Abstract: A prosthetic glenoid component has a body having a concave bearing surface and a convex glenoid contacting surface. First and second pegs extend outwardly from adjacent respective first and second ends of the bone contacting surface of the body, the first and second pegs have portions with a first diameter at the bone contacting surface extending for a first length and a second diameter extending from the first diameter for a second length, the first diameter larger than the second diameter. A third peg extends outwardly from the bone contacting surface intermediate the first and second pegs. The third peg has a third diameter greater than the second diameter portion of the first and second pegs and a third length greater than the first length of the first diameter portion of the first and second pegs. The third length is less than the sum of the first and second lengths.

Abstract: The tracking target subject specifying unit specifies a tracking target subject in image data. The first tracking position detection unit detects first characteristic information from the image data and set a first candidate tracking position based on the first characteristic information. The second tracking position detection unit detects second characteristic information from the image data and detect a second candidate tracking position based on the second characteristic information. The reference information acquisition unit acquires reference information. The control unit decides a true tracking position based on two determinations.

Abstract: Canola protein isolates consisting predominantly of 7S canola proteins are formed by isoelectric precipitation from aqueous salt solution extracts of canola oil seed meal. Canola protein isolates consisting predominantly of 2S canola protein are recovered from supernatant from the isoelectric precipitation step.

Abstract: A method for identifying the presence of an electronic transmission comprising detecting, by a detecting device, the presence of a burst of electromagnetic energy that results from the presence of an original carrier signal and transmitting, by a transmitting device, a spread spectrum meta-carrier signal within a portion of a bandwidth of the original carrier signal, wherein the meta-carrier signal contains information about the original carrier signal and is transmitted such that the meta-carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the original carrier signal during the presence of the burst of electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: There is provided a method for improving the combustion efficiency of a combustor of a gas turbine engine powering an aircraft. The method comprises selectively using two distinct fuel injection units or a combination thereof for spraying fuel in a combustion chamber of the combustor of the gas turbine engine. A first one of the two distinct fuel injection units is selected and optimized for high power demands, whereas a second one of the two distinct fuel injection units is selected and optimized for low power level demands. In operation, the fuel flow ratio between the two distinct injection units is controlled as a function of the power level demand.

Abstract: An oral pharmaceutical composition comprises multiple populations of at least one of beads, pellets, tablets and granules provided in a capsule, the composition comprising: a first population of a pharmaceutical active comprising a pharmaceutical active substance releasable at a first rate; a population of a basic substance; and a second population of a pharmaceutical active comprising a pharmaceutical active substance releasable at a second rate. In another embodiment, the oral pharmaceutical composition comprises multiple populations of at least one of beads, pellets, tablets and granules provided in a capsule, the composition comprising: a population of a pharmaceutical active; a population of a basic substance; a population of enteric coated pharmaceutical active; and a population of enteric coated basic substance. The composition can provide multiple site specific delivery of a pharmaceutical active in a rapid, delayed and/or sustained release manner into the plasma.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal supporting in-vehicle wireless communication, wherein the terminal may include a wireless communication unit to establish a wireless connection to a vehicular system, a sensor unit to verify a predetermined state of the terminal when the wireless connection is maintained, and a controller to control the wireless communication unit to maintain or cancel the wireless connection based on the state of the terminal.

Abstract: A writing method, a memory controller and a memory storage device are provided. The writing method includes steps of: configuring logical addresses to map to part of physical programming units in a storage area, wherein at least one of the physical programming units stores a valid data; transmitting a first write command for writing data having a first data length to at least one of the physical programming units; receiving a status signal; and selecting a spare physical erasing unit and copying the valid data having a second data length to the spare physical erasing unit, after transmitting the first write command and before receiving the status signal, wherein the first data length is not greater than the second data length. Therefore, it prevents a host system from waiting too long when writing data.

Abstract: A display driver, which comprises: a first predetermined voltage level providing apparatus, for providing a first predetermined voltage level group comprising at least one first predetermined voltage level; a first image data providing apparatus, for outputting a first image data; and a detection controlling circuit, for determining if an output terminal of the first image data providing apparatus is pre-charged to the first predetermined voltage level according to a relation between an absolute value of a voltage level of the first image data and an absolute value of the first predetermined voltage level.

Abstract: An imaging device causes a signal to be output from a first transfer line via a second transfer unit by a noise signal reading operation and a light-noise sum signal reading operation, the noise signal reading operation resetting a transfer capacitor when a signal of a charge converter is output to the first transfer line after a first transfer unit is turned into an OFF state and the charge converter is reset, and the light-noise sum signal reading operation outputting the signal of the charge converter to the first transfer line after the transfer capacitor resetting unit is turned into an OFF state, the first transfer unit is turned into an ON state, and a charge accumulated by a photoelectric conversion element is transferred.

Abstract: A device and method is provided for simulating an outcome of a game, the device including a die having a plurality of faces, each face of the die being associated with an index value, a first wheel having a surface for rolling of the die, and a randomization mechanism coupled to the wheel and configured to cause a randomized motion of the wheel and die for a period of time to generate an outcome of game play, the outcome of game play being defined at least in part based on the index value of an exposed face of the plurality of faces of the die after the completion of the randomized motion.

Abstract: This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate positioned on the substrate, a drain and a source formed in the substrate at respective two sides of the gate, and a doped region formed in the source. The drain and the source comprise a first conductivity type and the doped region comprises a second conductivity type. The first conductivity type and the second conductivity type are complementary to each other.

Abstract: A cylindrical rotation unit attachable to an elongated insertion unit which includes a base in which a central axis is defined, and a rotation member provided on an outer circumference of the base movably in an axial direction of the central axis relative to the base and rotatably around the central axis in response to the rotation of a rotation force transmission portion which is rotatable around a longitudinal axis parallel with the central axis of the base includes: an engagement portion attachable to and detachable from an outer circumferential surface of the base; and a contact portion which is provided to contact on the rotation member away from the engagement portion and which disposes the rotation member on an outer circumference of the rotation force transmission portion while the engagement portion is engaged with the outer circumferential surface of the base.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for executing an application at a terminal such as a portable phone. The method for executing an application comprises capturing a screen being executed on an application, registering the captured screen together with user input information and displaying the captured screen as thumbnail images on a certain page of the application. And, the method for executing an application includes, when the displayed thumbnail images are selected, displaying the screen corresponding to the captured screen by using the registered user input information.

Abstract: A metering valve includes a valve main body consisting of a body and a cover, a sliding rod and an elastic member. The body has a positioning hole, a metering chamber, a containing space, and two sealing pads disposed on two end portions of the metering chamber. The containing space is for assembling the gas cylinder A groove is disconnected with the positioning hole, the metering chamber and the containing space. The sliding rod has two ends, wherein a gas channel is formed from one end toward an inner of the sliding rod, the sliding rod has a flange and a through hole, the through hole under the flange is for connecting the gas channel, and the sliding rod blocks a gas from the metering chamber by cooperating with the sealing pads. The elastic member in the groove is connected to the flange and the groove.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures a subject to generate image data of the subject; a display unit that displays the image; an image separating unit that separates a subject image and a background image from the image displayed; a special effect input unit that receives information related to special effects respectively applied to the subject image and the background image; a special effect image generating unit that generates a special effect image of each of the subject and background images by applying special effects corresponding to information received by the special effect input unit; a storing unit that stores special effect information for assigning an advisability corresponding to a combination of special effects which the special effect image generating unit applies to the subject image and the background image; and a synthetic image generating unit that generates a synthetic image using the generated special effect image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes image data acquired from a receiving device that receives and accumulates a series of image data wirelessly transmitted from a capsule endoscope, and includes an image data acquisition unit that sequentially acquires the image data from the receiving device in order from a latest imaging time, an image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing on the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit, in order in which the image data are acquired, and a display controller that displays a screen containing a result obtained through the predetermined image processing.

Abstract: A crusher includes a main body that includes a crushing structure and an adjustment structure. The adjustment structure includes an adjustment hydraulic cylinder, a slide block mechanism, which is operatively coupled to the adjustment hydraulic cylinder, and a pull bar hydraulic cylinder, which is operable in combination with the adjustment hydraulic cylinder and the slide block mechanism. The adjustment structure includes an operation control module for adjusting a crushing gap and effecting position returning after an operation problem is removed. With such an arrangement, in operation, the operation control module issues a command to actuate the adjustment hydraulic cylinder for adjusting a crushing gap of the crushing structure. When an excessively high pressure occurs due to jamming, coordination between the adjustment hydraulic cylinder and the operation control module enables fast expansion of the gap to the maximum for removing a jamming object and automatic returning to the initial gap setting.

Abstract: A light emitting diode driver includes: a serial-to-parallel conversion unit converting, based on a reference clock signal, a serial input signal carrying a number (N) of M-bit gray codes into a parallel input signal carrying the M-bit gray codes; a counting unit counting an output control signal to output a counting value; a data buffer unit storing, based on a latch signal, the M-bit gray codes carried by the parallel input signal, and outputting, based on the counting value and the M-bit gray codes, an N-bit signal consisting of N bits, each of which is an ith one of M bits of a respective M-bit gray code, where i is associated with the counting value; and an output unit generating a number (N) of driving current signals based on at least the N-bit signal.