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A decision support system and method for facilitating achievement of an educational or career-related goal is provided. The system is comprised of a decision support server and at least one client device. The system facilitates decision-making with regard to education or career goals by performing data analysis between a user-provided profile and a benchmark profile, identifying variances between parameters included in the user profile and the performance metrics included in the benchmark profile, and using a rules engine to select a recommended resource, action or series of actions. The decision server may compile the recommendations into an education guide that is made available to the user and periodically updated. In another aspect, the decision support system provides automated and advisor-assisted monitoring of a user's progress. In another aspect, the system facilitates the public viewing of parameters included in user profiles.

A method and apparatus advanced leadership training simulation wherein the simulation teaches skills in leadership and related topics through an Internet-based distance-learning architecture. The distance-learning features link trainees at remote locations into a single collaborative experience via computer networks. Instructional storylines are created and programmed into a computer and then delivered as a simulated but realistic story to one or more participants. The participants' reactions are monitored and compared with expected results. The storyline may be altered in response to the participants' responses and synthetic characters may be generated to act as automated participants or coaches. Constructive feedback is provided to the participants during or after the simulation.

Off-gas from a carbon black furnace is employed as a combustion gas feed stream to the burner or combustion zone of the same or a different carbon black furnace in accordance with certain embodiments, suitable conduit and valving is provided to pass off-gas, from which carbon black has been substantially removed, from any and all of multiple different carbon black furnaces to the burner. The off-gas is heated, preferably by plasma heating, and dewatered. Carbon dioxide stripping or rather stripping of gas components from the dewatered heated off-gas is found to be unnecessary to achieve economically favorable use of off-gas recirculation.

Off-gas from a carbon black furnace is employed as a combustion gas feed stream to the burner or combustion zone of the same or a different carbon black furnace in accordance with certain embodiments, suitable conduit and valving is provided to pass off-gas, from which carbon black has been substantially removed, from any and all of multiple different carbon black furnaces to the burner. The off-gas is heated, preferably by plasma heating, and dewatered. Carbon dioxide stripping or rather stripping of gas components from the dewatered heated off-gas is found to be unnecessary to achieve economically favorable use of off-gas recirculation.

A caliper assembly comprising: a brake pad comprising a carrier plate having two opposing faces and a top edge a bottom edge and two opposing side edges, wherein on one face is friction material and on the opposing face is a projection adapted to seat in a matched hole or recess in a caliper body, the two opposing side edges each having an ear which is adapted to seat in pad locator indentations in a support structure; a support structure comprising a recess for housing at least one brake pad and at least two pad locator indentations adapted for receiving the ears located on the two opposing sides of the brake pad and at least two caliper body locator indentations for seating two ears defined by the caliper body; and a caliper body having a hole or recess adapted for seating the projection on the opposing face of the brake pad and having two ears on each opposing side which are adapted to seat in the caliper body locator indentations of the support structure; wherein the ears of the brake pad are seated in the pad locator indentations of the support structure, the projection on the opposing face of the brake pad is seated in the hole or recess located in the caliper body, and a clip which engages the opposing face of the brake pad and the caliper body and holds the brake pad in position with respect to the caliper body and the ears of the caliper body are seated in the caliper body locator indentations in the support structure.

A method for the partitioning frequency resources used in the transmission of control signals and data signals by user equipments in a communication system. The control signals and data signals are for periodic transmission and dynamic transmission. Also provided is an apparatus and method for user equipments to determine the first frequency unit available for the transmission of dynamic control signals, such as acknowledgement signals associated respective reception of data signals configured through a scheduling assignment by a serving Node B. The utilization of the operating bandwidth is maximized by avoiding fragmentation and facilitates the achievement of reception reliability targets particularly for control signals.

The present invention provides effective new methods and materials for maxillofacial bone augmentation, particularly alveolar ridge augmentation, that are free of problems associated with prior art methods. In one embodiment, these materials include human recombinant platelet derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB) and a biocompatible matrix. In another embodiment, these materials include rhPDGF-BB, a deproteinized bone block or calcium phosphate, and a bioresorbable membrane. The use of these materials in the present method is effective in regenerating maxillofacial bones and facilitating achievement of stable osseointegrated implants. The mandible and maxilla are preferred bones for augmentation, and enhancement of the alveolar ridge is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present application relates to a blade of a rectifier of a low pressure compressor of an axial turbomachine. The blade can also be a rotor and / or turbine blade. The blade includes a composite material with a matrix and a reinforcement comprising a mesh with rods. The rods of the reinforcement are connected to each other and are distributed throughout the volume between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface of the blade. The mesh forms a three-dimensional structure extending over the majority of the thickness of the blade between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface and / or the majority of the length of the blade between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The present application also relates to an iterative method for manufacturing a blade composite where the reinforcement is formed by additive layer manufacturing based on titanium powder and then placed in an injection mold.

A tool for rotary cutting machining includes a tool body and a replaceable cutting head detachably attachable to the tool body. The cutting head has a coupling portion which is receivable in a space between two axially projecting coupling legs of the tool body. Cylindrical internal gripping surfaces are arranged in said space and designed for engagement with corresponding cylindrical external gripping surfaces of the cutting head. The gripping surfaces of the cutting head and the gripping surfaces of the tool body are dimensioned so as to prevent, by engagement with each other, the cutting head from being displaced in axial direction away from the tool body when the cutting head is attached to the tool body. A tool body and a cutting head included in such a tool are also disclosed.

The invention refers to a valve device for a combustion engine which includes a combustion chamber (1) and at least one channel (5) for communication between the combustion chamber (1) and an external space. The valve device includes a rotatable valve body (13), which is provided in said channel (5) and includes a passage (14) extending in a direction through said valve body (13). The valve body (13), which is rotatable around an axis of rotation forming an angle to the direction (p) of said passage (14), is arranged to open and close, respectively, said channel (5) by means of said passage (14) by rotation, a rotary motor (16) separated from the combustion engine is provided.

The present invention refers to a system for medical treatment comprising a medical device and a separate hand-held device. The medical device comprises an energy-receiving unit and the separate hand-held device comprises a housing and an energy-transfer unit to transfer energy to be used at least in part for performing medical treatment to the energy-receiving unit of the medical device when the energy-receiving unit and the energy-receiving unit are in an energy-transfer position. The system further comprises at least one position sensor adapted to detect at least when the energy-transfer unit and the energy-receiving unit are in the energy-transfer position. The system further comprises a controller for controlling the energy-transfer unit such that the transfer of energy needed for medical treatment from the energy-transfer unit to the energy-receiving unit is enabled only when the energy-transfer unit and the energy-receiving unit are in the energy-transfer position.

A procedure for increasing the readiness of crossover gearshifts in an automatic transmission which, with the switching command or immediately thereafter, a motor fueling is provided through which a snatch operation of the disengaging switching element and / or an increase of the rotational speed gradient (turbine revolution speed) is achieved.

The invention relates to a light-emitting diode structure which comprises a first substrate, an adhesive layer formed on the first substrate, a first ohmic connection layer formed on the adhesive layer, an epitaxial layer formed on the first ohmic connection layer, a first insulating layer covered on the exposed surfaces of the first ohmic connection layer and the epitaxial layer, a first current-conducting plate and a second current-conducting plate both formed inside the first insulating layer and electrically connected with the one end of the first ohmic connection layer and the epitaxial layer. With the arrangement of a first groove and a second groove, the complicated series / parallel circuit connection of the light-emitting diode structure can be performed conveniently, and thus the light-emitting diode structure, in a monomer form, is adapted to various operations in high pressure environment.

A watercraft includes a plurality of watercraft operating devices arranged to adjust an amount and / or a direction of a propulsive force or a resistance provided to a prescribed position of the watercraft, operation devices arranged to operate the plurality of watercraft operating devices, actuators arranged to actuate the respective watercraft operating devices, and a control unit arranged to control an operation amount of each of the actuators based on an operational state of the operation devices. The control unit preferably includes a traveling state detecting device arranged to detect a traveling state of the watercraft, an operational state detecting device arranged to detect an operational state of the operation devices, a traveling plan estimating device arranged to estimate a traveling plan of an operator of the watercraft based on the traveling state and the operational state, and a watercraft operating device controlling device arranged to select one of the watercraft operating devices to be controlled from the plurality of watercraft operating devices, and arranged to control an operating amount of the actuator operating the watercraft operating device.

A wavelength division and time division hybrid multiplexing passive optical network system, terminals and a signal transmission method are disclosed in the present invention. The system comprises: a plurality of optical modules at the optical line terminal side connecting to an office all-optical wavelength conversion unit, the all-optical wavelength conversion unit connecting with a subscriber all-optical wavelength conversion unit via a fiber, and the subscriber all-optical wavelength conversion unit connecting with a plurality of optical couplers, and each optical couplers connecting with a plurality of optical network units respectively; the present invention facilitates full use of the existing source of access network and ensures a smooth transition from the time division multiplexing passive optical network to the optical access network of the next generation without changing the structure of the current time division passive optical network.

The invention discloses an internet online identification and reading file anti-theft and downloading system and a method thereof. The internet online identification and reading file anti-theft and downloading system mainly comprises a file uploading module, a format conversion module, a data separation module, an editing and distributing module, an encryption and authorization module, a reader module and a file downloading module, wherein the file uploading module is used for uploading file resources with various formats; the format conversion module is used for uniformly converting the file resources with the various formats uploaded by a file owner to display files with Flash formats; the data separation module is used for carrying out file cutting on the display files, extracting and saving a part of data into a database and realizing the data separation of the display files; the editing and distributing module is used for editing and distributing the uploaded files; the encryption and authorization module is used for carrying out encryption and authorization operation on downloaded files; the reader module is used for realizing the self protection of a reader and the online display and presentation of the file resources; and the file downloading module is used for being called by the reader module, downloading the files and the like. By adopting the internet online identification and reading file anti-theft and downloading system, the illegitimate replication and the illegitimate diffusion of protected files can be effectively controlled.

A tool for rotary cutting machining includes a tool body and a replaceable cutting head detachably attachable to the tool body. The cutting head has a coupling portion which is receivable in a space between two axially projecting coupling legs of the tool body. Cylindrical internal gripping surfaces are arranged in said space and designed for engagement with corresponding cylindrical external gripping surfaces of the cutting head. The gripping surfaces of the cutting head and the gripping surfaces of the tool body are dimensioned so as to prevent, by engagement with each other, the cutting head from being displaced in axial direction away from the tool body when the cutting head is attached to the tool body. A tool body and a cutting head included in such a tool are also disclosed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a hairstyle design system comprises an image-processing device 1, an input / output device 2, a graphic system 3, a display device 4, a head-development drawing information-storage device 5, and a hairstyle-design information-storage device 6. In other words, the beautician or the customer designs a desired hairstyle while looking at the display device 4. Information on the designed hairstyle is stored in the head-development drawing information-storage device 5 as numerals and / or symbols assigned to each of a plurality of divided sections. When processing hair, the beautician displays a head-development drawing on the display device 4, and by referring to the drawing the beautician cuts or applies permanent wave to the hair in order to design a hairstyle precisely as desired by the customer and reproduce a predetermined hairstyle accurately.

The present application relates to a blade of low pressure rectifier axial turbomachine. The blade can also be a rotor blade and / or a turbine blade. The blade includes a composite material with a matrix and a reinforcement that includes a mesh forming a three dimensional structure with a plurality of rods that describe a three-dimensional mesh based on polyhedrons. The three-dimensional structure extends over the majority of the thickness of the blade between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface and / or the majority of the length of the blade between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The rods of the reinforcement are bonded to each other and are distributed throughout the volume between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface of the blade. The rods form a three-dimensional mesh occupying the entire blade. The present application also relates to an iterative method for manufacturing a blade by additional layer manufacturing.

Method for making a semiconductor device, comprising:a) making of a stack of crystalline semiconductor layers comprising a first layer and a second layer capable of being selectively etched in relation to the first layer,b) etching of part of the stack, a portion of the first layer forms a nanowire (132) arranged on the second layer,c) selective etching of second layer,d) making, beneath the nanowire, of a sacrificial portion which has an etching selectivity which is greater than that of the second layer,e) making of a sacrificial gate and of an external spacer surrounding the sacrificial gate,f) etching of the stack, revealing ends of the nanowire and of the sacrificial portion aligned with the external spacer,g) selective etching of parts of the sacrificial portion, from its ends, forming aligned cavities beneath the external spacer,h) making of an internal spacer within the cavities.

A computer network-implemented method for displaying a tag cloud representing a data structure. The data structure includes data entities and representations of relationships between the data entities. The method enables one or more users to interact with the data structure, and via the data structure, to interact with one another. In an example embodiment, the method comprises, via a computer processor, populating a display of a user interface showing a tag cloud populated with images of data entities from the data structure, such images, and in response to user input to the interface, associating one or more visual properties of the user interface with one or more of said relationships between data entities in the data structure.

The invention relates to a combined type tasking time-driven chronic disease preventing control and health managing method. The method is designed for a health managing project for a chronic disease preventing control and health managing service, planning an execution time rhythm of the health managing project in different managing stages for the chronic disease risk and risk grade, establishing a time-driven tasking health managing project group, and assembling, combining and forming a productized chronic disease preventing control and health managing service. According to the requirement of chronic disease management, the health managing service is matched and started for a managed object; the health information is collected and analyzed; the health state is assessed; PDCA cycle operation is performed in a time-driven health managing task sequence on the basis of health standard according to an energy balancing and psychological stress managing principle; a health managing technology is applied in a systematic, standard and processed form; a managing scheme is made; a health managing target is refined; the track is approached step by step; the intervening execution is enhanced; the health state is improved; the risk factor is controlled; and the purpose of chronic disease preventing control and health managing is achieved.

A caliper assembly comprising: a brake pad comprising a carrier plate having two opposing faces and two opposing side edges each having an ear which is adapted to seat in pad locator indentations in a support structure, wherein on one face is friction material and on the opposing face is a projection adapted to seat in a matched recess in a caliper body; a support structure having at least two pad locator indentations for receiving the ears located on the brake pad and at least two caliper body locator indentations for seating two ears defined by the caliper body; and a caliper body having a recess for seating the projection on the opposing face of the brake pad and having two ears adapted to seat in the caliper body locator indentations of the support structure; and a clip which holds the brake pad in position.

The invention discloses an integral high-speed permanent-magnet brushless direct-current motor for an electric tool, and the motor comprises a rotor and a stator sleeved outside the rotor, wherein front and rear ends of the rotor and stator are respectively provided with a front end cover and a rear end cover, a screw passes through the front end cover and the rear end cover and fits with nuts to integrally assemble the rotor, the stator, the front end cover and the rear end cover, and a fan blade is arranged outside the rear end cover or the front end cover and connected with the rotor to be together rotated. The motor has the advantages of simple process, easy assembly, excellent cooling effect, steady operation and long service life, and a solenoid coil cannot be in short circuit due to being damaged.

A method for the partitioning frequency resources used in the transmission of control signals and data signals by user equipments in a communication system. The control signals and data signals are for periodic transmission and dynamic transmission. Also provided is an apparatus and method for user equipments to determine the first frequency unit available for the transmission of dynamic control signals, such as acknowledgement signals associated respective reception of data signals configured through a scheduling assignment by a serving Node B. The utilization of the operating bandwidth is maximized by avoiding fragmentation and facilitates the achievement of reception reliability targets particularly for control signals.

The invention relates to a metal material electronic trading system with trade clicking function, aiming to solve the technical problem of providing a secure and convenient metal material electronic trading method. The method comprises the following steps: the buyer and the seller register on a trading platform and are listed to apply for trades, the trading system clicks the trades according to the demands of the buyer and generates electronic orders, and then the trading platform sends a command to the B2B platform of a franchised bank to complete appropriation of money for goods and defrosting of goods and sends a command to a digital storage system of a franchised storehouse to complete change of real right of the goods, thus finally closing the trades. Through the above trade flows, the buyer and the seller have no need for examining the specific conditions of the other party or costing lots of time to carry out business negotiation, but can know the actual inventory condition of the metal materials needing to be purchased at any time and securely, conveniently and quickly close the trades only by determining clicking on the electronic trading platform according to the demands. The system omits most work before trading, effectively ensures trade quality, lowers the trade cost and increases the trading efficiency.

The present invention provides effective new methods and materials for maxillofacial bone augmentation, particularly alveolar ridge augmentation, that are free of problems associated with prior art methods. In one embodiment, these materials include human recombinant platelet derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB) and a biocompatible matrix. In another embodiment, these materials include rhPDGF-BB, a deproteinized bone block or calcium phosphate, and a bioresorbable membrane. The use of these materials in the present method is effective in regenerating maxillofacial bones and facilitating achievement of stable osseointegrated implants. The mandible and maxilla are preferred bones for augmentation, and enhancement of the alveolar ridge is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention includes a three-dimensional base body (40) having a curved surface allowing definition of a circular orbital band (B), an electroacoustic transducer (21) arranged on the orbital band (B) of the three-dimensional base body (40) and configured to excite surface acoustic wave to perform multiple roundtrips along the orbital band (B), and a sensitive film (25) formed on at least a part of the orbital band (B) of the three-dimensional base body (40) and configured to react with a specific gas molecule. The surface acoustic wave experienced the multiple roundtrips along the orbital band (B) is then converted into a high frequency electric signal again by an interdigital transducer (21). The resulting high frequency electric signal is transferred to a detection / output unit (24) via a switching unit (23) and then detected by the detection / output unit (24).

A method of operating an user input device relative to a projection screen includes: displaying a user interface via a projector in the A / V device; receiving a captured image from a camera tracking a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate of a light source from images of the capture image; displaying a cursor over the user interface via the projector in the A / V device based on the 2D coordinate; detecting an optical pattern from the light source; and activating a click interaction on the user interface at the 2D coordinate based on the optical pattern received.