Abstract: A light modulating lamp stand includes a columnar holder having a chamber for receiving a lamp and formed with a first and a second electrode terminal, a circuit board installed on the holder and formed with a first and a second power connecting terminal and a SCR connected with the second electrode terminal of the circular holder and the second power connecting terminal of the circuit board. The SCR has its anode and cathode connected in parallel with an adjustable resistance and a capacitor connected in series. The capacitor has one terminal connected with the second power connecting terminal of the circuit board, and a trigger diode is connected with the other terminal of the capacitor and the gate electrode of the SCR. Thus, brightness of the lamp can be modulated by adjusting and changing resistance value of the adjustable resistance.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes an active display area and gate drivers. The active display area includes display blocks, each display block including pixel rows. The gate driver sequentially outputs gate signals to the display block and drives corresponding pixel rows to display pixel images, or outputs a dummy gate signal to the display block to drive the corresponding pixel rows to display a compensation image for improving motion image quality. A method of driving the liquid crystal display includes using the gate drivers to sequentially drive the pixel rows of each of the display blocks to display pixel images, and using the gate driver to output a dummy gate signal to simultaneously drive the pixel rows of another display block to display the compensation image.

Abstract: A system and method thereof for experiment management. A storage device stores an experiment plan record, a merge constraint and an integration rule. A processing unit configured to acquire a first experiment plan from the experiment plan record, and a second experiment plan. The processing unit generates an integrated experiment plan by merging the first experiment plan and the second experiment plan according to the merge constraint and the integration rule, and stores the integrated experiment plan to the storage device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula II: wherein Alk, Z, X1, X2, R1, —R10 and R11 are defined herein, and their salts and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as well as other compounds of the general formula Het-A-Alk-W-Ar-C(X2)?NO-X2 where Het, A, W and Ar are also defined herein. These compounds are useful in treating picornavirus infections in mammals. Novel intermediates of these compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A film holder for an advanced photo system. The film holder includes a transmission mechanism, a support mechanism, a rotating member and a resilient element. The support mechanism is connected to the transmission mechanism and has a sliding groove obliquely formed thereon. The rotating member is disposed in the support mechanism and has a first transmission shaft and a sliding portion engaged with and sliding in the sliding groove of the support mechanism. The resilient element is disposed on the support mechanism and connected to the sliding portion of the rotating member.

Abstract: Several neurodegenerative diseases result from the aggregation of polyglutamine repeat proteins into insoluble neuronal intranuclear inclusions. The invention provides methods with which to study the processes of these diseases, including methods for solubilizing polypeptides containing a polyglutamine repeat sequence, for storing these polyglutamine polypeptides and inhibit their spontaneous aggregation, for making the aggregates of polyglutamine polypeptides, for assaying the extension of existing polyglutamine aggregates, for determining the ability of a chemical compound to inhibit aggregation, and for inhibiting aggregation of polyglutamine polypeptides. The invention further provides materials with which to study these diseases including a synthetic aggregate that have a capability to recruit additional monomeric polyglutamine polypeptides and chemical compounds that inhibit the formation and/or extension of polyglutamine aggregates.

Abstract: A ball structure used in a baseball or a softball comprises a ball core; two covers enclosing the ball core; the two covers being seamed together by a seaming wire; an edge of each cover being formed with a plurality of wire holes for being passed by a seaming wire; a plurality of recesses arranged near an edge of each cover; each recess being formed between a respective one of the wire holes and the edge of each cover; a direction of each recess being identical to the seaming direction of the seaming wire; thereby when the two covers enclose the ball core by using the seaming wire; the part of the seaming wire exposing out of the covers fall into the recesses.

Abstract: Method of producing universal controls for use in gene expression analysis systems such as macroarrays, real-time PCR, northern blots, SAGE and microarrays. The controls are generated either from near-random sequence of DNA, or from intergenic or intronic regions of a genome. Twenty-three specific control sequences are also disclosed. Also presented are methods of using these controls, including as negative controls, positive controls, and as calibrators of a gene expression analysis system.

Abstract: An optical disk drive is disclosed. The optical disk drive for operating an optical disk which is bi-directionally transported along a center axis of the optical disk drive includes a shield, a tray and a holder. The tray is movably connected to the shield. The holder pivots on the tray to form a cantilever with a free end. A space is defined between the free end and the center axis, and the optical disk is clamped between the tray and the holder.

Abstract: A folding container (3) comprises: an upper frame (31) including a pair of first and second opposite sides; a pair of side plates (35) being pivotally connected to a respective first side and movable relative to the upper frame; a pair of folding plates (37) positioned between the side plates, each of the folding plates including an upper plate (371) and a lower plate (373), each of the upper plate being pivotally connected to a respective second side; a bottom plate (33) including a pair of second opposite sides corresponding to the second sides of the upper frame, each lower plate being pivotally connected to the bottom plate, the side plates and folding plates and bottom plate cooperatively forming a receptacle; and a pair of slot plates (38) with a plurality of slots (381), each of the slot plates being adjacent to a respective one of the side plates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemokine receptor binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use. More specifically, the present invention relates to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, preferably modulators of CCR5. These compounds demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemokine receptor binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use. More specifically, the present invention relates to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, preferably modulators of CCR5. These compounds demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Abstract: A tool of wafer level package comprises a first base, an elastic material and a second base. The elastic material is coated on the first base, and the elastic material has viscosity in common state to adhere a plurality of dies. The second base is coated by adhesive material to adhere the dies. The plurality of dies are departed from the elastic material by a special environment after adhering.

Abstract: A text-to-speech conversion system that includes a first module to convert text into words, a second module to convert words into phonemes, a third module to map phonemes to sound units, and a storage unit to store speech representations for a library of sound units. The first, second, and third modules and the storage unit are implemented within a single integrated circuit to reduce size and cost. The system typically further includes a ROM to store the codes for the modules, a RAM to store the text and intermediate results, a processor to execute the codes for the modules, a control module to direct the operation of the first, second, and third modules. The storage unit may be implemented with a multi-level, non-volatile analog storage array and may be programmed with a new library of speech representations by a programming module.

Abstract: A microprocessor-based gas meter has fully electronic control, safety cutoff and data communication functions, while remains the same size of a conventional gas meter. The control circuit board in the microprocessor-based gas meter is mounted inside the main body of the gas meter through a mounting slot. The sensors, wires and battery are located in the rest space of the chamber so as to utilize the space of the chamber. When an abnormal situation is detected, the control circuit activates a cutoff valve and shuts off the gas intake. The data communication function is to transfer gas-metering data through telephone lines to the gas company so that the mistakes and cost of manual checking and recording can be eliminated.

Abstract: A substrate transfer apparatus (100) includes a base (40), first and second cassettes (1, 2), a adjustable cassette (6), and a push unit (50). The adjustable cassette (6) is between the first and second cassettes, and has a pair of side walls (640), a top wall (630) interconnecting the side walls, and a height-adjusting mechanism (63). The base supports the first and second cassettes and the adjustable cassette thereon, and defines a central slide groove (41) therein. The push unit includes a slide portion (550) and an urging portion (500). The slide portion can slide in the central slide groove. The height-adjusting mechanism can adjust a height of the adjustable cassette according to the height of the first cassette and the height of second cassette. The urging portion can push substrates in the first cassette into the adjustable cassette and further into the second cassette.

Abstract: A glass substrate includes a two-dimensional barcode, which is provided on a peripheral region of a major surface of the glass substrate. A side of the two-dimensional barcode is oblique to a nearest side of the glass substrate. The two-dimensional barcode includes a reference line, and is for recording identification information of the glass substrate. If the two-dimensional barcode sustains partial damage at the nearest side of the glass substrate, there is a reasonable likelihood that only part of the side of the two-dimensional barcode will sustain damage. In such case, the risk of damage occurring to the reference line of the two-dimensional barcode is minimized. If the reference line remains intact, then the two-dimensional barcode can still be properly read.

Abstract: A speed adjuster is provided in a belt-disc sander for controlling the rotating speed of a motor of the belt-disc sander. A speed adjust knob is disposed outside the belt-disc sander. The speed adjuster has a control circuit, a current sensor, a drive circuit, and a converter. The current sensor detects the motor current and feeds back to the control circuit, which controls the frequency variation of a SPWM signal of the drive circuit in response to the input of the speed adjust knob. The converter transforms the square wave voltage into an AC voltage for driving the motor. The desired rotating speed can be adjusted through the speed adjust knob. The control circuit will compare the present rotating speed of the motor with the set rotating speed to determine whether the present rotating speed conforms to the set one for correcting the rotating speed of the motor.

Abstract: A method system for synchronizing a control chart of an SPC system and equipment performance has a chart model (22) with new chart properties; a method for calculating a control limit based on a statistical deviation, a synchronization frequency for setting a time for reviewing new data gathered by the SPC system, and a process catalog for categorizing all control charts that control the same process step, such that the control charts are organized for assignment of the same performance based control limit calculated by using statistics formed by data for control limit values of the control charts.