Abstract: The invention enables a system user to create a scenario that includes an analysis resolution, portfolio component data and analysis environment data. Once the scenarios are established, the system user can conduct processing/modeling/analysis in order to optimize the portfolio allocation data—effectively maximizing the return on the component investments, while minimizing the risk exposure for the portfolio. In achieving the optimization, the system can process stored user or system defined scenarios based on a series of modeling/analysis system modules. Further, it is possible for a system user to model, analyze and compare multiple scenarios historically or prospectively. The system may provide wealth outcome analysis which allows a user to determine likely long term outcomes of a particular investment plan, while accounting for the tax consequences of the chosen plan. In an implementation, the system is configured to store the modeling/analysis results and generate a scenario report.

Abstract: The invention enables a system user to create a scenario that includes an analysis resolution, portfolio component data and analysis environment data. Once the scenarios are established, the system user can conduct processing/modeling/analysis in order to optimize the portfolio allocation data—effectively maximizing the return on the component investments, while minimizing the risk exposure for the portfolio. In achieving the optimization, the system can process stored user or system defined scenarios based on a series of modeling/analysis system modules. Further, it is possible for a system user to model, analyze and compare multiple scenarios historically or prospectively. The system may provide wealth outcome analysis which allows a user to determine likely long term outcomes of a particular investment plan, while accounting for the tax consequences of the chosen plan. In an implementation, the system is configured to store the modeling/analysis results and generate a scenario report.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the development of a process for obtaining ?-TiAl castings, with a maximum thickness of 20 mm, starting from melting charges constituted by commercially pure Ti and Al. In this process the metallic charge is induction melted in a ZrO2 ceramic crucible inside coated with Y2O3, the pouring being performed by centrifugation in ZrO2 moulds, with an Y2O3 contact coating, obtained by the lost wax moulding process. The whole sequence of operations is accomplished under argon atmosphere. The use of this process, besides avoiding the use of previously melted charges needing very specific furnaces, allows to obtain parts with homogeneous chemical composition and very low contamination with residual elements, without surface oxidation, with a hardness quite uniform from the surface to the inside of castings, which reveal a surface finishing identical to that recommended by the international standards for steel castings obtained by the same moulding process.

Abstract: A PN-junction temperature sensing apparatus for applying input signals to a semiconductor device and measuring temperature-dependent output signals has an odd number of current sources (1, 2, n) switches (5, 6, 7) with selectable outputs to connect the current sources (5, 6, 7) with a thermal sensor (12) or a sink diode (13) and an A/D converter (17) to digitize the measured voltage of the thermal sensor (12). A digital processor (18) controls the switches (5, 6, 7) and stores the digitized voltage values in a memory. Provided algorithms allow the usage of these values to provide a calibrated measurement of temperature and also sensor life estimation.

Abstract: The user interface is configured for playing media and includes (i) a media control interface for controlling functions related to playing the media, and (ii) a display object for displaying in an integrated web browser information related to the media. The user interface is configured to communicate with a communications network.

Abstract: The system delivers a continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information over a communications network to a group of users that selected said media information. The system includes at least one server that transmits the continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information at approximately the same time to each user in the group. The system also includes an application configured to generate a user interface screen. The User interface screen includes a list of available media information, a program guide containing information relating to the media information selected by a user, and an object configured to allow a user to initiate a purchase of a product. Finally, the system includes at least one server configured to maintain an audit log that records data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the wax appearance temperature of paraffinic petroleum oils which comprises measuring and plotting the density of the paraffinic oil as a function of temperature at constant pressure, with the wax appearance temperature being indicated by the inflection point of the graph.