International Business Machines Corporation

Rohm and Haas Company

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

East China University of Science and Technology

Nuvolta Technologies (hefei) Co., Ltd.

Juan Li

Hai-Fang Yun

Dung Kim Nguyen

Tao Wang

Xiangting Dong

Junyu Chen

Longlan Cui

Tingke Zhang

Kevin F Smith

Aare Onton

Qiaoqiao Cai

David Gerald Speece, Jr

Mien Shih

Michael Reese Jones

Wei Cui

Fuchun Zhan

Steven D Gerdt

Fang Rui Shu

Yao Lu

Junhe Zhang

Qianqian Li

Zhiying Chen

David G Speece

Weihong Zhu

Kunxu Zhu

Dung Lim Nguyen

Mei Yang

Xin Wen Qi

Yutao Zhang

Zhiqian Guo

Xiuyan Zhao

Chenxu Yan

Meiling Zhao

A luminescent probe and its preparation method and application are provided. The luminescent probe has a steric hindrance group Rof aliphatic hydrocarbon structure such as adamantane or norborneol, a detection group Rof nitrobenzyl and its derivative structure, an electron-withdrawing group Rcontaining cyano group and an electron-donating group methoxy group. In the presence of HSA or BSA, the detection group is cut off to form a parent structure that exposes atomic oxygen anions and is activated under external light irradiation, the luminescent probe can be used in solution or cells, when detecting HSA or BSA, the luminescent probe has obvious chemiluminescence characteristics, which can sensitively distinguish HSA and BSA, quantitatively analyze HSA and BSA, and determine the mixing ratio of HSA and BSA at the same time, and the luminescent probe has been successfully used for cell fluorescence imaging.

Luminescent probe and its preparation method and application

A power regulation apparatus includes a first switch and a switch control signal generation unit including a first transconductance unit including a first input terminal for receiving a first voltage from a first terminal of the first switch, a second input terminal for receiving a second voltage from a second terminal of the first switch, and an output terminal for being connected to a first node, a node voltage generation unit connected to the first node and configured to generate a node voltage signal at the first node, and a second transconductance unit including a first input terminal for receiving a current characterization signal characterizing a current flowing through the first switch, a second input terminal for being connected to the first node so as to receive the node voltage signal, and an output terminal for being connected to a control terminal of the first switch.

Power regulation apparatus, dual-battery charging apparatus and charging current regulation method

The present invention provides an aqueous paint composition comprising by dry weight based on total dry weight of the pigment composition, from 11% to 35% of a polymeric duller of (co)polymeric particles having an average diameter of from 1 to 20 &#x3bc;m, and from 25% to 70% of titanium dioxide particles; wherein from 50% to 100% of the titanium dioxide particles are encapsulated by polymer shell of (co)polymeric particles.

Low sheen paint composition with effective opacity

A new coating composition comprising, by dry weight based on the total dry weight of the coating composition, i) from 12% to 80% of polymer particles comprising, as polymerized units, by dry weight based on the total dry weight of the polymer particles, from 25% to 90%, of a vinyl acetate; and from 5% to 75%, of a vinyl ester of versatic acid and/or a vinyl ester of 2-ethyl hexanoic acid; and ii) from 0.1% to 6% of a wax; and iii) from 14% to 55% of a pigment.

Coating composition with improved liquid stain repellency

A new coating composition comprising, by dry weight based on the total dry weight of the coating composition, i) from 12% to 80% of polymer particles comprising, as polymerized units, by dry weight based on the total dry weight of the polymer particles, from 3% to 70% of a vinyl acetate; from 2% to 65% of a styrene; and from 20% to 55% of (meth)acrylate monomers; ii) from 0.1% to 6% of a wax; and iii) from 14% to 55% of a pigment. A process for making the coating composition.

Coating composition with improved liquid stain repellency and process for making the same

This invention relates to a coating composition, especially, relates to an aqueous coating composition with improved viscosity stability.

Aqueous coating composition with improved viscosity stability

A method includes determining a location of erroneous content in a web page in response to a user's request for correcting the erroneous content in the web page; receiving the user's input of correction content for the erroneous content; and submitting correction information to a correction service provider including the location of the erroneous content and the correction content. An alternative method includes receiving correction information submitted by a user for erroneous content in a web page, the correction information including a location of the erroneous content and correction content; storing the received correction information; and retrieving the correction information and sending the correction information to the user in response to the user's request for visiting the web page.

Web content correction and web content correction service

The present invention relates to a coating composition, especially, relates to an aqueous coating composition with improved liquid stain repellency, it has a fraction of critical pigment volume concentration of from 35% to 110%, and comprises (i) pigment composition, including 15 wt. %-100 wt. %, in percentage by weight based on the dry weight of the pigment composition, polymer-encapsulated pigment; and 0-85 wt. %, in percentage by weight based on the dry weight of the pigment composition, un-encapsulated pigment; and (ii) 0.01 wt. %-5 wt. %, in percentage by dry weight based on the wet weight of the aqueous coating composition, at least one paraffin wax emulsion.

Aqueous coating composition for improved liquid stain repellency

Aspects for handling destage requests during shutdown in a log-structured array storage subsystem are described. In a method aspect, the method includes receiving a shut-down command, and utilizing at least three data structures for tracking destage requests when the shut-down command is received, wherein closing of open segments before completion of the shut-down is ensured. A further method aspect includes maintaining an outstanding requests list and destage requests list, forming a missing requests list based on the contents of the outstanding requests list and destage requests list when a shut-down command occurs, and tracking destage request processing with the outstanding requests list, destage requests list and missing requests list until all destage requests have been successfully completed.

Method and system for handling destage requests during shut-down in a log-structured array

In a storage system comprising an array of storage devices, including a processor and memory, a plurality of logical tracks are organized on the storage devices in segments comprising columns striped across the storage devices. A system and method are provided for storing logical tracks in the storage devices. Sequentially logically related logical tracks are stored together in neighborhoods. Logical tracks of the same neighborhood destaged at the same time are assigned to a single open segment with other logical tracks of the same neighborhood type. The time at which open segments are designated as closed segments to be written to the storage devices is based on performance, disk utilization and memory utilization criteria. Logical tracks are never split between segment columns. Also, attempts are made not to split a neighborhood of logical tracks being destaged together between segment columns.

System and method for organizing data stored in a log structured array

Aspects for increasing concurrency during staging and destaging of a log structured array (LSA) are described. In an exemplary method aspect, the method includes determining a process type making a request for access to a locking mechanism associated with an LSA directory entry for a logical track, and determining a lock status for the locking mechanism. Access to the locking mechanism is then provided according to the determined process type and lock status. Further, a destaging process is allowed to obtain an available locking mechanism in a read-write mode, a staging process is allowed to obtain an available locking mechanism in a read-only mode, and a garbage collection process is allowed to obtain an available locking mechanism initially in a read-only mode and subsequently in a read-write mode, wherein increased concurrency results during the staging and destaging processes.

Method and system for increasing concurrency during staging and destaging in a log structured array

Aspects for preventing deadlock in a log structured array are described. In an exemplary method aspect, and system for providing same, the method includes monitoring available segments to determine when to reserve an open segment, identifying a process type requesting access to the open segment, and limiting access to one process type for the reserved segment. Limiting access further includes limiting access to a garbage collection process.

Method and system for preventing deadlock in a log structured array

In a storage system comprising an array of storage devices, including a processor and memory, a plurality of logical tracks are organized on the storage devices in segments comprising columns striped across the storage devices. A system and method are provided for storing logical tracks in the storage devices. Sequentially logically related logical tracks are stored together in neighborhoods. Logical tracks of the same neighborhood A0 destaged at the same time are assigned to a single open segment with other logical tracks of the same neighborhood type. The time at which open segments are designated as closed segments to be written to the storage devices is based on performance, disk utilization and memory utilization criteria. Logical tracks are never split between segment columns. Also, attempts are made not to split a neighborhood of logical tracks being destaged together between segment columns.

In a storage system comprising an array of storage devices including a processor and memory, a plurality of data blocks are organized on the storage devices in segments striped across the storage devices. A main directory, stored in memory, contains the location on the storage device of each of the data blocks. For each segment a segment directory having information on the data blocks in the segment is stored on the storage devices. When a damaged segment directory is detected, a checkpoint of the main directory is written to the storage devices. A list is maintained of damaged segment directories such that segments on the damaged segment directories list are not garbage collected. Following a main directory recovery procedure, the damaged segment directories are reconstructed using the main directory.

System and method for recovering a segment directory for a log

In a storage system comprising an array of storage devices including a processor and memory, a plurality of data blocks are organized on the storage devices in segments striped across the storage devices. A main directory stored in memory contains the location on the storage device of each of the current data blocks. A method is provided for recovering a main directory in the event that the main directory becomes damaged. A segment directory having information on the data blocks in the segment is stored as part of the segment on the storage devices. Periodically a checkpoint of the main directory is written to the storage devices. A list is maintained of closed segments written to the storage devices since the checkpoint directory was written to the storage devices. During a main directory recovery procedure, the checkpoint of the main directory is read into memory, and for each segment that is indicated by the closed segments list as having been closed since the checkpoint of the main directory was written to the disk, the information in the corresponding segment directory is used to update the checkpoint directory.

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Shanghai, China

Juan Li