Abstract: There are provided an antenna apparatus and a method of handover using the antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus may comprise a plurality of antenna elements forming a plurality of beams in a predetermined service area. The plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a plurality of rows, and a number of antenna elements included in an uppermost row of the plurality of rows is smaller than a number of antenna elements included in a downmost row of the plurality of rows, and differences between center angles of beams formed by the antenna elements included in the downmost row are larger than differences between center angles of beams formed by the antenna elements included in the uppermost row.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) genes comprising Pleckstrin Homology (PH) domains. The present invention also provides for recombinant cells, such as algae, transformed with acyltransferase genes, such as DGAT, comprising PH domains, and methods of using such recombinant cells to produce increased triglyceride levels.

Abstract: A package includes a ground plate, a chip mounting plate disposed at a side of the ground plate and having a top surface lower than a top surface of the ground plate, a chip on the chip mounting plate, a first input/output terminal opposite to the chip mounting plate and disposed at another side of the ground plate, and a second input/output terminal opposite to the ground plate and disposed at a side of the chip mounting plate. The first and second input/output terminals are electrically connected to the chip.

Abstract: The TWDM-PON system includes a service provider equipment configured to comprise a plurality of Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), wherein each OLT provides a service in a TWDM scheme; a subscriber equipment configured to comprise a plurality of an Optical Network Units (ONUs), wherein each of the plurality of ONUs utilizes a service provided from one of the plurality of OLTs using an optical signal of an arbitrary wavelength; an Optical Division Network (ODN) configured to transmit multi-wavelength downstream optical signals and multi-wavelength upstream optical signals; and a Reach Extender (RE) configured to comprise at least one of a downstream optical amplifier and an upstream optical amplifier, wherein the downstream optical amplifier is configured to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signals simultaneously, and the upstream optical amplifier is configured to amplify the multi-wavelength optical signals simultaneously.

Abstract: A dynamic resource allocating apparatus of a first base station managing a first cell in a cellular communication system calculates an interference metric of each user terminal received by each user terminal from a plurality of neighboring cells, calculates a coupling factor between the first base station and each neighboring base station of each neighboring cell by using the interference metric and a load of each user terminal, calculates available cell boundary resources of neighboring cells by using the coupling factor with respect to each neighboring base station, and allocates resources by using the cell boundary resources allocated to the first cell and the available cell boundary resources of the neighboring cells.

Abstract: A dimensionally stable floor covering comprises a tufted textile substrate and a reinforcement layer attached to the textile substrate. The reinforcement layer includes an adhesive backing compound and reinforcement fibers surrounded by the adhesive backing. The fibers may form a continuous layer on the back side of the floor covering or may be dispersed within the adhesive backing compound. The adhesive backing compound may be hot water-soluble to facilitate recycling of the floor covering. The floor covering may optionally include additional backing layers (including cushions) and may be used as a broadloom carpet, a carpet tile, or other modular floor covering products. Methods of manufacturing, installing, and recycling the present floor coverings are also provided.

Abstract: An environmental sensitive electronic device package including a first substrate, a second substrate, an environmental sensitive electronic device, gas barrier structures, micro-structures, and a filler layer is provided. The second substrate is located above the first substrate. The environmental sensitive electronic device is located on the first substrate. The gas barrier structures may be located between the first substrate and the second substrate and surround the environmental sensitive electronic device. The gas barrier structures have a first height. The micro-structures may be located between the first substrate and the second substrate and have a second height. A ratio of the second height to the first height ranges from 1/250 to 1/100. The filler layer may be located between the first substrate and the second substrate and covers the gas barrier structures and the environmental sensitive electronic device.

Abstract: Ultrasonic cleaning apparatuses and methods of cleaning substantially planar articles. An apparatus comprises (i) a substantially circular tank; (ii) a plurality of cleaning fluid inlets for delivering a cleaning fluid to the tank; (iii) an intermediate support for receiving an article to be cleaned; and (iv) an ultrasonic generator coupled to the tank for generating ultrasonic waves in the tank and cleaning fluid received therein. The apparatus is configured to remove particles from a substantially planar article and have them carried by flow of cleaning fluid away from the article and out of the tank. Using such an apparatus, a cleaning method comprises introducing a substantially planar article to be cleaned into the tank; introducing a cleaning fluid into the tank through the plurality of cleaning fluid inlets; and exciting the cleaning fluid with ultrasonic waves.

Abstract: A method of managing a service mode of a femto cell base-station and access allowance for a terminal is disclosed. The method of managing access allowance includes receiving a first access allowance change request for a terminal, and transmitting a second access allowance change request for the terminal to a mobility management entity (MME) in response to the first access allowance change request. With the method of the example embodiments of the present invention, the service mode of the femto base-station and the access allowed terminal can be changed in real time according to a situation of the user. Accordingly, quality of service can be improved and efficient management of the femto base-station can be achieved through interference control between the macro base-station and the femto base-station.

Abstract: A method for cleaning a substrate is provided. In this method, a flow of non-Newtonian fluid is provided where at least a portion of the flow exhibits plug flow. To remove particles from a surface of the substrate, the surface of the substrate is placed in contact with the portion of the flow that exhibits plug flow such that the portion of the flow exhibiting plug flow moves over the surface of the substrate. Additional methods and apparatuses for cleaning a substrate also are described.

Abstract: A fuel cell failure prediction apparatus is provided. The prediction apparatus includes upstream and downstream voltage monitoring units, a data processing unit and a system control unit. The upstream and downstream voltages of each single cell may be synchronously monitored by the upstream and downstream voltage monitoring units. According to the monitored upstream and downstream voltages of each single cell, the data processing unit is used to obtain a differential voltage of the upstream and downstream voltages of each single cell. In accordance with the differential voltage, the system control unit performs a correcting control of failure prediction on the fuel cell.

Abstract: Methods for treating tumors comprising cells expressing the vitamin D receptor are provided, and comprise inhibiting the expression or the biologic activity of the vitamin D receptor in the tumor cells, and/or inhibiting the expression or the biologic activity of a constituent of the vitamin D receptor signaling pathway in the tumor cells, and administering to the tumor cells an effective amount of gemcitabine.

Abstract: A surface plasmon optical waveguide includes a lower cladding, a metal thin layer on the lower cladding, low-k dielectric layers spaced apart from each other on one surface of the metal thin layer, and an upper cladding covering the low-k dielectric layers and the metal thin layer uncovered between the low-k dielectric layers. A refractive index of the low-k dielectric layers is less than a refractive index of the lower and upper claddings.

Abstract: An image and message encoding system, encoding method, decoding system and decoding method are provided. The encoding method includes the following steps. An original image having a first resolution is provided. A message data is provided. The original image and the message data are combined to be an integrated image having a second resolution. The second resolution is greater than the first resolution.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for identifying authenticity of a holographic image, which is capable of identifying the authenticity by comparing a holographic image reconstructed by irradiating light having the same characteristic as an irradiation characteristic of a first reference beam used in generating the holographic image with an original image. Accordingly, since an image or a pattern is recorded by using a reference beam having a specific angle and a specific laser wavelength band in making a hologram, replication or copying for forgery is prevented from being easy.

Abstract: A hybrid tissue scaffold is provided which comprises a porous primary scaffold having a plurality of pores and a porous secondary scaffold having a plurality of pores, wherein the secondary scaffold resides in the pores of the primary scaffold to provide a hybrid scaffold. The pores of the porous primary scaffold may have a pore size in a range of 0.50 mm to 5.0 mm, and the pores of the porous secondary scaffold may have a pore size in a range of 50 ?m to 600 ?m. The primary scaffold may provide 5% to 30% of a volume of the hybrid scaffold.

Abstract: A Web-based system and method uses a model of the manufacturing setup and knowledge of a designed part with arbitrary geometry to produce process plans in two successive stages. First, the part geometry is analyzed. A query of determining the maximal volume machinable from an oriented machining tool is transformed into determining the visibility of the part surface from the perspective of a hypothetical camera placed at the tip of the oriented machining tool. Second, a collection of the maximal machinable volumes over the set of all tool orientations is collected. Combinations of the maximal machinable volumes covering the entire difference between the raw stock and the desired part are evaluated for providing feedback on manufacturability and process plans. In a further embodiment, manufacturability is analyzed for tools and machines with arbitrary geometric complexity using high dimensional configuration space analysis.

Abstract: An apparatus and method pertaining to detecting a user's gesture(s) with respect to a stylus and the wireless transmission of information regarding that gesture. The detected gesture can comprise, for example, movement of a user's finger along the stylus and/or displacement of a user's finger from contact with the stylus.

Abstract: We describe a method of assigning a grade to a breast tumour, which grade is indicative of the aggressiveness of the tumour, the method comprising detecting the expression of a gene selected from the genes set out in Table D1 (SWS Classifier 0).

Abstract: Methods for detecting and treating Mycobacterium-related diseases including reducing Mycobacterial virulence, reducing RV3133c dimerization, and treating a subject with a Mycobacterial infection using identified compounds are disclosed. Examples of compounds useful in the treatment of Mycobacterium-related diseases include N-(4-[(acetylamino)sulfonyl]phenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide; 1-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(2-imino-3-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-1yl)ethanone hydrochloride; and 1-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-3-({4-[(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfonyl]phenyl}amino)acrylaldehyde. Further disclosed are methods for identifying agents that interact with a polypeptide in a Mycobacterium cell.