Abstract: A non-volatile memory module includes a volatile memory circuit and a reference voltage generator coupled to supply a reference voltage to the volatile memory circuit. The reference voltage provides a level by which the volatile memory and external devices may communicate reliably at high speeds. The reference voltage is applied to an external interface of the non-volatile memory module through an isolation circuit. A control circuit coupled to the isolation interface and to a circuit which is adapted to detect when the non-volatile memory module no longer draws power from an external source.

Abstract: A surface-modified abrasive grain includes an abrasive grain as a substrate, and a film on the abrasive grain that includes a relatively hydrophilic silane component and a relatively hydrophobic silane component. The film can be a single film layer or multiple film layers, wherein a film layer most proximal to the abrasive grain has a predominately hydrophilic silane component, and a film layer more distal to the abrasive grain includes predominately a relatively hydrophobic silane component. Coated abrasive products and bonded abrasive products include the surface-modified abrasive grains.

Abstract: The invention is related to a method and a device for encoding of a bit sequence. Said method comprises generating, for each run of Ones comprised in the bit sequence, a unary representation of length of the respective run of Ones, generating a first sequence by concatenating the generated unary representations of lengths of runs of Ones, generating, for each run of Zeroes comprised in the bit sequence, a unary representation of the length of the respective run of Zeroes, generating a second sequence by concatenating the generated unary representations of lengths of runs of Zeroes, and bit plane encoding the generated first and second sequence of unary representations. In most cases, overall entropy of bit planes of unary representations of run lengths is smaller than entropy of the bit sequence. Thus, more compact encoding can be achieved.

Abstract: A nail care system for buffing and polishing fingernails and toenails is disclosed. The system includes a nail care strip that includes a layer of a liquid silicone resin formulation and abrasive grains.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a household kitchen or bath solid surface includes placing a cleaning article on the solid surface that includes a foreign matter. The method further includes abrading the solid surface with the cleaning article to remove the foreign matter. The cleaning article includes a layer of a liquid silicone rubber formulation and abrasive grains.

Abstract: An abrasive article comprising abrasive grains bonded with a binder comprising a matrix polymer and an amphiphilic block copolymer dispersed in the matrix polymer. The abrasive article can be a coated abrasive article, such as an engineered abrasive article, including a backing. The binder can bind the abrasive grains to the backing.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system for detecting adjacent channel interference between two systems having neighboring frequencies. The method and system calculates a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) output for one or more upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and center data subcarriers of a frequency channel. Power values are calculated for the upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and the center data subcarriers for use in determining a presence of adjacent channel interference (ACI).

Abstract: An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently.

Abstract: The invention is related to a method and a device for encoding of a bit sequence. Said method comprises generating, for each run of Ones comprised in the bit sequence, a unary representation of length of the respective run of Ones, generating a first sequence by concatenating the generated unary representations of lengths of runs of Ones, generating, for each run of Zeroes comprised in the bit sequence, a unary representation of the length of the respective run of Zeroes, generating a second sequence by concatenating the generated unary representations of lengths of runs of Zeroes, and bit plane encoding the generated first and second sequence of unary representations. In most cases, overall entropy of bit planes of unary representations of run lengths is smaller than entropy of the bit sequence. Thus, more compact encoding can be achieved.

Abstract: An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently.

Abstract: A method for using a location-based service while preserving anonymity includes receiving a location associated with a mobile node, receiving an anonymity level associated with the mobile node, computing a region containing the location of the mobile node and a number of footprints based on the anonymity level, wherein each of the footprints from a different user, and providing the region to a location-based service to thereby preserve anonymity of the mobile node. A method also allow a mobile device or its user to specify the anonymity level by selecting a public region consistent with a user's feelings towards desired privacy.

Abstract: A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a communication network that includes a centralized controller and a number of femtocells, each femtocell including a base station. The method calculates a power assignment priority for each femtocell, and determines a priority order of the femtocells, the priority order based on the power assignment priority calculated for each femtocell. The method calculates a power to assign to the base station for each femtocell based on the priority order. The method allocates a first portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for real-time traffic, and a second portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for non-real-time traffic.

Abstract: A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices in a communication network that includes a macrocell base station and a femtocell having a base station. The method receives initialization data on a backhaul connection between the femtocell base station and the macrocell base station, and uses that data to configure the femtocell base station transmitting power. The method receives a user equipment identifier from a macrocell user equipment in the communication network, and determines whether the macrocell user equipment is authorized. If authorized, the macrocell user equipment is granted access to the femtocell base station. If unauthorized, user equipment information for the macrocell user equipment received on the backhaul connection is used to adjust the femtocell base station transmitting power to minimize the interference for mobile devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system for detecting adjacent channel interference between two systems having neighboring frequencies. The method and system calculates a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) output for one or more upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and center data subcarriers of a frequency channel. Power values are calculated for the upper and lower frequency side null subcarriers and the center data subcarriers for use in determining a presence of adjacent channel interference (ACI).

Abstract: A surface-modified abrasive grain includes an abrasive grain as a substrate, and a film on the abrasive grain that includes a relatively hydrophilic silane component and a relatively hydrophobic silane component. The film can be a single film layer or multiple film layers, wherein a film layer most proximal to the abrasive grain has a predominately hydrophilic silane component, and a film layer more distal to the abrasive grain includes predominately a relatively hydrophobic silane component. Coated abrasive products and bonded abrasive products include the surface-modified abrasive grains.

Abstract: Large scale processes for producing high purity samples of biologically active molecules of interest from bacterial cells are disclosed. The methods comprise the steps of producing a lysate solution by contacting a cell suspension of said plurality of cells with lysis solution; neutralizing said lysate solution with a neutralizing solution to produce a dispersion that comprises neutralized lysate solution and debris; filtering the dispersion through at least one filter; performing ion exchange separation on said neutralized lysate solution to produce an ion exchange eluate; and performing hydrophobic interaction separation on said ion exchange eluate to produce a hydrophobic interaction solution. Further, provided are compositions comprising large scale amounts of plasmid DNA produced by the disclosed large scale processes.

Abstract: An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently.

Abstract: An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method and structure of preventing water from leakage for the pressurized pump of diaphragm type with steps orderly comprises: corresponding to the threaded hole on each wobble plate, a hollow cylinder is first contrived on the top surface of each piston acting region of the diaphragm sheet; after sleeving the ladder hole of the piston head pushing chunk on the diaphragm sheet onto the peripheral of said hollow cylinder, drive the fixing screw via the center hole of said hollow cylinder into the threaded hole on each wobble plate of the pressurized pump of diaphragm type; and in the beginning of driving said fixing screw, the upper portion of said hollow cylinder will expand first; after thoroughly and tightly driving said fixing screw into the threaded hole on each wobble plate, the upper portion of said hollow cylinder will expanding deform and fill up the space between the bottom surface of the head of said fixing screw and the top surface of said ladder hole of said p

Abstract: The present disclosure provides efficient and reproducible methods for individually synthesizing oligomers in a parallel manner (e.g., oligonucleotides) on a solid support to produce pools of oligomers. Pools of oligonucleotides can be used for a variety of genomic and proteomic applications, including synthesis of genes or long DNA of any arbitrary sequence, PCR template amplification, and to generate primers for multiplexing PCR or transcription. Rapid availability of these oligonucleotide products will greatly accelerate the processes of de novo protein design, vaccine development, production of short RNA fragments, such as siRNA, oligonucleotide-based drug screening, and SNP sample preparation.