Abstract: Exemplary methods for making an extension assembly include marking on a ¾? conduit a line 2 feet from one end, inserting the marked end of the ¾? conduit into a 1? conduit until about 9? of the ¾? conduit is exposed, and without putting on a nut, assembling one 1?? ID U-bolt onto the ¾? conduit at a point the ¾? conduit enters the 1? conduit.

Abstract: Methods of culturing and detecting a biomarker which may be associated with autoimmune diseases, in particular inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease; also a screening method for substances suitable for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease; the method including culturing a biomarker in a culture media which includes a culture broth, OADC, PANTA and Mycobactin J.

Abstract: A method for detecting, in a blood or tissue sample, dormant or cell wall deficient Mycobacterium species, said method including using a Ziehl Neelsen stain as hereinbefore defined, which includes treating the sample with carbol fuchsin, followed by treating the sample with a decolouriser and with a counter stain.

Abstract: Methods of culturing and detecting a biomarker which may be associated with autoimmune diseases, in particular inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease; also a screening method for substances suitable for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease; the method including culturing a biomarker in a culture media which includes a culture broth, OADC, PANTA and Mycobactin J.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for load balancing between WAN optimization devices. During operation, a mapping is determined based solely or partially on capacities of a set of remote WAN optimization devices and capacities of a set of local WAN optimization devices, wherein the mapping maps each remote WAN optimization device to a local WAN optimization device. Next, connection requests are directed to WAN optimization devices based on the mapping.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of inculcating positive altered personal behavioral patterns in a participant. The participant creates a resource inventory of items that induce a state of well being in the participant. The items may comprise people, spiritual deities, events, places, animals, objects, etc. The participant is led through bilateral stimulation processes by an instructor. Bilateral stimulation of the participant's conscious and unconscious memory networks associated with the items of the resource inventory enables the participant to activate a positive mental state. The instructor then reinforces the positive mental state of the participant. Performance enhancement protocols are applied on the participant in the reinforced positive mental state. Self enhancement exercises invoke positive conditioned responses of the participant. By reinforcing the positive conditioned responses, positive altered personal behavior patterns are inculcated in the participant.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing the upstream burst transmission in a cable system to a time specified by the cable head end is disclosed. The system includes a free running counter within a cable modem (CM) or network interface unit (NIU), along with logic to capture the value of this free running counter at the time a frame of MPEG-2 SYNC data arrives, to create a time tag stored in memory. A computer within the cable modem or network interface unit has access to the time tags in memory and the contents of a time synchronization message from the head end, also stored in memory. The computer contains a program to calculate the value of the local counter that corresponds to a time to transmit commanded by the cable system head end. The system includes logic within the CM or NIU to initiate an upstream burst transmission when the value of the local counter becomes equal to a calculated value, thus causing the cable modem to initiate its upstream burst transmission precisely at the time commanded by the head end.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing the upstream burst transmission in a cable system to a time specified by the cable head end is disclosed. The system includes a free running counter within a cable modem (CM) or network interface unit (NIU), along with logic to capture the value of this free running counter at the time a frame of MPEG-2 SYNC data arrives, to create a time tag stored in memory. A computer within the cable modem or network interface unit has access to the time tags in memory and the contents of a time synchronization message from the head end, also stored in memory. The computer contains a program to calculate the value of the local counter that corresponds to a time to transmit commanded by the cable system head end. The system includes logic within the CM or NIU to initiate an upstream burst transmission when the value of the local counter becomes equal to a calculated value, thus causing the cable modem to initiate its upstream burst transmission precisely at the time commanded by the head end.

Abstract: An electronic bridging device for transferring electronic data between a first device attached to a system bus and a peripheral device attached to a peripheral bus using a bridging circuit. The DMA controller comprises a system bus interface circuit for connecting the DMA controller to the system bus, a peripheral bus interface circuit for connecting the DMA controller to the peripheral bus, a data transfer request circuit for receiving data transfer requests from devices attached to the peripheral bus, and a control logic circuit for controlling the operation of DMA data transfer operations. Immediately upon receipt of one or more data transfer requests, the bridging device performs the following operations: requests access to the system bus, concatenates all pending peripheral bus data words into a single transfer, and transfers all pending requests across the bridging circuit.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing the upstream burst transmission in a cable system to a time specified by the cable head end is disclosed. The system includes a free running counter within a cable modem (CM) or network interface unit (NIU), along with logic to capture the value of this free running counter at the time a frame of MPEG-2 SYNC data arrives, to create a time tag stored in memory. A computer within the cable modem or network interface unit has access to the time tags in memory and the contents of a time synchronization message from the head end, also stored in memory. The computer contains a program to calculate the value of the local counter that corresponds to a time to transmit commanded by the cable system head end. The system includes logic within the CM or NIU to initiate an upstream burst transmission when the value of the local counter becomes equal to a calculated value, thus causing the cable modem to initiate its upstream burst transmission precisely at the time commanded by the head end.

Abstract: An electronic bridge for providing a first electronic device attached to a high-data throughput bus and a second electronic device attached to a peripheral bus. The bridge further has an output bus circuit for generating output bus signals onto the peripheral bus, the output bus comprising a peripheral data bus a peripheral address bus. The bridge also has an output size signal circuit for generating output size signals for indicating the number of bits being used for a data transfer over the peripheral data bus, and an output control signal circuit for generating a output control signals onto the peripheral bus.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing the upstream burst transmission in a cable system to a time specified by the cable head end is disclosed. The system includes a free running counter within a cable modem (CM) or network interface unit (NIU), along with logic to capture the value of this free running counter at the time a frame of MPEG-2 SYNC data arrives, to create a time tag stored in memory. A computer within the cable modem or network interface unit has access to the time tags in memory and the contents of a time synchronization message from the head end, also stored in memory. The computer contains a program to calculate the value of the local counter that corresponds to a time to transmit commanded by the cable system head end. The system includes logic within the CM or NIU to initiate an upstream burst transmission when the value of the local counter becomes equal to a calculated value, thus causing the cable modem to initiate its upstream burst transmission precisely at the time commanded by the head end.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing the upstream burst transmission in a cable system to a time specified by the cable head end is disclosed. The system includes a free running counter within a cable modem (CM) or network interface unit (NIU), along with logic to capture the value of this free running counter at the time a frame of MPEG-2 SYNC data arrives, to create a time tag stored in memory. A computer within the cable modem or network interface unit has access to the time tags in memory and the contents of a time synchronization message from the head end, also stored in memory. The computer contains a program to calculate the value of the local counter that corresponds to a time to transmit commanded by the cable system head end. The system includes logic within the CM or NIU to initiate an upstream burst transmission when the value of the local counter becomes equal to a calculated value, thus causing the cable modem to initiate its upstream burst transmission precisely at the time commanded by the head end.

Abstract: Savings in reductant are realized and effluent is reduced in the continuous process of steam fixing of vat dyes on textile web by expressing reductant-comprising liquor containing excess reductant from the web following the steam fixing step and applying expressed liquor, together with fresh reductant liquor, to web entering the fixing step.