Abstract: Ethylenic polymers comprising low levels of total unsaturation are disclosed. Compositions using such ethylene polymers and fabricated articles made from them are also disclosed.

Abstract: A casing includes a base plate and a supporting post extending upwardly from the base plate. The base plate and the supporting post are integrally formed as a single monolithic piece from the same material. The supporting post axially defines a fixing hole therein. The fixing hole has an opening at a top free end of the supporting post. The fixing hole includes a first section adjacent to the opening, a second section far from the opening and spaced from the first section, and a chamfer section between the first section and the second section. The first section has a diameter larger than that of the second section.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to assays for the detection of Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Retrovirus (“XMRV”) and diseases associated with XMRV infection. Additionally, the invention relates to specific XMRV antigens capable of inducing an immunogenic response as well as XMRV-related nucleic acids having significant diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic utilities.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides variant superoxide dismutase polypeptides, compositions comprising the polypeptides, and nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptides. The present disclosure provides methods of reducing oxidative damage in a cell, tissue, or organ. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying agents that increase superoxide dismutase activity.

Abstract: A method and device for performing a constraint failure analysis on an instance model. The present invention provides a convenient tool to bridge between a model-constraint designer and a model user, reduce load for model/constraint usability, simplify the learning curve, and assist to make a model correction for the model user.

Abstract: A composition comprising a copolymer having repeating units in any sequence of Formula I wherein Rf is a straight or branched perfluoroalkyl group which is optionally interrupted by at least one oxygen atom, X3 is oxygen or X1, each X1 is independently an organic divalent linking group, G is F or CF3, A is an amide, X2 is an organic linking group, Y is O, N or S, Z is H, a straight or branched alkyl group or halide, B is H or wherein Rf, X1, X3, G, and A are as defined above, and each W is independently various copolymer units.

Abstract: An LED power supply (LPS) (10) that is designed to replace conventional fluorescent lamps, which also include Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). The LPS (10) is comprised of three major elements: a power input circuit (PIC) (12), an LED Power Control Circuit (LPCC) (14) and an LED load 16. The PIC (12) can consist of either a d-c voltage source (12A) or an a-c voltage source (12B). The a-c voltage source (12B) is rectified and filtered to produce a filtered d-c voltage output (11?) prior to being applied to an OR gate (12D) from where a filtered d-c voltage (21) is produced and applied to the LPCC (14) for further processing. The CPCC (14) functions to automatically monitor and adjust both the voltage and the current that is applied to a plurality of LEDS 71 that comprise the LED load 16. The LED load is typically configured in a series-parallel configuration.

Abstract: A temperature adjustable water mixing valve having a cold water inlet, a cold water outlet, a hot water inlet, a mixing water outlet, and a valve core configured to open or close water channels. The temperature adjustable water mixing valve further includes a pressure relief channel between the cold water inlet and a port connected with a water storage device. The channel is equipped with a check valve allowing water to flow from the water storage device to the cold water inlet. The temperature adjustable water mixing valve opens the check valve to discharge toward the front-end water source when the inner pressure in the water storage device is high.

Abstract: A client of a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server is used to protect the ENUM server from a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The DoS attack may comprise a plurality of attempts to place exception calls from one or more end user devices that are unregistered. The one or more end user devices may originate from a service provider network.

Abstract: This disclosure provides purified nucleic acids and polypeptides and various uses of these sequences such as transcript profiling. Also provided are transgenic plants, seeds, and plant cells containing DNA for expression of the proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants, methods of making such plants and methods of making agricultural commodity including seeds and hybrid seeds from such plants.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an OFDM signal demodulation method and device thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing an assembled battery, comprising the following steps: (a) producing a plurality of unit cells; (b) arranging the plurality of unit cells in a nested manner such that one unit cell is disposed within another unit cell; and (c) electrically connecting the plurality of unit cells with one another in parallel or in series. The problem that toroidal batteries with high capacity, high power density and small thickness may have a large volume and low energy density is solved by connecting in parallel a plurality of unit cells nested within one another, and heat dissipation of the battery is also further improved. An assembled battery produced by the method is also provided.

Abstract: Polypeptide agents useful in the treatment of IgA1 deposition diseases and methods of using such polypeptide agents. Methods of screening for inhibitors of IgA1 proteases and agents that inhibit IgA1 proteases are also disclosed.

Abstract: A finned tube includes channels defined between adjacent fins on the tube body outer surface. Wings extend from side walls of the adjacent fins between the fin top and the fin base such that the wings form a barrier which splits the channel into an upper channel and a lower channel. A plurality of holes penetrate the barrier where the wings meet, so liquids and gases can pass into and out of the enclosed area defined by the lower channel. The wings can include alternating upper wings and lower wings, and there can be depressions formed in the fin top.

Abstract: The present invention designs and synthesizes the ascorbyl ester derivatives of the aryl (ethanoic) propanoic acid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicaments, such as ibuprofen, ketoprofen and naproxen, and addition salt of the derivatives with pharmaceutical acid or pharmaceutical alkaline. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicament which takes the ibuprofen as the representative is a common antipyretic analgesic medicament. The invention has remarkable antipyretic and analgesic effects and good safety except for anti-inflammatory effect, thus being not only suitable for adults, but also suitable for the elderly people, infants and children.

Abstract: Pliers with adjustable jaw span have a first member (1) and a second member (2) which cooperate with each other. A long slot (13) is formed in the first member (1). The second member (2) is connected with the first member (1) by means of a pivot (3) passing through the long slot (13), and rotatable around the pivot (3) relative to the first member (1), while adjusting the span of the jaws by varying the position of the pivot (3) within the long slot (13). The edge of the long slot (13) is provided with ratchet teeth (14). The pivot (3) is engaged with the ratchet teeth (14) by a pawl (31), thus the pivot is movable within the long slot (13) in a first direction and immovable in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. The pliers are convenient to operate because when the position of the pivot (3) is moved within the long slot (13), the user's operation is required only for the movement in one direction.

Abstract: A system may include, for example, an Interrogating Call Session Control Function (I-CSCF) device having a processor adapted to receive a request from a Serving CSCF (S-CSCF) device communicatively coupled to a first communication device to establish communications with a second communication device responsive to the first communication device initiating a call directed to the second communication device, and to identify a primary S-CSCF device to which the second communication device is registered. The processor can also be adapted to detect a communication fault when attempting to communicate with the primary S-CSCF device, and to identify a secondary S-CSCF device that provides backup communication services to the second communication device responsive to detecting the communication fault. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A battery powered rotating LED lighting assembly with a magnetic base, a housing and a pivot post attached to the housing. The lighting assembly housing is supported by the pivot post, which is supported by a support assembly in the base.

Abstract: A pulse tube cryocooler modulating phase via an inertance tube and an acoustic amplifier (A1, A2) provided in the pulse tube cryocooler are disclosed. The acoustic power amplifier (A1, A2) is made of a metal pulse tube (PT1, PT2) filled with regenerative materials, which are located at a distance of X from the hot end of the pulse tube. The length of the regenerative materials is L which meets the requirement of X?L>0. The acoustic power amplifier (A1, A2) can be used not only in a single-stage pulse tube cryocooler, but also in a multi-stage pulse tube cryocooler thermally coupled or gas coupled. The regenerative materials may be any cold storage materials applicable at low temperatures, such as stainless steel wire mesh, lead pellet, lead thread et al. The acoustic power amplifier (A1, A2) can increase the acoustic power at the hot end of the pulse tube (PT1, PT2), which is advantageous to the phase modulation of the inertance tube, thereby the properties of the pulse tube cryocooler can be enhanced.

Abstract: The invention provides a compensation method for audio frame loss in a MDCT domain, the method comprising: when a frame currently lost is a Pth frame, obtaining a set of frequencies to be predicted, and for each frequency in the set, using phases and amplitudes of a plurality of frames before a (P?1)th frame in a MDCT-MDST domain to predict a phase and an amplitude of the Pth frame, and using the predicted phase and amplitude to obtain a MDCT coefficient of the Pth frame at each corresponding frequency; for a frequency outside the set, using MDCT coefficients of a plurality of frames before the Pth frame to calculate a MDCT coefficient value of the Pth frame at the frequency; performing an IMDCT for the MDCT coefficients of the Pth frame to obtain a time domain signal of the Pth frame.