Abstract: The present invention is an image processing technology for eliminating a second line-shaped image object, which overlaps with a first image object in one image comprising effective or ineffective pixels, from the first image object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a separation and receiving apparatus for a spent nuclear fuel rod. The spent nuclear fuel rod is mounted and downwardly transferred by a pin. At this time, a blade peels the hull of the spent nuclear fuel rod. The hull and a pellet positioned therein are separated by a separator. The peeled hull and pellet are each received in respective receiving vessels. Accordingly, since the hull and pellet made of uranium oxide (UO2) may be automatically separated and received in each respective vessel, safety and automation may be guaranteed.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of forming egressing hair shafts comprising making a wound in the skin and placing hair follicle progenitor cells on the wound, wherein an egressing hair shaft is formed from the hair follicle progenitor cells. The present invention is also a method of forming new skin comprising making a wound in the skin and placing skin forming cells on the wound, wherein new skin is formed from the skin forming cells.

Abstract: A backlight structure is disclosed, which is constituted of a series of backlight devices connecting with one another to form a large-scale backlight area, the backlight device at least being composed of an emitting portion and a light-guiding portion, wherein the emitting portion provides a light source, mixes the light of the light source and provides the mixed light into the light-guiding portion, which then guides the mixed light out. The emitting portion connects with the light-guiding portion to form a fault structure for connecting with another light-guiding portion, thereby forming a large-scale backlight structure by connecting a sequence of the light-guiding portions using the fault structures without size constraints.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel TRAF-Protein-Binding-Domain polypeptides (TPBDs). The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding TPBDs, vectors containing these nucleic acid molecules and host cells containing the vectors. The invention also provides antibodies that can specifically bind to invention TPBDs. Such TPBDs and/or anti-TPBD antibodies are useful for discovery of drugs that suppress autoimmunity, inflammation, allergy, allograph rejection, sepsis, and other diseases.

Abstract: A substantially non-toxic fraction isolated from snake venom is disclosed, which fraction has an analgesic effect. The fraction has the characteristics of a fraction from snake venom purified on a Mono Q ion exchange column. Also described are a pharmaceutical composition for use as an analgesic comprising the non-toxic fraction, and a method for the relief of pain comprising administrating the non-toxic fraction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile phone antenna, which comprises an antenna ground plane, a radiating conducting plate, a feeding conducting strip, a shorting conducting strip, and a system ground plane. Using the antenna ground plane as a shielding metal wall, the present invention advantages itself of making the antenna and a shielding metal box easier to be integrated without a need for an isolation distance. The present invention thus makes the best use of the internal spacing of a mobile phone. This antenna is suitable for application as an embedded antenna for both folded-type and bar-type mobile phones. The operating bandwidth of this antenna can cover the required bandwidth for a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System operation.

Abstract: A scroll compressor with a backflow-proof mechanism. The scroll compressor comprises a slider disposed on a scroll couple, forming several enclosed spaces. The slider is raised by the working fluid in the spaces, preventing liquid leakage from a high-pressure chamber to a low-pressure chamber, when the scroll compressor starts. The slider descends when the compression ratio of the scroll compressor is exceeded. Thus, the pressure is released, and the performance of the scroll compressor is improved. The slider of the invention further comprises a floating element to prevent reversal of pressurized fluid and damage to the scroll couple.

Abstract: The specification discloses a structure and method for measuring the etching speed. A test layer is connected with several resistors. Etching the metal layer disconnects in order the resistors from the circuit. The equivalent resistance of the sensing resistor system is measured to obtain the etching speed. In consideration of the errors of the resistors, the invention also provides a structure that utilizes an IC layout technique to put an interdigitized dummy resistor beside the sensing resistors. By taking the ratio of the equivalent resistance of the sensing resistors and the dummy resistor, the invention can compute to obtain the etching speed.

Abstract: A verification system and method for packet call processing of a mobile telephone. Each IP address is assigned to a terminal, a packet service simulator and the mobile telephone. The packet service simulator simulates a control signal of UTRAN necessary for the mobile telephone and connects data traffic to an internet after a packet call establishment. The packet service simulator transmits an IP packet generated from the terminal to its Ethernet address, receives a packet for the terminal and transmits it to the mobile telephone. For this, the packet service simulator responds to the terminal's ARP request. The terminal is linked to the mobile telephone via a PPP, and the mobile telephone and the packet service simulator to an external internet via an Ethernet.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tunable optical integrated element using liquid crystal as an active layer, which is applied to filters, couplers or optical add/drop multiplexer. The present invention includes a layer of liquid crystal as an active layer, a first waveguide with grating and a second waveguide, an isolation layer, a pair of electrodes. By applying the external voltage to control the direction of the liquid crystal, the refractive index of the waveguide changes in accordance with the modulation of the electric field. Thus invention has the features of simple structure, easy assembling, lower cost and integrating ability.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising known verotoxins, particularly, verotoxin 1, have been found to be useful in the treatment of mammalian neoplasia, particularly, ovarian cancer and skin cancer. Surprisingly, although verotoxin 1 has previously been shown to have anti-neoplastic activity in vitro, non-lethal doses of verotoxin 1 have been shown to be therapeutically anti-neoplastic in vivo.

Abstract: A magnetic random access memory with lower switching field is provided. The memory includes a first antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned layer formed on the first antiferromagnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer formed on the pinned layer, a ferromagnetic free layer formed on the tunnel barrier layer, and a multi-layered metal layer. The multi-layered metal layer is formed by at least one metal layer, where the direction of the anisotropy axis of the antiferromagnetic layer and the ferromagnetic layer and that of the ferromagnetic free layer are arranged orthogonally. The provided memory has the advantage of lowering the switching field of the ferromagnetic layer, and further lowering the writing current.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for simultaneously measuring integrated reflectivity of X-rays with different orders of reflections in crystal. Continuous X-rays are incident into the crystal and reflection intensities of the X-rays reflected from the crystal with different orders of reflections are measured based on Bragg's law, thereby measuring reflectivity of X-rays with different orders of reflections.

Abstract: A mixture solution for preparing conducting polymers. The conducting polymer is formed from a mixture of monomer and oxidant solution. The oxidant solution has a high concentration, and also includes a five or six-member ring compound with a functional group which acts as a retardant for the polymerization. Thus, the mixture of a monomer and oxidant solution exhibits excellent stability at room temperature. The conducting polymer accumulating in the space of the capacitor element can be more efficiently formed by using this high concentration oxidant solution. Therefore, the immersion and polymerization processes to form conducting polymer as the electrolyte of a solid electrolytic capacitor can be limited to only a few occurrences.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for applications such as signal processing, analysis, and coding/decoding replace digital signal processing elements with analog components. By combining soft logic gates and filters, the functionality of complex finite state machines can be implemented.

Abstract: A method and a device for performing placement of a plurality of elements for circuit design. A potential location is assigned to each element and a placement engine is assigned to each potential location. Pairing operations are performed, in parallel, between placement engines to determine whether to perform exchange of the elements associated with the engines. Exchange determination is based both on a cost function and on randomness considerations. Also self-placement is allowed, where the placement engines are implemented on the same hardware system on which the elements are to be placed.

Abstract: Provided are a dielectric ceramic composition of forsterite system for microwave and millimeter-wave application and a method for forming the same. Here, the dielectric ceramic composition having a small dielectric loss is used for communication devices used at microwave and millimeter-wave bands. The dielectric ceramic composition includes forsterite (Mg2SiO4) as a main element and titanium oxide (TiO2), which is partially substituted for silicon (Si) in forsterite. The dielectric ceramic composition is obtained by using 56 to 57 wt % of MgO, 33 to 42 wt % of SiO2, and 1 to 11 wt % of TiO2, and adding an additive including Li ions as a sintering aid for improving a sintering characteristic. The dielectric ceramic composition is formed by mixing MgO, SiO2, and TiO2, calcining the mixture to form forsterite powder, adding an additive including Li ion, for example, Li2CO3, and shaping and sintering the mixture.

Abstract: An electromagnetic field sensing apparatus includes an optical modulator, a miniature antenna for sensing the electromagnetic field, a light source, a first optical fiber, an optical detector and a second fiber. The optical modulator can vary the amplitude of a light beam propagating therethrough in response to an electric field intensity. The miniature antenna for sensing the electromagnetic field can sense both the electric field intensity and the magnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic field and apply an electric voltage to the optical modulator in response to the sensed electromagnetic field intensity. The light source is used to generate a light beam, the first optical fiber is used for transmitting the light beam to the modulator, and the second fiber is used for transmitting the light beam from the modulator to the optical detector.

Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a composition that provides targeted ubiquitination. Specifically the composition contains a ubiquitin pathway protein binding moiety which recognizes a ubiquitin pathway protein and a targeting moiety which recognizes a target protein. In addition, the present invention provides libraries of compositions, where each composition contains a ubiquitin pathway protein binding moiety and a member of a molecular library. The libraries of the present invention can be used to identify proteins involved in a predetermined function of cells.