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20110090853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for improving wireless and other network communications, e.g., through improving resource utilization, which may comprise the steps of accumulating channel modeling information relating to channel performance; calculating a channel parameter threshold based on the accumulated channel modeling information, whereby the channel parameter, as measured, being above the threshold indicates the channel is a good channel; adjusting traffic over a selected good channel to improve performance of the network or a network resource. The network resource may comprises battery life for devices operating on the network, data rate for devices operating on the network, constituting or reconstituting ad hoc networks comprising nodes separated by multiple hops, continuity of connectivity within a single communication link over the network, etc. The apparatus and method of operating the apparatus may also comprise dynamically performing the adjusting step resulting from repeating the calculating step over time. | 04-21-2011 |
20140192656 | Method And Apparatus For Dynamic Spectrum Access - Methods and apparatus are provided for the efficient use of cognitive radios in the performance of dynamic spectrum access. This includes spectrum sensing algorithms, adaptive optimized sensing of parameters based on changing radio environments, and identifying vacant channels. Protocols for switching communication links to different channels, and synchronizing communicating nodes in order to maintain reliable connectively while maximizing spectrum usage are also provided. | 07-10-2014 |
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20080285830 | Computer Aided Lesion Assessment in Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Breast MRI Images - A method for performing computer-assisted lesion assessment includes acquiring contrast enhanced MRI data. A region of interest is identified. Kinetic properties, morphological properties and pattern of enhancement are determined for the identified region of interest. A score is calculated for each of the kinetic properties, morphological properties, pattern of enhancement. A cumulative score is calculated for the identified region of interest. The scores are provided to a medical practitioner to assist in diagnosing the identified region of interest. | 11-20-2008 |
20090041328 | Feature Processing For Lung Nodules In Computer Assisted Diagnosis - Feature processing is provided for lung nodules in computer-assisted diagnosis. A feature that may better distinguish nodules from background is extracted using a Hough transform. Rather than relying on a specific boundary shape, the Hough transform accumulates evidence associated with a region, such as a ring region. The accumulated evidence provides a feature score without requiring a nodule to fit a specific shape. In another approach, a background level is determined from extracted features. Rather than attempting to normalize an image prior to extraction, the features are normalized. The feature normalization and generalized Hough transform extraction may be used together or alone. | 02-12-2009 |
20090087072 | Method and system for diaphragm segmentation in chest X-ray radiographs - A method and system for segmenting diaphragm regions in a chest X-ray radiograph is disclosed. The diaphragm regions are segmented based on left and right lung lobe regions and a heart region in the chest X-ray radiograph. A right diaphragm region is segmented in the chest X-ray radiograph based a boundary of the right lung lobe. A left diaphragm region is segmented in the chest X-ray radiograph based on the heart region and a boundary of the left lung lobe. | 04-02-2009 |
20090103797 | Method and system for nodule feature extraction using background contextual information in chest x-ray images - A method and system for nodule feature extract using background contextual information in chest x-ray images is disclosed. In order to detect false positives in nodule candidates for a chest x-ray image, background contextual information, such as contextual vessel tree information, is defined in the chest x-ray image. Features are extracted for each nodule candidate based on the background contextual information, and the extracted features are used to detect whether each nodule candidate is a false positive or a genuine nodule. | 04-23-2009 |
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20100215714 | TREATMENT OF STROKE AND OTHER ACUTE NEURAL DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS USING POSTPARTUM-DERIVED CELLS - Cells derived from postpartum tissue such as the umbilical cord and placenta, and methods for their use to regenerate, repair, and improve neural tissue, and to improve behavior and neurological function in stroke patients are disclosed. | 08-26-2010 |
20140170748 | Nutrient Enriched Media for hUTC Growth - This invention provides for methods of growing anchorage-dependent cells (e.g. hUTC) in culture medium comprising amino acids, vitamins, salts nucleosides, insulin, transferrin, ethanolamine and sodium selenium, wherein the culture medium is supplemented with serum. The method further comprises addition of a serum-free nutrient solution comprising amino acids, vitamins, salts nucleosides, insulin, transferrin, ethanolamine and sodium selenium. The invention also provides for culture media and serum-free nutrient solutions for growing anchorage-dependent cells. | 06-19-2014 |
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20150126148 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Determination of Dominant Base Stations - Methods, systems, and products determine home locations of mobile devices. Times of usages of network base stations are summed to determine a dominant base station that is frequently used by a mobile device. The dominant base station is assigned as a home location for the mobile device. | 05-07-2015 |
20150149245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining a first linear model and a first log-linear model according to first explanatory variables and a first plurality of occupancy estimates, determining a second linear model and a second log-linear model according to second explanatory variables and a second plurality of occupancy estimates, evaluating, according to a location of a building, the first linear model, the first log-linear model, the second linear model, and the second log-linear model according to first values of the first explanatory variables and second values of the second explanatory variables, and combining results from the evaluating to generate a mixed occupancy estimate. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |
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20110052517 | Cosmetic Uses of Modified Stressed Yeast Extracts and Related Compositions - Cosmetic compositions comprising a metal-complexed peptide fraction of stressed yeast extracts and/or a calcium influx inhibitor are disclosed, as well as methods of using such compositions to impart exfoliating, anti-aging, anti-lipid, anti-inflammatory, and/or lightening benefits to the skin; and/or lightening benefits to the hair. These compositions are believed to have modulatory activity against at least one biochemical pathway implicated in skin aging, inflammation, lipid synthesis, and melanin production. | 03-03-2011 |
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20140044659 | Compositions Having a Plurality of Discrete Emulsions - A cosmetic composition comprising a first emulsion and a second emulsion and optionally one or more additional emulsions, each of said two or more emulsions being discretely contained within the composition and comprising an inner phase and an outer phase, each of said two or more emulsions being independently a water-in-oil emulsion, an oil-in-water emulsion, an oil-in-oil emulsion, a polyol-in-oil emulsion, a water-in-silicone emulsion, a silicone-in-water emulsion, or a polyol-in-silicone emulsion in physical contact with at least one other emulsion, at least one of said two or more emulsions being visually distinct from the others, and each of said two or more emulsions as well as said composition being independently both physically and visually stable within the composition for at least six months at ambient temperature. | 02-13-2014 |
20140065086 | Dickkopf-1 Expression Modulating Compositions and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates generally to compositions for topical application to the skin which comprise at least one DICKKOPF-1 expression modulator and the use of such compositions to provide benefits to the skin, including but not limited to lightening or darkening skin; treating hyper or hypopigmented skin; increasing or decreasing skin thickness; reducing or increasing skin hirsuteness; and/or changing skin phenotype from non-palmoplantar to palmoplantar. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090253744 | Acylated piperidine derivatives as melanocortin-4 receptor modulators - Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human melanocortin receptor(s) and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of MC-4R, such as obesity, diabetes, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction. | 10-08-2009 |
20090325990 | ACYLATED SPIROPIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES AS MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR MODULATORS - Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human melanocortin receptor(s) and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of MC-4R, such as obesity, diabetes, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction. | 12-31-2009 |
20100160306 | Acylated Piperidine Derivatives as Melanocortin-4 Receptor Agonists - Certain novel 4 alkyl substituted N acylated piperidine derivatives are ligands of the human melanocortin receptor(s) and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of MC-4R, such as obesity, diabetes, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction. | 06-24-2010 |
20140088124 | IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES - Described herein are compounds of formula (I), The compounds of formula I act as DGAT1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity. | 03-27-2014 |
20140128339 | 2'-METHYL SUBSTITUTED NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL DISEASES - The present invention relates to 2′-Methyl Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I): | 05-08-2014 |
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20100183851 | Photoresist Image-forming Process Using Double Patterning - A process for forming a double photoresist pattern is disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20120028195 | Composition for Coating over a Photoresist Pattern - The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for coating over a photoresist pattern comprising a first water soluble compound comprising at least a silicon moiety and at least one amino group, and a second compound comprising at least 1 carboxylic acid group. The invention further relates to processes for using the novel invention. | 02-02-2012 |
20130078576 | COMPOSITIONS OF NEUTRAL LAYER FOR DIRECTED SELF ASSEMBLY BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND PROCESSES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel neutral layer compositions and methods for using the compositions. The neutral layer composition comprises at least one random copolymer having at least one unit of structure (1), at least one unit of structure (2) and at least one unit of structure (3) | 03-28-2013 |
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20130330668 | NEUTRAL LAYER POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR DIRECTED SELF ASSEMBLY AND PROCESSES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a novel polymeric composition comprising a novel polymer having two or more repeat units and a terminus having the structure (1): | 12-12-2013 |
20140151330 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR REMOVING METALS IN BLOCK COPOLYMERS - The present invention relates to a method for treating a block copolymer solution, wherein the method comprises: providing a solution comprising a block copolymer in a non aqueous solvent; and, treating the solution to remove metals using an ion exchange resin. The invention also relates to a method of forming patterns using the treated block copolymer. | 06-05-2014 |
20140193754 | COMPOSITIONS OF NEUTRAL LAYER FOR DIRECTED SELF ASSEMBLY BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND PROCESSES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel neutral layer compositions and methods for using the neutral layer compositions for aligning microdomains of directed self-assembling block copolymers (BCP). The compositions and processes are useful for fabrication of electronic devices. The neutral layer composition comprises at least one random copolymer having at least one unit of structure (1), at least one unit of structure (2) and at least one unit of structure (3) | 07-10-2014 |
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20090048482 | Image-based Path Planning for Automated Virtual Colonoscopy Navigation - A method for automatic virtual endoscopy navigation, including: (a) using a fisheye camera to generate an endoscopic image and a depth image from a current position of the camera in lumen computed tomographic (CT) data; (b) segmenting a first region and a second region from the depth image, wherein the first region identifies a view direction of the camera and the second region is an area through which the camera can be moved without touching an inner surface of the lumen; (c) moving the camera from the current position, while pointing the camera in the view direction, to a next position in the second region; and (d) repeating steps (a-c) in sequence using the next position in step (c) as the current position in step (a). | 02-19-2009 |
20090284537 | FRAMEWORK FOR PROCESSING AND RENDERING LARGE VOLUME DATA - Described herein is a system and method for facilitating large volume data processing and rendering. An exemplary system includes at least one processor coupled to a first memory, wherein the processor is configured to organize the large volume data in the first memory into one or more bricks. In addition, at least one graphics processing unit (GPU) is coupled to the processor and a second memory. The GPU is configured to process at least one or more bricks transferred from the first memory to the second memory to produce intermediate processing results, and to further render the intermediate processing results. | 11-19-2009 |
20090295800 | METHOD FOR DIRECT VOLUMETRIC RENDERING OF DEFORMABLE BRICKED VOLUMES - A method for rendering a deformable object. The method includes: obtaining a 3D volumetric voxel dataset of a region, such region having therein an object to be rendered; building a tree hierarchical structure for the obtained volumetric dataset, such tree structure blocks as the nodes of a primary tree hierarchy and bricks being those blocks stored as textures in a video memory; augmenting the primary tree hierarchical structure with maximum and minimum values of the data contained within a block; creating a neighborhood tree hierarchy having for each leaf block of the neighborhood tree hierarchy a reference to the neighboring leaf blocks in the neighborhood tree hierarchy as well as references to neighboring bricks in the neighborhood tree hierarchy; updating the information about minimum and maximum in the primary tree hierarchy by saving for each block the minimum and maximum of the neighboring blocks; and rendering the leaf blocks in visibility order. | 12-03-2009 |