Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier device for transporting one or more manipulators into a vacuum specimen chamber of an electron microscope, characterized in that the carrier device comprises: (i) a platform having securing means for detachably securing the one or more manipulators to the platform, and (ii) electrical connectors secured to the platform for the electrical connection of the one or more manipulators. The present invention also relates to a method for transporting the carrier device into the vacuum specimen chamber of the electron microscope without altering the vacuum of the vacuum specimen chamber comprising transporting the carrier device of the invention through the specimen exchange chamber of the electron microscope and into the vacuum specimen chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to topical trisodium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) prodrug formulations and methods of using the same.

Abstract: According to one aspect, an electronic device for detecting an audio accessory. The electronic device includes an audio jack having at least two detection terminals. The detection terminals are spaced apart and positioned within a socket of the audio jack so when an audio plug of the accessory is inserted into the socket of the audio jack, the detection terminals will be shorted. The presence of a short between the detection terminals is indicative that the audio accessory is present.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are immunoglobulin constructs comprising at least one immunoglobulin domain or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide or derivative or variant thereof attached to or inserted into said immunoglobulin domain. Also provided are immunoglobulin constructs comprising a mammalian immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising at least a portion of a knob domain in the complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3H) or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide attached to or inserted into said knob domain of the CDR3H. Also provided are immunoglobulin constructs comprising a mammalian immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising at least a portion of a stalk domain in the complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3H) or fragment thereof; and a therapeutic polypeptide attached to or inserted into said stalk domain of the CDR3H. Also described herein are methods and compositions comprising the immunoglobulin constructs described herein for treatment and prevention of a disease or condition in a subject.

Abstract: A Not and Flash (Nandflash) controller and a data transmission method with the Nandflash controller are provided. The Nandflash controller includes a parameter configuration device, configured to receive an operation command from outside, wherein the operation command indicates a current transmission type, number of times needed for transmitting data, size of which is same as that of a buffer in the Nandflash, and command parameters used by each execution; a transmission controlling device, configured to transmit data of a precoded size to/from the Nandflash during each data transmission according to the current transmission type and the command parameters used by this execution the number of times indicated by the operation command. The controller and method advantageously avoid configuring a command for the next operation each time the data of the precoded size is transmitted, save time and clock resources, and greatly improves transmission efficiency.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, jitter accompanying video resizing, can be reduced or even eliminated by analyzing the content that is to be depicted and resizing based on the nature of the content being depicted. As a result, dominant objects in one frame can be handled in a way that reduces or eliminates video jitter or sliding.

Abstract: A method for identifying an accessory coupled to an electronic device. The method includes applying at least one detection pulse to the audio accessory, each detection pulse being spectrally shaped to be generally inaudible to a human user, receiving at least one response signal corresponding to each detection pulse that is indicative of the impedance of the accessory, and based on the impedance, identifying the accessory.

Abstract: A conveying device includes a supporting platform, a rolling member, a driving member, and a conveying assembly. The rolling member rotatably is mounted on the supporting platform. The driving member is connected to the rolling member, for driving the rolling member to rotate along an axis. The conveying assembly includes a supporting member, a fixing member, and several rollers. The fixing member is mounted on a side of the supporting member towards the supporting platform, and defines an arcuate mounting surface. The rollers are mounted on the arcuate mounting surface, and resist the rolling member. Sets of two rollers are located on opposite sides of the rolling member. The rotation axes of the rollers are inclined relative to the rotation axis of the rolling member, which enable the rotation of the rolling member to drive the rollers to rotate and slide along the rolling member.

Abstract: An exemplary clamping mechanism includes a mounting base, a clamping assembly and a driving assembly. The clamping assembly includes a rotating member rotatably assembled to the mounting base, drive pins, a guiding member, sliding members, and clamping members. The guiding member is mounted on the mounting base and defines guide slots. The sliding members are slidably engaged into the guide slots of the guiding member, and connected to the rotating member via the drive pins. The clamping members are assembled to distal ends of the sliding members, respectively. The driving assembly is mounted on the mounting base and connected to the rotating member thereby driving the rotating member to reciprocate to clamp or release a workpiece.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clock control circuit, driving circuit and liquid crystal display device. The clock control circuit includes internal clock module, signal receiving module, selection module, detection module and control module. The detection module determines whether an external input signal is valid clock signal; if so, the control module controls the selection module to select the external input signal for outputting; otherwise, select the internal clock signal for outputting. As such, the present invention avoids condition of abnormal displaying of the LCD when no external input signal is present so as to improve the displaying quality of the LCD.

Abstract: Methods and systems of recognizing images may include an apparatus having a hardware module with logic to, for a plurality of vectors in an image, determine a first intermediate computation based on even pixels of an image vector, and determine a second intermediate computation based on odd pixels of an image vector. The logic can also combine the first and second intermediate computations into a Hessian matrix computation.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting defects on a wafer are provided.

Abstract: A separating tool for separating out objects one by one from a stack of objects includes a support base, an assembly plate positioned on the support base, a vertical sliding assembly slidably positioned on the assembly plate, and two opposing clamping members connected to the vertical sliding assembly. Each clamping member includes an engaging plate, a connecting shaft fixed to the engaging plate, and a cam base positioned on the support base. The cam base defines a cam slot, and the connecting shaft slides in the cam slot. A distance from a top end of the cam slot to the engaging plate is less than that from a bottom end of the cam slot to the engaging plate, such that the engaging plates of the two clamping members move together when the engaging plates are moved upwards with the connecting shaft.

Abstract: A portable digital imaging system for fluorescence-guided surgery is provided. The system includes a portable probe comprising a light source, a fluorescence detector, a digital signal output, a memory and a processor. The system also includes a computer in communication with the portable probe and a display. The portable probe excites a fluorescent label-containing tissue within a surgical field in response to the light source of the portable probe illuminating the fluorescent label-containing tissue. The computer displays a real-time image visualization of the surgical field on the display in response to the computer in communication with the display receiving and processing a digital signal from the digital signal output of the portable probe.

Abstract: The moisture and gas barrier properties of an organopolysiloxane having at least two substituents which are able to undergo crosslinking reactions per molecule shall be improved. This is achieved by providing an organopolysiloxane wherein at least 10 mol % of all substituents are represented by formula (1) wherein q is an integer from 0 to 5 and R1, R2, R3 each independently are methyl or ethyl groups. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a composition based on the aforementioned organopolysiloxane and to the use of the organopolysiloxane and of the composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data driver circuit, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and a driving method. The data driver circuit for an LCD panel includes a source driver module, a pixel electrode, a common electrode opposite to the pixel electrode, and a gamma calibration module coupled to the source driver module. The source driver module is coupled to the pixel electrode. The data driver circuit further includes a compensation module. The compensation module detects and obtains a changed voltage of the common electrode voltage to generate a compensation voltage, and combines the compensation voltage and the gamma voltage of the gamma calibration module, then sends the combined voltage to the source driver module. The compensation voltage output by the compensation module and the changed voltage of the common electrode voltage can be mutually counteracted.

Abstract: A driving method for liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes the following steps: A. sending feedback signals to a monitoring module before timing control modules (T-CONs) sends driving signals to drive display of the LCD panel; B. generating control signals when the monitoring module receives the feedback signal of each of the T-CONs, and then simultaneously sending the control signals to each of the T-CONs; C. sending a driving signal to drive display of the LCD panel when each of the T-CONs receives the control signal.

Abstract: According to some aspects, an electronic device adapted to provide audio output via an audio system. The electronic device includes an audio jack adapted to be coupled to the audio system. The audio jack includes a line-out for sending audio signals to the audio system and a ground return line. The electronic device also includes a ground resistor between the ground return line and a ground node. The ground resistor has a resistance selected to reduce ground current on the ground return line when the electronic device is being charged without significantly adversely affecting the quality of the audio output.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a method for adjusting a common voltage, and an LCD module. The method includes saving a flicker pattern is used to adjust the common voltage in the timing controller (T-CON), setting a trigger condition for the flicker pattern, and displaying the flicker pattern on the LCD module when the LCD module meets the trigger condition.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for acquiring an object. The method includes: receiving a request of a client, where the request includes identifier information of a target object requested by the client; determining, according to the identifier information of the target object, whether the target object has one or more associated objects; when the target object has one or more associated objects, adding association indication information to the target object, and sending the target object to the client; after finishing sending the target object, sending verification information to the client, so that the client verifies the associated objects of the target object according to the verification information; determining a target associated object from the associated objects according to verification result information of the client; and sending the target associated object to the client.