Abstract: A semiconductor device that detects deterioration of a secondary battery is provided. The semiconductor device includes a power gauge, an anomalous current detection circuit, and a control circuit. The power gauge includes a current divider circuit and an integrator circuit. The anomalous current detection circuit includes a first memory, a second memory, and a first comparator. The integrator circuit can convert a detection current detected at the current divider circuit into a detection voltage by integrating the detection current. The anomalous current detection circuit is supplied with the detection voltage, a first signal at a first time, and a second signal at a second time. The first signal can make the detection voltage at the first time be stored in the first memory and the second signal can make the detection voltage at the second time be stored in the second memory.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to synthetic oligonucleotides that bind at least a portion of a dimerization initiation site (DIS) of a retrovirus genomic ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule. In some aspects, the synthetic oligonucleotides include a 2?-deoxy-2?-fluoroarabinonucleotide (2?-FANA)-modified nucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the 2?-FANA-modified nucleotide sequence inhibits dimerization of retroviral genomes (e.g., an HIV genome). Other embodiments include methods of inhibiting expression of a retrovirus using the synthetic oligonucleotide, and methods of treating or preventing a retroviral infection.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a quartz crystal unit and a sensitive layer formed on the quartz crystal unit and configured to adsorb a gas to be detected, wherein the sensitive layer is porous, and has a particle skeleton made of a plurality of conductive polymer particles and a polyelectrolyte that is at least partially disposed between the adjacent conductive polymer particles.

Abstract: Provided is an edible oil/fat composition having a bacteriostatic effect in addition to the functions of conventional edible oils and fats. The problem is solved by the edible oil/fat composition characterized by containing 70% by mass or more of an edible oil/fat, 0.002-10% by mass of a lipophilic bacteriostatic agent, and 0.1-10% by mass of an emulsifier.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are CCR7 aptamers that specifically bind to and internalize into CCR7-expressing cells. The aptamers can be used as a therapeutic agent by itself or in combination with a small molecule by forming a conjugate with the small molecule. Targeted delivery of the small molecule can be achieved by such conjugates. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject suffering from cancer by administering an effective amount of the aptamer or the aptamer-small molecule conjugate to the subject.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are CCR7 aptamers that specifically bind to and internalize into CCR7-expressing cells. The aptamers can be used as a therapeutic agent by itself or in combination with a small molecule by forming a conjugate with the small molecule. Targeted delivery of the small molecule can be achieved by such conjugates. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject suffering from cancer by administering an effective amount of the aptamer or the aptamer-small molecule conjugate to the subject.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to synthetic oligonucleotides that bind at least a portion of a dimerization initiation site (DIS) of a retrovirus genomic ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule. In some aspects, the synthetic oligonucleotides include a 2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinonucleotide (2-FANA)-modified nucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the 2-FANA-modified nucleotide sequence inhibits dimerization of retroviral genomes (e.g., an HIV genome). Other embodiments include methods of inhibiting expression of a retrovirus using the synthetic oligonucleotide, and methods of treating or preventing a retroviral infection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are CCR7 aptamers that specifically bind to and internalize into CCR7-expressing cells. The aptamers can be used as a therapeutic agent by itself or in combination with a small molecule by forming a conjugate with the small molecule. Targeted delivery of the small molecule can be achieved by such conjugates. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject suffering from cancer by administering an effective amount of the aptamer or the aptamer-small molecule conjugate to the subject.

Abstract: The present invention provides for debugging a target program with a computer comprising a storage unit and a processing unit. In one aspect, this comprises: storing, in the storage unit, reliability information including the reliability of individual indices of classification items of the program; reading, by the processing unit, the reliability information of the target program from the storage unit and determining a reliable code area and an unreliable code area by using the reliability of the individual indices in the reliability information; and executing debugging of the debug target program only for the unreliable code area while omitting debugging of the reliable code area. A graphical user interface to support debugging of only unreliable code areas is also disclosed.

Abstract: An oligonucleotide derivative comprises repeating structural units represented by the following general formula (wherein B represents adenine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil; X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; n represents an integer of 6 to 60; and B and X are independently represented in each of the repeating structural units), wherein X is a sulfur atom in at least one of the repeating structural units represented by the general formula:

Abstract: An oligonucleotide derivative comprises repeating structural units represented by the following general formula (wherein B represents adenine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil; X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; n represents an integer of 6 to 60; and B and X are independently represented in each of the repeating structural units), wherein X is a sulfur atom in at least one of the repeating structural units represented by the general formula:

Abstract: The present invention provides for debugging a target program with a computer comprising a storage unit and a processing unit. In one aspect, this comprises: storing, in the storage unit, reliability information including the reliability of individual indices of classification items of the program; reading, by the processing unit, the reliability information of the target program from the storage unit and determining a reliable code area and an unreliable code area by using the reliability of the individual indices in the reliability information; and executing debugging of the debug target program only for the unreliable code area while omitting debugging of the reliable code area. A graphical user interface to support debugging of only unreliable code areas is also disclosed.

Abstract: When a location-area MSC 20 receives an SMS originating signal, an interrogating unit 21 sends an SRIforSM signal including the MSISDN of a receiving terminal 10b to an HLR 30. When the location-area MSC 20 receives an SRIforSMack signal from the HLR 30, a subscriber-identification-information obtaining unit 22 obtains an IMUI contained in the SRIforSMack. An on-origination carrier identifying unit 23 identifies from the IMUI the carrier to which the receiving terminal 10b subscribes. The location-area MSC 20 determines whether the carriers have an SMS interconnection agreement with each other, on the basis of identification made by an on-origination carrier identifying unit 23.

Abstract: There are provided an interconnection agreement determining system, apparatus, and method capable of accurately determining whether the carrier to which an originating communication terminal subscribes and the carrier to which a receiving communication terminal subscribes have a short message interconnection agreement with each other, even if the receiving communication terminal uses number portability. When a location-area MSC 20 receives an SMS originating signal, an interrogating unit 21 sends an SRIforSM signal including the MSISDN of a receiving terminal 10b to an HLR 30. When the location-area MSC 20 receives an SRIforSMack signal from the HLR 30, a subscriber-identification-information obtaining unit 22 obtains an IMUI contained in the SRIforSMack. An on-origination carrier identifying unit 23 identifies from the IMUI the carrier to which the receiving terminal 10b subscribes.

Abstract: A gain controlling apparatus includes a pre-amplifier for roughly adjusting a gain of a generation signal, which is generated on the basis of a reception signal from an optical disc; a variable amplifier for finely adjusting the gain on the basis of the roughly adjusted gain by the pre-amplifier; a memory for storing a plurality of values for adjusting the gain generated during a previous occasion of gain adjustment in time series; and a controlling device for controlling the pre-amplifier at a current occasion of gain adjustment on the basis of the respective stored values for adjusting the gain and controlling the variable amplifier, wherein the controlling device comprises a predicting device for predicting a current adjustment value, namely an adjusted value for the gain roughly adjusted at the current occasion by the pre-amplifier, and the controlling device controls the pre-amplifier on the basis of the predicted current adjustment value.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving an optical pickup for a tracking servo control. The apparatus includes an emitting device disposed in the optical pickup for emitting a main beam to a first position on an information track of a recording medium and emitting at least two subsidiary beams to a second position and a third position on the information track of the recording medium, respectively. The positions of the main beam and the subsidiary beams are determined appropriately for a three beam method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing apparatus that has two or more internal SCSI devices, to include a SCSI controller, that can also accommodate eternal SCSI devices via a port connector and that can manage the ID numbers (identification numbers) of the internal SCSI devices separately from all the other SCSI devices without requiring any action by a user; and a method for controlling such a data processing apparatus. According to the present invention, ID numbers can be written into internal SCSI devices. ID numbers that do not collide with the ID numbers of the externally connected SCSI devices are assigned to the respective internal SCSI devices. The system can automatically write the ID numbers during the booting process or when the system configuration is physically changed. Even when there are SCSI hard disk drives installed both inside and outside the system, the ID numbers of the SCSI hard disk drives that are internally positioned can be read so that the internal SCSI hard disk drives can be designated.

Abstract: An automatic gain control apparatus for an optical disc player is equipped in a servo loop to perform a servo control by use of an error signal in the optical disc player.

Abstract: An optical information reproducing and/or recording system is provided with an optical system for irradiating a light beam to an information record surface of an information record medium and detecting the light beam reflected from the information record surface to output a light detection signal, an amplifying device for amplifying the light detection signal and generating a focus error signal which indicates an error of a focus point of the light beam with respect to the information record surface, and a feed back device for feeding back the focus error signal in the focus servo loop to change the focus point in accordance with a level of the focus error signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to specific activated carbon materials including from 1 to 5% by weight of nitrogen, from 3 to 30% by weight of oxygen and from 40 to 95% by weight of carbon, and having an average pore radius of from 15 to 30 .ANG., with the proviso that mesopores occupy at least 50% by volume based on the total pore volume, and also relates a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof as catalysts.