Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for coordinated scheduling based on cell priority, which is applied to the system using coordinated multiple point (CoMP) transmission technology. The method includes: performing priority sequencing on each coordinated cell according to the historical and/or current information of each coordinated cell and finishing scheduling of each coordinated cell in an order according to priority from high to low. By adopting the coordinated scheduling scheme in the present invention, the network can be made in a reasonable working status, and then, the performance of the entire system can be improved.

Abstract: An online calibration method and device for a universal serial bus system is disclosed in the present invention. The method comprises following steps: providing a plurality of chirp JK pairs; detecting the plurality of chirp JK pairs, and loading a power on a terminal resistor of a USB device end of the universal serial bus and its coupled to a terminal resistor of a USB host end of the universal serial bus; detecting a voltage level variation of the chirp JK pair; and processing the online calibration according to the voltage level variation to maintain the voltage level within a preset range.

Abstract: A method of cooperation scheduling among multiple cells applied in a CoMP system is disclosed in the present invention, the method includes: a relay base station in a relay cell receiving the scheduling results of every cell in a cooperation set, wherein the relay cell is one of the cooperation cells in the cooperation set; the relay base station determining whether the scheduling results meets a preset iteration ending condition or not; and if the scheduling result does not meet the iteration ending condition, the relay base station sending rescheduling indication information which carries the scheduling result of every cooperation cell to the cooperation base station in every cooperation cell in the cooperation set, indicating to restart the scheduling of every cooperation cell according to the scheduling results. A base station and a cooperation scheduling system among multiple cells are disclosed in the present invention.

Abstract: Schema-driven XML parsing techniques allow an XML parser to optimize its parsing process by composing parse and to dynamically generate parsing code components based on XML schema definition for the targeted XML document. These techniques reduce the XML parsing time and reduce the memory requirement during parsing process. Further, a reconfigurable parser is provided which is guided during parsing of the XML document by XML element lexicographical information and state transition information extracted from a schema associated with the XML document. Pre-allocated element object pools may be provided based on the schema analysis to reduce the requirements for dynamic memory allocation and de-allocation operations.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for debugging and analyzing graphics hardware designs. Hardware designs are represented by a software model implemented in a programming language. Graphics operations can be executed in the software model as well as in reference software models to allow a user to analyze the accuracy of a graphics hardware design and/or a device driver implementation.

Abstract: In a method for automatically selecting a region of interest covering a heated area, in the context of high intensity focused ultrasonic technology during acquisition of magnetic resonance data, phase data of a scanned area are acquired, and a heated area is identified in the scanned area according to the phase data acquired. An image is reconstructed and displayed, and in the displayed image a region of interest covering the heated area is automatically demarcated according to a predetermined size of said region of interest that covers and is larger than the heated area. The method causes the heated area to be automatically and completely included in the region of interest; and eliminates the instability of a manual selection of the region of interest.

Abstract: A method for reducing magnetic resonance temperature measurement errors, which is used for the high-intensity focused ultrasound device for monitoring magnetic resonance imaging includes obtaining a magnetic resonance phase diagram as a reference image before the high-intensity focused ultrasound device heats the heating area; obtaining another magnetic resonance phase diagram as a heating image during or after the heating process of the high intensity focused ultrasound device; calculating the temperature changes in the heating area according to said heating image and reference image. The method further includes measuring the magnetic field changes caused by the position changes of the ultrasonic transducer of said high-intensity focused ultrasound device, and then compensating for the temperature changes according to said magnetic field changes. The present invention can significantly reduce the temperature errors caused by the position changes of the ultrasonic transducer.

Abstract: For magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a dynamic frequency drift correction method for binomial water excitation method includes collecting the reference one-dimensional navigation signal by an MRI device; acquiring one current one-dimensional navigation signal after scanning N images, wherein N is a positive integer; calculating the frequency drift according to the reference one-dimensional navigation signal and the current one-dimensional navigation signal; calculating and setting the initial phase of the next radio frequency signal by the MRI device according to the frequency drift.

Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging, in which a magnetic resonance imaging device employs a multi-echo imaging sequence, includes the steps of: applying, to one of the multiple echoes, a first number of steps of phase encoding, applying a readout gradient, and collecting the data of this echo to reconstruct an anatomical image; and applying, to another one of the multiple echoes, a second number of steps of phase encoding, applying a readout gradient, and collecting the data of this echo to construct a temperature image. The method is capable of obtaining at the same time both a temperature image with high time resolution and an anatomical image with high spatial resolution.

Abstract: A method and system of conducting named entity recognition. One method comprises selecting one or more examples for human labelling, each example comprising a word sequence containing a named entity and its context; and retraining a model for the named entity recognition based on the labelled examples as training data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for secure operating system switching. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a second operating system of a plurality of operating systems that is to be active next; causing a memory access controller to enable exclusive access to a portion of memory for the second operating system once the second operating system becomes active; and causing the second operating system to become active.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesis of o-diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid which includes the steps as follows: using chlorodiphenylphosphine as starting material, chlorodiphenylphosphine and alkali metal are added to the solvent to conduct cracking, which produces a diphenyl phosphine alkali metal salt, then o-chlorobenzoic acid salt or o-chlorobenzoic acid ester is added to conduct coupling reaction to produce diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid salt or diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid ester, o-diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid is obtained after hydrolysis. o-diphenylphosphinobenzoic acid can be prepared under atmospheric pressure at temperature above 0° C. by using the present method. The method is safe and stable to operate and can save a lot of energy, thus being suitable for large-scale production.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for performing operating system (OS) switching. In one embodiment, the method comprising enabling a plurality of operating systems to run concurrently on a computer, wherein a first operating system in the plurality of operating systems is actively being run, the method comprising, identifying a second operating system of a plurality of operating systems that is to be active next, exchanging information between the first and second operating systems using a storage area accessible by the first and second operating systems, causing the first operating system to become inactive by performing a suspend operation; and causing the second operating system to become active by performing a resume operation to cause the second operating system to resume operation, wherein the information controls which operations are performed as part of one or both of the suspend and resume operations.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for diagnosing configuration faults. In one embodiment, the method comprises: detecting a violation to one or more dynamically constructed invariants for configuration; and diagnosing a misconfiguration based on use of a task-based ranking of misconfiguration suspect causes in which suspect causes of the misconfiguration are ranked based on information indicative of which entity made a change related to the one or more invariants for which a violation was detected.

Abstract: Radiolabeled 2-amino-4-alkyl-6-(haloalkyl)pyridine compounds are disclosed. In some aspects, the compounds bind to inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) with high specificity. In some configurations, a compound comprising a radioisotope can be used for diagnostic imaging of iNOS distribution in a mammalian subject such as a human, using a scanning method such as positron emission tomography (PET scanning). Methods of synthesis of the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer has at least two sets of transducer units, with all the transducer units in each set having the same focus position and the transducer units in the different sets having different focus positions. Since the focus points of the sets of ultrasonic transducer units are distributed in a relatively large spatial range, the range of ultrasonic therapy can be increased even within the narrow and limited space of magnetic resonance imaging equipment.

Abstract: A method for reducing errors in the measurement of temperature by magnetic resonance, for use in magnetic resonance imaging-guided HIFU equipment, includes acquiring an MR phase image, as a reference image, before heating an area to be heated with the HIFU equipment; acquiring another MR phase image, as a heated image, during or after the heating by the HIFU equipment; and calculating the temperature change in the heated area according to said heated image and said reference image; and making compensation to said temperature change according to the change in the magnetic field caused by the position change of an ultrasonic transducer in said HIFU equipment. The method can reduce significantly the temperature errors resulting from the position changes of the ultrasonic transducer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for facilitating user interaction in web-related activities. In one embodiment, the method comprises monitoring a user's current interaction with a browser, predicting a task a user is likely to take based on a current interaction context associated with the user's current interaction and one or more rules previously generated based on one or more previously recorded browser interactions, and generating, based on the prediction, and displaying a user interface component with the browser, the user interface component selectable by the user and representing an interaction (or a sequence of interactions) that the user can select to occur.

Abstract: Solid-state ionic or electrochemical devices can depend critically on the proper formation of a dense, Gd-doped ceria (GDC) layer on a porous substrate. Devices and methods of the present invention are characterized by the formation of a transitional buffer layer, which is less than 10 microns thick and comprises GDC, located between the porous substrate and the dense GDC layer. The transitional buffer layer provides a practical way to form the dense GDC layer on the porous substrate without cracks in the GDC layer and without clogging the pores of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for forming electrical connections between parts of a fuel cell that includes subjecting a contact paste positioned between the parts to alternating flows of gasses having varying high and low partial pressures of oxygen. This method demonstrates the ability to form conductive interconnections that have sufficient mechanical stability because these pastes can be cured at a temperature less than the temperatures of the surrounding materials thus allowing desired portions to be cured while allowing other portions such as the glass or ceramic portions to maintain their desired mechanical and electrical properties.