公开(公告)号：US09891843B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15012748

申请日：2016-02-01

Applicant: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Imtiaz Ahmad ,  Areej Helmi Hamouda ,  Mohammad G H. Alfailakawi

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G11C7/1006 ,  G11C13/0004 ,  G11C13/0069

Abstract: The odd/even invert coding for phase change memory with thermal crosstalk devises a cost model that captures Phase Change Memory (PCM) SET/RESET write asymmetries, as well as write disturbs caused by thermal crosstalk. The cost is computed by counting the different types of transitions between the old and the new data to be written to PCM. An Odd/Even Invert data encoding/decoding algorithm makes intelligent decisions based on a cost model by taking into account the number of bit flips, write asymmetry, as well as write disturbs. The data encoding algorithm recodes the data on the fly based on selective inverting (even, odd, or full invert) to search for a minimum cost solution with aim at reducing write activities and extending the PCM lifetime. A hardware architecture for the present encoding/decoding algorithm is presented that requires only two bits storage overhead for coding, regardless of the width of data.

公开(公告)号：US20170220266A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15012748

申请日：2016-02-01

Applicant: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY

Inventor： IMTIAZ AHMAD ,  AREEJ HELMI HAMOUDA ,  MOHAMMAD GH. ALFAILAKAWI

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G11C7/1006 ,  G11C13/0004 ,  G11C13/0069

Abstract: The odd/even invert coding for phase change memory with thermal crosstalk devises a cost model that captures Phase Change Memory (PCM) SET/RESET write asymmetries, as well as write disturbs caused by thermal crosstalk. The cost is computed by counting the different types of transitions between the old and the new data to be written to PCM. An Odd/Even Invert data encoding/decoding algorithm makes intelligent decisions based on a cost model by taking into account the number of bit flips, write asymmetry, as well as write disturbs. The data encoding algorithm recodes the data on the fly based on selective inverting (even, odd, or full invert) to search for a minimum cost solution with aim at reducing write activities and extending the PCM lifetime. A hardware architecture for the present encoding/decoding algorithm is presented that requires only two bits storage overhead for coding, regardless of the width of data.

公开(公告)号：US09709027B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US15001202

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Osama M. Al-Hawaj

IPC: F16H7/00 ,  F03D9/00 ,  H02P9/04 ,  F03D1/02 ,  F03D80/80 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F03D1/06

CPC classification number: F03D1/025 ,  F03D9/10 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F05B2240/2213 ,  Y02E10/721

Abstract: The drive system for wind turbine with contra-rotating generator includes various embodiments of belt drive pulley systems for a direct drive contra-rotating wind generator. The generator has a magnetic rotor and an armature mounted on a shaft configured to rotate in the opposite direction from the magnetic rotor. In some embodiments, a belt extends across two pairs of coaxially mounted idler pulleys between a pulley on the magnetic rotor shaft and a pulley on the armature shaft. In other embodiments, the pulleys on the magnetic rotor and armature shafts are double sheave pulleys, and a first belt extends across one or two coaxial pair(s) of idler pulleys between an inner and outer sheave, and a second belt extends across one or two coaxial pair(s) of idler pulleys between an inner and outer sheave. Either the magnetic rotor or the armature shaft or both are coupled to a wind turbine rotor.

公开(公告)号：US09708924B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US13745702

申请日：2013-01-18

Applicant: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Osama M. Al-Hawaj

IPC: B01D21/30 ,  F01D15/00 ,  F03B13/00 ,  F03C2/30 ,  F04C2/344 ,  F04C11/00

CPC classification number: F01D15/00 ,  F03B13/00 ,  F03C2/304 ,  F04C2/3446 ,  F04C11/001 ,  F05B2210/10 ,  F05B2220/62 ,  F05B2250/14

Abstract: The combined pump and energy recovery turbine includes at least one fluid flow pressurizing a sliding vane pump and a sliding vane energy recovery turbine that recovers energy from a second fluid flow, such as the brine discharge from an RO seawater desalination system. A cylindrical rotor has two sliding vanes in respective slots, the rotor being concentrically disposed within an oval-shaped enclosure defining two mirror image crescent-shaped chambers, each chamber having inlet and outlet passageways. The first chamber pressurizes the first fluid flow, and the second chamber functions as a second outflow-driven energy recovery turbine, thus enabling the single rotor device to operate as a pressurizing pump on the first fluid flow, and second outflow-driven energy recovery turbine recovering energy from the pressure drop in the second fluid flow.

公开(公告)号：US20150080236A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14028457

申请日：2013-09-16

Applicant: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY

Inventor： FAHD AL-MULLA ,  JEAN PAUL THIERY

IPC: G01N33/68

CPC classification number: G01N33/6872 ,  G01N33/57415

Abstract: The method of sub-classifying breast cancer tumors profiles the expression of the Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) from a tissue sample from a cancerous primary breast tumor. The RKIP expression is profiled using its mRNA or by immunohistochemical protein quantifying methods in order to detect the level of RKIP in the breast cancer tissue sample. Based upon the RKIP expression profile, a sub-classification of cancer type may then be assigned. An RKIP expression of approximately 10.31 indicates basal carcinoma, an RKIP expression of approximately 10.04 indicates Claudin-low carcinoma, an RKIP expression of approximately 10.47 indicates Luminal-A carcinoma, an RKIP expression of approximately 10.44 indicates Luminal-B carcinoma, an RKIP expression of approximately 10.25 indicates HER2+ carcinoma, an RKIP expression of approximately 10.43 indicates ER+ carcinoma, and an RKIP expression of approximately 10.30 indicates ER− carcinoma.

Abstract translation: 对乳腺癌肿瘤进行亚分类的方法从癌性原发性乳腺肿瘤的组织样品中分析Raf激酶抑制蛋白（RKIP）的表达。 使用其mRNA或通过免疫组织化学蛋白质定量方法分析RKIP表达，以检测乳腺癌组织样品中RKIP的水平。 基于RKIP表达谱，然后可以分配癌症类型的亚分类。 约10.31的RKIP表达表示基底癌，约10.04的RKIP表达表示紧密连接蛋白低表达，约10.47的RKIP表达指示Luminal-A癌，约10.44的RKIP表达指示Luminal-B癌，RKIP表达 约10.25表示HER2 +癌，RKIP表达约10.43表示ER +癌，RKIP表达约10.30表示ER-癌。