Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for smart elevator car destination management according to probabilistic destination determination. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for smart elevator car destination management according to probabilistic destination determination includes predicting a set of passengers requesting use of an elevator car in a bank of elevator cars in a building and determining a probability for each of the passengers that each passenger will select as a destination a particular floor in the building. The method also includes grouping ones of the passengers in the set according to a common floor determined to be probable for the grouped ones of the passengers. Finally, the method includes displaying in connection with the bank of elevator cars an assignment of the grouped ones of the passengers to one of the elevator cars in the bank.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for smart elevator car destination management according to probabilistic destination determination. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for smart elevator car destination management according to probabilistic destination determination includes predicting a set of passengers requesting use of an elevator car in a bank of elevator cars in a building and determining a probability for each of the passengers that each passenger will select as a destination a particular floor in the building. The method also includes grouping ones of the passengers in the set according to a common floor determined to be probable for the grouped ones of the passengers. Finally, the method includes displaying in connection with the bank of elevator cars an assignment of the grouped ones of the passengers to one of the elevator cars in the bank.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant E. coli and other bacteria with reduced alcohol dehydrogenase and/or aldehyde reductase activity. The present disclosure further provides recombinant E. coli and other bacteria with reduced isobutyraldehyde reductase activity. Methods for the production and the uses of the recombinant bacteria are also provided. Specifically, recombinant bacteria further expressing 2-keto-acid decarboxylase can be used for producing higher aldehydes or other non-alcohol chemicals derived from aldehydes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant bacteria with elevated 2-keto acid decarboxylase and alcohol transferase activities. Some recombinant bacteria further have elevated aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. Some recombinant bacteria further have reduced alcohol dehydrogenase and/or aldehyde reductase activity. Methods for the production of the recombinant bacteria, as well as for use thereof for production of various esters are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant E. coli and other bacteria with reduced alcohol dehydrogenase and/or aldehyde reductase activity. The present disclosure further provides recombinant E. coli and other bacteria with reduced isobutyraldehyde reductase activity. Methods for the production and the uses of the recombinant bacteria are also provided. Specifically, recombinant bacteria further expressing 2-keto-acid decarboxylase can be used for producing higher aldehydes or other non-alcohol chemicals derived from aldehydes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysing the three-dimensional electromagnetic field resulting from an interaction between a focused illuminating beam and a sample to be observed, by characterising the distribution of the state of polarization of light across a measurement plane, the method comprising the steps of generating a beam of illuminating light; controlling the state of polarization at different positions across the beam width of the light beam; focussing said illuminating light beam to a focus, wherein said focus is a tight focus and said focused light has a suitable three-dimensional vectorial structure at the focus; detecting and measuring the state of polarization of the reflected light at different positions across the width of the measurement plane to retrieve information on the three-dimensional vectorial electromagnetic interaction of the illuminated focused field and the sample.

Abstract: A system and method are described for integrating a business process management (BPM) system with an enterprise service bus. The BPM system is used to model business processes which contain a set of activities linked by transitions. The BPM system is used to define, publish, deploy and execute the processes in a distributed computing environment. The service bus is used to manage web services and perform routing and transformation of messages between the web services. A transport is used to describe each process defined by the BPM system as a web service on the service bus and provide the ability to connect the BPM component to the enterprise service bus. This allows each of the processes to be exposed as a web service by injecting data retrieved from the process definition into the enterprise service bus. Furthermore, the processes defined in BPM can consume web services from the service bus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysing the three-dimensional electromagnetic field resulting from an interaction between a focused illuminating beam and a sample to be observed, by characterising the distribution of the state of polarisation of light across a measurement plane, the method comprising the steps of generating a beam of illuminating light; controlling the state of polarisation at different positions across the beam width of the light beam; focussing said illuminating light beam to a focus, wherein said focus is a tight focus and said focused light has a suitable three-dimensional vectorial structure at the focus; detecting and measuring the state of polarisation of the reflected light at different positions across the width of the measurement plane to retrieve information on the three-dimensional vectorial electromagnetic interaction of the illuminated focused field and the sample.

Abstract: A system and method are described for integrating a business process management (BPM) system with an enterprise service bus. The BPM system is used to model business processes which contain a set of activities linked by transitions. The BPM system is used to define, publish, deploy and execute the processes in a distributed computing environment. The service bus is used to manage web services and perform routing and transformation of messages between the web services. A transport is used to describe each process defined by the BPM system as a web service on the service bus and provide the ability to connect the BPM component to the enterprise service bus. This allows each of the processes to be exposed as a web service by injecting data retrieved from the process definition into the enterprise service bus. Furthermore, the processes defined in BPM can consume web services from the service bus.

Abstract: The invention relates to an object (20) with information (16) to be secured provided thereon, such as a coding, identification, PIN number or the like, and a security cover sticker (18) for covering the information (16) to be secured. The object (20) and the information (16) to be secured have disposed therebetween an additional layer (30) whose adhesive power to the cover sticker (18) is greater at least in partial areas than the adhesive power of the additional layer (30) to the object (20).

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for diagnosing and recovering from I/O subsystem errors. A data processing system includes a computer which includes a power subsystem and at least one I/O subsystem. A determination is made that an error occurred in the I/O subsystem. Registers in integrated circuits included within the I/O subsystem are accessed utilizing the power subsystem in order to diagnose the error while the I/O subsystem is in an error state.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a multi-lingual user interface such as to collect responses to questionnaires. The method consists of first defining a meta level specification for the interface (typically as one or more database entries) wherein the meta level specification includes a language specifier, one or more page specifications, and an optional designator for where to user store responses. The page specifications define the textual content of a visual page as objects within the page, and also define branching logic which controls transitions between pages in response to user inputs. The textual objects may include language-dependent specifications for where to render the text on the page, and at what size. In a preferred embodiment, the meta specification is defined as a database object. The textual objects can also specify attributes for the text as rendered on the visual page. In turn, the attributes may be a size or position of the text, the values of which depend on the language specified.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus is present for dynamically allocating a set of output interrupt lines at a host adapter to a set of input interrupt lines for card slots controlled by the host adapter. If the number of input interrupt lines is greater than the number of output lines, then interrupt sharing is necessary. The number of input interrupt lines can be determined automatically by scanning all the card slots or can be determined by values stored in lookup tables. The algorithm to determine a logical mapping of the input interrupt lines to the output lines, in cases where interrupt sharing is required, can be based on a number of factors. A simple approach is to distribute the interrupts as equally as possible. Another algorithm may take into account the expected frequency of interrupts based on the device involved. Yet another approach may use a set of predetermined priorities. Since these algorithms are implemented in firmware or software, they can be changed to meet a particular set of needs.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for customizing procedures to be performed during an initialization process in a data processing system is provided. In one embodiment, a class of procedures to omit during the initialization process is determined. This class of procedures may be for example, the omission of identifying and creating nodes for a certain class of drives, such as, for example, all ssa drives. Once procedures to omit from the initialization process are determined, then all other initialization procedures are performed except, of course, for the procedures belonging to the class of procedures determined to be omitted.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for managing a failed input/output adapter within a data processing system is provided. In one embodiment, an operating system handler receives an indication that one of a plurality of input/output adapters has failed. The operating system handler consults an error log to determine which input/output adapter has failed. Once the bad input/output adapter has been determined, the operating system handler disables the bad input/output adapter and deallocates any processes bound for the bad input/output adapter without powering down the data processing system. A user is then notified of the bad input/output adapter so that the bad input/output adapter can be replaced. The input/output adapter may be replaced without powering down the data processing system. Once the bad input/output adapter has been replace, the new input/output adapter is enabled.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhalation device for dispensing a medicament from a valved dispenser. The device includes a housing having a longitudinal slot, an associated nozzle body, a cylindrical advance tube that slidably receives therein the dispenser and that has an external helically extend thread member, an advance ring that associates with the dispenser and that slidable engages the advance tube, and a level indicator. A zigzag track in either the advance tube or the advance ring, and a mating stud in the other of the ring or tube causes the advance tube to rotate when the ring is moved reciprocally when the dispenser is actuated. The level indicator device linearly indicates a remaining amount of medicament.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an inhalation device for dispensing a medicament. The device includes a housing defining a lumen, and level indicator and dose indicator devices both of which are operably associated with the housing. The level indicator device linearly indicates a remaining amount of medicament, while the dose indicator device indicates a number of doses dispensed for a predetermined time period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhalation device for dispensing a medicament from a valved dispenser. The device includes a housing having a longitudinal slot, an associated nozzle body, a cylindrical advance tube that slidably receives therein the dispenser and that has an external helically extend thread member, an advance ring that associates with the dispenser and that slidable engages the advance tube, and a level indicator. A zigzag track in either the advance tube or the advance ring, and a mating stud in the other of the ring or tube causes the advance tube to rotate when the ring is moved reciprocally when the dispenser is actuated. The level indicator device linearly indicates a remaining amount of medicament.