Abstract: The present invention relates to mutants of the plant aminotransferase VAS1 and to transgenic plants expressing said mutant protein that exhibit a modulated response to shade. In certain embodiments, the mutations of VAS1 uncouple VAS1 metabolic coordination of auxin and ethylene homeostasis, so that reduction of auxin is no longer linked (via VAS1) to reduction of ethylene. Such uncoupling allows for the generation of plants carrying a VAS1 mutant transgene that demonstrate a modulated response to shade, for example, less hypocotyl growth.

Abstract: A method for providing the second screen information is disclosed. The second screen information is used to be displayed on a portable device which includes a plurality of application software. While a link between the display equipment and a server is established, an environment data is generated by one of the display equipment and the portable device according to a using information where a user is viewing the display equipment. According to the environment data, the portable device may receive network information, which is sent out by the server, to execute one of the application software of the mobile device.

Abstract: A home base station and method for supporting a plurality of cells under carrier aggregation. The home base station includes a preamble generator and a preamble monitor. The preamble generator allocates respective random access resources in the cells for handover to be carried out by a user equipment (UE), and upon receiving a handover request signal transmitted by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), generates a specific preamble and its transmission time, so that the UE performs random access on the cells based on the preamble and the transmission time to obtain the random access resources and sends out a Random Access Preamble (RAP). The preamble monitor enables the cells to simultaneously monitor the RAP sent by the UE, and when one of the cells receiving the RAP, identifies the cell on which the UE camps based on which one of the cells that has the RAP.

Abstract: Provided is a stretchable devices. The stretchable device includes a first stretchable substrate having a first wavy surface that wrinkles in a first direction; first wiring lines extending along the first wavy surface in the first direction; a second stretchable substrate having a second wavy surface that faces the first wavy surface and wrinkles in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the second stretchable substrate is disposed on the first stretchable substrate; second wiring lines extending along the second wavy surface in the second direction; and interlayer insulating layers disposed on the intersections of the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines and disposed between the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines.

Abstract: Provided is a structural health monitoring system of a rotating object such as a turbine blade, which gives easy and intuitive information to field managers on the damage location and the damage size of the rotating object by computing and visualizing correlations between damage and propagating ultrasonic wave. The structural health monitoring system for a rotating object comprises an ultrasonic generation system which generates an ultrasonic signal by irradiating a pulse laser beam to a point of the rotating object, a pulse laser control system which adjusts the irradiating time of the pulse laser beam, an ultrasonic measurement system which measures a generated ultrasonic signal at a point of the rotating object away from the point irradiated by the pulse laser beam and a damage detection system which provides information of damage existence, damage location and damage severity by visualization of monitored ultrasonic signals.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for generating a network bandwidth adaptive content, the method including: measuring bandwidth information of a transmission channel formed between a content server and a reception terminal; generating a target content by converting a source content to be transmitted to the reception terminal, at a transmission bitrate that is determined based on the bandwidth information; transmitting the generated target content to the reception terminal; and storing information on the target content in a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) (DASH) media presentation description (MPD) file.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a terminal to access a base station in a heterogeneous environment are provided. The terminal acquires RAT (Radio Access Technology) selection criteria based on reference information. Then, the terminal selects, for each service, at least one of multiple transceivers that provide access to the base station according to the RAT selection criteria, and provides the corresponding service by accessing the base station through the selected transceiver.

Abstract: In a method of fabricating graphite films, mesophase pitch, a polymer material and an organic solvent are used to produce a carbon precursor slurry, and the carbon precursor slurry is coated to produce the graphite films. Since the method of using natural graphite as a raw material in production requires a number of purification processes to manufacture an expanded graphite powder before the graphite films can be produced, and thus the fabricating cost is very high, and other high-priced materials such as polyimide (PI) or graphene also will increase the total cost.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced mineral building material includes at least one fiber, which is embedded into the mineral building material, at least one ductile or elastic coating on the fiber, and particles that are material-bonded with the coating. The dimensions of the particles on the greater share of the surface area exceed the thickness of the coating and the particles in part project material-bonded into the mineral building material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating different forms of pancreatic cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and related products for treatment or protozoan disease. The invention also relates to new compositions of matter useful in the treatment of protozoan disease and methods of identifying additional active compounds.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a gate stack structure and gate sidewall spacers on the substrate, and forming a source region and a drain region on the substrate on opposite sides of the gate stack structure and the gate sidewall spacers, respectively; selectively forming a block layer in the drain region, wherein the block layer covers the drain region and exposes the source region; epitaxially forming an raised source region in the exposed source region; removing the block layer. According to the semiconductor device manufacturing method in the present disclosure, by selectively forming an raised source region in the source region side to form an asymmetric device structure, the parasitic resistance on the source region side and the parasitic capacitance on the drain region side are pertinently reduced and the device performance is effectively improved.

Abstract: A sealing device is for sealing fluid transmittable openings in well components. The sealing device includes an elastic element which is arranged between two shoulders. The elastic element, before being placed in the fluid transmittable opening, has a larger external dimension than the fluid transmittable opening to be sealed. A gap is arranged between at least one of the shoulders and the elastic element, allowing liquid to enter between the shoulder and the elastic element. The ridge is arranged on an intermediate piece which is located between the shoulder and the elastic element. The intermediate piece is constituted by as ring in which the ridge is surrounding and divided, and projects from an end surface opposite an abutment surface facing the elastic element.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a LED structure which comprises an epitaxial layer, a current dispatching layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The epitaxial layer comprises sequentially disposed a high resistance buffer layer, a first GaN layer, an active layer, and a second GaN layer. A plurality of recesses are formed on a first surface of the epitaxial layer, each of the recesses has an opening on the first surface, penetrates the high resistance buffer layer, and contacts the first GaN layer. The current dispatching layer is disposed on the first surface of the epitaxial layer, and is disposed into the recesses for contacting the first GaN layer. The first electrode layer is disposed on the current dispatching layer, and the second electrode layer is disposed on a second surface of the epitaxial layer.

Abstract: A method for controlling transmission of sensor data by a coordinator of a wireless sensor network, the method including transmitting a data frame received from a sensor device to a PAN coordinator; in response to no acknowledgement message being received from the PAN coordinator during a predetermined period of time for waiting to receive an acknowledgement message, retransmitting the data frame; and, in response to a number of retransmission attempts of the data frame being exceeding a maximum number of retransmission attempts, transmitting Data Transmission Stop Notification to the sensor device in order to stop to receive any data frame from the sensor device.

Abstract: Cultured hepatocytes with hepatic-cord structure and the applications were disclosed. Also the disclosure performed the method for obtaining the cultured hepatocytes with hepatic-cord structure from pluripotent stem cells and progenitor cells.

Abstract: A reflection-type optical control element has an optical control layer whose state is reversibly changed between a transparent state caused by hydrogenation and a reflective state caused by dehydrogenation, a catalyst layer that accelerates the hydrogenation and the dehydrogenation in the optical control layer, and an oxidation inhibition member that is arranged between the optical control layer and the catalyst layer and inhibits oxidation of the optical control layer that is caused by oxygen that permeates through the catalyst layer.

Abstract: A bend sensor for a flexible display panel is provided. The bend sensor includes plural detecting electrodes and a controlling circuit. The plural detecting electrodes are disposed on a touch panel. The touch panel is attached on the flexible display panel. The plural detecting electrodes generate plural detecting signals according to a change of an electric field or a magnetic field. The controlling circuit receives the plural detecting signals and judges a bending status of the flexible display panel according to the plural detecting signals.

Abstract: A use frequency is advantageously selected even when moving. Region information indicating a planned moving range is retained and transmitted to a database, an available frequency information list indicating frequencies usable in common in an entire of the planned moving range is received from the database, and a use frequency is selected from the list.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the prevention or treatment of sensorineural hearing loss by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an implantable composition comprising encapsulated living choroid plexus cells.