Abstract: A method for cardless withdrawal from an automated teller machine includes: receiving, by an input device of an automated teller machine (ATM), user input comprising at least: a first code, a device identifier associated with a computing device, and a transaction amount; electronically transmitting, by the ATM, at least the first code, device identifier, and the transaction amount to a first computing system; receiving, by a receiving device of the ATM, a transaction account number from the first computing system; electronically transmitting, by the ATM, a withdrawal request including at least the transaction account number and the transaction amount to an acquiring institution; receiving, by the receiving device of the ATM, an indication from the acquiring institution that indicates approval of the withdrawal request; and dispensing, by a dispensing module of the ATM, one or more payment instruments having a value equivalent to the transaction amount.

Abstract: An air circulation and ventilation unit is provided including a housing configured to fit at least partially over the ceiling of an equipment cabinet including fitting over at least one vent in the ceiling of the cabinet, so that the interior of the housing is in communication with the interior of the cabinet, the housing includes a housing vent moveable between an open position in which air may flow between the outside of the housing and the inside of the housing and a closed position in which little or no air can flow between the outside of the housing and the inside of the housing, and a controller to control the position of the housing vent.

Abstract: Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device include facilitating an issuer of the device obtaining an authorization message for an account number associated with the device, based on desired spending limit parameters established by a merchant and/or an issuer of the device; facilitating obtaining an issuer authorization decision; and responsive to the issuer authorization decision, facilitating setting a spending limit for the account number based on at least an appropriate one of the parameters.

Abstract: Techniques for authorization of usage of a payment device include facilitating an issuer of the device obtaining an authorization message for an account number associated with the device, based on desired spending limit parameters established by a merchant and/or an issuer of the device; facilitating obtaining an issuer authorization decision; and responsive to the issuer authorization decision, facilitating setting a spending limit for the account number based on at least an appropriate one of the parameters.

Abstract: Air circulation and ventilation unit (2) provided including housing configured to fit at least partially over the ceiling of an equipment cabinet (1) including fitting over at least one vent (5, 8) in the ceiling of the cabinet so that the interior of the housing is in communication with the interior of the cabinet, housing includes housing vent (4) moveable between open position in which air flows between outside of housing and inside of housing and closed position in which little or no air flows between outside of housing and inside of housing, and controller (3) to control position of housing vent.

Abstract: The present invention is a system of integrated, computer-based processes for monolingual information development. and multilingual translation. An interactive text editor enforces lexical and grammatical constraints on a natural language subset used by the authors to create their text, which they help disambiguate to ensure translatability. The resulting translatable source language text undergoes machine translation into any one of a set of target languages, without the translated text requiring any postediting.

Abstract: The present invention is a system of integrated, computer-based processes for monolingual information development and multilingual translation. An interactive text editor enforces lexical and grammatical constraints on a natural language subset used by the authors to create their text, which they help disambiguate to ensure translatability. The resulting translatable source language text undergoes machine translation into any one of a set of target languages, without the translated text requiring any postediting.

Abstract: A sapphire interface with a closed cycle cryogenic cooler replace liquid nitrogen in cryotraps for gas chromatographs, cryofocusers for gas chromatographs, DMA's and DSC's. Inverse thermal properties of sapphire allow the closed cycle cooler to function at cryogenic temperatures at one end of a sapphire element while temperature of a test element is raised at the other end. Quartz and silicon are alternatives to sapphire. Substantial mass of the sapphire interface is eliminated by making the test element an integral part of the assembly and enables use of a smaller capacity cooling system. Low mass provides rapid temperature changes when switching between heating and cooling. The cooling requirement remains substantially constant, whether a test sample is heated or cooled.

Abstract: A computer-based method and system for monolingual document development, which includes the steps of entering into a text editor input text in a source language, checking the input text against vocabulary source language constraints, and providing interactive feedback relating to the input text if non-constrained source language is present. The method and system also includes the steps of checking for syntactic grammatical errors and semantic ambiguities in the source text, and providing interactive feedback to remove syntactic grammatical errors and semantic ambiguities in the source text.

Abstract: A throttle device provides a large number of small flow channels generally in parallel rather than a single flow path. The throttling device, a porous cartridge within a tube, may be porous metal, packed ferrous spheres or other particles, packed fibrous material, a plurality of smaller capillaries joined together in parallel, etc. The number and size of the channels provide proper pressure drop performance of the throttle, and flow is laminar with a Reynolds number less than 2,000. Vibrations are low. With certain refrigerant components, and small openings in the porous throttle device, refrigerant flow resistance increases until all flow ceases below selected and repeatable temperature levels. Thus, a temperature-dependent, variable on to off throttle device is provided without moving parts. This self adjusting throttle device can operate in parallel with a fixed throttle device.

Abstract: The present invention is a system of integrated, computer-based processes for monolingual information development and multilingual translation. An interactive text editor enforces lexical and grammatical constraints on a natural language subset used by the authors to create their text, which they help disambiguate to ensure translatability. The resulting translatable source language text undergoes machine translation into any one of a set of target languages, without the translated text requiring any postediting.

Abstract: A cryogenic cold head in a canister is partially surrounded by an isolation mass. An open portion of the mass permits access for connection of a vapor compression refrigeration unit to the cold head, which is highly conductive. Straps of braided copper suspend the isolation mass from the cold head. The isolation mass and straps have a fundamental frequency that is below the first harmonic frequency at the cold head as caused by the refrigeration unit. A temperature differential between the cold head and a device-mounting interface on the isolation mass is preferably less than 2.5K per watt of heat transferred. The device to be cooled is mounted directly to the isolation mass when the mass of the device is insignificant relative to the isolation mass. For further vibration isolation, the device is separated from the isolation mass by another braided strap.