Abstract: A method for fractionating a target fraction from a sample is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a polymer brush having a substrate and a polymer chain attached to and extending outwardly from the substrate. The method further comprising contacting the polymer brush with the sample to allow for sorption of the target fraction by the polymer chain. The polymer chain is then stimulated with a stimulus to contract and release the target fraction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical process for modifying inorganic and organic substrates with thin polymer films that are grafted to a substrate. The preferred composition includes a dimethylamino terminated precursor that is deposited as a self-assembled monolayer onto a gold or silicon oxide, or other substrate. The polymerization is then initiated by irradiation with UV light in the presence of monomer and an optional photosensitizer.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying a document classification system include deploying a document classification system with a first classification engine configuration, and thereafter, automatically redeploying the document classification system with a second classification engine configuration in response to a cost function.

Abstract: A system for processing alerts receives alerts from managed elements on different specific transport mechanisms. An interpreter converts alerts in different specific formats to a system format. A notifier notifies a user about the alert in a user identified manner. The system is modular in that functions may be added as components which are available to multiple modules. Managed elements may be queried to determine new types of alerts, and the state of an element. Further, multiple events may be correlated to determine the state of an element.

Abstract: A system for processing alerts receives alerts from managed elements on different specific transport mechanisms. An interpreter converts alerts in different specific formats to a system format. A notifier notifies a user about the alert in a user identified manner. The system is modular in that functions may be added as components which are available to multiple modules. Managed elements may be queried to determine new types of alerts, and the state of an element. Further, multiple events may be correlated to determine the state of an element.

Abstract: This invention provides LC compositions useful as birefringent materials in electrooptic devices which exhibit zero or low negatively sloped birefringence dispersioon (e.g., exhibiting positive birefringence dispersion significantly lower than that of currently available LC compositions) or more preferably positively sloped birefringence dispersion in which birefringence of the material increases with wavelength. The invention provides compounds useful as components of LC compositions which exhibit negative birefringence where n0 is higher than ne. The compounds of this invention are dimers of LC-like compounds in which the monomers are linked to each other through a high birefringence moiety (dimerization linker). The LC monomers consist of an LC core and one or two tail groups. Preferred monomers for this invention have low birefringence in comparison to the birefringence of the monomer linking moiety.

Abstract: A device management system and method for use with a computer network are provided. The method typically includes, in response to connection of the device to the network, sending a message from the device to the management application via a well-known communication channel, announcing the presence of the device on the network. The device may be preconfigured with an agent and a codelet pair, and the method may include sending the agent from the device to the management server. The method may also include setting a policy from the management application governing codelet operations on the device. The method may further include subscribing from the management application for notifications of codelet changes on the device.

Abstract: A system and method for distributing a document to a user includes a document distribution system controller having a document criterion of the user registered therewith. The document distribution system controller receives the document and determines if the document satisfies the document criterion of the user by comparing the document with the document criterion. If the document distribution system controller determines that the document satisfies the document criterion of the user, the document distribution system controller distributes the document to the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved system and method for managing job resumes using one or more computers with at least one agent adapted to process a job requisition and a resume entry. The present invention includes a job requisition agent for receiving one or more job requisitions with predefined search criteria, and to create a job requisition record including the predefined search criteria for each of the job requisitions. There is also a master criteria list that includes all the predefined search criteria from all the job requisition records. A resume processing agent is further included, and it is for receiving a resume entry and create a resume record including any matched search criteria from the master criteria list for each of the resume entries. Lastly, there is a job matching agent for matching any of the resume record(s) to each job requisition record according to the predefined search criteria of the job requisition record and the matched search criteria of the resume record.

Abstract: This invention provides LC compositions useful as birefringent materials in electrooptic devices which exhibit zero or low negatively sloped birefringence dispersion (e.g., exhibiting positive birefringence dispersion significantly lower than that of currently available LC compositions) or more preferably positively sloped birefringence dispersion in which birefringence of the material increases with wavelength. The invention provides compounds useful as components of LC compositions which exhibit negative birefringence where n.sub.o is higher than n.sub.e. The compounds of this invention are dimers of LC-like compounds in which the monomers are linked to each other through a high birefringence moiety (dimerization linker). The LC monomers consist of an LC core and one or two tail groups. Preferred monomers for this invention have low birefringence in comparison to the birefrigence of the monomer linking moiety.