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An electrosurgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure on a target site, comprising a shaft having a distal end portion, the distal end portion comprising an active electrode including a fuse leg, the fuse leg adapted to break and disable the instrument upon applying a voltage differential between the active electrode and a return electrode for a predetermined amount of time. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a target tissue, comprising: placing an electrosurgical instrument in close proximity to the target tissue, the electrosurgical instrument comprising an active electrode having a pre-selected portion adapted to break and disable the instrument upon applying a voltage differential thereto for a working time; and applying the voltage differential.

A bone cement comprising a first component and a second component, wherein contacting the first component and the second component produces a mixture which attains a high viscosity an initial period and the viscosity of the mixture remains relatively stable for a working time of at least 5 minutes after the initial setting period, and the mixture is suitable for in-vivo use.

Methods of managing employment between an employer and one or more applicants are provided by a system in which job information pertaining to an employment position that needs to be filled that includes but is not limited to data relating to the flexibility of the employment position is provided so one or more users can access it. A correlation between one or more applicants and the job information is created and reported so that the job may ultimately be filled efficiently and effectively. Preferably, the present invention is implemented in the form of a website, which can be password protected if desired and in certain embodiments requires payment of a subscription fee. Typically, the data relating to flexibility comprises data related to the hours, benefits, schedule and location of the employment position, and preferably the data relating to flexibility is categorized into one or more employment mode categories which most preferably include data relating to acceptable experience levels, time out of the workforce and lifestyle data. The employment mode categories can be self-selected by an applicant from a fixed menu of choices, or may be assigned based upon data inputs. Additionally, employers may use the methods disclosed herein to collect flexibility data concerning the correlation and rate of fulfillment of employment positions and analyzing the data to determine a statistical measure of job flexibility within a single organization. The flexibility data may also be collected for a plurality of organizations and an objective flexibility index can be determined to benchmark an organization against a standard. In certain embodiments, a feature is provided by which an employer may elect to “flex” a position or a user may elect to “flex” themselves.

A timesheet reporting and extraction system and method includes accepting time entry data from a first user using a computing device. The entered data is compared to a predefined work schedule and discrepancies are noted for overtime or other compensation adjustments. Timesheet information and adjustment information are organized into a file and uploaded to a server for database storage and report processing, and may be converted and output to a central processing system such as a payroll system. A second user approves timesheet entries using a second computing device.

A method and system for updating a group of network nodes, such as a group of MFPs, with replacement software in a manner that improves network performance and the predictability of a completion time for installation of the replacement software involves throttling distribution of a software update package to avoid resource oversubscription while time-bounding distribution so that installation of the software update on all of the network nodes can be completed by a certain time and, in some embodiments, further involves determining a start time for distribution of the software update package based at least in part on a scheduled installation time selected by a network administrator, which provides a high degree of confidence that installation of the software update across the entire group of network nodes will be completed around a scheduled time (e.g. during “off hours”) notwithstanding the staggered distribution of the software update package.

The configuration of a synchronous rectification circuit and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed circuit includes a converter including a first switch and a first synchronous rectifier, and a burst mode controller including a logic process module performing one of functions of delaying one of a non-integer and at least one operating periods to generate a synchronous rectification driving signal of the first synchronous rectifier counting from a beginning of a first pulse of a driving signal of the first switch during a working time of a burst period, and turning off the synchronous rectification driving signal of the first synchronous rectifier by one of the non-integer operating period and the at least one operating period ahead of an ending of a last operating period of the driving signal of the first switch during the working time of the burst period.

The present invention provides a wireless charging equipment for mobile phones for mobile phones. The charging equipment comprises a protection cover with a switch port and a charger with an internal battery arranging therein. The mobile phone is enveloped in the protection cover, one end of the switch port is electrically connected with the socket of the mobile phones while the other end is electrically connected with the charger which is detachable from the switch port, the mobile phone then could be charged via the electricity provided by the internal battery. The charging equipment is facilitated to carry, when travelling to some places where it is not easy to find somewhere to charge, people can charge the mobile phone by using the internal battery of the present invention so as to extent the working time of the mobile phone. When charging is not processing, the protection cover of the present invention can serve as a common mobile phone protection cover, avoiding the mobile phone from scratching or crashing. Moreover, contact points are positioned on the protection cover and the charger of the present invention, The contact points can be designed in a consistent pattern, enabling different mobile phones to charge by using the same charger and protection cover, thereby it can be universally used.

A security system includes different authentication levels and / or different privileges based on certain criteria. For example, if a user's identity can be somewhat assured due to the directness of the connection, authentication may be less rigorous than in a situation where the connection is more remote, thus making the user's identity less assured. Also, a user's privileges may be restricted if the user accesses the system from a remote location or during non-business hours.

Bone cement formulations are provided that have an extended working time for use in vertebroplasty procedures and other osteoplasty procedures. In one embodiment, a settable bone cement includes a polymerizable composition with a powder component comprising an X-Ray contrast medium and a liquid component, wherein the setting time of the cement is at least about 25 minutes, at least about 30 minutes, at least about 35 minutes, and at least about 40 minutes.

The invention discloses a method for recovering potential energy of a movable arm of a hydraulic digging machine and a device thereof. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, the potential energy is stored through an energy accumulator in the retraction process of a hydraulic cylinder; and secondly the stored energy in the energy accumulator drives a generator to generate electricity, thereby realizing the recovery of the potential energy of the movable arm of the hydraulic digging machine. A mode for storing the potential energy is to convert the potential energy into pressure energy. The energy accumulator and the generator are connected through a proportioning valve so as to control the rotational speed of the generator. The method realizes high-efficiency recovery of the potential energy of the movable arm of the hydraulic digging machine; the principle of the method is to skillfully change the working time of hydraulic oil for power generation through the function of energy storage of the energy accumulator and provide effective buffering for recovering the potential energy; in addition, through the throttling control of the proportioning valve, the method reduces pressure fluctuation of the hydraulic oil in the power generation process, realizes the adjustment of the working rotational speed of the generator, improves the working efficiency of the generator and further improves the efficiency of energy recovery.

An electrosurgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure on a target site, comprising a shaft having a distal end portion, the distal end portion comprising an active electrode including a fuse leg, the fuse leg adapted to break and disable the instrument upon applying a voltage differential between the active electrode and a return electrode for a predetermined amount of time. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a target tissue, comprising: placing an electrosurgical instrument in close proximity to the target tissue, the electrosurgical instrument comprising an active electrode having a pre-selected portion adapted to break and disable the instrument upon applying a voltage differential thereto for a working time; and applying the voltage differential.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the liquid crystal display technology field, especially to a circuit of gate drive on array (GOA), a shift register and a display screen. The GOA circuit comprises a first thin film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, a third TFT, a fourth TFT, a capacitor and a drop-down module. The drop-down module, which is connected between a first clock signal input terminal, a second clock signal input terminal, a first node and an output terminal and is connected with a low level signal terminal, is used for maintaining the first node and the output terminal to be at a low level within non-working time of the GOA circuit of this row. According to the invention, functions of an input terminal and a reset terminal in the GOA circuit are designed to be symmetrical, so that the GOA circuit can realize bilateral scanning without changing charging and discharging characteristics of a node; and thus reliability and stability of the circuit are ensured.

The present invention provides a kind of formaldehyde gas oxidizing catalyst for room temperature use. Metal oxide is first obtained with soluble metal nitrate, carbonate or other inorganic salt and through oxidation and precipitation; and then loaded with small amount of metal to form the catalyst with room temperature formaldehyde oxidizing activity. The catalyst has metal oxide as main body and supported noble metal as active component, and features that the metal oxide may be oxide of Al, Ni, Mn, Si or Fe, and the noble may be Pt, Ru, Au, Rh or Pd. The catalyst of the present invention has high catalytic activity, and long sustaining time. The catalyst has formaldehyde converting rate up to 100 %, and results in low power consumption.

A method, program product and system for managing a group of aggregated accounts, each aggregated account held in a different one of a plurality of deposit institutions, each of the aggregated accounts associated with at least one financial entity and holding funds of a plurality of clients of the at least one financial entity, the method comprising: (a) conducting an allocation process to allocate net deposits of funds to and net withdrawals of funds from the aggregated accounts, the allocation process comprising: (1) determining for each request for a net withdrawal of funds from or a net deposit of funds to at least one of the aggregated accounts whether the request occurred after a cut-off time; (2) receiving or calculating for at least one request that occurred before the cutoff time a holdback amount from the net deposit to or net withdrawal from the one aggregated account relating to funds to be heldback that may be used in covering post cut-off time transactions; (3) holding back the holdback amount of funds for the at least one request that occurred before the cutoff time by requesting withdrawal of an amount of funds from or depositing of an amount of funds to the aggregated account based at least in part on the holdback amount; and (b) initiating a post cut-off time procedure that transfers an amount of funds required to satisfy the request for withdrawal from the holdback amount of funds when it is determined that the request for withdrawal or deposit of funds occurred after the cut-off time.

A capacity planning method and system that dynamically determine staff capacity based on staff availability, work schedule, and holdover information, also provides a confidence indication to assist determination of report accuracy. The system calculates a workload of a task, and the amount of time or the number of staff needed to perform the tasks. A capacity report is generated based on the workload and staff availability. The task includes data obtained or generated from different sources and / or various methods. Respective trustworthiness scores associated with the data obtained or generated from different sources and / or methods are obtained to calculate an index of confidence indicating the reliability of information included in the capacity report.

A system for secure, web-based, proctored examinations is provided. A web-based platform allows for test delivery beyond a local testing center with the test delivered directly to the test-taker. Computing devices that have been secured for the taking of an examination allow a student or prospective professional to access an examination wherever there is an Internet connection. As a result, students and professionals can take examinations where they live, learn, and work thereby reducing the costs associated with travelling to testing centers and minimizing time away from work. Test-takers, proctors, instructors, administrators, authors, and test developers can all access data and test information anytime and anywhere. Secure examinations can be taken under the purview of a proctor either in person or via the Internet and utilizing any number of testing environment capture devices in conjunction with data forensic technologies.

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and in particular relates to an electric cooker and a heating control method thereof. The electric cooker comprises a pot body, a pot cover, an inner pot and a heater arranged under the inner pot; the inside of the pot body is provided with a control part and a temperature sensor; the control part comprises a main controller, a first timer, a second timer, a temperature incremental memory and a total working time memory; and the main controller is electrically connected with the heater, the temperature sensor, the first timer, the second timer, the temperature incremental memory and the total working time memory respectively. The heating control method comprises a preheating stage A and a heating and temperature rising stage B; and in the heating and temperature rising stage B, the main controller controls the heater to continue heating or to finish the heating and temperature rising stage B according to an inner pot temperature increment delta T correspondingly generated in a unit time delta t timed by the second timer, a temperature increment preset in the temperature incremental memory, a total working time t timed by the first timer and a total working time preset in the total working time memory. The method can accurately judge the quantity and boiling state of food in the cooker, has the advantages of simple control and low cost, and is suitable for various electric stewpots and ceramic pots with separated upper covers.

Apparatus and method to dispense PMMA bone cement including a temperature controller, a disposable cement cartridge and a means for extracting cement from the cement cartridge so that the temperature of the extracted cement is first cooled to discourage polymerization and to prolong working time, then warmed so as to control viscosity of the cement flowing into the desired bone repair location. A first embodiment includes a spiral cement cartridge along with a means for extracting cement therefrom. A second embodiment includes a linear disposable cement cartridge along with a means for extracting cement therefrom. A color matching mechanism identifies cement temperature and viscosity during dispensation. A manual cement dispensing method includes a calibrated hand crank mechanism for causing calibrated delivery of cement. An automatic cement dispensing method uses a stepper motor and computer programmed means for causing calibrated flow of cement.

The invention discloses a clustering analysis and decision tree algorithm-based truck loading work time prediction model. A clustering analysis and decision tree mixed algorithm is introduced, factors influencing inventory control are abstracted out, related historical data serves as a training sample, and finally the truck loading work time can be effectively predicted by using a trained decision tree data model; and the historical data of truck loading is deeply mined by utilizing a data mining technology based on a demand, and an available, easy-to-use and high-accuracy data model is generated. The clustering analysis and the decision tree algorithm are combined and complement each other, so that the accuracy of the data model is improved; an optimization policy is adopted for an original decision tree algorithm under the condition of establishing a simple and accurate data model, so that the calculation amount is reduced and the algorithm efficiency is improved; and through the data model, a relatively accurate time interval of cargo loading can be predicted and used for better manual decision-making.

A method of monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system includes monitoring a physical down-link control channel (PDCCH) during a monitored duration, wherein the monitored duration is a part of a discontinuous reception (DRX) period, the DRX period specifying the periodic repetition of the monitored duration followed by a non-monitored duration. By monitoring a control channel during a DRX period, battery consumption of a user equipment can be reduced and an operation time of the user equipment can be increased.

A system and method for minimizing redundant events / meetings is provided. With the system and method, when a meeting request is made, a search of meetings currently in place for the participants involved in the meeting is performed to find potential matches and patterns between them. If a potential match is found, a notification is sent to request that participants join in on a matching currently existing meeting. If that request is declined, a meeting time close to the found meeting is recommended so that preparation time is minimized for these meetings as the preparation has already been completed for the previous meeting. Not only will this maximize the amount of work time people have, it will increase the size of the community that is present within meetings. This will allow for larger collaboration between different, potentially unrelated, parties interested in the meeting topic.

The invention discloses a split type DC intelligent charging pile for electric automobiles. According to the split type DC intelligent charging pile for electric automobiles, the effective distribution of chargers can be realized through controlling an intelligent output controller according to different loads, the circuit is simple and the charging combination manner is flexible and diversified. The split type DC intelligent charging pile for electric automobiles is characterized in that a billing control unit is used for selecting to output the quantity of the chargers through carrying out data interaction with the intelligent output controller according to a BMS charging requirement; the chargers can be freely switched in and out; and by adopting a control manner of enabling the chargers with less charging work time or less output power to be prior to realize the prior application of the chargers, the frequently busy / frequently free state of the chargers is avoided and the utilization rate of the chargers is improved.

An intermittent insect trap, working time of which proceeds by alternating periods, and embodies two primary operations including actuation of ultrasonic waves to excite an attractant and form a mist and formation of a backpressure airflow, thereby ensuring that concentration of the mist is not disturbed and thus reduced by external forces during the course of vaporization, and thus preventing dilution of the attractant. Moreover, intermittent operation of a motor results in substantial savings in power. The insect trap primarily uses a mist excitation device to excite and disperse an insect attractant as attractant particles that suspend in the air and diffuse. After achieving a predetermined diffusion concentration, operation switches over to actuate a backpressure device, which pressures lured insects into a receiving chamber through a valve. The alternating working times and mechanical ensnaring of insects provide the insect trap with effective inducement and power saving features.

A server (10) enables users (A-B) sharing the same working machine (1) to mutually monitor a usage state by each user. The server (10) receives a user ID, the working time, the engine cooling water temperature, and the current position that are detected in the working machine (1) through a satellite communication network, and calculates the usage time, the usage location, the load amount, and a usage proportion for each user. The server (10) sends a warning to the user terminals 20 when the usage time or location is not as planned, or the load amount is excessive. The server (10) periodically reports the usage times and locations, the load amounts, and the usage proportions for the users (A-B) to the user terminals (20). The server (10) allocates maintenance costs of the working machine (1) automatically between the users (A-B) according to the usage proportions of the users (A-B).

The invention discloses a WLAN indoor location fingerprint positioning method used for real-time monitoring and belongs to the technical field of WLAN indoor positioning. The WLAN indoor location fingerprint positioning method used for real-time monitoring solves the problem that according to an existing location fingerprint positioning system, power consumption of a positioning server and the total power consumption of the system are excessive. According to the WLAN indoor location fingerprint positioning method used for real-time monitoring, the physical region of a reference point is divided into regions firstly, and then the real-time performance of positioning and monitoring is improved by 6 times; then AP signals received by the reference point are clustered and screened according to the regions, and then the real-time performance of positioning and monitoring is improved by another 3 times; finally data are transmitted in a compressed mode and then are reconstructed, power consumption of a mobile terminal is reduced to 33%, then working time is prolonged, and the overall power consumption of the positioning monitoring system is reduced to 33%. According to the WLAN indoor location fingerprint positioning method used for real-time monitoring, one positioning server is used for positioning and monitoring the mobile terminal, and the service cycle of the mobile terminal is prolonged by 3 times. The WLAN indoor location fingerprint positioning method used for real-time monitoring can be used in occasions where positioning and monitoring are needed frequently.

The invention is concerned with simulation diamond end face polishing-grinding machining method and the expert polishing-grinding machining. Set stuff and put molding plastics-absorption tray on fixture tray and make the concave face of plastics-absorption tray upside, and the simulation diamond adsorbs on the convexity of the bottom to plastics-absorption tray. Set plastics-absorption tray on the polishing-grinding machining and mill the tine end of simulation diamond on calm millstone. The polishing-grinding machining relates rack with a level millstone at its middle, and there are two level trays. They are centrosymmetric to the axis of millstone on top of millstone and have plastics-absorption tray on them. There is up and down equipment for tray on top of level tray which connecting with two turning axes on two sides of millstone with level rack, and the other end of turning axis has running equipment of turning axis. It has large machining amount of each time, high produce efficiency, good ratio to excellent stuff, long work time, easy operation without waste of material.

The invention discloses a steel plate-tube post combined cofferdam and relative method, which is characterized in that: at least one steel plate post is arranged between two steel tube posts; and nearby steel plate and tube posts are connected by grooves; the depths of steel tube and plate posts are the same. The invention can combine the properties of steel plate and tube posts, to solve the waterproof problem. It can reduce the material consumption and the working time, with better economic benefits.