Abstract: A biomass processing system produces a refined bio oil. The system includes a first auger carrying the biomass through a torrefaction/drying chamber to dry the biomass and a second auger carries biomass feed material though the torrefaction/drying chamber to produce vapor phase bio oil. The vapor phase bio oil is collected carried from the torrefaction/drying chamber to condensers and quenched by a water spray before release into the condensers. The water spray also serving as a solvent to reduce pH in the liquid phase raw bio oil. The raw bio oil is carried to a conditioning system where the raw bio oil resides in a separation tank where the water separates and is removed producing refined bio oil. Ethanol may be mixed with the refined bio oil to produce fuel oil or petroleum asphalt may be mixed with the refined bio to obtain a substitute for road asphalt.

Abstract: The invention relates to the compositions of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprises a salt of metformin and the methods for treating or preventing metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and diabetes may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of diabetes mellitus, obesity, lipid disorders, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance.

Abstract: Integrated circuits including copper pillar structures and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a last metal layer and a passivation layer disposed over the last metal layer, both the last metal and passivation layers being disposed over an integrated circuit active device on a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit further includes a copper pillar structure disposed partially within a first portion of the passivation layer and immediately over the last metal layer. The first portion of the passivation layer is defined by first and second sidewalls of the passivation layer and an upper surface of the last metal layer. The copper pillar structure includes a liner formed along the first and second sidewalls and over the upper surface of the last metal and a copper material within the liner.

Abstract: A system for monitoring health of a rotor is presented. The system includes a processing subsystem that generates a measurement matrix based upon a plurality of resonant-frequency first delta times of arrival vectors corresponding to a blade and a first sensing device, and a plurality of resonant-frequency second delta times of arrival vectors corresponding to the blade and a second sensing device, generates a resonant matrix based upon the measurement matrix such that entries in the resonant matrix are substantially linearly uncorrelated and linearly independent, and generates a resonance signal using a first subset of the entries of the resonant matrix, wherein the resonance signal substantially comprises common observations and components of the plurality of resonant-frequency first delta times of arrival vectors and the plurality of resonant-frequency second delta times of arrival vectors.

Abstract: A bio oil pyrolysis and conditioning system produces a useful road asphalt. The pyrolysis system includes an auger carrying biomass feed material though an oxygen rare pyrolysis chamber. Vapor phase bio oil is collected at three locations along the length of the pyrolysis chamber and carried from the pyrolysis chamber to condensers and quenched by a water spray before release into the condensers. The water also serving as a solvent to reduce pH in the liquid phase raw bio oil. The raw bio oil is carried to a conditioning system where the raw bio oil resides in a separation tank where the water separates and is removed producing refined bio oil. The refined bio oil is mixed with an equal or greater amount of petroleum asphalt to obtain a substitute for road asphalt.

Abstract: A system for monitoring health of a rotor is presented. The system includes a processing subsystem that generates a plurality of frequency peak values corresponding to two or more respective windows of signals by iteratively shifting the two or more respective windows of signals along delta times of arrival signals corresponding to a blade in the rotor, determines one or more resonant-frequency rotor speeds ranges of the blade by identifying rotor speeds corresponding to a subset of the plurality of frequency peak values, and monitors the blade to determine a presence of one or more defects in the blade during the resonant-frequency rotor speeds regions.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for synchronizing displays of a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless network. A processing unit renders an image frame related to a software application into an application image buffer associated with a first mobile device and causes a second mobile device to render a second image frame into a second application image buffer of the second mobile device. The processing unit receives an acknowledgement over a wireless network indicating that the second mobile device has completed rendering the second image frame. The processing unit displays contents of the application image buffer on a first display device associated with the first mobile device and transmits a signal to the second mobile device over a wireless network that causes the second mobile device to display contents of the second application image buffer on a second display device associated with the second mobile device.

Abstract: In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for managing conflicts in a logical component hierarchy is provided. The logical component hierarchy includes an ancestor component and a descendant component associated with the ancestor component. The method uses a computer device in communication with a memory. The method includes determining, by the computer device, a requirement to replace the descendant component, within the logical component hierarchy, with an overriding component. The overriding component is associated with the ancestor component by an overriding reference. The method also includes replacing the descendant component with the overriding component within the logical component hierarchy.

Abstract: A device has a base with a mounting surface with a length and a stack, the stack having a diameter smaller than the length and fastened to the mounting surface. The stack may have a plurality of stack conductive layers in addition to a plurality of insulating layers that separate each of the plurality of stack conductive layers. The stack conductive layers may be separated in a manner that aligns them with corresponding printed circuit board conductive layers when the stack portion of the device is inserted into an aperture in a printed circuit board.

Abstract: Implementation of cross provider security in accordance with the disclosures made herein enables users of a system (e.g., a cloud services brokerage platform) in a cloud environment provides for system-managed provisioning and management of keys to cloud resources thereby allowing the user to manage data security and enable secured access to their cloud resources. To this end, cross provider security management functionality in accordance with the disclosures made herein can include provisioning system-generated keys across different regions in a provider, provisioning cloud brokerage system-generated keys across different providers; and associating (i.e., managing) the keys from the system to a hardware security module. The keys can be managed by/though a variety of different resources (e.g., brokering system, VDC, user group concepts, etc).

Abstract: Methods for facilitating sugar release from lignocellulosic biomass and for utilizing the sugars for microbial lipid (e.g. biofuel) production are provided. The methods involve pretreating lignocellulosic biomass using various oxidizing agents (ozone, peroxone, etc.) at a temperature not higher than 50° C. and pressure no higher than 1.5 atm to render the biomass more accessible to enzymatic hydrolytic degradation into sugars and utilizing soluble sugars for fermenting oleaginous microorganism to produce microbial lipids.

Abstract: A bio oil pyrolysis and conditioning system produces a useful fuel oil. The pyrolysis system includes an auger carrying biomass feed material though an oxygen rare pyrolysis chamber. Vapor phase bio oil is collected at three locations along the length of the pyrolysis chamber and carried from the pyrolysis chamber to condensers and quenched by a water spray before release into the condensers. The water also serving as a solvent to reduce pH in the liquid phase raw bio oil. The raw bio oil is carried to a conditioning system where the raw bio oil resides in a separation tank where the water separates and is removed producing refined bio oil. Ethanol is mixed with the refined bio oil to provide the fuel oil.

Abstract: A lateral flow device may include one or more enhancement elements, where the enhancement elements bind to the analyte sandwich to increase a detection signal in the test zone. In preferred embodiments, some or all of the enhancement elements are encapsulated.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is drawn to pharmaceutical tablets that provide delivery of active agents having at least three oxygen-containing groups, as well as a second active ingredient. Non-limiting examples of three oxygen-containing group active agents include guaifenesin, codeine, hydrocodone, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical tablet for oral administration once every 12 hours is provided. The tablet includes a first active agent that is a tri-oxy active agent, a second active agent, and a release rate controlling non-ionic oxyl-containing hydrophilic polymer. The total oxyl content of the hydrophilic polymer in the tablet is about 4×10?4 moles to about 2.0×10?3 moles.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation and use in preventing or treating bacterial infection is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the new impurities of Fesoterodine, Fesoterodine symmetric dimer impurity and asymmetric dimer impurity, process for preparing and isolating thereof. The invention also deals with analytical standards and analytical methods used for the control of the production process and final quality of Fesoterodine.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for adaptively designing a case solution in a case management environment. A computer analyzes a plurality of completed cases to identify a subset of completed cases having a common, first set of attributes. The computer identifies at least one pattern in the subset of completed cases, wherein the at least one pattern comprises common decision making trends in the subset of completed cases. The computer determines that the first set of attributes in the subset of completed cases is substantially similar to a second set of attributes, wherein the second set of attributes is associated with a case solution. The computer generates a suggested modification to the case solution based, at least in part, on the at least one pattern.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a device-based PIN authentication process used to protect encrypted data stored on a computing system, such as a tablet or mobile device. A client component and a server component each store distinct cryptographic keys needed to access encrypted data on the client. The mobile device stores a vault encryption key used to decrypt encrypted sensitive data stored on the mobile device. The vault key is encrypted using a first encryption key and stored on the mobile device. The first encryption key is itself encrypted using a second encryption key. The second encryption key is derived from the PIN value.

Abstract: A system includes an internal combustion engine producing exhaust gases as a byproduct of operation and an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust gases. The system further includes a controller that is structured to functionally execute operations to enhance the temperature of the aftertreatment system. The controller includes an operating condition monitoring module that interprets a temperature value at a position upstream of a catalyst positioned in the aftertreatment system. The controller further includes an operating condition management module that interprets a threshold temperature value, and an engine management module that provides an engine operation command to continue engine operation in response to the temperature value being at least equal to the threshold temperature value.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide techniques and systems for performing aggressive and dynamic scenario reduction during different phases of optimization. Specifically, essential scenarios at gates and timing end-points can be identified and then used during the dynamic scenario reduction process. In some embodiments, margin values associated with various constraints can be used to determine the set of essential scenarios to account for constrained objects that are near critical in addition to the constrained objects that are the worst violators. In some embodiments, at any point during the optimization process, only the set of essential scenarios are kept active, thereby substantially reducing runtime and memory requirements without compromising on the quality of results.