Abstract: Transformed plants and/or plant cells having increased tolerance to high light, drought, water-deficit, and/or other stress-inducing conditions are provided. Plants and plant cells expressing or over-expressing an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide involved in a CET pathway, including but not limited to, a PGR5 polypeptide, and methods of making the transformed plants and plant cells are also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving detection of radiation emitted from object that includes a radiation detection sensor with a substrate and an array of columns protruding from a top surface of the substrate. A radiation sensitive layer, such as TLC, and a thermal conversion material, such as an absorber, are disposed upon a top surface of the columns within the array thereby producing an array of radiation detectors. The columns provide thermal isolation between the radiation detectors and the substrate, and spatial separation of columns within the array provide radiant and thermal isolation between the radiation detectors upon the tops of individual columns. Producing an image of the array of radiation detectors allows detection of the radiation emitted from an object.

Abstract: Transformed plants and/or plant cells having increased tolerance to high light, drought, water-deficit, and/or other stress-inducing conditions are provided. Plants and plant cells expressing or over-expressing an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide involved in a CET pathway, including but not limited to, a PGR5 polypeptide, and methods of making the transformed plants and plant cells are also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving detection of radiation emitted from object that includes a radiation detection sensor with a substrate and an array of columns protruding from a top surface of the substrate. A radiation sensitive layer, such as TLC, and a thermal conversion material, such as an absorber, are disposed upon a top surface of the columns within the array thereby producing an array of radiation detectors. The columns provide thermal isolation between the radiation detectors and the substrate, and spatial separation of columns within the array provide radiant and thermal isolation between the radiation detectors upon the tops of individual columns. Producing an image of the array of radiation detectors allows detection of the radiation emitted from an object.

Abstract: An illumination device utilizing a pulse modulation technique of a solid state light source to provide increased light output for a given heat load. In a preferred embodiment, power is supplied in pulses to periodically activate a short wavelength (i.e., blue) emitting LED, which in turn stimulates a phosphor-based color conversion system to produce sustained white light. In response to a pulse of power, the LED emits an intense burst of short wavelength light. The burst of light from the LED briefly excites the phosphor system, producing a bright illumination. During the interval while power is dissipated in the LED, the LED warms. After the pulse ends and before the next pulse begins, the LED cools because no more power is dissipated in the LED. However, the phosphorescent behavior of the phosphor system causes it to continue to glow for a period of time after being excited. The intensity of the illumination produced by the phosphor gradually decays during this period.

Abstract: A video signal producing a raster-scanned image is processed in real time to enhance high frequency characteristics of the image generated by the signal, with the enhancement performed according to a local adaptive process implemented in an apparatus including one or more two-dimensional higher-order filters. Each filter provides a signal corresponding to a statistical measure of the raster image at a point in the image centered in a local area. In each case, the measure is a function of characteristics of the image within the centered area. Each filter is synchronized with the video signal to provide its respective statistical signal substantially in real time and in phase with the input video signal.