Abstract: A method and apparatus for mitigating the impact of lost data due to cell reselection for mobile stations operating in packet data transfer mode is described. A mobile station may perform cell reselection 2 to 4 times per minute when located in an urban area, even if the mobile station remains stationary. A mobile station moving through a communications network (100) may cross over various cell and routing area boundaries. Further, a mobile station operating in push-to-talk mode may lose up to 8 seconds of data when reselecting a cell in a new routing area. A serving cell transmits an information element (301, 303, 305) in which the mobile station is informed whether cells in its neighbor list are in the same routing area as its serving cell. If the radio link to the serving cell is acceptable then the mobile station avoids reselection to cells outside its serving cell routing area.

Abstract: A method for a communication device to search for service from an alternate public land mobile network when a public land mobile network rejects a registration message from the communication device includes a first step of having the device roam to a visited public land mobile network (PLMN). A next step includes sending a registration message to the PLMN. A next step includes rejecting the registration message by the PLMN. This rejection can include ignoring the registration or sending an error message back to the device. A next step then includes searching for service from an alternate public land mobile network.

Abstract: A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a combustor including a dome assembly and a combustor liner that extends downstream from the dome assembly to a combustor casing that is positioned radially outwardly from the combustor, coupling a ring support that includes a first radial flange, a second radial flange, and a plurality of beams that extend therebetween to the combustor casing, and coupling a primer nozzle including an injection tip to the combustor such that the primer nozzle extends axially through the dome assembly such that fuel may be discharged from the primer nozzle into the combustor during engine start-up operating conditions.

Abstract: A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a combustor including a dome assembly and a combustor liner that extends downstream from the dome assembly to a combustor casing that is positioned radially outwardly from the combustor, coupling a fuel injector including a fuel inlet and an air inlet to the combustor casing such that the fuel injector extends axially through the dome assembly such that fuel may be discharged from the primer nozzle into the combustor, and coupling the air inlet to an air source such that cooling air received therethrough is circulated through the fuel injector to facilitate cooling the fuel injector.

Abstract: A method for a radiotelephone to scan for service in a radiotelephone system having a plurality of carriers within a corresponding geographic area includes establishing (202) a list of a predetermined number of carriers having the strongest signal strengths from cells proximate to the cell where the radiotelephone is camped. A next step includes determining (206) those proximate carriers from the list that are unsuitable for reselection by the radiotelephone. A next step includes scanning (208) for other suitable carriers within the area to substitute for those unsuitable carriers found in the determining step. A next step includes modifying (212) the list to include those suitable carriers found in the scanning step.

Abstract: A mobile communication device, and a method of operating a mobile communication device, includes storing at least one frame of a communication signal received from a network, and applying flow control to the lower layers to support network reselection. According to one aspect of the invention, a message is transmitted indicating that a virtual bearer mode of operation is supported by the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device selectively operates in the virtual bearer mode depending upon the response received following such transmission. Additionally, flow control may advantageously be dependent upon detecting that a cell change is imminent.

Abstract: A method in a mobile wireless communications network including sending (210) a reselection communication from a mobile station to a network, and receiving (220) from the network in response to the reselection communication, cell reselection assistance, for example, a new cell assignment.

Abstract: A method for allowing a radiotelephone to scan for alternate radiotelephone systems, where each cellular radiotelephone system is within a corresponding geographic area and each cell has a base station providing paging and voice communication, includes a first step of registering the radiotelephone on a radiotelephone system. A next step includes establishing whether alternate technology scanning has been enabled for the radiotelephone. If alternate technology scanning is disabled, the radiotelephone receives paging messages from the base station and acknowledges the paging messages addressed to the radiotelephone. If alternate technology scanning is enabled, the radiotelephone scans for an alternate technology while the base station repeats any paging messages addressed to the radiotelephone and ignores a lack of acknowledgement from the radiotelephone for paging messages addressed to the radiotelephone.

Abstract: A computer system which includes a processor having an instruction set capable of "delaying" block-store instructions related to any outstanding block-load instruction(s). Accordingly, a method for interleaving block data transfers and processing steps which exploits the characteristics of the instruction set and architecture of the processor in order to increase efficiency and throughput of the computer system is provided. Hence by interleaving the block-store instruction of the previous data block with the block-load instruction of the next data block, the entire block transfer process can streamlined.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating multidrug resistance in a mammal, in which the composition includes NDGA or an analog of NDGA in accordance with the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently H, lower alkyl or lower acyl;R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are independently H or lower alkyl;R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are independently H, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower acyloxy; andR.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 are independently H or lower alkyl, in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.The method is particularly suitable for administering an antineoplastic agent, and the composition includes the combination of NDGA, or an analog with such an antineoplastic agent.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for reversing multidrug resistance in a mammal; and a composition to reverse multidrug resistance comprising: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently H, lower alkyl or lower acyl;R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently H or lower alkyl;R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are independently H, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower acyloxy; andR.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 are independently H or lower alkyl, in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.