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[Namik Hrle, Daniel Martin, Chandrasekaran Mohan, James D. Spyker, Yongfeng Yao] US NY Armonk A computer-implemented method for operating a database management system which includes a source database and a target database. A database management system is configured for asynchronously replicating data changes of the source database to the target database. The database management system receiving a request to perform a database statement. The method can identify the most recently committed one of a plurality of transactions having been committed in the source database before the receiving of the request. Identifying repeatedly the one of the plurality of transactions having been replicated most recently to the target database. Execution of the requested statement in the target database is delayed until an evaluation of the repeatedly identified most recently replicated transaction returns that the identified most recently committed transaction has been replicated to the target database. After the delaying execution, the method executes the requested statement in the target database.

[Namik Hrle, Daniel Martin, Chandrasekaran Mohan, Sunil K. Sarin, James D. Spyker, Yongfeng Yao] US NY Armonk According to an aspect, a database management system (DBMS) is operated to perform data replication. The DBMS includes a source database and a target database. The source database includes a plurality of first tables respectively comprising one or more first columns, and the target database includes a plurality of second tables respectively comprising one or more second columns. Each of multiple ones of the first columns is mapped to one of the second columns, and each one of the second columns is adapted to store replicated data changes of the first column mapped to the second column. Each of the second columns has an assigned update time, the update time being a moment in time when the second column most recently received incremental data changes from its mapped first column. The DBMS operates to process requested database statements while providing data replication.

[Bruce E. REIDENBERG, Daniel A. Spyker] US CT Stamford A method of treating postoperative pain in a patient undergoing a surgery is described. The method is based on preoperative administration of a buprenorphine-containing transdermal dosage form. The dosage form can be administered to the patient, for example, 1-4 days prior to surgery. Alternative embodiments of the invention include subsequent transdermal dosage forms to treat the postoperative pain.

[REIDENBERG BRUCE E, SPYKER DANIEL A] Use of buprenorphine for the manufacture of a transdermal dosage form for treating postoperative pain in a patient in need of such treatment is disclosed, wherein the treatment comprises administering to said patient said buprenorphine-containing transdermal dosage form prior to surgery; wherein the treatment may further comprise extended subsequent dosing periods with subsequent dosage forms for a given time period as needed by the patient to achieve desired analgesia; andwherein the treatment may further comprise a rapid dose escalation of buprenorphine patches to achieve the desired preoperative dosage level, wherein the treatment involves: (a) administering to the patient a first buprenorphine-containing transdermal dosage form for a first dosing period that is no longer than 5 days; (b) administering to the patient a second buprenorphine-containing transdermal dosage form for a second dosing period that is no longer than 5 days, wherein the second dosage form comprises the same dosage of buprenorphine as, or a greater dosage of buprenorphine than, the first dosage form; and (c) administering to the patient a third buprenorphine-containing transdermal dosage form for a third dosing period, wherein the third dosage form comprises a greater dosage of buprenorphine than the second dosage form, and the third dosage form is the desired dosage level for the postoperative pain control.

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[McLeod David P.(Muskegon,MI), Spyker David J.(Holland,MI), De Haan Daniel(Zeeland,MI), De Haan Greg(Zeeland,MI), Koops Wesley G.(Holland,MI), Roelofs James E.(Zeeland,MI)] A drier having a boxlike housing (12) for receiving a hopper (13) therein which contains a batch of wet sludge. The hopper (13) cooperates with the housing, when closed therein, to define a closed air recirculation system which supplies dry pressurized warm air into an air-receiving chamber (79) located at the bottom of the hopper. The air passes upwardly through a perforated bottom wall (78) into and through the sludge to remove moisture therefrom. The moist air passes upwardly through the open top of the hopper, through a filter and is supplied to a drying unit (34) located in the housing for removing moisture therefrom, which moisture is externally discharged. The drying unit resupplies the dry air back to the drying chamber formed in the hopper.

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