Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that are metallo-?-lactamase inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for use with ?-lactam antibiotics for overcoming resistance.

Abstract: There are provided (i) a gel for use in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis which gel produces a concentration effect for a longer time period and prevents heat generation during migration and (ii) an electrophoresis apparatus provided with the gel. A gel according to the present invention for use in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis includes a concentration gel and a separation gel having a pH adjusted to a value different from the pH value of the concentration gel, an acrylamide buffer being covalently bonded to at least one of the concentration gel and the separation gel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by a base station, comprising: determining whether repetitive transmission of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ)-Acknowledgement (ACK) is enabled; determining whether Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)/Extended Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH), or Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) is configured for repetitive transmission; and configuring for a User Equipment (UE) a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource for transmission of the HARQ-ACK. A method performed by a UE, a corresponding base station and a corresponding UE are also provided. With the present disclosure, it is possible to improve resource utilization and spectrum/energy efficiency of MTC UEs supported by the LTE and reduce inter-cell time/frequency resource collisions.

Abstract: A terminal device acquires a parameter indispensable in canceling or suppressing an interference signal, cancels or suppresses interference with high precision, and reduces a degradation in reception performance due to the interference. There is provided a first terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus, including: a higher layer processing unit that determines NAICS information indicating whether or not NAICS has to be used; a reception unit that receives downlink control information which is transmitted from the base station apparatus; and a control unit that changes interpretation of the downlink control information based on a configuration that is determined by the higher layer processing unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by a User Equipment (UE). The method comprises: monitoring a physical channel that is transmitted repetitively at a repetition level; and receiving configuration information for reconfiguring the repetition level. The initial repetition level is determined during a random access procedure. The present disclosure also provides a method performed by a base station, as well as a base station and a UE. With the present disclosure, it is possible to improve resource utilization and spectrum/energy efficiency of MTC UEs supported by the LTE and reduce inter-cell time/frequency resource collisions.

Abstract: A contour direction estimating unit estimates a contour direction in which signal values of pixels are constant values for each pixel, a low pass filter unit smooths a signal value of the pixel based on a signal value of each reference pixel that is a pixel of a reference region corresponding to the pixel and arranged in the contour direction of the pixel estimated by the contour direction estimating unit for each pixel, and a high frequency expanding unit generates a high frequency component of the signal value of the pixel and expands a frequency band for the signal value of the pixel.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus includes a unit configured to set an unreferenced region depending on whether information concerning a horizontal direction is defined, out of information indicating the unreferenced region. The image decoding apparatus further includes a unit configured to decode a flag that is to be set depending on whether a loop filter is related as information indicating the unreferenced region.

Abstract: An LED drive circuit that is connectable to a phase control type of light adjuster and receives a voltage based on an a.c. voltage to drive an LED load, the LED drive circuit has a structure which includes: an adjustment signal generation portion that generates an adjustment signal in accordance with a characteristic of a phase control type of light adjuster which is connected to the LED drive circuit; and an adjustment portion that receives the adjustment signal to adjust a characteristic for driving the LED load.

Abstract: This invention relates to a resolution process for the preparation of fluoroleucine alkyl esters.

Abstract: This semiconductor device (100A) includes: a transparent conductive layer (3); an insulating layer (5) which is formed to cover the transparent conductive layer (3) and which has a hole (5u) that overlaps at least partially with the transparent conductive layer (3); a metal layer (7d) formed on the insulating layer (5) and inside the hole (5u); and a contact portion (90) connecting the transparent conductive layer (3) and the metal layer (7d) together. In the contact portion (90), a refractory metal nitride layer (20) is arranged between the transparent conductive layer (3) and a portion of the metal layer (7d) which is located inside the hole (5u). The refractory metal nitride layer (20) is in contact with the upper surface of the transparent conductive layer (3).

Abstract: A display device that displays electronic books includes a display unit configured to display information indicating that an unread electronic book is present, in a case that an application for displaying contents of an electronic book is not full-displayed on a screen.

Abstract: Provided is a stereoscopic display device capable of achieving good stereoscopic images with a low level of crosstalk in a wide area. A stereoscopic display device includes: a display panel; a switching liquid crystal panel arranged to overlap the display panel; a control section that controls the display panel and the switching liquid crystal panel; and a position sensor that obtains position information about a viewer and supplies the same to the control section. The display panel includes first pixel lines and second pixel lines that are arranged alternately in a vertical direction. The control section switches between a plurality of display modes including a tracking three-dimensional display mode.

Abstract: An electric device for indicating a leading picture is described. The electronic device includes memory in communication with a processor and instructions stored in the memory. The electronic device encodes a first picture. The electronic device further determines whether a leading picture is present. The electronic device further generates an explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present. The electronic device further sends the explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present.

Abstract: Data signal lines, scanning signal lines, and pixels are formed in each of first and second regions of a liquid crystal panel, and the first half of a current frame and the second half of the current frame are written to the first and second regions, respectively. A data signal with polarity inverted for each vertical scanning period is supplied to each data signal line. A scanning direction of the first region is identical to a scanning direction of the second region and the first and second regions are arranged to line up in this order in the scanning direction. In the first and second regions, the potential of the data signal is corrected according to a distance from a scanning start end portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridone Compounds of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridone Compound, and methods of using the 4-Pyridone Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject or the clinical manifestations thereof.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a compression processing section that compresses image data obtained by reading a plurality of documents into a file, a specifying section that specifies an amount of information for an image of each of the plurality of documents, and a compression size calculation section that calculates a size after compression of an image of each document in accordance with the specified amount of information. The compression processing section compresses the image by using the size after compression calculated by the compression size calculation section.

Abstract: There is provided a terminal for performing OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) communication with a base station forming a cell. The terminal includes a control channel processing unit configured to monitor, in a sub-frame, a first control channel in a cell-specific search space that is a search space common within the cell, and a first control channel in a UE-specific search space that is a search space specific to the terminal. In a case where monitoring of a second control channel different from the first control channel that is in the cell-specific search space or the UE-specific search space is configured, the control channel processing unit monitors, in a sub-frame, at least both the first control channel in the cell-specific search space and the second control channel in the UE-specific search space.

Abstract: A method of droplet manipulation utilizing a droplet manipulation device includes activating elements of the device to bring a first droplet into proximity of a second droplet, controlling the elements of the device to alter the shape of at least one of the first and second droplets, and further controlling the elements of the device to move at least one of the first or second droplets until the droplets are in contact about an aggregate area. The elements are controlled in a manner so as to control the area of contact and the degree of mixing of the fluid between the first and second droplets. The method may be employed to move particles of a particulate suspension from the first droplet to the second droplet. The droplet manipulation device may be an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device, which includes shaping electrodes activated to shape droplets, and a bridging electrode activated to join the droplets to transfer fluid between the shaped droplets.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device having excellent viewing angle characteristics and high contrast in a display mode using both a vertical electric field and a horizontal electric field. This liquid crystal display device is provided with a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer held between said first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy. The first substrate is provided with a flat plate first electrode, a first insulating layer, and a second electrode provided in a layer other than that of the first electrode and provided separated from the first electrode by the first insulating layer. The second electrode has multiple comb-tooth sections and multiple slits, and the second substrate has a flat plate third electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to indazole compounds which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.