Abstract: An image sensor array includes image sensors having photo TFTs to generate photocurrent in response to received images. The photo TFTs each have their respective gate electrodes and source electrodes independently biased to reduce the effects of dark current. Storage capacitors are coupled to each photo TFT and discharged upon generation of a photocurrent. Each storage capacitor is coupled to a readout TFT that passes a current from the storage capacitor to a data line. The photo TFT may be disposed above the storage capacitor to increase the exposed surface area of the photo TFT.

Abstract: Devices and methods provide enhanced treatment of a cardiac valve annulus. Methods generally involve contacting an anchor delivery device with the valve annulus and releasing a plurality of coupled anchors from the anchor delivery device to secure the anchors to the annulus. Anchors, which in some embodiments are super-elastic or shape memory self-securing anchors, are then drawn together to tighten the annulus. Devices generally include an elongate catheter having a housing at or near the distal end for releasably housing a plurality of coupled anchors. The housing may be flexible, may conform to a valve annulus, and in some embodiments may be coupled with an expandable member to enhance contact of the housing with annular tissue. In one embodiment, self-securing anchors lie approximately flat within the delivery device housing, allowing anchors with relatively large deployed shapes to be housed in and deployed from a relatively narrow delivery device.

Abstract: A lighting device including a metal substrate to prevent temperature rise of LED chip is offered. The lighting device includes the metal substrate, an anode or cathode electrode of the LED chip disposed on the metal substrate, brazing materials connecting the LED chip and the metal substrate, and a groove formed in the anode or cathode electrode. Forming the groove can prevent an occurrence of a crack in the brazing materials. Also, a lighting device includes the metal substrate, an anode and cathode electrode of the LED chip disposed on the metal substrate and brazing materials connecting the LED chip and the metal substrate. Further, a slit is formed in the metal substrate between the anode and cathode electrode. Forming the slit in the metal substrate can prevent an occurrence of a crack in the brazing materials.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved mechanism for direct communications and frame routing between FCoE devices within an Ethernet network supporting FCoE protocols. In particular, the methods and systems disclosed herein enable direct communications from one FCoE device to another without going through any intermediary such as an FCF (FCoE Forwarder) that is designed to route traffic between FCoE devices according to the current FCoE standards. This is accomplished by registering the Ethernet MAC address of an FCoE device in a name server via certain objects presently used in an FIP fabric login request, e.g., Port_Name or Node_Name, and other standard-specified objects and functionalities without requiring any changes to the existing FCoE and FC standards.

Abstract: An LED bulb includes at least one LED mount disposed within a shell. At least one LED is attached to the at least one LED mount. A thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The LED and LED mount are immersed in the thermally conductive liquid. A plurality of beads is suspended in the thermally conductive liquid. The plurality of beads is configured to displace a predetermined amount of the thermally conductive liquid to reduce the amount of thermally conductive liquid held within the shell.

Abstract: The decrease of the transfer efficiency of transferring a toner image from a photosensitive drum onto an intermediate transfer belt is suppressed by the structure of an image forming apparatus including: a photosensitive drum holding member that pivotally supports the photosensitive drum at both ends thereof; a transfer roller holding member that pivotally supports a primary transfer roller at both ends thereof; and a transfer roller holding unit that determines a relative position between the photosensitive drum holding member and the transfer roller holding member by guiding the transfer roller holding member in a direction substantially perpendicular to a running surface of the belt and abutting an opposing part of the photosensitive drum holding member and an opposing part of the transfer roller holding member with each other, the opposing parts opposing each other.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) bulb has an LED within a shell. The LED bulb also includes a driver circuit for providing current to the LED. The drive circuit has a thermal protection circuit, which includes a thermistor having a positive thermal coefficient and a switching temperature. The driver circuit also includes a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) controller with an input pin and an output pin. The thermistor is connected to the input pin. When the thermistor temperature is above the switching temperature, the thermal protection circuit causes the SMPS controller to produce a signal with a second duty cycle on the output pin. When the thermistor temperature is below the switching temperature, the thermal protection circuit causes the SMPS controller to produce a signal with a first duty cycle on the output pin. The second duty cycle is higher than the first duty cycle.

Abstract: A method for de-soiling and disinfecting produce, the method including: treating the produce with a catholyte solution to yield a catholyte treated produce; sonicating the catholyte treated produce to yield a sonicated produce; and treating the sonicated produce with an anolyte solution.

Abstract: In order to improve operability by decreasing the number of times of switching between screens, an MFP includes an authentication portion which authenticates a user using authentication information input into one of first to third user I/Fs, a process executing portion which executes processes according to settings input, a first association data storing portion which stores first association data associating input data with the authenticated user, a second association data storing portion which stores second association data associating processes executed for the input data with the respective user I/Fs, and a determining portion which determines, in response to authentication by the authentication portion, a screen for the process associated by the second association data with one of the first to third user I/Fs that accepted the authentication information used for the authentication, if data associated with the authenticated user by the first association data is stored.

Abstract: A method is provided for extracting an edge included in a color image formed of first pixels expressed by color component values of three colors. The method includes: calculating a lightness value of the first pixel based on the color component values; determining which one of the low, medium, and high lightness regions, the calculate lightness value belongs to; generating an extraction image formed of second pixels corresponding to the first pixels; and extracting an edge based on the pixel value of the extraction image thus generated. For a first pixel whose lightness value belongs to the medium lightness region and the low or high lightness region, a pixel value is calculated from the color component values of three colors, and from the color component values excluding at least one color, respectively. Then, the edge is extracted based on the calculated pixel value of the extraction image.

Abstract: A wind farm in which electrical power produced in the wind farm is transported via a wind-farm-internal network to a substation. Upon being transferred to an external network, the electrical power is transformed to a voltage which is higher by a selectable step-up ratio than the voltage in the wind-farm-internal network. The electrical load level on a wind energy installation in the wind farm is determined, and the step-up ratio is adjusted as a function of the electrical load level. Accordingly, it is possible to influence the voltage in the wind-farm-internal network such that the wind energy installations are subject to a lower electrical load level.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for purifying a protein, includes the step of: contacting a fusion protein of a first protein and a second protein with a bivalent cation-containing solution, the fusion protein being adsorbed to a silicon oxide-containing substance, the first protein being capable of binding to the silicon oxide-containing substance in a solution containing 0.1M sodium chloride. With this arrangement, it is possible to easily produce large quantity of proteins which are high in purity without sacrificing activity of the proteins.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus which can achieve reduction in printing time, suppression of developer consumption, and implementation of silence. An image forming apparatus capable of forming a color image on an image carrier with use of developers of a plurality of different developing colors, including a plurality of developing devices respectively housing the developers of different colors, and a control section for controlling operation of the developing devices based on inputted image data, wherein the control section includes a concentration ratio recognition section for recognizing a concentration ratio of the respective colors for image data of every sheet from the image data, and controls so as to spare at least one color developer among the developers in response to the concentration ratio of respective colors recognized by the concentration ratio recognition section.

Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing delivery of drugs and other agents across epithelial tissues, including into and across ocular tissues and the like. The compositions and methods are also useful for delivery across endothelial tissues, including the blood brain barrier. The compositions and methods employ a delivery enhancing transporter that has sufficient guanidino or amidino sidechain moieties to enhance delivery of a compound conjugated to the reagent across one or more layers of the tissue, compared to the non-conjugated compound. The delivery-enhancing polymers include, for example, poly-arginine molecules that are preferably between about 6 and 25 residues in length (for example, SEQ ID NO:86).

Abstract: An LED bulb includes a base, a shell connected to the base, an LED mount disposed within the shell, one or more LEDs, a thermally conductive liquid, and a liquid-volume compensator mechanism. The one or more LEDs are mounted on the LED mount. The thermally conductive liquid is held within the shell. The liquid-volume compensator mechanism moves from a first position to a second position to compensate for expansion of the thermally conductive liquid.

Abstract: In order to reduce the number of times of authentication when printing data stored in a server is printed, an MFP includes: a printing data receiving portion to receive printing data from a server; a job executing portion to execute a job; a user authenticating portion; a job generating portion to generate a reserved job to form an image of printing data associated with the authenticated user; a suspending portion to temporarily prohibit the reserved job from being executed; a job identification information issuing portion to issue job identification information; a transmission demanding portion to transmit to the printing server a printing data transmission demand that demands transmission of the printing data and contains the job identification information; and a releasing portion to release the prohibition of execution of the reserved job when the printing data received in response to transmission of the printing data transmission demand is received together with the same job identification information as

Abstract: A dermatological treatment method includes directing laser energy having a wavelength of 2.79 ?m onto skin. According to disclosed methods, the energy can function to ablate a first portion of epidermal tissue, coagulate an underlying second portion of epidermal tissue, and promote collagen formation in tissue of the underlying dermis. In an exemplary treatment apparatus, a laser using a YSGG gain medium is mounted in a handpiece. The handpiece may include a two-axis scanner to allow for uniform scanning of the energy over the tissue surface.

Abstract: A new lettuce variety designated FIJI, MUNDAKA, ZUMA is described. FIJI, MUNDAKA, ZUMA are romaine lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.