Abstract: Systems and methods for information and action management including managing and communicating critical and non-critical information relating to certain emergency services events or incidents as well as other applications. More specifically, systems and methods for information and action management including a plurality of mobile interface units that include one or more of a language translation sub-system, an action receipt sub-system, a voice-to-text conversion sub-system, a media management sub-system, a revision management sub-system that restricts the abilities of some users, and a report generation sub-system that creates reports operatively coupled to the language translation sub-system, the action receipt sub-system, the voice-to-text conversion sub-system, the media management sub-system, and the revision management sub-system to auto-populate report fields.

Abstract: A bioretention module (40) for treating water is provided, which includes a side wall (42), and a base (41) having drainage openings (44) therein, wherein the side wall (42) and base (41) are configured to contain a filtration medium in which plants can be grown. A system for treating water is also provided, which includes one or more bioretention modules (40) placed in a filtration zone (14) to form a filtration layer (22), wherein the modules are configured to be removable from the filtration zone (14).

Abstract: Solar concentrators are disclosed that improve the efficiency of PV cells and systems using them. The solar concentrators may be designed such that they include one or more chromophores that emit light to a PV cell. Various materials and components of the solar concentrators are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling method and cooling system comprising a cooling device (1), in particular a cooling tower (1), for cooling cooling water and at least one consumer (4) to be cooled, wherein the cooling device (1) and the at least one consumer (4) are arranged in a cooling water circuit (1, 2, 3, 4), a filter (11) having immobilized microorganisms, in particular having a microorganism colony, being arranged in the cooling water circuit (1, 2, 3, 4) between the at least one consumer (4) and the cooling device (1) or in a separate circuit (1, 9, 10, 11, 12) connected thereto, in order to specifically filter out nutrients from the cooling water by means of metabolizing and/or storing the nutrients by the microorganisms in the filter (11), wherein the immobilized microorganisms are inoculated and cultivated outside the circuit with autochthonous and/or allochthonous microorganisms from the cooling system and are integrated into the cooling system as a functionally ready collection of microorganism

Abstract: A device (1) comprises a source (20) for emitting ultraviolet light, an inlet (30) for letting in fluid to the device (1), an outlet (40) for letting out fluid from the device (1), and means (51, 52) for performing a straightening action of a flow of fluid through the device (1). The flow straightening means comprise at least one flow straightening element (51, 52) having inlet openings for letting in fluid at one side and outlet openings for letting out fluid at another side, wherein each inlet opening is in communication with a plurality of outlet openings, and wherein the element (51, 52) comprises a maze of randomly arranged, interconnected holes. In such a structure, a water element that is moving from one side of the element (51, 52) to another side may take one of various paths, as a result of which variations in inlet conditions can be dampened.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for attaching a portable music playing device that has a clip mechanism such as an iPod Nano (generation 6). The present invention allows the user to conveniently position the portable music playing device on the user's wrist so that the headphone wires can easily traverse through the sleeves of the user's clothing. A wrist strap braces the present invention against the user's wrist. The wrist strap has two holes, which allows the clip mechanism to weave in and out of the wrist strap so that the portable music playing device is properly secured on the present invention. The wrist strap is bent around the user's wrist, until the left end of the wrist strap overlaps the right end of the wrist strap. A plurality of clasps is then able to engage and attaches the left end to the right end.

Abstract: Solar concentrators are disclosed that improve the efficiency of PV cells and systems using them. The solar concentrators may be designed such that they include one or more tuned chromophores that emit light substantially in a single direction to a PV cell. Various materials and components of the solar concentrators are also described.

Abstract: A liquid appliance (1) has a liquid reservoir (20), a liquid inlet (24) for supplying liquid to the liquid reservoir (20), a float system (3) provided with a float (2) and a valve system (5). A transport lock (8) switchable between a first position in which the transport lock (8) blocks the float system (3) relative to the liquid reservoir (20), and a second position in which a cooperation between the float (2) and the valve system (5) for opening and closure of the liquid inlet (24) is unimpeded by the transport lock (8). The transport lock (8) is switchable between said first and second positions by an installation prevention element (12). The element (12) can be switched to a prevention position, wherein installation of the appliance into an operational position is impeded by the element (12). In the prevention position the first position of the transport lock (8) is established.

Abstract: Evaluating content includes receiving content, analyzing the content for web spam using a content-based identification technique, and classifying the content according to the analysis. An index of analyzed contents may be created. A system for evaluating content includes a storage device configured to store data and a processor configured to analyze content for web spam using content-based identification techniques.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising two generator stages each of which includes in its pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. An inner generator stage is arranged at least substantially inside an outer generator stage and the two generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit arranged outside a pressure housing of the outer generator stage.

Abstract: A device for shaving hairs growing from skin including a base portion having a grip, a shaving head which carries at least one cutting member having at least one cutting edge, and an actuator for effecting a periodical motion of the cutting member relative to the base portion to improve the cutting action of the cutting member. The shaving head is pivotable relative to the base portion about a pivot axis and the periodical motion of the cutting member is a periodical motion relative to the shaving head. The position and orientation of the geometrical path of the periodical motion of the cutting member relative to the skin is well-defined, so that the risk of skin irritations and skin injuries is considerably reduced.

Abstract: Different URLs that actually reference the same web page or other web resource are detected and that information is used to only download one instance of a web page or web resource from a web site. All web pages or web resources downloaded from a web server are compared to identify which are substantially identical. Once identical web pages or web resources with different URLs are found, the different URLs are then analyzed to identify what portions of the URL are essential for identifying a particular web page or web resource, and what portions are irrelevant. Once this has been done for each set of substantially identical web pages or web resources (also referred to as an “equivalence class” herein), these per-equivalence-class rules are generalized to trans-equivalence-class rules.

Abstract: Fault tolerance is provided for a database of hyperlinks distributed across multiple machines, such as a scalable hyperlink store. The fault tolerance enables the distributed database to continue operating, with brief interruptions, even when some of the machines in the cluster have failed. A primary database is provided for normal operation, and a secondary database is provided for operation in the presence of failures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the regasification of liquefied natural gas, the method at least comprising the steps of: a) removing liquefied natural gas (10) from a storage tank (2) using a first pump unit (3); b) passing the removed liquefied natural gas (20) to and feeding it into a second pump unit (4) at an inlet pressure; c) increasing the pressure of the liquefied natural gas in the second pump unit (4) thereby obtaining pressurized liquefied natural gas (50); d) vaporizing the pressurized liquefied natural gas (50) thereby obtaining gaseous natural gas (60); wherein the second pump unit (4) discharges the pressurized liquefied natural gas (50) at a pre-selected pressure value, regardless of the inlet pressure at the second pump unit (4).

Abstract: Solar concentrators are disclosed that improve the efficiency of PV cells and systems using them. The solar concentrators may be designed such that they include one or more chromophores that emit light to a PV cell. Various materials and components of the solar concentrators are also described.

Abstract: This invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. Microfluidic devices of the present invention comprises a first elastic layer, a fluid flow channel within the elastic layer; and a means for providing a fluid sample from the fluid flow channel to an analytical device. The present invention also provides an analytical apparatus comprising such a microfluidic device and an analytical device.

Abstract: A method and system for analyzing natural language text to identify a set of categories of data in a knowledge base associated with the natural language text and selecting a category from the set of categories is provided. The method and system further provides automatically providing a single category if the set of categories only contains the single category. The method and system also provides that each category in the knowledge base is associated with a stored text representation of a sample natural language text and a score for the text representation-category combination, wherein the score is representative of a relative relevance of the text representation-category combination. The method and system further provide for modifying the score associated with the text representation-category combination of a selected category using feedback provided upon the selection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising a plurality of separate generator stages which can be ignited independently of one another and each of which includes in its own pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. The generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit and the space remaining in the filter housing is designed at least regionally as an outflow passage system leading from outflow apertures formed in the pressure housings to the filter unit.

Abstract: An information handling system (“IHS”) includes a processor and a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified. The instructions are also processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determine whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration. Moreover, the instructions are processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device.