Abstract: Processes for preparing certain N-arylalkyl-1-(alkyl or aralkyl)-2-acylaminoalkyl-5-hydroxy-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-4-carboxamides are disclosed. In one embodiment, the process comprises acylating the free amine in the corresponding N-arylalkyl-1-(alkyl or aralkyl)-2-aminoalkyl-5-ester protected hydroxy-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-4-carboxamide and then deprotecting the 5-hydroxy by base hydrolysis. The hydroxypyrimidinone carboxamide products of the process are HTV integrase inhibitors which are useful for treating HTV infection, treating AIDS, or delaying the onset or progression of AIDS. Certain esterified N-arylalkyl hydroxypyrimidinone carboxamides that can be employed as process intermediates are also disclosed.

Abstract: An image capturing device employing as illumination source(s) (flash apparatus(es)) a plurality of light emitting diodes emitting light of different colors; wherein such light emitting diodes are respectively made to emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color during exposure time(s). Furthermore, during exposure time(s), such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color, and/or such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color over multiple iterations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of substituted spirocyclic compounds. These compounds can inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: A system (1) includes a monitor (10) and a STB (20). The STB (20) notifies the monitor (10) of a request for reconnection with the monitor (10) with the use of a new channel in a case where it is determined that overflow has occurred. The monitor (10) determines whether or not underrun has occurred in a receive buffer in which video data supplied from the STB (20) is buffered.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes: light sources; a light guide member (120) arranged at a prescribed gap to the light sources such that light from the light sources enters from respective side faces (121) and exits from a light exiting surface (122); a first extending part (181) that extends along the side face (121) of the light guide member (120); and a second extending part (182) that extends along a surface of the light guide member (120) that is opposite to the light exiting surface (122). The backlight unit is provided with heat dissipation plates (180) that dissipate heat generated by the light sources. Each heat dissipation plate (180) has a larger area at the top portion than the bottom portion when the backlight unit is installed in a liquid crystal display device (1).

Abstract: This backlight device 12 of the present invention includes: a cold cathode fluorescent tube; a chassis 14 that houses at least the cold cathode fluorescent tube on a front surface 14a1 side of a bottom plate 14a of the chassis; and a circuit substrate 32 having a front surface 32a on which electronic components 38a and 38b are disposed, the front surface 32a facing a rear surface 14a2 of the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b circulates towards the chassis 14 with ease, and therefore the heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b on the circuit substrate 32 can be effectively dissipated by the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining the probability that an RNAi compound modulates the expression level of a gene using a linear regression model. The present invention also provides a method for determining the probabilities that an RNAi compound modulates the expression levels of each gene in a set of genes of interest using the linear regression model. The present invention provides a method for determining the seed-sequence-dependent signature size of an RNAi compound using the linear regression model. The invention provides a method for identifying genes having seed-sequence-dependent silencing effect by an siRNA using the linear regression model. The invention further provides a method for selecting from a plurality of siRNAs one or more siRNAs with higher silencing efficacy, specificity and diversity in silencing a target gene in an organism. The invention also provides a method for determining the coefficients of the above linear regression model.

Abstract: A radio communication system converts a time domain signal into a plurality of frequency signals to be allocated onto a plurality of subcarriers to be transmitted. The radio communication system changes a method of allocating the plurality of frequency signals onto the plurality of subcarriers based on transmission power information.

Abstract: An image decoder includes a base layer to decode at least a portion of an encoded video stream into a first image having a first image format. The image decoder can generate a color space prediction by scaling a color space of the first image from the first image format into a color space corresponding to a second image format. The image decoder includes an enhancement layer to decode the encoded video stream to generate a second image in the second image format based, at least in part, on the color space prediction.

Abstract: A method of forming a thin-film includes: a normal deposition step of depositing a thin-film on a substrate by performing discharge among a plurality of targets, and by providing an inert gas and a reactive gas into a processing chamber, with a magnet section being reciprocated along a target section formed by these targets; and a discharge starting step of starting a discharge at the target section prior to the normal deposition step, in a state in which a flow ratio of the reactive gas to the inert gas is larger than a flow ratio of the reactive gas to the inert gas in the normal deposition step.

Abstract: A mobile station (MS) receives, from a base station (BS), information which is used to assign a PUSCH resource; transmits uplink control information using a single PUCCH resource in case that the PUSCH resource is not assigned and a plurality of PUCCH resources is assigned; transmits the uplink control information using the PUSCH resource assigned on a first uplink component carrier (UCC) in case that the PUSCH resource is assigned on the first UCC, the first UCC is used for transmitting the uplink control information using the single PUCCH resource in case that the PUSCH resource is not assigned and the plurality of PUCCH resources is assigned; and receives the uplink control information using the PUSCH resource assigned on a second UCC in case that the PUSCH resource is not assigned on the first UCC but the PUSCH resource is assigned on the second UCC.

Abstract: A Film (7) is provided on at least a part of a surface of each of a vapor deposition preventing plate (3) and a shutter (4) of a vacuum chamber (5) on which surface vapor deposition particles are vapor-deposited, the film (7) being provided so as to be peeled off from the each of the vapor deposition preventing plate (3) and the shutter (4), and the film being made of a material differing in at least one of a melting point, a sublimation point, solubility in a given solvent, microbial biodegradability, and photodegradability from a material of which a vapor-deposited film that is formed on the film (7) is made.

Abstract: A self sharpening razor system includes a razor having a handle and a safety housing with a blade extendably received within the safety housing. An integrated sharpening system incorporates an armature receiving the razor and movable between a first position for attachment and extraction of the razor and a second position for sharpening of the blade. A sharpening mandrel is provided with sharpening surfaces for sharpening first and second sides of the blade. The sharpening mandrel is rotatable from to engage the first sharpening surface and second sharpening surface. The sharpening mandrel is laterally oscillated for sharpening of the blade. In alternative embodiments, sharpening is accomplished with reciprocating honing plates with available stropping wheels or integrated honing and stropping wheels with exposure adjustability and sharpness adjustability via honing time variance. A controller is provided for positioning of the armature and sharpening mandrel.

Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting ROR? activity, reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds are provided.

Abstract: Provided is a switching element capable of effectively preventing a collapse phenomenon. A switching element (la) includes an electron running layer (12), an electron supplying layer (13) formed on an upper surface of the electron running layer (12), having a band gap larger than that of the electron running layer (12), and forming a heterojunction with the electron running layer (12), a recombination layer (17) formed on an upper surface of the electron supplying layer (13) and having a band gap smaller than that of the electron supplying layer (13), a source electrode (14) and a drain electrode (15) at least partially formed on the upper surface of the electron running layer (12), and a gate electrode (16) at least partially formed on the upper surface of the electron supplying layer (13) and arranged between the source electrode (14) and the drain electrode (15). When the switching element (la) is in an off state, electrons and holes are recombined in the recombination layer (17).

Abstract: A timing controller (7) controls a display module (2) which carries out a scanning process to display a picture based on a picture signal. The timing controller (7) is configured such that when a display signal reception section (20) no longer receives the picture signal, an operation determination section (21) determines the scanning process should be paused, and a timing generation section (22) instructs drive circuits (4, 5) to pause the scanning process in a display panel (2a).

Abstract: In a case that a mobile station apparatus transmits a physical random access channel to a base station apparatus in a plurality of cells, it is possible to efficiently control transmission power of a physical uplink channel. A mobile station apparatus which performs a random access procedure with a base station apparatus in a plurality of cells, receives downlink control information including a transmission power control command for a physical uplink control channel from the base station apparatus, calculates a parameter by accumulating a value indicated by the transmission power control command, sets transmission power of a physical uplink control channel by using the parameter, transmits the physical uplink control channel to the base station apparatus in a specific cell, and resets accumulated parameter, when a random access response for the specific cell is received from the base station apparatus.

Abstract: A compound having the structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R6 is hydrogen, —OH, —C1-6alkyl, —OC1-6alkyl, aryl, or halogen, or together with R7, forms an oxo group, or together with R7 and the atom to which they are attached, form a 5-7-membered carbocycle ring or a 5-7-membered heterocyclic ring having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms, wherein alkyl and aryl are unsubstituted or independently mono-, di-, or tri-substituted with R14; R7 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, —CF3, aryl, —O-aryl, —O—C1-6alkyl, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(R15R16)OH, a 5-7-membered heteroaryl having 1, 2, 3 or 4 nitrogen atoms, or halogen, or together with R6, forms an oxo group, or together with R6 and the atom to which they are attached, form a 5-7-membered carbocycle ring or a 5-7-membered heterocyclic ring having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms wherein alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl are unsubstituted or independently mono-, di- or tri-substituted with R14; R12 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, or —(CH2)1-2OH, or together with R13 and the nitr

Abstract: In order to reduce the number of components forming a display device, a control IC 102 and a PC 104 are connected to an EEPROM 103 via an I2CBUS 106. The EEPROM 103 stores EDID data, and data stored in an LCD, which is used for control processing by the control IC 102.

Abstract: A backlight unit 20 that radiates light toward a display panel 4 includes LEDs 22, a backlight chassis 21 that includes a rear surface side wall portion 21a that supports the LEDs 22, an insulating frame body 24 that forms a space covering a surface of the rear surface side wall portion 21a on the side opposite to the side on which the LEDs 22 are supported, a partition portion 24a that partitions a space inside the insulating frame body 24 into a plurality of regions, intake ports 24c that cause air to flow inside the insulating frame body 24, and exhaust ports 24d that cause air inside the insulating frame body 24 to be discharged, the intake ports 24c and the exhaust ports 24d being provided on the insulating frame body 24 so as to correspond to each of the regions partitioned by the partition portion 24a.