Abstract: Genes can be introduced into plants that confer desirable traits such as, drought and stress tolerance, insect and pest resistance, as well as traits for enhancing biofuel production, such as increased vegetative biomass and prolonged vegetative growth. The development of reproductive structures diverts resources from vegetative growth resulting in lower biomass and fixed growing seasons. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for generating controlled vegetative growth and prolonged growing seasons for the purpose of increasing biomass in plants used for biofuels.

Abstract: A thermal indicator material which comprises a plurality of polythiophenes having a second low temperature color and a high temperature color. The polythiophenes are structured and arranged to exhibit a color change from the second low temperature color to the high temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a temperature that meets or exceeds a pre-determined temperature and to exhibit a color change from the high temperature color to a first low temperature color when the thermal indicator material is exposed to a decline in temperature from a temperature that meets or exceeds the predetermined temperature to a temperature of within the range of between about 5 to 20° C. below the pre-determined temperature that occurs in a time period of greater than 2.0 seconds.

Abstract: A scalable processing system includes a memory device having a plurality of executable program instructions, wherein each of the executable program instructions includes a timetag data field indicative of the nominal sequential order of the associated executable program instructions. The system also includes a plurality of processing elements, which are configured and arranged to receive executable program instructions from the memory device, wherein each of the processing elements executes executable instructions having the highest priority as indicated by the state of the timetag data field.

Abstract: A power measurement system is disclosed for use on an integrated circuit for measuring the power used by the integrated circuit. The power measurement system includes a low-dropout voltage regulator and a signal input unit. The low-dropout voltage regulator includes a power transistor that couples a supply voltage to a circuit to be powered by the supply voltage, and the low-dropout voltage regulator provides an internal adjustment signal (Vsen) for adjusting the internal resistance of the power transistor. The signal input unit receives the internal adjustment signal (Vsen) and provides a power measurement signal responsive to the internal adjustment signal (Vsen).

Abstract: A dynamically configurable clamping device for applying a desired electrical current to a tissue membrane includes an input lead electrically connected to the tissue membrane to provide a sensed signal indicative of voltage across the membrane. An input circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter, and is responsive to the sensed signal and provides a digitized signal indicative of the sensed signal. A digital signal processor executes selected program instructions to operate in a selected one of (i) a voltage clamp mode, (ii) a current clamp mode or (iii) a dynamic clamp mode based upon the state of a mode selection signal indicative of the selected operating mode. The digital signal processor provides a digital current command signal indicative of the current to be applied to the tissue membrane. An output circuit receives the digital current command signal, and generates a current signal indicative thereof. An output lead receives and applies the current signal to the tissue membrane.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing an optimal topology for a structure based on a set of design criteria including at least one support point and at least one force to be applied to the structure. The method includes the steps of identifying a plurality of nodes within a structure design domain, and assigning an initial density value to the plurality of nodes. The method also includes the steps of conducting a finite element analysis on the nodes, determining a stress intensity value for each node, ranking the nodes by relative stress intensity values, and adjusting the density value for each node. The method also includes the step of repeating the steps of conducting a finite element analysis on the nodes, determining the stress intensity value for each node, ranking the nodes by relative stress intensity values, and adjusting the density value for each node until a termination criteria is realized, thereby providing an optimal topology.

Abstract: The synthesis and biochemical utility of modified oligonucleotides containing diphosphodiester internucleotide linkages. The synthesis of these compounds was carried out using diphosphitylating reagents. Oligonucleotides containing diphosphate diester bridges wherein said oligonucleotides are synthesized via a solid-phase synthesis strategy to form modified oligonucleotides. Diphosphitylating, triphosphitylating, tetraphosphitylating, ?-triphosphitylating, bifunctional diphosphitylating, bifunctional triphosphitylating, and bifunctional tetraphosphitylating reagents wherein, the phosphorus atoms are linked together through oxygen, sulfur, amino, or methylene groups and/or are substituted with chlorine, diisopropylamine and cyanoethoxy groups.

Abstract: A computing device that provides hardware conversion of flow control predicates associated with program instructions executable within the computing device, detects the beginning and the end of a branch domain of the program instructions, and realizes the beginning and the end of the branch domain at execution time, for selectively enabling and disabling instructions within said branch domain.

Abstract: An information backup system comprises a first computing system including a first local disk that includes a first disk driver. The first computing system also includes first local RAM, a first network interface that is connected to a computer network and includes a first network driver. A first device driver/bridge responsive to communications from the first network driver and the first disk drive writes data to and reads data from the first local RAM. A second computing system also includes second local RAM and a second network interface that is connected to the computer network and includes a second network driver. A second device driver/bridge responsive to communications from the second network driver and the second disk driver writes data to and reads data from the second local RAM.

Abstract: An antenna system is disclosed that includes a base section to which a signal connector may be attached, and a radiating section distal from said base section. The radiating section includes a flexible electrically conductive material and an adjustment system for changing a length of the electrically conductive material responsive to a control signal.

Abstract: A method of operating a distributed loaded antenna system including a monopole antenna is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a radiation resistance unit coupled to a transmitter base, providing a current enhancing unit coupled to the radiation resistance unit via a conductive midsection; providing transmission signal energy to the radiation resistance unit, and distributing the transmission signal energy through the current enhancing unit.

Abstract: The present invention is broadly directed to azole derivatives that exhibit antifungal activity and methods for making the same. In one aspect, the invention includes carboxylic acid and phosphate ester derivatives of fluconazole that exhibit antifungal activity. In addition, the invention comprises methods for synthesizing the derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing the derivatives.

Abstract: A SCSI-to-IP cache storage system interconnects a host computing device or a storage unit to a switched packet network. The cache storage system includes a SCSI interface (40) that facilitates system communications with a host computing device or the storage unit, and a Ethernet interface (42) that allows the system to receive data from and send data to the Internet. The cache storage system further comprises a processing unit (44) that includes a processor (46), a memory (48) and a log disk (52) configured as a sequential access device. The log disk (52) caches data along with the memory (48) resident in the processing unit (44), wherein the log disk (52) and the memory (48) are configured as a two-level hierarchical cache.

Abstract: A live, attenuated bacterium of the genus Escherichia, Yersinia or Salmonella, that does not have a functional tRNA5leu, and vaccines comprising the live, attenuated bacterium.

Abstract: A SCSI-to-IP cache storage system interconnects a host computing device or a storage unit to a switched packet network. The cache storage system includes a SCSI interface (40) that facilitates system communications with a host computing device or the storage unit, and an Ethernet interface (42) that allows the system to receive data from and send data to the Internet. The cache storage system further comprises a processing unit (44) that includes a processor (46), a memory (48) and a log disk (52) configured as a sequential access device. The log disk (52) caches data along with the memory (48) resident in the processing unit (44), wherein the log disk (52) and the memory (48) are configured as a two-level hierarchical cache.

Abstract: A method of operating a distributed loaded antenna system including a monopole antenna is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a radiation resistance unit coupled to a transmitter base, providing a current enhancing -unit coupled to the radiation resistance unit via a conductive midsection; providing transmission signal energy to the radiation resistance unit, and distributing the transmission signal energy through the current enhancing unit.

Abstract: A distributed loaded antenna system including a monopole antenna is disclosed. The antenna system includes a radiation resistance unit coupled to a transmitter base, a current enhancing unit for enhancing current through the radiation resistance unit, and a conductive mid-section intermediate the radiation resistance unit and the current enhancing unit. The conductive mid-section has a length that provides that a sufficient average current is provided over the length of the antenna.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composite which comprises an inorganic component and an organic conducting component. The inorganic component inhibits deprotonation of the organic conducting component when the composite is exposed to a medium having a pH which would deprotonate the organic conducting component but for the presence of the inorganic component.

Abstract: The present invention performs a digital computation with a lower than worst-case-required clock period (i.e., a faster clock), and at the same time performs the same computation with a larger, worst-case-assumed, clock period (i.e., a slower clock) on a second system with identical hardware. The outputs from the computations are compared to determine if an error has occurred. If there is a difference in the two answers, the faster computation must be in error (i.e., a miscalculation has occurred), and the system uses the answer from the slower system. In one embodiment, the present invention utilizes two copies of the slower system that each run half as fast as the main system. However, the two copies produce results in the aggregate at the same rate as the main system, which is running at a much faster rate than possible without the invention. Hence the present invention improves performance (e.g., speed), albeit with more hardware.

Abstract: The present invention performs a digital computation with a lower than worst-case-required clock period (i.e., a faster clock), and at the same time performs the same computation with a larger, worst-case-assumed, clock period (i.e., a slower clock) on a second system with identical hardware. The outputs from the computations are compared to determine if an error has occurred. If there is a difference in the two answers, the faster computation must be in error (i.e., a miscalculation has occurred), and the system uses the answer from the slower system. In one embodiment, the present invention utilizes two copies of the slower system that each run half as fast as the main system. However, the two copies produce results in the aggregate at the same rate as the main system, which is running at a much faster rate than possible without the invention. Hence the present invention improves performance (e.g., speed), albeit with more hardware.