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System and methods for cache coherence in a multi-core processing environment having a local/shared cache hierarchy. The system includes multiple processor cores, a main memory, and a local cache memory associated with each core for storing cache lines accessible only by the associated core. Cache lines are classified as either private or shared. A shared cache memory is coupled to the local cache memories and main memory for storing cache lines. The cores follow a write-back to the local memory for private cache lines, and a write-through to the shared memory for shared cache lines. Shared cache lines in local cache memory enter a transient dirty state when written by the core. Shared cache lines transition from a transient dirty to a valid state with a self-initiated write-through to the shared memory. The write-through to shared memory can include only data that was modified in the transient dirty state.

Digital content from a source (e.g., a file or a stream), is striped and encoded in parallel over a cluster of Storage Systems. The encoding ensures that subsequent retrieval of the data succeeds even when some members of the cluster of Storage Systems are lost or when errors in communication result in the loss of some IP packets. Host Map File (HMF) data is produced that describes fully how to retrieve the content, including the encoding parameters, the cluster of Storage Systems and the striping of the encoded data. This HMF data is then inserted as the header of every encoded file on the cluster of Storage Systems. The HMF data is the only way the encoded files can be reassembled into a meaningful whole. The original content is retrieved by requesting its data from the cluster of Storage Systems. In each Storage System, a decoder parses the HMF data and transmits the striped data to the requestor. The decoders cooperate to dynamically detect erasures and to reconstruct the missing data. The system is self-healing as new Storage Systems are able to reconstruct data missing due to the loss of any Storage Systems from the cluster without impeding concurrent encode and decode transactions.

Novel methods of providing fuels to a gas-to-liquids facility are disclosed. A gas-to-liquids facility typically operates in a remote location and therefore must supply its own energy needs. These facilities are often sustained by fuels having different heating values, and for smooth operation while transitioning from one fuel to another, (such as during startup, shut down, and emergencies) the Wobble Indices of the two fuels cannot greatly vary from one another. According to embodiments of the present invention, the Wobble Index of either or both of the fuels is adjusted such that their ratio is less than or equal to about 3. The fuel having the higher Wobble Index may be natural gas, and materials such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide and flue gas may be added to lower its Wobble Index. The fuel having the lower Wobble Index may be the tail gas of a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and materials such as methane, ethane, LPG, or natural gas may be added to raise its Wobble Index. Alternatively, carbon dioxide may be removed from the tail gas to raise its Wobble Index.

A system of aerodynamic skirt fairings designed to minimize aerodynamic drag and maintain smoother air flow over highway-operated long-haul tractor-trailer vehicles.

A method for reducing banding artifacts for bi-directional multi-pass printing on an inkjet printer utilizing a printhead with a plurality of ink nozzles includes defining different print masks to be used for leftward and rightward printing passes such that both the order of ink laydown and the timing between ink laydown on different passes are each substantially constant for a given horizontal position within the image, independent of the vertical position within the image; and printing an input image on the inkjet printer with the defined print masks using a bi-directional multi-pass print mode.

The invention relates to a yaw control device for an aircraft fitted with a supersonic nozzle having a rectangular or flat section comprising a supersonic throat extended by a diverging portion in which supersonic flow occurs. In order to enable the aircraft to be controlled in yaw in the absence of a vertical fin, the device of the invention makes use of jet control surfaces in the form of airfoils disposed in the diverging portion of the nozzle. The control surfaces are movable about respective pivot axes in order to generate a lateral force when in a deflected position, so as to enable the aircraft to turn about its yaw axis.

A MMIC amplifier is directly connected to the balanced feed points at the aperture of an antenna to eliminate the distance between electronics coupled to the antenna and the antenna itself, such that interfaces, components and connection lines which introduce losses and parasitic effects that degrade system performance are eliminated due the direct connection. Expanding the aperture of the antenna to accommodate the direct connection of a MMIC amplifier to balanced feed points of an antenna has been found to have no deleterious effects on antenna performance. Moreover, when coupling the MMIC amplifier to an unbalanced coaxial line, any associated ripple is minimized due to the direct connection.

A system for transporting goods uses public transportation infrastructure. The public transportation infrastructure includes rolling stock, transportation networks for the rolling stock, and passenger platforms. The goods transporting system includes a plurality of containers that receive the goods for transport, and container space in the rolling stock that is sized to receive the containers. The container space is either additional rolling stock or dedicated space in the existing rolling stock of the transportation infrastructure. Goods platforms are provided separate from the passenger platforms. When the rolling stock comes to a station stop, the container space is positioned near the goods platforms. The system also includes structure for moving the containers on and off the rolling stock, and structure for controlling the loading/unloading assemblies to load/unload the containers on/from the rolling stock according to a desired destination for the goods in the respective containers.

In a first aspect, the invention provides an ink formulation comprising: (a) a near infrared absorbing system comprising a compound of the formula M¹W_1.6O₆, wherein M¹ is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of H, He, alkali metals such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, alkaline earth metals such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, rare-earth elements, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, AL Ga, in, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, B, F, P, S, Se, Br, Te, Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Ta, Re, Hf, Os, Bi and I, or ammonium; (b) a colour change agent; and (c) a binder. The invention also provides alternative ink formulations for laser marking, a method of forming an image using the ink formulations and a substrate coated with the ink formulation of the invention. Ink formulations according to the invention have been found to have good laser imaging efficacy, and an essentially negligible impact on the background colour of the coating.

An activity recording system for a concurrent software environment executing software threads in a computer system, the activity recording system comprising: a thread state indicator for recording an indication of a synchronization state of a software thread, the indication being associated with an identification of the software thread; a time profiler for polling values of a program counter for a processor of the computer system at regular intervals, the time profiler being adapted to identify and record one or more synchronization states of the software thread based on the polled program counter value and the recorded indication of state.

A shear strain type pressure sensor comprises a shell. A magnetic field generating device in the shell comprises two magnetic poles which are opposite in magnetism and correspond to each other oppositely. A shear plate is arranged in the gap between the two magnetic poles, a rubber sheet is fixed on one side of the shear plate and in full contact with the end face of the first magnetic pole in the two magnetic poles, and a first electrode is fixed on the other side of the shear plate and fixedly provided with a magnetorheological elastomer. A second electrode is fixed on the other side of the magnetorheological elastomer, the second electrode is fixedly connected with the end face of the second magnetic pole in the two magnetic poles, the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected with a signal conditioning module, one end of the shear plate upwards extends to penetrate through an S-shaped force measuring piece and then extends out of the upper end face of the shell, a supporting plate used for supporting the S-shaped force measuring piece is fixed in the shell, a stop piece is arranged on the shear plate, and the lower end face of the stop piece is in contact with the upper end face of the S-shaped force measuring piece. The shear strain type pressure sensor is high in resolution, high in sensitivity, and large in force testing range.

A coating system for reducing the tendency for hydrocarbon fluids, such as fuels and oils, to form carbonaceous deposits that adhere to fluid containment surfaces. The coating system combines an outermost layer of platinum with an inner ceramic barrier layer of silica and/or tantala. The platinum layer catalyzes the hydrocarbon fluid to form particles of carbonaceous gum substances, and the ceramic barrier layer seals the containment surface from the hydrocarbon fluid to eliminate attachments points for deposits and inhibit interdiffusion between the platinum layer and the containment surface. The invention also encompasses a coating apparatus and process for depositing the coating system.

An asynchronous serial communication method and the apparatus including a sender transmitting a one bit of serial data by firstly making a signal transition on the data line, secondly putting the one bit of serial data on the data line after a predetermined time T1 yet before another predetermined time T1+T2, and a receiver receiving the one bit of serial data by firstly detecting the signal transition on the data line and secondly capturing the one bit of serial data after a predetermined time T3 (where T3>T1+T2).

A self-service terminal (10) is described. The terminal (10) includes a plurality of modules (14) arranged in a network (16) so that the modules are operable to communicate using the network (16). Each module (14) has storage means (34) for storing data and cipher means (32) for encrypting and decrypting communications, whereby the cipher means (32) is operable to encrypt data prior to sending or receiving a communication, and subsequently to decrypt a received encrypted communication by applying a Boolean function to the encrypted data and to the received encrypted communication. A module (14) for use in an SST (10) and a method of encrypting a communication for transmission between interconnected modules (14) in a self-service terminal (10) are also described.

The present invention provides a mechanism and method of launching a vehicle using a conventional automatic shifting power transmission. By slipping a first gear reaction clutch during a launch, an efficient hydrodynamic fluid drive with a low stall speed may be used with negligible impact on launch performance. The reduced stall speed characteristic of the hydrodynamic drive may provide improved efficiency in other vehicle operating regions.

An airfoil (10) for a gas turbine engine in which the airfoil (10) includes an internal cooling system (14) with one or more internal cavities (16) having an insert (18) contained within an aft cooling cavity (76) to form nearwall cooling channels having enhanced flow patterns is disclosed. The flow of cooling fluids in the nearwall cooling channels (20) may be controlled via a plurality of cooling fluid flow controllers (22) extending from the outer wall (12) forming the generally hollow elongated airfoil (26). In addition, heat may be extracted in the midchord region (150) via one or more heat dissipating ribs (152) extending partially between an inner surface (144) of the suction side (38) and the insert (18). In at least one embodiment, the heat dissipating ribs (152) may extend in a generally chordwise direction and be positioned from an inner diameter (92) to an outer diameter (98) of the airfoil (10) between the cooling fluid flow controllers (22) and a rib (72) separating forward and aft cooling cavities (74, 76).

A rotor blade for a wind turbine is provided. The rotor blade includes an aerodynamic device for influencing the airflow flowing from the leading-edge section of the rotor blade to the trailing edge section of the rotor blade. The aerodynamic device is mounted at a surface of the rotor blade and includes a pneumatic or hydraulic actuator, such as a hose or a cavity, of which the volume depends on the pressure of a fluid being present inside the pneumatic or hydraulic actuator. The rotor blade further includes a control unit for controlling the pressure of the fluid in the hose or the cavity of the aerodynamic device.

Apparatus and methods for removing jitter and stabilizing the feed back system of a torsional hinged device with minimal changes to the system. The stabilization is accomplished by introducing a selected amount of lateral motion (in addition to the rotational motion) by creating asymmetry in the oscillating device or the drive torque applied to the device.