Abstract: The electro-mechanical micro-switch device includes first and second fixed electrodes. A movable electrode is positioned with respect to the first and second fixed electrodes so that the position of the movable electrode can be selectively placed in one of two opposing states defined by the fixed electrodes. The stored elastic potential energy of the movable electrode and its flexible supporting structure is used for switching between the two states. An electrostatic hold voltage is used to hold the movable electrode in the two switch states.

Abstract: An antenna. The antenna comprises a convex ground unit, a radiating member disposed above the ground unit and a feed member connected to the radiating member. The radiating member comprises a first sub-radiating member and a second sub-radiating member having a feed point to which the feed member is connected.

Abstract: A steel powder metal skeleton is infiltrated with an infiltrant composition similar to the skeleton, with an additional agent that depresses the melting point of the infiltrant relative to the skeleton. Infiltration is driven primarily by capillary pressure. The powder and infiltrant compositions differ primarily only in a higher concentration of a melting point depressant agent “MPD” in the infiltrant. Carbon (C) and silicon (Si) and several other elements can be elements in an MPD, either alone or in combination. Certain steel target compositions are such that a complementary infiltrant, and skeleton can be chosen such that a skeleton will remain solid at an infiltration temperature at which the infiltrant can be melted and fully infiltrated, and further where there is a persistent two phase field, with a liquid phase that is large enough (greater than 7% vol, and typically between 20 and 40 vol %) so that flow can be maintained without choke off from diffusional solidification.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for performing forecast scoring based upon time series data that is indicative of a data generation activity occurring over a period of time. One or more data stores store historical data and future data. The historical data includes historical exogenous inputs. The future data includes future exogenous inputs. A dynamic statistical model receives the historical data and future data that are stored in the one or more data stores. The dynamic statistical model is to provide forecast scoring based upon the historical exogenous inputs and the future exogenous inputs. An optimizer having an objective function iteratively varies the future data, so that forecasts associated with the varying future data values are generated by the dynamic statistical model for evaluation by the objective function.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing characterization of devices is presented. The characteristic of the device are determined by obtaining a first temperature measurement in a first location of a device, obtaining a second temperature measurement, computing the difference between the temperature measurements and, using the temperatures and/or the temperature difference, a characteristic of the device is determined.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a functional tunable multichannel filter which is capable of adjusting channel spacing and/or a wavelength location using polarization controllers (?/2, (?/4). The functional tunable multichannel filter includes one or more polarization maintaining fibers, a first polarization controller (?/2), a second polarization controller (?/4) and a 3 dB coupler. Additionally, the functional tunable multichannel filter is configured to tune a wavelength and adjust channel spacing by adjusting polarization of an optical signal passing through each of the polarization maintaining fibers using the first and second polarization controllers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof comprising one or more, identical or different, amino acid sequences of A-W—H—X1-D-X2-X3-X4-W—W—X5-X6-X7-X8-B (the meaning of each symbol in the formula is defined in the description) and a pharmaceutical composition for treating an angiogenic disease such as a solid tumor comprising said polypeptide. The present invention also relates to a polynucleotide encoding the above-mentioned polypeptide and use of the polynucleotide in gene therapy.

Abstract: A formed article obtained by pressure forming a porous body-coated fiber includes an inorganic fiber and a porous body made of fine inorganic particles associated with one another in a ring-shaped or helical manner to form secondary particles. The inorganic fiber is coated with the porous body. Also provided is a formed article made from porous body-coated fiber on a porous body-coated particle. The porous body-coated particle includes a core particle and a porous body made of fine particles of a first inorganic compound associated with one another in ring-shaped or helical manner to form secondary particles. The core particle is coated with the porous body.

Abstract: Light transmission is maximized through the pass band of a photonic bandgap (PBG) crystal (having alternating high- and low-index material) while preserving high reflection for stop band. An anti-reflective coating (ARC) is used to coat the PBG crystal wherein the ARC material has a refractive index of n=(nair×nhigh index material)1/2 and thickness around ?c/8 where ?c is center wavelength.

Abstract: Direct backlight modules using diffraction optical elements are provided. A direct backlight module includes a light source and a diffraction optical element, wherein the diffraction optical element is disposed above the light source. By properly arranging the phase function, the diffraction optical element can substantially modulate the wavefront of the light emitted from the light source and control light distribution as well as light direction.

Abstract: Processes, techniques, and compositions used to fabricate high performance solid acid fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies are disclosed. The techniques include preparing the solid acid electrolyte material, depositing the electrolyte membrane, depositing the electrocatalyst layer, preparing the electrodes, fabricating the gas seals, and constructing the membrane electrode assembly.

Abstract: Anlogs of ningalin B lacking inherent cytotoxic activity may be employed to reverse multi-drug resistant (MDR) phenotype and to resensitize transformed cells, including a human colon cancer cell line (HCT116/VM46), with respect to a variety of cytotoxic agents, e.g., vinblastine and doxorubicin. In many instances, resensitization is achieved at lower doses than the prototypical agent verapamil. Total synthesis of ningalin B and its analogs was achieved using a concise, efficient approach based on a heterocyclic azadiene Diels-Alder strategy (1,2,4,5-tetrazine?1,2-diazine?pyrrole) ideally suited for construction of the densely functionalized pyrrole core found in the natural product is detailed.

Abstract: Providing a noise signal comprises providing a first signal corresponding to a first band of a frequency spectrum of the noise signal and providing a first signal low corresponding to the first band of the freguency spectrum of the noise signal. Next, providing a noise signal comprises providing a second signal corresponding to a second band of the frequency spectrum of the noise signal, the second signal based on the first signal low. And finally, the first signal and the second signal are summed to provide the noise signal.

Abstract: An array optical sub-assembly includes a base seat, an integrated circuit, a transparent substrate and a photoelectric element. The integrated circuit and the photoelectric element are bonded respectively to the base seat and the transparent substrate. The base seat and the transparent substrate form a sealed space to protect the elements. The photoelectric element and the integrated circuit are separated to avoid thermal interference between the photoelectric element and the integrated circuit. Therefore total performance is increased and fabrication difficulty is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and the treatment of cancers containing diaryl-isoxazole derivatives as an effective ingredient. Diaryl-isoxazole derivatives of the present invention inhibit metastasis of breast cancer cell lines and angiogenesis, so that they can be produced as a metastasis inhibitor and further as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and the treatment of angiogenesis related diseases including cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or angiogenesis diseases caused in eyeball, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of analyzing mass of the phosphoproteins or phosphopeptides and of analyzing phosphorylated positions at a phosphoprotein or phosphopeptide, comprising the steps of: 1) dephosphorylating at least one Ser and/or Thr residue of the phosphoprotein or phosphopeptide; 2) tagging the dephosphorylated amino acid residues with a tag having a R-L-G moiety wherein R is a nucleophilic functional group that selectively bind with dephosphorylated amino acid residues, G is selected from the group consisting of guanidine moiety or protected guanidine moiety such as a mono-N-protected guanidino group, a di-N,N?-protected guanidino group and an N?-protected guanidino group, and L is a linker linking the R and the G; and 3) subjecting the tagged proteins or peptides to mass spectrometry. The method is capable of precisely analyzing mass of phosphoproteins of trace amounts as well as positions of phosphoryated amino acids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of encryption and decryption comprises the steps of: selecting a generator and a first element of a first non abelian group, respectively, computing a first inner automorphism which is used as a first public key, and generating a second public key by using a secret key being a first integer and the first public key; expressing a plain text by a product of generator of a second non abelian group, computing a second inner automorphism by using an arbitrary second integer and the first public key, computing a third inner automorphism by using the second integer and the second public key, and generating a ciphertext by using the third inner automorphism; and generating a fourth inner automorphism by using the secret key and the second inner automorphism, and decrypting the ciphertext by using the fourth inner automorphism.

Abstract: A portable rest device for a laptop computer is made of a thermally-conductive material, and comprises a top face for receiving the laptop computer and a bottom heat-dissipating three-dimensional pattern. Due to this design, the portable rest device dissipates 1) the heat generated by the laptop computer and captured by the top face, and 2) the heat generated by the user when the bottom heat-dissipating three-dimensional pattern is disposed on the user's lap.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a brightness enhancer. The OLED comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface oppositely. An anode electrode is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. An organic light emitting layer is disposed on the anode electrode. A cathode electrode is disposed on the organic light emitting layer. A brightness enhancer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data structure and operation method for A/V (audio/video) disks. The specification disclosures a type of navigation files with a new structure. This navigation file utilizes a plurality of tables with different data types to record data relevant to another A/V file in the disk. To distinguish different data types of tables, each table has a table head and a table serial number. There is also an erase/modify information table in each of the data types to record editing information that has been done (such as editing information of erase/modify). Any newly created or edited table is written to a disk by appending. When first using an A/V player to play A/V data, all the tables are combined into a navigation file through the steps of separating tables, modifying tables and rearranging table. Thus, newly created or edited A/V data in an A/V disk can be played without the need to modify the original navigation file in the disk.