Abstract: A method of predicting a well trajectory wherein the method utilises a series of parameters to calculate the trajectory. The method is characterised in that the parameters include the angle of a drill bit (23) relative to a well bore (27), and the variation of said angle during drilling wherein the variation of said angle is related to the moment on the bit (23).

Abstract: The present invention detects a candidate ROI group associated with character strings/figure strings on the basis of a result acquired through prior learning of various types of license plates, verifies the interested region candidate group detected by using at least one condition of five predetermined conditions, and determines an MBR region in the selected ROI region from the verified interested region candidate group by considering a ratio between the height and width of the ROI region to recognize the license plate for the automobile. According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically detect the location of the license plate regardless of various types of license plate specifications defined for each of countries.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated polypeptides and antibodies suitable for producing therapeutic preparations, methods, and kits relating to bone deposition. One objective of the present invention is to provide compositions that improve bone deposition. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide methods and compositions to be utilized in diagnosing bone dysregulation. The therapeutic compositions and methods of the present invention are related to the regulation of Wise, Sost, and closely related sequences. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences and polypeptides include Wise and Sost as well as a family of molecules that express a cysteine knot polypeptide.

Abstract: A configurable processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing units, at least an instruction synchronization control circuit, and at least a configuration memory. Each processing apparatus has a stall-output signal generating circuit to output a stall-output signal, wherein the stall-output signal indicates that an unexpected stall is occurred in the processing unit. The processing unit has a stall-in signal, and an external circuit of the processing unit can control whether the processing unit is stalled according to the stall-in signal. The instruction synchronization control circuit generates the stall-in signals to the processing units in response to a content stored in the configuration memory and the stall-output signals of the processing units, so as to determine operation modes and instruction synchronization of the processing units.

Abstract: A non-contact apparatus for monitoring cardiopulmonary activity signals comprises a pulse-series generator configured to generate a series of probing pulses and a series of reference pulses, a transmitting antenna configured to emit the probing pulses to a chest portion and a series of scattered pulses generated from the probing pulses by the scattering of the chest portion, a receiving antenna configured to receive the scattered pulses, a mixer including a first input port configured to receive the reference pulses and a second input port electrically connected to the receiving antenna and a signal-processing module configured to generate cardiopulmonary activity signals after the scattered pulses and the reference pulses are processed by the mixer.

Abstract: A pre-decoded tail-biting convolutional code (TBCC) decoder and a decoding method thereof are provided. The decoder includes a pre-decoder, a storage module, and a control module. The pre-decoder receives a current state, a neighboring state, and a current path status corresponding to sequential data encoded in TBCC, generates predicted decoded bits, and determines whether states corresponding to minimum path metrics of neighboring stages are in continuity according to the current state, the neighboring state, and a current path status. The storage module is connected to the pre-decoder and stores the predicted decoded bits. The control module is connected to the storage module and the pre-decoder. In addition, the control module selects to output the decoded bits from the storage module when the continuity between the states corresponding to the minimum path metrics of the neighboring stages reaches a truncation length.

Abstract: A method of leveling ink that is printed on a substrate includes establishing a thermal gradient across a thickness of the substrate, the thermal gradient characterized in that it is less than a viscosity threshold temperature of the ink across most of the substrate.

Abstract: Apparatus, kits and methods for flaring an end of a stent that can then be placed within the ostium of a vessel are disclosed. Areas in which ostial stents with flared ends could be used may include, e.g., the left main artery, renal arteries, sub-clavian artery, right coronary artery, circumflex artery, et al.

Abstract: A method of leveling ink that is printed on a substrate includes establishing a thermal gradient across a thickness of the substrate, the thermal gradient characterized in that it is less than a viscosity threshold temperature of the ink across most of the substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing robust topic identification in social indexes is described. Electronically-stored articles and one or more indexes are maintained. Each index includes topics that each relate to one or more of the articles. A random sampling and a selective sampling of the articles are both selected. For each topic, characteristic words included in the articles in each of the random sampling and the selective sampling are identified. Frequencies of occurrence of the characteristic words in each of the random sampling and the selective sampling are determined. A ratio of the frequencies of occurrence for the characteristic words included in the random sampling and the selective sampling is identified. Finally, for each topic, a coarse-grained topic model is built, which includes the characteristic words included in the articles relating to the topic and scores assigned to those characteristic words.

Abstract: The field involves compositions useful for pain relief, including diclofenac solution and gel formulations, in particular methods of use thereof, articles of manufacture and kits that provide novel preclinical, clinical and other information to users.

Abstract: A penile prosthesis implantation device comprises a barrel having a bore, an obturator and a needle clamp. The obturator has a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end. The second end of the obturator is adapted for slidable insertion into the bore of the barrel. The needle clamp is coupled to the second end of the obturator and comprises first and second pinching surfaces that are separated by a gap.

Abstract: Provided is a pulse drive-type field emission device. The pulse drive-type field emission device includes anode and cathode substrates that are spaced apart from and face each other, a cathode electrode formed on the cathode substrate, and a field emitter formed on the cathode electrode. The pulse drive-type field emission device further includes a metal mesh-type gate electrode having an opening through which electrons emitted from the field emitter pass and a power source which applies a compensated pulse wave power to the gate electrode or the cathode electrode to compensate for vibration of the gate electrode. Thus, noise from the metal mesh can be prevented without additional fabrication processes by modifying a waveform in pulse driving.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds having NPR-B agonistic activity. Preferred compounds are linear peptides containing 8-13 conventional or non-conventional L- or D-amino acid residues connected to one another via peptide bonds.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a surface of a component of a plasma chamber, wherein the component has an aluminum or anodized aluminum surface, the method including the steps of: soaking the surface of the component in a diluted sulfuric peroxide (DSP) solution; spray rinsing the surface with water following removal of the surface from the DSP solution; soaking the surface in a dilute nitric acid (HNO3) solution; spray rinsing the surface with water following removal of the surface from the dilute nitric acid solution; and repeating at least twice the steps of soaking the surface in dilute nitric acid followed by spray rinsing the surface.

Abstract: Provided is an electro-optic modulating device. The electro-optic modulating device includes an optical waveguide with a vertical structure and sidewalls of the vertical structure are used to configure a junction.

Abstract: Provided are a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS), and a channel setting method and a message format for a 2-way communication between a terminal and an authentication server in the DCAS. The DCAS may include: a verification unit to verify an electronic signature and an integrity with respect to a message received from the authentication server; an extraction unit to extract network access information of the authentication server from the message in which the electronic signature and the integrity are verified; and a channel setting unit to set a communication channel with the authentication server based on the extracted network access information.

Abstract: The invention relates to neutralizing antibodies which are specific for human cytomegalovirus and bind with high affinity as well as immortalized B cells that produce such antibodies. The invention also relates to the epitopes that the antibodies bind to as well as the use of the antibodies and the epitopes in screening methods as well as the diagnosis and therapy of disease.

Abstract: Most widely used commercial zirconia powders are composed of porous particles 10-105 ?m and 45-75 ?m in size. Furthermore, these powders are mixtures of tetragonal, cubic, and monoclinic modifications, which indicate the heterogeneous distribution of the stabilizing yttria dopant in finished powder not suitable for Solid oxide fuel cell applications. Most of the methods reported in the prior art employs an additional agglomeration step which makes the process more expensive and laborious, Present invention provides a simple and economical process for the preparation of plasma grade yttria stabilized zirconia powder useful for applications in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and thermal barrier coatings without the agglomeration step. Plasma grade yttria stabilized zirconia powders of present invention are prepared at different mole % of yttria varying from 3 to 12%.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide magnetically-enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents to selected tissue are disclosed. The systems and methods involve the use of carrier devices and release devices and two different magnetic fields to move magnetic particles into selected tissue. Movement of the magnetic particles (and any associated therapeutic agent) into the tissue may be assisted by both magnetic attractive forces as well as magnetic repulsive forces.