes of a Widget to generate an event-instruction mapping table; an event dispatcher which, in response to monitoring of an event of the Widget, queries the event-instruction mapping table to determine whether a corresponding instruction needs to be executed; and a code parser which executes or invokes other means to execute the corresponding instruction, in response to that the event dispatcher determines the corresponding instruction needs to be executed. It is possible to correctly render a Widget at a client without the need to perform more work by a corresponding server.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and either a therapeutically effective amount of an ECM-binding fragment of Ang-1 protein that comprises SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:2 or a homologous peptide thereof and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule that comprises the nucleotide sequence that encodes an ECM-binding fragment of Ang-1 protein that comprises SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:2 or a homologous peptide thereof are disclosed. Methods of using such compositions to treat individuals suspected of having coronary artery disease, vascular disease or a condition involving ischemia and to promote angiogenesis, endothelial survival and maintaining vascular integrity are disclosed. Methods to identify compounds that modulates binding of Ang-1 to ECM are disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques for partitioning nested tables are provided. A parent table includes a column for collection items. A nested table is created for storing items that belong to the collection items. The nested table is partitioned to create a plurality of nested table partitions. Each nested table partition is a distinct, separately stored structure within a database. How the nested table is partitioned may, or may not, be based on how the parent table is partitioned. For example, a nested table may be partitioned based on the same criteria in which the parent table is partitioned. As another example, a nested table may be partitioned, whereas the parent table is not partitioned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ADAMTS-1 and uses thereof. The present invention also relates to fragments of ADAMTS-1 and methods of inhibiting cell growth and metastasis. The present invention also provide methods of identifying inhibitors and activators relating to the function of ADAMTS-1.

Abstract: Dynamic return type generation in a database system. A request is received to execute a first function. A second function is executed if the first function is defined to return data in a first type of data structure. When executed, the second function returns formatting information that indicates an arrangement of fields of data within the first type of data structure. The first function is executed to obtain a collection of data formatted according to the first type of data structure, and the collection of data is organized according to the formatting information returned by the second function.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for processing a query, including receiving the query, where the query specifies certain operations to be performed, including (a) a first set of one or more operations that are to be performed on a markup language data source and (b) a second set of one or more operations that are to be performed on a second data source. Then it is determined that a first server that manages the markup language data source is capable of performing the first set of operations. A request is sent to the first server to perform the first set of operations. A response is received, where the response contains results of performing the first set of operations on the markup language data source. Finally, results are generated for the query based at least in part on the results of performing the first set of operations.

Abstract: A system and method for adaptively locating dynamic web page elements. The system includes an XPath refiner for refining an XPath path expression of the web page element based on an HTML knowledge database describing HTML tag relationships and attribute importance; and an enhanced XPath resolving engine, for searching an HTML DOM tree of the target web page for the web page element through the refined XPath path expression. The invention can locate required Web contents in dynamic web pages in spite of the variety of web contents by using an HTML knowledge database. Also provided is a computer readable article of manufacture embodying computer readable instructions for executing the above method.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and either a therapeutically effective amount of an ECM-binding fragment of Ang-1 protein at comprises SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:2 or a homologous peptide thereof and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule that comprises the nucleotide sequence that encodes an ECM-binding fragment of Ang-1 protein that comprises SEQ ID NO:1 and/or SEQ ID NO:2 or a homologous peptide thereof are disclosed. Methods of using such compositions to treat individuals suspected of having coronary artery disease, vascular disease or a condition involving ischemia and to promote angiogenesis, endothelial survival and maintaining vascular integrity are disclosed. Methods to identify compounds that modulates binding of Ang-1 to ECM are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Ang-1, Ang-2, and Ang-3, and to methods and uses of the same. The present invention also relates to ECM-binding fragments, non-ECM-binding fragments, proteolytic resistant fragments and C-terminal fragments of Ang-1, and to methods and uses of the same.

Abstract: A request to execute a query is received in a database system. In response, the database system determines that a collection of data elements to be returned by the query corresponds to a first data structure not defined within a type dictionary of the database system. The database system obtains attribute values that describe respective data fields within the first data structure, and records, within the type dictionary, a first data type definition that specifies the data fields described by the attribute values.