Abstract: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes a cannula having proximal and distal portions and at least a first interior lumen disposed therebetween through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes an initiation member for initiating cross-linking of the biocompatible material while the biocompatible material is within the cannula. The cannula may include a heating element to thermally initiate cross-linking. Alternately, the cannula may include a second lumen for transmitting light from a light source. A movable blocking element controls the amount of light that passes into the first lumen. A method of delivering a curable biocompatible material to a surgical site includes positioning a distal portion of a cannula adjacent the surgical site and introducing the biocompatible material through a first lumen of the cannula. Cross-linking of the biocompatible material is then initiated while the biocompatible material is within the cannula.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcapsule particle composition that is composed of a sol-gel material. The microcapsule particle composition is well suited for personal care and cleaning products.

Abstract: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes a cannula having proximal and distal portions and at least a first interior lumen disposed therebetween through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes an initiation member for initiating cross-linking of the biocompatible material while the biocompatible material is within the cannula. The cannula may include a heating element to thermally initiate cross-linking. Alternately, the cannula may include a second lumen for transmitting light from a light source. A movable blocking element controls the amount of light that passes into the first lumen. A method of delivering a curable biocompatible material to a surgical site includes positioning a distal portion of a cannula adjacent the surgical site and introducing the biocompatible material through a first lumen of the cannula. Cross-linking of the biocompatible material is then initiated while the biocompatible material is within the cannula.

Abstract: A fastening structure for an expansion card has a pair of blocks disposed in a case. Each block has a slit, and each slit is facing and parallel to the slit on the other block. When fastening the expansion card, two opposite sides of the expansion card may be engaged into the opening of the pair of slits. At least a locking tab having a dent is disposed on one block and may rotate around the block. When the locking tab rotates, the dent and the slit may be selectively aligned or misaligned. When the dent and the slit are aligned, they may form a continuous passage for a side of the expansion card slitting into. Or when they are misaligned, the sidewall of the dent may block up the slit.

Abstract: A fastening structure for an expansion card is provided. The card has a baffle and one end of the baffle is formed with a bending portion and a first long hole. The fastening structure includes a flat plate located at one side of a case and has a plane extending toward inside the case; a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion fastened at the plane of the flat plate; a fastening member having a pressing portion and at least one second long hole. The fastening member is disposed at the first supporting portion via the second long hole, and slidably leans against the plane. The pressing portion extends toward the bending portion. When the fastening member slides to a fixing position, the pressing portion presses the bending portion, and the baffle is fastened at the second supporting portion via the first long hole and leans against the plane.

Abstract: Nickel-based low-melting boron-free braze alloy compositions include varying amounts of the alloying elements cobalt, chromium, hafnium, zirconium together with optionally titanium and aluminum. The braze alloys can be used as a stand alone braze alloy or in combination with other filler alloys to create braze joints with desirable joint geometries and properties. The braze alloy compositions can be used to join and repair different superalloy articles such as gas turbine components for high temperature applications.

Abstract: A fastening structure for an expansion card is provided. The card has a baffle and one end of the baffle is formed with a bending portion and a first long hole. The fastening structure includes a flat plate located at one side of a case and has a plane extending toward inside the case; a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion fastened at the plane of the flat plate; a fastening member having a pressing portion and at least one second long hole. The fastening member is disposed at the first supporting portion via the second long hole, and slidably leans against the plane. The pressing portion extends toward the bending portion. When the fastening member slides to a fixing position, the pressing portion presses the bending portion, and the baffle is fastened at the second supporting portion via the first long hole and leans against the plane.

Abstract: Disclosed are drug delivery compositions comprising a continuous aqueous phase comprising a reverse thermal gelation system comprising a blend of a cellulose derivative and polyethylene glycol; a discontinuous particulate phase comprising microparticles; and an agent to be delivered contained in at least said discontinuous particulate phase. Also disclosed are sustained release compositions formed using the drug delivery compositions and methods of using those compositions.

Abstract: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes an elongate cannula having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and at least one interior lumen disposed between the proximal and distal portions through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes a confinement member adjacent the distal portion of the cannula having expanded and unexpanded positions. In the expanded position, the confinement member defines an open cavity about the distal portion of the cannula and in fluid communication with the interior lumen to retain the biocompatible material. A method of delivering a curable biocompatible material to a surgical site includes positioning a distal portion of a cannula adjacent the surgical site and actuating a confinement member to define an open cavity about the distal portion. The biocompatible material is introduced into the cavity through the cannula and cross-linking of the curable biocompatible material is initiated.

Abstract: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes a cannula having proximal and distal portions and at least a first interior lumen disposed therebetween through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes an initiation member for initiating cross-linking of the biocompatible material while the biocompatible material is within the cannula. The cannula may include a heating element to thermally initiate cross-linking. Alternately, the cannula may include a second lumen for transmitting light from a light source. A movable blocking element controls the amount of light that passes into the first lumen. A method of delivering a curable biocompatible material to a surgical site includes positioning a distal portion of a cannula adjacent the surgical site and introducing the biocompatible material through a first lumen of the cannula. Cross-linking of the biocompatible material is then initiated while the biocompatible material is within the cannula.

Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing a main database of a server and a local database of a handheld device. A user can use an application residing in the handheld device to make transactions in the local database. During a synchronization operation, the handheld device and server are coupled. The system then determines whether the application should be updated and, if so, causes the server to provide an update. The system also causes the handheld device to provide to the server information related to the transactions made by the user to the local database. The system causes the server to perform transactions on the main database based on the transaction information. The system also causes the server to extract data from the main database. The server can then provide at least some of the extracted data to the handheld device to update the local database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hybrid wicking materials for use in high performance heat pipes and other fields where a bi-modal distribution of pore sizes offers advantages over a homogeneous monolithic porous structure. In one aspect, the invention provides a wicking material for use in heat pipes. This wick is comprised of sintered metal powder formed on a foam, felt, screen or mesh metal substrate. A fine pore structure is formed by the metal powder while the substrate is comprised of large pores. The large pores are several times, preferably five times to several orders of magnitude larger in size than the small pores. The sintered powder metal and the metal substrate may be made of nickel, copper, molybdenum, niobium, aluminium, iron, cobalt, titanium and alloys based on these metals, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A telecommunication control system for an electrical appliance, which includes an operation switch and a sensor switch, includes a telecommunicating remote control for communicating with the telecommunication network, wherein the telecommunicating remote control is adapted to receive an access signal through the telecommunication network; and a logic switch electrically linked with the telecommunicating remote control for actuating the electrical appliance when the telecommunicating remote control receives the access signal, wherein the logic switch is adapted to send an actuation signal to the operation switch of the electrical appliance when the electrical appliance is turned on so as to deactivate the electrical appliance, and when the electrical appliance is turned off, the logic switch is idled so as to keep the electrical appliance remains turning off.

Abstract: Multifunctional polymers are disclosed having a smart segment and a biodegradable segment. Advantageously, the biodegradable segment includes a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment. Embodiments include combining the multifunctional polymeric material with a biologically active substance in an aqueous loading environment and administering the composition as a drug delivery vehicle to a human subject.

Abstract: An RPC camera model is applied to a set of intermediate object-space coordinates, where the intermediate object-space coordinates are determined by scaling, translating and rotating original object-space coordinates. The resulting image-space coordinates may be seen to more accurately remove residual error or bias that may exist for one or more of the imaging parameters on which the RPC camera model is based. The RPC camera model thus refined may then be used for photogrammetric processing of associated satellite imagery, including block adjustment, 3D feature extraction and orthorectification. Alternatively, a new RPC camera model (i.e., new coefficients) may be determined based on scaling, translating and rotating parameters. The new RPC camera model may then be applied to the original object-space coordinates to determine image-space coordinates.

Abstract: A computer system having entertainment mode capabilities is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may include an entertainment mode power switch. A machine-readable medium may be provided that includes instruction stored thereon that may perform operations including enabling entertainment mode user account data to be stored on the computer system. Further operations may include passing the entertainment mode user account data to an operating system logon process associated with the computer system when the entertainment mode power switch is activated to power the computer system. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the entertainment mode user account data is passed automatically to the operating system during a logon process.

Abstract: In a mobile IPv6 network having multiple distributed regression home agents and a load balance method for the multiple regression home agents, the network comprises a plurality of mobile subnets connected to each other through an Internet. Each mobile subnet comprises an access router, a plurality of mobile nodes, and a plurality of regression agents. The regression agents are arranged in a distributed topology structure. The regression agents exchange information with each other by performing a broadcast of traffic load information (table) among the regression agents. Further, each of the regression agents has a traffic load table to perform the load balance operation accordingly.

Abstract: The present method induces an oxidation-proof ferric phosphate coating on iron sulfide such as pyrite and marcasite. The method includes the steps of placing the pyrite to be treated in a reaction vessel and leaching the pyrite with a coating composition including water, an oxidizing agent and a phosphate coating agent. Examples of oxidizing agents include hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite and mixtures thereof. The phosphate coating agent may be potassium dihydrogen phosphate. In order to ensure the formation of the stable coating, the leaching is performed at a pH of substantially 5 and at a temperature of substantially 40.degree. C. Additionally, the oxidizing agent is maintained at a concentration of substantially 0.1% by weight of the coating composition while the concentration of the phosphate coating agent is maintained at at least substantially 10.sup.-4 M/l.