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A method and apparatus for activating and dissociating gases involves generating an activated gas with a plasma located in a chamber. A downstream gas input is positioned relative to an output of the chamber to enable the activated gas to facilitate dissociation of a downstream gas introduced by the gas input, wherein the dissociated downstream gas does not substantially interact with an interior surface of the chamber.

Controlled release preparations and capsules are provided. Also provided are emulsions and suspensions, including compositions and methods of manufacturing controlled release capsules, where the fill contains a suspension and/or an emulsion.

A method of repairing cracks on a surface of a component such as gas turbine components includes the steps of repairing the cracks of the component by brazing, detecting remaining cracks on the surface or below the surface, which were not properly filled with braze material during the repair brazing operation, and repairing the crack zones with a focussed low-heat input welding method using an appropriate weld filler materials.

The present invention provides an accurate and real-time acquisition and monitoring of three-dimensional location information about a target, in particular a target inside a subject's body during a medical procedure. This is achieved in accordance with the invention by marking the target location by a small-size location marker, which can be detected and located with high signal-to-noise ratio of the detection by a detection system located at a distance from the target. Provided by the invention is a location marker, a target location system utilizing such marker, and also a novel antenna system suitable to be used in the target location system. The marker of the present invention is a passive electronic device, which “responds” to an external high radio frequency electromagnetic field by a periodic time pattern of a single (certain fixed value) relatively low frequency, as compared to the known devices of the kind specified emitting a frequency coded signal.

The invention is embodied by a plasma reactor for processing a workpiece, including a reactor enclosure defining a processing chamber, a semiconductor window, a base within the chamber for supporting the workpiece during processing thereof, a gas inlet system for admitting a plasma precursor gas into the chamber, and an inductive antenna adjacent a side of the semiconductor window opposite the base for coupling power into the interior of the chamber through the semiconductor window electrode.

Various examples are directed to an electronic device capable of touch input through a touch-sensitive surface and/or voice input through a microphone. In some examples, the electronic device may be used in an automobile. For example, some or all of the electronic device may be mounted in a dashboard for use while driving. The electronic device may provide informational content, entertainment content, navigation, and communication features in such a manner that user interaction may be minimized, thus providing a safe driving experience. This can be accomplished by performing tasks and presenting content automatically, without the need for user input, and by allowing user input through voice controls, touch screen controls, and/or physical controls mounted on the dashboard or steering wheel, among other possibilities.

A variety of embodiments of a variable incision width guide-wire steered scalpel are disclosed. Each embodiment employs a split blade which is proximally hinged, thereby facilitating making a variable width incision of a predetermined, substantially constant depth. Methods of preselecting an incision width are disclosed. Also, a plurality of embodiments of such a scalpel which may be used to provide an incision of preselected depth, as well, are disclosed. Notably, once a depth has been predetermined, that depth is kept substantially constant over the width of a resulting incision. While a wire may be threaded through the scalpel as a guide, the scalpel may be used for other incision applications without a guide-wire. The scalpel has safety features which generally follow the steps of piercing to make an incision of predetermined depth, transversely opening the split blade to widen the incision to a predetermined width, closing split blade and retracting the blade into a protective housing. In some embodiments, the retracting step precedes the closing step.

The present invention provides a network configuration and method where a first device that is unconfigured and connected to the network sends over the network a request for IP configuration information. Responsive to the request for IP configuration information from the first device, a second device that is configured for and connected to the network, responds with at least a portion of its IP configuration information. The at least a portion of the IP configuration of the second device is used to create IP configuration information for the first device.

A novel method for identifying compounds which bind HLA molecules and which can be used as HLA agonists or antagonists is provided. These compounds are useful especially in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, transplantation, graft-vs-host disease, and more particularly multiple sclerosis.

An in-line surge suppressor assembly having a body with a side aperture and an inner conductor positioned coaxial within a bore of the body. An insert having a planar inductor coil with a post extending from an origin point of the planar inductor coil is positioned with the post passing through the side aperture and coupled to the inner conductor at a distal end. An outer rim of the planar inductor coil is electrically coupled to the body.

Systems, methods, and computer storage media for handling failures in generating structured queries from natural language queries. One of the methods includes obtaining, through a natural language front end, a natural language query from a user; converting the natural language query into structured operations to be performed on structured application programming interfaces (APIs) of a knowledge base, comprising: parsing the natural language query, analyzing the parsed query to determine dependencies, performing lexical resolution, forming a concept tree based on the dependencies and lexical resolution; analyzing the concept tree to generate a hypergraph, generate virtual query based on the hypergraph, and processing the virtual query to generate one or more structured operations; performing the one or more structured operations on the structured APIs of the knowledge base; and returning search results matching the natural language query to the user.

An intelligent STEP-NC (Standard for the Exchange of Produce model-Numerical Controller) overcomes short-comings of conventional NCs with a closed structure The intelligent STEP-NC intelligently performs a machining process based on ISO 14649 data while autonomously coping with an emergency at a shop-floor. Thus, the discontinuity of information in a CAD-CAM-CNC chain where the current NCs are operated can be overcome and the concept of “design-to-manufacture” can be realized.