1. A method for improving tape drive efficiency using a processor device, the method comprising:
aggregating one of records and filemarks, the aggregating restricted to being performed only on read operations, from a plurality of data segments into at least one single data segment, the one of the records and filemarks reorganized and restructured in the at least one single data segment such that buffer utilization is improved.
2. The method of claim 1, further including, sequentially aggregating the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment.
3. The method of claim 1, further including padding an end of the at least one single data segment, wherein the padding of the end of the at least one single data segment is less than padding of the one of the records and filemarks in the plurality of data segments.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the aggregating the one of the records and filemarks further includes aggregating the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment for only those of the one of the records and filemarks having similar attributes.
5. The method of claim 4, further including aggregating the one of the records and filemarks having different attributes into an alternative one of the least one single data segment.
6. The method of claim 1, further including, if the at least one single data segment has reached a full capacity while aggregating, adding an additional one of the least one single data segment for continuing the aggregating the one of the records and filemarks.
7. The method of claim 1, further including aggregating the one of the records and filemarks into a drive buffer as the at least one single data segment.
8. The method of claim 1, further including aggregating the one of the records and filemarks having a similar attribute into the at least one single data segment.
9. A system for improving tape drive efficiency, the system comprising:
a tape,
the tape drive, in communication with the tape head,
a plurality of buffers in communication with the tape and the tape drive, and
a processor device, controlling the plurality of buffers, the tape, and the tape drive, wherein the processor device:
aggregates one of records and filemarks, the aggregating restricted to being performed only on read operations, from a plurality of data segments into at least one single data segment, the one of the records and filemarks reorganized and restructured in the at least one single data segment such that buffer utilization is improved.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device sequentially aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device pads an end of the at least one single data segment, wherein the padding of the end of the at least one single data segment is less than padding of the records and the filemarks in the plurality of data segments.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment for only those of the one of the records and filemarks having similar attributes.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor device aggregates the one of the records and filemarks having different attributes into an alternative one of the least one single data segment.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device, if the at least one single data segment has reached a full capacity while aggregating, adding an additional one of the least one single data segment for continuing the aggregating the one of the records and filemarks.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into a drive buffer as the at least one single data segment.
16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor device aggregates the one of the records and filemarks having a similar attribute into the at least one single data segment.
17. A computer program product for improving tape drive efficiency by a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable portion that aggregates one of records and filemarks, the aggregating restricted to being performed only on read operations, from a plurality of data segments into at least one single data segment, the one of the records and filemarks reorganized and restructured in the at least one single data segment such that buffer utilization is improved.
18. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that sequentially aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment.
19. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that pads an end of the at least one single data segment, wherein the padding of the end of the at least one single data segment is less than padding of the records and the filemarks in the plurality of data segments.
20. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into the at least one single data segment for only those of the one of the records and filemarks having similar attributes.
21. The computer program product of claim 20, further including a third executable portion that aggregates the one of the records and filemarks having different attributes into an alternative one of the least one single data segment.
22. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that, if the at least one single data segment has reached a full capacity while aggregating, adding an additional one of the least one single data segment for continuing the aggregating the one of the records and filemarks.
23. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that aggregates the one of the records and filemarks into a drive buffer as the at least one single data segment.
24. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a second executable portion that aggregates the one of the records and filemarks having a similar attribute into the at least one single data segment.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A highly digestible, transgenic maize seed comprising one or more of the following:
(a) reduced zein protein as compared to a non-transgenic maize seed;
(b) increased alpha-globulin protein as compared to a non-transgenic maize seed; or
(c) increased legumin1 protein as compared to a non-transgenic maize seed.
2. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 further comprising increased beta-zein protein.
3. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 further comprising increased delta-zein protein.
4. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 further comprising increased beta-zein, and delta-zein protein.
5. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 further comprising increased beta-zein, delta-zein, and lysine ketoglutarate reductase.
6. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 wherein the zein protein reduced is 27 kD gamma-zein.
7. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 wherein the zein protein reduced is one or more alpha-zeins.
8. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 wherein the zein protein reduced is a combination of 27 kD gamma-zein and one or more alpha-zeins.
9. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 wherein the alpha-globulin increased is maize 18 kD alpha-globulin.
10. The transgenic maize seed of claim 1 wherein the legumin1 protein increased is maize 50 kD legumin1 protein.
11. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
(a) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least about 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:6;
(b) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, or SEQ ID NO:5;
(c) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, or SEQ ID NO:6.
(d) a nucleotide sequence fully complementary to the nucleic acid sequence of (a) through (c).
12. An expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid molecule of claim 11, wherein the nucleic acid is operably linked to a promoter that drives transcription in a plant cell.
13. A transformed plant comprising in its genome at least one nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
14. Transformed seed of the plant of claim 13.
15. A method for improving the quality of a cereal grain by decreasing the level of a seed protein in the cereal grain, the method comprising:
(a) mutating an endogenous coding region in a cereal grain plant, wherein the coding region is selected from the group consisting of:
(i) a maize 50 kD gamma-zein coding region, wherein the coding sequence of the maize 50 kD gamma-zein coding region corresponds to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1;
(ii) a maize 16 kD gamma-zein coding region
(iii) a maize 27 kD gamma-zein coding region,
(iv) a maize 15 kD beta-zein coding region,
(b) selecting for a plant with improved grain quality.
16. A plant or plant parts produced by the method of claim 15.
17. Grain produced by the method of claim 15.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the improvement in the quality of the grain is the result of at least one of: an increase in digestibility, an increase in nutritional value, a decrease in anti-nutritional properties of the grain, or an increase in the efficiency of wet-milling.
19. A method for improving the quality of a cereal grain comprising stably introducing into a plant cell means for one or more of:
(a) reducing the level of zein protein as compared to wild-type grain;
(b) increasing the level of alpha-globulins as compared to wild-type grain; or
(c) increasing the level of legumin1 as compared to wild-type grain.
20. Grain produced by the method of claim 19.