Abstract: There is disclosed a sheet post-processing device which can staple a corner of a sheet bunch conveyed from an image forming device and makes a transverse width of a housing smaller or compact. By disposing a stapler in one end on a sheet processing tray inside a sheet conveying port, the transverse width of the housing is made smaller. For this purpose, the sheet post-processing stores sheets conveyed from the image forming device, matches the sheet bunch stored staples the matched sheet bunch and transfers the matched sheet bunch toward the other end of the sheet bunch and subsequently transfers the stapled sheet bunch toward one end of the sheet bunch.

Abstract: A nanorod sensor with a single plane of horizontally-aligned electrodes and an associated fabrication method are provided. The method provides a substrate and forms an intermediate electrode overlying a center region of the substrate. The intermediate electrode is a patterned bottom noble metal/Pt/Ti multilayered stack. TiO2 nanorods are formed over the substrate and intermediate electrode, and a TiO2 film may be formed overlying the TiO2 nanorods. The TiO2 nanorods and TiO2 film are formed in-situ, in the same process, by varying the substrate temperature. In other aspects, the TiO2 film is formed between the nanorods and the intermediate electrode. In yet another aspect, the TiO2 film is formed both above and below the nanorods. A single plane of top electrodes is formed overlying the TiO2 film from a top noble metal/Pt/Ti multilayered stack overlying the TiO2 film, which has been selectively etched to form separate top electrodes.

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: Bicyclic compounds containing a phenyl or pyridyl ring fused to a cycloalkyl or heterocyclic ring, to which is attached a 5-membered heterocyclic ring, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.

Abstract: In a mobile phone, service searching means extracts a keyword(s) from program information regarding the program currently reproduced in the mobile phone, and searches a service registration database for all titles and addresses of message exchange system associated with the keyword(s). Menu displaying means displays a list of the acquired title(s) in a display. Further, the service searching means 53 receives data for causing the mobile phone to function as a terminal device of the message exchange system selected by the user, allowing the user to immediately access the message exchange system.

Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an active layer between an n-type nitride semiconductor layer and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, the active layer has a multiple quantum well structure including a plurality of InxGa1-xN (0<x?1) quantum well layers and a plurality of InyGa1-yN (0?y<1) barrier layers stacked alternately, and at least one of the plurality of barrier layers has a super-lattice structure in which a plurality of barrier sub-layers having mutually different In composition ratios are stacked periodically.

Abstract: Certain novel substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides are ligands of the human cholecystokinin receptor and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human cholecystokinin-1 receptor (CCK-1R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of CCK-1R, such as obesity, and diabetes.

Abstract: A dual-pixel full color complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imager is provided, along with an associated fabrication process. Two stand-alone pixels are used for three-color detection. The first pixel is a single photodiode, and the second pixel has two photodiodes built in a stacked structure. The two photodiode stack includes an n doped substrate, a bottom photodiode, and a top photodiode. The bottom photodiode has a bottom p doped layer overlying the substrate and a bottom n doped layer cathode overlying the bottom p doped layer. The top photodiode has a top p doped layer overlying the bottom n doped layer and a top n doped layer cathode overlying the top p doped layer. The single photodiode includes the n doped substrate, a p doped layer overlying the substrate, and an n doped layer cathode overlying the p doped layer.

Abstract: An enantioselective route to compounds of formula I is disclosed: The compounds of formula I are key intermediates in the synthesis of compounds useful in treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: A comparing circuit of the present invention includes: a charging and discharging circuit to charge a capacitor with charging current and discharge the capacitor with discharging current alternately in response to a switch of an input pulse signal; a comparator circuit to compare a capacitor-voltage (Csig) of the capacitor with a first threshold voltage (Vth1) and the capacitor-voltage (Csig) with a second threshold voltage (Vth2), which is higher than the first threshold voltage, to generate a pulse signal responsive to a result of this comparison, and to supply an output-signal generating circuit with the pulse signal to switch a level of an output pulse-signal; and a logical operation circuit to adjust a value of the charging current and a value of the discharging current by generating a signal that is based on the pulse signal and is to adjust the value of the charging current and the value of the discharging current of the charging and discharging circuit and supplying the charging and discharging circui

Abstract: An input of a user ID is accepted upon executing a copying process and the accepted user ID is transmitted to a department-management server, whereby a department ID of a department to which the user belongs is inquired. Then, in case that the department-management server receives the user ID, the department ID is searched based upon the received user ID. In case that it is determined that the corresponding department ID is present and the copying process is allowed, the department ID is replied. An image forming apparatus receiving the department ID executes the copying process, counts the number of copies and registers the number of copies as associated with the department ID.

Abstract: An organic thin-film transistor of the present invention has a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an organic semiconductor layer provided above a substrate, and further has a thiol compound layer composed of a benzenethiol compound and provided on a surface of the source electrode and a thiol compound layer composed of a benzenethiol compound and provided on a surface of the drain electrode. This makes it possible to provide an organic thin-film transistor whose threshold voltage can be selectively controlled without greatly affecting a current characteristic other than the threshold voltage.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a front side viscoelastic layer, a front side hard layer, a back side viscoelastic layer, a back side hard layer, a backlight unit, a driving circuit board, and a metal plate. The front side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The front side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the front side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The back side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the back side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Tb of not less than about 20 ?m, and the front side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Ta and satisfies: Ta/Tb>1 (Tb?0).

Abstract: A backlight unit in which warping in a diffusion plate can be sufficiently prevented includes a light source, a diffusion plate arranged to diffuse light emitted from the light source and including a catching portion in a peripheral portion thereof, a support pedestal arranged to support the diffusion plate, an optical sheet arranged on the diffusion plate, and a diffusion-plate presser member arranged to engage with the catching portion of the diffusion plate and to sandwich the diffusion plate between the support pedestal.

Abstract: When an MN 1 is handed over from an MAGa 2 to an MAGb 3, a network-based IP mobility protocol processor 11 of an LMA 4 transmits header compression information to MAGb 3 while a network-based IP mobility protocol processor 7 of MAGb 3 stores the information into a storage 8. When receiving a packet, LMA 4 and MAGb 3 perform a tunneling process or a compression information process for every tunnel through which the packet passes, to perform appropriate compression/extension and routing. In this way, in a network-based IP mobility protocol, even if the MN had moved, the MN or LMA serves as a compressor and decompressor, so that it is possible to save the band for the last one hop, which is the narrowest band.

Abstract: A solid-state image capturing apparatus is manufactured, which has a high sensitivity and high resolution with no color filter or no on-chip microlens required and with no shading generated or no variance in performance between pixel sections. In a solid-state image capturing apparatus 1, a plurality of pixel sections 2 (solid-state image capturing devices), each having light receiving sections 21 to 23 laminated in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate 3, is repeatedly arranged according to a sequence in a direction along a plane of the semiconductor substrate 3. For incident light, electromagnetic waves having wavelength bands corresponding to the depths of the respective light receiving sections 21 to 23 are detected at the light receiving sections 21 to 23 in accordance with the wavelength dependency of optical absorption coefficient of semiconductor substrate material, and signal charges are generated.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has an IC chip with a thickness of equal to or less than 100 ?m and includes a semiconductor substrate. A device forming region is within the depth of approximately equal to or less than 5 ?m from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a total thickness of the semiconductor substrate is from 5 ?m to 100 ?m. A BMD layer for carrying out gettering of metal impurities is provided immediately under the device forming region. Since a gettering site is provided immediately under the device forming region, in a device or the like of which extreme thinness is required, degradation of device characteristics and reliability due to contamination of metal impurities can be prevented, and stabilize and improve the device yield.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal panel capable of maintaining a cell gap and preventing generation of air bubbles. In the liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a color filter (CF) substrate and a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate, recesses formed at respective locations of contact holes each for connecting a drain metal layer and a pixel electrode to each other are filled with respective hole-filling columnar layers. At the same time, the cell gap between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate is maintained by cell gap-maintaining columnar layers. The columnar layers are simultaneously formed by subjecting a photosensitive resin to exposure and development. As a result, a reliable liquid crystal panel which does not suffer from air bubbles remaining in the recesses formed at the locations of the contact holes, and capable of effectively maintaining the cell gap with high productivity at low costs.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (100) includes mean value computing sections (9a, 9b) and an optical intensity regulation section (11). The mean value computing section (9a) outputs a mean luminance level (A1) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a driver seat display area (2). The mean value computing section (9b) outputs a mean luminance level (A2) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a front passenger seat display area (3). The optical intensity regulation section (11) controls (regulates) the output optical intensity of backlights (4a, 4b) according to the mean luminance level (A1) and the mean luminance level (A2). As a result, the luminance of the image display in the front passenger seat display area (3) is further limited than the luminance of the image display in the driver seat display area (2). The control ensures high visibility of image displays for the driver.

Abstract: After reproduction of AV data is interrupted, the story before the interruption can easily be grasped and accompanying information associated with a character is displayed as is necessary. A main file (101) of the AV data recorded on an AV data recording medium (10) is divided into one or more chapters (101a, 101b, . . . ) and recorded. A digest of each chapter is recorded as digest data (102a, 102b, . . . ) and recorded in a digest file (102), which is correlated to each chapter of the main file (101) and recorded on the same or different AV data recording medium (10) as or from the main file (101). When reproducing the interrupted main file (101), the digest file (102) corresponding to the respective chapters before the interruption is reproduced before the main file (101) interrupted is reproduced. Moreover, instead of the digest file (102), it is possible to record accompanying information on a character such as a person coming on the scene and select the type of accompanying information to be reproduced.