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The bread pudding protocol of the present invention represents a novel use of proofs of work and is based upon the same principle as the dish from which it takes its name, namely, that of reuse to minimize waste. Whereas the traditional bread pudding recipe recycles stale bread, our bread pudding protocol recycles the “stale” computations in a POW to perform a separate and useful task, while also maintaining privacy in the task. In one advantageous embodiment of our bread pudding protocol, we consider the computationally intensive operation of minting coins in the MicroMint scheme of Rivest and Shamir and demonstrate how the minting operation can be partitioned into a collection of POWs, which are then used to shift the burden of the minting operation onto a large group of untrusted computational devices. Thus, the computational effort invested in the POWs is recycled to accomplish the minting operation.

The present disclosure provides a novel approach for shifting or distributing various information (e.g., protocols, analysis methods, sample preparation data, sequencing data, etc.) to a cloud-based network. For example, the techniques relate to a cloud computing environment configured to receive this information from one or more individual sample preparation devices, sequencing devices, and/or computing systems. In turn, the cloud computing environment may generate information for use in the cloud computing environment and/or to provide the generated information to the devices to guide a genomic analysis workflow. Further, the cloud computing environment may be used to facilitate the sharing of sample preparation protocols for use with generic sample preparation cartridges and/or monitoring the popularity of the sample preparation protocols.

A logical file system is described that distributes copies of files across various different physical storage resources yet provides a consistent view to the user of his or her data, regardless of which machine the user is accessing the files from, and even when the user's computer is offline. The distributed file system uses smart data redundancy to enable a virtually infinite amount of storage as long as additional storage resources are made available to the distributed file system. The result is a reliable storage system that does not necessarily tie the user's data to the user's particular computer. Instead, the user's data is associated with the user—for life—or for however long the user would like the data to be maintained, regardless of whether the user's computer or data storage components are replaced or destroyed.

The invention relates to a reclaiming system and a process for low-temperature methanol washing integrated Claus sulfur of coal gas and natural gas. The system is additionally provided with a Claus tail gas washing tower and uses sulfur-free methanol saturated by CO2 from a CO2 product tower as a washing agent, and the washed liquid returns to an H2S concentrating tower; through combination of heating, gas stripping and pressure adjustment, concentration of H2S in acid gas washed by methanol is adjusted flexibly; at the same time, the system is additionally provided with a tail gas pre-heater before hydrogenation reaction to compensate heat loss of a hydrogenation reaction system. The process mainly comprises the following steps: removing H2S-CO2 gas, condensing H2S, reclaiming Claus sulfur, hydrogenising and reducing the gas, selectively absorbing and desulfurizing saturated cold methanol. The process has the advantages that the process can efficiently, flexibly, safely and energy-conservatively treat carbonyl gas with different pressures, temperatures, water content and sulfur concentration; and total sulfur reclamation ratio can reach more than 99.9 percent. The concentration of the H2S in emptied tail gas is below 25 mg/Nm3, so the H2S gas can meet the requirement of environmental protection, and can be exhausted directly without being burnt.

Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling firmware associated with a flash memory card to be updated are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for updating firmware associated with a memory storage device includes providing new firmware to a host and sending the new firmware from the host to a reader which communicates with the host. The reader interfaces with the memory storage device which includes installed firmware. The method also includes sending the new firmware from the reader to the memory storage device, and incorporating the new firmware into the memory storage device such that the new firmware at least partially replaces the installed firmware. In one embodiment, the method further includes embedding the new firmware into a first command. In such an embodiment, sending the new firmware from the host to the reader includes sending the first command from the host to the reader.

An automated handling system for moving objects from one location to another location is provided with a self-mobile system having a grabber subsystem for grasping objects, including assemblies for movement in four directions, along X, Y and Z axes and through an angle θ. The system also has a translating carriage assembly for moving the grabber subsystem and power supply and drive systems. A sensing device, such as an imager, is provided to determine the geometric position of the objects and to move the grabber subsystem accordingly. Another embodiment of the system is provided as an accessory to a prime mover. It includes an alignment articulation system, a gross advance system, a tine storage system, a loading head system, and pot grabbers. This automated handling system can be used to move plant containers in nurseries from the ground to a trailer bed and/or from a trailer bed to the ground in a variety of container configurations.

The invention relates to a measuring device and a measuring method for large three-dimensional morphology based on an inertial navigation technology. The measuring device comprises a laser tracker, a portable handheld measuring terminal and a computer, wherein the portable handheld measuring terminal comprises a handheld support, a high-precision CCD (charge coupled device) camera is fixed at the upper part of the handheld support, an image processing and communication unit is positioned in the middle of the handheld support, a semiconductor laser projector is clamped at the lower part of the handheld support, an inertia navigation unit is clamped at the upper part of the handheld support, and the computer is connected with the communication unit and the laser tracker. According to the invention, the inertia navigation technology, the single-point tracking measuring technology of the laser tracker and the linear laser scanning technology are combined, the system can realize three-dimensional measurement in a measuring space which is 80m maximally, rigorous logicality is realized, the engineering is simple to realize, the precision is reliable, quick and high-precision acquisition of three-dimensional point cloud data of oversized workpieces can be realized without high cost on the basis of the existing laser tracker, and the measuring device and the measuring method have good economical usability.

A special controlled-release fertilizer for long-acting corn and its preparation method. The fertilizer core accounts for 80-92% of the total weight of the fertilizer, wherein the weight sum of nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer calculated by pure nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide and potassium chloride is the fertilizer 25%-50% of the total weight, the weight ratio is: 2-4:1-2:1-3; the coating coating accounts for 8-20% of the total weight of the fertilizer, including: 69.5-93% sulfur, 530 % polyethylene wax, 0.5-2% leveling agent. Melt sulfur, add montmorillonite and stir evenly, then add leveling agent, stir evenly to form molten sulfur. The molten sulfur and polyethylene wax are simultaneously sprayed on the surface of the fertilizer core to form a slow-release coating layer. The process occupies less land, requires less investment in equipment, and consumes less energy. It has the characteristics that one fertilization can meet the nutrient needs of corn throughout the growth period. The fertilizer effect is long and safe, and fertilization is simple.

The invention discloses a deep desulfurization method of sulfate acid tail gas. The method additionally arranges a desulfurization tower behind a second adsorption tower of a sulphuric acid device; after the waste gas discharged from the second adsorption tower enters the desulfurization tower, an ammoniation absorbent is used for adsorbing SO2 in the waste gas to generate ammonium sulfite; the tail gas after the desulfurization passes through a demisting layer in the tower to eliminate acid fog; the purified tail gas is discharged through a chimney at high altitude; the ammonium sulfite in the absorbent is aerated and oxidized to be ammonium sulfate solution at the bottom of the tower; and after the concentration of circulation liquid ammonium sulfate meets the requirement, the circulation liquid ammonium sulfate is sent to a follow-up process to be processed and used. The deep desulfurization method of sulfate acid tail gas can cause the concentration of the SO2 in the tail gas to be lower than 100mg/m<3> in a standard state, greatly reduces the emission of the SO2 in the tail gas, is beneficial to the improvement of the atmospheric environment quality, meets the construction principles of energy conservation, emission reduction and sustainable development and has good social benefits; in addition, the deep desulfurization method can increase the recovery amount of the ammonium sulfate, and has certain economic benefits.

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for securely providing data for use by a hardware device of a receiver. The method utilizes a product provisioning key (PPV) held secure from other entities that can be unlocked and used with a secret value securely and unchangeably stored in the hardware device.

Healthcare fraud detection is accomplished by mining social relationships and analyzing their patterns based on network data structures. Social networks are constructed which depict referral patterns (from health insurance claim information) and associations (from publicly available connection data) to analyze referral patterns and detect possible fraud, abuse and unnecessary overuse. The fraud and abuse management system supports the various aspects of fraud investigation and management, including prevention, investigation, detection and settlement. Using a unique combination of data mining capabilities and graphical reporting tools, the system can identify potentially fraudulent and abusive behavior before a claim is paid or, retrospectively, analyze providers' past behaviors to flag suspicious patterns.

The present invention discloses a composite board based on mixed waste polymers and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the composite board based on the mixed waste polymers is characterized by comprising the following steps of: (1) weighing the raw materials according to a certain proportion, adding the raw materials to a high-speed mixer, mixing at the temperature of 40-60 DEG C and the rotation speed of 800-2000 rpm for 20-30 minutes, cooling to room temperature and discharging; and (2) adding the mixed material to a mold, vulcanizing at the temperature of 150-180 DEG C and the pressure of 10-15 MPa for 10-20 minutes, cooling and relieving pressure. The composite board based on the mixed waste polymers provided by the invention does not need to consider the complex compatibility and plasticizing problems of multiple polymers, effectively solves the problems that the existing mixed waste polymers can not be classified and are discarded, and can be used as the substitute for wood to be applied in the tray manufacturing field and other fields. The production process provided by the invention is simple, uses existing equipment and is suitable for mass production.

An anti-fake mark composed of a plurality of minute markers or patterns and forming method thereof to identify an article whether a forgery and prevent forgery. The method for identifying the article includes forming at least one unique mark comprising a plurality of minute markers or patterns, which is randomly dispersed in the mark. The invention has a advantage of preventing forgery of an article by a forger as well as easily identifying and comparing.

According to the present invention, which is a display device in which a light-emitting element where an organic substance generating luminescence referred to as electroluminescence or a medium including a mixture of an organic substance and an inorganic substance is sandwiched between electrodes is connected to a TFT, the invention is to manufacture a display panel by forming at least one or more of a conductive layer which forms a wiring or an electrode and a pattern necessary for manufacturing a display panel such as a mask layer for forming a predetermined pattern is formed by a method capable of selectively forming a pattern. A droplet discharge method capable of forming a predetermined pattern by selectively discharging a droplet of a composition in accordance with a particular object and by forming a conductive layer or an insulating layer is used as a method capable of selectively forming a pattern.

The present invention involves a method for mobile terminal equipment service center to identify the mobile terminal equipment and it consists of mobile terminal equipment, mobile network communication platform and mobile terminal equipment service center. The mobile terminal equipment is loaded with an automatic terminal subscriber information transmission software package. The mobile terminal equipment mainly receives or transmits information, the mobile network communication platform is used as a network communication carrier, and the mobile terminal equipment service center is able to communicate with mobile terminal equipment, identify the terminal equipment and provide personalized value-added services and also act as the access platform for the mobile network operators and other value-added services.

The invention relates to a long-acting fertilizer specially used for dry-farming sweet potatoes and a preparation method for the long-acting fertilizer. The fertilizer is granular and comprises three layers of structures, namely a fertilizer kernel, a wrapping film coating layer and a water-retaining agent coating layer in sequence from inside to outside. The kernel of the long-acting fertilizer specially used for the dry-farming sweet potatoes contains effective components such as a nitrogen fertilizer, a phosphorus fertilizer, a potassic fertilizer and a composite micro fertilizer which are specially suitable for the sweet potatoes; the wrapping film coating layer controls the speed of water entering a film and controls and regulates release of nutrition; the water-retaining agent coating layer can effectively retain water in soil and rainwater; lateral seepage runoff and water evaporation are alleviated, and front and middle-stage growth of the sweet potatoes is guaranteed. The preparation method for the fertilizer is implemented through one-time spraying; the technically occupied space is small, the equipment investment is small, the preparation process is simple and the energy consumption is low; the wrapping film material is low in cost, so that the price of the fertilizer is greatly reduced.

The invention has disclosed a kind of naphtha optimizing and utilizing the method, through absorbing and separation process, the naphtha is divided into the product that including constructing the hydrocarbon and taking off encloses oil richly and including Non- is constructing the hydrocarbon and sucking unnecessary oil richly. Coming off oil as the high-quality cracked raw materials of steam or according to cut into then narrow Distill share and make into the reagent and high-quality solvent oil products. Suck unnecessary oil as the high-quality catalysis and reforming materials or the High octane pointing and cleaning petrol to well distribute the component parts. According to naphtha resource quantity and market demand situation, take the absorbing and separating craft and follow-up processing technology coupling of the naphtha in a flexible way, realize the rational disposition of resources. Advantages: simple and convenient procedure, low energy consumption and good adaptability etc...

A conventionally followed technique of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device is a method for forming various types of coatings over an entire surface of a substrate and for removing the coatings with a small region left by etching, which requires wasting a material cost and treating a large quantity of waste. A liquid crystal display device is manufactured by forming at least one or more of patterns necessary for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by a method capable of selectively forming a pattern. A droplet discharge method capable of forming a predetermined pattern by selectively discharging a droplet of a composition prepared for a specific purpose is employed as the method capable of selectively forming a pattern.