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The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a prophylactically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention also encompasses methods for treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with a RSV infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention further encompasses compositions comprising antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, and methods using said compositions for detection or diagnosis a RSV infection.

A computer implemented method for procuring services includes establishing a private marketplace with access restricted to a predetermined set of buyers and a predetermined set of vendors. The private marketplace owner uses the private marketplace to procure services by inviting bids on a project from a subset of the vendors, receiving at least one bid on the project from at least one of the subset of vendors, and accepting one of the bids. The users of the private marketplace work with the vendor on the project in a collaborative workspace. The private marketplace owner monitors the marketplace through the use of a series of customized reports.

A method and apparatus for direct interstitial treatment of tissue, while preventing backflow and decreasing drainage of a flowable composition from an injected area, by using a catheter and / or a needle with single or multiple inflatable member(s) that stretches, dilates and compresses target tissue and allows for an improved interstitial deposition, distribution and retention of the flowable composition, drug(s), agent(s), or particle(s), into a body organ, fluid, tissue, or tumor, thereby increasing procedural safety and efficacy of direct interstitial therapies.

A computer based system for the real time deployment of a plurality of individual human resource units (employees) that does not require the constant attention of a supervising staff member. Employees interact with input devices at their work location throughout the day to receive their assignments, breaks, lunches, and other information. Managers make scheduling and deployment decisions within the system and are provided with information as to how these changes will impact the day's operation.

Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of a first terminal to obtain financial data. Electronic merchandise-related information is generated by an electronic merchandise module (configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure) of the first terminal, and such information is transferred to the electronic payment device within a transaction conducted in accordance with the financial data and the payment infrastructure.

An internetworking system operating over an ATM backbone. The physical internetworking devices within the system are shared to provide the internetworking functions while servicing two or more distinct and isolated user networks. This is accomplished by logically partitioning the devices into distinct sub-elements which provide all or part of the internetworking functions. These sub-elements are uniquely allocated to independent realms which are then assigned to specific user networks.

A computer implemented method for maintaining a synchronized distributed ledger data structure across a plurality of computing nodes each configured to enforce a synchronization protocol for coordinating updates of the synchronized distributed ledger data structure to establish an inter-group reconciliation mechanism across one or more trusted entities having immutable transaction records stored in the form of blockchain data structures recording approvals from one or more parties corresponding to the plurality of computing nodes. In some aspects, regulator nodes are contemplated.

A controller for managing media stream decryption keys includes a media decryption engine, a table, and a content key list. The media decryption engine receives an encrypted media stream from a headend and presents a decrypted media stream to a receiving device in response to a decryption key, wherein the decryption key is a function of a content key. The table contains a content key index and a plurality of corresponding content keys. Content keys that correspond to a particular encrypted media stream are selected from the content key list using an index from the content key table, and that is referenced by an identifier received from a headend in connection with the encrypted media stream.

Interrogation of an electronic device by a first terminal is facilitated, to obtain an account number associated with the electronic device. The electronic device is configured according to a payment specification. The first terminal has a first terminal payment module configured according to the payment specification and a first terminal electronic merchandise module configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure and coupled to the first terminal payment module to permit transfer of non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the first terminal payment module. The interrogation of the electronic device is performed by the first terminal payment module. Generation of non-payment e-merchandise related information by the first terminal electronic merchandise module is facilitated. Transfer of the non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the electronic device via the first terminal payment module, within a transaction between the electronic device and the first terminal payment module that is conducted in accordance with the payment specification, is also facilitated. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device in accordance with the payment specification. The electronic device and the first terminal independently calculate a summary data item. The first terminal calculates a first message authentication code based on the non-payment e-merchandise related information and a terminal-calculated value of the summary data item. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device together with an electronic device-calculated value of the summary data item and the first message authentication code.

The present invention relates to use of GLP-1 or a related molecule having GLP-effect for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating diabetes in a mammal. The amount and timing of administration of said medicament are subsequently reduced to produce a “drug holiday”. Practice of the invention achieves effective therapy without continuous drug exposure and without continuous presence of therapeutic levels of the drug. The invention also discloses a method of treating diabetes and related disorders in a mammal by administering glucagons like peptide (GLP-1) or a related molecule having GLP-1 like effect and thereby providing a therapeutically effective amount of endogenous insulin.

A communications terminal is provided for communicating data packets with a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes base stations for communicating data packets with the communications terminals via a radio access interface, and a core network part which communicates the data packets with the base stations of the radio network part. The core network part includes a mobility manager for monitoring a location of the communications terminal. The communications terminal is configured to attach to a first base station of the mobile communications network, to transmit a short message data packet providing context information for communicating the short message data packet to the mobility manager via the first base station, to determine that communication of data packets is better via a second base station, to attach to the second base station, and to receive a down link data packet from the mobility manager via the second base station.

In a process for managing a plurality of data items contained in a plurality of pages which are sequentially arranged in accordance with predetermined relationships, information on an amount of available space in each of the plurality of pages is stored. When a first data item is inserted into or deleted from a first page among the plurality of pages, an amount of available space in each of second and third pages is acquired based on the above information, where the second page precedes the first page in the sequential arrangement of the plurality of pages, and the third page follows the first page in the sequential arrangement. Before insertion of the first data item into the first page or after deletion of the first data item from the first page, at least one second data item contained in the first page is moved to the second page or the third page according to the amount of available space in each of the second and third pages.

Payment transactions using a payment infrastructure are efficiently combined with e-merchandise transactions using an e-merchandise infrastructure, while allowing each infrastructure to concentrate on its primary function. An electronic payment device configured according to the payment infrastructure is interrogated by a payment module (also configured according to the payment infrastructure) of a first terminal to obtain financial data. Electronic merchandise-related information is generated by an electronic merchandise module (configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure) of the first terminal, and such information is transferred to the electronic payment device within a transaction conducted in accordance with the financial data and the payment infrastructure.

Controlled release oral dosage forms are provided for the continuous, sustained administration of a pharmacologically active agent to the upper gastrointestinal tract of a patient in whom the fed mode as been induced. The majority of the agent is delivered, on an extended release basis, to the stomach, duodenum and upper regions of the small intestine, with drug delivery in the lower gastrointestinal tract and colon substantially restricted. The dosage form comprises a matrix of a biocompatible, hydrophilic, erodible polymer with an active agent incorporated therein, wherein the polymer is one that both swells in the presence of water and gradually erodes over a time period of hours, with swelling and erosion commencing upon contact with gastric fluid, and drug release rate primarily controlled by erosion rate.

Systems and methods that facilitate messaging capabilities within a unified plant model (UPM) via employing a plurality of message engines that collaborate in such system. Linkage can be provided among the plurality of message engines, to provide real time interaction among the message engines / services, wherein each message engine normalizes messaging of various messaging protocols and formats. Also various systems of the UPM can map thereto—and provide a consistent interface where events are sent / received consistently across the system.

A communication device, system and method for managing the local network device remotely include: a local gateway acquires the topology structure and the configuration information of the local network device, and sends them to a remote management server; the remote management server generates configuration instruction to manage the local network device accordingly. The local gateway can manage the local network terminal uniformly, and it is unnecessary that all terminals of the local network support the remote network management protocol. Moreover, the remote management server can easily know the condition of the network organization of the whole local network and optimize the configuration based on the topology of the local network. The solution of the present invention can omit the related information redundancy of the gateway and terminal, reduce the cost of consistency management, and simplify the NAT traversal mechanism when the remote management server visits the private network terminal

The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a prophylactically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention also encompasses methods for treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with a RSV infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention further encompasses compositions comprising antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, and methods using said compositions for detection or diagnosis a RSV infection

A catheter-flushing fluid lock system (100) for maintaining the patency of the lumen of an indwelling catheter (203). The system is comprised of a fluid locked system such as a tubing system (104) in fluid connection with an indwelling catheter, said tubing system defining an internal volume and at least one proximal terminal (106) for intermittent connection with an external fluid source

The prosthesis includes a main element wherein one part forms an articulation side, an element called the “radial” element and an intermediate sliding element. The articulation side that delimits the part of the main element is convex and presents a round form. The intermediate element forms a concave articulation side appropriate for cooperating with the convex articulation side that forms the main element, this concave articulation side presenting, in sectional view in the sagittal plane, that is in the plane in which the flexion and extension movement of the wrist takes place, a rounded circle form very slightly larger than that of the convex articulation side, and presenting, in sectional view in the frontal plane, that is in the plane in which the abduction and adduction of the hand takes place, a rounded circle form markedly larger than that of the convex articulation side.

A mobile communications network, which may include base stations, is configured to communicate data packets with communications terminals. A core network, which may include a mobility manager, communicates data packets with base stations. A first base station may be configured to receive a short message data packet from a communications terminal, identify the communications terminal, to determine, from the short message data packet an indication of the first base station to which the communications terminal is attached, and to store an indication of the first base station through which the short message data packet was sent in association with an identifier of the communications terminal. The mobile communications network may be configured to identify that the communications terminal has changed attachment to a second base station, and to send the down link data packet to the second base station for communication to the communications terminal.

The invention discloses a virtual desktop realizing system and a using method thereof. The virtual desktop realizing system comprises a plurality of virtual desktop servers, a virtual desktop gateway and a virtual desktop client-side equipment, wherein the virtual desktop servers are used for running virtual machine management programs, running virtual machine programs according to the virtual machine management programs and providing virtual desktop services via the virtual machine programs; the virtual desktop gateway is used for integrating virtual desktops of the virtual desktop servers and providing the integrated virtual desktops to corresponding virtual desktop client sides; and the virtual desktop client-side equipment is used for receiving and displaying a plurality of virtual desktops and feeding input information of external equipment to the virtual desktop servers. By the virtual desktop realizing system, complicated operation during use of the multiple virtual desktops is avoided and system performance is improved.

A methods and apparatus for remote management of switching network nodes in a stack via in-band messaging are presented. Switching nodes in the stack default to reserved switching node identifiers and stacking ports default to a blocking state upon startup, restart, and reset. Each command frame received via a blocking state is forwarded to a command engine at each switching node and is acknowledged with the current switching node identifier. Each acknowledgement frame bearing the reserved network node identifier triggers configuration of the acknowledging switching node. Switching nodes and the management processor track interrupt state vectors regarding events. An interrupt acknowledgement process is employed to track raised interrupts. Configuration of switching node is performed via command frames transmitted by the management processor and destined to a command engine associated with the switching node. Services provided by the management processor are requested via control frames destined to the switching node to which the management processor is attached and destined to the management port thereof. The advantages are derived from engineered switching node deployments wherein an appropriate number of management processors, less than the number of switching nodes in the stack, are employed to provide services to corresponding switching nodes in the stack, based on processing, control, and configuration bandwidth requirements. The in-band configuration and control of the switching nodes in the stack reduce deployment, configuration, management, and maintenance overheads.

Methods for efficiently filtering and sorting a large number of managed objects of different object types are presented. A single context-sensitive listing form is employed, the operation and display of which changes dynamically according to the selection of a target object. Whenever the user changes the selected target object, the items of a list type menu change to display the applicable list types. An action menu and / or a context-sensitive tool bar changes based on the selected target object to provide quick access selected object type specific actions. The solution allows users to paste objects into the listing form, perform complex filtering based on the object type used, provide a quick assessment of list filtering effectiveness, and invoke appropriate actions on managed object hits. Advantages of the solution include enhanced complex context-sensitive filtering and sorting capabilities, improved performance in dealing with large lists as well a reduction in window management.

A key distributing method, a public key of key distribution centre online updating method, a key distribution centre, a communication entity and a key management system. The system includes: communication entities, a carrying device, a key distribution centre and a database, wherein the carrying device carries or transports the information during the key distributing course and the public key online updating course, the database stores whether each communication entity registered secret service; the database connects with the key distribution centre, the key distribution centre connects with the carrying device, and the carrying device connects with each communication entity. Using the cipher technology of public key, a key distribution system is provided based on principle of three-element peer authentication (TePA). The system safely distributes the communication key to each pair entities to enable keys have PFS attribute, reduces the key management complexity of the system, and realizes online updating of the public key of the trusted third party i.e. key distribution centre.

The present invention provides a multicast source control method, which comprises: creating multicast source authentication information; a management platform of the multicast source authentication information dynamically updating said multicast source authentication information in accordance with restriction on multicast source; controlling multicast message sent from the multicast source in accordance with said multicast source authentication information. The present invention also provides a multicast source control system comprising a master multicast source authentication server, a group of slave multicast source authentication servers, and a predefined node. With the present invention, multicast sources can be performed a control management at the earliest time through initiating authentication requests for multicast sources by the predefined node; the network terminal resources are saved through deploying hierarchical distributed multicast source authentication servers to manage different multicast address fields; without manual intervention, the master and slave multicast source authentication servers interact for authentication information periodically and in real time, such that automatic and real time management of multicast sources can be implemented; and thereby the object of reducing management and maintenance cost as well as improving manageability and operability of the multicast network is attained.

A system and method that utilizes clean groups for reducing security management complexity. The system reduces the complexity of managing security technologies by automatically assigning objects such as computers or persons to clean groups which are defined by existing management infrastructure. In an embodiment where members are computers, ongoing automatic efforts ensure that clean groups include only computers that satisfy specified security principles, which allows administrators to treat all computers that are in compliance as a group. Separately, the members of the clean group are required to implement self-governance, which is an ability to detect being compromised and to take steps to remove themselves from the clean group when they are compromised. In addition to attempting to remove itself from the clean group, a compromised computer may take additional steps aimed at minimizing further damage, such as erasing or hiding computer domain credentials, hiding / protecting / disabling cryptographic (e.g. EFS) keys, or logging out a user.