Abstract:
Embodiments described herein provide a method for an error logging mechanism operated with controller area network (CAN) buses within an Ethernet network. A first interrupt request indicative of a first error condition that occurs at the first CAN bus is received at an Ethernet bridge and from a first CAN controller connected to a first CAN bus. In response to the first interrupt request, the first interrupt request is serviced by retrieving, from a first error register at the first CAN controller, information relating to the first error condition. The information relating to the first error condition is encapsulated in a first frame in compliance with a layer 2 transport protocol for time-sensitive applications. The encapsulated first frame is then sent, via an Ethernet switch, to an error logging device installed at a location remote to the first CAN bus.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for routing a message in a network. A bit length of an identifier field of a received message is identified. A lookup table is selected based on the bit length of the identifier field. The identifier field is used as a reference for the lookup table to identify a bus for the message, and the message is forwarded to the bus.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for determining in vitro, in a peripheral blood sample, the probability for an individual to suffer from a colorectal cancer, using the comparison of the amount of expression products of nucleic acids of genes of the individual to be tested with the amount of expression products of nucleic acids of the same genes obtained from a CRC group of patients constituting the positive control and with the same genes obtained from a CNC group of individuals constituting the negative control; and a kit comprising specific binding partners for the expression products.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method and kit for the prognosis of colorectal cancer, especially a method comprising: a) obtaining the peripheral blood sample and extracting total RNA from the blood sample, b) contacting the total RNA with at least one reagent that is specific for at least one NK cell gene and no more than 25 specific reagents for 25 NK cell genes, c) determining the expression level of the at least one NK cell gene and of the most 25 NK cell genes to obtain an expression profile for the patient, and d) performing analysis of the expression profile of the patient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to method and kit for the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Especially a method comprising: a) obtaining the peripheral blood sample and extracting total RNA from the blood sample, b) contacting the total RNA with at least one reagent that is specific for at least one NK cell gene and no more than 25 specific reagents for 25 NK cell genes, c) determining the expression level of the at least one NK cell gene and of the most 25 NK cell genes to obtain an expression profile for the patient, d) performing analysis of the expression profile of the patient with expression profiles of NK cell genes from patients previously clinically classified as a good prognosis and expression profiles of NK cell genes from patients previously classified as a poor prognosis, wherein - if the expression profile for the patient is clustered with the expression profiles from patients previously clinically classified as a poor prognosis, then the patient is determined to have a poor prognosis, and - if the expression profile for the patient is clustered with the expression profiles from patients previously clinically classified as a good prognosis, then the patient is determined to have a good prognosis.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating aspects associated with entities. In some implementations, a method includes receiving data identifying an entity; generating a group of candidate aspects for the entity; modifying the group of candidate aspects to generate a group of modified candidate aspects comprising combining similar candidate aspects and grouping candidate aspects using one or more aspect classes each associated with one or more candidate aspects; ranking one or more modified candidate aspects in the group of modified candidate aspects based on a diversity score and a popularity score; and storing an association between one or more highest ranked modified candidate aspects and the entity. The aspects can be used to organize and present search results in response to queries for the entity.
Abstract:
A test chart can be used to test sharpness performance of an imaging system's full image field by having a sharpness inspection area formed of a plurality of identical visual elements that abut each other leaving no gaps to thereby form a mosaic. Each visual element may be a plurality of groups of differently oriented contrasting lines. The mosaic may fill an entire image captured by an imager of the imaging system. Thus, a test system can image the chart to objectively assess the performance of the imaging system in terms of a certain level of image quality (e.g. sharpness, tilt, etc) throughout the entire spatial area of the captured image. The size of the chart and spatial frequency (e.g., spacing) of the visual element lines can be selected to test an imaging system's full field sharpness at selected spatial frequencies. The full field sharpness results can be used to more quickly and accurately determine different aspects of image quality from a given imaging system and its components.
Abstract:
This patent disclosed sustained-release microsphere dosage forms of EPO and GM-CSF respectively and methods for their preparation. The proteins are first loaded in solvent-resistant polysaccharide particles using a stabilized aqueous-aqueous emulsion consisting of polysaccharide dispersed phase and polyethylene glycol (PEG) continuous phase, followed by freeze-drying. This particle forming process avoids exposing proteins to water-oil or water-air (or intra-particle cross-linking reagent), factors known to denature proteins. The lyophilized powder was then washed using organic solvent to remove the PEG continuous phase. The proteins loaded in the solvent-resistant polysaccharide particles can easily be sustained-release microsphere formulation without denaturing, aggregation, adsorption and deactivation.
Abstract:
A method of preparing polysaccharide glassy microparticles which are less than 10μm in diameter and contain structurally delicate agents, such as proteins, peptides, gene materials, vaccines, antibodies, viruses and liposomes using low-temperature aqueous-aqueous emulsification (free of polyelectrolytes) and freezing-induced phase separation. When delicate agents are added to a polysaccharide-PEG two phase system followed by homogenization (or other shear adding process), the agents partition into the polysaccharide dispersed phase preferentially. These processes help to avoid aggregation of proteins caused by interaction with charged polyelectrolytes used for stabilizing the polysaccharide dispersed phase in our previously reported aqueous-aqueous emulsion. When this system is frozen and lyophilized, glassy particles less than 10μm in diameter containing delicate agents can be formed. These fine polysaccharide particles protect proteins within their hydrophilic glassy matrix, and can therefore be easily suspended in hydrophobic polymer solutions and formulated to various forms of sustained release devices such as microsphere, sheets, fibers, coating layers, and scaffolds. The particles can also be dispersed in hydrophilic gels to improve releasing kinetics and to deliver vaccines and antibodies for immune therapy.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described herein for implementing a switched Controller Area Network ("CAN"). In some embodiments, control circuitry of a bridge may receive a CAN message. The control circuitry may identify a first plurality of nodes to which the CAN message is addressed by comparing a virtual CAN bus identifier of the CAN message to entries of a virtual CAN bus lookup table, and may identify a second plurality of nodes to which the CAN message is addressed by comparing a message identifier ("ID") of the CAN message to entries of a message ID lookup table. The control circuitry may perform a logical AND operation between the first plurality of nodes and the second plurality of nodes, and may transmit the CAN message to a node that satisfies the logical AND operation.