Abstract: A method of chemical separation includes dispensing a sample from a sample pumping system, pumping a solvent from a solvent gradient pumping system to elute the dispensed sample through a separation column, identifying an analyte of interest in the eluting sample, and pumping a solvent from the sample pumping system for peak parking of the analyte in the separation column.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair styling device having a body defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the length of hair being styled while it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member is located within the chamber, the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a handle which may be gripped by a user, the handle comprising a first handle part and a second handle part, the first handle part being connected to the body and the second handle part being movable relative to the first handle part. The second handle part can carry a panel which is adapted to close the primary opening.

Abstract: A processor executes a vector move instruction to move data elements from a second vector register to a first vector register under the control of a first mask register and a second mask register. A register file within the processor includes the first vector register, the second vector register, the first mask register and the second mask register. In response to the vector move instruction, execution circuitry in the processor is to replace a given number of target data elements in the first vector register with the given number of source data elements in the second vector register. Each source data element corresponds to a mask bit in the second mask register having a second bit value, and wherein each target data element corresponds to a mask bit in the first mask register having a first bit value.

Abstract: A processor executes a mask update instruction to perform updates to a first mask register and a second mask register. A register file within the processor includes the first mask register and the second mask register. The processor includes execution circuitry to execute the mask update instruction. In response to the mask update instruction, the execution circuitry is to invert a given number of mask bits in the first mask register, and also to invert the given number of mask bits in the second mask register.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor may include a vector unit to perform operations on multiple data elements responsive to a single instruction, and a control unit coupled to the vector unit to provide the data elements to the vector unit, where the control unit is to enable an atomic vector operation to be performed on at least some of the data elements responsive to a first vector instruction to be executed under a first mask and a second vector instruction to be executed under a second mask. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair styling device (10) having a body (12) defining a chamber (16) adapted to accommodate a length of hair (26), the length of hair being styled while it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening (24) through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element (34) is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member (20) is located within the chamber (16), the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a handle (14) which may be gripped by a user, the handle comprising a first handle part (62) and a second handle part (60), the first handle part (62) being connected to the body (12) and the second handle part (60) being movable relative to the first handle part (62). The second handle part can carry a panel (56) which is adapted to close the primary opening (24).

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair styling device having a body defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the length of hair being styled while it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member is located within the chamber, the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a handle which may be gripped by a user, the handle comprising a first handle part and a second handle part, the first handle part being connected to the body and the second handle part being movable relative to the first handle part. The second handle part can carry a panel which is adapted to close the primary opening.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair styling device (10) having a body (12) defining a chamber (16) adapted to accommodate a length of hair (26), the length of hair being styled whilst it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening (24) through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element (34) is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member (20) is located within the chamber (16), the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a handle (14) which may be gripped by a user, the handle comprising a first handle part (62) and a second handle part (60), the first handle part (62) being connected to the body (12) and the second handle part (60) being movable relative to the first handle part (62). The second handle part can carry a panel (56) which is adapted to close the primary opening (24).

Abstract: The adhesion of metal thin films onto polymeric substrates can be significantly enhanced by contacting the surface of the polymeric substrate with a non-complexing solvent before or after depositing the metal film.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aggregating and distributing information. A user may interact with embodiments of the present invention to access information relating to organizations/projects and issues they are interested in. For example, users may access a web portal which includes information from a wide variety of sources relating to the user's interests in certain organizations/projects and issues.

Abstract: A seal is for sealing an axial space between first and second axially-spaced members, the first member having a radial surface and the second member having an outer circumferential surface. The seal includes an annular body having inner and outer circumferential surfaces and first and second axial ends, a radial sealing surface proximal to the first end to sealingly engage with the first member radial surface, and a circumferential sealing surface proximal to the second end to sealingly engage with the second member outer surface. At least a portion of the seal body extends circumferentially about and encloses the axial space. The seal may be incorporated in a joint assembly for a linkage having first and second links, the assembly including a shaft coupled with the first link and a boss coupled with the second link, receiving the shaft, and defining an axial space in which the seal is disposed.

Abstract: An integrated ventilation unit configured to provide ventilation and conditioned air to an indoor space may include a heat pump system, an energy recovery device and a control unit. The heat pump system may include a first coil located at a supply air side of the ventilation unit, a second coil located at an exhaust air side of the ventilation unit, and a compressor. The energy recovery device may be configured to transfer heat between a return air stream and a supply air stream and the control unit may be configured to control operation of the heat pump system and the energy recovery device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an antibody or fragment thereof against oxidised Collagen II (CII) in which the antibody or fragment thereof is conjugated to a pharmaceutically active moiety. The invention also provides a composition comprising an antibody or fragment thereof against oxidised Collagen II (Gil) and a detectable label. The invention further provides the use of such compositions in medicine, in particular for the treatment of an arthropathy, and in methods of diagnosis.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved microdevices and methods of manufacturing such devices. More particularly the present invention is directed to the use of a compound having the general structure (formula (I)): wherein R is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, and C5-C6 aryl for bonding silica based substrates to plastic substrates or to other silica based substrates.

Abstract: A pilot operated valve has a main poppet that selectively controls flow of fluid between first and second ports in response to pressure in a control chamber on one side of the main poppet. The main poppet has an aperture extending between the control chamber and the first port. A pilot piston slides within the aperture and has the pilot passage with a pilot orifice and a first disk spring biases the pilot piston with respect to the main poppet. A pilot valve element selectively engages the pilot orifice to open and close the pilot passage and thereby controls motion of the main poppet. Forces from the first disk spring and a pressure differential between control and pilot chambers alter a position of the pilot valve seat with respect to the main poppet. The change in position compensates for effects on valve operation due to variation of the pressure at the two ports.

Abstract: A scatter/gather technique optimizes unstructured streaming memory accesses, providing off-chip bandwidth efficiency by accessing only useful data at a fine granularity, and off-loading memory access overhead by supporting address calculation, data shuffling, and format conversion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for caching data in a multiple-core system with shared cache. According to the embodiments, data used by the cores may be classified as being of one of predetermined types. The classification may enable efficiencies to be realized by performing different types of handling corresponding to different data types. For example, data classified as likely to be re-used may be stored in a shared cache, in a region of the shared cache that is closest to a core using the data. By storing the data this way, access time and energy consumption may be reduced if the data is subsequently retrieved for use by the core.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods of cache coherence. For example, an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a memory to store a memory line; and a cache controller logic to assign a first cache coherence state to the memory line in relation to a first component, and to assign a second, different, cache coherence state to the memory line in relation to a second, different, component.

Abstract: A computer system teams its network resources by apportioning each of the resources into one of two or more groups. One or more resources make up each of the groups having a link operative to be coupled together as a port trunk to a different one of two or more coupling devices providing connectivity between the system and a network. A unique layer2 address is assigned to each one of the groups. The one or more resources of each group are programmed to receive on their group's assigned layer2 address. A response is generated to a communication request received from the network. The responses specify one of the assigned layer2 addresses.

Abstract: A plurality of peer network devices are configured to load-balance data transmitted between them on a point-by-point basis. Each peer device has a team of network resources coupling it to a local area network. A peer device transmitting data to one of the other peer devices load-balances the data over the team of resources of the receiving one of the peer devices. Each peer device multicasts to the other peer devices a data frame from that includes peer data defining attributes of the team of the multicasting peer device. The multicast data frame is updated with new peer data whenever one or more of the attributes of the team of the multicasting peer device are changed.