Abstract: An electronic system and a cell module thereof are provided. The electronic system includes an electronic device and a cell module. The cell module includes a cell, a discharge switching circuit, and a surge current suppressed and controlled circuit. The discharge switching circuit is coupled to the cell. The surge current suppressed and controlled circuit is used for controlling the discharge switching circuit, so that the current flowing from the cell into the electronic device gradually increases by the discharge switching circuit when the electronic device is coupled to the discharge switching circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a population of nanoparticles, together with methods of making a population of nanoparticles, wherein one or more of the nanoparticles includes: an amorphous drug core having an effective diameter less than or equal to about 2.0 microns, wherein the amorphous drug core is substantially free of dopant, and wherein the amorphous drug core includes a drug with properties that satisfy the following relationships: a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to about 50 Deg. C., a glass forming ability less than or equal to about 0.85; and water solubility at 25 Deg. C. less than or equal to about 1 mg/ml; and at least one stabilizer adsorbed on a surface of the amorphous drug core; and wherein the population of nanoparticles exhibits greater than about six months amorphous stability.

Abstract: A method for preparing the low carbon number petrochemical products along with the high energy fuels from pyrolysis gasoline is provided. In this method, the pyrolysis gasoline is used as feedstock, and the reactive non-aromatic, unsaturated moieties, and the sulfur impurity contained in the pyrolysis gasoline are removed. Then the stabilized feedstock is used to produce C5 olefins, C6-C9 aromatic hydrocarbons as petrochemical products, and C10+ hydrocarbons as precursors of high energy fuels. Upon acid catalytic isomerization, or upon crystallization followed by acid catalytic isomerization, the C10+ hydrocarbons as precursors of high energy fuels are converted to exo-isomers as high energy fuels.

Abstract: Disclosed is a population of nanoparticles, together with methods of making a population of nanoparticles, wherein one or more of the nanoparticles includes: an amorphous drug core having an effective diameter less than or equal to about 2.0 microns, wherein the amorphous drug core is substantially free of dopant, and wherein the amorphous drug core comprises a drug with properties that satisfy the following relationships: a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to about 30 Deg. C.; and water solubility at 25 Deg. C. less than or equal to about 1 mg/ml; and at least one stabilizer adsorbed on a surface of the amorphous drug core; and wherein the at least one stabilizer is present in an amount effective to provide an amorphous stability of the population of nanoparticles that is approximately equal to or greater than an amorphous stability of an amorphous bulk drug substance comprising the drug, as measured over a period of at least four months.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a backlight module, a LCD panel, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer. The LCD panel is disposed over the emitting surface of the backlight module, the first polarizer is disposed between the backlight module and the LCD panel, and the second polarizer, relative to the first polarizer, is disposed on the other side of the LCD panel. The first polarizer includes a first polarizing layer, a first optical film, and a second optical film. The first optical film is disposed on the one side of the first polarizing layer, and the second optical film, relative to the first optical film, is disposed on the other side of the first polarizing layer. The second optical film is a Polymethyl Methacrylate optical film, and the second optical film is closer to the LCD panel than the first optical film does.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds and methods for treating or preventing hormone-resistant prostate cancer using siRNA specific for protocadherin-PC, or other inhibitors of protocadherin-PC expression or activity, including antisense oligonucleotides and antibodies. The invention also provides for the use of protocadherin-PC as an in vivo prostate cancer biomarker, and includes a kit for detecting prostate cancer in biological samples. Also covered by the invention is a transgenic non-human mammal engineered to overexpress protocadherin-PC specifically in the prostate.

Abstract: A clamping device for stringing machine includes a slide member, a positioning device, a control device and a rail. The positioning device and a tube are located on two ends of the slide member. An extension of a clamping device is inserted into the tube. The control device includes a pin, a ring-shaped member and a knob. The pin is pivotably connected with the knob. A torsion spring is received in an annular space of the knob so as to rotate the knob to its original position. The tube includes an engaging section and a receiving section. The receiving section has a positioning pin and a spring which biases the positioning pin so as to move the positioning pin axially. The knob having a pin hole defined in an underside thereof and can be securely positioned by inserting the insertion member into the pin hole.

Abstract: A schema for a rule transport engine to be applied to an email having multiple recipients. The schema defines a rule which executes one or more specific actions for a particular recipient or a particular group of recipients receiving a message instance of a bifurcated message when the message meets certain conditions.

Abstract: A schema for a rule transport engine to be applied to an email having multiple recipients. The schema defines a rule which executes one or more specific actions for a particular recipient or a particular group of recipients receiving a message instance of a bifurcated message when the message meets certain conditions.

Abstract: A schema for a rule transport engine to be applied to an email having multiple recipients. The schema defines a rule which executes one or more specific actions for a particular recipient or a particular group of recipients receiving a message instance of a bifurcated message when the message meets certain conditions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical film and method of manufacturing the same. The selected PMMA is well mixed with a solvent to form a wet film by employing a solvent molding technology, and then the wet film is heated to form a dry film. The optical film comprises a material at least selected from a group consisting of PMMA, PMMA with a first functional group replaced by a second functional group and PMMA of intermixing a mixture; and a solvent well mixed with the material selected from the group consisting of PMMA, PMMA with a first functional group replaced by a second functional group and PMMA of intermixing a mixture at a predetermine proportion to form a mixing solution under various conditions, thereby the optical film is formed from the mixing solution by way of a dry treatment.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to increasing the efficacy of agricultural chemicals. This can be achieved by applying at least one agricultural chemical to a plant or plant seed under conditions effective for the agricultural chemical to perform its intended function and applying at least one hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide to the plant or plant seed under conditions effective to increase the efficacy of the agricultural chemical. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a method for increasing the efficacy of agricultural chemicals by applying an agricultural chemical to a transgenic plants or transgenic seeds transformed with nucleic acid molecule which encodes a hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide, wherein the agricultural chemical is applied under conditions effective for the agricultural chemical to perform its intended function but with increased efficacy.

Abstract: An electrical device is provided. The electrical device of this invention includes a voltage control circuit that couples with an AC-DC adapter and a charger. The voltage control circuit uses the charger to determine the condition of the battery and controls the AC-DC adapter to generate different output voltages by the conditions of the system loading and the battery. The electrical device can be used for portable equipment.

Abstract: Isolated fragments of an Erwinia hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide that elicit a hypersensitive response in plants and isolated DNA molecules that encode those fragments are disclosed. Isolated fragments of hypersensitive response elicitor proteins or polypeptides, which elicit a hypersensitive response, and the isolated DNA molecules that encode them can be used to impart disease resistance to plants, to enhance plant growth, and/or to control insects on plants, either by applying the hypersensitive response eliciting fragments to plants or plant seeds or by providing transgenic plants or plant seeds transformed with a DNA molecule encoding a hypersensitive response eliciting fragment.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for securely and efficiently extending data processing pipeline functionality. Data processing agents register, potentially based solely on configuration data contained in the data processing agents, to manipulate data of a data processing pipeline. Configuration data can identify a specified event (e.g., an SMTP verb) the data processing agent is to hook into. Upon detection of a specified event, one or more agents that have registered for the specified event are loaded into secure zones. Process boundaries separate agents from one another and from other processes such that execution of each agent is isolated from other processes. Pipeline related data (e.g., electronic message data) is transferred to each loaded agent. Application Program Interfaces (“APIs”) can be used to transfer data between modules that implement embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for securely and efficiently extending data processing pipeline functionality. Data processing agents register, potentially based solely on configuration data contained in the data processing agents, to manipulate data of a data processing pipeline. Configuration data can identify a specified event (e.g., an SMTP verb) the data processing agent is to hook into. Upon detection of a specified event, one or more agents that have registered for the specified event are loaded into secure zones. Process boundaries separate agents from one another and from other processes such that execution of each agent is isolated from other processes. Pipeline related data (e.g., electronic message data) is transferred to each loaded agent. Application Program Interfaces (“APIs”) can be used to transfer data between modules that implement embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for extending and optimizing electronic messaging rules. A messaging module automatically generates intermediate language instructions that represent messaging rules. The intermediate language instructions are decompiled into corresponding source code and modified to extend the functionality of the messaging rules. The modified source code is recompiled into modified intermediate language instructions that are executable by a rule execution module. A criteria evaluator identifies portions of intermediate language rule instructions that can be can be rewritten to facilitate more efficient rule execution. An intermediate language rewriter optimizes the identified portions of intermediate language rule instructions based on rule optimization data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhancing growth in plants. Transgenic plants or transgenic plant seeds transformed with a DNA molecule encoding a hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein are grown and, optionally, the transgenic plants or plants resulting from the transgenic plant seeds further have the hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein applied to them.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an isolated protein which serves as a receptor in plants for a plant pathogen hypersensitive response elicitor. Also disclosed are nucleic acid molecules encoding such receptors as well as expression vectors, host cells, transgenic plants, and transgenic plant seeds containing such nucleic acid molecules. Both the protein and nucleic acid can be used to identify agents targeting plant cells to enhance a plant's receptivity to treatment with a hypersensitive response elicitor and to directly impart plant growth enhancement as well as resistance against disease, insects, and stress.