Abstract: A verification device 101 receives extracted and sanitized data 113 that has been sanitized to protect the privacy of person A. The verification device 101, extracts from among MCU-hash storage data 123 and for MCU1 and MCU2 among MCUs obtained by dividing the extracted and sanitized data 113, an MCU1 hash and an MCU2 hash. The verification device 101 generates an MCU3 hash to an MCU6 hash and from the MCU1 hash to the MCU6 hash, generates a JPEG frame hash 125. The verification device 101 then compares a JPEG hash 121 and the JPEG hash 125 to verify the authenticity of the extracted and sanitized data 113.

Abstract: A control apparatus which is inexpensive and highly effective in shortening a start-up time, a method of controlling the control apparatus, and a digital broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The control apparatus includes: a control microcomputer; at least one device; and a ROM which stores a simple control program, a main body program, and a boot loader. The simple control program includes an interrupt program having an interrupt for starting the at least one device so that the at least one device is activated, accepts an interrupt signal requesting for the interrupt from the at least one device during loading of the main body program, and performs the interrupt.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates general to devices, systems, and methods of using such devices in creating and handling hanging drops of fluid. The present disclosure also relates to cell culture devices, methods and/or systems of using such devices as well as the use of cell culture devices, for example, for research and high throughput screening.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices for cell culturing and methods for using the same are disclosed. One device includes a substrate and membrane. The substrate includes a reservoir in fluid communication with a passage. A bio-compatible fluid may be added to the reservoir and passage. The reservoir is configured to receive and retain at least a portion of a cell mass. The membrane acts as a barrier to evaporation of the bio-compatible fluid from the passage. A cover fluid may be added to cover the bio-compatible fluid to prevent evaporation of the bio-compatible fluid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates general to devices, systems, and methods of using such devices in creating and handling hanging drops of fluid. The present disclosure also relates to cell culture devices, methods and/or systems of using such devices as well as the use of cell culture devices, for example, for research and high throughput screening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for an aqueous 2-phase system droplet array and uses thereof. The present invention further relates to methods for performing multiplexed assays, chemical, and/or biological experiments and tests (e.g., immunoassays).

Abstract: The present invention relates to solution microarrays. In particular, the present invention relates to an aqueous 2-phase system for solution microarrays and uses thereof. The present invention further relates to systems and methods for performing assays within the solution microarrays (e.g., diagnostic assays).

Abstract: A compiler comprises an analysis unit that detects directives (options and pragmas) from a user to the compiler, an optimization unit that is made up of a processing unit (a global region allocation unit, a software pipelining unit, a loop unrolling unit, a “if” conversion unit, and a pair instruction generation unit) that performs individual optimization processing designated by options and pragmas from a user, following the directives and the like from the analysis unit, etc. The global region allocation unit performs optimization processing, following designation of the maximum data size of variables to be allocated to a global region, designation of variables to be allocated to the global region, and options and pragmas regarding designation of variables not to be allocated in the global region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solution microarrays. In particular, the present invention relates to an aqueous 2-phase system for solution microarrays and uses thereof. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates general to devices, systems, and methods of using such devices in creating and handling hanging drops of fluid. The present disclosure also relates to cell culture devices, methods and/or systems of using such devices as well as the use of cell culture devices, for example, for research and high throughput screening.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for assisted reproduction technology in mammals. Specifically the invention relates to methods for in vitro mammalian oocyte culture and oocyte maturation, in vitro fertilization, and in vitro embryo development.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus in the present invention includes: a first audio data characteristics extracting unit extracting a first soundless period and first interval information from first audio data included in the first service; a second audio data characteristics extracting unit extracting a second soundless period and second interval information from second audio data included in the second service; a simulcast determining unit determining whether or not the broadcast waves are simulcast by comparing the first interval information with the second interval information; and a broadcasting switching control unit switching between (i) the output of the audio data and the video data included in the first service and (ii) the output of the audio data and the video data included in the second service based on a result of the determination by the simulcast determining unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus which is inexpensive and highly effective in shortening a start-up time, a method of controlling the control apparatus, and a digital broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The control apparatus includes: a control microcomputer; at least one device; and a ROM which stores a simple control program, a main body program, and a boot loader. The simple control program includes an interrupt program having an interrupt for starting the at least one device so that the at least one device is activated, accepts an interrupt signal requesting for the interrupt from the at least one device during loading of the main body program, and performs the interrupt.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices having active features such as valves, peristaltic pumps, and mixing portions are fabricated to have a thin elastomeric membrane over the active features. The active features are activated by a tactile actuator external to the membrane, for example, a commercial Braille display. The display may be computer controlled, for example by simple text editor software, to activate individual Braille protrusions or a plurality of protrusions to actuate the active portions of the microfluidic device. Integral devices can incorporate the tactile actuators in a single device, but still external to the membrane.

Abstract: A 32-bit instruction 50 is composed of a 4-bit format field 51, a 4-bit operation field 52, and two 12-bit operation fields 59 and 60. The 4-bit operation field 52 can only include (1) an operation code “cc” that indicates a branch operation which uses a stored value of the implicitly indicated constant register 36 as the branch address, or (2) a constant “const”. The content of the 4-bit operation field 52 is specified by a format code provided in the format field 51.

Abstract: The present invention relates to devices, systems and methods for measuring cell barrier function. In particular, the present invention relates to microfluidic devices for use in in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier and modeling the transport across this barrier.

Abstract: A 32-bit instruction 50 is composed of a 4-bit format field 51, a 4-bit operation field 52, and two 12-bit operation fields 59 and 60. The 4-bit operation field 52 can only include (1) an operation code “cc” that indicates a branch operation which uses a stored value of the implicitly indicated constant register 36 as the branch address, or (2) a constant “const”. The content of the 4-bit operation field 52 is specified by a format code provided in the format field 51.

Abstract: The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first decoding unit which decodes video data of a first digital broadcast and outputs first video data that is decoded; a second decoding unit which decodes video data of a second digital broadcast and outputs second video data that is decoded; and a selection unit which selects one of the first video data and the second video data, and the first decoding unit outputs the first video data synchronous with a referential clock when the first video data is selected by the selection unit, and the first decoding unit outputs the first video data with timing delayed or accelerated by as much as an offset value with respect to timing of predetermined periodicity when the first video data is not selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus includes a channel selection control unit selecting a channel of a digital broadcast, a demultiplexing unit and a video decoder obtaining video data and data broadcast data from electrical wave of the digital broadcast of the channel selected by the channel selection control unit, a data broadcast accumulation unit accumulating the data broadcast data obtained by the acquisition unit for each channel, and a rendering unit and a video composition unit generating composite video data by reading out the data broadcast data of at least one channel that includes a channel different from a channel of the video data obtained by the acquisition unit from the data broadcast accumulation unit and combining the readout data broadcast data and the video data obtained by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microfluidic devices. In particular, the present invention relates to microfluidic devices for performing spatio-temporal operations and applications thereof.