Abstract: The invention relates to a backplane configuration for use in an electronic crate system, said backplane configuration comprising a first-type backplane and a second-type backplane; wherein the first-type backplane is coupled to the second-type backplane by mechanical connection means; wherein the first-type backplane and the second-type backplane are spatially separated from each other by a distance which is sufficient such that electromagnetic interferences between the first-type backplane and the second-type backplane are eliminated or at least minimized; and wherein the first-type backplane is adapted to be electrically coupled with at least one first-type module, and the second-type backplane is adapted to be electrically coupled with at least one second-type module.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting HIV integrase activity. Also described are methods of identifying agents that inhibit HIV integrase for use in treating or preventing HIV. Also disclosed are methods of identifying agents that inhibit HIV viral mutants that are resistant to integrase inhibitors.

Abstract: A hybrid power system including one or more base members configured to be installed at the seabed, one or more connecting members each coupled to a corresponding base member so as to be slidable in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to a top surface of the corresponding base member, a buoy configured to move in the vertical direction by receiving at least one of the wave force and current force, the buoy coupled to the top of the connecting member to move in conjunction with the one or more connecting members, and a power generation unit configured to generate electricity using vertical movement of the connecting members, the power generation unit installed in at least one of the one or more base members.

Abstract: A manumycin-type metabolite called Colabomycin E which inhibits caspase 1 and creation of interleukins, strain produces the Colabomycin E and a method of a production of the Colabomycin E. Colabomycin E is a new member of the manumycin-type metabolites produced by the strain Streptomyces aureus SOK1/5-04 deposited in The Czech collection of microorganisms under number CCM8556. The structure of 5 is similar to that of the already known metabolite colabomycin A (3) isolated from Streptomyces griseoflavus. However, the upper polyene chain of 5 is two carbons longer. Therefore, it was named Colabomycin E. Biological activity assays indicated that colabomycin E significantly inhibited IL-1? release from THP-1 cells and might thus potentially act as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of designing a three-dimensional object based on a shape of the object, the object to be fabricated via additive fabrication from a plurality of materials, is provided. The method comprises selecting, for a first volume element of the object, one of the plurality of materials based at least in part on a position of the first volume element within the object, at least one spatial decomposition of the object, the at least one spatial decomposition identifying a plurality of volumetric subregions of the object, and a material composition of at least a first volumetric subregion of the plurality of volumetric subregions, wherein the first volumetric subregion comprises the position of the first volume element.

Abstract: A power heat dissipation device includes a heat-conducting layer, a heat sink and at least one thermoelectric cooling chip. The heat-conducting layer has a heat-absorbing-surface and a heat-dissipating-surface which are opposite to each other. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the heat-dissipating-surface of the heat-conducting layer. The at least one thermoelectric cooling chip is embedded in the heat-conducting layer. The heat-conducting layer has an effective heat-conducting-region. A1 is the area on the heat-absorbing-surface which the effective heat-conducting-region projects on, and A2 is the area on the heat-absorbing-surface which the thermoelectric cooling chip projects on. The ratio of A2 to A1 is between 0.15 and 0.58.

Abstract: A communication network comprising of at least one remote base station; and a plurality of antenna ports connected to the at least one remote base station; wherein the remote base station controls the plurality of antenna ports. The remote base station is configured for defining mutually exclusive entry and exit points for the antenna ports in at least one of time; or frequency. Also, disclosed herein is a communication network comprising of at least one network controller and at least one base station, wherein the network controller is configured for assigning entry and exit points for each base station.

Abstract: A CO2 adsorption and recovery system including an intake unit, a first purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a second purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a three-way valve switching unit, a vacuum drawing unit and an exhaust unit is provided. The first and second purification/adsorption/regeneration units have a hollow fiber bundle impurity adsorption column, a hollow fiber bundle CO2 adsorption column and two heating devices. One set of adsorption columns performs purification and adsorption procedures to the inlet gas in a normal or high pressure condition, and the other set of adsorption columns performs desorption and regeneration procedures in a high temperature condition when the adsorption columns are heated by the heating devices. The three-way valve switching unit exchanges the purification and adsorption procedures with the regeneration procedure to the first and second units. The vacuum drawing unit draws CO2 desorbed from the CO2 adsorption columns alternatively.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided, comprising a substrate (130), a support structure (131), a base region (100), a gate stack, a spacer (240), and a source/drain region, wherein the gate stack is located above the base region (100), and the base region (100) is supported above the substrate (130) by the support structure (131), wherein the support structure (131) has a sigma-shaped lateral cross-section; an isolation structure (123) is formed below edges on both sides of the base region (100), wherein a portion of the isolation structure (123) is connected to the substrate (130); a cavity (112) is formed between the isolation structure (123) and the support structure (131); and a source/drain region is formed on both sides of the base region (100) and the isolation structure (123). Accordingly, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention embraces compounds that modulate the activity of Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) protein and use thereof in methods for treating latent Epstein-Barr virus infection.

Abstract: Provided is a display device in a mechanical method using wind, vibration. The mechanoluminescent display device includes a substrate having a predetermined shape, and projections formed with a predetermined pattern on the substrate. The projections are formed of a mixture of a stress luminescent material emitting light by mechanical energy which is applied and a stress transmission material transmitting the mechanical energy applied from the outside to the stress luminescent material.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a successful synthesis regime to grow highly oriented plate-like In2Te3 nanostructures inside bulk thermoelectric Bi2Te3 using a thermodynamically driven nucleation and growth technique. As described herein, the inventive materials can further be doped with +2 and +4 rare earth elements, and others, in order to achieve the desired performance characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing mineral oil from an underground mineral oil deposit using a composition (Z) and to the use of the composition (Z) as a medium for mineral oil production.

Abstract: A metallic abrasive pad for use in a smoothing operation applied to a worked surface of a workpiece by a catalyst-supported chemical machining method, the metallic abrasive pad including a compression-formed compact of one or more metal fibers made of a transition-metal catalyst, wherein a contact spot of the one or more metal fibers intersecting each other is sintered, the one or more metal fibers are fixed to each other, and the metallic abrasive pad has a prescribed void ratio.

Abstract: A method of reconstructing a tomography image and a tomography apparatus configured to reconstruct a tomography image are provided. Tomography data corresponding to a moving object is acquired by performing a tomography scan on the object, and a tomography image is reconstructed using prior images obtained based on the acquired tomography data.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I) to (IV), and pharmaceutically compositions thereof. Compounds of any one of Formulae (I) to (IV) are believed to be inhibitors of bromodomain-containing proteins (e.g., bromo and extra terminal proteins (BETs)). Also provided are methods, uses, and kits using the inventive compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting the activity of the bromodomain-containing proteins and for treating and/or preventing in a subject in need thereof diseases associated with bromodomain-containing proteins, such as proliferative diseases.

Abstract: An oxidation catalyst includes a nickel-containing material, a manganese-containing material and a bromine-containing material, wherein the molar number of the element bromine (Br) in the oxidation catalyst to the total molar number of the element nickel (Ni) and the element manganese (Mn) in the oxidation catalyst substantially ranges from 0.01 to 7.5.

Abstract: A wrapper for a terahertz wave according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a terahertz wave transmission layer that is made of a material that transmits a terahertz wave; and an electric field enhancement structure that enhances an electric field by reacting with a predetermined frequency band of terahertz waves passing through the terahertz wave transmission layer. An optical identification device for a terahertz wave according to an embodiment of the present invention includes m identification units composed of: a terahertz wave transmission layer that is made of a material that transmits a terahertz wave; and a waveguide grating that resonates at a natural resonant frequency when receiving the transmitted terahertz wave, in which the natural resonant frequency is any one of a first natural resonant frequency to an n-th natural resonant frequency.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vector that can be used for both cyanobacteria and E. coli, which contains, sequentially, a pUC replication origin as a replication origin; a spectinomycin-resistant gene as a selection marker; and a promoter selected from a group consisting of a trc promoter, a tetA promoter or a modified tetA promoter, a BAD promoter and a cbbL promoter. An industrially useful substance may be produced effectively using a host cell transformed with the vector. Also, the vector may be used to insert a variety of target genes through simple combination and, as a result, various vectors can be prepared effectively.

Abstract: A sensor grid is provided which is able to provide signals of the magnitude and location on the grid of applied pressure. In the prime application of gait analysis, the sensor in the sole of a shoe provides over time a signal indicative of the magnitude and movement of the centre of pressure. This may be presented as a visual signal showing the location of the centre of pressure on the outline of the sole with pressure values coded in colour. Alternatively the location may be represented as pitch of an audio signal and the magnitude by sound volume. Such a signal can be used to provide feedback to a patient to correct their gait by modifying their gait to produce a desirable signal. The analysis software uses an algorithm to identify the location, speed and distribution of the centre of pressure (COP) and additionally to assess the fractal dimension of the COP. Other attributes such as location of hotspots and pressure impulses can be used to augment the biofeedback signals.