Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a plurality of steel ropes; an attachment device secured to first ends of the steel ropes; and a fan and light assembly secured to second ends of the steel ropes. The steel rope has two enlargements at respective ends thereof. The enlargements are moveably disposed in the attachment device and the fan and light assembly so that both installation and detachment are made easy.

Abstract: A dual mode serial transmission apparatus and method for switching a mode thereof are provided. The dual mode serial transmission apparatus includes a first and second current sources, a first and second inverting circuits, a differential pair and a resistor string. The first inverting circuit receives a mode selecting signal or a first data transmission signal, the second inverting circuit receives the mode selecting signal or a second data transmission signal. First and second load terminals of the differential pair are respectively coupled to the first and second inverting circuits. A common terminal of the differential pair is coupled to the second current source. First and second differential input terminals receive the mode selecting signal or respectively receive the first and second data transmission signals. The resistor string is coupled in series between output terminals of the first and second inverting circuits.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for regulation of gene expression in plants. In particular, the invention provides nucleic acids that can confer tissue specific and constitutive expression to operably linked polynucleotides of interest.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a quinazoline derivative shown in formula (I) and a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound shown in formula (I), and an application of the compound in preparing drugs for curing and preventing tumors.

Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic plants having increased tolerance to cold and altered flowering characteristics. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing said transgenic plants.

Abstract: The invention provides novel ethylene derivatives represented by Formula I, which may be used as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of estrogen-dependent conditions or conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods comprising genes and peptides associated with cyclic peptides and cyclic peptide production in mushrooms. In particular, the present invention relates to using genes and proteins from Galerina species encoding peptides specifically relating to amatoxins in addition to proteins involved with processing cyclic peptide toxins. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention also relates to methods for making small peptides and small cyclic peptides including peptides similar to amanitin. Further, the present inventions relate to providing kits for making small peptides.

Abstract: Disclosed are a 2-aminopyridine derivative having protein kinase inhibition activity, preparation method and pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also disclosed are uses of the compound and the pharmaceutical composition thereof in the preparation of drugs for treating and/or preventing protein kinase-related diseases.

Abstract: A conserved monocot-specific miRNA, miR528, is described that can be utilized for mediating multiple stress responses and/or mediating morphological aspects of plant development. Also described are transgenic plant cells, plant parts such as seeds and plants as well as progeny of the seeds and plants that include a recombinant polynucleotide including a nucleic acid molecule encoding miR528. Also disclosed are targets of miR528, all of which appear to function in oxidation-reduction processes.

Abstract: A small heat shock protein, AsHSP17, that has been cloned from creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) is described. Transgenic materials incorporating the nucleic acid encoding the small heat shock protein are also described. Also described are methods for modulating a plant's resistance to abiotic stress via manipulation of the expression of the small heat shock protein. For instance, the small heat shock protein can be utilized as a negative regulator of plant response to adverse environmental stresses.

Abstract: An optical coupling element, for coupling a light emitting element to a light transmission element, includes a light guide element. The light guide element has a light incident part, a total reflection surface and a light output part. The light incident path is formed at the light incident part corresponding to the light emitting element. The light reflection path is formed at the light output part corresponding to the light transmission element. The first included angle ?1 is formed between the light incident path and the total reflection surface and is not equal to 45 degrees. The light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam toward the total reflection surface along the light incident path by passing through the light guide element from the light incident part. Moreover, the beam is reflected by the total reflection surface and is outputted toward the light transmission element.

Abstract: The invention provides novel poly-substituted 5-membered heterocyclic compounds represented by Formula (IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, metabolites, polymorph, ester, tautomer or prodrug thereof, and a composition comprising these compounds. The compounds provided can be used as selective irreversible bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitors and is further useful to treat inflammatory, auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and cancers. This invention also provided the preparation of a medicament using of Formula (IV), and methods of preventing or treating diseases associated with excessive Btk activity in mammals, especially humans.

Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a plurality of steel ropes; an attachment device secured to first ends of the steel ropes; and a fan and light assembly secured to second ends of the steel ropes. The steel rope has two enlargements at respective ends thereof. The enlargements are moveably disposed in the attachment device and the fan and light assembly so that both installation and detachment are made easy.

Abstract: A lighting device 100 includes a light source 101, a first phosphor layer 102 disposed directly or indirectly on top of the light source 101, a first quantum dots layer 103 disposed directly on top of the first phosphor layer 101, and a second phosphor layer 104 disposed directly on top of the first quantum dots layer 103. The first quantum dots layer 103 includes a population of quantum dots 106 dispersed in a first matrix material 107. Each of the first and second phosphor layers 102, 104 includes a population of conventional phosphor particles 105. Another embodiment is a lighting device 400 that includes a light source 401 and a wavelength-shifting phosphor layer 402 disposed on top of the light source 401. The wavelength-shifting phosphor layer 402 includes a population of quantum dots 404 and a population of phosphor particles 403 both dispersed in a matrix material 405.

Abstract: An illumination module emits light from at least one light emitting diode (LED) with a peak wavelength between 380 nanometers and 460 nanometers that is converted to a second colored light by interaction with at least four different photo-luminescent materials in a light conversion sub-assembly. A first photo-luminescent material has a peak emission at a wavelength that is within 55 nanometers of the peak wavelength of the light emitted from the LED. A second photo-luminescent material has a peak emission at a wavelength greater than 650 nanometers. A third photo-luminescent material has a peak emission at a wavelength that is more than 20 nanometers greater than the peak emission wavelength of the first photo-luminescent material. A fourth photo-luminescent material has a peak emission at a wavelength that is at least 20 nanometers less than the second photo-luminescent material.

Abstract: An electronic device and a playback method of streaming media thereof are provided. The electronic device is within the local area network (LAN), and a media server and a plurality of playback devices are also within the LAN. The media server provides the streaming media to a first playback device for playback. The electronic device includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit and a processing unit. The second communication unit is connected to the media server via the LAN. When the first communication unit is connected with the first playback device based on a first communication protocol, the processing unit receives the playback information of the streaming media, and when the first communication unit is connected with a second playback device based on a second communication protocol, the processing unit transmits the playback information to the second playback device to continue playing of the streaming media.

Abstract: An illumination module includes a color conversion cavity with a first interior surface having a first wavelength converting material and a second interior surface having a second wavelength converting material. A first LED is configured to receive a first current and to emit light that preferentially illuminates the first interior surface. A second LED is configured to receive a second current and emit light that preferentially illuminates the second interior surface. The first current and the second current are selectable to achieve a range of correlated color temperature (CCT) of light output by the LED based illumination device.

Abstract: The invention provides novel ethylene derivatives represented by Formula I, which may be used as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of estrogen-dependent conditions or conditions.

Abstract: An over-the-air (OTA) bootstrap method and system are described, including: when a connection between a user-registered terminal device and a device management (DM) server is finished, the terminal device sends a bootstrap confirmation message to a service center corresponding to port information of a valid service center pre-stored in the terminal device; the service center analyzes the bootstrap confirmation message to determine a device ID of the terminal device, connects with a DM server authorized by the service center, and searches for an OTA bootstrap record corresponding to the device ID in a database of the authorized DM server; if the service center fails to find the corresponding OTA bootstrap record in the database of the authorized DM server, the service center notifies the user that the terminal device has performed an OTA bootstrap with an unauthorized DM server. The present invention can improve the security of the OTA bootstrap.