Abstract: Immunogenic compositions comprising a recombinant adenoviral vector that expresses a nucleic acid molecule encoding multimers of a Gonadotrophic Releasing Hormone (GnRH), an antigenic carrier and multiple immune enhancing epitopes are described herein. The use of the immunogenic compositions on mammals resulting in an antibody response to GnRH can inhibit the physiological activity of GnRH and thus induce infertility and modify breeding behavior of immunized animals.

Abstract: A toilet seat with a fluid barrier; the toilet seat includes a substantially oval shaped body correspondingly dimensioned to an annular rim of a toilet bowl. A fluid barrier may be integrally formed to the substantially oval shaped body extending perpendicular from the bottom surface of the front portion. Further discussed is a fluid barrier for attachment to an annular toilet seat. The fluid barrier may have an elongated barrier wall having an upper edge and an attenuated lower edge. The fluid barrier may have a fastener disposed on the upper edge. The fastener may be configured to attach the elongated barrier wall to the lower surface of the annular toilet seat.

Abstract: An exemplary method for automatically generating a computed design of a composite camera having multiple digital imaging devices comprises obtaining a target volume to be captured by the composite camera, obtaining a target resolution for capturing the target volume, generating a representation of a view frustum of each of a plurality of digital imaging devices based on at least one characteristic of each device, organizing the plurality of digital imaging devices based on the view frusta, selecting a set of digital imaging devices from the organized digital imaging devices based on at least one characteristic of each selected device, the view frusta of the set of digital imaging devices substantially covering the target volume with at least the target resolution, positioning the set of digital imaging devices based on each device's physical characteristics, and generating a computed design of the composite camera comprising the positioned digital imaging devices together with a mechanical fixture to hold the

Abstract: A system for tracking uptime performance improvement includes a pre-process module that retrieves operation data based on pre-process parameters. A post process module filters the operation data based on post process parameters. A trends module that automatically determines a top number of offenders from the operation data. And a report module reports the operation data and the top number of offenders.

Abstract: A production loss tracking system for a manufacturing system includes a collection module, an event module, and a report module. The collection module collects a processing status from a plurality of processing stations. The event module forecasts an upstream production loss event for a first of the processing stations that is upstream from a second of the processing stations that experienced a production loss event when the processing status indicates the production loss event. The event module forecasts a downstream production loss event for a third of the processing stations that is downstream from the second of the processing stations that experienced the production loss event when the processing status indicates the production loss event. The report module communicates with the event module and generates a report indicating the upstream production loss event, the downstream production loss event, and the production loss event.

Abstract: A method and system for videoconferencing between parties at N sites. Specifically, a virtual space arrangement of N sites is created. Video sequences of N?1 remote sites are simultaneously displayed on a non-planar display arranged around a local party at a local site consistent with the virtual space arrangement. The displayed images of the remote parties are scaled consistently with their true physical sizes at their distances from the local party in the virtual space arrangement. Real-time video streams of the local party are captured from a plurality of viewpoints and are used to generate N?1 video view streams representing views of the local party from approximately the local display locations of the N?1 remote parties.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus are provided so that the machines and machining stations and the distribution of product along a production line may be managed in a variety of manners while data is taken and analyzed in accordance with this invention to provide optimization conditions for improved throughput. A historical analysis of zone performance provides the preferred range for the number of upstream and downstream products for each particular segment, machine, or station. An end of shift staging analysis provides the optimized number of upstream and downstream products for each particular segment, machine, or station at the start of the next shift.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention recite a system for providing product consulting using a transmitted image. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an image capture device for capturing an image of a user and a reference color set. In embodiments of the present invention, the image capture device does not require a provided infrastructure when capturing the image. The system further comprises a categorizing system for determining at least one data category from data comprising the image. A result generator generates a result based upon the determining of the categorizing system. The system further comprises a result reporting system for conveying the product consultation to the user when the result is conveyed.

Abstract: A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images is disclosed. A plurality of source images are acquired and combined to produce a seamless composite image. The combining of the plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed without requiring overlap of image regions of the plurality of source images.

Abstract: A method and system for communicating through shared media. Specifically, a method provides for accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces. At least one of the plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of the plurality of images contains a form of communication. The form of communication is extracted from the plurality of images. A respective appearance model is constructed corresponding to each of the plurality of input interfaces. At least one of the respective appearance models contributes the respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system. The respective appearance models are combined together to generate a shared virtual model. The shared virtual model is displayed to at least one output medium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method, system and storage medium for managing automated system events. The method includes identifying events that are a defined system event and associating the events identified with one of (a) events that cause an automated system to transition from an automatic cycle mode, the events having a fault type associated therewith; and (b) events that do not cause the automated system to transition from the automatic cycle mode. The method also includes generating a listing of the events identified with regard to the associating the events.

Abstract: A powerful, scaleable, and reconfigurable image processing system and method of processing data therein is described. This general purpose, reconfigurable engine with toroidal topology, distributed memory, and wide bandwidth I/O are capable of solving real applications at real-time speeds. The reconfigurable image processing system can be optimized to efficiently perform specialized computations, such as real-time video and audio processing. This reconfigurable image processing system provides high performance via high computational density, high memory bandwidth, and high I/O bandwidth. Generally, the reconfigurable image processing system and its control structure include a homogeneous array of 16 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) and 16 static random access memories (SRAM) arranged in a partial torus configuration. The reconfigurable image processing system also includes a PCI bus interface chip, a clock control chip, and a datapath chip. It can be implemented in a single board.

Abstract: A diagnostic technique for matching anti-cancer peptide drugs to the molecular profiles of individual cancer tumors, and a method using the technique for a patient-specific treatment of tumors in mammals. This strategy matches anti-cancer peptide drugs to the molecular profiles of individual tumors, and includes the development of two banks, both of which use the same targeting peptides. Targeting peptides are identified using biopsies or other tissue materials from multiple cancer patients and placed into two banks. For a bank of probes, targeting peptides are linked to a label such as a fluorescent or a radioisotope. For a bank of drugs, targeting peptides are linked to a cytotoxic peptide to form a “targeting peptide drug”. Peptide probes are used to establish molecular profiles of individual tumors. Based on these molecular profiles, a patient-specific combination of targeting drugs from the bank of peptide drugs is prepared and the patient is treated.

Abstract: The invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising a GnRH multimer and an antigenic carrier, an immunogenic composition comprising a recombinant vector containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a GnRH multimer and optionally an antigenic carrier, antibodies elicited by the immunogenic compositions, and methods of using the immunogenic compositions and antibodies for modifying sexual physiology and behavior, improving the organoleptic properties of meat, and treating androgen-dependent prostate tumors and GnRH-sensitive ovarian tumors.

Abstract: A method of calibrating and displaying images on a calibrated objective in autosteroscopy and other areas. Calibration includes receiving the objective over a raster-organized surface having both image display and image acquisition modalities, positioning a calibration model in a position before the system in preparation for acquiring images, receiving images of the calibration model onto raster-organized surface in an acquisition mode, identifying optical characteristics of objective through reference images of the calibration model. In addition, the method of displaying images using an objective includes receiving the objective over a raster-organized surface having both an image display and an image acquisition modalities, loading a calibration vector corresponding to the objective that compensates for optical characteristics of the objective and displaying images through the raster organized surface and objective compensated in accordance with the calibration vector for the objective.

Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing a parallel conversational thread during a remote collaboration are described. In one embodiment, a managing entity is utilized to establish a first communications path for a remote collaboration of at least two parties. Then, a request for a parallel conversation is received from at least one of the at least two parties during the remote collaboration. The managing entity then establishes a second communications path for the parallel conversation between the at least two parties. Wherein, the enabling of the parallel conversation on the second communications path is performed without inhibiting the first communications path, such that a portion of a first party can have a parallel conversation with a portion of a second party on the second communications path while the first communications path for the remote collaboration remains active.

Abstract: A system that enables communication and collaboration among individuals using rich media environments. A system according to the present techniques includes a set of rich media environments each having a corresponding arrangement of sensing and rendering components for sensing of and rendering to a corresponding set of individuals. A system according to the present techniques includes an interest thread detector that uses the sensing and rendering components to detect formation of multiple communication interactions among the individuals and that creates an interest thread for each detected communication interaction and further includes a communication provider that for each interest thread captures a set of media data from a corresponding subset of the sensing components and that combines the captured media data in response to the activities of the corresponding individuals and that communicates the combined media data to a corresponding subset of the rendering components.

Abstract: A management system for a rich media environment that enables relatively large numbers of sensing and rendering components to be marshaled for a variety of tasks and services. A management system according to the present teachings includes a service manager that provides a communication service pertaining to the rich media environment by coordinating a set of tasks in the rich media environment and further includes a task manager that manages each task by allocating a set of processing resources and communication resources to each task and performing each task in response to a request for each task from the service manager.