Abstract: A system and method for sealing around openings in a telephone handset casing in which externally facing components are positioned. An exemplary method comprises applying a bead of liquid sealant around the opening in a telephone handset casing, allowing the bead to partially cure to form a skin yet still having a malleable consistency, and placing the externally facing component against the bead to deform the bead in conformance with the surface of the component, to provide a close seal between the casing and the component.

Abstract: Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include an electroless plating process, that may comprise an electroless plating bath, wherein the electroless plating bath comprises a stabilizer and a suppressor, separating the stabilizer and the suppressor by using a HPLC, determining the concentration of a UV/VIS detectable one of the stabilizer and the suppressor by using a UV/VIS, and determining the concentration of an ELSD detectable one of the suppressor and the stabilizer by using an ELSD.

Abstract: A method for determining a signal vector comprising a plurality of components from a received signal vector is described, wherein a component of the plurality of components is selected and for each candidate symbol of a list of candidate symbols, wherein each candidate symbol represents a possible symbol for the selected component, a candidate signal vector for the candidate symbol is generated under the assumption that the selected component is equal to the candidate symbol. The signal vector is determined based on a quality measure of the candidate signal vectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar sensing and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. The GATA transcription factor of the present invention is involved in regulating sugar sensing in plants and its expression is influenced by nitrogen status. Increased expression of this or substantially similar genes can produce plants with improved nitrogen utilization and increased yield.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar sensing and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. The GATA transcription factor of the present invention is involved in regulating sugar sensing in plants and its expression is influenced by nitrogen status. Increased expression of this or substantially similar genes can produce plants with improved nitrogen utilization and increased yield.