Abstract: Systems and methods for managing identity information which improves the experience of the HCPs when accessing services offered by the life science industry by delivering a single sign-on service over web portals of multiple different service providers (e.g., pharmaceutical companies). HCPs may register with an identity management system and be verified with an HCP data management system. Service providers may register their web portals with the identity management system. When an HCP wants to login to a service provider's web portal, the HCP's browser may be redirected to an URL owned by the identity management system and be authenticated by the identity management system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for control of at least one of a plurality of semiautonomous marine vessels are provided. The system includes a control station with a communications system for network communication with marine vessels, and provides diagnostics and control for control and monitoring of the marine vessels, according to a mission plan.

Abstract: An I/O-abstracted configuration is defined for a field device that has not yet been assigned or allocated to communicate via a particular I/O device or I/O network within a plant, and this configuration is stored in a device placeholder object in a back-end environment of the plant. Thereafter other objects, modules, applications, user interfaces, etc., that are to execute in the back-end environment of the plant to communicate with the field device during on-line operation of the plant may be designed, built, configured, and tested using the device placeholder object without any actual communications with the field device and without assigning the device placeholder object to a particular I/O channel or I/O network.

Abstract: Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having improved extension rates relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases.

Abstract: A micro-electromechanical pressure transducer formed from a silicon die centers itself on a pedestal, formed from either a metal or a dielectric, by applying a predetermined amount of liquid epoxy adhesive to the square, top surface of the pedestal and allowing the liquid adhesive to distribute itself over the top surface. A MEMS die placed atop the liquid adhesive is centered on the top surface by surface tension between sides of the die and the top surface.

Abstract: A dynamic platform with extending struts has fastened thereto a bi-directional torsional power unit to selectively deliver force opposing either extension or flexion, and to provide assistance in a respective opposite direction. The power unit is threadably mounted on a hinge pin (spline) centrally located on the platform, and is latched to a catch assembly radially located thereto, the hinge pin of the platform communicating with one end of a torsion spring of the power unit and the catch assembly communicating with another end of the torsion spring, to selectively deliver the extension/flexion force. The power unit can be detached, with simple manual operation of the catch assembly, without tools, flipped over and reattached to the same platform attachment points to switch (reverse) extension torque to flexion torque and vice versa.

Abstract: Electronic design automation systems, methods, and media are presented for hierarchical timing analysis with multi-instance blocks. Some embodiments involve generation of a combined timing context for all instances of a multi-instance block. Such embodiments may merge timing context information with multi-mode multi-context (MMMC) views for different instances of a multi-instance block. Other embodiments involve efficient merging of instance timing contexts during block level static timing analysis. Various different embodiments involve separate or hybrid merged timing analysis based on a user selection.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are used for three-dimensional sensing with a time-of-flight lidar sensor having a single emitter sensing in one dimension, at least one photodetector, and a mechanical means of scanning in two dimensions said emitter and at least one photodetector. The external case of the lidar is preferably static, and only internal components involve mechanical motion. In a preferred embodiment of said lidar when operated in the infrared, said external static case has a window that is visually opaque and essentially transparent to infrared radiation.

Abstract: Treatment of carbon-containing low-k dielectric with UV radiation and a reducing agent enables process-induced damage repair. Also, treatment with a reducing agent and UV radiation is effective to clean a processed wafer surface by removal of metal oxide (e.g., copper oxide) and/or organic residue of CMP slurry from the planarized surface of a processed wafer with or without low-k dielectric. The methods of the invention are particularly applicable in the context of damascene processing to recover lost low-k property of a dielectric damaged during processing, either pre-metalization, post-planarization, or both, and/or provide effective post-planarization surface cleaning to improve adhesion of subsequently applied dielectric barrier and/or other layers.

Abstract: Arrangement of resonators in an aperiodic configurations are described, which can be used for electromagnetic cloaking of objects. The overall assembly of resonators, as structures, do not all repeat periodically and at least some of the resonators are spaced such that their phase centers are separated by more than a wavelength. The arrangements can include resonators of several different sizes and/or geometries arranged so that each size or geometry corresponds to a moderate or high “Q” response that resonates within a specific frequency range, and that arrangement within that specific grouping of akin elements is periodic in the overall structure. The relative spacing and arrangement of groupings can be defined by self similarity and origin symmetry.

Abstract: A method for determining a routing for packets aggregated from multiple Layer 2 (L2) networks is provided. An ingress packet is received from an ingress inline network port and is processed to extract a source Media Access Control (MAC) address and a port identifier associated with the source MAC address. The extracted source MAC address of the ingress packet is looked up in a MAC address table. The ingress packet is forwarded to an inline tool device. When an egress packet is received back from the inline tool device it is processed to extract source and destination MAC addresses. The extracted source and destination MAC addresses of the egress packet are looked up in the MAC address table. The egress packet is transmitted to an egress inline port based on the looked up destination MAC address.

Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes an adaptor bracket and a door assembly. The adaptor bracket includes a channel configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system, and further configured to be located between the T-bar and the troffer housing, a slot, and a latch surface. The channel defines an open slot configured to receive and retain a portion of the troffer housing thereby facilitating a retrofit installation. The door assembly includes a latch configured to engage the latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with the slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source coupled to the housing.

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a housing, a first feed portion, a first ground portion, and a second ground portion. The housing defines a slot, a first groove, and a gap. The housing is divided into a first portion and a second portion by the slot, the first groove, and the gap. The first portion is further divided into a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion by the first feed portion. A first portion of the housing extending from the first feed portion to the first gap forms the first radiating portion. A second portion of the housing extending from the first feed portion to the groove forms the second radiating portion. The second radiating portion is shorter than the second portion. The second portion is shorter than the first radiating portion. The first portion activates a first operation mode and the second portion activates a second operation mode.

Abstract: The invention comprises a reversible oligonucleotide inhibitor of nucleic acid polymerases. Methods of designing said inhibitors and using said inhibitors in amplification and detection of nucleic acid, particularly detection of RNA by RT-PCR are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling access to memory to support processing of a master control operation. A data control portion is configured to carry out a plurality of data access operations on the memory device, including read, write, and read-modify-write operations for selectively addressed storage locations defined in the memory. An error control portion executes to detect error in a data segment as stored in the memory. The error control portion corrects a data segment read from the memory device for at least one type of detected error. A command control portion generates commands for actuating the data access operations of the data control portion. The command control portion includes a corrective writeback unit executable responsive to detection of correctable error in a data segment to actuate a read-modify-write operation to the data segment's storage locations. The corresponding storage locations of the memory are thereby adaptively scrubbed.

Abstract: A transmitter/receiver apparatus and method provide adaptive data rate fading compensation that utilize dual-polarization transmissions at a constant modulation-symbol rate over a forward-scatter radio link and that employ adaptive receiver techniques that operate efficiently at the noisy uncoded signal-to-noise ratio threshold of present-day forward-error correction codes over the range of multipath widths in such forward-scatter environments. The dual-polarization transmissions support both dual transmission and dual diversity configurations. The adaptive receiver techniques include adaptive channel matched filtering and adaptive equalizing at the modulation-symbol rate.

Abstract: A quantum processor is operable as a universal adiabatic quantum computing system. The quantum processor includes physical qubits, with at least a first and second communicative coupling available between pairs of qubits via an in-situ tunable superconducting capacitive coupler and an in-situ tunable superconducting inductive coupler, respectively. Tunable couplers provide diagonal and off-diagonal coupling. Compound Josephson junctions (CJJs) of the tunable couplers are responsive to a flux bias to tune a sign and magnitude of a sum of a capacitance of a fixed capacitor and a tunable capacitance which is mediated across a pair of coupling capacitors. The qubits may be hybrid qubits, operable in a flux regime or a charge regime. Qubits may include a pair of CJJs that interrupt a loop of material and which are separated by an island of superconducting material which is voltage biased with respect to a qubit body.

Abstract: A Class D amplifier is described herein that includes an outer loop, an inner loop, and a notch filter. The notch filter can be located between an output of the outer loop and an input of the inner loop. Alternatively or in addition, the notch filter can be located within the outer loop of the Class D amplifier. Ripple content can initially be present at an input to the inner loop of the Class D amplifier, causing nonlinearity in the inner loop and distortion in the audio output signal. The notch filter can filter the ripple content at the input to the inner loop, thereby reducing the nonlinearity present in the inner loop and the distortion in the audio output signal.

Abstract: A transfer member (128) comprising a housing (24) having a top, a side wall (26), an open bottom, the open bottom permitting insertion of a vial (12) within the housing, a piercing member (34) mounted within the housing (24), the piercing member (34) having a piercing tip (36) located at a bottom end thereof, the piercing member having an interior passageway formed therein, a connector (30) located on an exterior side of the top, a moveable member (40) mounted within the housing (24), the moveable member (40) being moveable from a first position wherein the moveable member (40) prevents access to the piercing tip (36) to a second position permitting access to the piercing tip when the vial is inserted in the housing, a transfer member (128), the transfer member (128) having first and second transfer member ends (131, 133) wherein the moveable member (40) and the housing (24) cause the moveable member (40) to rotate when the moveable member (40) moves upwardly upon insertion of the vial (12), the moveable memb