Abstract: A frequency conversion device, method, and system are described. The device includes a first intermediate frequency (IF) filter, a first local oscillator, an up frequency converter, and a first duplexer. The first IF filter is adapted to receive an IF signal, and send the IF signal after performing an IF filtering on the IF signal. The up frequency converter is adapted to receive the IF signal after the IF filtering and a local oscillator signal, perform an up frequency conversion on the IF signal to obtain a microwave signal according to the local oscillator signal, and send the microwave signal. The first duplexer is adapted to receive the microwave signal, and send the microwave signal after performing a band pass filtering on the microwave signal. By the use of the frequency conversion device, the frequency conversion of a digital microwave outdoor unit (ODU) once is thus realized.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transformation of plant chloroplasts with genetic constructs by insertion of a RUBISCO gene in a non-RUBISCO site of the chloroplast genome to generate transformed plants that produce large amounts of a functional RUBISCO enzyme.

Abstract: The invention describes isolation and functional expression of RUBISCO genes derived from C4 plants and red algae in C3 plant hosts. Specifically the RUBISCO genes of Amaranthus edulis were functionally expressed at high levels in the transgenic crop plants soybean and tobacco, while the RUBISCO gene from Griffithsia monilis alga was expressed at lower levels in the transgenic crop tobacco.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the conditional or regulated expression of a site-specific recombinase using split intein-mediated protein splicing. This enhances the temporal and tissue-specificity of trait gene expression and allows for fine tuning of expression specificity.

Abstract: A method for operating a data processing system to simulate a mixer having an RF port, a LO port, and an IF port. In the present invention, the signal leaving the IF port is approximated by: b2=f(a1,a3)+S22*a2 where S22 is a constant, a2 is a signal input to the IF port, a1 is a signal input to said RF port and a3 is a signal input to said LO port, and f ? ( a1 , a3 ) = ? i = o M ? ? j = o N ? C ij * a1 i * a3 j The coefficients Cij are constants that depend on said mixer design. These coefficients can be determined by measuring the b2 when a1 and a3 are single tone signals. In addition, the coefficients can be determined by simulating said mixer on a non-linear circuit simulator when a1 and a3 are single tone signals.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for the production of silks and silk-like proteins (SLP's) in green plants. Expression of SLP's has been achieved in both seed and leaf tissue in green plants.

Abstract: Peptides have been identified that bind with high affinity to common ink pigments and to various print media, including paper and fabrics. These peptides were used to prepare diblock and triblock dispersants for coating applications, including ink jet printing, and diblock polymers for treating paper and fabrics. The diblock dispersants consist of a pigment-binding peptide coupled to a hydrophilic linker, a pigment-binding peptide coupled to a print medium-binding peptide or a print medium-binding peptide coupled to a hydrophobic linker. The diblock polymers consist of a print medium-binding peptide coupled to a hydrophilic linker or a benefit agent. The triblock dispersants consist of a pigment-binding peptide coupled to a hydrophilic linker, which is coupled to a print medium-binding peptide.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for intein-mediated protein splicing, particularly in plants. This permits in vivo and in vitro synthesis of homogeneous and large multi-functional hybrid protein polymers and circular proteins. Additionally, methods are provided which are suitable for the regulation of transgene expression, such that a particular transgene is expressed only under selected environmental conditions, in selected plant tissues, at selected development stages, or in selected plant generations.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the accumulation of translocated proteins through targeting to the apoplast, ER lumen, and vacuoles of plants. The methods proceed by providing a consisting of a DNA construct comprising a sporamin signal sequence and a target protein, and optionally, a sporamin propeptide and/or an ER retention signal, according to the specific tissue of the plant in which the translocated protein is expressed and targeted. The work disclosed herein represents the first systematic determination of each respective location's capacity for translocated protein accumulation in different plant tissues.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the conditional or regulated expression of a site-specific recombinase using split intein-mediated protein splicing. This enhances the temporal and tissue-specificity of trait gene expression and allows for fine tuning of expression specificity.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for the production of silks and silk-like proteins (SLP's) in green plants. Expression of SLP's has been achieved in both seed and leaf tissue in green plants.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for intein-mediated protein splicing, particularly in plants. This permits in vivo and in vitro synthesis of homogeneous and large multi-functional hybrid protein polymers and circular proteins. Additionally, methods are provided which are suitable for the regulation of transgene expression, such that a particular transgene is expressed only under selected environmental conditions, in selected plant tissues, at selected development stages, or in selected plant generations.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for the production of silks and silk-like proteins (SLP's) in green plants. Expression of SLP's has been achieved in both seed and leaf tissue in green plants.

Abstract: A method for operating a data processing system to simulate a mixer having an RF port, a LO port, and an IF port.

Abstract: Plants that accumulate the yeast polyadenylate binding protein (yPAB) display a range of abnormalities, including a characteristic chlorosis in leaves to a necrosis and pronounced inhibition of growth. The severity of these abnormalities reflects the levels of yeast PAB expression in the transgenic plants. In contrast, no obvious differences are seen in undifferentiated callus cultures that express the same range of yeast PAB. The expression of the yeast PAB1 gene in plants does not affect expression of the plant PAB gene family or alter poly(A) length in the total RNA population. It is proposed that the yeast PAB1 gene or its product interferes with as yet unidentified functions of PABs, which functions are manifest only in differentiated, developed plants. Surprisingly, transgenic plants expressing the yeast PAB1 gene are also observed to have a systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens.