Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system, a computer program product and a method for managing a peripheral component interface express device hotplug by receiving an operation command from a user through a user command interface module; sending, in response to reception of the operation command, the operation command to a hotplug management module via an interface provided by a hotplug interface library; and performing, by the hotplug management module, the operation command by means of at least one of an interface provided by an operating system, a kernel of the operating system, and at least one of a corresponding plurality of hotplug group service modules, in response to receiving the operation command.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a computer program product and apparatus for management of a storage device by collecting bad storage units to be reconstructed in the storage device; determining a reconstruction priority level for each of the collected bad storage units; and scheduling reconstruction of the bad storage unit based on the determined reconstruction priority level.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a computer program product and apparatus for disk data management, that includes comprises obtaining BMS data from a disk, determining a bad sector in the disk based on the BMS data, and recovering data stored in the determined bad sector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, computer program product and a system for enabling non-volatile random access to data where in response to receiving data from a client, causing the data to be written into a memory of a primary virtual machine and a memory of a mirror virtual machine; and in response to the primary virtual machine losing the data, recovering the data based on data in the memory of the mirror virtual machine.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for accelerating data reconstruction for a disk array, the disk array comprising a plurality of physical disks, the method, system, and computer program product including virtualizing the plurality of physical disks as a plurality of virtual disks, applying a data protection algorithm to the plurality of virtual disks to obtain redundant information on data to be stored, providing a map from the plurality of virtual disks to the plurality of physical disks, storing, based on the map, the data and the redundant information in the plurality of physical disks according to a predetermined allocation policy, and in response to at least one of the plurality of physical disks failing, implementing a data reconstruction for a disk array based on the redundant information and the data in working disks from amongst the plurality of physical disks.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product and an apparatus for determining a failure location in a storage system by obtaining performance information of a disk; in response to the performance information indicating that at least one or more performance indices exceed a corresponding predetermined threshold, determining whether a health condition of the disk is normal based on at least one or more performance indices; and in response to determining that the health condition of the disk is normal, determining a failure location based on the health condition information of at least one or more elements in a communication path of the disk, and it may be diagnosed whether a failure occurs to the disk per se or in its communication path, and before a potential failure occurs to the disk, it may also predict the failure thereby preventing data loss.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for improving performance of a de-clustered disk array by making statistics on a number and types of active input/output (I/O) requests of each of the plurality of physical disks; dividing the plurality of physical disks at least into a first schedule group and a second schedule group based on the statistic number and types of the active I/O requests of the each physical disk for a predetermined time period, the first schedule group having a first schedule priority, the second schedule group having a second schedule priority higher than the first schedule priority; and selecting, in a decreasing order of the schedule priority, a physical disk for schedule from one of the resulting schedule groups thereby preventing too many I/O requests from concentrating on some physical disks and thereby improve overall performance of a de-clustered RAID.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for monitoring health condition of a hard disk by obtaining full-dimensional characteristics associated with the hard disk, wherein the full-dimension characteristics comprise at least two of: hard disk performance information, data integrity information, input/output I/O correctness information, and a hard disk Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S.M.A.R.T. report, and determining the health condition of the hard disk based on the full-dimension characteristics.

Abstract: The present application provides an information pushing method and apparatus. The method comprises: collecting a pushing parameter of each piece of information pushed in a time segment T, the pushing parameter comprising information pushing time, an information pushing user, or the number of times of the information being accessed; determining, according to the collected pushing parameter, an information access parameter of each user in the time segment T, the information access parameter comprises at least: the number of times of the information being visited in the time segment T, an information access tendency, and time of a last access of the information in T, and the information access tendency being determined by the number of times of the information being accessed; and selecting, according to the information access parameter of each user in the time segment T, a target user meeting a requirement, and pushing information to the target user.

Abstract: Methods to improve water treatment for industrial uses are described. One method involves admixing source water, such as from a river or other flowing source or body of water, with a modified cellulose and a coagulant and/or flocculant to provide a treated water with the modified cellulose present in an effective amount to improve water treatment efficiency, such as in allowing use of reduced amounts of coagulant and/or flocculant, and/or reduced suspended solids, turbidity, and/or color clarification.

Abstract: Methods to improve dewatering in industrial and municipal sludges are described. One method involves admixing sludge from a papermaking process and modified cellulose to provide modified sludge with the modified cellulose present in an effective amount to improve dewatering in the treated sludge, such as in allowing use of reduced amounts of coagulant and/or reducing dewatering times, increased dewatered volumes, and reduced sludge product moisture contents, and the like. The dewatered sludge may be formed into a dried particulate, and may be used as filler or other component of concrete, rubber, asphalt, plastics, resin-wood composite products, and other composite products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase. More particularly, the present invention relates to benzimidazole containing compounds and methods for their preparation. These compounds may be useful as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders as well as other diseases involving, relating to or associated with dysregulation of histone deacetylase (HDAC).

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase. More particularly, the present invention relates to benzimidazole containing compounds and methods for their preparation. These compounds may be useful as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders as well as other diseases involving, relating to or associated with dysregulation of histone deacetylase (HDAC).

Abstract: Mitral valve insufficiency is treated by introducing an expansible device such as a balloon bearing an ultrasonic transducer into the heart so that the transducer is positioned adjacent the mitral annulus but spaced from the mitral annulus, and actuating the transducer to heat the mitral annulus, denature collagen in the annulus and thereby shrink the annulus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase. More particularly, the present invention relates to benzimidazole containing compounds and methods for their preparation. These compounds may be useful as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders as well as other diseases involving, relating to or associated with dysregulation of histone deacetylase (HDAC).

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase. More particularly, the present invention relates to benzimidazole containing compounds and methods for their preparation. These compounds may be useful as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders as well as other diseases involving, relating to or associated with dysregulation of histone deacetylase (HDAC).

Abstract: A data processing system and method are provided to index, search and present information about defined, “fuzzy” concepts across language, chemical and product identity, composition, biological classification and legal reference. The database system and method permits the use of combinations of concepts, such as labeling, health claims and/or nutritional claims, across linguistic, scientific and legal usages. The user is able to search for concepts in a defined way across any language or means of reference. The definition of the concepts used in the database is accepted as a standard by the database system (user(s). Such standardization then permits one user to pass the results of a search to another user with common meaning, and permits value-added services, such as the capability to provide news services about changes in worldwide regulation of goods and services, i.e., changes in information applicable to the concepts of interest to specific users.

Abstract: A data processing system and method are provided to index, search and present information about defined, “fuzzy” concepts across language, chemical and product identity, composition, biological classification and legal reference. The database system and method permits the use of combinations of concepts, such as labeling, health claims and/or nutritional claims, across linguistic, scientific and legal usages. The user is able to search for concepts in a defined way across any language or means of reference. The definition of the concepts used in the database is accepted as a standard by the database system (user(s). Such standardization then permits one user to pass the results of a search to another user with common meaning, and permits value-added services, such as the capability to provide news services about changes in worldwide regulation of goods and services, i.e., changes in information applicable to the concepts of interest to specific users.

Abstract: A data processing system and method are provided to index, search and present information about defined, “fuzzy” concepts across language, chemical and product identity, composition, biological classification and legal reference. The database system and method permits the use of combinations of concepts, such as labeling, health claims and/or nutritional claims, across linguistic, scientific and legal usages. The user is able to search for concepts in a defined way across any language or means of reference. The definition of the concepts used in the database is accepted as a standard by the database system (user(s). Such standardization then permits one user to pass the results of a search to another user with common meaning, and permits value-added services, such as the capability to provide news services about changes in worldwide regulation of goods and services, i.e., changes in information applicable to the concepts of interest to specific users.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of self-validating documents in supply chain management, documentation services and method for creating the same.