Abstract: The invention is directed to immobilized transaminases and methods of making and using them.

Abstract: A mobile station apparatus (1) determines an uplink carrier component to which a physical downlink control channel instructing to start random access procedure corresponds.

Abstract: When an automatic clearing function for resetting is executed in the case of no operation for a certain period of time, without occurrence of automatic clearing complicatedly and by executing automatic clearing appropriately, it is enabled to satisfy both improvement of usability by a user and convenience by automatic clearing. A control portion, when setting for a plurality of setting items is performed in accordance with operation input to the operation portion, measures time during which operation input to performing setting is not performed for each of the plurality of setting items, and executes automatic clearing to reset setting based on the measured time. When performing resetting for a setting item for which automatic clearing is executed during setting by a user, the time until executing automatic clearing is then extended.

Abstract: A communication system that includes at least a terminal apparatus and a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus by carrier aggregation using a plurality of serving cells, wherein each serving cell of the plurality of serving cells has a different frequency. The terminal apparatus receives (from the base station apparatus) a measurement configuration which includes a reporting configuration, a measurement object to indicate a measurement frequency and a measurement identity which links the measurement object to the reporting configuration. The terminal apparatus, in a case that an entry condition of the event corresponding with an event identity of the reporting configuration is fulfilled, transmits (to the base station apparatus) a measurement report which includes measurement results of all of the serving cells.

Abstract: A light source is provided for use in a treatment device for treating a fluid, solid or surface. The light source includes a light emitting diode that emits a first component of ultraviolet (UV) light, and a UV laser light source that emits a second component of UV light having a peak wavelength different from a peak wavelength of the first component of UV light. The first component of UV light and the second component of UV light are applied to treat the fluid or surface. The UV laser light source may include a laser light source and a frequency doubling component that receives light from the laser light source and converts the light to the second component of UV light. A treatment device includes the described light source and a container containing the fluid, or a solid surface, to be treated.

Abstract: There is provided an image display device, in which a pixel includes sub-pixels of four or more colors that include a color in addition to the three primary colors, and which can display a high-quality image in which false colors or artifacts are suppressed. The image display device includes a pixel area in which a plurality of pixels P are arranged in a matrix shape, and each of the pixels P includes m (m is an integer which is equal to or greater than 4) sub-pixels SP. When it is assumed that the colors of the m sub-pixels SP included in one pixel are C1, C2, . . . , and Cm, the m sub-pixels SP which are sequentially arrayed from an arbitrary position include all of the colors of C1, C2, . . . , and Cm in both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in the pixel area.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device includes the step of forming a second nitride semiconductor layer having an inclined facet by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, in which a molar flow ratio of a group V element gas to a group III element gas that are supplied to a growth chamber of a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition growth apparatus is set at 240 or less.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a blank document determination section determining whether or not input image data is image data of a blank document, regardless of a process mode set for setting a process with respect to the input image data; a storage device storing the input image data in association with a determination result made by the blank document determination section; and a control section (i) reading out the input image data from the storage device and (ii) excluding the input image data determined as image data of a blank document by the blank document determination section, from images to be displayed by the image display device, when the image display device carries out a preview display of the input image data. This configuration makes it possible to carry out a preview display in which a blank document (blank page document) is skipped, without reading the document again.

Abstract: During the first frame, a first common electric potential is used, all picture elements of an identical line have an identical write polarity, there is another line of picture elements having a write polarity different from the identical write polarity, a data signal having a first electric potential lower than the first common electric potential is supplied to a line for a negative write polarity, a picture element electrode electric potential is changed to a second electric potential greater than a second common electric potential and lower than the first common electric potential by changing a storage capacitor electric potential from Low to High after a selection period ends, a data signal having a third electric potential greater than the first common electric potential is supplied to a line for a positive write polarity, and the storage capacitor electric potential is still kept Low after the selection period ends.

Abstract: The TFT substrate (100A) in the present invention includes a thin film transistor, a gate line (3a), a source line (13as), and first and second terminals (40a, 40b) for electrically connecting the thin film transistor to an external wiring which are formed on a substrate (1). The first terminal includes a first gate terminal portion (41a) and a first pixel electrode line (29a). The first pixel electrode line is in contact with the first gate terminal portion in a first opening portion (27c) provided in an insulating film (5), and covers an end face of the insulating film in the first opening portion. The second terminal includes a second gate terminal portion (41b) and a second pixel electrode line (29b). The second pixel electrode line is in contact with the second gate terminal portion in a second opening portion (27d) provided in the insulating film, and covers an end face of the insulating film in the second opening portion.

Abstract: Additional image data of an additional image, which is based on first data and second data concerning security of obtained data, is added to image data that is based on the obtained data, and an image based on the image data to which the additional image data is added is outputted onto a recording medium, for example. Furthermore, when the additional image data is added to image data of the image obtained from the recording medium, the first data and second data are separated from the additional image data, and reference is made to these pieces of data to perform subsequent processing of the image data.

Abstract: An input section (15) of a mobile terminal (1) accepts an input of an evaluation of a broadcast program, while the mobile terminal (1) reproduces the broadcast program. A communicating section (13) transmits the evaluation accepted by the input section (15) to a server. The server finds an aggregate total by aggregating, for each broadcast program, evaluations transmitted from a plurality of mobile terminals (1), and transmits the aggregate total to each of the mobile terminals (1). The communicating section (13) receives the aggregate total transmitted from the server. A display section (11) notifies a user of the aggregate total received by the communicating section (13), by displaying the aggregate total on a display (12) while the broadcast program is being reproduced. This increases motivation causing the user to continue to watch and/or listen to content.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel comprising a display panel (for example, a liquid crystal panel) (1); a plurality of mirrors (2) provided on an edge of a display surface side of the display panel (1); a light source (3); a plurality of light sensors (4) embedded in the display panel (1), positioned immediately under the mirrors (2), and for which light emitted from the light source (3) is guided by the mirrors (2); and a data interpolation processing unit that, if an output signal from a certain light sensor included in the plurality of light sensors (4) is at most at a threshold, calculates interpolation data from output signals that are stronger than the threshold from light sensors about a periphery of the certain light sensor.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium has a first information recording layer (20) and a second information recording layer (40) each of which includes (i) a group of pre-pits (31, 51) constituting marks (32, 52) and spaces (33, 53) and (ii) a super-resolution film (23, 43), the marks (32, 52) and the spaces (33, 53) having different lengths, an average length of a smallest mark that is smallest in length and a smallest space that is smallest in length being less than or equal to a resolution limit of a reproduction optical system for reproducing information recorded on the first information recording layer (20) and the second information recording layer (40), the group of pre-pits (31, 51) being formed so that a push-pull signal for the reproduction optical system to reproduce the information recorded by the group of pre-pits is negative in polarity. This provides an inexpensive and high-capacity multilayer optical information recording medium based on a super-resolution technology.

Abstract: Provided is a lighting device (3) that includes a light guide plate (10) having a light entry surface (10a) through which the light originating from a light-emitting diode unit (9) enters, and a light-emitting surface (10c) from which the light that has entered through the light entry surface (10a) exits. The light-emitting diode unit (9) has light-emitting elements (26a and 27a) arranged linearly on a base member (28) with a prescribed interval therebetween, and sealing resin elements (26b and 27b) that seal respective light-emitting elements (26a and 27a). The light entry surface (10a) of the light guide plate (10) is shaped so as to engage with the sealing resin elements (26b and 27b).

Abstract: A display device is provided that comprises a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image by spatial light modulation, and circuitry for switching liquid crystal in the panel between having a first configuration in a first mode to cause an image displayed using the panel to be discernible from a wide range of viewing angles, and having a second configuration in a second mode to cause an image displayed using the panel to be discernible substantially only from within a narrow range of viewing angles. Several types of display panel to achieve such in-panel switching between public and private viewing modes are disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The counter electrode is opposed to the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate. The sealant, which surrounds the liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, joins the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate and seals the liquid crystal layer. A portion of the surface on the liquid crystal layer side of the active matrix substrate which is located at the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel is flat.

Abstract: A mobile phone (1) in accordance with the present invention includes: a transmission setting database (50); a transmission setting section (21) for registering, on the transmission setting database (50), a piece of image data to be transmitted to a data receiving device; and an image data transmitting section (12) for transmitting, to the data receiving device, the piece of image data registered on the transmission setting database (50), the image data transmitting section (12) transmitting the piece of image data to the data receiving device in response to a transmission request received from the data receiving device.

Abstract: A display device (10) includes an upper substrate (first substrate) (2), a lower substrate (second substrate) (3), and a conductive liquid (16) that is movably sealed in a display space (S) formed between the upper substrate (2) and the lower substrate (3). In the display device (10), an electrode member (f) for filling the conductive liquid (16) is provided in the display space (S) and configured so that a predetermined voltage can be applied thereto, and the conductive liquid (16) is filled in the display space (S) by applying the predetermined voltage to the electrode member (f).

Abstract: A substrate for a display device is disclosed which enables further reduction in area of a frame region and a display device comprising the substrate.