Abstract: A method for executing a user-defined function on a plurality of input database tuples. The method may include causing a processor to invoke the function once; and to compute results of the function for the plurality of database tuples.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a display unit configured to display an electronic calendar; and a controller configured to collect log information related to an event generated on the mobile terminal, receive a selection of a particular day in the electronic calendar, display graphic objects on the display unit corresponding to different categories in response to the selection of the particular day, and display collected log information on the display unit for the particular day related to a category corresponding to a selected graphic object.

Abstract: A method for preparing hydrorefining catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) mixing an aqueous ammonia solution with a polyamine complexing agent to form a mixed solvent; (2) adding a cobalt salt to the mixed solvent, dissolving the cobalt salt, and then adding a molybdenum salt and optional salts of other active components, and dissolving them to prepare an impregnating solution; and (3) impregnating a support with the impregnating solution, followed by aging, drying, and activating the impregnated support to form a hydrorefining catalyst. The hydrorefining catalyst prepared by this method has good activity, selectivity and stability in use.

Abstract: Disclosed is a use of C15-substituted andrographolide derivatives in preparation of anti-hepatitis B virus medicaments. In the present invention, the HepG2.2.15 cells are used to measure the amount of the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) secretion in the supernatant of the culture; the duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) is used to infect the model and the DHBV-DNA level in serum is measured, and the pathological change in hepatic tissue is observed. A number of andrographolide derivative compounds are screened, compounds having a good anti-HBV effect are preferred, which has a structure represented by general formula 1 set forth herein. Due to high anti-HBV activity and low toxicity, as well as good protection against hepatic injury, the compounds can be used as the active ingredient for preparing anti-HBV medicaments, thereby providing a new pharmaceutical way for treatment of hepatitis, and broadening the range of clinical medicines.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the network communications field and disclose a method and a device for contacting a contact person, so as to increase probability of contacting the contact person successfully at a single attempt and save user time and the operator's operation resources. The method for contacting the contact person includes: obtaining a current state of the contact person on a communications platform, where the current state indicates a state of the contact person on the communications platform at current time, and the state is determined according to an operation performed by the contact person on the communications platform or a terminal bound to the communications platform; determining a contact manner of the contact person, where the contact manner corresponds to the obtained current state; and setting the determined contact manner as a preferred contact manner of the contact person.

Abstract: A high intensity discharge (HID) ballast circuit comprises a trigger circuit, a power half-bridge self-excited oscillation circuit, which is arranged to enable self-excited oscillation by energizing an angle capacitor Cgs with a Miller capacitor Cdg of a power MOSFET when an original single pulse output by the trigger circuit is excited, and then output self-excited oscillation signals; and a filter loop which is arranged to match impedance for the self-excited oscillation signals, thereby converting a low-impedance voltage source to a high-impedance constant current source. The inherent phase relationship of the power MOSFET is utilized, and oscillation signals are generated by a power half-bridge self-excited oscillation circuit, and then impedance matching for the oscillation signals is performed by the filter loop, and finally an HID lamp is triggered. As a result, damages to human eyes caused by stroboscopic effect can be avoided and electro magnetic compatibility test can be passed.

Abstract: A method for executing a user-defined function on a plurality of input database tuples. The method may include causing a processor to invoke the function once; and to compute results of the function for the plurality of database tuples.

Abstract: A record-pattern expression of a record pattern of data records is translated to a character-pattern expression of a character pattern. A data-record series of data records is converted to a character string in which each character in the character string corresponds to a respective data record in the data-record series. Pattern instances of the character pattern in the character string are searched to identify ordinal character positions in the character string of characters in the character pattern instances. Data records at ordinal record positions in the record series of data records corresponding to the ordinal character positions are reported.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of anti-tumor drugs with andrographolide derivatives, which belongs to the field of pharmaceutical technology, and involves 15-benzylidene substituted derivatives of 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydro-andrographolide and their 3,19-ester derivatives. Proved by the experiments, these compounds significantly inhibited the colony formation and migration ability of various cancer cells, and also inhibited the migration ability of vascular endothelial cells in vitro. The compounds of this invention significantly inhibited the tumor growth, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis on mouse xenograft models, and inhibited the experimental lung metastasis of B16-F10 malignant melanoma cells. Therefore, this class of compounds could be used as the active ingredients for the preparation of antineoplastic drugs, which are of efficiency and low-toxicity.

Abstract: An expansion valve is disclosed herein and includes a valve body having a chamber; a valve seat and a valve core are provided in the chamber; a first opening and a second opening in communication with the chamber, wherein the valve core moves relative to the valve seat to control a size of a flow channel between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the valve core includes a valve core head portion facing the valve seat, the valve head portion is provided with an axial through hole, a piston is provided in the axial through hole, the piston is connected with the valve body. The piston which is connected with the valve body is provided in the axial through hole of the valve core head portion of the expansion valve.

Abstract: A method for preparing hydrorefining catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) mixing an aqueous ammonia solution with a polyamine complexing agent to form a mixed solvent; (2) adding a cobalt salt to the mixed solvent, dissolving the cobalt salt, and then adding a molybdenum salt and optional salts of other active components, and dissolving them to prepare an impregnating solution; and (3) impregnating a support with the impregnating solution, followed by aging, drying, and activating the impregnated support to form a hydrorefining catalyst. The hydrorefining catalyst prepared by this method has good activity, selectivity and stability in use.

Abstract: Processes for catalytically synthesizing ethylbenzene from ethanol and benzene comprising: 1) reacting a first mixture comprising ethanol and benzene with at least one catalyst chosen from binder-containing alkylation catalysts and binder-free alkylation catalysts in an alkylation reactor to obtain a second mixture comprising residual benzene, ethylbenzene, diethylbenzene, and water; 2) passing the second mixture successively through a benzene recovery tower, an ethylbenzene recovery tower, and a polyethylbenzene recovery tower to obtain separated water, separated benzene, separated ethylbenzene, and separated diethylbenzene; and 3) reacting a third mixture with at least one transalkylation catalyst in a transalkylation reactor, wherein the third mixture comprises at least some of the separated benzene and at least some of the separated diethylbenzene at a weight ratio ranging from about 2:1 to about 10:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic and research use. In particular, the present invention provides compounds as therapeutic agents against bacterial infections.

Abstract: The present invention provides crosslinked amine polymers effective for binding and removing bile salts from the gastrointestinal tract. These bile acid binding polymers or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be administered to subjects to treat various conditions, including hypercholesteremia, diabetes, pruritus, irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), bile acid malabsorption, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for surface treatment of a fluid-contacting device where a continuous organo-silicon or organo-silicon and oxygen plasma coating is applied at a low temperature by a plasma deposition technique to at least one contacting surface of the device and devices with the process applied. The plasma coating inhibits bacterial attachment to the device and prevents biofilm formation on said device. The coating preferably has a thickness from about 1 nm to about 100 nm, more preferably from about 20 nm to about 30 nm. The trimethylsilane and oxygen gas mixture is an approximate ratio of 1 to 4. The invention demonstrates that bacterial cells on the organo-silicon or organo-silicon/O2 coated surface are more susceptible to antibiotic treatment than their counterparts in biofilm formed on uncoated surface.

Abstract: A system including a memory configured to store a plurality of initial frames of a video signal and a plurality of motion vectors; and a multi-frame interpolator coupled to the memory and including a first output port and a second output port, the frame interpolator configured to generate a first output frame and a second output frame from the initial frames and the motion vectors, to output the first output frame through the first output port and output the second output frame through the second output port.

Abstract: To determine if a pixel exhibits artifacts, statistics are generated for the pixel and its neighbors. These statistics are compared with thresholds. If the comparison of the statistics and the thresholds suggests that the pixel exhibits a pixel artifact, then recourse can be taken, either to adjust the pixel value in some way, or to reject the angle of interpolation used in computing the value for the target pixel.

Abstract: A method of determining a renewal deductible for an insurance policy includes providing a computer having a processor, determining that a default deductible is less than a current deductible, and determining that a new deductible indicator is negative. The method includes retrieving, using the processor and an available deductible key reference, a plurality of available deductibles from a third table and determining, using the processor, that the plurality of available deductibles does not include the current deductible. The method further includes setting the renewal deductible equal to the available deductible of the plurality of available deductibles higher than and closest to the current deductible if the next higher deductible indicator is in a positive state and setting the renewal deductible equal to the available deductible of the plurality of available deductibles less than and closest to the current deductible if the next higher deductible indicator is in a negative state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a crosslinked amine and amide polymers effective for binding and removing bile salts from the gastrointestinal tract. These bile acid binding polymers or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be administered to subjects to treat various conditions, including hypercholesteremia, diabetes, pruritis, irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), bile acid malabsorption, and the like.

Abstract: Techniques convey, cool and energy recuperate hot material from a combustion boiler of a combustion plant. Such techniques involve: a) issue of the hot material from a material issue orifice of a combustion boiler into a capture region of a housing, a conveyor belt being arranged in the housing, b) conveyance of the hot material through a cooling region in the housing, c) cooling of the hot material in the cooling region by means of a cooling-air stream moving in the opposite direction to the material, d) removal of at least part of the heated cooling-air stream out of at least one region adjacent to the capture region of the housing, and e) delivery of the removed cooling-air stream to at least one region, carrying combustion exhaust gases, of the combustion plant.