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Methods and systems for minimally invasive replacement of a valve. The system includes a collapsible valve and anchoring structure, devices and methods for expanding the valve anchoring structure, adhesive means to seal the valve to the surrounding tissue, a catheter-based valve sizing and delivery system, native valve removal means, and a temporary valve and filter assembly to facilitate removal of debris material. The valve assembly comprises a valve and anchoring structure for the valve, dimensioned to fit substantially within the valve sinus.

Improved method of and apparatus for joining and aggregating data elements integrated within a relational database management system (RDBMS) using a non-relational multi-dimensional data structure (MDD). The improved RDBMS system of the present invention can be used to realize achieving a significant increase in system performance (e.g. [deceased] decreased access/search time), user flexibility and ease of use. The improved RDBMS system of the present invention can be used to realize an improved Data Warehouse for supporting on-line analytical processing (OLAP) operations or to realize an improved informational database system or the like.

Methods and systems for minimally invasive replacement of a valve. The system includes a collapsible valve and anchoring structure, devices and methods for expanding the valve anchoring structure, adhesive means to seal the valve to the surrounding tissue, a catheter-based valve sizing and delivery system, native valve removal means, and a temporary valve and filter assembly to facilitate removal of debris material. The valve assembly comprises a valve and anchoring structure for the valve, dimensioned to fit substantially within the valve sinus.

Methods and systems for minimally invasive replacement of a valve. The system includes a collapsible valve and anchoring structure, devices and methods for expanding the valve anchoring structure, adhesive means to seal the valve to the surrounding tissue, a catheter-based valve sizing and delivery system, native valve removal means, and a temporary valve and filter assembly to facilitate removal of debris material. The valve assembly comprises a valve and anchoring structure for the valve, dimensioned to fit substantially within the valve sinus.

An instrument-based distributed computing system is disclosed that accelerates the measurement, analysis, verification and validation of data in a distributed computing environment. A large computing work can be performed in a distributed fashion using the instrument-based distributed system. The instrument-based distributed system may include a client that creates a job. The job may include one or more tasks. The client may distribute a portion of the job to one or more remote workers on a network. The client may reside in an instrument. One or more workers may also reside in instruments. The workers execute the received portion of the job and may return execution results to the client. As such, the present invention allows the use of instrument-based distributed system on a network to conduct the job and facilitate decreasing the time for executing the job.

Overclocking parameters in a graphics system are automatically set. In one embodiment, in response to a user request, overclocking parameters for different sets of overclocking parameters are tested using a graphical stress test to select optimum overclocking parameters.

The present invention provides a system and methods for pre-fetching of customized web content associated with a user profile in a cache upon receiving user identification, but before the user provides authentication details. Further, the present invention provides a method and system for rendering of the cached customized web content to the user once the user authentication is received. The method and system decrease the time required for a user to request and receive a dynamically generated user-tailored web page post-authentication. It controls the cache pre-fetch mechanism through a trigger. The trigger notifies the cache (web server) to pre-fetch user-specific resources into a user profile graph either when a user cookie is present when the user navigates to the web site or as user authentication credentials are entered to the web page by the user. The present invention permits the pre-fetching of user information prior to actual authentication by the web application.

The present process provides improved means for adsorbing components and for regeneration of a composite adsorption carbon material (CRAC) used for effecting the desired separation using an electrochemical process under conditions wherein the specific volumetric electric conductivity of the CRAC differs from that of the electrolyte employed by not more than one order of magnitude, a specific current density of at least 0.01 ampere per gram of CRAC is employed, and a high degree of regeneration of CRAC from polar and non-polar substances and heavy metal ions is obtained, as well as improved adsorption.

Described herein are variants of alpha-hemolysin having at least one mutation selected from T12R, T12K, N17R, N17K or combinations of T12 and N17 mutations. The variants in some embodiments may further comprise H144A. The α-hemolysin variants have a decreased time to thread.

An explosive and narcotics detection system detects the presence of trace particles of materials that are adhering to surfaces. In order to detect such particles, to the particles are first dislodged or released from the surface, then transported to the detection instrument, and then accumulated on or in a particle collection device. When the sample collecting system and the target surface are in relative motion across the line-of-sight greater than fifteen centimeters per second, non-contact sample collection may be accomplished using a vortex or vortex attractor particle collector together with a plurality of air or aerosol jets. A plurality of large diameter vortex collectors may obtain samples at relative line-of-sight velocities greater than five feet per second over a large surface area and for a complex-shaped surface.

The present invention relates to methods for perioperative genomic screening of subjects, in particular to perioperative screening for markers indicative of responses to anesthesia and other perioperative or operative treatments and procedures. The present invention also provides compositions for use in screening methods. The methods and compositions of the present invention find use in tailoring a subject's medical or surgical treatment to reflect genetic information that predicts a subject's response to medications or techniques used in the procedure.

A screw vacuum pump which allows reduced power, lower inside gas temperature, and reduced discharging time. The pump has a pair of screw rotors rotatively engaged with each other in a pump casing to discharge a gas along a longitudinal direction of the pump. Each rotor has three types of helical teeth serially located in a longitudinal direction of the rotor and different from each other in theoretical displacement volume. A bypass conduit communicating with a delivery side of the pump is connected via a first check valve to a first intermediate space defined between the first helical teeth and the second helical teeth and via a second check valve to a second intermediate space defined between the second helical teeth and the third helical teeth. The gas is compressed at the third stage to half the first stage volume before a discharge port opens.

A system and method are provided for efficiently initializing a redundant array of independent disks (RAID). The method monitors host write operations and uses that information to select the optimal method to perform a parity reconstruction operation. The bins to which data access write operations have not occurred can be initialized using a zeroing process. In one aspect, the method identifies drives in the RAID array capable of receiving a ‘WriteRepeatedly’ command and leverages that capability to eliminate the need for the RAID disk array controller to provide initialization data for all disk array initialization transfers. This reduces the RAID array controller processor and I/O bandwidth required to initialize the array and further reduces the time to initialize a RAID array. In a different aspect, a method is provided for efficiently selecting a host write process for optimal data redundancy and performance in a RAID array.

Inverse agonists and antagonists of serotonin receptors are disclosed for use in treating sleep disorders such as insomnia, and specifically sleep maintenance insomnia. The compound increase slow wave sleep, decrease the number of awakenings after sleep onset, and decrease the time awake after sleep onset.

A data encryption method is implemented by a data encryption system including a processing unit and a plurality of operating units which are electrically connected to the processing unit. Each operating unit includes an encryption element and a memory element storing a plurality of encryption programs. Each encryption program has a different combination of encryption algorithm and encryption mode. The data encryption method includes steps of: selecting one of the encryption programs randomly by each encryption element; receiving, by each encryption element, one of a plurality of keys randomly generated; inputting an unencrypted data; dividing the unencrypted data into a plurality of unencrypted data blocks by the processing unit; and encrypting the unencrypted data blocks according to the selected encryption programs and received keys by the encryption elements, respectively, to generate an encrypted data. A data encryption system is also disclosed.

Refrigerant is circulated through a vapor compression system including a compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion device, and an evaporator. An auxiliary electric heater is activated to further heat the heated water exiting the gas cooler when the heating capacity of the system is low. The auxiliary electric heater can be located on the water line exiting the gas cooler, in a water tank that stores the heated water, or on the refrigerant line proximate to the compressor discharge.

A sequence or array of electrochemical cells storing both digital and analog data. Both binary code and codes having a higher base may be stored in the memory device to increase information density. Such battery arrays could also provide power for the micro or nanodevice. Devices are microscale and nanoscale in size and utilize electrically conductive atomic force microscopy tips to record and read data stored in the device.

The present invention relates to a structure for constructing a building including girders and beams which are horizontally and vertically coupled to one another about a column. The structure includes: a gusset plate welded to a side portion of a first girder in a direction crossing a length direction of the first girder for supporting at least one first angle connection for supporting a slab and adjusting a frame assembly position; and a first coupling member including a first bolt and a first nut for coupling the first angle connection to the gusset plate. The first nut is embedded in concrete constituting a core wall or a slab, such that the first angle connection is removable from the gusset plate after concrete is cured in a region corresponding to the first girder. Thus, structural stability in the preconstruction of a slab, efficiency in installing a frame to be subsequently constructed, and efficiency in installing an angle connection for supporting a slab and adjusting a frame assembly position can be ensured. Furthermore, since the angle connection can be easily removed after slab concrete and core concrete are cured, the angle connection can be recycled, thus improving the quality of the building, decreasing the time required for construction and reducing construction costs, and enabling the building to be built more safely.

When reliability evaluation of the whole electronic package is performed, the time required for simulation is decreased, while solder connection parts, in particular, are accurately analyzed. The whole analysis model creating unit creates a solder connection part model which has the same volume, height, and connection area as the volume, height, and connection area of the solder connection part. By means of dividing the solder connection model into multiple meshes, the first mesh data for use in electronic package analysis is created.

An operation method and a radio device for controlling power switch of radio based on moving speed are provided. The radio device comprises a speed estimator and an operator. The speed estimator is used for estimating the moving speed of the radio device, and the operator is used for comparing the moving speed of the radio device with a speed threshold value so as to turn on/off the power switch of the radio device. Thereby, the power switch of the radio device can be controlled based on the moving speed so as to decrease the time the radio device staying on, thus reducing the power consumption of the radio device.

A method for a wireless communication system and a system adapted for wireless communication are provided. The wireless communication system comprises a base station, a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus. The base station determines whether the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus conform to a condition. If yes, the base station transmits a datum to the first terminal apparatus, and requests the first terminal apparatus to transmit the datum to the second terminal apparatus.

An image forming apparatus and an image forming method using the same. The image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit which has a driving roller rotating in forward and reverse directions and first and second driven rollers engaged with the driving roller to rotate together therewith, a duplex print unit which feeds the paper again to a developing unit so that the paper printed on a first surface is subsequently printed on a second surface, and a control unit which controls a rotational direction of the driving roller so as to move a first sheet of paper between the driving roller and the first driven roller and move a second sheet of paper between the driving roller and the second driven roller. Accordingly, the image forming apparatus is capable of controlling the forward movement of the second sheet of paper without interference with the reverse movement of the first sheet of paper, thereby decreasing a time required to perform duplex printing.

In one instance, the disclosure is a removable wall opening frame comprising a mounting element and trim element. The mounting element contains a slit receiver and the trim element contains raised slits. The slit receiver of the mounting element and the raised slits of the trim element are configured to lockedly engage the mounting element and the trim element. When engaged, the slit receiver is not visible or accessible. The trim element can be disengaged from the mounting element by inserting a key into a hole in the mounting element. When disengaged, the frame can be removed from the wall opening. Neither the mounting element, trim element, nor wall opening are damaged by removal.

A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded. The boot program may download code to different configurations of subscriber terminals including those with Flash EPROM or extended memories from plug-in expansion modules.

A device for detecting obstacles that is wearable by a subject, for example integrated in an item of footwear. The device includes an ultrasound source for emitting an ultrasound transmission signal and an ultrasound receiver for receiving a corresponding ultrasound signal reflected by an obstacle, a control module for measuring a time of flight between emission of the ultrasound transmission signal and reception of the corresponding ultrasound signal reflected by the obstacle and calculating, on the basis of the aforesaid time of flight, the distance at which the obstacle is located. The device comprises an inertial sensor, in particular an acceleration sensor, designed to measure acceleration of the foot along three axes, and a control module configured for enabling operation of the ultrasound source if the aforesaid acceleration values measured by the inertial sensor respect a given condition for enabling measurement of the time of flight.

A method of performing a digital quantification of a species in an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device comprising the steps of: inputting a sample volume into the EWOD device; inputting a diluent volume into the EWOD device; performing an electrowetting operation to generate a first sample droplet from the sample volume; performing an amplification process on the first sample droplet within the EWOD device; measuring a turn-on value for the sample droplet; comparing the measured turn-on value of the sample droplet to a target turn-on value for digital quantification; calculating a dilution factor based on the comparison of the measured turn-on value of the sample droplet to the target turn-on value; performing an electrowetting operation to extract a second sample droplet from the sample volume; performing an electrowetting operation to dilute the second sample droplet with the diluent volume in accordance with the dilution factor to form a diluted second sample droplet; and performing a digital quantification on the diluted second sample droplet to quantify an initial concentration of the species in the sample volume.

A spray guide is disclosed herein for implementation with a spray assembly comprising a spray wand and a spray nozzle. The spray guide includes an arm having a first end and a second end. A mechanism is used for removably attaching the first end of the arm to the swivel angle head, so that the arm will extend over the swivel angle head and the spray nozzle. A wheel is also provided. Another mechanism is provided for rotatably connecting the wheel to the second end of the arm. When an edge of the wheel is placed in a corner joint between a wall and a ceiling and the spray wand manually moved therealong, the wheel will rotate in the corner joint to allow paint to be evenly sprayed from the spray nozzle onto an area of the wall adjacent to the ceiling.

Portable multifunctional device designed for sanitizing of inner and outer surfaces of shoes, sanitizing of air, water, household items and surfaces, treatment of skin and wound infection, nails fungus, cosmetic use, and detection of counterfeit currency. The device is able to perform all the above sanitizing, therapeutic and cosmetic functions that would otherwise be carried out by various different devices. The enhance functionality has been accomplished without alteration of any parts of the device. Apparatus utilizes light radiation in three diapasons: 100-280, 405-495, and 700-1064 nm and provides distant sanitizing. Apparatus comprises at least one module with a dual DC-AC power supply. Each module has a germicidal unit, retractable flexible shaft, shade, and housing. The flexible shaft allows positioning the germicidal units under different angle for uniform distant illumination. The device is suitable for household, traveling, and military use.

A system for measuring gas permeation through container walls is disclosed, wherein a pressure fluid is introduced into a container to be tested. Once the pressure fluid is introduced into the container, the pressure fluid is drawn out of the container and tested to determine the permeation characteristics of the container.

A controller sets a plurality of detection regions within an imaging area. The controller then compares a difference in a contrast signal level between a maximum contrast signal level and a minimum contrast signal level calculated from among contrast signal levels of contrast signals generated for the plurality of detection regions with a level difference threshold. The controller then sets a priority level in subject information concerning a subject on the basis of a comparison result. The controller then stores the subject information in a storage unit in accordance with the priority level set in the subject information. The controller then drives a focus lens on the basis of the subject information read from the storage unit so as to bring the focus lens into focus.