Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for promoting sperm motility, promoting embryonic stem cell formation, promoting trophoblast formation, or promoting neuronal growth. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that bind trophinin, inhibit bystin-mediated arrest of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, and promotes EGF receptor autophosphorylation.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for selectively targeting an endometriosis cell.

Abstract: Porous ceramic having a homogenous pore structure in which pores having radii in a narrow range of 300 to 4000 nm occupy 90% or more of the total pore capacity. The porous ceramic is manufactured by a method including a first step of drying an initial composition containing waste as a main component, an aggregate and a binder. A second step mixes the components of the initial composition dried in the first step. A third step adds water to the mixture obtained in the second step. A fourth step performs extrusion molding with the water-added mixture obtained in the third step. A fifth step fires an intermediate molding product obtained in the fourth step.

Abstract: When a telephone unit communicates with a communication party using a television telephone function, a receiving portion of the telephone unit receives compressed moving picture data from the communication party having a moving picture encoder through a communication network. While the received moving picture compressed data is successively decoded by a moving picture decoder and displayed on a displaying device or the like, when the user of the telephone unit performs an inputting operation equivalent to a shutter operation, one frame of decoded picture data at the timing is supplied to a still picture encoder and encoded as still picture compressed data. In addition, a communication party telephone number detecting portion detects the telephone number of the communication party and stores it to a telephone directory along with the compressed still picture data.

Abstract: A destination portable phone comprises a multimedia file retention memory 100 for storing and retaining voice data and image data specified as a video answerphone message in a multimedia file format that enables synchronous reproduction of the data, an answerphone mode starting unit for starting the memory to read out the message at the answerphone setting when a call is originated from a transmitting unit of an origination portable phone by opening a voice channel, and a transmitting unit for receiving and transmitting the message by opening the data channel.

Abstract: In a transmitting-side telephone apparatus 1 of a telephone system, a multimedia data multiplexing portion 108 multiplexes character data in a character data memory 101, image data in an image data memory 104, and music data in a music data memory 107 to produce multiplexed multimedia data to be memorized in a caller identification information holding memory 109 as caller identification information. A communication control information/caller identification information multiplexing portion 110 multiplexes communication control information from a transmission communication control portion 111 and the caller identification information from the caller identification information holding memory 109 to produce multiplexed transmission data to be transmitted through a transmitting portion 112.

Abstract: A moving image coding apparatus has a blocking unit for dividing an image applied in units of frames into a plurality of blocks, a mode selection unit for selectively performing intra-frame coding for performing coding within the same frame, and inter-frame prediction coding for performing coding between frames, for each of the plurality of blocks, a self-image display unit for displaying the image, and a qualitative refresh map creation unit for creating a refresh map which sets a shorter refresh period for a block corresponding to a predetermined area on a display screen of the display means than the rest of the plurality of blocks. The mode selection unit performs the intra-frame coding at the refresh period set in the refresh map.

Abstract: A destination portable phone comprises a mutimedia file retention memory 100 for storing and retaining voice data and image data specified as a video answerphone message in a multimedia file format that enables synchronous reproduction of the data, an answerphone mode starting unit for starting the memory to read out the message at the answerphone setting when a call is originated from a transmitting unit of an origination portable phone by opening a voice channel, and a transmitting unit 22 for receiving and transmitting the message by opening the data channel.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided peptides that bind to a member of the mammalian selectin family and inhibit the binding of a carbohydrate to the selectin. Invention peptides are useful to inhibit of the adhesion of cells containing particular cell-surface carbohydrates to cells containing cell-surface selectins. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising invention peptides useful in methods for inhibiting a carbohydrate from binding to a selectin, and in methods of inhibiting tumor cell metastasis in a subject.

Abstract: In a transmitting-side telephone apparatus 1 of a telephone system, a multimedia data multiplexing portion 108 multiplexes character data in a character data memory 101, image data in an image data memory 104, and music data in a music data memory 107 to produce multiplexed multimedia data to be memorized in a caller identification information holding memory 109 as caller identification information. A communication control information/caller identification information multiplexing portion 110 multiplexes communication control information from a transmission communication control portion 111 and the caller identification information from the caller identification information holding memory 109 to produce multiplexed transmission data to be transmitted through a transmitting portion 112.

Abstract: When a telephone unit communicates with a communication party using a television telephone function, a receiving portion of the telephone unit receives compressed moving picture data from the communication party having a moving picture encoder through a communication network. While the received moving picture compressed data is successively decoded by a moving picture decoder and displayed on a displaying device or the like, when the user of the telephone unit performs an inputting operation equivalent to a shutter operation, one frame of decoded picture data at the timing is supplied to a still picture encoder and encoded as still picture compressed data. In addition, a communication party telephone number detecting portion detects the telephone number of the communication party and stores it to a telephone directory along with the compressed still picture data.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided peptides that bind to a member of the mammalian selectin family and inhibit the binding of a carbohydrate to the selectin. Invention peptides are useful to inhibit of the adhesion of cells containing particular cell-surface carbohydrates to cells containing cell-surface selecting. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising invention peptides useful in methods for inhibiting a carbohydrate from binding to a selectin, and in methods of inhibiting tumor cell metastasis in a subject.

Abstract: A substantially purified carbohydrate is provided which is isolated from chronic myelogenous leukemia cells. The carbohydrate is immunogenic and can be utilized to raise both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies.