Abstract: Techniques for securely decoding video streams are disclosed. A secure execution space is established within a device to manage decryption, decoding, and enhancement operations without exposing protected content to non-secure components. Encrypted base video data is decrypted and decoded on protected resources, while enhancement data is decoded by an enhancement decoder. The decoded enhancement data is combined with the base decoded signal within the secure environment to produce a final enhanced output. The approach provides efficient enhancement decoding and secure playback of premium content across a range of devices and platforms.

Abstract: According to examples there may be provided a method of implementing an enhancement decoding, comprising: creating one or more source buffers to receive an encoded video stream, the encoded video stream comprising an encrypted base video signal and an enhancement video signal; in a secure execution space, creating one or more protected input buffers and one or more protected output buffers to receive decrypted data; passing the one or more source buffers and the one or more protected input buffers to a decryption module to decrypt the encrypted base video signal and store the decrypted base video signal in the one or more protected input buffers; passing the one or more protected input buffers to a base decoder to implement a base decoding layer to decode the decrypted base video signal; passing the one or more source buffers to the secure execution space for decoding the enhancement video signal using an enhancement decoder.

Abstract: Complex genotypes, especially multiple single nucleotide variances, that may differentially distributed among alleles can be efficiently mapped in each allele of the gene using next generation sequencing of RNA transcripts from the alleles and the allele fraction information of RNA transcripts. Such reconstructed single nucleotide variances among alleles can be associated with the expected effectiveness of the cancer therapy to update or generate the patient's record or adjust the dose and schedule of the cancer therapy to reduce the undesirable effect of the cancer therapy.

Abstract: There is disclosed a connector which is sometimes referred to as a pitless unit in industry for use in a pumping system including a pump, well casing, a discharge pipe to guide liquid horizontally away from the pump, and a drop pipe to guide the liquid up from the pump towards the discharge pipe. The connector acts to connect the drop pipe and discharge pipe in fluidic communication while allowing the pump there beneath to be accessed from the surface of the ground. The connector features an outer housing and internal spool which is locatable in the housing in a seated position. An interior surface of the housing and surfaces of the spool which collectively define a chamber through which the liquid flows, when the spool is in the seated position, are weld cladded with a metallic cladding material so as to resist corrosion and erosion of these wetted surfaces of the connector.

Abstract: Complex genotypes, especially multiple single nucleotide variances, that may differentially distributed among alleles can be efficiently mapped in each allele of the gene using next generation sequencing of RNA transcripts from the alleles and the allele fraction information of RNA transcripts. Such reconstructed single nucleotide variances among alleles can be associated with the expected effectiveness of the cancer therapy to update or generate the patient's record or adjust the dose and schedule of the cancer therapy to reduce the undesirable effect of the cancer therapy.

Abstract: There is disclosed a connector which is sometimes referred to as a pitless unit in industry for use in a pumping system including a pump, well casing, a discharge pipe to guide liquid horizontally away from the pump, and a drop pipe to guide the liquid up from the pump towards the discharge pipe. The connector acts to connect the drop pipe and discharge pipe in fluidic communication while allowing the pump therebeneath to be accessed from the surface of the ground. The connector features an outer housing and internal spool which is locatable in the housing in a seated position. An interior surface of the housing and surfaces of the spool which collectively define a chamber through which the liquid flows, when the spool is in the seated position, are weld cladded with a metallic cladding material so as to resist corrosion and erosion of these wetted surfaces of the connector.

Abstract: The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bodily fluids of a mammal, particularly a human subject are provided. The method provides a precise assay for the amounts of free and total G17 and G34 in biological fluid samples, as well as the amounts of free and total Gly-extended G17, and Gly-extended G34. Also provided are methods of determining suitable treatment for patient suffering from a gastrin hormone-mediated disease or condition employing gastrin hormone immunoassays.

Abstract: A process line for excavating and processing oil sands ore near a mine face. A mobile excavator excavates ore along the length of a mobile mining conveyor. A mobile comminutor receives and comminutes the excavated ore and transfers the comminuted ore to the mobile mining conveyor. The mobile mining conveyor conveys the comminuted ore to a transfer conveyor that conveys the comminuted ore to a mobile slurry facility. The mobile slurry facility combines the comminuted ore with process water to produce a slurry and pumps and conditions the slurry through a hydro-transport pipeline to a mobile extraction facility as a slurry feed. The mobile extraction facility receives the slurry feed and directs the slurry feed and a water stream as inputs to a three stage countercurrent cyclone separator. The cyclone separator produces a bitumen rich stream and a tailings stream.

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing restrictions on communications devices, including receiving a request from a mobile device to access a communication network. The request may contain key or other access control information. Systems and methods may include transmitting a data content that is tailored to (1) defeat automated processing or (2) human perception, to a mobile device. A response from the mobile device may be received and assessed to determine whether a human user likely reviewed the data content and initiated the response. Access to the communication network may be granted based on an assessment that the request or response contains appropriate key or other access control information or that a human user likely reviewed the data content and initiated the response.

Abstract: The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bodily fluids of a mammal, particularly a human subject are provided. The method provides a precise assay for the amounts of free and total G17 and G34 in biological fluid samples, as well as the amounts of free and total Gly-extended G17, and Gly-extended G34. Also provided are methods of determining suitable treatment for patient suffering from a gastrin hormone-mediated disease or condition employing gastrin hormone immunoassays.

Abstract: A process line for excavating and processing oil sands ore near a mine face. A mobile excavator excavates ore along the length of a mobile mining conveyor. A mobile comminutor receives and comminutes the excavated ore and transfers the comminuted ore to the mobile mining conveyor. The mobile mining conveyor conveys the comminuted ore to a transfer conveyor that conveys the comminuted ore to a mobile slurry facility. The mobile slurry facility combines the comminuted ore with process water to produce a slurry and pumps and conditions the slurry through a hydro-transport pipeline to a mobile extraction facility as a slurry feed. The mobile extraction facility receives the slurry feed and directs the slurry feed and a water stream as inputs to a three stage countercurrent cyclone separator. The cyclone separator produces a bitumen rich stream and a tailings stream.

Abstract: The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bodily fluids of a mammal, particularly a human subject are provided. The method provides a precise assay for the amounts of free and total G17 and G34 in biological fluid samples, as well as the amounts of free and total Gly-extended G17, and Gly-extended G34. Also provided are methods of determining suitable treatment for patient suffering from a gastrin hormone-mediated disease or condition employing gastrin hormone immunoassays.

Abstract: A system for converting commercially available relatively inexpensive synthetic environments to formats usable with different simulation engines carries out a substantially automatic conversion process of, for example, scenery and dynamic models into a format acceptable for a predetermined simulation engine. Synchronized multi-channel displays can be presented of vehicular equipment displays, as well as forward and side views, radar images and thermal images.

Abstract: A training enterprise cost estimating system and method to automatically provide an optimized estimate in response to user provided inputs. A user enters enterprise related parameters including types of tasks, types of vehicles, types of simulators, costs, and optimization priorities. The user can carry out simulations of the proposed training system and modify parameters thereof along with obtaining a cost estimate.

Abstract: A method for communicating between an airborne mobile terminal and a terrestrial location via satellite, whereby a number of encode/decode modules are eliminated from the communications path, thereby reducing the transmission delay and improving the quality of the transmitted voice data.

Abstract: A method for communicating between an airborne mobile terminal and a terrestrial location via satellite, wherein the satellite communication channel is provided by an integrated services digital network (ISDN) connection for the voice data, and mobile packet data system (MPDS) connection for the signaling data. The ISDN connection is automatically disabled when no voice data is being transmitted, and multiple voice calls are multiplexed on a single ISDN channel.

Abstract: The invention provides assay methods for the detection and quantitation of gastrin hormones, including total and free gastrin hormone in a sample. ELISA-type heterogeneous phase assays suitable for use with biological fluid samples such as blood, plasma or other bodily fluids of a mammal, particularly a human subject are provided. The method provides a precise assay for the amounts of free and total G17 and G34 in biological fluid samples, as well as the amounts of free and total Gly-extended G17, and Gly-extended G34. Also provided are methods of determining suitable treatment for patient suffering from a gastrin hormone-mediated disease or condition employing gastrin hormone immunoassays.

Abstract: A terrestrial flight telephone system comprises a number of air stations which communicate on a common frequency with a ground station. The ground station can handle calls from a number of air stations in respective slots of sequential frames defined by the ground station. Accurate synchronisation is critical to the functioning of the system and drift in an oscillator of the air station, which controls the timing of transmissions from the air station, is corrected by signals received from the ground station.

Abstract: An automatic lubrication system comprising a series of divider valves operable periodically through a cycle in which charges of lubricant are delivered one after another in sequence to a plurality of points of lubrication, the valves being supplied with lubricant from a reservoir holding a supply of lubricant under pressure via an on-off control valve, the latter being controlled by a timer operable on receiving a timing start signal to time out an OFF period during which the control valve is closed, and having a sensor device responsive to completion of a cycle of operation to send a timing start signal to the timer, the supply of lubricant under pressure in the reservoir serving as both a power source for the operation of the valves and as a source of lubricant for delivery to the points of lubrication.