Abstract: The invention relates to methods of treating certain retinal vasculopathies such as diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and dry and neovascular age-related macular degeneration, among others. In some instances, the method includes treating a patient suffering from a retinal vasculopathy by administering an agent to the patient. The agent can be one or more of the agents as described herein.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for accumulating arbitrary length strings of input values, such as floating point values, in a layered tree structure such that the order of adds at each layer is maintained. The accumulating utilizes a shared adder, and includes means for directing initial inputs and intermediate result values.

Abstract: A method and computer program product includes, at a sender, identifying a forward item including a transmit portion and a retain portion, generating a tag, associating the tag with the retain portion, sending the transmit portion, but not the tag, to a target; at the target, receiving the transmit portion, identifying a return portion corresponding to the transmit portion, independently generating the tag, associating the tag with the return portion, sending the return portion and the tag to the sender; and at the sender, receiving the return portion and the tag, identifying the retain portion using the tag, and associating the return portion with the retain portion to create a reverse item.

Abstract: A method and apparatus includes identifying an address portion of a first message in an address slice of a switch, the first message associated with a first priority, the address portion of the first message including a first routing portion specifying a network resource; identifying an address portion of a second message in the address slice, the second message associated with a second priority, the address portion of the second message including a second routing portion specifying the same network resource; identifying a non-address portion of the first message in a non-address slice of the switch; identifying a non-address portion of the second message in the non-address slice, wherein neither of the non-address portions includes a routing portion specifying the network resource; selecting, independently in each slice, the same one of the first and second messages based on the first and second priorities; transferring the address portion of the selected message to the network resource specified by the rout

Abstract: A memory crossbar adapted to transmit a memory transaction to a network resource. The memory crossbar includes a plurality of input ports. Each of the plurality of input ports includes a TAGS generator and a queue adapted to receive a first portion of a first memory transaction and a first portion of a second memory transaction. Each of the plurality of inputs ports also includes an arbiter coupled to the queue and adapted to independently select either the first portion of the first memory transaction or the first portion of the second memory transaction based on a priority associated with the first portion of the first memory transaction and the first portion of the second memory transaction and a multiplexer coupled to the arbiter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating random number outputs utilized in generating a noise function at a given location in space. The method consists of partitioning selected portions of the random number generation process to achieve outputs in parallel. The relevant parallel outputs are weighted by effect and then summed together to give the amplitude of the noise function at the given location.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product includes identifying a plurality of memory transactions to be sent over a memory bus to a memory having a plurality of memory banks, each memory transaction addressed to one of the memory banks, the memory bus incapable of transmitting the plurality of memory transactions simultaneously; identifying a plurality of bank readiness signals, each bank readiness signal indicating the readiness of one of the memory banks to accept a memory transaction; and selecting one of the memory transactions for transmission over the memory bus based on the bank readiness signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for accumulating arbitrary length strings of input values, such as floating point values, in a layered tree structure such that the order of adds at each layer is maintained. The accumulating utilizes a shared adder, and includes means for directing initial inputs and intermediate result values.

Abstract: A memory crossbar adapted to transmit a memory transaction to a network resource. The memory crossbar includes a plurality of input ports. Each of the plurality of input ports includes a TAGS generator and a queue adapted to receive a first portion of a first memory transaction and a first portion of a second memory transaction. Each of the plurality of inputs ports also includes an arbiter coupled to the queue and adapted to independently select either the first portion of the first memory transaction or the first portion of the second memory transaction based on a priority associated with the first portion of the first memory transaction and the first portion of the second memory transaction and a multiplexer coupled to the arbiter.

Abstract: A memory crossbar adapted to transmit a memory transaction to a network resource. The memory crossbar includes a plurality of input ports. Each of the plurality of input ports includes a TAGS generator and a queue adapted to receive a first portion of a first memory transaction and a first portion of a second memory transaction. Each of the plurality of inputs ports also includes an arbiter coupled to the queue and adapted to independently select either the first portion of the first memory transaction or the first portion of the second memory transaction based on a priority associated with the first portion of the first memory transaction and the first portion of the second memory transaction and a multiplexer coupled to the arbiter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus includes identifying a first portion of a first message in a first slice of a switch, the first message associated with a first priority, the first portion of the first message including a first routing portion specifying a network resource; identifying a second portion of the first message in a second slice of the switch, the second portion of the first message including the first routing portion; identifying a first portion of a second message in the first slice, the second message associated with a second priority, the first portion of the second message including a second routing portion specifying the network resource; identifying a second portion of the second message in the second slice, the second portion of the second message including the second routing portion; selecting, independently in each slice, the same one of the first and second messages based on the first and second priorities; sending the first portion of the selected message from the first slice to the network reso

Abstract: A method and apparatus for accumulating arbitrary length strings of input values, such as floating point values, in a layered tree structure such that the order of adds at each layer is maintained. The accumulating utilizes a shared adder, and includes means for directing initial inputs and intermediate result values.

Abstract: A memory crossbar adapted to transmit a memory transaction to a network resource. The memory crossbar includes a plurality of input ports. Each of the plurality of input ports includes a TAGS generator and a queue adapted to receive a first portion of a first memory transaction and a first portion of a second memory transaction. Each of the plurality of inputs ports also includes an arbiter coupled to the queue and adapted to independently select either the first portion of the first memory transaction or the first portion of the second memory transaction based on a priority associated with the first portion of the first memory transaction and the first portion of the second memory transaction and a multiplexer coupled to the arbiter.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product includes identifying a plurality of memory transactions to be sent over a memory bus to a memory having a plurality of memory banks, each memory transaction addressed to one of the memory banks, the memory bus incapable of transmitting the plurality of memory transactions simultaneously; identifying a plurality of bank readiness signals, each bank readiness signal indicating the readiness of one of the memory banks to accept a memory transaction; and selecting one of the memory transactions for transmission over the memory bus based on the bank readiness signals.

Abstract: A method and computer program product includes, at a sender, identifying a forward item including a transmit portion and a retain portion, generating a tag, associating the tag with the retain portion, sending the transmit portion, but not the tag, to a target; at the target, receiving the transmit portion, identifying a return portion corresponding to the transmit portion, independently generating the tag, associating the tag with the return portion, sending the return portion and the tag to the sender; and at the sender, receiving the return portion and the tag, identifying the retain portion using the tag, and associating the return portion with the retain portion to create a reverse item.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product includes identifying a plurality of memory transactions to be sent over a memory bus to a memory having a plurality of memory banks, each memory transaction addressed to one of the memory banks, the memory bus incapable of transmitting the plurality of memory transactions simultaneously; identifying a plurality of bank readiness signals, each bank readiness signal indicating the readiness of one of the memory banks to accept a memory transaction; and selecting one of the memory transactions for transmission over the memory bus based on the bank readiness signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating random number outputs utilized in generating a noise function at a given location in space. The method consists of partitioning selected portions of the random number generation process to achieve outputs in parallel. The relevant parallel outputs are weighted by effect and then summed together to give the amplitude of the noise function at the given location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating random number outputs utilized in generating a noise function at a given location in space. The method consists of partitioning selected portions of the random number generation process to achieve outputs in parallel. The relevant parallel outputs are weighted by effect and then summed together to give the amplitude of the noise function at the given location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus includes identifying a first portion of a first message in a first slice of a switch, the first message associated with a first priority, the first portion of the first message including a first routing portion specifying a network resource; identifying a second portion of the first message in a second slice of the switch, the second portion of the first message including the first routing portion; identifying a first portion of a second message in the first slice, the second message associated with a second priority, the first portion of the second message including a second routing portion specifying the network resource; identifying a second portion of the second message in the second slice, the second portion of the second message including the second routing portion; selecting, independently in each slice, the same one of the first and second messages based on the first and second priorities; sending the first portion of the selected message from the first slice to the network reso

Abstract: A method and apparatus includes identifying an address portion of a first message in an address slice of a switch, the first message associated with a first priority, the address portion of the first message including a first routing portion specifying a network resource; identifying an address portion of a second message in the address slice, the second message associated with a second priority, the address portion of the second message including a second routing portion specifying the same network resource; identifying a non-address portion of the first message in a non-address slice of the switch; identifying a non-address portion of the second message in the non-address slice, wherein neither of the non-address portions includes a routing portion specifying the network resource; selecting, independently in each slice, the same one of the first and second messages based on the first and second priorities; transferring the address portion of the selected message to the network resource specified by the rout