114 results about "Rate of growth" patented technology

In a digital data processing system having an on-line file system component, a method and apparatus for archiving the contents of a selected client volume stored on the file system. The archiving is performed automatically, beginning with an initial duplication of the existing contents of the client volume into an archive volume, then continuing as changes, including additions, deletions and modifications, are made to the files comprising the client volume. Older, previously-archived versions of modified files are gracefully discarded so as to moderate the rate of growth of the archive volume. The archive volume may be used to restore the client volume, either selectively or in whole, in the event of inadvertent damage to, or loss of, files in the client volume.

The present invention pertains to methods for forming high quality thin interface oxide layers suitable for use with high-k gate dielectrics in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. An ambient that contains oxygen and a reducing agent is utilized to grow the layers. The oxygen facilitates growth of the layers, while the reducing agent simultaneously counteracts that growth. The rate of growth of the layers can thus be controlled by regulating the partial pressure of the reducing agent, which is the fraction of the reducing agent in the gas phase times the total pressure. Controlling and slowing the growth rate of the layers facilitates production of the layers to thicknesses of about 10 Angstroms or less at temperatures of about 850 degrees Celsius or more. Growing the layers at high temperatures facilitates better bonding and production of higher quality layers, which in turn yields better performing and more reliable resulting products.

An array of long carbon nanotubes (i.e. an array where the average length of the nanotubes is greater than 0.5 millimeters) is prepared by exposing a supported catalyst at elevated temperature to a gas mixture of hydrocarbon, inert gas, and a relatively low percentage of hydrogen. Addition of water vapor to the gas mixture may result in an increase in the length of the nanotubes, an increase the rate of growth, and a decrease in contamination of the array by amorphous carbon. The temperature and growth time are also chosen to minimize the amount of amorphous carbon that forms on the array. Fibers spun from the array have a higher tensile strength compared to known CNT fibers.

A method for optimizing the rate at which a given acid should be injected into a carbonate-containing rock formation during an acid injection process. The first step of the method calculates the Damkohler numbers for regimes in which kinematic force, diffusion rate and reaction rate control. The Damkohler numbers are then used to calculate the rate of growth of wormholes as a function of flux, taking into account compact dissolution, wormholing, and uniform dissolution. The calculated function is used to calculate an optimum flux for the formation. The optimum flux is then used to calculate an optimum injection rate at a given point in the acid injection process.

An exemplary fast start-up crystal oscillator with reduced start-up time. The exemplary oscillator reduces the start-up time (i.e., the time taken to attain sustained stable oscillations after the power is turned on) by increasing the negative resistance of a circuit. Increasing the negative resistance increases the rate of growth of the oscillations, thereby reducing start-up time. The exemplary crystal oscillator includes a gain stage with negative resistance. A crystal with shunt capacitance is placed in the feedback loop of the gain stage. A buffer is coupled to the gain stage such that it blocks the crystal shunt capacitance from loading the gain stage, effectively increasing the negative resistance of the gain stage. Further, an oscillation detection and control circuit is coupled between the crystal and the gain stage. The oscillation detection and control circuit connects the buffer during start-up, and disconnects the buffer once an oscillation signal attains sustained stable oscillations.

The invention discloses imitated extracellular matrix injectable in-situ hydrogel and a preparation method and application thereof. The hydrogel is prepared by carrying out a cross-linking reaction between sulfhydrylation gelatin, sulfhydrylation polysaccharides or RGD-containing cell adhesion peptides and polyethylene glycol diacrylate. The composition of the hydrogel is similar to that of the extracellular matrix, so that the hydrogel has high biocompatibility, has the effects of controlled degradation, controlled release and / or cell behavior regulation in performance and can conveniently meet the requirements on different release rates of growth factors or medicines. Meanwhile, the clinical injectable and in-situ forming operation requirements can be met, and the hydrogel has good application prospects in tissue repair and regeneration.

An exemplary fast start-up crystal oscillator with reduced start-up time. The exemplary oscillator reduces the start-up time (i.e., the time taken to attain sustained stable oscillations after the power is turned on) by increasing the negative resistance of a circuit. Increasing the negative resistance increases the rate of growth of the oscillations, thereby reducing start-up time. The exemplary crystal oscillator includes a gain stage with negative resistance. A crystal with shunt capacitance is placed in the feedback loop of the gain stage. A buffer is coupled to the gain stage such that it blocks the crystal shunt capacitance from loading the gain stage, effectively increasing the negative resistance of the gain stage. Further, an oscillation detection and control circuit is coupled between the crystal and the gain stage. The oscillation detection and control circuit connects the buffer during start-up, and disconnects the buffer once an oscillation signal attains sustained stable oscillations.

A technique for improving the performance of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) systems addresses the Sampling Frequency Offset (SFO) estimation and correction problems of conventional techniques and provides improved performance in a wide range of operating conditions. The technique teaches a correction scheme that uses known pilots in each OFDM symbol to estimate slope of phase error and subsequently calculate the correction factor for each of the sub-carriers in the associated OFDM symbol. The present subject matter further teaches an averaging slope estimates over a window of predetermined number of OFDM symbols to average out noise and get a refined correction factor. In addition, the present technique teaches tracking rate of growth of slope across OFDM symbols to estimate SFO, which can be used for the timing error correction in the time domain.

The invention discloses chemically-mechanical polishing solution. The chemically-mechanical polishing solution contains grinding particles and water, and also contains at least one nitrogen-containing compound with an annular structure. In the polishing solution of the invention, the rate of growth, with time, of the particle sizes of the grinding particles is reduced. The chemically-mechanical polishing solution of the invention has relatively higher stability, relatively longer storage time and relatively longer service life.

This invention provides a continuous process of making continuous nanofibers of all kinds, such as SiC, BN, AlN, and C. Laser heating a vapor of feed-material made of all atomic elements needed to grow chosen nanofibers results in growth of nanofibers onto seed-nanostructures attached to a filament, which is then pulled up continuously at a rate controlled by a rate of growth of the nanofibers. More feed-material is supplied at a rate sufficient to enable the nanofibers to grow longer continuously without limit. Laser light focused into a doughnut shape provides a photon density gradient, which constrains the nanofibers to grow parallel to each other and in the form of cylinders, so that industrially useful structures like cables and cylinders can be made in one low cost operation and in large quantities.

A method and system for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate in the physician's office and calculating prostate volume, rate of growth and changes in rate of growth. A membrane with a grid pattern is located proximate the prostate. A physician moves a measurement system, formed at the end of the index finger and located in a glove, between opposite margins of the prostate. The measurement system counts the grid elements between the margins that translate into a quantitative measurement of size of the palpable surface of the prostate.

The invention relates to a green plant type indoor micro potted landscape and a production method thereof and belongs to the technical field of artwork. The green plant type indoor micro potted landscape and the production method thereof are used for overcoming the defect of the existing micro landscapes that the survival rate is low. The method comprises the steps: (1) selecting materials; (2) loading to a pot; (3) setting; (4) maintaining. The important point lies in that the step (1), namely selecting the materials, and the step (2), namely loading to the pot, are set. The green plant type indoor micro potted landscape and the production method thereof have the beneficial effects that the potted landscape is simple and convenient to produce, plants are high in survival rate and are free from pest damage, a nutrient solution in a matrix supplies nutrient elements to the plants, the rate of growth of the plants is retarded by styling liquid, fungi, worm eggs and the like in the matrix are killed by sterilization liquid, ceramsite can occasionally exert the action of a water seepage layer, and sphagnum plays a role in retaining and guiding water, so that a reference and a basis are provided for producing green plant type potted landscapes, and the green plant type indoor micro potted landscape has very high ornamental values and market application values.

A system and method suppresses chattering events in a storage system by determining a suppression level based upon a rate of growth of log files. An event management system of the storage system calculates a histogram and a set of statistics including a mean and standard deviation associated with non-chattering events. A cutoff point is determined for the non-chattering events and is utilized for each received event to determine if the received event is a chattering event. Events determined to be a chattering event are suppressed according to a predefined suppression rate.

The invention relates to the application of effective component forsythin in preparation of tablet to swallow for curing adiposis and Health-care food. Forsythin is an effective component abstracted from fruit or leaf of Chinese medicine forsythia, it is mixed with organic or inorganic, solid or liquid excipient to form solid preparation to swallow such as tablet, capsule, particle, powder and pill, and it can also be added into food to produce Health-care food. The poisonous experiment has proved that the LD50 of rat is 8.30g / Kg, it has smaller poisonous side effect, and medicine effect experiment has proved that it can reduce the weight rate of growth, coefficients of fat and lee's index of nutritional fat rat, make the cell of fat rat become smaller by decreasing cholesterin and triglyceride content in serum, so it has better effect for nutritional fat rat.

A method of estimating substrate temperature according to this invention includes the steps of epitaxially growing a Si-containing layer (103) on a SiGe layer (102) formed on a substrate for temperature estimation (101) constituted of a Si substrate under a reaction control condition; finding a relationship between a rate of growth of the Si-containing layer and a substrate temperature of the substrate for temperature estimation; epitaxially growing a Si-containing layer on a substrate for device fabrication as a subject of substrate temperature estimation under a reaction control condition; and estimating a substrate temperature of the substrate for device fabrication based on the rate of growth of the latter Si-containing layer and the relationship between the rate of growth of the former Si-containing layer (103) and the substrate temperature of the substrate for temperature estimation.

The invention provides a breeding method for screening thin type ducks by detecting genes of mutant ducks, which is characterized by including the following steps: the design of PRC primers, primer design according to the Adiponectin genome of the duck; the extraction of the genomic DNA of the duck; the PRC amplification of a primer A of the genomic DNA of the duck; the PCR-SSCP analysis of the Adiponectin genotypes of the amplification products; the selection of needed breeding ducks according to the following characteristics of each genotype. Genetic marker assisted breeding selection can be carried out to the breeding ducks by utilizing the method, thus radically solving the problems in traditional genetic breeding, which are caused by the over-pursuit on the rate of growth of meat ducks, for example, meat ducks become higher in fat and worse in quality, excessive fat is deposited, the rate of conversion of feeding stuff is affected and the ratio of eggs to feeding stuff in the production of female ducks is comparatively low and the like.

A method of increasing the rate of growth, useful product production, or protein expression of a microorganism includes the step of exposing the microorganism to ultrasound having a frequency greater than about 1 MHz.

The invention relates to the field of biological pesticides and fertilizers and discloses a biologic medication fertilizer. Effective components of the biologic medication fertilizer comprise fertilizers of secondary nutrients and fungi biological protein. The biologic medication fertilizer has the advantages that fertilizers and pesticides are combined to achieve synergism mutually, a certain quantity of wetting agents, dispersing agents and fillers is filled in the biologic medication fertilizer, the suspension rate is high, the dispersibility is good, the disease resistance of crops can be enhanced, simultaneously medium trace elements can be effectively supplemented, requirements of the crops for nutrients can be greatly met, the biologic medication fertilizer is low-toxic and safe to environment, people and livestock, the residues are absent, the use amount is small, the effect is obvious, the biologic medication fertilizer is applicable to various crops of paddy rice, tomatoes, apples, hot peppers and the like, simultaneously both production and income can be increased, and the rate of growth of the crops is larger than 5%.

The present invention consists in obtaining, with the capsule described, a vertical gradient favorable for diamond growth that prevails over any radial gradient by means of heating discs placed at the ends of the heating area, which implies a considerable control over the growth conditions. More specifically, in regard to the rate of growth, it allows for a better control of the quality of large crystals. Another important novelty is to use a source of carbon with a special design formed by cylindrical and conical hollows (graphite, amorphous carbon, diamond or other) with a solvent metal with a number of gases that are introduced in the capsule.Also, a nitrogen scavenger is used to avoid the formation of nitrides, carbides and oxides that are harmful for the growth and that as a significant novelty is placed outside the reaction area.

In an example embodiment, a sensor detects a characteristic of accumulated crop material and a controller manipulates the speed of a baling chamber in response thereto. In an example method, the speed of a baling chamber of a variable speed baler is manipulated in response to a characteristic of an accumulated crop material. For example, the height of accumulated crop material in an accumulation area may be detected and the speed of the baling chamber manipulated in response thereto. The rate of growth of the bale may also be determined and used in manipulating the speed of the baling chamber.

The invention discloses a fertilizing method for overcoming replant disease of tuber vegetables in northern cold areas; and aiming at the condition that the intensive tuber vegetable production in northern cold areas encounters the replant disease which causes yield reduction, the invention provides a fertilizing method for overcoming the yield reduction caused by the replant disease of tuber vegetables in northern cold areas. Materials used by the fertilizing method contain a great quantity of secondary and trace elements required by vegetable growth; after the fertilizing method is used, carrot has an increase of 545kg per mu, the incidence is decreased below 2% and the rate of growth is 17%; and potato has an increase of 445kg per mu and the rate of growth is 16%. According to the fertilizing method, the problems that rotation of crops cannot be carried out in scale vegetable planting so as to cause yield reduction and the incidence of soil-borne diseases is on the rise are effectively solved.

Extracts of nonfruiting (nonfructifying) nonphotosynthetic filamentous bacteria, notably the bacterium Vitreoscilla filiformis, are well suited for improving the structure of keratin materials, especially for (i) hardening the nails, increasing their thickness, stimulating their rate of growth and / or of regrowth, and increasing their resistance to breaking and / or to splitting; or (ii) increasing the elasticity and / or maintaining the shaping of the hair and / or of the eyelashes; or (iii) for shaping and / or styling the hair, or for the care of and / or for making up the eyelashes or the nails.

Data processing for novel form of relationship management links, supervises, and balances depositors, marketing agents, financial intermediaries, mortgage brokers, and borrowers in an inflation-adjusted financing program. Funds are deposited in participating financial institutions in return for certificates of deposit yielding a fixed rate of interest, plus principal growth at a yearly rate equal to that year's rate of growth in the Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers, All Items. Funds on deposit are loaned to borrower, either directly or through brokers, at a rate calculated by adding three components: a fixed debt service rate, a fixed constant interest rate, and an inflation factor interest rate which reflects the effects of inflation on the outstanding loan balance. Organizing company sychronizes entire program by contacting depositors through marketing agent, designating institutions to receive depositors' funds, contacting borrowers directly or through brokers, and by supplying data processing capabilitites to financial intermediaries for purposes of impletation of the program and for analysis of the effects of the program on the intermediaries' capital structures.

The invention discloses a cold-resistant, drought-tolerant and disease-resistant cultivation technology of pink tomatoes. The technology is used for improving the drought tolerance, the cold resistance and the pest and disease damage resistance of the plant by the technical measures including seed selecting, seed soaking, sterilizing, applying of base fertilizers of organic fertilizers, grafting, trickle-irrigating, double-plant cultivating and the like, so that the survival rate and the fruit setting rate of the plant are increased. As the seeds of new tomato variety are dear, a local tomato or eggplant seedling with optimal comprehensive characteristics and a relatively affordable price is selected as grafting stock; the grafted plant has a sickness rate of 0% for root-knot nematode and viruses at a full bearing period; moreover, the cost can be lowered; meanwhile, the rate of growth reaches 45%; the drought resistance and the pest and disease damage resistance of the tomatoes are increased by adopting the technologies including trickle-irrigating, double-plant cultivating, seed treating and the like, and therefore, the technology disclosed by the invention is a cold-resistant, drought-tolerant and disease-resistant cultivation technology which is worthy of popularization and application, and effective.

A method of forming an organic thin film transistor the method comprising:seeding a surface outside a channel region with one or more crystallization sites prior to deposition of the organic semiconductor;depositing a solution of the organic semiconductor onto the seeded surface and over the channel region whereby the organic semiconductor begins forming a crystal domain at the or each of the crystallization sites, the or each crystal domain growing from its crystallization site across the channel region in a direction determined by an advancing surface evaporation front; andapplying energy to control the direction and rate of movement of the surface evaporation front thereby controlling the direction and rate of growth of the or each crystal domain across the channel region from the one or more crystallization sites outside the channel region.

The present invention provides an animal feed consisting of photosynthetic bacteria which is useful for imparting desired color to an animal and for increasing the growth rate of the animal. Specifically, the feed is given to farm raised aquatic animals such as salmon so that they develop a more palatable pink flesh.

A method of increasing the rate of growth, useful product production, or protein expression of a microorganism includes the step of exposing the microorganism to ultrasound having a frequency greater than about 1 MHz.