Abstract: Segments of interest within video footage are identified automatically. Such segments of interest include portions of the footage which were taken using a hand held camera and which show a static subject, portions which track the motion of a moving subject, and portions which show an abrupt event. Methods are presented for identifying such segments, based on motion and/or colour analysis of the video footage or based on observations of discontinuities in the video footage following a period of stability.

Abstract: Segments of interest within video footage are identified automatically. Such segments of interest include portions of the footage which were taken using a hand held camera and which show a static subject, portions which track the motion of a moving subject, and portions which show an abrupt event. Methods are presented for identifying such segments, based on motion and/or color analysis of the video footage or based on observations of discontinuities in the video footage following a period of stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition free from halogens and from rare earth metals. The composition contains a polyalkylene terephthalate; a polyolefin selected from the group of polyethylene, polypropylene, polypropylene copolymers and mixtures of these; a flame retardant selected from the group of nitrogen-containing compounds, phosphorus-containing compounds and mixtures of thereof; and a reinforcing agent; and optionally another additive. The invention further relates to the use of the thermoplastic molding composition of the invention for producing fibers, foils or moldings, and also to fibers, foils or moldings which contain the thermoplastic molding composition of the invention. The invention further relates to the use of the thermoplastic molding composition as coating means.

Abstract: The thermoplastic molding composition comprises, based on the thermoplastic molding composition, a) as component A, at least one thermoplastic matrix polymer selected from poly-amides, polyesters, polyacetals, and polysulfones, where this can also take the form of polymer blend, b) as component B, from 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polymer which has functional groups which can react with the matrix polymer of component A, and c) as component C, from 0.1 to 15% by weight of conductive carbon fillers selected from carbon nanotubes, graphenes, carbon black, graphite, and mixtures thereof, with the exclusion of specific thermoplastic molding compositions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for intercepting requests from applications installed on a mobile device. The requests are system calls that establish communication channels for the mobile device. The requests are captured and held from reaching TCP/IP stack of an operating system executing on the mobile device. An intercepted request is aggregated with other intercepted requests. The aggregated requests are bundled together and released to the operating system upon the detection of a triggering event. The capture, holding, and aggregation of requests from applications occur when the mobile device is in a background mode.

Abstract: Process for producing polymer mixtures comprising at least one polymer (A) and comprising at least one component (B), comprising the following steps: (a) providing (A) in the form of granules, (b) providing (B) in the form of liquid solution and/or dispersion in a dispersion medium, (c) by means of an atomizer, applying droplets of the solution and/or dispersion provided in step (b) to the granules provided in step (a), (d) drying the granules obtained in step (c), and (e) optionally carrying out one or more shaping steps.

Abstract: A reliable asymmetric method for distributing security information within a Fiber Channel Fabric. The Switching Fabric includes a set of security servers, which maintain among themselves a replicated copy of the Fabric security databases using the currently defined Merge and Change protocols. The other Switches of the Fabric are configured as client-Switches. They maintain only the subset of the authorization and authentication information required for their correct operation. A client-Switch queries the security server when a new end-device is connected to it, or when it is connected to the Fabric. When the security configuration of the Fabric changes by an administrative action, a security server solicits the client-Switches to update their information. In an alternative embodiment, the end-devices may query directly the security server, usually for authentication purposes.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 98.95% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.05 to 30% by weight of at least one nanoparticulate oxide and/or oxide hydrate of at least one metal or of at least one semimetal with a number-average primary particle diameter of from 0.5 to 50 nm and with a hydrophobic particle surface, C) from 1 to 60% by weight of at least one graft polymer, composed of c1) from 20 to 80% by weight of a graft base composed of an elastomeric polymer based on alkyl acrylates having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety and/or dienes having a glass transition temperature below 10° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising: A) from 10 to 89% by weight of a polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate, B) from 10 to 60% by weight of a fibrous reinforcing material with a fiber length of from 2 to 24 mm, C) from 1 to 20% by weight of at least one polyester based on aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and on an aliphatic dihydroxy compound, D) from 0 to 40% by weight of further additives, where the entirety of components A) to D) is 100%. The invention further relates to the use of thermoplastic molding compositions for producing long-fiber-reinforced pellets and to the pellets thus obtainable. The invention further relates to the use of pellets of this type for producing moldings of any type with good notched impact resistance, and to the resultant moldings.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 98.7% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyamide having a viscosity number (VN) to ISO 307 of at least 150 ml/g, B) from 1 ppm to 0.95% by weight of at least one polyethyleneimine homo- or copolymer, C) from 0.05 to 3% by weight of a lubricant, D) from 0.05 to 3% by weight of a copper-containing stabilizer, E) from 1 to 50% by weight of a fibrous or particulate filler, or mixtures thereof, F) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a nigrosine, G) from 0 to 30% by weight of further additives, the sum of components A) to G) adding up to 100%.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 89% by weight of a polyamide, B) from 10 to 60% by weight of a fibrous reinforcing material with fiber length from 3 to 24 mm, C) from 1 to 20% by weight of at least one polyolefin composed of ethylene or propylene or a mixture of these, where polar functional groups are excluded, D) from 0 to 5% by weight of at least one nanoparticulate oxide or oxide hydrate, or a mixture of these, of at least one metal or semimetal, with a number-average primary-particle diameter of from 0.5 to 50 nm, and with a hydrophobic particle surface, and E) from 0 to 40% by weight of further additives, where the entirety of components A) to E) gives 100%.

Abstract: Commitments against various resources can be dynamically adjusted for customers in a shared-resource environment. A customer can provision a data volume with a committed rate of Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and pay only for that commitment (plus any overage), for example, as well as the amount of storage requested. The customer can subsequently adjust the committed rate of IOPS by submitting an appropriate request, or the rate can be adjusted automatically based on any of a number of criteria. Data volumes for the customer can be migrated, split, or combined in order to provide the adjusted rate. The interaction of the customer with the data volume does not need to change, independent of adjustments in rate or changes in the data volume, other than the rate at which requests are processed.

Abstract: Customers of a shared-resource environment can provision resources in a fine-grained manner that meets specific performance requirements. A customer can provision a data volume with a committed rate of Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and pay only for that commitment (plus any overage), and the amount of storage requested. The customer will then at any time be able to complete at least the committed rate of IOPS. If the customer generates submissions at a rate that exceeds the committed rate, the resource can still process at the higher rate when the system is not under pressure. Even under pressure, the system will deliver at least the committed rate. Multiple customers can be provisioned on the same resource, and more than one customer can have a committed rate on that resource. Customers without committed or guaranteed rates can utilize the uncommitted portion, or committed portions that are not being used.

Abstract: A process for producing at least one monofilament from a thermoplastic polymer material comprising at least one polyester and also nanoparticles and optionally further additives as components, comprises adding the components to an extruder as partial or complete mixtures or separately and the thermoplastic polymer material being initially strand extruded, cooled and stretched and finally heat-conditioned at a temperature in the range from 40 to 120° C. for 0.01 to 10 min. The invention further relates to using a monofilament obtained by the process in the manufacture of artificial turf, wigs and also as bristles for soft or stiff brushes.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising the following components: A) at least one thermoplastic polyamide, B) at least one hyperbranched polyethyleneimine, C) at least one amorphous oxide and/or oxide hydrate of at least one metal or semimetal with a number-average diameter of the primary particles of from 0.5 to 20 nm. The invention further relates to the use of the components B) and C) mentioned, for improving the flowability and/or thermal stability of polyamides, to the use of the molding compositions for the production of fibers, of foils, and of moldings of any type, and also to the resultant fibers, foils, and moldings.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions comprising the following components: A) at least one thermoplastic polyamide, B) at least one hyperbranched polyetheramine, C) at least one amorphous oxide and/or oxide hydrate of at least one metal or semimetal with a number-average diameter of the primary particles of from 0.5 to 20 nm. The invention further relates to the use of the components B) and C) mentioned, for improving the flowability and/or thermal stability of polyamides, to the use of the molding compositions for the production of fibers, of foils, and of moldings of any type, and also to the resultant fibers, foils, and moldings.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyamide, B) from 0.01 to 30% by weight of at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyetheramine, C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further added materials, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%; the use of polyetheramines for improving the flowability and/or thermal stability of polyamides; and to the use of the molding compositions for the production of fibers, of foils, or of moldings of any type, and also to the resultant fibers, foils, or moldings.

Abstract: According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to improve the link state routing protocol (LSRP) to prevent transient loops during topology changes. Broadcast and shared multicast traffic may be dropped on particular ports upon detecting link state change until neighboring nodes have computed routes using updated link state information. An acknowledgment is sent upon receiving a link state record. Sync and sync-ack packets are used to determine when link state information is synchronized with that of peer nodes.

Abstract: A prostaglandin composition comprising prostaglandin and a low-density polyethylene container are disclosed. The prostaglandin compositions are stable in polyethylene containers over longer period of time.

Abstract: Segments of interest within video footage are identified automatically. Such segments of interest include portions of the footage which were taken using a hand held camera and which show a static subject, portions which track the motion of a moving subject, and portions which show an abrupt event. Methods are presented for identifying such segments, based on motion and/or colour analysis of the video footage or based on observations of discontinuities in the video footage following a period of stability.