Abstract: An optical image stabilizer of the present invention is mounted in a camera at an image size of a lens to assist an image capture device. The optical image stabilizer includes a base, a transverse frame, and a longitudinal frame. The base is provided with a pair of transverse rails and longitudinal reference magnets. The transverse frame is engaged with the transverse rails for reciprocation and is provided with a pair of longitudinal rails, transverse reference magnets and longitudinal reference magnets, wherein the longitudinal reference magnets are between the longitudinal rails. The longitudinal frame is engaged with the longitudinal rails for reciprocation and is provided with the image capture device, a transverse drive coil, and a longitudinal drive coil. The longitudinal drive coils are between the longitudinal rails and in association with the longitudinal reference magnets that the longitudinal frame may move smoothly.

Abstract: A single sheet golf club grip comprises a single sheet layer wrapped around and adhered onto a sleeve body of an inner lining sleeve, an inner surface dimension of the sheet layer being longitudinally narrower than an outer surface dimension of the sleeve body to form an axial gap between two axial margins of the sheet layer, an axial seam structure including a seam strip and a plurality of flat binding surfaces along each side of the axial gap between the seam strip and each of the two axial margins to be strong enough to hold a single natural leather sheet to give the grip a soft, firm look and feel for slip resistance, a dense structure for torque resistance, and a durable gripping surface.

Abstract: Compounds having the general structure and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritis, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, d

Abstract: A bandgap circuit is provided, which includes a current source, a voltage boost circuit, a voltage input circuit, a voltage equalizer circuit, and a voltage output circuit. The current source provides a first current, a second current, and a third current, which are equal to one another. The voltage boost circuit provides a boost voltage by a single current path. The voltage input circuit receives the first and the second currents, and provides a first input voltage and a second input voltage based on the boost voltage. The voltage equalizer circuit receives the first and the second input voltages and equalize the two input voltages. The voltage output circuit provides a bandgap reference voltage according to the third current.

Abstract: A driving mechanism of the present invention includes a transmission disc, a transmission belt, a pair of cranks, a pair of arms, a pair of connecting bodies and a pair of pedals. The cranks and the arms are disposed on the frame of a bicycle, and the connecting bodies are disposed between distal ends of the cranks and the arms. Each pedal is disposed on the connecting body and is movable in an orbit. A vertical distance between the topmost point and the bottommost point of the orbit is H, and a horizontal distance between the front most point and a rearmost point is W, which satisfies the following relationship: H/W?5/3.

Abstract: A data protecting method for a portable memory storage apparatus is provided. The method includes determining whether a mode signal is at a data protecting mode, and performing a file hiding procedure to change a file allocation table if the mode signal is at the data protecting mode, wherein a host system coupled to the portable memory storage device is allowed to only access a portion of logical addresses of the portable memory storage apparatus according to the changed file allocation table and files stored in the portable memory storage apparatus before the file hiding procedure are written into another portion of the logical addresses. Additionally, the method still includes performing a file showing procedure to change the file allocation table if the mode signal is not at the data protecting mode, wherein the host system may access all the logical addresses according to the changed file allocation table.

Abstract: A pad of connected rubber body and metal plate and the method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The rubber body is embedded with a metal plate whose rim is formed with through holes. The rubber body is formed with a recess at the embedding position of the metal plate, the recess having an embedding groove on the side. The through holes of the metal plate are in the embedding groove. The rubber body is formed with a positioning post for and going through each of the through holes. The rubber body and the metal plate are thus integrally connected while formation.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating or preventing the formation of drusen in a patient in need thereof. The compositions include an effective amount of at least one polypeptide present in drusen, or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof that induces an immune response against the polypeptide, together with a pharmaceutical carrier, excipient, or diluent. The compositions are suitable as vaccines for treating or preventing drusen and diseases associated with drusen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel synthetic substituted heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same that are capable of inhibiting or antagonizing a family of receptor tyrosine kinases, Tropomysosin Related Kinases (Trk), in particular the nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor, TrkA. The invention further concerns the use of such compounds in the treatment and/or prevention of pain, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, or a disease, disorder or injury relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or the disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of NGF receptor TrkA.

Abstract: A method for culturing microtissue is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) forming a pattern microarray on a hydrophobic film; (b) adhering the hydrophobic film to a carrier; (c) disposing a plurality of cells on the hydrophobic film for culturing depending on the pattern microarray, and forming a plurality of hair follicle microtissues.

Abstract: The invention relates to macroporous absorbent resin special for extracting cephalosporin C and process for preparation. Specific surface area of such kinds of adsorbent resins is around 1000-2000 m2/g, pore volume is 1.5-2.5 ml/g. The preparation method is as follows: according to the suspension polymerization to prepare the macroporous copolymer matrix. The mixture of monomer, porogenic agent, initiator of polymerization was put into solution of dissolving some dispersant, then system was heated to 60-100 C.°, and maintained for 5-10 hours, then crosslinked macroporous copolymer matrix is obtained. With the existence of inert medium, the above described macroporous copolymer matrix reacted with Lewis acid as catalyst at 50-120 C.° though the alkylate reaction between the aromatic nucleus.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and n are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of p38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.

Abstract: A preparation for application onto a cellulosic fabric or textile material includes a blended mixture of wool particles or wool powder, and a binding agent. The functional additive is carried by the wool particles. The wool particles or wool powder is preferably of macrofibril size or below. Such a preparation exhibits exceptional functional additive-carrying and retention ability which enhances the durability of functional enhancements of a cellulosic fabric material. In another embodiment, the preparation includes a mixture of powdered bamboo fibre, carrier agents, and binding agents. Preferably, the non-charcoal fibrous bamboo powder is nano-sized having an ultrafine particle size, e.g., 1 ?m or below. Fabric materials treated with ultrafine bamboo fibre powder have good moisture management properties.

Abstract: A lighting commissioning device and method including a lighting commissioning device for commissioning of a lighting device in a lighting system, the lighting commissioning device including an indication detector 142 responsive to indication from the lighting device and generating a lighting device indication signal 148, a change detector 144 responsive to the lighting device indication signal 148 and generating an indication detected signal 150, and a control unit 146 receiving the indication detected signal 150 and being operably connected to the lighting system.

Abstract: A system, a controller, and a method for data storage are provided. The system includes a first storage unit, a second storage unit, and a controller. The first storage unit comprises a single-layer structure for storing data, and the second storage unit comprises a multi-layer structure for storing data. The controller is coupled to the first storage unit, the second storage unit, and a host and controls the host to set the first storage unit as a master storage device and set the second storage unit as a slave storage device. As a result, the host can recognize the first storage unit and the second storage unit as two independent storage devices for storing data. Thereby, the data storage process can be simplified.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of potassium 2-(?-hydroxypentyl) benzoate in the manufacture of medicaments for preventing, relieving or treating senile dementia diseases or symptom, and for relieving oxidative stress injury in brain tissue, increasing neural function of choline, protecting neuron and/or raising the content of brain nerve growth factor. The present invention also discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising potassium 2-(?-hydroxypentyl) benzoate in prophylactically or therapeutically effective dose, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or adjuvant.

Abstract: An exemplary refractive-index sensor includes a photonic crystal microcavity structure, a light source, and a detector. The photonic crystal microcavity structure includes a photonic crystal layer having first holes and a second hole defined therein. The first holes are arranged in a regular pattern of staggered parallel rows. The second hole is at an approximate center of the regular pattern, instead of a first hole. A diameter of the second hole is different from that of the first holes. The first holes at each of opposite ends of the row having the second hole are omitted, thereby defining an input waveguide and an output waveguide. The light source is adjacent to the input waveguide. The detector is adjacent to the output waveguide.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for conducting a query to transform data in a pre-existing database, the method comprising: collecting database information from the pre-existing database, the database information including inconsistent dimensional tables and fact tables; running an entity discovery process on the inconsistent dimensional tables and the fact tables to produce entity mapping tables; using the entity mapping tables to resolve the inconsistent dimensional tables into resolved dimensional tables; and running the query on a resolved database to obtain a query result, the resolved database including the resolved dimensional table.

Abstract: A single sheet golf club grip comprises a single sheet layer wrapped around and adhered onto a sleeve body of an inner lining sleeve, an inner surface dimension of the sheet layer being longitudinally narrower than an outer surface dimension of the sleeve body to form an axial gap between two axial margins of the sheet layer, an axial seam structure including a seam strip and a plurality of flat binding surfaces along each side of the axial gap between the seam strip and each of the two axial margins to be strong enough to hold a single natural leather sheet to give the grip a soft, firm look and feel for slip resistance, a dense structure for torque resistance, and a durable gripping surface.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a data access method accomplished by the following steps of: creating a predetermined password; generating a first encryption key; encrypting data based on the first encryption key; prompting for the predetermined password upon receipt of an access request; decoding a header of the NAND flash memory based on a user-entered password; examining the header to determine whether a mapping between the user-entered password and the first encryption key is defined; and decrypting and outputting the data by a decryption key when the mapping between the user-entered password and the first encryption key is defined.