Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XR31H10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR31H10, cells from soybean variety XR31H10, plants of soybean XR31H10, and plant parts of soybean variety XR31H10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR31H10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XR31H10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR31H10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR31H10 are further provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB31A10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB31A10, cells from soybean variety XB31A10, plants of soybean XB31A10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB31A10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB31A10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB31A10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB31A10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB31A10 are further provided.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB12Q08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB12Q08, to the plants of soybean XB12Q08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB12Q08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB12Q08 with another soybean plant, using XB12Q08 as either the male or the female parent.

Abstract: A module constructs a frame for communication in a communication system that supports a new standard and a legacy standard, the new standard being backward compatible with the legacy standard. The module comprises a first frame generator configured to generate a first portion of the frame, the first portion of the frame to support a first set of data to be transmitted in the legacy standard in each of a number of first bands, a second frame generator configured to generate a second portion of the frame, the second portion of the frame to support a second set of data to be transmitted in the new standard in a second band composed of the first bands, and a frame constructor configured to construct the frame based on the first portion of the frame from the first frame generator and the second portion of the frame from the second frame generator.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP49007 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP49007, cells from soybean variety XBP49007, plants of soybean XBP49007, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP49007. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP49007 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XBP49007, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP49007. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP49007 are further provided.

Abstract: A projected capacitive touch screen is provided that comprises a substrate and electrodes. The substrate defines an active touch zone surrounded by edges. The active touch zone includes a central active zone and an acceleration zone that is located proximate to, and extends along, at least one of the edges. The electrodes are provided on the substrate and are organized into first and second sets of electrodes that are contained within a common plane on the substrate. The first set of electrodes is interlaced with the second set of electrodes in a non-overlapping pattern on the substrate. At least a subset of the electrodes each has an apex and a base and a non-uniform triangular shape that extends along a longitudinal axis between the apex and the base.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP49006 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP49006, cells from soybean variety XBP49006, plants of soybean XBP49006, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP49006. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP49006 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XBP49006, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP49006. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP49006 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XR33W10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR33W10, cells from soybean variety XR33W10, plants of soybean XR33W10, and plant parts of soybean variety XR33W10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR33W10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XR33W10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR33W10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR33W10 are further provided.

Abstract: The present invention proposes methods, devices and computer program products in relation to a communication module configured for communication in a carrier aggregation mode aggregating a primary and at least one secondary carrier. Scheduling information is carried in a control channel of one of the carriers, the scheduling information being associated to a respective one of said aggregated carriers and designating search spaces for payload in a payload channel of said respective aggregated carrier. Sensing is performed responsive to a sensing command added to the scheduling information associated to said at least one secondary carrier, which sensing command commands sensing to be performed on said at least one secondary carrier.

Abstract: Provided are a behavior-disrupting agent of Argentine ants for controlling them or suppressing their reproduction is a safer and more effective manner, and the behavior-disrupting method of them. More specifically, a behavior-disrupting agent of Argentine ants comprising Z-9-hexadecenal, and a behavior-disrupting method of Argentine ants comprising a step of using the behavior-disrupting agent are provided based on the finding that the behavior of Argentine ants is disrupted by emission of Z-9-hexadecenal, which is a trail pheromone, into the atmosphere.

Abstract: Two-stage interpolation can be provided for frame prediction samples with quarter-pixel and finer accuracy. All samples of quarter-pixel and finer accuracy can use either half or full/integer-pixels in a bi-linear interpolation to allow for the use of higher accuracy motion vectors, such as one-eighth-pixel accuracy motion vectors. The motion vectors can be restricted in a manner such that they are not allowed to point to every possible sub-pixel sample on a sub-pixel grid, but rather a subset of those sub-pixel samples. In addition, the same full/integer and half-pixel samples that can be used to obtain a quarter-pixel sample can also be used to obtain a one-eighth-pixel sample that the quarter-pixel sample is connected to.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor for compressing a fluid comprises a compressor wheel having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades, and a compressor housing in which the compressor wheel is mounted. The compressor housing includes an inlet duct through which the fluid enters in an axial direction and is led by the inlet duct into the compressor wheel, and an inner surface located radially adjacent the tips of the blades. A bleed port is defined in the inner surface of the compressor housing at a location intermediate the leading and trailing edges of the blades, for bleeding off a bleed portion of the fluid, the bleed port leading to a recirculation flow channel that feeds the bleed portion back into the inlet duct. Highly cambered vanes are disposed in the recirculation flow channel for turning the bleed portion to take out and in some cases reverse the swirl in the bleed portion.

Abstract: An inductor device comprising a first conductive pattern on a first layer of a substrate, a second conductive pattern on a second layer of the substrate, and a first region between the first layer and the second layer through which at least one hole is coupled between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein a magnetic field induced by at least one of the first conductive pattern or the second conductive pattern at the first region is more intensive than that induced by at least one of the first conductive pattern or the second conductive pattern at a second region between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

Abstract: A torsion beam type suspension has no risk that a beam body will directly contact with a fuel tank, or that a frontward projecting portion of a stabilizer will contact with the fuel tank. In a torsion beam type suspension in which a pair of trailing arms are connected to the beam body to form an H-shaped torsion beam, and both ends of the stabilizer separate from the torsion beam are connected to the trailing arms, both-side parts of the stabilizer 7 extending along the beam body 2a are attached to a vehicle body 4, a portion between vehicle body attachment parts 9 of the stabilizer 7 is curved downward, and the curved part 10 is disposed at the rear of the fuel tank 11 and in front of the beam body 2a.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for needling a fibrous web having at least one needle bar. The needle bar carries a needle board on the bottom thereof having a plurality of needles, the needle bar being guided by means of a moveably mounted bar carrier. The bar carrier is driven by a vertical drive in an oscillating manner in up and down movements. For straight guidance of the bar carrier, a guiding device is provided, which has at least one rocker held at the end by a rotary bearing of a machine frame. In order to obtain the straightest possible guide path in the bar carrier, according to the invention the opposite end of the rocker and the bar carrier are connected by a plurality of members of a coupling kinematic mechanism.

Abstract: A system and method provides a first integrity check code that can be calculated at an encoder and then sent to a decoder as a supplemental enhancement information message. The decoder can then calculate a second integrity check code over the actual received network abstraction layer units. This second integrity check code can be compared with the encoder-generated first integrity check code sent via the supplemental enhancement information message to indicate if in fact all of the transmitted NAL units from which the integrity check code was generated have been received without changes in their content. In addition, an error tracking algorithm is provided that can be run at either the encoder or the decoder in order to determine if the network abstraction layer units are correct in content at the decoder level. Therefore, pictures that are sent as just intra coded frames and pictures that are sent as just inter coded frames can both be checked for errors.

Abstract: An inflatable structure generally includes a valve formed between a pair of edge portions and an internal edge portion formed of a flexible film such that an enclosed chamber of the inflatable structure substantially envelops the internal edge portion. The valve and remainder of the inflatable structure can be formed from a single piece of flexible film using a method of manufacturing an inflatable structure from a continuous web of flexible film. A corresponding inflation device fills the inflatable structure with air and may do so without requiring heat sealing or contact between the inflatable structure and outlet of the inflation device. The inflation device may include a mechanical registration device which can engage an optional locator aperture in the inflatable structure such as to assist in temporarily locating the outlet of the source of pressurized air proximate to the valve in the inflatable structure.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH183G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH183G with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH183G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH183G or a locus conversion of PH183G with another maize variety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a C1 inhibitor (C1INH) with shorter half-life than plasma-derived C1INH for the preparation of a medicament for the transient treatment of an individual. It relates to both therapeutic and prophylactic treatment. The method of the invention allows for the administration of C1INH at certain therapeutic levels for a concise pre-determined time span. Pharmaceutical compositions based on C1INH with shorter half-lives may be used both in situations where transient treatment is merely and advantage. The advantage of the use according to the invention is that an individual is not exposed to C1INH for longer than required, since the levels of the C1INH more rapidly subsides after administration has stopped. In contrast, levels of plasma-derived C1INH would remain elevated for a prolonged period of time.