Abstract: The present invention relates to a workholding device and method, and specifically provides a workholding device for positioning a workpiece on a machining equipment, which comprises: a sacrificial tray for supporting the workpiece; a workholding layer formed of a curable material applied on the sacrificial tray, which secures the workpiece at a predetermined position on the sacrificial tray upon completion of the curing, wherein the sacrificial tray and the workholding layer are allowed to be damaged by a cutting head of the machining equipment during machining of the workpiece; a curable material collector arranged below the sacrificial tray to collect the curable material that detaches from the sacrificial tray during the application of the curable material, the curing of the curable material, and/or the machining of the workpiece; a curing processing unit comprising a controller and a curing rate regulator, wherein the controller controls the curing rate regulator to regulate curing rate of the curable ma

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a gastric cancer. The methods comprise measuring the expression level of at least one miRNA having at least 90% sequence identity with an miRNA as described herein in a non-cellular biofluid sample obtained from the subject, wherein differential expression of miRNA expression in the sample obtained from the subject, as compared to a control, may be indicative of the subject having gastric cancer and wherein the miRNA may be either an miRNA listed as “up-regulated” or an miRNA listed as “down-regulated”. Also disclosed is a method of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a stage of a gastric cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a gastric cancer. The methods comprise measuring the expression level of at least one miRNA having at least 90% sequence identity with an miRNA as described herein in a non-cellular biofluid sample obtained from the subject, wherein differential expression of miRNA expression in the sample obtained from the subject, as compared to a control, may be indicative of the subject having gastric cancer and wherein the miRNA may be either an miRNA listed as “up-regulated” or an miRNA listed as “down-regulated”. Also disclosed is a method of determining the likelihood of a subject having or developing a stage of a gastric cancer.

Abstract: A wireless in-flight entertainment distribution apparatus distributes audio signals within an aircraft. A connector receives an audio signal that is converted to digital data words. The digital data words are then collected into groups to form data packets which then formed into data frames. Transmission channels are chosen to have at least one fundamental frequency which is then modulated with the data frames received. The modulated fundamental frequency is amplified to drive a transducer such as an antenna to generate a transmission signal through a transmission media. The wireless in-flight entertainment distribution system further receives the transmission signal from the transmission media. The transmission signal is then demodulated, depacketized, and decoded to recover the audio signal. The recovered audio signal is then transmitted to the speaker. The in-flight distribution apparatus adheres to the Bluetooth protocol for the transmission and reception of the digitized audio signal.

Abstract: A wireless in-flight entertainment distribution apparatus distributes audio signals within an aircraft. A connector receives an audio signal that is converted to digital data words. The digital data words are then collected into groups to form data packets which then formed into data frames. Transmission channels are chosen to have at least one fundamental frequency which is then modulated with the data frames received. The modulated fundamental frequency is amplified to drive a transducer such as an antenna to generate a transmission signal through a transmission media. The wireless in-flight entertainment distribution system further receives the transmission signal from the transmission media. The transmission signal is then demodulated, depacketized, and decoded to recover the audio signal. The recovered audio signal is then transmitted to the speaker. The in-flight distribution apparatus adheres to the Bluetooth protocol for the transmission and reception of the digitized audio signal.