Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for synchronizing data sets includes receiving a request to synchronize a first data set associated with a first server and a second data set associated with a second server. The method also includes determining, with reference to one or more replication constraints, whether to begin synchronization. The method further includes applying one or more resource control actions in response to determining to begin synchronization.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing assured recovery for a distributed application. Replica servers associated with the distributed application may be coordinated to perform integrity testing together for the whole distributed application. The replica servers connect to each other in a manner similar to the connection between master servers associated with the distributed application, thereby preventing the replica servers from accessing and/or changing application data on the master servers during integrity testing.

Abstract: A continuously running application may be dynamically recovered. A database replica server may be directed to temporarily spool data changes in a database master server that stores application data associated with an application running on a web front-end master server. A specified rewind point may be obtained from among a plurality of existing rewind points of the application data stored in the database replica server. The database replica server may be directed to rewind the application data to a specified rewind point. An indication of data to be recovered in the rewound application data may be obtained. The web front-end master server may be directed to restore the data corresponding to the indication. The database replica server may be directed to resume replication of data changes in the database master server.

Abstract: A high availability method enabling addition and removal of an application plug-in comprises launching the high availability system using a processor, said high availability system having an application framework (AMF), requesting data obtainable by the application plug-in from the application framework, and when the application plug-in does not exist in the application framework, registering the application plug-in in the application framework. AMF can comprise a list of additional application plug-ins. The list can comprises a unique id, a name, and a path to dynamic load libraries for each application plug-in. AMF can add the application plug-in by adding the application plug-in dynamic load library files to the installation folder and adding application plug-in information to the configuration file. AMF can remove the application plug-in by deleting the application plug-in dynamic load library files from the installation folder and deleting the application plug-in information from the configuration file.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for providing assured recovery for a distributed application. Replica servers associated with the distributed application may be coordinated to perform integrity testing together for the whole distributed application. The replica servers connect to each other in a manner similar to the connection between master servers associated with the distributed application, thereby preventing the replica servers from accessing and/or changing application data on the master servers during integrity testing.

Abstract: A method of controlling size of a congestion window, includes, at a transmitting device, transmitting a plurality of data packets over a communication channel from the transmitting device to a receiver, determining a queuing delay and a loss rate of the transmission, comparing the queuing delay to a threshold queuing delay, comparing the loss rate to a threshold loss rate, and in response to a determination that the queuing delay is greater than the threshold queuing delay and the loss rate is greater than the threshold loss rate, resetting the size of the congestion window in accordance with a function of the current size of the congestion window, the queuing delay, and the loss rate, wherein at equilibrium the function generates a value inversely proportional to a weighted sum of an excess queuing delay and an excess loss rate.

Abstract: A method and system for protecting computer system state in one aspect generates signatures associated with system dump data, compares the signatures with those of the previous system dump data. Only those system dump data whose signatures are different from the previous dump are transferred for storing.

Abstract: An optical metrology model for a repetitive structure is optimized by selecting one or more profile parameters using one or more selection criteria. One or more termination criteria are set, the one or more termination criteria comprising measures of stability of the optical metrology model. The profile shape features of the repetitive structure are characterized using the one or more selected profile parameters. The optical metrology model is optimized using a set of values for the one or more selected profile parameters. One or more profile parameters of the profile of the repetitive structure are determined using the optimized optical metrology model and one or more measured diffraction signals. Values of the one or more termination criteria are calculated using the one or more determined profile parameters.

Abstract: An optical metrology model for a repetitive structure is optimized by selecting one or more profile parameters using one or more selection criteria. One or more termination criteria are set, the one or more termination criteria comprising measures of stability of the optical metrology model. The profile shape features of the repetitive structure are characterized using the one or more selected profile parameters. The optical metrology model is optimized using a set of values for the one or more selected profile parameters. One or more profile parameters of the profile of the repetitive structure are determined using the optimized optical metrology model and one or more measured diffraction signals. Values of the one or more termination criteria are calculated using the one or more determined profile parameters.

Abstract: An optical metrology model for a repetitive structure is optimized by selecting one or more profile parameters using one or more selection criteria. One or more termination criteria are set, the one or more termination criteria comprising measures of stability of the optical metrology model. The profile shape features of the repetitive structure are characterized using the one or more selected profile parameters. The optical metrology model is optimized using a set of values for the one or more selected profile parameters. One or more profile parameters of the profile of the repetitive structure are determined using the optimized optical metrology model and one or more measured diffraction signals. Values of the one or more termination criteria are calculated using the one or more determined profile parameters.

Abstract: A package arrangement for storing a container includes a carton having a receiving cavity, and a die cut insert. The die cut insert is detachably disposed in the receiving cavity of the carton, and includes a top panel having at least a top panel cavity and a bottom panel having at least a bottom panel cavity aligned with the top panel cavity of the top panel, wherein the die cut insert is adapted for substantially retaining the container in the carton when the container is slidably inserted into the die cut insert through the top panel cavity and the bottom panel cavity at a position that an upper portion of the container is encirclingly supported by the top panel and a lower portion of the container is encirclingly supported by the bottom panel.

Abstract: A digital signal processing chip having a multiple processor cores with corresponding processor subsystems, a shared component, and a clock tree, is disclosed herein. A clock tree distributes clock signals to the processor cores and the shared component. The clock tree can be configured to disable one or more of the processor cores and the shared component by blocking the corresponding clock signal. This may advantageously conserve power. However, the clock tree is configured to preserve the clock signal to the shared component as long as at least one of the processor cores has not disabled the shared component. That is, to block the clock signal to the shared component, each of the processor cores must disable the shared component. The shared component may, for example, be a shared program memory or an arbiter for an external input/output port. The clock tree may include a register and a series of clock gates. Each of the clock gates blocks the clock signal when a gate signal is de-asserted.

Abstract: A digital signal processing chip having a multiple processor cores with corresponding processor subsystems, a shared component, and a clock tree, is disclosed herein. A clock tree distributes clock signals to the processor cores and the shared component. The clock tree can be configured to disable one or more of the processor cores and the shared component by blocking the corresponding clock signal. This may advantageously conserve power. However, the clock tree is configured to preserve the clock signal to the shared component as long as at least one of the processor cores has not disabled the shared component. That is, to block the clock signal to the shared component, each of the processor cores must disable the shared component. The shared component may, for example, be a shared program memory or an arbiter for an external input/output port. The clock tree may include a register and a series of clock gates. Each of the clock gates blocks the clock signal when a gate signal is de-asserted.

Abstract: Diagnostic/prognostic methods are provided for detecting and/or quantitating in the body fluids, preferably serum, of mammals carrying a malignant tumor burden, elevated levels of a portion of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) which comprises substantially the EGFr ectodomain having a molecular weight in the range of from about 90 kilodaltons (kd) to about 115 kd, preferably from about 95 kd to about 105 kd, and more preferably about 100 kd. Substantially pure compositions comprising EGFr ectodoman protein and/or fragments thereof are disclosed as well as test kits for performing the disclosed assays.

Abstract: Diagnostic/prognostic methods are provided for detecting and/or quantitating in the body fluids, preferably serum, of mammals carrying a malignant tumor burden, elevated levels of a portion of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) which comprises substantially the EGFr ectodomain having a molecular weight in the range of from about 90 kilodaltons (kd) to about 115 kd, preferably from about 95 kd to about 105 kd, and more preferably about 100 kd. Substantially pure compositions comprising said EGFr ectodoman protein and/or fragments thereof are disclosed as well as test kits for performing the disclosed assays.

Abstract: Rapid, sensitive and accurate immunoassays for biologically active natural or recombinant human interferon-gamma (huIFN-gamma) based upon monoclonal antibodies which react specifically with epitopes of the biologically active form of huIFN-gamma are disclosed. The immunoassays include sandwich immunoradiometric assay of the forward, reverse or simultaneous type and competitive binding assay such as radioimmunoassay. The assays are also useful for the detection of macrophage activation factor now believed to be identical to huIFN-gamma. In addition, methods of purification of huIFN-gamma employing the monoclonal antibodies are described.