Abstract: The present specification provides drug delivery platforms useful for the controlled release of a compound over time in an individual.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an inner shielding shell, an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and an outer shielding shell. The inner shielding shell defines an accommodating chamber therein. The insulating housing has a base body engaged with a rear of the accommodating chamber and a tongue portion extended forward from the base portion to stretch into a front of the accommodating chamber. A ring-shaped cavity is opened in a periphery of the base body for receiving a waterproof washer therein. An outer periphery of the waterproof washer abuts against insides of the inner shielding shell. The terminals are disposed in the insulating housing. The outer shielding shell surrounds the inner shielding shell. The outer shielding shell has at least one soldering arm soldered to a printed circuit board for achieving a ground function of the inner shielding shell through the outer shielding shell.

Abstract: A flow regulating article is provided. The flow regulating article, in an exemplary embodiment, includes a patterned structure. The patterned structure includes a shape memory alloy capable of changing shape at predetermined temperatures.

Abstract: The present specification provides drug delivery platforms useful for the controlled release of a compound over time in an individual.

Abstract: Methods are provided directed to administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prostaglandin EP4 agonist component to a mammal afflicted with or prone to afflicted with a disease or condition selected from an esophageal ulcer, alcohol gastropathy, a duodenal ulcer, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy and intestinal ischemia. Such administration results in treating the disease or condition.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for booting a computer using a boot list. A determination is made as to whether a boot list is present in a non-volatile memory of the computer. The boot list is a set of paths, in which each path in the boot list is a path of a storage device. If the boot list is not present, a search is performed for the boot list in a reserved area of each storage device in a set of storage devices. When the boot list is found in the reserved area of a storage device in the set of storage devices, the boot list is copied from the reserved area of the storage device in the set of storage devices to form a copied boot list. The copied boot list is stored in the non-volatile memory to form a stored boot list. The computer is booted using the stored boot list in the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A flow regulating article is provided. The flow regulating article, in an exemplary embodiment, includes a patterned structure. The patterned structure includes a shape memory alloy capable of changing shape at predetermined temperatures.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for increasing the sensitivity of a solid state electronic spin based magnetometer that makes use of individual electronic spins or ensembles of electronic spins in a solid-state lattice, for example NV centers in a diamond lattice. The electronic spins may be configured to undergo a Zeeman shift in energy level when photons of light are applied to the electronic spins followed by pulses of an RF field that is substantially transverse to the magnetic field being detected. The method may include coherently controlling the electronic spins by applying to the electronic spins a sequence of RF pulses that dynamically decouple the electronic spins from mutual spin-spin interactions and from interactions with the lattice. The sequence of RF pulses may be a Hahn spin-echo sequence, a Can Purcell Meiboom Gill sequence, or a MREV8 pulse sequence, by way of example.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a space-time block code (STBC) transmission method for 4 transmit antennas, comprising adding two 2×2 orthogonal pre-coding before a two Alamouti transmission for a 4 transmit antennas scheme.

Abstract: A weighted tone reservation (WTR) method and system are disclosed, for PAPR reduction. The WTR method solves the peak re-growth problem with minimum overhead. By avoiding the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation approaches, systems employing the WTR method may experience a significant PAPR reduction. The WTR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies to increase system throughput and cell coverage.

Abstract: Embodiments of MIMO symbol decoders and methods for decoding spatially multiplexed symbols using combined linear equalization decoding and maximum likelihood decoding are generally described herein. In some embodiments, one group of symbols (y) received through two or more spatial channels is decoded using a linear equalization decoding technique and another group of symbols is decoded using a maximum likelihood decoding (MLD) technique to generate a soft-bit output. The symbols may be grouped for either linear equalization decoding or MLD based on channel orthogonality or signal-to-interference and noise ratios (SINRs).

Abstract: A nickel-containing alloy is disclosed. The alloy contains about 1.5 to about 4.5 weight percent aluminum; about 1.5 to about 4.5 weight percent titanium; about 0.8 to about 3 weight percent niobium; about 14 to about 28 weight percent chromium; up to about 0.2 weight percent zirconium; about 10 to about 23 weight percent cobalt; about 1 to about 3 weight percent tungsten; about 0.05 to about 0.2 weight percent carbon, about 0.002 to about 0.012 weight percent boron; and about 40 to about 70 weight percent nickel. The atomic ratio of aluminum to titanium is at least about 0.5. The alloy is also substantially free of tantalum. Related processes and articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for repairing an article comprises providing an article, providing a repair material, and joining said repair material to said article. The repair material comprises, in atom percent, at least about 50% rhodium; up to about 49% of a first material, said first material comprising at least one of palladium, platinum, iridium, and combinations thereof; from about 1% to about 15% of a second material, said second material comprising at least one of tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof; and up to about 10% of a third material, said third material comprising at least one of ruthenium, chromium, and combinations thereof. The repair material comprises an A1-structured phase at temperatures greater than about 1000° C., in an amount of at least about 90% by volume.

Abstract: Methods are provided directed to administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prostaglandin EP4 agonist component to a mammal afflicted with or prone to affliction with a disease or condition selected from an esophageal ulcer, alcohol gastropathy, a duodenal ulcer, a gastric ulcer, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastroenteropathy and intestinal ischemia. Such administration results in treating or preventing the disease or condition.

Abstract: A diffusion barrier coating includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a composition selected from the group consisting of a solid-solution alloy comprising rhenium and ruthenium wherein the ruthenium comprises about 50 atom % or less of the composition and where a total amount of rhenium and ruthenium is greater than 70 atom %; an intermetallic compound including at least one of Ru(TaAl) and Ru2TaAl, where Ru(TaAl) has a B2 structure and Ru2TaAl has a Heusler structure; and an oxide dispersed in a metallic matrix wherein greater than about 50 volume percent of the matrix comprises the oxide.

Abstract: A method for evaluating the thermal exposure of a selected metal component which has been exposed to changing temperature conditions is described. The voltage distribution on a surface of the metal component, or on a metallic layer which lies over the component, is first obtained. The voltage distribution usually results from a compositional change in the metal component. The voltage distribution is then compared to a thermal exposure-voltage model which expresses voltage distribution as a function of exposure time and exposure temperature for a reference standard corresponding to the metal component. In this manner, the thermal exposure of the selected component can be obtained. A related device for evaluating the thermal exposure of a selected metal component is also described.

Abstract: A nickel-based braze composition is described, containing nickel, palladium, and restricted amounts of boron and silicon. The composition can also contain tantalum, titanium, and zirconium, as well as aluminum, chromium, and cobalt. A method for joining two metal components, using the braze composition, is also described. The braze composition can also be used to fill cracks or other cavities in a component, e.g., a gas turbine part formed from a nickel-based superalloy. Articles of manufacture which contain the braze composition are also described.

Abstract: A weighted tone reservation (WTR) method and system are disclosed, for PAPR reduction. The WTR method solves the peak re-growth problem with minimum overhead. By avoiding the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation approaches, systems employing the WTR method may experience a significant PAPR reduction. The WTR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies to increase system throughput and cell coverage.

Abstract: A peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction method, known as system-aided PAPR reduction (SAPR), is disclosed. Based on a TR algorithm, the SAPR method avoids the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation implementations, and reduces PAPR significantly, in some embodiments. The SAPR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies, to increase system throughput and cell coverage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a turbine component comprising a substrate; and a protective structure formed on the substrate, wherein the protective structure comprises an ?-? titanium alloy, a ?-titanium alloy or a near-? titanium alloy. Disclosed herein too is a process for providing a protective structure to a turbine component, comprising affixing a protective structure on a turbine component; wherein the protective structure comprises an ?-? titanium alloy, a near-? titanium alloy or a ?-titanium alloy.