Abstract: The relationship between F-box proteins and proteins involved in the ethylene response in plants is described. In particular, F-box proteins may bind to proteins involved in the ethylene response and target them for degradation by the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. The transcription factor EIN3 is a key transcription factor mediating ethylene-regulated gene expression and morphological responses. EIN3 is degraded through a ubiquitin/proteasome pathway mediated by F-box proteins EBF1 and EBF2. The link between F-box proteins and the ethylene response is a key step in modulating or regulating the response of a plant to ethylene. Described herein are transgenic plants having an altered sensitivity to ethylene, and methods for making transgenic plant having an altered sensitivity to ethylene by modulating the level of activity of F-box proteins. Methods of altering the ethylene response in a plant by modulating the activity or expression of an F-box protein are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to expression and assembly of foreign multimeric proteins—e.g., antibodies—in plants, as well as to transgenic plants that express such proteins. In one of several preferred embodiments, the generation and assembly of functional secretory antibodies in plants is disclosed. The invention also discloses compositions produced by the transgenic plants of the present invention and methods of using same.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for delivering a heterologous gene to a cell body of a neuron by contacting a muscle tissue innervated by the neuron with a viral vector comprising a heterologous gene, wherein the viral vector enters said neuron and is retrogradely moved to the cell body. Additionally, methods for expressing secreted proteins from a nerve cell body as well as methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are described.

Abstract: The present invention is a network architecture or framework that supports hosting and content distribution on a truly global scale. The inventive framework allows a Content Provider to replicate and serve its most popular content at an unlimited number of points throughout the world. The inventive framework comprises a set of servers operating in a distributed manner. The actual content to be served is preferably supported on a set of hosting servers (sometimes referred to as ghost servers). This content comprises HTML page objects that, conventionally, are served from a Content Provider site. In accordance with the invention, however, a base HTML document portion of a Web page is served from the Content Provider's site while one or more embedded objects for the page are served from the hosting servers, preferably, those hosting servers near the client machine. By serving the base HTML document from the Content Provider's site, the Content Provider maintains control over the content.

Abstract: A radio operated data card whose outer jacket forms a sealed protected housing for internal electrical components, including an RFID integrated circuit which incorporates data storage and a radio frequency transceiver, and one or more on-card antenna structures. Manually operated electrical switching elements, or antenna structures which are responsive to the positioning of conductive members, such as the human hand, at particular locations on or near the surface of the card, are connected to the on-card electronic circuitry. The switching elements or antenna elements are selectively operated by the cardholder who manipulates the card in predetermined ways to generate data signals that may be used to activate the card, store data in the card, or transmit data to the reader.

Abstract: End-mill machining control method and apparatus in which cutting forces tangential and normal to tool motion are detected and machining is controlled based on the detected cutting force values. A primary component Ft and motion axis components Fx, Fy of a cutting force are determined from current values of a spindle motor and motion axis motors for tool feed. A cutting-engaged angle ?en is determined from a radius R of a tool and a depth of cut I into a workpiece. A motion direction angle ? is determined from distribution motion amounts ?X, ?Y to the axes. The cutting forces Fm, Fs tangential and normal to tool motion are determined from the primary component Ft and a motion axis component Fx or Fy whichever is the largest, the cutting-engaged angle ?en, the motion direction angle ?. The accuracy of the determined cutting forces Fm, Fs is high since they are determined from the primary component Ft less affected by disturbance and the largest axis component of the cutting force.

Abstract: The present invention describes an intermediate for use in a capacitive printed circuit board (PCB), which relates to a capacitive apparatus and manufacturing method for a built-in capacitor with a non-symmetrical electrode used to reduce inaccuracy of the error compression alignment on laminates. The invention employs a plurality of different sized metal laminates stacked for a built-in capacitor to achieve a high-precise capacitor PCB. More particularly, the invention can raise the capability of noise-immunity of a capacitive PCB applied to high frequency/speed modules and systems, and also provides precise capacitance to regular circuit design for the need of compact package and high-precise capacitance in the future.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a kind of multifunction passive and continuous fluid feeding system for external systems, the fluid-feed system including a storing and transmitting component, a measuring and regulating component, and a control unit characterized by: pressurizing from above fluid level surface of the feed fluid tank by high-pressure gas supply source to fulfill the passive fluid feeding function, performing the feed fluid measuring and regulating through the flow meter and flow control valve installed on the transmission pipe lines connecting to the external systems, fulfilling function of continuous fluid feeding by switching between two fluid-feed tanks, and combining the feed fluid requirements of the external systems through the control unit to achieve the multifunction fluid-feed art of automatic operation, continuous fluid feeding, and flow rate controlling.

Abstract: A gas separation apparatus using electrostatic precipitators and mechanical rappers is enhanced by the addition of an opposite polarity refreshing power supply and a switching arrangement. The switching components selectively disconnect the primary power supply and connect the refreshing power supply to the electrostatic precipitator, causing an electrical impulse in the precipitator sufficient to dislodge precipitate from the collector plates. An RC filter is further provided to control the impulse and reduce the burden that would otherwise be placed upon the refreshing power supply. The novel separation apparatus and technique offer particular synergy when applied to the effluent stream from a coal-fired electric power plant or other similar gas streams.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparation of poly(o-phenylenediamine) nano-belt comprising mixing aqueous solutions of o-phenylenediamine and of oxidant in a mole ratio of 1:0.1–1 under stirring; standing for 0.5–2 hrs at room temperature; and obtaining poly(o-phenylenediamine) nano-belt. The method is suitable for large-scale production. In the absence of template and surfactant, aqueous solutions of o-phenylenediamine and of oxidant are mixed in a specified mole ratio and thus obtain a poly(o-phenylenediamine) nano-belt with length of several hundred micrometers, width of several hundred nanometers and thickness of tens nanometers. The method is simple, quick and suitable for large-scale manufacture. The poly(o-phenylenediamine) nano-belt thus prepared possesses excellent semiconductor properties and is one of the most promising conductive polymer materials.

Abstract: A method for providing service for users to determine assembly match information of components is proposed. The method makes use of computer programs of a communication equipment and cooperation of a database and tag information on the components to provide inquiry judgement and match decision of components for users, thereby accomplishing realtime match inquiry of components and also avoiding erroneous manual assembly. The method not only can provide related specification information of components, but also can provide suggestion for component schemes. If the assembly match information changes, update information of the remote database can be transmitted via the communication equipment to a read/write device to update assembly match information in tags on components.

Abstract: A method of seamless processing for merging 3D color images is disclosed. By transferring the images to a different color space, it separates the brightness from the color information. The seams are smoothed according to the brightness, and the result is transferred back to the RGB color space. It keeps the colors of the images and does not destroy the original textures.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring particulate matter in a gas sample and the air quality associated therewith is provided.

Abstract: A method for growing strained Si layer and relaxed SiGe layer with multiple Ge quantum dots (QDs) on a substrate is disclosed. The method can reduce threading dislocation density, decrease surface roughness of the strained silicon and further shorten growth time for forming epitaxy layers than conventional method. The method includes steps of: providing a silicon substrate, forming a multiple Ge QDs layers; forming a layer of relaxed SixGe1-x; and forming a strained silicon layer in subsequence; wherein x is greater than 0 and less than 1.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is provided which has a high degree of adhesion between an anode and a hole transport layer, the device emitting light of high luminance even when driven by low applied voltages. Copolymers useful in hole transport layers in organic electroluminescent devices are also provided. Methods of producing hole transport layers for organic electroluminescent devices which can emit light of high luminance even when driven by low applied voltages are also provided, the hole transport layers having high degrees of adhesion with anode. A copolymer comprises a monomer unit including in its structure an electron-donating N,N-diaryl-substituted amino group such as an N,N-diphenylaminophenyl group, or a group having an N,N-diaryl-substituted amino moiety, and a monomer unit having at least one functional group.

Abstract: An open loop resonator filter employed aperture on the ground plane is disclosed. The open loop resonator filter using apertures on the ground plane formed on the dielectric substrate, the open loop resonator filter including: one or more open loop resonators formed on a upper side of the dielectric substrate and implemented by microstrip lines; and one or more apertures formed on a predetermined area of the ground plane. The present invention can control the coupling coefficient of the open loop resonator without degrading the group delay characteristics by forming the aperture on the ground plane. Therefore, by forming the aperture on the ground plane, it is possible to design a filter having a wide bandwidth characteristic.

Abstract: In an optical system, first and second optical paths intersected with each other on a sample holder are set, wherein the first and second optical paths are formed so that light from a light source is projected to be converged on the intersection from an incoming side beam switching mirror that selectively switches a direction of the light via one of first and second converged light reflectors, first and second received light reflectors that projects the light to an exiting side beam switching mirror disposed on the first and second optical paths respectively, the exiting side beam switching mirror switches a direction of the light projected from one of the first and second received light reflectors, and intensity of light from the sample in case of face side incidence and back side incidence to the sample can be measured.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for electronically performing a visual field test for a patient. A visual field test pattern is displayed to the patient on an electronic display device and the patient's responses to the visual field test pattern are recorded. A visual field representation is generated from the patient's responses. The visual field representation is then used as an input into a variety of automated diagnostic processes. In one process, the visual field representation is used to generate a statistical description of the rapidity of change of a patient's visual field at the boundary of a visual field defect. In another process, the area of a visual field defect is calculated using the visual field representation. In another process, the visual field representation is used to generate a statistical description of the volume of a patient's visual field defect.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is the genomic sequence and the nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides of Chlamydia pneumoniae, such as cellular envelope polypeptides, which are secreted or specific, or which are involved in metabolism, in the replication process or in virulence, polypeptides encoded by such sequences, as well as vectors including the said sequences and cells or animals transformed with these vectors. The invention also relates to transcriptional gene products of the Chlamydia pneumoniae genome, such as, for example, antisense and ribozyme molecules, which can be used to control growth of the microorganism. The invention also relates to methods of detecting these nucleic acids or polypeptides and kits for diagnosing Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. The invention also relates to a method of selecting compounds capable of modulating bacterial infection and a method for the biosynthesis or biodegradation of molecules of interest using the said nucleotide sequences or the said polypeptides.

Abstract: Zinc finger-nucleotide binding polypeptides having binding specificity for target nucleotides containing one or GNN triplets are provided. Compositions containing such polypeptides and the use of such polypeptides and compositions for regulating gene expression are also provided.