Abstract: A new and distinct shrub rose plant is provided that abundantly and substantially continuously forms in clusters attractive cup-shaped very double white blossoms that clean well upon full maturity. The plant exhibits a vigorous compact and spreading ground cover growth habit. The foliage is medium green with a semi-glossy finish on the upper surface. The white blossom coloration contrasts nicely with the medium green foliage. The disease resistance during observations to date has been observed to be excellent, particularly with respect to black spot, rust, and powdery mildew. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

Abstract: A new variety of Climbing rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of burgundy purple striped with cream yellow coloration overlaid with a coral orange blush.

Abstract: ‘GRAsalm’ is a new and distinct floribunda type Rosa hybrid cultivar which is characterized by the combination of an upright to semi-weeping growth habit, complete resistance to Diplocarpon rosae, nearly continuous flowering, double-type salmon flowers with tinges of apricot in hot weather, a strong rose fragrance, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation. The new cultivar is generally suited to landscape applications.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of grapevine, primarily suited to the growing conditions of the temperate regions, and characterized by its medium-strong vigor; horizontal growth habit; medium-sized, wedge-shaped to circular-shaped leaves; very low to low weight berry clusters; berries with slightly firm flesh, neutral taste, and no flesh coloration; primarily used for wine; and resistance to winter temperatures (to ?24° C.), resistance to downy mildew, and tolerance to powdery mildew.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Cercidiphyllum japonicum plant named, ‘JWW4’, that is characterized by its compact, upright, even, and nearly globular plant habit, its growth habit that does not form a central leader, and its young shoots that are bronze-orange in color.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant named, ‘Hoogi018’, that is characterized by its very compact plant habit; reaching 40 cm in height as a four year-old plant in the landscape and its small size leaves that are gray-purple-red in color.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Diervilla×splendens, ‘El Madrigal’, characterized by its greenish brown foliage, its floriferous habit, and its yellow flowers.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘HORT13’ that is characterized by green flower buds that open slowly, light pink double flowers, late flowering and a long flowering period.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named, ‘Little Echo’, that is characterized by its well branched, compact plant habit, its flexible young stems that mature into strong stems that remain upright, its reblooming flowering habit, blooming on both old and new wood, its large mophead type inflorescences that are made up of a large number of individual sterile flowers, its inflorescences that are pastel pink to medium blue in color depending on soil pH, and its small seedpods that produce numerous, fine, dust-like seeds.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named, ‘HORTMAGRECLO’, that is characterized by its inflorescences with a flattened globular shape, its floriferous bloom habit, its sterile flowers with sepals are green in color when mature and become darker green as they age, and its strong stems.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Lagerstroemia indica plant named ‘11LI’ that is characterized by its foliage that is silvery grey-green in color with red-purple veins, its flowers that are vivid magenta pink in color, its panicles that are long, wide and dense, and its resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Lagerstroemia indica plant named ‘1LI’ that is characterized by its very upright plant habit, its foliage that is dark with pink tones in color, its flowers that are vivid coral pink in color, its very vigorous growth habit, its panicles that are long, wide and airy, and its resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

Abstract: A new and distinct Phalaenopsis cultivar named ‘Suphal1401’ which is characterized by small flowers with a large portion of the sepal and petal surfaces colored white and overlaid with both dark and light red-purple spots and blotches of irregular size and arrangement, a dark red-purple labellum with a cleft central lobe, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1401’ which is characterized by unique sepal and petal coloration of dark, slightly purplish-red (sangria color) against a background coloration which is a combination of a lighter shade of sangria and dark vanilla, dark red spotting on the dorsal sepal and lateral petals, a netting pattern of the lateral sepals towards the center of the flower, and lateral sepals that are heavily blotched dark red. The margins of all petals and sepals are slightly ruffled. The new variety is a Vanda, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALCRYO’, particularly characterized by having small, light purple striped flowers with a light red-purple lip, 1 to 3 peduncles, an inflorescence that is short and moderate, leaves that are oblong, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Kerlatte’, characterized by its mounding plant habit becoming more outwardly spreading with development; freely branching habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; medium-sized pale cream-colored flowers with dark purple-colored centers and venation; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new Petunia plant named ‘PEHY0011’ particularly distinguished by the relatively large sized, brilliant purple colored flowers, light-green foliage, narrow leaf shape, good branching, and a compact, mounding plant habit.

Abstract: A new Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0007’ particularly distinguished by the relatively large, burgundy flowers with a distinct dark-red ring or ‘eye’, medium green foliage, good branching, early to medium flowering, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit, and shows little sensitivity to soil pH.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Charlize’ characterized by its compact plant habit reaching an average of 40 cm in height and 65 cm in width, its near sterility, its floriferous and long bloom season that does not require deadheading with bloom commences in late June and lasting until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with fully double ray florets that are light yellow in color, its lack of requirement for vernalization to initiate flowering, its cold hardiness to at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5 and its resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.

Abstract: A compound according to formula (I) wherein: © is a phenyl ring, a C4 to C9 heteroaromatic compound containing one or more heteroatoms, or a naphthalenyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalenyl or biphenyl group; which shows high affinity for muscarinic M3 receptors (Hm3).

Abstract: An embodiment of a solid optical sky-sun diffuser, which comprises a transparent solid matrix embedding a dispersion of transparent nanoparticles having an average size d in the range 10 nm?d?240 nm; wherein: the ratio between the blue and red scattering optical densities ??Log [T(450 nm)]/Log [T(630 nm)] of said diffuser falls in the range 5???2.5, where T(?) is the Monochromatic Normalized Collinear Transmittance; in at least one propagation direction, said Monochromatic Normalized Collinear Transmittance is T(450 nm)?0.4; in at least one propagation direction said Monochromatic Normalized Collinear Transmittance is T(450 nm)?0.9, said propagation direction being the same or different from that at which said Monochromatic Normalized Collinear Transmittance is T(450 nm)?0.4.

Abstract: An adaptive pulse positioning modulator including a sense circuit which provides a compensation signal indicative of output voltage error, a filter circuit having an input receiving the compensation signal and an output providing an adjust signal, a leading ramp circuit which provides a repetitive first leading edge ramp signal having a slope which is adjusted by the adjust signal, a comparator circuit which provides a first start trigger signal when the first leading edge ramp signal reaches the compensation signal and a first end trigger signal when a first trailing edge ramp signal reaches the compensation signal, a trailing ramp circuit which initiates ramping of the first trailing edge ramp signal when the first start trigger signal is provided, and a pulse control logic which asserts pulses on a PWM signal based on the trigger signals.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for the distribution of outbound telephone calls. This method and system includes dialing devices receiving call records and providing telephone calls to one or more agents. Interfaced with the dialing device is a distribution module including pools and queues. The distribution module places the call records into the pools and transfers less than all of the call records to the queues to allow for calling by the dialing devices at peak efficiency. The distribution module transfers the queues to the dialing devices so that the dialing device can place telephone calls. The distribution module monitors the queues to determine when to send additional call records to the queues. In addition, distribution module monitors the results of the call records and updates the call records in the pools so that call records with unsuccessful outcomes can be safely called again later in the day.

Abstract: A digging tool has a pair of handles, each with a hand-grasping portion that provides comfortable manipulation, and each with a lower handle member that couples into a shovel assembly. Each one of the pair of shovel assemblies has a shovel blade and is provided with a suitable foot ledge. Each shovel assembly is formed with the shovel blade on one end, and on a second end distal to the blade a channel encompasses and reinforces a handle contained therein. A pair of plate and fastener combinations cooperate with at least one longitudinally extensive slot in each channel, to allow each shovel assembly to independently reciprocate longitudinally parallel or co-axially with respect to the associated handle. A hinge is provided between and couples each of the two handles together pivotally, preferably relatively more closely to the blade than the hand-grasping portion to provide good mechanical advantage.