Abstract: The invention provides a method and a tool for handling storage media in carriers, the tool comprising: a tool body; a first jaw to engage a first side of the storage media in carrier; a second jaw to engage a second opposed side of the storage media in carrier; wherein at least the second jaw is pivotally mounted on the main body so as to be movable between a first position in which the jaw is positioned so as to enable a disk drive in carrier to be freely moved into an engagement position with the tool and a second position in which the jaw engages the disk drive carrier so as to releasably lock the disk drive in carrier to the tool.

Abstract: Methods and systems for ablating internal targets in the eye of a patient employ an ophthalmic measurement system to acquire location data of structures in the eye. A controller calculates target locations based on the location data received from the ophthalmic measurement system, and a laser emits a laser beam to treat the target locations received from the controller. A patient interface is attached to the eye to provide a common reference surface for both the laser and the ophthalmic measurement system. The patient interface may engage the eye around the optically used cornea, and without conforming the optically used cornea to a predetermined shape.

Abstract: Method and system for modifying a refractive profile associated with an eye having a recipient cornea. The method includes obtaining a corneal tissue inlay from a donor cornea, forming a recipient bed in the recipient cornea, and positioning the corneal tissue inlay into the recipient bed to correct the refractive profile of the eye with the refractive profile of the corneal tissue. The system includes a laser assembly outputting a pulsed laser beam, and a controller coupled to the laser assembly. The controller directs the laser assembly to incise a corneal tissue inlay from a donor cornea, form a recipient bed in the recipient cornea having a contour matching the contour of the inlay, register the inlay with the recipient bed, determine a position of the inlay, and determine a position change for the inlay based on the position of the inlay to align the refractive profile of the inlay with the refractive profile of the eye.

Abstract: Method and system for modifying a refractive profile associated with an eye having a recipient cornea. The method includes obtaining a corneal tissue inlay from a donor cornea, forming a recipient bed in the recipient cornea, and positioning the corneal tissue inlay into the recipient bed to correct the refractive profile of the eye with the refractive profile of the corneal tissue. The system includes a laser assembly outputting a pulsed laser beam, and a controller coupled to the laser assembly. The controller directs the laser assembly to incise a corneal tissue inlay from a donor cornea, form a recipient bed in the recipient cornea having a contour matching the contour of the inlay, register the inlay with the recipient bed, determine a position of the inlay, and determine a position change for the inlay based on the position of the inlay to align the refractive profile of the inlay with the refractive profile of the eye.

Abstract: System, graphical user interface, and method for performing ophthalmic surgery on a cornea. The system includes a display presenting a plurality of images representing corneal implants, a laser assembly outputting a pulsed laser beam, and a control unit coupled to the laser assembly and display. The control unit directs the laser assembly to produce a cavity in the cornea via the pulsed laser beam in response to a selected image, and the cavity receives a corneal implant corresponding to the selected image.

Abstract: A method for implementing management software, hardware with pre-configured management software and an implementing method thereof are provided. In the present method, a management system is established first at a service end for installing the management software. The management software is installed in a management host and pre-configured with application programs installed in other peripheral hosts. The management host pre-installed with the pre-configured management software is delivered to the client end and connected with a plurality of second peripheral hosts at the client end. Then, software licensing data, software configuration data, and network configuration data of the second peripheral hosts at the client end is obtained and set in the management host. Finally, the management host is rebooted to make the foresaid settings take effect.

Abstract: A verifying method for implementing management software at a client end is provided herein. The management software works for collecting, managing, and analyzing data of a plurality of peripheral hosts. In the verifying method, a management system fitting the requirements of the management software is established at a service end first. The management system includes a management host and a plurality of first peripheral hosts, and the management host is connected to each of the first peripheral hosts through a network, and the management software is installed in the management host. One or more verifying scenarios are provided herein for testing configuration and performance of the management software at a simulated environment of the client end. Each of the scenarios for testing may consider that a request form the client computer is validated through multiple authorization points and finally a valid and complete response to the client's request is returned.

Abstract: A knowledge management system (KMS) and a method for implementing management software using the KMS are provided. In the present method, a network configuration module is used for obtaining a domain name of a network connecting the knowledge management system and network configuration data of a plurality of peripheral hosts in the network so as to connect the management host with the peripheral hosts. A software licensing module is then used for obtaining the software licensing data of a plurality of application programs required by the management software to verify the legitimacy of the application programs. A software configuration module is used for obtaining configuration data of the application programs to enable the management software to make use of the resource of the application programs. Therefore, the implementation process of the management software is simplified and the flexibility for modifying and updating configuration parameters is enhanced.

Abstract: A method for a media player comprises requesting from a remote media player a sample of a media track stored on the remote media player, receiving the sample of the media track and an identifier associated with the media track from the remote media player, wherein the sample of the media track is determined in the remote media player in response to the media track, and wherein the sample of the media track is less than all of the media track, purchasing the media track from a media server in response to the identifier associated with the media track, and downloading the media track from the media server.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its amino terminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.

Abstract: A novel method for replying to unsolicited e-mail communication such as SPAM or the like. The method includes a variety of steps such as displaying an remove icon on a display, and receiving a selection of the remove icon from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication. The method also includes creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, in response to the selection of the remove icon, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication. A step of sending the e-mail communication to the reply e-mail address also is included. These and possibly other steps can permanently remove a portion of unsolicited e-mail in an easy and cost effective manner.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its amino-terminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.

Abstract: A double path microdrop optical biometric system comprises a micro container, a corner cube array, a collimator, a beam splitting device, a light source selector, a detector and a signal comparator unit. It utilizes the beam to penetrate a specimen with specific coloring agent twice. Then, the shade of the beam can be detected so that a signal comparator unit can calculate the absorptance. The required volume of the specimen used in the system is small. The precision will be doubled by the double path design. Its entire optic-electronic system is simple and at low cost. By using the LEDs, it can avoid the use of filter and solve the over-heating problem. Plus, it can execute many bio-chemical tests.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its aminoterminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its amino terminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its amino terminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.

Abstract: A novel method for replying to unsolicited e-mail communication such as SPAM or the like. The method includes a variety of steps such as displaying an remove icon on a display, and receiving a selection of the remove icon from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication. The method also includes creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, in response to the selection of the remove icon, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication. A step of sending the e-mail communication to the reply e-mail address also is included. These and possibly other steps can permanently remove a portion of unsolicited e-mail in an easy and cost effective manner.

Abstract: A novel method for replying to unsolicited e-mail communication such as SPAM or the like. The method includes a variety of steps such as displaying an remove icon on a display, and receiving a selection of the remove icon from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication. The method also includes creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, in response to the selection of the remove icon, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication. A step of sending the e-mail communication to the reply e-mail address also is included. These and possibly other steps can permanently remove a portion of unsolicited e-mail in an easy and cost effective manner.

Abstract: A grating (18) couples the waveguide region (36) of a semiconductor laser (11) to a dielectric waveguide (26). The waveguide region of the laser includes a mirror (15) at one end thereof and an absorber (19) at the other end thereof. The dielectric waveguide includes a reflector (24) therein to reflect a portion of the light coupled from the laser to the dielectric waveguide back into the laser waveguide region.

Abstract: The gene for Streptococcus pyogenes DNase B has been cloned and vectors incorporating the cloned DNA have been used to transform Escherichia coli, allowing efficient and rapid production of the DNase in E. coli without the necessity of growing large quantities of S. pyogenes. The enzyme can be produced with a leader peptide at its amino terminus. An improved method for the purification of naturally occurring S. pyogenes DNase B enzyme is also provided. The DNase B enzyme produced, either by purification of naturally occurring enzyme or by recombinant DNA techniques, can be used to generate antibodies and can also be used in immunochemical assays to detect the presence of anti-DNase B antibodies in serum as a marker of infection by S. pyogenes.