Abstract: Icosahedral phage and collections thereof that display various compounds are provided. In some instances, the icosahedral phage include nucleic acid tags that serve to record a characteristic of the compound or compounds that are attached to the phage. A number of different methods for using the icosahedral phage to screen a library of compounds for a desired biological activity are also provided, especially assays for compounds that are substrates for receptor-mediated transport processes such as endocytosis and transcytosis.

Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that prevent control signals from changing state while the control signals are being used to delay a read strobe signal. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a control circuit that provides a plurality of control bits to a delay line, where the delay line delays or phase shifts a read strobe signal a duration, where the duration depends on the state of the control bits. The delayed read strobe signal is used to clock one or more data registers. To avoid undesired changes in the duration that the read strobe signal is delayed, the control bits are retimed before being provided to the delay line. A specific embodiment waits for an edge of the strobe signal to be output by the delay line before providing the control bits to the delay line. Another specific embodiment waits until no edge of the strobe signal is being delayed by the delay line before providing the control bits to the delay line.

Abstract: A slip conveyor assembly (10) having a plurality of slip conveyors (11 to 16). Each slip conveyor (11 to 16) has a tray (18) providing a conveyor surface (20) along which product is delivered. The trays (18) are arrangeable and caused to reciprocate so that product may be conveyed in either longitudinal direction, with at least two of the trays being arrangeable to provide a gap (32) therebetween to provide for delivery of product from the conveyor assembly (10).

Abstract: Anti-DR4 or Anti-DR5 antibody agonists, combined with apoptosis-inducing agents, synergistically induce apoptosis in cancer cells.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a mask for integrated circuit devices. The method includes providing a quartz substrate having a surface and forming a MoSi film overlying the surface of the quartz substrate. The method also includes patterning the MoSi film overlying the quartz substrate to form a mask pattern. A step of forming an opaque edge structure comprising a carbon bearing material on a portion of the surface around a peripheral region of the mask pattern is also included.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved methods for sequencing and genotyping nucleic acid in a single molecule configuration. The method involves single molecule detection of fluorescent labeled PPi moieties released from NTPs as a polymerase extension product is created.

Abstract: In an E-mail protocol between a sender and a receiver, an intermediate server subscribed to by either the sender or receiver assures masking of the primary E-mail address of a subscriber in E-mail messages between sender and receiver. The protocol also archives all messages passing through the intermediate server for the subscribing sender and/or receiver by addressee.addresses.

Abstract: A storage has NAS and SAN functions and a high degree of freedom to configure a system to reduce the management and operation cost. The storage includes a plurality of interface slots in which a plurality of interface controllers can be installed, a block I/O interface controller which has SAN functions and which can be installed in the slot, a file I/O interface controller which has NAS functions and which can be installed in the slots, a storage capacity pool including a plurality of disk devices accessible from the interface controllers, and a storage capacity pool controller to control the storage capacity pool.

Abstract: A storage system having multiple I/O interface ports is configured to detect a failed communication condition at a port. The storage system is configured to then attempt communication using a port configuration of another port that also exhibits a failed communication condition. If communication is established, the port is reconfigured using the configuration of the other port.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling microstructures onto a substrate through fluid transport. The microstructures being shaped blocks self-align into recessed regions located on a substrate such that the microstructure becomes integral with the substrate. The improved method includes a step of transferring the shaped blocks into a fluid to create a slurry. Such slurry is then dispensed evenly or circulated over the top surface of a substrate having recessed regions thereon. The microstructure via the shape and fluid tumbles onto the surface of the substrate, self-aligns, and engages into a recessed region.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modulating the growth and/or yield of plants. In particular the methods comprise the use of agents which functionally inhibit the expression of plant D-like cyclin inhibitors including isolated polynucleotide sequences which interact with DNA or RNA encoding proteins capable of binding plant D-like cyclins. Further, the present invention provides recombinant polynucleotide sequences, vectors and host cells which encode proteins capable of binding to and inactivating the activity of plant D-like cyclin/cyclin dependent kinase complexes preventing plant cells from exiting the cell cycle. Methods for determining and agents which are inhibitors of the BRO cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor proteins which are capable of modulating plant cell cycle progression are also provided. Methods for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants with increased growth rates and yields when compared to wild-type plants are also provided.

Abstract: A respective weighting value is calculated for each texel in a texture map that is to be used to render a 3D computer model, the weighting value being calculated in dependence upon the red, green and blue values of the texel. Each weighting value is stored as an alpha value in the alpha channel for the corresponding texel in the texture map. During rendering, the texture map is rendered onto a polygon to generate R, G, B pixel values in the frame buffer together with a respective weighting value for each pixel comprising the weighting value calculated for the corresponding texel in the texture map, which is stored in the alpha channel for the pixel. A darkmap is rendered onto the polygon by subtracting from the pixel values in the frame buffer the darkmap values modulated by the frame buffer alpha values. The texel weighting values are calculated so that they have properties which result in a realistic image being generated.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting and correcting burst errors in data bytes formed in a two-level block code structure. A second level decoder uses block level check bytes to detect columns in a two-level block code structure that contain error bytes. The second level decoder generates erasure pointers that identify columns in the two-level block structure effected by burst errors. A first level decoder then uses codeword check bytes to correct all of the bytes in the columns identified by the erasure pointers. The first level decoder is freed to use all of the codeword check bytes only for error byte value calculations. The first level decoder does not need to use any of the codeword check bytes for error location calculations, because the erasure pointers generated by the second level decoder provide all of the necessary error locations. This techniques doubles the error correction capability of the first level decoder.

Abstract: In the prior art, a user bore a heavy burden on operating together different products having the same functions. A user 102 calls a job net managing function 105 via GUI/CLI 103, and defines a job net 106. A job net execution controlling function 109 interrupts a definition of the job net 106, and sequentially executes the defined jobs. The defined jobs call not real commands directly, but switchers 110 to 114 that define regularized interfaces. The switchers, referring to environment variables 101, select adaptors 115 and 116 properly to call real commands 117 and 118 corresponding thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and computer programs for verifying the integrity of a probe by comparing the fluorescence value of a probe to a threshold value. The invention also provides for methods, apparatuses and computer programs for normalizing the fluorescence value of a probe and detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample.

Abstract: A system provides an image displaying technique that provides stable high contrast even in an area having high brightness. Based on information about an average brightness level of a digital luminance signal, black-correction processing which decreases a brightness level by offsetting the brightness level to the minus side, and increase processing which increases a contrast gain within a dynamic range, are performed for an analog luminance signal or a digital luminance signal, enabling improvement in contrast even where brightness is intense.

Abstract: A system is provided for establishing uninsured accounts which can be remotely accessed by account holders to obtain access to account funds through the issuance of negotiable instruments made payable to the account holder. The account holder enters its account number and an amount requested into a dispensing station. The dispensing station communicates with an customer account server to verify sufficient funds in the account to cover the requested amount and transaction fees and prints a negotiable instrument made payable to the account holder in the amount requested, and the amount requested is debited from the account.

Abstract: An amorphous silicon film is laser irradiated a plural number of times to make the film composed of a plurality of crystal grains while suppressing the formation of protrusions at the boundaries of the adjoining grains to realize a polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor having at least partly therein the clusters of grains, or the aggregates of at least two crystal grains, with preferred orientation in the plane (111), and having high electron mobility of 200 cm2/Vs or above.