Abstract: Methods and/or systems and/or apparatus for improved memory management include different allocation and deallocation strategies for various sizes of objects needing memory allocation during runtime.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus which continuously separate and measure mercury in an exhaust gas in accordance with each chemical conformation and display a measurement result in real time. According to the method and the apparatus, water-soluble mercury in a gas is absorbed into an absorption solution (7), the gas and the absorption solution (7) are then separated from each other, the water-soluble mercury in the absorption solution (7) is reduced to be converted into gaseous metal mercury and led to an analyzer (20), and metal mercury in the gas which is not absorbed into the absorption solution (7) is led to an analyzer (22) in the form of gas. As a result, the water-soluble mercury and the non-water-soluble mercury contained in the gas can be captured and measured/analyzed in respective measurement systems in accordance with each chemical conformation. In addition, a concentration of the metal mercury and that of the water-soluble mercury in the gas can be continuously monitored in real time.

Abstract: Packaging processes and structures provide thin-film interconnects for high performance signal transmission of high frequency signals. The thin-film interconnects can be formed on a carrier that is at least partly removed for formation of terminals such as a BGA connected to the thin-film interconnects. Removal of the carrier can leave a frame for handling of the thin-film interconnects during subsequent processing. The thin film interconnects can be used to route signals to external terminals, between dies, or between functional units within a die. This allows the dies to contain fewer routing layers and allows configuration of a device such as an ASIC during packaging. A coarser pitch interconnect structure can be fabricated on the carrier using different technology for power and ground management and/or in a core that attaches to the thin-film package structure.

Abstract: Chemical compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and addition compounds and prodrugs thereof are useful in therapy, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; diabetes inspidus, and sleep apnea.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing carbonaceous nanofibers. The method comprises the following steps: (a) a liquid feed, a carrier gas and a de-coke agent are added into a reactor thereby to form a mixture, wherein the liquid feed includes a hydrocarbon, a catalyst precursor and a sulfide, and the carrier gas includes hydrogen; and (b) the mixture is heated at a temperature ranging from 700 to 1600° C. In this method, the hydrocarbon is used as a carbon source for the carbon material, which forms the carbonaceous nanofibers, a transition metal compound is used as a catalyst precursor, a sulfide is used as an auxiliary catalyst, and water or alcohol is used as a de-coke agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Vestigial Side Band (VSB) Digital Television (DTV) in agreement with the DTV standards (A/53) of the Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC), and to a method thereof. More particularly, it provides 4-VSB DTV transceiver that improves reception performance of a receiver by transmitting and receiving dual streams formed of normal data and robust data without increasing average power, regardless of a mixing rate of the normal and robust data. The 4-VSB DTV transceiver of the present research includes an encoding unit for encoding the robust data to be mapped to one of two groups having 4 levels {?5, ?3, 1, 7} and {?7, ?1, 3, 5}.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for efficient hand-off in a wireless network employ a neighbor report which may include, in addition to more convention information about neighboring access point, search thresholds, target beacon transmission time of neighboring access points, and execution thresholds. The present systems and methods also provide a mechanism of updating neighbor report and its elements. A faster and lower spectrum cost active search scheme based on sending a null packet may also be used by the systems and methods.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating osteoarthritis with ion-channel regulators is disclosed. The ion-channel regulators are used alone or in combination with other osteoarthritis treatment agents, including but not limited to injectable agents such as viscosupplements and steroids. A composition comprising one or more ion-channel regulator(s) and one or more osteoarthritis treatment agent(s) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-compressor heat pump system configured to provide heating and cooling over a range of ambient temperatures. The compressors can be operated independently and alone or together in series for maximum output. Heat exchangers are selectively fluidically connected to the compressors to enable refrigerant flow between the compressors and at least two heat exchangers in a manner that enables the heat pump system to be selectively operable in various modes. Preferred aspects include selectively operating the compressors based on the ratio of the evaporating and condensing pressures of the refrigerant within the heat pump system, a mixing chamber between the compressors, and a lubricant management system to prevent the accumulation of a lubricant in one of the compressors.

Abstract: A matte finish composition exhibiting superior qualities of maintaining a matting agent in dispersion without significantly increasing viscosity, which includes a polymer, a water-based solvent, a matting agent and a crosslinking agent. The polymer may include urethane monomers. The matting agent may be silicon dioxide. The matting agent may be a fine dust. The crosslinking agent may include a polyfunctional aziridine such as pentaerythrito-tris-(?-N-aziridinyl propionate).

Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids. For example, the invention provides isolated nucleic acids having at least one strand with both sense and antisense sequences that are complementary to each other. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acids having at least one strand that is a template for both sense and antisense sequences that are complementary to each other. In addition, the invention provides cells, viruses, and transgenic animals (e.g., transgenic non-human animals) containing one or more of the isolated nucleic acids provided herein as well as methods for using one or more of the isolated nucleic acids provided herein to reduce the level of an RNA (e.g., an mRNA) within a cell.

Abstract: A computer system for integrating medical information using the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) as a taxonomy of medical terms includes a learner module for learning from training data concept classifiers for a source ontology and a target ontology, a mapper module for generating associations between source and target ontology classifiers using the UMLS, an annotator module for extracting knowledge from test data using source and target ontology classifiers and UMLS, and a feedback module for ranking associations according to a level or certainty, and presenting those associations that fall below a predefined level of certainty to a user for correction.

Abstract: An equipment management system. A detector detects at least one protector in a detection field thereof utilizing wireless communication techniques. A database stores an equipment rule for an area. The equipment rule comprises predetermined types of protectors and predetermined number for each type. A processor automatically determines if the equipment rule is satisfied by determining if the types of protectors actually detected in a period and the number of each detected type are equal to the predetermined types and numbers.

Abstract: A compound semiconductor material for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device is disclosed, which has a group II-VI compound doped with a dopant ranging from 0.1 to 30 mol %, wherein the dopant is selected from a group consisting of alkaline-earth metals, group IIIA elements, group IVA elements, group VA elements, group VIA elements, and transitional metals. The method for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device by using the compound semiconductor material of the present invention is disclosed therewith.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing an anti-traction, mobility denial material on a target surface. In various exemplary embodiments, a method of dispensing an anti-traction material on a target surface includes providing a polymer particle powder to a first section of a dispensing nozzle, providing a water stream to a second section of a dispensing nozzle, and mixing the polymer particle powder with the water stream upon exit of the streams out of the first and second sections of the dispensing nozzle to form the anti-traction material on the target surface, the formed anti-traction material being a gel.

Abstract: A system for data communication in a wireless mesh network that comprises a wired gateway, and a plurality of nodes stationary with respect to each other being disposed in a pattern including at least one path, each of the plurality of nodes located in the at least one path having a transmission range overlapped with that of an immediate adjacent node located in the at least one path, further comprising a node connected to the wired gateway, and an end node located at one end of the at least one path remote from the gateway-connected node, wherein each of a subset of the plurality of nodes, wherein said subset excludes the gateway connected node and the end node, operates in one of a first state in which a first node of the subset is ready to transmit a data frame, a second state at which a second node in the subset is prohibited from transmitting or receiving a data frame and a third state at which a third node in the subset is ready to receive a data frame.

Abstract: Valve for the venting circuit of a liquid tank, said valve containing: a) a chamber (3) which opens into the tank and is connected via an aperture to the venting circuit; b) a float containing a head provided with a needle and able to slide vertically inside the chamber; and c) a closure member for closing off the venting aperture and itself having an aperture that can be closed off by the needle of the float, the closure member having a flexible seal which is capable of moving substantially vertically relative to the head of the float, said head being provided with a device for limiting the movement of the seal

Abstract: Gene expression is inhibited in a cell by introducing into the cell a lentiviral vector encoding a siRNA specific for the gene. Lentiviral vectors encoding siRNA specific for a cancer-associated gene inhibited expression of the gene and caused cell death after being introduced into cancer cells. Viral replication in HIV-infected cells was inhibited after introducing a lentiviral vector encoding siRNA specific for HIV genes in into the cells.

Abstract: The invention further features novel methods and compositions for treating and preventing dry eye by administration of neurotransmitters and/or neuropeptides, optionally in formulation with various other agents, as well as kits for the use of such novel formulations and methods.

Abstract: A method for conveying digitally encoded data within a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) using a contention based Media Access Control (MAC) protocol. In the method, a multi-beam access point can transmit a channel contention request and responsively receive channel contention responses. A set of nodes can be determined based upon the channel contention responses. Each node of the determined set can be assigned one beam of the multi-beam access point. The nodes can use the assigned beams to simultaneously communicate with said multi-beam access point in a collision-free fashion along an assigned beam.