Abstract: Substituted aryl and heteroaryl derivatives are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of cold cathode tubes that define linear light sources and are arranged in an aligned state in a backlight device. A direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a surface S along the direction of alignment of the cold cathode tubes is set as the illumination direction. The cold cathode tubes are supported in two kinds of postures whose axes intersect with each other. A first inclined cold cathode tube and a second inclined cold cathode tube are arranged in postures that incline the axis of each relative to the direction of illumination. The overall distribution of light intensity can be expanded by the amount of the relative inclination angles of the first inclined cold cathode tube and the second inclined cold cathode tube.

Abstract: A first treatment tank (1) to a fourth treatment tank are installed prior to ultrapure water production apparatus (5), dilute wastewater recovering apparatus (34), general service water recovering apparatus and wastewater treatment apparatus. The treatment tanks (1, 2, . . . ) each have a micro-nano bubble generation tank (6, 23, . . . ) and an anaerobic measuring tank (7, 24, . . . ). Accordingly, microbes within the respective anaerobic measuring tanks (7, 24, . . . ) are activated by micro-nano bubbles generated in each micro-nano bubble generation tank (6, 23, . . . ) to thereby enhance the treatment efficiency of low-concentration organic matter. Further, when the value measured by dissolved oxygen meter (13, 30, . . . ) or oxidation-reduction potentiometer (14, 31, . . . ) of each anaerobic measuring tank (7, 24, . . . ) exceeds an individually determined given range, the rotational speed of a circulating pump (9, 26, . . . ) is controlled to thereby decrease the generation of micro-nano bubbles.

Abstract: An information display 100 according to the present invention, comprising a housing 60 having an opening 65, a display member 10 accommodated within the housing 60, a translucent protective member 70 covering the opening 65 of the housing 60 and allowing a display provided by the display member 10 to be visible, and a magnet 80 disposed within the housing 60.

Abstract: A display system of the present invention includes a liquid crystal platform section (200). The liquid crystal platform section (200) includes (i) a Flash ROM (203) which stores data required for a liquid crystal wide instrument panel (100) to display all scenes, (ii) a RAM (204) which stores code image data sent from the Flash ROM (203), and (iii) a DIC (201) which generates the display data in accordance with the code image data sent to the RAM (204). In startup of the display system, the DIC (201) causes (i) only data of an image, out of data stored in Flash ROM (203), which image is to be displayed at startup of the display system to be sent to the RAM (204), and (ii) the display data to be generated in accordance with the data which has been sent to the RAM (204). The display system is arranged so as to employ as many existing hardware as possible, which can improve its operability by shortening the time required for the first scene to start to be displayed after the startup of the display system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device capable of suppressing deterioration of characteristics of a display element even when a resin is used as a material for a substrate. A display device of the present invention comprises: a resin substrate; and an organic insulating film, an inorganic conductive film, and a display element, formed on the resin substrate in this order, wherein the display device comprises an inorganic insulating film arranged adjacent to the inorganic conductive film, the inorganic insulating film and the inorganic conductive film covering the entire surface of the organic insulating film.

Abstract: A solid-state image capturing element according to the present invention includes a one conductivity type semiconductor substrate; an opposite conductivity type well region formed on the one conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a photodiode section formed on the opposite conductivity type well region, constituted of a plurality of one conductivity type regions with successively different impurity concentrations for complete electric charge transferring; a one conductive drain region capable of reading out signal charges from the photodiode section; and a transfer gate formed above a substrate between the one conductivity drain region and the photodiode section.

Abstract: An original stream file and an after-recording data file are managed as different files. In the original stream file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CU) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. Likewise, in the after-recording data file, data is made up of sets of partial data (CA) divided in accordance with a predetermined interval. These sets of data are recorded onto a disc such that the after-recorded data (CA) is recorded in a region adjacent to a relevant original stream (CU). This allows reproduction and real-time after-recording with the use of a general MPEG-2 PS/TS decoder. Moreover, this allows realization of data recording that causes less interruption of reproduction when non-destructive editing is carried out with respect to an after-recorded result.

Abstract: A display device includes a display medium layer positioned between a flexible first substrate and a flexible second substrate, and a sealing member arranged to surround the display medium layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealing member includes a curved portion that is curved so as to protrude outward toward a side opposite to the display medium layer as viewed from a direction normal to a surface of the first substrate in a flat state.

Abstract: A print system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal apparatus, a print server, and a printing apparatus connected to each other via a network. The terminal apparatus includes a transmission unit for transmitting a print job of a user to the print server as a print job addressed to another user. The print server includes a storage unit for storing the print job of the user that has been transmitted from the terminal apparatus, as a print job addressed to the other user, and a transfer unit for transferring the print job addressed to the other user to the printing apparatus in response to a request from the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a transfer request unit for requesting the print server to transfer the print job addressed to the other user stored in the print server.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel defined by a plurality of subpixels. The plurality of subpixels include: first and second red subpixels for displaying red; a green subpixel for displaying green; a blue subpixel for displaying blue; and a yellow subpixel for displaying yellow.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, cosmetic, cosmeceutical, prophylactic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of disease (e.g., cancer, proliferative, inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune, neurologic, ocular diseases), condition, trait (e.g., hair growth and removal), genotype and phenotype that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for treating and preventing hypertension by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of reducing uric acid levels in a patient in need of such treatment. Additionally, the scope of the invention includes a method of treating coronary heart disease by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of reducing uric acid levels in a patient in need of such treatment.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least one thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer that has a crystalline region including a channel region, a source region and a drain region, a gate insulating film disposed at least on the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode arranged so as to oppose the channel region via the gate insulating film. At least a portion of the semiconductor layer includes a catalyst element capable of promoting crystallization, and the semiconductor layer further includes a gettering region that includes the catalyst element at a higher concentration than in the channel region or the source region and the drain region. The thickness of the gate insulating film on the gettering region is smaller than that on the source region and the drain region, or the gate insulating film is not disposed on the gettering region.

Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) is arranged such that (x) R1 monotonically decreasing as ?1 increases, at least in a range of ?1<?/3, where an intersection of a light axis Z and an emission surface of a light-emitting element (1) is a reference point; ?1 is an angle between the light axis Z and a straight line that passes through the reference point and an arbitrary point on a light-incoming surface (2a), and R1 is a distance between the reference point and the arbitrary point on the light-incoming surface (2a); (y) R2 monotonically increasing as ?2 increases, at least in a range of ?2<?/3, where ?2 is an angle between the light axis Z and a straight line that passes through the reference point and an arbitrary point on a light-outgoing surface (2b), and R2 is a distance between the reference point and the arbitrary point on the light-outgoing surface (2b); and (z) A2 scatters light without generating uneven brightness on a liquid crystal display panel and has higher scattering ability that is obtained by

Abstract: To provide a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of a contrast ratio at least in a specific azimuth without design change of a basic structure of a display element, limitation to white display state or black display state, and deterioration in display quality in other directions. The above-mentioned display is a display comprising: a display element with a contrast ratio dependent on a viewing angle; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film is located on a viewing screen side of the display element and has a scattering central axis in substantially the same azimuth as an azimuth in which a contrast ratio of the display element in a direction inclined by a certain angle from a normal direction of a viewing screen of the display element has an extreme value.

Abstract: Pyrazoles having a naphthyl group attached are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: In a semiconductor laser device having an oscillation wavelength larger than 760 nm and smaller than 800 nm, at least a lower clad layer, a lower guide layer, an active region, an upper guide layer and an upper clad layer are supported by a GaAs substrate, the active region having a quantum well structure in which one or more well layers and barrier layers are stacked. The one or more well layers and the barrier layers are formed of any one of InGaP, InGaAsP and GaAsP, and the upper and/or lower guide layer is formed of AlzGa1?zAs (0.20<z?1).

Abstract: A switching transistor 3 is provided between a gate terminal of a driving TFT 1 and a drain terminal thereof. A first capacitor 2 is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 1 and a source terminal thereof. The current control terminal of the driving TFT 1 is connected to a first terminal of a second capacitor 7. A second terminal of the second capacitor 7 is connected to the drain terminal of the driving TFT 1 via a switching transistor 9, and to a predetermined voltage line Va via a switching transistor 8. This allows restraint of variation of a current flowing, during a non-selection period, through a current driving light emitting element of a display apparatus, the current variation being caused by threshold voltage variation and mobility variation of the driving TFT. A specific example of the display apparatus including such a current driving light emitting element is an organic EL display apparatus.

Abstract: A surface of a discharge electrode of an ion generating device of the present invention, other than a surface in contact with a dielectric body, is coated with a protective layer made of a metal that is gold or a combination of gold and nickel. This allows the ion generating device to generate ions evenly and stably, and to have a longer life.