Abstract: Propeller blade assemblies and a propeller blade retention assembly including a sleeve for operably coupling a propeller blade to a hub wherein the sleeve retains the propeller blade within the hub and allows the propeller blade to rotate about its pitch axis and where the sleeve includes a self-aligning mechanism.

Abstract: A method of testing an integrated circuit die comprises partitioning a first probe card partition layout of the integrated circuit die having one or more sections comprising a first quantity of section types into a second probe card partition layout having a greater quantity of sections comprising a second quantity of section types, the second quantity of section types being less than the first quantity of section types. The method also comprises using one or more probe cards to test the sections in the second probe card partition layout, each of the one or more probe cards having a test contact pattern that corresponds with a test contact pattern of one of each section type included in the second probe card partition layout.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a design of an interposer having nets, probe pads, and micro-bumps. The nets connect the micro-bumps. The probe pads are initially unconnected to the nets. The method further includes initializing a first set to logically include the nets; processing the first set such that every net interconnecting more than two micro-bumps is divided into a plurality of nets and every two micro-bumps are interconnected by one net; calculating an untested length for each net in the first set; selecting a net N from the first set wherein the net N has the maximum untested length in the first set, the net N representing at least a portion of a net P of the nets; selecting a pair of probe pads that are unconnected to the nets; and connecting the pair of probe pads to the net P by two dummy nets.

Abstract: The present invention provides an extended-release capsule dosage form of metoprolol succinate in the form of coated discrete units and processes for their preparation.

Abstract: A system and method for recognizing data access patterns in large data sets and for preloading a cache based on the recognized patterns is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a data transaction directed to an address space and recording the data transaction in a first set of counters and in a second set of counters. The first set of counters divides the address space into address ranges of a first size, whereas the second set of counters divides the address space into address ranges of a second size that is different from the first size. One of a storage device or a cache thereof is selected to service the data transaction based on the first set of counters, and data is preloaded into the cache based on the second set of counters.

Abstract: A data processing method for a data processing system, comprising: initializing a value of a counter associated with a first entry to indicate a number of destinations of other entries on which the first entry depends; changing the value of the counter in a first direction in response to selecting a first one of the other entries; and changing the value of the counter in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to cancelling a second one of the other entries.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Panicum virgatum metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for promoting transcription of a nucleotide sequence in a plant or plant cell, employing a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl). Some embodiments relate to a promoter from a Brachypodium distachyon metallothionein-like gene (mtl) that functions in plants to promote transcription of operably linked nucleotide sequences.

Abstract: A method of forming a wafer on wafer (WOW) stack includes forming a predetermined array of connecting elements on a surface of a first wafer, the first wafer including dies of a first type. The dies of the first type have a first functionality. The method further includes bonding a second wafer to the first wafer using the predetermined array of connecting elements, the second wafer including dies of a second type. The dies of the second type have a separate functionality different from the first functionality. Bonding the second wafer to the first wafer comprises bonding an integer number of dies of the second type to a corresponding die of the first type. A total area of the dies of the second type bonded to the corresponding die of the first type is less than or equal to an area of the corresponding die of the first type.

Abstract: An apparatus can receive and transfer data and energy between adjacent apparatus in a chain. Each apparatus comprises an input antenna for receiving an input signal which is tuned and impedance matched for a receiver and demodulator in a control circuit. The demodulated signal is provided as input to a transmitter module to create an output signal. The input signal is then impedance transformed to generate a sufficient voltage to energize a power supply which charges a battery. The input signal and the output signal can be a radio signal, a magnetic induction signal, or a combined radio and magnetic induction signal. A controller in the control circuit monitors the condition of the battery and power supply and controls a switch operable to selectively power parts of the apparatus dependently upon their monitored condition.

Abstract: A rapidly dispersing dosage form is described. The dosage form releases its active ingredients within a period of less than about ninety seconds. These dosage forms exhibit a three-dimensional shape that is retained for adequate storage but is readily dispersed in the presence of excess moisture. Also disclosed are methods of administration of a medicament and a process for the preparation of rapidly dispersing dosage forms.

Abstract: Conditions are enforced to prevent unintended deletion of data stored by a data storage system. For example, to delete a collection of data, a condition on the collection of data's size may be enforced. The collection may be required to be empty, for example. In addition, a condition that there not exist a pending data processing operation that can affect fulfillment of the condition on the collection of data's size is also enforced.

Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing multiple genes in plant cells and/or plant tissues. The constructs provided comprise at least one bi-directional promoter linked to multiple gene expression cassettes, wherein the bi-directional promoter comprises a functional promoter nucleotide sequence from Sugar Cane Bacilliform Virus promoter. In some embodiments, the constructs and methods provided employs a bi-directional promoter based on a minimal core promoter element from a Zea mays Ubiquitin-1 gene, or a functional equivalent thereof, and nucleotide sequence elements from a Sugar Cane Bacilliform Virus promoter. In some embodiments, the constructs and methods provided allow expression of genes between three and twenty.

Abstract: A method performed at least partially by a processor includes performing a test sequence. In the test sequence, a test pattern is loaded into a circuit. The test pattern is configured to cause the circuit to output a predetermined test response. A test response is unloaded from the circuit after a test wait time period has passed since the loading of the test pattern into the circuit. The unloaded test response is compared with the predetermined test response.

Abstract: Systems and methods for circuit fault diagnosis are provided. An original circuit design is evaluated to determine whether the original circuit design is to be modified based at least in part on one or more first faults. In response to the original circuit design being determined not to be modified based at least in part on the one or more first faults, a first test pattern set is automatically generated based at least in part on the original circuit design. The original circuit design is evaluated to determine whether the original circuit design is to be modified based at least in part on the first test pattern set. In response to the original circuit design being determined not to be modified based at least in part on the first test pattern set, fault testing is performed to determine whether the original circuit design fails.

Abstract: A test circuitry for testing an interconnection between interconnected dies includes a cell embedded within one of the dies. The cell includes a selection logic module that includes a first multiplexer configured to receive a first control signal and provide a first output test signal, and a second multiplexer configured to receive a second control signal and provide a second output test signal. The cell includes a scannable data storage module coupled to the first multiplexer; and a transition generation module configured to receive a third control signal; wherein the first and second output test signals are generated based on respective states of the first, second, and third control signals, and wherein the test circuitry is configured to use the first and second output test signals to perform at least two of: a DC test on the interconnection, an AC test on the interconnection, and a burn-in-test on the interconnection.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a method of processing plant oil to produce high grade fuel such as biodiesel and jet fuel. Particularly, a method is provided that includes treating an oil under hydrothermal conditions in the presence of i) an acid that acts as an in situ source of hydrogen and ii) an activated carbon essentially free of a metal catalyst, wherein the treating results in production of liquid hydrocarbons for use as a fuel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to anti-PVRIG antibodies and methods of using same.

Abstract: A storage manager can reduce the overhead of parity based fault tolerance by leveraging the access performance of SSDs for the parities. Since reading a parity value can be considered a small read operation, the reading of parity from an SSD is an effectively “free” operation due to the substantially greater SSD read performance. With reading parity being an effectively free operation, placing parity on SSDs eliminates the parity read operations (in terms of time) from the parity based fault tolerance overhead. A storage manager can selectively place parity on SSDs from HDDs based on a criterion or criteria, which can relate to frequency of access to the data corresponding to the parity. The caching criterion can be defined to ensure the reduced overhead gained by reading parity values from a SSD outweighs any costs (e.g., SSD write endurance).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneously canceling a dependent instruction and a nested dependent instruction when a cancel timer of a source of the dependent instruction and a cancel timer of a source of the nested dependent instruction expire and a producer instruction speculatively waking up the dependent instruction is canceled.