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The present invention provides a device for administering an injectable product in doses, the device including a casing, a container accommodated by the casing, a delivering appliance for delivering the product from the container, a drive for the delivering appliance, and a means for determining a malfunction of the device, wherein a vibrator motor is accommodated by the casing, the vibrator motor being triggered by the means for determining a malfunction such that it generates a vibrating alarm signal when a malfunction is determined.

In any situation where an individual's personal attributes are at risk to be revealed or otherwise inferred by a third, there is a chance that such attributes may be linked back to the individual. Examples, of such situations include publishing user profile micro-data or information about social ties, sharing profile information on social networking sites or revealing personal information in computer-mediated communication. Measuring user anonymity is the first step to ensure that a users identity cannot be inferred. The systems and methods of the present disclosure, embrace an information-entropy-based estimation of the user anonymity level which may be used to predict identity inference risk. One important aspect of the present disclosure is complexity reduction with respect to the anonymity calculations.

Methods for assessing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and other related disorders include obtaining an NMR derived reference spectrum for a known glucose concentration sample and storing this information as a reference standard. A patient blood sample is collected and NMR derived patient spectrums for the blood sample are obtained. The two NMR data sets (the reference and the patient) are compared and a glucose concentration is determined for the patient sample. The glucose concentration can be evaluated with a blood sample undergoing lipoprotein cholesterol evaluation. The NMR based test can be used to concurrently provide a glucose concentration and lipoprotein constituent values based on a single testing event. The disclosure also includes a multi-purpose test, i.e., a test which concurrently provides lipoprotein screening and coronary heart disease risk evaluation along with a diabetes screening and risk assessment for developing Type 2 diabetes. A method for assessing diabetes includes identifying the presence of diabetic dyslipidemia based on the values of predetermined NMR measured lipoprotein constituents.

A device and method for continuous outer-loop power control on a physical channel which transmits only power control bits and no data while in discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode in a CDMA mobile communication system is disclosed. In the power controlling device according to one aspect of the present invention, a frame error detector detects an error from a frame of predetermined length and generates an error signal indicating whether an error has been generated. A closed-loop power controller compares a threshold with the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in each power control group (PCG) in a plurality of periods of the frame and generates power control information according to the comparison result. An outer-loop power controller increases the threshold in order to generate power control information that commands a power increase in response to an error signal indicating the existence of a frame error, and decreases the threshold in order to generate power control information that commands a power decrease in response to an error signal indicating the absence of a frame error. An offset controlling unit, which is connected to the outer-loop power controller, receives gating information about the gated transmission of data in a frame at a predetermined rate, and generates an offset signal, which indicates an offset corresponding to a changed gating rate if the gating rate is changed.

Complete nutritional milk compositions and products such as unflavored and flavored milks, yogurts, ice creams and frozen yogurts can be prepared through pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization or sterilization processes. By varying the choice and quantity of nutritional and functional ingredients, compositions which include a milk comprise, per service size: from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of Sodium, Potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin C; from about 0.1% to about 40% of the daily value of Calcium; from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of iron; from about 0.1% to about 30% of the daily value of vitamin D; from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of vitamin E, vitamin K and Thiamine; form about 0.1% to about 30% of the daily value of Riboflavin; from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of Niacin, vitamin B6, Folate, vitamin B12, Biotin, and Pantothenic acid; from about 0.1% to about 30% of the daily value of Phosphorus; and from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, Molybdenum, and Chloride; wherein the percent daily value (D.V.) is based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

A wear leveling method for a multi level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory is provided. The flash memory includes a first zone and a second zone respectively having a plurality of blocks, wherein each of the blocks includes an upper page and a lower page. The wear leveling method includes: respectively determining whether to start a block swapping operation of a wear leveling process in the first zone and the second zone of the flash memory according to different start-up conditions; and respectively performing the block swapping operation in the first zone and the second zone, wherein the blocks in the first zone are accessed by using only the lower pages, and the blocks in the second zone are accessed by using both the upper pages and the lower pages. Thereby, the lifespan of the flash memory is effectively prolonged and meaningless consumption of system resources is avoided.

A security method and system using a server security solution and a network security solution is disclosed. In the security method based on the security system that has a firewall for blocking malicious access to a corresponding network, a network intrusion prevention system for blocking intrusion into the network and server systems including a mail server and a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, the server systems transmit information on an intruding system, which has transmitted harmful traffic, to the network intrusion prevention system at the time of detecting the harmful traffic. The network intrusion prevention system blocks the access of the harmful traffic based on the information transmitted from the server systems. According to the present invention, the server systems detect malicious intrusion attempts, and intrusion is blocked at a network level, so that the present invention is effective in that second and third malicious intrusion attempts can be fundamentally blocked and the consumption of network resources attributable to repeated intrusion attempts can be prevented.

A means of ballasting for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, wherein the necessary lamp striking voltage, warm-up current and steady state running current may all be controlled using only two power switching transistors 9,10 operating in two discrete modes. A further feature provides a means of lamp power control over a range of lamp voltages such that the lamp power input remains substantially constant throughout the ageing of the lamp 19. The use of this means of ballasting HID lamps can offer major cost benefits, lower circuit complexity, longer lamp life and colour maintenance and increased flexibility of the wiring installation and lamp position relative to the ballasting and striking means.

A Modeling, Design, Analysis, Simulation, and Evaluation (MDASE) aspects of gyrocompassing in relation to Far-Target Location (FTL) systems include a Gyrocompass Modeling and Simulation System (GMSS). The GMSS is a modularized software system which has four major components: the 6DOF Motion Simulator, the IMU Sensor Simulator, the Gyrocompass System and Calibration Process Simulator, the Gyrocompass System Evaluation and Analysis Module. Each module has one or two graphic user interfaces (GUIs) as user interfaces for simulation components selection and parameter setting. The modular architecture of GMSS makes it very flexible for programming and testing. And, the component-based software development technology greatly eases system extension and maintenance. The simulators can be used as either an off-line tool or as a real-time simulation tool. The realization of the GMSS can be based on any computer platforms, for it is written in high level language and tools and is portable. The stochastic signal analysis and sensor testing and modeling tools comprise a suite of generic statistical analysis software, including Allan Variance and PSD analysis tools, which are available to every GMSS module and greatly enhanced the system functionality.

To provide a fuel cell system that can both improve power generation efficiency of a fuel cell and maintain durability of the fuel cell. A fuel cell system performs control such that when a power requirement for the fuel cell is lower than a predetermined value, a supply of a reaction gas to a fuel cell is stopped to keep an output voltage from the fuel cell equal to a high-potential avoidance voltage that is lower than an open end voltage. The fuel cell system further controls the output voltage from the fuel cell with the high-potential avoidance voltage set to be an upper limit when the power requirement for the fuel cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. By setting the upper limit of the output voltage of the fuel cell to be the high-potential avoidance voltage, which is lower than the open end voltage, the catalyst can be inhibited from being degraded by an increase in the output voltage from the fuel cell up to the open end voltage.

A method in which at least one piezoceramic sensor, which converts every mechanical force to which it is subjected into an electrical signal and having a Curie temperature higher than 200° C., is solidarized directly onto the surface of a metal support element of a vehicle braking element, which during use faces a vehicle element to be braked. While in contact with such a surface, an electrical circuit is implemented that picks up and eventually processes the electrical signal, the electrical circuit being connected with a connector integrated with the metal support element. An electrically insulating layer sandwiches the at least one piezoceramic sensor and the electrical circuit, and a block of friction material with an underlying damping layer is formed upon the electrically insulating layer. After forming the block of friction material, the piezoceramic sensor is polarized by applying a predetermined potential difference thereto by means of the connector.

The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a power rack apparatus for lifting dumbbells. The apparatus can have a conventional cage design or a novel cage design with dual pull up bars. The apparatus also has novel dumbbell trays configured to attach to a novel horizontal support. The horizontal support is configured to attach to the cage in a plurality of vertical positions and the horizontal support contains a plurality of slots for horizontal width adjustment of the dumbbell trays. The slots on the horizontal support are configured to receive a plurality of inclined dumbbell trays. The apparatus can be a combo power rack configured to hold barbells and dumbbells or a simplified power rack apparatus configured to just hold dumbbells.

The present invention relates to an image pre-processing method for a pattern detection system, such as a bar code detection system. The method comprises the steps of: detecting a start point and an end point of a pattern on the basis of image data of at least a portion of a captured image, estimating a point spread function from the image data or a modified image data on the basis of the detected start point and the end point, and restoring the image data or the modified image data using the estimated point spread function.

Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque transferred via a driveline disconnect clutch is estimated based on characteristics of a torque converter to improve driveline operation.

Tagged translation lookaside buffer consistency is enabled in the presence of a hypervisor of a virtual machine computing environment, in which multiple processes of multiple logical processors of guests are hosted by a virtual machine monitor or hypervisor component. The virtual machine monitor or hypervisor component maintains tagged TLB data associated with the plurality of processes on behalf of each of the plurality of logical processors, thereby ensuring consistency of the tagged TLB data across all of the plurality of processes.

Systems that allow energy allocation for energy storage cooperation are disclosed, with specific methods outlined concerning allocating energy stored by an energy storage device between a utility provider, a customer, and/or a third party. The methods may include allocating a portion of stored energy for a utility provider's benefit which may be gained as a result of a part of the allocated energy being dispatched into a utility network and allocating another portion of energy stored in the energy storage device for the benefit of the customer. Additional embodiments disclose the dispatching of the energy stored, signals used to bring about a dispatch, the nature of the relationship between the utility provider, the customer, and the energy stored, methods for making energy available to a utility provider without a prearranged reservation of the energy, penalties for misallocating energy, apparatus for allocating energy and causing dispatch, and more.

The present invention provides a system and method allowing businesses to send electronic messages, or other information, to conduct business over a digital network such as the Internet. Aspects of the system provide for a secure transfer of messages, tracking, monitoring, archiving, automated responses, statistics gathering and other features. The system provides a plurality of route point processors for routing messages independently of the Internet service providers (ISPs) routers and a unique forking algorithm whereby duplicate messages are generated and transmitted along separate communication backbones. Messages are archived at an intermediate point in the transmission path. The archival system and method provides a distributed archive that stores messages to guarantee message delivery to the destination, assists in message recovery and retains statistical information regarding the routing and delivery of the messages for subsequent access.

The invention provides an anode capable of improving battery characteristics such as cycle characteristics and a battery using it. An anode current collector is provided with an anode active material layer. The anode active material layer contains at least one from the group consisting of simple substances, alloys, and compounds of silicon or the like capable of forming an alloy with Li. Further, the anode active material layer is formed by vapor-phase deposition method or the like, and is alloyed with the anode current collector. Further, Li of from 0.5% to 40% of an anode capacity is previously inserted in the anode active material layer. Therefore, when Li is consumed due to reaction with an electrolyte or the like, Li can be refilled, and potential raise of the anode can be inhibited in the final stage of discharge.

The embodiment of the invention provides a video recommendation method and device, and the method comprises the steps: extracting one or more video feature items from video data, and writing the video feature items into a video feature database; obtaining a configuration file of one recommendation mode, and determining one or more corresponding video feature items in the video feature database according to the configuration file; respectively calculating characteristic scores corresponding to the determined video feature items, and obtaining the total score of the video data; carrying out the ordering of all video data according to the total score, and generating a video recommendation list; and recommending the video recommendation list to a user. According to the embodiment of the invention, the videos recommended for the user meets the demands of the user. When the user wants to observe the favorite videos, the user can quickly obtain the favorite videos from the recommended videos, and does not need to carry out a large amount of search, thereby preventing server resources and network resources from being wasted severely.