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A plurality of generators can be connected in parallel to a common electrical bus. Each generator has a controller that regulates the voltage and frequency of the electricity being produced. Before a given generator connects to the electrical bus, its controller senses whether electricity is present on the bus and if not, the connection is made. Otherwise, the controller synchronizes the electricity being produced to the electricity is present on the bus before the connection occurs. The controller in each generator may also implement a load sharing function which ensures that the plurality of generators equitably share in providing the total amount of power demanded by the loads. The load sharing can be accomplished by controlling the generators to operate a substantially identical percentages of their individual maximum power generation capacity.

A multilayer test strip that measures concentrations of multiple analytes from a single whole blood sample. The test strip includes a test matrix of several layers held together in constant contact by a test strip holder. The invention is characterized in that it has no moving parts, which is made possible by the novel use of an elongate disbursement layer that spreads blood throughout its entire length, despite having layers with known wicking properties adjacent to and in contact with it. Since the invention relies primarily on a vertical flow format, the test strip is advantageously quite compact. With a single 35 microliter sample of blood applied thereto, the novel test strip can provide readings of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. From these, LDL can be calculated, thereby providing a full “lipid panel.” Other analytes such as glucose and ketones may be included in the test strip in addition to or in lieu of one or more of the other analytes.

An interactive interface facilitates the conversion of unstructured documents into XML-compliant documents. A document is parsed to identify fact items in the content of the document. A classifier associates initial labels with an identified fact items, and the fact items and associated initial labels are forwarded to a user for review and correction. An interface executing on a client computer presents the initial labels associated with fact items, and enables a user to correct the labels associated with the identified fact items. Upon receipt of corrected labels from the user, the classifier is trained to update probable associations of labels and fact items in accordance with the corrected labels.

A method for improving storage system performance is disclosed. The method includes cloning information stored in a first unit of storage in a second unit of storage. The first unit of storage is stored in a first cache maintained by an upper-level system, while the second unit of storage is stored in a second cache.

A prosthetic aortic conduit for replacing a root portion of an aorta is provided. The conduit comprises a continuous tubular conduit along a substantially common axis. A portion of the tubular conduit does not substantially deform in a longitudinal direction and has resilient means which allow said another portion of the conduit to be expandable in a lateral direction. The portion that is able to deform laterally mimics the function of the sinuses of Valsalva. The method of manufacturing such a conduit comprises the steps of having a continuous weave of rows of yarn or the equivalent with a change in tightness of the rows so that in some portion of the conduit it is expandable in the lateral direction and in some portion of the conduit it is expandable in the longitudinal direction.

A processing apparatus 2 has a secure domain 90 and a less secure domain 80. Security protection hardware 40 performs security checking operations when the processing circuitry 2 calls between domains. A data store 6 stores several software libraries 100 and library management software 110. The library management software 110 selects at least one of the libraries 100 as an active library which is executable by the processing circuitry 4 and at least one other library 100 as inactive libraries which are not executable. In response to an access to an inactive library, the library management software 110 switches which library is active.

A method for measuring a bandwidth of a signal path between a data source and a data recipient involves sending a block of test data from the data source along the signal path to the data recipient, using that test data to obtain a measured bandwidth of the signal path, and transferring information from the data source along the signal path to the data recipient in accordance with the measured bandwidth. The measured bandwidth value can be calculated each time the data recipient accesses a website or the measured bandwidth value can be retained for future use.

Apparatus for cooling a cooled equipment, comprising:

• • a cryogen vessel (10) housing the cooled equipment; a gaseous cryogen filling the cryogen vessel;
  • a refrigerator (12) having a cooling surface exposed to the interior of the cryogen vessel (10) so as to cool the gaseous cryogen; and a gas current generator arranged to cause circulation of the gaseous cryogen freely within the cryogen vessel, such that the gaseous cryogen is cooled by the refrigerator, and is warmed by heat from the cooled equipment, thereby cooling the cooled equipment.

A method of designing integrated circuits having an hierarchical structure for quiescent current testing, and the circuit which results therefrom is disclosed. The method comprises analyzing each of one or more selected hierarchical blocks independently of other selected blocks identify any circuit states of each block which could result in elevated quiescent current levels during quiescent current testing of the circuit, the analysis beginning with blocks at a lowest level of hierarchy and proceeding in sequence through each level of design hierarchy to a highest level of hierarchy containing a top-level block; and calculating a fault coverage for each selected block.

A method for checking the integrity of a load bearing member of an elevator comprising tensile elements encapsulated in a case is disclosed; the method comprises the steps of launching a source pulse through tensile elements of said load bearing member and comparing the feedback of said tensile elements with a comparator; tensile elements can be bridged to avoid a blind zone; an elevator system with a checking device to perform said method is also disclosed.

An integrated circuit and method for testing memory on that integrated circuit are provided. The integrated circuit comprises processing logic operable to perform data processing operations on data, and a number of memory units operable to store data for access by the processing logic. A memory test controller is also provided which is operable to execute test events in order to seek to detect any memory defects in the number of memory units. The memory test controller comprises a storage operable to store event defining information for each of a plurality of test events forming a sequence of test events to be executed, and an interface which, during a single programming operation, receives the event defining information for each of the plurality of test events and causes that event defining information to be stored in the storage. Event processing logic within the memory test controller is then operable, following the single programming operation, to execute the sequence of test events. This provides an efficient technique for enabling a sequence of test events to be programmed at run time.

Performing a query over a trace of program execution. A method includes receiving a query expression targeted at least a portion of a trace of program execution. A data structure that represents the query expression is built. The data structure has a plurality of data elements representing concepts and operations of the query. Based on the data structure, an order for evaluating the data elements is identified. The plurality of data elements is evaluated. Based on the evaluation, at least a portion of a result set is conveyed for consumption.

A method of determining the level of structural coverage of RBT test cases, which are written for a program that does not provide for structural coverage testing, includes the steps of: (1) providing RBT test cases with associated inputs and outputs; (2) providing a structural coverage test tool; (3) converting the inputs and outputs to acceptable formats for the structural coverage test tool; (4) supplying such converted inputs and outputs to the structural coverage test tool; and (5) operating the coverage test tools; thereby to determine the level of structural coverage of such converted RBT test cases.

Percussion unit, especially for a rotary hammer and/or percussion hammer, comprising a control unit which is designed for controlling a pneumatic percussion mechanism. According to the disclosure, the control unit comprises at least one load estimation device.

Disclosed is a method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) that incorporates multiple vertical field effect transistors (VFETs) (e.g., in a VFET array). In the method, self-aligned gates for each pair of VFETs and a self-aligned gate extension for contacting those self-aligned gates are essentially simultaneously formed such that the gates wrap around a pair of semiconductor fins, which are in end-to-end alignment, and such that the gate extension fills the space between adjacent ends of those semiconductor fins. By forming self-aligned gates and a self-aligned gate extension for a pair of VFETs, the method avoids the need for lithographically patterning extension cut isolation regions between adjacent pairs of VFETs in a VFET array. Thus, the method enables implementation of VFET array designs with a reduced fin pitch without incurring defects caused, for example, by overlay errors. Also disclosed herein is an IC formed according to the method.

A switch module is designed to facilitate user definition of a group of switch modules that control the same lamp. A lamp unit (12) containing the lamp responds selectively to messages from the switch modules (10, 10′) when the messages comprise ID information matching with ID information stored in the lamp unit (12). A group is formed by detecting user control operation of sensors (100) in the switch modules (10, 10′), transmitting messages from the switch modules (10, 10′) in response and determining from the messages whether the switch modules (10′) have both been operated within a time interval with a duration of less than a predetermined threshold. If so, the ID information value in memories (104) of the switch module (10) and/or the further switch module (10′) are set to matching ID values, for use in the messages to control the lamp unit.

Data that is in a tagged format, such as XML, is dynamically accessed on demand, without the requirement for pre-parsing documents containing the data and storing it in a database. A dynamic processor discovers and processes taxonomy documents pertinent to a data request by traversing linked relationships between documents. For taxonomies that contain data in multiple languages, the processor dynamically generates and renders a menu based upon the languages contained in the taxonomy, to enable a user to select any one of the languages for display of the data.

A method of making an inkjet print cartridge comprises forming a cartridge body (30) and applying directly to the surface of the body first and second sets of electrical terminals (40a, 42a) selectively connected by conductive tracks (44). A printhead (68) is mounted to the body (30) in electrical connection with the first set of terminals (40a). The second set of terminals (42a) is adapted for electrical connection to printer circuitry. The electrical terminals and conductive tracks may be located in corresponding recesses in the cartridge body, being deposited therein by squeegee or inkjet printing.

An anoscope comprises a graspable portion, arranged for being grasped by an operator, and a body, arranged for being inserted into the terminal tract of the rectum of a patient. A cavity and at least one operating window are made in the body of the anoscope. The anoscope further comprises a housing and a seat, which are comprised in the cavity of the body. The housing is arranged for containing at least one surgical instrument suitable for treating hemorrhoids and the seat is arranged for containing at least one lighting device. A method for treating a hemorrhoid in a patient comprises the following steps: a) Inserting an anoscope into the terminal tract of the rectum of the patient through the anal opening; b) Positioning the body of the anoscope in such a way that an operating window or opening of the anoscope is near a zone of rectal mucosa to be treated, positioned near the hemorrhoids; c) Positioning a surgical instrument suitable for treating hemorrhoids inside the body of the anoscope so as to reach the operating window or opening and, through the operating window or opening, reaching the zone of rectal mucosa to be treated; d) Producing a localized heat in the submucosa of the zone of rectal mucosa to be treated through the surgical instrument, such localized heat being a heat that is limited to the zone of rectal mucosa to be treated; e) Inducing a volume reduction of the hemorrhoid as a result of the localized heat produced.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for cooling tissue comprising a tube having an inlet end and an outlet end opposite the inlet end and an interior traversing the length of the tube, the interior being a passageway for cooling fluid to circulate within the interior; wherein the tube is shaped to a contour of biological tissue of a patient. Other embodiments provide a method for cooling tissue comprising applying a tubular contact cooler to a patient's tissue configured to circulate a cooling fluid through the interior of the contact cooler; wherein the cooling fluid's temperature is below 14° Celsius and the contact cooler is shaped to a contour of tissue. Other embodiment provide a recirculating anesthetic cooling system for numbing a patient's intra-oral tissues comprising a contact cooler comprising a contact cooler inlet, a contact cooler outlet, a buccal portion, and a lingual portion, a fluid cooler comprising a fluid cooler outlet connected to the contact cooler inlet and a fluid cooler inlet connected to the contact cooler outlet, and a cooling fluid disposed throughout the contact cooler and the fluid cooler; wherein the cooling fluid is circulated from the contact cooler to the fluid cooler and the fluid cooler reduces the cooling fluid's temperature to a desired temperature.

A method comprises: receiving input of a dialogue; processing the dialogue by a neural network based system, to output, for each of a plurality of slots, a probability distribution over a range of values associated with the respective slot, the neural network based system being trained using a training dataset comprising a plurality of dialogues and, for each dialogue, a value corresponding to each slot, wherein each dialogue resulted in an action; determining, based at least on the probability distribution for each slot, if an action requiring one of values for at least some of the slots can be performed; if not, causing continuing of the dialogue.

A light-weight headlamp has a housing containing at least one SMD LED mounted to a circuit board on an inner housing made of thermally non-conductive material fixed to and disposed partly in a pivot mount. The pivot mount is pivotally connected to a mount assembly that is connected by one or more straps to a power source housing containing an electrical power source. The straps hold the mount assembly and power source housing to a users head and a wire connects the power source to the SMD LED. A shield disposed partly in the pivot mount is slidably engaged over the inner housing. A bezel with lens is connected to the shield and changes the shape of a light beam from the SMD LED as the shield slides on the inner housing.

Method for direct access to information stored in the nodes of a packet switching network comprises the steps of: collecting the pointers, corresponding to which the information required for processing the packets belonging to one and the same flow is stored in each node of the network;—constructing a distributed linked data structure (DLDS) in which the pointers are contained inside packets (P1, P2, P3) that traverse the DLDS-aware routers constituting the path between sender (A) and receiver (B) of the flow;—use of the DLDS data structure for direct access to the information stored in a DLDS-aware router, using a pointer of the DLDS contained in the packet in transit;—selection of the pointer of the DLDS contained in the packet in transit based on its position inside said packet, said position being equal to the serial number of the DLDS-aware router in the flow path, and checking of validity by consistency tests.

A method for reducing data transmission delay is provided. The method includes: detecting whether a terminal has data sending or receiving, and determining whether a current network is idle; determining, if detecting that the terminal has no data sending or receiving, that the current network is idle, connecting and communicating with a server at a preset time interval, and maintaining the communication channel with the server. By the method, whether the network is idle is detected; when it is detected that the network is idle, connect and communicate with the server at a preset time interval, and maintain the communication channel with the server. This avoids the release of the channel due to idle network, and consequently avoids the need of re-establishing the channel when data transmission is enabled again, thereby reducing data transmission delay. Furthermore, a system for monitoring operation platform is also disclosed.

A computer-implemented virtual applicant appliance (VAA) and method for managing migration of an application on a source computer to a virtual application within the VAA on a target computer networked to the source computer are disclosed. The VAA includes resources on the target computer, a virtual application for execution in the VAA, and network credentials for remotely connecting to the source computer and copying data resources from the source computer. A runtime intercept of the VAA compares on-demand resource requests of the virtual application to resources on the target computer and provides the requested resource to the virtual application. When the runtime intercept fails to locate the requested resource in the resources on the target computer, a tether of the VAA remotely retrieves the requested resource from the source computer using the network credentials and then copies the requested resource into the resources on the target computer.

The invention is concerned with insertion of secondary content in a time slot of primary content. The primary content and the secondary content are provided to a receiver via a managed content delivery network configured for IPTV delivery. The secondary content may be personalized content, such as an ad. Both the primary content and the secondary content may be encrypted, and decryptable with different decryption keys. Measures are described for pre-caching the decryption key for the secondary content at the receiver ahead of a scheduled play-out time of the secondary content. By pre-caching the decryption key, an interruption in play-out may be avoided or reduced compared to a basic scenario in which the receiver requests the decryption key at or immediately before the scheduled play-out time.

Load bearing assembly for suspending a load from a wellhead assembly, having a connector for suspending jointed production tubing therefrom and a fluid-to-air connector seals around an electrical conductor extending therethrough. The assembly has a jointed production tubing section with a first connector for connecting the tubing to the wellhead assembly connector. The assembly has a second connector for connecting the jointed production tubing section to a load bearing part of an electrical conduction section of the assembly. The load bearing part suspends the weight of the electrical conduction section and a load in a well from the second connector. The electrical conduction section includes an electrical conductor part for supplying electrical power to the load. The electrical conductor part is connected to an electrical cable which extends outside and along the jointed production tubing section away from the second connector and towards the well head in use.

An assembly operable for measuring one of a force and a moment, comprising: a compliant flexure mechanism that is one of deflected and deformed under an applied load; a low resolution load sensor coupled to the compliant flexure mechanism and operable for measuring one of the deflection and the deformation of the compliant flexure mechanism under a relatively higher load; and a high resolution load sensor coupled to the compliant flexure mechanism and operable for measuring one of the deflection and the deformation of the compliant flexure mechanism under a relatively lower load; wherein the high resolution load sensor is one of a non-contact sensor that is disposed at a distance from the compliant flexure mechanism and a contact sensor that is not subject to damage by the relatively higher load. Optionally, the low resolution load sensor is disposed adjacent to a narrowed neck portion of the compliant flexure mechanism.

The present invention concerns a satellite image retrieving system that comprises electronic input means, electronic retrieving means, and electronic storing means. The electronic input means are coupled with the electronic retrieving means and are configured to generate input data and to provide the electronic retrieving means with said input data. The input data is indicative of a given geographic area. The electronic retrieving means are coupled with the electronic storing means that are configured to store satellite images, each satellite image stored on the electronic storing means representing a corresponding area of the earth's surface and being associated with corresponding telemetry data generated and associated with the satellite image by a satellite that has remotely sensed the satellite image. The satellite image retrieving system is characterized in that the electronic retrieving means are configured to retrieve a satellite image stored on the storing means from the electronic storing means on the basis of the input data and of the telemetry data associated with the satellite images stored on the electronic storing means.