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A computer-controlled system determines attributes of a frexel, an area of human skin, and applies a modifying agent (RMA) at the pixel level, typically to make the skin appear more youthful and so more attractive. The system scans the frexel, identifies unattractive attributes, and applies the RMA, typically with an inkjet printer. The identified attributes relate to reflectance and may refer to features such as irregular-looking light and dark spots, age-spots, scars, and bruises. Identified attributes may also relate to the surface topology of the skin, for more precisely enhancing surface irregularities such as bumps and wrinkles. Feature mapping may be used, for example to make cheeks appear pinker and cheekbones more prominent. The RMA can be applied in agreement with identified patterns, such as adding red to a red frexel, or in opposition, such as adding green or blue to a red frexel, according to idealized models of attractiveness.

The invention relates to a controlled release bait material and a preparation method thereof. The controlled release bait material refers to small pills, micro-pills, microcapsules, microspheres, particles or sticks prepared from raw materials including a basic material, a feed attractant, a bonding agent, a hydrophilic high-polymer material, a water-insoluble high-polymer material, a quick-release material, a filler, a colorant, a flavoring agent and the like through a preparation means; and the controlled release bait material can be coated for improving the controlled release effect. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the bait material. The controlled release material has rapid and lasting attracting force on fishes, the fish attracting time can be adjusted according to the habit of a fisherman and the habits of fishes, the food ration and frequency of fishes are increased, the fishing success rate can be increased, the food intake of fishes in cultivation of fishes can be increased, the corrosion ratios of remnant feeds and feeds in water bodies are reduced, the utilization ratios of feeds is increased, and the water body environmental pollution is lowered. The preparation method provided by the invention is suitable for industrial production.

A method and system for an automated trading network that continuously collects invisible, anonymous, binding orders and indications of interest to buy and sell specific equity securities at variable, passively determined prices and, then, executes trades based on these collected orders and indications. In general, the binding orders are collected from retail broker-dealers and the binding indications are collected from institutions. The variable, passively determined, non-discrete prices can be linked to the National Best Bid or Offer (NBBO) for each security, or some other prevailing market indicator, at the time a trade is executed. In an embodiment of the method and system, marketable retail orders which match with one or more collected institutional indications, are routed from a Dynamic Order Router (DOR) at each broker-dealer to a Central Order-Match Box (COMB) to be executed against the one or more matched collected institutional indications. The COMB also manages most other aspects of transactions in the method and system and continuously executes trades against the collected institutional indications at improved prices relative to the NBBO.

A modular IOL system including intraocular primary and secondary components, which, when combined, form an intraocular optical correction device, wherein the secondary component is placed on the primary component within the perimeter of the capsulorhexis, thus avoiding the need to touch or otherwise manipulate the capsular bag. The secondary component may be manipulated, removed, and/or exchanged for a different secondary component for correction or modification of the optical result, on an intra-operative or post-operative basis, without the need to remove the primary component and without the need to manipulate the capsular bag. The primary component may have haptics extending therefrom for centration in the capsular bag, and the secondary component may exclude haptics, relying instead on attachment to the primary lens for stability. Such attachment may reside radially inside the perimeter of the capsulorhexis and radially outside the field of view to avoid interference with light transmission.

Systems and methods are provided for motivating a user to watch a television channel for a predetermined period of time and enabling access to a media asset related to a program provided on the channel. A tuner is tuned to a transmission channel and a program is received concurrently with a portion of a media asset. The viewing behavior is monitored to determine whether the user tunes to a different transmission channel before a predetermined time period elapses. When the user tunes to a different transmission channel before the predetermined time period elapses, access to the media asset is prevented. When the user stays tuned to the particular transmission channel for the predetermined time period, access to the media asset is enabled. The media asset may be transmitted to a portable user device, such as a mobile phone.

This invention provides a liquid dispensing apparatus such as, for example, a liquid soap dispensing apparatus. The apparatus can be provided as a self-contained unit including a reservoir provided at a spaced location from a base. Sensor means are provided to allow the selective dispensation of liquid from the reservoir upon the detection of a part of a user's anatomy in a position between the liquid reservoir and the base. A motor can be connected to an outlet from the liquid reservoir which allows a portion of the liquid to be dispensed in a controlled manner, and the power source for the motor is typically a battery or batteries and the same are located in the base. The provision of the batteries in the base, a position remote from the liquid reservoir, protects the batteries from the liquid and means that the liquid reservoir need not be provided with a sealing cap to prevent liquid from entering the power source and damaging the same.

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for adapting a graphical user interface. A skin is applied to the graphical user interface so as to influence its look and feel, in response to an event which does not originate from a user request to change the currently applied skin. Such an event may be a change of a category of presented information, a command received from a remote server, or a change of a user profile. Skins thus change dynamically without requiring an explicit user request.

This invention relates to a process for recognizing signatures in complex gene expression profiles that comprises the steps of: a) making available a biological sample that is to be examined, b) making available at least one suitable expression profile, whereby at least one expression profile comprises one or more markers that are typical exclusively of the expression profile, c) determining the complex expression profile of the biological sample, d) determining the quantitative cellular composition of the biological sample by means of the expression profiles determined in steps b) and c). In addition, the process according to the invention can comprise the steps of e) calculating a virtual signal that is expected based on the specific composition of the expression profile, f) calculation of the difference from the actually measured complex expression profile and the virtual signal, and g) determination of the quantitative composition of the complex expression profile based on the determined differences. In addition, this invention relates to the application of the process according to the invention in the diagnosis, prognosis and/or tracking of a disease. Finally, corresponding computer systems, computer programs, computer-readable data media and laboratory robots or evaluating devices for molecular detection methods are disclosed.

The invention provides a curvature adjustment structure for a curved-surface liquid crystal displayer. The curvature adjustment structure comprises a back plate (1), at least one double-screw bolt (3) fixedly installed on the back plate (1), a support (5) corresponding to the double-screw bolt (3), and an adjustment nut (7) in screw-thread fit with the double-screw bolt (3), wherein the two ends of the support (5) abut against the back plate (1); the double-screw bolt (3) penetrates through the support (5) and then is matched with the adjustment nut (7), the support (5) is extruded or loosened through rotation of the adjustment nut (7), the back plate (1) is extruded or loosened through the support (5), curvature adjustment of the back plate (1) is realized, so that the curvature of the curved-surface liquid crystal displayer is adjustable and is convenient to adjust, the attraction of the curved-surface liquid crystal displayer to the market can be enhanced, and the curvature adjustment structure is simple in structure and easy to realize.

A method is provided for entering a password. The method includes: providing a display means which is coupled to a data processing means; displaying a timepiece with a first representation of a timepiece element on the display means, detecting a user input; and assigning an alphanumeric character of the password to the user input and the first representation of the timepiece element or a further representation of the timepiece element. In some instances, the first representation of the timepiece element is time dependent.

A system for processing a multifunctional ticket is described. The ticket represents an entry item in both a short-term multiple-entry event and a long-term event. The system comprises: receiving means for receiving a request for a user entry into the short-term multiple-entry event; authorising means for implementing an authorisation event authorising the request, the authorising means being arranged to generate a unique ticket identifier associated with the user entry; first storing means for storing the unique ticket identifier and a timestamp relating to the request authorisation event in a database record relating to a first function of the ticket; identification obtaining means for obtaining owner identifier information relating to an owner of the multifunction ticket independently of the authorisation event; and second storing means for storing the owner identifier information, the unique ticket identifier or an identifier uniquely associated with the ticket identifier and the timestamp or a date associated with the timestamp in a database record relating to a second function of the ticket, wherein the first and second functions are executed on different timescales and the first function relates to the short-term event and the second function relates to the long-term event.

Modular IOL removal systems and methods that cut an optic portion of an intraocular in a single motion such to facilitate removal of the optic portion from an eye through an incision, for example a corneal incision, without increasing the size of the corneal incision. Various cutting tools having one or more blades may be utilized. The cut intraocular lens may have one continuous cut or be cut into multiple smaller pieces. The single cutting step may apply balanced forces and torque to avoid damaging the surrounding eye anatomy, reducing the risk of trauma.

The present invention relates to a gaming device which includes an award indicator which includes rotating objects. At least one award value and preferably other symbols are displayed on the faces of the objects. The gaming device provides players with certain award values displayed by the objects after the objects have stopped rotating. This type of gaming device provides players with increased entertainment and enjoyment when playing gaming devices.

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a water-based gel comprising: at least one pharmaceutically active compound; at least one gelling agent; a solubilising agent; and water, wherein said composition is free or substantially free of unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having between 1 and 6 carbon atoms. The invention also relates to methods for preparing the compositions and uses thereof.

The invention discloses an intelligent interaction method and system for an electronic advertising board. The method comprises the steps that the electronic advertising board tracks and identifies human faces in an effective identification area of the electronic advertising board, after an effective human face is detected, the human face characteristic values of the effective human face are extracted, and the age information and the gender information of an audience corresponding to the effective human face are matched in a database; according to the age information and the gender information of the audience, a crowd type which the audience belongs to is identified, and advertisements of a type corresponding to the crowd type which the audience belongs to are recommended to the audience according to an identification result; near field communication connection is set up between the electronic advertising board and a mobile terminal of the audience, and the electronic advertising board pushes an address of advertisement information with fixed length to the mobile terminal after the advertisement information requests sent by the audience through the mobile terminal are received. The intelligent interaction method and system for the electronic advertising board improves advertisement putting effects and achieves the purpose of timeliness.

An advanced Geographic Information System (GIS) providing modeling, analysis, Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), data visualization, data sonification, web interface, risk management, sensitivity analysis, and telemetry capabilities is described. Telemetry can be provided by field sensors, field video, and/or field audio, and can be recorded or provided live in either direct or analyzed form. Data visualizations can be displayed along with GIS graphics, and can be superimposed or otherwise integrated with GIS graphics. GIS graphics can be used as the basis for an interactive user interface for other parts of the system. Web interfaces can support remote use, server based implementations, and/or collaboration. Advanced multi-channel data sonification can be used to prevent visual overloading of GIS graphics and interactions with it. The system can include rich data processing capabilities and interconnections of these so as to facilitate powerful data visualization and sonification results and can support multidimensional user interface devices.

A versatile remote slit impact air sampler controller system for the enhanced operative control of known slit impact air samplers, as well as other remote sampling devices that would benefit from an enhanced air-sampling platform. The described device will substantially enhance the functionality, versatility, and capabilities for the operation of the inventors remote slit sampling devices, adding substantial advances in data capture, maintenance, and output capabilities, user interface functionality, sampling period programmability and versatility, sample flow rate selectivity, air sampler selectivity, capture media turntable motor functionality, controller remote start capabilities, control system communication capabilities, and controller enclosure suitability.