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A method and apparatus for facilitating efficient database searching for records referenced by a data reference, the method including examining a data reference and related information to identify markup language codes or tags associated with the data reference and, based the markup language codes or tags, selecting a sub-set of databases to be searched for data referenced records and rendering identified records accessible.

The device includes a pair of flat planar vanes securely mounted within a cylindrical housing. The vanes have a medial slit extending from the center to a longitudinal end of the vane. The vanes are interconnected at the slits so that they are in criss-cross positioning. The vanes are axially angled so that when positioned in an intake air duct the vanes impart a swirling motion to the air entering the engine providing more complete mixing of the air and fuel and when positioned in an exhaust passageway the vanes impart a swirling motion to the exhaust gases exiting the engine providing scavenging of the exhaust gases.

A plasma generating apparatus has a plasma-generating vessel into which a gas is introduced. A coaxial line is inserted into the plasma-generating vessel. The coaxial line is insulated from the vessel with an insulator. The coaxial line has a central conductor and an outer conductor, to both of which microwave is supplied from a magnetron. That part of the central conductor which is located inside the plasma-generating vessel has, disposed therein, permanent magnets which form a cusp field. A seed plasma is formed around the permanent magnets by microwave discharge. A direct-current voltage is applied from a direct-voltage source between the outer conductor 24 and the plasma-generating vessel. Upon this application, electrons in the seed plasma move toward the inner wall of the plasma-generating vessel and are accelerated to ionize the gas. The ionized gas serves as seeds to cause arc discharge between the outer conductor and the plasma-generating vessel to generate a main plasma. By disposing an extracting electrode at the opening of the plasma-generating vessel, ion beams can be extracted from the main plasma.

A method to be used with a system including a processor linked to a plurality of databases on which records are stored, a local database linked relatively proximate the processor and an Internet linked database, the method for efficiently searching the databases for at least one record referenced by a DR and comprising the steps of, a) receiving a DR, b) searching the local database for records referenced by the received DR, c) searching at least one Internet linked database for records referenced by the received DR, and d) rendering identified records accessible.

This invention relates to a process for preparing alditol acetals, such as dibenzylidene sorbitols, monobenzylidene sorbitols, and the like, through the reaction of unsubstituted or substituted benzaldehydes with alditols (such as sorbitol, xylitol, and ribitol) in the presence of a mineral acid and at least one surfactant having at least one pendant group of 6 carbon chains in length. Such a reaction provides a cost-effective, relatively safe procedure that provides excellent high yields of alditol acetal product. Furthermore, such a specific reaction is also the best known procedure for the production of certain compounds which can be easily separated from other formed isomers. Additionally, such a procedure facilitates the production of certain asymmetric alditol acetal compounds and compositions in acceptable yields as well. Such alditol acetals are useful as nucleating and clarifying agents for polyolefin formulations and articles, as one example.

The invention provides an isolated H3 equine influenza A virus, as well as methods of preparing and using the virus, and genes or proteins thereof.

The invention relates to a plant seed oil, comprising arachidonic acid comprising approximately 7 to approximately 26 percent by weight of the total fatty acid content, the ratio of the percentages by weight of arachidonic acid to gamma-linolenic acid being approximately 1:1 to approximately 5:1 and the ratio of the percentages by weight of arachidonic acid to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid being approximately 1:1 to approximately 5:1. The invention additionally relates to processes for the production of this plant seed oil and formulations and uses of the plant seed oil. In particular, the invention also makes available foodstuffs and baby food that contain the plant seed oil mentioned.

A steel for high-strength springs contains, on the mass basis, 0.35% to 0.65% of C, 1.4% to 2.5% of Si, 0.1% to 1.0% of Mn, 2.0% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Cr, 1.0% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Ni, 1.0% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Cu, 0.020% or less (exclusive of 0%) of P, 0.020% or less (exclusive of 0%) of S, 0.006% or less (exclusive of 0%) of N:, and 0.1% or less (exclusive of 0%) of Al, with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities, in which Wp(Fe) and W(C) satisfy the following condition: Wp(Fe)>5×W(C), wherein Wp(Fe) is the content of Fe (percent by mass) constituting Fe-containing precipitates in the steel; and W(C) is the carbon content (percent by mass) of the steel. The steel is excellent in cold workability and quality stability.

A hybrid disc whose recordable-band grooves are wider and shallower than the pre-recorded ROM data pits. The ROM pits may be pre-recorded in ROM grooves that are at least as wide, but shallower than, the ROM pits. The ROM lands intervene between consecutive ROM pits, whether or not a ROM groove is provided. In the preferred embodiment, one beam of a dual beam apparatus records the ROM pits, while the other beam records the pre-grooves, and also records the ROM groove, if present. In most embodiments a thermal mastering process provides smooth feature surfaces to facilitate replication of the hybrid disc masters. The berms normally forming at the radial extremities of the pits and grooves in the masters, by thermal expulsion processes, may be reduced or eliminated by methods taught.

A matrix access system having a plurality of columns, comprising a plurality of circuits each being adapted for selectively accessing one of said columns; an interface, communicating data with said plurality of circuits; at least one redundant circuit, adapted for selectively accessing each of said columns and communicating data with said interface; a test circuit, for comparing data communicated by a respective one of said circuits and said redundant circuit; and means for selectively logically replacing a respective circuit with said redundant circuit.

The invention discloses a biosynthesis method of glucuronic acid and glucuric acid, belonging to the field of metabolic engineering. The biosynthesis method is characterized by expressing myo inositol oxygenase (MIOX) from pichia pastoris in Escherichia coli to convert myo inositol into glucuronic acid, and expressing aldehyde acid dehydrogenase (Udh) from pseudomonas putida to convert produced glucuronic acid into glucuric acid, thereby successfully establishing a synthesis path from myo inositol to glucuric acid. Recombinant Escherichia coli established by the method has very great application prospect, and a new idea is provided for generating glucuronic acid and glucuric acid through conversion by the biological method.

The invention relates to a method for producing low molecular weight chondroitin sulfate, which comprises the following steps of: (1) cracking high molecular weight chondrotn sulfate by using acid mucopolysaccharide hydrolase; (2) immediately filtering formed low molecular chondroitin sulfate by using an ultrafiltration membrane with a cut-off molecular weight of 5000 Da to obtain obtain the produced low molecular chondroitin sulfate. The invention has the advantages of high product recovery rate and high product quality.

A flexible display screen structure includes an outward curving zone arranged between a first display zone and a second display zone and the three zones commonly possess and share a common flexible substrate. Each of the first display zone and the second display zone are provided with commonly arranged array pixel circuits, while the outward curving zone is only provided with a metallic connection line for connection between the array pixel circuit of the first display zone and the array pixel circuit of the second display zone and a flexible organic layer covering the flexible organic layer of the metallic connection lines so as to reduce metal wires or lines arranged in the outward curving zone to allow the first display zone and the second display zone to be outwardly curvable through the outward curving zone.

A multi-chip light emitting device (LED) uses a low-cost carrier structure that facilitates the use of substrates that are optimized to support the devices that require a substrate. Depending upon the type of LED elements used, some of the LED elements may be mounted on the carrier structure, rather than on the more expensive ceramic substrate. In like manner, other devices, such as sensors and control elements, may be mounted on the carrier structure as well. Because the carrier and substrate structures are formed independent of the encapsulation and other after-formation processes, these structures can be tested prior to encapsulation, thereby avoiding the cost of these processes being applied to inoperative structures.

A muffler for an internal combustion engine has a casing forming an expansion chamber therein. An inlet duct is connected to the casing and projects into the expansion chamber and discharges exhaust fluid into the expansion chamber. The casing tapers in an upstream direction to form a pocket for receiving reverse flow of the exhaust gases and to minimize reverse flow from flowing back into the inlet duct in an upstream direction. In the discharge end of the inlet duct are a set of primary vanes and a set of secondary vanes. The vanes are secured to the walls of the duct and extend radially toward the central area of the duct. The vanes are angled in order to deflect the exhaust fluid flow into a swirling movement as it is discharged into the expansion chamber and maintains that swirling movement while passing out of the casing through the outlet duct.

A method of producing a component is disclosed. The method first comprises the steps of providing a base structure having a surface, providing an exoskeleton, and positioning the exoskeleton about the surface of the base structure. Once the exoskeleton is positioned, the method further comprises the steps of depositing metallic material on the surface of the base structure having the exoskeleton thereabout with an additive manufacturing process to form an additive structure, and removing the exoskeleton to form one or more cavities within the component and complete production thereof

The invented process produces hydrogen peroxide by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol with oxygen in the presence of an imide compound of the following formula (1):wherein each of R1 and R2 is, identical to or different from each other, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an acyl group, where R1 and R2 may be combined to form a double bond, or an aromatic or non-aromatic ring; X is an oxygen atom or a hydroxyl group, where one or two N-substituted cyclic imido groups indicated in the formula (1) may be further bonded to the R1, R2, or to the double, bond or aromatic or non-aromatic ring formed together by R1 and R2, to yield hydrogen peroxide. According to the process, hydrogen peroxide can be easily and efficiently obtained from readily available materials.

A method of making cerium-containing metal oxide nanoparticles in non-polar solvent eliminates the need for solvent shifting steps. The direct synthesis method involves: (a) forming a reaction mixture of a source of cerous ion and a carboxylic acid, and optionally, a hydrocarbon solvent; and optionally further comprises a non-cerous metal ion; (b) heating the reaction mixture to oxidize cerous ion to ceric ion; and (c) recovering a nanoparticle of either cerium oxide or a mixed metal oxide comprising cerium. The cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles thus obtained have cubic fluorite crystal structure and a geometric diameter in the range of about 1 nanometer to about 20 nanometers. Dispersions of cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles prepared by this method can be used as a component of a fuel or lubricant additive.

Affords a method of manufacturing GaN crystal substrate in which enlargement of pit size in the growing of GaN crystal is inhibited to enable GaN crystal substrate with a high substrate-acquisition rate to be produced. The method of manufacturing GaN crystal substrate includes a step of growing GaN crystal (4) by a vapor growth technique onto a growth substrate (1), the GaN-crystal-substrate manufacturing method being characterized in that in the step of growing the GaN crystal (4), pits (6) that define facet planes (5F) are formed in the crystal-growth surface, and being characterized by having the pit-size increase factor of the pits (6) be 20% or less.

A method for preparing an herbal extract comprises the steps of pre-treating foliages derive from a plant of Arecaceae family; extracting the pre-treated foliages by using a polar solvent; removing the pre-treated foliages from the used polar solvent; and concentrating the used polar solvent to acquire the herbal extract.

According to the disclosure, there may be provided a vehicle control device and method and, in particular, a vehicle control device and method that allows an emergency vehicle to smoothly travel without disturbance by other vehicles by analyzing the location and driving lane of the emergency vehicle and providing a notification to vehicles in the same lane as the emergency vehicle according to a predetermined condition when the emergency vehicle approaches and allowing the vehicles to change their driving lane or to change preset variable parameter values of the driving assist system applied to the vehicle and activated.

The method of manufacturing an optical fiber in accordance with the present invention comprises a step of yielding an optical fiber by drawing an optical fiber preform softened upon heating, wherein a temperature at which the optical fiber preform is softened is at least 1800° C., whereas the optical fiber preform or optical fiber has a glass cooling rate of 4000° C. / sec or less when attaining a temperature of 1800° C.