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A method comprising the steps of: generating a table for an instance of a VLAN switching and routing service, VSRS, the VSRS coupling a first virtual layer 2 network, VLAN, with a second network, wherein the table contains information identifying IP addresses, MAC addresses, and virtual interface identifiers for instances within the virtual layer 2 network; receiving with the VSRS a packet from a first instance designated for delivery to a second instance within the virtual layer 2 network; identifying with the VSRS the second instance within the virtual layer 2 network for delivery of the packet based on information received with the packet and information contained within the table; and delivering the packet to the identified second instance. generating a table for an instance of a VLAN switching and routing service, VSRS, the VSRS coupling a first virtual layer 2 network, VLAN, with a second network, wherein the table contains information identifying IP addresses, MAC addresses, and virtual interface identifiers for instances within the virtual layer 2 network; receiving with the VSRS a packet from a first instance designated for delivery to a second instance within the virtual layer 2 network; identifying with the VSRS the second instance within the virtual layer 2 network for delivery of the packet based on information received with the packet and information contained within the table; and delivering the packet to the identified second instance.
A cable comprising: one or more conductors; and a covering surrounding the one or more conductors, the covering comprising a crosslinked fire retardant composition comprising: about 25% to about 60%, by weight, of a base polymer; wherein the base polymer is an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or comprises a silane-grafted ethylene copolymer and an olefin copolymer; about 20% to about 70%, by weight, of a fire retardant filler, the fire retardant filler comprising a metal hydroxide; and about 1% to about 15%, by weight, of a fire retardant synergist, the fire retardant synergist is one of a zinc compound and red phosphorus; and wherein the covering is substantially halogen-free and heavy metal-free; and wherein the cable passes the Underwriter's Laboratory ("UL") VW-1 flame test. one or more conductors; and a covering surrounding the one or more conductors, the covering comprising a crosslinked fire retardant composition comprising: about 25% to about 60%, by weight, of a base polymer; wherein the base polymer is an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or comprises a silane-grafted ethylene copolymer and an olefin copolymer; about 20% to about 70%, by weight, of a fire retardant filler, the fire retardant filler comprising a metal hydroxide; and about 1% to about 15%, by weight, of a fire retardant synergist, the fire retardant synergist is one of a zinc compound and red phosphorus; and wherein the covering is substantially halogen-free and heavy metal-free; and wherein the cable passes the Underwriter's Laboratory ("UL") VW-1 flame test. about 25% to about 60%, by weight, of a base polymer; wherein the base polymer is an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer or comprises a silane-grafted ethylene copolymer and an olefin copolymer; about 20% to about 70%, by weight, of a fire retardant filler, the fire retardant filler comprising a metal hydroxide; and about 1% to about 15%, by weight, of a fire retardant synergist, the fire retardant synergist is one of a zinc compound and red phosphorus; and about 20% to about 70%, by weight, of a fire retardant filler, the fire retardant filler comprising a metal hydroxide; and about 1% to about 15%, by weight, of a fire retardant synergist, the fire retardant synergist is one of a zinc compound and red phosphorus; and wherein the covering is substantially halogen-free and heavy metal-free; and wherein the cable passes the Underwriter's Laboratory ("UL") VW-1 flame test.
A method, comprising: a) obtaining efficiency characteristic information for each of a plurality of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) in a location containing a plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18); and b) employing one or more processing units to allocate one or more processing tasks to one of the plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18) based on the efficiency characteristic information and to: i) identify for a total thermal load level of each of said plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18) a combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of, cooling the total thermal load level using less energy than a plurality of other combinations of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of cooling the total thermal load; ii) allocate processing tasks to server computers (104 1 to 104 18) based on their thermal proximity to the identified combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18). a) obtaining efficiency characteristic information for each of a plurality of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) in a location containing a plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18); and b) employing one or more processing units to allocate one or more processing tasks to one of the plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18) based on the efficiency characteristic information and to: i) identify for a total thermal load level of each of said plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18) a combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of, cooling the total thermal load level using less energy than a plurality of other combinations of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of cooling the total thermal load; ii) allocate processing tasks to server computers (104 1 to 104 18) based on their thermal proximity to the identified combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18). i) identify for a total thermal load level of each of said plurality of server computers (104 1 to 104 18) a combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of, cooling the total thermal load level using less energy than a plurality of other combinations of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18) capable of cooling the total thermal load; ii) allocate processing tasks to server computers (104 1 to 104 18) based on their thermal proximity to the identified combination of air conditioning units (106 1 to 106 18).
A method for generating a library having a plurality of different target sequences, comprising: amplifying a plurality of different target sequences within a single amplification reaction mixture, wherein the amplifying includes combining the plurality of different target sequences with a plurality of target-specific primers having a cleavable group and wherein the five terminal nucleotides at the 3' end of each of the target-specific primers of the one pair do not overlap with the five terminal nucleotides at the 3' end of any other primer in the amplification reaction mixture, wherein the amplifying results in a primer-derived sequence having an end with a cleavable group; cleaving the cleavable group of the primer-derived sequence of at least one of the amplified target sequence, thereby producing a cleaved amplified target sequence; treating the amplified target sequence to form a blunt-ended amplification product; and ligating a double-stranded adapter to an blunt end of at least one cleaved amplified target sequence, wherein the double-stranded adapter sequence is not complementary to the at least one cleaved amplified target sequences. amplifying a plurality of different target sequences within a single amplification reaction mixture, wherein the amplifying includes combining the plurality of different target sequences with a plurality of target-specific primers having a cleavable group and wherein the five terminal nucleotides at the 3' end of each of the target-specific primers of the one pair do not overlap with the five terminal nucleotides at the 3' end of any other primer in the amplification reaction mixture, wherein the amplifying results in a primer-derived sequence having an end with a cleavable group; cleaving the cleavable group of the primer-derived sequence of at least one of the amplified target sequence, thereby producing a cleaved amplified target sequence; treating the amplified target sequence to form a blunt-ended amplification product; and ligating a double-stranded adapter to an blunt end of at least one cleaved amplified target sequence, wherein the double-stranded adapter sequence is not complementary to the at least one cleaved amplified target sequences.
A coated conductor, comprising: (a) a conductor; and (b) a peelable polymeric coating surrounding at least a portion of said conductor, wherein said peelable polymeric coating comprises a polymeric matrix material and in the range of from 1 to 8 microcapillaries which extend substantially in the direction of elongation of said peelable polymeric coating, wherein said microcapillaries comprise a low-viscosity filler material which is a liquid filler at 100°C that has a kinematic viscosity at 100°C in the range of from 1 to 45,000 centistokes; wherein the microcapillaries define individual, discrete void spaces, and wherein the microcapillaries are completely surrounded by the polymeric matrix material when viewed as a cross section taken orthogonal to the direction of elongation of the microcapillaries. (a) a conductor; and (b) a peelable polymeric coating surrounding at least a portion of said conductor, wherein said peelable polymeric coating comprises a polymeric matrix material and in the range of from 1 to 8 microcapillaries which extend substantially in the direction of elongation of said peelable polymeric coating, wherein said microcapillaries comprise a low-viscosity filler material which is a liquid filler at 100°C that has a kinematic viscosity at 100°C in the range of from 1 to 45,000 centistokes; wherein the microcapillaries define individual, discrete void spaces, and wherein the microcapillaries are completely surrounded by the polymeric matrix material when viewed as a cross section taken orthogonal to the direction of elongation of the microcapillaries.
A C5aR antagonist for use in a method of treatment or prevention of rheumatoid arthritis-associated bone damage in a subject having rheumatoid arthritis, wherein the C5aR antagonist is an antibody that binds the 2 nd extracellular loop of C5aR, wherein the antibody inhibits the binding of C5a to C5aR and inhibits the C5aR-mediated biological effect of C5a.
An apparatus for grilling skewered food comprising: a skewer holding tool conveyance mechanism conveying raw materials of skewered food having food materials threaded onto a skewer while the raw materials of skewered food are held in a vertical position by a skewer holding tool mounted onto an endless rotating chain; a heating device (3, 4) heating the raw materials of skewered food from both sides as the raw materials of skewered food are conveyed; a sauce reservoir storing a sauce in which the raw materials of skewered food are dipped; and a control device controlling activation, deactivation, and conveyance speed of the skewer holding tool conveyance mechanism, and a skewer holding tool lifting member, which is shaped such that the member rotates the skewer holding tool downward at a portion before a center of the sauce reservoir and guides the skewer holding tool and moves the skewer holding tool upward and downward to dip the raw materials of skewered food in the sauce stored in the sauce reservoir, characterized in that the member is divided into a front skewer holding tool lifting member and a rear skewer holding tool member being adjustable in position. a skewer holding tool conveyance mechanism conveying raw materials of skewered food having food materials threaded onto a skewer while the raw materials of skewered food are held in a vertical position by a skewer holding tool mounted onto an endless rotating chain; a heating device (3, 4) heating the raw materials of skewered food from both sides as the raw materials of skewered food are conveyed; a sauce reservoir storing a sauce in which the raw materials of skewered food are dipped; and a control device controlling activation, deactivation, and conveyance speed of the skewer holding tool conveyance mechanism, and a skewer holding tool lifting member, which is shaped such that the member rotates the skewer holding tool downward at a portion before a center of the sauce reservoir and guides the skewer holding tool and moves the skewer holding tool upward and downward to dip the raw materials of skewered food in the sauce stored in the sauce reservoir, characterized in that the member is divided into a front skewer holding tool lifting member and a rear skewer holding tool member being adjustable in position.
A method for producing a lignin in particulate form from a liquid containing lignin-containing raw-material, wherein the lignin is at least in part dissolved in the liquid, wherein the process comprises the following steps: a) reacting lignin dissolved in the liquid with at least one cross-linking agent in the liquid at a temperature in the range from 50 to 180 °C in order to obtain modified lignin dissolved in the liquid, b) precipitating the dissolved modified lignin obtained in step a) by mixing the liquid with a precipitating agent at a temperature in the range from 0 to below 150 °C with the formation of lignin particles in the liquid, and c) separating the liquid from the lignin particles formed in step b), wherein in step b) the liquid mixed with the precipitating agent is heat-treated after the precipitation at a temperature in the range from 60 to 200 °C for a period of 1 minute to 6 hours, and/or in an additional step d) after step c), the lignin particles separated from the liquid are heat-treated at a temperature in the range from 60 to 600 °C. a) reacting lignin dissolved in the liquid with at least one cross-linking agent in the liquid at a temperature in the range from 50 to 180 °C in order to obtain modified lignin dissolved in the liquid, b) precipitating the dissolved modified lignin obtained in step a) by mixing the liquid with a precipitating agent at a temperature in the range from 0 to below 150 °C with the formation of lignin particles in the liquid, and c) separating the liquid from the lignin particles formed in step b), in step b) the liquid mixed with the precipitating agent is heat-treated after the precipitation at a temperature in the range from 60 to 200 °C for a period of 1 minute to 6 hours, and/or in an additional step d) after step c), the lignin particles separated from the liquid are heat-treated at a temperature in the range from 60 to 600 °C.
A method comprising: detecting a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive display after detecting the first touch at the first touch location; detecting a previous touch at a previous touch location prior to detecting the first touch at the first location; determining a first distance from the first touch location to the second touch location; determining a time between receipt of a first report of the first touch and receipt of a second report of the second touch; when the first distance is equal to or greater than a distance threshold and the time is less than a time threshold: identifying the second touch as a separate touch from the first touch when a second distance from the previous touch location to the first touch location is less than the distance threshold; and identifying the first touch and the second touch as one touch when the second distance is equal to or greater than the distance threshold. detecting a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive display after detecting the first touch at the first touch location; detecting a previous touch at a previous touch location prior to detecting the first touch at the first location; determining a first distance from the first touch location to the second touch location; determining a time between receipt of a first report of the first touch and receipt of a second report of the second touch; when the first distance is equal to or greater than a distance threshold and the time is less than a time threshold: identifying the second touch as a separate touch from the first touch when a second distance from the previous touch location to the first touch location is less than the distance threshold; and identifying the first touch and the second touch as one touch when the second distance is equal to or greater than the distance threshold. identifying the second touch as a separate touch from the first touch when a second distance from the previous touch location to the first touch location is less than the distance threshold; and identifying the first touch and the second touch as one touch when the second distance is equal to or greater than the distance threshold.
A method of driving a display comprising a modulated backlight and a front modulator illuminated by the modulated backlight, comprising the steps of: computing a first front modulator image and a first backlight image from image data representing an input image; determining locations of at least one skirt where a first simulated display of the input image is brighter than the input image due to leakage of light from the backlight through the front modulator; simulating a veiling glare that is associated with a perfect display of the input image; calculating a backlight suppression image configured to reduce the backlight brightness in regions where the skirt exceeds the simulated veiling glare; computing a second backlight image in light of the backlight suppression image; determining missing glare sources by subtracting a second simulated display of the input image from the input image, wherein the second simulated display of the input image is computed using the second backlight image; calculating a desired glare for each missing glare source; and constructing a second front modulator image on the basis of the second backlight image for a target image that is the sum of the input image and the calculated desired glares. computing a first front modulator image and a first backlight image from image data representing an input image; determining locations of at least one skirt where a first simulated display of the input image is brighter than the input image due to leakage of light from the backlight through the front modulator; simulating a veiling glare that is associated with a perfect display of the input image; calculating a backlight suppression image configured to reduce the backlight brightness in regions where the skirt exceeds the simulated veiling glare; computing a second backlight image in light of the backlight suppression image; determining missing glare sources by subtracting a second simulated display of the input image from the input image, wherein the second simulated display of the input image is computed using the second backlight image; calculating a desired glare for each missing glare source; and constructing a second front modulator image on the basis of the second backlight image for a target image that is the sum of the input image and the calculated desired glares.
A baby bottle apparatus, comprising: - a nipple; - a liquid container; - a flexible tube connecting said nipple to said container; - a normally-closed valve, for controlling fluid-flow from said container to said nipple; - at least one lever, for opening said valve for fluid passage from said container to said nipple; - thereby allowing a user to control fluid flow from said baby bottle apparatus; characterized in that said valve comprises: - two parallel bars, at least one of said parallel bars being connected to said at least one lever; and - means for pulling or pushing said at least one parallel bar connected to said at least one lever towards the other parallel bar, thereby resulting in a normally-closed state valve and allowing for opening and closing said valve; wherein said flexible tube is disposed between said bars. - a nipple; - a liquid container; - a flexible tube connecting said nipple to said container; - a normally-closed valve, for controlling fluid-flow from said container to said nipple; - at least one lever, for opening said valve for fluid passage from said container to said nipple; - thereby allowing a user to control fluid flow from said baby bottle apparatus; - two parallel bars, at least one of said parallel bars being connected to said at least one lever; and - means for pulling or pushing said at least one parallel bar connected to said at least one lever towards the other parallel bar, thereby resulting in a normally-closed state valve and allowing for opening and closing said valve;
A welding protector comprising an eye protection shield having an electrically switchable light filter, the eye protection shield having a curved shape about a vertical axis, the welding protector further having a magnifying cover for arrangement on an eye facing inner side of the eye protection shield, wherein the magnifying cover is pre-shaped based on a curve that extends equidistant to the curve the eye protection shield is based on, and wherein the magnifying cover comprises two optical lenses which in combination only partially cover the eye protection shield.
A Canidae vaccine for use in reducing the duration of influenza viral shedding in the nasal cavity in a canine, wherein said vaccine comprises an effective amount of an expression vector that contains and expresses in vivo in a canine a polynucleotide encoding equine influenza antigen comprising equine influenza H3 operatively linked to a promoter and optionally to an enhancer, and a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable carrier, excipient, or vehicle.
A wideband wire antenna comprising: - a radiating element, the radiating element comprising at least one metal wire (10, 12) shaped around an axis of the antenna, in a transverse radiating plane; - a reflecting plane, the reflecting plane being transverse to the axis, the radiating plane being located at a predetermined height (h 0) above the reflecting plane; and, - a substrate, the substrate being interposed between the radiating element and the reflecting plane, and having a constant thickness, characterized in that a local relative electrical permittivity and/or a local relative electrical permeability of the substrate is a function of the radius (r), i.e. the distance to the axis, and a height (h), i.e. a distance to the reflecting plane, the local relative electrical permittivity and/or a local relative electrical permeability being, at constant height, increasing as a function of the radius, and, at constant radius, increasing as a function of the height at least for a portion of the substrate in the vicinity of the reflecting plane. - a radiating element, the radiating element comprising at least one metal wire (10, 12) shaped around an axis of the antenna, in a transverse radiating plane; - a reflecting plane, the reflecting plane being transverse to the axis, the radiating plane being located at a predetermined height (h 0) above the reflecting plane; and, - a substrate, the substrate being interposed between the radiating element and the reflecting plane, and having a constant thickness,