Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions relating to UXS polypeptides and/or nucleic acids encoding UXS polypeptides. In certain claims, the methods and compositions are of use to improve digestibility and/or ease of grain processing. Such improvements relate to a modulation in arabinoxylan and/or hemicellulose content in transgenic plants. Such plants can, for example, comprise one or more nucleic acid sequences that inhibit expression of one or more UDP-Xylose Synthase (UXS) genes.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions relating to UXS polypeptides and/or nucleic acids encoding UXS polypeptides. In certain claims, the methods and compositions are of use to improve digestibility and/or ease of grain processing. Such improvements relate to a modulation in arabinoxylan and/or hemicellulose content in transgenic plants. Such plants can, for example, comprise one or more nucleic acid sequences that inhibit expression of one or more UDP-Xylose Synthase (UXS) genes.

Abstract: A process for identifying a subset of users for which a non-competitive advertisement is relevant includes the steps of generating a plurality of user models including user-specific data, identifying a subset of the plurality of user models by applying an advertisement-specific selection model to identify users for which a specific advertisement is relevant and applying a non-competitive rule set to the identified user models to identify which user models are associated with one or more non-competitive originating retailers.

Abstract: A process for selecting personalized non-competitive electronic advertising from a plurality of competitive and non-competitive advertisements includes the steps of generating a selection model based on product data and user-specific data, generating a user model using the user-specific data and selecting non-competitive personalized electronic advertising from the plurality of advertisements using the selection model and user model to identify relevant advertisements and using a rule set for identifying advertisements not competitive to the specific retailer.

Abstract: A process for generating a selection model to be used in providing personalized non-competitive advertising including the steps of collecting data from advertising retail websites regarding product data, collecting data from the originating retail websites regarding user behavior, generating a selection model based on the product data and the transactional data and using the selection model to generate personalized non-competitive advertisements for presentation. An arrangement for the same includes memory for storing product data collected from advertising retail websites and data colleted from originating retail websites regarding user behavior and a controller that generates a selection model based on the product data and the transactional data, wherein the selection model includes data sets identifying similar and popular products, and uses the selection model to generate personalized non-competitive advertisements for presentation to one or more of the users for which user behavior has been collected.

Abstract: A process for identifying a subset of users for which a cooperative electronic advertising is relevant includes the steps of generating user models associated with originating retailers, receiving a request to advertise products related to products sold by the retailers, identifying user models by applying an advertisement specific selection model and communicating the advertising to the identified users such that each user receives a communication apparently sent by the originating retailer.

Abstract: A process of selecting personalized non-competitive electronic advertising from a plurality of competitive and non-competitive advertisements for electronic display including the steps of generating a selection model, generating a user model, selecting personalized non-competitive electronic advertising from the plurality of advertisements using the selection model and user model to identify relevant advertisements and using a rule set for identifying non-competitive advertisements and providing in an electronic format identified relevant and non-competitive advertisements. An arrangement for the same includes memory for storing a selection model and a user and a controller that selects personalized non-competitive electronic advertising from the plurality of advertisements using the selection model and user model to identify relevant advertisements and using a rule set for identifying non-competitive advertisements.

Abstract: A process for providing cooperative electronic advertising includes the steps of generating a user model associated with an originating retailer, receiving requests to advertise products sold by originating retailers, identifying products by applying advertisement-specific selection models to the user model to identify which of the products is relevant and communicating an advertisement for the products to the user such that the user receives a communication that appears to have been sent by the originating retailer.

Abstract: A process for generating a user model to be used in providing personalized advertisements to a specific user includes the steps of collecting user-specific data while the specific user is interacting with any of a plurality of retailers. The process further includes generating a user model for the specific user utilizing the user-specific data and using the model to generate a personalized advertisement for presentation to the user. An arrangement for generating a user model to be used in providing personalized advertisements to a specific user includes memory for storing user-specific data collected from user interactions with any of a plurality of retailers and a controller that generates a user model for the specific user utilizing the user-specific data and uses the model to generate a personalized advertisement for presentation to one of the users for which user-specific data has been collected.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel polypeptides involved in modulating gene expression in response to abiotic stress such as cold or drought, and the polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Methods for expressing the polynucleotides in a plant and improving cold and/or drought tolerance of plants are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic memory module according to the invention provides non-volatile memory that can be used in place of a DRAM module without battery backup. An embodiment of the invention includes an embedded microprocessor with microcode that translates the FB-DIMM address and control signals from the system into appropriate address and control signals for NAND flash memory. Wear-leveling, bad block management, garbage collection are preferably implemented by microcode executed by the microprocessor. The microprocessor, additional logic, and embedded memory provides the functions of a flash memory controller. The microprocessor memory preferably contains address mapping tables, free page queue, and garbage collection information.

Abstract: An arrangement for providing targeted content includes data repositories storing information from which targeted content may be selected. The data repositories store at least one contextual relationship graph. The arrangement also includes an input/output interface through which a request for targeted content is made. The arrangement further includes a controller that receives the request for targeted content and selects targeted content using the contextual relationship graph. The controller further provides the selected targeted content through the input/output interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a tissue preferred promoter isolated from the sorghum ?-kafirin coding region. The sequences drive expression preferentially to endosperm tissue. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a tissue preferred promoter isolated from the sorghum ?-kafirin coding region or from the sorghum ?-kafirin coding region. The sequences drive expression preferentially to endosperm tissue. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.

Abstract: A demand driven process of collecting structured product and service information including the steps of: receiving a request for information from a requestor about a specific product or service, or attribute or class thereof, associating one or more potential responders with the request for information, providing the request to the potential responders, receiving and organizing one or more responses, and providing the organized responses to the requestor, all electronically. An arrangement for the same includes user computers for receiving requests for information, network communication devices for transmitting the requests to potential responders, memory for storing electronic responses and a controller for organizing, updating, and providing access to the electronic responses.

Abstract: A demand driven process of collecting and collaborating around reviews including the steps of: receiving a request for a review from a requestor, associating one or more potential responders with the request for a review, providing the request for a review to one or more potential responders, receiving and organizing one or more reviews from the responders, providing access to the organized reviews to the requestor and to the responders, and updating the accessible organized reviews as additional reviews are received, all electronically. An arrangement for the same includes user computers for receiving requests for a review, network communication devices for transmitting the requests to potential responders, memory for storing electronic reviews and a controller for organizing, updating, and providing access to the electronic reviews.

Abstract: A method for identifying subsequences in a polynucleotide sequence for specifically silencing a target gene is provided. The method is described for identifying sequences effective in silencing a target gene or a series of genes, but not others. Subsequences can be identified and scored using comparisons based on percent sequence identity with respect to a target reference sequence and siRNA algorithm analysis. The resulting subsequences may be ranked based on score, percent sequence identity. The identification of subsequences may be performed using a sliding window to identify all subsequences of a set length within the sequence. A user interface may be provided for displaying the results to a user.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions relating to UXS polypeptides and/or nucleic acids encoding UXS polypeptides. In certain claims, the methods and compositions are of use to improve digestibility and/or ease of grain processing. Such improvements relate to a modulation in arabinoxylan and/or hemicellulose content in transgenic plants. Such plants can, for example, comprise one or more nucleic acid sequences that inhibit expression of one or more UDP-Xylose Synthase (UXS) genes.

Abstract: A performance analysis engine analyzes the performance of affiliate web sites that provide links to specific items in an electronic catalog, and identifies catalog items that can be listed by such affiliate web sites to improve performance. An association mining component analyzes transaction data attributable to specific categories or types of affiliate web sites to identify items that are frequently purchased in combination by users of such sites. The detected item associations are used to evaluate, for a given affiliate site, whether significant disparities exist between the expected and actual sales quantities of specific items. The results of the analysis are incorporated into affiliate-specific performance reports, which may include specific recommendations for improving performance. The disclosed methods may also be used to analyze the performance of, and provide recommendations to, online sellers within an online mall, online marketplace, or online auction system.