Abstract: A backlight device (24) of the present invention includes: a chassis (22) having at least a bottom plate (22a) that is rectangular in a plan view; a light guide plate (20) that has light-receiving faces (20a), which are side faces, and a rear surface that faces the surface side of the bottom plate (22a); LED light sources (28) that are arranged on the surface side of the bottom plate (22a) and that face the respective light-receiving faces (20a); protruding parts that have a protruding shape and spacer parts positioned on the surface side of the bottom plate (22a), facing the light guide plate (20) side; and a reflective sheet (26) that is arranged between the light guide plate (20) and bottom plate (22a).

Abstract: An IZO layer (113) is formed on an a-ITO layer (112), and resist patterns (202R, 202G) having different film thicknesses are formed in at least sub-pixels (71R, 71G). The a-ITO layer (112) and the IZO layer (113) are etched by utilizing (i) a reduction in thickness of the resist patterns (202R, 202G) by ashing and (ii) a change in etching tolerance due to transformation from the a-ITO layer (112) into a p-ITO layer (114).

Abstract: With an image processing device of the present invention, the image processing device, an image pickup device, and an image display device are provided which can correct a spatial distortion generated in taking and displaying a stereoscopic image, and which can present a high-quality image with a stereoscopic feel. The image processing device comprises an information acquisition unit (20) that obtains disparity information calculated from a stereoscopic image, image-pickup condition information when the stereoscopic image is taken, and display condition information of a display unit that displays the stereoscopic image, and an image processing unit (30) that converts a disparity of the stereoscopic image.

Abstract: The objective is to provide technology reducing effect on battery performance by heat release source, even if many electronic components are arranged densely. In this liquid crystal display device, a battery (70) configured from nine cells (71) is attached to a battery arranging face (73) of backlight chassis (60). A hole (72) is formed at the entire battery arranging face (73). A light source is attached to rear face bottom of backlight chassis (60). Heat of light source is transferred by the backlight chassis (60) and transmitted to the battery (70) attached to the battery arranging face (73). However, as the hole (72) is formed at the entire battery arranging face (73), heat transmitted by the backlight chassis (60) is insulated by the hole (72) at the entire battery arranging face (73) and difficult to be transmitted to the battery (70), thus making it possible to prevent cell (71) deterioration.

Abstract: A cleaning robot that comprises: a main case (2) having a suction port (6) opened in the lower surface thereof and an exhaust port (7) opened in the upper surface thereof, that is self-propelled on a floor surface (F); an electric fan (22) arranged inside the main case (2); a dust collection unit (30) arranged in the center of the main case (2), in a planar view, that collects dust in airflow sucked in from the suction port (6) by the driving force of the electric fan (22); and a battery (14) that supplies power to each section. The electric fan (22) is arranged on one side relative to the dust collection unit (30) and the battery (14) is arranged on the other side.

Abstract: A positional deviation detection unit (20) includes a detection portion (21) that detects a relative positional relationship between a laser element (24), a condensing lens (27), and a light emitting portion (3), and a determination portion (22) that compares a detection result from the detection portion (21) with a reference relative positional relationship which is used as a reference for the relative positional relationship, so as to determine whether or not there is a deviation of the relative positional relationship between the laser element (24), the condensing lens (27), and the light emitting portion (3) when the detection portion (21) performs the detection, from the reference relative positional relationship.

Abstract: The invention relates to kisspeptide-pentasaccharide conjugates having the general formula (I) wherein Z1 is Tyr or D-Tyr; Z3 is Trp, Hyp, Phe or Lys(R2); Z5 is Thr, Aib or Ala; Z7 is Gly or azaGly; Z8 is Leu; or Z7 and Z8 together represent; Z10 is Phe or Trp; n is 0 or 1; or R2, when present, represents a pentasaccharide derivative having the formula (II) wherein R is methyl or SO3X; X is a positively charged counterion; with the proviso that when R2 is present, R1 is H or (C1-6) alkylcarbonyl; R3 is H or (C1-3)alkyl; and L represents a pharmacologically inactive linker moiety having 10-50 atoms; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of said kisspeptide-pentasaccharide conjugates in the treatment of female infertility.

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I): (I) and include stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds stereoisomers, wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, ring A, ring B, m, n, p, -L1-, L2-, and L3- is selected independently and as defined herein. The novel iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds of the invention have surprisingly been found to exhibit properties which are expected to render them advantageous as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related to ?-amyloid (A?) production. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination nation with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use in treating pathologies associated with amyloid beta (A?) protein, including Alzheimers disease, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wiring inspecting method according to the present invention is a wiring inspecting method for inspecting presence/absence of a short-circuit portion of a wiring line formed on a substrate, including a heat generation process of generating, with voltage application means (5), heat in the short-circuit portion by applying a voltage to the wiring line; an image acquisition process of acquiring, with image capturing means (6), an infrared image of the substrate; a binarization process of generating, with image processing means (7), a binarized image from the infrared image by using a threshold; and a position specification process of specifying, with the image processing means (7), a position of the short-circuit portion by using the binarized image. In the binarization process, binarization processing is repeated by changing the threshold.

Abstract: An active matrix electrowetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device includes a substrate electrode and a plurality of array elements, each array element including an array element electrode. The AM-EWOD device further includes thin film electronics disposed on a substrate. The thin film electronics includes first circuitry configured to supply a first time varying signal V1 to the array element electrodes, and second circuitry configured to supply a second time varying signal V2 to the substrate electrode. An actuation voltage is defined by a potential difference between V2 and V1, and the first circuitry further is configured to adjust the amplitude of V1 to adjust the actuation voltage. V1 may be adjusted to adjust the actuation voltage while V2 remains unchanged. The actuation voltage may be controlled to operate the AM-EWOD device between high and low voltage modes of operation in accordance with different droplet manipulation operations to be performed.

Abstract: A backlight device of the present invention includes: a chassis having a bottom plate; a plurality of LED substrates 25 that are rectangular and that are arranged such that one end face on the short side of the LED substrate 25 faces the short side of the bottom plate; LEDs arranged on the LED substrates 25; first through holes that go through the LED substrates 25; second through holes 42 that are disposed nearer the end face of the LED substrate 25 than the first through holes 41, that go through the LED substrates 25, and that are horizontally longer than the first through holes 41 along the long side direction of the LED substrates 25; plate-shaped through holes disposed in the bottom plate; and securing pins that have a size that enables the LED substrates 25 to be secured in the plate surface direction thereof by the securing pins going through the first through holes 41 and plate-shaped through holes, that secure the LED substrates 25 in the short side direction thereof by going through the second thro

Abstract: A display device (10) according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel (11) having a display area (S1) and a frame shaped non-display area (S2) surrounding the periphery of the display area (S1); a transmissive frame section (61) that is provided on the edge part on the side of the rear surface (11b) of the liquid crystal panel (11), and that is formed into frame shape through which light can pass; and light sources (17) that are disposed inside the transmissive frame section (61), and that radiate light onto the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel (11). As a result, even if the width of the non-display area (S2) is set to be narrow, display anomalies can be prevented from occurring in the periphery of the display area (S1).

Abstract: A reactive separator is provided for a metal-ion battery. The reactive separator is made up of a reactive layer that is chemically reactive to alkali or alkaline earth metals, and has a first side and a second side. A first non-reactive layer, chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer first side. A second non-reactive layer, also chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer second side. More explicitly, the first and second non-reactive layers are defined as having less than 5 percent by weight (wt %) of materials able to participate in electrochemical reactions with alkali or alkaline earth metals. The reactive layer may be formed as a porous membrane embedded with reactive components, where the porous membrane is carbon or a porous polymer. Alternatively, the reactive layer is formed as a polymer gel embedded with reactive components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein B, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivative, and methods of using the 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.

Abstract: A wireless reception device is notified of whether a multi-user MIMO signal transmitted from a wireless transmission device has undergone linear precoding or non-linear precoding without increasing the amount of control information. A wireless transmission device having a plurality of transmit antennas 303, for transmitting spatially multiplexed signals to a plurality of wireless reception devices includes a group construction unit 307 configured to classify the wireless reception devices into a plurality of groups and to determine a precoding scheme for each of the groups, a selection unit 315 configured to select one group from among the groups, and a precoding unit 323 configured to precode transmit data addressed to each of wireless reception devices belonging to the selected group, using a precoding scheme determined for the selected group.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Q is a bond or —N(R5)—; T is a bond, —O—, —C(O)—; S, —N(R5)—, or —C(R6?R7?); U is a bond or —C(R6)(R7)— Y is C or N; Z is C or N; ring A, including variables Y and Z, is a three to nine membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclenyl, aryl, and heteroaryl ring having 0 to 4, preferably 0 to 2, heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, N and —N(R)—, wherein ring A is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 independently selected R1 moieties and/or oxo when ring A is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclenyl; and R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R6, R7 and R7? are as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I and the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality, with reduced string-like defects that occur in display pixels. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes multiple spacers between a pair of substrates, wherein the spacers are arranged such that an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a longitudinal direction is different from an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a transverse direction, and an angle formed between a line connecting the spacers with a shorter inter-spacer distance and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than a threshold voltage in the liquid crystal layer is 20° or smaller.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds for selectively inhibiting glycosidases, uses of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of treating diseases and disorders related to deficiency or overexpression of O-GlcNAcase, and/or accumulation or deficiency of O-GlcNAc.

Abstract: A wiring fault detection method and apparatus capable of appropriately detecting a fault in the case of capturing an image of a panel a plurality of times using an infrared camera are provided. The wiring fault detection method according to the present invention acquires correspondence between individual test regions and pads corresponding to the individual test regions. The wiring fault detection apparatus according to the present invention includes pad switching means for switching a pad to which power is to be supplied to a pad corresponding to each test region.

Abstract: A group of polypeptides that are modulated in a psoriatic sample as compared to a normal sample is provided. These polypeptides can be used as biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring treatment of psoriasis.