Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named ‘QIR 1621’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; strong lateral branches; dark green-colored leaflets; large light pink-colored flowers; flowers held upright on strong and erect peduncles; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, deep pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new and distinct Rosa cultivar, for garden use named ‘FARROWRSP’ is disclosed, characterized by bright salmon and yellow colored flowers. Plants are distinctively compact and useful for small garden spaces and have an above average resistance to diseases. The new variety is a Rosa, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct avocado of Persea americana P. Mill. named ‘TAMI’, particularly characterized by Phytophthora cinnamomi resistance.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant (Fragaria X ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between AU 2010-119 and ‘Florida Radiance’. The new strawberry plant, named ‘Florida Beauty’, is distinguished by its compact growth habit; steady yield; fruit that are exceptionally and consistently well-shaped, bright medium-red, and having an exceptional, balanced flavor when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Camellia sasanqua named ‘Green 08-052’, that is characterized by its strong, upright and vigorous plant habit, its large single flowers that are crimson red in color, its longer bloom season, and its high resistance to root rot and dieback.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘HP217904’, characterized by its compact, upright and rounded to conical plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems that are dark greyed-red in color; freely and uniformly flowering habit; pyramidal inflorescences with numerous yellow green-colored sterile flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct Ranunculus cultivar named ‘ABSIRLPIN’ is disclosed, characterized by flowers of a very light pink shade. Plants are and produce an above average quantity of flowers of high quality throughout the flowering season. Flower size produced remains large throughout the flowering season. The new variety is a Ranunculus, normally produced as a cut flower and potentially useful as an ornamental plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘G19OTI06PI’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and decorative-type inflorescences with light red purple-colored ray florets.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘G19FON06PI’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and decorative-type inflorescences with greyed purple-colored ray florets.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Como Red’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and decorative-type inflorescences with dark red-colored ray florets.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fichrybrepin’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant form; uniform and freely flowering habit; large semi-decorative type inflorescences with light purple-colored ray florets; response time about 50 days under controlled photoperiodic treatments; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Q101’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; large and full inflorescences with numerous red-colored flower bracts; and excellent post-production longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘BKPONRR’, characterized by its broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; large and full inflorescences with bright red-colored flower bracts; excellent post-production longevity; and relative tolerance to high temperatures.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALFUBNE’, particularly characterized by having large, white flowers with a light yellow-green lip, 1 to 2 peduncles that are long and sturdy, leaves that are oblong, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunpetu 211’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large flowers that are bright purple with a white-colored star pattern; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Surf Gonitomi’, characterized by its semi-spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; medium-sized flowers that are bright red purple and white in color; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Xerochrysum plant named ‘Bonxero 148’, characterized by its upright, mounding and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; large inflorescences with bright yellow-colored involucral bracts; and strong peduncles that hold the inflorescences above the foliar plane.

Abstract: A new and distinct Haworthia plant named ‘AMIHAW1801’, which is characterized by a fast rate of growth, succulent foliage that is held upright in a spirally-arranged rosette, large, broadly deltoid foliage with coarsely dentate margins, and dark green foliage which is tolerant of high light levels. The new variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Echeveria plant named ‘OVPEARLS04’ which is characterized by a compact globular plant form with an abundance of foliage which is tightly held in a basal rosette, flabellate foliage with a heavily undulated praemorse apex, and heavily pruinose foliage which gives the foliage a purple hue. The new variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hypoestes plant named ‘G14161’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; large dark green and light red purple bi-colored leaves; and relative tolerance to high light conditions.

Abstract: A new variety of Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘M77’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new and distinct form of Agastache plant is provided, characterized by butter yellow flowers in good size inflorescences, a long bloom time, a very short, compact, bushy habit, good cold tolerance, and excellent vigor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Duealnagogi’, characterized by its compact, semi-upright to outwardly spreading, trailing and decumbent plant habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; flowers with bright yellow-colored petals; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Campanula plant named ‘HAVPRTB709’ characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; campanulate-shaped flowers with bright violet-colored petals; and good container and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cuphea plant having red-purple colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct Cuphea plant having pale pink colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Curcuma plant named ‘Curhalawi’, characterized by its upright and columnar plant habit with outwardly arching leaves; freely clumping growth habit; leaves with dark brown-colored midveins; freely flowering habit; and flowers with white-colored flower bracts that are positioned just above the foliar plane on strong and erect peduncles.

Abstract: A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘TNECHPC’ is provided herein, characterized by medium size, red to red-orange ray florets, cinnamon-colored, anemone type, semi-double disc florets, an amazing number of inflorescences starting in the first season, a very compact habit, very long bloom time with excellent rebloom, and excellent vigor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘ECH391’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong flowering stems; numerous large single-type inflorescences with pale yellow-colored ray florets that are red purple towards the base and dark purple-colored receptacle spines; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘COSEH 3130’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; single white-colored flowers proximally with dense greyed purple-colored spots; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘Rex Peppermint’, characterized by its uniformly mounded plant habit; densely foliated and bushy appearance; greyed green-colored leaves; long flowering period; numerous inflorescences with sterile red purple-colored flowers; relative low sensitivity to Powdery Mildew; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new Lavandula plant named ‘LAAZ0006’ particularly distinguished by purple-blue flowers, a very long flowering season, dark green foliage with a bit greyish hue, about large sized plants with a well-branched, relatively tight and upright habit. The plant is very resistant to cold.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Liriope plant named ‘Fan Dancer’ that is characterized by violet flower buds and flowers borne on terminal fasciated racemes that become wider toward the tip and variegated green leaves with yellow-green stripes.

Abstract: A portulaca plant particularly distinguished by having large, bicolored magenta star patterned flowers, is disclosed.

Abstract: ‘Brasilia’ is a new variety of calla lily plant having inflorescences with a white-colored spathe having a pink flush that produces 5-25 inflorescences per tuber. The height of the top of an inflorescence above the soil can reach up to 40 cm. The leaves are green with transparent maculations present and have a leathery texture.

Abstract: ‘Bloody Mary’ is a new variety of calla lily plant having inflorescences with a red-colored spathe that produces 2-10 inflorescences per tuber. The height of the top of an inflorescence above the soil can reach up to 48 cm. The leaves are green with transparent maculations present and have a leathery texture.

Abstract: ‘Toronto’ is a new variety of calla lily plant having inflorescences with a purple/red-colored spathe that produces 4-16 inflorescences per tuber. The height of the top of an inflorescence above the soil can reach up to 44 cm. The leaves are green with transparent maculations present and have a leathery texture.

Abstract: ‘Sunset Passion’ is a new variety of calla lily plant having inflorescences with a red/orange-colored spathe that produces 4-15 inflorescences per tuber. The height of the top of an inflorescence above the soil can reach up to 49 cm. The leaves are green with transparent maculations present and have a leathery texture.

Abstract: A self-cleaning litter box for cats employs a comb drive to drive a comb through litter to remove waste from the litter. A sensor for detecting the presence of an obstruction is coupled to the comb drive and stops the comb drive upon detecting an obstruction. A manual mode selector switch and an actuating switch are provided to manually activate the cleaning of the litter box at a time deemed appropriate by the cat owner. A foot pedal unit may be provided for semi-automatic use. A removable tray for cat litter may be provided. The tray may be disposable. A pivotable ramp facilitates ingress to, and egress from, the litter box. The ramp may be carpeted. A tray receives the litter box and a hood encloses the litter box to provide privacy.

Abstract: A posterior spinal fusion system may include a plurality of cannulas that mate with cages polyaxially coupled to pedicle screws. The cannulas maintain access to the pedicle screws to facilitate percutaneous insertion of a fusion rod into engagement with the cages. Each cannula has a pair of blades that may be held together by an abutment member that at least partially encircles the blades. Each abutment member abuts the skin to define a variable subcutaneous length of the corresponding cannula. Each abutment members is also lockably removable from the corresponding blades to enable the blades to pivot with respect to the connecting element to a position in which they can be withdrawn from the connecting element. The blades of each cannula are spaced apart to provide first and second slots of each cannula, through which the fusion rod can be percutaneously inserted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hook (10), which may for example be used with a crane to lift heavy loads. In one embodiment, the hook may have a load-bearing portion (12) and an arm portion (14) where the arm portion can pivot relative to the load-bearing portion between open and closed configurations and may have a locking mechanism (20, 21, 29, 30, 32) that can lock the arm portion with respect to the load-bearing portion in the open configuration of the hook, in which configuration the arm portion and the load-bearing portion together define a discontinuous boundary. The hook may also be provided with a suspension portion (74), and the suspension portion, the load-bearing portion and the arm portion may be pivotally coupled with respect to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable and bioavailable immediate release formulations comprising dopamine receptor ligands. Methods of treating various disorders by administering the formulations are also described.

Abstract: N-pyrazole substituted 2-adenosine compounds and methods for using the compounds as A2A-adenosine receptor agonists useful to stimulate mammalian coronary vasodilation for therapeutic purposes and as adjuncts in cardiological imaging.

Abstract: An adapter includes: a first mount section that is detachably attached to a camera body; a second mount section that is provided separately from the first mount section and is detachably attached to an interchangeable lens; and a power supply section that generates supply voltages of a third power supply system and a fourth power supply system, which are to be fed to the interchangeable lens mounted on the second mount section, from a second power supply system between a first power supply system of the camera body, which is mounted on the first mount section, and the second power supply system which is different from the first power supply system.

Abstract: An alarm suspend system utilizes an alarm trigger responsive to physiological parameters and corresponding limits on those parameters. The parameters are associated with both fast and slow treatment times corresponding to length of time it takes for a person to respond to medical treatment for out-of-limit parameter measurements. Audible and visual alarms respond to the alarm trigger. An alarm silence button is pressed to silence the audible alarm for a predetermined suspend time. The audible alarm is activated after the suspend time has lapsed. Longer suspend times are associated with slow treatment parameters and shorter suspend times are associated with fast treatment parameters.

Abstract: A vehicle tracking unit is provided for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle data bus extending throughout the vehicle and at least one operable vehicle device connected thereto. The at least one operable vehicle device may be responsive to at least one data bus code on the vehicle data bus. The vehicle tracking unit may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller cooperating with the vehicle position determining device and the wireless communications device to send vehicle position information to a monitoring station. Moreover, the controller may generate the at least one data bus code on the vehicle data communications bus to control the at least one operable vehicle device based upon a command signal received by the wireless device.

Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes: a memory cell array having memory cells arranged therein, the memory cells storing data in a non-volatile manner; and a plurality of transfer transistors transferring a voltage to the memory cells, the voltage to be supplied for data read, write and erase operations with respect to the memory cells. Each of the transfer transistors includes: a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulation film; and diffusion layers formed to sandwich the gate electrode therebetween and functioning as drain/source layers. Upper layer wirings are provided above the diffusion layers and provided with a predetermined voltage to prevent depletion of the diffusion layers at least when the transfer transistors become conductive.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a reference signal generating section, a transmitting section, a propagation estimating section, a first data acquiring section, and a decoding section. The reference signal generating section generates a first reference signal to enable a communicating party to estimate a propagation environment. The transmitting section transmits the first reference signal. The propagation estimating section estimates a first propagation estimation value of the propagation environment using a second reference signal transmitted from the communicating party. The first data acquiring section generates first data using the first propagation estimation value. The decoding section decodes a transmission signal encoded using a second propagation estimation value that is estimated by the communicating party using the first reference signal, to obtain second data using the first data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for adjusting system tests based on detected interference. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host unit; a system test controller to control the performance of system tests, wherein a system test to detect the reception of an interfering signal comprises disabling the generation of tones for transmission through the communication system. The system also comprises multiple remote antenna units communicatively coupled to the system test controller to transmit signals to multiple wireless terminals, wherein a remote antenna unit comprises: an antenna; a transceiver, coupled to the antenna; a signal detector that measures reverse and forward power of signals transmitted to and received from the antenna; and a microcontroller to control the antenna unit, wherein upon receiving a command to perform interference testing, the microcontroller adjusts a subsequent test based on measurements of the reverse power by the signal detector.