Abstract: An example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter cage to removably mount to a riser board of a computer system. Further, the example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter board disposed on the adapter cage, wherein the adapter cage is to receive multiple computer components, and the adapter board is to engage with the multiple computer components.

Abstract: An example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter cage to removably mount to a riser board of a computer system. Further, the example adapter assembly may comprise an adapter board disposed on the adapter cage, wherein the adapter cage is to receive multiple computer components, and the adapter board is to engage with the multiple computer components.

Abstract: Examples herein disclose a connector integrated with a power cable and a signal cable. The connector secures a solid state device in an off motherboard location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the performance of a computer system having a solid-state (flash) memory device as the main system memory. After weeks or months of frequent use, solid-state memories can become badly fragmented, and although every memory cell has basically the same access time to retrieve or to write data from or into that cell, vendors have found that self-defragging utilities within the memory device often improves overall performance. Yet if such defragging utilities are automatically run when other applications are running simultaneously, the drain on system performance can be very detrimental. To avoid the occurrence of unwanted self-defragging of these solid-state memory devices, we inhibit under some circumstances such functionality until it is deemed safe to do so.

Abstract: A fuel pumping system comprises a high pressure pump having a drive input, a drive gear driven for rotation, in use, by the drive input, an idler gear driven by the drive gear, and an output gear driven by the idler gear, wherein the output gear is arranged to drive a rotor of an electrical generator and the idler gear is arranged to drive a rotor of a low pressure pump.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the performance of a computer system having a solid-state (flash) memory device as the main system memory. After weeks or months of frequent use, solid-state memories can become badly fragmented, and although every memory cell has basically the same access time to retrieve or to write data from or into that cell, vendors have found that self-defragging utilities within the memory device often improves overall performance. Yet if such defragging utilities are automatically run when other applications are running simultaneously, the drain on system performance can be very detrimental. To avoid the occurrence of unwanted self-defragging of these solid-state memory devices, we inhibit under some circumstances such functionality until it is deemed safe to do so.

Abstract: A fuel pumping system comprises a high pressure pump having a drive input, a drive gear driven for rotation, in use, by the drive input, an idler gear driven by the drive gear, and an output gear driven by the idler gear, wherein the output gear is arranged to drive a rotor of an electrical generator and the idler gear is arranged to drive a rotor of a low pressure pump.

Abstract: A control system is described that comprises a manifold, at least one valve device operable to control the delivery of fluid from the manifold, and a drive member located within the manifold and rotatable to control the operation of the at least one valve device.

Abstract: A gear pump arrangement comprising a pair of intermeshing gears (16, 18) located between bearing blocks (24) and rotatable to pump fluid from an inlet (12) to an outlet (14), wherein at least one of the bearing blocks (24) comprises a body (28) formed with a recess (32) within which an insert (34) is located, the recess (32) and insert (34) being shaped so as to be of smaller dimensions at a bearing surface (30) of the bearing block (24) than at a point remote therefrom.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for a gas turbine engine comprises a first positive displacement pump (16), a second positive displacement pump (27), said first and second positive displacement pumps (16, 27) being operable simultaneously for the supply of fuel from a low pressure source, and switching valve means (14) downstream of said first positive displacement pump (16) for changing a connection mode between said first and second positive displacement pumps (16, 27) between a series mode and a parallel mode.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for a gas turbine engine including first and second positive displacement pumps operated simultaneously to supply fuel under pressure from a low pressure source, a combining spill valve controlling the output flows from the first and second pumps to combine the outputs of the first and second pumps for supply to a metering valve of the system, or to spill some or all of the output of one or both pumps back to the low pressure supply, a pressure raising and shut off valve arrangement downstream of the metering valve for isolating the fuel system from an associated engine until the fuel pressure upstream of the pressure raising and shut off valve arrangement exceeds a predetermined pressure, and, a control system dependent upon the position of the combining spill valve for reducing said predetermined pressure at which said pressure raising and shut off valve arrangement opens.

Abstract: Pectins having a combination of unexpectedly high molecular weights and low degrees of methylation have been isolated from Aloe vera plants, are superior gel pectins for forming calcium cross-lined gels. Such pectins can be obtained by extracting homogenized Aloe Vera plants or portions thereof. These pectins can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions comprising pharmacological agents for application to animals and humans, so as to provide controlled release of the pharmacological agent.

Abstract: In-situ gelation of a pectic substance. Composition, method of preparation, and method of use of a pectin in-situ gelling formulation for the delivery and sustained release of a physiologically active agent to the body of an animal. The pectin can be isolated from Aloe vera.

Abstract: Substantially dry mixture having solid-containing complex carbohydrate and a water-soluble pharmaceutical auxiliary is dispersible in water. The dry mixture can also contain simple sugar and starch. A dispersible, or soluble, mixture having solid-containing complex carbohydrate, originated or derived from a processed plant, and processes of preparation of the mixture. The processed plant can be Aloe vera.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the extent of wear a fuel pump forming part of a fuelling system for an engine, comprising the steps of delivering fuel from the fuel pump to a metering valve arrangement for regulating fuel flow from the pump to the engine, regulating the pressure drop across the meter, valve arrangement by means of a spill valve arrangement comprising a spill valve member, monitoring the position of the spill valve member so as to enable the fuel flow delivered by the pump to be determined, and using the measured pump delivery flow to provide an indication of fuel leakage from the pump. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method of the present invention.

Abstract: A bioactive Factor produced, separated and isolated from either an aloe vera leaf or a product derived and processed from an aloe leaf, such as raw aloe vera gel, freeze-dried aloe vera gel extract, bulk acetylated mannan and bulk pharmaceutical mannan, utilizing different sizing processes, their processes or preparations, and their uses. The process of sizing can be accomplished by centrifugation, filtration, ultrafiltration, chromatography, dialysis, selective precipitation, pH adjustment, irradiation, homogenizing, or a combination of such processes. Compounding or mixing two or more different bioactive Factors from aloe at various concentration ratios, each Factor with its own specific bioactivity or bioactivities, to obtain a new bioactive Factor having desired optimal additive or synergistic effects.

Abstract: A charged particle energy spectrometer, typically an electron spectrometer, comprising an electrostatic dispersive charged particle analyzer, e.g. a substantially hemispherical sector analyzer (1,6), and a detector means comprising a plurality of charged particle detectors (26-28) is described. Fringing fields at the exit of the analyzer are corrected by a fringing field corrector plate (7) containing a plurality of apertures (20, 22, 23) each aligned with one channel of the detector means. Exit beam defining slits (21, 24, 25) in a plate (12) situated in the exit focal plane of the analyzer may optionally be provided. Each aperture (20, 22, 23) is preferably the same size and shape as the single aperture used to achieve optimum correction of the fringing fields in a conventional spectrometer having a single channel detector. One or more position sensitive detectors may be used in place of some or all of the detectors (26-28).