Abstract: A signal portion is extracted from an input signal for each frame having a specific duration to generate a per-frame input signal. The per-frame input signal in a time domain is converted into a per-frame input signal in a frequency domain, thereby generating a spectral pattern. Subband average energy is derived in each of subbands adjacent one another in the spectral pattern. The subband average energy is compared in at least one subband pair of a first subband and a second subband that is a higher frequency band than the first subband, the first and second subbands being consecutive subbands in the spectral pattern. It is determined that the per-frame input signal includes a consonant segment if the subband average energy of the second subband is higher than the subband average energy of the first subband.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a holding unit that holds a recorded recording medium in a standing posture, a roller that sends the recording medium to the holding unit, and a restricting unit that restricts the position of the recording medium not to be in contact with the roller.

Abstract: To facilitate the estimation of relatedness between nodes of a graph, implementations estimate relatedness between nodes in a graph by pre-computing for a subset of sample nodes (e.g., center nodes) a plurality of transition probabilities between each sample node and each of the other nodes in the graph, and then later when queried the implementations calculate in real-time the resultant estimated transition probability between the first node and the second node through the at least one sample node based on the pre-computed transition probabilities.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture for memory overload management. The method includes: collecting memory application information of at least one node of a computer system that is implementing the method; predicting a memory overload period and an overload memory size of a first node where memory overload will occur based on the memory application information; and scheduling a memory space according to the memory overload period and the overload memory size.

Abstract: A cryptographically-secure component is used to provide read-undeniability and deletion-verifiability for messaging applications. When a messaging application of a sending node desires to send a message to a messaging application of a receiving node, the sending node requests an encryption key from the receiving node. The cryptographically-secure component of the receiving node generates an encryption key that is bound to a state of the receiving node. The messaging application of the sending node encrypts the message using the encryption key and sends the encrypted message to the messaging application of the receiving node. Because the encryption key used to encrypt the message is bound to the state associated with reading the message by the cryptographically-secure component, if the receiving node desires to decrypt and read the encrypted message, the receiving node may advance its state to the bound state to retrieve the decryption key.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus comprising single-path and multiple-path compliant interconnects that are coupled between electrical contacts and that allow for increased electrical performance without compromising mechanical reliability. Exemplary apparatus comprises a conductive vertical anchor coupled at a first end to an electrical contact; and one or more conductive arcuate beams coupled at a first end to a second end of the vertical anchor, and coupled at a second end to a second electrical contact. One electrical contact comprises a die contact pad and the other electrical contact comprises a substrate contact pad. Alternatively, one electrical contact comprises a substrate contact pad and the other electrical contact comprises a printed circuit board contact pad. Also, one electrical contact comprises a die contact pad and the other electrical contact comprises a printed circuit board contact pad. Methods of fabricating the apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: A display device formed by plural pixels that have reflective regions and transmissive regions is disclosed. The display device includes, in each of the pixels: an element layer formed on a substrate; a planarizing layer formed on the substrate to cover the element layer; and a gap adjusting layer formed on the planarizing layer on the element layer. In the display device, the reflective region is formed by an area including the element layer, the planarizing layer, the gap adjusting layer, and a reflection electrode formed on the gap adjusting layer, and the transmissive region is formed by an area including the planarizing layer formed on the substrate excluding an area in which the gap adjusting layer is formed.

Abstract: A tensioner includes a base and an idler support assembly slidably retained on the base, the idler support assembly including a support element having a cam surface at a first end. A spring loaded handle assembly includes a tension bar rotatably mounted to the base, and a handle longitudinally adjustably mounted to the tension bar, an engagement element, and a biasing element intermediate the engagement element and the handle. The handle is assembly rotatable between a first position and a second position. The engagement element disengages the cam surface in the first position and the engagement element engages the cam surface in the second position.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for facilitating the exchange of information between interconnected computing entities is disclosed. The method includes: receiving from a client, by a workload manager, a workload unit of data in need of processing by the client; initiating by the workload manager a persistent storage of the workload unit of data received from the client; without waiting for the initiated storage of the workload unit of data to complete, sending by the workload manager the workload unit of data to a plurality of compute nodes; and responsive to receiving a result of a processing of the workload unit of data by one of the plurality compute nodes, canceling processing by the workload manager of the workload unit of data by a remainder of the plurality of compute nodes.

Abstract: One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications while retaining the message vector indication. An I/O adapter event notification may be routed and presented to a host or to a guest that the host is executing. To present the notification to the correct host or to the correct guest, various data structures in host and/or guest memory are used.

Abstract: Provided is a run-flat tire in which the ride quality and the run-flat durability during normal running are highly combined. The tire is provided with a reinforcing cord layer covering the radial carcass at least from the belt end to the maximum width portion of the tire side portion; the cord constituting the reinforcing cord layer is nylon 66 cord, cellulose fiber cord, PET cord, PEN cord or aramid/nylon 66 hybrid cord, and has a cord angle of less than 10° with respect to the tire radius direction; and the elastic modulus of the cord pulled out from the tire at a temperature of 25° C. under the conditions of a load of 3 N is not higher than 40 cN/dtex, and the thermal shrinkage stress ? (cN/dtex) at a temperature of 177° C. and the elastic modulus E (cN/dtex) at a temperature of 177° C. under the conditions of a load of 10 N satisfy the following conditions: ?+0.025E?0.36, 40?E?8, and ??0.

Abstract: A method for minimizing the amount of metal crosslinked viscosifier necessary for treating a wellbore with proppant or gravel is given. The method includes using fibers to aid in transporting, suspending and placing proppant or gravel in viscous carrier fluids otherwise having insufficient viscosity to prevent particulate settling. Fibers are given that have properties optimized for proppant transport but degrade after the treatment into degradation products that do not precipitate in the presence of ions in the water such as calcium and magnesium. Crosslinked polymer carrier fluids are identified that are not damaged by contaminants present in the fibers or by degradation products released by premature degradation of the fibers.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions for delivering agents to a subject, and in particular, to compositions for delivery of therapeutic agents or diagnostic agents in the presence or absence of targeting moieties. In part, this disclosure relates to compositions comprising a hydrophobic group with a first end and a second end, a first metal binding domain linked to the hydrophobic group, a metal ion capable of being chelated to the first metal binding domain, and an agent linked to a second metal binding domain capable of chelating to the metal ion.

Abstract: A method for conducting a surgical procedure is described herein. The surgical procedure includes creating a pathway through a nasal cavity, creating an opening through a section of skull that is connected to the nasal cavity, harvesting a portion of the skull formed by creating the opening to expose a dura layer of the brain, cutting a section of the dura layer to expose a section of brain tissue, and inserting a tissue resection device through the nasal cavity to take tissue samples from the exposed brain tissue. The dura layer is then secured over the exposed brain tissue so as to create a watertight seal and the previously harvested portion of the skull is inserted in in the opening and secured to the skull to close the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to streamlining optical module and/or subassembly development, manufacturing, and testing through introducing a memory component within a module and/or subassembly that is utilized with a host module for system calibration and/or configuration. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention can streamline optical amplifier (EDFA) module and/or subassembly development, manufacturing, and testing. The present invention includes an optical module/sub-assembly without control circuitry, i.e. a “dumb module”, but with a memory that is used to load relevant data from a supplier. This data is utilized to calibrate, test, and configure the optical module/sub-assembly in a host module. The host module includes control circuitry to access this memory in the optical module/sub-assembly and to calibrate, test, configure, and control the optical module/sub-assembly.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an interconnection substrate on which a semiconductor chip is mounted; electrodes formed on a surface of the interconnection substrate; and solder bumps formed on the electrodes. The solder bump includes a base section and a surface layer section that covers the base section. The surface layer section includes conductive metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Au, and Ag, and Sn at least and a ratio of the number of atoms of the conductive metal to the number of Sn atoms per a unit volume is more than 0.01.

Abstract: A correction value calculating section 70 is provided with a pinion shaft torsion angle correction value calculating section 74 and a pinion shaft torsion angular velocity correction value calculating section 75 for calculating a correction value in consideration with the transmission characteristic of the steering assist torque from the electric motor 6 to the steerable vehicle wheel 9. Therefore, the electric motor 6 can generate the steering assist torque compensating for the influence by the transmission characteristic of the steering assist torque from the electric motor 6 to the steerable vehicle wheel 9 by correcting a target value defined by a detection value of the torque sensor 3 with the correction value.

Abstract: A method of locating preferred services includes searching an augmented spatial index, which is based on a user's determined preferred services. Additionally, the method includes indicating a location of a currently-sought preferred service.

Abstract: A controller configures a plurality of solid state disks as a redundant array of independent disks (RAID), wherein the plurality of solid state disks store a plurality of blocks, and wherein storage areas of the plurality of solid state disks corresponding to at least some blocks of the plurality of blocks have different amounts of estimated life expectancies. The controller includes in data structures associated with a block that is to be stored in the storage areas of the plurality of solid state disks an indication that the block includes parity information corresponding to the RAID, wherein parity information comprises information corresponding to an error correction mechanism to protect against a disk failure.

Abstract: A method of reporting search results of a collection of data is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a hash function and a pattern of data for which to search within the collection of data and searching the collection of data for one or more strings of data that match the pattern. In response to finding one or more strings of data that match the pattern, the method further includes hashing each string that matches the pattern of data with the hash function and creating one or more rows of a results table. Each row of the results table corresponds to one string of data that matches the pattern of data and includes the corresponding hashed string of data.