Abstract: Striped Multiplexing Download Queue software facilitates and increases throughput for client-server downloads through a limited communication device. In the “DS Download Station” application, this is used to queue many requests and to broadcast download segments to requesters seeking the same data. This works by employing a “download stripe” on both the server and client. The download stripe on the server side tracks acknowledgements from clients per download segment. On the client side, the stripe tracks received segments to account for duplicate data. Requesters are queued on a first-come first-serve basis. Requesters in the queue may receive segments of downloads while waiting in queue, if the client at the front of the queue is downloading the same file. This recursively saves waiting time for clients in the queue.

Abstract: Striped Multiplexing Download Queue software facilitates and increases throughput for client-server downloads through a limited communication device. In the “DS Download Station” application, this is used to queue many requests and to broadcast download segments to requesters seeking the same data. This works by employing a “download stripe” on both the server and client. The download stripe on the server side tracks acknowledgements from clients per download segment. On the client side, the stripe tracks received segments to account for duplicate data. Requesters are queued on a first-come first-serve basis. Requesters in the queue may receive segments of downloads while waiting in queue, if the client at the front of the queue is downloading the same file. This recursively saves waiting time for clients in the queue.

Abstract: Striped Multiplexing Download Queue software facilitates and increases throughput for client-server downloads through a limited communication device. In the “DS Download Station” application, this is used to queue many requests and to broadcast download segments to requesters seeking the same data. This works by employing a “download stripe” on both the server and client. The download stripe on the server side tracks acknowledgements from clients per download segment. On the client side, the stripe tracks received segments to account for duplicate data. Requesters are queued on a first-come first-serve basis. Requesters in the queue may receive segments of downloads while waiting in queue, if the client at the front of the queue is downloading the same file. This recursively saves waiting time for clients in the queue.

Abstract: A system and method for mixing sound signals is provided in which a mixer buffer stores sample values for three or more sound channels, each sound channel including a main sound component and one or more auxiliary sound components. Send paths are provided for sending the auxiliary sound components for each sound channel to a sound effects processor and return paths from the sound effects processor are provided for respectively adding the effects-processed auxiliary sound components for each channel to the corresponding main sound component.

Abstract: Striped Multiplexing Download Queue software facilitates and increases throughput for client-server downloads through a limited communication device. In the “DS Download Station” application, this is used to queue many requests and to broadcast download segments to requesters seeking the same data. This works by employing a “download stripe” on both the server and client. The download stripe on the server side tracks acknowledgements from clients per download segment. On the client side, the stripe tracks received segments to account for duplicate data. Requesters are queued on a first-come first-serve basis. Requesters in the queue may receive segments of downloads while waiting in queue, if the client at the front of the queue is downloading the same file. This recursively saves waiting time for clients in the queue.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) their isomer, prodrugs of these compounds or isomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds, isomers or prodrugs; wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and X are defined as in the specification, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of using these compounds, their isomer, prodrugs of these compounds or isomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds, isomers or prodrugs to treat obesity, diabetes, anxiety, or inflammatory diseases or for modulating a process mediated by GR in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention provides inhibitors of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) and/or apolipoprotein B (Apo B) secretion having Formula (I) which are useful for the treatment of obesity and related diseases, as well as prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and its clinical sequelae, for lowering serum lipids, and in the prevention and treatment of related diseases. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and to methods of treating obesity, atherosclerosis, and related diseases and/or conditions with the compounds of the present invention, either alone or in combination with other medicaments, including lipid-lowering agents.

Abstract: A power supply includes a housing, a printed circuit board, at least one electrical element, a fan assembly and a plurality of sockets. The housing has a surface. The printed circuit board is provided in the housing. The electrical element is mounted on the printed circuit board. The fan assembly is also provided in the housing to ventilate the electrical element on the printed circuit board. The sockets are mounted on the surface of the housing to connect a plurality of peripheral devices. When the user terminates the power supply, all of the peripheral devices are simultaneously turned off.

Abstract: A purifier for an aquarium has a body being composed of an upper seat and a bottom seat. The upper seat has two tubular parts, two crowns respectively formed at upper ends of the tubular parts, two pipes respectively provided on the crowns and in communication with the tubular parts, and two plugs respectively provided in the crowns. The bottom seat has two rims formed at an upper surface thereof. The tubular parts are respectively secured in the rims. A pump seat is provided in the bottom seat. At least one air vent is defined through the pump seat. Two openings are defined through the bottom seat and respectively located in the rims and in communication with the pump seat. Two filtering means are respectively received in the tubular parts and communicated with the pipes. A pump is communicated with the openings.

Abstract: A cooling device for a hard disc. The cooling device is screwed to the hard disc by way of screw apertures provided on the bottom of the hard disc. The cooling device includes a housing, at least one cooling fan and at least one contact portion. The cooling fan is received in the housing. The contact portion is connected to the housing. The contact portion is in contact with the chip of the hard disc so that heat generated by the chip is absorbed by the contact portion and transmitted to the housing and then ventilated by the cooling fan.

Abstract: A cooling device for a hard disc. The cooling device is screwed to the hard disc by way of screw apertures provided on the bottom of the hard disc. The cooling device includes a housing, at least one cooling fan and at least one contact portion. The cooling fan is received in the housing. The contact portion is connected to the housing. The contact portion is in contact with the chip of the hard disc so that heat generated by the chip is absorbed by the contact portion and transmitted to the housing and then ventilated by the cooling fan.

Abstract: A power supply includes a housing, a printed circuit board, at least one electrical element and a fan assembly. The housing has an interior and an exterior. The printed circuit board is provided in the interior of the housing, while the electrical element is attached onto the printed circuit board. The fan assembly is also provided in the interior of the housing. The fan assembly includes a shell and a fan. The shell includes two surface boards and plural side walls connected between the two surface boards. The interior and the exterior of the housing are communicated by a first hole formed on one of the two surface boards and at least one second hole formed on one of the plural side walls. The fan is mounted in the shell to ventilate the interior of the housing through the first hole and the second hole.

Abstract: A cooling device is provided for cooling at least one computer component device in a main frame. The cooling device comprises a case and at least one fan assembly. The case is mounted adjacent to the computer component device, and is provided with at least one first opening communicating with air outside the main frame and at least one second opening facing the computer component device. The fan assembly is mounted in the case to suck the air outside the main frame through the first opening and directly ventilate the computer component device through the second opening.