Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism capable of producing putrescine, in which the microorganism is modified to have enhanced NCgl2522 activity, thereby producing putrescine in a high yield, and a method for producing putrescine using the microorganism.

Abstract: A measurement system having a light source, a holding device, and a measurement device. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to generate light beams with different wavelengths, and the emission spectrum of the light source complies with a predetermined standard. The holding device is configured to hold an object under test. The measurement device is configured to measure the electrical properties of the object under test after the object under test is illuminated by the light source.

Abstract: A power connector is disclosed. The power connector has a circuit board, a conductive wire, an insulation base, and at least one conductive terminal. The at least one conductive terminal has a first connecting end portion electrically connected with the circuit board and a second connecting end portion electrically connected with the conductive wire. The at least one conductive terminal is fixed into the insulation base such that a top end of the first connecting end portion protrudes from a bottom surface of the insulation base to electrically connect to the circuit board.

Abstract: A machine may be configured to monitor the quality of software systems based on key performance indicators associated with versions of various units of code. For example, the machine accesses a current version of a unit of code that is not marked as evaluated, in a database. The machine generates a current key performance indicator (KPI) value for the current version of the unit of code based on an execution of the current version of the unit of code. The machine identifies a previous KPI value associated with a previous version of the unit of code that is marked as evaluated, in the database. The machine determines that the current KPI value is less than the previous KPI value and generates an alert for presentation in a user interface of a device. The alert may indicate a decreasing quality level associated with the current version of the unit of code.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a unit configured to acquire an object shape regression model, which comprises an average object shape, a plurality of regression functions and a plurality of feature selection maps; a unit configured to set an initial object shape for the object image based on the average object shape; a unit configured to calculate at least one feature vector with respect to a plurality of feature points; a unit configured, for each coordinate of the plurality of feature points, to select feature fragments from the calculated feature vector based on a corresponding one of the plurality of feature selection maps and assemble the feature fragments into a sub feature vector; and a unit configured, for at least one coordinate of at least one feature point, to predict a coordinate increment based on the corresponding sub feature vector and a corresponding one of the plurality of regression functions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and device for simulating a circuit design. The method includes identifying at least one Sequential-cell-To-Sequential-cell (S2S) block in the circuit design, wherein the S2S block includes at least one input sequential cell, at least one output sequential cell, and an intermediate portion between the input sequential cell and the output sequential cell, wherein the intermediate portion includes at least one combinational cell; determining logic characteristics and timing characteristics of the intermediate portion; and replacing the intermediate portion with a functional module having the logic characteristics and the timing characteristics to generate a simplified circuit design to be used in simulation. With the technical solution according to embodiments of the invention, time needed in simulation is shortened.

Abstract: A backlight module and a driving circuit are provided. The driving circuit includes a plurality of current sources and a current switching unit. The current sources provide a plurality of driving currents. The current switching unit is coupled between a plurality of light emitting element strings and the current sources for transmitting the driving currents to the light emitting element strings, and switching the driving currents received by the light emitting element strings by timing. Therefore, the brightness of the light emitting element strings can be equalized.

Abstract: The present invention discloses esters of 4,9-dihydroxy-naphtho[2,3-b]furans and methods of making and using the same. The present invention also discloses conversion of the esters into therapeutically active 4,9-dihydroxy-naphtho[2,3-b]furans in vivo. The present invention furthermore discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising the esters of 4,9-dihydroxy-naphtho[2,3-b]furans for the treatment of various indications including proliferative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a digital integrated circuit simulation method and simulator. The method comprises: obtaining a circuit diagram of the digital integrated circuit and a checkpoint in the circuit diagram; determining a point relevant to a boundary between a two-value simulation and a multi-value simulation in the circuit diagram and a state of the relevant point according to the checkpoint; determining a boundary position, as well as a boundary type of the boundary position, of the boundary between the two-value simulation and the multi-value simulation in the circuit diagram according to the relevant point and the state of the relevant point; inserting a conversion circuit at the boundary position according to the boundary type of the boundary position; and modeling and simulating the circuit diagram into which the conversion circuit is inserted. The method and simulator can reduce simulation time and the needed storage resources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing aqueous nanoparticle suspensions of derivatives of 4,9-dihydroxy-naphtho[2,3-b]furan aliphatic acid esters. The compositions and the uses of the aqueous nanoparticle suspensions prepared according to the method as described herein are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a D-lactic acid-producing strain modified to inhibit L-lactate dehydrogenase (L-LDH) activity and to introduce D-lactate dehydrogenase (D-LDH) activity in an L-lactic acid-producing strain, a mutated D-lactic acid-producing strain prepared by the above method, and a method for producing D-lactic acid including the steps of culturing the strain and recovering D-lactic acid from the culture media.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for writing data. The method includes: receiving a data block that is to be written in an EDRAM; obtaining, according to a status of a bank in the EDRAM, usable addresses corresponding to usable banks in the EDRAM; selecting an address from the usable addresses as a write-in address of the data block; and writing the data block in a bank corresponding to the write-in address. In the embodiments of the present invention, problems in the prior art that a conflict occurs when a data block is written in a bank and a conflict occurs when a data block is read from a bank can be avoided, and working efficiency of the EDRAM is improved.

Abstract: A modular construction system is provided, wherein the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) thereof includes Chinese character shaped components and a number of fish-bone shaped components. The fish-bone shaped components are formed according to the shapes of multiple Chinese characters. Except the “” shaped pin components, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are formed by assembling multiple identical cubes arranged according to the thickness of one cube and the shapes of the above Chinese characters. Since the concaves and convexes of the components are cube shaped, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are locked to each other through the concaves and convexes between the components to assemble objects with stable structure composed of planes and standing column shaped structures.

Abstract: A solar simulator including a light source and a light conduit array is provided. The light source is used for emitting a beam of ray radiation. The light conduit array includes a plurality of light conduits closely adjacent to one another. Each of the light conduits has an inner reflecting surface used for reflecting the ray radiation, a light input side, and a light output side opposite to the light input side. The ray radiation enters the light conduits through the light input side and emitting from the light output side.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an image composition evaluating apparatus, an information processing apparatus and methods thereof. The image composition evaluating apparatus comprises: a region segmentation unit configured to segment an image into a plurality of regions; a region attribution extraction unit configured to extract at least one attribution from each of the regions; a region relationship description unit configured to describe relationships among the regions based on the extracted attributions; and a composition evaluation unit configured to evaluate the composition of the image based on the extracted attributions, the described relationships and at least one preset criterion. The present invention can evaluate more kinds of images and/or more kinds of composition problems.

Abstract: A method of setting customized policy for version control, a version control method, apparatus for setting customized policy for version control, apparatus for performing version control customized policy, and a version control system. There is provided a method of setting customized policy for version control by generating at least one version control customized policy by selecting or setting a version control option; associating the version control customized policy generated with one project or user; and saving the version control customized policy and information of its associated project or user.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones and naphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-4,9-diones and methods of making and using the same. The present invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione or naphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-4,9-diones for the treatment of various indications including proliferative diseases.

Abstract: A non-linear inductor is disclosed herein. The non-linear inductor includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, a third magnetic core, a fourth magnetic core, a fifth magnetic core and a coil unit. The first and the second magnetic core are disposed in parallel. The third magnetic core, the fourth magnetic core and the fifth magnetic core are all vertically disposed between the first and the second magnetic core. The fourth magnetic core is vertically disposed between the first and the second magnetic core. The fourth and the fifth magnetic core are disposed at both sides of the third magnetic core in parallel. The coil unit winds around the third magnetic core. A magnetic resistance of the fourth magnetic core passed through by an inductive magnetic flux is different from a magnetic resistance of the fifth magnetic core passed through by the inductive magnetic flux.

Abstract: A semiconductor device mountable to a substrate is provided. The device includes a semiconductor package having at least one semiconductor die, an electrically conductive attachment region, and a packaging material in which is embedded the semiconductor die and a first portion of the electrically conductive attachment region contacting the die. A metallic shell encloses the embedded semiconductor die and the first portion of the electrically conductive attachment region.

Abstract: A modular construction system is provided, wherein the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) thereof includes Chinese character shaped components and a number of fish-bone shaped components. The fish-bone shaped components are formed according to the shapes of multiple Chinese characters. Except the “” shaped pin components, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are formed by assembling multiple identical cubes arranged according to the thickness of one cube and the shapes of the above Chinese characters. Since the concaves and convexes of the components are cube shaped, the components (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are locked to each other through the concaves and convexes between the components to assemble objects with stable structure composed of planes and standing column shaped structures.