Abstract: Disclosed are a latch circuit and method for preventing double node upsets (DNUs). A first, second, and third storage circuit, each comprising four inputs and an output, are electrically interconnected with a first and second three-input c-element circuit, each comprising three inputs and an output, and a two-input c-element circuit comprising two inputs and an output. The output of the first storage circuit is connected to a first input of the first three-input c-element circuit, a first input of the third storage circuit and a third input of the second storage circuit. The output of the second storage circuit is connected to a second input of the first three-input c-element circuit, a first input of the two-input c-element circuit, and a second input of the second three-input c-element circuit.

Abstract: A syringe device for separating liquids of different densities is provided with a hollow syringe barrel, a perforated plunger seal with a seal hole, and a hollow plunging tube with a closed bottom with at least one tube hole. The perforated plunger seal has an outer perimeter that resides flush against an interior surface of the hollow syringe barrel. The tube hole is in operational relationship with the seal hole. Optionally, a relief hole is provided on a top portion of the hollow plunging tube to allow a user to create vacuum pressure as necessary.

Abstract: A spray system for dust control on a shearer machine that operates laterally with respect to a mining floor surface is provided where the spray system is provided with a set of first ranging arm sprays mounted on a first ranging arm and wherein said first ranging arm is located on a first end of a shearer machine chassis. A set of second ranging arm sprays is optionally provided and is mounted on the upper side of the first ranging arm and resides approximate to and in operational relationship to the set of first ranging arm sprays. Furthermore, a plurality of chassis spray sets may also be optionally provided and are located on a mining side of said shearer machine chassis and reside in a non-linear format. Moreover, a set of shearer-clearer venturi arm sprays may also optionally be provided and is mounted on a shearer-clearer venturi arm that resides as an angular extension of the set of first shearer-clearer arm sprays.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a design and a simulation of an all-optical proteretic bi-stable device. The proteresis is a reversed hysteresis with an interesting characteristic which increases the oscillation frequency of a feed-back system with a relaxation dynamics by reducing the feed-back delay. The calculation of the bi-stable device parameters, a simulation of the theoretical device, and a simulation of the all-optical device are given. Applications of the proteretic device in ultra-high speed oscillations are also disclosed.

Abstract: Iridium catalysts for nuclear spin polarization enhancement in solution via signal amplification by reversible exchange are provided. The iridium catalysts can be water-soluble iridium catalysts. Also provided are methods for preparing iridium catalysts, and methods of activating and using iridium catalysts for nuclear spin polarization enhancement in solution via signal amplification by reversible exchange.

Abstract: Composition and method for surface-functionalized SPION-based agents. Such agents can provide highly pH-sensitive MRI contrast in tissue.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a design and a simulation of an all-optical proteretic bi-stable device. The proteresis is a reversed hysteresis with an interesting characteristic which increases the oscillation frequency of a feed-back system with a relaxation dynamics by reducing the feed-back delay. The calculation of the bi-stable device parameters, a simulation of the theoretical device, and a simulation of the all-optical device are given. Applications of the proteretic device in ultra-high speed oscillations are also disclosed.

Abstract: An assay for infection with one or more herpes simplex viruses that comprises a) dividing an antibody-containing serum sample into at least three serum subsamples, and b) separately incubating each with a physical matrix of cell antigens from i) uninfected cells, (ii) HSV-1-infected cells, or (iii) HSV-2-infected cells to form at least three serum subsample admixtures so that antibodies present in each admixture can immunoreact to form matrix-bound antibodies and at least three preadsorbed serum subsample portions. Each preadsorbed serum subsample portion is incubated with a mixture of matrix-bound antigens from cells uninfected by HSV-1 or HSV-2, infected by each of HSV-1 and by HSV-2 to permit antibodies to immunoreact with antigens present to form three matrix-bound immunoreactants. The amount of each immunoreaction is determined, and reaction amounts are prognostic for whether the subject whose serum was tested is infected by one, both, or neither of HSV-1 and HSV-2.

Abstract: The present technology comprises a method and apparatus for a routing protocol for a router including an apparatus and method for distance vector multicast routing. The method and apparatus as disclosed and claimed offers a new interpretation of the routing information stored in a DVMRP routing table. This interpretation relates to the knowledge of the locations of a multicast source router and the routers connected to hosts with group members in a DVMRP domain. The methodology exploits this knowledge to create two conditional packet forwarding checks, based on pseudo-diameter and super-pseudo-diameter respectively, and used these conditions to extend the two phases of the existing DVMRP to improve its performance from the viewpoint of much better utilization of bandwidth.

Abstract: Plant canopy temperature and multi-spectral reflectance are measured with a wireless multi-band sensor, and the temperature data are qualified and the spectral reflectance measurements are classified. The multi-band sensor includes sensors for measuring plant canopy temperature radiation and spectral reflectance over five bands, a microprocessor to receive and store measured data, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data from the microprocessor to a remote receiver, all enclosed within a single housing. The data are used to detect variations in spectral signature due to plant stress (e.g., disease, water stress) and due to soil background and to qualify temperature data accordingly.

Abstract: Silaanthracene compounds and methods of producing silaanthracene compounds, in particular silaanthracene fluorophores for use as red or near infrared sensors, probes, dyes, and tags are provided.

Abstract: Liquid anti-oxidants made by mixing specific chemical compositions disclosed herein, followed by thorough stirring so that a homogeneous blend of colloidal-like solutions are obtained. Such liquid anti-oxidants are applied to the surface of the carbon-carbon composite that is needed to be protected against oxidation by brushing, dipping, spraying, or other painting techniques, and allowed sufficient time for the anti-oxidants to penetrate into the subsurface region of the composite and to let dry in a dry atmosphere. The coated carbon/carbon composites can be heat treated (or charred) at a temperature of about approximately 650 to 950° C. for a time period of about approximately one to seven hours. The above painting/heat treating processes can be repeated one to three or more times in order to obtain sufficient anti-oxidant char on or below the surface to a certain depth of the composite.

Abstract: A transgenic soybean resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN), or parts thereof, including an artificial DNA construct encoding a serine hydroxymethyltransferase protein (e.g., GmSHMT). Also provided are GmSHMT alleles containing mutations R130P and Y358N along with research and breeding methods and compositions including such.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating and preventing toxic side effects of platinum-based chemotherapy agents are disclosed, in which transplatin is administered to a subject. Transplatin is shown to have protective effects against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity, nephotoxicity and neurotoxicity. Anti-inflammatory activity of transplatin is demonstrated and methods and compositions for treating and preventing inflammatory pain are described.

Abstract: A multicaloric alloy material combines two isostructural compounds, the first compound being MnNiSi and the second compound being either MnFeGe or CoFeGe, each such compound having extremely different magnetic and thermo-structural properties. The resulting alloy material (MnNiSi)1-x(MnFeGe)x or (MnNiSi)1-x(CoFeGe)x possesses extraordinary magnetocaloric and/or barocaloric properties with an acute sensitivity to applied pressure and no appreciable magnetic hysteresis losses.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for sensor and control system, which automatically adjusts a product splitter position of a full-scale spiral. An electrical conductivity-based automation system is described and claimed herein and has been successfully developed and demonstrated as illustrated herein. The system includes a sensor and a microprocessor based and controlled servo or gear motor that is utilized to adjust the splitter of an operating coal/mineral spiral based on the readings of the sensor. The device as described and claimed herein converts a traditional coal spiral to an automated system for controlling the splitter thereby giving the spiral unit the ability to automatically adjust a key process variable, i.e., its splitter position, in real time as and when the feed coal or other mineral property changes to maintain the performance of the spiral at the optimum level.

Abstract: A method, system, and algorithm detects graphite responses in optical mark recognition documents using inexpensive visible-light scanners. The invention is invariant to the numerous background colors and artwork in typical optical mark recognition documents. A superposition of a graphite response image and a background image is modeled. The background image in turn is modeled as a superposition of screening, artwork, lines, and machine text components. A sequence of image processing operations and a pattern recognition algorithm is used to isolate the graphite response image from a test document by systematically removing the components of the background image. The image processing operations consist of grayscale and color segmentation and the application of the Hough transform. Components that are not removed by image processing operations are identified by calculating their texture features, and removed using a multivariate Gaussian classifier.

Abstract: This invention refers to innovative water sprays applications to significantly improve coal and quartz dust control around a continuous miner. Significant dust control is achieved through utilizing different types of sprays at locations on the top and sides of the miner chassis to create water curtains or shrouds of water around zones of high dust concentration and zones of high concentration dust transport. This is called “multiple lines of defense” spray system (MLD.) This invention also provides a method of reducing dust around a continuous miner by configuring a spray system, located at the top or sides of the cutter boom, thereby improving control of respirable dust.

Abstract: A transgenic soybean plant or parts thereof, resistant to soybean cyst nematodes, transformed to express Glyma18g02570, Glyma18g02580, or Glyma18g02590, or a variant thereof. Also provided is a method of making such a plant. Also provided is an artificial DNA construct encoding Glyma18g02570, Glyma18g02580, or Glyma18g02590, or a variant thereof.

Abstract: Liquid anti-oxidants made by mixing specific chemical compositions disclosed herein, followed by thorough stirring so that a homogeneous blend of colloidal-like solutions are obtained. Such liquid anti-oxidants are applied to the surface of the carbon-carbon composite that is needed to be protected against oxidation by brushing, dipping, spraying, or other painting techniques, and allowed sufficient time for the anti-oxidants to penetrate into the subsurface region of the composite and to let dry in a dry atmosphere. The coated carbon/carbon composites can be heat treated (or charred) at a temperature of about approximately 650 to 950° C. for a time period of about approximately one to seven hours. The above painting/heat treating processes can be repeated one to three or more times in order to obtain sufficient anti-oxidant char on or below the surface to a certain depth of the composite.