Abstract: A processor structure of integrated circuit is provided. The processor structure comprises at least one processor capable of configuring an operation component and at least one processor capable of configuring a storage component. The processor capable of configuring an operation component or the processor capable of configuring a storage component cascades the processor capable of configuring an operation component and the processor capable of configuring a storage component. The processor capable of configuring an operation component includes a first arithmetic data control component and at least one operation component, and the first arithmetic data control component executes a configuration instruction to configure the operation function of the operation component.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube slurry consists of carbon nanotubes, glass powder, and organic carrier. The field emission device includes an insulative substrate, a cathode conductive layer, and an electron emission layer. The cathode conductive layer is located on a surface of the insulative substrate. The electron emission layer is located on a surface of the cathode conductive layer. The electron emission layer consists of a glass layer and a plurality of carbon nanotubes electrically connected to the cathode conductive layer.

Abstract: A field emission cathode structure includes a dielectric layer, a field emission unit, a grid electrode, and a conductive layer. The dielectric layer is positioned on the insulating substrate and defines a cavity. A field emission unit is attached on the cathode electrode and received in the cavity of the dielectric layer. The field emission unit is electrically attached to the cathode electrode. The grid electrode is located on the dielectric layer, and electrons emitted from the field emission unit emit through the grid electrode. The conductive layer is electrically attached to the grid electrode and insulated from the field emission unit. A field emission display device using the above-mentioned field emission cathode structure is also provided.

Abstract: A field emission cathode structure includes a dielectric layer, a field emission unit, a grid electrode, and a conductive layer. The dielectric layer is positioned on the insulating substrate and defines a cavity. A field emission unit is attached on the cathode electrode and received in the cavity of the dielectric layer. The field emission unit is electrically attached to the cathode electrode. The grid electrode is located on the dielectric layer, and electrons emitted from the field emission unit emit through the grid electrode. The conductive layer is electrically attached to the grid electrode and insulated from the field emission unit. A field emission display device using the above-mentioned field emission cathode structure is also provided.

Abstract: A method for surface treating a cold cathode includes the following steps. A cold cathode is provided and the cold cathode includes a plurality of field emitters. A liquid glue is placed on a surface of the cold cathode. The liquid glue is cured to form solid glue on the surface of the cold cathode. The solid glue is removed to allow the plurality of field emitters to stand upright.

Abstract: A method of repressing a cell-cycle gene, which is regulated by an E2F transcription factor, in a cell, wherein the method comprises contacting the cell with a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of ErbB3 binding protein (Ebp1); a method of inhibiting prostate cancer in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a prostate cancer-inhibiting amount of Ebp1; a composition comprising an Ebp1-expressing viral vector that expresses a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp1; and a composition comprising polymer-packaged DNA comprising and expressing a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp1.

Abstract: A method of rebuilding a 3D surface model is provided herein. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a 3D position and the reflectance parameters corresponding to an object according to the structured light system; building a synthesized image according to the 3D position and the reflectance parameters; then, optimizing the reflectance parameters for the synthesized image until the cost functions are smaller than a predetermined value. The invention presents an optimization algorithm to simultaneously estimate both a 3D shape and the parameters of a surface reflectance model from real objects.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, crystal structures, data representations, methods of using, and methods of identifying compounds in relation to DNA methylation and inhibition of methylation. In embodiments, DNA methylation is by DNA-adenine methyltransferases (Dam). In an embodiment, compounds are used to treat a host suspected of infection by a pathogenic organism. In an embodiment, virulence of a pathogenic bacterium is modified by treatment with an agent capable of inhibiting a bacterial Dam enzyme. In an embodiment, compounds and methods are disclosed regarding Dam inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel druggable regions discovered in histone H3 lysine methyltransferase DIM-5, which is a SET domain protein. The present invention further relates to methods of using the druggable regions to screen potential candidate therapeutics for diseases in which the activity of SET domain proteins are implicated, for example, anti-cancer/anti-proliferative agents or anti-fungal agents.

Abstract: A method of repressing a cell-cycle gene, which is regulated by an E2F transcription factor, in a cell, wherein the method comprises contacting the cell with a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of ErbB3 binding protein (Ebp1); a method of inhibiting prostate cancer in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a prostate cancer-inhibiting amount of Ebp 1; a composition comprising an Ebp 1-expressing viral vector that expresses a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp 1; and a composition comprising polymer-packaged DNA comprising and expressing a cell-cycle gene-repressing amount of Ebp1.

Abstract: A method for determining motion vectors in an interlaced video coding system for coding images comprising interlaced odd and even field. The method (30) includes selecting (32) a current odd field block and a current even field block that respectively comprise odd and even fields of a selected current image block. Differences are identified (33) and thereafter, suitable best matching odd and even field matching reference blocks are determined (34). From the suitable best matching odd and even field matching reference blocks a reduced field search area is provided (35) that is used to complete further searching (36) and selection of field motion vectors (38). Pseudo-frame motion vector selection is also conducted (43) and a preferred motion vector is selected (44) from either a field motion vector pair or pseudo-frame motion vector.

Abstract: A method for reducing blurring associated with objects forming part of a grey scale image. The method includes receiving (11) a set of image pixels and then calculating (12) a gradient value for each one of the image pixels in the set. A selecting step (13) selects candidate object edge pixels from the image pixels by comparing the gradient value for each one of the image pixels in the set with a threshold value. A determining step (14) then determines a distribution of number candidate object edge pixels with specific grey level values. Thereafter, candidate object edge pixels within said distribution that have the same grey level values are identically non-linearly modified at a modifying step 15.

Abstract: A method for determining motion vectors in an interlaced video coding system for coding images comprising interlaced odd and even field. The method (30) includes selecting (32) a current odd field block and a current even field block that respectively comprise odd and even fields of a selected current image block. Differences are identified (33) and thereafter, suitable best matching odd and even field matching reference blocks are determined (34). From the suitable best matching odd and even field matching reference blocks a reduced field search area is provided (35) that is used to complete further searching (36) and selection of field motion vectors (38). Pseudo-frame motion vector selection is also conducted (43) and a preferred motion vector is selected (44) from either a field motion vector pair or pseudo-frame motion vector.

Abstract: An image compression system (1) having a wavelet transform module (3) for decomposing an input image subdivided into blocks using a wavelet transformation utilizes a statistics generator (7) to determine average statistics over several blocks to provide an indication of the activity of a current image block. This activity value is passed to a quantisation control module (8) which determines quantisation parameters for a quantisation module (4) which quantises the transform coefficients output from the wavelet transform module (3). The quantised transform coefficients are the coded for onward transmission or storage by coder (5). The quantisation control module (8) also receives bit rate information for the current image block from a rate monitoring module, which determines the bit rate for the current block from a desired bit rate and information on the number of bits used for the previous image block.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for compensating for jitter in a digital image forming part of a video sequence of such digital images includes a first motion estimation unit (13) having an input for receiving sensed image data and an output for providing a first plurality of motion vectors, each corresponding to one of a plurality of image blocks making up the digital image. A jitter estimation unit (14) determines a jitter vector from the first plurality of motion vectors for the digital image and a jitter compensation unit (15) adjusts the digital image using the jitter vector to compensate for jitter in the digital image. A second motion estimation unit (16) provides a second plurality of motion vectors, each corresponding to one of a plurality of image blocks making up the jitter compensated digital image. The second plurality of motion vectors are determined by utilizing the first plurality of motion vectors and the jitter vector.

Abstract: Two document images which have been compressed using the JBIG-2 standard for facsimile applications so as to include a plurality of index numbers, one or more positions in each image associated with the index numbers, and a group symbol for each index number can be merged to form a final composite image. Firstly, two virtual indexed images are formed by patterns of the index numbers at their associated positions in the document images. The patterns of index numbers in the two virtual indexed images are then compared (22) to determine whether there is correlation between the patterns of index numbers in at least parts of the two virtual indexed images. The two virtual indexed images are then merged (25), when there is a sufficient correlation, such that the parts that correlate overlap each other to provide a merged virtual indexed image, and then the index numbers in the merged virtual indexed image are replaced (7) by the corresponding group symbol to provide the final composite image.

Abstract: A method of image segmentation is disclosed. The method partitions at least part of an input image (9, 29) into a plurality of partitioned units (10). The method next determines segments (13,14,15,16) for each of the plurality of partitioned units (10) based on at least one pixel attribute of the input image (9, 29). Subsequently, the method selectively combines (18) the segments of the partitioned units (10) to provide a segmented version of the input image (9, 29). A system (1) for image segmentation having an image partition module (2), a block segmentation module (4) coupled to the image partition module (2) and a segment combination module (5) coupled to the block segmentation module (4) is also disclosed for performing the above method.

Abstract: A method (20) for automatically focusing an optical instrument (1) having a lens (10) with only two focus positions. The method comprises acquiring a first image (21) when the lens (10) is in a first position (15) and thereafter processing pixel light intensities (22) of part of the image to provide a focus detection value indicative of image blurr. A threshold test (23) is then effected and if the focus detection value is outside a desired range the lens (10) is automatically moved to a second position (16).

Abstract: The invention provides methods of preparing a male antifertility agent composed of a diterpene lactone compound obtained from plants of the genus Tripterygium, the diterpene lactone compounds obtained from that method, and the use of the compounds as an antifertility agent.