Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and imaging method for harmonic enhancement or suppression are disclosed. A fundamental transmit signal and a 3f0 transmit signal are combined to emit as an ultrasonic pulse signal. For harmonic enhancement, when the phase of 3f0 transmit signal is adjusted relative to that of the fundamental transmit signal, the harmonic signal is effectively enhanced due to the frequency-sum and frequency-difference components being in-phase for constructive combination. For harmonic suppression, the 3f0 phase can be further adjusted for about 180 degrees from that of maximal enhancement. The harmonic signal is effectively suppressed due to the two components being out-phase for destructive cancellation. With the apparatus, both harmonic enhancement and harmonic suppression can be achieved for better image quality in ultrasonic harmonic imaging.

Abstract: The present invention includes the use of conducting polymers as sensors in distributed sensing systems, as sensors and operating elements in multifunctional devices, and for conducting-polymer based multifunctional sensing fabrics suitable for monitoring humidity, breath, heart rate, blood (location of wounds), blood pressure, skin temperature, weight and movement, in a wearable, electronic embedded sensor system, as examples. A fabric comprising conducting polyaniline fibers that can be used to distribute energy for resistive heating as well as for sensing the fabric temperature is described as an example of a multifunctional sensing fabric.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a signal level conversion circuit for increasing the dynamic range of an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). A comparison and calculation unit compares the value of an input signal Vin and the value of a first reference signal Vref1 and compares the value of the input signal Vin and the value of a second reference signal Vref2, and calculates and outputs respective differences therebetween. A signal leveling circuit unit converts signal levels of the respective output signals of the comparison and calculation unit so that the output signals fall within the dynamic range of an ADC. The ADC digitizes the output signal Vo of the signal leveling circuit unit and the output signals Vack1 and Vack2 of the comparison and calculation unit.

Abstract: A plasma deposition apparatus includes a cathode assembly including a cathode disk and a water-coolable cathode holder supporting the cathode disk, an anode assembly including a water-coolable anode holder, a substrate mounted on the anode holder to serve as an anode, and a substrate holder mounting and supporting the substrate, and a reactor for applying a potential difference between opposing surfaces of the cathode assembly and the anode assembly under a vacuum state to form plasma of a raw gas. The cathode disk comes into thermal contact with the cathode holder using at least one of a self weight and a vacuum absorption force so as to permit thermal expansion of the cathode disk.

Abstract: An antenna system comprising a ground plane structure on a substrate, an antenna space on the substrate adjacent to the ground plane structure, the antenna space including an ungrounded antenna therein with an associated first resonant length, an extension of the ground plane projecting into the antenna space, the ground plane extension defining a second resonant length that includes at least part of its own length and at least part of a length of the ground plane structure.

Abstract: A zero-delay clock generator has a phase-locked loop (PLL) that generates a feedback clock and receives a reference clocks. All clocks are differential and have a common-mode voltage. The common-mode voltage of an externally-generated reference clock can vary from the common-mode voltage of the internally-generated feedback clock. Differences in common-mode voltage of the reference clock and feedback clock cause delay variations resulting in static phase offsets of generated clocks. A common-mode sense and equalizer senses the common-mode voltages of the buffered reference and feedback clocks, and generates control voltages. The control voltages adjust the common-mode voltage and delay of differential buffers that receive the reference and feedback clocks. The control voltages adjust the differential buffers to match the common-mode voltages of the buffered reference and feedback clocks. The buffered clocks are then applied to a phase and frequency detector of the PLL.

Abstract: A sol solution containing poly(titanic acid) and a planar heterocyclic ligand is provided. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles are formed by aging the sol solution at a temperature below about 140° C. The particles have multi-coordinated Ti-complexes comprising the heterocyclic ligand and can be substantially in the anatase phase. The heterocyclic ligands can be triazole, tetrazole, or thiadiazole. The sol solution may be prepared by aging a precursor solution. The precursor solution may contain the heterocyclic ligands and a precursor for poly(titanic acid). The precursor may be titanium alkoxide or titanium chloride. The sol solution may also contain at least one of an organic acid, a base, and a surfactant. The aged sol solution may form a colloidal dispersion of the TiO2 particles. A photo-catalytic and transparent film may be formed from the TiO2 particles by depositing a layer of the colloidal dispersion on a support.

Abstract: In silicon carbide semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor, a metal electrode which is another than a gate electrode and which is contacted with a singlecrystalline silicon carbide substrate is treated with a predetermined heat process at a temperature which is lower than a thermal oxidization temperature by which a gate insulating film is formed and is sufficient to carry out a contact annealing between the singlecrystalline silicon carbide substrate and a metal after a whole surrounding of the gate insulating film is enclosed with the singlecrystalline silicon carbide substrate, a field insulating film, and the gate electrode. The present invention is applicable to a MOS capacitor, an n channel planar power MOSFET, and an n channel planar power IGBT.

Abstract: A quantum beam aided atomic force microscopy and quantum beam aided atomic force microscope that can simultaneously perform atomic-level configuration observation and elemental analysis with the use of an atomic force microscope and further can effect analysis of the chemical state of sample surface and that as being operable in liquids, can realize the elemental analysis and chemical state analysis of biosamples with an atomic-level resolving power. Accordingly, atoms of sample surface are irradiated with quantum beams, such as charged particles, electrons and photons, having a given electron transition energy characteristic of element, and any change in interaction force between the atoms of sample surface having been irradiated with quantum beams and the distal end of the probe is detected.

Abstract: The osmium (Os) cluster-functionalized CNT of the present invention formed from a triosmium derivative having one or more amine groups and a functionalized carbon nanotube having a plurality of COOH groups through zwitterionic interactions between the COOH and amine groups has high solubilities in water and various organic solvents.

Abstract: An object image digitizing device using an integrating sphere wave source is provided which makes the degree of spatial uniformity and temporal stability of the spatial uniformity of the wave irradiation distribution over the output port surface of the integrating sphere for illumination of the transmissive object as precise as the degree of the digitalization requires.

Abstract: Composites and methods associated with the same are provided. The composite structures are formed of quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles. The structures may be coated, for example, with a non-organic shell such as silica. In some cases, the shell may be functionalized or derivatized to include compounds, atoms, or materials that can alter or improve properties such as water solubility, water stability, photo-stability and biocompatibility. A reverse microemulsion process can be used to form the coated composites. The composition and other characteristics of the composites may be controlled to provide desired magnetic and optical properties. The structures may be used in a variety of applications including biological labeling, magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) and drug targeting, amongst others.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the transdermal delivery of substances and, in some embodiments, to the transdermal delivery of beneficial substances by a hostile biophysical environment. In one aspect, various methods for the transdermal delivery of beneficial substances are disclosed. By creating a hostile biophysical environment, beneficial substances may be delivered, according to certain embodiments, through the stratum corneum of the skin into the body. Beneficial substances include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutical agents, drugs, vitamins, co-factors, peptides, dietary supplements, and others. The beneficial effects disclosed include, for instance, relief of pain and inflammation, prevention and healing of ulcers of the skin, relief of headache, improved sexual function and enjoyment, growth of hair on the scalp, improving muscle size and/or function, removing body fat and/or cellulite, treating cancer, treating viral infections and others.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a vanadia-titania catalyst having a core-shell structure, which is highly active in decomposing chlorinated organic compounds such as dioxin present in the exhaust of an incinerator.

Abstract: An inspection system (10) for three dimensional inspection of minute objects (11) on a substrate (12), the system comprising: a calibration module (20) to calibrate an inspection angle (30) for capturing an oblique image of the objects, the calibration of the inspection angle being performed by using one object as a reference; at least one image capturer (23) to capture a first image of the objects, and to capture an oblique image of the objects; and an image processor (24) to determine the position of the objects using the first image, and the height of the objects using the oblique image and the first image; wherein if the height of an object is not within a predetermined criteria it is classified as defective and the position of the defective object is identified.

Abstract: A haptic module using a magnetic force and an electronic apparatuses having the module are disclosed. The haptic module disclosed in the present invention comprises a magnet arrangement frame arranged so that polarities of adjacent magnets are alternate; shielding screens positioned on uppers of each of frame elements of the magnet arrangement frame and formed in a window arrangement to shield any one polarity of the frame elements; linear movement means fixed to outside portions of the shielding screens to move the shielding screens in a longitudinal direction of the frame element; a magnet frame positioned on an upper of the magnet arrangement frame through the shielding screen and taking on the same polarity on the whole of one surface thereof; and a controller that controls the linear movement means.

Abstract: Various embodiments of multi input multi output (MIMO) communication systems include a transmit Tomlinson-Harashima Precoding (THP) technique and a single carrier frequency domain equalization (SC-FDE) technique. Parallel THP-FDE and successive THP-FDE are proposed based on the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion. For the successive THP-FDE technique, where all transmit streams are subsequently precoded, both suboptimal and optimal MMSE ordering algorithm are set forth. Since the feedback processing is performed at the transmitter, no error propagation problem exists in the THP-FDE MIMO techniques, yielding significant performance improvements over conventional FDE MIMO techniques. Applying channel prediction and THP compensation techniques can also further enhance performance.

Abstract: An LCD display apparatus arranged to display image on an image display surface at an image frame rate of M image frames per second, the apparatus including a backlight arrangement comprising an LED backlight device for providing backlight illumination to said image display surface and a backlight controller for controlling the generation of backlight and intensity distribution of backlight illumination on said image display surface; wherein the backlight controller comprises a processor configured to generate a set of backlight illumination data with reference to the intensity distribution characteristics of the image content of said image frame according to a predetermined relationship, wherein said set of backlight illumination data contains information on the required intensity distribution of backlight on said image display surface for said image frame; and to generate a plurality of backlight illumination frames for each said image frame during the duration of said image frame based on said set of backli

Abstract: The invention relates to an Ethernet-based all-optical carrier sense multiple access/collision detection apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method capable of checking by using mutual gain saturation whether distortion occurs in two or more optical signals due to mutual interference when the optical signals pass through a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) at the same time, amplifying the optical signals transmitted in the upward direction when no distortion occurs in the optical signals, and monitoring the occupation of a plurality of subscribers with respect to a common network when the plurality of subscribers want to use an optical Ethernet network.

Abstract: The present invention provides ligand detection means capable of exhibiting two-dimensional information (wavelength and intensity of luminescent signal) responding to multiple signals triggered by a ligand via a target protein, while taking advantage of the merit of the single-molecule-format bioluminescent probe. The present invention could provide a luminescent probe set which is comprised of a fusion protein comprising a ligand recognition protein and a molecular recognition domain to which the ligand recognition protein bind upon conformational change, wherein the fusion protein is sandwiched between split Lighting Enzyme fragments, the probe set can emit multiple luminescence by utilizing Lighting Enzymes emitting lights with multiple wavelength, wherein these multiple components can be tandemly arranged by using C-terminal fragment of the Lighting Enzyme.