Abstract: An apparatus for preventing unwanted opening of a locked enclosure. The enclosure includes a lock, a door and a door bolt. The door is openable when the door bolt is retracted from a structure surrounding the enclosure. The apparatus includes a frangible guard plate, and an arm coupled to the guard plate by a spring. The arm is maintained in a first position under a bias of the spring. When the guard plate is fractured, the arm is free to move from the first position into a second position. The arm is positioned to engage the door bolt in the second position, thereby preventing retraction of the door bolt.

Abstract: A distance measurement method determines the distance of a sensor system to a physical object. The method includes obtaining at least a pair of stereoscopic images including the physical object, and applying to each element of at least a portion of a first image of the pair of stereoscopic images and to each element of at least a portion of a second image of the pair of stereoscopic images at least two differently shaped or sized filters, respectively. Correlation values for each filter applied to the first and second image are determined, and, combined correlation values are determined for the applied filters by combining the determined correlation values for each applied filter. The combined correlation values are evaluated for different disparities for an extremum value of the combined correlation values. A distance value to the physical object is calculated and output based on a disparity value at which the extremum occurs.

Abstract: The invention provides a phospholipid compound containing unsaturated fatty acid having a cyclopropane ring such as 8-[2-(2-pentyl-cyclopropylmethyl)-cyclopropyl]-octanoic acid (DCP-LA) and 8-(2-octylcyclopropyl)octanoic acid (DCP-OA) and the like, particularly 1,2-o-bis-[8-{2-(2-pentyl-cyclopropylmethyl)-cyclopropyl}-octanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine (diDCP-LA-PE), which has a cognitive function improving effect and an anti-diabetes action, and which is useful as a medicine such as a therapeutic drug for dementia, a therapeutic drug for diabetes and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody being capable of binding specifically to BC200 RNA or its antigen binding fragment, a polynucleotide of encoding the antibody or its antigen binding fragment, a composition, kit and method for detecting BC200 RNA in a sample using the antibody or its antigen binding fragment, and a composition for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of BC200 RNA-associated diseases including the antibody or its antigen binding fragment.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method to monitor the health of a subject. The method includes obtaining a test sample from the patient. A first probe specific for a CpG promoter region of a biomarker selected from p16, MGMT, PAX-?, PAX5-?, RASSF1A, HLHP, GATA4, GATA5, SFRP1, LAMC2, IGFBP3, H-cadherin, BETA 3, HLHP, and DAPK is provided to the sample. The probe contacts the test sample. The DNA of interest from the test sample is isolated. A second stage probe specific for a second CpG promoter region of a biomarker selected from p16, MGMT, PAX-?, PAX5-?, RASSF1A, HLHP, GATA4, GATA5, SFRP1, LAMC2, IGFBP3, H-cadherin, BETA 3, HLHP, and DAPK is provided to the sample to form a second stage PCR product. The DNA is analyzed for hypermethylation of the promoter region for at least one of p16, MGMT, PAX-?, PAX5-?, RASSF1A, HLHP, GATA4, GATA5, SFRP1, LAMC2, IGFBP3, H-cadherin, BETA 3, HLHP, and DAPK.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization.

Abstract: A free space optical receiver comprising a photodetector and a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle comprises a plurality of optical fibers splayed apart at one of their ends to receive free space optical energy from multiple directions. The splayed apart ends of the plurality of optical fibers may create a hemispherical shape. Each of the plurality of optical fibers has an acceptance cone for which it couples optical energy into the splayed end of the optical fiber. The acceptance cones of the splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers may overlap to form an omnidirectional acceptance zone. The other, non-splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers are communicatively coupled to the photodetector, which is positioned to receive the free space optical energy from the non-splayed ends of the plurality of optical fibers. An optical communication system including the free space optical receiver is also described.

Abstract: A method for optical detection of residual soil on articles (such as medical instruments and equipment), after completion of a washing or a rinsing operation by a washer. A soil detection system provides an indication of soil on the articles by detecting luminescent radiation emanating from the soil in the presence of ambient light.

Abstract: An artificial feeding method at low altitude for a host insect ghost moth of Ophiocordyceps sinensis. This method mainly includes: selecting an appropriate disinfectant for performing surface disinfection on ghost moth eggs, and then placing the disinfected eggs in sterile humus; feeding ghost moth larvae with carrots, disinfecting and detecting the fed carrots, and culturing the larvae till male and female pupae are obtained; identifying male and female pupae of the ghost moths, placing them at different culture temperatures, wherein the culture temperature for the male pupae is 2-6° C.

Abstract: Methods of tests that assess the expression of DPC4 (SMAD4) to identify subjects with pancreatic cancer that are likely or unlikely to respond to treatment with BTK inhibitors; methods of treating subjects based on identification of the subjects as likely to respond to treatment with BTK inhibitors; therapeutic targets for cancers, particularly cancers with inactivated DPC4 gene or protein; methods of screening of new therapeutic agents using the target; pharmaceutical composition comprising BTK inhibitors, such as PCI-32765 or derivatives thereof, for cancer treatment; and kits that facilitate the performance of the methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an injection mold. The injection mold includes a mold set having n molds (n is a natural number of ?2) defining a cavity for injection molding a green body, and at least one ejector provided on at least one of the n molds to separate an injection-molded part from the mold set. The ejector is provided with a first heater capable of heating the mold set to a first temperature.

Abstract: A method for network sharing of multiple network operators includes steps of: providing a network sharing management proxy device adapted to be disposed between a sharing access point (AP) and a plurality of core networks of the network operators, wherein the sharing AP allows one or more end user equipment (UE) of the network operators to access; receiving a control message by the network sharing management proxy device, wherein the control message is corresponding to an UE, and the UE is an end UE of a first network operator of the network operators; checking the control message to determine that the UE is corresponding to which one of the network operators, and generating tunneling information accordingly; and transmitting the control message to a first core network of the first network operator according to the tunneling information.

Abstract: A system for introspection and annotation of electronic design data includes a tracked probe that interacts with an electronic circuit, a tracking system, schematics, design files, or models for the circuit, electronic design system software, and a user interface. The probe has a sensor that tracks the position of the probe within the circuit. The tracking system receives data from the sensor and translates it into coordinates reflecting the location of the probe within the circuit. The software uses the probe coordinates to locate the position of the probe on the circuit schematic, identify the circuit component at the probe location, and display information about the identified feature. The displayed information preferably includes an annotated version of the circuit schematic. The system may include a measurement or instrumentation device, the probe may include at least one parameter measurement device, and the display may include information derived from the parameter measurements.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for effectively determining a terminal which will transmit or receive packets in a packet-based wireless network are provided. The scheduling method of a base station of a wireless communication system includes determining a first status variable for an increment of whole network utility to data amount allocated to at least one terminal and a second status variable for an increment of the whole network utility to a scheduling chance allocated to the terminal, determining a scheduling metric based on the first and second status variables, and scheduling the at least one terminal based on the scheduling metric.

Abstract: A sensing device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a conductive trace. A micro-controller is attached to the conductive trace and data transmission means is connected to the micro-controller. A sensor is embedded within the PCB and is connected to the micro-controller via the conductive trace. The sensor is configured to sense at least one physiological parameter in a patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a nitrogen-doped porous graphene envelope. The method of forming the nitrogen-doped porous graphene envelope includes dissolving a nitrogen precursor in an organic precursor and then vaporizing the resulting precursor to thus simultaneously synthesize the graphene envelope and perform nitrogen doping in a single step.

Abstract: From experiments using colitis model mice, the present inventors discovered that siRNAs that suppress the CHST15 gene expression have a therapeutic effect against Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Specifically, the present inventors discovered that the siRNAs which suppress the CHST15 gene expression can serve as an agent for promoting mucosal healing, in particular, an agent for treating Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, and thereby completed the present invention.

Abstract: A system and method for full-field pulse-echo laser ultrasonic propagation imaging is provided. The full-field ultrasonic propagation imaging system generates ultrasounds on a structure by scanning the structure and emitting laser beams, simultaneously senses ultrasounds propagated through thickness of the structure, and generates a through-the-thickness ultrasonic propagation image. Accordingly, the full-field pulse-echo laser ultrasonic propagation imaging can visualize information on through-the-thickness defects in a full field.

Abstract: A method for scheduling by a base station is provided. The method includes updating a first time that is required to complete ongoing data transmission with respect to terminals to which the base station is transmitting the data for a predetermined period, updating a second time that is delayed from a scheduled data transmission completion time with respect to the terminals whenever the data transmission is completed, determining priority values on the basis of the updated first time and the updated second time with respect to the terminals for the predetermined period, and performing the scheduling of the resources with respect to one or more of the terminals on the basis of the determined priority values for the predetermined period.

Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for estimating or determining quantiles for data stored in a distributed system. In one embodiment, an instruction is received to estimate or determine a specified quantile for a variate in a set of data stored at a plurality of nodes in the distributed system. A plurality of data bins for the variate are defined that are each associated with a different range of data values in the set of data. Lower and upper quantile bounds for each of the plurality of data bins are determined based on the total number of data values that fall within each of the plurality of data bins. The specified quantile is estimated or determined based on an identified one of the plurality of data bins that includes the specified quantile based on the lower and upper quantile bounds.