Abstract: The orders collected during an auction form an auction pool. The fill for orders in the auction pool is established without setting an auction settlement price (ASP) for the contracts in the auction pool. The ASPs for contracts in the qualified pool are then set based on the fill. Both the process for establishing the fill for orders and/or the process for setting the ASPs preferably are based on LP and/or QP optimizations.

Abstract: An isolation unit for a patient bed is provided. The bed has a platform, atop which a patient may rest. The isolation unit firstly includes a frame having an upper frame positioned above the platform and a lower frame formed in a perimeter of or positioned around the platform. The bed further includes at least one air supplier on the upper or lower frame for supplying air towards the lower or upper frame respectively to form an air curtain, and at least one air extractor positioned on the lower or upper frame respectively for extracting the air to increase the strength of the air curtain. The air curtain extends between the upper frame and the lower frame and at least partly defines a space between the upper frame and the platform.

Abstract: A gate electrode for semiconductor devices, the gate electrode comprising a mixture of a metal having a work function of about 4 eV or less and a metal nitride.

Abstract: A file system enables the real-time correction of detected corruptions to on-disk data. An enhancement to a file system responds in real time to file system corruptions detected on a running volume, and repairs the corruptions at the point where the file system detects them. Upon detection of a corruption by the file system, the system enhancement records information describing the nature of the corruption. A repair scan is defined for each type of corruption encountered. Repair scans can be run at the top level of execution in the current thread in which the corruption is detected, or they may require a dedicated thread to service the repair operation.

Abstract: New biomarkers are provided that are useful for detecting cancer in a patient sample, particularly ovarian cancer. In a preferred aspect, methods for qualifying ovarian cancer status in a subject are provided that comprises measuring at least one of Markers I through VII in a sample from the subject, and correlating the measurement with ovarian cancer status.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of qualifying prostate cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring at least one of the disclosed biomarkers in a sample from the subject and (b) correlating the measurement with prostate cancer status. The invention further relates to kits for qualifying prostate cancer status in a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identification of tmor biomarkers markers for breast cancer, with high specificity and sensitivity. Preferred methods of the invention include qualifying breast cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring at least one of the disclosed biomarkers in a sample from the subject; and (b) correlating the measurement with breast cancer status. The invention further relates to kits for qualifying breast cancer status in a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of qualifying pancreatic cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring at least one of the disclosed biomarkers in a sample from the subject and (b) correlating the measurement with pancreatic cancer status. The invention further relates to kits for qualifying pancreatic cancer status in a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of qualifying ovarian cancer status in a subject comprising: (a) measuring at least one biomarker in a sample from the subject and (b) correlating the measurement with ovarian cancer status. The invention further relates to kits for qualifying ovarian cancer status in a subject.

Abstract: A linear phase detector includes first, second and third latches connected in series, each of the latches having a data input, a data output and a clock input, and further includes reference signal generation circuitry and error signal generation circuitry. The reference signal generation circuitry has at least a first input coupled to the data output of the second latch and a second input coupled to the data output of the third latch. The error signal generation circuitry has at least a first input coupled to the data input of the first latch and a second input coupled to the data output of the second latch, and is configured to generate an output that is indicative, relative to the reference signal, of the phase error of a clock signal.