Abstract: An elastic composite is provided in a disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants. The elastic composite has a base layer, a top layer, and an elastic construction disposed therebetween. The elastic construction includes a plurality of spaced apart (e.g. generally equally spaced apart) elastic elements (e.g. strands or threads) that are aligned in a generally cross machine direction and in generally parallel relation. Further, the top and base layers define a first longitudinally extending side edge and a second longitudinally extending side edge between which, the elastic construction is disposed. The elastic composite further includes an elasticized region, wherein the elastic construction is disposed, a first non-elasticized region disposed between the first side edge and the elasticized region, and a second non-elasticized region disposed between the second side edge and the elasticized region.

Abstract: A method is provided for making an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment. An elastic element applicator is provided that is configured to move a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane. A first web of material is conveyed in a first web moving direction such that the first web intersects the plane. Then, the applicator is operated to move the elastic element about the plane, thereby applying the section of elastic element onto the first web along a direction generally transverse to the web moving direction and such that the first web draws the continuous elastic strand from the elastic element applicator as the first web is conveyed away from the plane. The elastic element applicator may be in the form of a spin cylinder or bracket that is operated to spin the elastic element about the moving first web, thereby applying the elastic element on the first web.

Abstract: Systems, methods and articles solve queries or database problems through the use of graphs. An association graph may be formed based on a query graph and a database graph. The association graph may be solved for a clique, providing the results to a query or problem and/or an indication of a level of responsiveness of the results. Thus, unlimited relaxation of constraint may be achieved. Analog processors such as quantum processors may be used to solve for the clique.

Abstract: A method is provided for making an elastic composite for incorporation into a disposable absorbent garment. An elastic element applicator is provided that is configured to move a section of a continuous strand of elastic element generally about a plane. A first web of material is conveyed in a first web moving direction such that the first web intersects the plane. Then, the applicator is operated to move the elastic element about the plane, thereby applying the section of elastic element onto the first web along a direction generally transverse to the web moving direction and such that the first web draws the continuous elastic strand from the elastic element applicator as the first web is conveyed away from the plane. The elastic element applicator may be in the form of a spin cylinder or bracket that is operated to spin the elastic element about the moving first web, thereby applying the elastic element on the first web.

Abstract: A framework or system is described for testing compliance and robustness of a communication signal protocol employed by an entity which is connected to an IP based network, particularly for testing a SIP enabled entity or device. Within the framework, multiple test clients are coordinated by a centralized test controller and thus test progress and results can be controlled and monitored in a centralized manner. The framework uses simple template-based test scripts which are easy to write and does not involve complex programming constructs.

Abstract: An on-waiting apparatus of communication device according to the invention provides a telephone capable of dialing for outgoing and receiving incoming calls via a communication device or a public telephone network, and is also capable of receiving incoming calls when already in connection using a multi-directional circuit and an exchange circuit thereof, thereby accomplishing on-waiting and multi-directional connection functions between the telephone, the public telephone network and the communication device.

Abstract: A method for reducing lateral silicide formation for a salicide process in a MOS manufacturing process is disclosed. In this method, a spacer structure is formed to be higher than a polysilicon layer of a gate structure, for example by providing a capping layer above the gate structure before the formation of the spacer structure. By this way, the distance between a silicide layer subsequently formed on the gate structure and that formed on the source/drain structure can be long enough to isolate the two silicide layers, thereby preventing the short circuit resulting from the lateral growth of silicide in the MOS structure.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an ESD protection circuit without salicide formation is described. First, isolation regions and gate structures are formed on a semiconductor substrate, then device regions and ESD circuit regions are then defined. Next, a first dielectric layer is deposited the over entire semiconductor substrate, and heavily doped source/drain regions are formed in ESD protection circuit region. Next, a second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer of NMOS areas are etched to form spacers on the sidewalls of the gate structures. Then, N.sup.+ /P.sup.+ ion implantation are performed to form heavily doped source/drain regions of NMOS and PMOS, respectively. Finally, salicide process is performed to form silicide over the exposed surface of the gate, source/drain regions in the NMOS and PMOS active device regions.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for mirroring hard disk data of a primary server over a network to a secondary server. A virtual disk driver is provided between the operating system and the hard disk driver of the primary server. After the virtual disk driver receives a disk write request that should be mirrored, the virtual disk driver first sends a disk write request to the secondary server. The virtual disk driver then sends the disk write request to a disk drive on the primary server. In the event data residing on one server is unavailable due to a system failure, the same data would still be available on the other server. Multiple methods of synchronous and asynchronous disk mirroring are provided. The present invention provides a very low overhead and results in high performance and availability.

Abstract: A method for synchronously writing data from memory to a disk drive memory device minimizes the number of actual I/O operations by writing data to disk in large chunks. The method comprises the steps of: allocating an array for saving buffer pointers; mapping the data to the disk space; allocating a buffer for each block of disk space; copying the data into the buffer; saving a pointer to the buffer in the array and then writing physically adjacent blocks to disk in one I/O operation. The method also updates and reads address blocks in the buffer pool and writes them to disk only at the end of the write request.