Abstract: Processor-guided execution of offloaded instructions using fixed function operations is disclosed. Instructions designated for remote execution by a target device are received by a processor. Each instruction includes, as an operand, a target register in the target device. The target register may be an architected virtual register. For each of the plurality of instructions, the processor transmits an offload request in the order that the instructions are received. The offload request includes the instruction designated for remote execution. The target device may be, for example, a processing-in-memory device or an accelerator coupled to a memory.

Abstract: Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a condition of a patient involves the steps of (a) adding one or more reagents to a test sample from a patient, the test samples comprising at least part of a blood sample from the patient, in order to cause formation of a complex comprising at least one acute phase protein and at least one human lipoprotein, while causing substantially no fiber polymerization; (b) measuring the formation of the complex over time so as to derive a time-dependent measurement profile, and (c) determining a slope and/or total change in the time-dependent measurement profile, so as to diagnose a condition of the patient. A greater formation of the complex is correlated to increased probability of death of the patient.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a condition of a patient involves the steps of (a) adding one or more reagents to a test sample from a patient, the test samples comprising at least part of a blood sample from the patient, in order to cause formation of a complex comprising at least one acute phase protein at at least one human lipoprotein, while causing substantially no fiber polymerization; (b) measuring the formation of the complex over time so as to derive a time-dependent measurement profile, and (c) determining a slope and/or total change in the time-dependent measurement profile, so as to diagnose a condition of the patient. A greater formation of the complex is correlated to increased probability of death of the patient.

Abstract: A roll splitter for splitting apart rolls of paper that have been rewound onto separate cores positioned adjacent to each other on a common shaft such that adjacent edges of the rolls overlap. The roll splitter includes a vertically-extending, fixed post, a fixed base, a frame pivotably attached to the base, a pair of contact plates pivotably attached to the frame and being spaced apart from the post a distance sufficient to allow a roll of paper to be inserted therebetween and positioned on either side of the post, and a double-acting cylinder motor pivotably attached to the post and frame for pivoting the frame toward and away from the post. Two rolls having adjacent, overlapping edges are positioned between the post and the plates such that the overlapping edges are in registry with the post and are split apart as the cylinder motor urges the contact plates against the rolls, thereby urging the rolls against the post at the overlapping edges.

Abstract: In a method of electro-plating solder onto selected areas of the conductors of a printed circuit board, the following steps are followed: a continuous conductive surface is formed on a board carrying circuit conductors, a mask is formed on the surface to leave predetermined exposed areas, solder is electroplated on the said areas, and the mask and the remaining conductive surface are removed. The method is suitable for the plating of through holes in the board to connect conductors on the two sides of the board.