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The present invention is a system for and method to collect, calculate, and display user feedback ratings in an online transaction processing (OLTP) environment. The invention utilizes a client, a network, a Web site host system, and rule-based decision making, to 1) enable users and other systems to submit transaction performance information for a buyer or seller; 2) enable users to view transaction performance information; and 3) enable users to view detailed transaction performance measures for buyers or sellers within specific performance categories. Rating the transaction performance of users of an OLTP environment can serve to improve users' trust in the OLTP environment, improve the reputation of online trading venues, and increase the value of these venues.

A data management system or “DMS” provides an automated, continuous, real-time, substantially no downtime data protection service to one or more data sources associated with a set of application host servers. To facilitate the data protection service, a host driver embedded in an application server captures real-time data transactions, preferably in the form of an event journal that is provided to other DMS components. The driver functions to translate traditional file/database/block I/O and the like into a continuous, application-aware, output data stream. The host driver includes an event processor. When a data protection command for a given data source is forwarded to a host driver, the event processor enters into an initial upload state. During this state, the event processor gathers a list of data items of the data source to be protected and creates a data list. Then, the event processor moves the data (as an upload, preferably one data element at a time) to a DMS core to create initial baseline data. In an illustrative embodiment, the upload is a stream of granular application-aware data chunks that are attached to upload events. Simultaneously, while the baseline is uploading and as the application updates the data on the host, checkpoint granular data, metadata, and data events are continuously streamed into the DMS core. During this upload phase, the application does not have to be shutdown.

A ring for vitreous surgery, adapted to support a contact lens for the vitreous surgery on a patient's eye, the ring comprises: a ring body; a flange having a contact surface of a curved shape to be fitted with a curved shape of a sclera of the eye, the flange being provided on an outer edge of the ring body; a hole provided in the flange, in which an intraocular insertion surgical instrument is insertable; and a projection provided in the vicinity of the hole on the contact surface of the flange, the projection being able to bite into a conjunctiva of the eye.

The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops of agricultural input materials are formed for spraying on agricultural fields. In another embodiment, nanofibers of materials such as chitosan or metals are formed. In another embodiment seeds are planted with gel.

A method of constructing a highly labeled linear polymeric molecule for use in any desired application, and linear polymeric molecules of such structure. The polymeric molecule is a nucleic acid constructed from a large number of one or more types of monomeric oligonucleotide units that are attached together to form an extended strand. Within each polymer, at least one type of monomeric unit is provided which is bound to or designed to bind to a label moiety, providing a polymer with a large number of repeat sequences designed for labeling purposes, resulting in extremely effective signal carrying molecule of considerable versatility.

An iterative scheduling and campaign management process uses a WFM system and a CLM system. These systems may be independent or consolidated. In a first step of the process, the WFM system provides the CLM system coarse agent availability data. The coarse agent availability data is used by the CLM system to generate a first list order for a given outbound contact list, which contact list is then provided back to the WFM system. In a second step of the process, the WFM uses the first list order to facilitate a multi-skilled agent scheduling routine. The resulting set of multi-skilled agent schedules (or staffing level data derived from those schedules) is then provided by the WFM system to the CLM system. The CLM system then uses the multi-skilled agent schedules (or staffing level data) to create a second list order for the given outbound contact list. This list may be considered an optimized list given the agent schedule data provided by the WFM system. The outbound campaign is then initiated. Thereafter, and periodically during the outbound campaign, the WFM system provides the CLM system intraday (or intra-campaign) updates to the multi-skilled agent schedules and, in response, the CLM creates at least one re-optimized list order for the contact list based on the intraday data update received from the WFM system. The process can then be repeated iteratively throughout the campaign.

The present invention particularly discloses a novel feedback circuit, mainly comprising: a signal sampling unit, a feedback unit, a signal concerting unit, and a signal adjusting unit. During the operation of the feedback circuit, a current-mode error amplifier unit is configured to output a current error signal based on a current sampling signal and a dimming signal outputted by the signal converting unit, so as to activate a PWM controlling unit to stabilize an output current of a LED driver circuit. In the meantime, a voltage-mode error amplifier unit cooperates with the PWM controlling unit to adaptively regulate an output voltage of the LED driver circuit based on a voltage sampling signal and an adjustment signal outputted by the signal adjusting unit, in order to facilitate the LED driver circuit provides a constant output power.

The invention relates to sutures and in particular relates to a method for preparing an absorbable suture. The method for preparing the absorbable suture disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: (1) separating protein chorion; (2) purifying collagen fibers; (3) deoiling and degreasing; (4) inactivating viruses; (5) performing chrome tanning; (6) performing crosslinking dehydration; (7) polishing; (8) performing chitosan atomization; and (9) packaging. The absorbable suture prepared by the method disclosed by the invention has the characteristics of high tensile strength, knotting firmness, high biocompatibility and small toxic and side effects, and the suture can be absorbed by the body. The suture is completely absorbed, an absorption reaction is avoided, the suture does not need to be taken out, the tissue compatibility is high, and an adverse reaction in the human body is avoided regardless of the time; and moreover, the surface is smooth, the suture is difficultly infected by germs, and infection can be avoided.

A reusable software test framework includes abstract and concrete classes as well as a user interface, for assisting in creating test scenarios from test items. A test item is a reusable test unit. The test item can be combined with other test items to create a test scenario that can be executed to perform a particular test for various pieces of software. Disassociated with the test item is a test context, test data, and test logic.

Certain embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for disabling a contactless transaction device. In one example embodiment, a contactless transaction device operable to facilitate an electronic transaction is provided. The device may include a body, a microchip integrated with the body, and an antenna integrated with the body and in communication with the microchip. The body may include destruction indicia to indicate at least one position on the body to receive a force to disable use of the contactless transaction device for facilitating an electronic transaction.

The invention provides an integrated system and method for developing and deploying an application program, and belongs to the technical field of drilling software. The system includes a storage system, a physical server, a virtual system, an access system, and a client. The storage system is used for storing software developing tools, program codes and document data. The physical server is builton the storage system, can carry out high-speed graphics processing, and supports virtualization software. The virtual system virtualizes the physical server into a plurality of virtual machines, wherein each virtual machine is deployed with a virtual service system and a virtual desktop system. The access system is used by developers to access system service resources built by the virtual servicesystem through the virtual desktop system, and is used by a system administrator to manage and adjust the virtual service system and the virtual desktop system. The client is used for accessing the application program of the virtual service system. The integrated system and method for developing and deploying the application program greatly reduce the cost of system development, release, upgradeand maintenance.

An end user media preferences “key” captures an end user's personal media interests and tastes in a unique display format that is saved locally to an end user's computer. The key is forged using a display interface on a given site. As the end user later navigates to different web sites having media discovery applications and services, he or she uses the key to facilitate a media discovery process on such sites. In this manner, the key captures, carries and controls access to the end user's personal interests and tastes across multiple sites.

A notebook/laptop computer locking assembly includes a locking base secured to a working surface. The locking base has a first rear wall to receive a keyboard portion of the notebook computer, with a screen portion of the notebook computer in the open position resting against the rear wall. A locking bar is adapted to pivot over the notebook computer screen in the open position, extending across a front surface of the screen portion. This locking bar has a rearwardly extending locking plug insertable within a locking receptacle of a lock. The locking bar is deployed on the notebook computer, thereby preventing removal of the notebook computer from the locking base. Additionally, locking holes are aligned with each other to receive a padlock to lock the locking bar to the locking base.

An illuminable writing instrument includes a hollow elongated body having a first end, an opposed second end, and a receiving cavity, wherein the elongated body is adapted for a light passing from the receiving cavity to outside, a writing unit, having a writing tip, disposed in the receiving cavity, an actuator mounted at the second end of the elongated body to move the writing unit from a normal unemployed position to an operation position, and an illumination arrangement including an illuminating unit supported within the receiving cavity of the elongated body and a switch control which is electrically connected to the illuminator and is arranged to activate the illuminating unit for providing a lighting effect throughout the elongated body while actuating the writing unit via the actuator.

The invention discloses an automatic ground rail type steel wire rope winding machine without a lifting device. The automatic ground rail type steel wire rope winding machine comprises a guide rail device, a rope coil clamping device, a rope coil winding device and a wiring device. According to the automatic ground rail type steel wire rope winding machine disclosed by the invention, a lifting mechanism in a traditional wire winding machine is replaced by mainly utilizing the guide rail device of which a bottom plate can be pulled out, a space is reserved for the rotation of a rope coil by pulling out the bottom plate after the rope coil is clamped, the convenience of disassembling the rope coil and the steel wire rope winding without a lifting mechanism are realized, and the problems that the lifting position of a rope coil clamping shaft is inaccurate and the centering efficiency and the working efficiency of a rope coil clamping hole are low are solved; a hydraulic cylinder symmetrically pushes a driving ejector pin shaft and a driven ejector pin shaft to move transversely in the axial direction, a force application point and a pressing point of the hydraulic cylinder are positioned in the same axis, the clamping and the winding of the rope coil are realized through a design that an inner shaft and an outer shaft are arranged in a nesting and isolating way and a series of rolling posts which are uniformly arranged at a clamping cone end along the circumferential direction, the problem that a whole framework is easy to deform is solved, the structure is compact, and safety and reliability are realized.

A novel and useful mechanism enabling a processor in a multiprocessor complex to function as a coprocessor to execute a specific function. The method includes a mechanism for activating a coprocessor to function as a coprocessor as well as a mechanism to execute a coprocessor request on the system. The present invention also provides a mechanism for efficient processor to processor communication for processors coupled to a common bus. Overall system performance is enhanced by significantly reducing the use of hardware interrupts for processor to processor communication.

The disclosure relates to a portable computing device configured to selectably switch between a wired zero client mode in which the portable computing device operates as a terminal for a host computer via a wired communication channel, a wireless zero client mode in which the portable computing device operates as a terminal for the host computer via a wireless communication channel, and a local mode in which the portable computing device operates independently from the host computer. The portable computing device may include one or more zero client processors that facilitate operation in the wired or wireless zero client mode and one or more local control processors that facilitate operation in the local mode. The portable computing device may include input devices used to receive inputs for the host computer during the wireless or wired zero client modes or for the local control processors during the local mode.

The invention relates to the field of computers, in particular to an intelligent traffic method and system based on cloud computing. The intelligent traffic system is composed of a cloud computing information collecting terminal, a cloud computing center and a user smart client. A user visits the cloud computing center by the smart client; the cloud computing information collecting terminal obtains related information and map information of various transport tools in real time and feeds back the information to the cloud computing center; and the cloud computing center provides travel plans based on travel needs, transmitted by the smart client, of the user. Therefore, resource occupation of the mobile phone of the user is reduced and the public service is realized conveniently.

A reconfigurable maintenance apparatus includes a body configured to operate within a cavity. The body has a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration. The first configuration facilitates the body entering the cavity. The reconfigurable apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device operably coupled to the body. The second configuration facilitates the at least one maintenance device of the reconfigurable apparatus performing a maintenance operation.

The invention provides a portable computer control experiment system, which belongs to the technical field of control experiments. A typical object control device for the system comprises a controlled device, a signal acquisition device for acquiring signals outputted by the controlled device and a load device for interfering the signals outputted by the controlled device. The typical object control device adopts a DC motor speed regulation device and a temperature heating control device, MATLAB/Simulink is adopted for modeling in a control system and simulation research on a control algorithm, a control code after simulation verification is directly used for being converted to an actual system control code, the software of an upper computer is written also by adopting MATLAB, and the whole development work is completed in the same working environment. The DC motor speed regulation device adopts a vertical motor base as a device for fixing the motor, the appearance is delicate but the mass is large, and jitter generated during the motor rotation process can be prevented. A copper block of the temperature heating control device is fixed in the middle position of a heating cushion, and uniform heating is ensured. a heating copper block adopts a vertical placement mode, and temperature control is facilitated.

Surgical tools and kits are disclosed for repairing hyaline or meniscal cartilage, using membrane segments to protect and promote the growth and activity of cartilage-generating cells. These kits include: (i) a set of dilator tubes, adapted from similar tubes used in spinal surgery except shorter, that will allow a surgeon to progressively enlarge an insertion tunnel for inserting a membrane segment into an articulating joint that is being repaired; and, (ii) an assortment of membrane “tamping” devices, with smooth rounded “tamping heads” (or tips, etc.), and with a size and length that allow the tool tip to pass through the longest dilator tube while being held by the surgeon. Additional components (including disposable supplies) that can help facilitate these types of surgery can be included in any such kit, or in “supplemental” kits that can be bundled and shipped with these “primary” kits.

The invention discloses a personal physiological and psychological characteristic category evaluation device and method, and belongs to the technical field of computers. According to the invention, fingerprint scanning is carried out on a user to obtain fingerprint information of the user; extracting fingerprint features from the fingerprint information; according to the method, the personal physiological and psychological characteristic category evaluation can be deployed in various public places, so that personal physiological and psychological characteristic category evaluation services are easy to obtain and low in price, and convenience and popularization of personal physiological and psychological characteristic category evaluation can be realized.

The invention discloses a medical absorbable burn and scald repair film and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the steps of material selection, heteropolymeric protein removal, virus inactivation, collagen degreasing, casing extension, chitosan atomization, dressing shaping, dressing solidification, cutting and inspection, packaging, sterilization and the like. Chitosanhas antibacterial activity, can resist microbial infection, induce tissue regeneration and accelerate wound healing, and does not cause any inflammatory reaction in tissue. Collagen has hemostatic and repairing functions, has bioabsorbability and cell adhesion, and can promote new cell formation and epithelial cell formation. The medical absorbable burn and scald repair film is low in antigenicity, and good in human tissue compatibility, is stable in absorption period through automatic coordination and absorption of enzymes and body fluid, and finally, is absorbed by a human body completely.The burn and scald repair film prepared by the method has the characteristics of uniform texture, good elasticity, high transparency, good air permeability, good biocompatibility, capability of beingabsorbed by organisms, small toxic and side effects and the like.