Abstract: A culture device to apply uniform stress to cells is proposed. A culture device is formed in a rectangular box shape from a deformable material, comprising a bottom membrane and side walls upstanding from the entire periphery of said bottom membrane, wherein an engaging member is formed in opposing side walls on a line extended from a peripheral edge of said bottom membrane. By providing the latching member in the culture membrane so as to latch the cells to the latching member, the slippage between the bottom membrane and sample cells is forestalled upon the extension of the culture membrane.

Abstract: A particle beam generator has a vacuum chamber, a magnet which generates a constant magnetic field in the vacuum chamber, acceleration electrodes which generates a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnet in the vacuum chamber, a take-out electrode which takes out charged particles accelerated in the vacuum chamber; and a target cell provided at a position at which the charged particles taken out by the taken-out electrode strikes. At least a part of surfaces exposed to the charged particles of the vacuum chamber, the acceleration electrodes, the take-out electrode and/or the target cell is made of a material including an element having atomic number larger than copper.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving signals in a communication system. A base station allocates a quasi-dedicated control channel (QDCCH) to a first mobile station (MS), and allocates the QDCCH allocated to the first MS, to a second MS for a preset time. An MS receives a QDCCH allocated from the base station. If there is data to transmit to the base station, the MS determines whether the QDCCH is allocated to another MS different from the MS. If it is determined that the QDCCH is allocated to the MS itself, the MS transmits the data to the base station over the QDCCH.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing data of a sub-picture of a picture. The method includes: providing an object of the sub-picture, forming a binary bit map of the object, and determining whether the number of bits having a first binary value is greater than the number of bits having a second binary value in the binary bit map. The method further includes: determining whether it is necessary to transform the binary bit map into a transformed binary bit map so that the number of bits having the first binary value is smaller than the number of bits having the second binary value in the transformed binary bit map, and determining a compression rule by determining the most significant two bits of a section of consecutive bits in the binary bit map or the transformed binary bit map.

Abstract: The present invention provides a binding domain of ABCA1, wherein binding of a ligand to the domain is capable of modulating the biological activity of ABCA1. Also provided are methods for screening compounds capable of modulating ABCA1 activity, and antibodies useful in modulating ABCA1 activity.

Abstract: In Cu-based bulk amorphous matrix composite materials, comprising a Cu-based amorphous alloy containing high fusion point element(s) selected from a group of Ta, W or combination thereof, wherein the high fusion point element(s) has(have) a shape of crystalline grain and is(are) dispersed around a Cu-based amorphous matrix. Cu-based bulk amorphous matrix composite materials have the composition expressed as the following Chemical formula 1; [Chemical formula 1] CuaZrbTicRd where R is Ta, W or combination thereof, a, b, c and d are atomic weight ratio, a+b+c+d equals 100, a, b, c, and d have the range of 45?a?65, 10?b?35, 5?c?30, and 5?d?10, respectively.

Abstract: An interlayer interconnect structure of a three-dimensional memory includes memory cell groups, each composed of a plurality of memory cells and connected to their respective selection transistors, because of special arrangement of lines and first plugs as well as line layouts. The line layouts involve disposing a plurality of lines on each of a plurality of horizontal levels, and selectively forming second plugs between adjoining lines disposed on upper and lower horizontal levels, such that the plugs selectively connect the adjoining upper and lower lines to each other. Since identical layout patterns are adopted in individual stacking states of stacking layers disposed in the three-dimensional memory, the upper lines and the lower lines of the stacking layers of the three-dimensional memory share the same layouts, leading to a reduction in the number of masks used, simpler process adjustment, and lower costs.

Abstract: Fusion proteins including zinc finger tags that bind in a sequence-specific manner and a peptide, polypeptide, or protein can be prepared and expressed. Such fusion proteins can be used to generate protein arrays by binding the zinc finger tags to a DNA array. The fusion proteins can also be used to label cell surfaces with DNA tags. Fusion proteins according to the invention can be used to localize the peptide, polypeptide, or protein that is incorporated into the fusion protein by using a labeled DNA, such as a fluorescent DNA. The invention further includes vectors and host cells, as well as a method of analyzing double-stranded DNA.

Abstract: A method of making an energy conversion device includes forming a plurality of pores within a substrate and forming a junction region within each of the plurality of pores. Each of the junction regions has a depletion region and each of the plurality of pores defines an opening size in the substrate and a spacing from adjacent pores so that the depletion regions of each of the pores is at least substantially in contact with the depletion region of the pores which are adjacent.

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 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 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.

Abstract: A rheological measurement can be made comprising the steps of disposing a sample to be measured between two opposing surfaces of a fixture; coupling two opposing surfaces of the sample with a corresponding adjacent one of the two opposing surfaces of the fixture to create a secondary sample boundary within the sample; and measuring a rheological parameter of the sample. The two opposing surfaces of the sample are coupled with a corresponding adjacent one of the two opposing surfaces of the fixture by penetrating at least one of the opposing surfaces of the sample with a plurality of protrusions disposed on the corresponding surface of the fixture.

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: The present invention relates to an oxide thin film for a bolometer-type uncooled infrared detector having high sensitivity. An amorphous vanadium tungsten oxide (V—W—Ox), i.e. a tungsten-doped vanadium oxide, is provided as an oxide film for a bolometer application. An oxide for bolometer having characteristics of low resistance of 5 to 200 k ? and variable TCR between ?1.5 and ?4.1%/° C. can be obtained by an oxidation of vanadium-tungsten metal film at a low temperature around 300° C., with changing a tungsten content and oxidation time. And a reproducible thin film can be fabricated by low price equipment for thin film deposition, without expensive ion beam or laser apparatus. Accordingly, an oxide for bolometer having characteristics of resistance lower than 100 k? and TCR higher than ?3%/° C. can be obtained with reproducibility, whereby an uncooled-type infrared detector having high sensitivity can be fabricated.

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: The present invention features methods and compositions relating to a virion-based fusion assay for detection of infection of a target cell by an enveloped retroviral virion such as HIV. The assay uses virions containing a chimeric viral protein comprising a viral accessory polypeptide (such as Vpr) fused to a reporter polypeptide (such as beta-lactamase). Fusion of the virion with a target cell membrane results in intracellular delivery of the chimeric protein to the target cell, which in turn provides for detection of a detectable signal mediated by the reporter polypeptide portion of the chimeric polypeptide. Significant detectable signal is only detected following intracellular delivery of the chimeric viral protein, thus providing for detection of productive viral entry to the exclusion of non-productive, endocytic entry of virions into the cell.

Abstract: Ferromagnetic semiconductor-based sensor devices, including sensors for detecting pressure changes and sensors for detecting magnetic fields, such as switching events in a magnetic recording medium. The pressure sensors of the present invention detect pressure changes using magnetoresistive measurement techniques, and in particular GPHE techniques. Magnetic field detection sensors such as magnetic switching detection sensors include ferromagnetic semiconductor-based materials that provide enhanced sensitivity relative to known materials and techniques. Such magnetic switching detection sensors according to the present invention are particularly useful as a read head sensor for HDD and other magnetic storage technologies.

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.