Abstract: A CMOS or bipolar based Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) comprising an ion sensitive recess for holding a liquid wherein the recess is formed at least partly on top of a gate of the transistor. There is also provided a method of manufacturing an I on Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) utilizing CMOS processing steps, the method comprising forming an ion sensitive recess for holding a liquid at least partly on top of a gate of the transistor.

Abstract: A method for controlling an X-ray dose of a CT scan includes: setting an initial X-ray dose; performing a first CT scan with the initial X-ray dose to obtain an initial scan image; setting a region of interest (ROI) in the initial scan image; calculating an subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the initial scan image; perform an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain an average image; before receiving an end instruction, repeating the following operations: recalculating an subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the average image and performing an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain a new average image; and saving the average image when receiving the end instruction.

Abstract: A vertical and horizontal line detection method for document images includes generating multiple binary images from the input grayscale document image based on multiple binarization thresholds, detecting horizontal and vertical lines in each of the multiple binary images independently, and merging the detection results from the multiple binary images. The line detection process for each binary image include applying an opening operation using a vertical or horizontal line as the structuring element, and removing connected components that are not vertical or horizontal lines based on a stroke width analysis. The boundaries of the detected lines are obtained using horizontal and vertical projections.

Abstract: A 2D color barcode layout is disclosed. The barcode includes a 2D array of data cells, four corner locators, and border reference cells forming four borders between the corner locators that substantially surround the array of data cells. Each data cell and border reference cell has one of four primary colors (e.g. CMYK). Most border reference cells have the same size as the data cells, except for yellow ones which are longer. The border reference cells form a repeating color sequence along the borders, and are used during decoding to calculate (1) the channel offset (a spatial offset) of each primary color at different locations along the borders and (2) the reference (average) color values of each primary color. During decoding, the color values of each data cell is measured while taking into account channel offset which is calculated by interpolating the channel offset of the border reference cells.

Abstract: Methods for removing vertical and horizontal lines from a document image. The horizontal line removal method includes: for a column of black pixels at each horizontal position along the line, removing them if their maximum stroke width is less than the median value of maximum stroke widths in a small window centered at that horizontal position; Remove connected components remaining in the horizontal line bounding box that do not extend significantly above or below the bounding box boundaries; and Perform closing operation to join broken pieces of character strokes caused by underline removal. This method preserves character strokes while removing underlines. The vertical line removal method includes: for vertical lines that have large height to width ratio, remove parts of such lines that are not at intersection of with horizontal or near-horizontal lines; remove all remaining connected components that touch neither left nor right boundary of the bounding box.

Abstract: A 2D color barcode layout is disclosed. The barcode includes a 2D array of data cells, four corner locators, and border reference cells forming four borders between the corner locators that substantially surround the array of data cells. Each data cell and border reference cell has one of four primary colors (e.g. CMYK). Most border reference cells have the same size as the data cells, except for yellow ones which are longer. The border reference cells form a repeating color sequence along the borders, and are used during decoding to calculate (1) the channel offset (a spatial offset) of each primary color at different locations along the borders and (2) the reference (average) color values of each primary color. During decoding, the color values of each data cell is measured while taking into account channel offset which is calculated by interpolating the channel offset of the border reference cells.

Abstract: A CMOS or bipolar based Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) comprising an ion sensitive recess for holding a liquid wherein the recess is formed at least partly on top of a gate of the transistor. There is also provided a method of manufacturing an I on Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) utilizing CMOS processing steps, the method comprising forming an ion sensitive recess for holding a liquid at least partly on top of a gate of the transistor.

Abstract: A host includes a housing, one or more connectors, an interface controller, a sensor, a transmission control unit. The one or more connectors are mounted on the housing. The interface controller controls data transmission through the one or more connectors. The sensor is mounted on the housing for detecting a desired object near the sensor, and generates a sensor signal when presence of the desired object is ascertained. The transmission control unit is configured for monitoring the sensor, outputting a window in response to the sensor signal generated by the sensor, and controlling the interface controller to terminate the data transmission through the one or more connectors in response to a user input to the window. A related computer-implemented method for terminating data transmission is also provided.

Abstract: A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions.

Abstract: A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions.

Abstract: A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus (10) for a radiation source assembly (35) in a fluid treatment system is described. The cleaning apparatus comprise cleaning chamber (20) and a second chamber (25, 30) independent of the cleaning chamber which defines a fluid (typically water) buffer layer to obviate or mitigate cleaning fluid from the cleaning chamber leaking into the fluid being treated. The fluid treatment system is particularly useful for us in clean water applications in which ultraviolet radiation is used to treat the water while having the advantages of in situ cleaning of the radiation source when it becomes fouled.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for use in a fluid treatment system comprising a radiation source assembly, the cleaning apparatus comprising: at least one cleaning sleeve (300) in sliding engagement with the exterior of the radiation source assembly (150); a cleaning chamber (310) disposed in the at least one cleaning sleeve in contact with a portion of the exterior of the radiation source assembly (150) and for being supplied with a cleaning solution, the cleaning chamber comprising an opening (370) to an exterior of the cleaning sleeve; a pressure equalization member (355) disposed in the opening to provide a seal between the opening and the exterior of the cleaning sleeve, the pressure equalization member being movable in response to a pressure gradient thereacross; and drive means to translate the at least one cleaning sleeve along the exterior of the radiation source assembly. A fluid treatment device comprise the cleaning apparatus is also described.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optical radiation sensor system. The system includes a sensor device and a cleaning device. The sensor device detects and responds to radiation from a radiation field and includes a surface that is movable with respect to the radiation field between a first position in which the surface is in the radiation field and a second position in which at least a portion of the surface is out of the radiation field. The cleaning device operates to remove fouling materials from at least a portion of the surface in the second position. The cleaning device may be a chemical cleaning device, a mechanical cleaning device or a combined chemical/mechanical device.

Abstract: A network device with unified management including at least one port operable at any one of a plurality of media standards, port apparatus coupled to the port(s) that monitors and controls the port(s) for each of the media standards, and a management system that interfaces the port apparatus to manage the port(s) in a unified manner with respect to all of the media standards. The management system manages each of the ports in a unified manner regardless of the particular supported media standards. In one embodiment, the network device includes a memory and maintains multiple sets of statistical information per port. The port apparatus stores the first and second sets of statistics in the memory. The management system receives a statistics request and provides a unified statistic or a corresponding statistic from either the first or the second set of statistics. For port intrusion detection and prevention, one or more ports are assigned one or more authorized source addresses.

Abstract: A network device with selectable traps that improves network management by enabling a system manager or administrator to select between multiple trap definitions. The network device includes a memory that stores a management database including a plurality of trap definitions and a programmable parameter for selecting any one of the trap definitions. The network device further includes management processing logic that executes a management agent that issues traps according a selected one of the trap definitions depending upon the programmable parameter. In the embodiment described herein, the management database includes the standard Ethernet.TM. Repeater MIB implemented according to RFC 1516 including a first trap definition and the Ethernet.TM. Hub MIB by Novell including a second trap definition. The management agent issues traps according to either one of the trap definitions depending upon the programmable parameter.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to the use of a pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of adenosine or an adenosine analog or derivative as an agent useful in the treatment of hormone-independent cancers, such as prostate cancer. The invention is also directed to diagnostic uses of these compounds to determine effective treatment regimes for specific tumors, a process for screening for new, therapeutically useful analogs of these compounds, and the use of these compounds in facilitating the extraction of intracellular components.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to the use of a pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of adenosine or an adenosine analog or derivative as an agent useful in the treatment of hormone-independent cancers, such as prostate cancer. The invention is also directed to diagnostic uses of these compounds to determine effective treatment regimes for specific tumors, a process for screening for new, therapeutically useful analogs of these compounds, and the use of these compounds in facilitating the extraction of intracellular components.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for electronically processing negative composite video signals, wherein the negative composite video signals correspond to a negative image as produced by the projection of negative photographic film. The negative composite video signals are converted to positive composite video signals. The entire portion of the negative composite video signal between adjacent horizontal blanking portions is electronically inverted. The horizontal blanking portions of the negative composite video, which include the color burst signal, are not inverted. The composite signal that results includes the blanking portions, having the color burst signal, in their original, unaltered state. The image portion of the resulting composite signal, i.e., the portions of the resulting composite signal between the horizontal blanking portions, is inverted, and the resulting composite video signal is thus converted from negative to positive state.