Abstract: AXL-specific antibodies and uses therefor are described, including monoclonal and single domain antibodies. Such antibodies bind to cell surface expressed human AXL at an epitope in an immunoglobulin-like (IgL) domain of the AXL ectodomain. The antibody may be used in an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), for example in the treatment, detection or staging of cancer. The antibody may be biparatopic.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides systems and methods for selecting at least one educational institution form a plurality of educational institutions.

Abstract: An apparatus for customizing a cigarette package is provided, wherein the cigarette package is configured to receive a plurality of as-formed cigarettes therein. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed one of a plurality of cigarette packages to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the cigarette package in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for customizing an as-formed cigarette is provided, wherein the as-formed cigarette has a cylindrical rod configuration defining a longitudinal axis, and includes a filter rod portion and a contiguous tobacco rod portion. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed an as-formed cigarette, from a plurality of as-formed cigarettes, to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the as-formed cigarette in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for customizing a cigarette package is provided, wherein the cigarette package is configured to receive a plurality of as-formed cigarettes therein. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed one of a plurality of cigarette packages to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the cigarette package in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for customizing an as-formed cigarette is provided, wherein the as-formed cigarette has a cylindrical rod configuration defining a longitudinal axis, and includes a filter rod portion and a contiguous tobacco rod portion. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit configured to feed an as-formed cigarette, from a plurality of as-formed cigarettes, to a register position. An imprinting unit is configured to interact with the as-formed cigarette in the register position so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided.

Abstract: A continuous, speaker independent, speech recognition method and system for recognizing a variety of vocabulary input signals. A language model which is an implicit description of a graph consisting of a plurality of states and arcs is inputted into the system. An input speech signal, corresponding to a plurality of speech frames is received and processed using a shared memory multipurpose machine having a plurality of microprocessors working in parallel to produce a textual representation of the speech signal.

Abstract: A continuous, speaker independent, speech recognition method and system for recognizing a variety of vocabulary input signals. A language model which is an implicit description of a graph consisting of a plurality of states and arcs is inputted into the system. An input speech signal, corresponding to a plurality of speech frames is received and processed using a shared memory multipurpose machine having a plurality of microprocessors working in parallel to produce a textual representation of the speech signal.

Abstract: A continuous, speaker independent, speech recognition method and system recognizes a variety of vocabulary input signals. A language model, which is an implicit description of a graph consisting of a plurality of states and arcs, is input into the system. An input speech signal, corresponding to a plurality of speech frames, is received and processed using a shared memory multipurpose machine having a plurality of microprocessors. Threads are created and assigned to processors, and active state subsets and active arc subsets are created and assigned to specific threads and associated microprocessors. Active state subsets and active arc subsets are processed in parallel to produce a textual representation of the speech signal.