Abstract: A system for measuring features of plant by plant images is provided, which includes an image display module, a measurement specifying module and a computing module. The image display module is used for displaying at least one plant image. The measurement specifying module is used for specifying at least two measurement points on each of the plant images and a relation between the measurement points. The computing module is used for calculating at least one piece of plant features of the plant image according to the specified positions of the measurement points and the relation between the measurement points.

Abstract: A method and a system for recognizing plant diseases and a recording medium are provided. The method includes: providing a plant disease database, for storing plant disease and disease characteristic image corresponding to the plant disease; after obtaining plant image by an image capture device, obtaining segmented plant image by an image processing unit according to a first processing technique, and obtaining suspected region image according to a second processing technique; calculating an area of the suspected region image, and when the area is greater than a preset area, using the suspected region image as syndrome image, and comparing the syndrome image with the disease characteristic image; and when the syndrome image matches any specific disease characteristic image, obtaining a corresponding specific plant disease.

Abstract: A system may determine a plurality of questions, each of the plurality of questions associated with one or more answer fields, associate each of a plurality of system configuration tasks with one or more of the one or more answer fields, and generate an executable questionnaire including the plurality of questions and indicating the plurality of system configuration tasks and the one or more of the one or more answer fields associated with each of the plurality of system configuration tasks. A system may also include receive an executable questionnaire comprising questions associated with answer fields, and indicating system configuration tasks associated with one or more of the answer fields, receive answers associated with the answer fields, and automatically generate a configuration project based on the received answers and on the system configuration tasks associated with one or more of the answer fields.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing, programming and reading a non-volatile memory is provided. First, a to-be-coded memory having a plurality of to-be-coded cells arranged in a array is provided. Next, an implanting resist layer is formed on the to-be-coded memory. Then, a mask is disposed on the to-be-coded memory, wherein the number of the partial to-be-coded cells under the openings of the mask is less than the number of remaining to-be-coded cells. Afterwards, a patterned implanting resist layer is formed according to the mask. Next, the exposed to-be-coded cells are ion-implanted to define a plurality of first cells and second cells, wherein each first cell and each second cell record a second bit state and a first bit state respectively. Then, the to-be-coded memory is inversely defined, such that the first cells and the second cells record the first bit state and the second bit state respectively.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for conveying fluids (e.g., liquids, gases, and mixtures thereof) are disclosed. A turbopump in accordance with an exemplary implementation of the present invention comprises an impeller defining at least one flow channel and a shroud defining an opening communicating with the at least one flow channel. In certain advantageous implementations, at least one inlet partial of the impeller extends into the opening defined by the shroud. The at least one inlet partial may advantageously be capable of supporting the opening in the shroud. In some cases, the impeller may include a plurality of these inlet partials.

Abstract: An inducer comprising a conically configured hub, a plurality of blades projecting from the hub and a bridge that connects a first blade of two adjacent blades of the plurality of blades to a second blade of the plurality of blades. Each blade of the plurality of blades has a helix shape and is configured as an advancing spiral. The bridge that connects the first blade of two adjacent blades of the plurality of blades to a second blade of the plurality of blades has an airfoil configuration. The bridge is attached to the pressure side of the first blade proximate the leading edge of the first blade and to the suction side of the second blade. Alternatively, the airfoil shaped bridge may be attached to the pressure side of the first blade proximate the trailing edge of the first blade.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump includes a casing containing a volute channel having a cutwater at an entrance thereof. An annular vane-island diffuser is fixed in the casing concentrically within the volute. The diffuser is arranged to be separate and discontinuous from the cutwater of the volute. An impeller rotatably mounted on a shaft is disposed concentrically within the diffuser. The diffuser can be formed, e.g., by an investment casting process, integrally with the casing, or alternatively, independently of it. By arranging the diffuser to be independent of the cutwater of the volute, the diffuser can be “clocked” or “overturned” relative to the cutwater to minimize radial loads on the cutwater and dynamic loads on its leading edge. Additional advantages of the novel design include reductions in pump weight, radial loads, friction loss, design and modeling time, and the energy of outgoing acoustic waves at the pump discharge.

Abstract: An installation tool is proposed for enterprise management systems using objects to install settings to a business logic portion of a computer system. An object manager may create a library of one or more enterprise management system objects. The enterprise management system objects may include settings information sufficient to cause the business logic portion of a computer system to perform in accordance with an associated business process. An installation project manager may assemble a selected group of enterprise management system objects into a project and automatically install settings based on the assembled project into the business logic portion. A subset of the enterprise management system objects may be pre-assembled into building block modules to facilitate installation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for conveying fluids (e.g., liquids, gases, and mixtures thereof) are disclosed. A turbopump in accordance with an exemplary implementation of the present invention comprises an impeller defining at least one flow channel and a shroud defining an opening communicating with the at least one flow channel. In certain advantageous implementations, at least one inlet partial of the impeller extends into the opening defined by the shroud. The at least one inlet partial may advantageously be capable of supporting the opening in the shroud. In some cases, the impeller may include a plurality of these inlet partials.

Abstract: An inducer having a hub and a plurality of blades is provided. In one embodiment, the thickness of the blades is defined such that during the operation of the inducer each of the blades is positioned underneath a cavitation vapor line so as to improve the performance of the inducer. In another embodiment, the hub is contoured or ramped according to a fifth order polynomial to provide improved performance. In another embodiment, the flow passage area of the inducer, as taken normal to the flow of fluid, is varied according to a fifth order polynomial to provide improved performance.

Abstract: A method of forming a local interconnect is provided. A semiconductor is provided. An isolation structure, a transistor and a conductive layer are formed on the substrate. A dielectric layer with an opening is formed over the substrate. A part of the dielectric layer is removed by a photolithography and etching process to form a via opening to expose a part of the gate of the transistor or a part of the conductive layer. A conformal barrier layer is formed in the via opening and overflows the dielectric layer. A conductive plug is formed in the via opening. The barrier layer is patterned to form a local interconnect.

Abstract: A method for forming enhanced field oxide (FOX) region of low voltage devices in a high voltage process is disclosed. The method includes providing a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, two field oxide regions on the substrate, a well between the two field oxide regions in the substrate and a silicon nitride layer between the two field oxide regions above the well. As a key step, nitrogen is implanted into the semiconductor structure, and the silicon nitride layer is then removed. Then, a gate oxide layer on the well and silicon oxynitride layer on the field oxide regions are all formed in-situ.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitor on a semiconductor substrate. A barrier layer is formed over the substrate to serve as a bottom electrode of the capacitor. A dielectric layer is formed on the barrier layer. An upper electrode is formed on the dielectric layer. In addition, the method can be used in a dynamic random access memory.

Abstract: A method for producing self-aligned silicidation, substantially facilitating the integration of the high-voltage and low-voltage MOS device, is disclosed. The method includes providing, the present invention provides a integration of high-voltage and low-voltage MOS transistor, which self-aligned silicidation process. A substrate is provided incorporating a device, wherein the device is defined high-voltage MOS region and low-voltage MOS region. Sequentially, a plurality of field oxides are formed on the substrate, one of the field oxide is spaced from another of the field oxide by a MOS region. Moreover, a polysilicon layer is formed over said high-voltage MOS region and low-voltage MOS region, and a first dielectric layer is deposited above the polysilicon layer of the high-voltage MOS region and low-voltage MOS region.

Abstract: A hydrostatic bearing 20 for a rotatable shaft 18 of the type in which lubricating fluid is fed through orifices 12 in the bearing to a plurality of recesses 14 and finally to a land 16. Land 16 comprises grooves 22 directed toward recesses 14 in the direction of the shaft's rotation so that lubricating fluid is pumped back toward recesses 14.