Abstract: The new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ is part of the long leaves sansevieria varieties. It can reach 90 cm in length, with an average of approximately 4-7 leaves per plant. The new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ is cylinder shaped, the arrangement of the leaves is in the form of a rosette. Leave colors are very different compared to its parent variety (‘Wintergreen’), but like its parent variety the new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ shows also variegated bands on the leaves with no distinguishable margins and produces more leaves per rosette. Additionally, new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ shows, unlike the parent variety, high resistance to anthracnose disease caused by C.sansevierae which gives the new variety a greater competitive advantage as well as its sister variety ‘Spearmint’ (Patent No. U. S. 32,333).

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or formula (II), compositions and methods useful for treating and/or preventing a fungal infections are provided. wherein the substituents are as defined in the appended claims.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a seat back extending from the seating portion. The seat back defines a rear facing surface and a recessed area formed in the rear facing surface. The recessed area extends from an upper surface of the seat back toward a central portion of the seat back. The recessed area defines a void between the vehicle seat and a child seat positioned proximate to the seat back.

Abstract: A method for producing injectable pharmaceutical formulations of blood-derived protein materials includes the steps of fractioning the source material in a polymer/salt aqueous two-phase system in the presence of phenol, purifying the top phase of the system by means of precipitation with caprylic acid and purifying the bottom phase by means of thermocoagulation, increasing the purity of the materials in both phases through chromatography, removing viral particles by means of the nanofiltration of both preparations, and formulating, stabilizing, and packaging the resulting materials.

Abstract: A drone is provided that includes a controller, a time measurer that measures a present time, a position measurer that obtains a current position of the drone, and a storage that stores a time period for which the flight of the drone is permitted. The controller performs operations including determining a possible flight area of the drone in accordance with a difference between an end of the time period for which flight of the drone is permitted and the present time, and determining whether the drone is located within the possible flight area on the basis of the current position of the drone.

Abstract: A biotechnology process that employs membrane technology for obtaining an extract rich in tannins of ellagic acid from blackberries (Rubus spp.) and from other fruits that contain these compounds, as well as to the extract obtained using this method. The method is essentially based on baromembrane technologies that allow mechanical separation and effective fractionation between the polyphenol compounds, by interactions between the physico-chemical properties thereof, the material of the membrane and the molar mass of same, thereby allowing enrichment of a fraction of the natural extract with ellagic acid tannins and modification of the content thereof in terms of anthocyanins and other compounds such as sugars and acids.

Abstract: A system and method for the preservation of coconut products via dehydration and freezing are disclosed. Via the systems and methods described herein, coconuts can achieve a significantly longer shelf life, without degradation of the coconuts naturally-occurring beneficial aspects. One exemplary embodiment of the invention discloses a method for the preservation of a coconut by dehydrating the coconut in a blast cooler with a dehumidifier and a blower. The combination of the cool temperature and the dry airflow over the coconut, cause the coconut to dehydrate, decreasing the amount of water inside the coconut. With less water inside of the coconut, the coconut can then be frozen in a shock freezer, without cracking the coconut. The coconut is then defrosted at a specific temperature for a specific period of time, to ensure the coconut shell remains dry, thereby preventing mold and mildew on the exterior of the coconut.

Abstract: Order information indicating a purchase order is received from an ordering device. Whether a display terminal corresponding to the ordering device from which the order information has been sent exists or not is determined using information which indicates correspondences between ordering devices and display terminals. Message information indicating acceptance of the purchase order indicated in the order information is transmitted to the corresponding display terminal. It is determined whether status information indicating that the message information was displayed on the display of the corresponding display terminal has been received from the corresponding display terminal or not. A cancellation period during which a process for canceling the purchase order indicated in the order information is accepted is started upon reception of the status information.

Abstract: Embodiments for providing a movable charging coil are provided. One embodiment includes a console that includes a device receptacle. Embodiments also include a first biased retention finger and a second biased retention finger disposed on the device receptacle, where the first biased retention finger and the second biased retention finger removably secure any of a plurality of differently sized mobile devices. Embodiments may also include a movable charging coil that is disposed within the console, as well as a computing device. The computing device may include logic that, when executed by a processor causes the computing device to determine a type of mobile device received in the device receptacle, and adjust a position of the movable charging coil.

Abstract: An information presenting method includes: determining whether each event scheduled in a user schedule information belongs to a first event related to work activities or a second event not related to work activities; calculating a degree of fatigue based on a first total time of the first event and a second total time of the second event; searching for a free time after a current time, in which no event is scheduled, based on the user schedule information; determining a future position of the user in an event temporally adjacent to the free time based on the user schedule information; and generating presentation information about a service provider for relieving fatigue and that exists in a certain location around the future position of the user in response to a determination that the degree of fatigue is greater than or equal to a threshold value set for the user.

Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus worn on the head of a user and a method for controlling the head-mounted display apparatus are disclosed. The head-mounted display apparatus includes a gesture sensor that detects a swipe gesture manipulation that indicates a direction, the swipe gesture manipulation being performed in a manipulation space, a display, a processor, and a memory storing a program. The program, when executed by the processor, executes a switching operation, in which first display information to be displayed on the display is switched to second display information according to the direction indicated by the swipe gesture manipulation detected by the gesture sensor.

Abstract: A memory storing AV data for playing back encrypted video on a playback device is provided. The AV data includes a system stream file including encrypted video information, and a management information file. The system stream file includes a first segment in which is repeated a first data unit that can be individually decrypted using a first decryption key, and has a second data unit of the same data size as the first data unit but cannot be decrypted by the first decryption key. The system stream file also includes a second segment which can all be decrypted using a second decryption key that the playback device has in common with another playback device. The management information file has a time map in which are correlated I-picture serving as random access point, and a presentation clock time of the I-picture. The I-picture is multiplexed in the second segment.

Abstract: A method includes controlling a communication terminal, which is connected to a wearable terminal via a network, to notify notification information that includes push notification to a user, without transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal when both the communication terminal and the wearable terminal are in use, and transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal when the communication terminal is not in use and the wearable terminal is in use.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body that has a cabin area and a cargo area including a truck bed assembly. A tailgate assembly is pivotally connected to the truck bed assembly at a location between a pair of tailgate posts, the tailgate assembly being moveable between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration. A vehicle video system includes a first rear video camera that captures a first field of view at least partially rearward of a rear bumper assembly of the vehicle body with the tailgate assembly in the raised configuration and a second rear video camera that captures a second field of view rearward of the tailgate assembly with the tailgate assembly in the lowered configuration.

Abstract: An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines by capturing the subject that changes in luminance, and obtaining identification information of the subject by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image. The method further includes sending the identification information to a server, obtaining place information indicating a location of the subject from the server, and displaying a location of the terminal device on a map.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling electric equipment according to a user's speech in a speech-based equipment control system. The method includes receiving first speech information that expresses an operating instruction causing the electric equipment to operate for a first operating time. The method also includes transmitting to the electric equipment a first control command for executing a first operating process. When receiving second speech information expressing an operating instruction causing the electric equipment to operate for a second operating time, different from the first operating time before the first operating process is complete, the method further includes detecting an elapsed operating time of the electric equipment, comparing the detected elapsed operating time to the second operating time, and conditionally transmitting a second control command to the electric equipment aborting the first operating process and executing a second operating process.

Abstract: Ureteral stents include a tubular body defining a lumen and have (i) a distal kidney section to be placed in or near a patient's kidney, (ii) a proximal bladder section to be placed within or near the patient's bladder, and (iii) a ureter section between the distal and proximal sections to be placed within the patient's ureter. A first anti-migration feature may be provided at the proximal bladder section and may include one or more projections extending outward from the tubular body. The first anti-migration feature may extend less than a total length of the proximal bladder section, and may be configured to not enter the patient's bladder. Furthermore, a second anti-migration feature may be provided at the distal kidney section, the proximal bladder section, or both.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical component (10), comprising a first spherical reflector (12) and a second spherical reflector (14), which is arranged in order to reflect a light beam several times between the first reflector (12) and the second reflector (14) and which spans an interior together with the first spherical reflector (12), wherein a coupling-in device is provided, which comprises a coupling-in reflector element (16) arranged within the interior, said coupling-in reflector element being arranged in order to reflect a light beam (24) to be coupled in onto the first spherical reflector (12).

Abstract: A biotechnology process that employs membrane technology for obtaining an extract rich in tannins of ellagic acid from blackberries (Rubus spp.) and from other fruits that contain these compounds, as well as to the extract obtained using this method. The method is essentially based on baromembrane technologies that allow mechanical separation and effective fractionation between the polyphenol compounds, by interactions between the physico-chemical properties thereof, the material of the membrane and the molar mass of same, thereby allowing enrichment of a fraction of the natural extract with ellagic acid tannins and modification of the content thereof in terms of anthocyanins and other compounds such as sugars and acids.

Abstract: The new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ is part of the long leaves Sansevieria varieties. It can reach 90 cm in length, with an average of approximately 4-7 leaves per plant. The new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ is cylinder shaped, the arrangement of the leaves is in the form of a rosette. Leave colors are very different compared to its parent variety (‘Wintergreen’), but like its parent variety the new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ shows also variegated bands on the leaves with no distinguishable margins and produces more leaves per rosette. Additionally, new plant variety ‘Pheasant Tail’ shows, unlike the parent variety, high resistance to anthracnose disease caused by C. sansevierae which gives the new variety a greater competitive advantage as well as its sister variety ‘Spearmint’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 32,333).