Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a deblocking agent and compositions thereof for cleaving an NO bond in an amineoxy group at the 3? position of a non-extendable polynucleotide, the deblocking agent being a carbonyl phosphonate and/or sulfonate, or salt thereof. The present disclosure further relates to methods of activating and/or extending a non-extendable polynucleotide using the deblocking agent of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also relates to methods of sequencing a target nucleic acid comprising the methods of activating a non-extendable polynucleotide of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A concept cache useful in a vocabulary management system stores references to individual information objects that can be retrieved and dynamically assembled into electronic documents. Information objects are organized in one or more hierarchical trees, and references to nodes in the trees are cached. A query processor receives a cache query from a delivery engine that is attempting to dynamically construct an electronic document with content that matches the query. For example, a common Web site query contains a concept and an information type. The cache is searched to identify one or more rows that match the query concept and the query information type. An intersection of the rows is determined, yielding a result set of rows. Index pointers in the rows of the result set lead to stored information objects, which are passed to the delivery engine. The delivery engine assembles the electronic document using the information objects.

Abstract: Techniques for responding to a request for data about an enterprise include storing a set of names for a single entity associated with the enterprise as a first set of corresponding concepts in a database. The database stores descriptions of entities associated with the enterprise as concepts and relationships among concepts. A first concept of the set of corresponding concepts is indicated. When a request including data indicating a particular name of the set of names is received, a response is sent that includes information associated in the database with the first concept. This invention yields alternative concepts related to a first, official or “normative” concept for each entity associated with the enterprise in all forms, e.g., languages. Entities include descriptions of products, services and activities of the enterprise.

Abstract: Techniques for forming electronic documents include storing a plurality of information types for describing how information is used. Also, a plurality of document types is stored. Each document type includes a unique set of information types. A plurality of units of information is also stored. Each unit of information is associated with an information type. A document is produced based on a particular document type having a particular set of information types, and based on a first set of units of information. Each unit of information of the first set is associated with a corresponding information type in the particular set of information types. This invention allows content to be associated with a particular use, through the information type, so that the content can be incorporated in all documents where such usage is desired. This invention also allows the enterprise to control the method of generating and presenting a particular content or information object based on its use and its temporal data, e.g.

Abstract: Techniques for responding to a request for data from a server operated by an entity or enterprise on a network include generating and storing a first concept in association with a first relationship of a first relationship type, which relates concepts in a first category, and a second relationship of a second relationship type, which relates concepts in a second category; and responding to the request based on the first concept and the second relationship. The request is based on an enterprise-specific vocabulary of names and relationships among the names. The names are of solutions, technologies, products, services and activities, or any other information associated with the entity. The first concept is one of a plurality of atomic concepts among names in the enterprise-specific vocabulary. The first concept is associated with a first category of a plurality of categories that encompass the enterprise-specific vocabulary.

Abstract: Techniques for relating data stored in one or more storage systems for an enterprise include managing information chunks in one or more storage systems. Each chunk comprises a unit of data for storage and retrieval operations. The techniques also include managing a vocabulary database. The vocabulary database includes data structures describing atomic concepts among names in an enterprise-specific vocabulary and data structures describing relationships among the atomic concepts. Content in a document is arranged based at least in part on data in the vocabulary database. The content is based at least in part on an information object or “chunk” in the storage system. Thus, content originally unrelated and authored over time by many different persons and organizations can be related using the business vocabulary concepts and relationships in the vocabulary database.

Abstract: Techniques for translating queries for related concepts in a database of concepts and relationships among concepts include translating the query for related concepts into a markup language in a first document at a concept client. The database is local to a concept server. A query originates from a concept client. The first document is sent to a concept server over a network, and a second document in the markup language is received over the network from the concept server. The second document includes results based on responses from the concept server. The markup language in the second document is translated into values of the related concepts at the concept client. With these techniques, retrievals of related concepts, which involve complex transactions between a calling routine and the database, can be performed largely at the concept server, sparing the network much message traffic.