Abstract: An active matrix substrate (30) of the present invention includes a substrate, a gate line (50) formed on the substrate, and an interlayer insulating layer (90) for insulating a layer formed on the gate line (50) from the gate line (50). In a region of the substrate, the interlayer insulating layer (90) is not provided on an upper surface of the gate line (50), and therefore, the upper surface is exposed. On the other hand, the insulating layer (90) is provided on the substrate so as to have contact with at least an edge face of the gate line (50) which edge face is on an extension of a longitudinal direction of the gate line (50).

Abstract: Provided is a touch panel manufacturing method wherein the number of exposure masks needed for pattern formation is reduced, and a method for manufacturing a display device provided with a touch panel. A transparent conductive film layer (11) and a metal layer (12) are laminated on a transparent substrate (1), and the transparent conductive film layer (11) and the metal layer (12) are formed into predetermined electrode patterns, with use of one resist pattern. A protective film (13) covering the transparent conductive film layer (11) and the metal layer (12) is formed, and openings (14, 15, and 16) are provided at predetermined positioned in the protective film (13). By etching with use of the protective film (13) having the openings (14, 15, and 16), the metal layer (12) is removed so that the transparent conductive film layer (11) is exposed, whereby at least either touch electrodes (2) or connection terminals (5) are formed.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate (5) provided with a plurality of scan lines (G) and a plurality of data lines (Sr, Sg, Sb) arranged in a matrix, in which first, second, and third short bars (31r, 31b, 31g) are connected to the respective data lines (Sr, Sg, Sb), and, among the first, second, and third short bars, the second short bar (31b) in the middle is provided in a different layer from the first and third short bars (31r, 31g) which are positioned on the sides of the second short bar (31b).

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal drive device and a liquid crystal display device each of which has a sufficiently excellent transmittance, provides a sufficiently high response speed, and sufficiently reduces the load on the circuit and the driver. The liquid crystal drive device of the present invention includes a first electrode pair that is a pair of electrodes and second electrode pair that is a pair of electrodes different from the first electrode pair. The device implements a driving operation that generates a potential difference between the electrodes of the first electrode pair and simultaneously generates a potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair when a displayed image has a gray scale value that is half or smaller of the total number of gray scale values for image display.

Abstract: Provided is an illumination device that is capable of improving the utilization efficiency of light, while being lighter and thinner. This illumination device (10) is provided with: a light source (11) that emits ultraviolet light; a light guide plate (14) that guides the light from the light source; an optical member (15) placed between the light source and the light guide plate and that allows ultraviolet light emitted from the light source to pass through and that reflects visible light; and a fluorescent member (16) that is arranged between an ultraviolet light incident surface (15d) of the optical member and the light guide plate and that converts the ultraviolet light into visible light.

Abstract: The display device includes a display unit, a front cabinet 3, and a back cabinet 4. The front cabinet 3 includes a front surface part 31, a peripheral surface part 32, and a protruding plate part 322. The back cabinet 4 includes a screw insert hole 42 and an extension part 41. The front cabinet 3 and the back cabinet 4 are coupled by fastening of a tapping screw 5 which is inserted into a screw insertion hole 42 from the rear side and tapped and screwed to the peripheral surface part 32 and the protruding plate part 322 or a tip surface of the protruding plate part 322, and by fitting of the extension part 41 to a gap 324 between the peripheral surface part 32 and the protruding plate part 322.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing image sticking phenomena and of maintaining the voltage holding ratio, the liquid crystal display device being produced using photo-alignment technology and PSA technology in combination.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tricyclic heterocycles of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to increase reliability of a switching element while reducing consumption power. In the vertical blanking period, an end pulse signal (ED) changes from the low level to the high level. The potential of first nodes (N1) in the first stage to (m?1)th stage of cascade-connected m-stage bistable circuits included in a shift register of the scanning signal drive circuit is reliably maintained at the low level, and the potential of second nodes (N2) in the first stage to the (m?1)th stage changes from the high level to the low level. In a bistable circuit in the m-th stage, the potential of the first node (N1) in the m-th stage changes from the high level to the low level, and the potential of the second node (N2) in the m-th stage is maintained at the low level. The supply to a bistable circuit of clock signals (CKA, CKB) is stopped.

Abstract: A chip (10) for electrophoresis is provided, the chip including a gel (9) composed of a polymer prepared by polymerizing a monomer, and a support (1) configured to support the gel (9). In the chip (10) for electrophoresis, a surface of the support (1) in contact with the gel (9) is covered with a surface treatment compound (4) containing the monomer or a derivative of the monomer.

Abstract: An ASN encoder of a mobile station apparatus generates transmission and reception capability information including information relating to one or a plurality of component carriers to be used for communication with a base station apparatus. A transmission and reception apparatus transmits the transmission and reception capability information to the base station apparatus. A controller controls the communication with the base station apparatus, using the one or the plurality of component carriers assigned by the base station apparatus based on the transmission and reception capability information.

Abstract: A solar battery module (40) includes a stack of: a plurality of solar battery strings (30) and bus sections (32) connected to both ends of each of the plurality of solar battery strings (30); flexible resin layers (33a through 33c); and a flexible resin film (34). The flexible resin layers (33a through 33c) and the flexible resin film (34) have, on a light receiving surface side of solar battery cells (20), holes through which the bus sections (32) are each partially exposed. The exposed parts of the bus sections (32) serve as a respective plurality of electrically-connecting means (32a). A solar battery array (41) includes a plurality of solar battery modules (40). The plurality of solar battery modules (40) are electrically connected with each other via the plurality of electrically-connecting means (32a). This makes it possible to achieve a large-scale solar battery array (41) with high mechanical strength.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sputtering target with which a film having excellent characteristics can be obtained. A sputtering target (100) is constituted of a plurality of target members (10), a backing plate (20), a bonding agent (30), and protective members (50). The plurality of target members (10) and the backing plate (20) are bonded to each other with the bonding agent (30) therebetween. On a backing plate (20) surface that corresponds in position to gaps (15) between adjacent target members (10), grooves (40) are formed. Each of the grooves (40) is provided with the protective members (50), which are composed of the same material as that of the target members (10). The width (W2) of the protective members (50) is greater than the width (W1) of the gaps (15), and is less than the width (W3) of the grooves (40). The thickness (T4) of the protective members (50) is larger than the depth (D1) of the grooves (40).

Abstract: A light diffusion member includes a light transmissive substrate, a plurality of light diffusion sections formed on one surface of the substrate, a light shielding layer formed in a region other than formation regions of the light diffusion sections on the one surface of the substrate, and light scattering bodies. The light diffusion sections have a light emitting end surface on the substrate side and a light incident end surface having an area greater than an area of the light emitting end surface on a side opposite to the substrate side. A height from the light incident end surface to the light emitting end surface of each of the light diffusion sections is greater than a thickness of the light shielding layer. The light scattering bodies are disposed further on a light emitting side than the light diffusion sections.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (A) that can suppress variation in gradation of color temperature even if there is variation in components during production, the liquid crystal display device being provided with: an image signal generating section (4) that generates an LED data signal on the basis of display image information; a backlight driving section (5); an LED adjusting table (501) having a plurality of correction coefficients; and an LED data signal correcting section (51) that corrects the LED data signal with the correction coefficient by referring to the LED adjusting table (501).

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystal display utilizing a vertically aligned state of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied and to a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes a monofunctional monomer having a structure expressed by X—R (where X represents an acrylate group or a methacrylate group, and R represents an organic group having a steroid skeleton). A liquid crystal material is sandwiched between substrates which is then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the monofunctional monomer, thereby forming a polymer film at an interface of a substrate. The monofunctional monomer has a hydrophobic skeleton such as an alkyl chain and a photoreactive group on one side of the skeleton.

Abstract: The methods and compositions provided herein relate generally to IL-10 specific antibodies and uses thereof. More specifically, compositions of humanized IL-10 specific antibodies and methods to use such antibodies in modulating the biological activity of IL-10, particularly in autoimmune disorders and pathogen-mediated immunopathology.

Abstract: An overshooting process is carried out, in an LCD device (1) whose LC layer thicknesses meet pixel R>pixel G>pixel B, so as to respectively set first through third output gray scales of current frame based on (i) first through third input gray scales of the current frame (current frame data) and (ii) first through third gray scales of frame which is one frame before the current frame (previous frame data). The first through third output gray scales are respectively set for the first through third pixels based on the thicknesses of the respective first through third liquid crystal layers so as to meet pixel R>pixel G>pixel B. This equalizes liquid crystal response speeds of the respective pixels R, G, and B, and therefore allows an improvement in display quality of the LCD device (1) having a multi gap structure.

Abstract: An image processing device comprises an image data input means 2, an image data storage means 12 for storing the image data being input, an image data processing means 6 having multiple processing modes for outputting the stored image data, and a image data erasing means for erasing the image data stored in the storage means 12. The device further comprises erase count control means 8, 14 for controlling the number of times for erasing image data capable of having the number of times of erase set arbitrarily according to the security level required for each mode, and capable of having the set number of times of erase changed in mid-flow. Confidentiality is protected by performing erase operations repeatedly to the region storing the unnecessary image data according to the security level.

Abstract: In order to realize an accurate electrochemical measurement without a peak caused due to a silver chloride complex ion, an electrochemical measurement electrode of the present invention which measures an electrochemical active substance in a sample solution containing a chloride ion includes (i) a working electrode, (ii) a reference electrode made of silver and silver chloride, and (iii) a silver ion capturing material which captures a silver ion out of a silver chloride complex ion generated in the reference electrode.