Abstract: A detecting method and architecture thereof for malicious codes is provided, which is applicable to a computer system having at least a host. Each host executes at least a process. The method is implemented with a system call interposition module and an analysis module for malicious codes. The system call module intercepts all system calls of process calls and all related arguments of the system calls. The analysis module for malicious codes analyzes the input data of pre-determined system calls, and executes the suspicious malicious codes. Once the same behaviors between the analysis module and the suspicious malicious codes are found, a system-intrusion warning is immediately triggered. The method is not required to maintain huge signature databases, and can detect unknown attack-skills in a manner of high correct rate and low incorrect ruling.

Abstract: The invention provides a method to reduce the computation complexity by performing the motion estimation in the frequency domain with tiny hardware overhead and a little modification of the video compression algorithms. Since human eyes are not so sensitive in the high frequency range as in the low frequency range, the present invention only takes low frequency information for finding the motion vector in motion estimation.

Abstract: An image sensor die comprises a substrate and an image sensor array formed over the substrate. Micro lens are disposed on the image sensor array. A protection layer is formed on the micro lens to prevent the micro lens from particle containment.

Abstract: A locking device for collapsable stroller is located at the gripping portion of handle. The locking device comprises a housing, a pair of meshed driving members in the housing pivotal in opposite directions a push button engaged with driving members, and a pair of steel cables coupled to the driving members. Whereby press push button to pull steel cables toward the center of gripping portion, thereby unlocking the latches so as to unfold the stroller. The stroller further comprises a safety mechanism at the upper side of one driving member. Safety mechanism comprises a pawl-like member blocks the push button in the locked state of the stroller, thus preventing latches from accidentally being unlocked.

Abstract: This invention provides for novel attenuated strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis. Attenuation is achieved by eliminating or by downregulating the expression of the &agr;-crystallin heat shock protein gene (“acr gene”). The invention provides for vaccines and methods of vaccinating mammals for protection against Mycobacterium sp. that cause tuberculosis.

Abstract: A locking device for collapsable stroller is located at the gripping portion of handle. The locking device comprises a housing, a pair of meshed driving members in the housing pivotal in opposite directions a push button engaged with driving members, and a pair of steel cables coupled to the driving members. Whereby press push button to pull steel cables toward the center of gripping portion, thereby unlocking the latches so as to unfold the stroller. The stroller further comprises a safety mechanism at the upper side of one driving member. Safety mechanism comprises a pawl-like member blocks the push button in the locked state of the stroller, thus preventing latches from accidentally being unlocked.

Abstract: A wheel assembly for a stroller includes a wheel base including a sleeve having an inner periphery containing a passage and an outer periphery transversely containing a cavity connecting to the passage, and an extension having a first end portion extending from the outer periphery of the sleeve and having an inner wall containing a receiving space connecting to the cavity. A wheel is rotatably mounted on a second end portion of the extension. A biasing member is pivotally received in the receiving space and includes a first end portion pressing on the inner wall containing the receiving space and a second end portion formed with a locking hook extending through the cavity into the passage.

Abstract: A human ovarian carcinoma cell line having an in-frame 3-bp deletion at codons 255 and 256 in exon 7 of the p53 gene, a nonsense mutation of codon 1815 in exon 23 of the BRCA1 gene, and a missense mutation of codon 723 in exon 19 of the hMLH1 gene.

Abstract: A stroller includes two push handles each having a first end portion and a second end portion, a handlebar having two end portions each connected to the first end portion of one of the two corresponding push handles, two release devices each slidably and securely mounted on one of the two corresponding push handles, two first legs each having a first end portion fixedly mounted on one of the two corresponding release devices and a second end portion, two second legs each having a first end portion pivotally mounted on one of the two corresponding release devices, a mediate portion and a second end portion, and a supporting frame including two sides each having a first portion pivotally connected with the second end portion of one of the two corresponding push handles and a second portion pivotally connected with the mediate portion of one of the two corresponding second legs.

Abstract: A stroller includes two front legs each having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, two push handles each having an upper end portion, a mediate portion and a lower end portion detachably secured to the upper end portion of one of the two front legs, two rear legs each having an upper end portion pivotally connected to the mediate portion of one of the two push handles and a lower end portion, two release devices each mounted between one of the two front legs and one of the two push handles for detaching the lower end portion of the push handle from the upper end portion of the front leg, a substantially U-shaped handlebar having two end portions each fixedly mounted on the upper end portion of one of the two push handles and a mediate portion formed with a supporting rod, and a driving device mounted on the supporting rod of the handlebar and connected with each of the two release devices for driving each of the two release devices to detach the lower end portion of the push handle from the upper en

Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for the treatment of mycobacterial diseases, such as tuberculosis and leprosy, are provided. Use of the compounds for promoting an antiseptic condition of a surface are also included. Some of the preferred compounds include thiatetracosanoic acids, esters, and fluorinated analogs.

Abstract: DNA and protein compositions useful for both diagnosis and design of therapeutics for treatment of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections. More specifically, the present invention relates to DNA and protein compositions which are responsible for the cyclopropanation of mycolic acids in M. tuberculosis and other pathogenic forms of mycobacterium. A method for determining the ability of a compound to inhibit the cyclopropanation of mycolic acids in pathogenic mycobacteria is disclosed.