Abstract: Modified quinolones (e.g., fluoroquinolones) featuring a quinolone (e.g., fluoroquinolone) skeleton having conjugated thereto, via selected linkers, a metal chelating moiety, and metal complexes thereof, are provided. Uses of the compounds and complexes in treating medical conditions associated with pathogenic microorganism are also provided.

Abstract: A system controls high power devices according to ambient light levels. The system includes a latching relay, a latching relay driver, an ambient light sensor and a relay bulk power supply. The latching relay switches power on and off to the high power devices, and the latching relay driver energizes the latching relay, using power from on-periods when the latching relay is closed. The ambient light sensor controls when the latching relay driver energizes the latching relay, and the relay bulk power supply stores power from the on-periods to be used to energize the latching relay during off-periods when the latching relay is open.

Abstract: A street light control system includes a plurality of street lights connected to an electrical distribution grid of power lines, a communication network, and a street light central control server. Each street light includes a luminaire and a control unit with an electricity meter. In addition, the system includes an activator and a power line analyzer. The activator identifies a set of luminaires in a vicinity of a power line problem and instructs them to switch from a street light mode to a power line monitoring mode in which operating parameters of their electricity meters are changed so as to act as power line monitors. The power line analyzer receives data via the communication network from the power line monitors and to create a power line behavior picture.

Abstract: A method of determining the position of a TV camera relative to a patterned panel being viewed by the TV camera including the steps of:

Abstract: A method of determining the position of a TV camera relative to a patterned panel being viewed by the TV camera including the steps of: identifying a plurality of edge points of the pattern from the video signal produced by said camera and using these edge points to calculate the perspective of the pattern relative to the camera.

Abstract: A method of inspecting an article with respect to a stored list of reference features by scanning the article to detect online features, transforming their coordinates according to registration transformation parameters to correct for misregistration of the article, and comparing the transformed coordinates of the online features with those of the stored reference features for matches. According to this method, an initial estimate of the required registration transformation parameters is provided and is dynamically improved by continuously computing and periodically updating the estimate from the coordinates of the online features detected during the scanning of the article and the coordinates of the stored reference features.