Abstract: Computing systems, devices, and associated methods of allocating computing resources in a distributed computing system to user requests are disclosed herein. In one example, a method includes when none of unallocated computing resources satisfy a constraint on a physical attribute in a received request for the computing resource, identifying one of the allocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies the constraint on the physical attribute and recursively determining whether one of the other allocated or unallocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies a constraint of a prior request. In response to determining that none of the allocated or unallocated resources satisfies the constraint of the prior request, assignment of the identified one of the allocated resources to the prior request is maintained.

Abstract: Computing systems, devices, and associated methods of allocating computing resources in a distributed computing system to user requests are disclosed herein. In one example, a method includes when none of unallocated computing resources satisfy a constraint on a physical attribute in a received request for the computing resource, identifying one of the allocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies the constraint on the physical attribute and recursively determining whether one of the other allocated or unallocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies a constraint of a prior request. In response to determining that none of the allocated or unallocated resources satisfies the constraint of the prior request, assignment of the identified one of the allocated resources to the prior request is maintained.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems employing agents that up-regulate E-cadherin, or E-cadherin agonists, for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease). In certain embodiments, the agent employed is ML327, E-cadherin Up-regulator (ECU), or a compound of Formula I or II.

Abstract: A method performed on a client computing device for providing a graphical user interface for searching through topics and user profiles. It includes rendering, the graphical user interface comprising a first search node, associated with a first node data structure; receiving user input corresponding to a selection of one of the first plurality of nodes as a second search node; and node position input of the second search node; transmitting, a selection request corresponding to the node selection of one of the first plurality of nodes; receiving, data relating to a second plurality of node data structures associated with the second search node; generating on the graphical user interface the second search node at a location on the graphical user interface corresponding to the node position input; and a linking member connecting the first search node to the second search node.

Abstract: A method performed on a client computing device for providing a graphical user interface for searching through topics and user profiles. It includes rendering, the graphical user interface comprising a first search node, associated with a first node data structure; receiving user input corresponding to a selection of one of the first plurality of nodes as a second search node; and node position input of the second search node; transmitting, a selection request corresponding to the node selection of one of the first plurality of nodes; receiving, data relating to a second plurality of node data structures associated with the second search node; generating on the graphical user interface the second search node at a location on the graphical user interface corresponding to the node position input; and a linking member connecting the first search node to the second search node.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a display assembly device comprising first and second faces, the first face arranged to present a first display and the second face arranged to present an optional second display, the device further comprising a computer system operable to run a plurality of application programs using one or more processors to execute a set of stored instructions, wherein the one or more processors is configured by the set of instructions to limit arrangements in which content is displayable on at least one of the displays as display content associated with an application program provisioned on a device infrastructure of the display assembly device.

Abstract: Access to backup information, such as at network attached storage compliant with NDMP, is managed by interfacing a backup authentication mechanism with a primary authentication system and responding to requests for backup information according to permissions defined by the primary authentication system. A data management application requests access to backup information with an NDMP MD5 hash and includes a domain name and password for an LDAP or AD authentication through a pluggable authentication module. Access to backup information is provided based upon the permissions associated with the domain of the primary authentication mechanism.

Abstract: Access to backup information, such as at network attached storage compliant with NDMP, is managed by interfacing a backup authentication mechanism with a primary authentication system and responding to requests for backup information according to permissions defined by the primary authentication system. A data management application requests access to backup information with an NDMP MD5 hash and includes a domain name and password for an LDAP or AD authentication through a pluggable authentication module. Access to backup information is provided based upon the permissions associated with the domain of the primary authentication mechanism.

Abstract: Access to backup information, such as at network attached storage compliant with NDMP, is managed by interfacing a backup authentication mechanism with a primary authentication system and responding to requests for backup information according to permissions defined by the primary authentication system. A data management application requests access to backup information with an NDMP MD5 hash and includes a domain name and password for an LDAP or AD authentication through a pluggable authentication module. Access to backup information is provided based upon the permissions associated with the domain of the primary authentication mechanism.

Abstract: Access to backup information, such as at network attached storage compliant with NDMP, is managed by interfacing a backup authentication mechanism with a primary authentication system and responding to requests for backup information according to permissions defined by the primary authentication system. A data management application requests access to backup information with an NDMP MD5 hash and includes a domain name and password for an LDAP or AD authentication through a pluggable authentication module. Access to backup information is provided based upon the permissions associated with the domain of the primary authentication mechanism.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method to change a graphical user interface in a way that supports runtime modification of an application's GUI without access to the application source code and/or needs no recompilation/restart of the application executable. This method allows the end-user to make runtime modifications of a widget's attributes and/or runtime conversion of widgets into different types of widgets.

Abstract: The invention relates to medicine and concerns a photosensitizer for detecting and curing tumors. The inventive photosensitizer is embodied in the form of a composition containing chlorin in the form of salt and alkali metals. The chlorin is composed of 80-90% of chlorin e6, 5-20 of purpurin 5 and the rest being purpurin 18-chlorin p6. Said photosensitizer is produced by extracting Spirulina biomass with the aid of acetone. Afterwards said biomass is exposed to acid treatment, neutralization, hydrolysis, extraction of pheophorbide a, dissolution in acetone, addition of a strong base, neutralization and reprecipitation of chlorin e6.

Abstract: Method to change Graphical User Interface that support runtime modification of the application's GUI without access to the application source code and/or needs no recompilation/restart of the application executable.

Abstract: The invention relations to a hydroxylapatite gel obtained through a sol-gel process, in which an alkaline aqueous solution of a calcium salt is reacted with an alkaline aqueous solution of a phosphate salt in a calcium and phosphorous molar ratio in the range of 1.67 to obtain a sol. The sol is then transformed into a gel by hydrothermal treatment. The hydroxylapatite gel thus obtained exhibits excellent properties for use as a binding agent in moldable hydroxylapatite materials, comprising a granular filling material containing calcium in addition to the gel. The filling material is also preferably a hydroxylapatite material. Shaped bodies can be obtained from the hydroxylapatite material, which are most suitable for use in bone surgery as filtering materials. The invention further relates to a metal implant comprising a coating of the inventive hydroxylapatite material. The invention also concerns a method for producing the hydroxylapatite gel, the shaped bodies and the coated metal implant.

Abstract: Knowledge based speech recognition apparatus and methods are provided for translating an input speech signal to text. The speech recognition apparatus captures an input speech signal, segments it based on the detection of pitch period, and generates a series of hypothesized acoustic feature vectors for the input speech signal that characterizes the signal in terms of primary acoustic events, detectable vowel sounds and other acoustic features. The apparatus and methods employ a largely speaker-independent dictionary based upon the application of phonological and phonetic/acoustic rules to generate acoustic event transcriptions against which the series of hypothesized acoustic feature vectors are compared to select word choices. Local and global syntactic analysis of the word choices is provided to enhance the recognition capability of the methods and apparatus.