Abstract: A plurality of AC_LED units are coupled and disposed on a single chip to form an AC_LED system in single chip with three metal contacts to be driven by three-phase voltage sources. Alternatively, an AC LED system in single chip with four metal contacts is also disclosed to be driven by four-phase voltage sources.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a solid oxide fuel cell and method for fabricating solid oxide fuel cells using thin film processing techniques. The fuel cell comprises a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer arranged in various configurations to optimize fuel cell performance.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for making and using chimeric polypeptides that comprise a VEGFR-2 ligand. The chimeric molecules of the present invention retain VEGFR-2 binding activity and an enhanced angiogenic activity as compared to native VEGF-A.

Abstract: The present invention provides a comb-shaped epoxy resin represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), X1 and X2 represent a divalent group having a residue selected from xanthene residue, biphenylene residue, hydrogenated bisphenol residue, alkylene residue and polyoxyalkylene residue, each may having a methyl group or a ethyl group as a substituent, and at least one of them is an aromatic residue, Y represents a polymer chain such as linear polymer chain, a number average polymerization degree being 5 to 2000, and n (number average polymerization degree) represents an integer within a range of 3 to 200, and to a method for preparing the comb-shaped epoxy resin.

Abstract: A matrix electrode-controlling device for driving a droplet includes a substrate, a dielectric layer positioned on the substrate, a plurality of control electrodes positioned in the dielectric layer in a matrix manner, and a ground electrode positioned at a predetermined position around the control electrodes without generating electromagnetic shielding effect. The control electrodes in the same row are electrically connected to form a plurality of lateral controlling rows and the control electrodes in the same column are electrically connected to form a plurality of longitudinal controlling columns. The droplet is driven to move on or above the dielectric layer by biasing the ground electrode to the ground voltage and applying a predetermined voltage to one of the controlling rows and/or to one of the controlling columns to undergo the predetermined assaying operation.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating anxiety and fear disorders through inhibition of ?-2,8-sialyltransferase activity.

Abstract: This invention relates in general to a method for molecular fingerprinting. The method can be used for forensic identification (e.g. DNA fingerprinting, especially by VNTR), bacterial typing, and human/animal pathogen diagnosis. More particularly, molecules such as polynucleotides (e.g. DNA) can be assessed or sorted by size in a microfabricated device that analyzes the polynucleotides according to restriction fragment length polymorphism. In a microfabricated device according to the invention, DNA fragments or other molecules can be rapidly and accurately typed using relatively small samples, by measuring for example the signal of an optically-detectable (e.g., fluorescent) reporter associated with the polynucleotide fragments.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gel polymer electrolyte for use in rechargeable polymer secondary batteries and a precursor composition thereof. The precursor composition can be injected into an aluminum shell of a battery cell, which undergoes in-situ heating polymerization by heating and forms a gel polymer electrolyte penetrating a partition membrane therein. The precursor composition contains (meth)acrylic (acrylate) monomers and a modified bismaleimide oligomer resulting from a reaction of barbituric acid and bismaleimide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for timing acquisition and carrier frequency offset estimation of an OFDM communication system and an apparatus using the same. For this purpose the present invention provides a method for calculating at least one auto-correlation and calculating an observation value by performing a sliding sum on the at least one auto-correlation, and calculating a peak point of an absolute value of the observation as frame timing. In addition, the present invention provides a method for generating a third OFDM symbol that is generated by delaying a second OFDM symbol, calculating an observation value through the second and third OFDM symbols, and calculating a phase difference from a result of multiplication of the observation value and a conjugate complex value of the observation value such that a carrier frequency offset can be estimated.

Abstract: In circumstance of a wearable computing system, in order to effectively transfer data between electronic devices using electric property of human body, minimization, low power, and high-speed are required. Human body data communication apparatus and module using broadband signaling technology is provided to perform high-speed peer-to-peer data communication with a signal electrode and low power. The apparatus and module have a direct coupling interface with a single electrode without an antenna and a sensor, and a transmitter transmitting digital signal without modulation, and a receiver recovering a clock and data by detecting a broadband pulse signal.

Abstract: A zoom lens driving apparatus achieves the object of driving multiple lens groups by a single motor and low production cost. When a first lens group, which includes a first lens, moves along guide rods, a leading cam of a leading member drives a leading pin of a follower, so that the follower moves a guide pin, and moves a second lens group, which includes a second lens, along the guide rods. The relative distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is controlled by the leading cam.

Abstract: A method of fabricating plastic substrates for a liquid crystal display device. A plastic substrate is provided. The plastic substrate is heated to a first temperature and maintain at the first temperature. Next, the plastic substrate is quenched to a second temperature, retaining microstructure of the plastic substrate from the first temperature.

Abstract: There is provided a method of nucleic acid analysis which allows analysis of genetic diversity in multiple populations to be performed rapidly and simultaneously. The method comprises (a) isolating nucleic acid from said sample; (b) providing at least two pairs of labelled primers, wherein each said primer pair is complementary to a marker sequence in a nucleic acid of at least one member; (c) amplifying the nucleic acid; (d) digesting the labelled amplified nucleic acid with at least one restriction enzyme to produce restriction fragments, and size sorting said fragments to produce a restriction fragment length profile, and (e) analysing said restriction fragment length profile so obtained; wherein the primer pairs provided for each marker have a different sequence to the sequence of the primer pairs for each other marker, and wherein each said primer pair is uniquely labelled relative to the other primer pair(s). In one embodiment each primer pair is uniquely labelled at the 5? end with a fluorophore.

Abstract: Substrate structures for liquid crystal display devices and methods of fabricating liquid crystal display devices. A substrate structure for the liquid crystal display device comprises a transparent substrate. A patterned protrusion structure is formed to divide a plurality of pixel regions. An alignment layer is filled on the transparent substrate of each pixel region, wherein alignment orientations of liquid crystal molecules on the patterned protrusion structure and on the alignment layer are different.

Abstract: A method of an uplink scheduler for a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The wireless communication system performs uplink wireless access for a best effort service, based on random access. The uplink scheduler of the base station transmits downlink traffic data to a user terminal, and estimates uplink traffic data generated from the user terminal based on the downlink traffic data. In addition, the uplink scheduler allocates resources for the estimated uplink traffic data to the user terminal, and receives the uplink traffic data transmitted from the user terminal by using the resources allocated to the user terminal.

Abstract: A waterproof electrical power connector is provided. The male member of the connector includes magnetic core surrounded with a winding, and the female member of the connector includes a winding and has a hollow for receiving the male member. As the male member is inserted into the female member and a current passes through the male member winding, the induced magnetic flux is coupled to the female member winding, which accordingly induces current in the female member.

Abstract: A centrifugal impeller employed in a centrifugal machine, includes a main body, the main body generally being conical and defining a shaft bore in a center portion thereof; and a plurality of blade groups evenly arranged surrounding the shaft bore in sequence, each of the blade groups having a plurality of blades wherein neighboring blades having an interval angle, and the number and corresponding interval angles of the blades of different blade groups are identical. The present impeller structure can be employed to distribute the concentrated energy of the discrete tones noise of the blades, which is generated by the high-speed rotation impeller, and further to reduce the operating tones noise.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a bearing assembly capable of assuring mechanical strength and reducing a friction coefficient and stress concentration, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention comprises a spherical journal and a hemispherical bearing that is made of a fiber reinforced composite and has a bearing surface for establishing a spherical pair with the spherical journal. The fiber reinforced composite can be constructed by arranging a uni-directional prepreg, woven fiber prepregs and staple-fiber prepregs in a variety of configurations, and thermoplastic resin particles or self-lubrication particles are uniformly provided on the bearing surface. It is possible to alleviate stress concentration generated on the bearing surface by forming a plurality of air channels capable of imparting directivity on an outer surface of the hemispherical bearing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a single chamber solid oxide fuel cell, in which an electrode is arranged on the same plane as an electrolyte and unit cells are integrated to one another. A high output density of the fuel cell is obtained, and a micro fuel cell for generating a high voltage and a high current is implemented by constructing the unit cells in series or in parallel.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing recombinant proteins by using aspartate specific proteases.