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The invention provides a novel capacitive device configured to detect differences in an applied force over a continuous range of applied force that includes zero force. The device includes first and second electrodes that are spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other in a rest position. A measurable capacitance exists between the first and second electrodes. Structured elements having a predetermined maximum dimension are positioned in the device to control the predetermined distance between the first and second electrodes. An applied force to the device causes a change in the distance between the first and second electrodes and a related change in the capacitance that can be measured to determine information related to the applied force.

There is provided a rotation detection device 1 which includes a plurality of magnetic encoders (2A, 2B) of a ring shape arranged coaxially and having different numbers of magnetic poles, a plurality of magnetic sensors (3A, 3B) each operable to detect the magnetic field of the corresponding magnetic encoder and having a function of detecting positional information within a single magnetic pole of the corresponding magnetic encoder, a phase difference detector (6) for determining the phase difference of magnetic field signals detected respectively by the magnetic sensors (3A, 3B), and an angle calculator (7) for calculating an absolute rotation angle of the magnetic encoders based on the detected phase difference.

A camera that is adapted to present a preview image is provided. The camera has a trigger adapted to generate a trigger pulse and an image capture system for capturing images of a scene. A viewer is adapted to present one image to a first viewing area and another image to a second viewing area. A controller is adapted to receive a first trigger pulse and to cause the image capture system to capture a first image of the scene in response to the first trigger pulse. The controller is also adapted to receive a second trigger pulse and to cause the image capture system to capture a second image of the scene in response to the second trigger pulse and to cause the viewer to simultaneously present the first image to the first viewing area and to present the second image to the second viewing area. An observer positioned with a first eye in the first viewing area and a second eye in the second viewing area can detect parallax differences between the first image and the second image.

An object of the invention is to provide wideband modulator using a PLL synthesizer which can match the frequency characteristic and prevent degradation in modulation accuracy even in the presence of a variation in the manufacture of circuit components. In a wideband modulator which modulates the division ratio of a frequency divider by using a modulating signal generated by a modulating signal generator and outputs a modulated carrier signal from a VCO, first and second calibration data from a calibration data generator are input via a selector. The amplitude value of an ac component of each modulating signal appearing on the output of a loop filter or the amplitude value of an ac component of each modulating signal demodulated by a demodulator is converted to a digital value by way of an AID converter. The difference between the two is detected by error detection means and a control signal FCR to eliminate the difference is generated by frequency characteristic correction means in order to correct the frequency characteristic of a PLL or a pre-distortion filter.

A turbojet thrust reverser comprising two doors each displaceable between an open position and a closed position of the reverser by means of at least one respective control actuator; two electric motors each driving said at least one control actuator for each door; each motor being controlled by an electronic control unit connected to a full authority digital engine control; and two servo-control means for controlling the displacement of corresponding ones of said doors as a function of determined position references, said servo-control means enabling said doors to be displaced synchronously as a function of any variation in the forces exerted on the reverser and as a function of any force difference between the two doors.

The invention thus pertains to the use of a composition comprising: (a) uridine or uridine phosphate; and (b) docosahexaenoic acid and / or eicosapentaenoic acid, for improving memory and / or the treatment or prevention of impaired memory function, in a subject with a mini-mental state examination of 24-26, wherein said composition is enterally administered to the subject. In the MMSE test, any score of 27 or higher (out of 30) is effectively normal. In the patients with dementia, 20-26 indicates mild dementia, 10-19 moderate dementia, and below 10 severe dementia. It was the present inventors' belief that within the group of 20-26, the memory impairment in the sub-group of 24-26 may even be reversible, as the pathological pathways have just started to develop. In this group of subjects the pathological pathways have just started to develop. Clinical studies show excellent results for this subgroup.

A capacitance / voltage conversion circuit converts the difference in electrostatic capacitance between a first capacitor and a second capacitor into a voltage. With such an arrangement, a first voltage applying unit applies a power supply voltage Vdd to the first capacitor during a first state, and applies the ground voltage 0V to the first capacitor during a second state. A second voltage applying unit applies the ground voltage 0V to the second capacitor during the first state, and applies the power supply voltage Vdd to the second capacitor during the second state. A first sample hold circuit averages the voltage at the first capacitor and the voltage at the second capacitor in the first state by turning on a first switch and a second switch, and holds the voltage thus averaged as a first detection voltage Vdet1. In the same way, a second sample hold circuit averages the voltage at the first capacitor and the voltage at the second capacitor in the second state, and holds the voltage thus averaged as a second detection voltage Vdet2. An amplification unit performs differential amplification for the first detection voltage Vdet1 and the second detection voltage Vdet2.

A plasma apparatus of processing a wafer disposed in a processing chamber using plasma includes one window, another window, a light receiving unit, a light source, and an optical branching unit which is disposed between the light source and the other window, branches light emitted by the light source to an optical path toward the processing chamber and an optical path in other direction, and reflects light in the processing chamber from the other window, and a detection unit which detects the light having been emitted from the plasma and received by the light receiving unit using one branched light and other branched and reflected light. The apparatus processes the wafer according to a condition for the processing which is adjusted based on a result of the detection.

The present invention describes a newly discovered human G-protein coupled receptor and its encoding polynucleotide. Also described are expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antagonists, antisense molecules, and antibodies associated with the polynucleotide and / or polypeptide of the present invention. In addition, methods for treating, diagnosing, preventing, and screening for disorders associated with aberrant cell growth, neurological conditions, and diseases or disorders related to the pituitary gland, colon, breast, lungs, and prostate are illustrated.

The present invention describes a newly discovered human G-protein coupled receptor and its encoding polynucleotide. Also described are expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antagonists, antisense molecules, and antibodies associated with the polynucleotide and / or polypeptide of the present invention. In addition, methods for treating, diagnosing, preventing, and screening for disorders associated with aberrant cell growth, neurological conditions, and diseases or disorders related to the brain are illustrated.

A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell having a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor layer via a gate insulating film, a channel region disposed below the gate electrode, a diffusion region disposed on both sides of the channel region and having a conductive type opposite to that of the channel region, and memory functional units formed on both sides of the gate electrode and having a function of retaining charges; and an amplifier, the memory cell and the amplifier being connected to each other so that an output of the memory cell is inputted to the amplifier.

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for testing image conversion precision. An original image in an original state is provided. The original image includes one or more test colors. Each test color is represented by one or more color component values in an original color space. The original image is converted to a converted image having a different state. The converted image is converted back to a back-converted image having the original state. A test profile is applied to the back-converted image to generate a final image, the test profile is operable to convert test colors to a first color and non-test colors towards a second, different color. It is determined whether any of the test colors in the original image has been converted to a color other than the first color in the final image.

A bioswitch is described which includes a long-lived emitter such as a lanthanide luminophore for time gated detection of ligand binding without interfering background signal.

Separation of macromolecules by one-dimensional or two-dimensional methods, such as gel electrophoresis, produces an array of macromolecules, which can be transferred to a support, thereby producing the same array as on the gel. In the case of one-dimensional gel electrophoresis, because of the regular spacing of the gel lanes and the predictable direction of migration of the macromolecules, the positions of the macromolecule spots or bands in the array can be predicted to be at least within the area of the support corresponding to the lanes of the gel. Where the molecular weight of a macromolecule of interest is known, molecular weight markers can be used to determine where the macromolecule band is on the support, even if the macromolecule is not stained in the gel or on the support. Assays that reveal characteristics of the macromolecule can be carried out by spotting reagents onto the support in a series of microspots of small volume in a line which intersects the macromolecule band, and which corresponds to the line of the direction of migration of the macromolecules on the gel. Appropriate detection methods can be applied, depending on the reagent, to see the results. The steps for locating the bands of macromolecules, applying reagents, and detecting the effect of the reagent on the macromolecule can be automated in an appropriate instrument.

A method for evaluating an orientation state of an oriented layer, comprising: applying, on the oriented layer, a solution of a light emitting polymer containing a fluorescent material that is capable of being oriented according to an orientation state of an underlying layer; performing a heat treatment on the applied solution of the light emitting polymer to form a light emitting polymer film; obtaining a polarized fluorescence spectrum of the light emitting polymer film; determining an orientation parameter using an orientation function equation based on the polarized fluorescence spectrum; and evaluating the orientation state of the oriented layer using the orientation parameter.

A transmission for electric bicycles to detect a torque applied to a pedal crank shaft, includes a pedal crank shaft upon which the torque acts, a hollow shaft configured to connect to an output, through which the pedal crank shaft extends coaxially, and which is supported rotatably with respect to the pedal crank shaft, a sensor shaft offset in parallel with respect to the pedal crank shaft and a force sensor connected to the sensor shaft. The transmission includes a drive-side sensor transmission and an output side sensor transmission. The drive-side sensor transmission connects the pedal crank shaft to the sensor shaft and the output-side sensor transmission connects the sensor shaft to the hollow shaft, which is configured to be connected to an output, and the drive-side sensor transmission has a gear ratio which differs from the gear ratio of the output-side sensor transmission. A corresponding method is also described.

Methods for determining transcription rate of mRNA in eukaryotic cells using nuclear runoff transcription where labeled RNA molecules are hybridized against an array of at least 500 nucleic acid molecule probes representing at least part of the genome of the native eukaryotic organism to identify the quantity of nascent mRNA transcripts in said cells. The method can be used to simultaneously identify the quantity of a large number of mRNA transcripts. A rate of degradation for distinct mRNA in a eukaryotic cell rate is determined by comparing a steady state mRNA with nuclear runoff mRNA. Steady state to nuclear runoff ratios are used to determine gene and mRNA structure function relations that leads to gene expression and mRNA stability, predict structural determinants for mRNA stability and predict regulatory motifs for transcription rates. Methods of constructing recombinant organisms with enhanced stability for mRNA expressed from a gene of interest comprise introducing into the genome of an organism a gene containing one or more sequence elements that confer structural stability on mRNA transcribed from said gene.

The present invention describes a newly discovered human G-protein coupled receptor and its encoding polynucleotide. Also described are expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antagonists, antisense molecules, and antibodies associated with the polynucleotide and / or polypeptide of the present invention. In addition, methods for treating, diagnosing, preventing, and screening for disorders associated with aberrant cell growth, endocrine conditions, neurological conditions, and diseases or disorders related to the pituitary gland, colon, breast, lungs, and prostate are illustrated.

Provided is a method for detecting the expression of SMN protein, said method comprises:a step for labeling SMN protein in a sample, said sample containing nucleated cells derived from blood;a step for labeling the nuclei of the nucleated cells in the sample;a step for selecting a cell population of the nucleated cells in which nuclei and SMN protein are labeled; anda step for detecting the expression of the SMN protein on the basis of the label for the SMN protein in the selected cell population.

A magnetic head device includes a magnetic head section having a first free layer with a magnetization orientation that is not previously defined but changes depending upon only external magnetic field applied, a second free layer with a magnetization orientation that is not previously defined but changes depending upon only external magnetic field applied, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer sandwiched between the first free layer and the second free layer, a first electrode layer stacked on a surface of the first free layer opposite to the nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a second electrode layer stacked on a surface of the second free layer opposite to the nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a sense-current supply means for flowing a sense current across the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of the magnetic head section; and a frequency divider circuit for dividing by two a frequency of an output signal produced across the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of the magnetic head section.

The present invention relates to a method for classification of an organ in a tomographic image. The method comprises the steps of receiving (102) a 3-dimensional anatomical tomographic target image comprising a water image data set and a fat image data set, each with a plurality of volume elements, providing (104) a prototype image comprising a 3-dimensional image data set with a plurality of volume elements, wherein a sub-set of the volume elements are given an organ label, transforming (106) the prototype image by applying a deformation field onto the volume elements of the prototype image such that each labeled volume element for a current organ is determined to be equivalent to a location for a volume element in a corresponding organ in the target image, and transferring (108) the labels of the labeled volume elements of the prototype image to corresponding volume elements of the target image.

The present invention relates to a method for authenticating software. The method comprises defining a set of parameters to use for trace mapping the software, wherein the set of parameters represents the software functionality when executed. The method further comprises: a) creating a trusted fingerprint that is created by trace mapping the software using the set of parameters when executed in a trusted environment; b) creating an operating fingerprint that is created by trace mapping the software using the set of parameters when executed in an operating environment; c) comparing the operating fingerprint with the trusted fingerprint, and identifying any difference between the trusted fingerprint and the operating fingerprint; and d) when said operating fingerprint is non-identical with the trusted fingerprint, initiating predefined action(s) in response to the identified differences between the trusted fingerprint and the operating fingerprint.