Abstract: This disclosure relates to a molecule, N-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-(methylsulfonyl) propanamide (S2b) and processes to prepare S2b and N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-(methylsulfonyl) propanamide (S3b) having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda.

Abstract: A method includes traversing pointers reachable from a root node, identifying an object, determining whether the identified object has a weak property, determining, when the identified object has a weak property, whether the key object referenced by the identified weak property is traversed by the garbage collector, if the key object associated with the identified weak property is traversed by the garbage collector, queuing the value object for later traversal, otherwise, marking the key object as being watched and appending an entry in a table mapping the key objects to a list with value object pointer locations as an entry and determining whether the identified object is visited for the first time by the garbage collector.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for autonomous object tracking. In one embodiment, a method for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal made up of a plurality of image frames includes stabilizing the video signal by processing selected portions of selected image frames, detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal, and computing a location of the detected movement(s).

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for autonomous object tracking. In one embodiment, a method for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal made up of a plurality of image frames includes stabilizing the video signal by processing selected portions of selected image frames, detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal, and computing a location of the detected movement(s).

Abstract: A spectroanalytical instrument includes burner structure and a nebulizer for furnishing sample in fog form for flow through a premix chamber to the burner structure. Flow structure extending from a chamber port to a drain port provides a condensate flow path from the chamber to a drain. Trap structure is disposed in series in the flow path between the chamber port and the drain port, and drain line closure apparatus is switched between a first condition in which the drain line is closed and a second condition in which the drain line is opened by a control responsive to liquid in the trap structure such that the drain line is initially closed and is opened automatically in response to accumulation of condensate liquid in the trap structure to enable maintenance of positive pressure in the premix chamber.