Abstract: Chlorotoxin derivatives containing amino acid sequence X0X1CMPCXS1XS2XS3DHXS4XS5ARRCX2X3CCGGYGX4CFGYQC LCX5X6X7X8 wherein (i) the N-terminal X0X1 cluster is AM, 0M, or 00; (ii) the solubility XS1XS2XS3XS4XS5 cluster is FTTQT, FTTES, SSSQT, SSSES, FSSQT, FSSES, or FSSQS; (iii) the internal X2X3X4 cluster is DKR, RDK, KDR, IKY, HKW, DRK, LKQ, KKK; and (iv) the C-terminal X5X6X7X8 cluster is N000, R000, NR00, NRG0, NRGY, NRRR, or RRRR; 0 denotes a position where no amino acid is present; the chlorotoxin derivative has a relative human MMP-2 binding that is at least 1.62 times higher than the wild-type chlorotoxin of SEQ ID NO: 1.

Abstract: A base station or handheld device can be equipped with a latch system or a multi-hinge arrangement for electrical contacts. The latch system can be adjustable between different latching configurations in which the base station and handheld device are retained together by different degrees. The multi-hinge arrangement can provide rotation about multiple axes to provide rolling contact between electrical contacts of the base station and the handheld device.

Abstract: A base station or handheld device can be equipped with a latch system or a multi-hinge arrangement for electrical contacts. The latch system can be adjustable between different latching configurations in which the base station and handheld device are retained together by different degrees. The multi-hinge arrangement can provide rotation about multiple axes to provide rolling contact between electrical contacts of the base station and the handheld device.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, extending an application distributed to a plurality of devices may be accomplied by receiving one or more configuration files. Then the configuration files on a platform server. Then the application may be distributed to the plurality of devices, the application containing code performing one or more calls to the one or more configuration files. Then an update to the one or more configuration files may be received. Then the update to the one or more configuration files may be stored on the platform, thereby altering the application distributed to the plurality of devices without recompiling the application.

Abstract: In example embodiments, systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable media for creating and/or executing extensible mobile applications are provided. Extensibility of a mobile application deployed on a device is achieved with configuration files that can be provided to the device at a time after initial deployment of the application. Mobile application framework components combined with the code of the application enable extracting Java scripts from the configuration files, and executing the Java scripts to thereby alter the behavior of the application.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a mobile application framework is added to a metadata-driven application. The mobile application framework includes generic libraries having one or more references to one or more configuration files stored on a platform server. Then the one or more configuration files can be updated to include one or more tiles, each tile comprising a user interface element or screen view, each tile being either a primitive tile or a tile embedding other nested tiles within it, thereby updating the metadata-driven mobile application without recompiling it.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a mobile application framework is provided. This includes a core component configured to expose one or more application program interfaces (APIs) that initialize the mobile application framework when executed. This also includes a user interface component configured to encapsulate a metadata-driven view for the mobile application. This also includes a data component configured to provide bindings to one or more business objects defining data for the mobile application. This also includes a configuration component configured to read and parse metadata in the one or more configuration files and transform the metadata to constructs native to the mobile application.

Abstract: In example embodiments, systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable media for creating and/or executing extensible mobile applications are provided. Extensibility of a mobile application deployed on a device is achieved with configuration files that can be provided to the device at a time after initial deployment of the application. Mobile application framework components combined with the code of the application enable extracting Java scripts from the configuration files, and executing the Java scripts to thereby alter the behavior of the application.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a mobile application framework is provided. This includes a core component configured to expose one or more application program interfaces (APIs) that initialize the mobile application framework when executed. This also includes a user interface component configured to encapsulate a metadata-driven view for the mobile application. This also includes a data component configured to provide bindings to one or more business objects defining data for the mobile application. This also includes a configuration component configured to read and parse metadata in the one or more configuration files and transform the metadata to constructs native to the mobile application.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, extending an application distributed to a plurality of devices may be accomplied by receiving one or more configuration files. Then the configuration files on a platform server. Then the application may be distributed to the plurality of devices, the application containing code performing one or more calls to the one or more configuration files. Then an update to the one or more configuration files may be received. Then the update to the one or more configuration files may be stored on the platform, thereby altering the application distributed to the plurality of devices without recompiling the application.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a mobile application framework is added to a metadata-driven application. The mobile application framework includes generic libraries having one or more references to one or more configuration files stored on a platform server. Then the one or more configuration files can be updated to include one or more tiles, each tile comprising a user interface element or screen view, each tile being either a primitive tile or a tile embedding other nested tiles within it, thereby updating the metadata-driven mobile application without recompiling it.

Abstract: A method and system for collecting the contents of a computer network. There is a single Data Store, one or more Address Dispatchers, and Data Fetchers. A Fetcher requests a network site address from a Dispatcher, collects information from that site, and sends it to the Data Store. A Central Dispatcher retrieves usable addresses from the information stored in the Data Store. Deployed Dispatchers receive addresses from the internal database of a Network Hosting Service Provider (NHSP). A Global Fetcher resides anywhere on the network. A Deployed Fetcher resides on a dedicated resource within an NHSP. A Community Fetcher resides on a private personal computer that has relatively continuous access to the network, collecting only textual information, thereby producing relatively little network traffic. As a consequence, the Community Fetcher can run in the background, leading to the use of multitudes of volunteers, each running a Community Fetcher.

Abstract: An electromagnetic energy concentrating dish (22) that comprises a contoured polymeric support (62) and a reflective surface (60). A contour (26) is determined that will reflect electromagnetic energy from reflective surface (60) to a receiver (36) set at focus region (28). A net or near net polymeric foam (100) is machined to form contoured polymeric support (62) having contour (26?). Reflective surface (60) is laid upon contoured polymeric support (62), and angles of reflection from reflective surface (60) adjust to reflect electromagnetic energy to focus region (28).