Abstract: Described is a new and distinct blueberry variety with varietal denomination ‘Plablue 1545’, characterized by a combination of traits which include, weak vigor plant, semi upright plant growth habit, and very abundant production of large fruit-size, oblate shaped and very firm fruit. ‘Plablue 1545’ is a self-fertile variety.

Abstract: Described is a new and distinct blueberry variety with varietal denomination ‘Plablue 1502’, characterized by a combination of traits which include, upright plant growth habit, and very abundant production of large fruit-size, oblate shaped and very firm fruit. ‘Plablue 1502’ is a self-fertile variety.

Abstract: ‘Marathon’ is a new and distinct hybrid cultivar of mandarin tree (Citrus reticulata) distinguished at least by its seedless, easy-to-peel, and well-colored fruit, the early maturation of its fruit, and the above average length that its fruit can be held on the tree without deterioration.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lavatera plant named ‘Duet’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; large rotate flowers that are light red purple, lighter red purple or white in color; and good garden performance and winter hardiness.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Clematis, ‘Zo12220’, that is characterized by its free flowering habit as a nursery plant, its terminal and axillary flowers on the new shoots and old wood, its flowers in both spring and summer, and its flowers with tepals that are a blend of different shades of pink surrounding dark red stamens.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Clematis, ‘Zo08171’, that is characterized by its free flowering habit as a nursery plant, its terminal and axillary flowers on young shoots, and its tulip-shaped flowers with a flower coloration that is unique for this shape of flower; tepals are violet with purple centers on the inner surface and dark red-purple with a violet margin on the outer surface.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Horthat’ that is characterized by its compact plant habit, its mophead inflorescences that are dark rose in color, its sturdy and thick textured flowers, its inflorescences that are relatively small in size and globular in shape, and its suitability as a potted plant.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Hortmavi’ that is characterized by its exhibits mophead inflorescences that are uniformly globular in shape and dark pink in color, its sturdy thick textured sterile flowers, its compact and uniform plant habit, and its suitability as a potted plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus plant named ‘Ivory Wind’, characterized by its upright, uniformly mounded plant habit appropriate for container production; freely branching habit, dense and bushy appearance; glossy dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; large ivory white-colored flowers with dark red-colored centers; and good postproduction and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L. cultivar of artichoke plant named ‘PS-MSG0677’, characterized by its fleshiness of bracts; fleshiness of hearts; uniformity of head shapes; and male sterility which is demonstrated by the absence of pollen on all florets during anthesis.

Abstract: The new and distinct Yarrow, Achillea plant named ‘Sassy Summer Sangria’, with narrow, silvery, fern-like foliage; tall, stiff, heavily branched peduncles with dark red inflorescences, beginning in late spring and continuing for about six weeks. The new plant is useful for landscaping, as a specimen or en masse and as a cut flower.

Abstract: A new garden type Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIFZ0067’ particularly distinguished by its medium size plant with round mound plant habit, a medium size (2.0 inch), bright lavender ray floret color and a natural season response mid to late September.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Domaftpur’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly and broadly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant form; uniform and freely flowering habit; relatively small decorative-type inflorescences with dark red purple-colored ray florets; late season flowering habit, grown under natural season conditions, plants begin flowering in early October in the United Kingdom; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncaflamo’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; numerous white and red purple bi-colored flowers with yellow green-colored centers and dark greyed purple-colored stripes; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncatirol’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; numerous white and yellow green-colored flowers with a light red purple-colored central blush and dark greyed purple-colored stripes; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Ditopiwi’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; freely branching and flowering habit; dark buds before flowering; large and fragrant flowers having pink eyes; dark green foliage; and a greater disease resistance than an average Phlox paniculata.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Sansevieria aubreytiana plant named ‘YELLOWSTONE’, particularly characterized by its variegated foliage with irregular, differently green toned bands with light green toned margin bands; wide and lanceolate leaves, supported in a rosette; 50-80 cm plant height; erect plant habit; and high drought tolerance with low need for water.

Abstract: A new, distinct Pennisetum alopecuroides plant as shown and described, characterized by yellow foliage and yellow-green inflorescences on 50 cm stems that start in mid-August in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘EMPMIS02’, that is characterized by its flower plumes that are pink in color, its compact plant habit and short plant height, its long flowering period, and its floriferous blooming habit in producing numerous flowering stems.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Agastache plant named ‘Crazy Fortune’ that is characterized by its lowers that are blue-purple in color, its mature leaf variegation that is white and green in color, and its foliage that is dark green in color, its compact and well branched plant habit, its good winter hardiness, and its young leaf variegation that is purple, white and green in color.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Cleome plant, ‘Creme de la Creme’, that is characterized by its variegated foliage with leaflets that are green with margins that is creamy white in color, its flowers that fuchsia pink in color, its plant height of 60 to 91 cm, and its thick stems and have sharp spines at the base of the leaflets.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Cherry Blast’ that is characterized by its sturdy, well-branched plant habit reaching an average of 40 cm in height and 70 cm in width, its floriferous and long blooming season of sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in early July and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets that are red-purple in color with paler markings towards the tips, its resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis) and leafspot (Pseudomonas cichorii) and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Ice Wine’ that is characterized by its sturdy, well-branched plant habit reaching an average of 45 cm in height and 75 cm in width, its floriferous and long blooming season of nearly sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in early July and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets that are bright white in color with a distinct eyezone that is maroon in color, its resistance to powdery mildew and leafspot and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Blushing Pink’ that is characterized by its sturdy, well-branched plant habit reaching an average of 36 cm in height and 96 cm in width, its floriferous and long blooming season of sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in early July and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences that open a darker rose-pink in color and over several days turn to a pale pink in color, its resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis) and leafspot (Pseudomonas cichorii) and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Glowing Embers’ that is characterized by its sturdy, well-branched plant habit reaching an average of 45 cm in height and 75 cm in width, its floriferous and long blooming season of sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in early July and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets that are orange-red in color with yellow colored markings near the tips, its resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis) and leafspot (Pseudomonas cichorii) and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Delosperma plant named ‘Coconut Crush’ that is characterized by its floriferous blooming habit, its white flowers, its very compact and tight mounds of foliage that do not become long or leggy during the summer growing months, its strong re-blooming habit during the entire growing season and into late fall, its small plant size, its uniform rooting habit, and its uniform blooming period with other plants in the series.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Delosperma plant named ‘Tangerine Tango’ that is characterized by its floriferous blooming habit, its red-orange flowers with white centers, its very compact and tight mounds of foliage that do not become long or leggy during the summer growing months, its strong re-blooming habit during the entire growing season and into late fall, its small plant size, its uniform rooting habit, and its uniform blooming period with other plants in the series.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Delosperma plant named ‘Pumpkin Perfection’ that is characterized by its floriferous blooming habit, its orange flowers with white centers, its very compact and tight mounds of foliage that do not become long or leggy during the summer growing months, its strong re-blooming habit during the entire growing season and into late fall, its small plant size, its uniform rooting habit, and its uniform blooming period with other plants in the series.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lychnis plant named ‘IFLYPH’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely basal clumping growth habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; and white-colored double-type flowers arranged in dense inflorescences.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phygelius plant characterized by medium size canary yellow flowers, a long bloom time, an upright, well branched habit, with multiple crowns from the base, clean-looking, deep green foliage, and excellent vigor.

Abstract: A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) (10) that allows an infant to be comfortably and easily swaddled. The blanket (12) is comprised of a right blanket flap (28) and a left blanket flap (46) and includes a designated area to which is removably attached the pouch (70). The pouch features a lower end (78) which includes an opening and closing means that allows an infant's soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature. The SBPC (10) is used by first placing the left blanket flap (46) over the pouch (70), which is then followed by placing the right blanket flap (28) over the pouch. The right and left blanket flaps (28,46) as well as the pouch (70) are preferably held in place by hook and loop fasteners (88).

Abstract: A method of obtaining a panoramic image and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. In particular, a method of obtaining a panorama image and an apparatus for the same capable of obtaining a more clear panoramic image with reproducibility by extracting best-focused-images in case of forming images of multiple image-layer-trace images are disclosed. In accordance with the method and the device of this invention for obtaining the panoramic image, it is possible to complete the optimal image-layer-trace to be reconstructed and to obtain a clear panoramic image which vividly shows an arch of a patient by reconstructing a panoramic image for an optimal image-layer-trace most closely related to a focus-trace.

Abstract: Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs employing tensionable knotless anchors, without knot tying. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used by themselves or in combination with additional constructs (which may have a similar or different configuration, i.e., modified according to the specific repair) and with the flexible strands provided through tissue, around tissue, or through and around tissue to be repaired or fixated. The tensionable knotless anchors may be used to achieve simple stitch repairs, mattress stitch repairs or interlocked looped mattress repairs, among others. The tensionable knotless anchors may be also provided in a daisy chain configuration, i.e., with the suture from one anchor passed through the eyelet/loop of the shuttle/pull device of another anchor and repeated in a pattern.

Abstract: A method for operating a list in a mobile terminal is disclosed. An example method includes displaying a first set of items from an item list in the mobile terminal, changing the item list based on a received command, determining a direction of most recent movement in the item list before the receiving of the command, determining items from the item list to display according to the determined direction and the change of the item list, and displaying the determined items from the item list.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for dynamic resource allocation is provided, where a network resource shared by a plurality of electronic devices having unique service profiles and unique billing profiles is monitored. Allocation of the shared network resource as well as the service profiles and billing profiles are dynamically modified.

Abstract: An encoding device (200) includes an MDCT unit (202) that transforms an input signal in a time domain into a frequency spectrum including a lower frequency spectrum, a BWE encoding unit (204) that generates extension data which specifies a higher frequency spectrum at a higher frequency than the lower frequency spectrum, and an encoded data stream generating unit (205) that encodes to output the lower frequency spectrum obtained by the MDCT unit (202) and the extension data obtained by the BWE encoding unit (204). The BWE encoding unit (204) generates as the extension data (i) a first parameter which specifies a lower subband which is to be copied as the higher frequency spectrum from among a plurality of the lower subbands which form the lower frequency spectrum obtained by the MDCT unit (202) and (ii) a second parameter which specifies a gain of the lower subband after being copied.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit; and a control unit. The memory unit includes: first and second memory strings including first and second memory transistors with first and second select gates, respectively; and first and second wirings connected thereto. In a selective erase operation of a selected cell transistor of the first memory transistors, the control unit applies V1 voltage to the first wiring, applies V2 voltage lower than V1 to a selected cell gate of the selected cell transistor, applies V3 voltage not higher than V1 and higher than V2 to a non-selected cell gate of the first memory transistors, applies V1 or V4 voltage not higher than V1 and not lower than V3 to the first select gate, and applies V2 or V4 voltage higher than V2 and not higher than V3 to the second wiring or sets the second wiring in a floating state.

Abstract: A three-dimensional integrated circuit non-volatile memory array includes a memory array of vertical channel NAND flash strings connected between a substrate source line and upper layer connection lines which each include n-type drain regions and p-type body line contact regions alternately disposed on each side of undoped or lightly doped string body regions so that each NAND flash string includes a vertical string body portion connected to a horizontal string body portion formed from the string body regions of the upper body connection lines.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of narrowing the area of the frame. In order to achieve this object, the display device according to the present invention has a substrate having a plurality of arranged display elements and a wiring layer of a power source on the peripheral side; a bank layer for mutually separating the display elements; an electrode layer for covering the plurality of display elements and the bank layer; and a sealing substrate for further covering the electrode layer by joining the peripheral portion of the substrate and the sealing portion circling around the periphery via a joining element such as an adhesive; wherein the periphery of the sealing substrate is positioned inside the periphery of the substrate, and the peripheral portion of the electrode layer is connected to the wiring of the power source within the sealing portion.

Abstract: A method of tuning the time duration of laser output pulses, the method including spectrally dispersing optical pulses and further comprising providing an optical pulse having a time duration and a spectral bandwidth; spectrally dispersing (243, 245) the optical pulse so as to provide a selected change in the time duration of the pulse responsive to the spectral bandwidth of the pulse; outputting (226) an optical output pulse having a first time duration that is responsive to the selected change in time duration; providing another optical pulse; changing the amount of spectral bandwidth of the another optical pulse (272) to be different than that of the optical pulse or changing the amount of spectral dispersion so that spectrally dispersing the another optical pulse provides a change in time duration that is different than the selected change; and outputting (226) another optical output pulse having a second time duration that is responsive to the different change in time duration, the second time duration o

Abstract: The present invention provides A system and method for providing multi media video streams via high speed internet to a worldwide audience by using a specialized automation system with audio and video switching capabilities. This system provides video media streams to multiple platforms such as, cell phones, internet websites, and cable television subscribers.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a current loudspeaker-enclosure-microphone system description of a loudspeaker-enclosure-microphone system is provided. The apparatus has a first transformation unit for generating a plurality of wave-domain loudspeaker audio signals. Moreover, the apparatus has a second transformation unit for generating a plurality of wave-domain microphone audio signals. Furthermore, the apparatus has a system description generator for generating the current loudspeaker-enclosure-microphone system description based on the plurality of wave-domain loudspeaker audio signals, based on the plurality of wave-domain microphone audio signals, and based on a plurality of coupling values, wherein the system description generator is configured to determine each coupling value assigned to a wave-domain pair of a plurality of wave-domain pairs by determining a relation indicator indicating a relation between a loudspeaker-signal-transformation value and a microphone-signal-transformation value.

Abstract: Implement apparatus configured to displace ground material is disclosed herein. For example, an implement includes an extension member coupled to a roller apparatus. The roller apparatus includes a cylindrical portion and a plurality of ground displacing elements. The ground displacing elements is configured to extend into a ground surface to disperse ground material when the roller apparatus is engaged with the ground surface as the vehicle traverses the ground surface.

Abstract: An agricultural system is disclosed comprising one or more radar sensors configured to acquire radar data representative of crop rows in an agricultural field. The system also comprises a controller configured to determine crop-property-data based on the radar data. The crop property data is representative of one or more properties of crop rows that are in a field.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a toolbar system having a toolbar frame, an elevator assembly, and a first wing on one side of the toolbar frame. The first wing may be coupled to the elevator and pivotable about a first vertical axis of rotation between an extended and a folded position. Tools may be coupled to the first wing and rotatable relative to a longitudinal axis of the first wing from an operating position below the first wing to a transport/shipping position above the first wing. Further, the first wing may be adapted to be moveable to position the first wing higher than a wheel of the agricultural implement on the same side of the toolbar frame in the folded position. Subsequently, the tools may be circularly rotated and the middle wing and tools pushed down to reduce the overall width and height of the implement for transporting or shipping.

Abstract: A seed firmer includes an attachment bracket having a portion provided for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine. A non-compliant arm is provided with a ground-facing surface for engagement with the soil during planting. The seed firmer includes a mount through which the non-compliant arm is connected to the attachment bracket. The mount is a compliant mount operable to deflect and exert an elastic bias force during operation, without deflection of the non-compliant arm.

Abstract: A metering system for an agricultural system includes an inductor. The inductor includes a receiving portion configured to receive plantlet casings at a feed rate, a conduit coupled to the receiving portion and configured to receive the plantlet casings from the receiving portion, where the conduit is configured to convey the plantlet casings to at least one row unit, an air source fluidly coupled to the conduit and configured to provide an air flow through the conduit to convey the plantlet casings to the at least one row unit, and a physical feature configured to block flow of the plantlet casings toward the air source.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling lateral tilt of a header of an agricultural machine, uses gauge wheels or skids on lateral ends of the header in combination with operation in a free float mode for maintaining uniform cut height across the header, and automatically changes to a controlled tilt mode when one or more conditions for that mode is present. During operation in the controlled tilt mode, if a condition or conditions for free float is present, the system will operate in that mode. The system can also optionally damp relative up and down movements of the gauge wheels or skids and the header on each end, and can limit the tilt in the free float mode.

Abstract: A knife drive assembly for use with a header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The knife drive assembly includes a housing, a rotatable driver having at least one curved channel or sloped lateral side, at least one wobble arm engaging the curved channel and a at least one mounting bar that engages the wobble arm and a cutter bar such that when the rotatable driver is rotated, the cutter bar engages in substantially linear oscillating motion.

Abstract: An apparatus including a rotary head assembly, which is configured to allow replacement of at least one cutting member. The rotary head assembly includes at least one spring biased cutting member receptacle sized and configured to receive at least one cutting member.