Abstract: A ceramic article and method of manufacturing. The ceramic article comprises a porous ceramic material having a microstructure comprising an interconnected network of porous spheroidal ceramic beads. The microstructure has a total open porosity defined as the sum of an open intrabead porosity of the beads and an interbead porosity defined by interstices between the beads in the interconnected network. The microstructure has a bimodal pore size distribution having an intrabead peak corresponding to the open intrabead porosity and an interbead peak corresponding to the interbead porosity. An intrabead median pore size of the intrabead porosity is less than an interbead median pore size of the interbead porosity.

Abstract: A game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols, at least one of the plurality of symbols located in at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; a visible matrix comprising a plurality of matrix positions; a plurality of matrix positions designated as capture positions; a set of program instructions executable to implement: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stop position for each of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the reels based on each reel's stop position in the visible matrix; determining whether to issue an award based on the symbols in the capture positions; and issuing an award if the program instructions so designate.

Abstract: A game device comprising: a display device; an input device; a plurality of symbols; plurality of reels, each reel comprising a plurality of reel symbol positions wherein there is a symbol from the plurality of symbols in each reel symbol position; and a processor for accessing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: display a symbol matrix comprising a plurality of symbol matrix positions including a master symbol position; display one of the symbols in the master symbol position; generate a plurality of random numbers using a random number generator; display a portion of a plurality of first reels from the plurality of reels in the symbol matrix positions; determine if any of the symbols displayed in the symbol matrix match the first matching symbol.

Abstract: A slotted liner comprises a pipe having a plurality of slots extending through the pipe wall. The slots are arranged in clusters provided along the length of the pipe. In one aspect, the clusters are generally elliptical in shape.

Abstract: A game device comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols at least one of the plurality of symbols located in at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; a play matrix; and a set of program instructions executable to implement: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stop position for each of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the reels based on each reel's stop position on the display device, the portion of the plurality of reels comprising a play matrix; determining if a directional cue symbol having an associated direction is displayed in the play matrix; upgrading symbols in the path of the associated direction of the directional cue symbol if a directional cue symbol is displayed on the play matrix; and issuing an award if a winning symbol combination is displayed on the play matrix.

Abstract: A game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels comprising a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols, at least one of the plurality of symbols located in at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; a visible matrix comprising a plurality of matrix positions; a plurality of matrix positions designated as capture positions; a set of program instructions executable to implement: accepting a wager; receiving an instruction to initiate play of the game; determining a game outcome including a stop position for each of the plurality of reels; displaying a portion of the reels based on each reel's stop position in the visible matrix; determining whether to issue an award based on the symbols in the capture positions; and issuing an award if the program instructions so designate.

Abstract: A method for a purchasing interface is described. In one embodiment, the method includes initiating an order for a prescription, prompting a user to capture a photo of the prescription, and fulfilling the order for the prescription upon receiving input based on capturing the photo of the prescription. The order for the prescription is initiated from an application executing on a computing device and the photo of the prescription is captured using a camera connected to the computing device.

Abstract: A device is provided for delivering and distributing injection fluids into a subsurface formation from a horizontal wellbore. The device includes one or more steam pups having an outer sleeve and an inner sliding sleeve in concentric relationship. One or more sets of nozzles are arranged on the outer sleeve. A means is provided for actuating movement of the inner sliding sleeve within the outer sleeve, to at least partially cover one or more sets of nozzles on the outer sleeve. A method is also provided for delivering injection fluids into a subsurface formation from a horizontal wellbore. First, one or more steam pups are introduced into the horizontal well, said steam pups having an outer sleeve and an inner sliding sleeve with one or more sets of nozzles arranged on the outer sleeve. Next the inner sliding sleeve is moved inside the outer sleeve to at least partially cover one or more sets of nozzles on the outer sleeve. Finally, injection fluid is injected through the steam pup nozzles into formation.

Abstract: Food products containing at least two components are provided. These products have at least one baked component and at least one non-baked component. The non-baked component contains either GLCN and/or NAG.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising glucosamine salts or derivatives for rapid enhancement of at least one of mental performance and physical performance of a subject. The composition enhances the mental performance and physical performance by reducing at least one kind of cellular stress effects in the body of the subject. In one embodiment mental performance is enhanced by improving memory recall of the subject. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is an ingestion product.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a pluggable and extendable J2EE architecture are provided. The method and apparatus provide mechanisms for defining extension points within modules of the J2EE application and mechanisms for defining plug-in or extension modules that may be integrated into the J2EE application via these extension points. In addition, a mechanism for merging the plug-in or extension modules into the J2EE application at deployment is provided such that all of the information necessary for generating instantiations of the plug-in or extension modules is integrated into the J2EE application configuration files. As a result, an integrated J2EE application is made possible from a modularized and extendable development of the J2EE application.

Abstract: Under the present invention, a system, method, and program product are provided for the normalization of database result sets. The method comprises: transforming a row in the database result set into a set of data objects using information from the database result set and metadata corresponding to the result set; establishing links between the data objects by iterating through relationships defined in the metadata; and generating a graph of related data objects based on the links.

Abstract: System, method and computer program product for monitoring the status of components in a data processing system that improves the accessibility of JMX monitoring information in web content. The system includes a mechanism for acquiring a text representation of component status for display as ALT and TITLE content associated with each status image. Because the component status is displayed in a manner that is indistinguishable from ALT/TITLE text that has already been statically included in an image attribute, user experience is improved for users with and without accessibility needs.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a Dynamic Query Interface (DQI). The DQI provides an apparatus and method for dynamically discovering the shape of data returned by a DBMS in response to a query statement. The DQI comprises a Query Schema, a Select Macro, and a Macro Expansion Module (MEM). Unlike conventional query statements, a Select Macro only requires a select-clause. The MEM builds a conventional query statement from a Select Macro using information contained in the Query Schema. The Macro Token expansion approach implemented in the MEM obviates the need for full language parsing and is thus much more suited to runtime execution than prior art solutions. Furthermore, because the MEM examines a Select Macro at runtime, the MEM has the added advantage over prior art solutions of being able to discover dynamically the shape of the requested data at runtime.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided to allow the status of components obtained through JMX queries to be loaded asynchronously in web content such that the status value of each component is displayed as soon as it becomes available, without having to wait for the completion of any other query.

Abstract: Method, system and computer program product are provided to increase the efficiency of the development of Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications. A project may be divided into modules which may be developed by independent teams. The files within each module are classified as independent of resources in other modules or dependent. Independent files may be packaged into a single, integrated web application archive (WAR) file without further processing. Corresponding dependent files are compared and any conflicts are resolved. The resulting files may then be packaged into the WAR file.

Abstract: The present invention entails a method for treating and conditioning poultry manure to form an organic product that is capable of biologically removing hydrocarbon based molecules from soils and other surfaces. Poultry manure is composted by mixing and agitating the poultry manure contained in a mixing station. During this process, specific and selected microorganisms are added to the poultry manure. These microorganisms are specific in that they have a special affinity for consuming and reducing hydrocarbons. The added microorganisms are caused to multiply and proliferate by continuously agitating and aerating the poultry manure. Finally, a treated and conditioned poultry manure product is formed and thereafter, the formed poultry product is screened and bagged and in select cases can be pelletized.