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A system and method for providing damage control caused by a virus epidemic in a network environment are advantageously provided according to the intention. The system according to a preferred embedment of the invention effectively and rapidly distributes antivirus protection and cure measures within the network so as to reduce the level of damage during the virus epidemic. The method according to the invention contains the spread of a computer virus in a network system by detecting the traffic flow and analyzing the identical sections in files modified in a short time period. The network system accordingly includes a management server, a management information database (MIB) having a plurality of tasks for performing work in the network system, and a plurality of device node. Each network task corresponds to an event occurring in the system. Damage control caused by a virus epidemic in a network environment is controlled and level of damage is accordingly reduced.

A device for hair removal includes the use of infrared laser having wavelength of about 0.7 to 1.1 microns, energy per pulse of about 0.5 to 5.0 J on the skin surface and operated at about 1.0 to 5.0 Hz. The treated area includes one or more than one of the following: the hair shaft, root, hair follicle, papilla, blood vessels feeding the papilla, or blood vessels in the papilla. The delivery means includes an optical fiber or fiber bundle which delivers said laser beam to said treated skin, where the optical fibers is further connected to a hand piece containing the laser unit and optics. The laser beam is generated from a laser unit consisting of about 1 to 5 diode arrays having the same wavelength at about 0.7 to 1.1 microns, or a combination of 2 to 3 different wavelengths selected from the ranges of about 700 to 760 nm, 780 to 820 nm, 900 to 930 nm, or 970 to 990 nm.

A method of detecting wear and damage to a rotary cutting blade for singulating a substrate is provided comprising the steps of providing a sensor to locate a first detecting position at an edge of the blade and performing dicing with the blade while the sensor is maintained substantially at the first detecting position for detecting damage to the blade. Subsequently, an extent of wear of the blade is determined by driving the sensor in the direction of the blade to locate a second detecting position at the edge of the blade as a diameter of the blade is reduced due to dicing. Thereafter, while dicing is performed with the blade, the sensor is maintained substantially at the second detecting position for detecting damage to the blade.

The drive mode of a hybrid drive is controlled by: detecting a drive mode change signal characterizing a planned drive mode change, and determining a torque shortfall, which would occur due to the drive mode change. Furthermore, the method provides for comparing the torque shortfall with a threshold value, and blocking a drive mode change, if the comparison step reveals that the torque shortfall is above the threshold value. Otherwise, the method provides for: automatically performing a drive mode change according to the drive mode change signal, if the comparison step reveals that the torque shortfall is not above the threshold value.

A colored sunscreen emulsion which enables the user to more effectively protect against skin damage, by facilitating more complete and uniform coverage of the sunscreen on the skin, comprises: a) at least one particulate ultramarine pigment that imparts a color other than white to the sunscreen emulsion, in amounts such that when the sunscreen emulsion is rubbed into the skin, the color substantially disappears; b) at least one sunscreen active agent in an amount effective to protect skin against the actinic radiation of the sun; c) at least one emulsifier; d) sufficient water to form the colored emulsion; and e) optionally, one or more ingredients from one or more of the following classes: emollients, humectants, dry-feel agents, waterproofing agents, insect repellents, preservatives, antioxidants, chelating agents and fragrances.

An apparatus, system and method for converting data in a first packet format, having overhead data in the form of headers and / or trailer padding, into a second, variable-length packet format, in which some of the header and / or trailer overhead is removed during conversion in order to more efficiently utilize the limited bit rate capacity of a link which will convey the data in the second format. Embodiments include a communication subnetwork for interconnecting a plurality of users to a wide area network through a wireless link, an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch for converting ATM cells into a variable-length packet format, and a convergence system for converting ATM cells into data packets in Media Access Control (MAC) format.

A wafer drilling method for forming via holes reaching electrodes in a wafer having a plurality of devices formed on the front surface of a substrate and electrodes formed on the devices by applying a pulse laser beam from the rear surface side of the substrate, wherein a material forming the substrate, a material forming the electrodes and a wavelength of the pulse laser beam are selected based on absorptivity for the wavelength of the pulse laser beam, and the material forming the substrate, the material forming the electrodes and the wavelength of the pulse laser beam are set to ensure that the absorptivity of the electrodes for the wavelength of the pulse laser beam becomes lower than the absorptivity of the substrate for the wavelength of the pulse laser beam.

A bicycle driving system includes a crank assembly and a multiple rear sprocket assembly. The crank assembly includes a front sprocket including a rotational center axis and a crank arm. The front sprocket is movable relative to the crank arm in an axial direction parallel to the rotational center axis. The multiple rear sprocket assembly includes eleven or more rear sprockets.

A method for controlling torque in an internal combustion engine to cause an increase in temperature in an exhaust aftertreatment device is disclosed. One group cylinders feed exhaust gases to one exhaust aftertreatment device and another group of cylinders feed exhaust gases to another exhaust aftertreatment device. By operating the groups of cylinders at different operating conditions, the desired temperature in one of the exhaust aftertreatment devices can be achieved while also providing driver demanded torque.

An expansion tank device 14 comprises a tank installation base 16 having a cooling liquid channel 17 and an expansion tank 18 provided on the upper surface of the installation base 16. The base 16 has a communication hole 19 for holding space above the upper surface thereof in communication with the cooling liquid channel 17. The expansion tank 18 has a tank main body 21 including an upwardly bulging portion 22 having an opening at its lower end, and a bottom plate 23 joined to the lower end of the tank main body 21 for closing the lower-end opening of the bulging portion 22 and joined to the upper surface of the tank installation base 16. The bottom plate 23 is provided at a portion thereof corresponding to the communication hole 19 with a through hole 25 communicating with the communication hole 19. The bottom plate 23 is provided with a baffle plate 26 formed along the entire circumference of the inner peripheral edge thereof defining the through hole 25 and slanting upwardly toward the center of the through hole 25. The expansion tank device 14 removes the air in the cooling liquid from the circulating system, precludes the system from breaking and prevents the decrease in the amount of cooling liquid within the circulating system.

The invention concerns a hybrid drive train comprising a heat engine (2), at least one first electrical machine (31) and at least a second electrical machine (32) each including a stator and a rotor, a battery (BAT) connected to the first and second electrical machines (31, 32), and a controlling member (5) for controlling the charge or discharge of the battery (BAT), the heat engine (2) and the first and second electrical machines (31, 32). The invention is characterized in that the first electrical machine (31) is arranged between the transmission member (4) and one (7D) of the driven wheels (7G, 7D), and in that the second electrical machine (32) is arranged inside the heat engine (2), the rotor of the second electrical machine (32) being fixed on a crank web and its stator (34) being fixed in the housing (36) of the heat engine (2).

The present invention relates to upright and cannister vacuum cleaners. The improved vacuum cleaners utilize toroidal vortex technology to provide efficient airflow in a sealed system. The sealed system prevents dust from escaping into the atmosphere and retains kinetic energy of flowing air. The present invention is also quieter, lighter, and simpler than conventional designs.

The invention generally relates to switch mode power converters (SMPCs). and methods for providing supplementary base drive to a bipolar transistor of an SMPC, and more particularly to a switching control circuit for a SMPC, a said SMPC having an inductive component coupled to receive power from an input to the SMPC, a bipolar transistor coupled to control current flow in the inductive component, an auxiliary power rail, a charge store for supplying power via the auxiliary rail to a switching control circuit for driving the bipolar transistor, and a bootstrap circuit for bleeding current from the input to the bipolar transistor to thereby provide an amplified current to the charge store, the switching control circuit comprising: a base current line for coupling to a base terminal of a said bipolar transistor, an emitter current line for coupling to an emitter terminal of a said bipolar transistor, an auxiliary line for coupling to a said auxiliary power rail, and at least one reference line for coupling to a reference voltage; a base current switch configured to controllably couple a base current source to the base current line; an emitter current switch configured to controllably couple the emitter current line to a said reference line; a bootstrap element for bleeding current from the emitter current line to the auxiliary line, the bootstrap element further operable to block a said current according to a current or voltage bias; a base discharge switch configured to controllably bleed current from the base current line to a said reference line; and a supplementary base drive line for coupling to a series circuit comprising a supplementary base drive resistor and current control element coupled in series, a said series circuit for bleeding current from a said input to a said base terminal, a said current control element for blocking current flow from a said bootstrap circuit to a said supplementary base drive resistor.

The fixing device of the image forming apparatus of the present invention has a cleaning pad arranged on the upper frame which supports a heat roller. An infrared temperature sensor is supported by a supporting mechanism that is capable of supporting the infrared temperature sensor at the temperature detecting position and the evacuating position. When the right and left frames are attached / removed to / from the main body of the apparatus at the time of maintenance, the infrared temperature sensor is moved to the evacuating position and pressed against the cleaning pad and then, the right and left frames are moved by sliding to the main body of the apparatus. The cleaning pad is also slid and moved jointly with the slide moving of the right and left frames, and the infrared temperature sensor contacts the cleaning pad and dirt on the infrared temperature sensor is removed. As a result of the improvement of temperature detecting accuracy of the infrared temperature sensor, the temperature control of the heat roller is improved and fixed image of high quality is obtained.

There is provided a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising an alignment layer; and chemically bound to said alignment layer, a transport material. Also provided are methods for forming the liquid crystal alignment layer and the use thereof in displays for electronic apparatus.

An apparatus, system and method for converting data in a first packet format, having overhead data in the form of headers and / or trailer padding, into a second, variable-length packet format, in which some of the header and / or trailer overhead is removed during conversion in order to more efficiently utilize the limited bit rate capacity of a link which will convey the data in the second format. Embodiments include a communication subnetwork for interconnecting a plurality of users to a wide area network through a wireless link, an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch for converting ATM cells into a variable-length packet format, and a convergence system for converting ATM cells into data packets in Media Access Control (MAC) format.

An simplified structure of an air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine includes an upstream and a downstream catalytic device installed in an exhaust pipe of the engine and a first, a second, and a third air-fuel ratio sensor installed in upstream or downstream side of the exhaust pipe. The system also includes a first feedback controller working to bring a value of the air-fuel ratio, as measured by the first air-fuel ratio sensor, into agreement with a target one and a second feedback controller working to sample values of the air-fuel ratios, as measured by the second and third air-fuel ratio sensors, to correct a predetermined controlled parameter in the feedback control of the first feedback controller.

The present invention relates to the use of cytoxicity based on the effector function of anti-EphA4 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-EphA4 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging EphA4-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since EphA4 is strongly expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, the present invention is particularly useful in pancreatic cancer therapies.

Provided is a radiotherapeutic agent, including a composite particle, which is obtained by binding a molecule that specifically recognizes a target to a substrate particle including titanium peroxide, and which generates reactive oxygen through irradiation with a radiation. Further, because the radiotherapeutic agent contains the molecule that specifically recognizes a target, the radiotherapeutic agent has a function of accumulating in the target. The radiotherapeutic agent is capable of enhancing effects of radiotherapy, and is capable of reducing side effects on a living body to efficiently attack the target.

The present disclosure provides a method and a device for target tracking. The method includes: obtaining a primary forecasting model and a verification model of a target, the primary forecasting model containing low-level features of the target and the verification model containing high-level features of the target; obtaining a current frame of a video image and determining a tracking region of interest (ROI) and a motion-confining region in the current frame based on a latest status of the target, wherein the tracking ROI moves in accordance to a movement of the target; forecasting a status of the target in the current frame in the tracking ROI based on the primary forecasting model; and determining a target image containing the target based on the status of the target in the current frame. The method further includes extracting high-level features of the target from the target image.

A circuit arrangement and method for accessing slave units in a system on chip in a controlled manner, wherein an access of a master unit of the system on chip to one of the slave units is performed via a network-on-chip bus system using an access address, where a memory protection unit is integrated between the at least one master unit and the network-on-chip bus system, and access authorization of the master unit to a slave unit is checked by the memory protection unit by comparing the access address with specified address sections, and when an unauthorized access of the master unit to a slave unit is identified, the access address is modified by the memory protection unit such that the unauthorized access is terminated in the network-on-chip bus system.

A stream encryption device generates a first pseudo random number sequence from key information, generates a second pseudo random number sequence according to clock control performed according to the first pseudo random number sequence, and subjects it to a nonlinear function calculation, thereby generating a key stream. The stream encryption device performs XOR operation with a plain text so as to create an encrypted text.

A method of obfuscating a code is provided, wherein the method comprises performing a first level obfuscating technique on a code to generate a first obfuscated code, and performing a second level obfuscating technique on the first obfuscated code. In particular, the code may be a software code or a software module. Furthermore, the first level obfuscating technique and the second obfuscating may be different. In particular, the second level obfuscating technique may perform a deobfuscation.

The invention relates to an access flap for shielding an opening defined in a server chassis. that the access flap includes a rotating plate, a sliding plate, and a resilient member. The rotating plate is pivotably mounted to a side of the opening of the server chassis. The rotating plate defines a plurality of first air holes therein. The sliding plate is slidably attached to the rotating plate. The sliding plate defines a plurality of second air holes therein. The resilient member includes two ends connected to the rotating plate and the sliding plate. The rotating plate can rotate and the sliding plate can slide when a functional module passes through the opening to enter into the server chassis. Thereby, he second air holes of the sliding plate are aligning with the first air holes of the rotating plate.

The present invention relates to the use of cytoxicity based on the effector function of anti-EphA4 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-EphA4 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging EphA4-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since EphA4 is strongly expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, the present invention is particularly useful in pancreatic cancer therapies.

A light source device capable of improve energy efficiency is provided. A light source device includes a yellow phosphor that emits yellow fluorescence excited by exciting light, a red laser light source that emits red laser light, a first light combining unit that generates first composite light by combining the emitted yellow fluorescence with the emitted red laser light, a blue laser light source that emits blue laser light, and a second light combining unit that generates second composite light by combining the combined first composite light with the emitted blue laser light.

A pump for a dishwasher is configured as an impeller pump having a central water inflow to a rotating impeller for conveying the water in the radial direction out of the impeller into a pump chamber which surrounds the impeller in a ring-like manner and has a heated pump chamber wall on its outer side. Here, the pump has an outlet in the end region of the pump chamber at an axial spacing from the impeller. Heating elements which have a decreasing power output with regard to the area power output in the axial direction of the pump toward the outlet are arranged on the pump chamber wall. An input of energy into the pump chamber can thus be varied and in the process adapted depending on a turbulent or laminar flow.

Compositions for enhanced UV-protective agents that increase immuno-responsiveness by providing cytoprotective additives for mammalian skin while also providing avoidance from endocrine disrupting agents are described. A composition comprising:(a) at least one inorganic sun-blocking agent, (b) optionally at least one non-endocrine disrupting sunscreen agent, (c) at least one non-endocrine disrupting emollient with or mixtures thereof and (d) an optional oil component comprising a carrier oil, preferably an essential oil of a naturally occurring substance and a method of making this and other versions of similar compositions is detailed. The compositions areas shown to be capable of protecting skin and mammalian health from the harmful effects of radiation including ultraviolet light or sunlight by inhibiting the loss of skin immunocompetency and eliminating any endocrine disrupting agents normally utilized as sunscreen agents.

A disc prosthesis designed to effectively replace a damaged intervertebral disc, enabling the various normal movements between two adjacent vertebral bodies and controlling these movements and their extent within the same physiological limits that determine the relative motions of two adjacent vertebrae separated by a healthy intervertebral disc.