Abstract: Embodiments of sampling techniques for server farms are described herein. In an implementation, the sampling techniques may be performed to find a range of values, in which, a quality of service measurement belongs. Each range is thought of as a “bucket” and may include a corresponding counter that is incremented for each quality of service measurement that falls within the bucket. The countes may then be converted into measurement curves which are published at periodic intervals for examination.

Abstract: A portable hand-held screw driving tool is provided for use with collated strips of screws. The front portion of the tool is movable to a great extent, to thereby allow the tool to drive screws almost directly at the corner of two walls. A front “nose piece” is pressed against one of the walls, which causes the nose piece to move rearward “into” the remainder of the tool, in a “first stage” of movement. A screw is indexed to its drive position, and a drive bit is abutted against the screw head during this first stage. The nose piece is pressed further into the tool, which also causes a “feed tube” to move rearward “into” the remainder of the tool, in a “second stage” of movement, which rotates the screw as it is emplaced into the wall.

Abstract: A device for controlling common mode electrode voltage in a liquid crystal display includes at least a first sensor for measuring flicker resulting from applying a video signal with a predetermined color and drive level to an imager. A detector for determining a difference between a positive field detector voltage and a negative field detector voltage is used to provide a feed-back loop for feeding back the difference to a controller to adjust the common mode electrode voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for protecting tissues and organs from damage during transplantation or from acute ischemia due to, e.g., injury or surgery. The compositions protect the tissue or organ from acidosis, oxidative damage, ischemia and repurfusion injury while the organ is isolated from the normal circulation or receives inadequate arterial flow.

Abstract: A schema-based service for Internet access to per-user services data, wherein access to data is based on each user's identity. The service includes a schema that defines rules and a structure for each user's data, and also includes methods that provide access to the data in a defined way. The services schema thus corresponds to a logical document containing the data for each user. The user manipulates (e.g., reads or writes) data in the logical document by data access requests through defined methods. In one implementation, the services schemas are arranged as XML documents, and the services provide methods that control access to the data based on the requesting user's identification, defined role and scope for that role. In this way, data can be accessed by its owner, and shared to an extent determined by the owner.

Abstract: An autonomous deployment system is described and disclosed herein for functional utilization in the physical placement and deployment of a heating or thermal mat(s). The invention is designed to enhance human productivity and ease deployment of the prior art thermal radiating or generating devices for the removal and or inhibition of accumulation of snow and ice. The deployment system as disclosed and claimed can be designed to operate autonomously with automatic controls and sensors to control both the thermal system and the technology of controlling a deployment system. The invention is well suited to autonomously deploy and retract rolled membranes and or flexible materials out over a flat or sloped surface area. The inherent flexibility of the mat allows it to traverse gently curved surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphate ester prodrugs of dihydropyrrole compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dihydropyrrole compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: A novel dental tape having length, width, edges, and two sides for removing plaque and debris from teeth made of polymeric material having edge-frequency increasing perforation(s) through the dental tape wherein plaque and debris intercepted by said edge-frequency perforation in the dental tape are removed.

Abstract: An improved hand-held screw driving tool is provided with a quick release nose sub-assembly, which can readily be attached to and detached from a main body of the tool. This capability allows the tool to be used in several different ways, by putting different nose sub-assemblies onto the main body of the tool. For example, one nose sub-assembly could drive a strip of collated screws, whereas a different nose sub-assembly could use single feed screws that are individually placed at a drive position of the nose sub-assembly. Another possible nose sub-assembly is a cutter or shears attachment that can be driven by the rotary motion of the tool's motor. Various sizes and types of fasteners can be driven by this tool.

Abstract: Improved full-face, flushed-seal respirators are provided having a primary sealing element adjacent to a breathing space and a secondary sealing element. Exhaled air (i.e., clean air obtained by passage through a filtering element or elements) is passed from the breathing space into a flushing channel formed between the primary and secondary seals. If there is leakage in the primary seal, air from this flushing channel leaks into the breathing space rather than ambient air. Air within the flushing channel will predominately be air that has already passed through the filtering elements. The present invention provides, therefore, an inexpensive respirator which provides significantly more protection than conventional negative-pressure respirators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thienopyrimidinone compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: Subscriber calls in a communications network (10) are handled in accordance with the subscriber's routing plan for either originating and/or terminating calls irrespective of the manner in which such calls originate and terminate. Upon receipt of a call, a query is launched to a database (36) to obtain a called party routing number for the call destination in accordance with the subscriber's routing plan. Once the called party's routing number is obtained in response to the query, the called party's routing number is mapped a to physical port in the network when the routing number corresponds to a circuit-switched call destination or to an IP address when the called party's routing number corresponds to a packet-based call destination. The call is routed to the call destination in accordance with the mapping.

Abstract: The present invention relates to azaquinazolinone compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing a product are disclosed. The product includes parts supplied by suppliers. Each part includes materials, each material includes substances, and each substance has a respective substance amount. A database includes relationship information for the product, parts, materials, substances and substance amounts. The product is analyzed by, first, receiving instructions to select at least one of the product, the parts, or the materials for analysis. Next, responsive to the received instructions, relationship information is retrieved from the database for the selected product, parts, and materials. Finally, the retrieved relationship information is processed to determine at least one of (1) a materials breakdown or (2) a compliance status for the selected product, parts, or materials.

Abstract: In a method and system for efficient storage and retrieval of data using Simultaneous Multiple-method (SMm) data compression and data decompression the data in a first processing unit is compressed. A SMm data compression unit determines the type of data compression to use for each range of data, constructs and stores a SMm Index Table for the data, and constructs and stores a Compressed Data Table for the data. The SMm Index Table and the Compressed Data Table may be transferred to a second processing unit, where the SMm Index Table is queried using a key element. A type of data compression to be used is retrieved and a determination is made based on the type of data compression used whether data decompression is required. Data from the SMm Index Table is retrieved if data decompression is not required. Data retrieved from the SMm Index Table is interpreted in order to make a decision based on a logical value of the data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to azolopyrimidinone compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to azolopyrimidinone compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.

Abstract: CBBS forecasts and plans production, with minimum throughput time, of product in units that the company advertises for sale and sells those units before, during, or after production. The principle advantage that CBBS has compared to ERP is that CBBS fills customer orders without need to expedite component shortages and without last-minute production scheduling and rescheduling. CBBS monitors incoming sales for each product versus forecast and detects when forecasts should be reviewed to keep forecasts in line with incoming sales. CBBS also detects when inventory of a product that is forecast rises above a prescribed level (which may be zero) for the product, indicating that the forecast may need to be adjusted down.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions, such as angiogenesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.