Abstract: This invention discloses using one or more color-encoded fringe patterns for optically, three-dimensionally measuring an object's shape. In one embodiment, a color-encoded fringe pattern comprising a plurality of fringes that are modulated in intensity is configured as follows. An individual fringe selected from the fringes comprises a colored line at a location on the fringe width. The colored line has a line width that is substantially narrower than the fringe width in order that the colored line has a substantially similar intensity over the line width. The individual fringe excluding the colored line has a fringe color that is substantially uniform over the individual fringe. The fringe color is substantially different from the line color. Fringe colors of all the fringes are substantially similar, thereby enabling a major portion of the color-encoded fringe pattern to provide a substantially-uniform illumination color for projection onto the object.

Abstract: The present invention provides a foot-and-mouth diseases virus (FMDV) VP1 capsid protein which comprises an entity of interest (EOI). The EOI sequence may, for example, be an epitope tag, an immunomodulatory molecule or a target molecule. The present invention also provides an FMDV vaccine which comprises such a VP1 capsid protein and its use to prevent FMD.

Abstract: A powder shaping method comprises: providing a powder on a target surface; providing a laser beam to illuminate the powder so as to form a pre-treated powder; and providing an energy beam to illuminate the pre-treated powder for enabling a shaping process. In addition, a powder shaping apparatus comprises a base, a target surface, a powder supply unit and an energy beam source system. The target surface is disposed on the base and can be fixed or moved on the base. The powder supply unit provides a powder on the target surface. The energy beam source system has a laser source and an energy source, the laser source provides a laser beam to illuminate the powder to form a pre-treated powder, and the energy source provides an energy beam to further illuminate the pre-treated powder to make a shaping process.

Abstract: Provided is a particle separation apparatus. The particle separation apparatus for separating soil by particle size in a wet-type separation manner includes a body unit providing a space in which a mixture of the soil and water is received to flow vertically, a screen unit coupled to the inside of the body unit to separate the soil by the particle size from the mixture that flows vertically, and a space adjustment unit coupled to a lower portion of the body unit to cover the lower portion of the body unit, the space adjustment unit adjusting a volume of a lower space of the body unit to allow the mixture to repeatedly flow in a vertical direction.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for providing one or more reduced-size rule cubes indicating cell rules. A computer-program product embodied in a machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to cause a computing device to select a cell rule to include in a rule cube based on applicability of the cell rule to a selected portion of a data cube; analyze the cell rule to identify a wildcarded dimension in a specification of cells of the data cube that are subject to the cell rule; and generate the rule cube indicating applicability of the cell rule to the selected portion of the data cube, wherein a cell of the rule cube corresponds to multiple cells of the data cube, and wherein the wildcarded dimension of the rule cube is reduced in length in comparison to a length of the wildcarded dimension of the data cube. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This invention is directed to ?-1-6-glucans, compositions and devices comprising the same, and methods of use thereof in modulating immune responses. The ?-1-6-glucans of certain embodiments of the invention are enriched for O-acetylated groups and/or conjugated to a solid support or linked to a targeting moiety.

Abstract: Semiconductor arrangements and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the arrangement may include: a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate, comprising a base substrate, a buried dielectric layer, and a SOI layer; a back gate formed on the SOI substrate and passing through the buried dielectric layer to be in electric contact with the base substrate; fins formed from the SOI layer on opposite sides of the back gate; and back gate dielectric layers interposed between the back gate and the respective fins.

Abstract: An intra prediction method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: performing a directional prediction using at least one of a neighboring pixel of a current block and a left upper corner pixel positioned at a left upper corner of the current block so as to obtain a first prediction value for the current block; obtaining a second prediction value for the current block using the reference sample positioned in the current block; and weighted summing the first prediction value and the second prediction value using a weighting matrix so as to obtain a final prediction value for the current block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: A depth map aligning method and a system are provided. The depth map aligning method includes the following steps. A view warping is performed to a left-view image and a right-view image of a real-view image according to a corresponding depth map to obtain a right-virtual view image, a left hole information, and a right hole information thereof. A residual difference of pixel, which is not a hole, is obtained by pixel to pixel. If the residual difference of the pixel is larger than a first threshold value, a reverse warping is performed to obtain a coordinate of the pixel. The depth value of the pixel is aligned according to the depth value of one or more pixels in a vicinity of the obtained coordinate.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds that modulate the activity of TNAP. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit TNAP. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with hyper-mineralization.

Abstract: Provided may include an electron beam generator, an image apparatus including the same, and an optical apparatus. The optical apparatus includes a first and second laser apparatuses providing a first and second laser beams on a substrate, and a first optical system provided between the first and second laser apparatuses and the substrate to focus the first and second laser beams. The first and second laser beams overlap with each other generating an interference beam, thereby decreasing a spot size of the interference beam to be smaller than a wavelength of each of the first and second laser beams at a focal point.

Abstract: A engineered tissue implant comprising a perfusion chamber formed with a biocompatible flexible tubular member having a wall defining an internal fluid flow passage and a porous scaffold within the fluid flow passage of the tubular member, the porous scaffold arranged such that, in a presence of a perfusion fluid, the perfusion fluid will flow through the porous scaffold and be inhibited from flow between the porous scaffold and the wall of the tubular member. The engineered tissue implant may be understood as a transplantable cell construct or as an implantable bioreactor for cell growth both in vitro and/or in vivo. A method to provide tissue for reconstruction may comprise forming the engineered tissue implant containing a scaffold, introducing and seeding cells to the scaffold, introducing a perfusion fluid to the scaffold which flows through the fluid flow passage and scaffold, proliferating the cells within the scaffold and forming blood vessels within the scaffold.

Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more sulfur compounds from a first liquid. The process can include passing the first liquid through a first inlet and a second liquid through a second inlet of a vessel, passing the first and second liquids through the passageway for facilitating contacting of the first and second liquids to extract the one or more sulfur compounds from the first liquid to the second liquid, and passing the first liquid through the first outlet and the second liquid through the second outlet. Often, the vessel has a plurality of vortex contactors, and a first outlet and a second outlet. The plurality of vortex contactors can include a first vortex contactor, in turn having at least one wall forming a perimeter about an interior region and including a first side and a second side forming a passageway communicating the first liquid from an exterior to the interior region, and a frustum positioned proximate to the passageway and abutting the at least one wall.

Abstract: A method of detecting one or more diseased blood cells in a blood sample includes introducing a blood sample into at least one inlet of a microfluidic device comprising one or more linear channels wherein each channel has a length and a cross-section of a height and a width defining an aspect ratio adapted to isolate diseased blood cells along at least one portion of the cross-section of the channel based on reduced deformability of diseased blood cells as compared to non-diseased blood cells, wherein diseased blood cells flow along a first portion of the channel to a first outlet and non-diseased blood cells flow along a second portion of the channel to a second outlet. The one or more channels can be adapted to isolate cells along portions of the cross-section of the channel based on cell size. In some embodiments, the one or more channels can be spiral channels.

Abstract: Isolated SAA peptides, fusion proteins and compositions comprising such are provided as are domain-specific SAA antibodies. Methods of treating sepsis and endotoxemia are also provided.

Abstract: A test device for testing a semiconductor device including a TSV may comprise a ring oscillator including a plurality of inverters, a switch selectively connecting an output node of an inverter of the plurality of inverters and the TSV, and a controller controlling the switch.

Abstract: A TI-IGBT, comprising a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, and a first doped layer; a short circuit region and a collector region disposed in parallel are formed in the first semiconductor substrate; the short circuit region and the collector region have different doping types; the second semiconductor substrate is located on the upper surface of the first semiconductor substrate, and has the same doping type with the short circuit region; the first doped layer is located between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, and covers at least the collector region; the first doped layer has the same doping type with the second semiconductor substrate, and has a doping concentration smaller than that of the second semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: To realize an electric field-driven type ferromagnetic resonance excitation method of low power consumption using an electric field as drive power, and provide a spin wave signal generation element and a spin current signal generation element using the method, a logic element using the elements, and a magnetic function element such as a high-frequency detection element and a magnetic recording device using the method. A magnetic field having a specific magnetic field application angle and magnetic field strength is applied to a laminate structure in which an ultrathin ferromagnetic layer sufficiently thin so that an electric field shield effect by conduction electrons does not occur and a magnetic anisotropy control layer are directly stacked on each other and an insulation barrier layer and an electrode layer are arranged in order on an ultrathin ferromagnetic layer side.

Abstract: A computer-aided simulation method for an atomic-resolution scanning Seebeck microscope (SSM) image is provided. In the computer-aided simulation method, a computer may calculate a local thermoelectric voltage for a position of a voltage probe, to acquire an SSM image corresponding to the position.

Abstract: Provided is a batch fabrication method of three-dimensional photonic microstructures including a support structure fabricating step, a variable structure fabricating step, a thermal reflow step, and a three-dimensional photonic microstructure forming step. The batch fabrication method of three-dimensional photonic microstructures fabricates three-dimensional photonic microstructures having several shapes depending on a demand of a user through these steps.