Abstract: Described are implants and tools for use in treating pelvic conditions such as incontinence, including urinary incontinence in a male or female, for example an incontinence sling and delivery system that can include a sling implant and delivery tool system, wherein the implant can include a mesh sling and one or more anchors provided at or extending from a portion of the sling to facilitate tissue fixation; the delivery tool system can include at least a tunneler having a lumen, and an insertion tool; and wherein useful methods can involve inserting the tunneler through an incision and into a pelvic region of a patient, connecting the insertion tool to the sling, and inserting the sling into the tunneler to place the sling to provide tissue support.

Abstract: A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, which includes an input apparatus having a number of input members that are capable of being actuated, wherein at least one of the input members has a plurality of selectable output alternatives, includes detecting as a first input an actuation of an input member, generating a first output, detecting as a second input an actuation of an input member having a plurality of selectable output alternatives comprising at least a primary punctuation and a secondary punctuation, determining that said first output has a predetermined characteristic, preferring as a second output said secondary punctuation, and outputting said second output.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of patterning a layered material. A layered material is provided, and a photoresist layer is formed thereon. The photoresist layer is patterned by a focused laser beam to expose a part of the layered material. The exposed layered material is etched to pattern the layered material.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein with regards to performing a selective fault recovery for an electronic device having a plurality of subsystems in which one of the subsystems has a fault. The selective fault recovery techniques described herein allow a user to use non-faulty subsystem of the electronic device while selective fault recovery is being conducted on the subsystem having the fault.

Abstract: An embedded capacitor module includes an electrode lead-out portion and at least one solid electrolytic capacitor portion adjacently disposed with the electrode lead-out portion. The electrode lead-out portion comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first insulating material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first porous layer formed on at least one surface of the first substrate, and a first oxide layer disposed on the first porous layer. The solid electrolytic capacitor portion comprises the first substrate, the second substrate, the first porous layer, the first oxide layer, all of which are extended from the electrode lead-out portion, a first conductive polymer layer disposed on the first oxide layer, a first carbon layer disposed on the first conductive polymer layer, and a first conductive adhesive layer disposed on the first carbon layer.

Abstract: In a system that performs mobile communication using at least two beams, by determining a size of a beam based on information that is acquired for mobile terminals attempting an access, a beam of a form having an adaptive size is formed and thus communication is performed. A beam sector including a plurality of beam segments and a beam segment that forms a beam of a minimum size within entire coverage is set, and while forming one beam per beam sector, a size of a beam is adaptively determined.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing a carrier frequency of a node included in a distributed network are provided. The apparatus includes a frequency offset estimating unit, an offset average value calculating unit, and a frequency adjustment value calculating unit. The method includes receiving preambles from a plurality of nodes adjacent to the node, estimating offsets of the carrier frequencies from the received preambles for each of the plurality of neighbor nodes, calculating an average value of the estimated offsets, calculating an adjustment value of the carrier frequencies with respect to the entirety of the plurality of neighbor nodes by using the average value, and adjusting a carrier frequency of the node on the basis of the adjustment value.

Abstract: A therapeutic agent for treating an infectious or inflammatory disease, a pharmaceutical composition for treating an infectious or inflammatory disease, and a method of using a pharmaceutical composition are provided. The pharmaceutical composition includes a peptide ligand that binds with CXCR2 as an active component. The active component can be useful in preventing and treating infectious and/or inflammatory diseases, including sepsis and septic shock by promoting the removal of bacteria by phagocytosis, suppressing an inflammatory response, and suppressing the apoptosis of immune cells.

Abstract: A method of generating a population of corneal epithelial cells is disclosed. The method comprises culturing human pluripotent stem cells in corneal fibroblast-conditioned medium on a solid surface comprising an extracellular matrix component thereby generating the population of corneal epithelial cells. Isolated cell populations and corneal tissues are also disclosed, as well as uses thereof.

Abstract: A method of forming extremely small pores in a substrate may be used to produce, for example, an apparatus for the study of biological molecules, by providing a small pore in a piezoelectric substrate having electrodes, the latter that may be energized to change the pore dimensions.

Abstract: Disclosed are a signal distortion component adjusting apparatus and method capable of adjusting error vector magnitude of subcarriers of a predetermined position by adjusting a signal distortion component occurring while decreasing a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) in a communication system of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology or an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) scheme, and a system using the same. The present invention includes a signal distortion component adjusting unit to add an additional signal distortion component Pe((n+N/2) % N) to a signal distortion component e(n) that is obtained by subtracting a threshold Th value, set to decrease peak power, from an absolute value of a time domain signal x(n) of an input signal, and to thereby adjust the signal distortion component. The present invention may transmit a highly reliable signal by adjusting error vector magnitude of subcarrier of a frequency domain.

Abstract: A device for generating optical vortex of desired topological charge is disclosed. The device comprises a circular mirror having hole at its centre and a radial slit. The mirror comprises a piezoelectric actuator. The actuator comprises a hollow tube having inner diameter equal to the diameter of the hole of the mirror, a through cut extending along the length of the tube from an inner till an outer diameter, and an inner and outer electrode being formed on inner and outer wall of the tube respectively, wherein the length of the electrode increases continuously in the azimuth direction across said outer wall. The Actuator is coaxially joined to the mirror such that the slit formed between the inner and outer diameter of the tube overlaps with the radial slit. Shape of the mirror undergoes azimuthal expansion upon applying excitation voltage across electrodes forming single turn helix to generate optical vortex.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a plurality of antennas, a plurality of wireless transceivers, and signal processing circuitry. The device may further include a controller for selectively switching the signal processing circuitry to a desired one of the wireless transceivers, and for selectively switching a desired one of the antennas to the desired one of the wireless transceivers. Moreover, the controller may also be for selectively connecting and disconnecting the at least one other one of the antennas to an unused one of the wireless transceivers.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring access to an electronic mailbox based on limited configuration parameters received from a user. A database stores configuration conventions for a mail domain. A mailbox interface module receives configuration information from a user that is limited in the configuration parameters required for accessing the electronic mailbox. The module retrieves configuration conventions for the mail domain from the database and generates sets of potentially valid configuration parameters based on the retrieved configuration conventions and user supplied configuration information for accessing the mailbox.

Abstract: A standalone accessory by which a user inputs information into a primary apparatus (such as a portable electronic device) comprises a housing having a first side and an opposing, second side. A mechanical keyboard is disposed on the first side of the housing and a touch-sensitive planar surface is disposed on the second side of the housing.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder with a combustion chamber and a piston selectively changing the volume of the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber receives a mixture of air, hydrogen and a liquid fuel consisting essentially of water and a flammable, preferably non-fossil, substance. The contents of the combustion chamber are ignited generating power.

Abstract: Methods, compositions and products for preventing skin tumor formation or inhibiting the development of an existing skin tumor in a subject are described. The methods involve administering to the subject a composition containing an ? adrenergic receptor agonist, such as brimonidine.

Abstract: An intra prediction method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: performing a directional prediction using at least one of a neighboring pixel of a current block and a left upper corner pixel positioned at a left upper corner of the current block so as to obtain a first prediction value for the current block; obtaining a second prediction value for the current block using the reference sample positioned in the current block; and weighted summing the first prediction value and the second prediction value using a weighting matrix so as to obtain a final prediction value for the current block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: An electronic device has a communication subsystem with a power saving mode and an active mode. The communication subsystem is set to switch between the power saving mode and the active mode depending on thresholds of communication traffic. The settings for the thresholds depend on the activity detected on the electronic device.

Abstract: The present application relates novel HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies. The antibodies of the present invention are further characterized by their ability to bind epitopes from the Env proteins. The invention also provides light and heavy chain variable region sequences. Compositions for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided.