Abstract: Targeted attribute transformation involves obtaining a digital image of the skin, selecting an individual skin attribute (an imperfection, such as a blemishes, pores, or wrinkles), extracting the individual skin attribute from the digital image by linear digital filtering on all the color channels, to obtain a contrast map in all three channels of the individual attribute, and adding or subtracting a fraction of the contrast map to the initial image, to obtain the skin image with transformed selected skin attribute.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds comprising the structure: In one aspect, the compounds exhibit maximum symmetric branching. Also disclosed are bilayers, micelles, coatings, and nanoparticles comprising the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds and methods of using the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are highly fluorinated dendrons and methods for making same. Also disclosed are methods for Fluorous Mixture Synthesis and tagging. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating unit test cases for a computer program that can reproduce runtime problems. The method comprises: modifying the computer program according to one or more interested target program units in the program and possibly occurring run time problems; test executing the modified program; and automatically generating unit test cases according to the interested runtime problems occurring during the execution of the interested target program units. Wherein the modifying step adds captor code and problem detective code into the program, the captor code being configured to record the execution paths and execution contexts of the interested target program units in the program; and the problem detective code being configured to detect the interested unexpected exceptions possibly raised and the interested violations of predefined behavior rules possibly produced by the execution of the program units.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition and method is herein described for sunless tanning to impart a glow/shiny effect on skin. The composition includes a sunless tanning agent and coated beads incorporating tan colored pigment. A colorant which imparts a color other than tan to the beads is distributed within the coating. The cosmetic composition provides to the skin an immediate tan via the disintegrated beads. Sunless tanning agent acts more slowly and eventually will replace the pigment effect. The coating with colorant prevents the formula undesirably from appearing tan. Instead a color such as white renders the formula more aesthetically pleasing and more in line with the visuals paradigm of a moisturizer rather than a foundation.

Abstract: A personal care composition is provided that when the composition is applied to the skin provides improved translucency to reveal a healthy skin color. The composition is based upon a mixture of dihydroxypropyl quaternary ammonium salt and cocoa butter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for capturing graphic user interface resource of an application, which method comprises: loading resource files in which visible text data in graphic user interfaces of the application are stored; duplicating the resource files; adding identification information to each visible text data unit in the resource files, the identification information being used to uniquely identify each visible text data unit in each of the resource files; capturing at least one panel of graphic user interface according to the graphic user interfaces of the application; and saving the duplicated resource files and the at least one captured panel as the graphic user interface resource of the application into an intermediate file.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structure: wherein R1a and R1b are independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; wherein R2a, R2b, R2a?, and R2b? are independently H, alkyl, F, fluoroalkyl, aryl, or alkenyl; wherein R3 is OH, alkoxyl, NH2, alkylamino, or dialkylamino; wherein R4a and R4b are independently H, alkyl, acyl, or alkyloxycarbonyl; wherein R11, R12, R13, R21, R22, and R23 are independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; and wherein C0, C1, C2 and C2? are independently chiral or achiral. Also disclosed are processes for making a fluorinated ?-amino acid comprising the steps of: providing a diol; treating the diol with a thionyl halide with oxidative workup; reacting the product with an azide salt to yield an azido group; oxidizing the product to yield a carboxyl group; and reducing the azido group to yield an amino group.

Abstract: Compositions for producing multi-chromic (“color”) magnetic resonance images (MRI). The compositions for use as MRI imaging agents include a magnetic resonance imaging tracer having a signal emitter, such as a 19F imaging tracer (19FIT), conjugated with a magnetic signal modulator, such as a paramagnetic functional group or a paramagnetic ion. The 19FIT and the signal modulator (M) are joined covalently by a chelator such as DOTA, forming a nanometer-sized fluorinated paramagnetic complex 19FIT-DOTA-M. Other signal emitters, such as 31P imaging tracer (31PIT), can also be modulated using this strategy (i.e., 31PIT-DOTA-M) to generate multi-chromic 31P MRI or MRS.

Abstract: A cable structure includes a conductor, a shielding layer wrapped the conductor, a knit layer surrounding the shielding layer, and an insulating layer bound round the knit layer. The knit layer is interlaced by multiple knitting wires. Each of the knitting wires has a plurality of metallic wires which are arranged side by side to form a metallic strip, and at least one fiber filament arranged at an outer side of the metallic strip. The abreast knitting wires are arranged by means of each two adjacent metallic strips sandwiching at least one fiber filament therebetween.

Abstract: Targeted attribute transformation involves obtaining a digital image of the skin, selecting an individual skin attribute (an imperfection, such as a blemishes, pores, or wrinkles), extracting the individual skin attribute from the digital image by linear digital filtering on all the color channels, to obtain a contrast map in all three channels of the individual attribute, and adding or subtracting a fraction of the contrast map to the initial image, to obtain the skin image with transformed selected skin attribute.

Abstract: A sunless tanning composition is provided with from 0.1 to 40% of a C1-C24 alpha-hydroxyaldehyde and from 0.1 to 15% of hydrophobic droplets, the droplets including from 80 to 99.9% of a lipophilic substance and from 0.01 to 3% of a particulate colorant dispersed within the lipophilic substance, and wherein upon initial application to an area of skin the droplets appear aesthetically displeasingly grey/black which upon being rubbed into the skin dissipates the aesthetically displeasing grey/black appearance and concurrently assures sufficient rub-in of the alpha-hydroxyaldehyde to evenly and penetratingly interact with the area of skin.

Abstract: An exemplary impedance matching circuit (20) includes a signal processing circuit (22) and a variable resistance unit (24). The signal processing unit is configured for identifying a frequency of a signal from an external transmission line (23), generating an identification signal according to the frequency. The variable resistance unit is configured for selecting a resistance matched with an actual impedance of the transmission line.

Abstract: A product evaluation and selection process for consumer products is described. The process includes demonstrating the effectiveness of consumer product on consumer skin by comparing actual images of skin treated with product to images of skin that were artificially transformed. The process also includes the assignment of a symbol associated with a difference in product performance where the symbol may be used to aid consumers in selecting product.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for preparing a protected trifluorothreonine, or salt thereof or carboxylate derivative thereof, the process comprising: dihydroxylation of an alkene to yield a dihydroxyl compound; conversion of the dihydroxyl compound to a monohydroxyl compound; protection of the monohydroxyl compound to yield an azide compound; transformation of the azide compound to yield an amino compound; protection of the amino compound to yield a protected amine compound; and oxidation of the protected amine compound to yield the protected trifluorothreonine. Also disclosed are compounds having the structure: or salt thereof or carboxylate derivative thereof, wherein P2 is a hydroxyl protecting group, and wherein P3 is an amine protecting group. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: An exemplary interface circuit with an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes an interface and an ESD protection circuit. The interface includes at least two pins. The ESD protection circuit includes at least a first polarity signal enable circuit, a second polarity signal enable circuit, and an ESD circuit. The at least two pins are grounded via the at least first polarity signal enable circuit, the second polarity signal enable circuit, and share the same ESD circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds comprising the structure: In one aspect, the compounds exhibit maximum symmetric branching. Also disclosed are bilayers, micelles, coatings, and nanoparticles comprising the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds and methods of using the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are highly fluorinated dendrons and methods for making same. Also disclosed are methods for Fluorous Mixture Synthesis and tagging. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structure: wherein R1a and R1b are independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; wherein R2a, R2b, R2a?, and R2b? are independently H, alkyl, F, fluoroalkyl, aryl, or alkenyl; wherein R3 is OH, alkoxyl, NH2, alkylamino, or dialkylamino; wherein R4a and R4b are independently H, alkyl, acyl, or alkyloxycarbonyl; wherein R11, R12, R13, R21, R22, and R23 are independently H, alkyl, F, or fluoroalkyl; and wherein C0, C1, C2, and C2? are independently chiral or achiral. Also disclosed are processes for making a fluorinated ?-amino acid comprising the steps of: providing a diol; treating the diol with a thionyl halide with oxidative workup; reacting the product with an azide salt to yield an azido group; oxidizing the product to yield a carboxyl group; and reducing the azido group to yield an amino group. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition and method is herein described for sunless tanning to impart a glow/shiny effect on skin. The composition includes a sunless tanning agent and coated beads incorporating tan colored pigment. A colorant which imparts a color other than tan to the beads is distributed within the coating. The cosmetic composition provides to the skin an immediate tan via the disintegrated beads. Sunless tanning agent acts more slowly and eventually will replace the pigment effect. The coating with colorant prevents the formula undesirably from appearing tan. Instead a color such as white renders the formula more aesthetically pleasing and more in line with the visuals paradigm of a moisturizer rather than a foundation.

Abstract: A cosmetic product and method of imparting a healthy appearance to skin is provided which includes using a composition formed with about 0.1 to about 20% by weight of the composition of beads, from about 1 to about 80% by weight of the beads of a coloring agent incorporated within a matrix of the beads, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier, the composition being delivered from a package with instructions being printed on or associated with the package indicating topical use on skin to impart a healthy appearance, and wherein the skin with the applied composition has a reflectance in the range from 510 to 600 nm, and reflectance amplitude ratios at wavelength 510/540 nm ranging from 1.10 to 1.20 and at wavelength 600/580 nm ranging from 1.35 to 1.65.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition and method of imparting a healthy appearance to skin is provided which includes using a composition formed with about 0.1 to about 20% by weight of the composition of beads, from about 1 to about 80% by weight of the beads of a first coloring agent incorporated within a matrix of the beads, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier, the composition having a hue less than 25°, the beads being coated and having an exterior color other than that of the first coloring agent.